Wha! its so weird/cool that we get to see real-world things in KH, and the important names that you found for the buildings 😮 That's very Nomura-esque to find things that might be inconsequential, but might have also been on purpose
I just went through like 10 of your videos as this one was rendering, you're making amazing content! I encourage everyone in the comments to check out AEA's channel for high quality scripted KH content that's edited way better than mine!
@@damo Not gonna lie, The Master of Masters intrigues me. Why would he disappear and where to? What's with the box? Is he a good guy or a bad guy? I hope we get some answers. Also, I don't know if you noticed this, but if you look at the Master of Masters in the scene, you can see his chin.
sora literally confirmed that in the secret episode, he says to yozora : "that girl, she told me about you." and the only girl that talked about him is the nameless star
@@elyes_nort9687 Sora confirmed that the Unnamed Star said the name "Yozora". He didn't confirm that the Unnamed Star was the girl we see in the commercial for Verum Rex.
Hikari is also the title of the Japanese version of simple and clean and we also had the "is any of this for real?" KH1 callback. Just sayin Nomura might be a mastermind!
MoM to Luxu: So, how was the quest? Luxu: Oh, you know. Just a couple hundred years of body hopping. Fighting darkness, then fighting kids. Waiting for some old guy to just give me back the Gazing Eye so we can finally complete the plan. What about you? What have you been working on? MoM:... ... SHOPPIIIIIIING!
This is why youre my favorite lore youtuber when it comes to kingdom hearts. Everything is so well thought out and explained. In case noone has told you- Thank you for all your hard work, research, editing, and shareing Damo!
I think the MoM has made this building his home. since his disappearance and reappears only when necessary (Guiding Young Xehanort for example) and when the plan is ready to go from Luxu he'll come back to the main KH universe. P.S. If that building is a fashion building, then that has to mean the MoM has the same amount of drip that Nomura has under the black coat.
Coming back here after seeing these building reappear in the KH4 trailer and as the real-world buildings that hosted the 20th anniversary event. Definitely some significance here.
I just have to say, you're probably my favorite KH RUclipsr. All the other channels I've seen have that sort of fake hype feel, where the content creator is unnecessarily loud and exaggerates all of their reactions to everything. I hate that. You're so much more relaxed and down-to-Earth, though, and I really appreciate that. Keep on being you, Damo, you're doing great.
The sort of content you're describing just isn't my cup of tea with respect to those that make it, so I'm happy to be putting out KH content for this sort of audience! Glad you're enjoying it!
I agree with you, plus I would add the content Damo brings on the channel is super detailed and also not "everybody's theory". So I appreciate him much more also for this!
Just as an observation I made when the Master of Masters is talking to Ira he says "If one day I suddenly Disappear im counting on you to keep the others calm ok?" Ira says "Disappear?" MoM replies "vanish, DIM FADE? I dunno how to explain it..." Odd choice of words DIM & FADE... they're words you'd equate to a Light that DIMS OR FADES. Then there's the scene with MoMs and young Xehanort. Here's a theory... the MoM isn't just an Avatar of Light imo I think he's one of the original lights of which there were 7, Along with 13 Darknesses.
"Odd choice of words DIM & FADE... they're words you'd equate to a Light that DIMS OR FADES" You mean like a Star? or other 'Stellar' object. We don't know the MOM's name, maybe there's more than one 'nameless star'
@@TheFixer_1 Duality's comment does make sense... I think they're implying that perhaps the MoM and the "nameless star" are the same type of being. Maybe the "nameless star" is also one of the original 7 and that is why the MoM has traveled to this place. He could be planning to either regroup the original 7 or maybe something more sinister like absorb the other members of the 7. This also adds to the idea that the MoM is a being made of light because the laws of time travel dictate that you cannot travel to a time where you (or a version of you) don't exist. Theoretically, he would be able to time travel to any time in which light exists, and if that same logic applies to reality jumping, he would be able to easily jump to the reality of the "nameless star" because light exists in that place. (or maybe because the "nameless star" and the MoM are both made of light and are "versions" of each other)
Damo I just can’t, I have a love and hate relationship with this franchise. If this was Nomuras plan all along then where we are going we don’t need roads. Also this was such an amazing theory, keep the the awesome work.
I think you've nailed it! We can assume that MoM is responsible for what happened to the nameless star and Yozora. I think the gigas are going to be his heartless/nobodies .
Ya with all those connections, and knowing Nomura, can't be just a coincidence with all the facts; something's gotta stick. Best believe those two buildings will play SOME role in the future 👍🏿. EDIT: January 2022, 1 year and 4 months after this video got posted, and they've announced they're celebrating the 20th anniversary in the Shibuya Hikarie 🤯🤯🤯🤯. Roles are DEFINITELY being played alright 🤣. Fair to say this video's cemented as one of the best aged on RUclips 👏🏿.
when you zoom in on 4:41and look at the left skyscraper and put the quality higher it actually somewhat looks like that master of masters is standing next to the left red light.
Ahahah man, your videos are always the best. I am laughing because now I understand why it takes so long for them to develop the new games: if they need/want to recreate the real world 100% into the game as it seems from this video, no wonder that it takes huge efforts! And honestly, I think that you are onto something, there are way too many "coincidences" in this game not to think that they are there for a reason!
Lol it's just Hikarie because Nomura is a street fashion fiend, like the 109. It's just really noticeable places. And the SSS is the biggest building and it's new and hot.
I did this search a good 8 months ago and posted it on reddit (unfortunately didnt gain much attention for the effort and accuracy) and found all the locations of KH characters in Shibuya and Shinjuku. And now with your video, everything i found was right :)
@@damo sure! the original reddit post is old and the pictures broke so I redid it all on a google doc here. docs.google.com/document/d/1l5qxzOZpiGUQ0n4wUotTC6IRKdSSenXxvnLNrAc0Y3I/edit?usp=sharing
Master of masters is nomura who got so fed up by the darkness of square enix by rejecting his versus 13. Went back in time and also to age of fairy tales and started the plan. Then came back to unreality (reality) and started making kingdom hearts (the game).
NOMURA....that mad man! I'm pretty sure after a rhythm game, we would get a full KH VR game which took place inside that building somehow. I mean, we already got KH VR Demo. Soon, a full playable KH VR.
Kingdom Hearts Theory I cam up with. So I was thinking about “what if Ephemer was Sora’s dad” (don’t ask) and I was thinking up scenarios to explain why Ephemer could not be there, and I thought “what if Ephemer’s heart was stolen and placed in a different body, and it does not have Ephemer’s memories” (not really thinking about how that would produce a Nobody) And then I thought what if that’s what happened to Yozora. So the Nameless Star said “he’s been changed beyond recognition” well having your heart stolen and having it placed in a new body sounds like being “ changed beyond recognition” and “his heart replaced by another’s” well that could mean his heart us to belong to him but now it belongs to someone else. And “but, were he to regain his old self again, he would be distressed by my absence.” Implies that he isn’t himself, maybe implying that he’s now someone else, and that the someone else doesn’t have Yozora’s memories. I don’t know gets my own little theory.
Also I am also 2 years late to this stuff, I'm so surprised I never found out about this stuff. It really blew my mind and gave me goosebumps when piecing it together. Fuckin' Nomura...
I don't know if you've mentioned this in a video yet as this one is a bit old, but the 104 on the building in Shibuya crossing is actually a 109 in real life. The only other instance it's shown as a 104 is in TWEWY. This means that Sora, Yozora, Riku, and MoM are somehow all in the world of TWEWY? Could just be a clever easter egg though. Also Yozora's name in Japanese means Night Sky much like Sora's sky and the sky observation deck. But I'm sure you already know this since you've made your video on him that I still need to check out 😅
This completely comfirms MoM identity as a being. Then the name Xsuper on the black box may lead to someone completely different. Ill wait for that "surprise"
What if the MoM is from OUR universe and (like you said in another vid) gathering video game characters? Is that why he said he really couldn't call his allies "allies", because they were just from a video game?
Why do I feel like Magia, Aegis, Yozora and this 'Stella' are supposed to represent Donald, Goofy, Sora/Riku or Sora+Riku and Kairi? The names Magia and Aegis remind me very, very much so of Magic and Defense. Donald and Goofy. Magia means "producing illusions by tricks magic" and Aegis has the connotation of defense "with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization:"
I'm not too sure the exact spot he was standing on was right(although I feel the building is.), the spot the M.O.M. is standing on didn't feature a giant red light next to it. The spot you said he was at did feature that red light, either way, this is a great video.
