#Adorable Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)

[goldensunset]

daybreak town’s finest

#this is the nonsense i devoted my time to today it was fun #i adore these weirdos and putting them in Situations #kingdom hearts #khux #kingdom hearts union x #skuld #ventus #kh brain #lauriam #ephemer #mine: kh #my art #<- i really need to make a separate tag for real art vs junk art #technically that ephemer one is completely original art there wasn’t a person there in the original drawing #i drew in a figure myself hence that one being lined art while the others are lineless #idc if it looks weird

[bluest-planet]

The mind is a chaotic, unexplainable thing, its often your greatest power- giving you strength when you need it most. keeping you alive in the face of the impossible. but it can also... hurt you, so much. especially if you're alone. desperate. Don't ruminate; you're mind can't handle it. you might think you can, but that's your mind trying to trick you.

New Miserable update! ✌️ This is mostly a cranky/smad Vanitas wanting a nap, Xehanort nonsense, and oh hey look its Ventus.

(Ended up taking longer than I wanted, and had to cut some bits out that'll fit better for whats actually in store for the next chapter im more excited about. This is like. The calm before the storm honestly...)

@thefairywithfandoms (since you asked to be tagged!) Tbh if anyone else wants to be tagged when updates happen I do not mind doing so if you say in the replies/tags.

#kh #kingdom hearts #kh fanfic #bbs #birth by sleep #kh vanitas #kh xehanort #kh ventus #starry stories #i think. now that ive set some thjngs up and im building so smth slowly for a bigger blow up and then actually tough angst #slow beginning to establish a bleak outlook before adorable baby sora lol

[starsurface]

I ADORE your headcanons. Could I get some HCs of Vanitas as a baby regressor, with the Wayfinder Trio taking care of him? I find the idea of Vanitas being adopted and learning to cope with his past in a healthy way very comforting. Thank you so much!! Have a great day/night! :3

:O

Yippie!!! Kingdom Hearts request!! :D Vanitas is one of my favs.

Also thank you so much!!! Have an amazing day/night!!! <3 <3 <3

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CG Aqua, Terra, & Ventus w/ Babyspace Regressor Vanitas Hcs

💧 Vanitas actually involuntary regressed for a very long time without knowing what age regression was

🪵 It terrified him, feeling small and vulenerbal and scared, having to also fight for his life and reason to keep living

🍏 He regresses small to, about a few months to about 4

💀 It wasn’t until Terra (my lovely ‘dummy’) noticed that Vantias ‘outbursts’ were actually tantrums that he brought it up with him

💧 At first Vanitas shouted at him, calling him every name under the sun for even suggesting that Vanitas regressed

🪵 But Terra said that they all regressed, and even if Vanitas hadn’t been involuntierly regressing, perhaps he should try out the coping mechanism

🍏 Terra was Vanitas’s main cg for quite some time

💀 Why? Because it took some time for Aqua and Ventus to warm up to Vantias, always being suspicious of him, checking up on him to make sure he wans’t doing anything evil

💧 ^ This caused Vanitas to purposely act up sometimes, and then Terra would have to come and try to defend him 

🪵 Terra only took him in faster because he was also controlled by darkness, and Vanitas, by extent, was a version of Ven, and he wasn’t going to give up on Vanitas when he never even got the chance

🍏 Regressed Vanitas was actually what made Aqua and Ventus trust Vanitas a bit more

💀 One day when Terra was out, Aqua found a sobbing Vanitas curled up in the middle of the hall, desperately holding onto a Hareraiser (the bunny unverse)

💧 She softened around the boy, letting Vanitas cling to her, sniffing as he hide in her shoulder (they ended up cuddling and watching cartoons)

🪵 With both Aqua and Terra accepting Vanitas, Ventus decided to give his ‘brother’ a chance

🍏 Don’t believe what Ventus tells you, Vanitas totally didn’t sob in his arms later that night because Ventus was giving the chance he always wished for (. . . One of thems a lier)

💀 Don’t ask Vanitas who his favorite is because he’ll either shout at you or start crying on spot, he doesn’t want to choose, he loves his entire family

💧 Vanitas has favorite little activities he’ll do with everyone

🪵 For Aqua, he likes sitting on the counter while she’s cooking (she normally kicks everyone out) and either try to help her, or eat the ingredients

🍏 ^ And then get really fussy because he ate half the chocolate chips and now had a tummy ache and it’s all Aqua’s fault!!! >:(

💀 Why didn’t she tell him not to do that?! How could she just stand there and watch him suffer!!!

💧 . . . She did tell him, he just ignored her and cotinued

🪵 For Ventus, he likes coloring with him

🍏 It sounds really simple, but Vanitas never really colored before and Ventus showed him how fun it was

💀 Plus, Ventus gives really nice praises to his pictures (which are really hard to desiper some times) and Vanitas really likes being praised for simple things

💧 Prefers making his own drawing over coloring books

🪵 For Terra, Vanitas likes story time!!

🍏 Terra does amazing story time!! He choices stories that are approeriate for Vanitas’s headspace but also not ‘boring’, and he does funny voices!!

💀 It also helps Vanitas with sleepytime, he usually gets super fussy when it comes to naptime and bedtime, but the promise of a book and some yummy milk will make him begrudgingly agree

💧 Aqua’s cg nicknames are Mama and ‘Auqa

🪵 Terra’s cg nicknames are Bubba and Venty (Venty Wenty when Vanitas is upset with him)

🍏 And Ventus’s cg nicknames are Papa and Bubba

💀 Vanitas hates nicknames >:\

💧 Or, he acts like he does (he’s not use to them just yet)

🪵 Some of Vanitas’s favorites are Tough Guy, Cookie, Sweetie (he’ll never admit it), Little One

🍏 ^ Mister as well, but only when he’s doing something naughty on purpose 

💀 Exp: “Excuse me Mister, why are you trying to sneak that candy before bed? “

💧 It makes Vanitas happy beccause he doesn’t get screamed or shouted at, and he instead giggles and quickly tries to shove it into his mouth 

🪵 (^ He’ll pout later about how he has no no more candy after dinner . . . it’s litterally his fault for eating it earlier though, but he will be stealing some of Terra’s candy later)

🍏 Super big sweeth tooth, but doesn’t indgulge

💀 Actually, Vanitas doesn’t eat much as it is (still getting use to having his own body) so when he’s small, they all try to fill him up on yummy food and sweets

💧 Vanitas gets incredibly bad nightmare, and wakes up feeling incredibly small and scared because of them most times

🪵 Luckily, his room is really close to all of theirs so he can quickly run to any of them and cuddle them until the morning

🍏 Aqua suggests a baby monitor that she can keep in her room and doesn’t have to be turned on unless he wants it on (which Vanitas gets super defensive and huffy about)

💀 He doesn’t use it until weeks later where he guesses he could try it out, and he does like how fast Aqua comes to his aid instead of him trying to will himself to get out of bed

💧 Vanitas also really likes cuddling with them all, whether it’s Aqua letting him his on her lap, or Terra full on bear hugging him, or Ventus laying with him and letting Vanitas hide in his arm

🪵 However, Vanitas likes initiating touch, and deems some reaching out as violence coming towards him (he’s working on it)

🍏 One of his favorite activities with all three of them is watching cartoons

💀 They have some of Aqua’s yummy sweets, and they all get to cuddle and watch Ruby Gloom <3 (one of his favorite little cartoons)

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Y'all, i've got so many angst hcs just for Vanitas.

#age regression #agere #sfw age regression #sfw agere #age regression headcanons #kingdom hearts agere #kingdom hearts #kh agere #kh #kh vanitas #vanitas #vanitas kh #little vanitas #regressor vanitas #cg aqua #caregiver aqua #cg terra #caregiver terra #cg ventus #caregiver ventus #aqua #kh aqua #terra #kh terra #ventus #kh ventus #aqua kh #terra kh #ventus kh #wayfinder trio

[fletchingbrilliant]

The rough sketches are done for a line of totally adorable Halloweeny Kingdom Hearts stickers!

Characters featured in this line are Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, Axel, Saïx, Naminé, Aqua, Terra, Ventus, and Vanitas, all in sweet spooky colors!

It's a big set, but there will be discounts for different sized selections

Keep an eye out for the release through my shop Goth Cross Buns! 🖤🎃

#kingdomhearts #kingdomheartsfanart #khfanart #kh sora #kh riku #kh kairi #kh saïx #kh saix #kh axel #kh roxas #kh aqua #kh terra #kh ventus #kh vanitas #kh namine #khstickers

[starlightwayfinder]

Who are your top 3 favorite Kingdom Hearts characters, and if you want to give thoughts on why, what makes you like them?

- ScalaCaelumX

@scalacaelumx Thank you for the ask!! My current top three favorites are 1. Ventus, 2. Terra, and 3. YX. (Sorry Aqua! I really love her too.)

Ven has been my favorite character since I became a KH fan. (So.. for the last 7 years! 💖) 

I love his “quiet but kind” personality, paired with his eagerness to make friends. Even though Birth by Sleep is a tragedy, there is still a heartwarming side to the story thanks to him. And I love him in UX too! His relationship with the other Union leaders is adorable.

He’s been though a lot so far, and we know there’s more to come, but Terra and Aqua (and Chirithy now!) are there at his side. I’m really looking forward to seeing them again.

Also, it makes me happy that he loves stargazing. (Me too, Ven! ✨)

Terra!! He wasn’t originally one of my favorites, but after rewatching BbS so many times he really grew on me. He’s so protective, and also a bit on the quiet side (most of the time, that is). Plus he’s a very gentle character around his friends, especially in KH3. It’s hard to say who my favorite character is design-wise, but the Lingering Will might take the cake. 

I never would’ve guessed he would make my “top 3”, but… then Dark Road happened! (I kinda blame the secret ending for being the tipping point—seeing tiny Xeha talk about the friends from his dreams!)

Honestly, Xehanort is such an interesting character.  I really love that he turned out to be empath, and the ‘Child of Destiny’ twist was such a surprise. As much as I love bright and cheery characters like Ven, I have a soft spot for somber characters like him too. 💔

He’s also become my go-to character to doodle; I actually have more drawings of him than any other character in my art albums. (So, he’s also a candidate for ‘favorite design’.)

#Thanks again! I love talking about my faves #I must be the only person who loves both Ven and Xehanort as favorite characters haha #It makes sense. To me. #They’re both lonely and looking for where they belong #but Ven finds that with his friends #While Xehanort pursues the X-Blade and Kingdom Hearts and gives up on forming relationships with others #Ventus #Terra #Xehanort

[remmammie]

Can I get headcanons for riku, sora, and ventus babysitting a really hyper kid while traveling different worlds?

Sorry for the small hiatus, college threw a lot of exam intervention at me after my winter mocks so I had to get all that done before I could think about you lovelies. Still, I'm here now! I'm so excited to do some writing about platonic love with the Kingdom Hearts cast!

Riku, Sora, and Ventus babysitting an energetic kid on their adventures HCs

Riku

Now, over the years, Riku has learnt to be patient with a lot of things: his energetic friends, the darkness, meddling villains, etcetera. But he never really expected to be dealing with children.

I can't say he'd be experienced at all, so, after defeating some Heartless attempting to attack a young child in a world, Riku wasn't entirely sure what to do.

They clung onto his leg with an enthusiastic smile, toothy and wild. They were so in awe of Riku's style of combat and the Keyblade itself that Riku almost couldn't get a word in edgewise. Eventually, he managed to ask them where they were from and where he should take them to.

The child told him they were from a different world, that they had been dragged into some sort of dark portal and transported to this strange place. And, though Riku knew he had other things to do as a Keyblade Master, he couldn't exactly leave a child in a strange place with no guardian - they sort of reminded Riku of himself from not too long ago. Lost, confused, vulnerable... This was his duty as a Keyblade Master, right? To protect the light and, therefore, the people of the future?

After bundling the excitable child into the Gummi Ship, Riku knew exactly which world they had mentioned and planned the correct route accordingly. However, the main issue Riku was facing was keeping the kid away from the many flashing lights on the ship's dashboard. He felt bad having to tell them off and drag them away from buttons that would forcibly eject their seats or open a door in the middle of the Lanes Between, but knew he'd much rather be seeing the kid's pout than lose them completely.

Once arriving at the correct world, Riku almost feels sad to let the kid go. Their excitement reminded him of Sora, and their unbridled curiosity reminded Riku of his younger self. He'd refuse to give them the power of the Keyblade purely out of kindness, not wishing his cruel life on this innocent child who knew nothing of darkness or war, but would offer them a way to contact him again.

Riku told them that, if their world was in ever danger or if someone they knew needed protecting from darkness, they could call for Riku using their heart and he would be there.

Sora

I'm not entirely sure if I would trust Sora with a child on his own, much less a hyperactive one. He's quick to notice the light heart in danger and jumps in to protect them, but doesn't know how to react to the clinginess that follows.

When the child starts to show interest in his Keyblade, that's when Sora starts to lighten up to the idea of having a little companion for a bit, even when he recognises that they have to return to their homeworld eventually. So, he sets up the Gummi Ship to head out to this world he's...never actually heard of. Oh no.

Sora might end up taking the child to a few worlds before getting to the right one, choosing to use his heart to guide him. Maybe he also wanted to spend some more time talking to his new friend, but an excuse is always nice.

The two spend their entire journey together chatting about Sora's life and the Keyblade as well as the child's life in their homeworld. Sora adores talking about all the adventures he's gone on and about his friends, and the child watches and listens with stars in their eyes, perhaps sitting in Sora's lap as he (tries) to pilot the Gummi Ship.

Throughout every world, the two hold hands. Sora is eager not to lose such an innocent soul and he makes sure to fight off any darkness while he's there while he's at it. The child watches on in awe and might even try to copy him with a blunt stick on a big rock while Sora is asking townspeople about the child's home.

When the two eventually reach the child's home, Sora isn't excited to let them go, but he's glad they can get back to having a normal life, relieved that they have a nice home to return to. He makes a promise to return one day with the famous "paopu fruit" that Sora mentioned.

Ventus

As someone eager to prove himself to others as mature and reliable, Ventus immediately jumps at the chance to protect the child and swoops in to save the day. Of course, he also just can't sit idly by and watch someone as innocent as a child get hurt by the darkness.

At first, he's not quite sure how to take all the new attention. The praise is strange and it really warms Ventus' heart with a type of pride he never knew he was capable of feeling. He might take a while to take the child away from the world he found them in because he's too busy showing them how he fights with a Keyblade. Maybe he's showing off, but it's nice to have someone cheer for you.

Still, Ventus knows the child is someone with their own life and they absolutely need to return to the people that love them. So, he shows the kid something even cooler than the Keyblade: his Keyblade glider and armour. He places his helmet on their head to protect the kid from the darkness in the Lanes Between and tells them to hold on. They kid laughs heartily the entire time, thoroughly enjoying the ride through the Lanes Between.

With no real way to navigate the Lanes Between and differentiate between where worlds are, Ventus has to entirely rely on both his heart and the child's, asking them various questions about whether they feel closer to home or not. It takes a while, but the fun, exciting ride makes it all worth it.

When they arrive at the kid's homeworld, Ventus makes it his mission to speak to their guardian, making up some story or another about finding them somewhere in the world. He makes a pinkie promise with the child to never ever talk about what they did together, promising that they'll definitely do it again when they're older.

#kh fanfiction #kingdom hearts fanfiction #kingdom hearts sora #kh sora #kingdom hearts #kh x reader #kingdom hearts headcanons #kh ventus #kh riku #sora x reader #riku x reader #ventus x reader #kingdom hearts riku #kingdom hearts ventus

[neoyi]

At first, I thought Aqua didn't have an internal conflict the way Terra and Ventus does. Her reactions seem to be based on whatever her best friends were going through. But the more I progressed, the more it became clear that she does have an inner dilemma, it's just a tad more subtle than the boys.

More under the "Keep Reading."

Aqua has both the enviable and frustrating position of being a newly appointed Keyblade Master, which means she outranks both Terra and Ventus, and is entitled to privileges and secrecy neither one has access to. With Terra's struggle to contain his darkness and Ventus being a younger, impulsive child, this was already going to be a recipe for disaster.

Immediately, Aqua's mentality is nearly the same as Eraqus, where she doesn't question for a minute that Dark = Bad, Light = Good. And just as quickly, numerous people question and challenge her belief. Balance seem to be the big theme in BBS, even if the presentation behind it is clunky throughout the franchise (look, when the biggest supporter for Light/Dark balance happens to be the Big Bad who embraces the latter, even if he's trying to bring about the former, it's hard to see Dark as anything but The Bad; this is especially so since previous games have often always relegated this to the villain' side), but as a standalone title, BBS has been pretty good about exploring the intent behind it.

I've already seen Terra fighting off the darkness before giving in to it, but it's presented with sympathy, and ultimately as much of a failing on Master Eraqus' part for being so pro-light that he couldn't see past his adopted son's flaws, as much as it was Team Dark's Xehanort's for manipulating him.

And then there's Ventus, who constantly and literally had a Dark figure chasing him throughout his campaign. Vanitas was proof that both opposing halves were necessary to not only create the elusive X-Blade, but the key (no pun intended) to prevent its formation when Ventus destroyed the both of them. One simply could not exist without the other.

It really does feel like Aqua is an outsider in comparison, so it's so much easier for her to absorb Eraqus' teaching. I absolutely adore that it isn't baddies like Maleficient lecturing Aqua on her narrow-mindedness, but good-hearted folks like Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, too.

So while she's traveling around, wondering just what is right, Aqua continues to believe Terra will be able to fight off the evil inside of him, and that Ventus needs to come home because he's just a kid. All things Eraqus assumed the same of (well, Ventus is a lot more than "just a kid", which Eraqus does not tell Aqua about) and tasked her to do in the vein of secrecy, knowing she would obey.

