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dude thatd actually make sora loving being a pirate the most heartbreaking thing

firetruck WAIT

NOOOO

Was before or after the ten years?

i'd guess when sora was young this would've in theory happened

It’s only a matter of time before Disney owns everything that is was and will be

Because Riku mentioned Sora’s dad when he was talking to Terra.

sora being raised by a single parent would also add to his character as we know riku does have a dad and a mom

so thatd be another thing he was jealous of

honestly, i think the main reason we never really focus on sora's mom or anyone's family is because they're not important overall to the plot (currently). like, if we introduce sora's mom, people are gonna start asking "who is the mom's ancestors and how does that link someone from the age of fairy tales to sora" and other things like that

and it's like, sure, people already speculate about that sort of thing, but including anything in the games would lead to more of it

I’ll have y’all know this was the most intense thing I’ve seen all day.

Sigh

the best thing they could do is just not feed peoples theory bait bs

and just say "this is their families, they are nothing special, and thats the point"

the main theme of the first 3 games was HOME

I want them to visit their families in game and just have them ✨exist✨.

Well also she’s has exactly one line and never physically appeared on screen

Soras goal from the first game to the second game was going home with his friends

it's an important thing for a studio or whatever to know when to give in to fans and when not to. it's fun to theorize on the parents but like as was said, they aren't important so no need to get into them. if they did address them then it would just be like they're basic people

Riku mentions his dad too.

Riku also says "parents" in kh1, implying he has both his mom and dad

But Riku mentioned Sora’s dad when he was talking to Terra.

So the standing at the moment is Riku: both parent Sora: 1 parent Kairi: Adoptive father (the mayor of Destiny Islands)

sounds right

He could have left a couple years after that time frame though.

basically this. it's the same sort of storytelling technique that ignores minute things like "wait, wouldn't this make that person sick" because addressing it would disrupt the flow of the story (unless it's a specific focus)

the parental dynamic to their relationship actually adds to their characters and who they are, which is why i wish they would lean into it a more in the future

We also know that Sora and Kairi are enrolled in school, according to Kairi

Riku may have been home schooled