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The '''Secret Reports''' are collectible documents in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. | The '''Secret Reports''' are collectible documents in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. | ||
In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', the reports mainly focus on [[Roxas]] and [[Xion]]'s movements in Organization XIII. While the authors of the reports are not explicitly mentioned in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', they are confirmed within the game's official Ultimania guide. Roxas is the only member not to have written at least one report; instead, he uses his own diary. Each is unlocked by completing all of the Challenge Missions (receiving at least one | In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', the reports mainly focus on [[Roxas]] and [[Xion]]'s movements in [[Organization XIII]]. While the authors of the reports are not explicitly mentioned in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', they are confirmed within the game's official [[Ultimania]] guide. Roxas is the only member not to have written at least one report; instead, he uses his own diary. Each is unlocked by completing all of the Challenge Missions (receiving at least one [[Challenge Sigil]]) for its corresponding day{{fact}}<!--is there anything else?--> and achieving 100% completion on all missions on that day or range of days. The Secret Reports can be read in [[Roxas's Diary]]. | ||
'''''Note''': These reports have been sorted by author [[/Reports by author|here]].'' | '''''Note''': These reports have been sorted by author [[/Reports by author|here]].'' | ||
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==''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''== | ==''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''== | ||
===Secret Report 1=== | [[File:Secret Report KHIII.png|x128px|thumb|A page of the Secret Report.]] | ||
::<small>Secret Report 1 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ===Secret Report 1: Recollections=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 1 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 1]] at the {{c|Courtyard|ol}}.</small> | |||
:''Am I alive?'' | :''Am I alive?'' | ||
:''I awoke in a cell, alone until the researchers came with their tests and their prodding to uncover my identity.'' | :''I awoke in a cell, alone until the researchers came with their tests and their prodding to uncover my identity.'' | ||
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:''One day, a man came to take me from the prison. I could not see him for the darkness, save that he wore an eyepatch. Even now, years on, I feel no closer to understanding who or what I am.'' | :''One day, a man came to take me from the prison. I could not see him for the darkness, save that he wore an eyepatch. Even now, years on, I feel no closer to understanding who or what I am.'' | ||
:''May my heart be my guiding key.'' | :''May my heart be my guiding key.'' | ||
: | :—[[Subject X|Unknown]] | ||
===Secret Report 2=== | ===Secret Report 2: Mark of Mastery Journal=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 2 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 2 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 2]] at the [[Apex]].</small> | ||
:''Some days have passed since I set off on my journey to prepare for the Mark of Mastery examination. Eraqus asked for leave to undertake the same pilgrimage, but apparently I am to be the first to tour the worlds written of in the old fairy tales.'' | :''Some days have passed since I set off on my journey to prepare for the Mark of Mastery examination. Eraqus asked for leave to undertake the same pilgrimage, but apparently I am to be the first to tour the worlds written of in the old fairy tales.'' | ||
:''Until a few short years ago, I'd known only my own world, a speck of land surrounded by sea. But how I'd dreamed of, yearned for the World beyond... And, granted guidance from the future, I left that nest behind. As I treaded the path to my master's side, I came in contact with darkness in many forms. I knew even then, as by instinct: terrifying as its power was, it could be harnessed. Mastered.'' | :''Until a few short years ago, I'd known only my own world, a speck of land surrounded by sea. But how I'd dreamed of, yearned for the World beyond... And, granted guidance from the future, I left that nest behind. As I treaded the path to my master's side, I came in contact with darkness in many forms. I knew even then, as by instinct: terrifying as its power was, it could be harnessed. Mastered.'' | ||
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:—[[Xehanort]] | :—[[Xehanort]] | ||
===Secret Report 3=== | ===Secret Report 3: Experiments of the Heart – Notes on Subject X, Excerpt 1=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 3 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 3 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 3]] at [[The Old Mansion]].</small> | ||