That's probably just omitted in the scecne. Most tall buildings will have obnoxious lights on them for aircrafts to not smash into them, so if you're gonna animate anyone standing on it in a dark setting the lights would be incredibly distracting.
> am I reading too much into this? You have to understand, this is *Nomura* we're talking about here... This kind of hidden reference has been done multiple done before :P
Tetsuya Nomura is just trying to justify putting TWEWY in DDD by putting the next entry in fictional shibuya. (no hate, im in love with KH and grew up with it. just felt like making that connection for the lols, but i feel like we'll see "3d HD" final fantasy style to the next game, and im all for it. imagine TWEWY in the new FF style (like the remake) i think it might work. ... hopefully.)
I (square)get it if nomura is the master of masters then the foretellers better be youtubers lol Master of masters = questions Xigbar = answers with more questions
this video made me think even more that master of master atleast has the name sora. why else would he stand there? becouse he thinks its a funny coincidence? also yozora was supposed to save someone named sora but apparently sora looks different? did the master of master die intentionally while saying his name is sora so that the original sora would be saved? i fail to see the logic here. either mom is saving sora or he is sora himself
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Wha! its so weird/cool that we get to see real-world things in KH, and the important names that you found for the buildings 😮 That's very Nomura-esque to find things that might be inconsequential, but might have also been on purpose
I just went through like 10 of your videos as this one was rendering, you're making amazing content! I encourage everyone in the comments to check out AEA's channel for high quality scripted KH content that's edited way better than mine!
My 2 Faves!
@@stinkyven7100 🤗🤗
@@damo Not gonna lie, The Master of Masters intrigues me. Why would he disappear and where to? What's with the box? Is he a good guy or a bad guy? I hope we get some answers. Also, I don't know if you noticed this, but if you look at the Master of Masters in the scene, you can see his chin.
Google maps need to have an Easter egg where if you zoom in on the building your see nomura posing on the building wearing MOM coat
If only
This would make me so happy
and only showing 1 blue eye
Theories have reached google maps level
Respec
I only just noticed that "Stella" has a star necklace. She's definitely the Unnamed Star.
Which unnamed star? The one who talks about Sora like Yozora
Stella literally means "Star"
sora literally confirmed that in the secret episode, he says to yozora : "that girl, she told me about you." and the only girl that talked about him is the nameless star
@@elyes_nort9687 Sora confirmed that the Unnamed Star said the name "Yozora". He didn't confirm that the Unnamed Star was the girl we see in the commercial for Verum Rex.
@@SuperfieldCrUn yeah, most people just put 2 and 2 together mate...
Hikari is also the title of the Japanese version of simple and clean and we also had the "is any of this for real?" KH1 callback. Just sayin Nomura might be a mastermind!
MoM to Luxu: So, how was the quest?
Luxu: Oh, you know. Just a couple hundred years of body hopping. Fighting darkness, then fighting kids. Waiting for some old guy to just give me back the Gazing Eye so we can finally complete the plan. What about you? What have you been working on?
MoM:...
...
SHOPPIIIIIIING!
This is why youre my favorite lore youtuber when it comes to kingdom hearts. Everything is so well thought out and explained. In case noone has told you- Thank you for all your hard work, research, editing, and shareing Damo!
Plot twist:
the master of Masters is Nomura himself
Honestly, I wouldn't doubt that.
it feels awfully Nomura to go full Kojima
but instead of just a cameo, he makes himself the master behind everything, and the ultimate final boss
The absolute madlad research
I think the MoM has made this building his home. since his disappearance and reappears only when necessary (Guiding Young Xehanort for example) and when the plan is ready to go from Luxu he'll come back to the main KH universe.
P.S. If that building is a fashion building, then that has to mean the MoM has the same amount of drip that Nomura has under the black coat.
Coming back here after seeing these building reappear in the KH4 trailer and as the real-world buildings that hosted the 20th anniversary event. Definitely some significance here.
