Image When it comes to Kairi.....this is me and Javelin xD

[Kittenz 4,281]

 

Also alot of this...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ruby Rose 8,591]

In Kairi We Trust

[Firaga 5,947]

This is how I feel about Kairi:

 

[Shulk 8,623]

This is how I feel about Kairi:

 

Yay, indifference!

[Dio Brando 5,810]

And here I'm setting here thinking:What does this bitch have compared to Terra Branford or Celes from FF6 or heck Tifa and Yuna

[darkerturbo 168]

namine > kairi

[AnHeiressofaSOLDIER 358]

I love Kairi and always will. I've been with her from the beginning and she has so much potential and stories to be told . She's also done so much more than people give her credit for.

 

Honestly... sometimes I feel like the series would have gone a lot differently if Kairi were the hero. LOL. She's not dumb like Sora can be, she wouldn't have been stupid like Riku was, she wouldn't have been selfish like Naminé was, she'd never backstab anyone like Axel has, and she would have actually talked things out with her friends--unlike Xion, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua... so at the end of the day, Kairi would have saved everyone and we could all go home.

 

(I'm mostly kidding, btw. Don't bite my head off. But seriously: Kairi's amazing. And I do think a series about Kairi would have been cool -looks at the Archtwist AU on Tumblr http://archetwistau.tumblr.com/ where Kairi's the hero, Sora went dark, and Riku's a Prince of Heart... and Xion is the Riku Replica, Naminé is Roxas, and Roxas is Naminé-)

[Dio Brando 5,810]

I love Kairi and always will. I've been with her from the beginning and she has so much potential and stories to be told . She's also done so much more than people give her credit for.

 

Honestly... sometimes I feel like the series would have gone a lot differently if Kairi were the hero. LOL. She's not dumb like Sora can be, she wouldn't have been stupid like Riku was, she wouldn't have been selfish like Naminé was, she'd never backstab anyone like Axel has, and she would have actually talked things out with her friends--unlike Xion, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua... so at the end of the day, Kairi would have saved everyone and we could all go home.

 

(I'm mostly kidding, btw. Don't bite my head off. But seriously: Kairi's amazing. And I do think a series about Kairi would have been cool -looks at the Archtwist AU on Tumblr http://archetwistau.tumblr.com/ where Kairi's the hero, Sora went dark, and Riku's a Prince of Heart... and Xion is the Riku Replica, Naminé is Roxas, and Roxas is Naminé-)

Okay I wanna know what "lot" of things that she did in the series when she barely was there to begin with except in KH1 and KH2 and for that accidental keyblade touch in Birth by Sleep?.

 

Also pardon my rudeness but this is Creepy

[AnHeiressofaSOLDIER 358]

Okay I wanna know what "lot" of things that she did in the series when she barely was there to begin with except in KH1 and KH2 and for that accidental keyblade touch in Birth by Sleep?.

 

Also pardon my rudeness but this is Creepy

Why is it creepy? Because I like Kairi as a character and feel the need to stand up for her when a lot of the fandom tears her down? I'm sorry, but I've been with Kairi and rooting her on for more than twelve years now, so excuse me if I've developed an attachment to her like I have the rest of the characters.

 

And let's begin, shall we?

 

First of all, it's been revealed in DDD that Kairi--as well as the other PoH--have made up all the Light in the world since the Keyblade War, and that's a HUGE deal. Also, this highly hints that Kairi is either immortal (doubtful), reincarnated (most likely), or the powers can be passed down to other people (maybe). So if she has been reincarnated, she's been keeping up the Light for a millennia, so there you go. And going along with that, there's the very likely theory that Kairi was one of the Foretellers in a previous life.

 

Xehanort cast Kairi into the Lanes Between to see if his theory about the Keyblade and the Princesses being connected was true or not. And I think this is a pretty heavy Kairi-centric plot detail that's very important and probably deserves some more focus.

 

She led to Aqua getting the Destiny's Place Keyblade (and will probably be Aqua's successor someday and all ready sort of is).

