Kingdom Hearts III

[Theozilla]

The reason why Sora and Riku’s models in DDD look younger is because they are younger, to get the Realm of Sleep Sora and Riku had to travel back in time to when Destiny Islands we’re getting consumed by darkness in KH1, so they were de-aged/inhabiting their KH1 bodies.
As for Sora being able to communicate with people in his heart, he doesn’t know how/have the skill to do that. Also no one can even remember Xion’s existence anymore presently.
Aqua’s armor doesn’t mean much other than Xehanort and Braig kept it at the end of Birth By Sleep, exactly what they intend to use it for is unknown.

 

[Tashasaurous]

Maybe Aqua's Keyblade Armor will serve as an important part of KH3 to restore/save Aqua and return her to the light? For Sora's group to use I mean, and maybe the reason why Xehanort and Braig kept it is to keep Aqua from protecting herself from the darkness as Xehanort possibly knew it would help Aqua to protect her from him.

I also have a theory that due to the Master of Master's eye being in the Keyblade Xehanort is currently using allows the successors to see the future events and that's how/why Xehanort is always one step ahead.

 

[Tashasaurous]

It also occured to me, as the one scene were Sora picks up Eraqus's Keyblade in the recent trailer, which is the remake of the scene from the reveal KH3 trailer back five years ago, I wonder if Destiny Islands will be playable or it's one of the ending scenes of the game itself or a dream or something. Because in the remake of the scene, Sora's wearing his KH3 outfit instead of his KH2 outfit as we first saw back in 2013.

 

[Lex]

Longer trailer and box art

 

[Tashasaurous]

Nice! I am absolutely in LOVE with the box art! And ALL OF THEM ARE THERE! Totally awesome!

Spoiler

And Vexen...I knew it! I knew that guy ended up as Xehanort's vessel! How he was unstable in Dream Drop Distance just
confirmed that Xehanort's heart was inside him! And poor Demyx...T^T

 

[Lestat]

Yay and no-one is dead on the cover!!!

 

[Theozilla]

So if Vexen, Demyx, and Riku Replica (or was it Data-Riku?) are all ‘Norted I guess that means Vanitas isn’t a Xehanort vessel?

So I guess this is the Real Organization XIII roster then:
1. Master Xehanort
2. Young Xehanort
3. Ansem SoD
4. Xemnas
5. Xigbar
6. Saïx
7. Marluxia
8. Larxene
9. Luxord
10. Aqua
11. Demyx
12. Vexen
13. Data-Riku or Riku Replica

I suppose Vanitas could be a member still if Aqua is only ‘Norted for a little bit (which I've seen speculated on twitter based on the trailer:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1041926364406972418

), then someone else takes her spot I guess? Also Terra's status (like if he's still Terra-Xehanort) is still unknown too.

I wonder who they'll get to replace Leonard Nimoy for Master Xehanort's English voice?

 

[Tashasaurous]

Yay and no-one is dead on the cover!!!

...No one saw coming of the fates of characters by looking at the covers of any of KH games. I mean, you look at KH2 cover before the remix and no one knew what happened to Riku until they actually played the game since he was absent on the cover.

Still, I really love the cover art.

So if Vexen, Demyx, and Riku Replica (or was it Data-Riku?) are all ‘Norted I guess that means Vanitas isn’t a Xehanort vessel?

So I guess this is the Real Organization XIII roster then:
1. Master Xehanort
2. Young Xehanort
3. Ansem SoD
4. Xemnas
5. Xigbar
6. Saïx
7. Marluxia
8. Larxene
9. Luxord
10. Aqua
11. Demyx
12. Vexen
13. Data-Riku or Riku Replica

I suppose Vanitas could be a member still if Aqua is only ‘Norted for a little bit (which I've seen speculated on twitter based on the trailer, then someone else takes her spot I guess? Also Terra's status (like if he's still Terra-Xehanort) is still unknown too.

I had been thinking that. Maybe having Aqua norted was part of Xehanort's plot to kidnap her and force her to reveal Ven's location so that Vanitas could possess his body like in Birth By Sleep?

And as for the 13th vessel, I'm thinking it's either Data-Riku(I doubt it), Replica-Riku(possibly), Terranort(50% chance), Xion or Sora. Guess we'll wait and see in December's trailer or in the game coming out in four months.

I wonder who they'll get to replace Leonard Nimoy for Master Xehanort's English voice?

Guess we'll have to wait and find out.

 

[Roger]

Judging my Lea's tears and the seeing a blonde guy take it's hood off, I'm guessing Roxas will find it's way back to Organisation XIII at some point. Good job, Axel, you fulfilled your promise to the letter.

 

[Lulcielid]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1042006119692894209

 

[T@ctic]

i can't help but feel jealous and happy at the same time. i'm jealous because the fans get to have new trailers and updates about their fave franchise and i'm happy that the sooner this game comes out is the sooner we can keep moving forward to the most anticipated game in years.

 

[Tashasaurous]

Apparently Square Enix released new gameplay footage at the Square Enix Presents the other day. Not sure if this is true or not, but I'll spoiler-tag it anyway.

Spoiler

The boss fight is against Aqua in the Realm of Darkness and Sora is the one fighting her, not Riku and Mickey, which leaves another question now; given how Sora saves Aqua, what happened to Riku and Mickey?

 

[Lestat]

Spoiler

they dead........isn't that the usual response?

