So sorry if this has been made before, but in Kingdom Hearts 3 should Sora's age be 16? I've been replaying Birth By Sleep while we await Kingdom Hearts 2.5 and I notice Ansem the Wise said in the secret movie that it has been over a year since he last saw Sora. As we all know AtW has been in the Realm of Darkness twice. The first time he had had to have been there somewhere between a little before KH1 and before CoM. Not knowing who Sora was. Then the second time he was aware of Sora. So I like to think you can't easily escape the RoD and AtW had been stuck here for over a year since the explosion in The World That Never Was. So in conclusion, Aqua/AtW kinda gives me the answer to Sora's age. In Kh3 we already know Aqua will return, but she hasn't been rescued yet since one year after the events in Kh2. We know he's 14 in Kh1 and 15 in Kh2. Does this mean he had already been 16 in KH3D as well? Correct me if I'm wrong, but one of creators did say we will have a mature Sora in Kh3 too. Anyway if I'm right that means Aqua has been wondering about the RoD for 13(Kh's magic number) years. Poor girl.

Yes I do beleive so. He was 16 in dream drop distance when he wasn't in the realm of sleep. Since kh3 happens immediately after 3D Sora should still be 16. (:

I'd guess either 16 or 17. 

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure how people got that Sora was 16 in DDD. I've gone with that, too, but where did that come from exactly? Does the game say it takes place a year after KHII or did Nomura establish that? All I've heard about time placement is just that it takes place 'after' KHII with no real timeframe given. I'd imagine it can't have been that long since Coded happened not long after KHII and DDD takes place almost immediately after that.

Edited June 12, 201411 yr by Kaweebo

I think that Sora would be 15 years old because another year did not pass between KH2 and DDD. 

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure how people got that Sora was 16 in DDD. I've gone with that, too, but where did that come from exactly? Does the game say it takes place a year after KHII or did Nomura establish thay?

It was very confusing, but AtW did say it was his second time on those shores. So I can make a guess he isn't traveling back and forth between the RoD and RoL. He seems to have stayed there for a year. He talked to Aqua about last meeting Sora was one year ago.

I think that Sora would be 15 years old because another year did not pass between KH2 and DDD.

It's also in the secret movie AtW says clearly Sora saves the worlds more than once when talking to Aqua. At 14, Sora saves the worlds once at 15 he saves them again and here he is talking to Aqua one year later. So I believe he's 16.

Thought he was going to be 17 going into KH3? 

It was very confusing, but AtW did say it was his second time on those shores. So I can make a guess he isn't traveling back and forth between the RoD and RoL. He seems to have stayed there for a year. He talked to Aqua about last meeting Sora was one year ago.

 

Time passes differently in the Realm of Darkness, so Ansem the Wise saying he's been in there for a year isn't very accurate.

Time passes differently in the Realm of Darkness, so Ansem the Wise saying he's been in there for a year isn't very accurate.

Hmm, you're right seems weird they would even add time into those cut scenes, but where does it say RoD times works differently?

16.

Well, I'm in the camp of 16 because I think it takes place a year after KHII, just like II took place one year after KH. We don't know exactly how long Coded takes place after KHII, but we do know that 3D takes place immediately after Coded and immediately before KHIII. Also, Sora looks slightly older in both the trailers as well as the illustration that accompanied the note from Nomura in the art book case included with the collectors edition of I.5. Also, Diz/Ansem the Wise says to Aqua "How long now has it been since I met him? At least a year now, perhaps more" While he did know of Sora during CoM he never actually spoke to him until the end of KHII so he can't be referring to CoM because a meeting has to be mutual. 

 

 

 

Also, I'd like to think he was actually 15 during 3D and the party at the end was his 16th Birthday party, but that's just me.

Edited June 12, 201411 yr by Isamu_Kuno

It's also in the secret movie AtW says clearly Sora saves the worlds more than once when talking to Aqua. At 14, Sora saves the worlds once at 15 he saves them again and here he is talking to Aqua one year later. So I believe he's 16.

 

I think he is probably around 16 or 17 .

 

 

He is 15 right now. Ansem the wise met Sora in CoM. He knew him vaguely in KH2. That is the year that passed. Coded and DDD happens IMMEDIATELY after the other.

 

A little while after the door to light closes, Ansem the wise ends up there after getting ''blown up'', then Aqua arrives, probably by the start of coded. 

 

Kairi and Sora still have the same appearance, if a year had passed they would look different. Think about it. The difference between how they look in kh1 vs how they look in kh2 is huge. Only a year passed then. If another year passed they would have different outfits again. Plus, Kairi's hair would probably be longer, but it isn't

 

Verdict? They are both still 15. Getting closer to 16, but it hasn't been that long yet. 

 

I mention Kairi because of the fact that they are the same age. If Kairi gets older, Sora does too. So if there is a noticeable difference with her, Sora would look older too. But neither of them look any different.

 

Interview with Nomura:

 

At one point in 'KHII', Ansem the Wise escapes from the world of darkness. This time he has once again descended into the world of darkness. At what point in time does this happen?

 

Nomura: After 'KHII'. When he stopped the Organisation's plans in 'KHII', he was caught up in an explosion and blown into the world of darkness. The line where he says, "I first met him one year ago," is referring to before 'he' went to sleep - that is, it's referring to the time of 'Chain of Memories'. It doesn't mean this is one year after 'KHII'.

 

-- At that point, it seems like Aqua has been lost for a long time.