 

It was thoughts of her (and the other people that Aqua knew and loved) that kept her from pretty much committing suicide in the Realm of Darkness.

 

It was because of Kairi that Riku wanted to explore outside worlds and most likely remembered his promise with Terra, because people barely remember things from when they were five.

 

Kairi also lied about not remembering Hollow Bastion for some reason and clearly owns up to it later (this isn't so much something she's done or contributed to, but rather there's some depths and interesting things about Kairi that I wish were explored).

 

Let's not forget that Kairi was the one in charge of putting the raft together on the Island, and the one who seems to have kept the boys in line.

 

Kairi almost seemed to want to protect Sora, when she said she wanted to take the raft and go and that Riku had changed (especially since the original KH1 trailer seemed to hint that there was supposed to be a scene between Riku and Kairi before the Islands fell, and I think this scene was carried on to the novels). In my eyes, she'd probably tried to help Riku, too, but we could tell earlier that she was concerned for him and maybe thought him too far gone, so when the opportunity presented itself to her, she would try to protect Sora with her words and advice where she couldn't Riku.

 

It's stated in Dream Drop Distance that Xehanort brought Kairi to the Islands on the night they fell to lure Sora there.

 

During all of KHI, Kairi is talking to Sora in his heart and is trying to tell him she's there and maybe even to go to Hollow Bastion, because she reacts to images of it a lot. She also gives Sora hope "I believe in you", when he'd just been about to give up, and alerted Sora to Riku-Ansem getting ready to strike before he could kill him.

 

(Also, did anyone else ever notice that Kairi's casket in Hollow Bastion is away from the other Princess'? Probably hinting that she's different than them and/or maybe has a power that they don't? Maleficent also somehow seems to know right away--after she realizes they're missing someone--that Kairi is the remaining Princess, which is probably important.)

 

After Sora disappears for her, Kairi tries to catch him and save him--shouting, "I won't let him go!" And later on, she tells Donald and Goofy that she can't just leave Sora and Riku behind in Hollow Bastion.

 

She then bravely acts to protect Heartless!Sora--most likely at the expense of herself, even--and succeeds in bringing him back where no one else could have.

 

In Traverse Town, Kairi begs to go with Sora because she wants to help him get Riku back, but Sora refuses her. In response to that, Kairi gives Sora her thalassa shell lucky charm, which--by the stories that Aqua tells in BbS--probably did succeed in bringing Sora (and maybe even Riku) safely back to her.

 

She then sees Sora off courageously. I can't tell you how much it would hurt to go a year without seeing your best friends--not even knowing if they were alive or dead, and no doubt feeling useless about it all--but she stays hopeful and keeps her faith in them: even when other people think she's crazy for remembering Sora when no one else could.

 

And when the opportunity presents itself, Kairi gives up on waiting and goes to look for Sora and Riku herself. Evading Axel twice with no weapon or training, and echoing what Sora did in Chain of Memories in starting on a dangerous journey by himself to find someone he can't remember.

 

But backtracking a little bit here: Kairi also created Naminé and Xion. Xion ended up resembling Sora's memories of Kairi--and therefore affected the plot of Days--and Naminé being her Nobody and having special powers like her affected the plot of Chain of Memories.

 

Also, Kairi was the driving force for that game, as Naminé pretty much made Sora and the Riku Replica think she was her: which means the fighting they were doing in that game was to get to and protect her (and it's heavily implied that the second "Naminé" that Sora sees in his memory of Destiny Islands is supposed to be Kairi, as she acts like her and later turns into her, even). But even then, Sora can't forget Kairi completely and he chooses to remember Kairi instead of Nami (which is why he goes to sleep for a year, and why DiZ helps out--so he can be the instrument for his revenge).

 

And Kairi even affects the real Riku's story because it's through Naminé pretending to be Kairi that Riku finds the strength to accept the Darkness (a huge staple of who he is), and win that fight with Zexion.

 

In Kingdom Hearts II, Kairi has a mental conversation with Roxas, which is pretty impressive--seeing as as far as I can remember, powerful people like Terra, Aqua, and Mickey have been the only other people ever to do that.

