History Franchise / KingdomHearts

* ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''[[note]]a fountain depicting the signature [[Main/SpaghettiKiss spaghetti kiss]] is in Traverse Town and can be seen in ''I'', ''Re:Chain of Memories'', ''Re:coded'' and ''3D,''''x'' depicts humanoid costumes inspired by the title characters. [[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''[[note]]a fountain depicting the signature ''[[Main/SpaghettiKiss Spaghetti Kiss]]'' is in Traverse Town and can be seen in ''I'', ''Re:Chain of Memories'', ''Re:coded'' and ''3D,''''x'' depicts humanoid costumes inspired by the title characters. [[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TwoChipsAndAMiss}}''[[note]]''x'' accessories depict Clarice[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''[[note]]a fountain depicting the film's title characters is in Traverse Town and can be seen in ''I'', ''Re:Chain of Memories'', ''Re:coded'' and ''3D,''''x'' depicts humanoid costumes inspired by the title characters. [[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}''[[note]]Dumbo is a summon appearing in ''I'' and ''Chain of Memories''; a ''x'' costume depicts Timothy Q. Mouse[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''[[note]]a fountain depicting the film's title characters is in Traverse Town and can be seen in ''I'', ''Re:Chain of Memories'', ''Re:coded'' and ''3D''[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''[[note]]''x'' medals depict Moana and Maui[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''[[note]]a ''x'' costume depicts Marie[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}''[[note]]medals depicting Miguel, Héctor, and Dante appear in ''x''[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Rescuers}}''[[note]]''x'' costumes depict Bernard and Bianca[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''[[note]]''x'' medals and costumes depict Judy and Nick[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}''[[note]]Bambi is a summon appearing in ''I'' and ''Chain of Memories''[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}''[[note]]Dumbo is a summon appearing in ''I'' and ''Chain of Memories''; a ''x'' costume depicts Timothy Mouse[[/note]]

** ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie''[[note]]Experiment 221 appears in ''Birth by Sleep'' as a boss[[/note]]

* ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017''[[note]]''x'' costumes were released to promote the film[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Rescuers}}''[[note]] two ''x'' costumes depict Bernard and Bianca[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{TheRescuers}}''[[note]] two ''x'' costumes depict Bernard and Bianca

Middle: [[TheGoodKing King Mickey]], [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Ventus]], [[BrokenAce Aqua]], [[TheDeterminator Terra]], [[ArtificialHuman Data-Sora]], [[MrExposition Data-Riku]].\\
Bottom: [[QuestForIdentity Roxas]], [[TheHero Sora]], [[SimplemindedWisdom Goofy]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Donald Duck]][[/note]]]]

So, a Creator/SquareEnix developer and a Creator/{{Disney}} executive walk into an elevator...

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''[[note]]basis of the world Toy Box in ''III''[[/note]]

''Kingdom Hearts'' is a series of fantasy [[ActionRPG Action]] {{JRPG}} games, co-produced by Squaresoft (now Creator/SquareEnix) and Creator/{{Disney}}, directed by ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' character designer Creator/TetsuyaNomura, and starring characters from both companies. It's basically ''[[JustForFun/XMeetsY Final Fantasy]]'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets Disney]] (along with some other Square Enix properties later on). The series is well-known for its incredibly bizarre premise and [[KudzuPlot increasingly complicated plot]], not to mention its increasingly absurd [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo sequel subtitles]].

The first three games, released from 2002-2005, tell a trilogy in which Sora discovers his ability to wield the Keyblade and searches for his missing friends, battling the forces of darkness and exploring the Disney worlds along the way. It would not be until the third game, ''Kingdom Hearts II'', that it was made clear the source of the evils plaguing the worlds was Xehanort, a dark Keyblade Master who was eventually was established as the BigBad of the Dark Seeker Saga.\\

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIV'' (TBD): The fourth numbered game of the series, Sora continues to fight against the darkness even as he finds himself in the mysterious realm of Quadratum.

* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' (2009, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS): An {{Interquel}} taking place roughly alongside ''Chain of Memories'' about Roxas, his friends Axel and Xion, and their bittersweet experiences as members of Organization XIII.

