This post contains spoilers for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] and Unchained χ, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], and the Kingdom Hearts re:coded secret ending titled "A Fairy Tale?" (from Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX).
Tetsuya Nomura recently released a KHUχ One Year Anniversary comment. There were a lot of interesting things that he revealed. However, what I thought was the most interesting was this:
Nomura said, "Moving away from KHUχ for a little, there was the 'Ventus' I drew for the KHχ 3rd anniversary card, and the 'Maleficent' that appeared in the KHχ Special Episode who left some deeply meaningful words. I hope these all clued you into the new developments that will be starting soon."
I am not sure if Nomura was hinting at future events in KHUχ or not, because he started by saying, "Moving away from KHUχ for a little." So, maybe there will be a new announcement soon that doesn't have to do with KHUχ, or maybe Ventus and Maleficent's words have something to do with Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue. However, since he talks about Maleficent's appearance in the KHχ Special Episode, since Ventus appeared on a card for KHχ, and since he said that the new developments will be starting soon, I think that Ventus and Maleficent's words do have something to do with KHUχ Season 2.
Nomura mentioned the KHχ 3rd anniversary card. On the card, we see Ventus in the back, then Ephemer, Skuld, Chirithy, Riku, Kairi, and Sora. Since he pointed out Ventus, is it possible that Sora, Riku, and Kairi (who may have all appeared in their KHIII outfits) will play into the future of KHχ as well? Possibly, but I doubt it, because he only mentioned Ventus. I think that Sora, Riku, and Kairi were just pointing toward KHIII, almost like Nomura was saying, "Let's honor KH by looking forward to KHIII."
Since Nomura specifically mentioned Ventus and Maleficent's words, I think that they are both connected to KHUχ Season 2.
As for how Ventus could appear in KHUχ, I think we could visit Castle Oblivion, where we will meet a sleeping Ventus (or something like that). It probably won't be one of the three new worlds that Nomura talked about, since two of them have been revealed to be Castle of Dream and a brand new Disney world that has not yet appeared in a KH game and the third new world is probably Enchanted Dominion. However, that doesn't mean that those are the only three worlds that will appear in KHUχ Season 2. If Castle Oblivion does appear, this might be used to give us more teases and hints for KHIII, much like the dream that the Player had of final battle between the guardians of light and the seekers of darkness was.
So, if that's how Ventus connects to KHUχ Season 2, how does Maleficent's words connect to it?
In the KH re:coded secret ending titled "A Fairy Tale", which was found in KHII.8, Maleficent told Pete that the World Data felt familiar. It reminded Maleficent of the Book of Prophecies. Maleficent then went on to say that there might be a connection between "that so called journal of there's" and the Book of Prophecies, and that they first needed to get their hands on the World Data, which they unsuccessfully tried to do in KH3D. So, since that is what they were last doing, it seems that they were finally successful somehow. But what did they do after they got the World Data?
I think that Maleficent believed Jiminy's Journal to be the Book of Prophecies. Since the data worlds were made from the entries in Jiminy's Journal, Maleficent was traveling through Jiminy's Journal. She said it felt familiar. It felt like the Book of Prophecies. Also, she called Jiminy's Journal "that so called journal of theirs." Why would she have called it that if she believed that it was just a journal?
Putting it all together, I think that Jiminy's Journal is the Book of Prophecies, and that Maleficent and Pete entered the World Data, made from all of the entries in Jiminy's Journal, which were still hidden deep inside it, even though they no longer could be seen or read, in order to find the entries from when it was the Book of Prophecies. Once they found the entries, we get the scene in the KHχ Special Episode, where Maleficent comments on how "it seems it went well," "it" being her and Pete entering the data worlds of the Book of Prophecies. And Sora and his friends can't meddle in this world, because Maleficent and Pete are now the ones in the possession of the Data World. What do Maleficent and Pete plan to do now? I don't know. I just know that they plan to use the Book of Prophecies somehow.
So, I think that in KHχ Season 2, we will be playing in the World Data.
However, those are just my thoughts. What do you guys think?
