Save Point

Save Points (also called Save Spots) are places within worlds that Sora, Riku, and any playable character can use, with the exception of Sora's Heartless in Kingdom Hearts and King Mickey in Kingdom Hearts II. Upon standing on one, the player can save the progress they have made in their travels, fully restore their HP and MP, and in Kingdom Hearts, organize the party. Save Points are dispersed throughout the worlds, usually every three or four rooms (enemies such as Heartless and Nobodies usually do not spawn in these rooms), as a tracker. There are some exceptions, however, where rooms with Save Points may be infested with enemies—such as the Rabbit Hole in Wonderland and the Palace Courtyard in Castle of Dreams. This Save Point will not appear until all enemies are defeated.

Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, and Kingdom Hearts coded
Save Points are divided into two types; Type A and Type B.

Type A Save Points remain throughout the game, regardless of how far the player has progressed in the storyline. In addition to the regular features of the Save Points, some Type A Save Points also serve as a link between the Gummi Ship and the world currently being visited, meaning that once activated (by touching them for the first time), one can teleport from the Save Point to the Gummi Ship and vice versa. In Kingdom Hearts II, these may become temporarily inaccessible because of the storyline, and will have to be re-activated later.

Type B Save Points are in some cases only temporary and will therefore sometimes disappear as the player progresses in the storyline. Unlike the Type A Save Points, these may or may not not serve as links to the Gummi Ship (e.g. In Kingdom Hearts, the Save Points in Wonderland: Queen's Castle and Rabbit Hole are both Type B, but both of them are main Save Points which transport the player to the Gummi Ship). They do have all the other functions of a Save Point though.

However within Kingdom Hearts coded, Save Points will always stay in their place not disappearing. Save Points lead to the choice of going to World Selection where you can go to other Worlds and replay the episode or do a Free Quest. You can also choose to go back to the Main Menu or go to the Camp Menu.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, save points are accessed through a card known as "Moment's Reprieve". They can be used in any room except for story rooms and boss rooms. Save points are also found on the entrance to every floor of Castle Oblivion, as well as the last room after a boss fight, Conqueror's Respite.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, save points do not appear. Instead, players can press the start button to open the main menu, where they can then go to "Save Game". This can only be done outside of missions in the Grey Room, or in Twilight Town before the battle with Xion on Day 357.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Both Save Points A and B appear, although they are depicted differently; Save Point A consist of four orbs of light orbiting the Save Point, while Save Point B only have two orbs. The sole Save Point A appears in the Land of Departure.

According to Ventus, the function of the save points is to record what has happened to their user. They also allow the user to access their obtained Command Boards.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, there is only one kind of save point which has two light orbs orbiting the save point, however they cross each other and go in diagonal lines up and down the save point, rather than circular above the save point. The save point also gives the user the option to Drop to the next character.

World Map
In Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, the World Map functions as a Save Point by pressing.

Faces
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II and used in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, a character's face would appear on the save file, depending on the player's progression through the story.

Kingdom Hearts II

 * Roxas's face appears during the Six Days and after Ansem the Wise's disappearance at The World That Never Was.
 * Sora's face appears both before and after the 1,000 Heartless Battle, and after Ansem's disappearance.
 * Riku's face appears after Ansem's disappearance.
 * Kairi's face appears after the 1,000 Heartless Battle and after Ansem's disappearance.
 * DiZ's face appears after the 1,000 Heartless Battle and after Ansem's disappearance.
 * King Mickey's face appears after the 1,000 Heartless Battle and after Ansem's disappearance.
 * Donald's face appears both before and after the 1,000 Heartless Battle, and after Ansem's disappearance.
 * Goofy's face appears both before and after the 1,000 Heartless Battle, and after Ansem's disappearance.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

 * Xion's face appears after Day 96.

Notes and References

 * Save Point A in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep appears in Land of Departure only.