Hidden Details: Sora at the Door-ah
Added 2021-10-08 14:01:03 +0000 UTCWelcome to the one-hundredth-and-third episode of the Hidden Details blog!
Have you found some obscure reference or detail in this comic? A JoJo reference? A sneaky little Loss? A callback to a previous comic? Let us know what you've found in the comments! Every detail that has been found will be added to the list below. Once everything has been found, this comic will officially be marked with "all details found".
Link to the comic for your convenience
Please only comment with ONE hidden detail or reference!
There ONE Loss, ONE Balthazar, and NO JoJo reference. Bonus panels don't count.
1: There's a little Crash doll on top of the cupboard behind Bowser in the first three panels. I figured even if Crash would have been the newcomer it would have been fun foreshadowing, or I could easily delete it. Thank for noticing, Iron Collie!
2: Yep, the Pokémon don't have X-eyes but swirly eyes, AquariusNerd. Intern Mink came up with this little reference to the Pokémon anime and I thought it was cute so I kept it in. They're still super dead though.
3: Bowser is drinking a hot beverage from a cup that has a little Balthazar motif on it! Good eyes, Luke.
4: Bowser is also reading a self-help book on how to be a better dad, written by God of War's Kratos (another video game dad). Found by A o z a k a n a. You have a hard name to type, A o z a k a n a.
5: Glad you noticed the Chris Pratt/Mario portrait in the background of panel 4, Dominic Caruso.
6: Haha I was wondering if this was too vague or not, but I'm glad you noticed a little amogus on top of the boxes in the fifth panel, Carrick RaccoonBro Inabnett!
7: Sephiroth strikes the same pose as his official (shirtless) Smash render!
8: Sora mentions he got a REAL letter this time, referencing the old troll letter comic, in which Sora received a Smash invitation solely containing a Sephibutt drawing. Glad you got the reference, Zanreo!
9: And Carlos Mendez pointed out that on the letter, we can read a snippet of Sakurai telling Sora not to mention anything to Mickey Mouse.
10: Trigger once again found loss this week: it's in the shards of Masamune (Sephiroth's sword) in the final panel!
11: And Jonathan Stein mentioned that there's a little Smash logo on the mailbox in the front yard in the final panel. This same mailbox appeared in Kazuya's comic as well!
12: Correct Cameron Devera. Sephiroth got hit by a variety of attacks, including Bowser's fire breath and Sora's elemental spells. I added the spell effects later, after Sora was revealed.
13: And finally, although this was a huge coincidence: Bowser shakes Sora's hand in a similar way to how Mario shakes his hand in the reveal trailer! I was really happy when I saw that shot because it meant I had just gained an extra hidden detail, John Hattan.
Next week, I'll reveal all the details that haven't been found. These ones are written in italic.
Comments
I just realized something, the total of hidden details are the same number as the update that allowed us to play as Sora after getting his DLC!
Shelby Kinkead
2021-10-22 14:53:59 +0000 UTCWhat is a loss?
Giwrgos Gyftopoulos
2021-10-16 17:09:07 +0000 UTCThere is a tiny geno doll
2021-10-12 15:02:48 +0000 UTCAmogus on 5th panel. Chris Pratt image, idk, Sephiroth gives me some Kill Bill vibes. There is also Balthazar cup
2021-10-11 17:06:09 +0000 UTCGod of War self help book for already good Father's
Levi
2021-10-10 17:00:52 +0000 UTCCrash plush in the first panel
RedViolet69
2021-10-10 02:31:31 +0000 UTCChris prat picture in the background
2021-10-09 19:13:43 +0000 UTCsephy merc'd wally and took his clothes. theres a naked DEAD WALUIGI SOMEWHERE!
GainingGamer
2021-10-09 03:05:32 +0000 UTCBowser’s comment on why he’s at the Smash Mansion is similar to how you replied to that question in the Hyrule Travelers comic.
Jon Brouse
2021-10-09 00:16:16 +0000 UTCSephiroth refers to Bowser as "Old man", reffering to the fact he's one of the oldest villains, or characters in general in Smash, by quite a bit compared to Sephiroth.
Gavin Walker
2021-10-08 23:18:40 +0000 UTCRight after intimidating Bowser, Sephiroth takes off the overalls just to get shirtless again.
