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Luminary Uprise is a Kingdom Hearts fan fiction.

In this story, two very important things happen. One is that the former members of the Organization, minus Xemnas, decide to join forces with the good guys for once. Another is that Xehanort is back with a vengeance, and this time he's out to destroy ALL the worlds, including ones that have never been seen before in the Kingdom Hearts franchise and never will be.

It's full of crack, crossovers, mythology gags, adventure, comedy, drama, and shipping...but most of all, good old friendship and the age old battle against evil.

Read it on DeviantArt and Fanfiction.net, although that version hasn't been updated in years.


This work contains examples of:

  • Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: La Vie Boheme!
    • Lampshaded: "VIVA! LA VIE! ...oh, wait, we're not doing that anymore."
  • Chekhov's Gun: Don't forget ANY small detail that seems important.
  • Chivalrous Pervert: If Euryale wasn't standing between Luxord and Hera's garden, he probably would have charmed her.
  • Cluster F-Bomb: Cid would have one of these if the #$^$^& author didn't censor every @#%^#% word he said.
  • Cruel Twist Ending: Jack Sparrow falling under the Ring's glamour on the rim of Mount Doom. And they were ALMOST there!
  • Cutting the Knot: Saïx's response to what would have been a normal-length battle with Grimmjow. He gets annoyed and just smashes him to bits instead.
  • Dark Horse Victory: Sora and Rosalina's teams in the Brawl were destined to face off with each other, but we never find out who the victor is because Ganondorf interrupts the match. Would this make him the winner?
  • Fake King: Ganondorf takes over the Chinese Emperor's body for a little bit.
  • Fantasy Kitchen Sink: Justified in that everything is separated to the world it belongs in. The story as a whole, however, runs the gamut.
  • The Fashionista: Early on, it's established that Marluxia is wearing Larxene's boots. Later on, Cruella de Vil shows up, and wants nothing more than to put her animal-skin designs on LaCienega Boulevardez, Xellarednic, and Jafar.
  • Fire-Forged Friends: Putting all the different Disney characters, along with several of the bad guys from the Organization, on the same side of the battlefield turns them into Nakama.
  • A God Am I: Xehanort...and a few of his followers, too. Sauron and Aizen are pretty bad offenders.
  • Gratuitous Princess: The Princesses of Heart have expanded to WAY beyond seven. Newcomers to the group include Zelda, Kida, and Tiger Lily. Tiger Lily's speech justifies it, explaining that only the original seven have the powers of the goddesses.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: Zexion and Vexen, to the point where they automatically refer to the other as "my brother" though there is no blood relation. Well, maybe Zexion isn't heterosexual per sé, but Vexen isn't the object of his affections.
  • Literal Genie: Ursula plays one when she makes a contract entitling her to kidnap "the one whose true name is Melody." "Myed" turns out to be a male variant of Melody, which causes a stir in said contract.
  • Living Forever Is Awesome: Xehanort is immortal. He loves it.
  • Loser Son of Loser Dad: Sephiroth considers Zexion to be a prime killing target because he carries the DNA of Micaiah (his mother) and Jenova (his sister).
  • Loud of War: Myed and Axel fight over the radio. Axel likes rap and Myed likes rock. Each of their favorite genres drives the other insane.
  • May–December Romance: Myed is 21. Rosalina is...immortal? Also, due to an experiment with the time/space continuum, Vexen's body is a lot older than his brain, making his romance with Yzma this.
  • Moral Event Horizon: When Xehanort crosses this is up to you. His backstory with Mirage? His plan to eradicate Toontown? When he killed Light Yagami, his own associate? You decide.
  • Morality Chain: In the beginning, Xaldin and Saix seem to only be going with the plan because the rest of their associates did.
  • No Fourth Wall:
    • In chapter 6.5, Lexaeus engages the author in conversation, threatening to smash the fourth wall if she doesn't give him more stage time. This leads to his "hero moments" in chapter 7. Most of the characters (minus Sora) seem to know they are fictional, as well. This may be because we find out later that Lexaeus actually did break the fourth wall somewhere around the time of 6.5. After that, yelling at the narrator isn't an odd circumstance anymore.
    • The characters also find themselves in Disney World, which is based on the real Earth with NOTHING fictionalized except the travelers. That chapter guest features the author's aunt, who remains unnamed.
  • No Name Given: Beast's name (Adam) is given, but he tells everyone including the author that he considers that name a Discontinuity.
  • No Yay: Marluxia x Audrey II
  • Not the Fall That Kills You…: Myed is swept off a safety beam, and the only thing below appears to be the whirling blades and grinding gears of the Pie Machine. Sora doesn't give up hope, and leads a few others to find him. As it turns out, Myed landed in one of the few safe spots from the blades! It's the exploding safety valve. Celebrations are halted. Don't worry, he's fine.
  • One-Winged Angel: Most of the villains have one of these forms. Juan Ponce de Leon grows to incredible heights, for example, and most notably, Hera grows a peacock tail when she becomes angry and homicidal.
