#Keyblade Master {Riku}

[gummi-ships]

[gulava]

I think it's possible Riku will never return or at least will not end up living where the others are...And though he will be letting all that go, he'll still leave pieces of himself behind to fill the void. Now, there's two moments I've noticed that could hint towards this but only as a fan of the Roxas is Riku's Nobody theory and everything it entails.

The First Scene

In the KH3 ending, you see the framing of Roxas directly behind Riku as his shadow, actively engaging in an interaction with Terra and Aqua while Riku isn't even looking their way.

Then we see Riku glance at the Paopu tree and he moves forward, leaving Roxas where he stood alongside the friends he's made...in order to be with Sora, his most precious person.

The Second Scene

In the Radiant Garden episode, Riku has a little laugh with Terra inside a heart shaped symbol and Ventus comes running by to see what they're discussing, effectively taking Riku's place in the conversation and going forward...without him.

Ventus is shown to stand in front of Riku now as he's leaving with the others and the imagery is kind of a gut punch to me as it looks like Ventus is leaving Riku's heart behind because he's strong enough to exist on his own. I'm curious if he'll find WTTD in the Dark World.

If these aren't small nods to Riku's inevitable separation from Terra and Aqua, I don't know what they are. There's always been this underlying pain knowing that Riku could've been apart of the Wayfinder Trio if Xehanort hadn't gotten his way. It's something I'd compare to Sora and Kairi always passing each other by as Riku also drew himself with Terra and Aqua in the Secret Place.

"I can see my family anytime I want. If I stayed, I'd have to be apart from the person I love most...And that life would be empty. I finally know where I belong."

And Sora will be the reason for this separation, of course.

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[silly-dude5]

At least he wasn't completely wrong

[auntymurda]

I know I’ve been saying this for years, but anyone who sleeps on Demyx and thinks he’s just meant to not have any bigger purpose is crazy as hell. Apparently, Nomura said himself it’s a reason why we don’t see him at the end of KH3. I used to say that Dem’ was MOM, but I feel like Nomura caught onto many of us saying that, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he changes that (if that’s the case) and gives Demyx another role in the KH chronicles.

Either way, Demyx CHOOSES to come off as useless, but it’s way more to him. It’s always the ones you’d least expect. Nomura is good at hiding things in plain sight. I’m desensitized to his tricks, at least for the most part lol

[mythicalartistx]

Riku got what he wanted

He became the keyblade master, not Sora—

[herakleschild]

I got procreate and an ipad for Christmas so this was a fun experiment! I need to learn how to shade better and their anatomy is a bit off (also I'm pretty sure I messed up the pixel count, why is it so small?), but this is Riku and Sora in my fanfiction Defy Destiny :) the background is an image from the Star Wars movies

[didsomeonesayventus]

thinking about how way to dawn really was like the most iconic keyblade ever that so neatly summarized riku's journey and ideals and had so much meaning and history and so uniquely his and kh3 really threw it away for a fucking car key

[robotsafari]

the way terra gets sent onto the fucking galactic federation ship makes NO SENSE like suddenly he just starts getting magnetized into the underbelly of the ship (is it gravity???) and then suddenly he ends up in jail WHAT.

ah yes "swept onboard" more like hurls into the underbelly of the ship and it fades out like. what.

also i love how they dont show terra breaking out of the cell. he just pulls out his keyblade and then the next shot hes out like can you just show it like a normal person.

[hollowwhisperings]

Star Symbolism in KH

Kairi

was a literal shooting star (arrived to Destiny Islands via meteor shower).

was possibly the SAME 'star' that Riku & Sora swore oaths/wishes to each other on (as in Necklace Theory)

her face replaces the central paopu fruit of Sora's first Heart Station, when comparing Sora's DDD station with the one Ven enters in BBS.

in Sora's Heart Station, the paopu fruit/star/Kairi is the central icon... and is directly between Riku (formerly a sailboat) and the Sleeping Sora's face.

as one of the Seven Lights/Princesses of Heart, Kairi is the KH equivalent of a solar system's sun.

is depicted as 'starcrossed' with Sora in their childhood cave drawings of each other, a scene they recreate IRL in KH3 with two paopu fruit (that neither of them actually eat??).

has her first KH1 'reunion' with Sora in Neverland, located via Second Star On The Right (etc). in KH1, Kairi is narratively equated with Wendy (& Riku with Tinkerbell).

when the mural in Traverse Town's 'Secret Waterway' [are these sewers plz say they aren't merlin why is your house here] changes from depicting [a sun?] to a 'Moon' (i cannot find any screenshots of this mural for the life of me but, across the KH series overall, Riku Is The Sun/Light to Sora's Moon & the mural change happens between visits to Hollow Bastion and Riku). since Kairi remains, unchanged, and immediately gives Sora the [Promise Charm] keychain BY THIS MURAL, Kairi can again be interpreted as a 'star'.