I just have to say, you're probably my favorite KH RUclipsr. All the other channels I've seen have that sort of fake hype feel, where the content creator is unnecessarily loud and exaggerates all of their reactions to everything. I hate that. You're so much more relaxed and down-to-Earth, though, and I really appreciate that. Keep on being you, Damo, you're doing great.
The sort of content you're describing just isn't my cup of tea with respect to those that make it, so I'm happy to be putting out KH content for this sort of audience! Glad you're enjoying it!
Just dropping in to say I second this sentiment. Keep doing what you’re doing Damo
I agree with you, plus I would add the content Damo brings on the channel is super detailed and also not "everybody's theory". So I appreciate him much more also for this!
*cough cough* hmk LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO he's so cringe
Definitely prefer this channel way more
Just as an observation I made when the Master of Masters is talking to Ira he says "If one day I suddenly Disappear im counting on you to keep the others calm ok?"
Ira says "Disappear?"
MoM replies "vanish, DIM FADE? I dunno how to explain it..."
Odd choice of words DIM & FADE... they're words you'd equate to a Light that DIMS OR FADES. Then there's the scene with MoMs and young Xehanort.
Here's a theory... the MoM isn't just an Avatar of Light imo I think he's one of the original lights of which there were 7, Along with 13 Darknesses.
Nice notice of detail!
On a side note, I find it funny that he told a guy called Ira (anger/wrath) to keep the others calm xD.
@@GustavoJua15 right?
"Odd choice of words DIM & FADE... they're words you'd equate to a Light that DIMS OR FADES"
You mean like a Star? or other 'Stellar' object. We don't know the MOM's name, maybe there's more than one 'nameless star'
@@duality1310 that doesn't even make sense within the context of what the MoMs said.
@@TheFixer_1 Duality's comment does make sense... I think they're implying that perhaps the MoM and the "nameless star" are the same type of being. Maybe the "nameless star" is also one of the original 7 and that is why the MoM has traveled to this place. He could be planning to either regroup the original 7 or maybe something more sinister like absorb the other members of the 7. This also adds to the idea that the MoM is a being made of light because the laws of time travel dictate that you cannot travel to a time where you (or a version of you) don't exist. Theoretically, he would be able to time travel to any time in which light exists, and if that same logic applies to reality jumping, he would be able to easily jump to the reality of the "nameless star" because light exists in that place. (or maybe because the "nameless star" and the MoM are both made of light and are "versions" of each other)
Imagine MOM was just chilling in his room and all of a sudden reality starts altering
MOM: The hell they doing over there?
When Google Maps is part of the story, you know it’s complicated
I thought it was the same building from TWEWY, the one who the game master stays in.
The Master's building's theatre core reminded me of the lounge from the Versus XIII scene gameplay trailers where Noctis and Stella met.
Sweet mother of god............LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO OMG
Damo I just can’t, I have a love and hate relationship with this franchise. If this was Nomuras plan all along then where we are going we don’t need roads. Also this was such an amazing theory, keep the the awesome work.
I think you've nailed it! We can assume that MoM is responsible for what happened to the nameless star and Yozora. I think the gigas are going to be his heartless/nobodies .
Ya with all those connections, and knowing Nomura, can't be just a coincidence with all the facts; something's gotta stick. Best believe those two buildings will play SOME role in the future 👍🏿.
EDIT: January 2022, 1 year and 4 months after this video got posted, and they've announced they're celebrating the 20th anniversary in the Shibuya Hikarie 🤯🤯🤯🤯. Roles are DEFINITELY being played alright 🤣. Fair to say this video's cemented as one of the best aged on RUclips 👏🏿.
when you zoom in on 4:41and look at the left skyscraper and put the quality higher it actually somewhat looks like that master of masters is standing next to the left red light.
Holy. Crap. Holy crap. That’s the building in the kh4 trailer. The fact you found this is incredible
Ahahah man, your videos are always the best. I am laughing because now I understand why it takes so long for them to develop the new games: if they need/want to recreate the real world 100% into the game as it seems from this video, no wonder that it takes huge efforts! And honestly, I think that you are onto something, there are way too many "coincidences" in this game not to think that they are there for a reason!
This man is insane.
Fantastic content as always.
