#kh3 spoilers

[lightandfellowship]

I want to point out some absolutely ingenious symbolism from KH3's ending.

The chess piece in the center of the frame is one of Eraqus' "white" pieces, specifically the one that represents Sora. This piece has silver detailing on it, and in fact the crown perched at the top of it is silver as well.

However, the crown isn't completely flat, it has a raised edge that travels right through the center of it, meaning that when the light hits it just right, one side ends up darker than the other. As you would expect, the dark side is facing Xehanort's side of the board, and the light side is facing Eraqus' side of the board.

However, when Xehanort flicks the chess piece and talks about how Eraqus is the one who will be chosen to defend the world, not Xehanort, the chess piece shifts slightly, just enough to make the light hit it differently as it faces Eraqus more. Now the crown is mostly lit up.

So what does this mean? Here's my interpretation: though this chess piece is normally supposed to represent Sora, in this particular instance it more broadly represents something like "the person who's worthy of Kingdom Hearts/the X-blade", "the person who's worthy of protecting the world", or perhaps even "the person who's the true Child of Destiny". (That's why Xehanort talks about somebody else being more deserving of the title/being chosen over him as the defender of the world.) (Also recall that Xehanort's Keyblade Armor in KHDR is adorned with the very same crown that's on Sora's chess piece, so Xehanort is associated with the symbol, too!)

The chess piece's initial position paints it as being equal parts dark and light, which matches Xehanort's philosophy of balance. When the chess piece shifts positions, it becomes more light than dark (though crucially, the left side is still ever-so-slightly darker than the right) and this represents Sora, the hero of light.

Alternatively, the dark/light split of the crown and the chess piece directly facing the camera with no biases toward either side of the board represents how it's initially unclear who the Child of Destiny is (a "hero" of darkness such as Xehanort, or a hero of light such as Sora?), and Xehanort being the one to push the chess piece towards Eraqus and the light while talking about not being a "chosen" one means that he realizes he isn't the Child of Destiny after all, and that Sora is.

Therefore this is all symbolic of Xehanort handing over the X-blade to Sora in the scene that directly follows this flashback, and subtly explains to us Xehanort's motivations for giving Sora the X-blade.

#kingdom hearts 3 #kh3 #xehanort #sora #rambling about kh #Fellow plays 3 #kh3 spoilers #khdr spoilers

[endlessskymaster]

Sharing the Paopu Fruit in-game and manga - Sokai

#sokai #kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts 3 #kh spoilers #kh3 spoilers #kingdom hearts manga #kingdom hearts 3 manga #kh manga #kh3 manga #kh parallels

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

yall ever just

#kingdom hearts #soriku #kh3 spoilers #melody of memory spoilers #disney #disney princess #kh meta #ali's kh meta #this has already been pointed out numerous times #i just never realized they actually used the og dialogue from cinderella in khux #aka 'be gay' #fuckin wild #fairy godmother is also basically in the same position in both pics #while riku is where cindy was #more or less

[bakemeats]

"I love Roxas and Axel. I'm sure Saix would scoff at that. Call it a trick of my artificial memories. But the time I spent on that clock tower was real." i think she should get to tell them now

#kingdom hearts #siberiart #seasalt trio #this is not ship art #roxas #xion #axel #kh3 spoilers

[ok4ru]

This is from an incorrect quote generator btw.

#This is basically what happen at the end of Kh3... #kh #kingdom hearts #sora #riku #Yozora #kh3 spoilers

[artisanscarecrow]

"You never stopped lighting my way back."

I am gonna keep saying this forever, but if Nomura didn't want me to ship Terra and Aqua he wouldn't have made them so shippable ok

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#kh fanart #fanart #kingdom hearts #kh terra #aqua kh #kh birth by sleep #kingdom hearts 3 #kh3 spoilers #kh3 #kh aqua #kh bbs

[pastelcocoa]

silly doodlez i did on a drawpile w/ friends

#kh #kingdom hearts #xion #isa #lea #saix #axel #leaisa #akusai #master of masters #luxu #xigbar #fan art #dont mind my reactions to my own art #i care them lots #n i think these sketches were cute enough to share :3 #but yea i invaded our drawpile w/ the sillies #kh3 spoilers #kh3

[limbowzo]

you ever just look at your homie in shellshocked amazement while he single handedly lays down his life for you against millions of shadow creatures? yeah. me neither. fucking fags

#they’re MY fags ❤️ #kingdom hearts #kh #kh3 #soriku #khiii #kh3 spoilers

[starfiresky]

Wish we could’ve seen Riku’s first reaction to having Way to Dawn replaced with the “car”blade

#Riku: Mickey; as your son im begging you #plz somehow find a way to get me a new one #jk jk I love Braveheart tho #kingdom hearts #Riku #way to Dawn #braveheart #meme #tangent time #why did they do that to him? #kh3 spoilers

[lightandfellowship]

One thing I love about KH3 is how it gives Sora the option to do these more mundane, everyday activites, and how this makes his disappearance at the end of the game feel a bit more tragic (to me, anyway).

