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* ''[{TheBadGuyWins Xehanort fucking wins this round.]]'' [[XanatosGambit Everything falls as he wants it too.]]

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* ''Xehanort fucking wins this round.'' Everything falls as he wants it too.

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* ''Xehanort ''[{TheBadGuyWins Xehanort fucking wins this round.'' ]]'' [[XanatosGambit Everything falls as he wants it too.]]

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* Frankly, after the sheer ambiguity the series has put forth in this [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman position]], this line was long overdue:
-->'''Sora:''' No. Roxas, you're you, we're not the same. I wanted to tell you that. That you deserve, just as much as I do, to be your own person.
** Roxas' response is just as awesome
--->'''Roxas:''' Sora, see? That's why it has to be you.
*** Translation: "You're the one who has to live and fight for the both of us, because you care so much for others." That's right, Roxas is willingly acknowledging that Sora is a better person than he is. It takes some guts to do that, [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan especially in his situation.]]

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* Frankly, after The opening CG sequence of the sheer ambiguity game is a quick, but very impressive, recap of the main points of the series has put forth in this [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman position]], this line was long overdue:
-->'''Sora:''' No.
so far. The main point of attraction though, is the final scene which appears to actually foreshadow both ''III'' AND ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX χ]]''; Mickey uses magic from a spellbook that launches several glowing pages from it; the pages then transform into Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Roxas, you're you, we're not Donald and Goofy. They all land together, in front of Master Xehanort, with Sora leading the same. I wanted to tell you that. That you deserve, just as much as I do, to be your own person.
** Roxas' response is just as awesome
--->'''Roxas:''' Sora, see? That's why it has to be you.
*** Translation: "You're the one who has to live and fight
assault for the both of us, because you care so much for others." That's right, Roxas is willingly acknowledging implied final battle.
** Also, keep in mind
that Sora this all can be viewed in ''full 3D''.
** The cherry on top though
is that on the bottom screen, until the aforementioned foreshadowing, a better person than he is. It takes some guts silhouette of Mickey is seen conducting the music/events a la ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Oh, and he's reacting to do that, [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan especially what's happening on the top screen, until finally jumping up there to help out!
* Just seeing Quasi doing the same thing swinging to rescue Esmeralda just like
in the movie ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
** Also, there's another awesome moment lifted straight from the original movie. Remember that one time, when Frollo, about to kill Quasimodo with
his situation.]]sword, fell to his death instead when the gargoyle he was standing on cracked itself on purpose? Well, guess what? ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McTw_R7mYP4&feature=relmfu That scene actually made it into the game!]]'' Of course, given the GlowingEyesOfDoom were already scary the first time, the fact the scene is now in 3D may or may not detract from the awesomeness of the scene.



* There's a subtle one in Riku's final final boss fight. As his desperation attack, the boss readies a [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep ShotLock]], which is a bit of an Uh-Oh, since Riku doesn't have anything readily available in his arsenal to take that on [[note]]His best magic or his Spirit Links weren't anywhere ''near'' as powerful as the shotlock {{Limit Break}}s[[/note]]. However, Riku falls back on his Dream Eaters, who give him enough of a generic boost in power that he's able to meet the boss's LimitBreak head on with sheer force. Even better the if you pay close attention the attack he's using is his signature move Dark Aura. That's right, one of his moves in the first game is used to beat a Shotlock.
* 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 even with Riku's help in VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII]]. And it isn't until after the battle is over that Sora collapses and gives in to the Darkness. And this is with [[spoiler: Xemnas]] pulling out all the stops--warping the Arena, throwing ''lots'' of skyscrapers, and attacking faster than in his other fights in the series.

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* There's In The Grid, Riku using his lightcycle to blast a subtle heart-shaped hole in the arena and escape the games.
** Another
one in Riku's final final boss fight. As his desperation attack, the boss readies a [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep ShotLock]], which The Grid is when Sora manages to escape from a bit whole army of an Uh-Oh, since Riku doesn't have anything readily available Black Guards while '''being arrested'''. It helps that, unlike back in his arsenal Space Paranoids, Sora was alone; thus, there was no one to take that on [[note]]His best magic or his Spirit Links weren't anywhere ''near'' as powerful as the shotlock {{Limit Break}}s[[/note]]. However, Riku falls back on his Dream Eaters, hostage to make him comply. Not only that, he escapes while [[{{OneManArmy}} derezzing dozens of guards who give him enough of a generic boost in power that he's able try to meet the boss's LimitBreak head on with sheer force. Even better the if you pay close attention the attack he's using is his signature move Dark Aura. That's right, one of his moves in the first game is used to beat a Shotlock.
recapture him]]. Of course, [[TearJerker he soon encounters an old face]]...
* Sora's final boss fight--[[spoiler: Xemnas]]--showcases just how badass he is. First 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 all, Sora's been kicked back into 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.
** Likewise,
his fourteen year old body, so he's well below his peak. Second, Sora fight against [[Film/TronLegacy Rinzler]] is essentially pretty cool, since it uses the gravity gimmick that was seen in the Realm of Darkness, or somewhere of comparable darkness, so he's being constantly eaten away actual movie, and corrupted. Nevertheless he's able you can use Reality Shift to beat down [[spoiler: Xemnas, who could have made mincemeat of Sora when he was fourteen, disable his discs, leaving him [[GetBackHereBoss running around waiting for them to reactivate.]] Though for some players, this may fall into TearJerker territory, considering you're fighting Tron, trying to get him back to his senses, and whom Sora was barely able to beat even with Riku's help in VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII]]. And it isn't until what happens after the battle is over that Sora collapses and gives in fight.
* The [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Players]] using their Pucks
to fight the Darkness. And this is with [[spoiler: Xemnas]] pulling out all Dream Eaters. On the stops--warping the Arena, throwing ''lots'' of skyscrapers, and attacking faster than in his other fights in the series.second time you go to Traverse Town.



