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**The interwiki link is a broken link, which means that it directs to an empty, unwritten page.
**The interwiki link is a broken link, which means that it directs to an empty, unwritten page.
**The current link is being replaced by another link, either after the renaming of a page, or to prevent redirection.
**The current link is being replaced by another link, either after the renaming of a page, or to prevent redirection.
*For titles in the χ series, use the full title with brackets on the game article, and omit the brackets in other cases.
::'''Example:''' Use ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'', and [[χ3]], instead of ''Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]'', ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]'', and χ3 [ex tres]
*The following set of abbreviations should be used for all infobox tabs, parenthetical article title disambiguation, and other cases:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="0" style="width:40%"
!style="width:70%"|Game
!style="width:30%"|Abbreviation
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts''||KH
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''||KHFM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''||KHCOM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''||KHRECOM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts II''||KHII
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''||KHIIFM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''||KHD
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts coded''||KHC
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''||KHREC
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''||KHBBS
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix''||KHBBSFM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''||KH3D
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD''||KH3DHD
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]''||KHχ
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]''||KHUχ
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover''||KHχBC
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-'' ||KH0.2
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts III''||KHIII
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind''||KHIIIRM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''||KHDR
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''||KHMOM
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link''||KHML
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts IV''||KHIV
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''||KHHD1.5
|-
|''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX||KHHD2.5
|}


====Trivia====
====Trivia====
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===Sections===
===Sections===
*'''Story''' – Detail the character's involvement in each game he/she appears in. Divide this section by each game, even if there is only one game.
*'''Story''' – Detail the character's involvement in each game they appear in. Divide this section by each game, even if there is only one game.
*'''Design''' – Explain the character's physical appearance, detailing things such as clothing. This excludes changes in appearance due to moving across worlds, such as changes to Sora's appearance in Atlantica. These are covered in a separate article in the Form-space.
*'''Design''' – Explain the character's physical appearance, detailing things such as clothing. This excludes changes in appearance due to moving across worlds, such as changes to Sora's appearance in Atlantica. These are covered in a separate article in the Form-space.
*'''Personality''' – Detail the character's personality, such as his/her demeanor, behavior, and reactions or habits.
*'''Personality''' – Detail the character's personality, such as their demeanor, behavior, and reactions or habits.
*'''Abilities''' – A summary of the character's abilities. Further details are added on separate ability pages (for playable characters) and on battle strategy pages in the Game-space (for enemy characters).
*'''Abilities''' – A summary of the character's abilities. Further details are added on separate ability pages (for playable characters) and on battle strategy pages in the Game-space (for enemy characters).
*'''Origin''' – For characters with original appearances in other works, such as Disney movies, Final Fantasy games,  The World Ends With You, etc. Briefly describe their appearances in these and origins in these other works, including similarities or differences from these to the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.
*'''Origin''' – For characters with original appearances in other works, such as Disney movies, Final Fantasy games,  The World Ends With You, etc. Briefly describe their appearances in these and origins in these other works, including similarities or differences from these to the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.
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*'''Areas and settings''' – Briefly describe all the locations and settings in the world, listing the names of each location in bold text. Each location name gets an article that redirects to the world page, with an anchor to the exact location of that place in the article.
*'''Areas and settings''' – Briefly describe all the locations and settings in the world, listing the names of each location in bold text. Each location name gets an article that redirects to the world page, with an anchor to the exact location of that place in the article.
::'''Example:''' Hall of the Cornerstone should redirect to the  Disney Castle article with the anchor Hall of the Cornerstone. This is done by using {{tname|a}}.
::'''Example:''' Hall of the Cornerstone should redirect to the  Disney Castle article with the anchor Hall of the Cornerstone. This is done by using {{tname|a}}.
*'''Characters''' – A gallery of all the characters that reside in the world. This doesn't include characters that solely visit (such as Merlin in Disney Castle, or Mickey Mouse in Twilight Town).
*'''Story''' – Detail the story events that take place in the world or location.
*'''Story''' – Detail the story events that take place in the world or location.  
*'''Characters''' – A gallery of all the characters that reside in the world, followed by visitors. (Playable characters should not be listed.)
*'''Enemies''' - a gallery of all enemies that appear in that world or location, including all bosses.
*'''Enemies''' - a gallery of all enemies that appear in that world or location, including all bosses.
*'''Gallery''' - a gallery of any images applicable to the location (key locations only; for world articles, see the appropriate Gallery-space article.
*'''Gallery''' - a gallery of any images applicable to the location (key locations only; for world articles, see the appropriate Gallery-space article.
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*'''Mechanics''' – Describe the way the item works.
*'''Mechanics''' – Describe the way the item works.
*'''Design''' – Describe the item's physical appearance.
*'''Design''' – Describe the item's physical appearance.
*'''Drops''' – Detail the enemies that drop this item, if applicable
*'''Obtainment''' – Detail the ways to obtain the item, in the order of Drops, Treasures, Rewards, Synthesis, Other methods
*'''Recipe''' – Describe the recipe required to synthesize the item, listing all possible.
*'''Treasure''' – List all treasure chests that contain this item.
*'''Other methods''' – List any other method to acquiring this item.
*'''Synthesized items''' – List all items that can be synthesized using this item (if applicable)
*'''Synthesized items''' – List all items that can be synthesized using this item (if applicable)


