Deep Jungle
Deep Jungle is a world that appears in Kingdom Hearts, based on the 1999 Disney film, Tarzan. It is home to Tarzan and his ape tribe, as well as a set of explorers trying to learn more about the gorillas. Tarzan is the most recent Disney film to be incorporated as a world in Kingdom Hearts.
Deep Jungle is the only Disney world from the original Kingdom Hearts that does not appear in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, any other game, or the manga adaption. This is most likely due to the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs still holding copyrights to the Tarzan character and later Tarzan books still under copyright, and Disney unable to secure the rights to use them.
Setting and Areas
Sora enters Deep Jungle alone and at the Tree House, where he battles Sabor and meets up with Tarzan. Jumping down from the netting below the house sends Sora into the Tunnel, where he can either use the save point, access the Treetop and Climbing Trees to head back to the Tree House, or jump into the log and begin the Tree Surfing mini-game.
Tree surfing takes the party to the Camp, where at the Tent within the party can meet with Jane and use the save point within. The east exit from the camp by the stove and experiment table leads to the Hippos' Lagoon, which can only be traversed with swimming, good timing, and well-aimed jumps. Heading across the Lagoon takes the party to two areas, Vines and Vines 2, which are home to the Vine Swinging mini-game. Vines 2 in turn leads back to the Climbing Trees.
Heading out the north entrance of the Camp by the clothesline takes the group to the Bamboo Thicket, and continuing through the Thicket leads to the Cliff. After the last battle, Sora and his party gain access to the Waterfall Cavern. Sora and party are required to climb up the cavern. At the top of the cavern is an entrance to the Cavern of Hearts, the supposed heart of Deep Jungle, where the sound of the waterfalls echo and where the Keyhole is sealed.
Notice that in the Climbing Trees area of this world, there is a different means of moving throughout the area called Vine Swinging. This is simply the process of jumping from one vine to the other to get from platform to platform.
Story
Kingdom Hearts
In the Gummi Ship, Donald and Sora argue on whether or not to land in Deep Jungle. Sora says that Kairi and Riku may be there, but Donald says that The King wouldn't be in "a backwater place" like it, so they should move on. Sora pleads with Donald to land so they could at least check, but when Donald refuses, Sora ends up fighting with him over the controls, crashing the Gummi Ship on the world itself, and Sora, Donald and Goofy are separated afterwards. Sora falls into a treehouse, where he is attacked by Sabor, but is saved by Tarzan. He is then brought to a tent by Tarzan, where he meets Jane and Clayton, who found Donald and Goofy. They had found a Gummi block, assuming that the King might be there.
Sora wants to know if Tarzan has seen Kairi and Riku, so they collect some slides for Jane to help communicate with the him. One of the slides shows Hollow Bastion, which Sora vaguely recognizes; although he does not understand how, since he has never left Destiny Islands, his déjà vu is due to Kairi's heart sleeping within him.
Sora is asked by Jane if he wants to meet the gorillas, to which he replies yes, hoping they know the location of Riku and Kairi. Together with Donald, Goofy, Clayton, and Tarzan he meets Kerchak and Kala. Kerchak is not pleased with Tarzan potentially revealing the secret nesting grounds of the gorillas, and he sends him away.
After this, Clayton goes hunting for gorillas. Upon arriving at the Tree House, Donald sees Clayton about to open fire on Terk, and intervenes. Clayton claims he was saving her from a snake, but his actions make everyone suspicious. Afterward he is on his own, and without anyone to protect him, he is attacked by Heartless. As Heartless arise due to Clayton's growing darkness and anger, the Powerwilds try to capture the gorillas, so Sora must defeat enemies in every area except Hippo's Lagoon, Treetop, and Tunnel to save each gorilla to advance on (each Gorilla then gives Sora a Gummi block as thanks). He disappears, leaving his pipe on a rock. Searching for him, Sora's party finds the pipe, only to be attacked by Sabor one last time.
While Sora kills Sabor, Jane and Terk are abducted by Heartless. They save them and together with Tarzan, the three battle Clayton (now transformed by darkness), and Stealth Sneak. They win Kerchak's trust by winning this battle and he throws Sora to the waterfall, where he closes the Keyhole. The Jungle King Keyblade is obtained by closing the keyhole.
Throughout this world, Donald and Sora are resentful towards each other because of their prior argument, but they ultimately reconcile when they locate the world's Keyhole.
Characters
Enemies
Heartless
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Other
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Mini-games
- Jungle Slider can be accessed through the Tunnel.
- Vine Swinging can be found in the Vines and Vines 2.
