Franchise / Kingdom Hearts

Keys to the Kingdom.^note From left to right: Top: Xemnas, Master Xehanort, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. Middle: King Mickey, Ventus, Aqua, Terra, Data-Sora, Data-Riku. Bottom: Roxas, Sora, Goofy, Donald Duck

"There are many worlds,
but they share the same sky—
one sky, one destiny."

— Kairi's Letter/Opening Credits

For the game in the series titled Kingdom Hearts, see Kingdom Hearts.

So, a Square Enix developer and a Disney executive walk into an elevator...

Kingdom Hearts is a series of fantasy Action JRPG games, co-produced by Square Enix and Disney, directed by Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura, and featuring characters from both companies. It's basically the darkness-lightingly popular Final Fantasy series meets Disney (along with some other Square Enix properties later on). The series is well-known for its incredibly bizarre premise and increasingly complicated plot, not to mention its increasingly absurd sequel subtitles.

Sora is a young boy living a peaceful but boring life on an island with his best friends Riku and Kairi. This is until the day his world is engulfed by The Heartless, an eldritch species that feed on the hearts of innocent people and literally consume entire worlds. Sora is sucked through a portal and winds up in Traverse Town, a crossroads world that has become the refuge of those who have lost their worlds to the Heartless. As he begins to search for his missing friends, Sora is granted the mysterious Keyblade: the only thing capable of closing the gaps that the Heartless are using to invade the worlds.

With the aid of Donald Duck and Goofy, two royal knights searching for their missing king, Sora must travel to all of the different worlds and use the Keyblade to lock them safely away from the Heartless and those who plot to use the Heartless to further their own ends. Meanwhile Riku, having ended up in another world, becomes obsessed with rescuing Kairi at all costs and is tempted by the same power of darkness that Sora is trying to seal, setting up the two best friends for a fateful confrontation.

As Sora and Riku grapple with their newfound powers and responsibilities, an ever-expanding mythology begins to unfold around the legendary Kingdom Hearts: the source of all hearts and the goal of many an antagonist.

Phase One: The Dark Seeker Saga

The first phase of games detail Sora and friends' struggle against a man known as Xehanort, who wishes to unlock the secrets of Kingdom Hearts and use it for his own nefarious purposes. Detailed below is the order the games are released in, and should be played in.

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

The next three games, released between 2008 and 2010, would see the series branch out into handheld consoles as it primarily focused on other characters besides Sora who could wield the Keyblade, and eventually had Sora learn of his connection to these new characters. The origins of Xehanort would also be detailed in this handheld trilogy.

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

• Kingdom Hearts (2002, PlayStation 2): The first game in the series, following Sora, Donald and Goofy as they search for their missing friends and fight off the darkness invading the worlds.
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004, Game Boy Advance): A direct sequel to Kingdom Hearts. Unbeknownst to each other, Sora and Riku separately arrive at the mysterious Castle Oblivion and come into conflict with an Organization of hostile, black-hooded figures.
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005, PlayStation 2): The third game in the series, set roughly a year after Chain of Memories. Sora, Donald and Goofy once again travel the worlds in search of Riku and King Mickey while fending off a new threat, but find themselves waylaid by the remaining members of Organization XIII and the mysteries behind a boy named Roxas.
• Kingdom Hearts coded (2008-2010, mobile phones): A mobile phone game taking place immediately after II, following King Mickey as he attempts to decode a mysterious message left in Jiminy Cricket's journal.
• Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (2009, Nintendo DS): An Interquel set between I and II about Roxas, his friends Axel and Xion, and their bittersweet experiences as members of Organization XIII.
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010, PlayStation Portable): A prequel set ten years before the first game. Follows three Keyblade wielders, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, as they contend with the first schemes of series antagonist Xehanort.
• Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] (2012, Nintendo 3DS): A sequel to Kingdom Hearts II. Sora and Riku undergo a trial to become Keyblade Masters in time for the final battle as sinister forces attempt to undermine their efforts.
• Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- (2017, PlayStation 4 and 2020, Xbox One): A shorter installment included in the Kingdom Hearts II.8 Final Chapter Prologue compilation. This sequel to Birth By Sleep explores the decade Aqua spends in the realm of darkness leading up to I.
• Kingdom Hearts III (2019, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; 2021, PC; 2022, Nintendo Switch (Cloud version)): The Grand Finale of the Dark Seeker Saga. Sora, Donald, Goofy, Riku, and Mickey explore the worlds to assemble a team of Keyblade wielders and end Xehanort's schemes once and for all.
  • Kingdom Hearts III: Re Mind (2020, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One): An expansion pack containing three stories set during and after the climax of III. Sora tries to undo some of the tragic events of the Keyblade War and learns the consequences of changing fate.

