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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from 2 quid is good in *Spoilers* Female Characters in kH3   
    I know KH was never really big into giving female characters a lot of agency in their plot lines but I was ready to see Kairi live up to her potential as a character in KH3
     
    we all know what a disaster KH3 was in terms of how they handled female characters—Aqua needed help from her male counterparts in the realm of darkness and in her fight against Vanitas, even though she was set up as a strong character. 
     
    kairi was killed off and now retconned in the DLC which I was happy to see but then just when I thought the dev team had put some thought into her arc she is literally PUT INTO A COMA FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.
     
    This fact completely made me lose faith in the series. Sadly, besides the overly bitter and convoluted plot spinning in circles with whichever character Nomura is obsessed with this cycle, no female character was given any bit of agency or redeeming qualities. It really ruined the series for me
     
    Did anyone else pick up on this deplorable development since the original games?
    why do you think the focus has shifted so much from integrity in main characters to overly complicated and male populist driven plot lines? 
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Skyz in This might be the key to the past!   
    Based on the most recent DLC trailer I had a shocking realization. 
    We know Lauriam and Elrena are from the past and Ven, too. 
    Demyx and Luxord are the only remaining members without a backstory.
    Luxord’s number is 10 or X as in X for Chi or (Union) Cross! What if his name actually spelled out Lord UX?? Gives me extremely strong Master of Masters vibes. On the other hand, wouldn’t Luxu recognize his Master?
    What about Demyx? I have no idea tbh maybe Demy [Demi] as in half? Second in command maybe??
     
    but the most striking revelation was this:
    Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene and Even Roxas all have numbers including the X symbol: IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 
    what if, this was a hint all along (or impressively retconned) that all of these members have come from the past? (And In Roxas’ case from Ven!)
     
    if so, it was right there from the beginning: X as the recusant’s sigil in all their names as a connection to Xehanort but also the Chi symbol in the time traveling members’ Numerals!
     
    And Luxu/Xigbar hunting down specific members after number 9 in KH2FM’s additional scene?
    coincidence? I don’t think so. 
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from The Transcendent Key in This might be the key to the past!   
    Based on the most recent DLC trailer I had a shocking realization. 
    We know Lauriam and Elrena are from the past and Ven, too. 
    Demyx and Luxord are the only remaining members without a backstory.
    Luxord’s number is 10 or X as in X for Chi or (Union) Cross! What if his name actually spelled out Lord UX?? Gives me extremely strong Master of Masters vibes. On the other hand, wouldn’t Luxu recognize his Master?
    What about Demyx? I have no idea tbh maybe Demy [Demi] as in half? Second in command maybe??
     
    but the most striking revelation was this:
    Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene and Even Roxas all have numbers including the X symbol: IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 
    what if, this was a hint all along (or impressively retconned) that all of these members have come from the past? (And In Roxas’ case from Ven!)
     
    if so, it was right there from the beginning: X as the recusant’s sigil in all their names as a connection to Xehanort but also the Chi symbol in the time traveling members’ Numerals!
     
    And Luxu/Xigbar hunting down specific members after number 9 in KH2FM’s additional scene?
    coincidence? I don’t think so. 
  4. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from EchoFox23* in This might be the key to the past!   
    Based on the most recent DLC trailer I had a shocking realization. 
    We know Lauriam and Elrena are from the past and Ven, too. 
    Demyx and Luxord are the only remaining members without a backstory.
    Luxord’s number is 10 or X as in X for Chi or (Union) Cross! What if his name actually spelled out Lord UX?? Gives me extremely strong Master of Masters vibes. On the other hand, wouldn’t Luxu recognize his Master?
    What about Demyx? I have no idea tbh maybe Demy [Demi] as in half? Second in command maybe??
     
    but the most striking revelation was this:
    Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene and Even Roxas all have numbers including the X symbol: IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 
    what if, this was a hint all along (or impressively retconned) that all of these members have come from the past? (And In Roxas’ case from Ven!)
     
    if so, it was right there from the beginning: X as the recusant’s sigil in all their names as a connection to Xehanort but also the Chi symbol in the time traveling members’ Numerals!
     
