

And that positive reception led Soliani to get Ubisoft onboard for breaking the rules in the sequel, Sparks of Hope. The Phantom is one of Kingdom Battle’s most memorable moments, where a giant Rabbid opera ghost sings an entire musical number about how much he hates Mario, peppered with gags about Mario’s past appearances and personality quirks. “But they never told me that the Rabbids couldn't sing, so I introduced the Phantom.” “And Ubisoft told me, ‘Rabbids are not speaking.’ That was a rule. “I had to gain trust also from Ubisoft, not just Nintendo,” Soliani says.


When Mario + Rabbids creative director Davide Soliani first started working on Kingdom Battle, he was given express instructions from Ubisoft: Rabbids do not, under any circumstances, talk.