Phase Two: The Lost Master Arc

The second phase of games of the series began in 2020. After the events of III, the heroes pick up the pieces and search for answers about the questions they've been left with as the schemes of an ancient master with a mysterious agenda come to light.

• Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020, Playstation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch and 2021, PC): A rhythm game in which Kairi searches through the memories of her and her friends’ past looking for clues to the future.
• Kingdom Hearts IV (TBD): The fourth numbered game of the series, Sora continues to fight against the darkness while both he and his friends attempt to find a way to get him out of the mysterious realm of Quadratum.

χ series

A series of games release for mobile phone (and PC for the original KHχ), that act as a prequel for the franchise as a whole and are not considered part of neither of the two major arcs, though elements of them start to become relevant in the transition between the two arcs.

• Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] (2013-2016, PC and 2015-2021, mobile phones): A Web Game set during the era of the Foretellers, the original Keyblade Masters, and the Keyblade War that ended it. The game follows a player-created Virtual Paper Doll Keyblade wielder—a series first—experiencing the consequences of the Foretellers' attempts to follow the cryptic instructions left by their vanished leader.
  • Kingdom Hearts Union χ [cross] (2017): The "second season" of Unchained χ [chi], the mobile version of the game, following a new generation of Keyblade Masters attempting to pick up the pieces after the Keyblade War.
  • Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road (2020): A sub-game in Union χ that explores Xehanort's Start of Darkness. Though a story about Xehanort released after the end of the Dark Seeker Saga, it is not considered a part of said saga since it does not feature him as an antagonistic force being battled by the heroes of the series.
• Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link (2023 (closed beta), mobile phones): A new fully-3D game set between the events of Union χ and Dark Road revolving around Scala ad Caelum.

Remakes and re-releases

Several games of the series have received updated releases including additional content, and as the series has gone on and across several different platforms, the 2010's saw cohesive efforts to bring all of the games together into organized collections.

• Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (2002, PlayStation 2): The first game's Updated Re-release, featuring rebalanced gameplay and a host of new content on top of what had already been added to the initial international release. Only released in Japan.
• Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2007, PlayStation 2): A 3D remake of Chain of Memories. Released as part of the Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ bundle in Japan and as a standalone title in North America in 2008. Features little new content other than the 3D overhaul, although the Japanese version can give/receive minor Old Save Bonuses to/from Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.
• Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix (2007, PlayStation 2): An Updated Re-release of II. Similarly to I Final Mix, rebalances gameplay and adds new content, along with a new difficulty level. Only released in Japan. This game and Re:Chain of Memories were also released as the Japan-only bundle Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+.
• Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2010, Nintendo DS): A remake of coded, created for international audiences. Uses a new battle system based on the Deck Command system of Birth by Sleep.
• Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix (2011, PlayStation Portable): An Updated Re-release of Birth by Sleep, containing new content along with what had been added to the international release. Only released in Japan.
• Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (2013, PlayStation 3): A bundle containing Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Re:Chain of Memories, and a movie using cutscenes from 358/2 Days, all remastered in HD. Released in all territories.
• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX (2014, PlayStation 3): A bundle containing HD remasters of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Birth by Sleep Final Mix, and a movie using cutscenes from Re:coded. Released in all territories.
• Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ [chi] (2015, mobile phones): A tweaked mobile port of χ [chi], retelling its story for international audiences.
• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017, PlayStation 4; 2020, Xbox One; 2021, PC; 2022, Nintendo Switch^note Cloud version): A bundle containing an Updated Re-release of 3D: Dream Drop Distance, the new 0.2 Birth By Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-, and Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] Back Cover, an original movie following the plot of χ [chi] from the Foretellers' perspective.
• Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX (2017, PlayStation 4; 2020, Xbox One; 2021, PC; 2022, Nintendo Switch ^note Cloud version): A bundle containing all the remasters previously released on the PlayStation 3 with further technical improvements.
• Kingdom Hearts - The Story So Far - (2018, PlayStation 4): A bundle combining the contents of 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix and 2.8.
• Kingdom Hearts: All In One (2020, PlayStation 4): A bundle containing the contents of The Story So Far and III. Does not include the Re:MIND DLC.
• Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece (2022, Nintendo Switch^note via Cloud Gaming): A bundle containing the contents of The Story So Far and III, including the Re:MIND DLC.

