History Awesome / KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance

* There's a subtle one in Riku's final final boss fight. As his desperation attack, the boss readies a [[BirthBySleep ShotLock]], which is a bit of an Uh-Oh, since Riku doesn't have anything readily available in his arsenal to take that on. However, Riku falls back on his Dream Eaters, who give him enough of a boost that he's able to meet the boss's LimitBreak head on with sheer force.

-->'''Sora:''' No. Roxas, ''you're'' you. We're not the same. That's what I wanted to tell you. That you deserve, just as much as I do, to be your own person.

* Sora's final boss fight--[[spoiler: Xemnas]]--showcases just how badass he is. First of all, Sora's been kicked back into his fourteen year old body, so he's well below his peak. Second, Sora is essentially in the Realm of Darkness, or somewhere of comparable darkness, so he's being constantly eaten away and corrupted. Nevertheless he's able to beat down [[spoiler: Xemnas, who could have made mincemeat of Sora when he was fourteen, and whom Sora was barely able to beat in KingdomHeartsII]]. And it isn't until after the battle is over that Sora collapses and gives in to the Darkness.

** Also, there's another awesome moment lifted straight from the original movie. Remember that one time, when [[spoiler: Frollo, about to kill Quasimodo with his sword, fell to his death instead when the gargoyle he was standing on cracked itself on purpose]]? Well, guess what? ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McTw_R7mYP4&feature=relmfu That scene actually made it into the game!]]'' Of course, given the GlowingEyesOfDoom were [[NightmareFuel already scary]] the first time, the fact the scene is now ''[[ItGotWorse in 3D]]'' may or may not detract from the awesomeness of the scene.

** Likewise, his fight against [[TronLegacy Rinzler]] is pretty cool, since it uses the gravity gimmick that was seen in the actual movie, and you can use Reality Shift to disable his discs, leaving him [[GetBackHereBoss running around waiting for them to reactivate.]] Though for some players, this may fall into TearJerker territory, considering [[spoiler: you're fighting Tron, trying to get him back to his senses, and what happens after the fight]].

* [[spoiler: Riku vs. The Mysterious Figure, a.k.a. Young Xehanort, this game's BigBad]]

* The battle with Pete and the Beagle Boys is pretty awesome. Much like with Prankster's Paradise, you get to (have to) use Reality Shift for the finishing blow.

* Also mentioned on the Heartwarming page, Riku gets one in one of the last cutscenes. [[spoiler: When Ansem the Wise in the dreamscape asks Riku what his name is, he answers, "Riku," before leaving. In VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII, when Ansem the Wise as DiZ [[CallBack asked Riku]] during the time he took on Ansem [=SOD=]'s appearance, he answered "Ansem" instead. It just shows how much Riku's grown as a character and that he is done letting the darkness in his heart control him instead of the other way around.]]

* Lets give a nice mention to one of the greatest level designs in the Kingdom hearts series so far: Symphony of Sorcery. The Fantasia level, Square took the source material and RAN WITH IT. The actual levels are silent; no grunts, shouts, or magic spells, and the sounds made by the Dream Eaters are heavily muted. Instead, you listen to the grand, sweeping orchestral composition from the original movie. Songs include: Waltz of the Flowers, The Russian Dance, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and yes, NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN! No techno, no remixes, just the full pieces as they were meant to be. Walt would be proud

** The whole scene counts because it's basically a WhamEpisode of big proportions that mocks [[PowerOfFriendship one of the big Aesops]] in the series, and then proceeds to show exactly why it is so powerful and useful, topped of with one of the best uses of the [[spoiler:"my friends are my power"]] line in a KH game. What basically happens is that near [[spoiler:the end of]] Sora's story, Sora catches up to [[spoiler:Riku and Kairi, only to see them transform into Terra and Aqua, and himself into Ven]]. This confuses him [[spoiler:and makes him recall the time when Aqua visited him and Riku when they were kids. Suddently, Ansem [=SoD=] appears in the dream, and]] he eventually finds himself back on a path of buildings, together with [[spoiler:Xigbar]] who explains that everything he saw was a dream, and that [[spoiler:he]] put him to sleep. [[spoiler:He]] asks Sora about how his heart felt by experiencing them, to which Sora says that [[spoiler:he felt painful, and that it made him chase the dreams]]. [[spoiler:Xigbar]] reveals that by chasing the dreams, Sora's heart made sure that Sora himself [[spoiler:have practically fallen into their (read: New Organization XIII's) clutches]]. Sora retorts that [[spoiler:Xigbar and the rest of the Nobodies must have had hearts themselves, because he felt both Roxas', Xion's, and Axel's tears]]. At that point, [[spoiler:Xemnas (who has antagonized Sora throughout the game)]] appears and confirms this. [[spoiler:When asked why the Organization were lied to, Xigbar proceeds to reveal that the Organization were not created to give the Nobodies new hearts, but to plant part of Xehanort's heart into all of them, turning them into Xehanort]]. When asked why he would agree to something like that, [[spoiler:Xigbar quips that he is [[WhamLine already half Xehanort himself]]]]! [[spoiler:Xemnas]] proceeds to go on about how [[spoiler:most of the people that were chosen by the Organization, weren't fit for it,]] and that they instead [[spoiler:used them and their budding hearts to achieve other goals]]. This pisses of Sora who replies that the heart [[spoiler:isn't a plaything for them, and that his [[ThePowerOfFriendship friends' hearts]] are what gives him power]]. This prompts [[spoiler:Xigbar]] to ''mock'' him, stating that [[spoiler:because Sora's power comes from others, he himself is virtually a zero and a nobody on his own, before saying that there's no way that the Keyblade would have chosen him had he not been connected to others who do]]. Sora then proceeds to say that [[spoiler:even if it wouldn't have chosen him on it's own, he is still happy to be part of something bigger]], and this is what causes the [[spoiler:vision of almost every protagonist in the series to appear beside him, freaking Xigbar and Xemnas out]]. After being played for a fool [[spoiler:by the new Organization]] for almost the whole game, he [[spoiler:manages to make them freak out at the time where they were at their most triumphant]], and it is awesome!

