#KHOCWeek2024

[amyhayanora]

KHOC WEEK 2024 Day 2 - Past

the things for my OCs are now the only ones I do, so, off with the annual @khoc-week appointment.😂

The protagonist of this post should have been Aspis, my little Anguis kid, but since Aspis is deeply connected to another character, it's probably better that I start with some headcanons I have about the Foretellers. Between those and the designs, at this point they feel a bit like OCs too. even tried to do a Nomura-esque version for the occasion.

The assumption is that the Foretellers were one of the many attempts on the chessboard of the Master of Masters to face the Darkness. He gathered under his protection a group of lonely and desperate kids, with a tormented past, acting in the grey area more than out of affection. He bet on them. He sought out children who possessed specific flaws of distinct deadly sins, trained them, and made them his apprentices on a journey designed to make them overcome their "sin" and use it as a virtue that will be essential to their future "roles." For example…

Gula, who lived on the streets as a feral child, has known hunger, and food is also how MoM attracted him. Gula suffered from bulimia and nervous hunger for years, before managing to direct his anxiety towards logic and study, becoming an analytical boy "hungry" for knowledge.

Ava, sold away by her once rich family fell in disgrace, wanted EVERYTHING back. everything she had lost, or that she wanted but could no longer afford. Mom was the one who has bought her, she's too young to understand the extent of the family tragedy. that's why she later was the perfect one for the task of choosing any wielder she desires or attracts her eye, without limits, collecting the Dandelion.

Aced has always used his muscles to win easily, alone, without effort and without ever really try to improving himself, until carelessness cost him his tribe and an eye… he is now a loyal follower and uses his strength to defend the group, the arm of the law under Ira.

Ira, balances strength in combat and intelligence, which are also the qualities of his union. stubborn and rebellious, as an angry teenager he ran away from home, losing his path. He was the first one found by Mom, and he owes him his life. He learned to control his anger because of him, obtaining determination, willpower and the courage that made him choose as Leader.

Luxu carried the burden of being an unwanted child, the result of an affair, from an early age he felt cursed by that because of a big birthmark on one eye that vaguely resembles an X. shy, insecure and reserved, people pleaser, until life with his apprentice companions brought out his mischievous and creative personality. His being a people pleaser made him incredibly attentive to the behavior of the people around him and the ideal candidate to infiltrate among people and live their lives, one after the other.

Finally, Invi.

like all the other foretellers, her name is more of a title. Her real name is Nivea, and she was isolated from her village because white hair was considered a bad omen. The resentment of having to survive alone, with a little brother to support, he too with lighter hair than was welcome, soon turned into Envy, gnawing at her insides every time Nivea stopped to observe the normality of other families, lurking and hating everyone but her brother Aspis.

MoM saved both, proposing a deal to Nivea: he would take care of them, they would have a roof over their heads, education, a future, as long as she studied under him.

With no other real choice, the children accept out of desperation.

Nivea and Aspis initially lived together, but as they grow older she is forced to uphold her end of the bargain, spending more and more time at the clocktower. Aspis and Nivea's relationship is ruined irreparably, as Invi begins to enjoy her studies and the company of her peers, spending less and less time with her brother "for a higher purpose".

On the other hand, Aspis, who has always remained silent about a subtle hostility from the inhabitants of Daybreak Town due to his bad temper and sharp tongue, is left almost alone. His only wish was not to be a burden to his sister, who therefore always believed everything was fine and let him go without regrets. Aspis is full of resentment towards Mom, blaming him for brainwashing his sister, now obsessed by Light and darkness, when she clearly only wanted a better life for them.

Aspis and Invi do not hate each other, but the lack of communication makes it difficult to make peace, they will miss their chance before the War.

Aspis eventually made some friends along the way, that made his loneliness bearable. he is in a sort of trio with Lupe and Leonna, and a little girl who for some reason adores him like a big brother, Velcia (she's @alchemist-of-thebes 's oc). he'll never admit it, but he would die for her.😂

concluding this post with some old foretellers art dump xD

[khoc-week]

Hello Everyone!!

