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{{Game|KH3|3RM}}
{{Game|KH3|3RM}}
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{{World
{{World
  |name=Shibuya
  |name=Quadratum
  |katakana=シブヤ
  |katakana=クァッドラトゥム
  |romaji=Shibuya
  |romaji=Kwaddoratumu
  |KH3image=[[File:Shibuya KHIIIRM.png|300px]]
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  |game1=Kingdom Hearts III
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  |KH3normalname=Quadratum (Data Greeting)
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  |KH3normalfile=Quadratum (Data Greeting) KHIIIRM.ogg
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'''Shibuya''' is an original world in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. It is a modern, urban world based off of the same [[Real-world locations#Shibuya|real-life counterpart]] with some distinct variations and differences. Shibuya is the main setting of ''[[Verum Rex]]'', a fictional video game that exists in [[Toy Box]].
'''Quadratum''', also known as {{nihongo|'''Shibuya'''|シブヤ}},<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "Is Sora in the world of ''The World Ends With You'' (a game Nomura previously directed)?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "It does look like it. But there's more meaning in the fact that it is not Shibuya (渋谷), but Shibuya (シブヤ). Also, Sora promised Neku and the others in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' that he would meet them in Shibuya (シブヤ), but that doesn't mean it's directly connected to this movie." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-3-Ultimania-Main-Nomura-Interview-Translated-14763 Translation via Goldpanner]</ref> is a [[world]] introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. According to [[Ansem the Wise]], unlike other worlds in the [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts|''Kingdom Hearts'' universe]], it is not a world of light or dark, but a world of "fiction", that exists on the other side.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory'', Ansem the Wise:''' "If I am correct, then this "other side" of our world from which voices cannot reach must be a place outside of our reality. Namely, it must be unreality, or fiction. But...that is the extent of our knowledge."</ref>
 
It is a modern, urban world based on the real-life city of Tokyo, primarily its [[Real-world locations#Shibuya|Shibuya district]] with some distinct variations and differences. Quadratum is the main setting of ''[[Verum Rex]]'', a fictional video game that exists in [[Toy Box]].


==Settings and Areas==
==Settings and Areas==
The only part of Shibuya extensively glimpsed is a crosswalk located in front of a building with "104" displayed. Shibuya is populated by clothing and tech shops and retailers. In the distance, many high-rise buildings and skyscrapers extend out towards the horizon. Curiously, despite the presence of many automobiles, the city appears to be almost entirely abandoned and desolate.
[[File:Quadratum 2 KHIIIRM.png|thumb|200px|left|The crossing beneath 104.]]
[[Terra-Xehanort]] describes that the worlds of the other reality, including Quadratum, are not part of either [[light]] or [[darkness]]. [[Ansem the Wise]] infers that it is an unreal universe, a world of "fiction", beyond their comprehension.
 
The only part of Quadratum extensively glimpsed so far is a crosswalk located in front of a building with "104" displayed. Quadratum is populated by clothing and tech shops and retailers. In the distance, many high-rise buildings and skyscrapers extend out towards the horizon. Curiously, despite the presence of many automobiles, the city appears to be almost entirely abandoned and desolate.


Some distance away, a large twin building with red aviation lights can be seen.
Some distance away, a large twin building with red aviation lights can be seen.
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==Story==
==Story==
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts χ''===
Sometime before the [[Keyblade War]], the Master of Masters and {{c|Darkness|character}} discussed the existence - or lack thereof - of a fictional universe that is found outside reality. The Master admitted that the discovery of such an inconceivable reality caught even him off-guard, and compared it to something one step beyond the afterlife - worlds where neither darkness nor light could exist, where neither eyes nor voice could reach.
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Yozora and the original persona of the [[Nameless Star]] were inhabitants of Quadratum.
The Master of Masters would later come to reside in this world, as neither light nor darkness would be able to follow him, while he waits for his plans to unfold.
During his time as an apprentice under [[Ansem]], [[Terra-Xehanort]] researched the worlds on the other side of reality, where the world of Quadratum is also present.
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===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Shibuya is first seen when [[Rex]] and [[Hamm]] watch a ''[[Verum Rex]]'' video game and action figure trailer upon first entering the [[Toy Box]].
[[File:Yozora 06 KHIII.png|thumb|right|Quadratum as seen through Riku's dream in the secret ending.]]
Quadratum is first seen when [[Rex]] and [[Hamm]] watch a ''[[Verum Rex]]'' video game and action figure trailer upon first entering the [[Toy Box]].


