While not quite as heavy hitting as the first Pass I like how each character is more Neche and complex than previous characters with Steve being my main example.
DLC-1:- Min Min - 7/10
DLC-2: Steve, Alex, Zombie, and Enderman - 8/10
DLC-3: Sephiroth - 9/10
DLC-4: Pyra and Mythra - 6/10
DLC-5: Kazuya - 7/10
DLC-6: Sora - 8/10

I didn't think Min Min or Kazuya were hype but do think they deserved the spot.

STEVE!? Now that's a huge shocker.

I love Final Fantasy and Xeno. TBH I was hoping a different FF game like 10 and a different Xeno game like Xenosaga got a rep instead but I'm more than happy with Sephiroth and Aegis. Great additions.

Sora was the most requested character and a great way to end the DLC.

Overall a really great DLC expansion.

A Fighters Pass? Did it pass though? Did it really? Well shit, I mean, did it? This DLC has nothing to do with whether Ult passes or fails, not really; anyone who has any opinion about this game made up their minds years ago, perhaps before it even released.

When Smash began there were like four characters, and half of them were from JP exclusive titles with names like "Shugesagto," and people were still down to bomb thousands of hours playing against their friends. Now there are a million characters in the game, from a billion different IPs. This reflects the gaming scene as a whole: where once the game only had so many franchises to pull from, there are now so many gaming IPs that the most recent addition to the Super Smash Bros games is himself from a video game mash up series. There may be some horrifying infinity to this, a void you just don't want to stare back at you. Were it still 2014, like it still is in my head, I'd try to shoehorn in a Human Centipede reference here, though it wouldn't be entirely appropriate as I don't hate this game all that much.

I mean at the end of the day, this game is the basic appeal that it has to your boomer brother or basic weirdo classmate: you get to make Sonic and Mario fight! And Pac-man is there! And Cloud too, and Sora! And I guess that isn't a bad thing. I want to say it's childish and fascile, but it's sort of ok. Maybe Ultimate is like corn syrup in America, if you sort of flavor it a little you can just guzzle it down and not feel too bad.

I do wish this game didn't have an end to DLC. We could keep adding classic game characters: dig dug, pong, general custer. The eventual endgame to Smash, I feel, would be to add not only each video game character from every video game franchise but in fact to add every video game itself to smash, such that every video game you play would in some sense be happening within Smash. That kind of smash game I think, deserves a pass. And while Ult may not fail, I think we might at least give it an Incomplete.

This is the point where Smash Ultimate lost me. Not that the characters were bad, but I was indifferent at best with these.

Min Min: fan favorite from an overlooked game. A bit basic in relying on the reach, but that was to be expected.
Steve: the first reveal that lost me. He's not appealing to look at, was added because Nintendo wanted publicity (which is fair for a company, mind you), and is a walking gimmick instead of a fighter.
Sephiroth: the only reason he's here is because Square was scummy and wanted to force FF representation for DLC. And oh wow, the only game worth talking about is 7. It's definitly not celebrated enough compared to the rest...
Pyra/Mythra: I'm not gonna say it's a bad choice, but Xenoblade was to be expected to become the next Pokemon/Fire Emblem by having new characters every Smash game (DLCs for Corrin's case). They don't do a good job at showing the duo mechanic of their game due to limitations, which removes would've made them stand out.
Kazuya: Tekken is a great game to represent and Namco deserved another rep. Also the biggest content of volume 2. However, I'm not found at how much he goes against the appeal of Smash being an easy fighting game to pick up.
Sora: very happy for the fans, but no Disney representation makes it feel shallow. Not as much as Final Fantasy pre-DLC, but still. Also a bit damaged by having 7 other sword users in the entire DLC.

