Donald Duck

Donald Duck is a character from the Kingdom Hearts series. Donald Duck, in Disney canon, is a sailor with a dangerously short temper. His debut is in The Wise Little Hen. In Kingdom Hearts, Donald is the Royal Magician of Disney Castle and the royal assistant for King Mickey. He often provides comic relief more than advancing the plot despite the amount of camera time he has in the series. He is rash and has an aggressive personality, but he is loyal to his friends.

Though he initially only cares about Sora as a means to track down King Mickey, Donald soon grows to deeply care for him as a friend.

Kingdom Hearts
''Royal Magician. Skilled in magic, but can be short-tempered and stubborn. He set out in the gummi ship with Goofy to find the king. Donald has joined forces with Sora, the key bearer alluded to in the king's letter.''
 * First Entry

Donald made his screen debut in "The Wise Little Hen" (1934).

''Royal magician. Skilled in magic, but short-tempered and stubborn. Because Mickey said to follow the key bearer, he once left Sora to follow Riku. But friendship soon led him back to Sora.''
 * Second Entry

Donald made his screen debut in "The Wise Little Hen" (1934).

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Court Wizard at Disney Castle who set out with Goofy after the king's disappearance with orders to find the Keyblade Master.

''His short temper sometimes gets him into trouble, but he is very brave and caring of his loved ones. He would put his life on the line if it meant helping a friend''

Kingdom Hearts II
The Wise Little Hen (1934)

The Royal Court Magician.

''Not long ago, Donald left Disney Castle with Goofy to search for King Mickey. During that quest, they met Sora and became fast friends.''

After they helped Sora save the worlds from darkness, Donald and Goofy continued their search for King Mickey, who had decided to stay behind in the realm of darkness.

But before they could find the King, the three friends were plunged into a deep sleep.

Story
Donald is a resident of Disney Castle, a world where many famous Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse (the King), Queen Minnie, Daisy Duck (a countess and girlfriend to Donald), and Goofy (the captain of the Royal Knights), among others, reside. He himself holds a respectable position as the Royal Magician for the King, and has trained under Merlin. Apparently, he has been around long before the castle was even built--back when the world was called Timeless River.

He also has several relatives that live in the castle (at the end of Kingdom Hearts II): his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, as well as his rich uncle Scrooge McDuck.



Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Donald is set to appear in the upcoming game Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep with Goofy. So far only one scene at the Mysterious Tower revealed as his appearance. It is noted he will not play as a major character in the game other than being a summonable D-Link useable by Aqua, yet he has been shown to meet Ventus.

Kingdom Hearts
One day, Donald goes to see the King in the morning, but is shocked to see that he has disappeared, leaving behind only a letter in the mouth of the King's dog Pluto, explaining his absence. Donald rushes to tell Goofy about the King's absence, but his secret is quickly discovered by Queen Minnie and Daisy.

King Mickey's letter explains that darkness is threatening the worlds, which appear as stars in the night sky, and have been blinking out one by one. Therefore, he left in order to study and counter the threat, and provides Donald and Goofy with the mission to seek out the "Key". To start, they should head to a world called Traverse Town, and find a man named Leon.

Donald and Goofy, loyal to their king and concerned about his welfare as well as the worlds', agree to take on the mission. Queen Minnie also introduces them to another traveling companion, Jiminy Cricket, who will chronicle their travels in his journal.

With the three of them as well as Pluto, they take the Gummi Ship and begin their journey.

Meeting Sora
Donald and Goofy soon arrive in Traverse Town, having gained new, more casual, clothes. They set out in search of Leon and the key, but end up meeting Aerith, a friend of Leon's. She explains to them the situation with the Heartless, the Keyblade, and the Ansem Reports, a document written by "Ansem" that details his findings on the Heartless.

However, things take a turn when Heartless attack the hotel that Donald and the others are in (with Leon, Yuffie and Sora, the Keyblade wielder they have been searching for, in the next room). Donald and Goofy are about to go talk to Leon, but Yuffie dashes out of the room and crushes Donald with the door in her haste. Donald and Goofy arrive in the Third District, where they attempt to fight some Heartless, but are unable to defeat them, and a massive explosion sends them flying through the air and right on top of Sora, where they immediately recognize the Keyblade in his hand. However, before they have a chance to formally introduce themselves, they are attacked by a giant Heartless known as the Guard Armor, starting a fight that they manage to win.

