Here's How To Watch Today's Smash Bros. Ultimate Sephiroth Stream

A deep dive into the next Final Fantasy VII character to become a playable Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter is coming today. Sephiroth, the big bad of FFVII (and this year's FFVII Remake), is on his way to Smash, but first, game director Masahiro Sakurai will take part in a special presentation today, December 17. Here's how and when to watch the event yourself. [Update: The stream is over, and Sephiroth's Smash release date is set for December 22.]

The presentation will start today, December 17 at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Players can watch the 35-minute stream on Nintendo's YouTube (embedded above) and Twitch pages. Nintendo's Facebook and Twitter feeds will be updated regularly with info from the stream if you're unable to watch it live, and we'll report back with all of the major news.

The stream will go into detail about Sephiroth's mechanics and how they work in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Sakurai will show live gameplay and will also reveal the One-Winged Angel's release date. DLC characters regularly come with a dedicated stage and music, so we can expect that with Sephiroth once he is released.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sephiroth Stream Start Times

• 2 PM PT
• 5 PM ET
• 11 PM BST
• 8 AM AEST

The first batch of DLC characters for Ultimate has been completed, and Nintendo is now releasing characters as part of the Fighters Pass Vol 2. It has included Min Min from Arms and Steve from Minecraft. There will be six fighters in total as part of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2, which means there are still three more fighters to be revealed after Sephiroth. The pass costs $30 to buy, a slight savings from purchasing the characters for $6 apiece à la carte.