Lol it's just Hikarie because Nomura is a street fashion fiend, like the 109. It's just really noticeable places. And the SSS is the biggest building and it's new and hot.
lol 5:48 behind her looks like the final world
Keep up the great work! So far you're the best lore explainer of this franchise. You just got a sub 👍🏾
"towards the light"... "way to dawn?"
4:23 that scene from Toy Box has might not been seen.
This is Tetsuya Nomura's storytelling. I highly doubt that this is a coincidence.
Square is the true final boss
lol he said square is the final boss before we knew that the world of yozora is called quadratum which means square lol...
ark smiley iq 500
Given the names of the buildings, I’d say you’re definitely onto something.
I did this search a good 8 months ago and posted it on reddit (unfortunately didnt gain much attention for the effort and accuracy) and found all the locations of KH characters in Shibuya and Shinjuku. And now with your video, everything i found was right :)
Oh damn! I looked and asked around and couldn't find anyone that had mentioned any of this stuff, do you want to link your post here?
@@damo sure! the original reddit post is old and the pictures broke so I redid it all on a google doc here. docs.google.com/document/d/1l5qxzOZpiGUQ0n4wUotTC6IRKdSSenXxvnLNrAc0Y3I/edit?usp=sharing
Every video you make always leaves me mind blown
At this point, the most intriguing part of this theory/finding was the building names and the nicknames for their various trademark areas...
My boiiii!!!!! Back with the Brain Breaking theory vids. Keep it up man!
Man...Your videos...Priceless!
Great video, Damo! I love how in depth you go into these theories. Looking forward to your next KH lore video!! 👌
6:20 maybe inspired by FF illusion magic? inspired by sephiroth's illusion magic?
3:16 Isn't that blue part of the building the place where Noctis & Stella met in that famous Versus XIII scene???
Nope, but check 0:55 on the left hand side :)
I seriously can't wait to explore Quadratum properly and learn even more!
Knowing Nomura, this discoveries aren't coincidences. Amazing job!
Master of masters is nomura who got so fed up by the darkness of square enix by rejecting his versus 13. Went back in time and also to age of fairy tales and started the plan. Then came back to unreality (reality) and started making kingdom hearts (the game).
NOMURA....that mad man! I'm pretty sure after a rhythm game, we would get a full KH VR game which took place inside that building somehow. I mean, we already got KH VR Demo. Soon, a full playable KH VR.
The MoM is Light Yagami.
If the MOM isn't a character we already know of I'm certain his name is going to be Hikari
Hikari is the also the Japanese title for the song Simple and Clean!
Very impressive observations!!
I noticed the green holographic barrier created by who may have been Aegis contains what look like hearts.
I'm A Simple Guy. I See A Black Coat....I Click
So cool! Dope video man 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Really enjoying these videos, top quality stuff.
6:40 Also the fact that KH3 was supposed to come out in 2018 so Nomura just guessed.
Kingdom Hearts Theory I cam up with.
So I was thinking about “what if Ephemer was Sora’s dad” (don’t ask) and I was thinking up scenarios to explain why Ephemer could not be there, and I thought “what if Ephemer’s heart was stolen and placed in a different body, and it does not have Ephemer’s memories” (not really thinking about how that would produce a Nobody) And then I thought what if that’s what happened to Yozora. So the Nameless Star said “he’s been changed beyond recognition” well having your heart stolen and having it placed in a new body sounds like being “ changed beyond recognition” and “his heart replaced by another’s” well that could mean his heart us to belong to him but now it belongs to someone else. And “but, were he to regain his old self again, he would be distressed by my absence.” Implies that he isn’t himself, maybe implying that he’s now someone else, and that the someone else doesn’t have Yozora’s memories. I don’t know gets my own little theory.
Also I am also 2 years late to this stuff, I'm so surprised I never found out about this stuff. It really blew my mind and gave me goosebumps when piecing it together. Fuckin' Nomura...
The girl who you think is stella is indeed the unknown star, they share the same voice actor so there is a big chance it's her
Excellent video! Thanks again!
