Kingdom Hearts Plot Analysis Guide For the Sony PlayStation 2 Copyright 2004 Richard Beast Version 1.0 Date: 02/17/05 ---------------- Version History: ---------------- + Final + Corrected a couple errors here and there, as due to some rather numerous requests from random places and such. This isn't really the "final" version, but I'll just call it this for now. After all, there are plenty of things to further do. + 1.0 + The plot analysis for Kingdom Hearts is complete. It should detail much of the story, but even though I know Kingdom Hearts pretty well, I'm gonna try and make it as simple and good as it can get, so it's far from the final version. Still, it's well on the way. ============================================================================== Table of Contents: ============================================================================== -!NOTE!- This guide, as you will soon see, is a decent size. Seeing as how this takes effect, you will might possibly be lost in trying to find out what you want to read. There is one way to get to it, instantly. Press Ctrl + F, and then look for whatever you want. Let's say you want to go to the Game Information section. Just type in II. Game Information and there you are! That'll make it much easier for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ -------------------------- * TABLE OF CONTENTS * -------------------------- ~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction II. Game Information III. Legal Disclaimer IV. Contact Rules IVa. E-Mail Rules IVb. IM Rules V. Characters VI. Plot Analysis VIa. The Beginning VIb. Destiny Islands VIc. Traverse Town VId. Coliseum VIe. Wonderland VIf. Deep Jungle VIg. Traverse Town II VIh. Agrabah VIi. Monstro VIj. Atlantica VIk. Halloween Town VIl. Neverland VIm. Traverse Town III VIn. Hollow Bastion VIo. Traverse Town IV VIp. Hollow Bastion II VIq. Coliseum II VIr. End of the World VII. Sequel Plans VIII. Frequently Asked Questions IX. Credits :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= I. Introduction =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- Hello, and welcome to my Kingdom Hearts Plot Analysis guide. I was just recently intending to write a guide to Kingdom Hearts, co-authored with my friend Gobicamel, but I decided to do something else before I handled that. So that's where I got started on writing for one of my favorite games, and I decided that I'd just test myself and do a plot analysis, since certain parts of Kingdom Hearts can be quite confusing, and thus I wish to make it simpler for people going through Kingdom Hearts. I do hope that anyone reading this guide finds it useful. =) The guide will go around somewhat like this: first I'll start off with this bloody piece of raw meat... whoops, I mean the introduction. Then I'll provide you information about the game, the disclaimer for legal purposes, then I'll go on to rules in which you should follow if you wish to contact me. Then the plot analysis begins. What I will do is detail everything that happens, and you know, anything confusing will likely not be after a while. Then, since there are sequels coming out, I'll tell you about the plans, then go to Frequently Asked Questions. Then we come to a conclusion, and I'll thank anyone who helped me in any way. Before I proceed with the guide, I will inform you that this walkthrough is totally littered full of spoilers. Just about every bit of detail that happens will be covered around here. I strongly caution you before heading beyond where you are in this game, otherwise you may have it completely spoiled. I am not responsible if you find that you found out a little more than you wanted to find out... anyway, enough of that stuff. Hope you enjoy my guide, since it's the best I can try to bring. - Richard "Gbness" Beast :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= II. Game Information =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- Kingdom Hearts is the first of hopefully several projects that Square and Disney will team up to do. The game itself is an action-RPG type of game. Unlike the turn-based system of the Final Fantasy games, Kingdom Hearts has real action battles. The game itself was released around October 2002, and is in my opinion one of the better PS2 titles out there. Kingdom Hearts itself has several characters from the Final Fantasy series, a variety of Disney characters (over 100 of them) and some all-new characters (Sora, Kairi, and Riku). :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= III. Legal Disclaimer =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- You are NOT permitted to put this FAQ on your site without my permission first. All you have to do is email me or IM me saying you want this FAQ on your site, then you can tell me your site and the chance is high that I'll let you. But if you put this FAQ on your site without my permission I swear you will regret it. If I let you, not ONE word should be changed from this FAQ! NOT ONE! Got it? Good. Also, make sure that no money is involved. If you want this FAQ to be sold on eBay, then just forget about it, man. And don't sell this guide either, or pay people to use it, or you'll be in such big trouble you don't want to think. Another little note is that I will not have this guide hosted on many other web sites besides GameNotOver, GameFAQs, IGN, and Neoseeker. You need full-on permission if it's not one of the four above sites. I am sick of people ripping me off (I have been ripped off three times in the past), so if I don't like your site, I won't let my guide be posted on it. I am sorry, but this is how it has to be. If you ask politely and I like your site, you will definitely have the luck of getting it up there. Thank you very much. :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= IV. Contact Rules =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- +-------------------+ | IVa. E-Mail Rules | +-------------------+ I love getting good emails, so you're free to email me with a question any time, but I will not answer questions already answered in this FAQ. I prefer e-mails with good grammar, and subjects with Kingdom Hearts or I will delete them, sorry. Also, don't send me e-mails about Kingdom Hearts with some other game's subject, please. And don't bother sending things like: "u sux. Everything bout u sux. ur guides suck. U SUCK" "C'mon, just kill yourself already." "Hope ya fall down the stairs can catch on fire." "help me plz how doo i beet levl 6 im stuk were u get tha furst eg were doo i go neckst thx" I will laugh at such e-mails and delete them. So... if you're not just playing a friendly joke on me or something, don't bother with that, cos I've been through with it too much. Another thing: don't send me e-mails in any languages other than English or Spanish. I can read both English and Spanish pretty well, but I prefer English. Still, I can do Spanish pretty well, so if you absolutely have to send me an e-mail in Spanish, hola. But if you know English, I want that, thank you. +---------------+ | IVb. IM Rules | +---------------+ My AIM list is closed, and since there are nowadays few people I can really trust, you likely won't get on but there is still some chance, by the way. If you're on, however, don't ever, ever advertise for your site and ask me to work for it, or I'll probably remove you from it forever. I've had to do this SO MANY times in the past, and it wasn't worth my time. Sorry if I'm rude, but I am quite busy often and can't stay on a lot, so I will not work for your site. It doesn't matter what it is; I WON'T WORK FOR YOUR SITE. Asking me to is asking to never talk to me again. Thank you. And please don't IM me a lot too, because I have like 20 people always IMing me, and although I hold nothing against them, I would prefer having light IMs. Thank you again. :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= V. Characters =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- Here, I'll just tell you all that you'll need to know about some of the characters. WATCH OUT before you read this thoroughly though! It is full to the bone of spoilers. Turn back now while you still can. Sora ----- Sora is the main character of the game, and as it begins he wishes to travel to other worlds and see what they're like, but eventually, his island ends up destroyed and Kairi's heart rests inside him. He then meets up with Donald and Goofy in Traverse Town, and together they embark on a journey. From the time of the island being destroyed to the point where he met Kairi again, Sora didn't realize that Kairi was inside him, and he had the last heart to fulfil Maleficent's evil plan. Kairi ------ Kairi is a young girl who came to Destiny Islands five years ago, although Sora had no idea where Kairi came from when she was there. When the island was destroyed, she was attacked by Heartless and she lost her heart, and then it went to Sora. It turns out, around the end of the game, that she is one of the princesses of heart, together with Alice, Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, Aurora, and Jasmine. When the final heart is needed, Maleficent needs to take care of Sora... Riku ----- Riku was always the strongest of the three on Destiny Islands, but when the island was destroyed, he disappeared. He then heard that Sora was the master of the Keyblade, and he became incredibly jealous. So much that when he was offered by Maleficent to join her in her evil plans, he overlooked the darkness in her and joined her. Riku then became more jealous, so much as that he controlled the Heartless to try and kill Sora, and Ansem in his dark hood tricked Riku into losing his heart to him, and then he became possessed. Donald ------- Donald is the High Magician of Disney Castle, who embarks on a journey through other worlds with Goofy when King Mickey disappears from Disney Castle. Donald attacks with magic, but besides that there is little to be told about Donald, since he isn't one of the characters who totally changes the plot or anything. Goofy ------ Goofy is a Knight Captain of Disney Castle, who embarks on a journey through other worlds with Donald when King Mickey disappears from Disney Castle. Goofy attacks physically and with shield techniques, but besides that there is little to be told about Goofy, since he isn't one of the characters who totally changes the plot or anything. King Mickey ------------ King Mickey is one of the