Master Eraqus

Today makes three years since I became a member on this website. I've got to say that I have no regrets for becoming a part of this community. I had discovered this site way before I became a member, but as I did, I managed to talk with others who love/like/would wanna have babies with/adore the series known as Kingdom Hearts. I was able to make new friends and be a part of easily the best community I've ever been with, made up of some of the nicest people I've ever met on the internet who I still, to this day ,call the opposite of internet trolls. Sure there have been a few arguments here and there, but they stayed as just that; arguments. No insults, no assumptions, no disrespect of others' opinions and no claims of having certain 'relationships' with another's mother. Just some of the greatest people I've ever met and had the pleasure communicating with; people who may disagree and argue, which is only natural, but, at the same time, respect each other. This community is just simply amazing. I'm glad to have discovered this website and its awesome community. May the next year keep me happy with you guys. Just... I love every single one of you.

Actually Terra wasn't a Master: -- The Keyblade succession can only be performed by a Keyblade Master, but we see Terra performing this rite with Riku - does this mean we can consider Terra a Keyblade Master? Nomura: No. Terra was not awarded that title by his Master Eraqus, so no matter how Master Xehanort flatters him he is not a Keyblade Master. But that's just a matter of whether or not he's achieved the official title. Even Eraqus recognised that Terra possessed suitable power to be a Master, which is why he was able to perform the rite for Riku.

Most likely with the help of the Key to Return Hearts... whatever that is...

This is really the answer to the question "What makes someone a Keyblade Master?" A Keyblade Master isn't someone who is extremely strong or powerful. If that were the case, Sora and Riku would have become Masters a hundred times over. A Keyblade Master means that the person has control of the light and darkness in their heart, mainly the darkness cause light doesn't really give any problems... for now at least. To quote Master Eraqus from Birth By Sleep, "... this is neither a competition nor a battle for supremacy. Not a test of wills, but a test of heart" Being a Master doesn't necessarily mean you are strong, as we can see Terra (a non-Master) defeat MASTER Eraqus and MASTER Xehanort. Both Terra and Sora failed their respective exams because they couldn't control the darkness in their heart during the exam. Is it ironic that Aqua and Terra just had to fight Light orbs and each other while Sora and Riku had to awaken seven sleeping worlds? Yes, but this really depends on the Master giving the exam and what they give. It's like in real life with school exams. An exam of one school can be easy compared with the exam of another school. Plus, the intention of the exam in Birth By Sleep was just to become Masters if they pass. The intention of the exam in Dream Drop Distance was for Sora and Riku to become Masters AND gain "a new kind of power." I do agree that it's really ironic, but hey, I don't make the exams so what do I know? Looks at username. Wait... Sure knowing Sora throughout the games, he's shown to have control over the darkness in his heart (except when Anti-Form comes into play) and Riku had finally shown that not only had he found a way to control the darkness but to also use it to his advantage and walk the road to dawn. Here's the thing though, much like in real life with regular exams, you need to prove yourself if you know these things or if you can do them. Sure, some exams may be stupid, but again, one must prove themselves and it's the same here. "Do you have control over the darkness in your heart? You do? Then show me." It's kind of like that, y'know? This is really my explanation and thoughts on this situation. I respect your opinion completely, I just wanted to state mine and what is a Master to be exact.

Yes I do think there will be some other new content besides the new Catnuki Spirit. First off, I'm expecting to have a different secret message from the last one. The secret message states, "The past will be reawakened as a new number in never-before-seen detail. Prepare yourself for the awakening of the next number." This obviously references the HD ReMixes and Kingdom Hearts 3. But now that we know that they are a thing and that half of the message would be pointless when 2.8 releases, I'm expecting a different message that would foreshadow... something for Kingdom Hearts 3. Dream Eaters: I doubt the Catnuki would be the only new Spirit, so I'm expecting more. Not a lot, but maybe like four more or something along that quantity. New cutscenes: Hmm, maybe one more secret cutscene. New secret bosses: I'm HOPING for this guy to make a return:

Or just wait until someone would upload said trailer on the internet once 2.8 would release...

My guess is that we'll get a small clip after the credits (of both 0.2 and Back Cover) and at the end: Reconnect. KINGDOM HEARTS

Considering he was already a Xehanort vessel in Birth By Sleep, as seen with his yellow eyes, he's an obvious candidate to be a member of the Seekers of Darkness. We can even see his keychain in the chess pieces of the KH3 E3 2015 trailer.