After the battle, the three introduce themselves. Donald and Goofy explain that they have been searching for Sora, and that if he travels with them, they can go search for the King as well as Sora's friends Riku and Kairi; however, Donald secretly tells Goofy that he doesn't know if they'll find Sora's friends, but they need him either way if they expect to find the King. Donald proceeds to tell a depressed Sora to cheer up if he wants to come with them ("You can't come along looking like that, understand? No frowning, no sad face. Okay? This boat runs on happy faces!"). Sora attempts to look happy, but only ends up making a fool of himself, much to Donald and Goofy's amusement. Nonetheless, Sora agrees to accompany them, and the three set off.

Journey
Sora, Donald, and Goofy set off to many worlds, defeating Heartless, the Disney villains, and sealing keyholes that lead towards the hearts to worlds, as well as making many new friends. Of course, the journey is not without its problems like at Deep Jungle; Donald and Sora end up angry at each other after they have an argument involving their search for the King and Sora's friends (like when they saw Riku and Donald said he can't come, causing Sora to realize the duck lied to him), but their friendship ultimately prevails and the two make amends.

Hollow Bastion
The three eventually make their way to Hollow Bastion, the world that Leon and his friends hail from, and which Maleficent has turned into her base. To everyone's surprise, they encounter Riku (having not seen them since the events in Neverland), having just wounded an other-world resident named Beast. But that is not all; Riku manages to take the Keyblade from Sora, revealing that Riku is in fact the true Keyblade master.

Having been explicitly ordered to follow the Key, Donald and Goofy have no choice but to leave Sora and follow Riku, much to their regret. But eventually, with the aid of Beast, Sora catches up with Riku. With the Beast lured away by a Heartless feigning to be his beloved Belle, Riku attempts to eliminate Sora once and for all with a dark blast. However, Goofy comes to the rescue and blocks the attack, finding himself unable to betray Sora after all that they had been through together, and Donald rejoins them as well, saying, "All for one, one for all." Amazingly, the strength of their friendship also strengthens Sora's heart, and because his heart became stronger, he is able to regain the Keyblade, meaning that Donald and Goofy are no longer going against orders.

The trio then make their way through Hollow Bastion, confronting Maleficent as well as Riku, who is now possessed by Ansem and wields a Keyblade forged from the hearts of six of the seven Princesses of Heart. Upon their second encounter with the possessed Riku, Donald leaps to attack him, but is easily swatted away, and he and Goofy are separated from Sora by a barrier set up by Riku to prevent them from interfering.

They also come across Kairi's body, devoid of her heart. When Sora discovers that Kairi's heart rests within his own, he chooses to release it by stabbing himself with the dark Keyblade left behind by Riku, despite Donald and Goofy frantically trying to convince him otherwise. While Kairi's heart is restored, Sora's is lost, and he becomes a Heartless. Donald is clearly distraught by this, running over to Sora as he fades away and desperately screaming for him to come back, to no avail.

Ansem makes his reappearance (and now in nearly total control of Riku's body) soon afterwards, planning to kill the revived Kairi now that her usefulness to him has ended. Donald and Goofy bravely make a stand against Ansem, but both know that they might be no match for him alone. Before Ansem can make his strike, however, Riku is able to take control, holding back Ansem temporarily. Donald and Goofy then attempt to escape with Kairi.

At the foyer of the castle, Heartless block their path. However, another Heartless, seemingly without hostile intentions, arrives. Donald shouts at it to get lost and bonks it over the head with his staff, but Kairi realizes it is Sora, and is able to revive him, much to Donald and Goofy's relief. The four then make their escape.

Kingdom Hearts
The trio then make their way back to Hollow Bastion, fighting their way through Heartless and sealing up the Keyhole opened up by the seven princesses. They then journey to the End of the World, the home of the Heartless. There, they confront Ansem at the remains of Destiny Islands, and then at the endless abyss, where the Door to Darkness that leads to Kingdom Hearts itself resides. After Ansem's defeat, Sora, Donald, and Goofy attempt to seal the door, but their efforts are futile.

But then, the King makes his appearance, wielding the Keyblade of the Realm of Darkness. With the two Keyblades and the assistance of Riku, the Door to Darkness is sealed, and the worlds are restored. However, the King and Riku are sealed in the Realm of Darkness, though the King leaves Donald and his companions with the knowledge that there will always be a door to the light. Thus they travel along a long dirt road through grassy plains, searching for the King and Riku. There, they catch sight of Pluto, who again has a letter from the King. Opportunity arising, the three chase after Pluto, heading off towards another journey.

