#kingdom hearts posts tag

[catboygirljoker]

i have my beef with the kh wiki (as i imagine i would with any fan wiki, its not unique to this one) but i gotta be real this is a W. "entelechy" rules as a piece of unofficial fan terminology. in a universe where there are thematically meaningful distinctions between humans and non-humans in some cases (e.g. human Lea vs Nobody Axel) but not others (e.g. human Sora vs duck Donald), there needs to be a term defined oppositionally to "Nobody" and "Heartless" but not "duck" or "mouse".

the fandom has often used "Somebody" in the context of Nobodies, e.g. Lea's Nobody is Axel, Axel's "Somebody" is Lea, but this term 1. is kinda cutesy and on the nose for my tastes and 2. has limited applicability. like, how do you describe the relationship between Terra-Xehanort and Ansem, then? Terra-Xehanort can't be Ansem's "Somebody" in that case, too.

"entelechy" is a bit of a mouthful, but this is a game that throws around terms like "Recusant's Sigil" and names like "Terra-Xehanort" so pulling an obscure philosophical term for this purpose makes a lot of sense to me. also "entelechy" is just a fun word to say imo. (it's pronounced en-TEL-ih-key—oh look, Key!)

[theophagie]

I thought I was losing it but no, kh1 Sora's fast swimming animation really does change after you've been to Atlantica. It's a small detail, but also a cute and smart one 🥺

[dreamsy990]

you know i used to think it was weird how sora and roxas have such different personalities for supposedly being 'the same person' but after playing a few games i sort of realized that they do have similar personalities, because roxas acts how sora does when he's under extreme stress.

compare roxas to sora in, say, kh1. that's where a lot of peoples idea of sora's personality comes from. sora is generally very upbeat and optimistic in that game. not very similar to roxas, right?

but let's switch the game and talk about a game where sora is ABSOLUTELY GOING THROUGH IT. chain of memories.

sora's resting state is melancholy in com. he only ever cheers up in short bursts, usually when he's joking around with friends. just like roxas.

he's quick to anger, and tends to lash out at the organization members. best example of this is when larxene makes him 'remember' namine, and he swings at her repeatedly, even after she's gone. he only stops when jiminy is able to snap him out of it.

you know what scene that resembles?

sora, while a bit more on the angry side and less sad, continues to act like this in kh2 when he's in stressful situations. (he also has a tendancy to insult people which, while it's not very related to the point, is very funny and sora saying 'gonna cry?' to xigbar is great.) i cant comment any further than that about kh2 off the top of my head.

so, roxas acts like sora does when he's stressed, right? but why is roxas always acting like that? to which i say, he isnt!

he only ever acts like that when he's also in fucked up and stressful situations, which happens to be a CONSTANT in his life. but when he's hanging out with axel and xion, a decidedly NOT stressful situation, he's a lot more like sora. he's teasing his friends and insulting his coworkers and joking around and acting like a normal kid. not really important, but unless i misremembered some sora lines which is VERY possible, both roxas and sora respond to friendly insults with "oh thanks!" a lot. just a funny little detail that felt relevant.

the biggest differences between roxas and sora boil down to environment and... i dont know how to put it besides volume? roxas is very quiet and tends to keep most of his thoughts to himself, while sora is very loud and expressive in comparison.

there is one other huge difference i noticed, which is less character based and more story. sora wanted to get off destiny islands and explore with his friends, but roxas just wanted routine. sora wants adventure, and roxas wants things to stay the same, for days where he gets off work and eats ice cream with his friends to last forever, to keep having conversations about nothing and watching the sunset. roxas wants normalcy, sora wants excitement. it's just interesting seeing their contrast.

not sure if this is very well said or anything i just wanted to talk about my boys

[gummi-ships]

World themed command menus in Kingdom Hearts 2

[dilutedbeanibeans]

just two lesbians on a date nothing to see here

[mangobirb222]

POV: You think the mobile games are unimportant to the Kingdom Hearts storyline

[goldensunset]

i miss kingdom hearts. i really do

[silveritedoodles]

The Vessel

The Dormant

The Seeker

[elmocult]

and you don't seem the lying kind / a shame that i can read your mind

(heavily inspired by this post by fungieful i think abt it daily)

[hashtag-anthems]

I could only go see shark boyfriend in the most appropriate attire

[catboygirljoker]

[Video ID: a clip from an HD cutscene from 358/2 Days. Xemnas says, "or, whether he destroys her first and takes back what is his, there is no change to our plans." Xigbar cocks his head and smirks, then Saix is shown glaring. end ID.]

this is. one of my favorite scenes in all of kingdom hearts. it's so funny. them being juxtaposed like this implies they're looking at each other but there's no context for WHY theyre looking at each other like this. i like to imagine that this is just how they passively interact with each other while xemnas monologues

[prokopetz]

Today's aesthetic: morally grey character in a serialised work of media whose arc was essentially complete after the first couple of instalments, but the media they're in keeps getting sequels and they're the most popular character, so the writers have to constantly invent increasingly esoteric moral dilemmas to which none of the lessons they've learned in any prior instalment are applicable so they can continue being conflicted about shit.

[etrosgate]

hollow bastion+floors 7+8 repliku interludes compilation

[featuring my chain of memories retranslation mod. which you can download right now. btw.]

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Union χ - Dwarf Woodlands

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

Do you remember before? We stood facing each other on opposite sides of that door. Now we stand side-by-side. Let's go home together this time.

[aerithkinfaker]

fun activity to do when you're art blocked is to redraw scenes with your design headcanons and slowly take poison damage the entire time you work on it