I can see Aqua as the studious type, an ace who likely can do just about anything, much to the insecurity of Terra, and the awe of Ventus. She doesn't think there's anything wrong with spying on Terra because what she's doing is for his own damn good, nor does she try to retrieve Ventus without letting the boy explain why he left (though fair, it was an impulsive thing to do, even if it was rooted in fear.) The latter is quick to blame her for growing an ego post-Master rank, not knowing her motives were based on goodwill and honest intent.

Aqua just thought what she was doing was the right thing to do, but then again, so did Eraqus and look where that eventually landed him.

I'm at the halfway point with her story, so even though I know that the Wayfinder Trio's journeys will ultimately end in defeat, will she at least learn not to judge the Darkness so harshly? Can she move on from her master's teaching and keep an open mind?

I cannot believe Lady Tremaine and her daughters straight up DIE by Unversed Pumpkin Bombs. I mean, at that time in the Cinderella films, I'd say god riddance, but one of the things I liked about the sequels is that there was a chance for redemption for Anastasia (and potentially for Drizella, too.) Not in the Kingdom Hearts world, apparently. Damn, KH, you scary.

I am vastly amused that all three princes from their respective worlds (Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty) had Aqua to thank for reuniting with their loved ones. In a way, I think it's fitting. Aqua's presented as like the glue that keeps the team together; she's the one who gives her friends the Wayfinder, and currently trying to get the band back together or leading them to a better path.

...Did anyone in Radiant Garden ever just, ya know, stopped and questioned what and where the hell this cartoon duck came from? As far as I know, Radiant Garden seem to only host Anime Humans and Anime Humans only. I bet he's like the town's unofficial mascot at this point. Scrooge McDuck draws up tourism for anyone who wants to see a walking, talking Scottish fowl. And Scrooge wouldn't be offended in the least because he absolutely would take advantage to make money, er, munny, out of this.

So Terra met Riku and now, Aqua meets Kairi. I assume that leaves Ventus with Sora (which might explain the Roxas lookalike connection), but I've not seen that in the game yet. Is this gonna be a thing that only happens when I finish all three campaign? Is it in the Secret Ending or something? Also, shout-out to Kairi's grandmother. She managed to explain the general background of how Light and Dark functions in this series better than EVERYONE and EVERYTHING the past games have tried to tell me (without confusing the heck out of me) thus far.

Holy SHIT. DID MINNIE FUCKING MOUSE JUST BANISH PETE TO THE SHADOW REALM?!

#kingdom hearts #birth by sleep #neoyi plays kingdom hearts #neoyi plays birth by sleep #neoyi talks #I do not blame minnie for whisking pete to the void #she's on her last wit's end #hashtag girlboss banishing jackasses to the shadow realm

[xxxmasterkali]

Description: Sora is a structural engineer, who purposefully gets himself locked up in prison that he helped design to save his brother, Riku's life, who has been falsely accused of murder & is now being sentenced to death. Sora is sent to prison with the end goal to break himself & Riku out before Riku faces the electric chair.

Warning: Major character deaths, if you've seen Prison Break then you know who.

Cast as follows; Sora - Michael Scofield Riku - Lincoln Burrows Kairi - Sara Tancredi Roxas - Fernando Sucre Ventus - Ben "C Note" Franklin Luxord - John Abruzzi Xigbar - Teddy "T Bag" Bagwell Terra - Brad Bellick Namine - Veronica Donnovan Axel - Alex Mahone Isa - Paul Kellerman Ansem the Wise - Henry Pope Larxene - Gretchen Morgan Xehanort - the General

My thoughts & opinions about this series; I've actually envisioned some sort of recreation of Prison Break with the Kingdom Hearts characters for years. If you look at my older videos, I attempted to make a trailer before. I think that Michael & Lincoln's brotherhood reminds me a lot of Sora & Riku's friendship. There are no limits to what they would do for each other. The dynamics are very strong. I love Sora & Riku's friendship. It reminds me a lot of myself & my best friend. So I thought Prison Break would be a great one that focuses more on Sora & Riku's friendship, or rather in this series brotherhood. I also love Sara & Michael's relationship in Prison Break, it's one of my favorite TV couples out there & anyone that knows my channel, knows how much I adore Sora & Kairi. The way Michael cares & protects Sara reminds me a lot of how Sora does for Kairi. Placing the Kingdom Hearts characters as the characters in the show, I did basically out of the connections & dynamics with each other. It'll be interesting to see genius Sora in this though, because Michael is a genius himself. I kinda did the same with the rest of the cast. It was kinda tough to place Kingdom Hearts characters with this one, so basically I either just randomly placed them somewhere or did it due to dynamics between characters. Also favorite character in Prison Break is Michael & it's obvious who my favorite pairing in the show is; Sara & Michael.

Episodes Episode One

#kingdom hearts #kairi #sora #sokai #riku #sims4 #namine #roxas #axel #rikunami #terra #ventus #xigbar #luxord #larxene #prison break

[thedeliverygod]

a ranking of the Kingdom Hearts series thus far, by Sora with brief explanations

the games within the tiers themselves are not in any particular order

S Kingdom Hearts: The OG, my dearly beloved. The classic hero's journey. Gameplay was overall fun but definitely had some battles that felt impossible (unskippable cutscenes anyone?)

KH3: An absolute joy to play, I've never had more fun exploring worlds. It did suffer from having most of the main plot towards the end of the game and unanswered questions that were later answered by Re:Mind. The fact that employees from Disney aided with the development of this game really shines imo. A more in depth post about why I loved KH3. Battle was fun but also had difficult moments.

A

KH3D: The game that made me fall in love with Riku. The drop dynamic kind of sucked if/when you dropped in the middle of a boss fight I'm not gonna lie lol. But the story was great. Though Sora & Riku were essentially sent back in time (aka their appearance) the story and especially worlds are not repetitive. Flowmotion was extremely fun to use and the dream eaters were also another fun mechanic. Also the command deck is honestly my favorite iteration of the battle system so I was glad to see its new & improved form in KH3D and was sad to see it gone in KH3.

BBS: The introduction of the wayfinder trio, what a blessing. 3 different stories + a final episode. I loved that Terra, Aqua, and Ventus all had their own very unique playing styles (honestly I was the worst with Terra lol but I got used to him eventually). The first version of the command deck that I loved. Also the first time you could unlock treasure chests during battles (and they saved my ass). Shotlock also A+ loved it and so glad it came back in KH3. Difficulty was pretty standard; mostly a good level with a few really tough ones.

B

COM: So well written and intriguing. The worlds being 'repetitive' played into the storyline of exploring Sora's memories and it was the first time, so it felt okay. The first curse words of the series lmao aka Axel and Maleficent saying hell. This game pushed the gameboy advanced to the damn max. Also the first game we play as someone other than Sora~ enter Riku in Reverse/Rebirth. The card system sucked ass at times honestly and it was extremely hard to maneuver during certain battles on the GBA but that got a lot easier after the PS2 remake. While I'm glad the cutscenes were voiced for the remake, I will say the voice direction of RE:COM is some of the most awkward in the series. It also doesn't help that they did not put in any effort into changing the lip movements for the English language as they usually do.

Dark Road: Excellent writing and fun characters. Relatively fun gameplay at first, but quickly got repetitive. The good news was they let you use an auto function to cheat and speed through to get back to the story lol. I loved learning the back story to Xehanort and Eraqus and what made them into the adults we meet in BBS and later KH3. Shout out to my boy, Hermod. Never forgotten.

KH2: Character designs are immaculate and there are moments that are absolutely iconic. Had a good amount of fresh worlds while bringing back some beloved ones. KH2 suffered from some awkward voice direction and the game play was far too easy, imo. I beat it on critical mode with hardly any effort (other than the Roxas battle which is unique to the final mix version) and I'm honestly not very good of a gamer lol. I beat the game on my first play through in less than 20 hours which is kind of crazy. Also the 2nd visit to most worlds often feels forced and doesn't add much to the overall story of the game

C

KHX/KHUX: I barely managed to play KHX so most of this is based on KHUX. The fact that you could change your gender at any time was literally the best invention ever; signed, a non-binary person. I wish more games had that option. The customizable characters were freaking adorable and the options were limitless. The story was well written and intriguing when you got it. But... you had to do SO MANY repetitive endless missions to get to any story. I mean you'd get Disney related story sometimes but I mean like KH-core story. Not to mention essentially having to pay to win unless you got EXTREMELY lucky. And in general I'm just not a fan of MMORPGs so I dipped out after a while.

Days: Amazing story. Xion is my precious baby angel and I love her so much. The sea-salt trio reunion in KH3 was also the one that hit me the hardest tbh. But oh my god, the gameplay sucked. One of the hardest KH games to exist and I definitely nearly gave up on it a few times lol. The DS is just so awkward for KH gameplay and as we all know the graphics were.... abysmal to say the least. But there are some moments that were left out in the cinematic remake which will forever live on in our memory.

BBS 0.2: Really fun gameplay. Customizing Aqua's outfit was one of my favorite things as well and it really gave me hope that it would be a feature in KH3, but alas lol. The story overall was interesting, but it overall had to do a lot of retcons to try and make the past connect with the present so that was kind of awkward lol. Also they improved a TON from early models, but overall bbs 0.2 still looked a little weird at times compared to KH3 which had extra time to be fine tuned. Also it's essentially a KH3 demo rather than being a real game but essentially KH3 was already too massive so it made sense to separate it.

D

Re:Coded: I'll be real, I hated this game lol. It switching up the type of gameplay a lot was a fun idea in theory but actually playing the game it ended up being annoying. Also, it was essentially a rehashed idea of chain of memories when you get down to it. We explore previous worlds we've seen many times by now with Data Sora. We get little bits of new info but ultimately really the only useful thing is the very end of the game. I did enjoy the cinematic version a bit better; the voiced dialogue made a few moments a more comical.

Melody of Memory: A fun rhythm game, but the fact that it includes story that's important all buried at the end of the game is kind of pointless/annoying? lol. I loved seeing Kairi get her time to shine but I wish it was more than her just narrating over Sora's journeys and then a handful of important cutscenes at the end of the game.

#Sora ranks the KH games

[talyns-fanfics]

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Kingdom Hearts

How a Few of My Favorite Kingdom Hearts Characters Would Spend Christmas With Their SO

My Christmas Special

Characters: Sora, Heart Hotel, Demyx, Ava, Player

I would have added more characters, but mobile Tumblr wouldn’t let me. I’m still salty about it.

Sora

Now, this depends on which Sora we’re talking about. There are multiples.

Sora would go all out for his S/O. He’d wanna decorate the house, dress the tree, bake cookies, wrap presents for friends, caroling (even though he can’t sing). He’d wanna do all of it with them. Christmas morning is no different. He’d get his S/O a lot of stuff from many different worlds. He’s stuck to them like glue. Christmas is a second Valentine’s Day to him.

Roxas is less exaggerative than his counterpart, but still wants his S/O to know he thought of them this time of year. The most he’d go for is the tree and some presents. Maybe stockings. All he wants is time with them. If his S/O wanted to watch the Disney Christmas Sing-a-Long (From All of Us to All of You) he’d definitely sing along to that last song. If you know, you know.

Xion was excited about Christmas every year, but got even more excited when she realized she’d wanna spend it with her S/O. Like Sora, this is a second Valentine’s Day for her. But unlike Sora, she wouldn’t go overboard with the gifts to the point that there is no room for them. 10 gift max from her.

Ventus is the sweetest this season, despite the fact he still believes in Santa Clause. (I hope we’re on the same page here and I didn’t just make a kid cry.) Not to say Sora got his want of sticking to his S/O’s side from Ventus, but come on. I’d be lying. Rather than buying stuff from random stores, he’d make something for his S/O. He definitely didn’t ask Aqua to put magic on it. What are you thinking?