 

[Tashasaurous]

Spoiler

That wasn't what I had in mind and the characters that I talked about in dying are the original characters because Disney would never allow Mickey to get killed, otherwise they would've just quit and cancelled KH3 all together.

 

[Alex Strife]

Spoiler

Tash, I don't think there is any reason for you to worry. I do not think Square Enix's idea of game promotion is spoiling who the final boss is. I've seen the footage and yes, she has a big old health bar. But I very much doubt she will be the final boss. So don't fret too much.

 

[Tashasaurous]

Spoiler

I wasn't thinking she's the final boss. That thought didn't even occur to me at all, to be perfectly honest. Always figured that Master Xehanort is the definite final boss of the game.

Spoiler

It was mainly that the concern and confusion of Riku and Mickey given that they went into the Realm of Darkness to rescue Aqua only for Sora to end up going it himself. It's concerning if Aqua hurt them and left them to try and escape again, or they figure something out and discover Riku's new Keyblade after his Way to Dawn Keyblade(which I think is still better designed than his new Car-Key looking Keyblade) was broken.

Or maybe all four of them returned to Destiny Island and Riku has that meeting with his Replica. Personlly the way how the original characters might die is at the final battle ground.

 

[Alex Strife]

Spoiler

Fair enough! I read it wrong. My apologies!! That said, it is easy to figure if only Sora is in that fight is because the others are busy with something else, whatever that may be. Either that, or it's a "tech demo" that does not feature everything as it will be in the final game...

 

[Roger]

Spoiler

I wasn't thinking she's the final boss. That thought didn't even occur to me at all, to be perfectly honest. Always figured that Master Xehanort is the definite final boss of the game.

Spoiler

It was mainly that the concern and confusion of Riku and Mickey given that they went into the Realm of Darkness to rescue Aqua only for Sora to end up going it himself. It's concerning if Aqua hurt them and left them to try and escape again, or they figure something out and discover Riku's new Keyblade after his Way to Dawn Keyblade(which I think is still better designed than his new Car-Key looking Keyblade) was broken.

Or maybe all four of them returned to Destiny Island and Riku has that meeting with his Replica. Personlly the way how the original characters might die is at the final battle ground.

Mickey and Riku will probably taken out of the picture initially, as gameplay will feature the part of Sora! Donald! And Goofy! Them finding Aqua is doubtably towards the beginning of the story and unlikely to be a scenerio where Riku actually meets his end.

 

[Tashasaurous]

As a first to the Kingdom Hearts franchise, KH3 will have a different opening song and a different ending song rather than the same song being reprised like "Simple and Clean" and "Sanctuary".

Square Enix and Disney have officially announced in a press release and on their social media that the opening theme song for Kingdom Hearts III will be a collaboration with Hikaru Utada and Skrillex will be produced by Poo Bear. The theme song, titled "Face My Fears", will be released on January 18th, 2019, almost a week ahead of the Kingdom Hearts III Japan release. In addition, "Don't Think Twice" will also be released on the same day.

As reported a couple of days ago, "Face My Fears" will be the opening song while "Chikai"/"Don't Think Twice" will be the closing theme.

Kingdom Hearts III will release for the PS4 and Xbox One on January 25th, 2019 in Japan and January 29th worldwide.
What do you think of this collab? Do you think the collab with Hikaru and Skillrex will be a good fit for Kingdom Hearts III? Let us know in the comments below!

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This I just found out moments ago.

 

[ForceStealer]

Is that not the song that was in the E3 trailers...?

 

[Lestat]

http://go.ign.com/wuzkGm0

Interesting

 

[Tashasaurous]

Well, according the new update on Union X...

Spoiler

when the Possessed Riku stabbed Maleficent with the dark Keyblade and when she lost to Sora, Donald and Goofy, she sent her consciousness back in time to the simulation of her home world, where, unable to change history, was confronted by a mysterious voice(Most likely Xehanort's past self, but I'm thinking it's more of the Master of Masters) tells her where she actually is and tells her mostly about the Keyblade War, the Foretellers and, surprise surprise, the Book of Prophecies which she still doesn't have apparently.

Spoiler

Now, theory here is that in order to return to the present as her body has died out, memories of those from her world must be returned so that her body can regenerate and she can return it, thus her return in KH2, meaning that she wasn't in the Realm of Darkness at all when she first 'died'.

Which ultimately means, if things turn out to be catastropic for our heroes, Sora may end up having to travel back in time to change history and thus, all of the events of the entire series will never happen and lo and behold, it's the case of X-Men: Days of Future Past all over again along with the ending of Infinity War and thus Sora will never meet Kairi, Mickey, Donald and Goofy. I think that will most likely happen now in order to save everyone and thus, we may have the ending of KH3 spoiled completely.

Well, at least it makes sense with one mystery from the ending of X(Chi) now.

 

[Dashell]

Spoiler

I had a similar theory that basically was that the Universe WAS going to be destroyed like Xehanort wanted but Sora and co will somehow figure out a way for it to restart without Xehanort this time. Idk if that makes sense, and I guess the Keyblade war would still happen, but at least the Universe would be back on track after that

 

[Lulcielid]

Official ESRB rating for Kingdom Hearts III.

Rated E10+ (Alchohol Reference, Fantasy Violence)

 

[JechtShotMK9]

SO MANY DEATHS