* The opening CG sequence of the game is a quick, but very impressive, recap of the main points of the series so far. The main point of attraction though, is the final scene which appears to actually foreshadow both ''III'' AND ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX χ]]''; [[spoiler: Mickey uses magic from a spellbook that launches several glowing pages from it; the pages then transform into Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Roxas, Donald and Goofy. They all land together, in front of Master Xehanort, with Sora leading the assault for the implied final battle]].
** Also, keep in mind that this all can be viewed in ''full 3D''.
** The cherry on top though is that on the bottom screen, until the aforementioned foreshadowing, a silhouette of Mickey is seen conducting the music/events a la ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Oh, and he's reacting to what's happening on the top screen, until finally jumping up there to help out!
* Just seeing Quasi doing the same thing swinging to rescue Esmeralda just like in the movie ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
** 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? ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McTw_R7mYP4&feature=relmfu That scene actually made it into the game!]]'' Of course, given the GlowingEyesOfDoom were already scary the first time, the fact the scene is now in 3D may or may not detract from the awesomeness of the scene.
* On a meta level, the game itself got one when it [[http://kh13.com/forum/topic/28927-kingdom-hearts-3d-nintendo-3ds-bundle-sells-out-on-amazoncom/ reportedly]] "reached the expected number of sales ''within four hours".''
* 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]]. Before the video inevitably gets pulled from Youtube you can see it [[https://youtu.be/_-hcLlXHDhY?t=28s here.]]
** 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:Xigbar]] put him to sleep. [[spoiler:Xigbar]] 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!

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* The opening CG sequence inclusion of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the game most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.
* 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.
* Lets give
a quick, but very impressive, recap nice mention to one of the main points of greatest level designs in the Kingdom hearts series so far. far: Symphony of Sorcery. The main point of attraction though, is Fantasia level, Square took the final scene which appears to actually foreshadow both ''III'' AND ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX χ]]''; [[spoiler: Mickey uses source material and RAN WITH IT. The actual levels are silent; no grunts, shouts, or magic from a spellbook that launches several glowing pages from it; spells, and the pages then transform into Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Roxas, Donald and Goofy. They all land together, in front of Master Xehanort, with Sora leading sounds made by the assault for Dream Eaters are heavily muted. Instead, you listen to the implied final battle]].
** Also, keep in mind that this all can be viewed in ''full 3D''.
** The cherry on top though is that on the bottom screen, until the aforementioned foreshadowing, a silhouette of Mickey is seen conducting the music/events a la ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Oh, and he's reacting to what's happening on the top screen, until finally jumping up there to help out!
* Just seeing Quasi doing the same thing swinging to rescue Esmeralda just like in the movie ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.
** Also, there's another awesome moment lifted straight
grand, sweeping orchestral composition 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? ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McTw_R7mYP4&feature=relmfu That scene actually made it into the game!]]'' Of course, given the GlowingEyesOfDoom were already scary the first time, the fact the scene is now in 3D may or may not detract from the awesomeness Songs include: Waltz of the scene.
* On a meta level,
Flowers, The Russian Dance, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and yes, NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN! No techno, no remixes, just the game itself got full pieces as they were meant to be. Walt would be proud.
** On the subject of Fantasia: Chernabog. Yes his boss battle was easier than expected, and more or less just a Dive sequence. That doesn't make it less awesome, hearing his music, and seeing him create fire storms and ghosts.
** Also on the subject of Symphony of Sorcery world is the chock full of references for fans of the original move. Notable ones being that Sora's Reality shift flowers on the cloud part of his world are Dionysus' goblets overflowing with wine and you can find the benches the Centaurs sat on in the movie as well.
* Frankly, after the sheer ambiguity the series has put forth in this [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman position]], this line was long overdue:
-->'''Sora:''' No. Roxas, you're you, we're not the same. I wanted to tell you that. That you deserve, just as much as I do, to be your own person.
** Roxas' response is just as awesome
--->'''Roxas:''' Sora, see? That's why it has to be you.
*** Translation: "You're the
one when it [[http://kh13.com/forum/topic/28927-kingdom-hearts-3d-nintendo-3ds-bundle-sells-out-on-amazoncom/ reportedly]] "reached who has to live and fight for the expected number both of sales ''within four hours".''
us, because you care so much for others." That's right, Roxas is willingly acknowledging that Sora is a better person than he is. It takes some guts to do that, [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan especially in his situation.]]
* The World That Never Was has been revealed to be [[spoiler: the ruined one following the climax of ''[=KH2=]'']]; ''[=KH2=]''; when Sora [[spoiler: confronts Xemnas and Xigbar]] Xigbar there, he repeats his [[spoiler: "my friends are my power"]] 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]].them. Before the video inevitably gets pulled from Youtube you can see it [[https://youtu.be/_-hcLlXHDhY?t=28s here.]]
** 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 "my friends are my power"]] power" line in a KH game. What basically happens is that near [[spoiler:the the end of]] of Sora's story, Sora catches up to [[spoiler:Riku Riku and Kairi, only to see them transform into Terra and Aqua, and himself into Ven]]. Ven. This confuses him [[spoiler:and and makes him recall the time when Aqua visited him and Riku when they were kids. Suddently, Ansem [=SoD=] appears in the dream, and]] and he eventually finds himself back on a path of buildings, together with [[spoiler:Xigbar]] Xigbar who explains that everything he saw was a dream, and that [[spoiler:Xigbar]] Xigbar put him to sleep. [[spoiler:Xigbar]] Xigbar asks Sora about how his heart felt by experiencing them, to which Sora says that [[spoiler:he he felt painful, and that it made him chase the dreams]]. [[spoiler:Xigbar]] dreams. Xigbar reveals that by chasing the dreams, Sora's heart made sure that Sora himself [[spoiler:have have practically fallen into their (read: New Organization XIII's) clutches]]. clutches. Sora retorts that [[spoiler:Xigbar Xigbar and the rest of the Nobodies must have had hearts themselves, because he felt both Roxas', Xion's, and Axel's tears]]. tears. At that point, [[spoiler:Xemnas Xemnas (who has antagonized Sora throughout the game)]] game) appears and confirms this. [[spoiler:When 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]]. Xehanort. When asked why he would agree to something like that, [[spoiler:Xigbar Xigbar quips that he is [[WhamLine already half Xehanort himself]]]]! [[spoiler:Xemnas]] himself]]! Xemnas proceeds to go on about how [[spoiler:most most of the people that were chosen by the Organization, weren't fit for it,]] it, and that they instead [[spoiler:used used them and their budding hearts to achieve other goals]]. goals. This pisses of Sora who replies that the heart [[spoiler:isn't isn't a plaything for them, and that his [[ThePowerOfFriendship friends' hearts]] are what gives him power]]. power. This prompts [[spoiler:Xigbar]] Xigbar to ''mock'' him, stating that [[spoiler:because 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]]. do. Sora then proceeds to say that [[spoiler:even even if it wouldn't have chosen him on it's own, he is still happy to be part of something bigger]], bigger, and this is what causes the [[spoiler:vision vision of almost every protagonist in the series to appear beside him, freaking Xigbar and Xemnas out]]. out. After being played for a fool [[spoiler:by by the new Organization]] Organization for almost the whole game, he [[spoiler:manages manages to make them freak out at the time where they were at their most triumphant]], triumphant, and it is awesome!



* It finds itself on the Heartwarming page for this game as well, but [[spoiler: when Young Master Xehanort shatters Sora's Heart, Ven is the one who rescues him, giving him his armour and shielding his body.]] This is impressive seeing as [[spoiler: just before this, Ven was ''comatose for at least a decade''.]]
* [[spoiler: Just when Master Xehanort is about to blast Sora to oblivion, Lea saves Sora at the LAST second!]]
** [[spoiler: Shortly afterward, Ansem Seeker of Darkness' guardian grabs Riku and Mickey and tries to crush them....and then ''Donald and Goofy'' unexpectedly fall from the sky and [[BigDamnHeroes land on the guardian, completely vaporizing it.]]]]
*** Even more impressive because [[spoiler: when Mickey took the star shard he went wherever ''it'' wanted to go and had no control over it. Either Donald and Goofy got ''really lucky'' or they're able to ''control'' the Star Shard.]]
* [[spoiler: Lea gains a Keyblade at the game's end. THAT is all.]]
** [[spoiler: It's the way he gets it too - it pops into his hand and he's just like, 'Oh, there it is', while everyone else freaks out because none of them expected him to be able to summon one.]]
** [[spoiler:How about the fact that even Yen Sid didn't even see it coming? He's just as surprised as everyone else, likely including the player!]]
** [[spoiler: In a meta sense, the fact that he went from a minor villain character who was supposed to die at the beginning of 2 to a main character who saves the heroes multiple times and even earns a Keyblade through sheer stubbornness is a big one for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Axel/Lea]].]]
* The Secret Ending implies that [[spoiler: Kairi]] will have more action next game.
** [[spoiler: Implies nothing; the subtitles for the scene outright say that she is the seventh and final Keyblade hero meant to fight against Xehanort. The most awesome part of this moment is TheReveal that it is Kairi who is even there, panning up to her with a badass look on her face that makes her greatly resemble Aqua, if it wasn't obvious already that Kairi is her official successor.]]
* [[spoiler: Riku passing the Mark of Mastery. After everything that's happened in the previous games, like [[NiceJobBreakingItHero inadvertently destroying his home]], acting as TheAtoner and being stuck in [[GrandTheftMe Ansem's body]] due to using darkness... it's very much an epic EarnYourHappyEnding.]]
* The [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Players]] using their Pucks to fight the Dream Eaters. On the second time you go to Traverse Town.