 

Kairi's also a lot more fierce in KHII: going into defensive stances, looking ready to get into a fist fight with people to protect herself if need be, jumping from balconies, battling Heartless with a Keyblade, which is a HUGE step up from where she'd been in the first game. She also says that she's sick of being left behind, and the boys having to always be the ones in danger, so that wherever one of them goes from now on, she'll follow. And she DOES follow them into danger for the rest of the game.

 

She once again escapes her enemies through Naminé and Riku's help. (Another thing of note is that Kairi seems to have some latent psychic ability that allows her to predict things, like how she seems to know that Naminé is her Nobody at the end of the game without an explanation from anyone).

 

She alone is the one who begs Riku not to leave, shows Sora that it is Riku in Ansem's guise and succeeds in getting him to stay.

 

When Ansem's Kingdom Hearts encoder explodes, Kairi seems to be right with Sora and Mickey in the idea that she wants to save Ansem. And in that very scene (if you look closely) seems to be trying to get to him, or to at least talk to Mickey about it.

 

She points out to Sora and everyone the Heartless taking over The World That Never Was, and points out to them Kingdom Hearts' appearance before anyone else notices it (before it truly appears, even). Probably because she and the other Princesses are the new Kingdom Hearts.

 

Kairi's voice that first starts to pull Sora out of the void that Xemnas had pulled Sora into to fight him.

 

And though in the gameplay Kairi doesn't fight any battles after reuniting with Sora and Riku, there's a chance that story-wise she did, because as TV Tropes pointed out, she--and everyone--are in a battle stance after the first half of the fight with Xemnas (and it's a little bit of a discontinuity there, since Mickey an Kairi weren't supposed to have fought), and Mickey says, "Gosh, you all did great!" So maybe story-wise Kairi did fight, but we just didn't play it. It wouldn't be the first time that KH had gameplay and story segregation, and we never did see her dismiss her Keyblade or anything like that.

 

At the end of KHII, it's Kairi's letter that gets Sora and Riku out of the Realm of Darkness and back to the Islands.

 

Kairi's the one who finds Mickey's letter at the end of KHII and brings it to them to continue the story that way.

 

In KH3D, it was illusions of Riku and Kairi that pulled Sora further into the dreams, but also thoughts of Kairi (and his other friends fighting alongside him), that allows Sora to defeat Xemnas in his later fight. We also know that Kairi's showing up at Yen Sid's to learn how to use the Keyblade properly and finally assist everyone the way that she wants to.

 

And a few other tidbits are: that when Roxas dual-wields with Oathkeeper (the Keyblade made from Kairi's lucky charm), it represents happy memories of Xion (which is fitting, since Xion is "Kairi as Sora remembers her", and both of them collected thalassa shells--probably for that reason. In fact, the lucky charm is made of thalassa shells.), and that it was after Sora learnt that Kairi had been kidnapped in IIFM that he unlocked Limit Form.

 

Look? Is Kairi a perfect character? Hell no. Has she gotten screwed over a lot and deserve more screentime? Most definitely yes. But she's really not as bad as people think she is, and there's a lot about her that most people overlook--even if it's just being a driving force for everyone else, Kairi has caused a lot of relevance to the overall plot and that should not be forgotten or discredited.

 

Edit: Looking back on this, a few sentences here might be structured a little awkwardly, since I didn't get a chance to proofread this. Hopefully someday I can come back and edit it fully, but until then... I can only apologize and hope it's all not too jarring.

 

Edit Deux: Somehow, I forgot to mention the most important part of all of this: that Kairi was the main driving force for KHI--and the main reason that that story developed the way that it did in that game--and that it was actually through Sora and Riku's shared desire to save her that they got brought together again, after Maleficent's lies had torn them apart.

 

Another Edit: It was actually through Kairi and Nami joining hands, and Sora's Keyblade reacting to that, that a path was opened for them to be able to get inside The Castle That Never Was.

 

Also, Kairi faces down ASoD briefly in KH1 and doesn't show even an ounce of fear.