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*Each armor, accessory, etc. gets an article.
*Each armor, accessory, etc. gets an article.
*Use appropriate infobox templates.
*Use appropriate infobox templates.
**For '''[[Accessory|accessories]]''', there are [[:Template:InfoAccessKH]] and [[:Template:InfoAccessKHII]].
**For '''[[Accessory|accessories]]''' and '''[[armor]]''', there are different templates for each game, such as [[:Template:InfoAccessRec]] and [[:Template:InfoArmorKHII]].
**For '''[[Armor|armor]]''', there is [[:Template:InfoArmorKHII]].


===Sections===
===Sections===
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==Music articles==
==Music articles==
*Each individual music track gets an article. This applies to both tracks for the same character but with a different name and for tracks with a different name but similar melody, such as [[Kairi I]] and [[Kairi III]], and [[Dive into the Heart -Destati-]] and [[Destati]].
*Each individual music track gets an article.  
**This applies to any track with a unique name, even if they have a similar melody (such as "[[Dive into the Heart -Destati-]]" and "[[Destati]]", or "[[Destiny's Union]]" and "[[Chains to Bonds]]").
**This does not apply to new arrangements of a track that use a number or subtitle instead of a unique name (such as "[[Kairi I]]" and "[[Kairi III]]", or "{{c|Sora|track}}" and "[[Sora -Orchestra of Toads-]]").
**All unnamed music tracks in a game share a single article. Files for unnamed tracks should be titled using the following format: "'''Unnamed track ([Cutscene name]) ## [Game]'''", such as "Unnamed track (Gambit) 01 KHIII".
*Playable tracks in ''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory'' get a separate article in the '''Game''' namespace
*Original soundtracks albums [OST] also get their own articles.
*Original soundtracks albums [OST] also get their own articles.
*Place the navigational template {{tname|Music}} at the end of the article.
*Place the navigational template {{tname|Music}} at the end of the article.
*Music track articles should include an infobox detailing the information as listed on {{tname|InfoTrack}}
*Music track articles should include an infobox detailing the information as listed on {{tname|InfoTrack}}
**For gameplay articles, use {{tname|InfoTrackMoM}} and {{tname|MOMStages}} instead of the ordinary templates.


