Hero of Light XIV

I've been to the California one multiple times and I've been to the Florida one once, I would love to go to ALL of them though.

I've never really kept good track of that, so I think I'm somewhere around the average, like 20-30 or 30-40. Kind of hard to keep track of that stuff when you have other obligations each day to keep track of. Keep in mind though that I ain't no speedrunner, I prefer to experience each game "correctly" and experience everything they have to offer, or at least most of what I'm willing to go through. I don't really like having to cut corners and stuff just to make it in record time, especially since I have more fun when my experience lasts longer, that's why I'm hoping KH3 will give me my longest playthrough time yet in the series.

Lol, where have you been, this was covered weeks ago. X'D But yeah, Ven came from the Age of Fairy Tales and and he was a Dandelion tasked with becoming one of the 5 new Union leaders after the war was over. I don't think it was ever said that he came from the Vulpeus Union, but he is confirmed as a Dandelion at least. As for why he also exists in Xehanort's time, well that's something that we'll just have to find out later. I'm sure it's some kind of time-anomaly thingy, as I'm really not keen on the idea that Ven would have to be put to sleep AGAIN just to wake up 1000 or so years later, it kind of makes the idea of him sleeping now kind of repetitive and redundant. But we'll see soon enough I suppose.

Really depends, do you mean before PART ONE of FF VII Remake, or before ALL of FF VII Remake? Because it's not being released as one gigantic game, it's being released as multiple manageable parts. For all we know, KH3 might release in between part 1 and part 2. Though personally I still think it's going to release before part 1, but who knows how long they've actually been in development?

I honestly don't believe in "enough Keyblades weilders". >X)

Eh, do so if you must. This boat runs on happy faces.

.........that's really stretching for an obscure reference. At least my example is more direct. I don't doubt that it could be used for that, but that hardly makes it more "useful" than a potential Star Wars inclusion. Like I don't see where you wouldn't have room to both do that AND use the Rebellion as source of insight for the heroes.

YOU!!!!! No, I'd seriously consider that a possibility. If not for just one hitch, Nomura would have to draw the character, so odds are it's just going to be another new character we haven't met yet, but will have some air of mystery to them.

I tend to alternate between the top 8 (yes even spamming Balloonga, gotta beat Julius somehow). It really depends on the strategy I'm using, but if possible I like to exhaust all my options in a fight, or at least the ones that make the most sense.

No, not really. For one thing, that was already utilized in games like Re:CoM, 358/2 Days, BBS, Re:Coded, and DDD, and really the best purpose it served was to allow you to synthesize more powerful versions of the spells early on, or at the very least have more materials to use to synthesize other attacks later. The main titles tend to follow a progression of natural evolution, so the changes to the spells will likely stay permanent in KH3 the same they have been in KH and KH2, and I frankly think they should stick that way. The compromise for this is that I would much rather have a larger variety of spells compared to previous titles. Add some Water, Quake, Slow, Gravity, Zero Gravity, etc. spells, make new weird spells, add a whole bunch of different flavors and types to keep the options for how you use magic varied and interesting (maybe even Mega Flare after beating a secret boss). I'm looking for the level of variety that BBS and DDD had when it came to the amount of different types of magic and attacks you could have in your arsenal, and since 0.2 already showed that you can have sub-submenus, it's not that unreasonable to give 2-3 pages of spells for the Magic section. I personally think that would be much more worth while than simply having access to the weaker versions of spells like we have been getting with the spinoffs lately.

I fail to see how Tangled ties into the over-arching plot of the Keyblade War, but whatever, too soon to say I guess. But I'd say that says nothing about whether it would fit for KH3 or not, if anything it would be THE game to feature it in. I think more hard core fans would forgive whatever capacity it is included if it's on a fully fledged title like this as opposed to another handheld spinoff, if they do end up doing those again anyway. Either way that fan base is going to whine no matter what, heck they complained about a spinoff movie not having the title scroll in the opening, so I'm not exactly that concerned about their reaction if Star Wars gets treated the same as any other world and isn't the center of the whole freaking game, I'm already aware that they're pretty set on hating the idea even if it is good. Besides, Ep. IV seems to support the overall plot well enough anyway. I mean a rebel alliance against an evil all-encompassing empire that is fueled by the dark side of the Force, a few good guys challenging the odds placed against them by an overwhelming number of bad guys who have almost every advantage over them in terms of numbers, strength, and information? I fail to see how this DOESN'T compliment the overall narrative, if anything it should at the very least give Sora and the others a sense of hope (a NEW hope perhaps, ha) that even if they are outnumbered and outmatched, they still have a chance.