Edited May 9, 2015 by AnHeiressofaSOLDIER

[Dio Brando 5,810]

Why is it creepy? Because I like Kairi as a character and feel the need to stand up for her when a lot of the fandom tears her down? I'm sorry, but I'm been with Kairi and rooting her on for more than twelve years now, so excuse me if I've developed an attachment to her like I have the rest of the characters.

 

And let's begin, shall we?

 

First of all, it's been revealed in DDD that Kairi--as well as the other PoH--have made up all the Light in the world since the Keyblade War, and that's a HUGE deal. Also, this highly hints that Kairi is either immortal (doubtful), reincarnated (most likely), or the powers can be passed down to other people (maybe). So if she has been reincarnated, she's been keeping up the Light for a millennia, so there you go. And going along with that, there's the very likely theory that Kairi was one of the Foretellers in a previous life.

 

Xehanort cast Kairi into the Lanes Between to see if his theory about the Keyblade and the Princesses being connected was true or not. And I think this is a pretty heavy Kairi-centric plot detail that's very important and probably deserves some more focus.

 

She led to Aqua getting the Destiny's Place Keyblade (and will probably be Aqua's successor someday and all ready sort of is).

 

It was thoughts of her (and the other people that Aqua knew and loved) that kept her from pretty much committing suicide in the Realm of Darkness.

 

It was because of Kairi that Riku wanted to explore outside worlds and most likely remembered his promise with Terra, because people barely remember things from when they were five.

 

Kairi also lied about not remembering Hollow Bastion for some reason and clearly owns up to it later (this isn't so much something she's done or contributed to, but rather there's some depths and interesting things about Kairi that I wish were explored).

 

Let's not forget that Kairi was the one in charge of putting the raft together on the Island, and the one who seems to have kept the boys in line.

 

Kairi almost seemed to want to protect Sora, when she said she wanted to take the raft and go and that Riku had changed (especially since the original KH1 trailer seemed to hint that there was supposed to be a scene between Riku and Kairi before the Islands fell, and I think this scene was carried on to the novels). In my eyes, she'd probably tried to help Riku, too, but we could tell earlier that she was concerned for him and maybe thought him too far gone, so when the opportunity presented itself to her, she would try to protect Sora with her words and advice where she couldn't Riku.

 

It's stated in Dream Drop Distance that Xehanort brought Kairi to the Islands on the night they fell to lure Sora there.

 

During all of KHI, Kairi is talking to Sora in his heart and is trying to tell him she's there and maybe even to go to Hollow Bastion, because she reacts to images of it a lot. She also gives Sora hope "I believe in you", when he'd just been about to give up, and alerted Sora to Riku-Ansem getting ready to strike before he could kill him.

 

(Also, did anyone else ever notice that Kairi's casket in Hollow Bastion is away from the other Princess'? Probably hinting that she's different than them and/or maybe has a power that they don't? Maleficent also somehow seems to know right away--after she realizes they're missing someone--that Kairi is the remaining Princess, which is probably important.)

 

After Sora disappears for her, Kairi tries to catch him and save him--shouting, "I won't let him go!" And later on, she tells Donald and Goofy that she can't just leave Sora and Riku behind in Hollow Bastion.

 

She then bravely acts to protect Heartless!Sora--most likely at the expense of herself, even--and succeeds in bringing him back where no one else could have.

 

In Traverse Town, Kairi begs to go with Sora because she wants to help him get Riku back, but Sora refuses her. In response to that, Kairi gives Sora her thalassa shell lucky charm, which--by the stories that Aqua tells in BbS--probably did succeed in bringing Sora (and maybe even Riku) safely back to her.

 

She then sees Sora off courageously. I can't tell you how much it would hurt to go a year without seeing your best friends--not even knowing if they were alive or dead, and no doubt feeling useless about it all--but she stays hopeful and keeps her faith in them: even when other people think she's crazy for remembering Sora when no one else could.

 

And when the opportunity presents itself, Kairi gives up on waiting and goes to look for Sora and Riku herself. Evading Axel twice with no weapon or training, and echoing what Sora did in Chain of Memories in starting on a dangerous journey by himself to find someone he can't remember.