It's already that time again. Time for our Kingdom Hearts OCs to shine!!

Tomorrow is July and that gives everyone a month to complete their pieces for the week.

As always, you are welcome to use any of the past prompts for the event. You can find them listed on our Carrd.

Without further ado, here are this year's prompts!

A huge thank you to @amyhayanora for creating this year's graphics. Go give her a lot of love!

If you have any questions, feel free to send in an ask!

Happy Creating!

[omnificent-orion]

Day 7: Future Who could say.

[strawbyarts]

kh oc week day 1 - introduction

✨🎀🧵 @khoc-week

[ meet harper.. again! i’ve updated her as a whole recently so here is a new reference sheet to accompany that. i’ve altered her hairstyle, her colors, and moved the moon from her bow to her shirt collar. her personality has shifted a bit too!

lawful good - esfj - 1w2

She’s determined, helpful, empathetic, and fair. She puts her all into her tasks and can tend to get caught in her head because of it. She has a habit of being blind to other’s perspectives at times. Always trying her best to do better than she did yesterday. She’s fairly optimistic as long as she isn’t stuck in her head and it can lead her to being impulsive.

similar to: Annie Edison from Community, Emma Pillsbury and Rachel Berry from Glee, Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation

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Harper is a keyblade Master and Yen Sid’s former apprentice. Skilled in magic, lover of music, and a has a knack for sewing and tailoring. ]

[tzufcallsmeshomps]

Keykid Lyro my precious 🐥✨

[cosmosnout]

KH OC Week 2024

Day 1 : Introductions!

Returning to my roots as a big KH nerd with this year’s @khoc-week ! I’ve joined in on some of the previous years and thought it would be nice to refresh some of my oc stuff and bring in some new content too!

Introducing🎉

The gang🎉 (and keyblades!)

Shiro!

My cringe fail child who continues to haunt my every thought, Shiro!! My very first OC ever, who has seen a lot of changes trough the years, but is never the less very dear to me. (Also old art jump scare AGGHH)

Shiro is basically my player character from KHUX who, instead of peacefully reincarnating into their next life, gets themselves thrown into the future with no memories of their past. Their story otherwise follows the plot of the games quite closely, as Shiro tries to reclaim their lost memories while also attempting to stop Xehanort with Sora and friends.

Personalitywise Shiro is quite snarky at times but does genuinely mean well. They especially care strongly for their friends and are ready to turn the world upside down for those they care about.

They also have quite a lot of emotional baggage from losing friends and having had to fight against the darkness for so long. Not knowing who you are is also a pretty troubling thing to go trough. But they manage it pretty well (no they don’t)

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Moving onto some new faces!!

Aiko and Viktor

Aiko and Viktor are two siblings who get thrown into an unexpected adventure to save the world, while simultaneously trying to discover their own paths in life.

Their adventure takes place during the 10 year gap between BBS and KH1, when the world is left without keyblade wielders to keep it safe. Someone has to step up to fill the place right? (Cue shenanigans and a bunch of teenagers trying to figure what the hell is happening with their lifes)

Merin and Tähti

Merin and Tähti are embodiments of their previous host’s/person’s light and darkness being extracted from their heart. (Similar to how Vanitas was created) The separation did however not go completely successfully and ended with the original person completely disappearing. This leaves the two to wonder the worlds by themselves as they try to understand their new existence.

The two later on in their story come across Aiko and Viktor and join forces to fight the darkness and a newly founded Organization XIII (Shiro makes a cameo yaay)

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English is not my first language so please excuse any grammar mistakes you might find haha. (Also I am lazy)

Also aagghh I was very excited to join this year but, due to work and being otherwise busy atm I’m gonna a bit late with posting a lot of these entries haha.

[curryfury13]

KHOC WEEK 2024 Day 2 - Past

Second day of @khoc-week already! The prompt is diving into Hinata's past and hoo boy do I have a lot to talk about!

--Spoilers Spoilers!--

Hinata is the daughter of Ansem the Wise and grew up on Radiant Garden. Her mother and grandmother always had ideas of grandeur for her. She was, after all, technically a princess and the first born.

