Story DLC for KH3 is coming out at the end of the year, but what it is exactly may still be a mystery. They say it'll fill in some story plot holes the game has, but there's a lot so I'm not expecting them to do a thorough job. It's better than nothing, but it'd better be good. I still don't know how I feel about the ending or even if I understand what happened. I'm putting off on making the video too since there are nine hours worth of cutscenes to go through. The only downside, again, is how long this is taking. We'll be playing the guessing game of who's coming in to record and who's lying about not being asked. If we try to fill in the blanks ourselves and are proven wrong, we have almost a whole year of backtracking to do in order to fix it. Here are some questions I'm still pondering, but they're not all that important to the overall story. Shout-out to The Roundtable and Awestruck Vox. I get that Lapis is your baby girl. Ienzo is sort of my baby boy now (though he's really Ansem's and I love it).
~Why do Isa and Lea keep sneaking into the castle BEFORE the fifteen-year-old girl shows up? In Birth By Sleep, I thought they were going to ask to become apprentices, but apparently they just got a kick out of breaking and entering that place. If people tried that at the White House, they'd just get shot. The only time they can get in anyway is when Aeleus and Dilan aren't outside, like when Even called them inside to a meeting with Ansem. They're not being clever, just opportunistic. That's not just a government building, that's someone's home!
~Isa's secret report also mentioned the noises that came from the castle at night. How late at night? I'm guessing Ienzo was in bed by then. Everything in this game really made it sound like following Xehanort was the worst thing the kid had done. He was probably not involved in the morally questionable experiments, as he was not a full apprentice yet and a child. Ansem's test subjects were children, and if they weren't all from the mobile game that had just lost their memories, I'm kind of worried about Ienzo in danger of being experimented on too, or why he would've been exempt. That sort of breaks my theory that the people they kept in cages were criminals. You don't treat test subjects like that, especially not children!
~I'd assumed that since Xaldin was telling the Beast to give up on Belle (like Forte) was because he'd suffered heartbreak as a somebody and that's why he was prepared to give up his heart to Xehanort. I thought it was because he'd gotten dumped, but if he was also told that Ansem had gone mad and abandoned them, he would've been affected by that as well. He mentions something like that in the light novel for KH2, and he was shown getting emotional when Ansem returned in 3. He was fiercely loyal to Ansem, and like with Ienzo, Xehanort had to go and break his spirit, and that's why Xaldin was always in a bad mood (not helped after the events of Castle Oblivion where he lost three of his companions).
~Even's whole shtick about Ansem not supporting his research might have been true at one time, maybe a reason to support Xehanort banishing him. He's not surprised in the slightest to see Ansem once he's rescued him, and one of the first things out of his mouth is that he wants to atone. Even was just as responsible for everything that happened under both Ansem and Xehanort. What I don't get is why he hung around in pirate world with Luxord (or why everyone pronounces Luxord differently now, or why Vexen talks down to him the way he does) for so long. Even after Jack did the breath thing on Luxord that he did to Will in the movie, Even was still on the ship in the maelstrom (which was caused by a sea goddess, by the way) just to find out about Davy Jones' heart in a box. The guy has no interest in magic or the supernatural, and yet that's all this is. Anyone could've told him that's what was going on and not to waste his time because it would just make him angry (except "It's magic, I don't have to explain it"). He didn't like it when Namine did it, so he's sure not going to like this. It's not like he secretly wants to play pirate too (though my theory that he took some theater classes as a kid is looking pretty likely). Maybe if he didn't always have a stick up his butt, he'd actually make a great pirate. Never seen him with his hood up before, either; it made his hair look fabulous. (Also people should be getting hanged in Port Royal for associating with pirates right now.)
~Sora was supposed to be the 13th darkness in Dream Drop Distance. Assuming they had everyone else they needed at that point despite fading away, that means they were only missing Even (who was still unstable). Everyone else with their hoods up could've been placeholder replicas or they could've been got already. In the manga, Vexen had already used those replicas to make clones of himself. Even confirmed for Pumat Sol.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Was It Something I Said?
Got sick again thanks to having to sweat a lot in a cold outdoor work environment. Noticed that only one person reads these now. I thought it was to avoid Kingdom Hearts spoilers, but it was probably my post about birth control. I thought I was being brave, but I guess talking about my weight and health problems just put everybody off my blog. Sorry. Anyway, the comment sections of Kingdom Hearts discussion videos are toxic. I get attacked no matter where I go or what I say. Recently I got dumped on for agreeing with something the person in the video said. If you disagree with what was said in the video, don't attack people's positive comments and just stick to making your own. Incidentally, threads about birth control problems aren't much better. People have different experiences and don't take each other's problems seriously. People just suck. That's why I knew I couldn't talk to anyone about my problems, but present-day strangers are just as cruel and uncaring as the people I grew up with.
While Kingdom Hearts wouldn't crossover with Persona, the yellow eyes thing has me thinking about shadows. If the yellow eyes aren't necessarily tied to Xehanort, then it could be something like that. At least it would be if the Kingdom Hearts series wasn't inconsistent. The things Vexen was saying about his efforts not being recognized are what made me think it was something like that. He obviously would've meant it at some point even if he's remorseful now and wants to atone. Clearly Vexen and Even aren't two separate entities like in Persona, but thematically it makes sense. As a scientist, he's someone who'd want to "reach out to the truth" too.
Here's a snippet of something I'm working on. I've got at least four different versions (world lines?) for Kingdom Hearts 3, so it's a lot to figure out.
While waiting for the data to compile, Ienzo decided to make his first Instagram post. "A true scholar finds clues to the future in the mistakes of his past." #testpost #exorganization #zexionVI #radiantgarden #crackingthecode
Raven looked over and caught him making faces at his phone, so she decided to tease him. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Uh, n-nothing!" Ienzo exclaimed, trying to hide his phone.
She was able to take it from him pretty easily. "First time on social media, huh?"
Ienzo looked embarrassed. "Did I not do it right?"
"It's fine. You're such a nerd."
"Oh..." Ienzo looked confused. "I thought I was being thorough."
Raven giggled. "But you're my nerd."
"Should we take one together then?"
"Sure, why not? Just don't drown it in hashtags."
"Okay." Ienzo took a picture with Raven leaning on his shoulder. "Quality time with my girlfriend." #raven #relationshipgoals #radiantgarden
This immediately got the attention of Ienzo's new friends. Hayner liked it. Pence commented "Nice!" Olette commented "What a cute couple!"
"That was fast. Apparently we're cute," Ienzo said, blushing. Raven blushed too.
While Kingdom Hearts wouldn't crossover with Persona, the yellow eyes thing has me thinking about shadows. If the yellow eyes aren't necessarily tied to Xehanort, then it could be something like that. At least it would be if the Kingdom Hearts series wasn't inconsistent. The things Vexen was saying about his efforts not being recognized are what made me think it was something like that. He obviously would've meant it at some point even if he's remorseful now and wants to atone. Clearly Vexen and Even aren't two separate entities like in Persona, but thematically it makes sense. As a scientist, he's someone who'd want to "reach out to the truth" too.
Here's a snippet of something I'm working on. I've got at least four different versions (world lines?) for Kingdom Hearts 3, so it's a lot to figure out.
While waiting for the data to compile, Ienzo decided to make his first Instagram post. "A true scholar finds clues to the future in the mistakes of his past." #testpost #exorganization #zexionVI #radiantgarden #crackingthecode
Raven looked over and caught him making faces at his phone, so she decided to tease him. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Uh, n-nothing!" Ienzo exclaimed, trying to hide his phone.
She was able to take it from him pretty easily. "First time on social media, huh?"
Ienzo looked embarrassed. "Did I not do it right?"
"It's fine. You're such a nerd."
"Oh..." Ienzo looked confused. "I thought I was being thorough."
Raven giggled. "But you're my nerd."
"Should we take one together then?"
"Sure, why not? Just don't drown it in hashtags."
"Okay." Ienzo took a picture with Raven leaning on his shoulder. "Quality time with my girlfriend." #raven #relationshipgoals #radiantgarden
This immediately got the attention of Ienzo's new friends. Hayner liked it. Pence commented "Nice!" Olette commented "What a cute couple!"
"That was fast. Apparently we're cute," Ienzo said, blushing. Raven blushed too.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Top 10 Amy Farrah Fowler Moments
With the Big Bang Theory ending, MsMojo has made a few videos to commemorate it. I thought of doing a list of my top 10 Amy moments, either involving Sheldon or Penny and Bernadette. It was pretty difficult, but it's definitely a different list than theirs. I stopped watching a while ago, so most of their entries were new to me. My list contains entries that stood out to me but I don't necessarily 100% like and others that made me laugh.
10. The chair. Penny drags in a chair off the street that happens to have a rat living in it. As Penny and Amy run down the stairs screaming, Penny asks her not to tell Sheldon in order to avoid an "I told you so." Amy agrees but says she'll have to tell her doctor because the rat may have given her a disease. Penny says that that's fair. The chair is later picked up by Howard and Raj.
