Kingdom Hearts (series)/Timeline: Difference between revisions

|[[File:Their Treasure 02 KHII.png|200px]]||Roxas, devoid of all memories of his past life, tries to enjoy the last week of his summer vacation in the [[Simulated Twilight Town]]. Shadowy forces are at work however: Axel, desperate to get his friend back. Diz, a man thirsting for revenge against Organization XIII, meeting Naminé and reobtaining the keyblade. Day after day, they continue to upend his life until it culminates in his memories returning to him and a fateful encounter with Sora. Roxas has no choice but to become one with him again, if Sora is to ever regain his memories and awaken. Roxas's summer vacation has come to an end.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:I'm Pete 01 KHII.png|200px]]||Sora, Donald and Goofy wake from their slumber in Twilight Town, meeting some friendly faces with [[Hayner]]'s gang, and some not so friendly ones in [[Seifer]]'s crew. After getting their bearings from Master Yen Sid, and a little bit of help from King Mickey, the three set off on another adventure, determined to stop Organization XIII's machinations. Maleficent also revives back to her old self, having returned back to her natural timeline following her sojourn in Daybreak Town.<br>Oh, and [[Pete]] is there too, Maleficent's latest flunky. While he ''does'' have control over the Heartless, he's just a few cans shy of a six-pack to be much of a threat.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|200px]]||The pint-and-a-half trio reunite with Leon's gang in Hollow Bastion. They have been working hard to rebuild the world back to Radiant Garden, and have officially invited Sora and his companions to be the Restoration Committee honorary members. The celebration is short-lived however, as Xemnas and the rest of the survivors of the Organization confront the Keyblade bearer.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Axel Closes in on Kairi 01 KHII.png|200px]]||Axel goes rogue and plots to turn Sora back into a Heartless, seeing this as the only way to reunite with his best friend Roxas. His latest scheme involves kidnapping Kairi, however she manages to get away from him and find herself in Hayner's hideout. The sanctuary is short-lived however, as Axel quickly finds her and takes her. His ''own'' victory too is short lived, as she is promptly taken away from him by [[Saïx]], the Organization's second-in-command. Sora returns to Twilight Town and learns of her appearance - and disappearance there. He confronts Saïx, who reveals that Axel is no longer acting in the Organization's best interests and has become a threat to them both. Sora returns to his quest, determined to foil the Organization, find the King and Riku, and rescue Kairi.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:What the MCP is After KHII 01.PNG|200px]]||A great darkness approaches Hollow Bastion. Facing an impending attack, the team returns to Leon's gang to help out. On the way, they are reunited with Cloud Strife, meet the perky [[Tifa]], and at long last find King Mickey. Leon's group has discovered Ansem's computer, which they believe will give them some information on Organization XIII and Riku's whereabouts. Sora's careless handling of the computer however results in the three of them getting zapped into [[Space Paranoids]], the world that happens to be the operating system that runs the entire castle. After a short adventure with [[Tron]], the three find their way back to the real world.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:The Truth About Ansem 02 KHII.png|200px]]||King Mickey drops a major bombshell on everyone: The man they had defeated at End of the World wasn't Ansem at all! He was in fact his apprentice, Xehanort, and had taken his master's name and work shortly after banishing him. Some time later, he turned himself and the rest of the apprentices into Nobodies and Heartless. The Nobody that was created in the process, Xemnas, is now the leader of Organization XIII.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Room of Sleep Aqua's Armor.png|200px]]||While everyone is busy dealing with the invasion, Xemnas sneaks into the castle's computer room and accesses a hidden spiral staircase that leads to some sort of dungeon. At the end of the hall, he enters the [[Chamber of Repose]], where Aqua's rusted armor has been laid to rest. He sits down on the large chair and is once more reunited with his "friend."||[[File:FM2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Nocturne Melody Demyx 01 KHII.png|200px]]||As they run to where the Heartless are gathering, Sora and the gang are confronted once more by [[Demyx]], the cowardly Organization member they had a brief encounter with in [[Olympus Coliseum]]. Sora's dismissive attitude, however, seems to trigger an emotional response from Demyx. The Melodious Nocturne snaps, and relentlessly attacks the "traitor." After a difficult fight, Demyx is defeated and begins to fade into the darkness, while Sora is left to wonder at what had just happened.