But that lifestyle and pressure never suited Hinata well. She often shirked her responsibilities of being the 'perfect princess' and instead snuck out to be with her best friends, Lea and Isa. The three of them went everywhere together and explored every inch of Radiant Garden. Hinata would get them into the castle occasionally, but after a few mishaps inside, they were banned. Well, Lea and Isa were banned. Hinata was allowed under her father's supervision, which unfortunately wasn't very often.

As the three friends got older, they began getting more and more interested in the apprentices at the castle. Hinata was familiar with most of them, even friends with a few. She spent more time in the castle library, proving she wouldn't cause a ruckus. There, she discovered books filled with old war stories and detailed diagrams of various weapons. They absolutely enthralled her, and for the first time in her life, she became passionate about something.

It didn't take long for her to rope Lea and Isa into her obsession and they attempted making their own versions of the weapons from the books. They each were drawn to different, unique weapons and sparred often, pretending they were characters from the old war stories. Hinata's father eventually took notice and wished for Hinata to be trained properly.

Fortunately, a new apprentice had recently appeared. A young man named Xehanort. He seemed to have his own abilities with fighting and Ansem appointed him as Hinata's, Lea's, and Isa's teacher.

The three of them trained under Xehanort's tutelage, learning and improving at an impressive speed. He pushed them to their limits, becoming harder the longer he taught them. Hinata noticed the change in him, but loved the way it drove her to learn more. Before long, the three of them were accomplished fighters, despite their age.

At that time, Xehanort began distancing himself from them, claiming he had important work at the castle that required his attention. Hinata attempted to learn more from the other apprentices, but each of them kept quiet and dismissive, something Hinata wasn't used to from them.

Lea and Isa also became interested in the secrets and the three of them conspired to sneak inside and get down to the lower levels where the labs were. Hinata knew how to get there and offered to lead the way.

They weren't prepared for what they were about to discover.

Getting in went off without a hitch, but as they went to the lower levels an unnerving chill filled the air. It wasn't natural and what once seemed like normal science experiments melded into inhumane practices. Hinata wondered if her father had anything to do with it and Lea and Isa didn't have an answer for her. Then Lea found what appeared to be a hidden corridor.

Going through the narrow hall and spiral staircase, they began hearing screams echoing off the walls. Large glass tubes stood from floor to ceiling, each one encasing a person in the process of melding into a Heartless.

They were experimenting on humans.

Braig, one of the apprentices, discovered them and Xehanort shortly followed. Their own Sparring Master was part of the madness. Upon seeing them, he said something about hoping he'd been able to show them when they were ready. Hinata didn't know what that meant. He summoned a strange, unearthly weapon to his hand. Lea and Isa stood frozen, but Hinata turned and ran, leaving them behind.

Everything after that spiraled into a destructive blur. Xehanort plotted something. From his actions, the world itself dissolved into darkness. Hinata ran for her father, but found him missing. So she went back home in the midst of the storm tearing apart the world. The only person she found there was her sister, Kairi. Hinata grabbed her and promised she'd protect her no matter what happened.

As if in response, Kairi's necklace illuminated with magic and everything around them went white.

Hinata didn't remember what happened after that. When she woke up, she was falling into an ocean and blacked out upon impact. Later, she awoke again in a hospital bed, her mind fogged and heavy, as if something was warping her memories.

Somehow, she appeared on an island, rescued by a boy named Riku. His two friends Sora and Kairi came to visit her in the hospital. She felt a bond with them, even upon meeting. Kairi especially seemed familiar, but her own sister had been merely six when she saw her last.

As she recovered and settling into her new life on the island, Hinata attached to a personal mission to find a way off world and find her sister. Thankfully, Riku already had an idea in mind.

[romy350-romyakari]

Kingdom Hearts OC Week 2024

Day 1: Introduction

The week to start info-dumping about my keykid has come! Today I will go over general info about her so let's get to it!

This is Lux the Keykid, her name is ███ but Lux is a nickname she was called even before living in Daybreak Town. Recently she has just embraced it more even if makes things confusing, she thinks of it fondly.

