Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Spirit system is pretty much what I expected and hoped for. These glowy friends enable the little childish joy of metaphorically fighting against or alongside countless characters that didn’t quite make the cut into the playable roster, and it’s one of the aspects that puts Ultimate apart from other Smash games. The system does have some baffling omissions — none of the Spirits have written descriptions explaining their origins (like trophies from previous games) and you can’t freely replay battles against Spirits you own — but I’m finding the system to be a fun way to expand Smash’s celebration of gaming history, especially when it’s put in the forefront of Ultimate’s single-player content.
With over a thousand Spirits to choose from, it can be overwhelming to nail down the most useful ones. Thankfully, we can easily narrow down the objectively most powerful Spirits to the insect-based ones, disregarding every non-insect Spirit that supposedly has higher stats or greater skills. Also, we’re only picking one Spirit per franchise, or else half of this article would be Pokémon. Praising the hive wouldn’t be as fun if we lean too heavily on a franchise known for creating dozens of the most popular insects on the Internet. Sorry Heracross, maybe next listicle!
Source: Destructoid These six bugs are some of the best Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate