EternalNothingnessXIII

"Nothingness...is...eternal!"

—Xemnas

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Name	EternalNothingnessXIII
Katakana	永遠のナッシングネスXIII
Romaji	Eien noNasshingunesuXIII
Type	Nobody Organization XIII
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Eternal Nothingness XIII Organization XIII has no further use for you... Just look there. Our Kingdom Hearts... Thanks to you, we've collected countless hearts... Can you hear their euphoria? Salutations! My name is Eternal Nothingness XIII (but many refer to me as ENX). I'm a former administrator here on the Wiki. I've been a fan of the Kingdom Hearts series for some time now, and I put my vast knowledge of the series to good use through high-quality edits on the Wiki's articles. I consider myself a friend to many users on this Wiki, and I cannot thank them enough for that friendship. The community of this Wiki has been like a second family to me, and I cannot even begin to comprehend the massive impact my time here has had on my life and myself as a person.

Journal Entry

Eternal Nothingness XIII — This user is an experienced editor who seeks nothing less than perfection for every article and is always more than willing to help those who are just starting out. He often has high expectations for himself and others, but he truly only desires what is best for the Wiki.

This user shows unwavering loyalty towards those who show him friendship, but all who find themselves to be on his bad side had best beware...

Story

Discovering Kingdom Hearts

Eternal Nothingness XIII This is absurd... Then I shall make you see... That your hopes are nothing—nothing but a mere illusion! I first discovered the Kingdom Hearts series when I was 11 years old; my little sister had a softball game at the local park to go to, and my mother decided to drag me along. It promised to be a boring afternoon, for sure. At this point in my life, the only video games I played were from the Pokémon series. Sure enough, this was about to change. At the park, I came across a boy who was a few years younger than me; he was holding a GameBoy Advance SP and talking to himself. I could overhear the boy using terms such as "Experience," "HP," and "Level," which I recognized from the Pokémon games. Since I was used to the other kids at school bringing their GameBoys to class so they could play Pokémon on them, I assumed the boy must be playing one of those games. "What are you playing?" I asked him despite this assumption. What I saw on the screen of his GameBoy when he turned to show me was something I had never seen before: a boy with a key-shaped sword was attacking monsters in worlds filled with, of all things, Disney characters! I have always been a fan of the Disney movies and theme parks, so it was only natural that I wanted to try this strange, new game. The boy allowed me to play what turned out to be his copy of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories; to this day, I remember that first stroll I ever took in the memory-based version of Olympus Coliseum in Castle Oblivion... Unfortunately, the boy's mother soon came along and told him it was time to go home. I had to give him back his GameBoy; I did not let him leave until he told me the name of the game I had just played. He did not know the exact title off the top of his head, but his answer was "Kingdom of Hearts." With this in mind, I started thinking of ways I could get my own copy of the game.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Eternal Nothingness XIII My show now, Keyblade master. Who am I? Oh, my name's Axel. Got it memorized? Getting to play Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the first time that day in the park led me into a frantic search for my own copy of the game. No matter where I looked, I never seemed to be able to find the elusive "Kingdom of Hearts." My luck changed, however, on my annual summer trip to Walt Disney World. It was an incredibly hot day in mid-June or mid-July. My mother, little sister, and I were in Mickey's ToonTown Fair at the Magic Kingdom. In a fake circus tent that served as both a gift shop and character meet-and-greet location, I finally managed to find a copy of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories while my family members waited in line to see the Disney Princesses. Excited to have finally found my prize, I rushed to my mother and begged her to buy the game for me. She refused at first, but I persuaded her to buy Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on two conditions. The first, regrettably, was that I would get my picture taken with the Princesses. The second was that I would not play the game until I returned home at the end of my trip, since my mother did not want me spending it playing video games. After an unbearably long wait to get some painful photos taken, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was finally mine! When my trip to Disney World came to an end, I immediately rushed up to my room and grabbed my GameBoy Advance SP and unopened copy of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. To say I was amazed with the game is an understatement; compared to the 2D and silent world of Pokémon I had grown so accustomed to over the years, I found the limited use of voice acting and 3D cutscenes in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories to be beyond amazing. From that day forward, my GameBoy Advance SP was always in my hand; I remember being stuck for the longest time during my first-ever playthrough of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on the boss fights against Cloud, Larxene, the Riku Replica, and Axel. I could not believe it when I finally overcame these challenging battles and managed to beat the game! I admit that when I first played Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, I was not at all interested in the story of Sora or his friends. I simply had no idea who these characters were, how to pronounce their names, what their connections were to each other, et cetera. I was purely invested in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for its incorporation of Disney worlds and characters. That was all. It was not until I made an attempt to purchase the official strategy guide for Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories that I realized the reason for my lack of ability to understand Sora's tale was because Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was actually a sequel... It turns out I had accidentally purchased the strategy guide for Kingdom Hearts, which had been released for the PlayStation 2 (a video game system I did not have) some time before Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Rather than correct this mistake, I chose to keep the Kingdom Hearts strategy guide and marvel at the 3D renders of the characters that decorated its pages. With the new knowledge that there were more Kingdom Hearts games out there, given how much I adored playing Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, I was determined to obtain them for myself. When it came time to write my list of items I wanted for Christmas, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, and a PlayStation 2 were on it.