 

But backtracking a little bit here: Kairi also created Naminé and Xion. Xion ended up resembling Sora's memories of Kairi--and therefore affected the plot of Days--and Naminé being her Nobody and having special powers like her affected the plot of Chain of Memories.

 

Also, Kairi was the driving force for that game, as Naminé pretty much made Sora and the Riku Replica think she was her: which means the fighting they were doing in that game was to get to and protect her (and it's heavily implied that the second "Naminé" that Sora sees in his memory of Destiny Islands is supposed to be Kairi, as she acts like her and later turns into her, even). But even then, Sora can't forget Kairi completely and he chooses to remember Kairi instead of Nami (which is why he goes to sleep for a year, and why DiZ helps out--so he can be the instrument for his revenge).

 

And Kairi even affects the real Riku's story because it's through Naminé pretending to be Kairi that Riku finds the strength to accept the Darkness (a huge staple of who he is), and win that fight with Zexion.

 

In Kingdom Hearts II, Kairi has a mental conversation with Roxas, which is pretty impressive--seeing as as far as I can remember, powerful people like Terra, Aqua, and Mickey have been the only other people ever to do that.

 

Kairi's also a lot more fierce in KHII: going into defensive stances, looking ready to get into a fist fight with people to protect herself if need be, jumping from balconies, battling Heartless with a Keyblade, which is a HUGE step up from where she'd been in the first game. She also says that she's sick of being left behind, and the boys having to always be the ones in danger, so that wherever one of them goes from now on, she'll follow. And she DOES follow them into danger for the rest of the game.

 

She once again escapes her enemies through Naminé and Riku's help. (Another thing of note is that Kairi seems to have some latent psychic ability that allows her to predict things, like how she seems to know that Naminé is her Nobody at the end of the game without an explanation from anyone).

 

She alone is the one who begs Riku not to leave, shows Sora that it is Riku in Ansem's guise and succeeds in getting him to stay.

 

When Ansem's Kingdom Hearts encoder explodes, Kairi seems to be right with Sora and Mickey in the idea that she wants to save Ansem. And in that very scene (if you look closely) seems to be trying to get to him, or to at least talk to Mickey about it.

 

She points out to Sora and everyone the Heartless taking over The World That Never Was, and points out to them Kingdom Hearts' appearance before anyone else notices it (before it truly appears, even). Probably because she and the other Princesses are the new Kingdom Hearts.

 

Kairi's voice that first starts to pull Sora out of the void that Xemnas had pulled Sora into to fight him.

 

And though in the gameplay Kairi doesn't fight any battles after reuniting with Sora and Riku, there's a chance that story-wise she did, because as TV Tropes pointed out, she--and everyone--are in a battle stance after the first half of the fight with Xemnas (and it's a little bit of a discontinuity there, since Mickey an Kairi weren't supposed to have fought), and Mickey says, "Gosh, you all did great!" So maybe story-wise Kairi did fight, but we just didn't play it. It wouldn't be the first time that KH had gameplay and story segregation, and we never did see her dismiss her Keyblade or anything like that.

 

At the end of KHII, it's Kairi's letter that gets Sora and Riku out of the Realm of Darkness and back to the Islands.

 

Kairi's the one who finds Mickey's letter at the end of KHII and brings it to them to continue the story that way.

 

In KH3D, it was illusions of Riku and Kairi that pulled Sora further into the dreams, but also thoughts of Kairi (and his other friends fighting alongside him), that allows Sora to defeat Xemnas in his later fight. We also know that Kairi's showing up at Yen Sid's to learn how to use the Keyblade properly and finally assist everyone the way that she wants to.

 

And a few other tidbits are: that when Roxas dual-wields with Oathkeeper (the Keyblade made from Kairi's lucky charm), it represents happy memories of Xion (which is fitting, since Xion is "Kairi as Sora remembers her", and both of them collected thalassa shells--probably for that reason. In fact, the lucky charm is made of thalassa shells.), and that it was after Sora learnt that Kairi had been kidnapped in IIFM that he unlocked Limit Form.

