It’s not just because Kirby is Sakura’s favorite.
When the World of Light Adventure Mode was announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, fans were perplexed by Kirby’s ability to avoid being taken by the enemy when the other Smash fighters couldn’t.
There’s plenty of theories out there, but series producer Masahiro Sakurai confirmed why he and his team selected the pink puffball to survive the attack and be players first character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ’s adventure mode.
In a Famitsu column — via Nintendo Everything — Sakurai admitted he is a bit biased towards Kirby as he was the one who created the IP. However, the Smash team went through a process of elimination to figure out from a planning and story standpoint who would be the sole survivor.
