Through all the information we've received so far on the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III game, two things have been made clear in the storyline: it will focus on Sora, Donald, and Goofy finding the people connected to Sora's heart and Riku and Mickey searching for lost Keyblade wielders.

 

Now what, pray tell, does that say for our friends Kairi and Lea? What exactly are they going to be doing in KHIII?

 

Well, I have an idea of what that might be: since Lea is a brand new Keyblade wielder, and Kairi obviously has some kind of important agenda given that Riku brought her to the Mysterious Tower, the two will undergo training to properly wield their Keyblades and eventually join the others on their adventure to bring down Old Man Xeanort and his butt buddies.

 

Now this can be handled in a way that can give them some proper exposure and training overall, as well as give us a cool gameplay opportunity. How? Simple.

 

Make them the tutorial!

 

Yeah, think about it: in Kingdom Hearts II, we had control over Roxas for the Seven Days trial to learn basic controls and get a lay out of the game. The same can be said for Kairi and Lea. Yen Sid can probably stick them in some kind of training zone where we'll learn the basic controls like moving, locking on to targets, fighting with the Keyblade, using magic, and all that jazz.

 

And then maybe once this training is done, both of them will join the others. I can see Kairi hooking up with Sora (and no, I don't mean what you think it means lol) and I can see Lea palling around with Riku and Mickey, respectively. And maybe they can be optional playable characters for certain worlds or events, or maybe we can switch between them and the others at will like a Marvel Alliance game. All in due time, I guess. Also Kairi's role, overall, will most likely be more important that Lea's, considering that she's a Princess of Heart. 

 

Regardless, what do you think is in store for Kairi and Lea? What do you see them doing in KHIII?

Edited July 29, 201411 yr by Firaga Sensei

She's undeveloped.

you better watch what you say because if Javelin sees this he will have a tantrum lol

you better watch what you say because if Javelin sees this he will have a tantrum lol

Well, that tantrum better be thrown at Square Enix. lelel. In all seriousness, She hasn't been used much ever since KH1, only a little as to "Sora's memory".

On the Axel/Lea thing, honestly, I think Javelin needs to move on from that. The characters would have, Sora, for example.  Lea has changed. I can see Lea being Sora & Kairi friend, and reminiscing of Roxas/Xion. He saved Sora when he was kidnapped by young xehanort btw. I don't see anybody using that against Sora hmmm

 

 

She's undeveloped.

Yeah, but that's not all she is/there's more to her character than that. The ultimania's go into her character, too. She was/is much more than just ''Sora's memory''. In CoM it's shown what she means to Sora & Riku. To Riku, Kairi is a dear friend. The trios friendship is explored in CoM.

 

 

 

 

Also, just because a character is underdeveloped, does not make them a bad character. In my opinion Sora needs character development, too. 

Edited July 29, 201411 yr by KittensOnFire

and the way that DDD was hinting at her she will have a much bigger role

I know. This thread just nudged my buttons a little. 

 

A girl gets kidnapped by a likable character, and all of a sudden it's ok to have them team up? I dunno, I find something completely wrong about that idea...

well in kh 2 axel said that remind him of xion so why not

Through all the information we've received so far on the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III game, two things have been made clear in the storyline: it will focus on Sora, Donald, and Goofy finding the people connected to Sora's heart and Riku and Mickey searching for lost Keyblade wielders.

 

Now what, pray tell, does that say for our friends Kairi and Lea? What exactly are they going to be doing in KHIII?

 

Well, I have an idea of what that might be: since Lea is a brand new Keyblade wielder, and Kairi obviously has some kind of important agenda given that Riku brought her to the Mysterious Tower, the two will undergo training to properly wield their Keyblades and eventually join the others on their adventure to bring down Old Man Xeanort and his butt buddies.

 

Now this can be handled in a way that can give them some proper exposure and training overall, as well as give us a cool gameplay opportunity. How? Simple.

 

Make them the tutorial!

 

Yeah, think about it: in Kingdom Hearts II, we had control over Roxas for the Seven Days trial to learn basic controls and get a lay out of the game. The same can be said for Kairi and Lea. Yen Sid can probably stick them in some kind of training zone where we'll learn the basic controls like moving, locking on to targets, fighting with the Keyblade, using magic, and all that jazz.

 

And then maybe once this training is done, both of them will join the others. I can see Kairi hooking up with Sora (and no, I don't mean what you think it means lol) and I can see Lea palling around with Riku and Mickey, respectively. And maybe they can be optional playable characters for certain worlds or events, or maybe we can switch between them and the others at will like a Marvel Alliance game. All in due time, I guess. Also Kairi's role, overall, will most likely be more important that Lea's, considering that she's a Princess of Heart. 

 

Regardless, what do you think is in store for Kairi and Lea? What do you see them doing in KHIII?

First - Flashback of the conversation between Young Xehanort and Young Eraqus (probably the same of the Teaser Trailer but a bit longer)Second - OpeningThird - Tutorial where you play as Kairi and AxelFourth - I don't know