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Ansem's Apprentice 02 KHII.png|200px]]||The [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]] begins, as Xemnas removes his hood at long last and reveals his face, gleefully overlooking the battle.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Xemnas' Thoughts 04 KH.png|200px]]||After the long and arduous battle, the trio and King Mickey confront Xemnas. Xemnas knows nothing of Kairi's whereabouts, however he leaves behind a cryptic clue that Mickey may know something about Riku. Xemnas disappears into a Corridor while Mickey jumps in after him. Suddenly, Axel appears behind them, disappointed that Sora has so easily fell into the Organization's trap. He reveals that their true aim is to use Sora to destroy Heartless and set their Hearts free, thereby allowing Xemnas to create his own artificial Kingdom Hearts. With it, they will have the power to be whole at last. Axel however is forced to flee when Saïx appears. Saïx cruelly taunts Sora and attempts to goad him into destroying more Heartless, but help arrives from the most unlikely of places: Maleficent, seeing the Organization as a common enemy, comes to their aid and buys them time to escape! Shortly before leaving, Sora finds himself in the Realm of Darkness, with a hooded man gifting him with a white box. Inside the box, a photograph and a bar of sea-salt ice cream. The three depart to continue their quest.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Parle from Organization XIII 01 KHII.png|200px]]||The trio continue ever onward in their journey, determined to rescue Kairi, Riku, Mickey and foil the Organization - despite the group raising the stakes more than ever. As they revisit the many friends have have made, they make some encounters with the Organization as well. In [[Beast's Castle]], the group runs into the vicious [[Xaldin]], who attempts to turn Beast into a Heartless and Nobody, but is defeated and destroyed. In [[Port Royal]], the group also meets [[Luxord]], the affable and gentlemanly gambler who has been conducting experiments on the [[Cursed Medallion]]s.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Conclusion 01 KHII.png|200px]]||A return trip to Hollow Bastion, and to Space Paranoids, finally allows Leon's group to ''truly'' begin work on restoring Hollow Bastion to what it truly was - the city of light, Radiant Garden. Later, Sora encounters Sephiroth, who wishes to test the Keyblade bearer's mettle, curious if it will choose ''him'' as its new wielder. Despite the master swordsman's formidable skill, Sora ekes out a victory, but Sephiroth shrugs it off and claims only Cloud can defeat him and requests Sora bring him along. Once Cloud arrives, a fierce battle ensues. Tifa appears and tries to help, but the two fly off into the sky and continue their clash. Tifa departs, still determined to find Cloud.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:The Words I Wanted to Say 01 KHII.png|200px]]||Something strange is afoot in Twilight Town - [[Chip]] and [[Dale]]'s scanners are picking up ''two'' Twilight Towns! The trio returns to investigate and find that Mickey has located Ansem the Wise. He believes that he has infiltrated the Organization's world and plans to enact his revenge plot. The trio, Mickey, and Hayney's group locate the computer that DiZ used to create the Simulated Twilight Town where Roxas resided. Once they enter, they located the portal to the Organization's homeworld, [[The World That Never Was]]. On their way there, they are attacked by countless Nobodies but Axel appears to lend a hand. In an explosive attack, Axel eliminates all of the Nobodies but fatally injures himself in the process. As he fades away, he admits to Sora that he made him feel the same way Roxas did, and dies with content. The group passes through the gateway and arrive in the alley of a dark city, the Organization's homeworld at long last.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:While Roxas Was Sleeping 01 KHII.png|200px]]||The group makes their way through the Dark City when Sora is suddenly attacked by a young man in a Black Coat, and transports him to the Station of Awakening. Summoning two Keyblades in hand, a battle ensues with Sora narrowly scraping out a victory. Content with the result, the young man lowers his hood, revealing himself to be Roxas, and admits to Sora that "you make a good other." Sora returns to the Dark City, leaving Donald and Goofy confused as to what just happened.