:''Subject was found in the central square shortly after dawn. Female, approximately fifteen years old. After seven days' observation, she spoke her first words, but could not provide a name. Subject exhibits signs of profound amnesia, and displays concern for which world this is. Her words suggest that she departed her home world with others, though she cannot recall the names of her erstwhile companions. All efforts to explore those memories have met with a rejection response.'' | :''Subject was found in the central square shortly after dawn. Female, approximately fifteen years old. After seven days' observation, she spoke her first words, but could not provide a name. Subject exhibits signs of profound amnesia, and displays concern for which world this is. Her words suggest that she departed her home world with others, though she cannot recall the names of her erstwhile companions. All efforts to explore those memories have met with a rejection response.'' | ||
:''After his initial experiments on me, Ansem the Wise ceased his research into the heart, his hand stayed by some fear I cannot fathom. Yet this new subject is like me: devoid of memories. She is the perfect sample upon which to continue my master's work. She, too, could benefit from it; by traversing the heart, we have a direct path into memory. I myself have begun to reclaim my lost past thanks to these very experiments.'' | :''After his initial experiments on me, Ansem the Wise ceased his research into the heart, his hand stayed by some fear I cannot fathom. Yet this new subject is like me: devoid of memories. She is the perfect sample upon which to continue my master's work. She, too, could benefit from it; by traversing the heart, we have a direct path into memory. I myself have begun to reclaim my lost past thanks to these very experiments.'' | ||
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:—[[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] | :—[[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] | ||
===Secret Report 4=== | ===Secret Report 4: Experiments of the Heart – Notes on Subject X, Excerpt 2=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 4 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 4 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 4]] at the [[Kid Korral]].</small> | ||
:''Subject's memories have not returned, and our conversations remain less than lucid. What fragments can be gleaned evoke a bygone world, like one out of fairy tales. As improbable as it seems, the question may not be where she has come from, but when. If she truly has crossed through time, the prospect of probing her heart is all the more compelling.'' | :''Subject's memories have not returned, and our conversations remain less than lucid. What fragments can be gleaned evoke a bygone world, like one out of fairy tales. As improbable as it seems, the question may not be where she has come from, but when. If she truly has crossed through time, the prospect of probing her heart is all the more compelling.'' | ||
:''My pilot studies used a handful of subjects, but none possessed the fortitude to endure them. Ultimately, all suffered mental collapse. I knew it would be a heavy blow to lose a subject as unique as she.'' | :''My pilot studies used a handful of subjects, but none possessed the fortitude to endure them. Ultimately, all suffered mental collapse. I knew it would be a heavy blow to lose a subject as unique as she.'' | ||
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:—[[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] | :—[[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] | ||
===Secret Report 5=== | ===Secret Report 5: Memoirs, Excerpt 1=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 5 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 5 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 5]] at the [[Main Floor: 1F]].</small> | ||
:''The castle was a wonderland to us children. Within its walls, Ansem the Wise conducted his research, and the fruits it bore allowed everyone outside to live in peace and happiness. That alone was enough to stoke our interest, though not all of the rumors that escaped its walls were so benevolent. By night, the muffled sounds of human wails emerged. There was talk of dangerous human experimentation. Lea and I couldn't help but hatch a plot to steal inside and sate our curiosity.'' | :''The castle was a wonderland to us children. Within its walls, Ansem the Wise conducted his research, and the fruits it bore allowed everyone outside to live in peace and happiness. That alone was enough to stoke our interest, though not all of the rumors that escaped its walls were so benevolent. By night, the muffled sounds of human wails emerged. There was talk of dangerous human experimentation. Lea and I couldn't help but hatch a plot to steal inside and sate our curiosity.'' | ||
