The Special Episode definitely left us with a lot of questions, but that's nothing new to Kingdom Hearts. This has been a thing ever since Kingdom Hearts 1 when we got the secret ending that teased Kingdom Hearts II.
That being said, what does the Special Episode mean?
In the first part of the Special Episode, the Player wakes up in Enchanted Dominion after having another dream, which you have apparently been having ever since, as Chirithy explains to you, "the day Lady Ava invited you into the Dandelions, and you talked to Skuld at the Fountain Plaza, and you saw her off as she went to join them." There are a few weird things with this scene:
(1.) You did not go to Enchanted Dominion in Kingdom Hearts X[chi].
(2.) You apparently wake up with no memory of what happened, as you don't know what Chirithy means when he asks if you had that dream again and explained that you have been having weird dreams since "that day."
(3.) Chirithy appears to have no knowledge on what happened in the Final Episode of Kingdom Hearts X[chi].
(4.) Chirithy speaks as though it is just another mission, saying that you should call it a day and go home.
Here's what I think happened:
Since the title of the Special Episode is "Unchained 0[zero]," I think that the Player has just arrived in Unchained. For some reason, the Player has arrived in Enchanted Dominion. At the end of the Final Episode, right before Skuld shows up, Chirithy lays on you like he was at the beginning of the Special Episode. So, I think that that is further proof that this takes place right after you arrive in Unchained. However, when you arrive there, you can't remember what happened, and Chirithy tells you that it was all a dream. So, either Chirithy is lying to you, or this is a different Chirithy. Maybe it is Dark Chirithy trying to trick you. After all, we know that Dark Chirithy once looked liked a regular Spirit Chirithy.
In the second part of the Special Episode, we see Maleficent behind the wall of thorns that blocked the path for the Player and Chirithy in Enchanted Dominion. I am going to break up what Maleficent says into three parts and tackle each one individually.
(1.) Maleficent says, "It seems it went well."
I think that the "it" Maleficent is talking about is arriving in this world, where ever this world is.
(2.) Maleficent says, "Even so, where has that fool gone now?"
It seems to me that the only person that Maleficent could possibly be talking about is Pete, because he not only is the one who is seen with her the most, but she also loves to call him a "fool."
(3.) Maleficent says, "Not even Sora and his friends can meddle in this world. Not when nuisances won't get in."
This Maleficent cannot be an illusion from the Book of Prophecies, because she has memories of Sora and his friends, while none of the other characters had memories of anyone outside the characters in their world who interacted with them. Therefore, Maleficent and Pete must have arrived here somehow on their own, where ever "here" is.
Putting all of this together, I think that Maleficent and Pete traveled to Unchained. I don't know where Unchained is, but I think that it is in the Realm of Sleep. And since the Realm of Sleep has its own rules as far as time goes, it would make sense for Maleficent and Pete to arrive at this time that supposedly happened long ago.
But how did Maleficent and Pete travel there? Since we last saw them trying to get their hands on the datascape and the Book of Prophecies, I think that they may have actually been successful in one way or another. I think that they either now have the Book of Prophecies and traveled here for some reason, or they now have the datascape and used it to travel here to find the Book of Prophecies or something like that.
However, those are just my thoughts. What do you guys think?
The Special Episode definitely left us with a lot of questions, but that's nothing new to Kingdom Hearts. This has been a thing ever since Kingdom Hearts 1 when we got the secret ending that teased Kingdom Hearts II.
That being said, what does the Special Episode mean?
In the first part of the Special Episode, the Player wakes up in Enchanted Dominion after having another dream, which you have apparently been having ever since, as Chirithy explains to you, "the day Lady Ava invited you into the Dandelions, and you talked to Skuld at the Fountain Plaza, and you saw her off as she went to join them." There are a few weird things with this scene:
(1.) You did not go to Enchanted Dominion in Kingdom Hearts X[chi].
(2.) You apparently wake up with no memory of what happened, as you don't know what Chirithy means when he asks if you had that dream again and explained that you have been having weird dreams since "that day."
(3.) Chirithy appears to have no knowledge on what happened in the Final Episode of Kingdom Hearts X[chi].
(4.) Chirithy speaks as though it is just another mission, saying that you should call it a day and go home.
Here's what I think happened:
Since the title of the Special Episode is "Unchained 0[zero]," I think that the Player has just arrived in Unchained. For some reason, the Player has arrived in Enchanted Dominion. At the end of the Final Episode, right before Skuld shows up, Chirithy lays on you like he was at the beginning of the Special Episode. So, I think that that is further proof that this takes place right after you arrive in Unchained. However, when you arrive there, you can't remember what happened, and Chirithy tells you that it was all a dream. So, either Chirithy is lying to you, or this is a different Chirithy. Maybe it is Dark Chirithy trying to trick you. After all, we know that Dark Chirithy once looked liked a regular Spirit Chirithy.
In the second part of the Special Episode, we see Maleficent behind the wall of thorns that blocked the path for the Player and Chirithy in Enchanted Dominion. I am going to break up what Maleficent says into three parts and tackle each one individually.
(1.) Maleficent says, "It seems it went well."
I think that the "it" Maleficent is talking about is arriving in this world, where ever this world is.
(2.) Maleficent says, "Even so, where has that fool gone now?"
It seems to me that the only person that Maleficent could possibly be talking about is Pete, because he not only is the one who is seen with her the most, but she also loves to call him a "fool."
(3.) Maleficent says, "Not even Sora and his friends can meddle in this world. Not when nuisances won't get in."
This Maleficent cannot be an illusion from the Book of Prophecies, because she has memories of Sora and his friends, while none of the other characters had memories of anyone outside the characters in their world who interacted with them. Therefore, Maleficent and Pete must have arrived here somehow on their own, where ever "here" is.
Putting all of this together, I think that Maleficent and Pete traveled to Unchained. I don't know where Unchained is, but I think that it is in the Realm of Sleep. And since the Realm of Sleep has its own rules as far as time goes, it would make sense for Maleficent and Pete to arrive at this time that supposedly happened long ago.
But how did Maleficent and Pete travel there? Since we last saw them trying to get their hands on the datascape and the Book of Prophecies, I think that they may have actually been successful in one way or another. I think that they either now have the Book of Prophecies and traveled here for some reason, or they now have the datascape and used it to travel here to find the Book of Prophecies or something like that.
However, those are just my thoughts. What do you guys think?
Edited by Dagesh Lene