Dean, you forgot to mention the fact that when all the characters say Sora, they are looking at the sky. In Japanese, "sora" means sky. It is an amazing detail in this cutscene. Also adds to the "They all share the same sky, the same destiny." line of the series. 10/10 scene right here.
TopHatLucario actually, vector is a mathematical term. if you take out the recusant's sigil from xion's name and rearrange her name, you get no. i (number i, with i standing as imaginary, another mathematical term). everything in the series has a hidden meaning.
TopHatLucario "way to the sky". it also means death, in a sense. it's the song that plays right before xion is left, never to come back (at least as of now).
I think there are many ways to look at the blank points ending where Aqua cries at hearing the name of Sora. The way I have always looked at it was that when she heard Sora's name, it wasn't because she was surprised but rather the boy she met so long ago was still trying his best to protect/ fix everything. That there was still hope. That maybe one day, Sora would be the person to help her get back all she lost back to normal. This was reinforced when 0.2 came out and Mickey told her that both Riku AND Sora are helping him. (Not to mention him telling Aqua that Sora has a keyblade). I do remember the quote that Aqua said to Sora that "So then if something happens, and Riku is about to get lost-or say, he starts wandering down a dark path alone-you make sure to stay with him and keep him safe. That's your job, Sora, and I'm counting on you to do it, okay?" That she knew that maybe one day he would have the power to do things. Whether or not you think that means she thought Sora could also get a keyblade is up to discussion but that quote let me know that she saw something in Sora. Great work as always Dean.
Please, don't even try to patch this up. According to 0.2, it has literally been a few hours in Realm of Darkness (a year in the real world) since Mickey met with Aqua and told her that there's this boy who's going around saving the worlds with a keyblade. According to the latest installment , Aqua already KNEW that Sora & Riku are both involved in the path of keyblade wielders and protection of the worlds. While clearly, in Blank Points she had absolutely no idea whatsoever what has been happening in the outside world. She wouldn't have asked for Terra or Ven's names even if it was out of hope or loneliness, because she knows who the boy is. The kind of shock she got in Blank Points, is her hearing the name "Sora" for the second time ever since meeting the kid 10 years ago, and knowing that he is now a hero.
Don't put words in my mouth, no one is patching anything up so i dont know where the hell that came from lmao. I guess the words "I think" don't specify that it was my opinion.
Aqua still didn't know what was happening to the outside world in Blank Points as she was under the impression the worlds had been saved at the end of 0.2. I don't think Aqua assumed the boy Ansem was talking about was Sora as Ansem's description of "the boy" was very vague and could've easily been a description of Terra or Ven. Also, Aqua still believes Terra will get control over his body back and believes Ven can awaken if his heart returns according to 0.2 and BBS, so it is logic that she asks if the boy was Terra or Ven, in my opinion. But even though the scene still makes sense, I'm ready to admit that it lost some of its impact because of 0.2.
I am aware, I have seen the scene lol. I dont think I ever said anything about how terra and ven werent involved in the scene as literally seconds before she asked "is it terra or ven". I still love blank points regardless if it was taken away from or not, I don't exactly care. It still brings a tear to my eye lmao
+Limitform72 I was actually replying to Matt Gray's comment about how Aqua already knew the boy was Sora. I know you've seen the scene lol, I think everyone here has.
This is what I thought as well. She began relearn her BBS abilities in 0.2 after rewinding the clock, it's possible that the RoD erased her memories and made her forget.
When you saw the tear roll down aqua's face and realize that she's relieved, relieved that the child she came in contact over 10 years ago is fighting her disconnected battle... Kingdom Hearts is a really well executed series that describes the future before it takes place and for that, I'm glad.
Been reading coments for 30mn now. Nobody saw the reference to 358/2 days when Riku says to Sora "your mind's made up ?" Axel actually says the exact same phrase to Roxas when he's about to betray the organisation. Feelsbadman being the only who noticed that xD
Perhaps it's makes the scene even more sad for Aqua. The fact that she doesn't remember the conversation with Mickey about Sora implies that she is slowly losing her memories, only remembering her dear Terra and Ventus. Maybe even foreshadowing why Aqua gave into the darkness in Kingdom Hearts III.
No fucking way. This is actually a point I bring up in Everything Wrong With Kingdom Hearts 0.2. Blank Points is one of my favorite damn scenes in the whole series. It's fantastic. It's supposed to be a surprise to Aqua that a boy that wasn't supposed to have the power suddenly is saving all the worlds from darkness. There's hope. And then 0.2 is like "No, yeah, pft, dude, Aqua knew about Riku and Sora because Mickey told her." Like, damn it man, why? And they have the audacity to reference it in 0.2 after they, in my honest opinion, ruined it. 0.2 was a great game but had an infuriating narrative. Blank Points in and of itself was supposed to be untouchable but... Damn it, dude. I'm passionate about this scene too.
You're forgetting that everyone lost memories of Sora before KH2, so she very well could have forgotten about him once again, therefore it would still be a surprise. I do agree that the scene in 0.2 takes away from the scene though and overcomplicates things.
See there's 2 things that can fix this. Because ppl forgot sora before kh2 and also if that wasn't the case she'd probably lost that fain't memory of her hearing him say that. after she had to continue to survive in the the Realm of darkness. I do agree that I was like WHAT! at first and was like fuckin' hell they ruined it. But then I started thinking of every possible logic behind it.
Well, if you actually think about 0.2, it actually doesn't contradict Black Points. It could he said that she said "Ven or Terra?" because she hoped Mickey finally found Terra or Ven. However when Ansem said "Sora", it could be seen as her being relieved that Sora is still saving the world. She cries because Sora is still strong enough to save the world. However, even with this theory in mind.... 0.2 did kind of devalue Blank Points.
Something I noticed quite recently actually is that Axel doesn't say Sora's name here, foreshadowing that Sora doesn't save him, as he doesn't need to since he is recompleted in DDD. Also, while Roxas and Naminé don't need the same kind of saving as the others, they both deserve to be their own people, as Sora states to Roxas in DDD. EDIT: These people need to be saved. Aqua, Terra, Ventus, Roxas, Xion and Naminé. The last three deserve so much more than being stuck within others; prevented from being their own people. Would it make their disappearances (not deaths as they didn't die) less sad and remove all that emotion? No, because just like Axel, they showed how far they were willing to help and do what's right instead of being a heartless Nobody/replica. Riku made it out of the Realm of Darkness, but that doesn't lessen the impact of the ending of KH1, showing how far he was willing to go (even if he did have no choice). These characters don't die and that's a good thing, because they're not removed completely; they're left in a state of suffering, pain and hurt, thus pushing these characters further.
if they're not dead-- where exactly is Roxas, Xion, and Namine? and by what procedure would it be possible that would have to be done to restore these ones? e.g. CAN they be restored? it doesn't seem possible; they shouldn't have existed to begin with
I loved this scene, but what made me break out in tears was the scene where little Sora accepts Ventus into his heart. Sora is such a good boy, so pure.
This is the 1st time a video game brought you to tears?! come on. That ending of Kingdom Hearts 1, when the theme song is playing, and Kairi is back at Destiny Islands by herself, goes into that cave, looks at that cave drawing of her and sora, touches it and has a tear roll down her cheek. then the song goes "Hooold me!" and it cuts to credits. :'( i just got goosebumps writing this haha. good video!
yea i can't remember if ACTUAL TEARS rolled down my face, but def had that dry throat choked up feeling with watery eyes blurring my vision. Lets hope we hear some KH3 news this e3
Roxas is far from being "fine" actually. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that he is hurting the most, and is beyond saving. Roxas is an extremely tragic character, in a way that even the story doesn't seem to properly assess. Nobodies were all living tragic existences in some sense, but they all had something to look forward to: the chance to comeback as regular people. Roxas on the other hand is the only nobody that is going to fade away not to be seen again (same thing for Namine). What makes it worse though, is both lives that Roxas lived as a nobody. The first one, as an Org XIII member, where he was basically a marionette being only as useful as his ability to wield a Keyblade and would have been disposed of in favor of Xion if he had lost that ability. The second life, which is even more tragic, is the one he led next to Hayner, Pence and Olette, people he thought were his friends in this mundane but lovable town he lived in, only to discover that anything even remotely close to a real relationship he could have had was nothing but a simulation to stall him until Sora's awakening, where he is then forced to look at the guy that is responsible for everything bitter in his life. The "chosen" one that gets to live over you and at your expense. I can still go in-depth on how he was treated like he was worthless by Riku and Ansem the Wise who were manipulating the simulated world he was in and how Lea seemed to move on in DDD, befriending the main trio instead. I know Roxas has a kind of "happy" attitude at the end of KH2, where he seems content living as a shadow of Sora, but it certainly does not make any sense and sorta breaks his character for me, but it doesn't take away from the tragic existence he led.
This is what happens when you have whining fans wanting him back just for the sake of a happy ending. It'd be better for Roxas if he stays dead, because honestly, he doesn't need any more attention.
Since when is likely that Xion will be able to be saved? She was a replica, a marionette created by the organization, a puppet brought to life, not a nobody, Kairi's nobody is Naminé. And unlike Roxas and Naminé, who still exist within their counterparts Sora and Kairi, Xion is dead for good, she died in a battle against Roxas and then turned into crystal dust and straight up desintegrated in the air, there is absolutely no way of her "being saved" or returning at all, since she has no counterpart, she had no real self.. she had less than any nobody and lost it all, she's gone forever.
