Kingdom Hearts (series)/Timeline: Difference between revisions

 

===Games and videos in chronological order===

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*''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]''

**''[[Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover]]'': Runs concurrently with ''Kingdom Hearts χ''.

*''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'' (additional content)

*''[[Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link]]''-->

*''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]''

*''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' (65 years after ''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road'')

**"[[The Gathering]]: Takes place during the finale of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''

*''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'': Takes place after ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and runs concurrently with ''Kingdom Hearts'' to the end.

*''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' (10 years after ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'')

**''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' (Days 1-24): Runs concurrently with the finale of ''Kingdom Hearts'', from Kairi's rescue to the end of the game.

**"[[Kingdom Hearts Concert -First Breath-|Secret Story from ''Kingdom Hearts Concert -First Breath-'']]": Takes place during the end ''Kingdom Hearts'', sometime in days 1-16 of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''

*''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''

**''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' (Days 25-49): Runs concurrently with ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.

*''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' (Days 50-358)

*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''

**''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'': Takes place between the finale of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and its epilogue.

*''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' (more than 12 years after ''Birth by Sleep'')

*''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''

*''[[Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory]]'': Ending takes place 1 year after ''Kingdom Hearts III''

|[[File:Secret Admirer 01 KHUX.png|200px]]||While Player is going on adventures, [[Strelitzia]] watches from afar. Although she would like to be friends with them, whe is too timid to approach.||[[File:KHUCHI icon.png]]

|[[File:The Odd Name Out 01 KHUX.png|200px]]||While investigating the glitches, Brain discovers that Ventus was never meant to be one of the Dandelion's leaders. Together with Ephemer, they confront him to try and ascertain who appointed him among their ranks. They eventually reach the conclusion that Darkness disguised themselves as Ava to appoint Ventus among their ranks, replacing Strelitzia. They head back to the clock tower to inform Lauriam.||[[File:KHUCHI icon.png]]

|[[File:Resolutions 02 KHUX.png|200px]]||The fight with Darkness leaves Ventus unconscious, while the others are trying to figure out their next move. Elrena and her Chirithy with news of seeing Strelitzia, further evidence of the glitches caused by the data world's increasingly unstable state. The seven head to the basement of the Clock Tower where the lifeboats are containted. The Union Leaders split up: Brain, Lauriam, Elrena, and Ventus take pods into the real world, while Skuld, Player and Ephemer remain in the Data World to attend to the other Dandelions. Before leaving, Brain passes down his [[Master's Defender]] Keyblade and the Book of Prophecies to Ephemer, who was originally the intended recipient.||[[File:KHUCHI icon.png]]

|[[File:Where the Heart Goes 04 KHBBS.png|200px]]||Much to the annoyance and dismay of castle guards [[Dilan]] and [[Aeleus]], Lea and Isa repeatedly infiltrate the castle dungeon where they meet and befriend a mysterious young girl, dubbed merely "[[Subject X]]." The two swear and oath to break her out one day.||[[File:BBS icon.png]]<br>[[File:KH3 icon.png]]

|[[File:Castle of Dreams 01 KH0.2.png|200px]]||Aqua continues her lonely trek throughout the Realm of Darkness. As time moves differently in this realm, ten whole years pass on the outside.||[[File:BBS0.2 icon.png]]

|[[File:Promise of a Reunion 02 KHRECOM.png|200px]]||In the middle of the grassy plains, Sora is confronted by a man in a Black Coat – Marluxia – and goaded into setting foot in Castle Oblivion, with the potential of maybe finding Riku or King Mickey inside. As the three journey up the castle and experience the memories of their past adventures, their memories are slowly being rewritten by the witch [[Naminé]], while a copy of Riku, the [[Riku Replica]] constantly antagonizes them. Marluxia, along with Larxene, plot to use Naminé's power to turn Sora into their puppet in an attempt to initiate a coup within Organization XIII.||[[File:COM icon.png]]

|[[File:Riku's Resolve and the King's Determination 01 KHRECOM.png|200px]]||As Sora ventures upwards in Castle Oblivion, Riku is spirited away to its basement levels by an unknown "voice." Three other members of the Organization – Zexion, Lexaeus, and Vexen – are aware of Marluxia's treachery, and they plot to turn Riku into their own puppet of darkness as a countermeasure. They, too, are foiled at every step. As Riku climbs the basement floors, he is forced to confront his past weakness, but is guided by the spirit of King Mickey.||[[File:COM icon.png]]

|[[File:Promise in the Light 01 KHHD.png|200px]]||[[Axel]] sets Naminé free, betraying Marluxia and Larxene. It all culminates in a fierce battle against Marluxia at the top of the castle, and the powerful Nobody is destroyed. By this point, however, Naminé has completely disrupted Sora's memories and replaced Kairi with herself in his heart. They all agree to restore Sora's original memories and forget everything that has transpired in the castle, but to do that he must sleep inside a pod for a year. Meanwhile, Axel takes the Riku Replica with him to enact the next stage of his plan.||[[File:COM icon.png]]