Some time later, [[Sora]] and Woody's gang find Rex in the game store looking for ''Verum Rex'' merchandise, convinced that Sora is its hero [[Yozora]] and looking to prove it. As they are about to leave, [[Young Xehanort]] appears and has a [[Marionette]] possess [[Buzz]] to experiment with the toys' [[hearts]]. Young Xehanort then transports Sora into ''Verum Rex'''s offshore platform arena to battle the Gigas, but he's able to escape and return to Galaxy Toys.
Some time later, [[Sora]] and Woody's gang find Rex in the game store looking for ''Verum Rex'' merchandise, convinced that Sora is its hero [[Yozora]] and looking to prove it. As they are about to leave, [[Young Xehanort]] appears and has a [[Marionette]] possess [[Buzz]] to experiment with the toys' [[hearts]]. Young Xehanort then transports Sora into ''Verum Rex'''s offshore platform arena to battle the Gigas, but he's able to escape and return to Galaxy Toys.


After the defeat of [[Master Xehanort]], Sora and [[Riku]], separated and disoriented, awaken in Shibuya. The two walk the streets observing where they are; Sora finds himself at the crosswalk staring at a building with the number "104" displayed, while Riku stares at a large building. As Riku walks past the large building, Yozora sits alone atop watching him down below.  
After the defeat of [[Master Xehanort]], [[Riku]] starts having a dream in which he and Sora awaken separated and disoriented in Quadratum. While Sora finds himself at the crosswalk staring at a building with the number "104" displayed, Riku walks past a large building, being watched by Yozora from above. Meanwhile, [[The Master of Masters]] watches the moon from a faraway building and compares it to [[Kingdom Hearts]].{{storylink|Yozora (video)}}
 
Elsewhere, on the roof of another skyscraper some distance away, [[The Master of Masters]] frames the full moon with his hands, then forms a heart shape over it using his fingers, symbolizing [[Kingdom Hearts]].


===''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind''===
===''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind''===
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After Sora defeats Yozora, Yozora fades away into light and Sora ends up in the daytime version of The Final World. Meanwhile, Yozora is woken up from his slumber in the back seat of a car by his driver, who asks him, "Impressive, is it not?" Sora and Yozora both wonder whether or not their encounter was real or just a weird dream. Sora then states that none of this makes any sense to him.
After Sora defeats Yozora, Yozora fades away into light and Sora ends up in the daytime version of The Final World. Meanwhile, Yozora is woken up from his slumber in the back seat of a car by his driver, who asks him, "Impressive, is it not?" Sora and Yozora both wonder whether or not their encounter was real or just a weird dream. Sora then states that none of this makes any sense to him.


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{{canon|If Yozora defeats Sora, Sora crystallizes as Yozora vows to save him. Yozora then ends up in The Final World starting at the sky before waking up in a car. Sora and Yozora both wonder whether their encounter was real or just a weird dream. Yozora then states that none of this makes any sense to him.}}
|If Yozora defeats Sora, Sora crystallizes as Yozora vows to save him. Yozora then ends up in The Final World starting at the sky before waking up in a car. Sora and Yozora both wonder whether their encounter was real or just a weird dream. Yozora then states that none of this makes any sense to him.
 
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===''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''===
The name Quadratum is revealed when the [[Nameless Star]] in [[The Final World]] surmises it must be what Riku is talking about, after he explains his dream about a large city with tall buildings. Using the [[power of waking]], Riku opens a [[portal]] to travel there.


==Other appearances==
==Other appearances==
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
===''Kingdom Hearts IV''===
[[Neku Sakuraba]], [[Joshua]], [[Daisukenojo Bito]], [[Rhyme]], and [[Shiki]] all hail from Shibuya. However, Neku's Shibuya and Yozora's are two entirely separate worlds.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "Is Sora in the world of ''The World Ends With You'' (a game Nomura previously directed)?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "It does look like it. But there's more meaning in the fact that it is not Shibuya (渋谷), but Shibuya (シブヤ). Also, Sora promised Neku and the others in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' that he would meet them in Shibuya (シブヤ), but that doesn't mean it's directly connected to this movie." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-3-Ultimania-Main-Nomura-Interview-Translated-14763 Translation via Goldpanner]</ref>
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Sora wakes up and is greeted by [[Strelitzia]], who explains to him that he is in Quadratum. She describes it as being similar to an "afterlife" for them both. As a ball of darkness forms in the street and a gigantic creature emerges from it, Sora rushes to the street to fight it, all while being observed by two figures in [[black coat]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2DSEkYFRh8 Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Announcement Trailer]</ref>


==Characters==
==Characters==
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==Character Design==
==Character Design==
Sora retains his normal outfits, but his clothes are more detailed and textured, along with having a darker shade.
Sora retains his normal outfit, but his clothes are more detailed and textured, along with having a darker shade.


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==Gallery==
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File:Yozora 03 KHIII.png|The Master of Masters overlooking the city.
File:Shibuya 1 KHIIIRM.png|Sora and Yozora prepare to clash atop the "104" building.
File:Command Menu (Shibuya) SS KHIIIRM.png|Command Menu.
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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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