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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
Neku is one of the first characters to appear in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series who originated from something other than ''Disney'', '' | Neku is one of the first characters to appear in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series who originated from something other than ''Disney'', ''Kingdom Hearts'', or ''Final Fantasy'' fiction, although he is from another game that is property of Square Enix, as well as being designed by [[Tetsuya Nomura]]. Neku and his friends are meant to serve as tutors to Sora and Riku, in the same role as Leon and his friends from the first game.{{fact}}<!--cite to Nomura--> | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
===''Kingdom Hearts χ''=== | |||
Neku's power is channeled by the [[Book of Prophecies]] to create the Neku, Illustrated Neku, Neku & Joshua, and Neku & Shiki & Joshua medals. | |||
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''=== | ||
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While looking for [[Riku]], [[Sora]] stumbles across Neku, who is hanging off of a nearby roof. Neku jumps down from the roof, asking Sora if he will help him in "the Game", but after looking at Sora's palm, he realizes that Sora is not part of the Game. He shows Sora his own palm, which is marked with his remaining time in the Game—just over forty-three minutes. Sora offers to help Neku win the Game, and though he comments that he was looking for a partner, Neku refuses, saying that they've just met and can't be considered friends yet. Neku leaves to continue the Game, and Sora chases after him. When Sora catches up, the pair is attacked by [[Dream Eater]]s. | While looking for [[Riku]], [[Sora]] stumbles across Neku, who is hanging off of a nearby roof. Neku jumps down from the roof, asking Sora if he will help him in "the Game", but after looking at Sora's palm, he realizes that Sora is not part of the Game. He shows Sora his own palm, which is marked with his remaining time in the Game—just over forty-three minutes. Sora offers to help Neku win the Game, and though he comments that he was looking for a partner, Neku refuses, saying that they've just met and can't be considered friends yet. Neku leaves to continue the Game, and Sora chases after him. When Sora catches up, the pair is attacked by [[Dream Eater]]s. | ||
After quickly disposing of the Nightmares, Neku explains the concept of Spirits to Sora and teaches him how to create one. They are once again caught off guard by Nightmares and the two are forced to split up. Sora eventually catches up to Neku in the Third District where they are confronted by a man in a black coat, whom they later learn was a young Xehanort. Neku tells the man that he had brought Sora, and it was time for him to hold up his end of the bargain. The man motions to attack Sora, but Neku jumps in front of him in defense, saying "You said you wouldn't hurt him!" Sora | After quickly disposing of the Nightmares, Neku explains the concept of Spirits to Sora and teaches him how to create one. They are once again caught off guard by Nightmares and the two are forced to split up. Sora eventually catches up to Neku in the Third District where they are confronted by a man in a [[black coat]], whom they later learn was a [[young Xehanort]]. Neku tells the man that he had brought Sora, and it was time for him to hold up his end of the bargain. The man motions to attack Sora, but Neku jumps in front of him in defense, saying "You said you wouldn't hurt him!" As Neku tries to hold off the hooded man, Sora suddenly blacks out. | ||
Sora later catches back up with Neku in the Fifth District, who is feeling some regret for betraying Sora. Always willing to forgive, Sora looks past it and presents [[Rhyme]] to him, hoping that he'll be able to jog her memory. A giant Nightmare appears and Sora quickly defeats it. After that, [[Joshua]] appears and explains the nature of the Sleeping World to Neku. Neku disappears after being reunited with his Game partner [[Shiki]] with the help of Joshua. | Sora later catches back up with Neku in the Fifth District, who is feeling some regret for betraying Sora. Always willing to forgive, Sora looks past it and presents [[Rhyme]] to him, hoping that he'll be able to jog her memory. A giant Nightmare appears and Sora quickly defeats it. After that, [[Joshua]] appears and explains the nature of the [[Sleeping World]] to Neku. Neku disappears after being reunited with his Game partner [[Shiki]] with the help of Joshua. | ||
