#yen sid (mentioned)

[storm-driver]

for as much as we all joke that Mickey forgot Aqua was in the realm of darkness for 10 years, that's not actually true.

he lost track of her for 10 years. he found her again by sheer accident when he ran in there during the events of KH1. he couldn't go back to save her because he had to shut the door, was trying to help Riku get out of his own predicament, and learned about the organization and what they were doing. he spent a year doing who knows what, ill give you that, but there was a LOT of critical things going on immediately after he learned where Aqua was. bro needs a little leeway, if anything, more people should be mad at yen sid for telling Mickey not to mention Aqua. was it a weird as fuck choice? yes. but "he forgot Aqua for 10 years" is a very far cry from what actually happened

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #1136: Sunset Comfort Buddies (SSBU X Kingdom Hearts)

6:56 p.m. Outside of Destiny's Island.............

Pit: (Watches the Sunset While Sitting Next to Sora on a the Sandy Beach) You know, I should really watch the sunset more often. It's so bright and pretty to look at......

Sora: ('Sighs Relaxingl') Ain't that the truth....It's so pretty that it kinda makes you wanna forget about all bad, stressful days you had to deal with. (Crosses his Arms While Grumbling) Especially one involving Yen Sid and that stupid, dumb exam he kept mentioning over and over again like a stupid record!

Pit: Yeah- Wait. (Eyes Starts to Widened as He Turns to Sora) What?

Sora: (Realizes What He's Doong Quickly Turning to Pit Before Apologizing) Sorry! Sorry.....Didn't mean to ramble on like that. It's just.....('Sigh') I dunno....

Pit: (Starts Getting Worried a Bit) You had yourself a bad day today?

Sora: Sort of? I mean, I wouldn't say it's the worst day in the world. (Turns Away While Pouting Again) It was more frustrating if anything......

Pit: You wanna talk about it? I'm an above average listener.

Sora: (Chuckles Lightly While Turning Back to Pit) Dude, you're a great listener! (Frowns a Bit) But are you sure you want me to tell you everything? I don't want my ranting to sour the mood for both of us, you know?

Pit: (Casually Shrugs) Hey, if it helps you feel any better, then I don't mind. Gimme your best shot! (Forms a Bright, Reassuring Smile on his Face)

Sora: (Smiles Back at his Angel Friend) Thanks, man. (Tales a Deep Breath Before Speaking) Okay, so, earlier today, Riku and I visited others at Yen Sid's tower. You know, the wizard guy in all blue, with a pointy hat.

Pit: And the long beard?

Sora: Yeah, exactly. So, we went to his tower and discuss the few missions coming up in the near future. I asked if I could help Riku out with his since the missions he got are way more tougher than the ones we usually get, but he turned my request down. (Place One Side of His Cheek onto the Palm of his Hand While Rolling his Eyes) "I'm not on the same skill level as Riku is currently" he says, "Still have a lot to learn about being a proper Keyblade Warrior" he says. Which.....he's not entirely wrong on both fronts, but he could at least take the time to get out of his office and see how much I've grown since the day I took the Mark of Mastery Exam rather than assuming I don't have what it takes at all!

Pit: Mark of Mastery Exam?

Sora: Is this exam Riku and I took a while back to see which one of us is fit to be the Keyblade Master. I failed at the last second and Yen Sid hardly ever let me live it down ever since.....

Pit: Yeesh.....You ever thought about talking to him about it sometime?

Sora: At one point I did, but I didn't wanna bother him in any way, you know? Plus, I doubt he'll care too much about listening to other people's dilemmas, let alone mines.

Pit: I see......Do you, by any chance, ever get jealous of Riku of being the Master instead?

Sora: Not completely? I mean, I was a bit bummed out that I wasn't one alongside with him at first, but it didn't stop me from being happy for him! (Sighs While Looking Away a Bit Sadly) If anything, I'm more worry about if I was ever good enough to become a Keyblade Wielder to begin it......

Pit: ('Sigh') I know what you mean.....I can't tell you how many times I've questioned and doubted myself as the captain of mom's army thanks to a few bad impressions of me.....

Sora: (Eyes Begins to Widened as He Let's Out a Gasps, Turning to Pit) People having bad impressions of YOU of all people!? Blasphemy!

Pit: (Chuckles Lightly) It's true! A loooot of people in the Angel Land didn't think I have what it takes to protect mom, let alone fight alongside her. Even some of the gods and goddesses think I'm unworthy. But eventually, I realized that their thoughts on me doesn't really hold that much weight on me as I keep improving myself for the better.

Sora: Which his something I should've done from the start, huh?

Pit: (Smiles a Bit Sheepishly) Pretty much, yeah.

Sora: (Groans While Facepalming Himself) Vantias' right, I AM eally am a moronic doofus!

Pit: (Starts Pouting a Bit) Hey. You are not a moronic doofus. You're Sora, a proud Keyblade Warrior who's gonna be the best that ever was one of these days and is going to keep doing his best regardless of what anyone else thinks, am I right?

Sora: (Takes Another Deep Breath Before Giving Pit a Firm Nod of Agreement With Determination Written All Over his Face) Right! I made it this far not to quit now. (Place his Hand onto Pit's Shoulder) But Pit......

Pit: Hm?

Sora: I don't care what anyone says......(Gives his Angelic Friend the Sparkling Eyes) You'll always be worthy in my eyes.

Pit: (Almost at a Loss of Words as his Eyes Begins to Sparkle as Well) Sora.......You'll always be worthy in my eyes too~

Dark Pit: (Walks Out of Destiny Trio's House Along with Vantias) Hey! Idiot Twins!

Vantias: Riku says dinner is re- (Notices Sora and Pit Staring at One Another in the Distance Before Squinting at the Both of Them) What the hell are those two doing over there?

Dark Pit: Probably something weird and stupid again. Wanna head back inside?

Vantias: (Turns to see Kairi, Viridi and Kirby Menacingly Glaring at Him and Pitto Through the Windows Inside) I would if those three weren't giving us death glares right now.

Dark Pit: (Sighs While Pinching the Bridge of his Nose) Of course.......

@cyber-wildcat

@albion-93

@ma-lemons

@26shann

@caleb13frede

[yen-sids-tournament]

Bambi (1942) v The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Bambi: "April Showers" fantastically conveys the feelings and sounds of a shower through thunder storm in a beautifully musical creation. The score is also exceptional. After all, we don't see her death, it is the music (and Bambi's calling) that get to us.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: What can we even say? Every song in this movie could hold the movie on it's own. "God Help the Outcasts" "The Bells of Notre Dame" "Hellfire" to name the top three mentioned. Whether you related to this soundtrack for the religious vibes or the personal revelations, it is a transcendent experience.

[cinnabeat]

i mean also to be fair to sora he probably heavily ignored ANY form of humanity the nobodies showed bc they were pissing him off so much

[verathena14]

22, 17 and 8 for kh?

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

hm this would probably have to be all the soriku subtext lol. not *everyone* ignores it but as a whole, most of the fandom (especially the casual fans) tend to write it off or not even consider it

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

stuff to do with twisted wonderland! i just think they're very similar (disney video games about defeating people overcome with darkness) and it's absolutely CRIMINAL that there's so few crossover fics (and so many of the ones that *do* exist are very SK-focused and as someone who doesn't care for SK, it's a bit frustrating)

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

dream drop distance and kh3 are actually not that bad. i will defend dream drop and 3 with my LIFE.

