Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Unreleased

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an upcoming fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo. It is the fifth installment in the Super Smash Bros. series, and will be released for the Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018.

On August 8, 2018 it was announced via a Nintendo Direct stream that Simon Belmont and Richter Belmont, two iconic characters from the Castlevania franchise, will appear as playable characters, with the latter being an "Echo" character (a cosmetic copy) of Simon, meaning both will have the same moveset. Other characters from the series, as well as renowned enemies, will also appear in the game, including Alucard as an "Assist Trophy", the Mummy, Medusa, The Creature and Flea Man (Igor), the Werewolf, Carmilla, Death, and of course, Dracula himself.

Ultimate will have a Castlevania stage themed after Dracula's Castle and will feature 34 music tracks from across the series.

Gameplay
Each Belmont will come armed with their own version of the legendary Vampire Killer whip (tentatively going to be called "Holy Whip" in this game), which is speculated to be a slow weapon, albeit longer than any other that the rest of the fighters will wield in this game; and well-known sub-weapons such as the Axe, Cross and Holy Water will act as "secondary attacks", as well as the inclusion of Richter's characteristic Uppercut. The Belmonts' "Final Attack" will be the Grand Cross.

The "Castlevania" stage is a revamped version of Dracula's Castle from its original Castlevania incarnation. Popular to the series, candlesticks will appear on the stage which can be broken in order to obtain useful items.

Classic bosses from the franchise will also appear based on the two games both Belmonts originally come from: Castlevania and Castlevania: Rondo of Blood; as such, Medusa will appear in her floating bust form as seen in her introductory appearance in the first game, and Frankenstein's Monster will once again tag along with Igor, who had not appeared in any game since his introduction back in 1986. Two Mummies are also known to appear, reenacting their boss battle from the first game. A Werewolf is also known to appear, bearing the same design and color scheme from Rondo of Blood, as well as Carmilla in her floating mask incarnation from the same game (which in turn is based on her first appearance in Simon's Quest).

Trivia

 * Kid Dracula (character) - 01.png one part of the August 8, 2018 Direct stream, a silhouette can briefly be seen on a wall illuminated by lightning which strongly resembles Kid Dracula from Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun (and other games), hinting on his appearance in the game in some form.