9. Ditching movie night for girls night. "I'm a girl." While Amy missed out on waiting in line and getting thwarted by Wil Wheaton, Amy opted to participate in girls night for the first time. Good for her.
8. The tiara. While an honorable mention on the MsMojo list, I tapped this moment for its silliness as Amy's mood turns on a dime once Sheldon gives her this gift. "I'm a princess and this is my tiara. Put it on me!"
7. Speaking of, there was the time when Amy and Bernadette went to Disneyland with Penny instead of attending the lecture they were guest speakers at as female scientists. They ended up adding their two cents over the phone while made up as Disney princesses with a drunken Penny suffering in the background. It made for a memorable Women's Day episode nonetheless.
6. Her harp playing. She plays (and sings) "The Girl from Ipanema" and Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive" in different episodes, usually followed by an interruption involving Sheldon, whether she's pining for him or waiting for him to join in.
5. Too much coffee liqueur. Penny complains to Amy and Bernadette about Priya while serving them ice cream with coffee liqueur on top. Amy uses too much and becomes intoxicated, taunting Priya when they leave the apartment. Penny has too apologize for her, stating that she's had too much ice cream.
4. Speaking of, Amy's first kiss with Sheldon also involved her being drunk. Sheldon asks to talk to "smart Amy." After they kiss, Amy gets up and says, "Please don't take this as a commentary on what we just did" and goes to the bathroom to throw up. Sheldon takes care of her before leaving. Dialogue earlier in the episode had Amy saying things like "You smell like baby powder" and "My burps taste like cranberry juice."
3. Amy tricks her mother into thinking she and Sheldon are sexually active to get her off her back. This was earlier in the series where Amy and Sheldon enjoyed defying social norms together before their relationship became more serious. I chose this moment over their meme experiment when they lied to their friends about Amy being pregnant, though both showcase the two scheming together and having fun.
2. Threatening to leave Sheldon for a horse breeder named Armin. Frustrated by Sheldon's choosing a gaming marathon over her family function, Amy threatens him with the imaginary boyfriend that she used to have to use to placate her family. This works about as well as you'd expect. "Armin who?" "Damn it."
1. Giving Sheldon instructions for giving himself a shoulder massage. This moment shows the great amount of trust between them. Sheldon exclaims, "My hands are magic!" to which Amy responds, "They are dumb instruments guided by my knowledge of the human body. I could have just as easily paralyzed you."
10. The chair. Penny drags in a chair off the street that happens to have a rat living in it. As Penny and Amy run down the stairs screaming, Penny asks her not to tell Sheldon in order to avoid an "I told you so." Amy agrees but says she'll have to tell her doctor because the rat may have given her a disease. Penny says that that's fair. The chair is later picked up by Howard and Raj.
9. Ditching movie night for girls night. "I'm a girl." While Amy missed out on waiting in line and getting thwarted by Wil Wheaton, Amy opted to participate in girls night for the first time. Good for her.
8. The tiara. While an honorable mention on the MsMojo list, I tapped this moment for its silliness as Amy's mood turns on a dime once Sheldon gives her this gift. "I'm a princess and this is my tiara. Put it on me!"
7. Speaking of, there was the time when Amy and Bernadette went to Disneyland with Penny instead of attending the lecture they were guest speakers at as female scientists. They ended up adding their two cents over the phone while made up as Disney princesses with a drunken Penny suffering in the background. It made for a memorable Women's Day episode nonetheless.
6. Her harp playing. She plays (and sings) "The Girl from Ipanema" and Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive" in different episodes, usually followed by an interruption involving Sheldon, whether she's pining for him or waiting for him to join in.
5. Too much coffee liqueur. Penny complains to Amy and Bernadette about Priya while serving them ice cream with coffee liqueur on top. Amy uses too much and becomes intoxicated, taunting Priya when they leave the apartment. Penny has too apologize for her, stating that she's had too much ice cream.
4. Speaking of, Amy's first kiss with Sheldon also involved her being drunk. Sheldon asks to talk to "smart Amy." After they kiss, Amy gets up and says, "Please don't take this as a commentary on what we just did" and goes to the bathroom to throw up. Sheldon takes care of her before leaving. Dialogue earlier in the episode had Amy saying things like "You smell like baby powder" and "My burps taste like cranberry juice."