Min Min: Unpopular Opinion but I enjoyed Arms and I felt this was deserved. Would've preferred a third party rep but this is one of the best 1st parties we could've got. 7/10
Steve: One of the most deserving characters 10/10
Sephiroth: One of gaming's most iconic villains and definitely deserved. Also adds another Villain which Ultimate is short on. 10/10
Pyra/Mythra: Don't care much for them as character as I've yet to play Xenoblade 2. But more Xenoblade Attention is pretty epic. 8/10
Kazuya: Tekken is one of the greatest fighting games and I'm also a very big Tekken fan so this was mindblowing 10/10
Sora: An ending that is simply too good to deny. Phenomenal trailer, fun character, and one amazing Smash history finally resolved. 9/10

The end of an era to say the least. I will look back fondly on these years as this was the Golden Age of Smash.

Min Min: Hot take, but ARMS needed some representation in Smash. Nintendo was trying something new, and it worked fairly well. The arm mechanic is also solid. 7/10.

Steve: Minecraft in Smash, need I say more? The reverse Byleth, where they're a great addition but I only wish the character was fun to play. 8/10.


Sephiroth: For the longest time I had him as my main, Final Fantasy needed more representation, so yeah, kino. 10/10.


Pythra: Never played a Xenoblade game but this is a pretty cool addition, only wish they weren't so fucking op. 8/10.


Kazuya: Tekken needed a Smash rep, and this is a great choice. His moveset is big and he feels good to play. 8/10.



Sora: A character I doubted for a long time. When that Mickey Mouse keychain and that key showed up, I freaked the fuck out. But yeah, character is fun as hell to play and has a great stage. 10/10.

Min Min: yeah. tf do you want me to say lmao

Steve: lol. idk I've been out of my Minecraft phase for years now so this didn't hit very hard. Was really funny though

Sephiroth: Didn't really care, I have no connection to FF and haven't been able to get into it every time I've tried

Pyra: My beloved, best addition of the whole pass for me by a landslide, mained her within a week, 11/10

Kazuya: I'mma be real I very frequently forget you're even in the game

Sora: Awesome reveal, but unfortunately, he followed in Banjo's "most wanted character" footsteps, and they went and made his playstyle boring as shit. At least he's actually fun to watch, unlike Banjo. Seeing half of Twitter cry tears of joy while the other half had a Hero-tier nuclear meltdown (not quite Byleth level, where they continued to bitch for two years and counting, but they were still extremely loud and being huge party poopers, making them super fun to make fun of) was the best possible ending for SSBU

Overall, 6/10. I vastly prefer FP1 overall, and me having the absolute gall to say such a heinous thing would get my throat ripped out in Twitter, so I'm saying it here instead, where nobody cares. Still wish Cinderace made it in here, having another Byleth-tier meltdown would be so fucking funny

Thoughts on each DLC:
Min Min: A nice character to have from ARMS, but it sucks the reveal was underwhelming. She was broken with her long range attacks.
Steve: One of the best inclusions, but also really fun to play. He captures the element of Minecraft very well with blocks and crafting.
Sephiroth: A surprising pick, but nice to see him. His long sword is always deadly with the annoying shadow flare.
Pyra/Mythra: Best DLC character and one of my mains. Wanted them since Ultimate was revealed and they're so fun. Xenoblade is awesome.
Kazuya: Didn't like him at first, but overtime I got the hang of him. Now he's a secondary for me. Well represented as a Tekken character.
Edit: No longer a secondary. He's my main alongside Shulk, Aegis, and Hero. EWGF carries!
Sora: An amazing addition in the game, with no convoluted Kingdom Hearts lore. Jokes aside, he's super floaty but fun to play as.

Despite the problems with characters like Steve and Kazuya competitively, this fighters pass significantly improves on the more fan requested and cool additions (outside of min min) that people loved. Steve and Kazuya are very unique on their own and while Sora and Sephiroth are sort of simple in movesets, they are loved characters from people all across gaming so they were great inclusions. Overall I loved this fighters pass and only docked 2 points for Min Min and mainly how these characters are competitively.