Enter Castle Oblivion


Sora, having encountered a mysterious figure, goes with Donald and Goofy to Castle Oblivion. Inside, they discuss going further into the castle, realizing that all four of them, including Jiminy, feel that Riku and the King are in the castle. But before they can progress, they meet the mysterious man once more. Donald, assuming the man to be a Heartless, attacks, but finds out that none of his spells will function. (It is never told how he relearns his spells as they progress into the castle as he is still used for magic as a friend card.) The man reveals that Sora and his friends forgot every single ability they knew as soon as they entered the castle. In addition, the figure remarks that in this castle, they will find someone they know. Granting Sora a card, the figure leaves, and the others are compelled to follow.

Sora, using the card, goes deeper into the castle, only to find that he is in Traverse Town. In addition, Donald and Goofy have disappeared, being at the mercy of the cards that control Castle Oblivion. After learning to battle, Sora reunites with Donald and Goofy, who have also gained new clothes. The three continue on, meeting memory versions of the people they have encountered in Kingdom Hearts.

Lost and Found
Unfortunately, as they progress through the castle, they find that their memories are slowly fading. One example would be how Donald forgets the name of the castle they had visited before: Hollow Bastion. But at the same time, they experience memories they had forgotten long ago, such as Naminé, a supposed former resident of Destiny Islands, and a friend of Sora. But in truth, their memories are being manipulated by Naminé herself.

Also, they begin to encounter members of Organization XIII, including Axel, Larxene, and Vexen. All leave cryptic remarks about the nature of Castle Oblivion, including memories, and even about Roxas, the other half of Sora's heart.

But they also meet Riku, who apparently is also striving to reach Naminé, but has once again turned on Sora. Donald and Goofy reason that Riku just forgot that Sora and he are friends, but Sora still slowly succumbs to anger at all the things that have been happening to him.

Truth Revealed
The three, after Vexen had been eliminated by Axel, become separated once Sora's anger at the Organization's manipulations overcomes him. When Sora is caught off by Riku, who in turn is knocked unconscious by Naminé shattering Riku's memories apart, Larxene comes in for the kill. But Goofy and Donald come in the nick of time, saving Sora and defeating Larxene. It is then that they learn of Naminé's true nature, as well as the fact that the Riku before them is only a replica of the real person. Naminé tells them that she can restore their memories, but only after they defeat Marluxia, the lord of Castle Oblivion. The three then travel to the 13th floor of Castle Oblivion. By this point, however, Donald and Goofy have forgotten about King Mickey, only recalling that they are looking for someone important.

As they make their way to Marluxia, the three also make an important promise: that no matter how far apart they are from each other, or if they have forgotten each other, they will always be friends. Using that promise as strength, they go on.

Final Floor
The trio then confronts Axel and Marluxia, with Marluxia using Naminé as a human shield. Marluxia escapes, but the three manage to defeat Axel, and soon after defeat Marluxia (after a round against a replica, and then the real thing). Naminé then leads them to memory pods, where they can sleep while Naminé fixes their memories. Donald and Goofy say goodnight, and leave, while Sora and Naminé say goodbye.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Since this game focuses around the time that Roxas was born and his time spent in the Organization, Donald, along with Sora and Goofy, is induced in a deep slumber by Naminé around that time to recover his lost memories.

In this game, Donald, along with Goofy, is a secret unlockable character in the multiplayer mode of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, equipped with Staffs. He is the most inept character in the game, possessing the lowest stats but boasts the highest magic power, exceeding Vexen's. To unlock him, you must play story mode up to day 225. His Limit Break, Fantasia, is similar to his Kingdom Hearts II Limit, Comet.

New Journey
Donald, like Sora and Goofy, have been asleep in special chambers to regain their lost memories. Donald is unknowingly visited by Roxas, Sora's Nobody. Donald and Goofy are the first to wake up out of the trio. Sora awakes soon after and is reunited with Donald and Goofy. The three encounter Hayner, Pence and Olette when they enter Twilight Town, and then a group of Nobodies at the train station, but are saved by the timely arrival of King Mickey, who sends them off to the tower of Yen Sid, who Donald greatly respects. The trio also encounter Pete at the tower.

Donald and Goofy journey with Sora across the stars again in search of the missing Riku, who is actually following them and leaving them clues to his location and Roxas' connection to Sora. Donald helps out several times during the journey, including finally killing Oogie Boogie by stepping on the bug that is his core conscious. However, Donald seems to develop an attraction to treasure (probably an inherited trait from his Uncle Scrooge), as seen in Agrabah, where he fights Abu for a red diamond, and in Port Royal, where Sora and Goofy share a joke about Donald being lost to the curse of the Aztec gold, much to Donald's irritation.