3. Amy tricks her mother into thinking she and Sheldon are sexually active to get her off her back. This was earlier in the series where Amy and Sheldon enjoyed defying social norms together before their relationship became more serious. I chose this moment over their meme experiment when they lied to their friends about Amy being pregnant, though both showcase the two scheming together and having fun.
2. Threatening to leave Sheldon for a horse breeder named Armin. Frustrated by Sheldon's choosing a gaming marathon over her family function, Amy threatens him with the imaginary boyfriend that she used to have to use to placate her family. This works about as well as you'd expect. "Armin who?" "Damn it."
1. Giving Sheldon instructions for giving himself a shoulder massage. This moment shows the great amount of trust between them. Sheldon exclaims, "My hands are magic!" to which Amy responds, "They are dumb instruments guided by my knowledge of the human body. I could have just as easily paralyzed you."
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Just Why?
The ending to RWBY volume 6 was somewhat anti-climactic, as it was resolved rather quickly compared to the episodes of build-up that came before it. The next volume will most likely involve flying monkey Grimm attacking Atlas. Also, in regards to Vic, I can't trust anyone after what happened with JewWario. If true, I'm very disappointed. That's the exact opposite of the type of person I thought he was. Guilty or not, I look forward to seeing who replaces him because Qrow isn't going anywhere.
I can't stop thinking about Braig not going back to Radiant Garden and remaining as Xigbar with his eye still yellow. As I mentioned before, I'm not sure whether he's been Luxu his whole life or if the person known as Braig was taken over by Luxu like how Ozpin does it in RWBY. Naturally, he's lived many lifetimes and wants to bring the shenanigans to an end, so maybe he's not as attached to the people at the castle as I thought he was. He leaned on them for companionship in this life but ultimately they're less important to him than the Foretellers and Master of Masters. Unless Xigbar told Vexen as some means of goodbye as I thought the two of them shared some connection, Ansem and the other apprentices are clueless as to his true identity and what's really going on with him. As such, wouldn't they be waiting for him to come home or ask someone (probably Riku, since he picked up Namine from them) to look for him? The only reason they put emphasis on them looking for Even is because Braig was already gone when they woke up while Even was the last one to get up. Ienzo mentioned that they also had friends they were looking for, and I thought that meant Braig for them and Isa for Lea (who was the only one who could leave for some reason). I watched a video with the secret reports, but like the scene where Xemnas says Marluxia, Larxene, Luxord, and Demyx are from another time, all I got from that was to wait for more to come either in a future game, DLC, and of course the mobile game I refuse to play. Those updates take forever to come out. If they write a light novel for this game, at least we probably won't have to wait as long for it as the others now that they're releasing over here. They can't keep stringing us along forever. They should've just closed all the old mysteries for the dark seeker saga and made up new ones for a new saga instead. As far as I'm concerned, it's still the dark seeker saga but the Xigbar/Luxu remix.
I heard they brought back Ziva, in name at least, to NCIS. Her death is the reason that Kort died by firing squad, so it's insulting on that count on top of whatever emotions that was supposed to inspire in normal fans. That on top of not being in Kingdom Hearts 3 is doing David Fisher dirty (though KH3 is no one's fault as his Japanese counterpart wasn't in it either).
I tried cheddar bacon Combos recently. I didn't taste any bacon initially but my burps tasted like bacon later. The carrot cake Oreos are amazing. Post came out with a bunch of Hostess cereals. I'm not going to try the Donettes one because that's probably like Frosted Cheerios or just plain sugar. I really liked the cinnamon bun one as it's sweet and not as offensive as the Cinnabon cereal. I've yet to try Golden Oreo O's and Nilla Banana Pudding flavors, but I'm looking forward to them.
I can't stop thinking about Braig not going back to Radiant Garden and remaining as Xigbar with his eye still yellow. As I mentioned before, I'm not sure whether he's been Luxu his whole life or if the person known as Braig was taken over by Luxu like how Ozpin does it in RWBY. Naturally, he's lived many lifetimes and wants to bring the shenanigans to an end, so maybe he's not as attached to the people at the castle as I thought he was. He leaned on them for companionship in this life but ultimately they're less important to him than the Foretellers and Master of Masters. Unless Xigbar told Vexen as some means of goodbye as I thought the two of them shared some connection, Ansem and the other apprentices are clueless as to his true identity and what's really going on with him. As such, wouldn't they be waiting for him to come home or ask someone (probably Riku, since he picked up Namine from them) to look for him? The only reason they put emphasis on them looking for Even is because Braig was already gone when they woke up while Even was the last one to get up. Ienzo mentioned that they also had friends they were looking for, and I thought that meant Braig for them and Isa for Lea (who was the only one who could leave for some reason). I watched a video with the secret reports, but like the scene where Xemnas says Marluxia, Larxene, Luxord, and Demyx are from another time, all I got from that was to wait for more to come either in a future game, DLC, and of course the mobile game I refuse to play. Those updates take forever to come out. If they write a light novel for this game, at least we probably won't have to wait as long for it as the others now that they're releasing over here. They can't keep stringing us along forever. They should've just closed all the old mysteries for the dark seeker saga and made up new ones for a new saga instead. As far as I'm concerned, it's still the dark seeker saga but the Xigbar/Luxu remix.
