The Sora Smash Bros amiibo is up for pre-order on My Nintendo Store UK

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The Sora amiibo from Super Smash Bros is available to pre-order on the UK My Nintendo Store.

The amiibo, which can be pre-ordered now for £12.99, is set to be the last figure in the long-running Smash Bros collection of amiibo figures, which started nine years ago.

Every character in the game has finally been represented as a physical figurine, with some like Bayonetta, Cloud and R.O.B. getting multiple figures with different character designs.

Sora, who’s the protagonist from the Kingdom Hearts games, was also the final character added to Super Smash Bros Ultimate, bringing the roster to a close at 89 fighters.

Sora joined Banjo and Kazooie, the hero from Dragon Quest, Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII, Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury and Steve from Minecraft as guest characters in the game.

“I knew that Sora was the most requested fighter,” Super Smash Bros Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai said last year, citing a poll that was released when Super Smash Bros was on the Wii U and 3DS.

The Sora Smash Bros amiibo is up for pre-order on My Nintendo Store UK

It was decided not to reveal the results at the time, so as not to place extra pressure on Square Enix.

Around the announcement of Sora joining Super Smash Bros Ultimate, series boss Masahiro Sakurai said “The next DLC fighter will be the last one,” he said. “There won’t be anymore after that.

He then went on to say there was “no way” the series would be able to have as many fighters or series represented again in future games.

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