[kiigan]

ㅤEnemies? That choice of word had Itachi blinking curiously. Who could possibly be an enemy of Xion's, when they seemed to be so nice and friendly? He did not ask, though, figuring it was none of his business and that prying about it might come off as rude. «I won't deny that he is a bit on the eccentric side, not to mention he lives in a tower whose architect must have designed after consuming a batch of illicit substances - but he was generous enough. Very helpful, as well.»

ㅤWith the focus of the chat completely shifted to trains, however, he didn't bother to keep the smile of amusement off his face. «It's not all that exciting, I'm afraid. You sit down and let it take you wherever you wish to go. But it does feel rather soothing, especially if you can sit by the window and have a nice landscape to look at.» It made Itachi wonder if Xion had also never seen a chocobo, even though the two modes of transportation weren't entirely comparable. But also... a corridor? And proper clothes? Now his eyes widened a little. «What do you mean by 'people with hearts'?»

"Oh, I've heard of that guy.. I've also heard we're meant to avoid him.. Because he guides our enemies, I think..? But the enemies themselves aren't actually.. That bad, really? I've made friends with at least one of them.. He pointed you to a train..? There are trains that travel between the Worlds....? That sounds so strange.."

"...I've never actually seen a train up close. There's one in Twilight Town, but it's off in the distance and I've never had the time to find my way to it.. What's it like on a train??" seems their line of thought has shifted again, their interest now focused on a mode of transportation. which, to be fair, isn't something they have the need for. ever. "Have you ever tried using the Corridors? I know it's not supposed to be very safe for people with Hearts, but they're really handy! Though.. I'm not sure you have the right clothing for that.."

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

A lot of people complain about how Kairi's character is handled, which is 1000000% fair, however they fail to mention that Kairi herself acknowledges multiple times how she's treated as a damsel and how she's trying to get stronger to fight.

Based on the false Naminé memories, it can be assumed that she didn't really play fight/fight with wooden swords growing up and instead watched Sora and Riku. This means that she was starting later than they did in terms of training, plus she and Axel didn't even have a wielder teaching them, they had Merlin, a wizard. This also explains why she couldn't get out of Xemnas's hold. Merlin probably focused more on magic than physical training. However, thanks to MoM, we know she's gonna train with Aqua, which means she should be able to get the physical combat training she lacked.

Basically, the way her character was treated sucked, however it seems that Nomura is turning that into motivation for her character. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but people complain about it without ever really bringing up the fact that Kairi herself acknowledges it and also she's literally a fifteen year old with very little training who was forced to fight in a war.

Also Yen Sid sent three kids to war without telling their parents, I feel like he should get Sora's mom angrily busting down his door, at the very least, because if that.

Anyway, I just had a character analysis thing pop into my head and I wanted to share it with you.

Thanks for sharing!! I think you do have a good point. We can all go back and forth discussing how Nomura’s (and the rest of the writing team, I’m sure he wasn’t alone) treatment of Kairi isn’t great, and it sure as heck could be way better. But at the end of the day, I agree that her feeling inadequate is a canon, central part of Kairi’s character and she tries to grapple with that on many occasions, especially most recently in Melody of Memory. Not every character has to be an adept warrior right from the get-go, and I think it’ll be interesting to see how she grows over time, and how she hones her other forms of strength

[spindlebeforesunset]

Chernabog and Overblot (aka incoherent thoughts)

Chernabog appears in Fantasia along with Yen Sid (literally the shadowy figure we see in the current birthday/Disney 100 background) in two separate pieces

So in TWST Canon, Chernabog exists as a bygone historical figure who is always brought up by Malleus.

Mentions: Dorm Trial Admission in the official website (he refers to himself as Chernabog's descendant) and Malleus' Halloween SR (he would make Chernabog the inspiration of the Diasomnia Halloween costume but knows Lilia would complain).

It got me thinking, because we are still in the Ruler of the Abyss chapter on how the heck is Malleus even expending copious amounts of magic while Overblotting and still visibly not turning into something like the Overblotted dwarf in the prologue. Probably aside from being one of the strongest mages, he has his ancestry in Chernabog to boot.

Chernabog could be the origin of Overblot with how he can guide, control, and reshape phantoms at will (seen in Fantasia) as we can see that all the Overblot phantoms so far are incredibly messed up versions of the OG Disney Villains.

We have the Dark Mirror commenting on the "shape of your soul" before it says what dorm you belong to.

What if the reason why in TWST these villain phantoms behind the Overblotees are twisted to begin with is because Chernabog reshaped/tampered with their souls during the time of the villains' death.

[s10127470]

If the Disney characters actually got to be important in Kingdom Hearts: Part 2

Hey there folks! I'm back again with a continuation of my previous post "If the Disney characters actually got to be important in Kingdom Hearts: Part 1"

If you want to check that out first, here's the link to it below.

For this second part, we'll be focusing on Kingdom Hearts II given that it's a much bigger game than the previous two and I have a little more to talk about for this one.

All the elements I mentioned in the previous post for the versions of KH1 and Chain of Memories apply here as well and while story is mostly the same, there will be some notable changes.

So with that being said, let's get this started!

Note: So I actually just found out that Wendy wasn't one of the Princesses of Heart. So I guess in this AU, Peter would be just tagging along for vibes like Tarzan and Jack.

I also forgot to mention the looks of Abu, Zero and Tinker Bell in the last post, who would all be obviously accompanying the heroes on their journey.

As for what they would look like.

In Wonderland, they would be wearing Victorian attire.

In Olympus Coliseum, Abu would be a weasel, Zero would be a ghostly Molossian hound, and Tinker Bell would be a nymph.

In Deep Jungle; Abu would be a patas monkey, Zero would be a ghostly Basenji dog, and Tinker Bell would be an Aziza (which were a race of fairies from West African folklore).

In Agrabah; Zero would be a ghostly Canaan dog and Tinker Bell would be a mini Parī (a supernatural enitiy from Persian folklore that's pretty similar to a fairy).

In Halloween Town, Abu would be a golden Shiva monkey statue and Tinker Bell would be a ghost like Peter.

In Atlantica; Abu would an octopus, Zero would a ghostly sea lion, and Tinker Bell would like a mini mer-fairy of sorts.

And in Neverland, Abu would pretty much be the same except naked and Zero would also be the same as well.

The Mysterious Tower:

For our second world, we see our first real major story change.

Upon arriving to The Mysterious Tower, our trio are not only greeted by Yen Sid, but also an old friend.

And who's that friend you may ask?

Yep! Tarzan is back!

Through Yen Sid, we find out that the trio's Disney friends have been frequently checking in with Yen Sid over the past year to see if they've returned yet.

I think this little reveal would really help show just how strong the friendship between these guys are in this version of the series.

And with that reveal, you can already expect Tarzan being over-joyed seeing his friends again after a whole year.

As you probably could tell by now, Tarzan will be joining the trio on their new adventure.

As for how he fights, he'll still be fighting with his trusty spear, slashing and wacking enemies with it.

Though similar to Aladdin, he's depicted as being more faster and agile in his fighting style than in the first game.

Plus he can use jungle herbs to perform Cure like in KH1.

Tarzan's Limit would be Jungle Fury.

The Limit would start with Lasso, where Tarzan pulls out a vine and lassoes it to something above. Then he grabs Sora and the two start swinging together.

The next part would be Swing Sync, which has Sora and Tarzan attacking enemies with kicks while swinging around.

The final part would be Simian Slam, which has Sora and Tarzan jumping from the vine and landing on the ground, delivering a powerful shockwave by slamming it with their Keyblade and spear respectively.

He'll also be sporting a new look too!

Tarzan's new outfit would be pulled right from this piece of fanart done by DNLnamek01.