    And Luxu/Xigbar hunting down specific members after number 9 in KH2FM’s additional scene?
    coincidence? I don’t think so. 
  5. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Dustin Lübbers in This might be the key to the past!   
    Based on the most recent DLC trailer I had a shocking realization. 
    We know Lauriam and Elrena are from the past and Ven, too. 
    Demyx and Luxord are the only remaining members without a backstory.
    Luxord’s number is 10 or X as in X for Chi or (Union) Cross! What if his name actually spelled out Lord UX?? Gives me extremely strong Master of Masters vibes. On the other hand, wouldn’t Luxu recognize his Master?
    What about Demyx? I have no idea tbh maybe Demy [Demi] as in half? Second in command maybe??
     
    but the most striking revelation was this:
    Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene and Even Roxas all have numbers including the X symbol: IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 
    what if, this was a hint all along (or impressively retconned) that all of these members have come from the past? (And In Roxas’ case from Ven!)
     
    if so, it was right there from the beginning: X as the recusant’s sigil in all their names as a connection to Xehanort but also the Chi symbol in the time traveling members’ Numerals!
     
    And Luxu/Xigbar hunting down specific members after number 9 in KH2FM’s additional scene?
    coincidence? I don’t think so. 
  6. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Sinre in This might be the key to the past!   
    Based on the most recent DLC trailer I had a shocking realization. 
    We know Lauriam and Elrena are from the past and Ven, too. 
    Demyx and Luxord are the only remaining members without a backstory.
    Luxord’s number is 10 or X as in X for Chi or (Union) Cross! What if his name actually spelled out Lord UX?? Gives me extremely strong Master of Masters vibes. On the other hand, wouldn’t Luxu recognize his Master?
    What about Demyx? I have no idea tbh maybe Demy [Demi] as in half? Second in command maybe??
     
    but the most striking revelation was this:
    Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene and Even Roxas all have numbers including the X symbol: IX, X, XI, XII, XIII 
    what if, this was a hint all along (or impressively retconned) that all of these members have come from the past? (And In Roxas’ case from Ven!)
     
    if so, it was right there from the beginning: X as the recusant’s sigil in all their names as a connection to Xehanort but also the Chi symbol in the time traveling members’ Numerals!
     
    And Luxu/Xigbar hunting down specific members after number 9 in KH2FM’s additional scene?
    coincidence? I don’t think so. 
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Dustin Lübbers in Rapunzel’s voice actress?   
    Does anyone know if Mandy Moore is returning as Rapunzel in the game, maybe from the end credits? They never officially announced it and I’m surprised if she was and they didn’t use it for PR. 
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Kittenz in Wait a second, Ariel’s summon appearance!   
    Right, like in the original story lol
     
    well, to be fair, she was still a mermaid last time Sora saw her as they only resolved the story in the epilogue. So, they could just be hinting at the happy ending from the movie in the future and mermaid Ariel could be canon in KH3 if the happy end is set after those events. 
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Green Sparrow in NO SPOILERS: did they reveal all summons in the trailers   
    I was wondering does anyone know if they already revealed all attraction flow rides and summon characters in the trailers or are there more to be discovered in the game? Did tjye creators ever comment on that?
     
    I would love love to be surprised by some more secrets to uncover like in KH2. I see that they have a huge variety of gameplay but it would be sad if we already knew about all the key blades, attractions and summons beforehand. 
     
    Many thoughts or no-spoiler experience?
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Green Sparrow in What if KH4 ditched Disney lol   
    They had a discussion on the matter sometime last year or even earlier. Disney owns full copyright to the series, and all content save for external use fo Final Fantasy characters. This includes original characters. This is where the whole Copyright by Disney and developed by Square Enix comes from.
     
    Some recent merchandize even goes as far as ditching Square from the official Kingdom Hearts logo. 
     
    Hope this answers the question, it's more likely Disney continues the series on their own should Disney and Square ever part ways. But, as most things Disney, the company is only interested in the series as long as it wields enough profit. 
     
    Recent Disney Parks collaborations and talks to bring KH to the parks is certainly tied to the spike in popularity tied to KH3. I'm curious to see where Disney takes the promotion and merchandize in case KH3 is a huge hit, which I hope it will be.
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from EchoFox23* in What if KH4 ditched Disney lol   
    They had a discussion on the matter sometime last year or even earlier. Disney owns full copyright to the series, and all content save for external use fo Final Fantasy characters. This includes original characters. This is where the whole Copyright by Disney and developed by Square Enix comes from.
     
    Some recent merchandize even goes as far as ditching Square from the official Kingdom Hearts logo. 
     
    Hope this answers the question, it's more likely Disney continues the series on their own should Disney and Square ever part ways. But, as most things Disney, the company is only interested in the series as long as it wields enough profit. 
     
    Recent Disney Parks collaborations and talks to bring KH to the parks is certainly tied to the spike in popularity tied to KH3. I'm curious to see where Disney takes the promotion and merchandize in case KH3 is a huge hit, which I hope it will be.
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Finn and vigor in Blaine is now Brain   
    Why is everyone so upset. I agree, I would prefer this to be a misspelled form of Brian but the way Japanese writing systems work, Ephemera was probably always meant to be Ephemer. Similarly, the way syllables are distributed, l and r are interchangeable. 