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* Sora's final boss fight--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 Xemnas, who could have made mincemeat of Sora when he was fourteen, and whom Sora was barely able to beat even with Riku's help in VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII. And it isn't until after the battle is over that Sora collapses and gives in to the Darkness. And this is with Xemnas pulling out all the stops--warping the Arena, throwing ''lots'' of skyscrapers, and attacking faster than in his other fights in the series.
* It finds itself on the Heartwarming page for this game as well, but [[spoiler: when Young Master Xehanort shatters Sora's Heart, Ven is the one who rescues him, giving him his armour and shielding his body.]] body. This is impressive seeing as [[spoiler: just before this, Ven was ''comatose for at least a decade''.]]
decade''.
* [[spoiler: Just when Master Xehanort is about to blast Sora to oblivion, Lea saves Sora at the LAST second!]]
** [[spoiler: Shortly afterward, Ansem
Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness' guardian grabs Darkness and the entire cutscene leading up to it. Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then calls out Ansem on how he now knows the truth of Ansem being the heartless of a former Keyblade Master, and Mickey how Darkness stole away his right to wield a Keyblade; He uses this to show the difference from him and tries Ansem, even after all this time and all of his struggles, he STILL wants to crush them....prove himself worthy to wield the Keyblade rightfully, and then ''Donald and Goofy'' unexpectedly fall from the sky and [[BigDamnHeroes land on the guardian, completely vaporizing it.]]]]
*** Even more impressive because [[spoiler: when Mickey took the star shard he went wherever ''it''
mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]] (who, initially wanted for Riku to become a worthy Wielder and Master someday when he gave him the Rite of Passage). Riku resolves now to go and had no control over it. Either Donald and Goofy got ''really lucky'' or they're able to ''control'' the Star Shard.]]
* [[spoiler: Lea gains a Keyblade at the game's end. THAT is all.]]
** [[spoiler: It's the way he gets it too - it pops into his hand and he's just like, 'Oh, there it is', while everyone else freaks out because none of them expected him
real world to be able to summon one.]]
** [[spoiler:How about the fact that even Yen Sid didn't even see it coming? He's just as surprised as everyone else, likely including the player!]]
** [[spoiler: In a meta sense, the fact that he went from a minor villain character who was supposed to die at the beginning of 2 to a main character who saves the heroes multiple times and even earns a Keyblade through sheer stubbornness is a big one for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Axel/Lea]].]]
* The Secret Ending implies that [[spoiler: Kairi]] will have more action next game.
** [[spoiler: Implies nothing; the subtitles for the scene outright say that she is the seventh and final Keyblade hero meant to fight against Xehanort. The most awesome part of this moment is TheReveal that it is Kairi who is even there, panning up to her with a badass look on her face that makes her greatly resemble Aqua, if it wasn't obvious already that Kairi is her official successor.]]
* [[spoiler: Riku passing the Mark of Mastery. After everything that's happened in the previous games, like [[NiceJobBreakingItHero inadvertently destroying his home]], acting as TheAtoner and being stuck in [[GrandTheftMe
Sora's aid--completely rejecting Ansem's body]] due offer and showing that Ansem will not get to using darkness... it's very much an epic EarnYourHappyEnding.]]
* The [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Players]] using their Pucks to fight
him ever again. For once in the Dream Eaters. On series, things are not going according to Xehanort's plan, and [[VillainousBreakdown he is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss three-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the second time you go words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic his leitmotif.]]
-->'''Riku:''' Strength,
to Traverse Town.protect what matters.



** Even more so since [[spoiler:Mickey takes the full NoNonsenseNemesis approach, just ambushing the scene with a StoryBreakerPower]]. And while [[spoiler:Master Xehanort does pull a BigDamnVillains and dispels it]], it still took more effort than just swatting aside a standard charge.
* 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.
** Likewise, his fight against [[Film/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]].
* Managing to beat [[SNKBoss difficult]] (but ''[[SubvertedTrope fair]]'') BonusBoss [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain Julius]]]] is already quite an accomplishment, but doing it with Riku has the latter delivering a PostMortemOneLiner that just ''screams'' "PWNED":
--> '''Riku:''' ''[[spoiler: "Next time, behave."]]''
* Riku vs.[[spoiler: The Mysterious Figure, a.k.a. Young Xehanort, this game's BigBad]]
** This one bears extra attention: [[spoiler: the fight is the climax of a boss rush (battles separated by cutscenes, of course) featuring Anti-Black Coat, immediately followed by two back-to-back ASOD fights, after which comes this fight. WordOfGod states the when Riku fought Young Xehanort, it was in fact the ''older, most skilled and experienced'' Master Xehanort, [[BodySurf assuming direct control]] of the Young Xehanort's body (which is how Mickey's Stopza was bypassed). And don't think for one second that Master Xehanort didn't liberally abuse all of the abilities of Young Xehanort, because he did. Riku fought the BigBad of the entire series, at said [[UpToEleven BigBad's most powerful state, in perfect control of his own youthful body in peak physical condition,]] And Riku [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Kicked. His. Ass.]]]]

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** Even more so since [[spoiler:Mickey Mickey takes the full NoNonsenseNemesis approach, just ambushing the scene with a StoryBreakerPower]]. StoryBreakerPower. And while [[spoiler:Master Master Xehanort does pull a BigDamnVillains and dispels it]], it, it still took more effort than just swatting aside a standard charge.
* 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.
** Likewise, his fight against [[Film/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]].
* Managing to beat [[SNKBoss difficult]] (but ''[[SubvertedTrope fair]]'') BonusBoss [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain Julius]]]] is already quite an accomplishment, but doing it with Riku has the latter delivering a PostMortemOneLiner that just ''screams'' "PWNED":
--> '''Riku:''' ''[[spoiler: "Next time, behave."]]''
* Riku vs.[[spoiler: The Mysterious Figure, a.k.a. Young Xehanort, this game's BigBad]]
BigBad
** This one bears extra attention: [[spoiler: the fight is the climax of a boss rush (battles separated by cutscenes, of course) featuring Anti-Black Coat, immediately followed by two back-to-back ASOD fights, after which comes this fight. WordOfGod states the when Riku fought Young Xehanort, it was in fact the ''older, most skilled and experienced'' Master Xehanort, [[BodySurf assuming direct control]] of the Young Xehanort's body (which is how Mickey's Stopza was bypassed). And don't think for one second that Master Xehanort didn't liberally abuse all of the abilities of Young Xehanort, because he did. Riku fought the BigBad of the entire series, at said [[UpToEleven BigBad's most powerful state, in perfect control of his own youthful body in peak physical condition,]] And Riku [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Kicked. His. Ass.]]]]]]



