I believe that simply having Xehanort as the final boss of KH3 would be too obvious and bland. He should be the semi-final boss instead (like Barthandelus from FF13). Here's who I think should be the TRUE final boss of KH3:
Aqua.
It makes sense, if you think about it. All the other main characters have been bosses at some point in the series (whether via possession, corruption, or just insanity). However, Aqua has been "pure" all the way through; her Heart hasn't even been tampered with once! KH3 is where I think she'll finally "snap," and here's how:
At the Keyblade Graveyard, after the heroes defeat the New Organization, only MX remains. After a boss battle or two with him, he'll be severely weakened and try to make one last break for Kingdom Hearts. However, Aqua cuts him off and takes it for herself instead. She reveals that ever since she escaped the Realm Of Darkness she has been planning to take the power of Kingdom Hearts for two purposes: to rid the universe of the very Darkness that devastated her and her friends, and to transform all worlds back into the "Original World (the Light-world Kairi's Grandmother spoke about)." She also thanks the shocked Xehanort for doing all the work for her, and gives him his "reward": stabbing him with her Keyblade and forcibly filling his Heart with Light in order to erase his Darkness. His Heart, having been almost nothing BUT Darkness, cannot survive and fades from existence completely. She then destroys Xehanort's body as well before it can regrow another Heart. Her friends, shocked, demand to know what has gotten into her, but Aqua says that she is merely fulfilling her duty as Eraqus' successor: namely, protecting the Light at all costs. Aqua explains her belief that Darkness will never stop trying to consume Light, so Light should finally "strike back" and eliminate the Darkness instead. Using the combined power of both Kingdom Hearts and the Graveyard's Keyblades, she will force Darkness out of every heart and world until the entire universe is "absolute (pure Light)," as it was ages ago in the Original World. Then, she will "watch over" this new "Absolute World" as its Goddess to ensure that Darkness never exists again. Her manipulation and brutal killing of Xehanort was simply karma, as she claims, for the way he worshipped the Darkness, betrayed the Light, and devastated her, her "brothers," and Master Eraqus. Sora & Co., alarmed and outraged at Aqua's revelation, tell her that Darkness is NOT evil like she thinks, and that all she'll be doing is destroying the balance of the worlds. Aqua refuses to listen, demanding to know why, if Darkness isn't evil, has it only created "monsters" like Xehanort and ruined good people like her, Terra, and Ven, while Light has only created "heroes and princesses?" Aqua then declares that Xehanort's Darkness "started this tragedy," while her Light will "end it forever." Unable to talk her down, the heroes declare that they'll have no choice but to stop her, and the first boss battle with Aqua begins.
I believe that simply having Xehanort as the final boss of KH3 would be too obvious and bland. He should be the semi-final boss instead (like Barthandelus from FF13). Here's who I think should be the TRUE final boss of KH3:
Aqua.
It makes sense, if you think about it. All the other main characters have been bosses at some point in the series (whether via possession, corruption, or just insanity). However, Aqua has been "pure" all the way through; her Heart hasn't even been tampered with once! KH3 is where I think she'll finally "snap," and here's how:
At the Keyblade Graveyard, after the heroes defeat the New Organization, only MX remains. After a boss battle or two with him, he'll be severely weakened and try to make one last break for Kingdom Hearts. However, Aqua cuts him off and takes it for herself instead. She reveals that ever since she escaped the Realm Of Darkness she has been planning to take the power of Kingdom Hearts for two purposes: to rid the universe of the very Darkness that devastated her and her friends, and to transform all worlds back into the "Original World (the Light-world Kairi's Grandmother spoke about)." She also thanks the shocked Xehanort for doing all the work for her, and gives him his "reward": stabbing him with her Keyblade and forcibly filling his Heart with Light in order to erase his Darkness. His Heart, having been almost nothing BUT Darkness, cannot survive and fades from existence completely. She then destroys Xehanort's body as well before it can regrow another Heart. Her friends, shocked, demand to know what has gotten into her, but Aqua says that she is merely fulfilling her duty as Eraqus' successor: namely, protecting the Light at all costs. Aqua explains her belief that Darkness will never stop trying to consume Light, so Light should finally "strike back" and eliminate the Darkness instead. Using the combined power of both Kingdom Hearts and the Graveyard's Keyblades, she will force Darkness out of every heart and world until the entire universe is "absolute (pure Light)," as it was ages ago in the Original World. Then, she will "watch over" this new "Absolute World" as its Goddess to ensure that Darkness never exists again. Her manipulation and brutal killing of Xehanort was simply karma, as she claims, for the way he worshipped the Darkness, betrayed the Light, and devastated her, her "brothers," and Master Eraqus. Sora & Co., alarmed and outraged at Aqua's revelation, tell her that Darkness is NOT evil like she thinks, and that all she'll be doing is destroying the balance of the worlds. Aqua refuses to listen, demanding to know why, if Darkness isn't evil, has it only created "monsters" like Xehanort and ruined good people like her, Terra, and Ven, while Light has only created "heroes and princesses?" Aqua then declares that Xehanort's Darkness "started this tragedy," while her Light will "end it forever." Unable to talk her down, the heroes declare that they'll have no choice but to stop her, and the first boss battle with Aqua begins.
To be continued....
Edited by Alan Smithee