Kairi's promise charm is made of five thalassa shells knotted/sewn together to form a star: it symbolises good luck and safe voyages for sea farers (who traditionally use stars to navigate by).

her [Promise Charm] keychain allows Sora to form the Oathkeeper keyblade, which looks like this in KH1:

in Sora's KH1 Dive to Heart, the "free" Princesses of Heart (Kairi, Jasmine, & Alice) share a Heart Station. They are depicted as three crowned silhouettes: one with a radiant sun (Jasmine?), another with a moon & stars in a cracked sky (???), a third with... what could be a hand? idek, have a pic:

(i would guess that Kairi is either the one held? in a hand OR the one with a moon & fractured, starry sky: Jasmine has Aladdin & comes from a hot world, thus Sun; Alice kind of only works with the "hand" holding her, playing into her being in imminent danger & her Looking Glass role as pawn-that-becomes-queen. KH3 frequently uses pawn imagery for Kairi AND Sora, both becoming 'Alices' in that game... nope, Kairi's probs the one with a moon & two stars: the silhouette is uses to imply Wendy & thus Kairi. the tendrils look like vines in the top image so that's likely a callforward to the Garden Maze in Wonderland)

Riku, as The Light, is replaced or halo'd by The Sun throughout the series: the opening cutscene of KH1 has Sora blinded by Riku before they sink into the ocean... Kairi means 'sea', btw. Kairi's primary role in KH thus far has been that of a Shiny & Distracting Star that draws attention away from Riku, The Sun.

in That Tunnel Scene in KH3, where Sora follows Riku's Light, Sora & Kairi easily become two 'stars' crossing in the night. Kairi's association with Neverland makes instances of her with Two Stars possibly Significant.

Sora means 'sky' (& void). One of the "Arc Phrases" in KH is "One Sky, One Destiny": Sora is the sky, Riku is the Sun, Kairi is a Star, Ventus is the wind... you see where I'm going with this.

Kairi, post Melody of Memory, will be studying with Master Aqua... and thus Ventus. Both Kairi & Ventus have been "falling/shooting stars" from Sora's POV (Kairi & Ven also just have A Lot in common: amnesia, mysterious pasts filled with Lore, mad scientists experimenting on them, getting kidnapped as bait, getting kidnapped for their 'pure' hearts, strong associations with childhood, staying in Sora's Heart Hotel... uh, maybe they should have their own list). Ven & Kairi would be 'Two Stars' studying under a 'Moon' (Aqua).

Naminé, Kairi's Nobody, is also associated with stars: paopu fruit, wishes, promises, lucky charms, childhood, magic, etc.

if i've missed any "Kairi Is A Star" moments in KH, do add them in reblogs. there's bound to be a star reference in the KH soundtrack. Kairi's association with 'promises' is referenced in Chikai (mostly as a Dig from Riku's POV of the Paopu Scene in KH3), for example. i'm also curious as to where else Ven is associated with Stars (& if Stitch has any Kairi connections beyond his whole "E-Stitch Go Home" thing).

[c-worldproductions]

The Silver Master sometimes meets up with Donald Duck for some magic training.

⭐️ Riku: me

🦆 Donald Duck: kristiclesgg (IG; I’m glad that you’re able to be one of Otafest’s cosplay guests! Love the representation! 😊💜 Also, I love how we finally matched series with our cosplays.)

📷 Photographer: I think Kai? If not, it’s lockheartcosplay (IG). 😅

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🔑 Keyblade: ktechronin (IG)

[gulava]

But I was too inexperienced. I'm sorry. I know I let you down.

[personalitynexus]

Did not see that coming

[displacer-beasts]

Character: says false information (because they are lying, were lied to, or are ignorant of the truth)

The actual truth is later revealed

Fandom, who for some reason can't grasp the basic concept that characters don't have 100% of all information all the time:

"look at this ret con 😂😂😂"

"why did they say this when 2 games later it was changed???"

"meme about how dumb character is for not knowing this"

"OH LOOK A PLOT HOLE"

[oveliagirlhaditright]

So for no reason at all I'm thinking about this:

Sora was not chosen by a Keyblade Master to be a Keyblade wielder, but he becomes a Keyblade wielder before anyone else in the Destiny Trio (yes, I know, Riku's Keyblade--the Kingdom Key--had shown up on the Destiny Islands for Riku, but when Riku chose darkness over light, it opted to go with Sora instead: and there it would ultimately stay and Riku would get a different Keyblade later).

Riku was chosen by a Master to be a Keyblade wielder, and he's the third of the Destiny Trio to get his Keyblade, though still treated so much better than Kairi is, and truly gets to use his Keyblade before her (in having big adventures where he gets to use it, and whatnot): as I'm sure no one is really counting the three Heartless that Kairi killed with hers in KHII.

Kairi was accidentally chosen to be a wielder by a Keyblade Master (Aqua triggered the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony with her by accident, that is), and this actually happens before the scene where Terra chooses Riku. But it's an accidental thing, which definitely stings a bit. And Kairi is the second of the Destiny Trio to get her Keyblade... though in a lot of ways, you wouldn't guess that.

Edit: I'm wrong. Riku gets his Keyblade second, and Kairi gets hers third, as Riku has his Keyblade when he protects Kairi and Naminé from Saïx. I, and another user on her at what point, just got confused because of Riku (if you talk to him as Sora when you beat Luxord) mentioning how he doesn't think Sora needs the power of darkness or his Soul Eater yet, which almost sounds like he still has Soul Eater at the time, when he doesn't. What a weird line just overall. -shrugs-

[depravednexus]

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