|[[File:The Last One-on-One 01 KHRECOM.png|200px]]||One by one, Riku fells the remaining Organization members, as Sora defeats Marluxia at the castle's peak. Zexion confronts Riku in a final bid to turn him, but fails and is executed by Riku Replica at Axel's behest. Riku defeats and destroys the Replica and proceeds onward, intent on not letting the darkness consume him.||[[File:COM icon.png]]

|[[File:Where the Road Leads 01 KHRECOM.png|200px]]||Riku is finally reunited with King Mickey as he approaches the ground level. The mysterious voice Riku heard is revealed to be a man named [[DiZ]], who needs Riku to make a certain "choice." With Naminé's help and Mickey's encouragement, Riku otps faces the darkness in his heart – Ansem – and triumphs. Choosing the "road to dawn", Riku and Mickey don the Organization's black coats and ready themselves to protect Sora as he sleeps to regain his memories. ||[[File:COM icon.png]]

|[[File:Xion's End 01 KHD.png|200px]]||Xion is captured and reprogrammed by Xemnas. Having nowhere to go, Roxas returns to the only other place he can call home: the Twilight Town clock tower. There, he encounters Xion. She reveals her face has become a reflection of Sora's, and in a series of battles attempts to absorb him. Following her defeat, she starts to crystallize and Roxas immediately begins to lose his memories of her. With her last words, she begs Roxas to stop Xemnas and his plans.||[[File:358 icon.png]]

|[[File:The Beginning of Everything 01 KHIIFM.png|200px]]||Having inherited Xion's Keyblade, Roxas begins to dual-wield a pair of his own: the [[Oathkeeper & Oblivion]]. He returns to The World That Never Was, intent on stopping Xemnas and claiming control over his life. He is confronted by Riku, who knows that without Roxas; Sora will never regain his memories and wake up. The two engage in a fierce duel, with Roxas winning the first round. Upon removing his blindfold, Riku accepts the darkness in his Heart and transforms into a visage of Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness. With newfound strength, he easily overpowers Roxas and defeats him. DiZ appears, and takes the unconscious Roxas back to his lair in Twilight Town.||[[File:FM1 icon.png]]<br>[[File:KH2 icon.png]]<br>[[File:358 icon.png]]

|[[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 is desperate to get his friend back. Meanwhile, DiZ, a man thirsting for revenge against Organization XIII, meets with Naminé as she repairs Sora's memory. For seven days, they continue to upend Roxas's simulated 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:The Old Mansion 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 once resided. Once they enter, they locate the portal to the Organization's homeworld, [[The World That Never Was]].||[[File:KH2 icon.png]]

|[[File:One Last Mystery 01 KHREC.png|200px]]||Data-Sora discovers the problem with the journal: [[Sora's Heartless]]. For every Heartless that Data-Sora defeated, Sora's Heartless had been absorbing its data and evolving. In a tense battle, Data-Sora defeats the Heartless, saving Maleficent and Pete in the process. After saying their goodbyes, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy return to the real world and wipe the journal's data. Maleficent and Pete also depart the Datascape, and Maleficent confides that the "Date Escape" reminds her of the worlds created by the Book of Prophecies – a power she intends to take for herself.||[[File:KHC icon.png]]<br>[[File:KHREC icon.png]]

|[[File:An Unexpected Bond 01 KHRECHD.png|200px]]||Despite Data-Sora's victory, Mickey is no closer to an answer about the mysterious message. When a message appears indicating the presence of a new data world, Mickey calls on his data pal once more. Data-Sora makes his way through Castle Oblivion, taunted by a hooded figure at every step. Data-Sora begins to feel an immense amount of hurt. It all culminates in a battle with the hooded figure, [[Data-Roxas]].||[[File:KHC icon.png]]

|[[File:The Lingering Will 01 KHIII.png|200px]]||The Guardians are all revived, sent back to a point in time just before they were attacked by Dark Riku and Terra-Xehanort. The two appear before them once more, but this time the Guardians are aided by an unlikely ally – the Lingering Will, courtesy of Naminé. Terra-Xehanort and the Lingering Will engage in a fierce battle, leaving the Guardians to deal with the legion of Heartless.||[[File:KH3 icon.png]]

|[[File:Lost Masters 01 KHIII.png|200px]]||Back in the Keyblade Graveyard, Xehanort's No Name Keyblade falls to the ground. Xigbar, having faked his death, reclaims Keyblade. With the Black Box beside him, he summons four of the Foretellers: Aced, Ira, Invi and Gula. Xigbar reveals himself to be the latest incarnation of the Master's sixth apprentice, Luxu. In order to realize the Master's prophecies, he manipulated Xehanort into orchestrating the Second Keyblade War, but that he also had another role. Aced demands to know what his true role was. Luxu signs: "I hope you like ''long'' stories". In the distance, Maleficent and Pete observe the reunion of the Lost Masters.||[[File:KH3 icon.png]]