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Xehanort's quote gives us added context to what Nomura explicitly says, and I think the proper reading is that the Soul Eater is an ''intermediate'' for the Keyblade—not a medium for it to suddenly manifest, as we originally thought, but as a literal "Keyblade-in-progress", a larval form of Riku's Way to the Dawn. This is actually more in agreement than our original interpretation, since Nomura explicitly says that Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere. In fact, given his quote, and the similarity of the situation with the Keyblade of Peoples' Hearts, it's a wonder we didn't interpret it this way to begin with. This also gives a neat answer to why the Soul Eater has the ability to release an Emblem Heartless's heart, and why Riku was so desperate to get Sora's Keyblade in KH1, if Keyblades can be obtained by anybody—Sora's was the only available ''completed'' Keyblade. Riku could ''certainly'' create one of his own, but not in time to save Kairi.
Xehanort's quote gives us added context to what Nomura explicitly says, and I think the proper reading is that the Soul Eater is an ''intermediate'' for the Keyblade—not a medium for it to suddenly manifest, as we originally thought, but as a literal "Keyblade-in-progress", a larval form of Riku's Way to the Dawn. This is actually more in agreement than our original interpretation, since Nomura explicitly says that Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere. In fact, given his quote, and the similarity of the situation with the Keyblade of Peoples' Hearts, it's a wonder we didn't interpret it this way to begin with. This also gives a neat answer to why the Soul Eater has the ability to release an Emblem Heartless's heart, and why Riku was so desperate to get Sora's Keyblade in KH1, if Keyblades can be obtained by anybody—Sora's was the only available ''completed'' Keyblade. Riku could ''certainly'' create one of his own, but not in time to save Kairi.


I propose we change the lead to "The Soul Eater (ソウルイーター Souru Ītā?) is the embryonic/incomplete form of Riku's Way to the Dawn that appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts coded. "
I propose we change the lead to "The Soul Eater (ソウルイーター Souru Ītā?) is the '''(embryonic/incomplete) form of Riku's Way to the Dawn''' that appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts coded."


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"However, by the time Riku arrives at The World That Never Was, Soul Eater has '''finally matured''' into the Way to the Dawn."}}
"However, by the time Riku arrives at The World That Never Was, Soul Eater has '''finally matured''' into the Way to the Dawn."}}

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"Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania, "Scenario Mysteries"; Tetsuya Nomura: "Since Riku has always been using Soul Eater, he still calls it that even after it changed form. Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere so in Riku's case, his Soul Eater was used as an intermediary for that Keyblade.""

"Keyblades are said to be man-made counterparts to Kingdom Hearts."

We know, definitively, that the Soul Eater has abilities that only Keyblades are supposed to have. We know, definitively, that it transforms into a true Keyblade, the Way to the Dawn. We know that Keyblades are somehow man-made.

Xehanort's quote gives us added context to what Nomura explicitly says, and I think the proper reading is that the Soul Eater is an intermediate for the Keyblade—not a medium for it to suddenly manifest, as we originally thought, but as a literal "Keyblade-in-progress", a larval form of Riku's Way to the Dawn. This is actually more in agreement than our original interpretation, since Nomura explicitly says that Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere. In fact, given his quote, and the similarity of the situation with the Keyblade of Peoples' Hearts, it's a wonder we didn't interpret it this way to begin with. This also gives a neat answer to why the Soul Eater has the ability to release an Emblem Heartless's heart, and why Riku was so desperate to get Sora's Keyblade in KH1, if Keyblades can be obtained by anybody—Sora's was the only available completed Keyblade. Riku could certainly create one of his own, but not in time to save Kairi.

I propose we change the lead to "The Soul Eater (ソウルイーター Souru Ītā?) is the (embryonic/incomplete) form of Riku's Way to the Dawn that appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts coded."

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"However, by the time Riku arrives at The World That Never Was, Soul Eater has finally matured into the Way to the Dawn."