It is also hinted that Donald has a terrible singing voice; in Atlantica, when Ariel keeps getting distracted while rehearsing for Sebastian's musical, Donald offers to sing her part in the musical, and Sora immediately declares, "No way! Not a chance!"

Battle at Hollow Bastion
Donald is overjoyed when he is reunited with King Mickey, practically leaping upon his king to hug him, eventually having to be pushed off by Mickey himself. During the Battle of Hollow Bastion, King Mickey orders the trio to go search for Riku and Kairi and leave the Heartless to them. Sora is extremely reluctant to leave, so Donald and Goofy go against King Mickey's orders and assist Sora in helping Leon and the others, apologizing to the king as they do so. When Goofy seems to die during the Battle of Hollow Bastion, Donald is deeply upset and rushes off to destroy Heartless. Goofy later appears unharmed and an enraged Donald hits him in the kneecap with his staff, telling Goofy never to do that again.

Final Battle
Donald travels with Sora into the digital Twilight Town and sees the death of Axel. They journey through The World That Never Was and are reunited with Riku and Kairi. Donald helps defeat Xemnas and leaves with the other Disney Castle residents through a portal opened by Naminé.

He is reunited with Sora and Riku when they return to Destiny Islands. Donald later returns to Disney Castle with Goofy, King Mickey, Pluto, his nephews and Scrooge McDuck to be hugged by Daisy.

Kingdom Hearts coded
Donald appears once again in Kingdom Hearts coded with Goofy in Disney Castle to help King Mickey solve a mystery of Jiminy's Journal and its mysterious message.

While they find clues and mysterious additions to the journal, Heartless suddenly appear in their castle. King Mickey manages to fend them off, but when they try to leave the library, where the experiment is being held, they find themselves trapped inside.

Personality
Donald is the more aggressive of the group. Though he has mastered spells, Donald is very reckless and is the comic relief in many games. He and Sora often disagree but in the end are true friends. Donald is also very protective over Goofy and King Mickey as he is the most worried in Castle Oblivion when he fears he will forget about Mickey and when he thinks Goofy is dead. He immediately runs into the battle after that. All in all, deep within Donald's anger he is actually good hearted. He also seems to be afraid of Daisy as shown at Disney Castle.

Relationships

 * Sora: Initially, Donald saw Sora only as a means of finding the king. Over time, this changed gradually to respect and true friendship, despite the several times Donald and Sora fought and argued, due to them both being natural leaders and not agreeing with the others decisions. But their friendship always led them to making up with each other, and trusting the other to watch their backs in battle. When Donald and Goofy learned it was Riku who was the real Keyblade Master however, Donald, though reluctantly, followed him, remembering their mission, and reminding Goofy of the same. But in the end, Donald chose to stand by Sora when Goofy saved Sora from Riku's attack. When Sora seemed to die during his sacrifice, Donald became the most worried and almost broke down in tears. SoraDonald_Sora_Goofy.jpg came back however and they have been close friends ever since, although they still tend to argue.


 * Goofy: Donald's friendship with Goofy is just as longstanding as Sora's with Riku. Donald respects Goofy and evidently cares for him, although he tends to get aggravated by Goofy's clumsiness and being rather slow on the uptake. When Goofy seemingly sacrificed himself to save the king, Donald was heartbroken, and furious with the enemy. And when Goofy turned out to be ok, Donald was obviously relieved and happy to see he was ok, although he smacked Goofy on the knee with his staff for worrying him. All in all, Donald has a strong friendship with Goofy and will go to great lengths to protect him, and vise-versa.


 * Riku: Donald's relationship with Riku is difficult to describe. But when they first met, Donald was reluctant to trust him, let alone allow Riku to accompany them, which led to an argument with Sora. A reason why Donald didn't trust Riku is he might have sensed some dark power from him, given Donald being a skilled wizard. Donald was astounded to see it was Riku who truly owned the Keyblade, and, albeit reluctantly, chose to follow him, due to the mission from the King to follow and protect the Keyblade Master. But when Riku threatened Sora, and Goofy chose to stand by their friend, Donald did the same, realizing friendship is more important than duty. But as time passed, Donald probably changed his opinion of Riku and respected his skill and power. He even comments that "No one could defeat Riku" when he hears that Roxas claimed to have done so.