Top: [[PowerOfTheVoid Xemnas]], [[BigBad Master Xehanort]], [[EvilSorcerer Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]\\
Middle: [[TheGoodKing King Mickey]], [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Ventus]], [[BrokenAce Aqua]], [[TheDeterminator Terra]], [[ArtificialHuman Data-Sora]], [[MrExposition Data-Riku]]\\

** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Kingdom Hearts]]'' (2002, UsefulNotes/PlayStation2): The first game in the series, following Sora, Donald and Goofy as they search for their missing friends and fight off the darkness invading the worlds.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' (2004, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance): A direct sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts''. Unbeknownst to each other, Sora and Riku separately arrive at the mysterious Castle Oblivion and come into conflict with an Organization of hostile, black-hooded figures.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' (2005, [=PlayStation 2=]): The third game in the series, set roughly a year after ''Chain of Memories''. Sora, Donald and Goofy once again travel the worlds in search of Riku and King Mickey, but find themselves waylaid by the remaining members of Organization XIII and the mysteries behind a boy named Roxas.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'' (2008-2010, [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A mobile phone game taking place immediately after ''II'', following King Mickey as he attempts to decode a mysterious message left in Jiminy Cricket's journal.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' (2009, UsefulNotes/NintendoDS): An {{Interquel}} taking place roughly alongside ''Chain of Memories'' about Roxas, his friends Axel and Xion, and their bittersweet experiences as members of Organization XIII.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' (2010, UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable): A prequel set ten years before the first game. Follows three Keyblade wielders, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, as they contend with the first schemes of series antagonist Xehanort.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' (2012, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS): A sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Sora and Riku undergo a trial to become Keyblade Masters in time for the final battle as sinister forces attempt to undermine their efforts.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts02BirthBySleepAFragmentaryPassage'' (2017, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and 2020, UsefulNotes/XboxOne): A shorter installment included in the ''Kingdom Hearts II.8 Final Chapter Prologue'' compilation. This sequel to ''Birth By Sleep'' explores the decade Aqua spends in the realm of darkness leading up to ''I''.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' (2019, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne; 2021, [[UsefulNotes/EpicGamesStore PC]]; 2022, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch (Cloud version)): The GrandFinale of the Dark Seeker Saga. Sora, Donald, Goofy, Riku, and Mickey explore the worlds to assemble a team of Keyblade wielders and end [[BigBad Xehanort's]] schemes once and for all.
*** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind Kingdom Hearts III: Re Mind]]'' (2020, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne): An expansion pack containing three stories set during and after the climax of ''III''. Sora tries to undo some of the tragic events of the Keyblade War and learns the consequences of changing fate.

** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMelodyOfMemory Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory]]'' (2020, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and 2021, [[Creator/EpicGames PC]]): A rhythm game in which Kairi searches through the memories of her and her friends’ past looking for clues to the future.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIV'' (TBD): The fourth numbered game of the series, Sora continues to fight against the darkness even as he finds himself in the mysterious realm of Quadratum.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX [chi]'' (2013-2016, PC and 2015-2021, [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A WebGame set during the era of the Foretellers, the original Keyblade Masters, and the [[GreatOffscreenWar Keyblade War that ended it]]. The game follows a player-created VirtualPaperDoll Keyblade wielder--a series first--[[SupportingProtagonist experiencing the consequences]] of the Foretellers' attempts to follow the cryptic instructions left by their vanished leader.
*** ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ [cross]'' (2017): The "second season" of ''Unchained χ [chi]'', the mobile version of the game, following a new generation of Keyblade Masters attempting to pick up the pieces after the Keyblade War.
*** ''Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road'' (2020): A sub-game in ''Union χ'' that explores Xehanort's StartOfDarkness. Though a story about Xehanort released after the end of the Dark Seeker Saga, it is not considered a part of said saga since it does not feature him as an antagonistic force being battled by the heroes of the series.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMissingLink'' (2022 (closed beta), [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A new fully-3D game set between the events of ''Union χ'' and ''Dark Road'' revolving around Scala ad Caelum.

*** ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ [cross]'' (2017-2021): The "second season" of ''Unchained χ [chi]'', the mobile version of the game, following a new generation of Keyblade Masters attempting to pick up the pieces after the Keyblade War.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMissingLink'' (2022 (closed beta), [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A mobile game set between the events of ''Union χ'' and ''Dark Road'' revolving around Scala ad Caelum.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' (2013-2016, PC and 2015-2021, [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A WebGame set during the era of the Foretellers, the original Keyblade Masters, and the [[GreatOffscreenWar Keyblade War that ended it]]. The game follows a player-created VirtualPaperDoll Keyblade wielder--a series first--[[SupportingProtagonist experiencing the consequences]] of the Foretellers' attempts to follow the cryptic instructions left by their vanished leader.
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** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road]]'' (2020): A sub-game in ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'' that explores Xehanort's StartOfDarkness. Though a story about Xehanort released after the end of the Dark Seeker Saga, it is not considered a part of said saga since it does not feature him as an antagonistic force being battled by the heroes of the series.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMissingLink'' (2022 (closed beta), [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A mobile game set between the events of ''Union Cross'' and ''Dark Road'' revolving around Scala ad Caelum.

** ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ [cross]'' (2017, [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): The "second season" of ''Unchained χ [chi]'', following a new generation of Keyblade Masters attempting to pick up the pieces after the Keyblade War.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' (2013-2021, PC): A WebGame set during the era of the Foretellers, the original Keyblade Masters, and the [[GreatOffscreenWar Keyblade War that ended it]]. The game follows a player-created VirtualPaperDoll Keyblade wielder--a series first--[[SupportingProtagonist experiencing the consequences]] of the Foretellers' attempts to follow the cryptic instructions left by their vanished leader.

The final set of games in the Dark Seeker Saga, released between 2012 and 2019, gradually returned to consoles as it saw Sora, Riku, and their friends learn of the true scope of Xehanort's ambitions for Kingdom Hearts, and thus the heroes prepared for a climactic final battle foretold in ancient times as they mustered any hero of light they could against Xehanort and his army of darkness. This final set of games also gave players a deep dive into the ancient lore of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe as it planted seeds for the future of the series.\\

A series of games release for mobile phone (and PC for the original KHχ), that act as a prequel for the franchise as a whole and are not considered part of neither of the two major arcs

[[folder: X series]]

A series of games release for mobile phone (and PC for the original KHX), that act as a prequel for the franchise as a whole and are not considered part of neither of the two major arcs

[[Folder: X series]]
[[Index]]

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' (2013-2021, PC): A WebGame set during the era of the Foretellers, the original Keyblade Masters, and the [[GreatOffscreenWar Keyblade War that ended it]]. The game follows a player-created VirtualPaperDoll Keyblade wielder--a series first--[[SupportingProtagonist experiencing the consequences]] of the Foretellers' attempts to follow the cryptic instructions left by their vanished leader.

** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind Kingdom Hearts III: Re Mind]]'' (2020, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne): An expansion pack containing three stories set during and after the climax of ''III''. Sora tries to undo some of the tragic events of the Keyblade War and learns the consequences of changing fate.
** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road]]'' (2020): A sub-game in ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'' that explores Xehanort's StartOfDarkness. Though a story about Xehanort released after the end of the Dark Seeker Saga, it is not considered a part of said saga since it does not feature him as an antagonistic force being battled by the heroes of the series.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMissingLink'' (2022 (closed beta), [[MobilePhoneGame mobile phones]]): A mobile game set between the events of ''Union Cross'' and ''Dark Road'' revolving around Scala ad Caelum.

The first three games, released from 2002-2005, tell a trilogy in which Sora discovers his ability to wield the Keyblade and searches for his missing friends, battling the forces of darkness and exploring the Disney worlds along the way. It would not be until the third game, ''Kingdom Hearts II'', that it was made clear the source of the evils plaguing the worlds was Xehanort, a former scientist turned harbinger of chaos who eventually was established as the BigBad of this set of games.\\

[[folder:The Dark Seeker Saga]]

[[folder:The Lost Master Arc]]

** ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMelodyOfMemory Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory]]'' (2020, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and 2021, [[Creator/EpicGames PC]]): A rhythm game that also follows up on the events of ''III''.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIV'' (TBD): The fourth numbered game of the series, Sora continues to fight against the darkness even as he finds himself in the mysterious realm of Quadratum, while his friends try to find a way to bring him back home.