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Recently I decided to try my hand at cross stitching. What do you guys think of my first project? Haven't gotten around to framing it yet, but I'll be sure to share when I do.

No matter what you think of the rest of the game, I definitely think you can agree that it has amazing visual design.

Continuing with my overanalyzing of 358/2 Days, another concept has caught my interest. Recruiting new members. The original Organization XIII have never been 13 for long. For the most part the primary team has been Organization VIII. Or IX if you count Xion, but it's never actually 13 for very long. Now I know the purpose of Organization XIII has changed over the course of the series but for Days it was still primarily in KH2 mode of their goal of collecting hearts to send Kingdom Hearts. Simple enough. But their is something that gets overlooked that I wish got expanded upon in the Organization. And that is the replacement for members. As we know five members of the group were sent to Castle Oblivion and killed off, but why is it they never replace their ranks to be back at 13? Let's look at Roxas. Roxas was so important to the Organization that they made a replica clone to copy his abilities in case something happened to him. That makes perfect sense. If you work all day at a computer then make sure you have backup files in case something unfortunate happens to your work. Xion was that backup file for the Organization. But why didn't they replace the others? Now you could argue that only Vexen and was worth replacing when compared to Roxas and his importance to the group. And frankly I'd agree with that. But the concept of new members has come up in the game itself. When Roxas first goes to Olympus with Xigbar, the latter mentions they could use the area to scout for new recruits for the Organization. At first you might think, does he mean more Dusk? Which is probably what it meant. But what if they had tried to turn Hercules or Hades into a Nobody to refill their ranks? What if while Roxas was training with Phil, another org member made contact with Hercules or Hades to try and turn one into a Nobody? Hercules is one of the physically strongest Disney characters in KH, and could have replaced Lexaeus as one of the Organization's physical attackers. Or smooth talker god of the underworld Hades, who could have replaced Marluxia as the reaper. Also Megara's sprite is confirmed to have been in the game and went unused. I wonder if this could have been the game where she and Hercules meet since she was not present in KH1, and perhaps she played a role in trying to trick Hercules into losing his heart the same way she was tricked into Herc losing his strength in the movie. Obviously they wouldn't have turned Hercules, but it could have been a good story to tell on the Organization trying to get back to being 13. Xaldin had a similar story with the Beast, and as we know he was thwarted by Sora and Belle. Beast, like Hercules, is one of the stronger Disney characters with a strong heart. Able to cross between worlds without help. It was a very cool story, and Beast could have been a potential replacement for the empty five seats where nothing gather. It just feels kinda weird they didn't feel the need to stay at 13, given how important that became in future games to always have 13 members. To the point they had 13 plus reserves. Saix tells Roxas "When have we ever been more then 13?" But the real question is "when have they ever been 13 to begin with"? I know Saix just said that because he hates Xion, but it doesn't change the question on the importance of 13. To me in addition to Beast, and given the worlds they choose to put in Days, it would have been interesting if they had scouted the likes of Hercules, Hades, and even the likes of Aladdin and Jack Skellington, people with strong hearts to potentially either join the ranks of Organization XIII or turn them into Dusk or some class of Nobody to serve under them. Nobodies don't just grow on trees. Now again, I know with Disney characters they are restricted with what they can or can't do with them. And I know Organization XIII is different today then what it was back then. But this is more of wondering from a in universe situation on why Xemnas didn't think to replace the Castle Oblivion team. Because even if you take into account their real objective they still need all 13 seats filled up. Anyway that's just the thoughts of a Kingdom Hearts fan with too much free time on his hands.

Page 22.5 (artist commissioned: https://www.deviantart.com/ai-nohikari) Sora battles Exdeath in order to rescue Kairi & bring her back to he realm of light after she was struck down by Xehanort. Sora Skills: Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Aeroga, Waterga, Curaga, Firaza, Blizzaza, Thundaza, Aeroza, Waterza, Curaza, Pearl, Faith, Salvation, Ragnarok, Ancient Light, Infinity, Second Form, Guardian Form, Strike Form, Element Form, Blitz Form, Rage Form, Ultimate Form Exdeath Skills: Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Aeroga, Waterga, Reflega, Cura, Firaza, Mega Flare, Faith, Meteor, Tornado, Quake, Almagest, Maelstrom, Vacuum Wave, Delta Attack, Heartless Angel, Doom (Music: Decisive Battle - Final Fantasy V) P.S. Apologies for this page being out of order, but the artist is currently closed for commissions. There won't be any new pages until around November. I just barely got this so I'm sharing it to lessen the wait

I know I'm not supposed to double post...BUT! Here they are, they aren't the 100% the same from the KHX game - I made them using holofoil adhesive sheets and premium silver 'art' cardboard. What do you think?