characters whom little is told about. He leaves Disney Castle to see what's going on when the Heartless start taking stars out, and Donald and Goofy venture to see where he went. King Mickey is later discovered to have found another Keyblade and have entered the door of pure light -- Kingdom Hearts. Ansem ------ Ansem -- the seeker of darkness. Ansem used to be a scholar who was studying the Heartless and the darkness, trying to find a way to defeat them. But eventually, the Heartless filled his heart full of darkness, and then Ansem had no will but to destroy and to find Kingdom Hearts, so he could bring the entire world into darkness. He even tried to trick Riku into giving him his heart, so he could use him to unlock the large Keyhole in Hollow Bastion. :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= VI. Plot Analysis =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- Alright, now here's the cream of the crop! Watch out, because you may be spoiled tremendously... / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIa. The Beginning -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Sora woke up at the foot of a beach, and then across the water, he saw Riku holding out his hand to him. Sora then ran to him, but then the water gets a tad bit too strong, and then went up and under them. He woke up again in the water, where Kairi awaits him at the beach. Then, Sora makes it to the beach but then, he suddenly saw himself falling down, and then he fell deep into the water, and then he ended up in a strange area with pictures of Snow White and the seven dwarves. A mysterious voice then told Sora to step forward. Sora was chosen to fight the Heartless. To begin fighting them, Sora is then asked to choose his power inside a sword, a shield, and a staff. Sora then chooses one, and then the voice asks him to throw one power away. Sora chooses another one, and then he gains the power of what he chose - if he chose the sword, he gained power, if he chose the shield, he gained defense, and if he chose the staff, he gained magic power. After the power is gained and lost, he tried out his attack, and several Heartless Shadows appeared. Sora then used his sword/shield/staff and defeated all of them. The room then shattered, and Sora was taken to a rainbow or stained glass colored room. In front of him was a door, which couldn't be opened. He then found a treasure chests, opened it and collected a Potion. Then a crate and a barrel appeared. Sora smashed them and then the door in front of him opened. He went through, and then was engulfed in light. He then appeared in the Destiny Islands, and saw his friends Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie. Tidus and Wakka are from Final Fantasy X, and Selphie was from Final Fantasy VIII. Kingdom Hearts seemingly takes place before FF7, FF8, or FFX. Sora then talks to Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie, who asked him what was important to him, what he feared most, and what he wanted. Then, after Sora replied it was chosen how quickly he would strengthen, and when he would. A path then opened, leading him further. Sora then crossed the bridge, and suddenly his shadow appeared behind him, and it formed to create a large, dark Heartless. Sora then fought with the Darkside Heartless. The Heartless were defeated by the power of Sora's heart, but then Heartless swallowed Sora. But the voice then said he would open the door. The door of light. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIb. Destiny Islands -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Warning: the fourth paragraph may be more than you want to know. You have a chance to scroll down (or up) now. Take it. When Sora was swallowed by the Darkside, he appeared back at Destiny Islands, in front of Kairi. Kairi then told him to get up and start working, as Sora asked her where she was from, although Kairi didn't remember. Riku then brought a raft (not yet built). Sora, Riku, and Kairi were intent on building a raft and getting off of Destiny Islands, to see new worlds. Thus it began... Sora then needed to collect some parts for the raft. While he was at it, Tidus, Wakka, Selphie, and Riku offered him duels. He got stronger while fighting. Then, Sora collected the parts and gave them to Kairi. Then, that day was over. That night, before all going home, Kairi asked them what they'd do in new worlds. Riku had his own plans, and then thanked Kairi for getting him started. Then, the three got some rest. Meanwhile, something has been going on at the Disney Castle... Donald walked up to King Mickey's room that morning, and then he found King Mickey's throne... but no King Mickey! Behind his throne, Mickey's dog Pluto appeared with a letter in his mouth. Donald then read the letter, and proceeded to go quackers all over the castle. Then he found Goofy outside, asleep. Donald tried to awaken Goofy with his loud voice, but was then forced to cast Thunder to awaken him. After that, back to Sora. When they woke up the next morning and went to the island, Kairi decided to get the food. Then Sora needed to collect 3 mushrooms, 3 fish, 2 coconuts, an egg, and water. He found two mushrooms in dark areas, 3 fish in the water, 2 coconuts in trees, an egg on top of a tree, and water from a fresh waterfall. As for the remaining mushroom, Sora went to a secret place under the trees. In this dark cave, Sora went forward and saw the door that he had always wondered about. The door itself was connected to several different worlds, but didn't have a handle, a keyhole, or anything. Sora collected a mushroom there, and then sat down and thought about when he first met Kairi, when they were younger. Suddenly, a dark, hooded figure appeared near the door. This figure was Ansem, the seeker of darkness. He wished to take the world into everlasting darkness, but he wasn't revealing his true form quite yet. Ansem then told Sora of how little he knew and understood, and how meaningless his journey was. The reason Ansem told Sora that his journey was meaningless was that he believed that darkness conquered all, although Sora knew that light was the strength. Ansem then disappeared and left Sora alone inside the cave. Then, Sora brought the food to Kairi, and then it was called a day yet again, and tomorrow they would sail. Kairi then told Sora of how much Riku had changed. He was indeed changing, since he did seem to be determined to get to other worlds. Sora then promised Kairi never to change, which ended that. Then it was over to Disney Castle. The letter was read. It was written by King Mickey, addressing that he had left the castle, because the stars were going out, meaning that disaster was coming. Mickey left to see what was coming up, but told Donald to find the one who had a key. Queen Minnie then decided to let High Magician Donald and Captain Goofy go and see if they could find the person with a key. Minnie then made a small cricket called Jiminy come along with them, and then Donald and Goofy got inside a ship and took it to Traverse Town, with the help of the chipmunks engineers, Chip and Dale. Sora was lying in bed at home, at the time. Sora's mom called him to dinner, as Sora looked out the window a little and thought about him and Kairi setting sail together. All of a sudden, a large dark ball of energy appeared over the island. Kairi, who was still out, was there at the time, and the Heartless took her heart. Sora jumped out the window of his house and got to the island, and saw Kairi and Riku's boats... empty! The Heartless appeared around Sora, although since he had only a wooden sword, he had no hope of fighting them over. Sora then made his way to the top of the island, where Riku was waiting. Riku seemed to know everything that was happening, knowing that the island was soon to be destroyed, and how it was being devoured by darkness. Riku himself was then taken away by darkness, and then the mysterious voice helped Sora out and gifted him with a Keyblade, the weapon he needed to fight the Heartless. Using the Keyblade, Sora was able to defeat the Heartless. He then went over to the secret place, in which had become a door. He passed through the cave and found Kairi, who had been severely weakened. The Heartless had already taken her heart. She then passed through Sora, and then she too was devoured by the darkness. After that, the island was destroyed by the Heartless. All that was remaining was a small piece of land, where a Darkside Heartless awaited Sora. He then fought a battle with the large Darkside Heartless, and afterwards a large, dark ball of energy sucked all of Destiny Islands up, Sora and all. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIc. Traverse Town -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Sora then woke up near some barrels in a new world. Donald and Goofy then passed, realizing that a star was going out. Goofy saw someone over the corner where Sora was, but knowing Goofy's average intelligence, Donald ignored him and continued. Goofy then urged Pluto to follow, but being a dog and having a good sense of smell, Pluto sniffed Sora out. He then thought it was a dream, but then Pluto smashed his paws down on Sora to wake him up well, and Sora realized that it wasn't a dream. As he walked a few steps forward, he realized this wasn't his island, or anywhere near. It was another world. As he went through the first district of the mysterious world, he happened to stop by an equipment shop nearby. A young man named Cid then introduced himself and told Sora that this sure as heck wasn't his island, and it sure wasn't anywhere close. Sora then went out, and took a door upstairs, and behind the equipment shop, and arrived at the second district. A man was then attacked and fell to the ground, losing his heart. It was the Heartless, yet again. Sora then went back to the first district, only to find it was overrun by Heartless too. He then went back to Cid's shop and left to find a man outside. The man then tells Sora that the Heartless will keep coming for Sora, as long as he wields the Keyblade, then he registers his astonishment on how the Keyblade chose a kid. Sora gets very confused on the stuff about the Keyblade "choosing" him, and then the man (named Leon, or Squall from Final Fantasy VIII) demanded that Sora handed over the Keyblade. Sora refused, and then Leon got angry and dueled with Sora. After the battle, whether Sora won or not, he then fell to the ground, unconscious. A female ninja then talked to Leon, and then Sora woke up again in the hotel. Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy were roaming the street, looking for the keyblade master. Aerith (Aeris from FFVII) then tickles Donald on the back, which causes him to freak out and grab Goofy's back. Aerith then asks them if the king sent them, and apparently she then led them over to the hotel, seeing that Sora had the key, and she knew about their job. Then, Sora wakes up very drowsy, and then sees what he believes was Kairi. The reason the Heartless kept appearing around Sora was because he wields the Keyblade. And they seek out Sora's heart, because he wields the Keyblade. That draws them. Sora then finds out that he was the chosen one to wield the Keyblade. To fight the Heartless. Also, Sora got to Traverse Town because the Heartless broke down the barrier between the different worlds, which explained how they attacked Destiny Islands. Ansem, a mysterious being, apparently also studied the Heartless a long time ago, but was then lost. He recorded his discoveries of the Heartless in a report, but the pages are lost throughout the worlds. However, Ansem had studied the Heartless too much, and lost his heart to darkness. Still, he appeared in Destiny Islands. All of a sudden, Sora's heart was strong and drew the Heartless. Leon, Yuffie, and Sora then left the room and jumped over to Aerith's room, with Donald and Goofy. After that, Donald and Goofy went off to find the leader of the Heartless in Traverse Town, while Yuffie and Aeris stayed. Leon went off to the First District, and Sora also went over to the Third District. Eventually he got there, and then Donald and Goofy were attacked and fell on Sora. Then they recognized Sora as the key-bearer, and after the Heartless in the town were destroyed, a large piece of Heartless armor landed down and attacked. Eventually, the Guard Armor was defeated, although not destroyed. As they had orders from the king, Donald and Goofy had to go with Sora to find him. Sora agreed to go, and then he tried to cheer up. After all, he did want to go on their ship to other worlds and find Riku and Kairi. But meanwhile... a band of evil Disney characters were watching the three. Maleficent, the mistress of darkness and evil, then intended on using Sora for her evil plans... and for tricking him into joining. Sora didn't know he was being watched, though. And thus, Sora, Donald, and Goofy set a course to the Coliseum. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VId. Coliseum -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / When they arrived at the Coliseum, the trio marched inside and found a small character working. Sora spoke to him, and was given orders to push a pedestral over to him (Phil). Sora then tried, but couldn't push it. Sora spoke to Phil again, telling him how heavy it was, and then Phil turned around and saw Sora, Donald, and Goofy, thinking that it was Hercules who had come around. Phil then told them to shove off, since he was preparing stuff for a competition of heroes versus Heartless in the Olympus Coliseum. Donald then knocked some sense into Phil, telling him that the trio were heroes. Phil still didn't buy them, even though he himself couldn't push the pedestral. He then challenged Sora to a game of smashing crates. After Sora managed this twice, Phil gave Sora the Thunder spell, refused him, and told him to go away. As Sora walked out, rather disappointed, a strange man in a black robe arrived. Hades. Hades then gave Sora a pass to the tournament. But why? Why would an evil person such as Hades give Sora a pass? Sora didn't know it at the time, but Hades was an evil enemy intent on getting Sora killed in the tournament, and then dealing with Hercules. Sora showed the pass to Phil, who immediately put him inside the tournament. He then managed to defeat a few Heartless. Phil then spoke to him a little, and then a man with spiky blond hair, and a silent mood passed by. Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. Phil, although not knowing about Hades' evil plans, knew that Cloud and Sora would end up facing each other, and that Cloud would be a tough one to beat. After that, the next match began. After two rounds were won, Phil then mentioned Hercules, wishing that he was here. Then rounds four and five were won. Hades was just watching this all... As Sora was dancing in victory to beating the fifth round, Hades was in a dark cell, watching their all. Cloud was there as well, and Hades then ordered Cloud to defeat Sora. As the great lord of the Underworld, it was quite surprising that Hades wasn't just taking Sora on by himself. Then Hades revealed that he wanted Cloud to kill Hercules. As Hades was babbling on, Cloud just walked away and left, with Hades deeming him as "stiffer than the stiffs back home". After that, Sora beat a large, fat Heartless and a few magical ones, and then Sora and Cloud ended up against each other. Cloud was shortly defeated by Sora, and then as he lay there wounded, Hades became infuriated and brought out the great Guardian of the Underworld: Cerberus. A three headed demon dog from hell, as it was deemed from Final Fantasy VIII. Hercules then arrived, and tried to take on Cerberus, as Cloud was carried out. Sora, Donald, and Goofy were also pushed out of the Coliseum, but then Sora demanded Phil to let him take on Cerberus. Phil unexpectedly let him, and then Hercules, who was losing anyway but took down a little bit of Cerberus's health, then fled. Sora and his two companions won the battle. Phil then dubbed the trio as junior heroes, which first of all made Donald angry. But Hercules then told them that they'd have to find out how to become heroes by themselves, just like he did. However, the games weren't for a while, so Sora and co. left, promising to come back for the next one. Phil then shared his surprise of Sora defeating Cerberus. As he was leaving, Sora found Cloud sitting down. Hades had tricked Cloud into doing evil deeds, and getting the darkness into his heart. Cloud was also searching for someone (Sephiroth), and Hades had promised to help. Then, Sora was granted one of Cloud's abilities, the Sonic Blade. Cloud then went forward to search for the light, and then Sora, Donald, and Goofy departed to the Gummi Ship and set a course for Wonderland. When it became dark, Hades was still around, extremely angry about Sora's victory over Cerberus. Hades then looked at a picture of Hercules, and got even more infuriated. He then decided to let Hercules train Sora, and then in the next games he would kill both of them. After that, Maleficent passed by, and then let Hades fight to his heart's content against Sora. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIe. Wonderland -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / The three fell into a secret room of Wonderland, and then they saw a White Rabbit running down the hall, as he appeared to be late for something. Sora then followed, and they came to a small room with a doorknob on a huge door. The White Rabbit, looking very small, ran through a tiny door. Sora talked to the doorknob, asking how he got so small. The doorknob, who could talk, then just said sleepily that Sora was too big, and then it went back to sleep. After that, a bottle appeared on the table behind them. Suddenly, a large group of Heartless appeared, although they were nothing on Donald's magic. After all the Heartless were gone from the room for a small time, Sora drank the bottle and while he was big, pushed a bed to reveal a small door, and then they entered the Queen's court. A girl named Alice was trapped inside a cage, and was found guilty as charged for apparently stealing the Queen's heart (although obviously, it was the Heartless who did this). Sora then rushed to Alice's defense, and offered to bring back evidence of the culprit, showing how Alice was innocent. So then the Queen let him, and the trio walked into the woods. A Cheshire Cat appeared, telling Sora that he could find four pieces of evidence. Three easy, and one hard. After Sora found them all, the Cheshire Cat granted Sora with the ability to use ice magic and cast Blizzard. Then Sora went back to the Queen's court, and asked one of the cards to let him show the evidence to the Queen. Sora brought five boxes of evidence, but the Queen only let him take one. One of the boxes opened and revealed something random (Alice, Sora, Donald and Goofy, the Queen of Hearts, or a Heartless), but nonetheless, the Queen then ordered the Cards to do off with Sora's head. Once the battle began, Alice's cage was taken to the top of the court. Meanwhile, Maleficent came along and took Alice, for her own reasons. However, no one knew this at the time. Sora then destroyed the tower near the Cards, and the cage went down, without Alice! The cards then went back to their positions, and the Queen ordered Sora to immediately find out who on earth did this. Sora then went into the woods, and Donald asks the Cheshire Cat if he's seen Alice. The sly cat hasn't seen Alice, but it has seen shadows of Heartless. Then Sora enters the Bizarre Room, and gets on the ceiling. Inside the room, there are two lamps, and another large horde of Heartless. After Donald and Goofy deal with them, using shield techniques and fire/ice magic, Sora turns both lamps on, and a shadow appears on the floor of the Bizarre Room. Sora then backtracks over to the floor, and there they fight a large shadow Heartless called the Trickmaster. After it is defeated, the Doorknob wakes up, and then yawns. When its mouth opens, a keyhole is revealed. Suddenly, Sora emits a beam from the Keyblade, and a door is heard closing. After that, the world is locked away from the Heartless. Once the Keyhole is sealed, the Doorknob drops a mysterious gummi piece, unlike any others. The Cheshire Cat appears, after his true enjoyment of the fight between the Trickmaster and Sora. He then tells them that Alice has been taken off to the darkness, so she's obviously in another world. That finishes off Wonderland. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIf. Deep Jungle -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / As Sora, Donald, and Goofy got out of Wonderland and drove in the direction of Deep Jungle, Donald accidentally crashed the gummi ship right into a jungle, and then Sora found himself inside a tree house, and Mickey, Kairi, Riku, Donald, and Goofy were nowhere to be found. As he sat there wondering where they were, all of a sudden a large jaguar came out and attacked Sora! Whether the jaguar or Sora won the battle, a man named Tarzan (remember him from Disney?) then appeared and took care of the jaguar (Sabor). Sora then tried to tell Tarzan that he was looking for Kairi and Riku. Then Kairi passes by! As Sora tries to get up and look, he realizes he was only hallucinating. Tarzan then understands Sora in that he's trying to look for Riku, and then he says: "*&&X%". Tarzan, since he does live with the gorilla tribe, was speaking in gorilla language. *&&X% is gorilla for "heart", although this isn't currently known. Meanwhile... Donald and Goofy are right outside a tent, separate from Sora. A gorilla then appears, and then a hunter named Clayton follows. This very strange man then takes Donald and Goofy inside the tent. Sora and Tarzan then make their way down to the tent. When they get there, they collected slides, and then entered, where they meet Tarzan's wife, Jane. Clayton then brings in Donald and Goofy. Clayton made a few rude remarks, but it is believed at this moment that Clayton is a friend. However, Clayton has been out hunting the gorillas. He has lost his heart to the darkness and the Heartless, making him an evil man with nasty plans. Sora, Jane, Donald, Goofy, and Tarzan then watched the slides, trying to make some sense out of Tarzan's mystery word. Inside the slides, Sora sees a very familiar looking area... the tower of Hollow Bastion. Sora then asks where Kairi and Riku are, but then Clayton says that they aren't here. Goofy had found a gummi though, which hinted that King Mickey could be here. Tarzan then offers to go with Sora, Donald, and Goofy to meet Kerchak, the leader of the gorillas, inside the jungle. Clayton then grinned mischeviously and walked out. After that, they went over to the tree house that Sora began in. A little before that, Tarzan ran into Kerchak, who didn't listen to anything he had to say. When they reach the tree house, a gorilla named Terk is playing, then all of a sudden, Clayton tries to shoot, although he missed Terk by several inches, as he was interrupted by a loud screech from Donald. Clayton then tried to make up an excuse that he was aiming at a snake and saving the gorilla's life, although everyone knew he was just trying to hunt the gorillas down. Clayton then goes over to the tent at the bottom of the area. Sora then made his way back down to the tent, but he was attacked by Sabor at the bottom. Still, Donald's magic, Tarzan's power, and Sora's awesome Keyblade beat him easily. Once they got inside, Clayton was receiving a large scolding from Jane. He was then forbidden from ever going near the gorillas again. He then went outside, and then thinking that Sora couldn't hear him, he then growled to himself that he wished to hunt down all the gorillas. He then started smoking his pipe, and then shot. He apparently didn't do anything with the gunshot though. Sora walked outside and then voila - Heartless were appearing and attacking the gorillas. Clayton had apparently summoned all the Heartless here to kill the gorillas. Tarzan and Sora then helped save all the gorillas, and then he went back to the tent and talked to Jane. After that, they heard a gunshot go off. Sabor then attacked again, but was no match for Sora and Tarzan. Sabor finally died... but then Terk came running. He then went right into the tent and ran into Jane, in fear. Clayton had probably been threatening to shoot, and then Terk ran off in fear and got to the tent. After that, they went in and neither Terk not Jane were inside. Tarzan then somehow knew that Jane was trapped inside the tree house. After that, Sora and Tarzan went back to climbing trees, and near the tree house, they found a large black fruit, trapping Jane and Terk. They then destroyed it, and then they were freed. The last thing that Jane could remember was that Clayton had come to the tent, with hints that Clayton had kidnapped both of them. After that, they went over to the Bamboo Thicket, and then they saw Clayton, some Heartless, and all the poor gorillas in the whole place. It was now that Tarzan knew it wasn't Clayton. He had lost his heart, and had to be stopped. After that, Tarzan and Sora defeated all the Heartless. Clayton then summoned a large, very hard to see, and strong Heartless, the Stealth Sneak. Sora and Tarzan managed to get past Clayton's healing power and then they beat the two, getting rid of them both. Sora then learned to cast Cure. Kerchak then appeared, and in return for saving all the gorillas, he threw Sora, Donald, and Goofy up the cliff. Tarzan then climbed up. After that, the four make their way past waterfalls and get to the very top of the Deep Jungle. After that, Jane appeared there. Clayton had lost his heart, which was why he was using the Heartless. Jane then realized that Tarzan's mystery word (*&&X%), meant heart. He meant friends in the heart when he uttered sounds like a gorilla, making such symbols. All of a sudden, a Keyhole then appears, and then Sora's Keyblade emits a beam again, sealing another world from the Heartless, and then another gummi appeared, although it wasn't King Mickey's. Mickey certainly isn't in Deep Jungle. After that, Terk then appeared and jumped on Donald, having a new admirer. =P Donald did now that Daisy would kill him if he brought Terk home with him, though. Sora, Donald, and Goofy didn't take Tarzan with them though, because there is a rule that when you go to other worlds, you cannot do any kind of meddling, like taking someone from that world with you. After that, it showed the dark place where the villains Jafar, Oogie Boogie, Ursula, Captain Hook, and Maleficent were. They knew that Clayton's heart was weak and he just let the Heartless get control of them. Maleficent and the others also had another plan to unleash the world into eternal darkness, using the hearts of seven princesses. The three heroes then went to Traverse Town, thinking Leon might know something about the gummi. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIg. Traverse Town II -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Back in Traverse Town, Sora used a Red Trinity ability he gained from Deep Jungle to crash through a waterway in the Second District, and then they entered a chamber and found Leon and Aerith inside. The two then tell them that there's a Keyhole in every world, so Sora just has to seal all of them to keep the Heartless away from them. Sora then shows Leon the Gummi, and Aerith suggests to show it to Cid. After that, Leon gives Sora an Earthshine stone, to take to the Fairy Godmother in Merlin's house at the Third District. First of all though, Sora went back to the First District's Accessory Shop. He showed the gummi to Cid, who told him that it was a navigation gummi, which would enable him to travel to even more worlds. Cid then told Sora that he would install it, but he told him to deliver a very old book first, to an empty house at the Third District. So Sora took the book and then made his way over to the Third District, and then cast a Fire spell on a door there, which made it open. He then entered the house, and then saw an image of Kairi. Sora got incredibly confused, and then noticed that it wasn't Kairi. Then a wizard named Merlin entered the empty room. Merlin then turned the room back into his study. He had been asked by King Mickey to train Sora in magic. After doing so, Sora gave the book to Merlin. The book had a secret, that when you put pages into it, it gets larger. You can use the book to go over to the Hundred Acre Wood, and the more pages it gets, the more areas in the Hundred Acre Wood are available. Sora then saw a carriage at the upper-right of the room and opened it, and then it turned into the Fairy Godmother, whom Sora showed the Earthshine to. Apparently, the Earthshine used to be a creature. A time ago, the creature in the Earthshine (Simba) had his world consumed into darkness, but Simba kept on and had a strong heart, which made him turn into a gem. This meant that Simba's body was gone, but his spirit lived on. The Fairy Godmother then cast a spell on the Earthshine and turned him back, which made Simba a summon. Merlin then told Sora to go back to Cid's Accessory Shop. Sora then left the Magician's Study (originally the Empty House), and then outside on the Third District, several Heartless appeared. But then they were all defeated by none other than Riku. Sora then poked his fingers into Riku's mouth and made him grin. After that, he found out that Kairi was not with Riku. Riku then suggested that Kairi was looking for them, but as he was talking a Heartless appeared behind him. Sora then defeated it with his Keyblade. That was when Riku noticed Donald and Goofy. Goofy then told Riku that Sora was the Keyblade master, which made Riku jealous. He then took Sora's Keyblade and looked at it, although he tossed it back. Then Donald ordered Sora not to let Riku come with them, because that would be meddling. As they were talking, Riku then ran away! The trio was still happy that Riku was safe, however. After that, they then entered a small house nearby, and found Cid, Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie inside. They then told Sora about a sorceress named Maleficent, who destroyed their world nine years ago and is the reason that several Heartless are in Traverse Town. As they were talking, Riku met Maleficent in the town, who was watching Sora with Donald and Goofy. Maleficent then convinced Riku that Sora no longer cared about him and while Riku spent all that time searching for him, Sora simply replaced him with Donald and Goofy. Maleficent then tricked Riku into coming with her. Riku, who's heart was heavy with anger against Sora and would do anything to save Kairi, then agreed to come with her. After that, Cid tells Sora that the navigation gummi is installed on the ship, and this unlocked Agrabah, and beyond that, Monstro, Atlantica, Halloween Town, and last but not least, Neverland. Then Cid gave Sora the Warp Gummi, which allowed him to transport the gummi ship to any world he's been to before. Cid then went back to the First District, and stopped working at the Accessory Shop. Instead, he started selling gummis. Aerith then told Sora that she was rather concerned about the bell that rang, although Yuffie said that it was all boarded up and nobody could get to it. Cid then suggested that Sora ring the bell a total of three times. So then, Sora went back to the Second District and got to the roof of the gizmo shop, and then rang the bell three times. After that, none other than a Keyhole appeared, over in the Third District's courtyard. The trio then went there, but was attacked by Guard Armor! After a very easy fight, Guard Armor's feet became its arms and its arms became its feet, turning it into... Opposite Armor! After a moderate fight, Sora then sent a beam through his Keyblade, sealing the Keyhole and stopping the Heartless. After that, Sora gained the power of wind, and got a Navi-G gummi. Before leaving though, Sora, Donald, and Goofy went to the Accessory Shop, and sitting down on the floor was the wooden boy we all know as Pinocchio. Jiminy, who just happened to be Pinocchio's conscience, asked him what he was doing. Pinocchio DID want to become a real boy, but he had to be good first. He then told a lie, which made his nose become longer. After he told the truth though, it was all good. Sora then left for Agrabah. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIh. Agrabah -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Right before Sora, Donald, and Goofy got to Agrabah, Jafar and Maleficent were there, who are both looking for a girl named Jasmine. Maleficent then gives Jafar the full information about the final Keyhole, which you also learn just by listening to them. The two are searching for the seven princesses of heart, and trying to use them to unlock the final Keyhole in the Hollow Bastion and then devour the world into endless darkness. Jafar then summoned several Heartless and ordered them to find Jasmine, but Maleficent then gave him a warning not to use them too much. Later, Jafar had been devoured by the Heartless and the darkness because he didn't listen to Maleficent, but he just walked off and ignored her advice, and while they were talking, it showed Jasmine overhearing everything they were saying. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then made it past some of the Heartless and then reached a place where Jasmine was hiding. She then told them that her father was the sultan of Agrabah, and that the vizier Jafar had overrun Agrabah and was terrorizing it. Then Jasmine hoped that a character she had just been with, Aladdin, was okay, as he had wondered off, but then Jafar appeared. Jafar then offered Jasmine more suitable company than Sora and his two friends, although she didn't fall for his evil tricks. She then disappeared, and then Jafar recognized Sora and summoned several Heartless. After they defeated them, they went off to search for Aladdin, and first went into his house to find a magic carpet, which went to the desert. Donald then suggested that they followed it. When they did, they found Aladdin trapped in quicksand. Apparently, Jafar had found him and trapped him there, and left him to be killed by Heartless. After Sora, Donald, and Goofy took most of them out, Aladdin took out a lamp and ordered Genie to get rid of them. A Genie then appeared from the lamp and instantly eliminated all of them with a simple snap of his finger. They then got out of the desert, and Aladdin told them he was there looking for the Cave of Wonders when he found the lamp, and it was likely that Jafar trapped him in the quicksand. He then introduced Genie. Since Aladdin had found the lamp, he could summon Genie three times, and get any wish he wanted, although only three times, which left another two wishes. Aladdin then wasted one of his wishes towards becoming a magnificent prince. However, Genie did little to nothing, although Aladdin then told them about Jasmine and how much he loved her, but after hearing from Sora that he was in danger, he decided to join them. He then promised Genie he'd use his last wish to set Genie free, after Jasmine was free, though. Then they went over to Aladdin's house, who told them that Jafar was after the Keyhole. After leaving, Jafar and Jasmine were seen not too far from there. Aladdin then begged Genie to help, although he couldn't, seeing as how Aladdin had only one wish left. Jafar then told Aladdin that his second wish was denied, and then his pet bird Iago stole the lamp that Aladdin used to summon Genie and gave it to Jafar. Now, Jafar was the only one who could summon Genie. He then threw a pot down, which turned into a Heartless, and let it kill Sora, Donald/Goofy, and Aladdin. After the fight, Sora heard Jafar's laugh, coming from the desert. Aladdin knew that it was coming from the Cave of Wonders, where the next destination was. When they arrived, the Guardian of the Cave of Wonders attacked. The entrance to it was a tiger head, which was the battle. After the tiger head was weakened, the three entered the Cave of Wonders, and at the bottom, Sora found a pillar that went all the way up to the treasure room, which then went to the lamp room, where Jafar was. After the pillar was smashed, Jafar was seen inside the lamp room. He then made his first wish... showing the Keyhole. Genie then revealed the Keyhole, in which Jafar then proceeded to try and use. After Sora got there, Maleficent and Jafar were talking. Maleficent recognized Sora and then disappeared, although Jafar had offered to explain it to Riku (although the two soon met). Maleficent then let Jafar take care of Sora, Donald/Goofy, and Aladdin. It was then told about the door being opened with the princesses of the seven hearts (Jasmine being one of them), obviously plunging the world into eternal darkness. Jafar then made his second wish to Genie... to crush Sora! Although Genie still liked Aladdin, he knew that he couldn't disobey Jafar. Although I myself am not exactly sure, I believe that Genie would likely have disappeared. Either way, Genie didn't attack that much, and Sora's two companions beat him with ease. Jafar was then wounded, but he made his third wish to Genie... to become an almighty, powerful Genie! Of course, Jafar had not followed Maleficent's advice, and had become too thick to see past the fact that he would have been trapped inside the lamp forever if Sora got it. Iago then carried the lamp, and Sora and Aladdin fought at the bottom, by attacking Iago and getting the lamp. When Sora got it, he then trapped Jafar-Genie inside it, and then probably tossed the lamp into the fire, making him disappear forever. Meanwhile, Jasmine awakened and someone captured her (Riku told Maleficent it was him after this). At the top, Aladdin realized that Jasmine was missing. But Sora then used the usual beam and sealed the Keyhole. The Cave of Wonders started collapsing, and then the four got out. Aladdin knew that Jasmine was no longer in Agrabah anymore, but at least he had Genie's lamp. Despite how much he wanted to free Jasmine, he had a promise to keep. He then set Genie free, who agreed to help Sora find Jasmine, making him a summon. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then left. Similar to Tarzan, they couldn't take Aladdin with them, because doing so would be meddling. But in the meantime... Jasmine had been captured. That meant that Alice and Jasmine were captured, and Cinderella, Snow White, and Aurora may have been captured, although none of three were really related to the plot, like Alice and Jasmine were, and the last two princesses were. Riku then told them that he had captured Jasmine. Maleficent knew very well what Jafar's mistake was, although she wanted Riku to fall for the same thing. Maleficent then promised to get Kairi back (although she was lying) and Captain Hook gave Riku his vessel. Riku was extremely doubtful about her, but chose to obey. Now back to Sora. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIi. Monstro -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / As Sora's group went beyond Agrabah, they saw a large whale on the way to Atlantica. Donald then tried to avoid running into the whale (Jiminy called it Monstro, and you may know of it from Pinocchio), but seeing as how large Monstro was (and its mouth), they couldn't avoid being swallowed by the creature. Inside Monstro's stomach, Sora had a dream recalling a memory five years ago, when he and Riku first met Kairi, and when they discovered the secret place, and the mysterious door. Donald then woke Sora up, and he stopped dreaming. Jiminy Cricket explained where they were, and then he spotted Pinocchio jumping across the water in the area, and then they followed Pinocchio over to the other side of the area, where they met his father, Geppetto. He and Pinocchio just happened to be swallowed by Monstro. As Sora and Geppetto were talking, Pinocchio spotted a very familiar character walking away. Sora then followed Pinocchio and met none other than... Riku! Riku still happened to be very jealous about Sora's Keyblade, and he then took Pinocchio and ran away, forcing Sora to go through Monstro and find him. When they reached the sixth chamber of Monstro, Riku was found with Maleficent. She told Sora that all Sora was doing was deserting him for the Keyblade, Donald and Goofy. Riku told her to mind her own business, and she then disappeared. Sora then told Riku what he was doing was wrong, but Riku wouldn't listen, as he was extremely angry with Sora and wanted to save Kairi. Sora then went forward and went to Monstro's bowels and saw Pinocchio trapped inside a Heartless called the Parasite Cage. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then fought with it, as Riku helped for his own reasons. After a very effortless fight, the Parasite Cage and Pinocchio fell through a pit, in which Riku followed. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then followed him, which led them back to the Mouth. Riku, holding Pinocchio, who had just lost his heart to Parasite Cage, then met Geppetto there. Riku was then extremely rude and told Geppetto that Pinocchio was just a puppet who had no heart, but who could help someone without one (Kairi, as Riku had apparently tried to restore Kairi's heart in this way). Sora, however, tried to stop Riku, but he escaped. Sora then gained the ability to jump higher, and went through the chamber that Riku had taken. Sora then met up with Riku, and saw Pinocchio lying on the floor. Riku refused to give Pinocchio back, and offered Sora to join up and save Kairi. Sora turns it down and draws his Keyblade on Riku, telling him that Pinocchio had a conscience, and right now it was saying loud and clear that Riku has on the wrong side. Riku then got ready to fight, but then Jiminy went over to Pinocchio, and then he got his heart back. Riku then disappeared, and let Parasite Cage take care of Sora. They then fought with Parasite Cage and defeated it easily. Riku was no longer inside Monstro. Rather, he was in the dark area that the Disney villains were in, standing with Maleficent. She told Riku that Kairi had lost her heart to the Heartless, and then she asked him to find the seven princesses of heart, which would lead to the heart of all worlds. However, Maleficent was tricking Riku. Her plan was to find them, and then unlock a marvelous Keyhole, which would unleash supreme darkness upon the world. Maleficent then gave Riku the power to control the Heartless. Monstro coughed Sora's gummi ship out, and then they went beyond, to Atlantica. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIj. Atlantica -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / For some strange reason, when Sora's group landed in Atlantica they were given fins and builds like a fish. Sora met with a girl named Ariel, a mermaid, and daughter of King Triton. Ariel asked Sora where he was from, but since it was not permitted to meddle with other worlds, instead of Sora letting on that he was human and from another world, he lied to Ariel that he was from another ocean. Soon after, several Heartless appeared, swimming towards the palace where Ariel's father King Triton was. Sora then agreed to go with Ariel around this world. There was an evil witch known as Ursula in Atlantica, who had likely been the one to summon all the Heartless to Atlantica. King Triton then destroys all the Heartless and orders Ariel not to leave the palace. After that, Ariel intentionally leaves -- with Sora -- and tells him to go over to her grotto. Ariel then shows Sora a lot of things that she collected with the starfish Flounder, and then as she leaves with Sora, two eels named Flotsam and Jetsam appeared, and meanwhile Ursula was watching them, thinking they'd never find the Keyhole. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Ariel then rode a dolphin to a sunken ship. Inside, Sora found a Crystal Trident with a shape similar to the area where it belonged, inside Ariel's grotto. Sora then went to Ariel's grotto and put the Crystal Trident into the slot, and then King Triton appeared and shattered the Crystal Trident. Ariel then got upset and swam away. King Triton recognized Sora's group as beings from another world, as he recognized Sora as the key bearer. King Triton then threw Sora out, and Ariel was seen crying in an area, and the two eels appear. Ursula then comes over to Ariel and fools her into going with her, seeing new worlds, and no longer having to follow King Triton's orders. Due to how tempting Ursula's offer was, Ariel then followed Ursula. Of course, Ursula was fooling Ariel and was going to take her to the world of the Heartless. Sora then went over to Triton's palace, and then Ursula attacked Triton, stole his trident, and disappeared to find the Keyhole. Sora and Ariel then followed over to the Sunken Ship, and Sebastian opened up a path toward Ursula's lair by pressing a switch. Then they followed to her lair. Although they were scared by Ursula's glare, they managed to beat Ursula after a long, hard battle. Ursula then disappeared, and Sora learned the ability to swim through currents. He then swam through more currents, and Ursula used the trident to become ten times as big and powerful, although the fight wasn't as difficult as the last. After Ursula disappeared, Sora recovered the Trident and brought it to Triton, who had shattered the crystal because it had the ability to show the Keyhole. Triton then directed them to Ariel's grotto, where the Keyhole was and where it could be sealed. Sora then emitted the usual beam with his Keyblade and sealed the Keyhole up, and then apologized to Ariel for saying that he came from another ocean. After that, Sora left and went to Halloween Town. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIk. Halloween Town -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / When they arrived, Sora and his friends dressed up in spooky costumes, to scare anyone who tried to scare them. They proceeded a little bit on to find all the ghosts ignoring them, until they got to the mayor, who introduced the master of nightmares -- Jack Skellington. Since he had some plans, he went into Dr. Finkelstein's lab to prepare a Heartless dance, only the Heartless would have hearts! Sora entered the lab, and then he found them trying to create a heart, which would have been the one thing the Heartless would have needed. Sora tried to shoot a beam at the Keyhole they had, although it didn't work. Dr. Finkelstein then tried to create a heart by adding emotion, terror, fear, hope, despair, and pulse, but the project failed due to a lack of memory, which "Sally" had. After that, Jack decides to go along with Sora so they can make the best Halloween ever. They go over to the graveyard and find Sally, who has the Forget-Me-Not, which is the memory. As soon as Jack and Sally (who seem to like each other very, very much...) have a talk in which Sally knows that the dance will go wrong, three small kids come out of a coffin, wanting to steal the heart and give it to Oogie Boogie, the terror of Halloween Town. When they went back to the lab, Dr. Finkelstein saw that they still needed surprise to complete the heart, and he told them that the mayor knew where it was. Meanwhile... Lock, Shock, and Barrel (the three kids) had just told Oogie Boogie about the heart, and then he was prepared to steal it. They found the Mayor in the "boneyard" and he challenged them to a puzzle of touching tombstones in the order that ghosts came out of them. After Sora did that, he go the Jack-in-the-box, which was the surprise. Sora then took it back to Finkelstein, to get a huge surprise. As Dr. Finkelstein was about to complete it (and he did), Lock, Shock, and Barrel knocked him out of his chair and stole the heart. Jack found his dog, Zero, who then told them that Lock, Shock, and Barrel had gone with a walking bathtub. Sora and Jack followed them down to Oogie's Manor and then went to the Evil Playroom, where Lock, Shock, and Barrel were. After a very easy fight with them, the three apologized but tried to hide how to find Oogie Boogie (to find him, you had to get to the Torture Chamber by pulling the lever in the Evil Playroom). After Sora did that, he descended to the Torture Chamber. Oogie Boogie then fought Sora with the equipment of the torture chamber, seeing that the Heartless wouldn't obey him. After that, stuffed items that were making Oogie Boogie solid fell out of him, and then he became flat. He had obviously stolen the heart so he could have made himself solid. After Jack and Sora leave, Oogie Boogie then suddenly became one with his whole manor! He was using the power of darkness from the various orbs on the bridges to make himself big. However, they were all quickly destroyed, and Oogie Boogie's whole manor (and him) were destroyed. Jack and Sally then united inside Dr. Finkelstein's lab, saying that the next year at Halloween, they'd make a great Halloween together. Sora then left Halloween Town. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIl. Neverland -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / As Sora, Donald, and Goofy went even further in their ship, they eventually ran into a large pirate ship. They tried to avoid it, but it was just about hopeless. After the pirate ship rammed Sora's gummi ship, he was alone on deck, without Donald and Goofy. And then he noticed none other than Riku. Riku couldn't have cared less about Donald or Goofy, and then he pointed at Kairi, who wasn't in good shape. She had lost her heart, which was why Riku was traveling with Maleficent. Then Captain Hook blocked Sora's way to Kairi, and Riku summoned several Heartless, not listening to Sora's warning. Riku then summoned a special Heartless, Shadow Sora, which was Sora's opposite. After that, he opened a hatch and Sora fell in it, along with Donald, Goofy, and Peter Pan, who was here to save his girlfriend Wendy. A pixie was also with Riku, her named being Tinker Bell. After a rather humorous scene, she opened up the door, letting them out. Peter himself had the ability to fly, something that Sora couldn't fully do yet. As they were heading forward, Tinker Bell tried giving everyone some pixie dust so they could fly, although it didn't help one bit. But meanwhile, Riku was with Captain Hook. Riku said he didn't care what Maleficent's plan was, if it could get Kairi back (not realizing that Kairi was one of the seven and that Maleficent was going to wipe him out, and unleash eternal darkness to the world). Hook's assistant Smee then reported that Peter, Sora, Donald, and Goofy escaped, and then Hook released stronger Heartless to take care of them. Eventually the four finally found Wendy, above on the next floor, although it was boarded up and couldn't be reached. Wendy noticed Kairi next to her, who wasn't moving at all. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Peter then quickly made their way up to the deck. Just before it though, the shadow that Riku summoned attacked them, but Sora was able to beat it. It was his equal, Anti-Sora. Peter then opened a hatch to find Wendy, unconscious. Wendy wasn't one of the seven princesses, so she didn't lose her heart, but the reason she was unconscious is unknown. I personally believe that Captain Hook and Smee may have knocked her out. To make matters worse, Kairi was gone. When they got to the deck, Captain Hook told them that Riku had escaped with Kairi. Captain Hook then summoned a band of Heartless but then noticed the crocodile that had taken his arm off. He is then about to put Sora off the plank into the crocodile's mouth, but just as he falls, Peter Pan tells him that he can fly if he believes. I then believe that now, Sora believed that he could indeed fly, but nevertheless he managed to do it, and then Captain Hook and Smee disappeared. Peter Pan then appeared, holding a lantern with Tinker Bell trapped inside it. Sora then vanquished all the Heartless. Meanwhile, Peter Pan went to Captain Hook's cabin, pretended to be Smee, and then attacked him. Absolutely furious, Hook fought with Sora, but he was no match for him. Captain Hook then fell off the plank and was devoured by the crocodile. Still, Kairi was gone. Sora then decided to go to Hollow Bastion, but Tinker Bell wanted first to go to the clock tower. A puzzle had been set up there, as three clocks said 12:00 and one said 11:45. Sora then fixed that with his Keyblade, and Neverland's Keyhole appeared. Neverland was then sealed (and Sora got a Navi-G Piece) but then Riku's memory went back to the day when he and Sora were searching the secret place. It then shows him seeing a Keyhole. Yes, this is Riku's memory, not Sora's. Thanks to Andrew Mayes for telling me this. The scene switches to Riku and Maleficent. Riku had Kairi over at Hollow Bastion, and then Maleficent tries to make Riku not realize that she wants him to be devoured by darkness by telling him not rely on it too much. But then she gives Riku even more power, and talks about Beast, whose girlfriend (Belle, one of the seven princesses) is inside the castle and that he would soon attack. After that, Sora was given the ability to summon Tinker Bell. The party then left to Hollow Bastion, so they could travel to a new world after Cid fixed the Gummi on the ship. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIm. Traverse Town III -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Sora went over to Cid's and took the Navi-Gummi they had found in Neverland and the one they had found in Wonderland and then Cid started hooking them up to their ship. Meanwhile, Sora was upset. He still hadn't found King Mickey, and Kairi had lost her heart. Sora then started believing he could find it, and then since Kairi's heart was inside Sora, one of her memories came to Sora. Kairi and her grandmother were inside the library of Hollow Bastion (which was Kairi's home) and the grandmother talked about Kingdom Hearts -- a door full of darkness, but the deepest light slept from within. Cid then hooked it up, warned Sora about how dangerous it was, and gave him the Transform-Gummi. Sora then left. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIn. Hollow Bastion -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Sora, Donald, and Goofy disembarked from their ship, and then a loud roar was heard. They make their way to an island above, and then Sora found Riku talking to Beast (as in Beauty and the Beast). When their world disappeared, Belle was separated from Beast. Beast believed, and he got to Hollow Bastion, where he knew Belle was. Beast them proceeded to attack Riku, but was quickly seized. When Sora got there, Riku then told him that it was all over, that he hadn't what it had to save Kairi, and that the Keyblade belonged to him. The Keyblade then went from Sora to Riku. Donald and Goofy then followed Riku away. Riku tossed Sora the sword he had used at the beginning, which was of course useless against Heartless. Beast then decided to join Sora, and the two were alone, without Donald or Goofy anymore. Sora and Beast then went underwater and opened a locked door inside the chapel, and then they went into the large door inside the chapel. Meanwhile, Maleficent was in the grand hall, with six of the seven princesses. But Maleficent didn't have all seven yet. Inside, Beast saw Belle following, but then Belle turned into a Heartless. This made Beast absolutely furious, since the Heartless obviously wasn't Belle, and then he leaped at the Heartless, and the door slammed behind him, locking him out. After that, Riku appeared again, with Donald and Goofy by his sides, and the Keyblade. He then warned Sora that the darkness would destroy him, and then he transformed into a dark form. Sora knew that it wouldn't, which made Riku launch a dark ball of energy from his Keyblade. Goofy then ran to Sora's rescue and blocked the dark energy. Goofy had finally come to his senses and realized that Riku's plans were evil, and that what he was doing was wrong. Donald also followed him back. Sora then tried to knock some sense into Riku, telling him how as long as he, Donald, and Goofy were together, their hearts would be one, and would defeat the darkness. Sora then readied his sword. The Keyblade then disappeared from Riku's hand and went back to Sora. Riku's heart was full of darkness, whilst Sora's was full of light. The two then proceeded to duel, and then Sora won. Riku, still in his dark form, then lost it and went back to his normal appearance, and then retreated through a door in which four pieces would be needed to open. Sora then found them and placed them inside it. Riku was then talking to the hooded man that appeared in Destiny Islands: Ansem! Riku was quite curious as to how he lost the Keyblade, and how Sora's heart was stronger than his. Ansem then had a clever idea. Riku, who would have done anything to steal Sora's Keyblade and save Kairi, then freed and released his heart to Ansem, who then filled it with darkness. Riku then lost his own control. Sora then made the long way across several lift stops, and opened up a tower to get inside the castle chapel. Riku and Maleficent were currently in the grand hall. Riku then talked in a strange, dark voice to Maleficent, and got the Keyblade of darkness. who plans to unlock the Keyhole and unleash darkness to devour the entire world. Still, Maleficent needed Kairi to unlock the Keyhole. She then heard Sora, Donald, and Goofy inside, and then proceeded to deal with them, while Riku guards Kairi. When Sora entered the chapel, he then fought with Maleficent and beat her. Then, she walked away while incredibly weak. Riku appeared and then showed his Keyblade to Sora. He then told Sora that his Keyblade had the ability to unlock people's hearts. Riku then rapidly turned around and threw his sword into Maleficent's heart and disappeared. Maleficent was then engulfed in green flames, and her heart became darkness itself. She turned into a dragon, but was beaten by Sora after a difficult fight. After that, the Dragon disappeared, and Maleficent was finally gone. After the Dragon is no more, Riku appeared again and mentioned how Maleficent failed to see how the darkness was eating away at her heart in the first place, and how fitting her death was. Riku then disappeared again, and then Sora crossed the top of the Lift Stop and arrived in the Grand Hall where Maleficent was drawing power from the princesses. As they made their way up, Goofy was then blocked by a barrier of energy, leaving only Sora and Donald. Sora noticed Kairi, lying on the ground. He then tried to wake her up, only for Riku to tell him that she wouldn't wake, and that she had lost her heart. It was then that Sora realized. This wasn't Riku. Riku couldn't be this evil, know this much, and talk in such a strange way, not to mention that he referred to Kairi as "that girl". Sora then demanded that the stranger controlling Riku (Ansem) give Riku back his heart. But Riku refused. He then pointed the Oblivion keyblade at Sora's heart, and then Sora fell to the ground in pain. Riku then gave the knowledge to Sora that Kairi's heart rested within Sora, and that her heart was reacting to Riku's Oblivion keyblade. Riku then introduced himself as Ansem - the seeker of darkness, who was going to use the power of all the seven princess to unleash the world into eternal darkness. Riku then walked over to Sora, pointed it at his heart, and just as he was about to draw his Oblivion keyblade into Sora's heart, take Kairi's, and use it to destroy the world, Kairi, who was still alive and had just awakened, but who was still inside Sora, encouraged Sora to fight back at Riku. Sora then awakened, and then angrily shouted at Riku that he was not going to take Kairi's heart, period. After, Sora fought with Riku again, who of course had amazing dark powers, but was still defeated. Riku then disappeared, leaving Sora, Donald, and Goofy alone. Goofy then noticed that the Keyhole wasn't quite finished yet, and to seal it, maybe they'd have to wake Kairi up. Sora couldn't wake Kairi up on his own though, so then he had an idea. He took the Oblivion that Riku had dropped, and then threw it into his own heart. Sora then disappeared, and Kairi's heart went back to her, effectively waking her up. However, Kairi refused to just let Sora go, as she had seen Sora disappear. Ansem then appeared in his true form, and then summoned all the Heartless. An image of Riku then appeared, and told them to run. Riku had lost his heart though, so he couldn't appear in true form. All of them, even Kairi, ran away. Sora, meanwhile, was falling into darkness... when Ansem summoned it, he then appeared as a Heartless, without any heart anymore. The Heartless Sora then made its way down to the bottom of Hollow Bastion and then to the grand hall, where he met up with Kairi, Donald, and Goofy. Donald and Goofy defeated the rest of them. Kairi looked at the Heartless Sora, and saw it in it that it was Sora. She then gave Sora back his heart. Beast then appeared and told them to run, although he couldn't leave himself, as he didn't have Belle. Sora, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy escaped. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIo. Traverse Town IV -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Leon then reassured Sora that even though Riku had disappeared (to Kingdom Hearts), that he could be found again. Sora went over to Cid and told him he'd be off to Hollow Bastion, but then Cid told him that he had a Navi-Gummi in the waterway. Sora went down there and then met up with Kairi down there. It's then learned -- Sora and Kairi's hearts are connected, and the reason Sora returned was because Kairi's heart was full of light and broke through the darkness and restored him. Sora then took the gummi back to Cid, who installed it, and then Sora returned to Hollow Bastion. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIp. Hollow Bastion II -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Hollow Bastion still remained, despite the stronger Heartless who had appeared from the darkness that was coming out of Hollow Bastion's dark Keyhole. Sora went to the Library, and then Belle and Beast were finally happily together, and they reunited. Sora then talked to the princesses in the Chapel and then entered a dark portal inside. There, they fought one of the most powerful Heartless inside. After it was defeated, the Keyhole appeared. Before sealing it, Sora sees Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith, who all lived in Hollow Bastion years ago. A little bit is learned about what the Heartless did. There were large walls between all the different worlds in which the Heartless had destroyed, and thus all the worlds were connected. If they were destroyed, the walls in which they destroyed would reappear, and then Sora and all the others would go back to their original worlds and could not see each other anymore. Sora then closes the Keyhole, and Hollow Bastion is sealed away from the Heartless. Sora then finishes up everything he needs to do, and then he went to the End of the World. / \ / \ )+( )+( |||________________________________________________________________________||| | רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר | | =-= VIq. End of the World -=- | | ________________________________________________________________________ | |||רררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררררר||| )+( )+( \ / \ / Sora and his group then land in the ruins of worlds taken by the Heartless. Goofy knew that since the world was a Heartless world, it would probably disappear, but after Ansem was beaten, the worlds would all be restored, with no more Heartless. They then went to the very bottom of the End of the World and found a final door, and then a mysterious voice spoke to Sora and Sora alone. It told him that he had no turning back once he entered. When they entered, Sora found himself in an area that only LOOKED like his island. It wasn't his own island. The true features of the area they were in were then shown: many places disappearing, and a purple ocean. Sora then found an image of Riku over there. Of course, it wasn't Riku, since Ansem no longer had control over them. Ansem himself then spoke to them, talking about how darkness had control over all, which was wrong, since light was the clear winner. Sora then fought with Ansem, and then some trees disappeared. Donald and Goofy were then kicked out by a barrier, and only Sora could enter. He then beat Ansem and a large Darkside Heartless, and was taken to an abyss with Donald and Goofy. Ansem then told them that Kingdom Hearts was the heart of all darkness -- where all hearts were born. Of course, Kingdom Hearts was indeed a door full of darkness, but light rested within, which was what Kairi's grandmother told her about in the memory Sora got from Kairi's heart. Ansem then transformed into the World of Chaos. After Sora, Donald, and Goofy were sucked into various different parts, they finally met up and destroyed it. After that, Ansem then opened the door to Kingdom Hearts. Although it was full of darkness, Sora was sure that the light would find its way to Ansem. He then opened the door, and Ansem was engulfed in light. Being a man of darkness, he was ultimately defeated by the light. Since there was darkness coming from inside Kingdom Hearts, Sora, Donald, and Goofy then attempted to close the giant doors to Kingdom Hearts, to no success. As several Heartless then came out to attack, King Mickey appeared and defeated all of them. Riku was also inside, but he couldn't leave Kingdom Hearts, as I believe that it is where beings of darkness go. Riku couldn't leave, so the doors were closed, and he was locked inside. King Mickey and Riku were then locked away, but there had to be a door to the light somewhere, which meant that Riku and King Mickey would still be out there... somewhere. Kairi then appeared. The area of the End of the World then started shaking. The reason = probably because Ansem disappeared, and this area would disappear. Feel free to correct me. Still, Kairi and Sora were then separated. Kairi appears back at Destiny Islands, and relives the time when she and Sora were scribbling on the walls, and then a tear dropped from her eyes. Sora, Donald, and Goofy were still out there, but they saw Pluto with King Mickey's seal, which would mean that the two are out there... But maybe we'll know more in KH2. I can't exactly say how it'll end until KH2 comes out. But that's another story. :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= VII. Sequel Plans =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- I just thought I'd add this in, since there is a lot going around about the Kingdom Hearts sequels. This is all that I currently know about the Kingdom Hearts sequels and their releases: There will be no one but TWO Kingdom Hearts sequels. If I remember correctly, Kingdom Hearts II will come out sometime around summer-winter of 2004 in America. Which means that we just have a little time to wait for it. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is the other KH sequel. I do not yet know about its release on PS2 (I feel pretty sure that it will be released on PS2 though, but there is a guarantee it will be released on GBA). It should come out a little later than KH2. This is all I know about the sequels. I will drop any extra data that I collect about the sequels by here if I find out any more. Stay tuned, and if you know anything, contact me at richard_power1000@yahoo.com. :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= VIII. Frequently Asked Questions =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- All guides, whether they are walkthroughs, a plot analysis, some boss guides, etc., need a FAQ section. So here's mine, with some of the stuff you might ask... QUESTION: Why is Aeris in Kingdom Hearts? Didn't she die in Final Fantasy VII? How is she here? ANSWER: Credit to the thousand or so people who corrected me about thinking that Kingdom Hearts takes place before Final Fantasy VII! Anyway, Kingdom Hearts takes place in an entirely different dimension from FF7, FF8, and FFX. It can be proven in the Final Mix version. QUESTION: So what happened to Kairi and how did she lose her heart? ANSWER: My belief is that when the world was destroyed, the Heartless knew that she was one of the seven princesses of heart, and then took her heart. Riku probably didn't know this, though. QUESTION: Where are Sora and Riku's parents? There's no sight of them on the island. ANSWER: Detailed in the instruction manual, it says that this island is a place to play (and duel, in Riku's case). If you look hard enough, you can see an island when you're on Destiny Islands. That must be where they are. You may also spot the fact that Sora's mom calls him for dinner when Destiny Islands is attacked. QUESTION: Who is Cloud searching for? ANSWER: This is a good question. However, it's proven in a different version (Final Mix, I think) that Cloud is searching for Sephiroth, not Aeris. This is proven when Sephiroth is defeated. Unfortunately though, this doesn't happen in the regular version. Aeris does, however, know Cloud. She asks if you've met a specific man with spiky yellow hair in the Final Mix version. QUESTION: What exactly does closing the Keyholes do? ANSWER: The worlds themselves aren't locked away from the characters, but the door is closed between the Heartless and that world, which seals them away. This stops the Heartless from attacking that world, although you can still fight Heartless in those locations. QUESTION: Why was Riku locked inside Kingdom Hearts? ANSWER: Riku couldn't leave. He lost his heart, and didn't get it back unless when Ansem died and it passed back to him, and only being of darkness could pass through the door. QUESTION: How come the Keyblade suddenly disappeared from Riku's hand when talking to Sora in Hollow Bastion? ANSWER: In their friendship, Sora, Donald, and Goofy's hearts became one. Riku's was full of darkness and a desire for power, so therefore the Keyblade chose Sora once again. QUESTION: Wendy was unconscious when Peter Pan found her. How did this happen? ANSWER: This is one of the things that is unknown. Captain Hook, Smee, or Riku may have knocked her out, or she may have lost her heart somehow and got it back. Either way, I am unsure. QUESTION: What's with that weird voice of Riku's inside Hollow Bastion? ANSWER: Noticed he gets that voice right after Ansem possesses him? As you may hear, it's two voices in one. Riku's evil voice is a combination of both his own one and Ansem's. He loses it after Sora defeats him at the end of Hollow Bastion. QUESTION: What of Destiny Islands? In the ending, Kairi is in the Secret Place. Wasn't it destroyed? ANSWER: Destiny Islands was indeed destroyed. First of all, when Ansem was beaten, all of the worlds that they had destroyed were restored. Destiny Islands was a good example. The area where Ansem fought with Sora for the first time was not really Destiny Islands. :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- =-+-= IX. Credits =-+-= :::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::---+++---:::--- I would like to thank the following people, for in anyway helping me to complete this guide: - Jeff "CJayC" Veasey: for hosting this and all my other guides on this wonderful web site, GameFAQs. I must hold my debt towards the man who created the site I got started writing guides on. - Stephen Ng: for being a great guy and the IGN FAQs editor. I recently did an exclusive for IGN, and I must say I was honored. IGN is the other site I write guides for. - Jacco "Gobicamel" Kemper: the fact that we are going to write a KH guide together credits him here. Jacco is a great friend and he helped me a bit with certain parts, even if you may not realize it. Thank you, Jacco. - Matt "Astro Blade" Tenker: With all due credit to the other 999 people who corrected the KH - FF7 problem, I need to give credit to Matt especially since he supported this update so much, and he's also sexy. Very sexy, yeah. - Lots of people whom I can't even begin to count who told me about the error in the KH - FF7 thing, and especially Andrew Mayes, for telling me something about Neverland. - All the guys who first got me started writing from GameFAQs and all of my best friends like SinirothX, Psycho Penguin, Meowthnum1, CVXFREAK, Karpah, Crazyreyn, Gobicamel, asa2377 (OMG YOU TROLL), Warhawk, Cyril, supernova54321, Minesweeper, AlaskaFox, me frog, RHarrison, masterzero99, Tom Hayes, wayalla, djg40, MTincher, BurningFox, AquaBlast, and definitely more that I'm forgetting: you are some of the best friends that anyone can have, and I may have quit FAQing/left FCB forever without all of you. Thank you for everything and for motivating me to get my ass in gear. ---END OF FILE---