Sora hasn't really been a normal kid in...well, several years, I suppose. But in KH3 he's doing things like: getting a phone for the first time and figuring out how to use it, taking selfies + pictures of his friends + pictures of new locales he visits like one would when traveling for recreation, sledding down a snowy mountain, learning how to cook, dancing at a festival with strangers, engaging in street performances, playing a video game, etc. These are all optional diversions and minigames of course, but they're slightly less video game-y in the sense that they involve very normal activites that a real person would do, and aren't something like...hanging by a balloon helping a stuffed bear get honey from a tree, as an example.

For once, he's getting the chance to enjoy life's simpler pleasures. But it's almost like he's finally getting the opportunity to do these things again precisely because it's his last chance to. I feel like this is conveyed in a really poignant way when Re:Mind's ending reveals that Sora decides to spend what little time he has left with a good friend he's unintentionally been neglecting, engaging in simple, human activities together like eating ice cream, watching fireworks, and watching the sunset.

And I can't help but imagine that, after he disappears, Kairi and Riku go looking through his phone for clues...only to come across his photo roll, documenting his journey throughout KH3. Silly selfies, photos of the dishes he's made with Little Chef, beautiful vistas, captured moments of joy and whimsy. And it's the last remaining record of the normal life that destiny simply won't let him have.

#kh3 #kingdom hearts 3 #sora #rambling about kh #Fellow plays 3 #kh3 spoilers

[endlessskymaster]

After re-watching the ending cutscenes of Kingdom Hearts III, I can't help but notice how Riku gazes at Sora in this scene.

#sora #riku #soriku #roxas #kh roxas #kh lea #kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts 3 #kh spoilers #kh3 spoilers

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

i know ive already posted multiple times about this parallel, but i realized these scenes use almost the exact same wording

auroras dreams led her to prince phillip. fairy godmother believes rikus dreams will lead him to sora.

like. its so one-to-one that if this isnt intentional, WOW. thats a hell of a coincidence!

(hint: its not a coincidence)

#kingdom hearts #soriku #bbs #kh3 #re:mind #kh3 spoilers #re:mind spoilers #kh meta #ali's kh meta #[banging pots and pans together] hello!!! HELLO!!!!!

[kiwibrain]

aqua kingdom hearts enjoying her blue and white hair

#watching mar katoto stream kh3 and a chat member said aqua with blue and white hair #and there she is ✨ #kingdom hearts #aqua kingdom hearts #kh aqua #kingdom hearts spoilers #kh3 spoilers #maybe #my art

[starlightwayfinder]

I was excited to see Dark Road continue to reinforce the parallels between Xehanort & Eraqus, and Terra & Ven. 

In Birth by Sleep, it’s subtly implied that Xehanort bases his plan to cause Terra to fall to darkness on his own relationship with Eraqus. 

He correctly suspects that when Terra leaves Ven behind, Ven will chase after him…

…and Terra will have to push him away, just as he does in Radiant Garden. 

However, before they part ways, they share a promise:

Terra does fall to darkness in his attempt to protect Aqua and Ven. But when they meet again in KH3, Ven is as determined as ever to guide Terra back.

All of the guardians play a role in saving someone during the Keyblade War, and Ven’s role of saving Terra is particularly important. Terra is the key to reviving Eraqus, who is the only person able to end the conflict.

I think Xehanort knows this, seeing as Ven is the very first person he tries to defeat. Thankfully, the Lingering Will steps in to save him, and Ven is able to return the favor by rescuing Terra.

I’m glad that both Eraqus and Ven were able to save their best friend in the end. It fulfills the foreshadowing in Dark Road and Birth by Sleep, and establishes another connection between characters in the overall story of Kingdom Hearts.

Bonus: There’s also the fact that despite being the first to become a Keyblade wielder, Ven and Eraqus look up to Terra and Xehanort because they are older. I think that’s very cute.

#Ventus #Terra #Eraqus #Xehanort #khdr #kh3 spoilers #khdr spoilers #KH parallels

[ok4ru]

I wonder if this image is canon or if it's also just them in the afterlife, being happy to see each other once again...

#kh #kingdom hearts #xehanort #eraqus #Bragi #Hermod #Baldr #kh vor #vor #khdr #kh3 spoilers #khdr spoilers #kingdom hearts dark road

[spinzzy]

(KH3 spoilers)

So in KH3, when Xion, Roxas, and Sora are fighting Saïx, Xion duplicates Saïx's claymore. This has led me to question, do you think that she can replicate the weapons of all the Organization XIII members?

#kingdom hearts #kingdom hearts 3 #kh3 spoilers #kh3 #kingdom hearts 3 spoilers #xion kh #kh xion #xion kingdom hearts #saix #saix kingdom hearts