I think you should really talk more about the story of KH because your style of explaining is pretty satisifing and professional. When I saw Black Points for the first time the emotion was definitely there. I actually feel pretty sorry for Ansem because of all the struggles and pain he's been through from his apprentices and especially Terranort. I hope he will get a chance in KH3 to see his home, a revived Radiant Garden again. That would be very powerful for me. All in all I don't have to say too much because you already explained everything. Oh, one thing. Most people think the story of 0.2 was poorly made and didn't make sense. Well, I don't think like that. I'm really thankful to Square for giving their best to explain even this little story lore and it's plotholes even if it affected black points a bit. Because with all these explanations it gives to me a full and satisifing feeling for the story and explains my answers. That's why I really enjoyed 0.2
it kinda annoys me how a lot of KH fans say that the ending of 0.2 ruined the Blank Points cutscene. The way i see it is that when Aqua found out who Sora and Riku were before the Demon Tide boss fight, she forgot about who they becasue of how long she's been down there before she met Ansem the Wise at the dark margin. OR maybe something happened in-between 0.2 and the blank points scene that somehow forced Aqua to forget a lot of things. But once Ansem said Sora's name she finally remembered. In my honest opinion if this is what actually transpired then this makes the point blank scene a lot more impactful for me. It makes me curious what would have happened in-between both of these events too (if its real)
The way I see it blank points is only MORE brilliant after 0.2 Now im just gonna say this off the bat, im a new player. I literally just today finished playing 0.2 (after having binged the whole series before it). But moving on The way I interpreted Aqua's tears wasn't her realizing that sora was a keyblade wielder but rather realizing how much that little boy has grown and matured, and you've also gotta remember that it's been a whole year since she had that conversation with Mickey and her conversation with ansem, so it's not exactly something she would remember instantly. There are human characters and have to be treated with the knowledge that they have human mental capacities All in all blank points is undeniably brilliant. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if KH3 only added to it further
Jason Kieffer Aqua hardly had any interaction with other people in the realm of darkness besides mickey and ansem the wise (and soon riku presumeably) I think she would remember the convo with mickey. Also just because it was a year ago in the realm of light doesn't mean it was the exact same amount of time in the realm of darkness, aqua hasn't aged in the 12 years she's been there it might not be as long for her.
Futuristic triumph alpaca there's no sign of time dilation. Time passes the same in castle oblivion yet ven doesn't age, we know that is passes the same because in the events of KH2 sora looked vastly different because he slept for a whole year. There's no indication that time would be dilated in the realm of darkness And I'd like to see you walk around for a whole YEAR and remember a conversation from a literal YEAR ago. It's impressive she's even kept her sanity tbh
Jason Kieffer time "does not move within the Realm of Darkness." Kh wiki. Also maybe you have to have a heart to age? Since it's the only probable explanation why ven hasn't aged
1)since when are wiki's 100% credible? Show me a canon source or else that's just headcanon without evidence. Aka from a game, concert, or statement from someone like Nomura 2)time does pass in the realm of darkness. It's just wonkey and can be fucked with. The gears and clock show this perfectly 3)even if time didn't pass it would still feel as though that much time had passed. For example if you were to stop time, and wait until your death to unfreeze it, technically no time has passed, but you would feel as though decades have gone by (assuming you'd be living a normal length life)
My favorite scene was in BBS, when we see a child Riku and Sora look at a night sky and getting ready to head back home. Sora cries without knowing why. Riku says the worlds are connected by one big sky, says that there may be someone out there who is really hurting... and is looking for help. Riku suggests to Sora to close his eyes...... and that is when Sora meets Ventus for a second time... letting him know he can come inside Sora's heart again. Sora reopens his eyes and feels a lot better as the scene pans back to the sky with Terra, Aqua, and Ven's star still blinking in the distance. It was such a beautiful, sad, yet heartwarming scene.
Yeah I'm just going to pretend that 0.2 didn't exist at this point. I'mma pretend that it's non-canon to the main story and that it was merely a graphical showcase. If it's canon, we can always back up the fact that Aqua had her memories of Sora briefly erased back in Chain of Memories and never thought of Sora again until Blank Points. Because when the other characters saw Sora again in KH2, they were like "Oh sh*t it's that kid! I forgot about him for a moment!"
I think of it like this. Aqua journey between 0.2 and blank points involved her mind deteriorating a bit and she lost her memories of the worlds being in danger and Sora and Riku trying to save them. this makes blank points more emotional this way because its as if she has been going insane and hearing these things again would make her remember her experiences in 0.2 and she sheads a tear for remembering sora
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the whole "Aqua had her memories of Sora briefly erased back in Chain of Memories and never thought of Sora again until Blank Points." thing doesn't make sense. The people who forgot Sora were the people who Sora was made to forget. Sora didn't forget Riku, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc. and thus they did not forget him in turn (all Riku got was a haze as Sora's memories of Riku were messed with a little to include Namine). Meaning that if Namine didn't erase that one memory of Sora meeting Aqua (and I doubt she did) Aqua would never have forgotten Sora. It's a nice theory, but I had to mention that :P Also, to the other person - not accepting something as canon just because you don't agree with it is a bit childish, no?
I have a theory. If you stay in realm of darkness for long, years will pass in realm of light, right? We know Ventus is from the time of ancients, but his thrown in timeline of birth by sleep, and his still a child. What if Ventus was trapped in realm of darkness until Xehanorth found him?
True. That could also explain why Xemnas says to Roxas in Days "So sleep has taken you again". People like to say that this is a reference to Ventus's comatose body after the events of BBS, but how could Xemnas/Xehanort have known about that? It would make more sense if he was remembering how he originally found Ventus. I do like the RoD theory as well though.
I know you probably won’t see this dean but I think 0.2 just makes this scene better, she at the time of 0.2 probably barely remembers Sora and Riku from before and Mickey tells her that those exact boys are indeed out and about and are actually helping him, she doesn’t have time to really process that or even to think to much of it really. Instead the demon tide appears soon after and takes her attention off of that revelation. After a crazy battle, what she thinks would be her ticket out of the RoD, she proceeds on to go help Riku and Mickey close the door. She doesn’t exactly see Sora beyond the door and so her perception of him having grown up and what tasks he’s accomplished thus far and how or why he’s on the other side and how he has a keyblade is unknown to her, only that they were helping Mickey. She knows of him and the fact that he’s doing important things with Mickey to some extent, but that clearly doesn’t hit her at the time nor could she be able to stop and let it sink in as she is plunged back into the twisted Destiny islands. After being separated without knowing what would happen to the worlds and the realm of light at all, she’s left to wander around “in the dark” (no pun intended) and for all she knows anything could’ve happened after she was cast back to the dark margin, Hell, they could’ve not sealed the door at all! She doesn’t even know how much time has passed and what those boys are doing or whether or not they’re even alive really. So when she meets up with Ansem and he explains that a boy has been saving the world she immediately is still hoping that her best friends are somehow safe, Sora isn’t on the mind at that moment. When she finally hears his name she is reminded that the little boy who she once met and vaguely remembers having helped Mickey with a keyblade, has grown up, lived and to this very day is still around saving the world once again, doing the things that she or Terra or Ven couldn’t be there to do, she sheds what I think is a tear of joy in that she’s quite glad to hear that Sora is still saving the world and trying hard to keep it safe. I don’t think it takes away from blank points at all but rather when you look at it as a tear of joy because she’s glad to hear his name once again, especially when she realizes that much more time has passed then she thought and yet, he’s still out there.
First of all, sorry for my bad english. Holy shit, I'm watching this video and I almost cried again when Aqua cried. You did an amazing work transporting me back to 2010. I felt exactly the same as you back then, and I agree with this being the best scene of the series. The feels, the music, seeing Sora post KH2 after 5 years... All combines into a masterpiece. Thank you for this. I discovered your channel today and I really liked it. You earned a new subscriber. Greetings from Spain ; )
Maybe when she fall back into darkness at the end of 0.2 she lost her memories of her journey in 0.2. I know it's a stretch but it's the best one I can think of tying in with Blank Point. As for the scene you said it perfectly and I would guess this is where people started really thinking "Next game will be Kingdom hearts 3!" but as for the people being saved besides the BBS trio. Xion shouldn't be saved since it would make her death scene in Days pointless and kinda similar to 0.2 Mickey spoiling Sora. Roxas I would be ok if he returns or not. Namine I can see returning and would want since it looks like she's still suffering in Dream Drop Distance and we need the real Sora saying thank to the real Namine not in some filler/maybe canon game.
think of it like this. When she enters the realm of darkness its at the ending on bbs story. she wonders the realm(which bbs final mix's secret episode shows) for say hours or even a few days 0.2's ending is at the ending of kh1, mickey tells her of sora and riku but once they separate she goes on all the way passing kh chain of memories, days, and the full time frame of kh2. ansem is put in the dark realm at the end of kh2 then aqua shows up. Aqua could have forgot what happen due to so much time inbetween the ending of kh1 to the ending kh2 and ansem calls back the thought. the question is how long was aqua wondering the realm after 0.2's ending when mickey leaves her?
DexHolder Red she probably did because Ansem the Wise had forgotten some of his past as well, all he knew is that he met Sora but he didnt know how long ago
Patrick Mahoney true true, but isn't kh1, kh2, and DDD all 1 year apart from each other in order. Or is DDD in between kh2 and kh3, and kh2 and 3 are a year apart? (That's just a question) but Ansem would still be in the RoD either way, right?
Dee Tavares KH2 is a year after KH1. If I recall correctly, DDD is just a little after KH2 (like a few months maybe). The final cutscene in 0.2 takes place right after DDD and KH3 will start right after that 0.2 cutscene. Ansem should still be in the Realm of Darkness along with Aqua.
About 0.2; We can easily assume that when CoM happened, Aqua forgot about Sora like everyone else and she remembered him when she heard his name from Ansem. Like Kairi, even when she had the memories about him but very blurred, she remembered him when Roxas communicated with her. So, yeah, I think so.
CoM is the best explanation I've heard, before that it was Mickey just being a bad narrator :D Still kinda ehhhh but I'll take what I can get. The problem with that would be that everyone remembers Sora at the same time after CoM (besides Kairi), and that's when Sora wakes up and comes out of the pod. Leon says they all suddenly remembered Sora at the same time, and that would be when Namine finished reconnecting all the chains. The explanation helps I suppose but Aqua only hears about him again after KH2, and there's no reason she would forget the worlds were in danger. But to be fair she could have thought the worlds were only danger once, not twice.