Supercharged (CEO of 9-Volt)
2021-10-08 17:48:16 +0000 UTCSora's invitation from S(akurai) says "Kid, you can be in Smash, but DON'T tell the mouse!" A nod to the undoubtedly stringent negotiations with Disney in order to get Sora (and precisely zero Disney characters) into the game.
Tejayes
2021-10-08 15:55:36 +0000 UTCFishhook or something on the box in panel 5
Pokedude14
2021-10-08 15:50:16 +0000 UTCBrowser reading a book about being an even better dad by Kratos!!
MizuHime7
2021-10-08 15:42:05 +0000 UTCCrash bandicoot doll
Eric W. Jones
2021-10-08 15:29:31 +0000 UTCWaluigi outfit
Ricardo de Cervantes
2021-10-08 15:14:39 +0000 UTCI think we both got it. Haha 😂
Cameron Devera
2021-10-08 15:01:24 +0000 UTCThe mailbox flag has a tiiiiiny smash bros logo
Jonathan Stein
2021-10-08 14:44:15 +0000 UTCLoss in sephiroths broken sword shards
Dirtydan8991
2021-10-08 14:40:53 +0000 UTCI guess this is less of a hidden detail and more a nice touch, the 3 different pikmin are lying there dead with Olimar
PurpEnigma
2021-10-08 14:35:18 +0000 UTCSephiroth had to knock, but closed doors are no obstacle to Sora. If he could only remember to close them afterwards so they wouldn’t have random characters wandering in.
Jixstun
2021-10-08 14:33:06 +0000 UTCi might be reading into this, but that looks like jack skeleton on that final panel on the mailbox!
Erin
2021-10-08 14:24:50 +0000 UTC5th panel. Box on top of shelf. Amogus.
Carrick RaccoonBro Inabnett
2021-10-08 14:20:45 +0000 UTCI forgot about that one!
Shelby Kinkead
2021-10-08 14:15:02 +0000 UTCThat Crash plushie at the first panel show that he should be in smash
Pandocula
2021-10-08 14:13:41 +0000 UTCSephiroth is suffering from all 3 of Sora's standard spells (the same ones he gets in Smash). Burning hair, frozen arm, and shock along his right side.
edmg7
2021-10-08 14:11:41 +0000 UTCWell I was going to mention the book Bowser was reading about how to be a better dad but I mentioned it in the original post instead of this one… well there’s always next time. But Sephiroth is probably going to need a new sword! 😆
Shelby Kinkead
2021-10-08 14:05:29 +0000 UTCMost of the corpses have the standard x eyes, but Mewtwo & Charizard have the swirly "fainted" eyes from the Pokémon anime instead.
AquariusNerd
2021-10-08 14:03:55 +0000 UTCChris Pratt on the 4th panel
GelatoVerde
2021-10-08 14:03:20 +0000 UTCThere's a crash doll on top of the shelf in the first panel.
Iron Collie
2021-10-08 14:02:24 +0000 UTCSora’s letter says “but don’t tell the mouse” or something like that.
Magnus
2021-10-08 14:02:09 +0000 UTCBowser is reading a book by Kratos on how to be a(n even better) dad
A o z a k a n a
2021-10-08 14:02:01 +0000 UTC"Don't tell the Mouse"
GhostElmo
2021-10-08 14:01:50 +0000 UTCThere’s a Chris Pratt-I mean Mario painting on the wall
2021-10-08 14:01:49 +0000 UTCSora says he got his real letter this time, as opposed to the fake Sephibutt letter in an earlier comic
Zanreo
2021-10-08 14:01:38 +0000 UTCSephiroth’s hair is on fire due to Sora or Bowser, he has a frozen arm, and shock all over him due to Sora’s Key Blade elements. And boy, Sephy’s really pissed off on the final panel. Luckily for him, he’s spared for now.
Cameron Devera
2021-10-08 14:01:24 +0000 UTCBowser shakes Sora's hand, just like Mario did in the trailer
John Hattan
2021-10-08 14:01:11 +0000 UTCThe masamune shards on the floor form loss in the last panel.
Trigger
2021-10-08 14:01:10 +0000 UTCBalthazar can be found on Bowser’s teacup
Luke
2021-10-08 14:01:08 +0000 UTC