Later, Neku and Shiki are confronted by [[Spellican]]. However, they are greatly outnumbered as more Dream Eaters arrive at the scene. After Sora appears to assist them, Neku introduces him to Shiki, but becomes embarrassed when he talks about how desperate he was to find her. Joshua appears and explains they need to trap Spellican. As Sora and Shiki chase after Spellican, Neku tells Joshua that he considers him a friend as well and hopes to see him in Shibuya. | Later, Neku and Shiki are confronted by [[Spellican]]. However, they are greatly outnumbered as more Dream Eaters arrive at the scene. After Sora appears to assist them, Neku introduces him to Shiki, but becomes embarrassed when he talks about how desperate he was to find her. Joshua appears and explains they need to trap Spellican. As Sora and Shiki chase after Spellican, Neku tells Joshua that he considers him a friend as well and hopes to see him in Shibuya. | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Neku Sakuraba TWEWY.png| | [[File:Neku Sakuraba TWEWY.png|right|250px]] | ||
{{Q|Who needs friends! They just laugh and talk like idiots and pretend to agree with you—so you end up caring about them... exposing yourself... getting HURT... Screw it! We're better off without them! You want people getting in your way? Dragging you down? I don't!}} | |||
{{w|Neku Sakuraba}} is the main protagonist of ''{{w|The World Ends with You}}'', a role-playing game developed by Square Enix. | {{w|Neku Sakuraba}} is the main protagonist of ''{{w|The World Ends with You}}'', a role-playing game developed by Square Enix. | ||
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Neku's life takes a turn when he wakes up lying facedown in the middle of Shibuya's Scramble Crossing, with his name the only thing he remembers. While attacked by creatures called Noise, Neku met Shiki Misaki and partnered with her since they both need each other to survive the Reaper Game. During the week, Neku met [[Beat]] and Rhyme while learning of the Reapers and that he is actually dead. By the end of the week, after defeating the Game Master Yodai Higashizawa, Neku was given back his memories, the entry for the Reaper Game. | Neku's life takes a turn when he wakes up lying facedown in the middle of Shibuya's Scramble Crossing, with his name the only thing he remembers. While attacked by creatures called Noise, Neku met Shiki Misaki and partnered with her since they both need each other to survive the Reaper Game. During the week, Neku met [[Beat]] and Rhyme while learning of the Reapers and that he is actually dead. By the end of the week, after defeating the Game Master Yodai Higashizawa, Neku was given back his memories, the entry for the Reaper Game. | ||
When told he would be involved in the second Reaper Game, Neku is horrified to learn that Shiki is his payment fee. Neku meets Joshua during the second week and, despite faint memories of being killed by the youth, partnered with him until his assumed death at the hands of the Game Master, Sho Minamimoto. During the third week, Neku is partnered with the | When told he would be involved in the second Reaper Game, Neku is horrified to learn that Shiki is his payment fee. Neku meets Joshua during the second week and, despite faint memories of being killed by the youth, partnered with him until his assumed death at the hands of the Game Master, Sho Minamimoto. During the third week, Neku is partnered with the rogue Reaper Beat, and the sole mission of the week is to find and defeat the Reaper, Mitsuki Konishi. However, though managing to defeat her, Neku learns the role he played as Joshua's proxy with Shibuya's Conductor, Megumi Kitaniji, whose actions served to save Shibuya from destruction from Joshua, as his final opponent. Soon after, Neku is offered a chance to save Shibuya by killing Joshua in a pistol duel. Though he refused to shoot Joshua, now trusting him though still unable to forgive him, the fact that Neku slowly opened up to the outside world within three weeks convinces Joshua to spare the district while giving Neku and his friends a second chance in life. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*When Sora meets Neku, a remix of the song [[ | *When Sora meets Neku, a remix of the song "[[twewy:Twister (track)|Twister]]" plays, a recurring theme from ''The World Ends with You'' that appears in multiple arrangements throughout the game.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et6TgPqwTmM In a video of ''Kingdom Hearts 3D''], it can be heard while Sora talks to Neku.</ref> | ||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
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