Kingdom Hearts

Eternal Nothingness XIII Pitiful Heartless, mindlessly collecting hearts. The rage of the Keyblade releases those hearts. They gather in darkness, masterless and free...until they weave together to make Kingdom Hearts. And when that time comes, we can truly, finally exist. I was first made aware of the existence of Kingdom Hearts when I accidentally purchased the game's official strategy guide instead of the guide for Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. On December 25, 2006, I received my own copy of Kingdom Hearts and a PlayStation 2; at last I could enjoy the prequel to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the game that "started it all." What blew me away about Kingdom Hearts from the first second I started playing it was the voice acting. Kingdom Hearts was the first game I ever played to have such a feature; up until then, every game I had played was dead-silent. I loved how many of the voice actors behind my favorite Disney characters returned to bring them to life once again in Kingdom Hearts. I also found the 3D graphics in Kingdom Hearts to be very impressive; every game I had ever played before it featured low-quality sprites that moved around in a flat, two-dimensonal world. It was quite interesting to me to see my favorite Disney characters being brought to life in full 3D, as well. Kingdom Hearts featured a wonderful soundtrack, its story was well-told, and overall, the game was quite fun to play. I found it difficult to navigate on some occasions due to the lack of an in-game map, and I also struggled a bit on a few of the boss battles on my first play-through, such as the fight against Ursula's second form, the final battle against Riku, and the second battle against Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. In the end, I beat Kingdom Hearts, and I'm sorry to say that in comparison to some of its sequels, as well as its prequel, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, it is actually one of my least-favorite games in the entire Kingdom Hearts series.

Kingdom Hearts II

Eternal Nothingness XIII My show now, Keyblade master. Who am I? Oh, my name's Axel. Got it memorized? I learned about the existence of Kingdom Hearts II a few months before Christmas back in 2006; a former friend of mine often brought the game's official strategy guide to school and let me look at it after he learned that I was interested in the Kingdom Hearts series. All I remember thinking as I looked through the guide was how "different" the game seemed to be in comparison to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories; the characters did not look the same way as I was used to seeing them. The new characters introduced in Kingdom Hearts II (particularly the members of Organization XIII) did not seem like they were "cartoon-y" enough to belong in a world as animated as Kingdom Hearts, which is ultimately a Disney game; they felt too dark and realistic. Despite my skepticism towards it and hesitance to play it due to its uniqueness, Kingdom Hearts II was still a game I wanted. Sure enough, I received it, Kingdom Hearts, and a PlayStation 2 for Christmas that year. What I enjoyed most about my first few hours playing Kingdom Hearts II was how heavily connected it was to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Exploring a 3D version of Twilight Town and hearing higher-quality versions of the instrumental pieces "Lazy Afternoons," "Sinister Sundown," and "The 13th Struggle" really made me feel nostalgic. I found Kingdom Hearts II to be much more fun to play than Kingdom Hearts was; I thought its story and soundtrack were both amazing, to say the least. While I felt Kingdom Hearts II was almost too easy on later playthroughs, I struggled quite a bit on my first against bosses such as the Groundshaker, Luxord, and Xemnas's final form. Despite the many frustrating defeats I suffered, finally clearing Kingdom Hearts II for the first time was such a rewarding experience. I remember very clearly running excitedly upstairs to my mother in a state of disbelief one night after dinner (my PlayStation 2 was kept in our basement at the time) to tell her I had just beaten the game. She seemed to be quite proud of me, despite not knowing just how much this achievement meant to me, having been the one who devoted so many hours to completing Sora's latest quest. It really is hard for me to find anything wrong with Kingdom Hearts II; everything about it was excellent. It featured some of the best voice acting in the entire Kingdom Hearts series, and, as I mentioned earlier, it also had one of the best stories and soundtracks. I have literally done everything there is to do in Kingdom Hearts II; while being at level 99 and having the strength to overcome even the most difficult bosses makes the game a bit dull nowadays, I still find myself wishing, given their terrible quality across the board, that the more recent Kingdom Hearts games could all be more like Kingdom Hearts II. I feel that, with the exception of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, the franchise has really gone downhill in all its aspects since Kingdom Hearts II was released. To me, Square Enix will never be as successful with a video game sequel as it was with Kingdom Hearts II.