Back in the 2007, the dude did a series of fanart depicting various Disney characters (some already in Kingdom Hearts and others not yet) as Keyblade Wielders, complete with outfits similar to the original characters of Kingdom Hearts and the iconic Disney trio.

I really loved the looks he gave to the Disney characters and can I honestly imagine this is what they would look like if the series was allowed to go all-out with them.

Anyway, but before our trio meet up with their old friend, they run into an enemy....two in fact.

These enemies being Pete (of course) and, believe or not, Clayton.

Yeah! Clayton is back!

As for how, this is where things get interested.

Essentially, between KH I and II, Pete found that the power of the Heartless can be used to bring people back from the dead.

One of his earliest attempts with this newfound trick was in Deep Jungle, where he ended up reviving Clayton.

But not only that, but this revival essentially changed Clayton as well.

As it turns out, Heartless resurrection can actually turn those that it was used on into half-Heartless beings.

Not only that, but they also get new powers and abilities (often relating something about the individual before they died).

As for Clayton, his hunting skills have been enhanced to incredible levels.

This is largely thanks to him now possessing superhuman physicality (strength, speed and endurance) and his senses begin akin to that of an animal.

He also fights with a pair of machetes and several bolas.

This is what he looks like now.

I can't figure out who did this drawing, but I really like how Clayton looks here.

If Clayton was turned into a more powerful and deadly version of himself, this is exactly how I'd imagine him looking.

You can also tell that his outfit not only greatly emphasize his status as a hunter, but also draws heavy inspiration from Kraven the Hunter.

Essentially, Pete and Clayton's plan is to reform the Council of Disney Villains, by resurrecting the original members (who are all dead.....except for Hades) and by recruiting new members (like Clayton).

And with how Clayton turned out, the duo figured that the Council would be even more powerful than before.

And by working together just like in the last game, no one would be able to beat them this time!

Yeah, this sounds pretty insane.

But let's be real, this Kingdom Hearts! It's basically the Regular Show of video games!

They're both convoluted, overly-ridiculous insanity....and that's why people love them so much.

And besides, you can't tell me this concept doesn't sound remotely cool.

And also, Pete and Clayton would definitely make a really fun duo.

Pete being his usual bumbling self and Clayton being the straight man through all this.

Radiant Garden:

Nothing really to note about this world, except that there would be few more characters than initially featured.

Most notably Archimedes (returning from this AU's KH I) and Arthur (also from The Sword in the Stone).

Speaking of Arthur, this game takes place after the events of the film, so he's already the king of England.

But despite that, Merlin still tutors Arthur and is helping learn how to be a good king.

Arthur has also befriended the rest of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.

The most notable being Yuffie and Leon.

I'd imagine that Yuffie would see Arthur like a little brother (often teasing him) and Leon's been training Arthur in the way of the sword so he can one day wield Excalibur like a true king.

And although they're already in the original game, in this version; Huey, Dewey and Louie would be presented as new proteges under the tutelage of Merlin, as they want to follow in Donald's footsteps and become mages.

Also, we'd actually get to see Donald interacting with his nephews for once!

The Land of Dragons:

Layout-wise, this world is largely the same as in the original.

And in terms of characters, we would see the addition of Cri-Kee and Chi-Fu, the emperor's bitch-ass advisor.

As for NPCs, we would see more soldiers of Li Shang's army, civilians in the Imperial Square, and even some animals including pandas, golden pheasants, water deers, red pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys, crested ibises, takins, bats and giant salamanders.

As for world-specific enemies, it would be the soldiers of The Hun Army.

As for the character looks, excluding Mulan obviously...

Sora, Tarzan, Aladdin and Ariel would be wearing ancient Chinese civilian clothing.

Abu would be a snub-nosed monkey.

Zero would a ghostly Chow Chow dog.

Beast would be a xiezhi, which is a creature of a Chinese mythology.

(if you want to know more about it, Google is your friend)

Jack Sparrow would be dressed as like a ancient Chinese bandit, something along the lines of Heishan Bandits.

Donald and Jack Skellington would be dressed as wus, which were what shamans were known as back in ancient China.

Simba would be a tiger.

Goofy and Max would be dressed like ancient Chinese soldiers, not much different from Shang and his army

And Tron would be a living terracotta statue.

As for the story, it's largely the same as in the original game....until the second visit.

The story for the second visit would also be about Pete, Clayton and the newly-revived Maleficent resurrecting Shan Yu and recruiting into the Council

Speaking of Maleficent, now being a half-Heartless, she can now naturally manipulate magic without the use of her staff, making her even more powerful than before.

She can also morph parts of her body in dragon form, and when in her dragon form, can emit powerful fire and lightning from her body.

As for her new appearance, she would look something like this....

As for their looks in this world....

Maleficent would be dressed as a wu, Pete would be dressed as a bandit like Sparrow, and Clayton would be dressed as an archer.

But going back to Shan Yu, in addition to now possessing superhuman strength and endurance, has the ability to duplicate himself, essentially making him a literal one-man army!

As for his new look....

But other than that, the story does largely play out the same (with addition of Shan Yu aiding Storm Rider) and ends with Mulan and Mushu joining our heroes to stop The Organization and The Council of Villains.

Beast's Castle:

Layout-wise, this world is largely the same.

The same can be said for the characters as well....with one exception, which we'll get to soon.

As for the character looks, minus Beast of course....

Sora, Donald, Goofy, Tarzan, Mulan, Max, Sparrow, Ariel, Aladdin and Skellington would be wearing 18th century French attire.

Abu would be a polecat.

Zero would a ghostly poodle.

Simba would be a lynx.

Mushu would still be a dragon, but would obviously have a more Western look.

And Tron would be a living bronze statue.

As for the story, it's mostly the same but with one key exception.

Xaldin wouldn't be the villain of this world, at least for the first visit.

Instead, his role would be given to....

Yep! Gaston would actually be present in this world like he was suppose to!

Oh yeah. For those who don't know, Gaston was originally intended to be in KH2 but was replaced with Xaldin.

This was because Richard White (Gaston's voice actor) wasn't available at the time.

Basically, he'll be doing the exact same thing Xaldin does during the first visit.

As for why. Essentially, he's doing it for The Organization, who told him that by making Beast look bad, Belle would end up falling for him instead.

But Gaston will meet his temporary demise after Shadow Stalker is defeated, who causes a chandelier to land on him.

For the second visit, Xaldin does step in and the story largely plays out the same.

Though he would be accompanied by Gaston.

Speaking of Gaston, he would be resurrected by The Council of Villains (who would all be wearing 18th century French attire, with Hayabusa being a kite).

As for his new look....

And in terms of what he can do, he's pretty much like Clayton, with his physicality being enhanced to superhuman levels and his hunting prowess being stronger than ever before.

He also fights with his makeshift club from the film and whole lot of throwing knives.

In the boss fight against him and Xaldin, Gaston is fast and powerful, attacking with punches, kicks, charges, club swings, slams and knife throws.

However, he does have one trick up his sleeve that differentiates him from Clayton.

When enraged enough, he's able to transform into a powerful Heartless beast.

This beast would be none other than Enraged Elk from Kingdom Hearts X.

You'll be fighting this form after you defeat Xaldin.

As for what it came do, it fights the same way Gaston does, but its attacks are far stronger and do more damage.

After defeating him, Gaston is whisked away in a cloud of darkness by the other Villains.

And so, our story here ends with Beast joining our heroes to ensure that The Organization, The Villains, or Gaston never dare to come to his castle ever again.

Olympus Coliseum:

Not a whole lot to say for this world.

It's essentially the same both layout, character, and story-wise.