God the theory crafting gets pretty crazy, makes it seem like the real world places were made for Kingdom Hearts references LOL
I don't know if you've mentioned this in a video yet as this one is a bit old, but the 104 on the building in Shibuya crossing is actually a 109 in real life. The only other instance it's shown as a 104 is in TWEWY. This means that Sora, Yozora, Riku, and MoM are somehow all in the world of TWEWY? Could just be a clever easter egg though.
Also Yozora's name in Japanese means Night Sky much like Sora's sky and the sky observation deck. But I'm sure you already know this since you've made your video on him that I still need to check out 😅
I would live for it if MoM would hide his identity of being a designer at the hikari building :'D
He did make those stylish coats after all.
New theory:
The Kingdom Hearts characters are just different buildings irl given human personas because Nomura likes both fantasy and architecture.
it's nomura. it's definitely for a reason.
Very interesting vid, love it!
Still love you Damo.
The Master's name is either Light or means light
This completely comfirms MoM identity as a being. Then the name Xsuper on the black box may lead to someone completely different. Ill wait for that "surprise"
Kairi and Sora buildings standing side by side, the waifus of Disney and Quadratum.
kinda of makes sense pretty cool theory.
What if the MoM is from OUR universe and (like you said in another vid) gathering video game characters? Is that why he said he really couldn't call his allies "allies", because they were just from a video game?
Hey Damo watch the song called is it a remix would like to know and your videos are awesome
Dude when did u got this many subs?!
I mean congrats!
I remember watching you when you have almost no subs and doings pulls on unchained x
Will you do a video on the Khux updates when global gets it?
Why do I feel like Magia, Aegis, Yozora and this 'Stella' are supposed to represent Donald, Goofy, Sora/Riku or Sora+Riku and Kairi?
The names Magia and Aegis remind me very, very much so of Magic and Defense. Donald and Goofy. Magia means "producing illusions by tricks magic" and Aegis has the connotation of defense "with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organization:"
master of masters is nomura in a black coat
Look the. Master what he's doing pointing at the moon he first shape it as square or a box. Then a moon
I'm not too sure the exact spot he was standing on was right(although I feel the building is.), the spot the M.O.M. is standing on didn't feature a giant red light next to it. The spot you said he was at did feature that red light, either way, this is a great video.
That's probably just omitted in the scecne. Most tall buildings will have obnoxious lights on them for aircrafts to not smash into them, so if you're gonna animate anyone standing on it in a dark setting the lights would be incredibly distracting.
Gamerchamp was right... TWEWY is required reading for Kingdom Hearts...
Yesss, I live for this stuff 🤤👌
I fuckin love normura. He’s a genius
5 bucks says Nameless Star’s real name is also Sora
Very interesting!
> am I reading too much into this?
You have to understand, this is *Nomura* we're talking about here...
This kind of hidden reference has been done multiple done before :P
This is really interesting
Why is Shibuya the go to for the city in these games???
7:00 I believe it
I don't know if they're smart enough for this theory
What game is this
I really hope you're on to something.
Tetsuya Nomura is just trying to justify putting TWEWY in DDD by putting the next entry in fictional shibuya.
(no hate, im in love with KH and grew up with it. just felt like making that connection for the lols, but i feel like we'll see "3d HD" final fantasy style to the next game, and im all for it. imagine TWEWY in the new FF style (like the remake) i think it might work. ... hopefully.)
I keep hearing the term Worldline. What’s that?
Diamonddeath think like alternate universe.
What if Master of Masters is actually Tesuya Nomura himself?
essentially, yeah :)
Interesting but the real question is who is MoM?
My min is rattling
I (square)get it if nomura is the master of masters then the foretellers better be youtubers lol
Master of masters = questions
Xigbar = answers with more questions
👏👏👏
this video made me think even more that master of master atleast has the name sora.
why else would he stand there? becouse he thinks its a funny coincidence?
also yozora was supposed to save someone named sora but apparently sora looks different?
did the master of master die intentionally while saying his name is sora so that the original sora would be saved?
i fail to see the logic here. either mom is saving sora or he is sora himself
Hmk where u at
We don't need him. This guy is better
*sigh*
Master of master name is light. I'm honestly going to be deflated if nomera makes master of masters God. It would be just... cliche.
MoM is a square dev gone rogue. KH has been nothing but a video game created in quadratum🤔