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{{Youmay|the real Twilight Town|[[Simulated Twilight Town]] or [[Twilight Town (chapter)|the manga chapter]]}}

Twilight Town is among one of the largest worlds in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', with many major set pieces. One of the town's bigger locations is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Market Street}}'''|商店街|Shōten Machi}}, a long, winding, steeply-sloped road that leads from the lower areas of town to the top, stretching across multiple areas. The upper portion of the street is known as {{nihongo|'''{{a|Station Heights}}'''|駅前通り|Ekimaedōri|lit. "Station Road"}}, where a few shops are located such as [[Wallace]]'s weapon shop and an item shop run by [[Wantz]], as well as a noticeboard for various jobs, which can be experience through [[mini-games]]. The lower portion of Market Street is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Tram Common}}'''|トラム広場|Toramu Hiroba|lit. "Tram Square"}}, an open-market area with a free tram circling around. Many shops are found here, including [[Jessie]]'s accessory shop, [[Biggs]]' armor shop, and a [[Moogle Shop]]. In the Simulated Twilight Town, the Moogle Shop is a candy shop instead. Another noticeboard mini-game jobs is found down here. Both parts of Market Street connect to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Sandlot}}'''|空き地|Akichi|lit. "Vacant Lot"}}, an open area where the infamous [[Struggle]] battles take place. Both Station Heights and the Sandlot lead to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Back Alley}}'''|路地裏|Rojiura}}, where [[Hayner]]'s gang's hideout, {{nihongo|'''{{a|The Usual Spot}}'''|いつもの場所|Itsumo no Basho}} is located. In the [[simulated Twilight Town]], {{nihongo|'''{{a|Roxas' Room}}'''|ロワサスの部屋|Rokusasu no Heya}} can be briefly seen in various cutscenes. It's several stories above ground, and has a nice view of the town.

To the far right of town are {{nihongo|'''{{a|The Woods}}'''|町はずれの森|Machihazure no Mori|lit. "Forest on the Outskirts of Town"}}, a large forest only accessible through a crack in the walls of Tram Common. Passing through The Woods leads to a gate and a courtyard belonging to {{nihongo|'''{{a|The Old Mansion}}'''|屋敷前|Yashikimae|lit. "Mansion Anterior"}}. Upon entering the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Foyer}}'''|ロビー|Robī|lit. "Lobby"}}, the Mansion splits off in three different directions. On the left side of the Foyer is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Dining Room}}'''|ダイニング|Dainingu|lit. "Dining"}}; up the left set of stairs and through the door is {{nihongo|'''{{a|The White Room}}'''|白い部屋|Shiroi Heya}}, where [[Naminé]] spends a lot of her time; while up the stairs to the right lies the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Library}}'''|書庫|Shoko|lit. "Archive"}}. At the Library, there is a false floor that hides a staircase which goes down and leads to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Computer Room}}'''|コンピュータールーム|Konpyūtā Rūmu}}, where [[DiZ]] monitors the simulated Twilight Town. There's also a machine which allows transport into the simulation. The doorway to the left of the computer leads to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Basement Hall}}'''|地下広間|Chika Hōru}}, where [[Roxas]] fights [[Axel]] in the simulated counterpart. The Basement Hall then leads to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Basement Corridor}}'''|地下廊下|Chika Rōka}}, which houses a few pods, and finally to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Pod Room}}'''|ポッドルーム|Poddo Rūmu}}, where [[Sora]] slept while Naminé fixed his memories. Towards the end of the game Sora and party can access the simulation via DiZ's machine, but are limited access to only the Computer Room, and the Basement Hall. A [[Corridors of Darkness|Corridor of Darkness]] can by found in the latter area, which allows travel across the emptiness of {{nihongo|'''{{a|Betwixt and Between}}'''|狭間の空間|Hazama no Kūkan|lit. "In-between Space"}} to enter the [[Dark City]] and begin their assault on the Organization's stronghold.

[[File:Le Grand Bistrot KHIII.png|thumb|225px|right|The Tram Common area with Le Grand Bistrot of in the distance.]]

Meanwhile, Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] access a memory-based Twilight Town via a card on the eleventh floor of [[Castle Oblivion]]. A confused Sora wonders why [[Vexen]] mentions the words "my Riku" and "the other side of Sora's heart". After Sora defeats Vexen, Vexen nearly reveals [[Marluxia]]'s plans (and, by extension, Roxas's existence) to Sora and company before Axel suddenly arrives and kills Vexen.

At a later point, [[Riku]], also in Castle Oblivion, enters a memory version of Twilight Town with help from [[King Mickey]]. There, Riku meets [[DiZ]] and defeats [[Riku Replica]] once more, causing the [[Replica]] to fade out of existence. Riku later meets [[Naminé]] before confronting [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] one last time, to conquer his [[darkness]].

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DiZ, unknown to Organization XIII, began using the Old Mansion as a headquarters for his revenge. Along with Naminé and Riku, he set up computer systems and [[pod]]s in the basement levels of the manor, and monitored Sora's progression as he regained his memories while Roxas lived in [[Simulated Twilight Town|a virtual simulation of Twilight Town]].

The restoration process finishes exactly one year from the day that Sora created Roxas, and Sora, Donald, and Goofy awaken from their sleep with their memories restored up to the point that they entered Castle Oblivion, but do not know how long they were asleep, or how they got to Twilight Town. Sora says that the surroundings are rather familiar, and the group wonders if they had ever been there before.

They wander the streets, looking for answers, and ultimately meet Hayner, Pence, Olette, Seifer, and the other residents of Twilight Town. In the Sandlot, the Struggle tournament organizer will explain how they end up doing Struggle battles. In Market Street, the tram has stopped running and the [[Moogle]] [[shop]] is closed, sporting a sign that says "Synthesis Workshop - coming soon!"

Eventually, they encounter King Mickey, when he saves them from a group of attacking Nobodies and tells them to board a magic train to the [[Mysterious Tower]]. Sora and the party return to Twilight Town twice during their adventures. The first time, he learns that [[Kairi]] and [[Pluto]] fled [[Destiny Islands]] and was kidnapped by Axel. As he leaves town, he is stopped by [[Saïx]], who taunts him into defeating more Heartless for Organization XIII. The second time, the party, along with Mickey, Hayner, Pence, and Olette, go to the manor where Sora and the party awakened, and find the digital Twilight Town, which leads them to The World That Never Was.

After saving [[Little Chef]] from the Heartless, the group meets up at the Old Mansion. Though they fail to access the transporter to the Simulated Twilight Town, Sora is contacted by [[Ienzo]] who decides to use the computer to speed up the process of deciphering [[Ansem's Code]]. Outside the mansion, Ansem and Xemnas appear to Sora, Donald, and Goofy to claim that the only way to bring Roxas back is for Sora to surrender to the darkness.

Later, Ansem returns to Twilight Town with Ansem the Wise, intending on questioning him about [[Subject X]]'s whereabouts. Hayner, Pence, and Olette spy on the two and realize their link to Roxas. While Hayner distracts Xehanort's Heartless, Olette frees Ansem the Wise with the help of a group of Dusks. As the four retreat into the sewers, they meet Vexen, who had sent the Dusks and intends to atone.

Twilight Town is seen at several points during the ending montage. First, Kairi, Hayner, Pence, and Olette are shown looking up at the Old Mansion, followed by a scene of DiZ watching over a sleeping Sora in the basement, and finally Roxas and Xion walking through Tram Common as a cloaked and blindfolded Riku watches from above a nearby shop.

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