The only difference would be that Pain and Panic would actually talk and interact with the other characters.

Also, there would a sub-plot about The Villains trying to recruit Hades back into their group, which he was no interest in.

As for the characters looks....

We already know what Sora, Donald, Goofy, Tarzan, Aladdin, Abu, Ariel, Skellington, Zero and Beast look like in this world.

Mulan and Max would be in Greek soldier attire like Goofy.

Sparrow would be dressed like the pirates commonly found on the ancient Mediterranean.

Tron would be a living marble statue.

And Simba....would actually be the same as he usually is.

Disney Castle and Timeless River:

Not a whole lot to say for these worlds either.

They're the same in just about every way.

But there is one major difference.

You'll have a party member originating from the former world.

You all probably noticed that I frequently someone by the name of Max in this post.

And that's because Max Goof himself would actually be appearing in this version of the series and he'll be the party member joining you in Disney Castle.

This is what he'll look like....

As for how he fights...

That was always a tricky thing to come up with.

I want him to be somewhat similar to his father's fighting style, but not an exact copy.

So essentially Max will be fighting with a sword and shield.

He'll slash at enemies with his sword, and bashing and hit them from afar with his shield.

He'll also slide on his shield like Goofy, but he'll be doing fighting tricks while doing so.

Max's Limit would be Daredevil.

The Limit would start with Alley Oop, where Sora hops on Max's shield and he pushes it, causing it to start sliding all over the place, with Max immediately jumping on right after.

The next part would Daring Duel, where he and Sora repeatedly deliver slashing whirlwinds with their sword and Keyblade respectively at enemies they slide towards.

The final part would be Bombardment, where the duo launch themselves into the air, and Sora then grabs Max, spin him around, and throw him to the ground below, unleashing a mighty shockwave in the process.

As for Max's status in the KH universe, he's one of the Royal Knights.

Yeah, it's pretty easy to forgot that Goofy is canonically the Captain of the Royal Knights of Disney Castle.

That's probably because we have yet to even see them.

So I figured in this version of series, since they can go all out on the crossover aspect, the Royal Knights would actually appear.

Characterization-wise, Max is what you would expect from him.

But there is one unique trait about him.

While he can get a little embarrassed by him, Max actually looks up to his dad and wants to follow in footsteps.

That's a trait rarely seen in most other iterations of the character.

As for his age, Max would be a teenager, about a year younger than Sora.

But during the story of Disney Castle, we'll also meet a few other members of the Royal Knights include Max's buddies PJ and Bobby, and his girlfriend Roxanne.

They would help our heroes with defending the Cornerstone from Maleficent and Pete, who would be accompanied by Clayton, Shan Yu and Gaston this time.

Also, there would a gag where when Pete and PJ run into each other, they have this sense of deja vu, as if they know each other from somewhere.

You know that scene from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where after finding out that Frank's one-night stand from 30 years ago was with his mom, Charlie slowly realizes that Frank could possibly be his real father.

Yeah it would be like that.

As for the character looks...

In Disney Castle, everyone pretty much looks the same as usually do.

But in Timeless River, as you would already expect, everyone would look like they right out of a classic black-and-white cartoon from the 1930s.

Though in the case of Mulan and Aladdin, without the racist caricatures.

Plus, you can't tell them you wouldn't kill to see Max in the classic Disney shorts style.

I swear he'd look like a Mini-Me of Goofy....more so than he already does.

Atlantica:

Now we've come to undoubtedly the most infamous world in the game.

KH2's Atlantica is generally regarded as one of the worst worlds in the entire series.

This is largely because in contrast to the other worlds, you don't get to really explore the world itself of fight any enemies.

Instead, you stuck playing a dancing game for the entire time.

Which wouldn't be all that bad if it was all the world was.

But for this AU, Atlantica would be receiving a major overhaul.

First off, let's talk about the layout of the world.

The world would be split into two regions.

The first region is Atlantica itself, which consists of all the areas seen in the first game.

The second region is Eric's Kingdom, which would include the areas such as The Castle, The Beach, The Marketplace, The Town Square, The Countryside, The Lagoon and The Wedding Ship.

In terms of characters, we would see the addition of all six of Ariel's sisters, Grimsby, and Max.

As for NPCs and world-specific enemies, it's essentially the same as it was in the first game.

But in Eric's Kingdom, you can expect to see a lot of civilians walking about and a couple of animals such as ducks, flamingos, cranes, pelicans, swallows, crickets, frogs, and fireflies.

For the characters looks, similar to what Halloween Town does in this game, the characters will receive two different looks in this world (one while in Atlantica, one while in Eric's Kingdom).

For Atlantica; we already know how Sora, Donald, Goofy, Tarzan, Aladdin, Abu, Skellington, Zero and Beast would look like.

But for the others:

Mulan would be a mermaid.

Mushu would be a tiny sea serpent.

Max would be a sea turtle like his dad.

Sparrow would be a joining Skellington as a skeletal pirate.

Simba would be joining Beast as a sea lion.

And Tron would be a living figurehead (those wooden mast carvings you commonly see on ships).

As for their looks in Eric's Kingdom:

Just about everyone would be wearing sailor attire commonly found during the 19th century.

Sparrow and Skellington would be still rocking the pirate look.

Abu would be a polecat again.

Mushu would be a snake.

Beast would be a brown bear.

Simba would be a lynx again.

And Tron would still be a figurehead.

As for the story, it's essentially the same as in the original game, but split in half, since just like all the other worlds, this one will have two visits.

The first visit is would see our heroes helping out Ariel. Just like in the original game and in her film, she desires to see the surface world, which has frequently brought her into conflict with King Triton.

But recently, Ariel discovered a magic recipe that can actually turn her into a human.

And so, our heroes find themselves on a scavenger hunt across Atlantica to the find the ingredients for this potion.

Speaking of Ariel, as you probably guess from how often I mentioned her in this post, she'll actually be a party member this time.

Just like in the first game, she's a mage party member, primarily attacking enemies with magic.

Just like with Donald, her magic has been juiced up.

She can use special potions are able to cast Fire (while on land), Blizzard, Thunder and Cure.

But when she runs out of MP, she'll attack enemies with spins, tail swipes (both only underwater) shoulder bag swings (while on land) that go in every kind of direction you can think of. Downward while in mid-air, uppercut, spiral, etc.

Her Limit is Raging Water (which she can only do on land and in the other worlds).

The Limit starts with Tidal Wave, where Ariel throws down a potion on the ground, which causes a massive wave to form beneath her and Sora.

The next part would be Waverider, which the duo ride on the wave, knocking down any enemies in their way.

While that's going on, Sora would perform Soak Shoot, where he shoots water at enemies with his Keyblade.

And finally, the Limit would end with Ocean's Rage, where after performing a backflip of sorts, the wave crashes down and washes away all enemies across the battlefield.

But back to the story, after getting everything they need, our heroes find out that the last ingredient is voice of the person who desires to become a human.

And thus, just like the movie, Ariel gives her voice for it to work.

As you would expect, Ariel is turned into a human, our heroes rush her to the surface, and she meets Eric, who, like in the movie, takes her into his home to help her out.

And the first visit would end on a cliffhanger of sorts, as we would see The Council of Villains arriving at Ursula's Lair.

As for their looks in this world.

Maleficent, Clayton, Shan Yu and Gaston would all be merpeople.

And Pete would be.....wait for it....

A CATFISH!

Okay, moving on....

For the second visit, we see our heroes (along with Flounder and Sebastian) trying to help the currently mute Ariel and Eric get together, which isn't gonna be easy with The Heartless running around.

