To say that theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatecommunity is aggressively excited about the game would be an understatement, and a similar statement could be made regarding theFire Emblem: Three Housescommunity. The announcement ofFire Emblem: Three Housesprotagonist Byleth for theSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateroster joined these two excitable groups together in a joint celebration. Now, on the two-year anniversary of Byleth’s roster announcement, fans are once again sharing their excitement online.
Byleth has been trending on Twitter this Sunday due to the anniversary of the protagonist’s announcement forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster. Fans are sharing fan art, memes, hopes for the character’s future, and all manner of other messages. Several thousand Twitter posts includingByleth’s name have been posted over the past day or so. Some fans are even going so far as calling today, January 16, Byleth day in celebration of the event.
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This all goes back to June 12, 2025, when Byleth was originally announced forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Byleth is, as fans well know, actually two different characters. There are both masculine and feminine versions of Byleth, which players are able to choose between at the start ofFire Emblem: Three Houses.Super Smash Bros. Ultimateadded both versions of Byleth to the game for players to choose from. The character was then released on January 28, servthe fifth DLC fighter inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first Fighter Pass.
The celebration of Byleth is also clearly being done in part due toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateplayers mourning the end of similar announcements.Fighter Pass 2marked the end of DLC plans forSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, with twelve total DLC characters ultimately added to the game via two Fighter Passes and a single individual DLC. Each character announcement was like a holiday for those within the community, but no longer.
There’s also a bit of hope on display for Nintendo to reveal anewFire Emblemgamesoon. The longest time betweenFire Emblemgames since the franchise started in 1990 has been three years. With it being 2022 andFire Emblem: Three Housesreleasing in 2019, fans believe it’s time. Nintendo, of course, may disagree.
Whether it’s in celebration ofFire EmblemandSuper Smash Bros., some hope for the future, or just nostalgia for the past,Nintendofans are sharing their joy for Byleth online today. It’s a simple and charming opportunity to be a fan.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis available now on Switch.
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