 * King Mickey: Donald's friendship and loyalty to King Mickey are absolute. He takes his duty as the Court Wizard and the king's adviser seriously, and was shocked to see the king missing. Upon discovering the letter left behind, Donald willingly accepted the mission left by their king, with the hopes that he and Goofy would find him and bring him home. Throughout the adventure, Donald showed numerous times of his loyalty to the king, especially when he took it to literal sense of following the keyblade master when he followed Riku, though he was sad to leave Sora behind. But he realized that sometimes friendship means more than duty and stood by Sora. Still, Donald showed his loyalty to the king, and following etiquette when addressing royalty or superiors, as well as aggravatingly forcing Sora to follow suit.


 * Kairi: Donald's relationship with Kairi is also sketchy, but he obviously wanted to protect her when Sora disappeared. And he remarked upon her skills in the Organization's castle.

Abilities
In contrast to Goofy who is a supportive party member, Donald focuses on his magic in battle. He equips rods, and is capable of conjuring all the magic that Sora has learned (excluding Summon magic). Overall, Donald is a good support in terms of offense, as well as healing Sora in tight situations. His Limit commands unleash a variety of powerful magical attacks.

Throughout the games, Donald's most notable weapon is the Save the Queen, his ultimate weapon.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Donald will be a Dimension Link. His Fantasia attack has been seen to be implemented as one of the D-Link's attacks.

Kingdom Hearts
Donald's equipment slots and item slots increase as he levels up. Donald attacks using magic and as such his abilities focus on increasing his magic power. Donald can learn the following abilities during the game:


 * Berserk: Boosts attack power when HP is critical. Learned at Level 10.
 * MP Haste: Increases rate of MP restoration. Learned at Level 15.
 * MP Rage: Restores MP when attacked. Donald learns this ability twice, at Level 20 and Level 40.
 * Second Chance: Ensures 1 HP is retained after being hit with a critical attack. Learned at Level 25.
 * Treasure Magnet: Attracts HP/MP and Munny balls. Donald learns this ability twice, at Level 30 and Level 45
 * Second Wind: Recovers from KO quickly. Learned at Level 35.
 * Jackpot: Receive more HP/MP and Munny balls from enemies. Learned at Level 50.
 * Lucky Strike: Increases the chance of an enemy dropping a rare item. Learned at Level 55.
 * Cheer: Increases Summon's MP gauge. Learned after defeating Maleficent.

Sleights

 * Magic Lv.2-Stock two Donald cards.
 * Magic Lv.3-Stock three Donald cards.
 * Blazing Donald-Stock a Fire, a Donald, and a additional magic card.
 * Trinity Limit-Stock a Keyblade, a Goofy, and a Donald.

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

 * Stardust Blitz-Stock a Donald and a Fire.
 * Wild Crush (Trinity Limit Version II) -Stock a Goofy, Donald, and a Keyblade card.

Kingdom Hearts II
Donald's Limit abilities let him execute powerful magical attacks with Sora. Donald can equip two armor pieces, three accessories, and three items. His abilities are as follows:


 * Donald Thunder: Donald casts Thundara. Donald begins the game knowing this.
 * Donald Cure: Donald casts Cura. Donald begins the game knowing this.
 * Donald Fire: Donald casts Fira. Acquired after defeating Possessor.
 * Donald Blizzard: Donald casts Blizzara. Acquired after leading Abu to the jewel pedastal in the Cave of Wonders.
 * Draw: Draws in orbs. Acquired after defending the Medallion in Port Royal.
 * Jackpot: Increases the amount of orbs enemies drop. Acquired after defeating The Experiment in Christmas Town.
 * Lucky Lucky: Increases the chance of an enemy dropping a rare item. Acquired after defeating the Nobodies outside the mansion in Twilight Town.
 * Fire Boost: Boosts the power of Fire attacks. Acquired after defeating Scar at Pride Lands.
 * Blizzard Boost: Boosts the power of Blizzard attacks. Acquired after defeating Demyx in Hollow Bastion.
 * Thunder Boost: Boosts the power of Thunder attacks. Acquired after accessing the DTD in Space Paranoids.
 * MP Rage: Restores MP when attacked. Acquired after defeating Demyx in the Underworld.
 * MP Hastera: Increases rate of MP restoration.
 * Auto Limit: Sets the Reaction command to Limit, if a Limit has been equipped. Acquired after defeating Pete the first time in Timeless River.
 * Hyper Healing: Quickly revives a fallen party member and restores their HP. Acquired after defeating Prison Keeper in Halloween Town.
 * Auto Healing: Restores HP when switched out for another party member. Acquired after defeating Xaldin in Beast's Castle.
 * Limit abilities: Comet, Duck Flare. Comet is acquired after defeating Pete the first time in Timeless River, and Duck Flare is acquired after defeating the Grim Reaper the second time in Port Royal.