** It should also be mentioned that, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', [[spoiler: Young Xehanort]] was fought as the game's ''[[BonusBoss optional]]'' boss, and was considered [[SNKBoss one of the toughest boss fights in the entire series]]. Likely only a small fraction of people who played ''Birth By Sleep'' managed to successfully defeat him. Now it's a '''mandatory''', storyline battle, and with the identity of [[spoiler: The Mysterious Figure]] finally revealed. The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] playing, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHOrW6sUKDQ L'Impeto Oscuro]], is a remix of the song that played in BBS: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGN-nrge00 Dark Impetus]]. Players everywhere likely had goosebumps when hearing it for the first time.
* In The Grid, Riku using his lightcycle to blast a heart-shaped hole in the arena and escape the games.
** Another one in The Grid is when Sora manages to escape from a whole army of Black Guards while '''being arrested'''. It helps that, unlike back in Space Paranoids, Sora was alone; thus, there was no one to take hostage to make him comply. Not only that, he escapes while [[{{OneManArmy}} derezzing dozens of guards who try to recapture him]]. Of course, [[TearJerker he soon encounters an old face]]...
* 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.
** On the subject of Fantasia: Chernabog. Yes his boss battle was easier than expected, and more or less just a Dive sequence. That doesn't make it less awesome, hearing his music, and seeing him create fire storms and ghosts.
** Also on the subject of Symphony of Sorcery world is the chock full of references for fans of the original move. Notable ones being that Sora's Reality shift flowers on the cloud part of his world are Dionysus' goblets overflowing with wine and you can find the benches the Centaurs sat on in the movie as well.
* 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.]]
* 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.
* Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the entire cutscene leading up to it. [[spoiler: Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then calls out Ansem on how he now knows the truth of Ansem being the heartless of a former Keyblade Master, and how Darkness stole away his right to wield a Keyblade; He uses this to show the difference from him and Ansem, even after all this time and all of his struggles, he STILL wants to prove himself worthy to wield the Keyblade rightfully, and then mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]] (who, initially wanted for Riku to become a worthy Wielder and Master someday when he gave him the Rite of Passage). Riku resolves now to go to the real world to Sora's aid--completely rejecting Ansem's offer and showing that Ansem will not get to him ever again. For once in the series, things are not going according to Xehanort's plan, and [[VillainousBreakdown he is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss three-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic his leitmotif.]] ]]
-->'''Riku:''' Strength, to protect what matters.
* [[spoiler: [[EarnYourHappyEnding "Sora is awake. You can go home now."]]]]
* The inclusion of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.
* Donald and Goofy knock out [[spoiler: The Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] by merely booping it on the head as they land on it. Both awesome and funny.
* [[spoiler:''Xehanort fucking wins this round.'']] Everything falls as he wants it too.

