Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Kirby and director of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, has revealed why Kirby was the only character to survive the attack on our beloved characters in Ultimate's World of Light story mode.

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From a Famitsu Column written by Sakurai, via Source Gaming, he explained why, of all the 74 characters in Smash's roster, Kirby was the only one to survive the in the first cinematic of World of Light.Many have assumed that this was because he is the creator of the Kirby character, but he explains that "from a game design perspective, and based on a process of elimination, Kirby was the obvious choice."While the team needed a "convincing reason for why said character could outrun Galeem," most characters with "normal" abilities were immediately disqualified. Considering this onslaught enveloped the "ends of the galaxy" only a vehicle that "could defy the laws of physics would work."Kirby, thanks to his trusted Warp Star, has the ability to warp and that makes for the most believable reason that he would be the one to escape and live to fight another day and save his friends.Sakurai also reveals that the other two characters who may have stood a chance were Bayonetta or Palutena. However, Bayonetta's enemies from Purgatorio were turned into Spirits and "other divine beings like Hades" didn't survive, so these two characters just couldn't quite make it.Lastly, he wanted a character that was simple and easy to use for the starting one, and "as you may have seen in The Smashing Life, Kirby was voted as the character they should play first. I really had no other choice than Kirby."In the same interview, Sakurai also promised players would be receiving an advanced Spirit when they play for the first time and that a day one patch that will fix the replay system will be necessary for those who purchased the physical version.Another interesting fact from this interview stems from the the Japanese name for World of Light - Tomoshibi/Bika no Hoshi. If you are to read it backwards - Hoshi no Kabi - "it reads Kirby of the Stars...but it's just a coincidence," Sakurai says. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , which has become the best pre-selling Smash Bros. and Nintendo Switch title, will be released on December 7, and we've put together a handy guide of everything you need to know about the World of Light Story Mode.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN who can't wait to tell his brother that he wrote about Kirby because he is his favorite. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.