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==Design and conception== | ==Design and conception== | ||
In ''[[The Gathering]]'' and ''{{c|Birth by Sleep|video}}'', Terra, Ventus, and Aqua each have capes attached to their suits of Keyblade Armor, but these capes were removed in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' due to frame rate issues.<ref>'''Interviewer:''' " I was very surprised to hear that in VS Arena Mode you could play with six other people." / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "We wanted to make it so that as many people could play together as possible, but in the end we could only do six. By the way, in the ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' secret movie you can see Terra in his armor with a cape, but we took off the cape in this game. It was to make processing easier when you're playing with six people. Processing of moving fabric can be slow, so the speed it runs at is completely different if he has a cape or not." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-Interview-Nomura-New-1269 Translation via KHInsider]</ref> In ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX '', during the final cutscene in Terra's story, the Lingering Will sprouts a cape; this maintains continuity between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and its later appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''. | In ''[[The Gathering]]'' and ''{{c|Birth by Sleep|video}}'', Terra, Ventus, and Aqua each have capes attached to their suits of Keyblade Armor, but these capes were removed in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' due to frame rate issues.<ref>'''Interviewer:''' " I was very surprised to hear that in VS Arena Mode you could play with six other people." / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "We wanted to make it so that as many people could play together as possible, but in the end we could only do six. By the way, in the ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' secret movie you can see Terra in his armor with a cape, but we took off the cape in this game. It was to make processing easier when you're playing with six people. Processing of moving fabric can be slow, so the speed it runs at is completely different if he has a cape or not." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-Interview-Nomura-New-1269 Translation via KHInsider]</ref> In ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX '', during the final cutscene in Terra's story, the Lingering Will sprouts a cape; this maintains continuity between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and its later appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''. | ||
{{w|Tetsuya Nomura}} stated in an interview that he chose to use armor to hide Terra, Aqua, and Ventus's yet-to-be-designed faces to avoid using the [[black coat]]s of Organization XIII again. Nomura's decision was also influenced by the recent release of ''Final Fantasy XII'', which featured the armored {{ff|Archadian Judges|Archadian Judge Magisters}},<ref>'''''{{w|Weekly Famitsu}}''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Does that mean the players know of these people?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I just haven't drawn their faces. (laugh) I can't hide their faces with black hoods like in KH:FM's secret movie, too. Who knows what kind of grudges I'll invite if I just change the hood's color. (laugh) That's why I chose armors. First, I only drew the atmosphere and the rest is done by the staff. But FF12 has Judge in armor, so I made a more heroic design for them." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-2006-Nomura-Interview-2569 Translation via KHInsider].</ref> as well as an early, canceled project of his.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/25/tetsuya-nomuras-batman-figurine-came-canceled-videogame-project/ '''''Siliconera: Tetsuya Nomura's Batman Figurine Came From A Canceled Videogame Project''''']</ref> | {{w|Tetsuya Nomura}} stated in an interview that he chose to use armor to hide Terra, Aqua, and Ventus's yet-to-be-designed faces to avoid using the [[black coat]]s of Organization XIII again. Nomura's decision was also influenced by the recent release of ''Final Fantasy XII'', which featured the armored {{ff|Archadian Judges|Archadian Judge Magisters}},<ref>'''''{{w|Weekly Famitsu}}''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Does that mean the players know of these people?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I just haven't drawn their faces. (laugh) I can't hide their faces with black hoods like in KH:FM's secret movie, too. Who knows what kind of grudges I'll invite if I just change the hood's color. (laugh) That's why I chose armors. First, I only drew the atmosphere and the rest is done by the staff. But FF12 has Judge in armor, so I made a more heroic design for them." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-2006-Nomura-Interview-2569 Translation via KHInsider].</ref> as well as an early, canceled project of his.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/25/tetsuya-nomuras-batman-figurine-came-canceled-videogame-project/ '''''Siliconera: Tetsuya Nomura's Batman Figurine Came From A Canceled Videogame Project''''']</ref> | ||
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===''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''=== | ===''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''=== | ||
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===''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind'''=== | |||
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A year after Master Xehanort defeat. Terra, Aqua, and Ventus decide to venture into the Realm of Darkness to find Sora, donning on their Keyblade Armor before they departed. | |||
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==List of armors== | ==List of armors== | ||