Adaptations

The franchise has had several manga and novels published.

The first four games and Kingdom Hearts III have been adapted to manga by Shiro Amano. While the manga itself does have some dramatic moments, it is mainly an abridged adaptation of the games with a lot of humor, typical of Japanese comedy in other manga.

The novel adaptations are written by Tomoco Kanemaki, with illustrations by Amano. They were translated and licensed for release and by Yen Press.

In 2019, Games Workshop released Kingdom Hearts themed version of their board game Talisman.

• Manga:
  • Kingdom Hearts
  • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
  • Kingdom Hearts II
  • Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
  • Kingdom Hearts III
• Light Novels
  • Kingdom Hearts X: Your Keyblade, Your Story The Novel
• Literature:
  • Kingdom Hearts
  • Kingdom Hearts Chain Of Memories
  • Kingdom Hearts II
  • Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2
  • Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
  • Kingdom Hearts Coded
  • Kingdom Hearts 3 D Dream Drop Distance
  • Kingdom Hearts X
  • Kingdom Hearts III
• Tabletop Games:
  • Kingdom Hearts Trading Card Game (2006)
  • Talisman: Kingdom Hearts (2019)
• Video Games:
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2021) ^note Sora is the final playable character in the second Fighter's Pass, and the final DLC character overall. Aside from the Mickey Mouse insignia on his keychain, all other elements tied to the Disney part of the equation are Adapted Out. Characters original to the series, including Riku, Kairi, Roxas, Xion, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Naminé, Axel, Master Xehanort, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Xemnas, Saïx, and Vanitas appear as background cameos or Spirits.

The series contains appearances by characters and locations from the following games, films and franchises.