I voted Xehanort, Riku, Kairi, Lea, Roxas, Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Mickey, and most importantly, SOLID SNAKE!!!!! >X)"" Maybe not all of them (probably not Snake, lol), but I'm at least covering all I would like to see.

I'm not comparing the quality or breadth of how widely known the lore between those two franchises are, I'm just using it as an example of how little of the full original context and lore from the original film you technically "need" in order to make a KH scenario work. If you just really don't want to see the story being messed with in that kind of way, I get it, but I really do think that if the KH team really wanted to do it, they would come up with a scenario that, while not hitting all the marks, would still do a decent job formatting the essential parts of Star Wars' story in a way that compliments KH.

Not really, no. By that logic, Mega Man X would be seen as "Mega Man 10", but it was released before a Mega Man 10 even existed, and now there is an actual Mega Man 10, so that chance is gone altogether. I know it's easy to fudge and interpret it as the 10th title in the series, but if we're going to include the Final Mixes, Remakes, and ReMIXes as simply parts of individually released titles, then we should do the same with Union X (cross) and consider it just another part of Unchained X. The original title isn't available as a separate game anymore, all of the Unchained X era missions are still accessable in it, and in the end it's abbreviation is STILL "KH:UX", the meaning of the "UX" is simply different. It's like how Riku's story in Chain of Memories is subtitled (or, uh, sub-subtitled) "Reverse/Rebirth", it's not meant to be considered a separate game, it's just another chapter within the same title. That's what we should consider Union X, not as a separate game altogether, but as another chapter within the same evolving game of Unchained X...or just X in general really. If you must though, you could simply just keep the original X as it's own thing while Unchained X and Union X become one and the same title, but AGAIN, by that logic you would have to count Chain of Memories and Rechain of Memories, Coded and Re:Coded, 1.5, 2.5, etc. as their own separate entries as well, so even then you don't get to make "X" mean "10".

Yes, fandoms are fandoms, and thus, they will have theories, no arguments there. Buuuuuuuut yeah, I'm gonna disagree with you on the theory itself. For one thing, I understand interpreting the meaning of a part of the series in your preferred language, but you have to keep in mind that this was made for Japan first, their meaning is likely the meaning that should be considered most canon, even if the American and other versions might change some words around from time to time, though they still mostly stick to the same context. Just because one version makes an addition (or more likely has replaced a particular already existing line with an altered interpretation, lines aren't usually added when dubbing unless it gets the same meaning across, not changes it altogether). Second, there's some inconsistencies to what you've said. For one thing, Chernabog only existed within the Sorcery of Symphony, the fantasy world that was created from Mickey's dreams that the Sorcerer's hat gave him. Perhaps it still had the power to be as real as the rest of Mysterious Tower since the hat was magic and everything, but the point is that the character itself only ever existed in that world, there's nothing to suggest that he's from the world in it's original state in Unchained X. And while certain references to Christianity exist, it's only from the Disney movies that made use of them, and even then KH has gone out of it's way to tone them down a bit so they don't distract from it's actual explicit lore (plus, Disney really tries to keep it's hands off of actual Christianity stuff these days, with a few exceptions here and there like Hunchback and mostly anything Christmas related, and even then it's the more modern commercialized Christmas anyway). Yeah Maleficent references hell, but it was used for a stylistic and dramatic flare in Sleeping Beauty and it's used for the same reason in KH. And lastly, where in ANY point in the manga has Goofy ever suggested that the Heartless came "from the Devil"? That has never been stated in the manga, unless you're referring to another German translation again, but if that's the case then it's just the same issue of re-interpreting while translating across two different language sources. It's not what Nomura or anyone in Square or Disney intended with writing the series, it's just how one publisher or translator felt like interpreting it when adapting it to another language, I wouldn't look at it as seriously canon. It makes sense to draw parallels between the forces of Darkness and the concept of the Devil and Evil as a whole, but I wouldn't ever seriously consider them to be one and the same thing within the KH series, that's just taking it a bit too far. Especially when you consider that Darkness is revealed to not be inherently evil, Riku uses his Darkness for the forces of good and it's an essential part of the balance and every single person's heart. Evil and sin in Christianity is portrayed as an inherently corruptive force that can never be used towards true "good" and must be purged entirely, and while KH2 teases the idea that if everyone's hearts' was purged of Darkness, the Heartless would cease to exist, the tragic irony is that there MUST be Darkness in their hearts, otherwise they are incomplete, unbalanced, and have too much light in them. Mickey's whole message is that "you can't have one without the other, it's a part of everything", Christianity isn't exactly about trying to redeem the Devil and make him a force for good, it's pretty stark black and white who the good guys and bad guys are supposed to be, KH is a bit more grey than that. The only ties to evil Darkness has is that it's nature allows it to be a shortcut to power, so mostly evil people are attracted to it's power and relying too much on it costs them their hearts, and the Heartless themselves are more like instinct-driven animals than consciously sinister forces organized under a monolithic demon, they only go after hearts because that is how they survive, multiply, and continue their overall existence. There can be parallels drawn, but in the end there's just too much different between these two concepts for them to truly be one and the same thing in the context of Kingdom Hearts. Also, it'd be really contradicting to have a universe where Christianity's idea of Hell would exist while simultaneously having the Greek Underworld and Hades exist, you can't have two "real" Hells and Devils, so it makes more sense that there is no universal "Hell" or "Devil" and that each world simply follows it's own rules. Some have a semblance of Christianity, some have a semblance of other religions or cultural belief systems, and others just don't give any indication of one thing or the other, they each have their own nature so they each work in their own ways. One would have a God and Devil, another would have a Zeus and Hades, and so on. So since there is no "true Devil", the Heartless aren't tied to him in any way. So in short, your last assertion is more likely the case than anything else, that Chernabog is simply there because he survived his world's destruction and as a force of pure evil is naturally attracted to the dark world of End of The World. I doubt he was directly cooperating with Ansem, but he likely recognized that whatever was happening with the Heartless would spread more destruction and chaos across the worlds and that letting the Keyblade bearer get past that point would put an end to that, so he tried to stop Sora from bringing an end to all of the entertaining carnage the Heartless and Ansem were displaying for him.

