@Nils >“People have been asking, and I finally decided to deliver,” Sakurai explained in a thread on Twitter. “I always knew he worshipped our eternal savior, and the only true explanation for a Falcon Kick of that power is inspiration from His divine sacrifice. In fact, the truth was always available to those who looked closely! Take Captain Falcon’s signature move, for example: Falcon Punch. FP. Clearly this is an allusion to First Psalms.”

>Super Smash Bros. Melee pro and Captain Falcon main Wizzrobe shared his opinion on the news.

>“It’s always a great thing to know that after I die in a tournament, my character will be seated at the right hand of the Father, even if it’s digital,” Wizzrobe said. “It makes me take extra joy in using Captain Falcon to kill Jigglypuff, a heinous creation I can only imagine to be a servant of Satan.”