Treasures
Kingdom Hearts
Type | Items Found | Locations | Notes |
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Regular | Mega-Ether | Tunnel | Near Climbing Trees exit. |
Mega-Potion x 3 | Treehouse, Hippo's Lagoon, Cliffs | Underneath the House, Atop a tree, Climb pole to cliff. | |
Gummis | Esuna-G | Hippos' Lagoon | Hidden on top of a tall tree. |
Shell-G | Waterfall Cavern | On one of the lower ledges. | |
Synthesis | Mythril Shard x 3 | Cliffs, Waterfall Cavern, Tent | Climb pole to cliff, Lower ledge |
Mythril x 3 | Vines 1, Treehouse, Waterfall Cavern | Jump across trees to chest, Glide into small boat, Lower ledge | |
Orichalcum | Waterfall Cavern | Lower ledge | |
Special | Protera Chain | Treehouse | On top of treehouse |
Boss | Location | Reward |
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Sabor | Bamboo Thicket | White Fang |
Clayton & Stealth Sneak | Cliffs | Cure |
Dalmatians
- 25, 26, & 27 - On the farthest bank of the Hippos' Lagoon, near the entrance to the Vines.
- 28, 29, & 30 - On one of the landing spots in the Vines.
- 31, 32, & 33 - The Blue Trinity in the Climbing Trees.
- 34, 35, & 36 - The Blue Trinity in the Camp.
Trinities
Type | Location | Notes | Reward |
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Blue | Camp | Near the Lab Equipment. | Dalmatians 34, 35 & 36 |
Climbing Trees | On the topmost ledge, near the Tree House entrance. | Damatians 31, 32 & 33 | |
Green | Treetop | Right in the center of the area. Hard to see because of the foliage on the ground. | Mythril Shard |
White | Cavern of Hearts | In front of the Keyhole. | Orichalcum |
Trivia
- In the Camp, right outside the tent, there is a table with several objects on it. Among them is a teapot and a cup which bear an uncanny resemblance to Mrs. Potts and Chip, as was also seen in the movie.
- After completing the events that transpire within Deep Jungle, there is a cutscene which depicts a captured Princess of Heart before the Disney villains. If the player has already locked Wonderland, this is Alice, but if they have not, it is Snow White.
Kingdom Hearts |
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Characters |
Party members |
Sora - Donald Duck - Goofy Tarzan - Aladdin - Ariel - Jack Skellington - Peter Pan - Beast |
Summons |
Simba - Genie - Dumbo - Bambi - Tinker Bell - Mushu |
Antagonists |
Ansem - Clayton Villains Maleficent - Riku - Hades - Captain Hook - Oogie Boogie - Ursula - Jafar |
Non-playable characters |
99 Puppies - Abu - Aerith - Alice - Aurora - Bathtub - Belle - Card Soldiers - Carpet - Cave of Wonders Guardian - Cerberus - Chernabog - Cheshire Cat - Chip and Dale - Cid - Cinderella - Cloud - Crocodile - Daisy Duck - Dark Figure - Doorknob - Dr. Finkelstein - Eeyore - Enchanted Brooms - Fairy Godmother - Flotsam and Jetsam - Flounder - Flower - Geppetto - Hercules - Huey, Dewey, and Louie - Iago - Ice Titan - Jane Porter - Jasmine - Jiminy Cricket - Kairi - Kairi's Grandma - Kala - Kerchak - King Triton - Lock, Shock, and Barrel - Merlin - Mickey Mouse - Minnie Mouse - Moogles - Mr. Smee - Owl - Philoctetes - Piglet - Pinocchio - Pluto - Pongo and Perdita - Queen of Hearts - Rabbit - Rock Titan - Roo - Roxas - Sabor - Sally - Sebastian - Selphie - Sephiroth - Snow White - Squall Leonhart - Terk - The Mayor - The Peddler - The Shark - Tidus - Tigger - Wakka - Wendy - White Rabbit - Winnie the Pooh - Yuffie - Xemnas - Zero |
Locations |
Worlds |
Destiny Islands - Disney Castle - Traverse Town - Wonderland - Olympus Coliseum - Deep Jungle - 100 Acre Wood - Agrabah - Monstro - Atlantica - Halloween Town - Neverland - Hollow Bastion - End of the World |
Places |
Dive to the Heart |
Terms |
Ansem's Reports - Door to Darkness - Final Keyhole - Keyblade - Keyhole - Kingdom Hearts - Mickey's Letter - Postcard - Princesses of Heart - The End - Trinity Mark |
Music |
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack - Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete - Simple and Clean |
Archives |
Accessories - Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Items - Keyblades - Other Weapons - Removed content |