Hello, everyone. I'm a new guy here and I have joined these forums to talk about the new discoveries from "Dream Drop Distance".

 

The first thing I want to comment is something that it really bugs me; something we saw in Riku's game at "Prankster's Paradise". I really hope somebody can translate it. You see, the weird stuff for me is when Riku found Pinocchio walking through Monstro's guts alongside a cloaked guy with Org XIII's style. This misterious guy doesn't seem an enemy, but when Riku demands his identity, he removes his hood and reveals to be... Riku?!! Well, actually, he has Riku's face in the first Kingdom Hearts videogame, with long hair. He then disappears in a dark corridor without saying a word.

 

I don't understand this. The only explanation I have is that guy was actually Riku Replica (from KH:CoM), but I don't understand how he has returned. Actually, I have a theory. Before his last battle against Riku, he killed and absorbed Zexion's powers; which element was "Ilussion". What if Riku Replica's demise in KH:CoM was actually an ilussion created by himself? I meant, an advantage of being dead is that nobody looks for you. Riku Replica could have done this to fake his death, then start wandering around there looking for a purpose in his life. Sounds possible, right? At first, I thought it could be another of Master Xehanort's vessels; however, it doesn't look that way considering he doesn't have the pointed ears and the golden eyes like the others (Saix, Ansem, Xigbar, Xenmas and Young Xehanort).

 

Can anyone please translate that scene of the game? This is a very interesting mystery.

Data Riku is a possibility too. He fits in much more then Riku Replica does.

Remember, they're in the Realm of Sleep, or Dream World, in which memories of both world's and people's hearts are able to take form. The inside of Monstro is a place which obviously holds strong memories for Riku, and thus it is more than likely that happening upon this place in Prankster's Paradise caused the memories of his younger, slightly evil self to emerge and take form.

I like to think he's just a simple reminder of the crap Riku pulled in the first game. He doesn't really appear anywhere later on any ways.

I would like to think it is Riku Replica since he was just an innocent victim in this, but I think it's just his memories manifesting in the dream world.

Data Riku is a possibility too. He fits in much more then Riku Replica does.

 

It can't be Data-Riku because that was inicially just a form used by Jiminy's Journal to communicate with Mickey and co. In all cases, he must be still inside the Digital World inside Mickey's computer; as the voice of the digitalized journal. Riku Replica from KH:CoM is definitely a better option.

OK, after nearly a month getting me crazy because of the mystery of the second Riku in "Prankster's Paradise", Cyberman65 has finally translated the scenes around them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gF9hCxlwgs&list=UUUrxTJ6v1Z2UOH-KIHRQ-xw&index=1&feature=plcp

 

According to the subtitles, I think we can consider a few things:

+ It seems the Realm of Sleep works as an intermediary "step" between the Realm of Dead and the Realm of Living. (This is not the first time I hear something similar). The point is, those who are dead can appear in the Realm of Sleep through the dreams of the living ones. That's probably the reason because Ursula appeared at the sea of Destiny Islands. She recognizes Sora and Riku, so she could be the ghost of the real Ursula, not a character inside the Realm of Sleep. In the Real of Sleep, Ursula's ghost could take solid form inside the dreams.

+ This makes me suspect another thing. If the ghost of a dead one, like Ursula, is in one of the worlds trapped inside the Realm of Sleep; maybe this could allow that ghost to resurrect as a living being again. It would be like in the movies of "A Nightmare on Elm Street". If you awake while you are grabbing Freddy Krueger, you can take him with you to the real world; resurrecting him in some way and making him vulnerable. If Ursula was able to do that, maybe this could mean all the previously defeated and destroyed Disney Villains (Jafar, Oogie Boogie, Shan Yu..etc) could return in future adventures of Sora. And if Ursula could appear into a different world of her homeworld, maybe the other villains could do the same thing.

+ I'm still convinced that the second Riku in the Praknster's Paradise was actually Riku Replica; or more like his ghost, just like Ursula. Riku identified him as his "dark side", as Riku Replica used and controlled the darkness that Riku was afraid because it could corrupt him again. Besides, that comment of Riku, "As an IMITATION that was copied from my darkness"; it's obviously a reference to Riku Replica. It's very probable that second Riku was Riku Replica's ghost, marauding by the Realm of Sleep. So, if Riku Replica was inside one of the worlds in the Realm of Sleep when they were restored, I suspect he could return to life too.

+ There was rumors about that second Riku could be another of the Master Xehanort's vessels, but that's impossible. I mean, if he was another of Xehanort's selves, don't you think he should at least have the golden eyes as his other confirmed selves? I'm talking about Xenmas, Xigbar, Saix, Young Xehanort and Ansem SoD.

 

Well, what do you think of all this?

 

PD: One more thing. The fact that the second Riku just left Pinocchio go instead of saying something or attack Riku could also proves he was Riku Replica. I mean, Riku Replica ended as a "neutral" character, neither friend or enemy of the main characters. So this behavior could suit with him.

Edited April 26, 201213 yr by Ursalink