I heard they brought back Ziva, in name at least, to NCIS. Her death is the reason that Kort died by firing squad, so it's insulting on that count on top of whatever emotions that was supposed to inspire in normal fans. That on top of not being in Kingdom Hearts 3 is doing David Fisher dirty (though KH3 is no one's fault as his Japanese counterpart wasn't in it either).
I tried cheddar bacon Combos recently. I didn't taste any bacon initially but my burps tasted like bacon later. The carrot cake Oreos are amazing. Post came out with a bunch of Hostess cereals. I'm not going to try the Donettes one because that's probably like Frosted Cheerios or just plain sugar. I really liked the cinnamon bun one as it's sweet and not as offensive as the Cinnabon cereal. I've yet to try Golden Oreo O's and Nilla Banana Pudding flavors, but I'm looking forward to them.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
My Thoughts on Kingdom Hearts 3 (Spoilers)
Kingdom Hearts 3 is a beautiful mess that gives me the emotional payoff that I wanted but still leaves a lot of unanswered questions and loose threads. The entire endgame begins with a false start and took roughly five hours to complete. I'm definitely looking forward to a novelization of it in the future. My favorite world was Monsters Inc, if only because of how they defeated Vanitas; second would go to Toy Story if only for Woody's savage verbal beatdown of Young Xehanort. Tangled was pretty good too, though I don't know why they tried to make Gothel sympathetic; if you didn't know the story, she appears to have done nothing wrong except for the whole kidnapping thing. There was also a scene missing of her giving the satchel to Rapunzel, so there seems to have been some oversight or cut corners. Phil, Hans, Aeleus, and Dilan didn't get any dialogue, and I'm more unhappy about that for the latter two. At least Aeleus got to be a character in Dream Drop Distance. And like I thought, Jesse and Derek were just lying about not being in it as they do reprise their roles. Apparently Even can act, as he was bullshitting the Organization after being kidnapped by them (which he wasn't happy about either, as Saix had grabbed him just as he'd woken up by the sound of it). One of my favorite scenes is where Even saves Hayner, Pence, Olette, and Ansem the Wise from Ansem Seeker of Darkness. While what he'd said to Luxord pissed me off initially, his admission of guilt and wanting to atone made me want to hug him. Then there was his scene with Demyx which was slapstick gold. He still bares his heart about being a scientist who got wrapped up in his work and lost sight of helping people, but Demyx isn't a scientist so he doesn't relate or care. As long as he doesn't have to fight, he's willing to help Even out. Of course, my favorite scene is when Demyx drops off the replica for Roxas and brings Ansem home. It's everything I ever wanted (except Aeleus and Dilan didn't talk, which is easy to remedy in fan fiction later; they didn't even need to say much, and emoting without words is fine, but they needed something the whole time!). It turns out Ienzo didn't have much to do with anything except giving up his heart willingly to Xehanort. After banishing Ansem and stealing his research, Xehanort told Ienzo that Ansem had gone mad and abandoned them; he knew Ienzo would never join him as long as Ansem was around, and making him think Ansem didn't love him anymore demoralized him. As a kid, Ienzo tended to believe what he was told. Ansem addresses him as "little Ienzo," which probably means he calls him "Ienzo-chan" in Japanese.
