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Not sure if that's automatically a good thing. After the consecutive Bittersweet/Downer Endings of Days, BBS, and DDD, I've heard quite a few people complain of burnout via Angst Aversion / Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy -- with which I can't exactly disagree, especially given how the major buildup to KH3 boiled down to "All the good guys' sacrifices since KH1 have been in vain because time-travel."

Happy 4th, and God bless.

Kefka Palazzo (as a boss) and/or Vincent Valentine (as an ally).

The next antagonist should actually be Light-based... and female, on top of it. Additionally, she should be one of those honorable-types (e.g., non-hypocritical, treats minions well, etc.). Basically, the exact opposite of Sosuke Aizen Yhwach Master Xehanort.

Of course. And sorry for any misconceptions, poor wordings, expired tacos, etc., from my own end.

1. "Another on your list" =/= automatically Terra (please don't put definite words into vague statements (especially since the context could've just as easily referred to Ven's Heart being inside an about-to-be-possessed Sora (which is what I personally believe))). 2. Xemnas hasn't returned (at least not revival-wise); it's just Past!Xemnas via time-travel (same with Ansem, SOD). 3. MX still had to KO Sora (thus avoiding said resistance entirely) first. And with that, I think I'll leave before I get trapped in yet another circular argument about these things; just felt the need to correct a few (unfortunately frequent) misconceptions.

I, in turn, disagree. There's so much behind-the-scenes ambiguity (which Nomura's repeatedly made it a point to lampshade), not to mention Terra(/Eraqus)'s resistance actually got stronger in A Fragmentary Passage. That, and the DDD Ultimania flat-out said MX came back in his old body, not Terra's.

...Nope, DDD still has all of them beat in terms of the Ending Aversion department.

Headcanon: Xehanort is Egyptian.

Roxas =/= Ven. Roxas just looks like Ven due to his Heart being there when Sora stabbed himself into a Shadow. I.e., twin brothers... kind of.

Nomura: *Is "the perfectionist."* *Greenlit the plothole colony that was DDD.*

Nomura even mentioned that we should keep Eraqus's presence in mind regarding the revival process. I take it you've read the DDD Ultimania, then?

Kingdom Hearts Wikia, thou art run by headcanon-forcing elitists.

...said Nomura when writing DDD's story.

As long as it doesn't make the same, Diabolus Ex Machina mistakes as DDD, it should be fine.

Already sharing Eraqus's views against Darkness + constantly getting screwed over by Darkness (especially regarding her friends -- i.e., her main motivation) = breaking-point into full-fledged Light-based antagonist (albeit a sympathetic one)?

Strongly considering it. But if KH3 pulls another DDD, consider it done.

Kyle Hebert as Xemnas, and Liam O'Brien as Young Master Xehanort. P.S.: In case Paul St. Peter and Ben Diskin couldn't make it, of course.

Example: Clancy Brown as Ansem, SOD. P.S.: I'm not anti-Richard Epcar at all; he's actually one of my favorite VAs in general.

Didn't BBS already have that cat from Cinderella?

Manta (that dude played by Tim Curry)?

Next up, 358/2's Earth status effect? Halve HP, which... does exactly what it says. ... You want to talk about being "an unstoppable god"?

According to 358/2, Nothingness has a status-effect equivalent called Nil, which temporarily negates all the target's defense. ... Make of that what you will.

IMO, not a story; just Darth Vader as one of those OP secret bosses.

Can't decide! See, that's part of the beauty of the Org. (the original, not that Horcrux-bulls*** fail): So many neat abilities and diverse applications!