 

Look? Is Kairi a perfect character? Hell no. Has she gotten screwed over a lot and deserve more screentime? Most definitely yes. But she's really not as bad as people think she is, and there's a lot about her that most people overlook--even if it's just being a driving force for everyone else, Kairi has caused a lot of relevance to the overall plot and that should not be forgotten or discredited.

1What I meant by creepy is not the fact that you love her it's how people on this site express their love for the character

 

2CHEEZUSRICE man I've played all the games no need to write an essay about what happened and I would've argued with the points you've presented if it wasn't for the fact that it'll take forever and the argument won't end anyway

 

3Branch into other RPG franchises not just KH....trust me you'll find a lot of stuff that you'll like that were hidden from you

Edited October 13, 2014 by Annoying D Waluigi

[AnHeiressofaSOLDIER 358]

1. Do you mean that I'm in love with Kairi or think she's hot or something? Because if so, that is most definitely not the case. LOL. I'm a girl and I'm straight; the main reason I love Kairi so much is because when I was nine, I looked up to her as a role model. And in every KH game since the first one, I've still adored her for that nostalgic reason and have wanted Nomura to develop her character further.

 

2. ...If you knew all of these things all ready why did you ask me to elaborate?  And honestly... I think you and I might see eye-to-eye more than you might think:D Like, I love Kairi, yes--and I think that she has done more for the series than people think--but I do know that she's been handled terribly and that Nomura doesn't seem to want to develop her at all. Here's hoping that all changes in III, though...

 

3. Uhh, dude. I HAVE played games other than KH. I've played most of the Final Fantasy games, The World Ends With You, Metal Gear IV, the Tales series, Eternal Sonata... A lot of games, really. And though I do appreciate you trying to get me to branch out and find other things to enjoy, the thing is that I all ready have. LOL. And you... you probably shouldn't make snap judgments like that. ^_^' But anyway...

Edited October 13, 2014 by AnHeiressofaSOLDIER

[Kittenz 4,281]

And here I'm setting here thinking:What does this bitch have compared to Terra Branford or Celes from FF6 or heck Tifa and Yuna

 

You sound sexist already

 

Kairi is not a bitch. at all. Period. She is a sweet, kind, brave girl. You should never call a woman a bitch. 

 

namine > kairi

 

In YOUR opinion. But I didn't ask for YOUR opinion, did I? Besides I hardly see your logic. They are the same person. I could go into other reasons but you're a waste of my time.

 

I didn't make this topic so you guys could insult my favorite female character. It was meant to be happy. Now I'm seriously upset

 

I relate to Kairi. Because guess what? Kairi is far more like a real girl than most of those other characters are. I would know, because unlike most of you commenting your hate here, I am girl. So I think i'd know a little better than you as to what a real female acts like.

 

Real girls don't just suddenly become fully developed badass woman with huge breasts. And if you only think woman have to be that to be worth something, then you are a misogynistic piece of trash who isn't worth my time and I hope you die horribly.

 

Even if a girl doesn't fight, she is still important. We make mistakes and learn. Just like boys. Which is what kairi does. She isn't some perfect woman like Aqua is according to you, which she isn't, but that seems to be how you see her, just because she's attractive.

 

Honestly, perfection isn't realistic. She's a teenage girl. You are honestly horrible people if this is the way you treat real teenage girls.

 

Also, why do you people even come on these topics? They are meant for other Kairi fans

Edited October 13, 2014 by KittensOnFire

[Kirie 3,489]

Lolis.... they are hard to resist.

[Firaga 5,947]

Lolis.... they are hard to resist.

 

Not a loli.

Edited October 14, 2014 by Firaga Sensei

[AnHeiressofaSOLDIER 358]

There there, KittensOnFire. -soothingly pats you on the back-

 

Anyway, moving back to a more positive Kairi light, have you seen the Arch Twist AU http://archetwistau.tumblr.com/ thing on Tumblr at all? I really think you'd like it:D It's absolutely fabulous! Basically, it takes everything that happened in canon before the Islands got destroyed... and then flips it on its head while still allowing things to make sense and for the characters to be in-character.