Agreed. They look absolutely beautiful.

I doubt they'll cancel the KH3 news this December. We've had multiple KH3 trailers with no spoiler for 2.8 and I expect no difference from this event. It might have spoilers for DDD, but it's nothing new.

I think that clip was from the intro of 0.2. So, my guess is that it shows a recap of Birth By Sleep (like KH2 did for KH1 and COM), with Aqua losing her two friends and both of them becoming possessed at one point or another. EDIT: With the 'situation' of the thrones in Where Nothing Gathers, I think it symbolises the creation of Organisation XIII while Aqua was in the Realm of Darkness

The English version of the trailer has been released:

That is true, but it wouldn't be the first time we had two Kingdom Hearts games in a year. In 2013, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMix and Kingdom Hearts Chi were released.

From what I can gather, this is a short version of the trailer and that the full trailer will be released soon. So, in other words, this was a trailer for the trailer.

My initial reaction for finding out its delay: Oh man. Now I'm a little annoyed. Few minutes later: Meh, I can wait for another month. It's not like this is a huge delay. Not really. Just because 2.8 is releasing in 2017 doesn't automatically mean that 3 won't release next year either. I'm not saying it will for certain, but it's not confirming anything for KH3.

I don't think that's necessary now. KHInsider has also posted the trailer.

Someone was able to post the trailer. I don't think this is technically a leak so here you go: (If it is a leak or if I should remove it for any reason, please inform me immediately). So apparently, the stream went offline right when this trailer was showing -_-. Luckily, someone posted it. EDIT: KHInsider has posted the trailer as well. It can be viewed here:

Hmmm, if my calculations are correct, it'll be 6 a.m. in my time zone when that trailer releases. Welp, better set up my an alarm.

Snow White... oookaayyy...

I don't really care about the frame rate or quality of a game. I already have a PS4, so in my opinion, getting this new one is pointless. The most important aspect of a game is gameplay, not graphics or frame rate. I mean, if people are excited for the PS4 Pro, then good for them, glad they got something to look forward to, but I don't really think it deserves so much praise or attention. A higher frame rate and quality isn't gonna change how much fun I'm gonna have with the game. I'd rather spend my money on something worth it right now. If I DIDN'T have a PS4, then I'd probably buy this, but since I already have one, it's not really that worth it.

Uhm, how does one post spoiler of a game that isn't even out yet? As far as I know, they only post news on the game and occasionally, theories for its story. Now, as for how often they do it and how they make the thumbnail and title *cough* SkywardWing *cough* is a different story.

Uhm. I'm sorry but you're gonna have to be a bit more clear with what you're saying.

The things that would be left open/unexplained (note, I will not count the Final Mix exclusive cutscenes for obvious reasons): Xehanort's superhuman abilities mentioned by Ansem the Wise in the secret reports. "The others" that Xigbar references before his boss battle. What Riku was doing while Sora was asleep. What happened to Cloud and Sephiroth (which has yet to be revealed). How the legends of the Keyblade bringing peace while another states brought destruction and ruin came to be. Why Kairi had a Keyblade.

Not really. I already got a PS4 and I don't really care about higher graphics or frame rate. For those who are excited, enjoy the event.

You are making quite an amount of assumptions with that comment. Yes, DDD retconned how the X-Blade is forged, but that doesn't mean we can suddenly ignore everything else from Xehanort's Reports. We almost know nothing about Xehanort and Eraqus' Master, so again, it's not easy to assume much or anything about him. How do we know if he kept secrets/details from them? If he did, why? "We Keyblade Masters have a special gift. We can extract a heart, be it our own or that of another." This quote isn't really a thesis or an experiment, it's fact. The reports are made for the player to have an understanding of things, including the Ansem reports from Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2. We even learn in Birth By Sleep that Terra wasn't the one who took Aurora's heart but was in fact Xehanort. Yes, we later find out that the forging of the χ-Blade is retconned in DDD, but that doesn't mean that everything in Xehanort's Reports or false or will also be retconned as well. And one final note, we can see that a Keyblade can kill because Vanitas was gonna kill Aqua in the Keyblade Graveyard with his Keyblade.