Hoshiko Hikari

Lots of interesting little details in this interview! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of character Sigurd is. I imagine him as quite a well spoken, formal person but with camp, over-dramatic tendencies

This is a very in-depth analysis! One thing to point out regarding Riku's outfit being different between this trailer and the KH3 secret ending is that when we see him in Quadratum in the secret ending we may actually just be seeing Riku dreaming that he's in Quadratum. In the KH3 DLC he tells the Fairy Godmother that he's been having a dream where he's surrounded by tall buildings and senses that someone is watching him from high up, which matches perfectly with what we see of him in the KH3 secret ending. So that would at least explain the inconsistency in his outfit if not Sora's. Perhaps Sora was also dreaming? He may well have been dreaming when he met and fought Yozora as that sequence of events is very dreamlike.

Ever since it was revealed, I've been seeing a number of people complaining about the fact that Sora's KHIV outfit isn't in keeping with his usual fashion style due to things like a lack of zippers, buckles and large shoes. So I thought I'd explain the likely reason behind this for those who want to know. Firstly, aside from his original KH1 outfit, all of Sora's previous outfits have been made using magic. Both his main KH2 outfit and KH3 outfit were made by the three good fairies and the world-exclusive outfits, such as his Halloween Town look, were created by Donald's magic. His Dream Drop Distance outfit was also either made or altered by Xehanort's magic to hide a tracking sigil on him. So what about his KHIV outfit? Although in the KH3 secret ending we see Sora seemingly arriving in Quadratum still wearing his KH3 outfit, in the first KHIV trailer we see him waking up in an apartment room in Quadratum wearing his new KHIV outfit before opening the door to Strelitzia. So it's possible that Strelitzia dressed him in those new clothes whilst he was asleep (or got one of her friends such as Sigurd to do it). I, however, think it's more likely that his clothes automatically changed when he arrived in Quadratum (despite the KH3 secret ending) due to the unique nature of that world - not as a result of a person's magic but as a result of the world itself. One of my reasons for thinking this is that Sora's necklace has completely changed, even between the first KHIV trailer and the ones shown this year. Yes it's still a crown pendant, but it's smaller and on a much finer chain. That's the one accessory of his that's stayed the same throughout his main outfits in each game until now. Therefore I believe that the simplicity of his new outfit is intentional. Basically his necklace, as well as the rest of his outfit in Quadratum, are just a more realistic version of his KH3 outfit. And by 'realistic' I don't just mean in terms of the graphics, but rather it's an outfit that wouldn't stand out too much if you saw someone wearing it down the street in the real world. And that's how it's meant to look, because Sora is meant to be in a place that looks like our world. That's why Quadratum looks exactly like the real-world Shibuya. Further evidence of my theory is in Riku's appearance in the latest trailer. We don't get a very good look at his outfit, but he's definitely wearing a different outfit to the one he was wearing when he left The Final World to travel to Quadratum. Likewise all the other characters we've seen in Quadratum so far are wearing different outfits to the ones they had before, with the exception of those wearing Organization coats. Now regarding the Coco world, we've seen that Sora's outfit in this world is still the same as in Quadratum; he's just wearing skeleton make-up with it. This may appear to contradict the above theory, however it's possible that Sora is still somehow linked to Quadratum whilst visiting the Coco world, kind of like how Riku retains his Dream Eater outfit when he leaves Sora's dreams in Dream Drop Distance. We see that Donald and Goofy both get completely new outfits when they arrive in that world, thanks to Donald's magic, so we know that Nomura hasn't abandoned the inclusion of Disney world-specific outfits. Knowing Nomura, I believe that there is a reason behind all of these details and that we will eventually see Sora back in a more Sora-esque outfit again soon.

So sad. And the day after a Kingdom Hearts event too

Weirdly, of all the Disney worlds I was hoping would be in KH4 I didn't really ever consider this film. However now that I think about it, this film's theme is PERFECT for KH4 and I can't believe I never realised it before! It goes back to what Aerith said at the end of KH3 Re:Mind DLC: "If we all still remember him, then he must still be with us". Also how amazing do the graphics look?! It's like Sora literally stumbled into Coco!