 

Nomura: Yes. From when she comes to the world of darkness to when she meets Ansem the Wise, over 10 years have passed in the outside world. The flow of time is different in the world of darkness and the outside world, so it doesn't feel like 10 years have passed. But there's no mistaking that she's been in the world of darkness for quite a long time.

 

http://kh13.com/forum/topic/4230-famitsu-tetsuya-nomura-interview/

 

 

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Edited June 12, 201411 yr by KittensOnFire

Hmm, you're right seems weird they would even add time into those cut scenes, but where does it say RoD times works differently?

 

Interview with Nomura:

 

At one point in 'KHII', Ansem the Wise escapes from the world of darkness. This time he has once again descended into the world of darkness. At what point in time does this happen?

 

Nomura: After 'KHII'. When he stopped the Organisation's plans in 'KHII', he was caught up in an explosion and blown into the world of darkness. The line where he says, "I first met him one year ago," is referring to before 'he' went to sleep - that is, it's referring to the time of 'Chain of Memories'. It doesn't mean this is one year after 'KHII'.

 

-- At that point, it seems like Aqua has been lost for a long time.

 

Nomura: Yes. From when she comes to the world of darkness to when she meets Ansem the Wise, over 10 years have passed in the outside world. The flow of time is different in the world of darkness and the outside world, so it doesn't feel like 10 years have passed. But there's no mistaking that she's been in the world of darkness for quite a long time.

 

http://kh13.com/forum/topic/4230-famitsu-tetsuya-nomura-interview/

I think he is probably around 16 or 17 .

Sora Is still 15 because Recoded started shortly after the events of Kingdom Hearts 2 and Dream Drop Distance started immediately after the events of Kingdom Hearts recoded. And Kingdom Hearts 3 will start immediately after Dream Drop Distance. So he still 15.

 

 

 

 

He is 15 right now. Ansem the wise met Sora in CoM. He knew him vaguely in KH2. That is the year that passed. Coded and DDD happens IMMEDIATELY after the other.

 

A little while after the door to light closes, Ansem the wise ends up there after getting ''blown up'', then Aqua arrives, probably by the start of coded. 

 

Kairi and Sora still have the same appearance, if a year had passed they would look different. Think about it. The difference between how they look in kh1 vs how they look in kh2 is huge. Only a year passed then. If another year passed they would have different outfits again. Plus, Kairi's hair would probably be longer, but it isn't

 

Verdict? They are both still 15. Getting closer to 16, but it hasn't been that long yet. 

 

I mention Kairi because of the fact that they are the same age. If Kairi gets older, Sora does too. So if there is a noticeable difference with her, Sora would look older too. But neither of them look any different.

 

 

 

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Okay, I can't dispute the interview but they probably just re-used the KHII models because they didn't want to make new ones until KH III. The Sora in the trailers certainly looks older.

Edited June 12, 201411 yr by Isamu_Kuno

Interview with Nomura:At one point in 'KHII', Ansem the Wise escapes from the world of darkness. This time he has once again descended into the world of darkness. At what point in time does this happen?[/size]Nomura: After 'KHII'. When he stopped the Organisation's plans in 'KHII', he was caught up in an explosion and blown into the world of darkness. The line where he says, "I first met him one year ago," is referring to before 'he' went to sleep - that is, it's referring to the time of 'Chain of Memories'. It doesn't mean this is one year after 'KHII'.[/size]-- At that point, it seems like Aqua has been lost for a long time.[/size]Nomura: Yes. From when she comes to the world of darkness to when she meets Ansem the Wise, over 10 years have passed in the outside world. The flow of time is different in the world of darkness and the outside world, so it doesn't feel like 10 years have passed. But there's no mistaking that she's been in the world of darkness for quite a long time.[/size]

 

http://kh13.com/forum/topic/4230-famitsu-tetsuya-nomura-interview/

Ooh, you're totally right. So, can you also tell me how time was in between KH2 and ReCoded? With some evidence if you can?

I would say around 16/17 only reasoning for me is he looks like Zack from Crisis Core(beginning of the game) in the face from the first trailer. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Well KHIII is supposed to set a "mature" Sora.. So figure 17.

I think 16, since his birthday wouldn't be exactly bang on the day he fell asleep for a year, so when it passed he would have turned 15, and woke up being 15 and a bit.  With all the time from KH2 to coded to DDD, I would expect him to have turned 16 or be turning 16 in KH3

Probably 16...

Cmon guys....i mean hes obviously 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dude,not even a year has passed between KH2 and Dream Drop Distance....Sora and Riku were summoned so soon to perform the Mark of Mastery test so I guess they're still 15 for Sora and 16 for Riku

 

Also,just the thought of Riku being the same age as Squall(17) makes me shiver

Well KHIII is supposed to set a "mature" Sora.. So figure 17.

''Mature'' can refer to mental/emotional maturity not just physical. 

 

1ma·ture. adjective mə-ˈtu̇r, -ˈtyu̇r also -ˈchu̇r. : having or showing the mental and emotional qualities of an adult. 

I think 16, since his birthday wouldn't be exactly bang on the day he fell asleep for a year, so when it passed he would have turned 15, and woke up being 15 and a bit.  With all the time from KH2 to coded to DDD, I would expect him to have turned 16 or be turning 16 in KH3

He will probably turn 16 in KH3, but how he is right now, he is 15.  Coded doesn't take very long. I'd bet only only a couple weeks to a small amount of months.

I don't even know anymore, so I say he is a teenager.

I thought he was 15. Then, I was told he was 16. Now I am told he is 15 again. 

Forget it. I make my own age head canon. Sora and Kairi are 18; Riku is 19 and everyone else's age rises proportionately to theirs.