By the way, the dancing segments will still be in the game, but they wouldn't be taking up the whole world this time.

However, we would see the removal of the goodbye song.

Instead, taking its place, would be "Kiss the Girl".

But just as it seems like the two teens are about get together, a new girl (bitch) named Vanessa appears and has Eric completely smitten.

And after hearing that they're gonna get married, Ariel is heartbroken and our heroes are left shocked.

However, they soon find out that something suspicious is going on here.

Thanks to Donald and Mushu, our heroes find out that Eric is under a spell and assume that Vanessa is the one responsible for it.

This eventually leads to our heroes crashing the wedding and exposing Vanessa for what she did.

And after breaking Eric from his spell, Vanessa reveals her true identity as none other than Ursula, who as you expect, was revived by The Council.

As for her new look....

As for what she can do now, Ursula possesses the ability to shapeshift and she can use it in various ways. From changing her appearance to look like someone else (i.e. Vanessa), stretching her limbs (specifically her tentacles) to incredible lengths, and even being able to grow to incredible heights and sizes. And just like Maleficent, she can also naturally manipulate magic as well.

And soon enough, a boss fight erupts.

Yes, you heard me right. A boss fight.

You actually get to fight Ursula normally like the other villains in this game.

The setting for the boss is on the wrecked remains of the Wedding Ship in the middle of the ocean.

Just like in the movie, Ursula turns into a giant and uses her magic to conjure up a mighty storm.

Ursula attacks with swings from her tentacles, dark energy blasts from her hands, water sprouts she conjures up from under you, and bolts of Thunder she summons.

The coolest thing about this boss fight would be the ways you can attack Ursula.

You can attack her gut from the shipwreck.

Climb up her body and attack her ugly face.

And even head into the water below (going into your underwater form in the process), tie up her tentacles with a command, and attack them while their tied.

Anyway, after you defeat Ursula (with Eric stepping in to deliver the final blow), she's whisked away via a dark cloud by the Villains.

And so, our story ends with Ariel and Eric confirming their love for each other and Ariel joining our heroes for some payback.

Port Royal:

Layout-wise, this world is largely the same.

As for characters, we would see the addition of Gibbs, Anamaria, Governor Weatherby Swann, Cotton, and Pintel and Ragetti.

As for NPCs, we would see plenty of civilians walking about Port Royal and a few tropical birds flying about.

As for world-specific enemies, we would have a lot more undead pirates.

As for the character looks, minus Sparrow....

Sora, Donald and Goofy would be receiving the looks they got in The Caribbean about 14 years earlier in this AU.

Just about all other non-animal members of the team would be wearing pirate attire as well.

Zero would pretty much be the same as he usually is.

Abu would be a capuchin monkey.

Mushu would still be a tiny sea serpent.

Beast would a giant howler monkey.

Simba would be a jaguar.

And Tron would still be a figurehead.

As for the story, it's largely the same until we get to the second visit.

After Barbossa died, he was revived by the Villains (who all be wearing pirate attire in this world) and decides to work with Luxord.

As for his new looks....he would be rocking the skeleton look that he had when he was under The Curse of the Aztec Gold.

As for what he can do now, just like when he was cursed, Barbossa is a skeleton that's nearly invulnerable.

But that's not all.

He can also control people by manipulating the blood in their bodies and create constructs out of blood.

Yeah, I made Barbossa into a fucking bloodbender!

Anyway, you would fight this Barbossa along Grim Reaper.

He would definitely be one of the harder bosses of the game, since he would be able to pick you up and throw you around.

He'll also attack with a blood cutlass, blood throwing knives, and blood cannons.

But anyway, after you defeat Barbossa, like the other villains, he'll be whisked away in a dark cloud and Jack decides to join our heroes to settle the score with him once and for all.

Agrabah:

Layout-wise, there a few changes.

The world would be split into four regions.

The first region is Agrabah itself, which would consist of the areas seen in the first game.

The second region is The Palace, which consists of the areas from the first game as well

The third region is The Cave of Wonders, which consists of the areas seen in the OG KH2.

And the fourth region is The Desert, which consists of The Sandswept Ruins and Ruined Chamber, and a few more areas such as The Oasis and The Canyon.

As for characters, it brings back the same roster from the first game.

As for NPCs, we have the same selection from the first game as well, with the addition of a few more animals like elephants and falcons.

As for world-specific enemies, it would include the same batch from the first game, with the new addition of bandits, vultures and jackals.

As for the character looks, except Aladdin and Abu....

We already know what Sora, Donald, Goofy, Tarzan, Ariel, Skellington, Zero and Beast are gonna look like.

But for the others:

Mulan and Max would be dressed as royal guards like Goofy.

Mushu would be a viper.

Sparrow would be dressed like an Arabian desert bandit.

Tron would a living golden Shiva statue.

And Simba....would pretty much look the same as he usually does.

As for the story, it's largely the same but with some notable alternations.

During the first visit, The Council of Villains would all be there to retrieve Jafar's lamp so they can free him.

As for their looks, they would all be wearing villainous Arabic attire.

Maleficent and Ursula would be dressed like viziers similar to Jafar.

And the rest would be dressed like bandits.

Anyway, in contrast to the original game, Jafar actually does get released from his lamp and you get to fight him during your first visit.

The boss fight is largely the same as it was in the original game, but with a few differences.

-You'll be accompanied by Aladdin and a party member of your choice for this fight, riding alongside you on The Magic Carpet.

-The Palace would have two massive pits full of elemental substances on each side. One being full of lava, and the other being full of icy water that'll freeze anything that comes even within an inch of it.

-Jafar will also attack with Blizzaga.

After you defeat Jafar, Iago grabs Jafar's lamp and throws it into the lava pit, killing him in the process.

And the story ends with The Council of Villains secretly reviving Jafar.

For the second visit, Aladdin and his pals have become a bit paranoid as they've been seeing Jafar popping up in random places despite being dead.

Soon enough, they get the word from Iago, The Sultan and Razoul that Jasmine has been kidnapped.

All the kidnapper left was a note saying that she's being held captive at The Sandswept Ruins.

This would led our heroes on a treacherous trek through The Desert and its areas.

Once they reach the Ruins, they find Jasmine, who reveals that she was kidnapped by Jafar.

As for his new look....

As for what he can do now, just like Maleficent and Ursula, Jafar can naturally manipulate magic.

He primarily specializes in casting illusions and tricks, and also special element breaths as well.

Anyway, Jafar eventually reveals himself to our heroes and reveals that he kidnapped Jasmine in order to lure them all here so can have his revenge.

This would led to another boss fight against Jafar.

But in contrast to the first one, this one has you fight him in his giant cobra form!

He attacks with bites, charges, tail swipes, and even coil squeezes.

He also has a free tricks up his sleeves as well.

These include his elemental breaths (which come in Firaga, Blizzaga and Thundaga), slamming the ground and causing waves of pierce out of the ground, and even duplicating himself.

After defeating Jafar, you all know the drill by know.

Jafar is whisked away by the Villains and Aladdin joins our heroes for another adventure to stop him for good.

Halloween Town/Christmas Town:

Layout-wise, this world is largely the same.

As for characters, the selection is also the same as well.

As for NPCs, also the same....for Halloween Town at least.

In Christmas Town, we would some elves, reindeer and snowmen walking about.

As for world-specific enemies, same as the first game.

Now for the looks of our heroes, minus Skellington and Zero obviously.....

We already now what Sora, Donald and Goofy were gonna look like in both regions.

For the characters who have already been to Halloween Town:

Tarzan would be a yeti.

Aladdin would be an elf.

Abu would be one of those cymbal-banging toy monkeys.

Ariel would be a ballerina.

And Beast would be a polar bear.

As for the others:

Mulan would a be ghost in HT, and a toy soldier in CT.

Mushu would still be a dragon in HT, and a stuffed toy dragon in CT.

Max would be a Frankenstein's monster and a reindeer like his dad.

Jack would be a skeletal pirate in HT, and an living iceman ala Jack Frost of sorts in CT.

Simba would be a zombified lion in HT, and a stuffed toy lion in CT.

And Tron would be a robotic monstrosity in HT, and a nutcracker in CT.

As for the story, it's largely the same except during the first visit.

Since the first visit is centered on Oogie Boogie being revived, he'll be getting his new look right away.

Speaking of that new look, this is what he looks like...

(Yeah I know this was a redesign of his design from Disney Mirrorverse, but I think it could work for this universe as well)

As for what he can do now, he primarily moves around on what could be best described as a roulette wheel with spider legs.

In addition to using that to attack his enemies, he also a variety of gambling-themed weapons. This includes explosive dice, sharp poker cards that operate like throwing knives, and a roulette wheel launcher.

As for his boss fight, he attacks you with all those weapons.

On a unrelated note real quick, for the looks of The Council, they would actually look largely the same since their new looks do perfectly fit into the spooky theming of Halloween Town.

Once he's defeated, you know the deal.

But despite that, Oogie does still play a part in the second visit, as he's the one who sends Lock, Shock and Barrel to steal Jack's presents and The Experiment, the latter of which he pilots himself during the boss fight.

After defeating him again, he retreats back to the Council and Skellington decides to join our heroes to ensure he doesn't ruin anymore holidays.

Pride Lands:

Layout-wise, largely the same.

As for character selection, we would see the addition of Zazu.

In terms of NPCs, we would have a few more lions and lionesses walking about at Pride Rock.

As for world-specific enemies, we would have hyenas.

As for the character looks, except Simba....

We already know what Sora, Donald and Goofy are gonna look like.

Tarzan would be a gorilla.

Aladdin would be a mongoose.

Abu would be a vervet monkey.

Ariel would be a crocodile.

Skellington would be a giraffe.

Zero would be a ghostly wild dog.

Beast would be a huge lion.

Mulan would be a monitor lizard.

Mushu would be a gecko.

Max would be a tortoise like his dad.

Sparrow would be a jackal.

And Tron would be a chimpanzee.

As for The Council.....

We already know what Pete's gonna look like.

Maleficent would be a giant monitor lizard.

Clayton would be a leopard.

Shan Yu would be a rhinoceros

Gaston would be a cape buffalo.

Barbossa would be a vulture.

Ursula would be a hippopotamus.

Jafar would be a big cobra.

And Oogie would be an elephant.

As for the story, it's largely the same until we get to the second visit.

Near the end of the story, Scar's ghost (who was awakened by The Council earlier) finally resurrects himself!

As for his new looks.....

As for what he can do now.

In addition to being much stronger and faster than the average lion, Scar also possesses control over the very earth beneath his feet. He's also able to manipulate fire as well, which when mixed with his earth control, enables him to control lava.

You'll be fighting this new Scar alongside Groundshaker.

He attacks with claw slashes, bites, fire-shooting roars, brief earthquakes that can temporarily stun our heroes, and lava spouts that shoot out of the ground.

After you beat him, just like with the other villains and their respective nemesis, rinse and repeat.

Space Paranoids:

I have very little to say for this world.

It's essentially the same in everyway.

The only difference would be in the case of the story, which would see Sark getting whisked away by the villains after you defeat him during the second visit

Speaking of Sark, he doesn't have any of sort of new look and essentially is able to what he did during his boss fight now.

As for the characters looks, except Tron....

We all know how Sora, Donald and Goofy are gonna look in this world, so their friends will be rocking the look as well.

The World That Never Was:

Here we are! The final part of this entire post !

Although the story is largely the same here, there would be a brief sub-plot. Essentially, the Disney allies found out that The Council are here in this world, plotting to take control of the Kingdom Hearts when The Organization least expect it.

So the Disney allies decided to split off from our trio to handle The Council while they handle The Organization.

This would led to the series of boss battles where you actually get to play as each of the Disney allies in 1-on-1 battle against their respective nemesis.

Ass for how that plays out.

They have the same standard mechanics that Sora does.

As for how they fight.

The Attack Command allows you to use their standard attacks.

The Magic Command allows you to use their special, MP-costly attacks.

And The Drive Command allows you to perform each character's Limit.

The final boss of this sub-plot would be against Maleficent, with your primary character being Max while your two party members are of your own choice.

After defeating all the villains, they retreat (except for Barbossa, who just dies), vowing that they will be back soon and that they will have the Kingdom Hearts.

And that's the last we see of the Disney allies until the epilogue, where they reunite with the trio and the others on Destiny Islands.

So that was part 2 of the "If the Disney characters got to be important in Kingdom Hearts series"....series

This took a lot out of me to do, given how much bigger Kingdom Hearts II was in both content and story.

And I really had to make sure that the overall story was largely the same, while still keeping the Disney characters relatively important.

Anyway, I hope you guys liked this idea for an alternate KHII, and if you could, send me some ideas to implement for the other games!

[braveheartstoryteller]

I have some non-cohesive thoughts about the Guardians of Light Gather scene in KH3. There is a ton of little pieces, that I don't know exactly how they all fit. They only bring up more questions in my mind. But to sort my brain, I want to put them here. One question I've been trying to answer is what does it mean when Sora puts his hands behind his head? Does it mean that Sora is at ease, or ill at ease? I am leaning toward the latter, because most of the times I can think of when this happens, it makes the most sense in context. But it is still a bit unclear. In this case, Sora seems to be ill at ease about all the Keyblade Master talk, which the story highlights by Donald mentioning that "Sora needs more work." Sora clearly gets defensive here. That brings me to another question of mine. Am I supposed to laugh over Donald's ribbing of Sora? This happens twice in this scene, as Donald gives Sora grief over his lack of skills, then later as Donald reminds Sora "three half pints make a whole." There is laughter, and Sora doesn't make a stink, yet...everything feels awkward too. It could be just me, but I honestly don't know how to take any of that. Not everything are questions though, some are connections made. Such as Sora's reaction to Aqua, as she remembers him, but he doesn't. What is interesting, is in Dream Drop Distance, Sora does remember a memory that has Aqua in it. Why that doesn't come up here, I'm not sure. What is apparent to me, is Sora's awkwardness over not remembering Aqua. In fact, he seems to be quite unhappy over the prospect. Even after Aqua tells him that it is alright, Sora's smile is quite forced. I do think this moment is a piece of the overall puzzle of this scene, but I am not sure yet how it fits. Moving along, "Since when do you mope?" is of course the piece of dialog that keeps me coming back to this scene. And yes, Riku is right, something is definitely rotten in the state of Denmark. But why? I'm still not sure. On a random whim this morning, I went to look at a scene from the original Chain of Memories. (For an entirely different reason, I might add.) I found this:

So the idea of Sora moping is not original to KH3, it has come up before. (It is still mentioned in the re-make of CofM as well.) In KH3, Sora's only reply is simply go wide-eyed. What on earth could that mean? Especially when something like Chain of Memories is a (seemingly) hotly debated topic in the fandom, in terms of how it effects Sora. I'm not one to take a side in such a situation, instead using it as a way to look at a story from all angles. I'm just that way. I still have to question though, could there be a connection? Finally, and this is one of the major reasons why I revisit this scene from time to time. There is a moment easily missed in the exchange between Kairi and Sora at the end. Kairi tells Sora "Trust me-- I'm not giving up." Sora says nothing, but instead does this:

It's subtle but it is there. Sora's surprised over Kairi's words. As if, perhaps Kairi gets to the heart of the matter. I'm not sure. In the end, it is actually Yen Sid that propels Sora back to action. While I find Yen Sid a dry character (and annoying at times) here he both validates Sora's concerns, and encourages Sora as well. Not a bad thing in my book.