Naminé doesn’t completely understand Christmas. She’d buy her S/O a few gifts but get completely flustered (the good kind) when her S/O gets her at least one. She’d also wanna spend time with her S/O on Christmas, just in a comfortable silence.

Vanitas is an odd case. From what I can tell, he’s very tsundere with Christmas. He’ll get his S/O one thing and absolutely refuse anything in return. But that one thing holds a lot of depth, so they know he got it right. Still, very tsundere towards Christmas. Think The Beast in Belle’s Enchanted Christmas, but less angry.

Data-Sora is a sweet boy. Considering nothing about Christmas was written in the journal, he probably doesn’t know about it, but he’s eager to learn. Again, this is a second Valentine’s Day for him. Just a time to let Data-S/O know how much he cares about them. Since he’s still new to Christmas, he’s not gonna go overboard like Sora does. He wouldn’t do the bare minimum, but not too much either. A few gifts he knows his S/O would like, Christmas pajamas, Christmas morning cuddles after presents. Sweet boy.

Demyx

Demyx is a lazy bum, but will do something nice for his S/O on Christmas. He’s not heartless. Not saying he’d do a full on candlelight dinner nice, but a few gifts.

Ava

Ava is very sweet. Ventus probably got his sweetness from her. From most Forteller fics I read, romantic attachment is forbidden to The Fortellers (*cough* Jedi Order *cough*). So she can’t really shout her love for her S/O to the heavens and it kills her. She still wants to make their Christmas special, but she’d be sneaky about it. She sneak a few presents into their house and not leave her name on the tags, but her S/O knows it’s from her.

Player/Pre-Xehanort

Player is like a more introverted Sora. He/She does care for his/her S/O, but still wouldn’t go overboard with gifts and traditions. Tree? Yes. House lights? Think of the light bill. Stockings? Adorable. Presents? Definitely. He/She would get his/her S/O a few good one he/she knows his/her S/O would like.

#Spotify #talyns fanfics #kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts x reader #vanitas #vanitas kingdom hearts #sora #sora kingdom hearts #sora x reader #vanitas x reader #xion kingdom hearts #roxas kingdom hearts #ventus kingdom hearts #ava kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts demyx #union cross player

[houseofsannae]

So I finished playing Dark Road last weekend

Meaning I finally caught up to where everyone else had been a few weeks previously when the concluding update actually released. I have thoughts, but without spoilers (spoilers below the cut), I will say:

Dark Road might actually be one of my favourite Kingdom Hearts games

Bold claim! Why is that?

It’s almost 3AM and while I wanted to write an essay, this is probably going to be a lot more rambly and topic-jumping than any of my uni profs would have accepted. I’ll start by saying: this should have been a full Playstation title. With the traditional KH control scheme (By which I mean the command deck system, AKA the one we had for three games seriously why did they bring back KH2′s shitty magic system for KH3 BUT I DIGRESS). Dark Road should have been a “full” game, and it should have been made before KH3. I recall reading somewhere that Nomura had wanted to tell this story before KH3, but had decided not to since people had already waited so long for KH3. Not sure if that’s true, so don’t quote me on it. Frankly, Dark Road makes a lot of bizarre choices from KH3′s ending... make sense.

There’s a common, repeated theme for the “main” Kingdom Hearts villains (Ansem and Xemnas, meaning). Both of them had their plans fail because they made a mistaken assumption. Ansem assumed that the mass of dark power he could feel behind the Door to Darkness was Kingdom Hearts (because obviously darkness is stronger than light, and therefore Kingdom Hearts (which is strong) must be made of darkness). He was wrong; the Door to Darkness led to the Realm of Darkness. Xemnas believed that Nobodies could not regain their hearts save by accessing Kingdom Hearts, and built his own to accomplish that. While 3D is cited to claim that he lied about not knowing Nobodies could grow hearts of their own, there is no evidence to show that he knew that in KH2. Both Ansem and Xemnas based their plans on something they were fundamentally wrong about. So it would make sense for Xehanort to have done the same thing... but KH3 doesn’t indicate that’s the case, going so far as to have Sora say that what he’s doing (xenocide) must be done... just not by Xehanort. But that’s a different rant.

Dark Road gives us “what Xehanort believed and was wrong about”. Xehanort has apparently believed all his life that he was some special “Child of Destiny” destined to save the worlds from Darkness. And, as we all know, he’s not.

Riku is.

A bunch of you auto-filled “Sora is”, didn’t you? I’ll remind you that the premise of KH1 is that Riku was supposed to be the “chosen one”, but refused the call so hard Sora had to do it instead. Sora’s not the chosen one, he’s not a “Child of Destiny” or what have you; he’s the guy that stood up and said “I’ll do it” when the actual chosen one said “no”. If this “Child of Destiny” nonsense is going to continue going forwards, which given how no one in KH3 could affect the plot aside from Sora, it probably will, I will take heart in the fact that Square Enix adores the “Screw Destiny” trope so much that averting it was one of the major factors in making FFXV such a tragedy.

Speaking of things I don’t like but am living with, confirmation (sort of) that they’re definitely sticking with Vanitas not originally being part of Ventus. I still don’t like it but I’m not mad about it anymore. Let’s see where Nomura’s Wild Ride takes us.

I also want to talk about the presentation of the story (the segue will make sense in a minute I promise). If Dark Road had been released all in one go, we could have avoided all of the “What do you mean the KHUx Player reincarnated into Xehanort” backlash. Because surprise! The Player didn’t reincarnate into Xehanort, they reincarnated into the elderly person who raised Babynort. (That’s right, folks, we are now one of the parents who fucked up a perfectly good child and gave them anxiety!) My objection isn’t to either of these twists, it’s to the fact that all the hairpulling could have been avoided if the game hadn’t been released in segments.

Relatedly I have to say something on a more somber note. What we did get was a remarkably solid game (once the gacha elements were removed), but... I get the distinct impression there was supposed to be more. That the other worlds that are visited during the story missions were supposed to have their own grinding modes, not just Wonderland and Agrabah. That, plus the fact that so much of it was released in one go... It’s sad to me that there was obviously a longer plan here to do more, that was (I assume) curtailed by COVID. I feel bad for everyone who worked on the game not getting to fulfill the full extent of what they’d planned. At the same time, though, I’m glad they did manage to at least complete the story. Yes, there could have been more to the game, but what is there was done well.