  • Only Six Faces: Parodied. The stock character for Traverse Town in the original Kingdom Hearts shows up to explain WHY there are so many of him: they're all clones!
  • Ornamental Weapon: Xehanort has a pretty scary Keyblade, but after a while, he uses it as a receptacle for princesses' hearts and prefers to fight with his silver sword, Agony.
  • Overly Long Gag: You can make a lot of puns out of "Even."
  • Pair the Spares: The original reason for the Riku/Ilia pairing was so Sora and Kairi, as well as Link and Midna, could be together without outside interruptions or loose ends left behind.
  • Pals with Jesus: The main party meets Amaterasu, who was recently revealed to be the ultimate wielder of light. They get along pretty well.
  • Papa Wolf: Vash and Vexen.
  • Paper-Thin Disguise: Try a paper thin anagram. "Teckor Meat" in Neovia is not a meat shop. It's an anagram for "Team Rocket." And the Meowth at the counter is definitely NOT a Neopet.
  • Parental Abandonment: Zexion and Vexen are orphans, and Marluxia's mother died while his father cut ties. These are all important to their development. Also, Kairi frequently struggles with the fact that her father is the unsentimental and dead Ansem.
  • Player Nudge: An in-story example. Waka's prophecy turns out to be the key to saving an entire world.
  • Plot Coupon: Keys to Hera's garden, Grand Stars, materials for Link's sword.
  • Power Gives You Wings: Sephiroth's wing now seems to be visible 24/7.
  • The Power of Rock: The entire point of the first Atlantica arc, where Maleficent is defeated because Sora and Riku were singing "Knife Fight" while battling her.
  • Princess Classic: Peach might be the only one that isn't secretly a badass.
  • Punch! Punch! Punch! Uh Oh...: FIVE characters find this out AT ONCE during the initial ambush on Xehanort.
  • Ragnarök Proofing: Atlantis, City in the Sky.
  • Retool: Over its numerous chapters, Luminary Uprise has evolved a lot to accommodate new fans, the author's changing pleasures, and the occasional fan suggestion. Most notably when Axel and Myed changed from insufferable rivals to best friends.
  • Redeeming Replacement: The Queen of Hearts hands her crown to Kairi.
    • Lampshaded when (gay) Zexion thinks his lover (gay) Marluxia is jealous of the attention he fawns upon (straight) Vexen.
  • Replacement Goldfish: Xaldin is indirectly responsible for the appearance of button-eyed Thidlea.
  • Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Kairi is now an Action Girl rather than a damsel in distress.
  • Must Make Amends: Axel makes Vexen an apology cupcake for the Castle Oblivion incident, since the resurrection was already done for him.
  • Shipper on Deck: Three words: "Zexy's Midnight Runners." (Otherwise known as the band Zexion and Myed jokingly form to sing about how Axel and Larxene should be together.)
  • Ship Sinking: There will be no Zelink, there will be no Marth/Caeda, and no matter how much you want it, there will be no 411.
  • Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Kairi wants Sora because of his amazing heart.
  • Squishy Wizard: Vexen's ice powers are amazing. He's also one of the most delicate members of the team.
  • Standard Female Grab Area: Parodied. Everyone knows Kairi's one weakness is that she doesn't know how to break a grip on her arm.
  • The Starscream: Sort of. Sauron wants to overthrow Xehanort and have MORGOTH take his place.
  • Sticky Fingers: Jack Sparrow. Aladdin is a case of retired Sticky Fingers that come out to play when Jack starts stealing his stuff.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: Well, now you know why Axel and Reno look so much alike. Same goes for Vexen and Hojo.
  • Stuff Blowing Up: Sephiroth go BOOM!
  • Super Drowning Skills: How a few of the characters end up on Davy Jones' ship. Subverted with Myed; he can breathe underwater, but was trapped in an airtight barrel. Defied with Jack Skellington; he's just dead.
  • Take That!: As the story approached 200 chapters, the author celebrated by having her favorite Final Fantasy villain (Sephiroth) kill her least favorite Final Fantasy villain (Kefka) offstage!
    • However, when she grew to like Kefka, she had Sephiroth murder Seymour Guado. This one was less subtle.
  • Take Your Time: There always seems to be time to take a nap at Radiant Garden.
  • Turned Against Their Masters: When Vexen finds out he's Hojo's clone-child...let's just say it's a good thing Hojo is already dead. Sephiroth also holds a grudge against Hojo AND Vexen.
  • The Un-Reveal: How Xigbar lost his eye.
    • This was of course written before Birth By Sleep's major information was released; the story will most likely be changed so that Terra did it.
  • Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Jack Skellington is advised to go into hiding on a few worlds to keep from freaking people out...but not many.
  • Verbal Tic: Most of the usual Kingdom Hearts catchphrases are here in small doses; more notably, Cid now swears ten times per sentence, but it's all censored with punctuation marks.
  • Villain Song: Maleficent has one at last! It's..."Thriller." As made famous by Michael Jackson.
  • Villain Sue: Xehanort. This shouldn't be a surprise by now.
  • Villain with Good Publicity: There's a reason why those who oppose Xehanort are known as "The Resistance." Most townspeople seem to think he's God.
  • Weaksauce Weakness: Axel is hurt by water. Conversely, Vexen is hurt by hot climates.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Sora gets chewed out after he threatens Bulblin for no reason.

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