Hoshiko Hikari
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I also joined in 2012! Can't remember the specific reason. I think I wanted to reply to a topic. I'd been lurking on the website without an account for a while before that as well -
I believe it's Moana because the flower-like flame patterns that appear when Sora strikes something with the keyblade resemble frangipani/plumeria which grow in Polynesia and baby Moana wears one of these flowers in her hair. Also the keyblade has a lava and water theme. Moana's name means "ocean" and she journeys across the ocean to help Maui defeat a lava monster. Lastly, when I zoomed in on a screenshot that showed the keychain pendant it appears to be a tribal mask with glowing eyes. Admittedly this would fit Atlantis even more than Moana but combined with the aforementioned details I still think Moana is more likely. The blue crystal effects feel less like Moana though. They look like something from Frozen 2. Maybe KH4 allows you to combine different keyblades together?
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New Kingdom Hearts IV trailer released at Nintendo Direct
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I think perhaps Quadratum is supposed to not have the KH soul to it as it's a different reality to the one Sora comes from. It's meant to feel a bit alien from his point of view and overly familiar to our point of view as it's like he's dropped into the real world. I'm sure other worlds will feel different.
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I've not seen Elemental either but I was thinking the same thing. However as hawk22 and others have said, it could also easily be a Moana keyblade. The red middle bit of the keyblade looks rather like a crab to me and the glowing centre of that middle bit looks greenish which could be a reference to the heart of Te Fiti. Without having seen Elemental or having a clearer look at the keyblade I'm still not sure though but I'd love to see a Moana world. That was one of my picks for KH4!
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Besides fire, ice, and thunder, what elemental magic would you like to see return in Kingdom Hearts IV?
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Kairi appears to focus on Light elemental magic so hopefully we'll see more of that in KH4. I can imagine Strelitzia using it too.
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I went with Land of Departure because it doesn't seem to be plagued by Heartless/Unversed/Nobodies so you can actually relax when you're not training. Daybreak Town has too much conflict (though I'd love my own Chirithy) and nearly everyone dies, Scala Ad Caelum is beautiful but again nearly everyone dies and The Mysterious Tower has too many stairs and not enough daylight, though a magical night sky
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It'll be interesting to see what worlds we get. If most of the game is spent in "unreality" whilst Sora tries to return to his own world then we might only be exploring worlds based on live-action films (like Star Wars) to make it feel more like Sora is in a different reality. I really want Moana to be in KH though.
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I'm torn between Aqua and Riku. Aqua is more experienced and a fellow female. But Riku is... you know... Riku.
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I only own the Union Cross one. I have Volumes 1-3 of the KH3 manga though.
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One in standard mode and one in proud mode. Though I admit I haven't yet beaten all the data bosses in the DLC. Stuck on Xemnas. Really need to try that again some time.
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If you could meet any Kingdom Hearts voice actor, who would it be?
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David Gallagher has been entertaining to watch playing through KH1 for the first time on YouTube. His voice naturally sounds like Riku and he keeps referring to Riku as himself so I think he'd be fun to meet. I also used to have a crush on Sora's Japanese voice actor Miyu Irino so I wouldn't mind meeting him either 😅
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I've cried many times throughout this franchise but possibly the moment that made me cry most was the KH1 ending. Sora saying, "I'm always with you too", whilst being separated from Kairi, the music and the beautiful animation made me sob when I first watched it (20 years ago!). Oh and when Kairi 'sees' Sora drawing the paopu fruit and laughs whilst crying 😭