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:The Freeshooter Xigbar 02 KHII.png|200px]]||The group finally arrives at Xemnas's castle, and encounter one member of the Organization after another: [[Xigbar]], who appears to know a lot more about Sora and the Keyblade than he lets on; Luxord, who seemed genuinely distraught at "Roxas" slaying him; and lastly, Saïx, desperate for a Heart. All three are defeated and fade into the darkness. Along the way, Kairi escapes and finally wields a Keyblade of her own, Riku, armed with a Keyblade, reveals himself to Sora at long last - still wearing Ansem's face back from his battle with Roxas - and Mickey encounters DiZ, who removes his bandages to reveal he was Ansem the Wise all along. Realizing how much damage his quest for vengeance has hurt the people around him, Ansem departs with Mickey intent to stop Xemnas and atone for his actions. Meanwhile, Maleficent and Pete have also infiltrated the castle, intent to take it for themselves.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Why Do You Hate the Darkness 01 KHII.png|200px]]||After a battle of ideologies with Xemnas, Ansem sacrifices himself and destroys his Kingdom Hearts. The explosion manages to restore Riku to his true form, and the group pursues Xemnas to the top of the Castle. They defeat him, but Xemnas manages to absorb what is left of Kingdom Hearts for a last ditch effort to destroy Sora and his friends. After a difficult struggle, the group finally defeats Xemnas - seemingly for good.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Ending 01 KHII.png|200px]]||The group prepares to depart the Castle when Sora and Kairi are suddenly approached by Roxas and Naminé. As their respective Nobodies, the two decide to finally return from whence they came and become one with them. Xemnas, however, is not done, and by summoning a massive Dragon-like machine, isolates Sora and Riku and confronts them in a series of battles. The two eventually win, though Riku sustains some injuries. The two are stranded in the Dark Margin and nearly resign to their fates until Riku chances upon a message-in-a-bottle Kairi had written earlier. This opens a door of pure light that allows the two to finally reunite with everyone in Destiny Islands.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Beneath the Hood 01 KHREC.png|200px]]||[[Jiminy Cricket]] discovers a strange message in his journal that he does not recall writing: "Their hurting will be mended when you return to end it." Mickey, Chip and Dale digitize the journal into data in an attempt to decipher the meaning of the message, while Donald and Goofy stick around to see what the fuss is about. The data ends up being corrupted by numerous bugs, so they summon a [[Data-Sora]] and try and fix it. Data-Sora relives many of Sora's own adventures from his first journey, though with some differences here and there: The bugs, along with attempts by Maleficent and Pete to to conquer the [[Datascape]]. Eventually, it is revealed that a data copy of Naminé left that message behind. Sora's own Heart contains painful memories that do not belong to him. If he is to help the people to whom the memories belong, he must endure the hurt. As Data-Sora was capable of enduring it, Mickey departs knowing a difficult new journey lies ahead. Elsewhere, Maleficent confides in Pete that the Journal and the "Date Escape" is strikingly similar to the worlds created by the Book of Prophecies, and intends to take its powers for herself.||[[File:KHC icon.png]]<br>[[File:KHREC icon.png]]

|[[File:Blank Points 08 KHBBS.png|200px]]||Mickey returns to Yen Sid's tower to explain everything that had transpired. Upon learning that both Xehanort's Heartless and Xemnas have been felled, Yen Sid realizes that this has paved the way for the ''real'' Xehanort to revive - Master Xehanort. He orders Mickey to summon Sora and Riku at once, to begin their real training and earn the Mark of Mastery. Shortly after, the letter from Mickey makes its way to Sora, Riku and Kairi. Realizing that the stakes have never been higher, Sora resoundly answers the call, determined to save everyone hurt by Xehanort's machinations and put a stop to him.||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]<br>[[File:BBS icon.png]]<br>[[File:KHREC icon.png]]

|[[File:Destiny 01 KHREC.png|200px]]||Meanwhile, Braig awakens in the computer room of Ansem's Study in Radiant Garden. [[Dilan]], [[Even]], [[Aeleus]], [[Ienzo]], [[Isa]], and [[Lea]] all lie unconcious behind him. Braig speaks with [[Young Xehanort]], noting that the absent Master Xehanort's intentions are difficult to understand. Young Xehanort replies that he is following destiny, adding that [[No Name|Master Xehanort's Keyblade]] is the most ancient Keyblade to be passed down through generations. After deducing that Xehanort's plans are somehow connected to the [[Keyblade War]], Braig claims that he has his own plans to worry about. Finally, Braig contemplates which of the recompleted Organization XIII members should be taken along, and Young Xehanort begins to speak Saïx's name.||[[File:KHREC icon.png]]