This post contains spoilers for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] and Unchained χ, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], and the Kingdom Hearts re:coded secret ending titled "A Fairy Tale?" (from Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX).
Tetsuya Nomura recently released a KHUχ One Year Anniversary comment. There were a lot of interesting things that he revealed. However, what I thought was the most interesting was this:
Nomura said, "Moving away from KHUχ for a little, there was the 'Ventus' I drew for the KHχ 3rd anniversary card, and the 'Maleficent' that appeared in the KHχ Special Episode who left some deeply meaningful words. I hope these all clued you into the new developments that will be starting soon."
I am not sure if Nomura was hinting at future events in KHUχ or not, because he started by saying, "Moving away from KHUχ for a little." So, maybe there will be a new announcement soon that doesn't have to do with KHUχ, or maybe Ventus and Maleficent's words have something to do with Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue. However, since he talks about Maleficent's appearance in the KHχ Special Episode, since Ventus appeared on a card for KHχ, and since he said that the new developments will be starting soon, I think that Ventus and Maleficent's words do have something to do with KHUχ Season 2.
Nomura mentioned the KHχ 3rd anniversary card. On the card, we see Ventus in the back, then Ephemer, Skuld, Chirithy, Riku, Kairi, and Sora. Since he pointed out Ventus, is it possible that Sora, Riku, and Kairi (who may have all appeared in their KHIII outfits) will play into the future of KHχ as well? Possibly, but I doubt it, because he only mentioned Ventus. I think that Sora, Riku, and Kairi were just pointing toward KHIII, almost like Nomura was saying, "Let's honor KH by looking forward to KHIII."
Since Nomura specifically mentioned Ventus and Maleficent's words, I think that they are both connected to KHUχ Season 2.
As for how Ventus could appear in KHUχ, I think we could visit Castle Oblivion, where we will meet a sleeping Ventus (or something like that). It probably won't be one of the three new worlds that Nomura talked about, since two of them have been revealed to be Castle of Dream and a brand new Disney world that has not yet appeared in a KH game and the third new world is probably Enchanted Dominion. However, that doesn't mean that those are the only three worlds that will appear in KHUχ Season 2. If Castle Oblivion does appear, this might be used to give us more teases and hints for KHIII, much like the dream that the Player had of final battle between the guardians of light and the seekers of darkness was.
So, if that's how Ventus connects to KHUχ Season 2, how does Maleficent's words connect to it?
In the KH re:coded secret ending titled "A Fairy Tale", which was found in KHII.8, Maleficent told Pete that the World Data felt familiar. It reminded Maleficent of the Book of Prophecies. Maleficent then went on to say that there might be a connection between "that so called journal of there's" and the Book of Prophecies, and that they first needed to get their hands on the World Data, which they unsuccessfully tried to do in KH3D. So, since that is what they were last doing, it seems that they were finally successful somehow. But what did they do after they got the World Data?
I think that Maleficent believed Jiminy's Journal to be the Book of Prophecies. Since the data worlds were made from the entries in Jiminy's Journal, Maleficent was traveling through Jiminy's Journal. She said it felt familiar. It felt like the Book of Prophecies. Also, she called Jiminy's Journal "that so called journal of theirs." Why would she have called it that if she believed that it was just a journal?
Putting it all together, I think that Jiminy's Journal is the Book of Prophecies, and that Maleficent and Pete entered the World Data, made from all of the entries in Jiminy's Journal, which were still hidden deep inside it, even though they no longer could be seen or read, in order to find the entries from when it was the Book of Prophecies. Once they found the entries, we get the scene in the KHχ Special Episode, where Maleficent comments on how "it seems it went well," "it" being her and Pete entering the data worlds of the Book of Prophecies. And Sora and his friends can't meddle in this world, because Maleficent and Pete are now the ones in the possession of the Data World. What do Maleficent and Pete plan to do now? I don't know. I just know that they plan to use the Book of Prophecies somehow.
So, I think that in KHχ Season 2, we will be playing in the World Data.
However, those are just my thoughts. What do you guys think?
Edited by Dagesh Lene