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In the '''Universe of Kingdom Hearts''', also called the '''World''', there are many worlds that fall into certain realms. All of these realms are on their own plane of existence.

====Gummi routes and Gates====

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[[File:Gathering of the Organization 01 KHII.png|left|thumb|200px|One of the gates being opened.]]

;Triggers for the gates:

**'''[[Hollow Bastion]]:''' The [[Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee]] honorary [[Membership Card]] given to Sora by [[Leon]].

**'''[[The Land of Dragons]]:''' [[Shan-Yu]]'s sword.

====Time Travel====

It is possible to travel through time, but only if a person casts their heart from their [[body]]. Time travel is a rare occurrence, and few individuals possess the knowledge or power to travel through time.

When one is traveling through time, there must be a version of the traveler at the destination time period. Once a heart has traveled through time, it must have a body to remain in the destination time period (such as a [[Replica]]) or must be in a state that does not require a body (such as being a Heartless). If the physical form that the heart is inhabiting is destroyed, or if the time traveler's heart is otherwise forced out of it, the heart will return to its original time period. The traveler is left with no memories of their time travel, although their experience will still be engraved within their heart and may unconsciously influence their actions.

==Stars==

In the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' games, each '''Star''' is a specific world. Should a star stop shining, that would mean that a particular world has disappeared from existence, most likely from destruction by the Heartless.

==Realms==

===Realm of Light===

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File:Destiny Islands KHII.png|[[Destiny Islands]]

File:Keyblade Graveyard KHIII.png|[[Keyblade Graveyard]]

File:Mirage Arena KHBBS.png|[[Mirage Arena]]

File:Wonderland KH.png|[[Wonderland]]

File:Deep Jungle KH.png|[[Deep Jungle]]

File:Agrabah KHII.png|[[Agrabah]]

File:Atlantica KHII.png|[[Atlantica]]

File:Halloween Town KHII.png|[[Halloween Town]]

File:The Land of Dragons KHII.png|[[The Land of Dragons]]

File:Beast's Castle KHII.png|[[Beast's Castle]]

File:Pride Lands KHII.png|[[Pride Lands]]

File:Enchanted Dominion KHBBS.png|[[Enchanted Dominion]]

====Door to Light====

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===Realm of Darkness===

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====Door to Darkness====

{{redirect|Door to Darkness|The Door to Darkness|the manga chapter}}

The {{nihongo|'''Door to Darkness'''|闇の扉|Yami no Tobira}} is the dark counterpart of the Door to Light. It is a tall, white door that lies within [[Final Door]], at the [[End of the World]] created by the Heartless, and can only be opened by the [[Princesses of Heart]].<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Mickey Mouse''': "Well, the Door To Darkness can only be opened by the seven princesses."</ref> Beyond the door is the Realm of Darkness where their artificial [[Kingdom Hearts of Worlds' Hearts]] resides. Only those from the Realm of Darkness, without light in their hearts, may pass through the Door to Darkness.<!--cite to memorial ultimania, with page-->{{?}}<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'', Mickey Mouse''': "The door between the two realms—it won't let a heart with light pass through. So only darkness keeps spilling out."</ref>

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===Realm Between===

As of now, Traverse Town,<ref name="SAR11">{{storylink|Secret Ansem's Report 11}}: "Like Castle Oblivion, that village [Traverse Town] also rests in the cleft between light and dark.</ref> Land of Departure<ref name="Ultimania">'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''' "[Land of Departure] It is a special place between the realms of darkness and light, and has been protected for generations so that it is not used for evil.</ref>/Castle Oblivion, Twilight Town, Mysterious Tower, and The World That Never Was are the only worlds confirmed to exist within the Realm Between.<ref name="DSRXIII-2">'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII#Part 1 - About the KH Worlds|Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 26; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Regarding the Realm Between, four worlds have appeared so far: (A) Castle Oblivion, (B) Twilight Town, (C) Yen Sid's Tower, and (D) The World That Never Was. You can think of them as arranged like a stairway extending between the two Realm layers, something like Light < C < B > A > D > Darkness." Translation via Goldpanner.</ref> Each world ties closer to the Realm of Light or the Realm of Darkness, with the exception of Twilight Town, which exists exactly in the middle.<ref name="DSRXIII-2"/>

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File:Traverse Town KH.png|[[Traverse Town]]

File:Twilight Town KHIII.png|[[Twilight Town]]

File:The World That Never Was KHII.png|[[The World That Never Was]]

File:End Of Sea Web.png|[[End of Sea]]

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File:Space Paranoids KHII.png|[[Space Paranoids]]

File:The Grid KH3D.png |[[The Grid]]<!--Do NOT combine with Space Paranoids-->

File:Daybreak Town KHX.png|[[Daybreak Town]] Datascape

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==Worlds==

[[File:Destiny Islands (Art).png|thumb|left|200px|[[Destiny Islands]], the first world seen in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.]]

===World characteristics===

[[File:Treehouse (Art).png|thumb|180px|[[Deep Jungle]] from ''Tarzan''. This world made only one appearance in the entire series due to copyright issues.]]

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File:World Map ST KHCOM.png|The world map in Sora's story in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.

File:World Map RT KHCOM.png|The world map in Reverse/Rebirth mode in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.

File:World Map KHD.png|The world map in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.

File:World Map KHBBS.png|The world map in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''.

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