Dude... I almost fall in tears ... watching this again and whit ur commentary ... Wut ur saying in the commentary i was thinking the same like i was discussing whit u that scene ... jesus the fells that was one of the bests videos i ever watch in my life , because of that feeling of thinking the same ur speaking dude , this video really touched me .. thnx for this experience! Really brilliant scene!
It is strange how Aqua knew about Sora and Riku having Keyblades by tge time she meets Ansem and did not think to say "Was it a boy named Sora or Riku?" After asking about Terra or Ven. Especially when Mickey's words are still fresh in her memory. But the scene where she cries, I don't think that was supposed to be a surprising thing to her (at least not anymore). But more of a prideful moment for her, like a mother seeing her son graduate. She's proud that the boy she met all those years ago has done all of these good things that Ansem and Mickey have stated he's done. Also great video boyo. Blank Points has always been my favorite KH scene since I've first viewed. 👍
I find it nice that she heard the name sora again. Like he’s an ever looming light kind of following her around. People she doesn’t even know are saving the day. I see blank points as aqua being very sad that her friends aren’t back but hopeful that sora is out there and protecting the light which shows aqua there is hope.
Honestly a few changes in lines for 0.2 could have kept the secret of Sora and Riku helping Mickey. Now yeah Aqua can recall who the kids she met were, but after that we could have had Mickey say the same line EXCEPT before he can reveal their names some earthquake happens then he says that they have the hurry and he will explain later. And then after they got the keyblade he could have just said "With the Keyblade of Darkness here and the Keyblade of light on the other side,....." and not even mention Soras name. As for Riku running to the door, we COULD have Aqua see him and think "wait....is that..." before the heartless typhoon comes in
and tbh scenes such as this one made me feel really disappointed in kh3 i felt like all the emotions and burdens that aqua terra and ven went thru were resolved so easily. they're reunion did not hit as hard for me than they pain went they went thur. especially aqua, shes best girl because she did so much.
It's still 1 year after that she cried in Blank Points. The reason why she cried could be because she was very happy that sora was able to win fightning ansem.
I totally agree Dean, this is probably one of my favorite scene in the Kingdom Hearts series. It just shows how much Sora has done and how good his heart is. How heʻs able to touch so many hearts and how all these people really need him. It connects many parts of the series to what we thought was just a prequel story. And yes, I thought Fragmentary Passage, at least adding Mickeyʻs part to it ruined Blank Points, yes i agree with you, she now knows the importance of Sora and not just remembering him at that moment from the one memory of him once she meets Ansem. And it wasnʻt just that she found out he had a key blade, that too was cool, but I thought the awesome part of the scene was that she sees how great this boyʻs heart it, how much light it has and how he was able to save the worlds with the power of his heart. How great this boy Sora grew up to be. Seeing Mickey spilling the beans made me angry because yes it took away the significants of blank points. Plus she had no idea what happened to the realm of light when she met Ansem but Mickey just told her, lame. So yes 0.2 did ruin Blank Points in my opinion. Anyways Blank Points was awesome, I felt it was only me who felt this way about this scene. It was awesome watching it the first time and I couldnʻt wait to watch it again when i finished all of BBS Final Mix, making my hard work playing the game pay off. Thanks Dean for the video.
Blank points is to this day still the best secret cut scene in the franchise so far. with this discussion it just empowered Blank points with so much more possibilities. Final scene might take up an entirely new meaning. 'they are at destiny islands. Riku and Kairi meet up with sora. Sora gets the charm then immediately sets off for his journey.' Heck Riku and potentially Kairi could already be masters at that point.
This is actually the truth if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have known so many things thank you 'Sora'. You have actually helped me, you have helped me awaken from my sleep and I'm now reborn anew, as a person who knows so much more about the game that I believe has changed my life. I really can't thank you enough Soralaam1, your the type of person that makes me want to work hard so I can give back to those who have helped me.
Ok, so looking at this again, it would make sense for everything that happened in 0.2. Everyones argument is that it goes against the blank points, when really, in my opinion, it made them even more powerful. Aqua has been in the realm of darkness for 10 years, so when Mickey finds her, and tells her about Sora and Riku, it's still significant. Then, two years later, she finds Ansem the wise by the dark ocean, and learns that Sora is still fighting the darkness and saving the worlds. And considering at this point, she might have given up hope, I can see why she would cry. Sora , the little boy she met on those islands long ago, might be the key to saving her, and reuniting her with her lost friends. Yes, she asked the question " Is the boys name Terra or Ven?" Because she may had held hope Terra freed himself of Xehanort or Ven had found a way to wake himself.
Everything in your second half of the comment I agree completely that's what makes the scene great, but that's all stuff without 0.2. In 0.2 all mickey does is tell her Sora has a keyblade so that's no longer a surprise and he's saving the world, definitely puts the scene down for me.
@@Soraalam1 I don't know. I think it's more the fact he still out there and that there's hope in her finally returning to the realm of light. She's been alone for two years after seeing Micky before you falls in darkness again, and probably gave up hope with no news sense . ATW being the first person she's seen in forever, and learning that Sora is coming to save them rekindled everything inside her
@@Wingedspace22 2 years where she was already informed that Sora was a keyblade wielder helping save the worlds, or 10 years not even knowing Sora has a keyblade and finding that out from Ansem the Wise for the first time? I really think the 2nd is way more impactful and emotional.
@@Soraalam1 also remember, there's no time in the realm of darkness too. We don't know exactly how the realm works besides, you don't age, and there's no light. For all Aqua knows, she's been walking around for ages. I'm still not ready to discount blank points because of 0.2 considering this story point was there when they had the idea of Volume 2 of BBS
Thanks Dean, you put this whole scene in a totally different perspective for me.. Have always loved it but you made me truly appreciate it on another level.
When people look at the sky and say "Sora" , always hits me in the feels. Sora in Japanese means Sky, my tears flow. "One sky, one destiny" this is one of the most loveliest quote in kingdom hearts ever ☺️
Dean I’ve been watching you a long time, possibly as long as I have been playing Kingdom Hearts 3D. My first experience with this masterpiece of a scene was back in 2010 when the game actually came out on psp. I was so excited and avoiding so many spoilers just to experience this for myself. Hearing the slow rendition of Dearly Beloved played out throughout the name drop scene was so beautiful and the excitement I felt when I realized this was promising of a Kingdom Hearts III down the years, that wouldn’t be announced until 3 year later lol.
In my opinion, is the best scene of all games... it's very sad and momentous event for me. I never thought watch Sora In the final scene... I cried. Sorry but i'm mexican, my english is bad. I m study now the lenguage. I'm your fan, greetings from Mexico. I love kingdom hearts
Amazing scene indeed, and I live for the infinite reprises of Dearly Beloved. But dude, when it all took place was obvious right from the start at 3:53.
I think the reason why I love the Kingdom Hearts series so much is on the one hand due to the awesome game play accompanied by the breathtaking music and on the other hand because of the complexity of the storytelling. It appears sort of nonsensical at first sight but oh boy it will hit you hard with emotions once you've put some effort in paying attention
Also i think that the reason Aqua cried is not just because she was surprised finding out about sora, i think she was happy for the first time in a long time and receives good news, a "ray of hope" if you may.
Well, there are two possibilities that can maintain the feelings for Blank Points in 0.2: 1) If Mickey NEVER knew the names of Sora and Riku, just Aqua hinting that she knew the two boys 10 years ago from Destiny Islands and only knew that one of them was chosen to wield the Keyblade. 2) Aqua doesn't remember the names of the two boys in that point, leaving Mickey uninformed and keeping it a secret. If they did one of those, it could have been fine.
This is one of my favorite scenes of the series, too. I didn't play BBS back in 2010, but when I did play it (I think 2013) I nearly cried the moment all of the characters showed up. Because, at this point, I was going through each of the games in the order they released, so when all of these characters showed up and said his name, it was so emotional and so powerful, and I was begging for more after the scene was finished. And Aqua's tear...made the scene so much more powerful. I really dislike how 0.2 kind of makes things weird. Aqua has been gone for years but in the Realm of Darkness's time, it feels like hours. Why would she be so emotional if she already knew that Sora and Riku were helping Mickey save the world and stuff? I wish Mickey would have just said "his friends" instead of "Sora and Riku". That would have made things a lot better, I think.
think of it like this. When she enters the realm of darkness its at the ending on bbs story. she wonders the realm(which bbs final mix's secret episode shows) for say hours or even a few days 0.2's ending is at the ending of kh1, mickey tells her of sora and riku but once they separate she goes on all the way passing kh chain of memories, days, and the full time frame of kh2. ansem is put in the dark realm at the end of kh2 then aqua shows up. Aqua could have forgot what happen due to so much time inbetween the ending of kh1 to the ending kh2 and ansem calls back the thought. the question is how long was aqua wondering the realm after 0.2's ending when mickey leaves her?
masterventus100 in just a few days 10 years have past her with no effect it makes no sense for her to lose her memories with only a year pass to her that would be what one day? Your expecting me to believe she forgot all that with just a day or so? No it makes no sense for her to have forgotten
This boy dean with the content. Good vid this is one of my favorite cutscenes in the whole kh series and one of my favorite in gaming.This ending is up there with final fantasy 7 crisis core, kh2, god of war 2, and uncharted 4
The way I interpreted Riku saying 'Sora' is that he had already been saved. And when it comes to the ret con type things in 0.2 I agree it took value from the scene. The only way I can see it still working out is that in the two years since she met Mickey (Sora was asleep for almost a year after CoM which happened after she had seen Mickey, and Ansem the Wise said it must have been at least a year since he met him, as in, it's been at least a year since he disappeared in TWTNW) Aqua kind of lost hope, but it was re-ignited by what Ansem was saying. Does that make sense? EDIT: Someone below said that Aqua could have forgotten about Sora due to CoM which makes a lot of sense. She hadn't met him since that one time.
What kind of fan of the KH series doesn't want Roxas and Namine to be their own individual selves? So you want someone who grew his own self awareness to be trapped forever in someone else away from his best friends?
So with all the emotion currently going on in the KH series this should probably be the last thing I should be thinking about, but I can’t help but wonder... how has Aqua been in the realm of darkness for over 10 years and she still looks the same? Like shouldn’t her hair have grown some? And how has she not died from lack of food/water yet, or not gone mentally insane yet from being alone so long? Does she bathe or sleep at all? How are her clothes still in perfect condition?
I completely agree dude! Best scene in the whole series When they match the cut to the BBS version of dearly beloved (which is the best version, no question)....all the feels!
I'm so late to this party but what I love about this is that yes, they don't feed us the fact that its Sora, and it is up to us to fill in the blanks. And if you think about it in actual KH terms, we had Sora in our memories from going on the journey with him. He's a part of the players heart. Just like he's a part of everyone elses in the game. I think its so touching to the player. Nomura says memories are what makes a heart and it takes this scene to a whole other level.
To be honest, in the part where Riku and Kairi call out to Sora, while I think that part of it was well, of course, to call for his attention, another part of me thinks that they decided to implement it that way because Sora DID save both of them as well. Sora basically brought Riku back from the darkness and chased after him for a long time, wanting to save his friend and have him back and he /did/. And with Kairi, like c'mon, Sora literally sacrificed himself just to give Kairi her heart back without any second thought, and he chased after her for a loooong time as well as we all know. While Riku's "Sora" sounds a bit more casual, i definitely think it holds the same impact because he was saved. And when Kairi says Sora, don't you think it'd be awkward to just call the name of the person that is pretty much just besides you and just stare at him and not say anything if it didn't try to hint us something else? I think it's like a little nudge of showing that hey!! He saved her too!! So to me, it holds the same impact as the rest, the only difference is that they have been saved. Idk if that made any sense lmao, just wanted to drop that here!
Birth by Sleep was my first Kingdom Hearts game. As Romania sucks balls, a friend from Germany took pitty on me and sent me a PSP and a small library of games. About 15 games or so. And among them was Birth by Sleep. And it's a great game.
The weird thing is, I had only seen this scene in fragments before. Strange considering I've played almost all the games, but I had never unlocked this scene and had no desire to see it on RUclips till a few years ago. And even then, it wasn't the full scene. I watched it before viewing your analysis, and it still touched me quite a bit. I couldn't skip fully away from my 2017 mindset though and thought of 0.2... but thankfully, I wasn't thinking too hard and it didn't ruin the scene for me.
Late comment... but I also thought it was so emotional and impactful revealing sora at the end because at that time, we hadn’t really seen present day sora since kingdom hearts 2.
My Boi back with a video! Tbh, Idc about just the theories. Just love Dean's videos. I tell everybody who gets into Kingdom Hearts subscribe to this man
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 still has the saddest moment in the series.....Me breaking my DS thanks to Ruler Of The Sky....What did you expect?......Oh yeah and something about X- Shon dying or something I don't know. (Also Aqua do you really want to put your faith on a kid who put on a fake Mario mustache and a party hat? Keep in mind kiddos Goofy is the true genius in KH. Final note.... I understand Aqua's since of time is different since she is in realm of darkness but doesn't she need to eat?)
I never unlocked Blank Points for myself, but it did get me hyped back then. Obviously we've had a couple of new games and a lot of re-releases, but the hype is still there.
Riku is deadpool confirmed. Also, totally agree with you there. Blank Points can be interpreted many ways, for me Aqua was crying because she was happy that the legacy of the keyblade (at least the version Eraqus believed in) was not truly dead, even if she never escaped, Ventus never woke up, and Terra never regained control. But of course if she had already learned this before, it begs the question, why is it eliciting an emotional response the second time around and not the first? Some people call this nitpicking, but my philosophy is that nits distract me from the larger beauty the scalp has to offer, and that does matter.
The Kingdom Hearts 1 theme song is enough to bring me to tears. Granted that isn't so much about the game's contents so much as because my late wife gave me a PS2 and a copy of Kingdom Hearts as a gift for our first x-mas together.
I have to disagree with your final points. I don’t think the surprise factor of hearing Sora’s name is what made Aqua shed that tear, but that hearing Sora’s name reminded her to keep holding on to the hope that she could be saved. How much time passed between her adventures with Mickey in 0.2 and her meeting with Ansem in Blank Points? She’s been wandering the world of darkness alone for so long it’s definitrly starting to chip away at her resolve. We now even know the results of all that time alone 😭😭😭😭
It got me, even i played this as a first game. Obviously I knew, that Sora will be main hero and this was like big tease for his adventures with emotional depth.
CLOSE to tears? Man I fully shed tears for this magnificent scene. Not only did it link BBS to the ending of KH2 and give the feeling that the incredibly bittersweet ending of BBS would be resolved happily in the future, it also revealed the profound impact Aqua, Ventus, and Terra had to the main timeline of the series especially in how Sora sates he is who he is because they sacrificed themselves for him. Definitely my favorite scene in regards to the entire KH franchise.
This makes me kinda dissappointed slightly that 0.2 kind of cheapens this scene. It's still good, but I think this scene holds a bit more weight when you disregard 0.2
It's nothing drastic. It's the point where Mickey tells Aqua about Sora and Riku's assistance. I do think it cheapens the scene where Aqua cries when she learns of Sora's deeds a little bit. It dosen't ruin the scene for me like some others though. And you can make the case that Aqua learns Sora's being a savior instead of just a helper. I think that Aqua crying holds more impact before 0.2.
think of it like this. When she enters the realm of darkness its at the ending on bbs story. she wonders the realm(which bbs final mix's secret episode shows) for say hours or even a few days 0.2's ending is at the ending of kh1, mickey tells her of sora and riku but once they separate she goes on all the way passing kh chain of memories, days, and the full time frame of kh2. ansem is put in the dark realm at the end of kh2 then aqua shows up. Aqua could have forgot what happen due to so much time inbetween the ending of kh1 to the ending kh2 and ansem calls back the thought. the question is how long was aqua wondering the realm after 0.2's ending when mickey leaves her?
ExcalGD thats fine if 0.2 wasn't impactful . I just think in my opinion that people saying that 0.2 doesn't need to exist bc it ruins blank points is stupid
Dean, you forgot to mention the fact that when all the characters say Sora, they are looking at the sky. In Japanese, "sora" means sky. It is an amazing detail in this cutscene. Also adds to the "They all share the same sky, the same destiny." line of the series. 10/10 scene right here.
Oh, very good!
njaisinghaninjl Don't forget about Vector to the Heavens in 358/2 Days. Great name and a great story.
TopHatLucario actually, vector is a mathematical term. if you take out the recusant's sigil from xion's name and rearrange her name, you get no. i (number i, with i standing as imaginary, another mathematical term). everything in the series has a hidden meaning.
njaisinghaninjl Huh. That's pretty cool. Never knew that. I believe "Vector" also meant "travel", "way to", if I'm correct. So "Way to Sora".
TopHatLucario "way to the sky". it also means death, in a sense. it's the song that plays right before xion is left, never to come back (at least as of now).
I think there are many ways to look at the blank points ending where Aqua cries at hearing the name of Sora. The way I have always looked at it was that when she heard Sora's name, it wasn't because she was surprised but rather the boy she met so long ago was still trying his best to protect/ fix everything. That there was still hope. That maybe one day, Sora would be the person to help her get back all she lost back to normal. This was reinforced when 0.2 came out and Mickey told her that both Riku AND Sora are helping him. (Not to mention him telling Aqua that Sora has a keyblade). I do remember the quote that Aqua said to Sora that "So then if something happens, and Riku is about to get lost-or say, he starts wandering down a dark path alone-you make sure to stay with him and keep him safe. That's your job, Sora, and I'm counting on you to do it, okay?" That she knew that maybe one day he would have the power to do things. Whether or not you think that means she thought Sora could also get a keyblade is up to discussion but that quote let me know that she saw something in Sora. Great work as always Dean.
Please, don't even try to patch this up.
According to 0.2, it has literally been a few hours in Realm of Darkness (a year in the real world) since Mickey met with Aqua and told her that there's this boy who's going around saving the worlds with a keyblade. According to the latest installment , Aqua already KNEW that Sora & Riku are both involved in the path of keyblade wielders and protection of the worlds.
While clearly, in Blank Points she had absolutely no idea whatsoever what has been happening in the outside world. She wouldn't have asked for Terra or Ven's names even if it was out of hope or loneliness, because she knows who the boy is.
The kind of shock she got in Blank Points, is her hearing the name "Sora" for the second time ever since meeting the kid 10 years ago, and knowing that he is now a hero.
Don't put words in my mouth, no one is patching anything up so i dont know where the hell that came from lmao. I guess the words "I think" don't specify that it was my opinion.
Aqua still didn't know what was happening to the outside world in Blank Points as she was under the impression the worlds had been saved at the end of 0.2. I don't think Aqua assumed the boy Ansem was talking about was Sora as Ansem's description of "the boy" was very vague and could've easily been a description of Terra or Ven. Also, Aqua still believes Terra will get control over his body back and believes Ven can awaken if his heart returns according to 0.2 and BBS, so it is logic that she asks if the boy was Terra or Ven, in my opinion. But even though the scene still makes sense, I'm ready to admit that it lost some of its impact because of 0.2.
I am aware, I have seen the scene lol. I dont think I ever said anything about how terra and ven werent involved in the scene as literally seconds before she asked "is it terra or ven". I still love blank points regardless if it was taken away from or not, I don't exactly care. It still brings a tear to my eye lmao
+Limitform72 I was actually replying to Matt Gray's comment about how Aqua already knew the boy was Sora. I know you've seen the scene lol, I think everyone here has.
In Nomura's defence, if Ansem's memories can slowly be erased in the Realm of Darkness, so can Aqua's!