She has been in Anguis for a while now, reasons she joined? She had a gut feeling and went with it but she does like her Foreteller's demeanor.

It's been 3 years since she awaken the power of the keyblade, it happen one day doing some odd jobs in Daybreak Town. Ever since then she just embraced the new path, she enjoy all the ups and downs of this new lifestyle most of the time.

Lately she has partly accepted she is one of those regulars that have to clear Agrabah so that desert is her zone for most of her task through her week. Has she requested variety more often? yes but it is still pending as not many seem to like taking those quest lately.

She has not been in a party for a while but still has some fond memories even if she can't recall some bits of the end. this is a reference yes, if you know you know :)

Her chirithy, Chiri as she call them, has put together a small sheet with some stuff, they have stuff to report or update the file for the archives of info. Lux help though sometimes it ends a bit overboard. They accept it not the less since it counts just fine as long as it is readable. This is their first draft but most likely the slightly cleaner version may be kind of similar ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

[wolfgirlboyjester]

KHOC Week Day 1 - Introduction

(Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5 - Day 6 - Day 7)

I'm excited to participate in KHOC Week ( @khoc-week ) with Lamia, my favorite bristly emo boy in the whole world. I am currently in the process of writing a very lengthy and ambitious fic about them and the connection they make with a certain weird old man with an eyepatch. Lamia means a lot to me, and I'm so happy to have an excuse to show him to you all :]

The Day 1 prompt was a good excuse to finally nail down a design for them. I've struggled a bit in the past because there's a pretty big difference between the way I design characters (imagining what decisions they would make about their appearance based on their personality) and the way Kingdom Hearts characters are designed (what looks cool, and what is communicated about them to the audience based on their appearance). However, I think I struck a happy medium here!

I'm gonna spend the whole week infodumping about him, but there's more Sweet Sweet Lamia Content over on my main blog. (Be advised: I'm keeping my KHOC Week posts pretty PG, but there is more mature content in the links below!)

For more art: lamiart tag

For more Lore: lamiaposting tag

Text description below the cut, partly to keep the image alt text short, partly because the font might be difficult to read for some people:

Age: 25 (at the end of KHI)

Pronouns: he/him, they/them

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Homeworld: Radiant Garden

Keyblade: ???

Wields a broken, seemingly dead keyblade from the Keyblade Graveyard

Auxillary Member of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee

Father was a scientist in Radiant Garden before he vanished, along with Lamia's mother, during Maleficent's takeover

Has had chronic insomnia due to horrific nightmares ever since he was a child

Almost no magical ability

Swears like a sailor*

Doesn't eat much but has a massive sweet tooth

Autistic, trans

Scar on his lip came from a run-in with a Radiant Garden guard when he was a teen

*Strong language will not be present in KHOC Week posts

[tambermizukiart]

- @khoc-week

Day 3 - Connection

‘’I feel like a part of my soul has loved you since the beginning of everything. Maybe we're from the same star.’’

Besides her simple connection to stars and flowers, the bond with Lea and Isa, especially Lea, is what makes her whole world special.

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Being originary of the same world, Tamber and Lea have been childhood best friends initially, along with their other friend Isa.

The bond that the celestial/radiant trio had was something very important in her life.

Since young age, Tamber and Lea shown a naïve strong connection already, both of them unaware of it.

Lea was the funny and solar one, externalizing any kind of caring towards her, making Tamber always feeling better in any situation they were possibly going through, which made her fall for him deeper and deeper through the years, above all when they were about to become teenagers. And secretly, Lea felt the same back, to then arriving to the day of the confession.

Back as humans, they have strengthened their relationship even more after the long-term ‘’detachment’’ and inability to feel real emotions, due to the Organization XIII arc. the bond they had with Isa got restored as well, as soon as they could reunite as trio and bring him back.

In the year gap post-KHIII, Tamber and Lea discover that their hearts have been very strongly tied to each other almost like it's a whole one, and so, no matter what and where, they would always be able to find each other and reunite. After a few time in Twilight Town with Isa, Roxas and Xion, they go back to stably live in their home world. They would stay a lot together with Isa like the old precious times, and at last, the couple would plan for an important and committed future together.