:''The two who stood guard at the gates were researchers themselves, though you wouldn't think it to see them, massive and barrel-chested as they were. And slipping past that duo was only the first hurdle. It proved one not easily cleared; we were found and tossed out on our ears, time and again.'' | :''The two who stood guard at the gates were researchers themselves, though you wouldn't think it to see them, massive and barrel-chested as they were. And slipping past that duo was only the first hurdle. It proved one not easily cleared; we were found and tossed out on our ears, time and again.'' | ||
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:—[[Saïx]] | :—[[Saïx]] | ||
===Secret Report 6=== | ===Secret Report 6: Memoirs, Excerpt 2=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 6 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 6 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 6]] at the [[Wetlands]].</small> | ||
:''It was too dim to make out her features. We spoke to her in hushed whispers. Who was she? Why was she imprisoned here? She had no answers for us. Had no memories at all. She was an enigma, but I knew I wanted to help her.'' | :''It was too dim to make out her features. We spoke to her in hushed whispers. Who was she? Why was she imprisoned here? She had no answers for us. Had no memories at all. She was an enigma, but I knew I wanted to help her.'' | ||
:''And so we continued our infiltrations, most of them stopped short at the castle gates. When we did manage our way inside, we spoke with her. That was all the comfort two children like us could offer. But Lea had other ideas. He was determined to free her. We slipped into the castle that day knowing only that we wanted, with all our hearts, to save her.'' | :''And so we continued our infiltrations, most of them stopped short at the castle gates. When we did manage our way inside, we spoke with her. That was all the comfort two children like us could offer. But Lea had other ideas. He was determined to free her. We slipped into the castle that day knowing only that we wanted, with all our hearts, to save her.'' | ||
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:—[[Saïx]] | :—[[Saïx]] | ||
===Secret Report 7=== | ===Secret Report 7: On the Replica Program and Reanimation=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 7 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 7 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 7]] at the [[Hills]].</small> | ||
:''Following my erasure and my recompletion as a human, I did not awaken right away. Perhaps the damage was exceptionally grave. Even after waking, I remained in bed, pondering my next course of action.'' | :''Following my erasure and my recompletion as a human, I did not awaken right away. Perhaps the damage was exceptionally grave. Even after waking, I remained in bed, pondering my next course of action.'' | ||
:''In my work on the Replica Program for the Organization, I produced some twenty vessels. Most of the early results were failures, not one of them granted a number. The first success to emerge from that early lot was the Riku replica. Subsequently, Xion (No. i) was essentially indistinguishable from a natural human, though she became unstable due to the influence of others. Using those two as my foundation, I worked to construct a number of nigh-perfect replicas, but just as they neared completion, my efforts were cut short. I suspect Xehanort aims to use both the initial lot as well as the unused replicas from my later work.'' | :''In my work on the Replica Program for the Organization, I produced some twenty vessels. Most of the early results were failures, not one of them granted a number. The first success to emerge from that early lot was the Riku replica. Subsequently, Xion (No. i) was essentially indistinguishable from a natural human, though she became unstable due to the influence of others. Using those two as my foundation, I worked to construct a number of nigh-perfect replicas, but just as they neared completion, my efforts were cut short. I suspect Xehanort aims to use both the initial lot as well as the unused replicas from my later work.'' | ||
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:—[[Vexen]] | :—[[Vexen]] | ||
===Secret Report 8=== | ===Secret Report 8: The "Real" Organization=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 8 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 8 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 8]] at the [[Tank Yard]].</small> | ||
:''Xehanort seeks to gather twelve vessels, which—together with his true, actual self—he considers the "real" Organization XIII. Now that he has the numbers he needs, Demyx and I are being treated as reserves.'' | :''Xehanort seeks to gather twelve vessels, which—together with his true, actual self—he considers the "real" Organization XIII. Now that he has the numbers he needs, Demyx and I are being treated as reserves.'' | ||
