Master Eraqus

I agree 100% with this. I've said pretty much most of these words multiple times. I've stated before that I hate the 'rules' of storytelling. I don't care about character development, pacing, etc. I watch/play and enjoy. I don't treat characters as tools, I treat them as people with their wants and needs. I don't treat them as if they have to follow a certain script as if they have to do something cause otherwise bringing them back is pointless. That makes no sense to me. Roxas and the others need to be saved and return. I think exactly like Sora here; "Roxas, you're you. We're not the same. I wanted to tell you that, that you deserve as much as I do, to be your own person." Roxas, Namine and Xion deserve to be their own people. They've suffered, sacrificed and hurt and thus, deserve a second chance. They deserve this after everything they've been through. They're NOT TOOLS, they're people. I don't care if they don't do anything major in KH3. As long as they return and become their own people, I'll be satisfied. These are people, not some objects that are made to "serve their purpose." Like lollygagger19 and I have stated in the past, saying that they shouldn't return because they've "served their purpose" is like saying Riku shouldn't be saved from the Realm of Darkness in KH1 because he "served his purpose." That's just so dumb and stupid to me. Saying that just reminds me of DiZ in KH2 and he was an a**hole. "Then you should consider yourself a tool at best." While you could find their ends 'satisfying', finally having their second chance and becoming their own people would be WAY MORE satisfying to me. While I understand the concern of people thinking that KH3 will be too easy with Situation Commands, I don't understand the hate for an OPTION. Just like in 0.2 and Drive Forms in KH2, you don't need to use them at all. They're an option and if you don't want to use them, you can simply not use them. It's not rocket science. If Situation Commands make KH3 easy, it wouldn't be new. Drive Forms in KH2 made everything easier in an already-mostly-easy game. I don't care if a game is easy or difficult. As long as I'm having fun, that's all that matters. I mean, isn't that the point of playing a game; to have fun? In KH2, you always use the same ground and air combos, with the exception of Drive Forms and the occasional square button use in combos. But in KH3, thanks to the Situation commands, we're allowed to easily change the combos and thus, having variation. But if you're happy with you're basic combos, that's fine. Just know that the Situation Commands are OPTIONAL. It's so weird to me when people complain about an option. I remember when I heard people complaining over a new Star Fox game with a game difficulty which allowed you to never be hit and this difficulty was optional. Like, what? Why complain about it when you can just completely ignore it? Wait... Some people actually say this? If only there was a way you could just ignore them. Like making them an option or something. The only other thing I could add that I hate hearing is lately how fans are bashing on Square and pretty much ordering them to give them the release date... We've just been given the release year after all this time! How are you not satisfied enough?

After so many years, I've memorised the areas and path, but I thought this was REALLY interesting.

So apparently, when in Monstro in KH1, Geppetto actually hints at which path you need to take. He says, if you talk to him enough times, that the "green monsters" take you deeper into Monstro, referring to the Green Requiems.

"Your hopes are doomed to the darkness."

I'd prefer an original story. Making a movie about one of the games feels pointless to me. Maybe if they did a movie based on the events of Chi and put together events of Chi, Back Cover, Union Cross and new events, then I'd be cool with that.

I don't see why not. There's already KH3 Sora as a medal, so I'm okay with having other KH3 characters, such as the Toy Story characters.

And then when they inevitably say, "I'm confused," I'll be like, "Wow, who knew skipping multiple canon games would have you confused?" It's their choice, they can play what they want, but if they think that only playing KH1 and KH2 is needed for KH3, it's gonna be hilarious when they start playing KH3 and I'm hoping there will be at least one person on YouTube who'll post their playthrough who had only played KH1 and 2. Saying that you don't need to play the 'spinoffs' is like saying that it's okay to watch the first 2 Harry Potter movies and then skipping to the last one.

Destiny's Union is my favourite track from Birth by Sleep and one of my top favourites of the whole series. This version literally made me cry; tears are currently falling down my cheeks.

Since the final cutscene in X Back Cover is titled "Heart and Key," this leads me to believe that the box contains a heart, since the Key would obviously be No Name. My guess would be the Master of Master's heart.

I doubt that that's the artwork for KH3, or at least the box art. As Nomura, stated, there has been some symbolism with the box art of the HD Remasters with Sora's pose as well as the sky. Since Sora was sitting for the 1.5 box art, standing for 2.5 and walking for 2.8, it would make sense for Sora to be running for KH3's box art.

ME (Master Eraqus)

Best game ever!

Just got back from watching Spiderman: Homecoming. I absolutely LOVED it!

Well L'Impeto Oscuro is currently my ringtone, so...

Drill Punch looks like so much fun to use and I really enjoyed what they showed we could do with it, literally even dodging by going underground. All the transformations look awesome and so much fun, so it was hard to choose for me.

For all fans of the MCU: I think we can all agree that the new poster revealed for Infinity War looks AWESOME!

Wave of Darkness really stuck with me ever since I played 0.2. I'm always bobbing my head.

No problem and thank you for the discussion as well. Thank you so much for having a civil argument/discussion as it's a nice break from all the other arguments on the internet I've had, mainly involving insults, lack of understanding the term "opinion" and claims of having relationships with my mother. disgusted grunt

Most likely, they were just back-up. Birth by Sleep shows that Master Xehanort is quite the planner, so he might have thought that it wouldn't hurt to have others at the ready. Plus, having a piece of his heart most likely changes a bit of their personality. While Braig pretty much had the same personality after having yellow eyes, he did seem to be more loyal to Xehanort, especially after hating him after losing his eye. Though, it's possible that Braig was scared of him and thought it'd be best to stay on the winning team. Though in my opinion, the more likely answer was to leave things open to set up the future, which isn't really something new for the series: KH1: Where are Sora, Donald and Goofy going in this field and what's in the letter Pluto has? KH2: What's in the letter Sora, Riku and Kairi got?

