Hey there folks, Jedi here. I plan on streaming to show off Byleth in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate once they’re released on 28th January (PST).
The stream will likely be around Noon, Pacific Standard Time (PST). We’ll be doing their classic mode, along with some random training mode labbing/matches and maybe throw in some online matches as well.
It’ll be on my Twitch at: https://www.twitch.tv/jedisupersonicsf/
Hope to see you there! Maybe we could even do a fun little Q&A.
The inevitable has happened, although perhaps far sooner than we imagined… In today’s Super Smash Bros Ultimate presentation, it was announced that Byleth from Three Houses will be joining as the 5th DLC Fighter, from 29th January 2020 (UTC).
Similar to Robin and Corrin, players can choose to fight as both male and female versions of Byleth. As you’d expect, Byleth fights with their signature Sword of the Creator, but to mix things up (and reduce complaints although good luck with that), they can fight with other hero relics as well.
The Sword of the Creator is Byleth’s default weapon, used for regular attacks. It’s also used during upward inputs, such as Byleth’s Up Smash, which launches foes into the air, and Up Special, which reels in foes and can be used to grab onto edges.
For sideways inputs, Byleth wields Dimitri’s Areadbhar instead. Because it’s a lance, it has a longer reach than the Sword of the Creator. This long range extends to the Side Smash attack, which can also be angled. However, its damage is concentrated on its tip.
Downward inputs cause Byleth to wield Edelgard’s Aymr. This mighty axe has a meteor effect when used during a Down Air attack. But to really appreciate its power, you need only witness its Down Special, which charges a devastating blow with a brief moment of super armour.
Lastly, Byleth will borrow Claude’s Failnaught for some of their neutral moves. During their Neutral Air attack, Byleth will spin around using the bow. For their Neutral Special, they will obviously fire an arrow. But this can also be charged up into a powerful beam attack.
To celebrate the end of the year, owners of the Three Houses expansion pass can download the “Sothis Regalia” costume, which lets the protagonists dress up as Sothis.
By the way, the Japanese website explicitly states that this will be the final costume DLC for the game.
Looking back at the upcoming DLC info from the Famitsu guidebook, you can see that this costume was originally part of the 4th and final wave of DLC. We translated it as “new costume(s) for male Byleth, female Byleth and Sothis”.
However, the wording was rather unclear; it was probably intended to be read as “new Sothis costumes for male Byleth and female Byleth”. Indeed, I’m sure many fans were wondering how they’d implement a costume for Sothis, who’s a NPC.
The official Nintendo Mobile YouTube channel has released a new reveal trailer for Byleth: Tested Professor! You can watch it here:
You can view the Japanese reveal video here.
Byleth’s skills were previously revealed within an in-game notification, but now they are here in video format.
Information on when male Byleth is available was also posted previously, but to recap, he will be a part of the upcoming Mythic banner which begins on the 31st of July, 7:00am UTC, as one of the three red focus Heroes. He is not a Mythic Hero; the upcoming Mythic Hero is still yet to be revealed.
Purchasers of Fire Emblem: Three Houses are able to obtain a free copy of male Byleth for their Fire Emblem Heroes account. There are detailed instructions on exactly how to do this on the official Fire Emblem Heroes website. Link is here. You have until the 29th of June, 2020, so there’s no need to rush.
If you log in to Heroes between today and the 9th of August, 6:59am UTC, you can pick up 5 Orbs for yourself in celebration of Thee Houses’ release.