:''Several others who served Xemnas in the old Organization have followed the same course as mine, electing to abandon their newly restored humanity and rejoin the "real" Organization as Nobodies. But not Xemnas. Xemnas cannot exist in the present because there is already a Xehanort here: the old man in charge. The old man's humanity prevents his Heartless and Nobody, others vanquished in the past, and his younger self from being denizens of this time.'' | :''Several others who served Xemnas in the old Organization have followed the same course as mine, electing to abandon their newly restored humanity and rejoin the "real" Organization as Nobodies. But not Xemnas. Xemnas cannot exist in the present because there is already a Xehanort here: the old man in charge. The old man's humanity prevents his Heartless and Nobody, others vanquished in the past, and his younger self from being denizens of this time.'' | ||
:''To circumvent this, Xehanort is using the prototype replicas I created in the past as containers, plucking his other selves' hearts from the time they existed. Xehanort ordered me to refine the prototypes, to make them closer still to the real thing. Perfecting my creations so they may house true, flesh-and-blood | :''To circumvent this, Xehanort is using the prototype replicas I created in the past as containers, plucking his other selves' hearts from the time they existed. Xehanort ordered me to refine the prototypes, to make them closer still to the real thing. Perfecting my creations so they may house true, flesh-and-blood humans suits my own purposes as well. All that remains for my atonement is to devise a way to pass on as many of the vessels as I can to those who truly deserve them.'' | ||
:—[[Vexen]] | :—[[Vexen]] | ||
===Secret Report 9=== | ===Secret Report 9: Ansem Code Conspectus, Excerpt 1=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 9 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 9 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 9]] at the [[Middle Tier]].</small> | ||
:''I have pored over the data my master entrusted to Riku. Here, I offer my preliminary conclusions.'' | |||
:''I have | |||
:''Within Sora's heart are three compartmentalized "boxes," each containing the heart of another. One box holds Roxas. Another holds a second heart that has been with Sora nearly as long. The third has held its heart for much longer. These hearts have melded with Sora's and no longer have voices of their own. Any attempt to mechanically extract them could prove as dire for Sora as what caused him to become a Heartless in the first place.'' | :''Within Sora's heart are three compartmentalized "boxes," each containing the heart of another. One box holds Roxas. Another holds a second heart that has been with Sora nearly as long. The third has held its heart for much longer. These hearts have melded with Sora's and no longer have voices of their own. Any attempt to mechanically extract them could prove as dire for Sora as what caused him to become a Heartless in the first place.'' | ||
:''First, a vessel for each heart must be readied. Then, a spark of some sort is required to induce its waking. Obviously, the ideal solution is to restore each heart to its own body, but (whatever the case for the two unknown individuals) Roxas possesses no such thing. The same is true for Naminé, who we believe resides in Kairi's heart. Still, if alternate bodies can be secured for them, all their hearts require to be awakened is that "spark"—people they cared for and who cared for them, who can show them the way home.'' | :''First, a vessel for each heart must be readied. Then, a spark of some sort is required to induce its waking. Obviously, the ideal solution is to restore each heart to its own body, but (whatever the case for the two unknown individuals) Roxas possesses no such thing. The same is true for Naminé, who we believe resides in Kairi's heart. Still, if alternate bodies can be secured for them, all their hearts require to be awakened is that "spark"—people they cared for and who cared for them, who can show them the way home.'' | ||
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:—[[Ienzo]] | :—[[Ienzo]] | ||
===Secret Report 10=== | ===Secret Report 10: Ansem Code Conspectus, Excerpt 2=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 10 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 10 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 10]] at the [[Huddled Isles]].</small> | ||
:''As for how to contain their hearts, the only conceivable option is the replicas. If we transfer in the digital memories from the Twilight Town archive, the replicas should be able to reconstruct each individual's human appearance with near-perfect results. Then, their hearts need only the right spark to wake them, so they may find their way out of Sora and Kairi and into those newly made bodies.'' | :''As for how to contain their hearts, the only conceivable option is the replicas. If we transfer in the digital memories from the Twilight Town archive, the replicas should be able to reconstruct each individual's human appearance with near-perfect results. Then, their hearts need only the right spark to wake them, so they may find their way out of Sora and Kairi and into those newly made bodies.'' | ||