This is what I thought as well. She began relearn her BBS abilities in 0.2 after rewinding the clock, it's possible that the RoD erased her memories and made her forget.
Fair enough.
Iftekhar Ahmed "Not even memories are safe from the darkness."
I think it'd be more appropriate to say in Nomura's defense
***** Technically, Nomura isn't the only director and story writer of the game.
When you saw the tear roll down aqua's face and realize that she's relieved, relieved that the child she came in contact over 10 years ago is fighting her disconnected battle... Kingdom Hearts is a really well executed series that describes the future before it takes place and for that, I'm glad.
Been reading coments for 30mn now. Nobody saw the reference to 358/2 days when Riku says to Sora "your mind's made up ?"
Axel actually says the exact same phrase to Roxas when he's about to betray the organisation.
Feelsbadman being the only who noticed that xD
Oh my god how did I not notice that!?!?! XD
axel says this to xion too,on the mansion in twilight town
Perhaps it's makes the scene even more sad for Aqua. The fact that she doesn't remember the conversation with Mickey about Sora implies that she is slowly losing her memories, only remembering her dear Terra and Ventus. Maybe even foreshadowing why Aqua gave into the darkness in Kingdom Hearts III.
But that is still just speculation, at this point we do not even know what has happenend to Aqua in KH 3.
Heinrich Himmler He was pretty much spot on for being months early
OR......they didn't think about Aqua meeting someone during her time in the ROD and was then retconned. Just a thought.
No fucking way. This is actually a point I bring up in Everything Wrong With Kingdom Hearts 0.2. Blank Points is one of my favorite damn scenes in the whole series. It's fantastic. It's supposed to be a surprise to Aqua that a boy that wasn't supposed to have the power suddenly is saving all the worlds from darkness. There's hope. And then 0.2 is like "No, yeah, pft, dude, Aqua knew about Riku and Sora because Mickey told her." Like, damn it man, why? And they have the audacity to reference it in 0.2 after they, in my honest opinion, ruined it. 0.2 was a great game but had an infuriating narrative. Blank Points in and of itself was supposed to be untouchable but... Damn it, dude. I'm passionate about this scene too.
You're forgetting that everyone lost memories of Sora before KH2, so she very well could have forgotten about him once again, therefore it would still be a surprise. I do agree that the scene in 0.2 takes away from the scene though and overcomplicates things.
let's just not forget that "not even memories are safe from the darkness"
See there's 2 things that can fix this. Because ppl forgot sora before kh2 and also if that wasn't the case she'd probably lost that fain't memory of her hearing him say that. after she had to continue to survive in the the Realm of darkness. I do agree that I was like WHAT! at first and was like fuckin' hell they ruined it. But then I started thinking of every possible logic behind it.
People lose memories in the realm of darkness. Ansem couldn't even remember his own name.
Well, if you actually think about 0.2, it actually doesn't contradict Black Points. It could he said that she said "Ven or Terra?" because she hoped Mickey finally found Terra or Ven. However when Ansem said "Sora", it could be seen as her being relieved that Sora is still saving the world. She cries because Sora is still strong enough to save the world. However, even with this theory in mind.... 0.2 did kind of devalue Blank Points.
Something I noticed quite recently actually is that Axel doesn't say Sora's name here, foreshadowing that Sora doesn't save him, as he doesn't need to since he is recompleted in DDD.
Also, while Roxas and Naminé don't need the same kind of saving as the others, they both deserve to be their own people, as Sora states to Roxas in DDD.
EDIT: These people need to be saved. Aqua, Terra, Ventus, Roxas, Xion and Naminé. The last three deserve so much more than being stuck within others; prevented from being their own people. Would it make their disappearances (not deaths as they didn't die) less sad and remove all that emotion? No, because just like Axel, they showed how far they were willing to help and do what's right instead of being a heartless Nobody/replica. Riku made it out of the Realm of Darkness, but that doesn't lessen the impact of the ending of KH1, showing how far he was willing to go (even if he did have no choice). These characters don't die and that's a good thing, because they're not removed completely; they're left in a state of suffering, pain and hurt, thus pushing these characters further.
Yep thx I though it was just me
Interesting
Patrick Mahoney Preach!
My brother! Preach that truth! Amen!
if they're not dead-- where exactly is Roxas, Xion, and Namine?
and by what procedure would it be possible that would have to be done to restore these ones? e.g. CAN they be restored?
it doesn't seem possible; they shouldn't have existed to begin with
I loved this scene, but what made me break out in tears was the scene where little Sora accepts Ventus into his heart. Sora is such a good boy, so pure.
It's thanks to this Secret Ending that the BBS version of Dearly Beloved is probably my favorite one in the series.
yeah
This is the 1st time a video game brought you to tears?! come on. That ending of Kingdom Hearts 1, when the theme song is playing, and Kairi is back at Destiny Islands by herself, goes into that cave, looks at that cave drawing of her and sora, touches it and has a tear roll down her cheek. then the song goes "Hooold me!" and it cuts to credits. :'( i just got goosebumps writing this haha. good video!
Yo I LOVE when Kairi has that tear roll down her face in KH1. But not yet at least, no video game has brought me to actual tears.
yea i can't remember if ACTUAL TEARS rolled down my face, but def had that dry throat choked up feeling with watery eyes blurring my vision. Lets hope we hear some KH3 news this e3
Soraalam1 except Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue rescue team..... 😭😭😭
Also Crisis Core's ending, that had me in tears.
Andrew Izquierdo all the endings in the games make me cry, thanks RUclips
No matter how many times I watch this scene it gives me goosebumps. The way the music plays when they say Sora always gets me in the feels.
Roxas is far from being "fine" actually. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that he is hurting the most, and is beyond saving. Roxas is an extremely tragic character, in a way that even the story doesn't seem to properly assess. Nobodies were all living tragic existences in some sense, but they all had something to look forward to: the chance to comeback as regular people.
Roxas on the other hand is the only nobody that is going to fade away not to be seen again (same thing for Namine).
What makes it worse though, is both lives that Roxas lived as a nobody. The first one, as an Org XIII member, where he was basically a marionette being only as useful as his ability to wield a Keyblade and would have been disposed of in favor of Xion if he had lost that ability. The second life, which is even more tragic, is the one he led next to Hayner, Pence and Olette, people he thought were his friends in this mundane but lovable town he lived in, only to discover that anything even remotely close to a real relationship he could have had was nothing but a simulation to stall him until Sora's awakening, where he is then forced to look at the guy that is responsible for everything bitter in his life. The "chosen" one that gets to live over you and at your expense.
I can still go in-depth on how he was treated like he was worthless by Riku and Ansem the Wise who were manipulating the simulated world he was in and how Lea seemed to move on in DDD, befriending the main trio instead.
I know Roxas has a kind of "happy" attitude at the end of KH2, where he seems content living as a shadow of Sora, but it certainly does not make any sense and sorta breaks his character for me, but it doesn't take away from the tragic existence he led.
It's still a total asspull when he eventually gets brought back in KH3.
The end of KH2 doesn't break his character. If anything, he's resigned to his fate and it's portrayed as a bittersweet occasion.
Yeah I only see him returning since Xion will likely be saved.
At the end of 3D is it very likely that he will be back.
This is what happens when you have whining fans wanting him back just for the sake of a happy ending. It'd be better for Roxas if he stays dead, because honestly, he doesn't need any more attention.
Since when is likely that Xion will be able to be saved? She was a replica, a marionette created by the organization, a puppet brought to life, not a nobody, Kairi's nobody is Naminé. And unlike Roxas and Naminé, who still exist within their counterparts Sora and Kairi, Xion is dead for good, she died in a battle against Roxas and then turned into crystal dust and straight up desintegrated in the air, there is absolutely no way of her "being saved" or returning at all, since she has no counterpart, she had no real self.. she had less than any nobody and lost it all, she's gone forever.
I think you should really talk more about the story of KH because your style of explaining is pretty satisifing and professional. When I saw Black Points for the first time the emotion was definitely there. I actually feel pretty sorry for Ansem because of all the struggles and pain he's been through from his apprentices and especially Terranort. I hope he will get a chance in KH3 to see his home, a revived Radiant Garden again. That would be very powerful for me. All in all I don't have to say too much because you already explained everything. Oh, one thing. Most people think the story of 0.2 was poorly made and didn't make sense. Well, I don't think like that. I'm really thankful to Square for giving their best to explain even this little story lore and it's plotholes even if it affected black points a bit. Because with all these explanations it gives to me a full and satisifing feeling for the story and explains my answers. That's why I really enjoyed 0.2
it kinda annoys me how a lot of KH fans say that the ending of 0.2 ruined the Blank Points cutscene. The way i see it is that when Aqua found out who Sora and Riku were before the Demon Tide boss fight, she forgot about who they becasue of how long she's been down there before she met Ansem the Wise at the dark margin. OR maybe something happened in-between 0.2 and the blank points scene that somehow forced Aqua to forget a lot of things. But once Ansem said Sora's name she finally remembered. In my honest opinion if this is what actually transpired then this makes the point blank scene a lot more impactful for me. It makes me curious what would have happened in-between both of these events too (if its real)
The end of Crisis Core brought me to tears before this came out.
But I still love this scene.
ajmrowland love that game
the end of pokemon mystery dungeon (the one woth grovyle) was the first game to make me cry. I was only 7 at the time tho.
The way I see it blank points is only MORE brilliant after 0.2
Now im just gonna say this off the bat, im a new player. I literally just today finished playing 0.2 (after having binged the whole series before it). But moving on
The way I interpreted Aqua's tears wasn't her realizing that sora was a keyblade wielder but rather realizing how much that little boy has grown and matured, and you've also gotta remember that it's been a whole year since she had that conversation with Mickey and her conversation with ansem, so it's not exactly something she would remember instantly. There are human characters and have to be treated with the knowledge that they have human mental capacities
All in all blank points is undeniably brilliant. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if KH3 only added to it further
Jason Kieffer Aqua hardly had any interaction with other people in the realm of darkness besides mickey and ansem the wise (and soon riku presumeably) I think she would remember the convo with mickey. Also just because it was a year ago in the realm of light doesn't mean it was the exact same amount of time in the realm of darkness, aqua hasn't aged in the 12 years she's been there it might not be as long for her.
Futuristic triumph alpaca there's no sign of time dilation. Time passes the same in castle oblivion yet ven doesn't age, we know that is passes the same because in the events of KH2 sora looked vastly different because he slept for a whole year. There's no indication that time would be dilated in the realm of darkness
And I'd like to see you walk around for a whole YEAR and remember a conversation from a literal YEAR ago. It's impressive she's even kept her sanity tbh
Jason Kieffer time "does not move within the Realm of Darkness." Kh wiki. Also maybe you have to have a heart to age? Since it's the only probable explanation why ven hasn't aged
1)since when are wiki's 100% credible? Show me a canon source or else that's just headcanon without evidence. Aka from a game, concert, or statement from someone like Nomura
2)time does pass in the realm of darkness. It's just wonkey and can be fucked with. The gears and clock show this perfectly
3)even if time didn't pass it would still feel as though that much time had passed. For example if you were to stop time, and wait until your death to unfreeze it, technically no time has passed, but you would feel as though decades have gone by (assuming you'd be living a normal length life)
Jason Kieffer Aqua says in 0.2 "But there is no time in this place" and "Do days or years pass with each step?"
My favorite scene was in BBS, when we see a child Riku and Sora look at a night sky and getting ready to head back home. Sora cries without knowing why. Riku says the worlds are connected by one big sky, says that there may be someone out there who is really hurting... and is looking for help. Riku suggests to Sora to close his eyes...... and that is when Sora meets Ventus for a second time... letting him know he can come inside Sora's heart again. Sora reopens his eyes and feels a lot better as the scene pans back to the sky with Terra, Aqua, and Ven's star still blinking in the distance.
It was such a beautiful, sad, yet heartwarming scene.
Yeah I'm just going to pretend that 0.2 didn't exist at this point. I'mma pretend that it's non-canon to the main story and that it was merely a graphical showcase.
If it's canon, we can always back up the fact that Aqua had her memories of Sora briefly erased back in Chain of Memories and never thought of Sora again until Blank Points. Because when the other characters saw Sora again in KH2, they were like "Oh sh*t it's that kid! I forgot about him for a moment!"
ArtsyxAvi GAMES & ANIME I don't remember her having her memory erase
I think of it like this. Aqua journey between 0.2 and blank points involved her mind deteriorating a bit and she lost her memories of the worlds being in danger and Sora and Riku trying to save them. this makes blank points more emotional this way because its as if she has been going insane and hearing these things again would make her remember her experiences in 0.2 and she sheads a tear for remembering sora
ArtsyxAvi GAMES & ANIME
It ruins the scene, so, yeah, not canon.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the whole "Aqua had her memories of Sora briefly erased back in Chain of Memories and never thought of Sora again until Blank Points." thing doesn't make sense. The people who forgot Sora were the people who Sora was made to forget. Sora didn't forget Riku, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, etc. and thus they did not forget him in turn (all Riku got was a haze as Sora's memories of Riku were messed with a little to include Namine).
Meaning that if Namine didn't erase that one memory of Sora meeting Aqua (and I doubt she did) Aqua would never have forgotten Sora. It's a nice theory, but I had to mention that :P
Also, to the other person - not accepting something as canon just because you don't agree with it is a bit childish, no?
Murali Thaya Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'm not an expert when it comes to Chain of Memories. There's so much that I don't know. X)
One of my favorite videos man. This is what got me excited for kh3.
I have a theory. If you stay in realm of darkness for long, years will pass in realm of light, right? We know Ventus is from the time of ancients, but his thrown in timeline of birth by sleep, and his still a child. What if Ventus was trapped in realm of darkness until Xehanorth found him?
Braist Hmm, it's possible...but we still have to wait in Union X since we need to know the 5th leader and their whereabouts except for Ven.
He doesn't have to be in the RoD to stop aging. He possibly could have been put into another deep sleep like the one he is in now.
True. That could also explain why Xemnas says to Roxas in Days "So sleep has taken you again". People like to say that this is a reference to Ventus's comatose body after the events of BBS, but how could Xemnas/Xehanort have known about that? It would make more sense if he was remembering how he originally found Ventus. I do like the RoD theory as well though.
Matthew BR Sims because Xemnas is Terra also
This comment aged very well
i 100% agree with you. at the end of 0.2 i thought they were going to RE-animate this scene but they trolled us lol. Good stuff as always
Casual Chris Though Aqua could still have forgotten because the RoD does take away some memories.
I know you probably won’t see this dean but I think 0.2 just makes this scene better, she at the time of 0.2 probably barely remembers Sora and Riku from before and Mickey tells her that those exact boys are indeed out and about and are actually helping him, she doesn’t have time to really process that or even to think to much of it really. Instead the demon tide appears soon after and takes her attention off of that revelation. After a crazy battle, what she thinks would be her ticket out of the RoD, she proceeds on to go help Riku and Mickey close the door. She doesn’t exactly see Sora beyond the door and so her perception of him having grown up and what tasks he’s accomplished thus far and how or why he’s on the other side and how he has a keyblade is unknown to her, only that they were helping Mickey. She knows of him and the fact that he’s doing important things with Mickey to some extent, but that clearly doesn’t hit her at the time nor could she be able to stop and let it sink in as she is plunged back into the twisted Destiny islands. After being separated without knowing what would happen to the worlds and the realm of light at all, she’s left to wander around “in the dark” (no pun intended) and for all she knows anything could’ve happened after she was cast back to the dark margin, Hell, they could’ve not sealed the door at all! She doesn’t even know how much time has passed and what those boys are doing or whether or not they’re even alive really.
So when she meets up with Ansem and he explains that a boy has been saving the world she immediately is still hoping that her best friends are somehow safe, Sora isn’t on the mind at that moment. When she finally hears his name she is reminded that the little boy who she once met and vaguely remembers having helped Mickey with a keyblade, has grown up, lived and to this very day is still around saving the world once again, doing the things that she or Terra or Ven couldn’t be there to do, she sheds what I think is a tear of joy in that she’s quite glad to hear that Sora is still saving the world and trying hard to keep it safe. I don’t think it takes away from blank points at all but rather when you look at it as a tear of joy because she’s glad to hear his name once again, especially when she realizes that much more time has passed then she thought and yet, he’s still out there.
*reads title* Yes, just... yes.
First of all, sorry for my bad english.
Holy shit, I'm watching this video and I almost cried again when Aqua cried. You did an amazing work transporting me back to 2010. I felt exactly the same as you back then, and I agree with this being the best scene of the series. The feels, the music, seeing Sora post KH2 after 5 years... All combines into a masterpiece.
Thank you for this. I discovered your channel today and I really liked it. You earned a new subscriber.
Greetings from Spain ; )
Or maybe Ansem said nothing and Aqua remembered all by herself which would actually make sense and reconnect 0.2 and blank points
Maybe when she fall back into darkness at the end of 0.2 she lost her memories of her journey in 0.2. I know it's a stretch but it's the best one I can think of tying in with Blank Point. As for the scene you said it perfectly and I would guess this is where people started really thinking "Next game will be Kingdom hearts 3!" but as for the people being saved besides the BBS trio. Xion shouldn't be saved since it would make her death scene in Days pointless and kinda similar to 0.2 Mickey spoiling Sora. Roxas I would be ok if he returns or not. Namine I can see returning and would want since it looks like she's still suffering in Dream Drop Distance and we need the real Sora saying thank to the real Namine not in some filler/maybe canon game.
think of it like this. When she enters the realm of darkness its at the ending on bbs story. she wonders the realm(which bbs final mix's secret episode shows) for say hours or even a few days 0.2's ending is at the ending of kh1, mickey tells her of sora and riku but once they separate she goes on all the way passing kh chain of memories, days, and the full time frame of kh2. ansem is put in the dark realm at the end of kh2 then aqua shows up. Aqua could have forgot what happen due to so much time inbetween the ending of kh1 to the ending kh2 and ansem calls back the thought. the question is how long was aqua wondering the realm after 0.2's ending when mickey leaves her?
as for xion. she's still hurting like the bbs trio and even namine to a degree. i made a fully theory on how she can return.
DexHolder Red Maybe not her whole journey, but some points.
DexHolder Red she probably did because Ansem the Wise had forgotten some of his past as well, all he knew is that he met Sora but he didnt know how long ago
The "year ago" that Ansem was referring to was when he saw him in the pod after/during COM, as stated in the BBS ultimania.
Patrick Mahoney but he said a year since he saw him
Dee Tavares No, he said a year since he *met* him. Which was when he saw him in the pod, as stated by Nomura in the BBS ultimania.
Patrick Mahoney true true, but isn't kh1, kh2, and DDD all 1 year apart from each other in order. Or is DDD in between kh2 and kh3, and kh2 and 3 are a year apart? (That's just a question) but Ansem would still be in the RoD either way, right?
Dee Tavares KH2 is a year after KH1. If I recall correctly, DDD is just a little after KH2 (like a few months maybe). The final cutscene in 0.2 takes place right after DDD and KH3 will start right after that 0.2 cutscene. Ansem should still be in the Realm of Darkness along with Aqua.
Patrick Mahoney Ight cool, and I just noticed you username. I think we've talked before
About 0.2;
We can easily assume that when CoM happened, Aqua forgot about Sora like everyone else and she remembered him when she heard his name from Ansem.
Like Kairi, even when she had the memories about him but very blurred, she remembered him when Roxas communicated with her.
So, yeah, I think so.
CoM is the best explanation I've heard, before that it was Mickey just being a bad narrator :D
Still kinda ehhhh but I'll take what I can get. The problem with that would be that everyone remembers Sora at the same time after CoM (besides Kairi), and that's when Sora wakes up and comes out of the pod. Leon says they all suddenly remembered Sora at the same time, and that would be when Namine finished reconnecting all the chains.