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** It should also be mentioned that, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', [[spoiler: Young Xehanort]] Xehanort was fought as the game's ''[[BonusBoss optional]]'' boss, and was considered [[SNKBoss one of the toughest boss fights in the entire series]]. Likely only a small fraction of people who played ''Birth By Sleep'' managed to successfully defeat him. Now it's a '''mandatory''', storyline battle, and with the identity of [[spoiler: The Mysterious Figure]] Figure finally revealed. The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] playing, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHOrW6sUKDQ L'Impeto Oscuro]], is a remix of the song that played in BBS: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGN-nrge00 Dark Impetus]]. Players everywhere likely had goosebumps when hearing it for the first time.
* In The Grid, Riku using his lightcycle Just when Master Xehanort is about to blast a heart-shaped hole in Sora to oblivion, Lea saves Sora at the arena LAST second!
** Shortly afterward, Ansem Seeker of Darkness' guardian grabs Riku
and escape Mickey and tries to crush them....and then ''Donald and Goofy'' unexpectedly fall from the games.
** Another one in The Grid is
sky and [[BigDamnHeroes land on the guardian, completely vaporizing it.]]
*** Even more impressive because
when Sora manages to escape from a whole army of Black Guards while '''being arrested'''. It helps that, unlike back in Space Paranoids, Sora was alone; thus, there was no one to take hostage to make him comply. Not only that, he escapes while [[{{OneManArmy}} derezzing dozens of guards who try to recapture him]]. Of course, [[TearJerker he soon encounters an old face]]...
* 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
Mickey took the source material star shard he went wherever ''it'' wanted to go and RAN WITH IT. had no control over it. Either Donald and Goofy got ''really lucky'' or they're able to ''control'' the Star Shard.
* Donald and Goofy knock out
The actual levels are silent; no grunts, shouts, or magic spells, and Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness by merely booping it on 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 head as they were meant to be. Walt would be proud.
** On the subject of Fantasia: Chernabog. Yes his
land on it. Both awesome and funny.
* There's a subtle one in Riku's final final
boss battle was easier than expected, and more or less just fight. As his desperation attack, the boss readies a Dive sequence. That [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep ShotLock]], which is a bit of an Uh-Oh, since Riku doesn't make it less awesome, hearing have anything readily available in his music, and seeing him create fire storms and ghosts.
** Also on the subject of Symphony of Sorcery world is the chock full of references for fans of the original move. Notable ones being
arsenal to take that Sora's Reality shift flowers on [[note]]His best magic or his Spirit Links weren't anywhere ''near'' as powerful as the cloud part shotlock {{Limit Break}}s[[/note]]. However, Riku falls back on his Dream Eaters, who give him enough of a generic boost in power that he's able to meet the boss's LimitBreak head on with sheer force. Even better the if you pay close attention the attack he's using is his signature move Dark Aura. That's right, one of his world are Dionysus' goblets overflowing with wine and you can find the benches the Centaurs sat on moves in the movie as well.
first game is used to beat a Shotlock.
* [[EarnYourHappyEnding "Sora is awake. You can go home now."]]
* 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.]]
* 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.
around.
* Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker passing the Mark of Darkness Mastery. After everything that's happened in the previous games, like [[NiceJobBreakingItHero inadvertently destroying his home]], acting as TheAtoner and the entire cutscene leading up to it. [[spoiler: Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then calls out Ansem on how he now knows the truth of Ansem being the heartless of a former Keyblade Master, and how Darkness stole away his right to wield a Keyblade; He uses this to show the difference from him and Ansem, even after all this time and all of his struggles, he STILL wants to prove himself worthy to wield the Keyblade rightfully, and then mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]] (who, initially wanted for Riku to become a worthy Wielder and Master someday when he gave him the Rite of Passage). Riku resolves now to go to the real world to Sora's aid--completely rejecting stuck in [[GrandTheftMe Ansem's offer body]] due to using darkness... it's very much an epic EarnYourHappyEnding.
* Lea gains a Keyblade at the game's end. THAT is all.
** It's the way he gets it too - it pops into his hand
and showing he's just like, 'Oh, there it is', while everyone else freaks out because none of them expected him to be able to summon one.
** How about the fact
that Ansem will not get to him ever again. For once in even Yen Sid didn't even see it coming? He's just as surprised as everyone else, likely including the series, things are not going according player!
** In a meta sense, the fact that he went from a minor villain character who was supposed
to Xehanort's plan, die at the beginning of 2 to a main character who saves the heroes multiple times and [[VillainousBreakdown he even earns a Keyblade through sheer stubbornness is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss three-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic his leitmotif.]] ]]
-->'''Riku:''' Strength, to protect what matters.
* [[spoiler: [[EarnYourHappyEnding "Sora is awake. You can go home now."]]]]
a big one for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Axel/Lea]].
* The inclusion of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' into Secret Ending implies that Kairi will have more action next game.
** Implies nothing;
the series' lore gives subtitles for the Disney trio a pretty scene outright say that she is the seventh and final Keyblade hero meant to fight against Xehanort. The most awesome bit part of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying this moment is TheReveal that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This it is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks Kairi who is even there, panning up to her with a badass look on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey her face that makes her greatly resemble Aqua, if it wasn't obvious already that Kairi is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.
her official successor.
* Donald and Goofy knock out [[spoiler: The Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] by merely booping it on the head as they land on it. Both awesome and funny.
* [[spoiler:''Xehanort
''Xehanort fucking wins this round.'']] '' Everything falls as he wants it too.too.
* Managing to beat [[SNKBoss difficult]] (but ''[[SubvertedTrope fair]]'') BonusBoss [[WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain Julius]] is already quite an accomplishment, but doing it with Riku has the latter delivering a PostMortemOneLiner that just ''screams'' "PWNED":
--> '''Riku:''' ''"Next time, behave."''
* On a meta level, the game itself got one when it [[http://kh13.com/forum/topic/28927-kingdom-hearts-3d-nintendo-3ds-bundle-sells-out-on-amazoncom/ reportedly]] "reached the expected number of sales ''within four hours".''
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* [[spoiler:''Xehanort fucking wins this round.'']] Eveyrhting falls as he wants it too.

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* [[spoiler:''Xehanort fucking wins this round.'']] Eveyrhting Everything falls as he wants it too.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''My friends are my power!'']]

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** Even more so since it's finally a subversion of the good guys' infamous CutsceneIncompetence and PlotInducedStupidity. By now, it's become an infamous RunningGag for a good guy to attempt an easily countered LeeroyJenkins, thus making the bad guy seem stronger by comparison; this time, [[spoiler:Mickey takes the NoNonsenseNemesis approach for once and just ambushes the scene with a StoryBreakerPower]]. And while [[spoiler:Master Xehanort does pull a BigDamnVillains and dispel it via AssPull]], it still seems to take more effort than just swatting aside another predictable charge.

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** Even more so since it's finally a subversion of the good guys' infamous CutsceneIncompetence and PlotInducedStupidity. By now, it's become an infamous RunningGag for a good guy to attempt an easily countered LeeroyJenkins, thus making the bad guy seem stronger by comparison; this time, [[spoiler:Mickey takes the full NoNonsenseNemesis approach for once and approach, just ambushes ambushing the scene with a StoryBreakerPower]]. And while [[spoiler:Master Xehanort does pull a BigDamnVillains and dispel it via AssPull]], dispels it]], it still seems to take took more effort than just swatting aside another predictable a standard charge.
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* Donald and Goofy knock out [[spoiler: The Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] by merely booping it on the head as they land on it. Both awesome and funny.