Disney

Featured

• 101 Dalmatians^note a Collection Sidequest in I involves finding the 99 puppies for Pongo and Perdita; a x costume depicts Cruella
• Aladdin^note basis of the world Agrabah, which appears in I, Chain of Memories, II, coded, 358/2 Days and x
  • Aladdin: The Return of Jafar^note the Agrabah story in II loosely adapts this sequel
• Alice in Wonderland^note basis of the world Wonderland, which appears in I, Chain of Memories, coded, 358/2 Days, and x; the Mad Tea Party ride appears as an Attraction Flow in III
• Bambi^note Bambi is a summon appearing in I and Chain of Memories, x depicts costumes of the title character, Faline, Thumper, and Miss Bunny
• Beauty and the Beast^note the Beast and Belle appear in I and Chain of Memories; the world Beast's Castle appears in II, 358/2 Days, and x
• Big Hero 6^note basis of the world San Fransokyo, which appears in III
• Chicken Little^note Chicken Little is a summon appearing in II
• Cinderella^note Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother appear in I; the world Castle of Dreams appears in Birth by Sleep, x, and 0.2; the Fairy Godmother returns in Re Mind and Melody of Memory
• Classic Disney Shorts^note many characters from the classic shorts appear throughout the series, most notably Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, who appear prominently in every game, and Pete, who debuts as an antagonist in II and has appeared in nearly every game since; their home world, Disney Castle/Disney Town, appears in II and Birth by Sleep, and in non-interactive form in I, Re:coded, and 3D; Timeless River, a world based on the very oldest black-and-white shorts, appears in II; minigames based on various shorts appear in III and x
  • Steamboat Willie^note the primary short explored in Timeless River
  • The Band Concert^note the courtyard of Disney Castle is styled after this short
  • Runaway Brain^note Julius appears as a Bonus Boss in 3D
• Disney Theme Parks^note III features Attraction Flow, a game mechanic based on assorted theme park rides, and implements the Parks' famous "Hidden Mickey" Easter Eggs as "Lucky Emblems"
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad^note a Big Thunder Mining Company train appears as the Mountain Coaster Attraction Flow in III
• DuckTales^note this series' incarnation of Scrooge McDuck appears in II, Birth by Sleep, and III
• Dumbo^note Dumbo is a summon appearing in I and Chain of Memories; x depicts a costume of Timothy Q. Mouse and accessories of the title character and a Pink Elephant.
• Fantasia^note I features several Fantasia elements, such as the enchanted brooms from The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Chernabog from Night on Bald Mountain; Yen Sid the sorcerer debuts in II and has since ascended to the role of Big Good, appearing in that capacity in every game from Birth By Sleep onward; a world based on all of the film's segments, Symphony of Sorcery, appears in 3D
• Frozen^note basis of Arendelle, a world in III
• Hercules^note basis of the world Olympus Coliseum, which appears in every game except 3D (and only mentioned in 0.2) and returns in III as Olympus
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame^note basis of the world La Cité des Cloches, which appears in 3D; an encounter at the Notre Dame cathedral in that game is brought up in III
• Lilo & Stitch^note Stitch is a summon appearing in II and III; basis of the world Deep Space, which appears in Birth by Sleep
  • Stitch! The Movie^note Experiment 221 appears in Birth by Sleep as a boss
• The Lion King (1994)^note Simba is a summon appearing in I, Chain of Memories, and III; the world Pride Lands appears in II
• The Little Mermaid (1989)^note basis of the world Atlantica, which appears in I, Chain of Memories, and II; Ursula makes a surprise appearance in 3D; Ariel is a summon in III
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers^note basis of the world Country of the Musketeers, which appears in 3D
• Monsters, Inc.^note basis of Monstropolis, a world in III
• Mulan^note Mushu is a summon appearing in I and Chain of Memories; basis of the world The Land of Dragons, which appears in II
• The Nightmare Before Christmas^note basis of the world Halloween Town, which appears in I, Chain of Memories, II, and 358/2 Days
• Peter Pan^note basis of the world Never Land, which appears in I, Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days, and Birth by Sleep; Peter and Tinker Bell appear as a summon in II
• Pinocchio^note Jiminy Cricket is a prominent companion and chronicler throughout the series; basis of the Womb Level "world" Monstro, which appears in I and Chain of Memories; the film's actual world, Prankster's Paradise, appears in 3D; Monstro is a Bonus Boss in Birth by Sleep Final Mix
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl^note basis of the world Port Royal, which appears in II
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End^note basis of the world The Caribbean, which appears in III
• Ratatouille^note Rémy appears in III
• Sleeping Beauty^note Maleficent is a recurring antagonist, appearing in every game except for 358/2 Days and 0.2; Aurora also appears in I, and Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather in II; the world Enchanted Dominion appears in Birth by Sleep, x, and 0.2
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs^note Snow White appears in I; the world Dwarf Woodlands appears in Birth by Sleep, x, and 0.2
• The Sword in the Stone^note Merlin appears in I, II, Birth by Sleep, and III, and is mentioned in 3D and 0.2
• Tangled^note basis of the world Kingdom of Corona, which appears in III
• Tarzan^note basis of the world Deep Jungle, which appears in I; Tarzan material has disappeared from future games for copyright reasons
• Toy Story^note basis of the world Toy Box in III
  • Toy Story 2^note the Toy Story world has the second film's status quo, given the state of the Davis household and presence of the Alien trio; a medal in x depicts Jessie in addition to characters featured in III
  • Toy Story That Time Forgot^note the Battlesaurs can be seen on the shelves of Galaxy Toys
• TRON^note basis of the world Space Paranoids, which appears in II
  • TRON 2.0^note elements from this game are used in Space Paranoids, namely the game grid's light cycle design resembling the super light cycle
  • TRON: Legacy^note basis of the world The Grid, which appears in 3D
• Winnie the Pooh^note basis of the world The Hundred-Acre Wood, which appears in I, Chain of Memories, II, Birth by Sleep, and III
  • Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin^note areas in II are adapted from this film's locations, namely Skull and the butterfly valley
  • Pooh's Heffalump Movie^note Lumpy appears in III
• Wreck-It Ralph ^note basis of the world Game Central Station in x, with sub-worlds based on the film's other video games; Ralph appears in III as a summon

Cameos only

• The Aristocats^note a x costume and accessory depicts Marie, accessories also depict Berlioz and Toulouse
• Beauty and the Beast (2017)^note x costumes of this film's Belle and Beast were released to promote the film
• Coco^note x features medals and costumes depicting Miguel and Héctor, Dante is also depicted as a medal
• Disney Fairies^note a x costume depicts Terence
• Disney Tsum Tsum^note x features medals and cosmetics depict various Tsums and a boss that is a stack of Heartless Tsums
• DuckTales (2017) ^note x medals depict this show's versions of Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby, and Launchpad McQuack
• Incredibles 2^note medals in x depict Bob, Helen, Dash, Violet, and Jack-Jack
• The Jungle Book (1967)^note x medals depict Mowgli, Baloo, and Louie
• Lady and the Tramp^note a fountain depicting the signature spaghetti kiss is in Traverse Town and can be seen in I, Re:Chain of Memories, Re:coded and 3D, x depicts humanoid costumes inspired by the title characters.
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series^note x depicts an Angel costume
• Luxo Jr.^note the Luxo Ball can be found in Toy Box in III
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales^note x costumes of this film's Jack Sparrow and Carina Smyth were released to promote the film.
• Moana^note x medals depict Moana and Maui, a costume also depicts Moana
• Onward^note x medals depict Ian and Barley
• The Rescuers^note x costumes and accessories depict Bernard and Bianca
• Two Chips and a Miss^note x includes accessories depicting Clarice
• Soul^note x medals depict Joe, 22 and Mr. Mittens
• Zootopia^note x medals, costumes, and accessories depict Judy and Nick, additional accessories include Fennick and Flash

Square-Enix

• The Bouncer^note Sora's design is heavily reminiscent of Sion; as a direct shout-out, Pence's shirt reads "Dog Street"
• Bravely Default^note x costumes exclusive to the Japanese version
• Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015)^note an advertisement for the game, scale models of Bahamut, Ifrit, and Odin, and boxes for models of Ramuh, Leviathan, and Alexander can be found on display in Galaxy Toys in III
• Einhänder^note Schwarzgeist appears as a Bonus Boss and both it and Endymion appear as Gummi Ship blueprints in III
• Final Fantasy^note Moogles appear in every game in the series, while many other staples of the franchise appear as components in design and gameplay
• Final Fantasy VI^note Setzer appears in II
• Final Fantasy VII^note Aerith, Yuffie, and Cid appear in Traverse Town, and Cloud in Olympus Coliseum, in I, Chain of Memories, and coded, and all of them in Hollow Bastion in II, which also introduces Tifa; Sephiroth is a Bonus Boss in I and II; Zack appears in Olympus Coliseum in Birth by Sleep; Cloud makes another Olympus appearance in x and has a cameo as an Olympus statue in III; Aerith, Yuffie, and Cid return in Re Mind
  • Crisis Core^note Zack's appearance in Birth by Sleep is based on this game
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake^note x medals depict its incarnations of Cloud, Tifa, Aerith and Sephiroth
• Final Fantasy VIII^note Selphie appears on Destiny Islands, and Squall in Traverse Town then Hollow Bastion, in I, Chain of Memories, II, and coded; Seifer, Fujin, and Raijin appear in Twilight Town in II; Squall returns in Re Mind
• Final Fantasy IX^note Vivi appears in II
• Final Fantasy X^note Tidus and Wakka appear on Destiny Islands in I, Chain of Memories, and coded, and are mentioned in II; Auron appears in Olympus Coliseum, and Yuna and Rikku in Hollow Bastion, in II; Auron makes a cameo as an Olympus statue in III
  • Final Fantasy X-2^note Yuna and Rikku are in their Gullwings attire and accompanied by Paine in II
• Final Fantasy Record Keeper^note as part of a crossover event, x features medals depicting Tyro, Dr. Mog, Elarra, and a whole series of past Final Fantasy characters in Record Keeper's pixel art style, as well as enemies and music based on Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy V and Kefka from FFVI
• Imaginary Range^note a music theme from this obscure iOS interactive graphic novel was remixed into the track "Zero Hour -The Rescue-" in III
• The World Ends with You^note Neku, Joshua, Shiki, Beat, and Rhyme appear in Traverse Town in 3D, names of other characters from the game appear in one of the Flick Rush tournaments
• World of Final Fantasy^note x features medals depicting Lann, Reyn, and Tama, plus a whole series of the game's Lilikin characters, including Sora himself who was a Temporary Online Content summon in World of Final Fantasy

Due to lengthy periods between releases and the prevalence of Late Arrival Spoilers, spoilers from installments before 2010 are unmarked. Read at your own risk.

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Kingdom Hearts as a whole provides examples of:

Tropes #

• 11th-Hour Superpower:
  • The Final Form transformation in Kingdom Hearts II. Granted, it's available for a while before the final boss, but it's hard to unlock quickly. It's really, really broken too, seeing as how it automatically attacks with every movement, including flying or drinking potions.
  • In Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Aqua gets the game's best Keyblade in the Final Episode, the semi-hidden true conclusion to the game's storyline. It also forces you to use it in the secret episode added in the final mix version.
  • Plus, for the final battle of the prologue section of Kingdom Hearts II, Roxas gets to dual wield keyblades for the final showdown with Axel. It plays like Sora's drive version, except there isn't a gauge, so it's basically unlimited.
  • Upon entering the final world in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Sora is given an ability called "Trinity Limit" which gives you the ability to decimate any enemies on the screen provided you obtain one Goofy and Donald card during the battle.
  • Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days: Roxas gains the ability to dual wield the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades during the first part of Day 358 (the last mission). His attacking speed and power increase dramatically, letting him quickly kill the Neoshadows that spawn with only one or two hits.
• 13 Is Unlucky:
  • Organization XIII consists of thirteen members who like to walk around in Black Cloaks and do nasty things, which is ambiguously justifiable in that they lost their hearts and are trying to reclaim them. The means of trying to reclaim their hearts, however, involves the distortion of the heart of all worlds. Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] reveals that the Organization's true purpose is to serve as vessels to Xehanort, who seeks to reforge the χ-blade by pitting thirteen darknesses against seven lights (the Princesses of Heart). But with Sora foiling his goals, Xehanort is trying again with a second Organization.
  • Sora is described in the Grid as Combatant 13, Foreshadowing Xehanort's plan to use him as his thirteenth vessel.
  • Castle Oblivion, which is used as a base by members of the aforementioned Organization, has thirteen floors.

• Tropes A to D
• Tropes E to H
• Tropes I to O
• Tropes P to Z

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—But don't be afraid.
You hold the mightiest weapon of all.
So don't forget:
You are the one who will open the door.