    Just like back when people freaked out over Pokemon's 4th generation with Rukiaro and Lucario...
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from DJ369 in Tetsuya Nomura says that they raised expectations high for the D23 2017 Kingdom Hearts III news, and it will be "normal" info   
    Is there a reason for this circus?
    This is ridiculously bad promotion.
     
    Seriously, why don't they just come clean?
    I think by now they should make any kind of statement.
     
    Would it kill them to state: "we are this far in, we have plans to finish this much more. At current pace we expect to finish in about X months. We plan to release the game by late 20xx. Worst case xx 20xx, maybe sooner."
    It would give some perspective to the whole thing.
     
    By now this is so suspicious. They constantly reassure us everything is going smoothly and according to plan. If it really is, there is absolutely no reason I'm the game should not be out by 2018.
     
    If not, they are wasting resources massively. Like come on, FFXV got a new development team and they stuck to a schedule.
    This vague info on KHIII and the lack of results is really pissing me off by now.
    Anyway, D23 is their moment to shine. there is no better moment to announce a concrete release window like winter 2018.
     
    If they don't announce anything significant or announce a dedicated Kingdom Hearts event, something is wrong and they really don't have more to show.
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Dave in Tetsuya Nomura says that they raised expectations high for the D23 2017 Kingdom Hearts III news, and it will be "normal" info   
    Is there a reason for this circus?
    This is ridiculously bad promotion.
     
    Seriously, why don't they just come clean?
    I think by now they should make any kind of statement.
     
    Would it kill them to state: "we are this far in, we have plans to finish this much more. At current pace we expect to finish in about X months. We plan to release the game by late 20xx. Worst case xx 20xx, maybe sooner."
    It would give some perspective to the whole thing.
     
    By now this is so suspicious. They constantly reassure us everything is going smoothly and according to plan. If it really is, there is absolutely no reason I'm the game should not be out by 2018.
     
    If not, they are wasting resources massively. Like come on, FFXV got a new development team and they stuck to a schedule.
    This vague info on KHIII and the lack of results is really pissing me off by now.
    Anyway, D23 is their moment to shine. there is no better moment to announce a concrete release window like winter 2018.
     
    If they don't announce anything significant or announce a dedicated Kingdom Hearts event, something is wrong and they really don't have more to show.
  15. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from kingofnowhere in Tetsuya Nomura to provide "final information" on Kingdom Hearts III at D23 Expo 2017   
    Not to burst anyone's bubble but considering the fact that we have only seen two worlds so far and barely three cutscene snippets -- given Square's record, "final" dangerously sounds like the final bit before they return to a two year hiatus postponing any planned winter announcements until E3 2019...
     
    But seriously, given the infuriatingly slow pace of Unchained / Union Cross, which they probably intend to finish before the release of KHIII, it will take until 2018 to even catch up with the Japanese version and there is no clear conclusion to the plot in any way...
    So, if this is any indication, a late 2019 release sounds plausible if they update Chi to a more climactic conclusion in 2018. Maybe some updates for the PS4 collections and then full promotion in 2019 maybe a delay until 2020. 
     
    At this point, I am not very optimistic...

    Nevertheless, the new trailer looks stunning. They put a lot of effort into the Disney characters, you can tell they are working with Disney Animation to perfect the looks. Sora looks incredible now too, I am glad they used 0.2 as a playground to perfect the models. If the new Chi medal renders are an indication, I am excited to see the final scenes. Ansem etc. need some more work, though...
  16. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Clouded Sun in Tetsuya Nomura to provide "final information" on Kingdom Hearts III at D23 Expo 2017   
    Not to burst anyone's bubble but considering the fact that we have only seen two worlds so far and barely three cutscene snippets -- given Square's record, "final" dangerously sounds like the final bit before they return to a two year hiatus postponing any planned winter announcements until E3 2019...
     
    But seriously, given the infuriatingly slow pace of Unchained / Union Cross, which they probably intend to finish before the release of KHIII, it will take until 2018 to even catch up with the Japanese version and there is no clear conclusion to the plot in any way...
    So, if this is any indication, a late 2019 release sounds plausible if they update Chi to a more climactic conclusion in 2018. Maybe some updates for the PS4 collections and then full promotion in 2019 maybe a delay until 2020. 
     
    At this point, I am not very optimistic...