 

It's also great because it breaks a lot of Tropes this way (like, since everything that first happened on the Islands are canon in this fanfic, you so think that Kairi's going to be the stereotypical one in need of saving again, but nope! Fooled ya: Kairi's the Keyblade wielder and going to go on a journey with Donald and Goofy to find Sora and Riku, etc.)

 

And honestly... the more trio is balanced this way because even though Riku's a Prince of Heart here (and taking Kairi's role in the series in this AU), he still sparred on the Island and knows how to fight, and therefore actually fights and goes with Kairi on her journey with Donald and Goofy to find Sora at the end of KHI, but I digress.

 

But seriously. Arch Twist is golden (and I sometimes wish that it was the true canon, because the trio's so much more trio-like here and Kairi finally gets her chance to shine). But anyway, this is a fun AU that I think anyone could get a kick out of, so give it a try;)

[Shulk 8,623]

And here I'm setting here thinking:What does this bitch have compared to Terra Branford or Celes from FF6 or heck Tifa and Yuna

I'm neutral to Kairi (I think she has potential, but Nomura tossed her to the side and decided to focus on Sora and Riku a lot more), but even I'll agree that Celes is the best female protagonist in an RPG. Terra's a close second. They're just such good characters.

[Javelin434 3,164]

*Peeks into this thread*

So... what did I miss?

Why is it creepy? Because I like Kairi as a character and feel the need to stand up for her when a lot of the fandom tears her down? I'm sorry, but I've been with Kairi and rooting her on for more than twelve years now, so excuse me if I've developed an attachment to her like I have the rest of the characters.

 

And let's begin, shall we?...

This post... I salute you, kind user. I'm too lazy to type out a full post, but factor in Namine and Xion into the mix [since they are derivatives of Kairi] and that just adds in a whole new dimension for her.

[AnHeiressofaSOLDIER 358]

I'm neutral to Kairi (I think she has potential, but Nomura tossed her to the side and decided to focus on Sora and Riku a lot more), but even I'll agree that Celes is the best female protagonist in an RPG. Terra's a close second. They're just such good characters.

While I don't disagree with you that that's what happened at all, I don't think it was necessarily intentional on Nomura's part. For instance, pre-established canon kept Nomura from maybe putting Kairi in the games like he might have wanted to.

 

After all, since it was all ready stated in KHII that she'd been living a normal life between it and the end of I, she therefore then couldn't be in 358/2 Days.

 

And Nomura admits to having rushed DDD--and there are some hints that maybe Kairi was originally supposed to have some kind of a role in the game--so they couldn't fit her into it for that reason. They've also added a lot of new characters since II that makes it hard to juggle everyone, I would think.

 

But if the ending of KH3D's anything to go by, Nomura's seen the problem and hopefully we'll be seeing more of Kairi in KHIII now--and if nothing else, maybe more in the next Saga.

 

Also... while I don't dispute that Terra and Celes are great characters, I feel it's a little unfair to compare her to them (especially here in a pro-Kairi thread)--seeing as how Kairi hasn't really gotten her moment in the spotlight yet--but that's just my opinion:)

 

I'm really glad that you're open-minded and neutral about her, though^_^ Honestly, I feel like that's how everyone should feel about Kairi. What Square's set up with her in canon is pretty cool, after all, but it's the fault of the writers--and not any fault of Kairi's, of course--that they've yet to do it any justice yet.

 

If nothing else, I think harsher critics should reserve their judgment on Kairi until they see a little more from her (and they could also try putting themselves in her shoes, imo).

 

But anyway...

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But anyway...

Save this for when there is a serious thread on Kairi.

This is posted in the 'random' sub-forums, so no one will take this seriously. However, your enthusiasm for her has been noted for the Kairi Squad [i'd say army, but there aren't that many Kairi supporters]

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Ok, we can all agree that the KH manga has developed Kairi way better than the game.