===Sections (individual tracks)===
===Sections (individual tracks)===
*'''Introductory sentence''' - Should use the following format: "[Track title] is a musical composition by [Composer] that appears in [game(s)/the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series]." Depending on the track, specific games may be listed or may be replaced with "the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series."
*'''Introductory sentence''' – Should use the following format: "[Track title] is a musical composition by [Composer] that appears in/introduced in [game(s)]." Depending on the track, specific games may be listed or may be replaced with "the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series."
*'''Appearances''' - This is the first section. List any occurrences the track plays, including cutscenes, boss fights, and outside official sources- such as [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/kh/bbs_days/ Square Enix official music websites].
*'''Appearances''' – This is the first section. List any occurrences the track plays, including cutscenes, boss fights, mini-games, and menus.
*'''Composition''' - This is the second section. The first paragraph should describe in detail the: approximate length of the piece; tempo(s), noting how many beats per minute; key signature(s); if the piece has or lacks an introduction and/or conclusion; how many measures each loop occurs; and instrumentation. A separate paragraph may be designated for each game/variation, depending on the track. The second paragraph should be a complete and in-depth music theory analysis of the piece, containing thorough descriptions of all phrases, noteworthy rhythms/themes, any forms of musical expressions (i.e. ornamentation(s), ritardandos, accelerandos, etc.), changes in dynamics, and even chord analysis.
*'''Composition''' – This is the second section. The first paragraph should describe in detail the: approximate length of the piece; tempo(s), noting how many beats per minute; key signature(s); if the piece has or lacks an introduction and/or conclusion; how many measures each loop occurs; and instrumentation. A separate paragraph may be designated for each game/variation, depending on the track. The second paragraph should be a complete and in-depth music theory analysis of the piece, containing thorough descriptions of all phrases, noteworthy rhythms/themes, any forms of musical expressions (i.e. ornamentation(s), ritardandos, accelerandos, etc.), changes in dynamics, and even chord analysis.
*'''Albums''' - The third section. Any soundtracks that specifically list the respective music track should be listed and linked to.
*'''Other appearances''' – An optional section for appearances in outside official sources, such as spin-offs, merchandise, and [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/kh/bbs_days/ Square Enix official music websites].
*'''Categorization''' - Each track is already categorized by game. Certain sub-categories also exist: world, boss, and character. [[:Category:World themes]] is for tracks that play either as the overworld or battle theme for a specific world- such as [[Destiny Islands (track)]] and [[Bustin' Up on the Beach]]. [[:Category:Boss themes]] are for tracks that are exclusive battle themes that play during boss fights- such as [[One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII)]]. [[:Category:Character themes]] are for tracks that are solely character themes- such as [[Kairi (track)]] and [[Naminé (track)]]. Sub-categories can be added to each respective game individually, for cases where, for example, a piece might be an overworld theme in one game, but a battle theme in another.
*'''Albums''' – Any soundtracks that specifically list the respective music track should be listed and linked to.
*'''Categorization''' – Each track is already categorized by game. Certain sub-categories also exist: world, boss, and character. [[:Category:World themes]] is for tracks that play either as the overworld or battle theme for a specific world- such as [[Destiny Islands (track)]] and [[Bustin' Up on the Beach]]. [[:Category:Boss themes]] are for tracks that are exclusive battle themes that play during boss fights- such as [[One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII)]]. [[:Category:Character themes]] are for tracks that are solely character themes- such as [[Kairi (track)]] and [[Naminé (track)]]. Sub-categories can be added to each respective game individually, for cases where, for example, a piece might be an overworld theme in one game, but a battle theme in another.
 
===Sections (''Melody of Memory'' gameplay)===
*'''Introduction''' – The first paragraph should use the following format: ""[Track title]" is a [stage type] track in ''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''. The [stage type] stage is set in [World] as it appears in [Game]. It is unlocked upon [criteria]."
*'''Strategy''' – Describe tactics or strategies for clearing the stage, such as patterns in enemy placement or specific timing cues.
*'''Enemies''' – List all enemies using the {{tname|MOMenemies}} template.
*'''Recipe''' – A list of item synthesis ingredients for the track, including where to unlock the MS Material, if applicable.
*'''Video''' – A video of a perfect clear of the level on each difficulty.


===Sections (soundtrack albums)===
===Sections (soundtrack albums)===
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