KH3D Did Lea really need a keyblade?

[Tails 6,692]

Heh, it's been a long time since I last made a thread on any of the KH forums. But anyway, as you all have noticed in DDD, Lea had finally got a keyblade near the end of the game. But what i want to know is: is it really necessary for him to obtain one? He was fine enough with his Chackrams, there really wasn't no need to give Lea/Axel a keyblade whatsoever other than do it out of complete fanservice. I mean really, now it just feels like just about anybody can get a keyblade nowadays. I'm sorry but it just felt like Square was all "Oh here let's give Lea a keyblade I'm sure the fangirls will love it". I mean, as much as I like to see more characters with keyblades. There was no real reason to give lea one.

 

What is your take on this?

Edited January 4, 2013 by Tails

[darkchaser 788]

just wait til in KH3 we find out Sora's mom is the true Keyblade master, but yea i agree im getting tired of all these people showing up with keyblades. what happen to the time when having a keyblade meant something

[Imoore4 687]

Well now that I know that Lea is going to be a Keyblade master and maybe be one of the lights......I think it's kinda bada$$! :'U

[Pyrrha Nikos 1,162]

I was pretty upset that he obtained the keyblade as well  

 

But you gotta admit that his keyblade looks pretty badass imo

[Demyx. 10,064]

Did he not need one?

[Ruran 481]

Eh, I think it was unnecessary. The roster of important characters who don't wield Keyblades is growing smaller and smaller and I find the whole prospect disappointing. 

[Indecypher 495]

It might have just been to symbolize that he's not Axel anymore.

[Blake 776]

nope

[Tails 6,692]

just wait til in KH3 we find out Sora's mom is the true Keyblade master, but yea i agree im getting tired of all these people showing up with keyblades. what happen to the time when having a keyblade meant something

Exactly my point. Giving everyone a keyblade is like saying that Shadow shouldn't be the only one to use Chaos Control.

[Weiss 8,279]

well he was a popular character.

Giving him a keyblade can get him more action.

[Nick Sideris 1,551]

Heh, it's been a long time since I last made a thread on any of the KH forums. But anyway, as you all have noticed in DDD, Lea had finally got a keyblade near the end of the game. But what i want to know is: is it really necessary for him to obtain one? He was fine enough with his Chackrams, there really wasn't no need to give Lea/Axel a keyblade whatsoever other than do it out of complete fanservice. I mean really, now it just feels like just about anybody can get a keyblade nowadays. I'm sorry but it just felt like Square was all "Oh here let's give Lea a keyblade I'm sure the fangirls will love it". I mean, as much as I like to see more characters with keyblades. There was no real reason to give lea one.

 

What is your take on this?

Mr.Nomura had to fill the seven guardians of light . That's why Lea obtained a keyblade. But i can agree that it was not necessary . As Braig said at Terra at BBS : "Everyone got one of those . Even the grandpa there . "

[venxas24 544]

Yes, yes he did

[wayfinder823 477]

well he was a popular character.

Giving him a keyblade can get him more action.

Point exactly of why it was unnecessary. 

 

Actually... I felt a lot of things in 3D were unnecessary...

[TraverseLight 133]

In KHIII everyone will have a Keyblade (even Namine and Ansem the Wise! o.o) so they're just setting the bar with Lea

[teh lazy prince Xylek 1,559]

YES! and i mean have you seen the keyblade graveyard, like everyone used to have one once

 

 

Exactly my point. Giving everyone a keyblade is like saying that Shadow shouldn't be the only one to use Chaos Control.

 

 

sonic used chaos control

Edited January 4, 2013 by Xylek

[Noobles 301]

Just unnecessary. Having a keyblade made the character special and unique. Now that everyone has one, then everyone is special meaning no one is. 

 

It's depressing too. Asking to be a Keyblade wielder and then becoming one instead of how it should be. Let's see how KH3 will turn out. 

Edited January 4, 2013 by Noobles

[Tails 6,692]

YES!

sonic used chaos control

Yeah, after learning it from using a fake chaos emerald

 

 

Mr.Nomura had to fill the seven guardians of light . That's why Lea obtained a keyblade. But i can agree that it was not necessary . As Braig said at Terra at BBS : "Everyone got one of those . Even the grandpa there . "

 

Yeah, in terms of plot it was somewhat of a way of saying he is very likely of becoming one of the 7 lights. But in terms of his popularity and the fact that he already has chackrams it wasn't really necessary.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Tails

[Weiss 8,279]

Point exactly of why it was unnecessary. 

 

Actually... I felt a lot of things in 3D were unnecessary...

yup.

I think that's why they chose to give him one but it turned out different than what they had hoped.

[Nick Sideris 1,551]

Yeah, after learning it from using a fake chaos emerald

 

 

 

Yeah, in terms of plot it was somewhat of a way of saying he is very likely of becoming one of the 7 lights. But in terms of his popularity and the fact that he already has chackrams it wasn't really necessary.

Braig should have said : Even the red-haired boy has got one of those .....

[Rob 5,571]

Keyblades are mainstream these days. Now I see people saying they want Sora and Riku to wear armor like Terra and friends.

[Nick Sideris 1,551]

Keyblades are mainstream these days. Now I see people saying they want Sora and Riku to wear armor like Terra and friends.

That would be funny.

[Bearanort 788]

No.