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Find more on my Toyhouse 💜

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

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Roadie - A kindhearted Keyblade wielder and survivor of the Keyblade war who was rescued by the Dandelions. She then chose to melt her heart into a new one once Daybreak Town fell. {she/her or they/them}

Via - A passionate curator who works in Scala ad Caelum’s most renown museum. Though secretly, she also has other ventures going on behind the scenes. {she/her or they/them}

Disclaimer: I’m not following prompts, I’m just using this week as an excuse to give my OCs some extra love :)

[amyhayanora]

KHOC WEEK 2024 Day 6 - Journals

This was really fun, I wanted to make everyone's journal to study their different personalities, but I'll continue on Aspis's trail because I don't have time… and Leonna as comparison. so, my last day of @khoc-week

Aspis is an artist. He is as good at drawing as much as he is terrible at interacting with people, and he is the leader of a scouting group of wielders, whose task is discreetly inspecting the Worlds, collecting information such as the state of the world, inhabitants, places, but also notes on very specific details such as maps, materials, location of treasures and Heartless. Aspis's group is the first to go on field, engaging in combat as little as possible, except to test the level of the enemies and establish which areas are safe enough for the other teams to access. Since Aspis is particularly good at his job, he has successfully managed to sneak like a ninja into rarely accessible areas, like the Cave of Wonders. his Journal is a collection of sketches with various types of information, from maps to portraits of enemies, but also more detailed environments and backgrounds that he paints for himself. all of which includes rude notes for her acquaintances, especially Lupe. xD

In comparison, on top, Leonna's Journal, who in addition to being a researcher is also a librarian and is rarely on the battlefield. Her Journal is incredibly boring, a thesis with evaluations of every world, with tables, percentages, enemies' order of appearance, levels, time, and the weekly values ​​of the unions, including Lux's collection. She finds all this extra work very rewarding and interesting because she has the soul of an old lady xD

[redmoondragon-art]

I really only have a super small handful of KH OC. Her name is Nixe. She was originally for a fanfiction I wrote but changed her up. Originally Land of Departure, survived the fall of that world to grow up in Traverse Town and trained by Moogles. Once she had enough she moved to Radiant Garden to own a potion shop.

[omnificent-orion]

KH OC Week Day 1: Introduction My Union Cross player character, Atlas! I didn't know about this until the 31st, so I'm going to be very, very slow getting to these. I'm not sure how to introduce them with words… I've written about their character design in the past, and I have a whole tag filled with art of them over the years. And… yeah!

[khoc-week]

Another event is over and done. And just like all the others, it was simply incredible.

We were able to meet so many wonderful characters. Each one different from the last! The passion each of you poured into your characters is evident. Thank you for taking the time to create and share them with us.

This year's event was the largest turnout we've ever had!

So thank you all so much for taking part!

Until next year!

[ebi-ko]

First of all, thank you to @khoc-week for 1. Organizing this, but 2. Interacting with every post this week! This was a lot of fun!

Day 7! Future

After Data Daybreak Town falls, Ephemer finds that he spends much of his downtime thinking. Between building a new haven for keyblade wielders, he can't help but remember his friends...

Of a time that could have been if not for the war.

A future where he, Skuld, and Caelum could grow up without the looming threat of conflict. Without internal strife among the Foretellers. Without doubt and darkness driving him and his dear friends apart.

If that beautiful world he'd imagined had come to be, they would all be in their twenties. He and Skuld would have been invited to be part of the new generation of Union Leaders. Alongside Brain, Lauriam, and Strelitzia.

And Caelum... wouldn't have sacrificed himself to the darkness to save the two remaining Union Leaders... he wouldn't have fought in the war....

Ephemer wouldn't have seen him die twice.

Perhaps, Ephemer laments, he will build this new haven in memory of this friend. Scala ad Caelum. Stairway to heaven.

And maybe... he can hope that somewhere... there is a world where they had lived peacefully.