Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Dragon Quest Hero Release Date Incoming

Nintendo has announced that a 22-minute Super Smash Bros. Ultimate video presentation for the Hero from the Dragon Quest series on July 30 at 6am PT/9am ET/11am BST that will showcase the upcoming DLC fighter and reveal when he will be released.Announced by Nintendo Versus, the presentation will be led by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Mashiro Sakurai and will give us our best look at the collection of heroes from Dragon Quest’s rich history that will soon be joining the fight in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Nintendo Versus also announced that Version 4.0 will be arriving soon and will include fighter adjustments, but no further details were revealed.

The Hero from Dragon Quest was revealed at E3 2019 alongside Banjo-Kazooie and at least four heroes will be playable as alternate skins. The default hero will be the hero from Dragon Quest XI, which is releasing on the Nintendo Switch this September, and the heroes from Dragon Quest III, IV, and VIII were also revealed.

The Hero is a sword and shield style fighter and will also incorporate the series’ turn-based menus into combat. The Hero’s Final Smash will bring together all the Dragon Quest Heroes, in a very similar fashion to Mega Man’s Final Smash, and they will all combine for a powerful move.

The Hero from Dragon Quest will soon join Piranha Plant and Joker as DLC fighters that have been added to the massive roster of characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate following its release last year.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can’t wait to see what surprises are in store for this Tuesday. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.