Quotes

 * "Good morning, Your majesty."


 * "Hearts?..You don't have hearts."


 * "Let's go get them Goofy!"


 * "Sora!...Come back Sora!"


 * "Ha Ha looks like she's pretty jealous."


 * "Your Majesty Queen Minnie, we're back."


 * "It's the Cornerstone!"


 * "You looked different, Cloud."


 * "Sora. do as you're told."


 * "Aw phooey, what do you know you big palooka...?"

Battle Quotes

 * "Sora!"


 * "Goofy"


 * "Take That"


 * "Don't give up"


 * "Get Them!"


 * "Com'on!"


 * "I Got It!"


 * Hey, Fellas!!"

Appearances
When his appearance isn't changed in a certain world, Donald's attire in the games fairly resembles his sailor suit. While he retains his typical appearance in most worlds, in certain worlds Donald's appearance is altered in order to allow himself to blend in with the inhabitants of those worlds. His appearance alterations are listed here:

Kingdom Hearts

 * Atlantica: In Atlantica, Donald appears in the form of a half-squid and half-duck. In this form, he is able to use all kinds of magic he's learned in his prior adventures.


 * Halloween Town: In Halloween Town, Donald's body is almost completely covered by mummy-like bandages. A gap in the bandages shows that there is nothing under them. The make-up is used mostly everywhere.

Kingdom Hearts II

 * Timeless River: When Donald visits the Timeless River with Sora and Goofy, they are all converted into old-style cartoon characters - Donald takes on his original appearance from The Wise Little Hen.


 * Atlantica: When Donald, Sora and Goofy visit Atlantica again, he is once again turned into a half-duck, half-squid. However, this time he is not able to use any magic as the world in this game progresses through the story through songs.


 * Halloween Town: Donald once again becomes a mummy creature in Halloween Town, this time his weapon is covered by dust, making it more related to the Halloween decorations. In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, his mummy looks are altered to a snowman when he visits Christmas Town. In this form, he has thin sticks for arms, an orange scarf around his neck, a blue bucket for a hat and three blue-and-orange buttons. He wears decorated spats on his feet, albeit festively red and fluff-lined like his Uncle Scrooge's.


 * Pride Lands: In the Pride Lands, Donald transforms into a tropical bird, often floating near Sora and Goofy, or Simba. Unlike his usual form, he holds onto his staff all of the time.


 * Space Paranoids: In Space Paranoids, Donald and his friends, like Tron, are converted into data forms with circuit patterns all over their bodies, which makes them look like robots. Even their weapons are converted into data.

Trivia

 * While Square-Enix wanted Mickey Mouse as the main character of the series, Disney instead wanted Donald as the star. It was because the director didn't want either as the protagonist that the character of Sora was created.
 * In the Japanese version, Donald was voiced by popular seiyuu Kōichi Yamadera, whose Disney involvement include characters that appeared in Kingdom Hearts (Genie, Sebastian, Beast, Mushu, Stitch) and others like Jacques from Cinderella and Roger Rabbit. Kōichi's Square Enix roles include Leonard of Drakengard, Ed from Brave Fencer Musashi, and Kain Highwind in the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy IV.
 * Strangely enough, at end of the first game, Goofy and Donald's clothes have changed from their current attire to their old cartoon clothes. This continues through to the beginning of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and they act surprised when it changes back to their Kingdom Hearts outfit.
 * Strange enough, when Donald is first seen in Kingdom Hearts he shocks Goofy with Thunder, but his starting spell is Fire. He does not learn Thunder until the Phil Cup is completed in Olympus Coliseum. However this is changed in Kingdom Hearts II when his starting attack spell becomes Thunder.
 * It is possible that one of the reasons that Riku joined Maleficent was because of Donald, due to their meeting in Traverse Town when Donald refused to let Riku come along with them.
 * Unused material for Kingdom Hearts II includes a scene after Donald and Goofy wake up and Donald freezes himself in an attempt to fully wake up Goofy. This was only seen in the trailers and a few screenshots, and it is not explained why it was removed, though it might have been that the developers wanted to get right to Sora waking up at the end of the prologue.