Well looks like I'll have to finally subscribe to Disney Plus! This anime looks like it'll be completely different to the one they were going to make years ago. Looking closely at the character shown, that's definitely not Sora as he's too muscular. He's also wearing quite a simple outfit with fur trimming so I think this story will take place in the distant past, possibly even before Union Cross. This guy could even be the Master of Masters when he was younger

You can only watch it live?! What about people who don't live in America? It doesn't start until 12:30am Sunday morning for me and would be later for countries further east. Not fair Disney.....

My prediction is that Quadratum will act as the tutorial world whilst also starting to show us how Yozora, the characters from Union Cross, Dark Road and maybe even Missing Link, as well as old faces like Luxord, fit into this new saga. The tutorial section will end (hopefully) with Riku finding Sora. Together they then attempt to return home but find themselves travelling to all sorts of other worlds along the way, possibly due to interference from the Master of Masters and Luxu. I'm also hoping that Strelitzia will go with them, driven by a desire to reunite with her brother. She could then be the main magic user of the party in place of Donald (in Union Cross Lauriam says that her magic is stronger than his) whilst Riku takes Goofy's place as the defender. The game will possibly end with them finally getting home and being reunited with everyone (and Sora might finally kiss Kairi). Of course this would break the tradition of numbered KH games featuring Sora, Donald and Goofy as the main party so maybe they return home early in the game or Donald and Goofy travel to them but Nomura did say he was doing something different with this game. I also think the Princesses of Heart will still play a role in the story as KH3 started introducing the "new seven hearts" but only confirmed 4 of them, so KH4 might confirm the last 3 with Sora visiting those princesses' home worlds. Lastly I'd love to see Ven fully remember his lost past and reunite with Lauriam, then properly meet Strelitzia for the first time and gain her forgiveness. Maybe Elrena will even show up and reveal her sweet side? And then there's Demyx's true identity. So much to include!!

I also joined in 2012! Can't remember the specific reason. I think I wanted to reply to a topic. I'd been lurking on the website without an account for a while before that as well

I believe it's Moana because the flower-like flame patterns that appear when Sora strikes something with the keyblade resemble frangipani/plumeria which grow in Polynesia and baby Moana wears one of these flowers in her hair. Also the keyblade has a lava and water theme. Moana's name means "ocean" and she journeys across the ocean to help Maui defeat a lava monster. Lastly, when I zoomed in on a screenshot that showed the keychain pendant it appears to be a tribal mask with glowing eyes. Admittedly this would fit Atlantis even more than Moana but combined with the aforementioned details I still think Moana is more likely. The blue crystal effects feel less like Moana though. They look like something from Frozen 2. Maybe KH4 allows you to combine different keyblades together?

I think perhaps Quadratum is supposed to not have the KH soul to it as it's a different reality to the one Sora comes from. It's meant to feel a bit alien from his point of view and overly familiar to our point of view as it's like he's dropped into the real world. I'm sure other worlds will feel different.

I've not seen Elemental either but I was thinking the same thing. However as hawk22 and others have said, it could also easily be a Moana keyblade. The red middle bit of the keyblade looks rather like a crab to me and the glowing centre of that middle bit looks greenish which could be a reference to the heart of Te Fiti. Without having seen Elemental or having a clearer look at the keyblade I'm still not sure though but I'd love to see a Moana world. That was one of my picks for KH4!

So happy the famine is finally over! Is it just me or does Luxord (or whatever his real name is) look older?

Kairi appears to focus on Light elemental magic so hopefully we'll see more of that in KH4. I can imagine Strelitzia using it too.

I went with Land of Departure because it doesn't seem to be plagued by Heartless/Unversed/Nobodies so you can actually relax when you're not training. Daybreak Town has too much conflict (though I'd love my own Chirithy) and nearly everyone dies, Scala Ad Caelum is beautiful but again nearly everyone dies and The Mysterious Tower has too many stairs and not enough daylight, though a magical night sky