Handsome_the_Wise

Recognize the blade on the far right? It's the Kingdom Key! It even had a Mickey Mouse "key chain" on it. This store selling swords was selling the Kingdom Key. They had two of them, actually. I think one of them was made of aluminum.

Maleficent uses the word for the place, so it doesn't count as a curse word.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday KH13.

Happy Birthday Kaiso.

He trusted MX because there was no reason not to trust him, and having just been "betrayed" by his Master/father and one of his best friends, he was at his most vulnerable. I never thought Terra was stupid. But maybe immature. I don't think the only reason that he trusted MX was because there was no reason not to trust him--I think it's also because MX flattered him. It seemed to me like he'd rather be flattered than take criticism from somebody who cared for him. I also think there are things that Terra did that weren't very wise. For instance, if he just did his mission, or even gave Eraqus a report after finding MX, Eraqus might have made him a master. Instead, he obsesses over his darkness, making it even worse. Of course, all of this falls right into MX's plan. Terra's situation is similar to Riku's. It's just that, Riku had someone who believed in him, and that darkness and light could coexist (Mickey if that wasn't obvious). Terra though, being surrounded by the DURKNESS IS EVILZ! rule for almost his entire life, you can see how difficult it was for him. He longed for the understanding and acceptance of his teacher and fellow pupils, but asides from Ven, who idolizes Terra as an older brother figure, everyone couldn't give it to him. Aqua says it many times throughout her scenario that Terra wouldn't go down the wrong path, but that's just reassurance for her own disbelief. Regardless of how long they've known each other, how strong he really is, she couldn't bring herself to trust that he would be fine, which led their friendship down a rather shaky path. That and with her new appointment as a Master, it goes without saying that she becomes a bit detached from her friends and gains somewhat of an air of superiority, seen by badmouthing Terra when he's only done wrong in one world, and by suffocating Ven and treating him like a 3 year old who can't do anything by himself. And after the battle with Vanitas in Radiant Garden, she takes it upon herself and believes that only she will be able to fix the problem. It's not like Aqua's concerns were unfounded. Terra seemed to be the weakest, emotionally, and I think she treated Ven like the emotionally unstable boy who came to live with them all those years ago. And though it's true that he grew a lot stronger, Vanitas would have killed him if Mickey hadn't arrived in the nick of time to save him. Also, what Aqua said to Terra, in both Japanese and English, sounded more like concern rather than "badmouthing". To me, badmouthing would be like "You are so stupid, Terra!" I suppose it could have been worded better. I think if it was me I would have started with "I heard you did (....). Is it true? And what does Terra do in response? Does he tell Aqua what really happened, and than fill her in that he found MX? No, he storms off, commanding everyone to "stay put!" This sounds like someone with an "air of superiority" to me. I also think he was one maturity level away from saying "I'm taking my keyblade and going home!" I also think Ven responded more maturely to Aqua than Terra. At least he was willing to talk to her before Terra stormed off. Though, this entire thread pretty much resulted from too much empathy for Terra, who is the least liked out of the trio for not being a shota or female, and a general annoyance at Aqua, or just a general dislike of her English dialogue. And by that I mean the words that come out of her mouth, not the voice. I have to admit, at first I thought that Aqua was too condescending, thus she was annoying. Now I think that because she's pretty and kind of sexy, it's good that her character has flaws. I think it saves her from being a Mary Sue. There are times that I'm annoyed with my sister, but I don't hate her. In a similar way I think Aqua's flaws make her more relate-able. And I have to say that I do get annoyed when some fan boy is like "Aqua is the most important character because she has BOOOOBS!!!". Though, I don't think this makes her a bad character. However, I also get annoyed at fan girls who only think that male characters are good if they're "bishonen". All in all, I'd say that Birth by Sleep has a storyline full of characters that mature, or learn an important lesson sometime along their journeys: Terra learns that it is better to accept criticism from a friend who was trying to help him, than to be flattered by someone who was just trying to use him. He also learns not to fear his darkness. Aqua, thanks to Yen Sid, learns that she needs to start believing in her friend(s) instead of always trying to protect him(them). Ven learns that just because he has hardships with his friends, it doesn't mean that his friendship with them is over. Even Eraqus learns that he was being hypocritical to Terra, seeing as his own heart isn't pure light. Oh, well. At least Terra and Aqua get to reflect on their newly gained wisdom in their respective prisons...

He trusted MX because there was no reason not to trust him, and having just been "betrayed" by his Master/father and one of his best friends, he was at his most vulnerable. I never thought Terra was stupid. But maybe immature. I don't think the only reason that he trusted MX was because there was no reason not to trust him--I think it's also because MX flattered him. It seemed to me like he'd rather be flattered than take criticism from somebody who cared for him. I also think there are things that Terra did that weren't very wise. For instance, if he just did his mission, or even gave Eraqus a report after finding MX, Eraqus might have made him a master. Instead, he obsesses over his darkness, making it even worse. Of course, all of this falls right into MX's plan. Terra's situation is similar to Riku's. It's just that, Riku had someone who believed in him, and that darkness and light could coexist (Mickey if that wasn't obvious). Terra though, being surrounded by the DURKNESS IS EVILZ! rule for almost his entire life, you can see how difficult it was for him. He longed for the understanding and acceptance of his teacher and fellow pupils, but asides from Ven, who idolizes Terra as an older brother figure, everyone couldn't give it to him. Aqua says it many times throughout her scenario that Terra wouldn't go down the wrong path, but that's just reassurance for her own disbelief. Regardless of how long they've known each other, how strong he really is, she couldn't bring herself to trust that he would be fine, which led their friendship down a rather shaky path. That and with her new appointment as a Master, it goes without saying that she becomes a bit detached from her friends and gains somewhat of an air of superiority, seen by badmouthing Terra when he's only done wrong in one world, and by suffocating Ven and treating him like a 3 year old who can't do anything by himself. And after the battle with Vanitas in Radiant Garden, she takes it upon herself and believes that only she will be able to fix the problem. It's not like Aqua's concerns were unfounded. Terra seemed to be the weakest, emotionally, and I think she treated Ven like the emotionally unstable boy who came to live with them all those years ago. And though it's true that he grew a lot stronger, Vanitas would have killed him if Mickey hadn't arrived in the nick of time to save him. Also, what Aqua said to Terra, in both Japanese and English, sounded more like concern rather than "badmouthing". To me, badmouthing would be like "You are so stupid, Terra!" I suppose it could have been worded better. I think if it was me I would have started with "I heard you did (....). Is it true? And what does Terra do in response? Does he tell Aqua what really happened, reassure her that he's fine, and than fill her in that he found MX? No, he storms off, commanding everyone to "stay put!" This sound like someone with an "air of superiority" to me. I also think he was one maturity level away from saying "I'm taking my keyblade and going home!" I also think Ven responded more maturely to Aqua than Terra. At least he was willing to talk to her before Terra stormed off. Though, this entire thread pretty much resulted from too much empathy for Terra, who is the least liked out of the trio for not being a shota or female, and a general annoyance at Aqua, or just a general dislike of her English dialogue. And by that I mean the words that come out of her mouth, not the voice. I have to admit, at first I thought that Aqua was too condescending, thus she was annoying. Now I think that because she's pretty and kind of sexy, it's good that her character has flaws. I think it saves her from being a Mary Sue. There are times that I'm annoyed with my sister, but I don't hate her. In a similar way I think Aqua's flaws make her more relate-able. All in all, I'd say that Birth by Sleep has a storyline full of characters that mature, or learn an important lesson sometime along their journeys: Terra learns that it is better to accept criticism from a friend who was trying to help him, than to be flattered by someone who was just trying to use him. He also learns not to fear his darkness. Aqua, thanks to Yen Sid, learns that she needs to start believing in her friend(s) instead of always trying to protect him(them).

It did give me a chuckle.

Actually, there are three Swan Princess movies, and I don't believe any of them were made by Disney. @RikuandRoadToDawn I think I read somewhere that Nomura said that MF is a new character, so most likely he is NOT Xemnas.

According to the Birth by Sleep Ultimania, Kairi has the ability to use the Keyblade because Aqua accidentally did the ceremony when young Kairi touched her keyblade, begging for help. As for the original question, I suppose if she does take the exam, it won't be in the near future. Even though Aqua's her master by ceremony, there's no guarantee that she'll WANT to teach her, considering it was an accidental circumstance. I suppose it also depends on the circumstances of the stories in future games.

The manga is cool. @Kinode I've known it for quite a while that he has an earring. The realization that he has two took a little longer.

Happy Birthday Aaron.

You do realize that this was written before BBS came out, right?

Could someone please site what interview or whatnot this information was found in? Because I don't remember reading that anywhere. =/ It's in the 20 Kingdom Hearts Mysteries section of the Birth by Sleep Ultimania: Q3: Is it possible that Roxas has a heart? A: It is thought that it could be Ventus

True, it was never said in any of the games but Nomura confirmed it in a Famitsu Interview: -- At that point, it seems like Aqua has been lost for a long time. Nomura: Yes. From when she comes to the world of darkness to when she meets Ansem the Wise, over 10 years have passed in the outside world. The flow of time is different in the world of darkness and the outside world, so it doesn't feel like 10 years have passed. But there's no mistaking that she's been in the world of darkness for quite a long time. Here's the link to the rest of the interview: http://www.khinsider.com/khinsider/famitsu-interview-february-2010.html

@Heart_XIII Ah, now I see what you mean. I tend to think of CoM as a sequel to KHI and KHI and II as numbered titles. Because to me 'sequel' just means a story that is written to continue a previously written story, so I thought you meant that KH 3D might be a prequel. So, you mean that you don't think that KH 3D's storyline is directly connected to that of Coded's? In that case, I agree with you.

go to this websites homepage. 3D takes place after recoded. Just because it takes place after Re:Coded doesn't mean it's the sequel. =/ BBS came out after Days, but that doesn't mean it's its sequel. http://heartstation.org/archives/2405 According to this translation, it reads that "The story takes place after Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded"

Actually, Nomura said this in the Another Report book that came with Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix to the people who preordered the game. Here's the quote as translated by TheWertle:

Sorry, it's just the way that you titled this post "Why TAV probably won't be saved" made it sound like you don't think they are coming back. As for the storyline, there's a lot of things that TAV started in BBS that they never had the opportunity to finish. I don't think that TAV will be playable again. However, I think they are too connected to SRK to not be important to the story. i agree with this mainly because how is roxas and Xion suffering? they are back with their original self why wouldnt they be like all good. Same thing counts for namine. Lea might come back though. About Roxas... As for Xion, her suffering is probably about her having been forgotten and Axel's suffering is probably about losing his friends. I don't know why Namin

Terra, Aqua and Ven are not dead, so I think it would be bad storytelling if they just leave them where they are. And why would Ven disappear once he gets his heart back? Kairi didn't when she got her's back. Personally, I think the fact that there are keyblade wielders that are better than Sora make this storyline seem more realistic. Even Nomura has said that there is nothing special about Sora other then his ability to connect his heart with anyone. And as VentusX stated, Nomura said that Sora will be the main character til the end. They don't need to kill Terra, Aqua and Ven for them to not be the main characters. @ SoraKing3, I don't see why Disney would not allow Square Enix to kill off one of their OCs if it furthers the story. Especially since they've killed off many of their own characters. It seems more uncharacteristic of Nomura to have his characters killed off, since he has stated in the BBS Ultimania that "in the world of KH there is no concept of death".

But he does have an earring. Look at his ear at about 26 seconds into the video. And at about 18 seconds in, if you look closely it seems that his other ear is pierced. I think he also had them before he became a nobody. b50Cx-JvaYA&feature=player_embedded

Keyblader, shouldn't Traverse Town be included as a world?