Xigbar only pretends to die in the final battle and retains his Nobody form (whereas it's assumed that Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene would be reconstituted, and Demyx and Even would return to normal after Xehanort's death). He's apparently been Luxu the entire time and hangs out in the Keyblade Graveyard with the black box and the ghosts of the other Foretellers (except Ava who's in some sort of cloud limbo). I don't know if this was planned all along or if it came out of left field, but I hate how Braig isn't his own character anymore. Ansem and the others didn't seem to acknowledge his absence, and he doesn't mention them at all. This bothers me a lot, even more than Even and Ienzo not having any scenes together (the best we get is Ienzo stating that Dilan and Aeleus couldn't find Even, so he's starting to worry). Maleficent and Pete barely did anything, but now they know Xigbar has the box. Kingdom Hearts X/Union X was the worst thing to happen to the story for all the complications it brings to a series that was already overly complicated. Xemnas mentions that Larxene, Marluxia, Demyx, and Luxord are all from this time, but then it's never brought up again or explored. It's also confusing as to who has power as normal humans and who doesn't. Lea was able to use a dark corridor to get to Mickey's castle in Dream Drop Distance, but Ienzo and the other apprentices can't. Braig had his Nobody powers as a normal person in Birth By Sleep, but no one else seems to be able to do anything. Maybe because he's Luxu, who knows? Is it just Luxu leading multiple lives or going through multiple reincarnations like Ozpin? I have no idea what's going to end up happening in Union X to have this make sense.
The theme of this installment is homecoming, as everyone is reunited. There was much rejoicing, hugging, and crying, and while that got a bit overwhelming and tiresome, it was definitely earned. Force ghost Eraqus is a plus also. Kingdom Hearts may have been light in the first installment, but it's pretty much armageddon in this version. Xehanort's reasoning is thus: darkness begot light, light begot humans with hearts, hearts begot darkness that poisoned the universe, so he wants to reboot it all and try again. Sora calls him on this and says he's a dictator. Woody was probably wrong, as Eraqus may have been the only one to love Xehanort. Xehanort has been proven wrong, and Eraqus takes him to the afterlife. Then other bullcrap happens because Xehanort had killed Kairi to prove a point, but Xion says she'll be fine. Sora decides to go save her offscreen, but Mickey says if he does this he cannot return, so he does it anyway. Then the secret movie is the video game from the Toy Story world, and Sora and Riku are in Shibuya for some reason.
Some closing thoughts: I liked Xion's outfit. Ienzo's test post was my favorite. :3
Xigbar only pretends to die in the final battle and retains his Nobody form (whereas it's assumed that Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene would be reconstituted, and Demyx and Even would return to normal after Xehanort's death). He's apparently been Luxu the entire time and hangs out in the Keyblade Graveyard with the black box and the ghosts of the other Foretellers (except Ava who's in some sort of cloud limbo). I don't know if this was planned all along or if it came out of left field, but I hate how Braig isn't his own character anymore. Ansem and the others didn't seem to acknowledge his absence, and he doesn't mention them at all. This bothers me a lot, even more than Even and Ienzo not having any scenes together (the best we get is Ienzo stating that Dilan and Aeleus couldn't find Even, so he's starting to worry). Maleficent and Pete barely did anything, but now they know Xigbar has the box. Kingdom Hearts X/Union X was the worst thing to happen to the story for all the complications it brings to a series that was already overly complicated. Xemnas mentions that Larxene, Marluxia, Demyx, and Luxord are all from this time, but then it's never brought up again or explored. It's also confusing as to who has power as normal humans and who doesn't. Lea was able to use a dark corridor to get to Mickey's castle in Dream Drop Distance, but Ienzo and the other apprentices can't. Braig had his Nobody powers as a normal person in Birth By Sleep, but no one else seems to be able to do anything. Maybe because he's Luxu, who knows? Is it just Luxu leading multiple lives or going through multiple reincarnations like Ozpin? I have no idea what's going to end up happening in Union X to have this make sense.
The theme of this installment is homecoming, as everyone is reunited. There was much rejoicing, hugging, and crying, and while that got a bit overwhelming and tiresome, it was definitely earned. Force ghost Eraqus is a plus also. Kingdom Hearts may have been light in the first installment, but it's pretty much armageddon in this version. Xehanort's reasoning is thus: darkness begot light, light begot humans with hearts, hearts begot darkness that poisoned the universe, so he wants to reboot it all and try again. Sora calls him on this and says he's a dictator. Woody was probably wrong, as Eraqus may have been the only one to love Xehanort. Xehanort has been proven wrong, and Eraqus takes him to the afterlife. Then other bullcrap happens because Xehanort had killed Kairi to prove a point, but Xion says she'll be fine. Sora decides to go save her offscreen, but Mickey says if he does this he cannot return, so he does it anyway. Then the secret movie is the video game from the Toy Story world, and Sora and Riku are in Shibuya for some reason.
Some closing thoughts: I liked Xion's outfit. Ienzo's test post was my favorite. :3
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