shadowkiller 6 Posted May 20, 2012 If Roxas was just going to attack Riku why would he give him one of his keyblades. Apparently it was to fight the neoshadows but then why didn't he just summon the keyblade back when fighting Riku he could have left him defenseless. Ugh I don't get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terranort9406 288 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) If Roxas was just going to attack Riku why would he give him one of his keyblades. Apparently it was to fight the neoshadows but then why didn't he just summon the keyblade back when fighting Riku he could have left him defenseless. Ugh I don't get it. o.o I have the game and I didnt pay attention that roxas gives the oblivion to riku, hahaha and I play the 3 versions of the game(jap,pal,usa) including that I watch that scene like 342534 times, and yeah like you expect I dont know the answer lol Edited May 20, 2012 by Terranort9406 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Junko 2,815 Posted May 20, 2012 Maybe roxas wasnt thinking straight during that time but i didnt really pay attention to that part Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrSanderss 80 Posted May 20, 2012 Roxas may not have completely 'grasped' the concept of recalling his keyblade at optimal times, hence why he is surprised when Sora recalls his during their fight, which allows him to be taken down. I'd say he just hasn't mastered his keyblade use. 2 NamineRose and Aquadisney98 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isamu Kuno 2,512 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) I think it was actually Xion that caused Roxas to give Riku the Oblivion. The same way she was able to speak to Riku despite being gone. So maybe he couldn't recall it because she didn't want him too. She knew Roxas wasn't strong enough to take Xemnas on without rejoining with Sora, so she let Riku beat him. Does that make sense to anyone else? Edited May 20, 2012 by Sora_Kuno 1 musicgam3 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naroco 26 Posted May 20, 2012 I think it was actually Xion that caused Roxas to give Riku the Oblivion. The same way she was able to speak to Riku despite being gone. So maybe he couldn't recall it because she didn't want him too. She knew Roxas wasn't strong enough to take Xemnas on without rejoining with Sora, so she let Riku beat him. Does that make sense to anyone else? I like this idea, it makes the most sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
splitsignal 1 Posted May 20, 2012 I always assumed it was just to make it a fair fight, but I can see why that doesn't make great sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khrulesbbs 574 Posted May 20, 2012 it would have been pretty cool though if riku had lost , we would be able to possibly fight xemnas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hatok 6,413 Posted May 20, 2012 I always figured Roxas was trying to make Riku remember Xion... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob 5,571 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) It was because of Xion. When Roxas tries to do what Xion has asked of him, Riku hears Xion’s voice asking him to stop Roxas. Why?We have to look at things in order. First, the reason why Roxas throws a Keyblade to Riku, and we then see a vision of Xion, is that there is a small remaining part of Xion in Roxas that wants to stop him, and makes him take those actions. The name of the Keyblade that is given to Riku suggests that it has something to do with Xion. Xion wants Roxas to set Kingdom Hearts free, but doesn’t want him to face Xemnas right away. She sees that he would most likely lose. So she begs Riku to stop him. Edited May 20, 2012 by Rob 5 Xail, HarLea Quinn, Robbie the Wise and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingdomKatherine 272 Posted May 20, 2012 TO MAKE THE BATTLE COOLER 'KAY!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OathkeeperRoxas 66 Posted May 20, 2012 It's pretty much what Sora_Kuno and Rob said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xxClouDxxmoon 901 Posted May 20, 2012 cos Roxas, is a n00b...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarLea Quinn 26,501 Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) It was because of Xion. When Roxas tries to do what Xion has asked of him, Riku hears Xion’s voice asking him to stop Roxas. Why?We have to look at things in order. First, the reason why Roxas throws a Keyblade to Riku, and we then see a vision of Xion, is that there is a small remaining part of Xion in Roxas that wants to stop him, and makes him take those actions. The name of the Keyblade that is given to Riku suggests that it has something to do with Xion. Xion wants Roxas to set Kingdom Hearts free, but doesn’t want him to face Xemnas right away. She sees that he would most likely lose. So she begs Riku to stop him. Listen to Rob . He speaks the truth . Edited May 20, 2012 by axel_lea_lives_on 2 Rob and Robbie the Wise reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exodaze 491 Posted May 20, 2012 I seriously think it is because Roxas wanted to even the battle? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WakelessDream 2,278 Posted May 20, 2012 I always thought it was because he couldn't destroy the neoshadows by himself because there were too many, but the thing that doesn't work with that is Roxas has been annihilating heartless all throughout the game so a bunch of neoshadows shouldn't have been any problem for him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xail 113 Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) if Roxas can beat saix with most of his power gone im pretty sure he can beat xemnas when he started to dual wield nvm I forgot about the rest of the organization Edited May 21, 2012 by Roxas-FTW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NightfallXIII 68 Posted May 25, 2012 I thought that Roxas was doing a very poorly done Strike Raid that Riku caught. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowkiller 6 Posted May 25, 2012 I thought that Roxas was doing a very poorly done Strike Raid that Riku caught. haha thats wat i thought at first to Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NightfallXIII 68 Posted May 25, 2012 haha thats wat i thought at first to Either that or Roxas lost a lot of brain cells from all of the times he passed out and all of the emotional scars left by betrayal and Xion's death. Or he's just plain stupid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xenidal 36 Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) I agree with the Strike Raid... clearly that's not what was happening but I seriously thought it was some failed attempt at an attack when I first saw the video. The whole scene itself makes no sense. How does someone run up the side of the building? Do the laws of gravity not apply? How does Riku jump off the building and land completely unharmed? How does Roxas also jump off the building completely unharmed? And if Riku was just going to come down and fight the Heartless anyway then why did Roxas go through all the trouble of running up the side of a building? Why not just wait for Riku to come down on his own? Or shout something to Riku... something like "Hey, you with the blindfold! I'm about to be killed by these Heartless! Get down here and help me out, would you?!" Not to mention that I don't see how those heartless were even a serious threat... Edited May 25, 2012 by Xenidal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirie 3,489 Posted May 25, 2012 Because they get along.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NamineRose 28 Posted June 2, 2012 It may have just been an added bit from Nomura, since Oblivion is supposed to represent Sora's memories of Riku. It would make sense since Riku is trying to save Sora that he would use a physical manifistation of the bond between himself and Sora. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Novarin 2 Posted June 8, 2012 I don't think he completely master Keyblade summoning so when Xion threw Oblivion to Riku through Roxas, he couldn't call it back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxelRoxasXionKH 105 Posted June 21, 2012 I agree with the Strike Raid... clearly that's not what was happening but I seriously thought it was some failed attempt at an attack when I first saw the video. The whole scene itself makes no sense. How does someone run up the side of the building? Do the laws of gravity not apply? How does Riku jump off the building and land completely unharmed? How does Roxas also jump off the building completely unharmed? And if Riku was just going to come down and fight the Heartless anyway then why did Roxas go through all the trouble of running up the side of a building? Why not just wait for Riku to come down on his own? Or shout something to Riku... something like "Hey, you with the blindfold! I'm about to be killed by these Heartless! Get down here and help me out, would you?!" Not to mention that I don't see how those heartless were even a serious threat... flow motion made all this possible Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites