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As we know Kingdom Hearts is well known for some truly iconic villains; however the end of the Dark Seeker Saga will see an end ( hopefully!) to the likes of Ansem sod; Xemnas; Master Xehanort etc. That saying; whilst optimistic; looking ahead to future is an interesting topic ( As a head's up- I've got a few ideas of where the series can go). However, the starting topic for everyone today is; the next antagonist. I will list a few ideas I have myself and I am curious to what people either want to see/have opinions. I've decided to split this discussion into 2 sections; the first focus on an Individual antagonist. The second will consider a group of antagonists.Since KH has used both categories; one cannot be sure what will happen which is why I'm covering both. Individual: 1) hidden force antagonist- for those of you who enjoy Star Wars; consider this antagonist to be the Kingdom Heats version of Snoke. Somebody who was very aware of the last saga's events yet played no major role. I see this as plausible in all honesty; it would be easy to either have this figure appear at the end of a secret movie in KH3 and say something cryptic. The hidden force antagonist would then possess knowledge of why Xehanort was defeated and also possess knowledge regarding Sora and co and would be able to focus on a way to defeat Sora. Also I'd like this antagonist to have motives unknown to the audience completely; and as the new series advances slowly realise to our horror that this person is in fact worse than Xehanort and an equal if not greater challenge. 2) enemy from the light- this has been mentioned before; but it's an interesting concept. One would imagine having various darkness antagonists might seem a little mundane; therefore having an enemy so fixated on the light would add a whole new element to the series. It's a fact that light and darkness coexist together and that being said absolute darkness has been shown before; so perhaps absolute light would have a negative impact too. Also having to see Sora fight against a light sided enemy would be very interesting. Way I see this potential working is that the GoLs win in KH3; tilting the balance towards the light; too much light could create a corrupt enemy hell bent on the complete eradication of darkness on the worlds to prevent another war. 3) friends become enemies- this would be controversial to see; but perhaps we are over looking the next antagonist? Perhaps they are right in our sight the whole time? It would be to some a massive outrage if a protagonist became an enemy. That being said; it is a possibility. War changes people; and seeing as KH3 is going to be dark; it's natural to assume that either a light will die/sometjing terrible will happen. Carrying on; guilt could turn to hate/anger and could see a protagonist become rogue ( trying to avenge a friend/ having a serious grudge against the others) and thus come into conflict. In all honesty; 1 seems the most plausible: 2 would be my ideal choice and 3 could seem luck lustre; yet if done right could have a huge emotional impact. Let us move on to the discussion about group antagonists. 1) the Schemers- the use of will has come up a lot recently with regards to keyblades etc. Now imagine there is an outside group scheming the schemer ( Xehanort). Having a secret group would add an Interesting element to series and similar to TWEWY; each numbered game could have one of the members being defeated. A rough example could be: the worlds are in peace; then one of the group starts ' the masterplan' and at the end is defeated by Sora; however to make it interesting; you could have Sora ask whether they were involved with Xehanort; to which the defeated member could either reply- there's something worse coming/ or even more chilling- Xehanort had no idea he was being used etc. 2) Revolution- after the constant heartless/nobody influx; individuals on various world's instead of thanking the GoLs become angry and start to persecute keyblade wielders. This could be an interesting way to bring in new characters to the protagonists and also perhaps highlight that enemies aren't always evil individuals; but normal individuals too. From this group various other actors with sinister plans could take place ( Disney villains could have more significance using the anti keyblade feeling the pursue own goals; you could have keyblade wielders hunting others) also it would be a good contrast to see Sora instead of being welcomed to worlds; having to be careful and cautious and it would be interesting to have Sora see a persecution of a keyblade wielder- then you could have moral questions- such as am I actually helping? What am I achieving etc. 3) copycat grouop/ fanatics- this group would seek a continuation of Xehanort's work and would see him as a God and thus would see Sora as a Devil figure; therefore to avenge Xehanort- this group could show elements of madness; dedication and twisted nature. I'd have this group misinterpret Xehanort's ambitions badly and carry out what they percieve to be a lost mission/divine duty. Also fantatics are hard to defeat; so Sora and co would be tested in more than one way to win. A mere physical victory wouldn't be enough as they'd be fighting a belief as well this time. These are a few ideas I had and I eagerly look forward to discussing with people what they think ( also if people enjoyed this discussion- let me know as I have a few ideas for future protagonists; purpose of visiting worlds; time span from three and a few others) Thanks for reading and all the best