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

Eternal Nothingness XIII I'm sorry, but...I can't go with you. It's my friends—they need me. And I need them, too. Shortly after the release of Kingdom Hearts II in America, Square Enix decided to remake the game; several new boss battles, weapons, abilities, and items were made available in what came to be known as Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+. Included with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ was Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, a fully 3D remake of the first Kingdom Hearts game I ever played, complete with new features, as well. Sadly, both Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories were doomed to be Japan-exclusive. I was desperate to obtain Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. After months of watching gameplay on YouTube, I grew willing to import a Japanese PlayStation 2 and actually learn Japanese just so I could play it. For the life of me, I could not figure out why Square Enix did not wish to release what was certain to be a money-maker of a game overseas. My desire to play and possess Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories even haunted me in my dreams; as if it were God trying to send me a message that a localized version of the game was coming, I dreamt that I was playing through Sora's journey in the memory-based version of Agrabah in a version of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories that was fully in English. Waking up from that dream and realizing its events were not real was beyond upsetting to me. In early 2008, my luck changed. Square Enix announced that Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was being localized after all and would be released in December of that year. My prayers had been answered! Using a $25.00 Best Buy gift card I had received from my grandfather and an additional $5.00 I earned for raking his yard in late November, 2008, I planned to finally purchase the game that I had wanted for so long. However, my mother decided that she would purchase Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories for me herself so I could save the money I had gathered for something else. While Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was finally released in the United States on December 2, 2008, I had to wait an extra week to receive my copy; apparently, the game was completely sold out at Best Buy when my mother went to buy it for me. The day that my copy of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was supposed to arrive, my mother returned from work and a supposed trip to Best Buy empty-handed. I was devastated. Later that afternoon, however, she called me downstairs to check the state of our dinner, which was cooking in the oven. Not realizing the device was actually off, I opened the oven's door to see Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories waiting for me. I could not believe how lucky I was to finally have the game! I rushed upstairs and threw Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories into my PlayStation 2; I played the game constantly whenever I had free time from then on. While playing, I was completely in awe; it felt like I was dreaming again to be playing an English version of the game that, for so long, was out of my grasp and had only been accessible to me in distant fashions such as YouTube. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was amazing to me. I loved everything from the improved story and gameplay to the soundtrack. Obviously, the best part of the game was being able to play through an entirely 3D world. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was unnecessarily difficult, however (granted, the fact it was in 3D did make it a little easier than its original version); it is the only game in the Kingdom Hearts series I have had to play on Beginner Mode in order to beat. New boss fights, such as the one against Zexion, were quite enjoyable and epic, to say the least. The voice actors who had been chosen to voice Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, Marluxia, and Larxene took some getting used to; my one other major criticism of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories aside from its difficulty was that the actors' words do not match the lip movements in the game's cutscenes. I really wish Square Enix had taken the time to re-animate the cutscenes for the localized version of the game; I suppose I can appreciate their desire to release it as soon as possible to please the fans who, like myself, had wanted it for so long. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories was certainly an adventure I will never forget; while I got stuck on many of the game's important boss battles, one memory from my first-ever playthrough of the game I will never forget is how I finally managed to beat the Riku Replica for the final time in Sora's story only because of a glitch that prevented him from returning to his normal card deck after accessing his available enemy cards. The boss was left unable to attack, so I, being completely out of Cure cards and being in desperate need of them, thanked God for letting me proceed in the game as I gave the Riku Replica what-for.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Eternal Nothingness XIII The fun is in not knowing, isn't it? What is the point of betting on something if you already know the outcome? Having beaten Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts II, I was upset that there were no new Kingdom Hearts games coming out any time soon. I was in for a pleasant surprise, however, because on September 20, 2007, Square Enix announced that Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts coded were in development. Kingdom Hearts II had made me a huge fan of Organization XIII, so I was naturally beyond excited to hear that Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days would focus solely on its members. I followed the development of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days closely; I watched gameplay videos and trailers for the game whenever Square Enix released them. Considering Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts II had already been released by the time I became interested in the Kingdom Hearts series, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days became the first video game whose release I had to anticipate all the way through the development phase. I wanted Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days quite badly; to this day, I remember being on vacation in Vermont with my family and having a dream one night that I was playing the game and traveling through Agrabah as Xigbar. The dream felt so real; I was terribly upset when I woke up and realized that the game would not be released for well over a year. When Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days received the confirmed release date of September 29, 2009, I immediately marked my calendar and started begging my mother to buy me the game. The week before September 29, I remember waking up early every morning before school to watch leaked videos of the game's English cutscenes on KH13.com. I was quite impressed with the story that I saw unfolding, although I admit I was a bit disappointed in the game's voice acting. Jesse McCartney did not sound at all like he did in Kingdom Hearts II, and I felt that Xion, being a Kairi lookalike, should have been voiced by Hayden Panettiere. I was thrilled to see Christopher Lee return as DiZ, yet the replacement of Brittany Snow as Naminé with Meaghan Jette Martin saddened me quite a bit (my biggest pet peeve in video games and animated films or television programs is when voice actors are needlessly replaced). In the end, seeing every one of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days's voiced cutscenes in advance made the last week of waiting before its release even more agonizing. When September 29, 2009 finally arrived, I rushed home from school, finished my homework as quickly as I could, and tried to pass the time until my mother came home from work with my copy of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days by working here on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki. I was greatly disappointed when my mother returned, for the game was nowhere in sight. I did not understand what was going on. Had my mother not promised me she would buy Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for me and that I would get it on its day of release? Sure enough, my mother asked me about a half-hour later to recycle an empty bottle of milk for her, and when I walked out into the garage to do as she asked, I found a limited edition copy of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days buried in the pile of empty cans and old newspapers in our recycle bin. This was typical of my mother; she loved to surprise me with the items I wanted most by hiding them from me in unexpected places so that I could discover them on my own after I started to feel frustrated that she had let me down by not keeping her promise to buy them for me. With my copy of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days in hand, I rushed upstairs and grabbed my Nintendo DS. As had been the case when I first played Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was the first Nintendo DS game I had to be 3D and utilize voice acting. While getting to play as my favorite members of Organization XIII in Mission Mode was quite fun, I found that I was disappointed in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days overall. The game's story was rather weak and felt quite forced to me, despite what I first thought of it; rather than close plot holes, it opened several new ones. There was an extreme lack of ability to customize characters; the fact that the game's panel system applies to every character in Mission Mode made it impossible for me to wield the weapons that I wanted at any given time. While I was impressed with the game's graphics and soundtrack, given that it was for the Nintendo DS, I could not shake the feeling that Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was a game Tetsuya Nomura made just to make a little extra money. It really did not feel necessary to me; I did not find the game's story to be nearly as depressing as some of my fellow Kingdom Hearts lovers did. Lastly, I personally despised the way Xion's name was pronounced. Until the first bits of English cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days were released online, I had been calling the Organization's mysterious fourteenth member "Zi-on." The official pronunciation, "Shee-own," just sounded strange to me, and not nearly as "cool" or "Kingdom Hearts-y."