* In The Grid, Riku using his lightcycle to blast a heart-shaped hole in the arena and escape the games.

* [[spoiler: Riku vs. The Mysterious Figure, a.k.a. Young Xehanort, this game's BigBad]]

** The cherry on top though is that on the bottom screen, until the aforementioned foreshadowing, a silloette of Mickey is seen conducting the music/events a la ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''.

--> '''Riku:''' ''[[spoiler: "Next time, behave."]]''

** Likewise, his fight against [[TronLegacy Rinzler]] is pretty cool, since it uses the gravity gimmick that was seen in the actual movie, and you can use Reality Shift to disable his discs, leaving him [[GetBackHereBoss running around waiting for them to reactivate.]] Though for some players, this may fall into TearJerker territory, considering [[spoiler: you're fighting Tron, trying to get him back to his senses, and what happens after the fight]].

** The whole scene counts because it's basically a WhamEpisode of big proportions that mocks [[PowerOfFriendship one of the big Aesops]] in the series, and then proceeds to show exactly why it is so powerful and useful, topped of with one of the best uses of the [[spoiler:"my friends are my power"]] line in a KH game. What basically happens is that near [[spoiler:the end of]] Sora's story, Sora catches up to [[spoiler:Riku and Kairi, only to see them transform into Terra and Aqua, and himself into Ven]]. This confuses him [[spoiler:and makes him recall the time when Aqua visited him and Riku when they were kids. Suddently, Ansem [=SoD=] appears in the dream, and]] he eventually finds himself back on a path of buildings, together with [[spoiler:Xigbar]] who explains that everything he saw was a dream, and that [[spoiler:he]] put him to sleep. [[spoiler:He]] asks Sora about how his heart felt by experiencing them, to which Sora says that [[spoiler:he felt painful, and that it made him chase the dreams]]. [[spoiler:Xigbar]] reveals that by chasing the dreams, Sora's heart made sure that Sora himself [[spoiler:have practically fallen into their (read: [[spoiler:New Organization XIII's]]) clutches]]. Sora retorts that [[spoiler:Xigbar and the rest of the Nobodies must have had hearts themselves, because he felt both Roxas', Xion's, and Axel's tears]]. At that point, [[spoiler:Xemnas (who has antagonized Sora throughout the game)]] appears and confirms this. [[spoiler:When asked why the Organization were lied to, Xigbar proceeds to reveal that the Organization were not created to give the Nobodies new hearts, but to plant part of Xehanort's heart into all of them, turning them into Xehanort]]. When asked why he would agree to something like that, [[spoiler:Xigbar quips that he is [[WhamLine already half Xehanort himself]]]]! [[spoiler:Xemnas]] proceeds to go on about how [[spoiler:most of the people that were chosen by the Organization, weren't fit for it,]] and that they instead [[spoiler:used them and their budding hearts to achieve other goals]]. This pisses of Sora who replies that the heart [[spoiler:isn't a plaything for them, and that his [[ThePowerOfFriendship friends' hearts]] are what gives him power]]. This prompts [[spoiler:Xigbar]] to ''mock'' him, stating that [[spoiler:because Sora's power comes from others, he himself is virtually a zero and a nobody on his own, before saying that there's no way that the Keyblade would have chosen him had he not been connected to others who do]]. Sora then proceeds to say that [[spoiler:even if it wouldn't have chosen him on it's own, he is still happy to be part of something bigger]], and this is what causes the [[spoiler:vision of almost every protagonist in the series to appear beside him, freaking Xigbar and Xemnas out]]. After being played for a fool [[spoiler:by the new Organization]] for almost the whole game, he [[spoiler:manages to make them freak out at the time where they were at their most triumphant]], and it is awesome!

* Sora's boss fight against the Ice Clawbuster in Trickster's Paradise is a pretty cool fight. Right before the fight the boss freezes Monstro, and you actually fight around the frozen whale. Near the end of the fight, the game prompts you to hit a crack on Monstro so you can use your Reality Shift on him. What follows is literally chasing the boss on Monstro which is encased in a bubble.

* [[TwoWords One word:]] ''[[BigDamnHeroes "St]][[TimeStandsStill op]][[MickeyMouse za]][[ItMakesSenseInContext !"]]''

* The [[TheWorldEndsWithYou Players]] using their Pucks to fight the Dream Eater, On the second time you go to Traverse Town.

* Just seeing Quasi doing the same thing swinging to rescue Esmarelda just like in the movie {{Hunchback of Notre Dame}}.

* The World That Never Was has been revealed to be [[spoiler: the ruined one following the climax of ''[=KH2=]'']]; when Sora [[spoiler: confronts Xemnas and Xigbar]] there, he repeats his [[spoiler: "my friends are my power"]] line... causing [[spoiler: Xemnas and Xigbar to freak out as a vision of ''Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Roxas and Xion'' appears before them]]. Doubles as AndTheFandomRejoiced; before the video inevitably gets pulled from Youtube you can see it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1QdUQl6krA here.]]