[hannahhook7744]

Dragon Hall hc please ?

Harry Hook got kicked out of their shortly after Uma switched schools. Gil shortly followed. Dr. Facilier has never been more relieved because he HATED having to deal with all of Hooks kids at once (Harriet and Harry attended the school. CJ was enrolled but only showed up half the time. The other half, she's at the witch school with Zevon).

They have a dragon statue (because it's cool and also, they're terrified of Maleficent).

The graveyard is not as fake as some of the isle claims. Because, as other people have pointed out, the isle doesn't have a lot of free land and you bury the dead where you can.

Unfortunately, this does mean that some of Dragon Hall's former students and teachers have ended up buried there.

Many tombstones now have sayings on them rather than the names of the deceased. Because there has been some people trying to hide just how real the graveyard is.

The school colors are forest green and a purpleish-grey.

They follow the A-F grading system.

Very few of the students care about their grades at all. Yen Sid became a teacher there partially to help encourage students to get better grades.

If Dr. Facilier catches students skipping at his arcade or shop, they are temporarily banned and basically used as free labor to clean the school. This has reduced the kids skipping somewhat (but not completely. Some just got smarter at it).

The food isn't very great. Obviously.

It is VERY easy to get lost in the catacombs and dungeons.

As stated in the books, it is for all ages. Because of this, the other two schools were actually made (because no one is willing to teach all of the kids and they don't have the room for it).

The first of these schools was Serprent Prep. Hence the rivalry between them and Dragon Hall. Even though there wasn't nearly as many students then as there are now.

It was formed in year zero of the isle because contrary to popular belief, there WERE a few children already born/at school age when the isle formed).

The school is mostly made of stone.

All of the furniture is worn out.

The school is very filthy and covered in moss/plants/bits of mold.

You will DEFINITELY be getting jumped at this school but to be fair, you will get jumped on the isle in general so...

Furniture has been broken during fights.

Captain Hook has been mentioned to have kept Harry's best report card.

Learning disabilities and just, most disabilities, are not really acknowledged much because the staff aren't very well versed in it. So there are no aids/help for this.

Tutors are barely a thing there.

The classes aren't the best.

No one is sure the faculty chambers actually exist.

As stated in canon: 1. Dragon Hall is actually an old tomb re-purposed to act as a school. It's unknown how far it actually goes downward, but there is a statue of Maleficent's dragon form on the landing between the 2nd and 3rd basements.

2. There is barely any light and the lockers are haphazardly lined against the walls.

3. There is a forbidden library referred to as the Athenaeum of Evil which serves as storage for now-defunct information; Dr. Facilier is the only one with the key, and he has a spider the size of a cauldron guarding it.

Because of this, it sucks to be a student with arachnophobia there.

There are clubs at the school. Most are student founded.

There is graffiti everywhere.

Dragon Hall has the best school nurse on the isle. Probably because Dr. Facilier's kidd go there and he actually cares about them for the most part. Unlike other schools.

People have argued about whether the spider is the mascot or if a dragon is. Out of Mal and Maleficent's earshot, of course.

Dr. Facilier's shop and Arcade aren't located too far from the school.

Rumors say, Dr. Facilier can IN FACT be in three places at once (other rumors say, that it's because of secret passages but that cannot be confirmed nor denied).

The plumbing often breaks but it gets fixed somewhat quickly because, again, Dr. Facilier is the headmaster and his kids go there.

All of the de Vils have attended Dragon Hall. Some have had better times than others.

Diego and his band keep breaking into the school to practice: Dr. Facilier is not amused by this.

Frollo has tried to burn it down numerous times but he's done that with every school.

The bell tower is nearby.

If there is someone on the isle Dr. Facilier hates more than Maleficent, it's Frollo. But is that really a surprise?

[owldart]

Epic Mickey irks me a little because while it's canon that Walt Disney existed in-universe, we get nothing about how he felt about Oswald getting stolen, which isn't nice because he was vocal about it in interviews even though he never mentioned Mintz by name.

The implication from Epic Mickey is that he and Yen Sid abandoned Oswald and other stuff in "Defunctland" for years and years and did nothing about the blot despite Mickey's success. Which I hate the implication of. Also, Walter Lantz is never mentioned at all, or even seem to exist in-universe, which doesn't feel good because Walter Lantz and Walt Disney were happy about him being the new writer for Oswald. You know that famous image where Mickey is waving to a grumpy Oswald while smiling and walking towards him? That was from a letter from Walt to Walt(er) praising him. Also, that song about Oswald that some Disney parades sometimes sing? That was from Walter's show.

I've heard that the real reason why Oswald suddenly vanished from print, animation, comics and all was because he shared a name with the assassinator of JF Kennedy, in 1963. Since then, he wouldn't appear in anything until a few unnamed cameos in early Woody Woodpecker video games.

I think that being associated with a murderer despite having done nothing wrong, and then having your entire existence seemingly vanish into nothing is significantly worse than the "tHe cReAtOrS aBaNdOnEd hIm" thing that Epic Mickey went for, which is grossly oversimplified. If you're going to write metafiction, at least don't make erase a bunch of important irl people from existence?

Maybe we could have mention about something terrible happening in 1963, that made him vanish like that? Not even being under Disney's care would protect him from that. There could be a bit of metafictional commentary about how cartoons are seen as representations rather than people, and they need to please an audience who has the predisposition to associate them with things they had nothing to do with, and sheer coincidences can utterly break a career, and how maybe if you're not famous enough, you'll be hit way harder than someone popular. Maybe all the characters are aspiring hard for fame because they're afraid of how quickly public opinion of them can change, and how little control over they have over it.

IDK, I just like Lantz cartoons. I don't like how Epic Mickey treated him.

i genuinely did not know about walter lanz so this is very interesting to me but also how did you not hit tumblr's character ask limit

[starhoodies]

i’ve been curious for quite awhile now, so i’ll shoot - that one pink doodle sheet you did for sora, with the kh4 hairstyle, where did that sora with the dark shadowy (i’m assuming something like anti form going on) come from? it seems like such a neat thing and i’m interested in your thoughts!!

Yeah! I might have mentioned it in a previous ask, but I desire so much to see sora to really deal with his darkness, and everything else he's stomped down now that his heart is free of those who needed saving. Now he's only left with his own hurt to sit on instead of everyone else's, and I doubt he's gonna be able to ignore it for much longer, especially after what's been hinted at in KH3 and previous titles. I also wanna see it manifest in more kick-ass ways like rage form. I mean the bloody footprints and darkness tentacles??? more freak shit!!! sign me up!!! and AND with Riku at some point joining up with Sora, it would be a fantastic opportunity to have Riku be some sort of mentor for him through all of it. The series has been so consistent in showing us how good he is in providing guidance in a way sora can understand and trust. How his voice can reach sora through even the deepest layers of sleep/darkness. We've even seen a few times now that Riku's especially empathic towards how Sora feels without having to look at him. Plus the "if only sora listened to master yen sid the way he listens to riku..." line I mean c'mon!!! His resume is STAMPED. anyway YEAH that's why I drew it! :D TLDR: I think sora's in for a bad time with the upcoming installments, and I will suffer and I will be happy about it!

