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After watching the new Remind trailer, I started thinking about the final scene with Yozora. It's pretty clear that he's meant to be like a reflection of Sora, a darker mirror image. What if after the MoM dissapeared in UX, he traveled to Yozora's worldline and became the main antagonist of that reality. This would explain them both being in the secret ending. What if he attacked Yozora's home when he was around Sora's age in KH1, sparking events that unfolded much like Sora's journey. The difference being that where Sora always prevailed against the different incarnations of Xehanort, Yozora continues to be defeated my MoM. It would also explain Yozora's skull and crossing keyblades patch on his arm. The only thing he knows about the Master of Masters is that he wields a very powerful key, so perhaps this signifies that he has become someone who has sworn to hunt down anyone who wields a key like his enemy. Then we get the new trailer. I believe he is in the Final World looking for the girl from Verum Rex who has perished like Kairi. Keyblades are most likely not a thing in Yozora's universe, so when he meets Sora, it's the first time hes seen anyone with the same weapon as his arch nemesis. He'll probably attack due to his confusion and being misunderstood, much like Lingering Will, and be the secret boss. Then we'll see him become our ally in the next game, also like the LW.

Me too. I was a huge fan of the dialogue between those 3, and Donald roasting Sora all game was hilarious. I know some people wanted Riku to join the fight like in KH2, but Donald and Goofy felt more appropriate. It was certainly lacking in interactions between some of the other characters, but at least they handled SDG well.

I love to hear people express when and why they fell in love with the series. I don't know anyone IRL who plays these games so it's nice to talk about. I noticed another callback as well. Jiminy says multiple times when chasing the Lich in Olympus "don't worry about the small fry, find the leader" which is exactly what Leon says in KH1 to Sora when they get attacked by heartless in the hotel in Traverse Town early in the game. That whole section seems to be riddled with callbacks. Pretty interesting.

I love the subtle callbacks in these games and I wanted to start a thread to see if anybody had caught some that I haven't. The entire Dive to Heart in the tutorial mimics KH1's opening almost to a T with Sora's gestures. The only major differences are that Riku (when we see him in front of the wave) is replaced by a bright orb of light, and when Sora reaches the surface of the water, he is encountered by Kairi in KH1, whereas he sees the mysterious water Darkside in her place in KH3 (Kairi's name means water remember). I think this is Kairi's heart after she is struck down by Xehanort. Since she cannot produce a heartless, is why it is made of water instead of darkness. I can't take credit for this theory but I can't recall where I read it before either. Also the whole "hunting the lich to retrieve your friend's hearts" is definitely a callback to the world terminus area of End of the World in KH1. Same music, same idea. KH1 was my first Kingdom Hearts game when I was only 10 years old (25 now) and I've been in love with the series ever since. I beat it with my best friend who I don't get to see anymore. I remember when we finally beat Ansem after probably a hundred tries we were so overwhelmed with joy that I'm pretty sure we cried lol. It holds a special place in my heart and is my favorite game in the series, from a narrative standpoint (game play is a little outdated obviously). So all of the little KH1 callbacks really made this game special to me, and shows that they still care about the OG fans from back in the days of their humble beginnings. Sorry for the scatterbrained post, it's my first one on the forum. I tend to ramble lol.