I’m also happy that the cardboard cutouts ceased to be cardboard cutouts! (I’m referring to the other students, who seemed to have nothing to them other than character designs in the initial release, which was all I had played). I love every single one of them, and even though their deaths were foregone conclusions, what happened still hit for me. I will say I’m pissed that the people who were saying “Well obviously Bragi is Luxu, since (actual name of a Norse god) Bragi is an anagram of Braig!” were right. It feels like we were supposed to assume that was too obvious to be anything other than a red herring, and thereby be blindsided by the reveal... but people called it from the character reveal on that stupid basis alone. Contrarilywise, I am elated that Vor is not Kairi’s grandmother, which was the other thing that everyone was trumpeting from the character reveals. I have absolutely no idea why anyone thinks Kairi’s grandmother holds any narrative importance whatsoever. Further, I am immensely frustrated by the obsession with trying to figure out “Who of these new characters are actually someone we already know in disguise!” Just let a new character be a new character. Fuck’s sake, I did this with the Star Wars sequels and had my victory from TLJ yanked out from under me by RoS. Just let me live.

So yeah, I adore all the new dead kids, and someday I might even memorize their names. I wish we could see more of them, but given that they’re dead... well, if there is some bullshit and we see them again, I won’t be complaining.

I feel like I had more to say but it’s now almost 4AM and my brain is shutting down. If you have any questions or want me to comment on specific points that I didn’t cover here, the ask box is always open - though I reserve the right to disagree with your opinions, naturally.

All in all I enjoyed my time with Dark Road and I’m excited about Kingdom Hearts again (well, moreso than the baseline excited, that never goes away. You know what I mean)

#kingdom hearts dark road #kingdom hearts dark road spoilers #I most definitely forgot things I wanted to comment on but eh #long story short I liked the game

[dxrk-storm]

What would you say is the most unique trait about your character?

@twilitnobody and @bird0fparadiseflos wanted to know Kai's thoughts!

I want to say maybe Veni's internal; struggle--and what ultimately results from it (over a period of time). He's sort of similar to Roxas and Sora in the sense of two very distinct halves return to one whole, but in Veni's case, neither side is willing to relent, nor do they even share the same values after all they've been through. That, and the "battle" they still wage isn't a subtle, quiet one--both halves at this stage still actively hear and "talk" to each other.

But the most fun and unique thing about it is how this always eventually gives way to Veni, and how he eventually stops thinking of himself as either Ventus or Vanitas and starts seeing them as completely different people from himself. The mysteries and nature of the heart and what creates/defines them is a common theme in Kingdom Hearts and one I adore, and I think Veni's journey stands apart from others a bit, too, given that his is the result of two distinct hearts clashing, more or less.

#ooc;; words from the heart #this one actually made me have to think really hard gjbdlbsv #answered;;

[themightypete]

kingdom hearts

SEND ME A FANDOM AND I’LL TELL YOU:

Character I first fell in love with: sora

Character I never expected to love as much as I do now: roxas

Character everyone loves but I don’t: aqua about to get so much hate but personally think she overrated

Character I love but everyone else hates: terra the fandom too hard on that boi in my opinion since other characters made mistakes not just him

Character I used to love but don’t any longer: riku like aqua I also feels he overrated

Character I would kiss: ventus on the forehead over how adorable he is

Character I want to slap: xehanort cause fuck him he got an happy ending after everything he done

A pairing I love: roxas x xion

A pairing I hate: sora x riku to me they like brothers no hate to those that ship them through

#anonymous #ooc tag

[azure-wolf-227]

The first MLP OC that I've drawn in years. I really love how he turned out!

So in my AU, all Pegasi (purebred and mixed-blood) have little feathers on their fetlocks, behind their ears, and on their shoulders near their wings. They also have tail-feathers for extra maneuverability in the air. I was inspired by some other MLP redesigns I've seen.

[Character information under the cut]

Full Name/Title: Sir Ventus Hooves

Nicknames: Venti (only by his wife), The Windmaster (Equinox Knight nickname)

Age: 52

Family:

Dainty Doo-Hooves - wife

Windy Hooves, Ditzy Doo, Dizzy Doo, Chilly Hooves, Rusty Hooves - daughters

Amethyst Star, Dinky Doo (Ditzy's daughters), Chirpy Hooves, Derby Hooves (Dizzy's children), Tornado Bolt (Windy's daughter) - grandchildren

Time Turner (Ditzy's coltfriend/husband), Fahrenheit (Dizzy's husband), Silver Zoom (Windy's husband) - sons-in-law

Special Talent: Air Manipulation

Trivia: Ventus is Latin for "wind" and the name was inspired by the Venti, the Roman Wind Gods (Yes, I know there's a Kingdom Heart character named Ventus but there's no relation to this OC).

Ventus is the current leader of the Order of Equinox, the most elite knights in all of Equestria. He is also the father of Ditzy Doo/Derpy Hooves/Muffins.

As leader of the Equinox Knights, Ventus is serious and fierce as he is responsible for the safety of his comrades. Adding to his intimidating factor, he is larger than the average Pegasus (close to Big Mac's height) and his body is covered in scars. But Ventus has a soft and dorky side that he shows around his family, especially with his grandchildren. Of course, because he absolutely adores his family, anyone dumb enough to hurt them will feel his wrath. This protective attitude extends towards his fellow Knights.

Ventus has an uncanny ability to manipulate air, to a greater degree than most Pegasi. While most Pegasi need to flap their wings even a little to produce a gentle breeze, Ventus can just push his magic out through his feathers to create a strong gust without moving a muscle. Of course, moving his wings and feathers results in more precise and controlled gales. Ventus's affinity for wind allows him great speed and maneuverability when he flies, despite his large size; he can also sense incoming attacks by feeling disturbances in the air flow.