[yen-sids-tournament]

The Most SuperbOwl is the one you can call your friend!

~But also specifically Owl is Chief~

SuperbOwl Day!!!!

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please comment or tag whichever SuperbOwl we forgot

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[preciouslittletoonette]

Epic Mickey irks me a little because while it's canon that Walt Disney existed in-universe, we get nothing about how he felt about Oswald getting stolen, which isn't nice because he was vocal about it in interviews even though he never mentioned Mintz by name.

The implication from Epic Mickey is that he and Yen Sid abandoned Oswald and other stuff in "Defunctland" for years and years and did nothing about the blot despite Mickey's success. Which I hate the implication of. Also, Walter Lantz is never mentioned at all, or even seem to exist in-universe, which doesn't feel good because Walter Lantz and Walt Disney were happy about him being the new writer for Oswald. You know that famous image where Mickey is waving to a grumpy Oswald while smiling and walking towards him? That was from a letter from Walt to Walt(er) praising him. Also, that song about Oswald that some Disney parades sometimes sing? That was from Walter's show.

I've heard that the real reason why Oswald suddenly vanished from print, animation, comics and all was because he shared a name with the assassinator of JF Kennedy, in 1963. Since then, he wouldn't appear in anything until a few unnamed cameos in early Woody Woodpecker video games.

I think that being associated with a murderer despite having done nothing wrong, and then having your entire existence seemingly vanish into nothing is significantly worse than the "tHe cReAtOrS aBaNdOnEd hIm" thing that Epic Mickey went for, which is grossly oversimplified. If you're going to write metafiction, at least don't make erase a bunch of important irl people from existence?

Maybe we could have mention about something terrible happening in 1963, that made him vanish like that? Not even being under Disney's care would protect him from that. There could be a bit of metafictional commentary about how cartoons are seen as representations rather than people, and they need to please an audience who has the predisposition to associate them with things they had nothing to do with, and sheer coincidences can utterly break a career, and how maybe if you're not famous enough, you'll be hit way harder than someone popular. Maybe all the characters are aspiring hard for fame because they're afraid of how quickly public opinion of them can change, and how little control over they have over it.

IDK, I just like Lantz cartoons. I don't like how Epic Mickey treated him.

I think the reason we never got Walt's feelings (assuming this is whose feelings we're talking about) about Oswald is because Walt is not a character in Epic Mickey at all, he's a memory, a figure just meant to link Mickey and Oswald. Heck, he's not even brought up by name, he's only referred to as "He". And if that's the treatment of a human who is the "father" of our main characters, then yeah explains why other humans like Mintz and Lantz were never mentioned either. The humans are not important to the story even if they play a major part in the actual real life story.

And because Epic Mickey has deemed humans as not that important, a lot of metafictional components of toon stories that involve humans are just... never brought up. Or never expanded upon outside a few blurbs from Gus.

I feel like Oswald and Mickey both would've had A LOT to say about having to grapple with an audience that has associated them with stuff they were never involved him (Oswald, the presidential assassination; Mickey, the greed and apathy of the current Disney company). Though I guess not really for Mickey since the Evil, Capitalist Mouse thing wasn't exactly mainstream at the time of Epic Mickey's release. But in current times, this would definitely be something they could bond over. How Oswald got thrown away and how Mickey is being villainised for something he as toon, who is second class to humans, has zero control over.

[raptorsaurusmelain]

Let me show you... Youtube - chapter 20

Tonight I am going to an all-you-can-eat chinese buffet, I can't wait !

I wrote everything on my phone so I hope it will be coherent...

Warning : no proof reading, English is not my mother tongue.

TRIGGER WARNING : on the last paragraph, there is mention of medication.

If you are interested in reading this fic, the tag "#twst lmsyy" will give you all the chapters.

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The buzzing had changed ever since she gave Trein the photograph. It had become something like a faint whisper. She disliked this very much.

Each time she thought someone was vaguely speaking to her, so she turned around and no one was there. She began to be quite unfocused on her work. Thanks to the Great Seven, she had 'unlimited' time to do them… Even with all this time, she needed to hurry because the Magift tournament was the day after. She spent her whole week making the stadium shiny for the guests.

She finished repairing the sinks in the ladies room when the sun was setting. She needed sleep. A lot of sleep. But sleep would be on Sunday sadly. She needed to see the babies performance. She would also finish her Giktok about Cynthia's magic remover.

She dragged herself to the dorm. [Do not set a bad example and don't go to sleep before dinner…]

She made some lasagna for tonight. The children loved it.

Yuu spoke with their mouth full. "Can't wait for tomorrow !"

Victoria arched an eyebrow. "Don't speak with your mouth full. It is impolite. What is happening tomorrow?"

Yuu gluped their food while the cat answered her. "We will catch the bad guys and do a Magift match !! They are going to see how awesome we are !"

Yuu continued. "Our plan is idiot proof ! No way we will fail !"

Victoria sighed. "I don’t want anyone to be hurt, ok ?"

Yuu and Grim nodded. "Of course !"

[I should prepare the first aid kit for the overblot aftermath…]

That evening, the woman hurried the children to their room -again- to put the second layer of remover. Like the day before, she ventilated the room while putting the product. She read some alchemy books before closing the blinds. The whispers made reading too complicated because she wasn’t focused. She read the same sentence 10 times before quitting.

She went to bed, hoping for a good night of sleep.

She opened her eyes after multiple hours thinking that it was going to be another sleepless night like when she was in her thesis.

She was… in front of a tower. A small yellow tower. As if she was possessed, she knocked on the door.

A man opened it. He was old, a long gray beard, big grey eyebrows and a full blue gown-pointy hat combo.

"You're…  Yen Sid ?" She asked in her trance.

Before he could answer anything, she sank to the ground, waking up in reality.

She was sweaty. Like when you had a vivid nightmare. She looked at the clock. 5:00 a.m.

She got out of her bed. She needed a bath to relax and think about what she just lived.

While the bath was drawn-out, she looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was glued to her face due to the sweat. She had humongous dark circles too. She would need makeup to cover them…

She got inside the warm water. "Aaaaah… I just need some bath bombs and it would be perfect. Maybe Sam has some ? He has everything…"

[I am pretty sure I dreamt about Yen Sid. He has quite the appearance after all. Am I having those dreams like when Yuu met with Mickey ? Am I the chosen one ??? Will I get a keyboard too ? Crowley has one after all, why not me ? … Oh yeah, because I am a coward. I can't do sh*t except what's on WeTube.] She laid lower in the bath. [Maybe I am a heart princess ?] The thought made her laugh. [Yeah what a princess I am. Unable to distinguish what's real and what's not…]

When it was 7:00 a.m. she got out of her bath tube. She wasn't aware her bath was this long. She turn around the furniture to find a strange pipe with a 'be careful, hot' warning on the box next to it. Was this… a mana heater ? 

So she had an old dorm but it was full of old mana furniture? She could open a museum here !!

…. Maybe as her last way to earn money ? -As if she needed more-.

She decided to be classy for once and put on a tea length skater dress. It was black with a red underlining, peeking out the bottom of the dress. She searched high and low in the leather suitcase and got some derbies out of it. They were her favorites: black and white like in Tiger and Bunny.

She also put a LOT of makeup on to hide her dark circles. She did a red and gold halo makeup. It would change from everyone cut crease eyeshadow!

Before she got out of her room, she took her pills, adding a bit more of antipsychotic to the mix. On her prescription it was written 1.5 to 2 pills, so she should be alright…

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