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* Donald and Goofy knock out [[spoiler: The Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] by merely booping it on the head as they land on it. Both awesome and funny.funny.
* [[spoiler:''Xehanort fucking wins this round.'']] Eveyrhting falls as he wants it too.
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** Sora's entire speech about friendship easily doubles as the CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming as well.

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** Sora's entire speech about friendship easily doubles as the CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} as well.



** It should also be mentioned that, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', [[spoiler: Young Xehanort]] was fought as the game's ''[[BonusBoss optional]]'' boss, and was considered [[SNKBoss one of the toughest boss fights in the entire series]]. Likely only a small fraction of people who played ''Birth By Sleep'' managed to successfully defeat him. Now it's a '''mandatory''', storyline battle, and with the identity of [[spoiler: The Mysterious Figure]] finally revealed. The [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] playing, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHOrW6sUKDQ L'Impeto Oscuro]], is a remix of the song that played in BBS: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGN-nrge00 Dark Impetus]]. Players everywhere likely had goosebumps when hearing it for the first time.

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** It should also be mentioned that, in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', [[spoiler: Young Xehanort]] was fought as the game's ''[[BonusBoss optional]]'' boss, and was considered [[SNKBoss one of the toughest boss fights in the entire series]]. Likely only a small fraction of people who played ''Birth By Sleep'' managed to successfully defeat him. Now it's a '''mandatory''', storyline battle, and with the identity of [[spoiler: The Mysterious Figure]] finally revealed. The [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic music]] playing, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHOrW6sUKDQ L'Impeto Oscuro]], is a remix of the song that played in BBS: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfGN-nrge00 Dark Impetus]]. Players everywhere likely had goosebumps when hearing it for the first time.



* Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the entire cutscene leading up to it. [[spoiler: Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then calls out Ansem on how he now knows the truth of Ansem being the heartless of a former Keyblade Master, and how Darkness stole away his right to wield a Keyblade; He uses this to show the difference from him and Ansem, even after all this time and all of his struggles, he STILL wants to prove himself worthy to wield the Keyblade rightfully, and then mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]] (who, initially wanted for Riku to become a worthy Wielder and Master someday when he gave him the Rite of Passage). Riku resolves now to go to the real world to Sora's aid--completely rejecting Ansem's offer and showing that Ansem will not get to him ever again. For once in the series, things are not going according to Xehanort's plan, and [[VillainousBreakdown he is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss three-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome his leitmotif.]] ]]

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* Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the entire cutscene leading up to it. [[spoiler: Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then calls out Ansem on how he now knows the truth of Ansem being the heartless of a former Keyblade Master, and how Darkness stole away his right to wield a Keyblade; He uses this to show the difference from him and Ansem, even after all this time and all of his struggles, he STILL wants to prove himself worthy to wield the Keyblade rightfully, and then mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]] (who, initially wanted for Riku to become a worthy Wielder and Master someday when he gave him the Rite of Passage). Riku resolves now to go to the real world to Sora's aid--completely rejecting Ansem's offer and showing that Ansem will not get to him ever again. For once in the series, things are not going according to Xehanort's plan, and [[VillainousBreakdown he is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss three-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic his leitmotif.]] ]]
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* The inclusion of MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.

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* The inclusion of MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers'' into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.
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*** The fact that Donald and Goofy are ''ready to kill'' to protect their Queen - as we've said before, they did not get the jobs of Captain of the Royal Knights and Count Magician because they're Mickey's friends... they got the jobs ''because they're fucking dangerous when they decide to be.''


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*** Even more impressive because [[spoiler: when Mickey took the star shard he went wherever ''it'' wanted to go and had no control over it. Either Donald and Goofy got ''really lucky'' or they're able to ''control'' the Star Shard.]]



* Donald and Goofy knock out [[spoiler: The Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] by bopping it on the head as they land on it. Both awesome and funny.

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* Just seeing Quasi doing the same thing swinging to rescue Esmarelda just like in the movie ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.

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* The inclusion of MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.

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* The inclusion of MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.years.
* Donald and Goofy knock out [[spoiler: The Guardian of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] by bopping it on the head as they land on it. Both awesome and funny.
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* 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 VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII]]. And it isn't until after the battle is over that Sora collapses and gives in to the Darkness. And this is with [[spoiler: Xemnas]] pulling out all the stops--warping the Arena, throwing ''lots'' of skyscrapers, and attacking faster than in his other fights in the series.

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* 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 even with Riku's help in VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII]]. And it isn't until after the battle is over that Sora collapses and gives in to the Darkness. And this is with [[spoiler: Xemnas]] pulling out all the stops--warping the Arena, throwing ''lots'' of skyscrapers, and attacking faster than in his other fights in the series.
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* [[spoiler: [[EarnYourHappyEnding "Sora is awake. You can go home now."]]]]

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* The inclusion of MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers into the series' lore gives the Disney trio a pretty awesome bit of Fridge CharacterDevelopment. In the film, the reasons why they aren't being made Musketeers is: 1. Donald's a coward, 2. Goofy's an idiot, and 3. Mickey's physical stature prevents him from being useful. The film ends by basically saying that they cover for each other's shortcomings and can become better together. This is exactly what happens in Kingdom Hearts: Donald's gotten over his cowardice, Goofy routinely picks up on things faster than Donald or Sora, and Mickey is one of the most powerful characters still active in the story. Even better, all three of these things were true for the original Kingdom Hearts, which precedes the movie by two years.
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->'''Riku:''' Strength, to protect what matters.