:''The Replica Program was truly revolutionary, but it was incomplete at the time of the old Organization's dissolution. Without Even, how are we to further the research? We need only three replicas: one for Roxas, one for Naminé, and one for the unknown stowaway within Sora's heart.'' | :''The Replica Program was truly revolutionary, but it was incomplete at the time of the old Organization's dissolution. Without Even, how are we to further the research? We need only three replicas: one for Roxas, one for Naminé, and one for the unknown stowaway within Sora's heart.'' | ||
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:—[[Ienzo]] | :—[[Ienzo]] | ||
===Secret Report 11=== | ===Secret Report 11: Observations, Excerpt 1=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 11 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 11 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 11]] at the [[North District]].</small> | ||
:''I have seen it through; the Keyblade War exactly as written on the Lost Page. Now, the Keyblade the Master entrusted to me must be bequeathed to another. Five Union leaders have been chosen from the surviving Dandelions. I will pass the Keyblade to one of them, and then continue watching the future unfold.'' | :''I have seen it through; the Keyblade War exactly as written on the Lost Page. Now, the Keyblade the Master entrusted to me must be bequeathed to another. Five Union leaders have been chosen from the surviving Dandelions. I will pass the Keyblade to one of them, and then continue watching the future unfold.'' | ||
:'' Yet, it seems someone has pulled the old switcheroo. One of the Five is an imposter, someone the Master did not choose. They represent a virus in the program he so carefully wrote.'' | :'' Yet, it seems someone has pulled the old switcheroo. One of the Five is an imposter, someone the Master did not choose. They represent a virus in the program he so carefully wrote.'' | ||
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:—[[Luxu|Unknown]] | :—[[Luxu|Unknown]] | ||
===Secret Report 12=== | ===Secret Report 12: Observations, Excerpt 2=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 12 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 12 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 12]] at the [[Central District]].</small> | ||
:''Even on a worldline with no Keyblade War, peace is but a dream. In the absence of us and our Master, a "darkness" arrived—one that shall surely lead the World to yet another demise.'' | :''Even on a worldline with no Keyblade War, peace is but a dream. In the absence of us and our Master, a "darkness" arrived—one that shall surely lead the World to yet another demise.'' | ||
:''Amid the chaos, I bequeathed my Keyblade to one of the Union leaders, just as the Master instructed. I watched as the Five were sent to another worldline—at no small cost—ensuring the line of Keyblade wielders will live on. And now, Keybladeless, I must depart this land to fulfill my final task. This means casting my own body aside and sojourning my heart in vessel after vessel—as many as it takes.'' | :''Amid the chaos, I bequeathed my Keyblade to one of the Union leaders, just as the Master instructed. I watched as the Five were sent to another worldline—at no small cost—ensuring the line of Keyblade wielders will live on. And now, Keybladeless, I must depart this land to fulfill my final task. This means casting my own body aside and sojourning my heart in vessel after vessel—as many as it takes.'' | ||
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:—[[Luxu|Unknown]] | :—[[Luxu|Unknown]] | ||
===Secret Report 13=== | ===Secret Report 13: Observations, Excerpt 3=== | ||
::<small>Secret Report 13 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate]] | ::<small>Secret Report 13 is obtained after clearing [[Battlegate 13]] at [[The Badlands]].</small> | ||
:''It seems this body, this name will be my last. The lives I have lived over the ages could fill volumes, but for now, I must focus on what matters most.'' | :''It seems this body, this name will be my last. The lives I have lived over the ages could fill volumes, but for now, I must focus on what matters most.'' | ||
:''The Keyblade has been successfully passed down, generation to generation, and it seems a Keyblade Master devoted to the darkness may finally arise. Until now, I have watched over the course of events from a distance. Perhaps the time has come to intervene. I need only play the role of a fool desirous of the Keyblade's power. I will don the mask of his ally in order to keep watch over my Keyblade from close by.'' | :''The Keyblade has been successfully passed down, generation to generation, and it seems a Keyblade Master devoted to the darkness may finally arise. Until now, I have watched over the course of events from a distance. Perhaps the time has come to intervene. I need only play the role of a fool desirous of the Keyblade's power. I will don the mask of his ally in order to keep watch over my Keyblade from close by.'' | ||