The explanation helps I suppose but Aqua only hears about him again after KH2, and there's no reason she would forget the worlds were in danger. But to be fair she could have thought the worlds were only danger once, not twice.
Dude... I almost fall in tears ... watching this again and whit ur commentary ... Wut ur saying in the commentary i was thinking the same like i was discussing whit u that scene ... jesus the fells that was one of the bests videos i ever watch in my life , because of that feeling of thinking the same ur speaking dude , this video really touched me .. thnx for this experience!
Really brilliant scene!
i agree, this is the best secret ending ever
So cool you posted this video, because I have been watching blank points a lot lately!
How I felt about Blank Points, huh?
Simply put, I cried alongside Aqua
It is strange how Aqua knew about Sora and Riku having Keyblades by tge time she meets Ansem and did not think to say "Was it a boy named Sora or Riku?" After asking about Terra or Ven. Especially when Mickey's words are still fresh in her memory. But the scene where she cries, I don't think that was supposed to be a surprising thing to her (at least not anymore). But more of a prideful moment for her, like a mother seeing her son graduate. She's proud that the boy she met all those years ago has done all of these good things that Ansem and Mickey have stated he's done.
Also great video boyo. Blank Points has always been my favorite KH scene since I've first viewed. 👍
I find it nice that she heard the name sora again. Like he’s an ever looming light kind of following her around. People she doesn’t even know are saving the day. I see blank points as aqua being very sad that her friends aren’t back but hopeful that sora is out there and protecting the light which shows aqua there is hope.
"All of the pieces lie where they fell...where the wait for him" this line still brings me to tears.
You are right!! This scene is one of my favorites in the series. The framework, music, all of it. Expertly done. I agree with you 100%
Honestly a few changes in lines for 0.2 could have kept the secret of Sora and Riku helping Mickey. Now yeah Aqua can recall who the kids she met were, but after that we could have had Mickey say the same line EXCEPT before he can reveal their names some earthquake happens then he says that they have the hurry and he will explain later. And then after they got the keyblade he could have just said "With the Keyblade of Darkness here and the Keyblade of light on the other side,....." and not even mention Soras name. As for Riku running to the door, we COULD have Aqua see him and think "wait....is that..." before the heartless typhoon comes in
legit my favorite scene in kingdom hearts
and tbh scenes such as this one made me feel really disappointed in kh3 i felt like all the emotions and burdens that aqua terra and ven went thru were resolved so easily. they're reunion did not hit as hard for me than they pain went they went thur. especially aqua, shes best girl because she did so much.
It's still 1 year after that she cried in Blank Points. The reason why she cried could be because she was very happy that sora was able to win fightning ansem.
I totally agree Dean, this is probably one of my favorite scene in the Kingdom Hearts series. It just shows how much Sora has done and how good his heart is. How heʻs able to touch so many hearts and how all these people really need him. It connects many parts of the series to what we thought was just a prequel story. And yes, I thought Fragmentary Passage, at least adding Mickeyʻs part to it ruined Blank Points, yes i agree with you, she now knows the importance of Sora and not just remembering him at that moment from the one memory of him once she meets Ansem. And it wasnʻt just that she found out he had a key blade, that too was cool, but I thought the awesome part of the scene was that she sees how great this boyʻs heart it, how much light it has and how he was able to save the worlds with the power of his heart. How great this boy Sora grew up to be. Seeing Mickey spilling the beans made me angry because yes it took away the significants of blank points. Plus she had no idea what happened to the realm of light when she met Ansem but Mickey just told her, lame. So yes 0.2 did ruin Blank Points in my opinion. Anyways Blank Points was awesome, I felt it was only me who felt this way about this scene. It was awesome watching it the first time and I couldnʻt wait to watch it again when i finished all of BBS Final Mix, making my hard work playing the game pay off. Thanks Dean for the video.
love this scene I defenitly cried
Theclaw Yaww
You mean scenes
Agreed. The first and only time that anything in all of kingdom hearts almost made me tear up. It was very sweet.
Blank points is to this day still the best secret cut scene in the franchise so far. with this discussion it just empowered Blank points with so much more possibilities. Final scene might take up an entirely new meaning. 'they are at destiny islands. Riku and Kairi meet up with sora. Sora gets the charm then immediately sets off for his journey.' Heck Riku and potentially Kairi could already be masters at that point.
This is actually the truth if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have known so many things thank you 'Sora'. You have actually helped me, you have helped me awaken from my sleep and I'm now reborn anew, as a person who knows so much more about the game that I believe has changed my life. I really can't thank you enough Soralaam1, your the type of person that makes me want to work hard so I can give back to those who have helped me.
Ok, so looking at this again, it would make sense for everything that happened in 0.2. Everyones argument is that it goes against the blank points, when really, in my opinion, it made them even more powerful.
Aqua has been in the realm of darkness for 10 years, so when Mickey finds her, and tells her about Sora and Riku, it's still significant. Then, two years later, she finds Ansem the wise by the dark ocean, and learns that Sora is still fighting the darkness and saving the worlds. And considering at this point, she might have given up hope, I can see why she would cry. Sora , the little boy she met on those islands long ago, might be the key to saving her, and reuniting her with her lost friends.
Yes, she asked the question " Is the boys name Terra or Ven?" Because she may had held hope Terra freed himself of Xehanort or Ven had found a way to wake himself.
Everything in your second half of the comment I agree completely that's what makes the scene great, but that's all stuff without 0.2. In 0.2 all mickey does is tell her Sora has a keyblade so that's no longer a surprise and he's saving the world, definitely puts the scene down for me.
@@Soraalam1 I don't know. I think it's more the fact he still out there and that there's hope in her finally returning to the realm of light. She's been alone for two years after seeing Micky before you falls in darkness again, and probably gave up hope with no news sense . ATW being the first person she's seen in forever, and learning that Sora is coming to save them rekindled everything inside her
@@Wingedspace22 2 years where she was already informed that Sora was a keyblade wielder helping save the worlds, or 10 years not even knowing Sora has a keyblade and finding that out from Ansem the Wise for the first time? I really think the 2nd is way more impactful and emotional.
@@Soraalam1 also remember, there's no time in the realm of darkness too. We don't know exactly how the realm works besides, you don't age, and there's no light. For all Aqua knows, she's been walking around for ages. I'm still not ready to discount blank points because of 0.2 considering this story point was there when they had the idea of Volume 2 of BBS
What i have to say is I got more tears then Aqua when watching this scene lol
I'm still getting shivers and feels.
Blank points and 0.2 can live in the same universe. She knows of Sora, but there could always be another keyblade wielder
Riku and Kairi were two people who needed Sora to save them at one point in the past so that's why the way they say Sora feels different.
Thanks Dean, you put this whole scene in a totally different perspective for me.. Have always loved it but you made me truly appreciate it on another level.
I never fully appreciated Blank Points until I saw this video today. You did a great job on this Dean, keep up the good work man.
When people look at the sky and say "Sora" , always hits me in the feels. Sora in Japanese means Sky, my tears flow. "One sky, one destiny" this is one of the most loveliest quote in kingdom hearts ever ☺️
Dean I’ve been watching you a long time, possibly as long as I have been playing Kingdom Hearts 3D. My first experience with this masterpiece of a scene was back in 2010 when the game actually came out on psp. I was so excited and avoiding so many spoilers just to experience this for myself. Hearing the slow rendition of Dearly Beloved played out throughout the name drop scene was so beautiful and the excitement I felt when I realized this was promising of a Kingdom Hearts III down the years, that wouldn’t be announced until 3 year later lol.
In my opinion, is the best scene of all games...
it's very sad and momentous event for me.
I never thought watch Sora In the final scene... I cried.
Sorry but i'm mexican, my english is bad. I m study now the lenguage. I'm your fan, greetings from Mexico. I love kingdom hearts
Amazing scene indeed, and I live for the infinite reprises of Dearly Beloved. But dude, when it all took place was obvious right from the start at 3:53.
I think the reason why I love the Kingdom Hearts series so much is on the one hand due to the awesome game play accompanied by the breathtaking music and on the other hand because of the complexity of the storytelling. It appears sort of nonsensical at first sight but oh boy it will hit you hard with emotions once you've put some effort in paying attention
Don't understand why this wasn't remade for .2, let alone why yhe game wasn't based off this.
This game was remade in 2.5
The cutscene
Also i think that the reason Aqua cried is not just because she was surprised finding out about sora, i think she was happy for the first time in a long time and receives good news, a "ray of hope" if you may.
Ah, this brought so many memories back of when I played the game on PSP!
Please, Sora! You got to in "Kingdom Hearts III" ! You got to save them! TwT
I don't know what it is about your videos but your explanations and the way you throw in a joke every once in a while seems so professional
Deannnn this messed me up, legit tears coming from my eyes. 😭
Well, there are two possibilities that can maintain the feelings for Blank Points in 0.2:
1) If Mickey NEVER knew the names of Sora and Riku, just Aqua hinting that she knew the two boys 10 years ago from Destiny Islands and only knew that one of them was chosen to wield the Keyblade.
2) Aqua doesn't remember the names of the two boys in that point, leaving Mickey uninformed and keeping it a secret.
If they did one of those, it could have been fine.
This is one of my favorite scenes of the series, too. I didn't play BBS back in 2010, but when I did play it (I think 2013) I nearly cried the moment all of the characters showed up. Because, at this point, I was going through each of the games in the order they released, so when all of these characters showed up and said his name, it was so emotional and so powerful, and I was begging for more after the scene was finished. And Aqua's tear...made the scene so much more powerful. I really dislike how 0.2 kind of makes things weird. Aqua has been gone for years but in the Realm of Darkness's time, it feels like hours. Why would she be so emotional if she already knew that Sora and Riku were helping Mickey save the world and stuff? I wish Mickey would have just said "his friends" instead of "Sora and Riku". That would have made things a lot better, I think.