It's clear that Xehanort having multiple vessels was an idea in BBS. It was hinted at in Blank Points, when Xehanort talks about "many roads." Quotes from Birth by Sleep Ultimania: It's quite clear that by Birth by Sleep, the concept of being part-Xehanort was hinted at in this game, as Braig is initially seen with brown eyes and then later seen with yellow eyes. These yellow eyes are not only exactly the same as Xehanort's, but also exactly the same as Vanitas'. The Kingdom Hearts games have always left some things unanswered to then be answered in later games. In BBS, the yellow eyes could not be explained as that would spoil something, but then DDD answers that question with yellow eyes being a result of being part-Xehanort. We can't just ignore answers from games for questions in previous ones. If that would be the case, then we should ignore answers such as Xion's disappearance and Ventus' heart being the reason why Roxas can dual-wield. These games always leave questions to be answered in the future. In this case, it's clear that others being part-Xehanort was planned in BBS, with or without the concept of the 13 vessels in DDD. Since the first game, it's been shown that hearts shape the body: The Robed Figure (Ansem SOD) takes over Riku's body and then changes its form to look like Xehanort in his thirties or fourties. Riku's body changes to look like Ansem SOD in 358/2 days and KH2 since he still has Ansem's heart inside him. Roxas' body looks like Ventus because he has Ventus' heart. Terra's body takes different features as soon as Xehanort transfers his heart, giving Terra white hair, pointed ears and yellow eyes. As shown with the quotes earlier, it's clear that Braig being part-Xehanort was planned out, but obviously, Nomura doesn't want to give away the secret. When talking to Terra, Xehanort is referring to Braig and others as "many roads," meaning that like Terra, there are other vessels.

I'm not talking about Nomura. I'm talking about Xehanort. Retcon or not, DDD established that Xehanort knew about the 7 lights and 13 darknesses, but lost sight of the correct way in BBS due to his eagerness. In Birth by Sleep, Xehanort used Maleficent so she would gather the 7 Princesses for him while he would eventually prepare Organization XIII. So, Xehanort had plans for a while. Whether one wants to call it a retcon or not and whether one thinks the resolve was good or bad does not matter in this case. Dream Drop Distance is a canon game that established things, gave answers and new questions to be resolved in future games. There's nothing wrong with having an opinion, but that's not the topic of discussion. It's clear that Xehanort planned to have and already had other vessels in Birth by Sleep with one line: "You are just one of many roads I might choose to take. Trust me, I made certain of that." Obviously referring to Braig, Isa/Saix and other vessels, such as Vanitas. Xehanort was originally going to use Ventus as a vessel, but since he would not embrace the darkness, he would use him for another purpose; create the X-Blade by clashing the two poles of pure light and pure darkness. Xehanort was getting too old and thus, was running out of time. So when he split Ventus and Vanitas apart, Xehanort had no vessel to take, until he eventually met Terra. Dream Drop Distance establishes why Xehanort didn't do the correct way in Birth by Sleep. Whether one thinks it's a good or bad reason does not matter in this discussion. It's all fact; it's part of the story. It explains things and that's it.

No problem! Glad to help.

Maybe. They did reveal concept art here: https://i0.wp.com/media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/incredibles-2-concept-art-700x233.jpg and you can see the Underminer's drill.

@Yuya Sakaki From what I've heard, Incredibles 2 will start right after the end of the first movie. And I mean RIGHT AFTER.

Xehanort didn't just come up with the idea of 13 vessels during DDD. As he stated in DDD, "In my eagerness, I had lost sight of the correct way to achieve my goal." He knew of the 7 lights and the 13 darknesses. That was the whole reason he used Maleficent to gather the 7 Princesses of Heart while he created Organization XIII. As he states in the Xehanort reports, he is getting too old and thus, could die soon. Until he saw Terra, Xehanort had no suitable vessel to put his whole heart in. But as we all know, Xehanort always prepares back-up plans. As he states in BBS to Terra, "You are just one of many roads I might choose to take. Trust me, I made certain of that." For a man like Xehanort, it would make sense to have back-ups. Quote from Dream Drop Distance Post-Game Interview: What happens to the hearts of those who have had Master Xehanort’s heart planted within them?They’ll gradually be swallowed by it. As for Master Xehanort, he plans to control them completely. The planted parts of the heart are captured rather than disappear. This is pure speculation. It was never stated that yellow eyes represent darkness. Vanitas is the manifestation of Ventus' heart, but is not a Heartless. Similar? Yes, but not exact. If Vanitas has yellow eyes because of his origin of darkness, then why doesn't Sephiroth, a manifestation of Cloud's darkness, have yellow eyes? If you have a statement proving that yellow eyes are a sign of darkness, please show it to me. That is true; Heartless don't have pupils. Xehanort's Heartless (Ansem SOD) didn't have pupils in fact, when he was the Robed Figure. The Ansem we later see in KH1, COM and DDD is the Robed Figure possessing Riku's body and changing its form. That is why he has pupils because at that point, it's Riku's body, not just a Heartless. As for Vanitas, he's not a Heartless. As I've stated before he is similar but not exact. Vanitas is half of Ventus. Vanitas is Ventus' darkness and half of Ventus' heart, while a Heartless is the result of a person losing their whole heart before the darkness physically manifests. If Vanitas is a Heartless, then why can't other Heartless create Unversed? Let's also remember the fact that once a Heartless is created, the body fades away to then become a Nobody. Every time somebody turns into a Heartless, a Nobody is created as well. Ventus clearly never turned into a Nobody.