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** [[spoiler: In a meta sense, the fact that he went from a minor villain character who was supposed to die at the beginning of 2 to a main character who saves the heroes multiple times and even earns a Keyblade through sheer stubbornness is a big one for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Axel/Lea]].]]
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** [[spoiler: Implies nothing; the subtitles for the scene outright say that she is the seventh and final Keyblade hero meant to fight against Xehanort. The most awesome part of this moment is TheReveal that it is Kairi who is even there, panning up to her with a {{Badass}} look on her face that makes her greatly resemble Aqua, if it wasn't obvious already that Kairi is her official successor.]]

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** [[spoiler: Implies nothing; the subtitles for the scene outright say that she is the seventh and final Keyblade hero meant to fight against Xehanort. The most awesome part of this moment is TheReveal that it is Kairi who is even there, panning up to her with a {{Badass}} badass look on her face that makes her greatly resemble Aqua, if it wasn't obvious already that Kairi is her official successor.]]

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* Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the entire cutscene leading up to it. [[spoiler: Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]], and decides he is going to the real world to Sora's side--completely rejecting Ansem's offer. For once in the series, things are not going according to Xehanort's plan, and [[VillainousBreakdown he is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss two-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome his leitmotif.]] ]]

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* Riku vs. Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the entire cutscene leading up to it. [[spoiler: Ansem, [[TheCorrupter as usual]], is trying to goad Riku to embrace the darkness, tempting him with the promise of being able to rescue Sora. Riku then calls out Ansem on how he now knows the truth of Ansem being the heartless of a former Keyblade Master, and how Darkness stole away his right to wield a Keyblade; He uses this to show the difference from him and Ansem, even after all this time and all of his struggles, he STILL wants to prove himself worthy to wield the Keyblade rightfully, and then mentions [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep his encounter with Terra]], Terra]] (who, initially wanted for Riku to become a worthy Wielder and decides Master someday when he is going gave him the Rite of Passage). Riku resolves now to go to the real world to Sora's side--completely aid--completely rejecting Ansem's offer.offer and showing that Ansem will not get to him ever again. For once in the series, things are not going according to Xehanort's plan, and [[VillainousBreakdown he is pissed]]. Cue an epic, [[SequentialBoss two-phase]] three-phase]] boss battle, which culminates in Riku echoing the words he told Terra years ago, accompanied by [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome his leitmotif.]] ]]]]
->'''Riku:''' Strength, to protect what matters.
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* The [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Players]] using their Pucks to fight the Dream Eater on the second time you go to Traverse Town.

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* The [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Players]] using their Pucks to fight the Dream Eater, On Eater on the second time you go to Traverse Town.
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* There's a subtle one in Riku's final final boss fight. As his desperation attack, the boss readies a [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep ShotLock]], which is a bit of an Uh-Oh, since Riku doesn't have anything readily available in his arsenal to take that on [[note]]His best magic or his Spirit Links weren't anywhere ''near'' as powerful as the shotlock {{Limit Break}}s[[/note]]. However, Riku falls back on his Dream Eaters, who give him enough of a generic boost in power that he's able to meet the boss's LimitBreak head on with sheer force. Even better the if you pay close attention the attack he's using is his signature move Dark Aura. That's right that one move of his in the first game is used to beat a Shotlock.

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* There's a subtle one in Riku's final final boss fight. As his desperation attack, the boss readies a [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep ShotLock]], which is a bit of an Uh-Oh, since Riku doesn't have anything readily available in his arsenal to take that on [[note]]His best magic or his Spirit Links weren't anywhere ''near'' as powerful as the shotlock {{Limit Break}}s[[/note]]. However, Riku falls back on his Dream Eaters, who give him enough of a generic boost in power that he's able to meet the boss's LimitBreak head on with sheer force. Even better the if you pay close attention the attack he's using is his signature move Dark Aura. That's right that right, one move of his moves in the first game is used to beat a Shotlock.
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* 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]]. Before the video inevitably gets pulled from Youtube you can see it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1QdUQl6krA here.]]

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* 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]]. Before the video inevitably gets pulled from Youtube you can see it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1QdUQl6krA [[https://youtu.be/_-hcLlXHDhY?t=28s here.]]
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** [[spoiler:How about the fact that even Yen Sid didn't even see it coming? He's just as surprised as everyone else, likely including the player!]]
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** 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}}''. Oh, and he's reacting to what's happening on the top screen, until finally jumping up there to help out!

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** The cherry on top though is that on the bottom screen, until the aforementioned foreshadowing, a silloette silhouette of Mickey is seen conducting the music/events a la ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Oh, and he's reacting to what's happening on the top screen, until finally jumping up there to help out!
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* The opening CG sequence of the game is a quick, but very impressive, recap of the main points of the series so far. The main point of attraction though, is the final scene which appears to actually foreshadow ''III''; [[spoiler: Mickey uses magic from a spellbook that launches several glowing pages from it; the pages then transform into Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Roxas, Donald and Goofy. They all land together, in front of Master Xehanort, with Sora leading the assault for the implied final battle]].

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* The opening CG sequence of the game is a quick, but very impressive, recap of the main points of the series so far. The main point of attraction though, is the final scene which appears to actually foreshadow ''III''; both ''III'' AND ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX χ]]''; [[spoiler: Mickey uses magic from a spellbook that launches several glowing pages from it; the pages then transform into Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Roxas, Donald and Goofy. They all land together, in front of Master Xehanort, with Sora leading the assault for the implied final battle]].

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