Exactly Micky didn't have to say there names but Namkra had to fuck that up
think of it like this. When she enters the realm of darkness its at the ending on bbs story. she wonders the realm(which bbs final mix's secret episode shows) for say hours or even a few days 0.2's ending is at the ending of kh1, mickey tells her of sora and riku but once they separate she goes on all the way passing kh chain of memories, days, and the full time frame of kh2. ansem is put in the dark realm at the end of kh2 then aqua shows up. Aqua could have forgot what happen due to so much time inbetween the ending of kh1 to the ending kh2 and ansem calls back the thought. the question is how long was aqua wondering the realm after 0.2's ending when mickey leaves her?
masterventus100 in just a few days 10 years have past her with no effect it makes no sense for her to lose her memories with only a year pass to her that would be what one day? Your expecting me to believe she forgot all that with just a day or so? No it makes no sense for her to have forgotten
NeoCaine to be honest. Mickey ask if Aqua knew their names and she immediately said there name's
a.fighter Josh i know but namora shouldn't have brought it up
This cutscene had me smiling the whole time it played when I first watched... Great video as always, Dean. :)
This boy dean with the content. Good vid this is one of my favorite cutscenes in the whole kh series and one of my favorite in gaming.This ending is up there with final fantasy 7 crisis core, kh2, god of war 2, and uncharted 4
There are two to kinds of Best Secret Ending
From an epic standpoint: Birth By Sleep (Fate of the Unknown)
From an emotive standpoint: Blank Points
The way I interpreted Riku saying 'Sora' is that he had already been saved. And when it comes to the ret con type things in 0.2 I agree it took value from the scene. The only way I can see it still working out is that in the two years since she met Mickey (Sora was asleep for almost a year after CoM which happened after she had seen Mickey, and Ansem the Wise said it must have been at least a year since he met him, as in, it's been at least a year since he disappeared in TWTNW) Aqua kind of lost hope, but it was re-ignited by what Ansem was saying. Does that make sense?
EDIT: Someone below said that Aqua could have forgotten about Sora due to CoM which makes a lot of sense. She hadn't met him since that one time.
Great to have a vid from you dean! I love watching your vids so thanks for posting!
What kind of fan of the KH series doesn't want Roxas and Namine to be their own individual selves? So you want someone who grew his own self awareness to be trapped forever in someone else away from his best friends?
I want roxas and naminé to be together like kairi and sora
This is hands down my favorite scene in the entire series and always gets me to shed a tear.
So with all the emotion currently going on in the KH series this should probably be the last thing I should be thinking about, but I can’t help but wonder... how has Aqua been in the realm of darkness for over 10 years and she still looks the same? Like shouldn’t her hair have grown some? And how has she not died from lack of food/water yet, or not gone mentally insane yet from being alone so long? Does she bathe or sleep at all? How are her clothes still in perfect condition?
cutscenes are emotional and mindfucking, while gameplay looks like you're living in disney world beating up kids in costumes with an oversized key.
Blank points ❤️
I completely agree dude! Best scene in the whole series
When they match the cut to the BBS version of dearly beloved (which is the best version, no question)....all the feels!
You brilliantly described why I love this sequence.
I loved blank points, I remember being proud of myself for managing to unlock it .
And after KH 3 ReMind and KH MoM (Spoiler)
i wish to see them all say Sora in the new graphic at all the places once he will return.
I'm so late to this party but what I love about this is that yes, they don't feed us the fact that its Sora, and it is up to us to fill in the blanks. And if you think about it in actual KH terms, we had Sora in our memories from going on the journey with him. He's a part of the players heart. Just like he's a part of everyone elses in the game. I think its so touching to the player. Nomura says memories are what makes a heart and it takes this scene to a whole other level.
this is the best and one of my favorite scenes ever in kingdom hearts series❤️
To be honest, in the part where Riku and Kairi call out to Sora, while I think that part of it was well, of course, to call for his attention, another part of me thinks that they decided to implement it that way because Sora DID save both of them as well. Sora basically brought Riku back from the darkness and chased after him for a long time, wanting to save his friend and have him back and he /did/. And with Kairi, like c'mon, Sora literally sacrificed himself just to give Kairi her heart back without any second thought, and he chased after her for a loooong time as well as we all know. While Riku's "Sora" sounds a bit more casual, i definitely think it holds the same impact because he was saved. And when Kairi says Sora, don't you think it'd be awkward to just call the name of the person that is pretty much just besides you and just stare at him and not say anything if it didn't try to hint us something else? I think it's like a little nudge of showing that hey!! He saved her too!!
So to me, it holds the same impact as the rest, the only difference is that they have been saved.
Idk if that made any sense lmao, just wanted to drop that here!
Makes perfect sense, thanks!
Soraalam1 yeah np dude! Great video as always!!
Birth by Sleep was my first Kingdom Hearts game. As Romania sucks balls, a friend from Germany took pitty on me and sent me a PSP and a small library of games. About 15 games or so. And among them was Birth by Sleep. And it's a great game.
i'm so glad you made this video i was feeling the same way as you when i watch this secne in my first time it is actully my favorite secne
The weird thing is, I had only seen this scene in fragments before. Strange considering I've played almost all the games, but I had never unlocked this scene and had no desire to see it on RUclips till a few years ago. And even then, it wasn't the full scene. I watched it before viewing your analysis, and it still touched me quite a bit. I couldn't skip fully away from my 2017 mindset though and thought of 0.2... but thankfully, I wasn't thinking too hard and it didn't ruin the scene for me.
Late comment... but I also thought it was so emotional and impactful revealing sora at the end because at that time, we hadn’t really seen present day sora since kingdom hearts 2.
I love this type of videos, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
My Boi back with a video! Tbh, Idc about just the theories. Just love Dean's videos. I tell everybody who gets into Kingdom Hearts subscribe to this man
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 still has the saddest moment in the series.....Me breaking my DS thanks to Ruler Of The Sky....What did you expect?......Oh yeah and something about X- Shon dying or something I don't know.
(Also Aqua do you really want to put your faith on a kid who put on a fake Mario mustache and a party hat? Keep in mind kiddos Goofy is the true genius in KH. Final note.... I understand Aqua's since of time is different since she is in realm of darkness but doesn't she need to eat?)
Mr.L You had the perfect opportunity to pretend you forgot who Xion was with that setup.
You have a valid point...in a matter of fact...
I absolutely love this scene everything was done perfectly the writing, the music, everything. I didn't cry but more than anything I was happy.
I never unlocked Blank Points for myself, but it did get me hyped back then. Obviously we've had a couple of new games and a lot of re-releases, but the hype is still there.
This just makes me want KH3 out that much more. Thanks Dean. Kappa
I think soras name meaning sky and everyone looking at the sky and saying his name with hope in their eyes makes it even more beautiful
Riku is deadpool confirmed.
Also, totally agree with you there. Blank Points can be interpreted many ways, for me Aqua was crying because she was happy that the legacy of the keyblade (at least the version Eraqus believed in) was not truly dead, even if she never escaped, Ventus never woke up, and Terra never regained control. But of course if she had already learned this before, it begs the question, why is it eliciting an emotional response the second time around and not the first? Some people call this nitpicking, but my philosophy is that nits distract me from the larger beauty the scalp has to offer, and that does matter.
When she says sora's name it chokes me up so frickin much Thank yo ufor the video dean great content as always
The Kingdom Hearts 1 theme song is enough to bring me to tears. Granted that isn't so much about the game's contents so much as because my late wife gave me a PS2 and a copy of Kingdom Hearts as a gift for our first x-mas together.
I have to disagree with your final points. I don’t think the surprise factor of hearing Sora’s name is what made Aqua shed that tear, but that hearing Sora’s name reminded her to keep holding on to the hope that she could be saved. How much time passed between her adventures with Mickey in 0.2 and her meeting with Ansem in Blank Points? She’s been wandering the world of darkness alone for so long it’s definitrly starting to chip away at her resolve. We now even know the results of all that time alone 😭😭😭😭
Aqua: KEYBURADO?!?
Sorry, just had to.
It got me, even i played this as a first game. Obviously I knew, that Sora will be main hero and this was like big tease for his adventures with emotional depth.
CLOSE to tears? Man I fully shed tears for this magnificent scene. Not only did it link BBS to the ending of KH2 and give the feeling that the incredibly bittersweet ending of BBS would be resolved happily in the future, it also revealed the profound impact Aqua, Ventus, and Terra had to the main timeline of the series especially in how Sora sates he is who he is because they sacrificed themselves for him. Definitely my favorite scene in regards to the entire KH franchise.
This makes me kinda dissappointed slightly that 0.2 kind of cheapens this scene. It's still good, but I think this scene holds a bit more weight when you disregard 0.2
ExcalGD how does it cheapen it? like, at all?
It's nothing drastic. It's the point where Mickey tells Aqua about Sora and Riku's assistance. I do think it cheapens the scene where Aqua cries when she learns of Sora's deeds a little bit. It dosen't ruin the scene for me like some others though. And you can make the case that Aqua learns Sora's being a savior instead of just a helper. I think that Aqua crying holds more impact before 0.2.
think of it like this. When she enters the realm of darkness its at the ending on bbs story. she wonders the realm(which bbs final mix's secret episode shows) for say hours or even a few days 0.2's ending is at the ending of kh1, mickey tells her of sora and riku but once they separate she goes on all the way passing kh chain of memories, days, and the full time frame of kh2. ansem is put in the dark realm at the end of kh2 then aqua shows up. Aqua could have forgot what happen due to so much time inbetween the ending of kh1 to the ending kh2 and ansem calls back the thought. the question is how long was aqua wondering the realm after 0.2's ending when mickey leaves her?
You could also think about it like that. But I still feel that pre-0.2 Blank Points was more impactful.
ExcalGD thats fine if 0.2 wasn't impactful . I just think in my opinion that people saying that 0.2 doesn't need to exist bc it ruins blank points is stupid