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A '''Game Over''' occurs when a player has lost a game due to their [[HP]] being reduced to zero or failing a required objective, and they are sent to the "Game Over" screen. The animation of the Game Over screen varies between games, and generally has two options: "Continue" (go back to the last checkpoint, usually at the start of the battle) or "Restart" (go back to the title screen and reload a saved game). However, in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', a third option can appear if a Game Over occurs during certain boss battles: "I won't give up!", which allows the player to continue the boss fight as [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] while reviving Sora. In some story mode missions in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', being defeated several times can sometimes result in a third option to face the mission on a lower difficulty level. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'', the game over screen may display a hint which appears above Data-Sora, and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' show a hint in the bottom or bottom right in game over screens respectively.

When Terra, Ventus, or Aqua's HP is depleted, the camera slows down, blurs, and focuses on the character as they shout in pain. Afterward, they are shown floating supine in the darkness. If they merely fail an objective, such as not achieving first place in [[Rumble Racing]], they will be shown with expressions of disappointment. Ventus, for example, will be shown with one hand on his knee, and the other hanging loosely in front of him as he pants.

The only exception to this rule is when Terra's, Ventus's or Aqua's HP is depleted when fighting the [[Vitality Vial]] - this does not count as a Game Over, but rather the end of the mission. However, losing all HP in other [[Unversed Mission]]s still counts as a game over.

 

Failing Unversed Missions, such as by letting the [[Belly Balloon]] explode, will not result in a game over, but rather a zero star rank mission failure. The player character will don their usual disappointed stance as if they finished with a one star rank, and a different sound will be played than if they finished with one star.

After Sora or Riku's HP is depleted, he is shown floating supine in the darkness. Under normal circumstances, the bottom screen gives two choices to continue or load a save file. When losing to a boss or a scripted fight, the bottom screen gives three choices, to retry, exit the battle, or to load a save file.

File:Loss Sora B KHIII.png|Sora's game over screen if he loses an objective.

File:Loss Sora TC KHIII.png|Sora's game over screen in The Caribbean if he loses an objective.

File:Game Over Riku A KHIII.png|Riku's game over screen during his first fight against the Demon Tower.

File:Game Over Riku B KHIII.png|Riku's game over screen when struck by the Demon Tower during the second battle.

In addition to Sora, Riku, and Aqua's game over screen's return, Kairi and Roxas gain them as well. When their HP is depleted, they will be shown floating supine in the darkness. Losing the fight against the Replica Xehanorts will show just the menu, with no characters shown.