[Robbie the Wise 5,050]

While part of it is fanservice that isn't the only reason he obtained a keyblade. He's also a staff favorite too. By that logic I guess Riku didn't need his own keyblade either. Like it or not him getting a keyblade has been foreshadowed for the last three games. It also has relevance to the plot seeing as he needed a way to travel to different worlds, and save his friends. Not to mention with the absense of Terra as a Gaurdian of Light, the universe has deemed Lea worthy to replace Terra. It's also part of his character development as well as adding another element to the Lea vs Isa saga.

 

Also I don't see what the hang up is with everyone having a keyblade seeing as it's been implied since the very first game that there were multiple keyblade wielders. The main arguement for people hating on everyone having one is it supossedly devalues the meaning of having one. But in fact it shows the value of it's worth by displaying the effort people go to obtain one. For crying out loud the keyblades only existed because people wanted to so desperately copy the power it represented. The desire to obtain that power created a war that nearly destroyed the entire universe. The Keyblade War involved thousands of wielders but that did not devalue the signifance of having one.

 

 

Also since the series is gearing towards another Keyblade War it makes sense to add more wielders.

[ReverofE 698]

While part of it is fanservice that isn't the only reason he obtained a keyblade. He's also a staff favorite too. By that logic I guess Riku didn't need his own keyblade either. Like it or not him getting a keyblade has been foreshadowed for the last three games. It also has relevance to the plot seeing as he needed a way to travel to different worlds, and save his friends. Not to mention with the absense of Terra as a Gaurdian of Light, the universe has deemed Lea worthy to replace Terra. It's also part of his character development as well as adding another element to the Lea vs Isa saga.Also I don't see what the hang up is with everyone having a keyblade seeing as it's been implied since the very first game that there were multiple keyblade wielders. The main arguement for people hating on everyone having one is it supossedly devalues the meaning of having one. But in fact it shows the value of it's worth by displaying the effort people go to obtain one. For crying out loud the keyblades only existed because people wanted to so desperately copy the power it represented. The desire to obtain that power created a war that nearly destroyed the entire universe. The Keyblade War involved thousands of wielders but that did not devalue the signifance of having one.Also since the series is gearing towards another Keyblade War it makes sense to add more wielders.

I see where you are coming from but I have to say Lea having a keyblade was fruitless in my opinion. The series has gone on so long that many past rules had to have been abandoned. His example was chaos control in Sonic the Hedgehog. Mine will be everyone turning super saiyan in Dbz. This demoralizes the speciality of wielding a keyblade  and the requirements needed for it. Sure it is good for the person but the keyblade has just become your common STD among fan favorites. Sure they may try to balance it out with keyblade masters but still it is weird. Since we are seeing who have struggled who so much to obtain this power(Kh: Riku, Dbz: Vegeta, Future Trunks) watch others obtain in one fell swoop( KH: Kairi DBZ: Goten and Trunks) 

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[Robbie the Wise 5,050]

I see where you are coming from but I have to say Lea having a keyblade was fruitless in my opinion. The series has gone on so long that many past rules had to have been abandoned. His example was chaos control in Sonic the Hedgehog. Mine will be everyone turning super saiyan in Dbz. This demoralizes the speciality of wielding a keyblade and the requirements needed for it. Sure it is good for the person but the keyblade has just become your common STD among fan favorites. Sure they may try to balance it out with keyblade masters but still it is weird. Since we are seeing who have struggled who so much to obtain this power(Kh: Riku, Dbz: Vegeta, Future Trunks) watch others obtain in one fell swoop( KH: Kairi DBZ: Goten and Trunks)

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It's not really fruitless especially seeing as why Lea wanted to get one in the first place was so that he would have the power and ability necessary to rescue his friends.

By this logic the only wielders who deserve to have the keyblade are Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Xehanort, Eraqus, and Mickey. Those are the only wielders that went through the proper route of training to earn their name as keyblade wielders. Riku didn't struggle to try and get the keyblade. It wasn't even a goal of his after KH1, if it was he would tried winning back the allegiance of the one he lost to Sora. Riku received the keyblade because he chose to redeem himself and successfully did so. It also probably has a lot to do that he was destined to be a Gaurdian of Light. Even Sora didn't struggle getting one and he is one of the most prominent wielders in the series. At the end of the day the keyblade chose the wielder on the worth of their "strength of heart" not how many active wielders there are.

Like I said the presense of multiple keyblade wielders has been implied since the first game, if thousands upon thousands fought a war because they believed the power keyblade brought and represent was worth it I fail to see what the big deal is with a new generation keyblade wielders being born. In fact that is one one the duties of a Keyblade Master, to bring new pupils in to keep their trade alive.

 

Also Shadow was designed to be able to use Chaos Control, not too mention since the ability to use is tied to the power of the Chaos Emeralds it's not really the same thing. The abillity is dependent on the external Chaos Emeralds, and therefore anyone who is proficient in manipulating Chaos Energy has, can, and will use the ability. As for the Saiyans for the entire existence of their race there have only been 6 cannon Super Saiyans. I didn't really see it as demoralizing it seeing as 5 of them were the only Saiyans left in existence out of the thousands that existed previously. Also up until they were destroyed they all believed the Super Saiyan to be a myth, none of them knew that they all had the potential to become one, and so none of them tried to become one.

Edited January 4, 2013 by devereauxr