Hard to say. I could see them working well with either Ep I, IV, or VII, but starting with Episode IV will probably sit a lot better with most people. I do think Star Wars could work, it all just depends on how they go about it. A boss battle against Darth Vader would be epic, like you have to hold him off until Obi Wan/Ben can take over or something. Or maybe even a Keyblade Glider/Gummi battle against a Tie-Fighter themed Heartless while Luke tries to blow up the Death Star. There's a lot of cool scenarios you can do, so it'd be nice to see if they're willing to do it and write a decent scenario around it as well. EVERY movie featured in these games is a heavily watered down version, I think we need to quit running to that as an excuse as to why some things should never be touched upon, that's like favoring one series over another. Tron's lore had to be heavily watered down to make it digestible for the KH format, and yet people seemed to like it just fine. I get that Star Wars is sacred to a lot of people, it's lore is much more complex and stretches back and around a lot more than most given examples, and that they think that lore should never be messed with, but the fact is that the series is no stranger to adjusting things into it's own format in a way that works for it's given scenario. It won't be the whole film you want to see, if you want that, just pop it in your dvd player and call it a day, but it isn't really supposed to be that anyway. Quite honestly, Star Wars would be much easier to adapt into a KH narrative than any live action Marvel film or any other Lucasfilm franchise. I know people don't want their "baby" to be touched, but I honestly have enough faith in the KH team to come up with a scenario that suits both KH and Star Wars decently enough. It won't be perfect, but I'm not asking for it to be, and I'm not willing to be over-protective over a franchise I like if it means that nothing interesting can ever be done with it, especially when it has the chance to be enjoyable. Otherwise, VII probably wouldn't have ever happened if we stuck with this mentality.

Just give me my damn Water spells and I'm good. >3<"

I freaking NEED that Sea-Salt Ice Cream man! Japan needs to quit hogging all the good stuff and just export that to us already, I'm tired of everyone telling me to get Sea-Salt Caramel as if it were the same thing, it isn't! Am I being a bit too intense about this? Yeah you're probably right, but I don't care because I NEED MY FREAKING SEA SALT!!! >3<#"

It's also a matter of personal taste and preference when it comes to the Master in charge of overseeing the test. They can choose however the hell they want to do it. Whether it's a relatively simple ceremonial sparring match, a trippy adventure into a world of dreams that just so happens to also aid in a future quest anyways (so yay brownie points), or something random like "what's you'r favorite animal?" "Um, Unicorn I guess...?" "CONGRATULATIONS! You're a Master now, here have a book!"...what I imagine Master of Masters' way of doing it was, you never know with that guy. X)" So there's both situational details like what you mentioned as well as the personal style of the Master itself. Can't wait to see how old man Riku will torture the next generation of Keyblade wielders some day, lol. X)"

GeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEESUS! I think I'm going to have a Kingdom Heart-attack!

Actually the real reason he can dual-wield is because of the simple fact that he is Sora's Nobody, and Sora has that ability because of Ven. The rule is one Keyblade per heart, and since Sora is carrying both his own AND Ven's, he can have two Keyblades. So in an indirect sense, yeah Ven is technically lending his Keyblade to Roxas, but only in the sense that he's technically giving it to Sora. As Sora's Nobody, Roxas has access to all of Sora's power, even the dormant powers Sora hasn't tapped into yet by that time, like Dual-Wielding. It only got awakened in Roxas due to absorbing Xion's power...which was technically his anyway, but anyhow, Xion's demise managed to trigger Roxas' hidden strength so he could summon both Keyblades that both he and Sora had access to. Ven is only involved in a really indirect way.

There's been other ways there before. Maleficent spirited Sora and gang to some featureless area of it in KH2 (unless it's some pocket dimension that Sora just jumped the gun on assuming any dark area must be the "Realm of Darkness", but I doubt they'd go that far), Terra-Xehanort and Aqua fell into it when T-X tried to purge Terra from his heart with the Keyblade, Riku got cast away into the Realm of Darkness when Ansem took his body in KH1, Xemnas and Roxas could easily access it through a Corridor of Darkness in KH2/Days, which is essentially what Mickey was referring to in 0.2 BBS (in KH1, when no one else was looking, he managed to grab a Corridor as it appeared in Traverse Town, which is what he meant when he told Data-Sora that he was in TT the same night he was. I'm willing to bet it was formed from Destiny Islands' destruction, because fate is funny like that sometimes in KH), and in DDD Ansem seems to be dragging Riku into an area of the Realm of Darkness for their final battles though these could also just be dream-made facsimiles similar to the memory-based one in Reverse Rebirth (since it's kind of weird that a guy who's dedicated his entire existence to accessing the Dark Realm to suddenly be able to casually summon it whenever he wants). I mean theoretically your idea could still happen, but I wouldn't rule out some new method coming about either since the series has already shown that there is more than one way to access particular realms. I don't know if Twilight Town would necessarily be where a way in would appear, but again, Traverse Town has definitely been confirmed as a place where Corridors of Darkness pop up all the time whenever a world is destroyed, so that's likely a good candidate (plus a good excuse to render it in the Kingdom Shader, because why stop doing Traverse Town to death now? lol). They don't need to "sacrifice" a world, they just need to find a portal when a world they aren't even aware of gets unfortunately destroyed. It's not like they can know about every world that's in danger out there, as much as they would like to save them. But again, Yen Sid managed to come up with some kind of shortcut to get Sora and Riku into the Realm of Sleep for their Mark of Mastery Exam (yeah I'm still lost on the whole "send them back in time without giving up their bodies" thing), so maybe there's another trick they can come up with for the Realm of Darkness.

I don't know, still doesn't work for me. She just doesn't come off as having that kind of info. Sorry.

Still waiting for them to freaking give us those iPhone cases that nobody is selling on ebay or amazon for some reason.

I prefer to see it as one story and one character being spread over two games, but I guess I will say that while KH2 created an investment in a new character for me, Days really cemented it. Whenever I do a marathon of KH, I always go KH, Re:CoM, KH2, THEN Days, because just knowing the fate that Roxas is supposed to be heading towards as each day passes in Days just makes his arc all the more tragic and beautiful to watch. I will say that since he's clearly given a lot more time to grow, Days' does have Roxas' character leave a little more impact as he pretty much is the star of the show, and you do get to see him go through the largest development and change within a single story than any other character. KH2 still works though in that it still does a good job depicting what would be a normal boy being thrown into a series of events that pretty much shatters his perceived way of life altogether just for the sake of somebody he doesn't even know about. It's like comparing between a really REALLY good anime series and a really REALLY good OVA, they both can do such an amazing job in such very different scales of time. So I guess I'm a little in the middle or would rather not make much of a distinction (cause I'm indecisive as hell and always feel having to choose just de-legitimizes the other option I don't pick) but I guess I do like Days' depiction a tiny bit more, but again the tragedy of Roxas really only works at it's fullest when you bring all parts of his story together as one cohesive whole. The fact that he has to be forced into a simulation only to loose it again after having the most traumatic few weeks of his life is made even sadder when you consider all that's happened to the poor guy.