Sephiroth Challenge
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The Sephiroth Challenge is a limited-time challenge for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which allows players to unlock the fighter, stage, and songs of Challenger Pack 8 prior to its official release date. It will run from December 17th-22nd, 2020 and is available only if the Challenger Pack or Fighters Pass 2 has been purchased.
After selecting between Easy, Normal, and Very Hard difficulties in a menu based on the menu design of Final Fantasy VII and choosing any fighter, the player must defeat Sephiroth in a one-on-one Stamina match in the Northern Cave with all items and the Final Smash Meter off. The player has 150 HP while Sephiroth has 100 HP in Easy, 150 HP in Normal, and 200 HP in Very Hard. The stage is in its normal form on Easy and Normal modes and its Ω form on Very Hard mode. Defeating Sephiroth on any difficulty unlocks him for use immediately and presents a victory screen showing the time elapsed in the fight. The challenge can be freely retried and replayed throughout the allotted time frame, although Sephiroth himself cannot be selected by the player even if he has already been unlocked.
When entering the mode, the character select screen plays Main Theme of FINAL FANTASY VII. During the battle itself, One-Winged Angel plays on Easy and Normal, while Advent: One-Winged Angel plays on Very Hard.
Gallery
The Sephiroth Challenge cleared on Very Hard.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
セフィロスチャレンジ, Sephiroth Challenge | — |
 English |
Sephiroth Challenge | — |
 French |
Le défi de Séphiroth | Sephiroth's challenge |
 German |
Sephiroth-Herausforderung | — |
 Spanish (PAL) |
El desafío de Sefirot | Sefirot's challenge |
 Spanish (NTSC) |
El desafío de Sephiroth | Sephiroth's challenge |
 Italian |
La sfida di Sephiroth | Sephiroth's challenge |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
挑战萨菲罗斯, Challenge Sephiroth | — |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
挑戰賽菲羅斯, Challenge Sephiroth | — |
 Korean |
세피로스 챌린지, Sephiroth Challenge | — |
 Dutch |
Krachtmeting met Sephiroth | Showdown with Sephiroth |
 Russian |
Вызов Сефироту | Sephiroth Challenge |
Trivia
- Initially, Sakurai planned to have the mode playable once; those who failed to win would lose the ability to unlock Sephiroth early. This idea was eventually scrapped.
- This mode along with Challenger's Approach are the only modes in Ultimate that would no longer be available at some point. In this case, Sephiroth Challenge will no longer be available on the formal release date of Sephiroth.
- The UI for the menu of this challenge strongly resembles the menus of both Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake.