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Eternal Nothingness XIII If you have a dream, don't wait. Act. One of life's little rules. Got it memorized? During the early phases of the development of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, I was heavily opposed to the game's creation. Everything I saw concerning it was so alien to me in comparison to the rest of the Kingdom Hearts series, particularly the designs of the new characters, the worlds they visited, the monsters they fought, and the Keyblades they wielded. For the longest time, I had absolutely no idea when Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was supposed to take place or how it was connected to the games I was more familiar with, such as Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. Even so, something about Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep must have intrigued me; after reaching the understanding that the game was to be a prequel to Kingdom Hearts, I followed the news of its development in its entirety and soon came to fall in love with all of the things about it that I had previously resented. When Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was released in Japan, I stayed up all night for three nights in a row during a weekend I had off from school to watch someone play through the game via livestream. As I watched the stories of Terra, Ventus, and Aqua unfold before me, I found myself awestruck. Never had I seen anything as epic as the events of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in Kingdom Hearts or any other franchise that I was interested in. From the moment the livestream of the Final Episode concluded, I knew that Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was a game that I absolutely had to have. For me, the wait for the English version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was beyond agonizing. Only Japanese gameplay, subtitled cutscenes, and English trailers were accessible to quell my hunger for what I thought was the best game in the Kingdom Hearts series; I had a dream one night that I was playing the English version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and I found myself spending my days trying to figure out how I could get my hands on a PlayStation Portable. After several months, I finally found my answer. Seeing so many Final Fantasy characters in the Kingdom Hearts series made me curious about their games of origin. I was particularly interested in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, so I used my wits and decided to try playing Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- in order to get the PlayStation Portable I so desired for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. I received Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- and a PlayStation Portable on December 25, 2009. Now all I had to do was wait until September 10, 2010, the day Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep would finally be released in North America, as well as the day my mother promised she would buy me the game. When I finally obtained my copy of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, it was a dream come true, even more than it had been to receive Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories back in 2008. Naturally, I loved everything about the game. The soundtrack was, by far, the best in the entire Kingdom Hearts series. The battle system was amazing and made fighting enemies entertaining; of course, the story was brilliant, to say the least. The only issue I really had with Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep was the casting of Willa Holland as Aqua. Considering Aqua is technically the main protagonist of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, I was disappointed that Square Enix chose someone with such a poor ability to emote as Holland to voice her. Overall, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is the one game in the Kingdom Hearts series for which I preferred the original, Japanese cast. If only Megumi Toyoguchi was bilingual...

