Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: What Time Does Sora Release?

Thanks to the final Sakurai Presents event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kingdom Hearts fans have a lot to look forward to. Not only was Sora announced as the next and final DLC fighter for the Fighter's Pass, but a majority of the Kingdom Hearts series will be available soon on the Switch as Cloud streaming games. Many rumors and leaks surrounded Sora coming to Smash, but now it's all been confirmed, and Sora will release on October 18, along with the version 13.0 update.

Like most of the other significant patches for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Version 13.0 will most likely include some balancing adjustments for characters and the new fighter, Sora, the Hollow Bastion stage from Kingdom Hearts, new music tracks, and new Mii Fighter costumes. The batch of costumes includes Doom Slayer from Doom, and Octoling and Judd from Splatoon. If players are wondering when they can get their hands on Sora and the Mii Fighter costumes, here's when Sora and version 13.0 release in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Sora Release Time in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

If Sora's release time lines up with the past DLC fighters, then Smash players should expect for the character to go live at around 9 PM ET on the day of launch, in this case being October 18, 2021. Kazuya, Min Min, Pyra/Mythra, and the rest of the DLC fighters for this round of the Fighter's Pass all released at 9 PM ET, so it's highly likely that Sora will see the same treatment. However, because of server issues and/or downtimes, not all players might have access to Sora's fighter's pack straightaway --there might be a wait.

Here are all of the unlock times for Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:

6 PM PT - October 18
7 PM MT - October 18
8 PM CT - October 18
9 PM ET - October 18
1 AM GMT - October 19
2 AM BST - October 19

Sora's Fighter Pack can be purchased standalone for $5.99 via the Switch eShop and comes with the new stage, new music tracks, and of course, Sora himself. However, owners of the second volume of the Fighter's Pass will get Sora automatically after updating their game to the latest version, which shouldn't take too much time if players have a stable internet connection.