#my little pony friendship is magic #mlp rewrite #mlp g4 reboot #original character #mlp original character

[mushroom-winners-proof]

we’re all in this dude’s heart together

bonus:

#kh #kingdom hearts #khbbs #kingdom hearts birth by sleep #kh3 #kingdom hearts III #sora #roxas #ventus #vanitas #xion #snap sketches #*puts KH3 despite drawing KH2 sora* #LISTEN it's my favorite look leave me alone #i didnt think of adding the xion doodle until after i finished everything so #if i did i prob wouldve given roxas a robot/doll hand too #i very much subscribe to the concept that replicas are literally dolls/robots #solely because i like drawing robot/doll bits LMAO #ALSO on the highest of lowest of keys i remember vanitas being more short tempered than he actually is i aint gon even lie #he's a snarky dude and it's why i adore him #However the thought that he acts like a angry cat at any ounce of affection tickles my funny bone and makes me sad #next time i draw him he'll be the little goblin boy he is #for now though i'm going to bed i thought this wouldnt take as long as my usual stuff But I Am A Fool #alright see ya gangsters what will i post next time who knows

[blackhakumen]

Mini Fanfic #953: Another Day at the Land of Departure (Kingdom Hearts)

11:23 a.m. Land of Departure's Residence's Living Room.............

Vantias: (Has The Back of his Head Laying on top of Namine's Lap) You guys think I'll look good with a Mohawk?

Namine: (Raised an Eyebrow in a Bit of Confusion While Holding her Tablet) A....mohawk?

Ventus: (Too Busy Looking Something Up on his Phone) You finally starting to tired of being a Sora look-a-like there, Vantias?

Vantias: (Shrugs) Eh. That's one of reasons. I just felt like experimenting on a few different hairstyles, see where it takes me from here and junk.

Namine: Ooh! (Smiles Excitedly) Can the girls and I pleeease do your hair someday this month?~ I promise you won't regret it.

Vantias: Go nuts. Just don't make it lame or too girly, alright?

Namine: (Happily Salutes to Her Brother) You can count on us, Van-Van!~ (Turns to Ventus) You too, Venny!

Ventus: (Lowers his Phone Down While Turning Towards Namine Beside Him) Huh?

Namine: I wanna try and style up your hair too. I'm afraid it's long overdue.

Ventus: What's wrong with the one I got?

Vantias: Dude, you and Roxas have been looking like siamese twins for the longest now. Don't you think it'd time for a new look already?

Ventus: I mean.....I would agree with you there, but Roxas did say that we would get a few things out of it if we keep this whole twin charade any longer, so......

Vantias: (Raised an Eyebrow) You're really gonna trust the words of an amateur troublemaker?

Ventus: (Rolls his Eyes) Says the literal embodiment of darkness......

Vantias: Hey. I aleady mellowed out my darkness bullshit ages ago.

Ventus: Yeah, but it doesn't change the fact that you're a prick.

Vantias: (Shrugs Whike Smirking Smugly) What can I say? I take pride in what I do.

Ventus: Realllly don't think that's anything to be proud of.......

Vantias: Bold of you to think otherwise.

Namine: ('Sigh') Boys, please. Today's a Saturday, no fighting. (Immediately Gives Vantias a Pouty Look on her Face) And what did I JUST say about you cursing, mister!?~

Vantias: Hey, I can't control what my mouth will say forever, ya know? And it'll only be a matter of time when you start doing it too.

Ventus: (Continues Looking Things Up on his Phone) You know, it would be pretty crazy to hear her curse for the first time...

Namine: (Eyes Begins to Widened Before Quickly Turning Away While Crossing her Arms) W-Well I'll just have to make sure that will never happen.

Vantias: I always admire your determination, Namine. (Starts Smirking Again) I'll give you two days tops.

Namine: ('GASPS') Two days!? (Starts Glaring at Vantias in an Adorable Fashion) Have more faith in my than that, Vantias! I wanted to be a month!

Vantias: I dunno......Two days seem like enough for me.

Namine: NOT FOR ME!~

Ventus: (Notices Something on his Phone) Huh. So these are the three new pokemon starters everyone's been talking about.....

Namine: (Gasps Once More as Her Eyes Begins to Glow in Excitement) Three new pokemon starters? I wanna see!~

Ventus shows the duo a picture of a green kitten, a red-orange baby crocodile, and a blue duckling with a pompador standing in their respective spots.

Namine: (Gasps Loudly Before Placing Both of her Hands on her Cheeks While Smiling Adorably) Oh my gosh, they look so adorable!~

Vantias: As expected. (Looks Back Up to Ventus) You think all of them would look cooler once they evolve?

Ventus: Probably. But if I have to choose my favorite out of the three, I'll pick Sprigatito. It's green and cute. Even more so than Chirithy...... D-Don't tell him I said that.

Vantias: I'll choose the apple looking baby croc. He looks cute now, but I have a feeling he'll be the most intimidating out of the bunch after a few levels.

Namine: (Smiles Brightly) Then I shall choose the blue duckling and raise him as my own!~

Ventus: Becoming a mother hen already?

Namine: (Happily Nodded) Mmhmm. How could I not? (Looks Back at the Picture of Qualxy) He deserves all the love and care in the world. And I'll do everything in my power to protect him. (Smile Turns into a Dark In Intimidating One as She Starts Cracking her Knuckles) By any needs necessary.

Vantias: (Shivers in a Bit of Fear Along With Ventus) Yeesh....Namine, you have to be the most intimidating cinnamon roll I have ever met.

??????: Ventus.

Ventus looks up before his eyes widened in fear at the sight of Chirithy looking down at with a dark look on his face.

Chirithy: What is this I hear about you saying that green alley cat is cuter than me?

Ventus: Make that the second most intimidating........('Gulp')

Chirithy: Answer the damn question, Ventus!

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#kingdom hearts #vantias #ventus #namine #chirithy #wayfinder family #new pokemon starters #humor #adorable sibling moment #fluff #grass cat is cuter than a talking dream eater confirmed