Line #45 Roleplay/KingdomHeartsVisionsofDestiny


1	This dream again. You've been having it a lot lately... You are floating in some kind of... liquid, it feels like, and an abyss is in all directions except below. You know, from having had this dream before, that as you gaze into the abyss, it is only a matter of time before the darkness comes out of the abyss and tries to destroy you.
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3	''There is still time. The Door is still shut. Can you get it?''
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5	These are the starting lines of ''Kingdom Hearts: Visions of Destiny'', or simply [[FunWithAcronyms KHVD]], a quest started on the Viridian Dreams forums by [=JamestheFox=] in 2011. The players control [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]] (and occasionally others) on his adventures.
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7	The quest can be found at the Viridian Dreams forum; the first thread is [[http://www.viridiandreams.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=5347 here]], the second and current thread is [[http://www.viridiandreams.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=5485 here]]. It can also be played from Sufficient Velocity, [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/kingdom-hearts-visions-of-destiny-sv-seeker-of-visions.38988/ here]].
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10	!!KHVD contains examples of:
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12	* AlienNoninterferenceClause: The World Order.
13	* [[BreaktheCutie Break the Cutie]]: Poor, poor Kairi. And Sora. And [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]]... You know what? If it's cute, it's suffered some breaking.
14	* CombatClairvoyance: Sora can see the future, and may apply his powers this way. If he's lucky and doesn't get a False Vision
15	* CombatPragmatist: Sora, who as early as his first fight resorts to [[AHandfulForAnEye throwing sand in his opponent's eyes]], and over time has only added to his list of pragmatic at best and dishonorable at worst strategies.
16	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Sora notably has one, [[spoiler:and Kairi's past has been upgraded.]] In addition, all residents of Traverse Town are said to have one.
17	* [[DarkerandEdgier Darker and Edgier]]: While it hasn't even reached the half-way point of [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI the first game]], ''Visions of Destiny'' is already this in spades.
18	* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: To Kairi, repeatedly, ultimately causing her to repress her memories.]]
19	** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Dr. Haruno]] fell off the edge, after an encounter with her old friend's Heartless.
20	* DreamingOfThingsToCome and DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: Sora's Visions sometimes occur in his sleep.
21	* FiveManBand: As opposed to the Power Trios of Kingdom Hearts tradition:
22	** TheLeader: Riku, from the POV of most characters, though as the player character Sora makes many of the decisions.
23	** TheLancer: Sora, who is not above fighting dirty and pragmatically, but is often brighter than the moody Riku.
24	** TheBigGuy: Goofy who, through immense Defense and HP, continuously laughs off the worst attacks that come to the party.
25	** TheSmartGuy: Donald Duck, master of many fields of magic, and knower of things.
26	** TheChick: Kairi, who manages finances and has been coming into her own as a magic-user.
27	* ForWantOfANail: Due to various choices made by the players, Sora, Riku, and Kairi, are still together as they travel the worlds.
28	* FutureBadass: [[spoiler: Both Riku and Kairi]] have appeared in multiple different flavors.
29	* {{Futureshadowing}}: Sora's powers in general allow him to know things that will happen, though not exactly how they will happen. And then there's the time travelers...
30	* GalacticSuperpower: The Galactic Federation.
31	* GildedCage: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Serah Farron]] is mostly kept either at home or at arm's length from a trustworthy associate by her sister Light, with all her needs provided for by Light's many jobs. The effort to keep her happy is due to her being a [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Magical Girl without Witches to fight.]]
32	* HarmfulToMinors: Xehanort, perhaps moreso than in canon, based on his actions in regards to Kairi.
33	* HelpYourselfInTheFuture: [[spoiler: Kairi]] from the future appears during [[spoiler: Sora's time in [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou The Reaper's Game]],]] and it is revealed that [[spoiler: she]] has been helping Sora's party through their early adventures from the Realm of Sleep.
34	* KillerRabbit: Celsius the Seagull is explicitly based on the TropeNamer.
35	* KnightKnaveAndSquire: Riku, Sora, and Kairi form each respective pillar.
36	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is already pretty massive. KHVD takes this to the next level, adding several franchises to the crossover.
37	* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: It is established that characters meeting their future selves in the Realm of Sleep is bad news... at least for Sora, who can see the continuous shifting of the future made worse by said encounters.
38	* PowerGivesYouWings: Kairi pulled this, once.
39	* RunningGag: Kairi and Coffee (you don't let Kairi get her hands on coffee. No, you don't. Not even then. Trust us on this one). Sora and Left (taking the left option is perfectly valid. Always).
40	* {{Seers}}: One notable divergence from the original series is that Sora is a seer. He occasionally sees glimpses of the future, allowing the players to steer towards or away from what Sora sees. The Visions themselves may or may not be true, sometimes in the form of PropheticFallacy, sometimes the Visions simply give false information.
41	* SecretTestofCharacter: Ansem, Seeker of Darkness' conversation with Sora in the Secret Place caused Sora's heart to shift further to the light, based on Sora's answers to his questions.
42	* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: [[spoiler: Kairi, and the Heart Extraction Machine.]]
43	* TemptingFate: The players, constantly.
44	* TheChosenOne: Riku, unlike in canon, receives the Keyblade Terra passed to him undisputed, and for a time he is the only Keybearer around. Many characters view him as the "hero" and leader of the party.
45	* TheMasquerade: The "World Order" is held more importantly in KHVD than in canon - it's a law, held to by a multi-world Federation.

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