    Nevertheless, the new trailer looks stunning. They put a lot of effort into the Disney characters, you can tell they are working with Disney Animation to perfect the looks. Sora looks incredible now too, I am glad they used 0.2 as a playground to perfect the models. If the new Chi medal renders are an indication, I am excited to see the final scenes. Ansem etc. need some more work, though...
  17. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Nero Kunivas in So KH's 15th anniversary passed by and all I can say is:......   
    Sadly, I think at this point they have already killed the franchise.
    The unnecessary delay of 2.8 and the short length,
    the poor quality releases of 1.5 + 2.5 and the absolute screw-up on 3 are too much.
     
    The length and complicated storyline rendered the whole saga inaccessible to newcomers and pissed off fans.
    Unchained is only a cash-grab and the story is too long. No one is going to sit through hundreds of filler missions at this point.
     
    Also, Disney themselves have given up on the series and don't support it at all.
    There's also YenPress and their pathetic releases of the manga and novel series.
     
    Oh well, we might as well hold on to the original copy for PS2 and pretend the rest never happened.
     
    Therefore, Happy Birthday, Kingdom Hearts and RIP.
  18. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from PrinceNoctis in Okay, Let's talk about E3 2017 and what we'll probably see. (KH3)   
    I think it's ridiculous they have not revealed any new information in over a year. 
     
    I hate that they planned on combining the teams working on FFXV and KHIII after completion of FF but they just started with FFVII Remake.
     
    There is absolutely no justification for this. It feels like they are screwing over the KH community on purpose.

     
    "Strong presence" like the two short trailers in 2015? One not even displayed to the public like ever?
     
    If one thing is sure, they need to open up and start communicating. If not, the project will either never be finished or the fanbase will abandon the project.
  19. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Dio Brando in Okay, Let's talk about E3 2017 and what we'll probably see. (KH3)   
    I think it's ridiculous they have not revealed any new information in over a year. 
     
    I hate that they planned on combining the teams working on FFXV and KHIII after completion of FF but they just started with FFVII Remake.
     
    There is absolutely no justification for this. It feels like they are screwing over the KH community on purpose.

     
    "Strong presence" like the two short trailers in 2015? One not even displayed to the public like ever?
     
    If one thing is sure, they need to open up and start communicating. If not, the project will either never be finished or the fanbase will abandon the project.
  20. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from The Transcendent Key in Okay, Let's talk about E3 2017 and what we'll probably see. (KH3)   
    I think it's ridiculous they have not revealed any new information in over a year. 
     
    I hate that they planned on combining the teams working on FFXV and KHIII after completion of FF but they just started with FFVII Remake.
     
    There is absolutely no justification for this. It feels like they are screwing over the KH community on purpose.

     
    "Strong presence" like the two short trailers in 2015? One not even displayed to the public like ever?
     
    If one thing is sure, they need to open up and start communicating. If not, the project will either never be finished or the fanbase will abandon the project.
  21. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Dio Brando in So KH's 15th anniversary passed by and all I can say is:......   
    Sadly, I think at this point they have already killed the franchise.
    The unnecessary delay of 2.8 and the short length,
    the poor quality releases of 1.5 + 2.5 and the absolute screw-up on 3 are too much.
     
    The length and complicated storyline rendered the whole saga inaccessible to newcomers and pissed off fans.
    Unchained is only a cash-grab and the story is too long. No one is going to sit through hundreds of filler missions at this point.
     
    Also, Disney themselves have given up on the series and don't support it at all.
    There's also YenPress and their pathetic releases of the manga and novel series.
     
    Oh well, we might as well hold on to the original copy for PS2 and pretend the rest never happened.
     
    Therefore, Happy Birthday, Kingdom Hearts and RIP.
  22. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from The Transcendent Key in Why did Sora say in secret ending (Spoilers)   
    I thought it was more like he just opened the gate for them to pass into the outer realm. From there they can still go through certain paths and routes before they arrive at the next world.
     
    Remember in KH2, Sora also unlocked the gate that was blocking the path before they went through the passage. The mini games in the first game had us travel to the worlds directly whereas in KH2, the mini games took place in the passages and lanes between the worlds. We more or less entered the worlds directly but had to make it through the obstacles blocking the way.
     
    So, I think there will still be similar gummy ship travel mini games in KH3.
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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from Xiro in Kingdom Hearts stickers for iMessage Apps   
    Hi everyone. I've been following this page for a while, it's really great and has all the news on KH! Finally, I decided to become a forum member, so I'm looking forward for a great time here. Nice to meet y'all.
     
    For this post, I was thinking about something cool:
     
    With the recent iOS update (10), Disney has been quite active in offering Sticker packs for the new iMessage Apps features. There's some really cool animated Mickey and Friends and also some movie-specific packs, and even Marvel and Star Wars ones.
     
