Gambler'sApprentice

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Granted. I wish for a parachute.

No, you are completely right, permit me to explain.Namine has power over Sora's memories, and those around him. We agree on that, but I don't assume that she is capable of sharing his memories, she can mold them, manipulate, and alter them however she sees fit. But she doesn't have them. There isn't a very good analogy for this, so I'm going to go with the best I can. Suppose Sora's memories were paintings, and his mind is the canvas. Namine can use the paint already there, and the material already there to change the image. But the paint isn't hers, it's Sora's. She knows she can change the memories, but in the same way X-Men often find out they can, it just happens, often in a period of stress. In Namine's loneliness she called out, and her call reached Sora, leading him to Castle Oblivion.

To all the people that are saying the mind is separate from the body, especially Amon with his computer example, I'd like to just mention that the body will effect the mind, for instance if you touch something hot, and move your hand away, you move your hand before your brain sends the message to do so. Your arm does that automatically (unless you intentionally placed it on a hot surface). So your arm thought for you but, and here's the weird part, your mind stores the information as such Send message to put hand on X-Put hand on X-Received information X is hot-Send message to remove hand from X-removed hand from X when what happened was Send message to put hand on X-Put hand on X-Received information X is hot-removed hand from X-Send message to remove hand from X

If Saix wanted to fill himself with darkness and become an even more annoying character, I couldn't care less. I hate him with a burning passion Xigbar, that's kinda sad, because according to Days he feels some remorse for the events of BBS. And since everyone else we know about already was a Nort, I don't care.

Actually, my objection is different. If Namine doesn't have memories of Sora/Kairi, then she shouldn't know about other people. As in there existence. So how can she know she felt lonely, if she didn't have any way of knowing if other people existed?

Ergo he uses both light and darkness because he has more strength with both than with either independently.

First complaint. Darkness is not the seven deadly sins. That is just weird. Riku accepts darkness because it offers two things, strength and freedom. Riku isn't even mad at Sora until it seems to Riku that Sora blows him off to hang out with his new friends. Also, Darkness isn't a moral code, it is a power. It is control. As for his actions, I believe it is first necessary to examine why he did this. While it does not excuse the actions, the fact that he's trying to save Kairi means he's not just wrecking havoc so he can watch the worlds fall. He has a goal, a good one even, and he's willing to do and permit the continuation of what evils occur. (Rather like the Organization in that respect, but that's a different argument) So in short, Riku did terrible things, for a good reason, he was a misguided youth, manipulated through his affections for Kairi and a desire for power. Maleficent didn't explain her plan, all she said was that in order to rescue Kairi they would have to get to Kingdom Hearts. Riku wasn't aware catastrophe would follow,So he kidnaps Pinocchio, That's it. Hook kidnaps Wendy, and Riku tells him it was a waste of time. The Beast is led off by illusions of Belle. He turns his back on his friend after he believes his friend has done the same to him. Jafar kidnaps Jasmine, and then they go to Hollow Bastion. And he helps Maleficent out of ignorance, he does not know that acquiring Kingdom Hearts is her goal. End of KH I, he dooms himself to wandering the Realm of Darkness forever (he has no way of knowing CoM will happen) and gives up Kairi to Sora. Then he risks his life to fight the darkness within himself (CoM) and defeating Ansem. He then gives up his own life for a year, just to help Sora. Then he gives up his body, going about in the form of a mass-murderer who represents his greatest fear, that of falling once again to Darkness, to defeat Roxas and help Sora. And even after Sora is back, he's prepared to never return to his friends again, because he sees his form as proof that the darkness in him will always be a danger to them. Now this doesn't happen, because magic and Riku returns to his normal form, removed of the taint of Ansem. But he was going to live the rest of his life in solitude, to protect the worlds.As for the reason we were terrified of Riku's darkness but loved it when we got to use it, that's simple. It's the same reason you're terrified of any boss, but love when you can add them to your party. They're extremely powerful and awesome. This is no different, it's not the darkness that was scary as much as the fact it was headed straight for us. So, as a brief summary, Riku did bad things out of ignorance and affection. He was willing to give up the rest of his life for this. He went well beyond a proportinal sacrifice and I only want to see him apologize to one person. Roxas.

This is a semi-valid argument. At the very least in cases where the father spent at least some time raising the child, and then left, I believe it is entirely appropriate for them to pay child support. They don't get to decide they simply don't want the financial burden. Also in cases of rape, I believe he should be responsible.

True. Guess we'll have to get someone even stronger.

Thank you for accepting it gracefully.

Ah, I see you brought a god. I brought existentialism.

Here, use this

Yes, insofar as he used Roxas to bring back Sora.He's kinda an ass.

Nope. It's totally real. MrVouchSafe agrees.

Granted, Pokemon is now a major franchise, using cards, TV shows movies, video games, stuffed animals, and more I wish for infrared vision.

I win the bet! See?

I live in a part of the world where there are no homeless people. Don't worry, he doesn't get to end you before I do.

That's because I'm paying him more. I have no friends.

Favorite Show in sci-fi?

I'm allergic to birds.

I have a pathological fear of discovering a seagull eating. How do I fix this?

Granted, but the genie doesn't know English. I wish for an exp boost in real life.

Ah. I'm assuming they don't. Right, therapy. I'm struggling to understand why people are dumb on the internet. Why is this and how can I fix it?

On a bit of a side topic, If Riku's Keyblade were a Keyblade of darkness, could wielders of Keyblades from RoL use it? I know Mickey can wield both Kingdom Key D (The Keyblade for the RoD) and Star Seeker (A Keyblade from the RoL), but he's a bit of an exception. Thoughts?