It's more so that people think Kingdom Hearts has spin offs. Kingdom Hearts doesn't have spin offs except KH V-Cast, and small random games like the match 3 358/2 days game
i have always been the most emotionally impacted by the story of Roxas. He never chose to be born into existence, and he spent most of that time at the mercy of people who only used him to further their own agendas, often tormenting him in the process (looking at you DiZ). I also love Ventus for the same reason, their stories are so sad, yet so beautiful. They break my heart every time.
Namine while never fights in the series shes definitely one of the biggest players in the series, and nearly apperaing in every Kingdom Hearts Console Game since her debut
Yeah, Namine is unironically a contender for GOAT status, and her abilities are very unique amongst everyone else in KH. ...though I will say, her getting to wield a Keyblade would be pretty sick, especially since Kairi has one and the Nobodies of Keyblade wielders are often themselves Keyblade wielders.
You’ve got a point about Namine using the corridors of darkness without an Organization cloak at all. It’s a very cool detail I just never noticed at all.
I do like namine, i think she and the other girls should form a girl group, and battle the lost masters in universe while sora and riku fight the MoM and luxu. if namine gets a keyblade in KH4 im sure this is the direction it will go in
I would be happy with her just staying in the background as support but if she ever does get a keyblade, I hope they do form a girl group. That would be fun and pretty cool. And I mean staying in the back to provide support, not staying as a background character that doesn't get screen time.
I'm really hoping Namine will have more moments in the upcoming saga, her ability to relay information to turn the tides in the heroes' favor is so awesome.
Namine is a good example of a female character that doesn’t need to be super strong to be a good character. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all done for op female characters, but I don’t think it’s necessary to make a good character. Namine is a tragic yet empathetic character, helping people in her own way. She’s not a fighter, so she makes up for it by being a sort of guide, using her magic and knowledge to help out (comforting roxas and xion, contacting lingering will, making up for her mistake by putting sora back together and hiding him from the organization)
Huh, I was under the impression that Naminé was created when Kairi's heart entered Sora on Destiny Islands, not when it left in Hollow Bastion. I mean, she mentions having been alone for very long, yet going by Days, it's barely three weeks after Roxas' birth that the Organization goes to Castle Oblivion, and it's inferred that Naminé has been under their control for a bit longer, so she'd have been alone for like a week, which is some time, but it seems too little at the same time.
I think Riku became my favorite in KH3 purely because of his scenes in the keyblade graveyard. Him making his last stand while Sora is on the brink, him facing his past self in the form of a replica, and facing the epitome of his lowest time Ansem but not with anger and hate but honestly sadness to see him gone in a strange way. The real problem now though is that I feel like Riku is used mostly to propel other characters now since his arc is mostly finished. Hope to see that change in Quadratum but we all fear the death flags for our boy.
Naminé is a boss. Was hoping KH3 was going to give us the proper ‘Thank Naminé’ pay off, but praying they have something special in store for this later down the line
Fantastic video, you make some great points! I also never considered that Namine COULD just casually walk through corridors of darkness... I appreciate the shoutout, too!
0:03:52 yeah! I can see what you mean about this part Sky. It’s interesting cause she’s definitely very visibly upset here about Sora choosing his older memories. And i was like, “Well, what did she expect? Sora is too in love with Kairi to be swayed away from his older memories here.” But I do get it. And Namine is such an integral part of the story that you can’t be mad at her.
I would have to say Riku is my favorite character. His journey and character growth have been my favorite thing to watch. I dont exactly have a least favorite character or a character I truly dislike but I do have a character that i don't like how they've been handled so far and that's Kairi. There have been so many times where I think she could have had more of a spotlight and contributed more but they kept sidelining her sadly. I just hope going forward she gets her moments to truly shine.
I didn't know there was a cutscene during the concert, and I wish they had added that in KH 3. I respect Noruma's decision. My favorite character is Sora since I just like his outgoing optimistic personality. I also love how whenever his friends are in a bit of danger, he is willing to put his life on the line to save them. For example, when Sora saved Aqua Riku and Mickey, Sora wanted to go to the Realm of Darkness numerous times with Riku and Mickey. However he knew he would be hinderous to them, but when they were in serious danger and couldn't leave the realm of darkness, he knew that he had to save them. Another example when he abuse he power of waking to save his friends, granted he didn't know what would happen if he abused it but I feel like he would still do it even if it cost his life. My least favorite character is Kairi most of the time in the series she does absolutely nothing. She want to help by using a keyblade, then do nothing too special and then dies. Then on the dlc they tried to make her do something and later get immediately captured.
My #1 Favorite KINGDOM HEARTS characters are equally both Sora AND Roxas. In my personal opinion, Roxas is just the Nagito to Sora's Makoto or the Vergil to his Dante. Sora's cheerful attitude, compassionate heart, and undying determination. Roxas's struggles to find hope in his hopeless life, his challenges to find a meaning for his meaningless existence and to be free to rule his own fate made both of them my equally favorite KINGDOM HEARTS protagonists.
Sora is my favourite character from any game series. He’s just iconic at this point. Haley Joel is a goated voice actor too. Good decision by Square to keep Sora as a protagonist, although I would like to see more character development from him. I want to see him get angry and vengeful and really show us his true power. Least favourite would have to be Zexion/Ienzo. I like his design, I was excited to see what they did with his character going into 3. Up until that point he had limitless potential. In 3 he’s just boring. He just spouts exposition in long strands and adds nothing of value.