    I was thinking, it would be SO cool if Disney made a Kingdom Hearts sticker pack! As they have done one on the LINE messaging app before it's not totally unlikely. And for those who think it wouldn't be reductive for them to offer a free or $2 app for Apple - they could easily offer a single add-on or separate app for Android without any additional efforts.
     
     
    I already tried tweeting about it and sending support messages to Disney and Square. 
    Do you have any ideas how we could spread the word? Maybe a petition or something similar? 
    I think it would be a great opportunity to promote the upcoming Kingdom Hearts games, introduce KH to a wider audience, attract new fans  and build on the KH property - especially now that Disney Infinity has been cancelled.
    As Disney own all the rights completely, they could most easily do that (the LINE stickers were made by Disney Japan).
     
     
    It would be awesome if we could let Disney know that KH is a loved and anticipated series!
    Let me know if you'd be interested in KH stickers in the comments and all your ideas.
    Again, pleasure to meet you all.
    Cheers
     
    EDIT: I added screenshots of the LINE stickers. Maybe we're able to get those in iMessage or maybe even something GIF based or maybe Unchained Chi style (as Disney really loves cutesy stylized art at the moment).


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    TheThirteenth got a reaction from AndrewHankinson in Kingdom Hearts stickers for iMessage Apps   
    Hi everyone. I've been following this page for a while, it's really great and has all the news on KH! Finally, I decided to become a forum member, so I'm looking forward for a great time here. Nice to meet y'all.
     
    For this post, I was thinking about something cool:
     
    With the recent iOS update (10), Disney has been quite active in offering Sticker packs for the new iMessage Apps features. There's some really cool animated Mickey and Friends and also some movie-specific packs, and even Marvel and Star Wars ones.
     
    I was thinking, it would be SO cool if Disney made a Kingdom Hearts sticker pack! As they have done one on the LINE messaging app before it's not totally unlikely. And for those who think it wouldn't be reductive for them to offer a free or $2 app for Apple - they could easily offer a single add-on or separate app for Android without any additional efforts.
     
     
    I already tried tweeting about it and sending support messages to Disney and Square. 
    Do you have any ideas how we could spread the word? Maybe a petition or something similar? 
    I think it would be a great opportunity to promote the upcoming Kingdom Hearts games, introduce KH to a wider audience, attract new fans  and build on the KH property - especially now that Disney Infinity has been cancelled.
    As Disney own all the rights completely, they could most easily do that (the LINE stickers were made by Disney Japan).
     
     
    It would be awesome if we could let Disney know that KH is a loved and anticipated series!
    Let me know if you'd be interested in KH stickers in the comments and all your ideas.
    Again, pleasure to meet you all.
    Cheers
     
    EDIT: I added screenshots of the LINE stickers. Maybe we're able to get those in iMessage or maybe even something GIF based or maybe Unchained Chi style (as Disney really loves cutesy stylized art at the moment).


  25. Like
    TheThirteenth got a reaction from The Transcendent Key in Kingdom Hearts stickers for iMessage Apps   
    Hi everyone. I've been following this page for a while, it's really great and has all the news on KH! Finally, I decided to become a forum member, so I'm looking forward for a great time here. Nice to meet y'all.
     
    For this post, I was thinking about something cool:
     
    With the recent iOS update (10), Disney has been quite active in offering Sticker packs for the new iMessage Apps features. There's some really cool animated Mickey and Friends and also some movie-specific packs, and even Marvel and Star Wars ones.
     
    I was thinking, it would be SO cool if Disney made a Kingdom Hearts sticker pack! As they have done one on the LINE messaging app before it's not totally unlikely. And for those who think it wouldn't be reductive for them to offer a free or $2 app for Apple - they could easily offer a single add-on or separate app for Android without any additional efforts.
     
     
    I already tried tweeting about it and sending support messages to Disney and Square. 
    Do you have any ideas how we could spread the word? Maybe a petition or something similar? 
    I think it would be a great opportunity to promote the upcoming Kingdom Hearts games, introduce KH to a wider audience, attract new fans  and build on the KH property - especially now that Disney Infinity has been cancelled.
    As Disney own all the rights completely, they could most easily do that (the LINE stickers were made by Disney Japan).
     
     
    It would be awesome if we could let Disney know that KH is a loved and anticipated series!
    Let me know if you'd be interested in KH stickers in the comments and all your ideas.
    Again, pleasure to meet you all.
    Cheers
     
    EDIT: I added screenshots of the LINE stickers. Maybe we're able to get those in iMessage or maybe even something GIF based or maybe Unchained Chi style (as Disney really loves cutesy stylized art at the moment).


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