How Smash ACTUALLY Cuts Characters! (Smash Ultimate Roster Cuts)
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This WAS the link to the Sakurai Miiverse post about Lucario, but you obviously can't see it anymore :(https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKli5Hr24Q)
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