Already knew who this would be about. And completely valid, Namine's an absolute GOAT 🙌🏿, actively helping the fight by putting in the MOST work across the whole series, and all without being a keyblade wielder (Kairi stocks be falling 🫠🥲). Sky's actually mentioned her as his favorite a few times if you're a veteran viewer from way back (the mod vids also made it clear 🤭). Which is weird when, during I think the most recent X-Keeper stream, he mentioned King Mickey as his favorite when favorite characters were asked. Don't know if he was memeing 😂😅, but glad the real one got a dedicated vid.
I’ve always appreciated her as a character considering how she never wanted to go along with the organizations will. It was alway a reluctant compliance and any opportunity she had to help the keepers of light during and after CoM she took it without hesitation.
Absolutely love the video. Namine definetely needs more recognition. What's the mod that you're using behind you character btw? The one with the bbs crew
*Lyrics* Drawings on paper constructed of hope and stardust Gathering memories long ago lost and forgotten in the void of night Line up the pieces Gathering pictures of friendship and journeys far away Put the pieces together forever knowing that they will be entwined Linking the memories Caged is the bird with the pen and the paper of your heart Casting shadows of memories of another time and another place Onto the pages Purpose fulfilled, she no longer is useful in this world Now the puzzle of memories pieces are put back in their rightful place "Thank Namine", someday
Namine talking to lingering will during bbb 0.2 taking place near the end of the first game when Mickey was looking for the dark keyblade is when Namine was newly created by them Sora created Roxas and Sora turned into a heartless.
When I was old enough to appreciate histories in games and replayed KH2, I was hopping Roxas's adamant fight for his existence would rub off on Naminé, it just broke my heart seeing this girl relay all the horrible things that were said to her to basically her own brother. Also since it's never explained were Riku got that keyblade he gave Kairi, I always thought Naminé just gave her keyblade to Riku and removed the memory, since she was going to dissappear and that keyblade is the one Aqua got after meeting Kairi in Radiant Garden and Roxas's keyblades represent Sora's connections it just made Kingdom Hearts sense in my mind.
Namine is awesome she did do a lot and it also show you don't need to fight to help a strong support will be a help. I always want to say Kairi and Xion are awesome important to not just to help Sora or other character too but they help in their own ways. Sora even said that his journey began with searching for Kairi and Riku too. Kairi was guiding Sora and keeping him together is also important and deserves credit.
Never thought of Namine as Underrated. I'd say Maleficent is underrated as shes often regarded as the Disney villain and not the MAIN VILLAIN like Xehanort. My favorite Character is Riku without a doubt was also my first crush without realizing it (Found out I was bi in Hi School) I think an underrated KH character in Leon. TO ME he was an original KH Character as I didn't know what Final Fantasy was as KH was my first real video game i ever played and beat. To me he was Sora's mentor as a fighter against the darkness. And him not being in KH 3 felt weird to me. Since he was so important as a supporting character in the first two. Most hated character is probably Yen Sid.
My favorite character has always been Riku. When I was 12 and the original game was new, I thought he was confident and brave, and I had a little crush on him (again, I was 12 lol). Fast forward to getting back into this series as an adult, I appreciate how much he grows throughout the story, how he never stopped fighting, and that we get to see his character growth (whereas other great characters seem to have a lot of their growth happen off-screen). Also, I struggled a lot with depression and mental health issues, and so I could relate to Riku at certain points. Bio-Roxas has a great video on the Psychology of Riku that made me realize why I related to Riku so much, as a teenager and even now in some ways. Character I don't like would be Luxord. No real reason, he just annoys me. And Axel should get a special mention for being a favorite character AND a character who makes me cringe haha.
This is just a theory, but i think that namine has a crush on riku, and if this turns out to be cannon then this will be the most adorable theory i ever had!
Ive recently gotten all the trophies from KH1 to KH3, including the side games on PS4. So with all the knowledge fresh in my mind from replaying them all, I started to appreciate the story and context. My favorite characters WERE only the sea salt trio (Roxas, Axel and Xion) but Namine is now part of my list. My least favorite....is Larxene. She's unapologetically cruel, slapping around Sora like she owns him. That backhand towards Namine was the motivation I needed to put her down 4 times over!
Favorite: Sora. Least Favorite: Dark Riku (not the more complex and likeable Riku Replica). Glad to see Naminé getting some love. I was kinda miffed that she only appeared in two cutscenes in base KH3 (and one of those was missable); we saw her more booting up the game cumulatively than we saw her in the actual game.
Most favorite Character of KH is Namine. She really is such a underappreciated character but also so important to the lore, especially when it comes to Kairi. Always loved Namine's design and her ability to mess with someones memories.
Crocodile from One Piece because somewhere out there in the infinite multiverse of the series, he and his entire universe exist, and he and his own Organization XIII esque crew in Baroque Works will emerge supreme in the future.
Roxas and Xion are tied as my favorite, their drive to form identities of their own and take the reigns of their own destiny hits really deep for me. But I always felt that both Xion and Naminé's powers were a bit overcomplicated, like I just thought everyone in Chain of Memories was just obsessed with Sora so much they just reduced Naminé's powers to "how much can you help us mess with the protagonist"; and that Xion just designed to absorb keyblade wielder memories and thats why, I thought, she resembled Kairi and Skuld (short black hair, sweet but feisty) both important characters for the two wielders Roxas is made of. Also if anyone HAD to steal the spotlight from Kairi in the last fight of her own game it had to be Naminé, if she controls memories and that Xehanorth is a memory then why not have her end him and help Kairi the last stretch of the way? Not like the Sora bit makes any more sense either. Also also, I STILL hate DiZ/Ansem the Gamer for everything he said and did to those 4 kids looking for HIS revenge, "I could not control Sora"-faceass No! Sh*t! He didn't do anything to try, he just shows up at the end and tries to digitize the pirate kingdom hearts with a laser he just around his mancave for who-knows-how-long and goes to mope in hell when he fails, and doesn't even have the courtesy to give Aqua the darkness repelling coat for at least a little while. Sorry for the long rants I don't have anyone else to talk to about this games...
Favorite Character: Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Talk about cool forms and movesets) Disfavor Character: Ventus (Just a carbon copy of one of the coolest characters in the game right down to the sad emotion back story to the same clothes color combination. And I'm sure he is the weakest Keyblade wielder).
Namine doesn’t need a keyblade, she needs a nice house somewhere and a quiet rest of her life with adoptive parents after all the abuse and manipulation she went through. Same for… honestly all of the protagonists, really, they can all use a real vacation.
I really do think namine deserves like a staff or tome so she could join the fight as a mage and fire off like nothingness lightning and create like barricades out of illustrations or something I feel like she could do alot as like the support wizard.
my favorites are the three trios that we got axel, roxas, terra, aqua, xion, ventus, sorra, goofy and donald and mickey in there also for namine im mixed for her
Personaly I feel like Namine is the "Bulma " of the Kingdom Hearts series being that character who does not fight but has a Huge impact on the franchise and that's why we all love her [Honestly however I thought you were gonna say Mickey Mouse LOL] as for who my favorite Character is well I can't pick between all the characters in the Destiny, Wavefinder and Sea Sault Trios with Namine so they all are as for least......VEXEN!
I feel like her being "selfish" at the end of the game, feeling hurt by Sora's decision to gain his old memories is actually the first time we see a Nobody having feelings and a heart. It foreshadows the future of Nobodies and how Xemnas was wrong about how they dont have a heart. I never saw it as a bad thing that she felt hurt, its human, and thats what makes that scene so much better, it shows that even though she is "not a person" she still has a heart
I think Namine is the most Underrated character and I like how she does some much in the shadows of the series and supported hour Heroes and I think she could get into the Action for the series moving on and she doesn’t have to have a Keyblade I believe it was said what Ever She draws comes to life which is probably how she Created Sora’s Fake memories so she could be a Summoner like Yuna was she could Summon Disney Character from Sora’s Memory to assist her In battle as KH does have a Summoner type of Character yet and My favourite character I’d Sora while my Least Favourite is Xaladdin he seams so Bland in his Personality out of all of the Original ORG 13.
We should all be VERY glad Namine is as nice as she is.... remember, the CoM plan was to make Sora an Organization pawn, THROUGH Namine, if she didn't want what was best for Sora, he would have been HER puppet, and she could have sent him to take down the rest of the Organization in her stead. Furthermore, lets not forget that her powers can also change the memories of EVERYONE connected to Sora.... which, lets face it... is Basically everyone. So the gaslighting done to get Sora under wrapps could be applied to anyone else in the series, making them all potential pawns for Namine if she was someone who wanted to do that.
Speaking of underrated characteras, I actually like Ansem the Wise and Vexen quite a bit. Not my absolutely fav characters, those would be Roxas and Xigbar, but I have a soft spot for the scientists of the series and I don’t think that their redemption was as forced as a lot of people say it is. Naminé is great too! Best girl by far.
Imagine a Namine playable character where her combat style is similar to V from DMC 5 and she using Riku replica and maybe the lingering will as 2 of her "familiars"
Or bring the Dream Eaters back and make one of the previously mentioned characters Summons or some kind of ultimate move, but that might be to much like V from DMC 5
Favorite kingdomhearts charecter is larxene/ elrena (I think that's how you spell it) least favorite is lexeuas pure strength more like pure garbage....
I never really cared for Namine until I played CoM for the first time recently. I think that game really fleshes her character out, but a lot of people skipped that game.
Sora is my favorite videogame character in general, and my least favorite KH character I guess would be one of the upper class men in Dark Road. Mainly because we just don't know anyone too well.
My favorite will probably always be Aqua, I’m a sucker for a badass with a tragic past. Plus badass female characters usually get me lol. Naminé is super underrated tho! She got tossed in kh3.
I love SO MANY OF THESE CHARACTERS! It's honestly hard to pick a favorite. Ex: I love Lauriam, but Sora is such a good boy, and Remus is very fun so see interact with us (Axel DNA perhaps). However, I literally CANNOT STAND... huh, I don't know who I hate in this franchise.
God, I love Roxas so much. He is how Sora should have been: kind and funny without cringe but also edgy and total badass with his dual keyblades. Not to mention that his companions are more interesting than goofy and donald.
I think the character I always liked the most was xemnas. I think while ansem was the quintessential kh villain I think Xemnas truly had something special going on. You always hear these lies about nobodies, they dont have hearts, cant make hearts, feel no emotions, etc. However as you go through KH2 its clear they have emotions and even hearts. Axel feels sorrow that he lost roxas, Roxas just wants to be a real boy, Saix yearns for a heart. Xemnas fed them lies fed the heroes lies just to get what he wanted. He was the unchained evil of Xehanort and I adored that. His ending quote before he died for good "Really... it must take great strength" about being human was so good. He is just the most quotable and charming villain of the series. If I had to say my least favorite character its kairi. She is just kind of the damsel in distress and its a bit annoying though I hope with KH4 I hope it changes. It just feels like they don't know what else to do with kairi. She just feels like the girl of the party. She's the girl riku and sora fight over, She's the girl who needs help in the world that never was, she needed help from xehanort after being slain. Now granted her fight against xehanort in remind was incredible I dont think she stands up against any of the other female characters. Xion and Aqua easily stand on their own 2 feet as characters who are riffed in tragedy and loss. Namine is explained by the 11 minutes and 36 second video above. But Kairi man she dies, gets a keyblade, and dies again. I wish she was more than a plot device.
Favorite is easily Ventus or Xion. Least favorite is Riku. I wish they kept a bit more of his attitude and playfulness but after his arc he’s still always brooding a bit and the most serious. Evil Riku might’ve been a jerk but he was entertaining and having a good time lol.
*"Thank Naminé'"* It's not really possible to actually hate on her. I do wish she had a different outfit instead of just the one....(Time to retire the bedtime Nightgown) *Bonus* Naminé's attribute as a Nobody is not shown in the Ultimania's like other Nobodies, however, Nomura stated that her attribute is "Memory" in an interview.
I don't really agree with making exclusive lore behind the scenes since... the majority would've never seen that without it being posted second hand and not everyone could afford to go to that concert, no less actually get a spot at the concert XD Given how interesting this lore is, I just feel like we were robbed of an important portion of the story. Thankfully it's not a MASSIVE lore drop but still. Either way Namine is truly the unsung hero of this story. She made sure everything worked out for the greater good in the end o7
I find it ironic that the most favored group in the eyes of the community are the ones branded as nobodies. I'm sure we like all our Kingdom Hearts groups, the Destiny group Sora, Riku, and Kiari, the Toon group Mickey, Donald, Goofy, the Lost group Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, but it feels like nobody could ever top the Nobody group, Roxas, Axel, Xion, and Namine.
Glad to see Namine is getting some well deserved attention. Nice to see you give her the spotlight for the first time since... well... who knows if we'll ever see that again. ;)
Favorite: Roxas. My boy just wanted to be allowed to exist in 358/2 and 2 Least favorite: probably young xehanort. We had enough xehanort’s, he really was not needed.
My favorite KH character is definitely Xion. Main because her role and growth as a character in 358/2 Days. My least favorite KH character at the time has got to be Saix, only because I thought he was just an asshole in 358/2 Days and KH2 before learning his true motivation in KH3.
It’s funny as soon as u mentioned how much the character does, I immediately thought that it was Naminé. I’d say my favorite character is Roxas because of how much emotions he has throughout his story. And his theme is incredible and makes me sad. Watching him return in KH3 made me happy and I was excited to play as him in Re:Mind. My least favorite is Mickey and his two simps Donald(somehow? o-0) and Goofy. I hate Mickey because of how unnecessarily enigmatic and vague he is, and of course, the abandonment of Aqua, just all around(mostly due to Yen Sid’s influence) Mickey makes some of the worst decisions in this series. The only thing that saves him for me is being Riku’s mentor, cuz they do great stuff there
my brain must be trapped at castle oblivion because cat seem to remember who top fave is but riku/his_variants axel and namine are high up on the list, and i have a hatred for larxene, her personality makes her far worse than she already is
Namine is probably underappreciated since she's intertwined in the spin offs and of course the complex kh timeline 😅
It's more so that people think Kingdom Hearts has spin offs. Kingdom Hearts doesn't have spin offs except KH V-Cast, and small random games like the match 3 358/2 days game
In the KH2 manga there's a cute moment that shows where Riku hid Namine and Axel helping her learn how to open the Corridors of Darkness
i have always been the most emotionally impacted by the story of Roxas. He never chose to be born into existence, and he spent most of that time at the mercy of people who only used him to further their own agendas, often tormenting him in the process (looking at you DiZ).
I also love Ventus for the same reason, their stories are so sad, yet so beautiful. They break my heart every time.
Namine while never fights in the series shes definitely one of the biggest players in the series, and nearly apperaing in every Kingdom Hearts Console Game since her debut
8:53 “How do we have lore, in concerts?” Made me laugh way harder than it should have, especially when the music stopped.
@@danielannis2615 Nier Automata: *laughs in stage play*
Yeah, Namine is unironically a contender for GOAT status, and her abilities are very unique amongst everyone else in KH.
...though I will say, her getting to wield a Keyblade would be pretty sick, especially since Kairi has one and the Nobodies of Keyblade wielders are often themselves Keyblade wielders.
You’ve got a point about Namine using the corridors of darkness without an Organization cloak at all. It’s a very cool detail I just never noticed at all.
Honestly, Namine IS the reason I found Kingdom Hearts. As a loner kid with a sketch book, yearning for friends, I guess I related a lot to her
My favorite character is Sora
HERE WE GO!!!!
And Roxas too
Honestly, after watching this video, I gotta reevaluate my top 10 favorite KH characters.
I do like namine, i think she and the other girls should form a girl group, and battle the lost masters in universe while sora and riku fight the MoM and luxu. if namine gets a keyblade in KH4 im sure this is the direction it will go in
I would be happy with her just staying in the background as support but if she ever does get a keyblade, I hope they do form a girl group. That would be fun and pretty cool. And I mean staying in the back to provide support, not staying as a background character that doesn't get screen time.
I'm really hoping Namine will have more moments in the upcoming saga, her ability to relay information to turn the tides in the heroes' favor is so awesome.
Namine is a good example of a female character that doesn’t need to be super strong to be a good character. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all done for op female characters, but I don’t think it’s necessary to make a good character. Namine is a tragic yet empathetic character, helping people in her own way. She’s not a fighter, so she makes up for it by being a sort of guide, using her magic and knowledge to help out (comforting roxas and xion, contacting lingering will, making up for her mistake by putting sora back together and hiding him from the organization)
For Kairi's Nobody she sure does a lot more than kairi herself.
Truer words were never spoken, my friend!
Huh, I was under the impression that Naminé was created when Kairi's heart entered Sora on Destiny Islands, not when it left in Hollow Bastion. I mean, she mentions having been alone for very long, yet going by Days, it's barely three weeks after Roxas' birth that the Organization goes to Castle Oblivion, and it's inferred that Naminé has been under their control for a bit longer, so she'd have been alone for like a week, which is some time, but it seems too little at the same time.
8:50 This is just proof that Kingdom Hearts just functions on a completely different level, higher than even soul borne even.
I think Riku became my favorite in KH3 purely because of his scenes in the keyblade graveyard. Him making his last stand while Sora is on the brink, him facing his past self in the form of a replica, and facing the epitome of his lowest time Ansem but not with anger and hate but honestly sadness to see him gone in a strange way. The real problem now though is that I feel like Riku is used mostly to propel other characters now since his arc is mostly finished. Hope to see that change in Quadratum but we all fear the death flags for our boy.
Naminé is a boss. Was hoping KH3 was going to give us the proper ‘Thank Naminé’ pay off, but praying they have something special in store for this later down the line
That is the best Kingdom Hearts résumé I haven't seen so far, it is very balanced. Well done.
Fantastic video, you make some great points! I also never considered that Namine COULD just casually walk through corridors of darkness...
I appreciate the shoutout, too!
0:03:52 yeah! I can see what you mean about this part Sky. It’s interesting cause she’s definitely very visibly upset here about Sora choosing his older memories. And i was like, “Well, what did she expect? Sora is too in love with Kairi to be swayed away from his older memories here.” But I do get it. And Namine is such an integral part of the story that you can’t be mad at her.
I would have to say Riku is my favorite character. His journey and character growth have been my favorite thing to watch. I dont exactly have a least favorite character or a character I truly dislike but I do have a character that i don't like how they've been handled so far and that's Kairi. There have been so many times where I think she could have had more of a spotlight and contributed more but they kept sidelining her sadly. I just hope going forward she gets her moments to truly shine.
This thumbnail is ending me 😂 and yes Namine is indeed best girl
I didn't know there was a cutscene during the concert, and I wish they had added that in KH 3. I respect Noruma's decision.
My favorite character is Sora since I just like his outgoing optimistic personality. I also love how whenever his friends are in a bit of danger, he is willing to put his life on the line to save them. For example, when Sora saved Aqua Riku and Mickey, Sora wanted to go to the Realm of Darkness numerous times with Riku and Mickey. However he knew he would be hinderous to them, but when they were in serious danger and couldn't leave the realm of darkness, he knew that he had to save them. Another example when he abuse he power of waking to save his friends, granted he didn't know what would happen if he abused it but I feel like he would still do it even if it cost his life.
My least favorite character is Kairi most of the time in the series she does absolutely nothing. She want to help by using a keyblade, then do nothing too special and then dies. Then on the dlc they tried to make her do something and later get immediately captured.
My #1 Favorite KINGDOM HEARTS characters are equally both Sora AND Roxas. In my personal opinion, Roxas is just the Nagito to Sora's Makoto or the Vergil to his Dante. Sora's cheerful attitude, compassionate heart, and undying determination. Roxas's struggles to find hope in his hopeless life, his challenges to find a meaning for his meaningless existence and to be free to rule his own fate made both of them my equally favorite KINGDOM HEARTS protagonists.
Sora is my favourite character from any game series. He’s just iconic at this point. Haley Joel is a goated voice actor too. Good decision by Square to keep Sora as a protagonist, although I would like to see more character development from him. I want to see him get angry and vengeful and really show us his true power.
Least favourite would have to be Zexion/Ienzo. I like his design, I was excited to see what they did with his character going into 3. Up until that point he had limitless potential. In 3 he’s just boring. He just spouts exposition in long strands and adds nothing of value.
Already knew who this would be about. And completely valid, Namine's an absolute GOAT 🙌🏿, actively helping the fight by putting in the MOST work across the whole series, and all without being a keyblade wielder (Kairi stocks be falling 🫠🥲). Sky's actually mentioned her as his favorite a few times if you're a veteran viewer from way back (the mod vids also made it clear 🤭). Which is weird when, during I think the most recent X-Keeper stream, he mentioned King Mickey as his favorite when favorite characters were asked. Don't know if he was memeing 😂😅, but glad the real one got a dedicated vid.
I’ve always appreciated her as a character considering how she never wanted to go along with the organizations will. It was alway a reluctant compliance and any opportunity she had to help the keepers of light during and after CoM she took it without hesitation.
My violence inhibitors are a joke. No, really. I only keep them enabled because of how funny they are
Absolutely love the video. Namine definetely needs more recognition. What's the mod that you're using behind you character btw? The one with the bbs crew
Idk about namine being my favorite character but man her music theme is so good.
*Lyrics*
Drawings on paper constructed
of hope and stardust
Gathering memories long ago lost
and forgotten in the void of night
Line up the pieces
Gathering pictures of friendship
and journeys far away
Put the pieces together forever
knowing that they will be entwined
Linking the memories
Caged is the bird with the pen
and the paper of your heart
Casting shadows of memories of
another time and another place
Onto the pages
Purpose fulfilled, she no
longer is useful in this world
Now the puzzle of memories pieces
are put back in their rightful place
"Thank Namine", someday
Namine talking to lingering will during bbb 0.2 taking place near the end of the first game when Mickey was looking for the dark keyblade is when Namine was newly created by them Sora created Roxas and Sora turned into a heartless.
When I was old enough to appreciate histories in games and replayed KH2, I was hopping Roxas's adamant fight for his existence would rub off on Naminé, it just broke my heart seeing this girl relay all the horrible things that were said to her to basically her own brother.
Also since it's never explained were Riku got that keyblade he gave Kairi, I always thought Naminé just gave her keyblade to Riku and removed the memory, since she was going to dissappear and that keyblade is the one Aqua got after meeting Kairi in Radiant Garden and Roxas's keyblades represent Sora's connections it just made Kingdom Hearts sense in my mind.
I love mickey he got rid of my anxiety like magic
Namine is awesome she did do a lot and it also show you don't need to fight to help a strong support will be a help. I always want to say Kairi and Xion are awesome important to not just to help Sora or other character too but they help in their own ways. Sora even said that his journey began with searching for Kairi and Riku too. Kairi was guiding Sora and keeping him together is also important and deserves credit.
I was so happy when you said Namine, she's my absolute favorite character in the entirety of kingdom hearts
Never thought of Namine as Underrated. I'd say Maleficent is underrated as shes often regarded as the Disney villain and not the MAIN VILLAIN like Xehanort. My favorite Character is Riku without a doubt was also my first crush without realizing it (Found out I was bi in Hi School) I think an underrated KH character in Leon. TO ME he was an original KH Character as I didn't know what Final Fantasy was as KH was my first real video game i ever played and beat. To me he was Sora's mentor as a fighter against the darkness. And him not being in KH 3 felt weird to me. Since he was so important as a supporting character in the first two. Most hated character is probably Yen Sid.
Naminé is so dope man
("You know it serious since no one turned into a boat!") Barry Kramer.
My favorite character has always been Riku. When I was 12 and the original game was new, I thought he was confident and brave, and I had a little crush on him (again, I was 12 lol). Fast forward to getting back into this series as an adult, I appreciate how much he grows throughout the story, how he never stopped fighting, and that we get to see his character growth (whereas other great characters seem to have a lot of their growth happen off-screen). Also, I struggled a lot with depression and mental health issues, and so I could relate to Riku at certain points. Bio-Roxas has a great video on the Psychology of Riku that made me realize why I related to Riku so much, as a teenager and even now in some ways.
Character I don't like would be Luxord. No real reason, he just annoys me.
And Axel should get a special mention for being a favorite character AND a character who makes me cringe haha.
Dang you really have become my go to guy for kh stuff
This is just a theory, but i think that namine has a crush on riku, and if this turns out to be cannon then this will be the most adorable theory i ever had!
Ive recently gotten all the trophies from KH1 to KH3, including the side games on PS4. So with all the knowledge fresh in my mind from replaying them all, I started to appreciate the story and context. My favorite characters WERE only the sea salt trio (Roxas, Axel and Xion) but Namine is now part of my list. My least favorite....is Larxene. She's unapologetically cruel, slapping around Sora like she owns him. That backhand towards Namine was the motivation I needed to put her down 4 times over!
Favorite: Sora. Least Favorite: Dark Riku (not the more complex and likeable Riku Replica).
Glad to see Naminé getting some love. I was kinda miffed that she only appeared in two cutscenes in base KH3 (and one of those was missable); we saw her more booting up the game cumulatively than we saw her in the actual game.
Favorite: Kairi/Xion
Least: Ansem the "Wise"
Most favorite Character of KH is Namine. She really is such a underappreciated character but also so important to the lore, especially when it comes to Kairi. Always loved Namine's design and her ability to mess with someones memories.
Was worried at first thinking you were going to say Pete or moogle😂 but soon as you said namine I was like oh yeah, namine is awesome
Oh, I never figured out how she reached out to the lingering will, thanks for the info.
personally you gotta love the birth by sleep trio especially ventus for me
My favourite character is Riku! I love him! He’s truly amazing! I hope he’s playable in Kingdom Hearts 4 too!
Crocodile from One Piece because somewhere out there in the infinite multiverse of the series, he and his entire universe exist, and he and his own Organization XIII esque crew in Baroque Works will emerge supreme in the future.
Totally thought this was gonna be about Terra not Naminé as I never knew her to not be in people's top 10
The way i yelled IT'S NAMINÉ as soon as i saw the title 😂
How did you know!?
Roxas and Xion are tied as my favorite, their drive to form identities of their own and take the reigns of their own destiny hits really deep for me. But I always felt that both Xion and Naminé's powers were a bit overcomplicated, like I just thought everyone in Chain of Memories was just obsessed with Sora so much they just reduced Naminé's powers to "how much can you help us mess with the protagonist"; and that Xion just designed to absorb keyblade wielder memories and thats why, I thought, she resembled Kairi and Skuld (short black hair, sweet but feisty) both important characters for the two wielders Roxas is made of.
Also if anyone HAD to steal the spotlight from Kairi in the last fight of her own game it had to be Naminé, if she controls memories and that Xehanorth is a memory then why not have her end him and help Kairi the last stretch of the way? Not like the Sora bit makes any more sense either.
Also also, I STILL hate DiZ/Ansem the Gamer for everything he said and did to those 4 kids looking for HIS revenge, "I could not control Sora"-faceass No! Sh*t! He didn't do anything to try, he just shows up at the end and tries to digitize the pirate kingdom hearts with a laser he just around his mancave for who-knows-how-long and goes to mope in hell when he fails, and doesn't even have the courtesy to give Aqua the darkness repelling coat for at least a little while.
Sorry for the long rants I don't have anyone else to talk to about this games...
Favorite Character: Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (Talk about cool forms and movesets)
Disfavor Character: Ventus (Just a carbon copy of one of the coolest characters in the game right down to the sad emotion back story to the same clothes color combination. And I'm sure he is the weakest Keyblade wielder).
Namine doesn't need a Keyblade, she's plenty powerful without one
Namine doesn’t need a keyblade, she needs a nice house somewhere and a quiet rest of her life with adoptive parents after all the abuse and manipulation she went through. Same for… honestly all of the protagonists, really, they can all use a real vacation.
She may not need one but that doesn't mean she can't wield one...........
I really do think namine deserves like a staff or tome so she could join the fight as a mage and fire off like nothingness lightning and create like barricades out of illustrations or something I feel like she could do alot as like the support wizard.
my favorites are the three trios that we got axel, roxas, terra, aqua, xion, ventus, sorra, goofy and donald and mickey in there also for namine im mixed for her
Personaly I feel like Namine is the "Bulma " of the Kingdom Hearts series being that character who does not fight but has a Huge impact on the franchise and that's why we all love her [Honestly however I thought you were gonna say Mickey Mouse LOL] as for who my favorite Character is well I can't pick between all the characters in the Destiny, Wavefinder and Sea Sault Trios with Namine so they all are as for least......VEXEN!
Yes, Namine is one of my absolute favorites
But Namine is popular.
Oh and also Thank Namine o7
Namine fr is the GOAT. Theres literally so much that wouldnt have happened if she hadn't been there
i like roingus because of the whole "who else would i eat ice cream with"
I called roxas, roingus because yes
Namine is my favorite chatacter in the franchise I hope she does more in the new era
I feel like her being "selfish" at the end of the game, feeling hurt by Sora's decision to gain his old memories is actually the first time we see a Nobody having feelings and a heart. It foreshadows the future of Nobodies and how Xemnas was wrong about how they dont have a heart. I never saw it as a bad thing that she felt hurt, its human, and thats what makes that scene so much better, it shows that even though she is "not a person" she still has a heart
I think Namine is the most Underrated character and I like how she does some much in the shadows of the series and supported hour Heroes and I think she could get into the Action for the series moving on and she doesn’t have to have a Keyblade I believe it was said what Ever She draws comes to life which is probably how she Created Sora’s Fake memories so she could be a Summoner like Yuna was she could Summon Disney Character from Sora’s Memory to assist her In battle as KH does have a Summoner type of Character yet and My favourite character I’d Sora while my Least Favourite is Xaladdin he seams so Bland in his Personality out of all of the Original ORG 13.
We should all be VERY glad Namine is as nice as she is.... remember, the CoM plan was to make Sora an Organization pawn, THROUGH Namine, if she didn't want what was best for Sora, he would have been HER puppet, and she could have sent him to take down the rest of the Organization in her stead.
Furthermore, lets not forget that her powers can also change the memories of EVERYONE connected to Sora.... which, lets face it... is Basically everyone. So the gaslighting done to get Sora under wrapps could be applied to anyone else in the series, making them all potential pawns for Namine if she was someone who wanted to do that.
I'll save you the time, it's Axel. 👏🏻
I'm kidding, watch the whole video, it's great.
Speaking of underrated characteras, I actually like Ansem the Wise and Vexen quite a bit. Not my absolutely fav characters, those would be Roxas and Xigbar, but I have a soft spot for the scientists of the series and I don’t think that their redemption was as forced as a lot of people say it is.
Naminé is great too! Best girl by far.
You know if you think about it, Roxas and Namine are basically twins since they came from Sora.
Imagine a Namine playable character where her combat style is similar to V from DMC 5 and she using Riku replica and maybe the lingering will as 2 of her "familiars"
Or bring the Dream Eaters back and make one of the previously mentioned characters Summons or some kind of ultimate move, but that might be to much like V from DMC 5
Namine called the second hardest KH boss as support in KH3 is enough reason to like her.
Namine is underrated indeed. She needs more moments and Sora has yet to thank her
Favorite kingdomhearts charecter is larxene/ elrena (I think that's how you spell it) least favorite is lexeuas pure strength more like pure garbage....
I never really cared for Namine until I played CoM for the first time recently. I think that game really fleshes her character out, but a lot of people skipped that game.
Side note but I kind of hope they relook at the kh4 logo. Every time I have seen it I think it’s the Kh3 one at first glance
Sora and also Axel are two of my favorite characters, while my least favorite definitely has to be Larxene.
Sora is my favorite videogame character in general, and my least favorite KH character I guess would be one of the upper class men in Dark Road. Mainly because we just don't know anyone too well.
My favorite will probably always be Aqua, I’m a sucker for a badass with a tragic past. Plus badass female characters usually get me lol.
Naminé is super underrated tho! She got tossed in kh3.
I love SO MANY OF THESE CHARACTERS! It's honestly hard to pick a favorite. Ex: I love Lauriam, but Sora is such a good boy, and Remus is very fun so see interact with us (Axel DNA perhaps).
However, I literally CANNOT STAND... huh, I don't know who I hate in this franchise.
My favorite is xemnas, my least favorite is xalden, if you know you know
God, I love Roxas so much. He is how Sora should have been: kind and funny without cringe but also edgy and total badass with his dual keyblades. Not to mention that his companions are more interesting than goofy and donald.
I think the character I always liked the most was xemnas. I think while ansem was the quintessential kh villain I think Xemnas truly had something special going on. You always hear these lies about nobodies, they dont have hearts, cant make hearts, feel no emotions, etc. However as you go through KH2 its clear they have emotions and even hearts. Axel feels sorrow that he lost roxas, Roxas just wants to be a real boy, Saix yearns for a heart. Xemnas fed them lies fed the heroes lies just to get what he wanted. He was the unchained evil of Xehanort and I adored that. His ending quote before he died for good "Really... it must take great strength" about being human was so good. He is just the most quotable and charming villain of the series.
If I had to say my least favorite character its kairi. She is just kind of the damsel in distress and its a bit annoying though I hope with KH4 I hope it changes. It just feels like they don't know what else to do with kairi. She just feels like the girl of the party. She's the girl riku and sora fight over, She's the girl who needs help in the world that never was, she needed help from xehanort after being slain. Now granted her fight against xehanort in remind was incredible I dont think she stands up against any of the other female characters. Xion and Aqua easily stand on their own 2 feet as characters who are riffed in tragedy and loss. Namine is explained by the 11 minutes and 36 second video above. But Kairi man she dies, gets a keyblade, and dies again. I wish she was more than a plot device.
Favorite is easily Ventus or Xion. Least favorite is Riku. I wish they kept a bit more of his attitude and playfulness but after his arc he’s still always brooding a bit and the most serious. Evil Riku might’ve been a jerk but he was entertaining and having a good time lol.
*"Thank Naminé'"*
It's not really possible to actually hate on her.
I do wish she had a different outfit instead of just the one....(Time to retire the bedtime Nightgown)
*Bonus*
Naminé's attribute as a Nobody is not shown in the Ultimania's like other Nobodies, however, Nomura stated that her attribute is "Memory" in an interview.
I don't really agree with making exclusive lore behind the scenes since... the majority would've never seen that without it being posted second hand and not everyone could afford to go to that concert, no less actually get a spot at the concert XD
Given how interesting this lore is, I just feel like we were robbed of an important portion of the story. Thankfully it's not a MASSIVE lore drop but still.
Either way Namine is truly the unsung hero of this story. She made sure everything worked out for the greater good in the end o7
I hope Namine does get a keyblade of her own and she and Riku become a couple.
Hm, I see, fair enough, I can see what you mean.
Personally, I am not good with favorites, I wouldn’t really be able to tell mine.
I find it ironic that the most favored group in the eyes of the community are the ones branded as nobodies. I'm sure we like all our Kingdom Hearts groups, the Destiny group Sora, Riku, and Kiari, the Toon group Mickey, Donald, Goofy, the Lost group Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, but it feels like nobody could ever top the Nobody group, Roxas, Axel, Xion, and Namine.
Glad to see Namine is getting some well deserved attention. Nice to see you give her the spotlight for the first time since... well... who knows if we'll ever see that again. ;)
I love Namine so much I almost named my daughter Kairi Namine...
Some would say… she is slept on
Favorite: Roxas. My boy just wanted to be allowed to exist in 358/2 and 2
Least favorite: probably young xehanort. We had enough xehanort’s, he really was not needed.
Namine is one of my favorite characters, so I am surprised to hear she's underrated
My baby needs more recognition 😢
My favorite KH character is definitely Xion. Main because her role and growth as a character in 358/2 Days. My least favorite KH character at the time has got to be Saix, only because I thought he was just an asshole in 358/2 Days and KH2 before learning his true motivation in KH3.
It’s funny as soon as u mentioned how much the character does, I immediately thought that it was Naminé.
I’d say my favorite character is Roxas because of how much emotions he has throughout his story. And his theme is incredible and makes me sad. Watching him return in KH3 made me happy and I was excited to play as him in Re:Mind.
My least favorite is Mickey and his two simps Donald(somehow? o-0) and Goofy. I hate Mickey because of how unnecessarily enigmatic and vague he is, and of course, the abandonment of Aqua, just all around(mostly due to Yen Sid’s influence) Mickey makes some of the worst decisions in this series. The only thing that saves him for me is being Riku’s mentor, cuz they do great stuff there
my brain must be trapped at castle oblivion because cat seem to remember who top fave is but riku/his_variants axel and namine are high up on the list, and i have a hatred for larxene, her personality makes her far worse than she already is
shes the goat but i still wonder why she even has power over soras memories or why shes blonde and not red hair like kairi