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Eternal Nothingness XIII Pity to be so ignorant. As you're only able to see the surface of things, I should not expect you to appreciate my true might. For me, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded was the dawn of a new era in the Kingdom Hearts series, one that saw it decline from one of the best video game franchises in the world to one of the worst. While the game gave me a reason to play my Nintendo DS for the first time in a few years after I beat Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, to this day, I do not understand why Square Enix decided to make it. After all, legend has it that Tetsuya Nomura was drunk when Kingdom Hearts Re:coded was first conceived. This showed all too well in the final result of Square Enix's labor. Even though I was glad overall to receive a version of Kingdom Hearts coded, which was originally a Japan-exclusive game for mobile phones, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded hardly stood up to games such as Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded was the first Kingdom Hearts game I felt obligated to buy simply because it was part of the Kingdom Hearts series, rather than because it was a game I was dying to possess. Its story was insignificant and pointless; even so, I liked the idea of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded being a sequel of sorts to Kingdom Hearts II, for which I had been waiting years, and I enjoyed how it revealed the contents of Mickey's second letter to Sora. The gameplay in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded was disorganized across the board; it was more annoying than entertaining. For me, its only redeeming quality was its continued usage of the Deck Command system from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. The voice acting and music in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded were simply average in my opinion; unfortunately, the strain that was present in the aging Haley Joel Osment's voice whenever Sora spoke made my ears bleed. I was relieved when I finally beat Kingdom Hearts Re:coded; I have not touched the game once since that day. In the end, the only thing this game did right was it set the stage for another Kingdom Hearts game that would hopefully be better and redeem Square Enix and the Kingdom Hearts series in my eyes...

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Eternal Nothingness XIII If you remain bound by the chain of memories and refuse to believe what is truly found inside your heart...then throw it away. You are not a Keyblade master—just a slave to twisted memories. When Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, I was excited to see that it would be another sequel to Kingdom Hearts II, one that connected to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, allowed me to play as Riku again, and promised to feature the return of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Xemnas, and Master Xehanort. The gameplay shown in early trailers for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance looked amazing; before Square Enix decided to focus on the game's development, the biggest mystery in the Kingdom Hearts fanbase was the significance of "3D" that Tetsuya Nomura promised. I personally thought it would stand for "Three Doors," referring to the Door to Light, Door to Darkness, and possibly a Door to Nothingness. I could not have been more wrong. As the development of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance progressed and I continued to follow the news concerning the game, I found my excitement for its release greatly reduced for numerous reasons. While I liked Sora and Riku's new outfits, I did not like or understand Riku's haircut. While I'm sure many people were overjoyed to hear that characters from The World Ends With You would be appearing in Traverse Town, I felt it was too late in the Kingdom Hearts series to make it a crossover with another game franchise. Seeing a world based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame made me quite pleased, but that was as far as my excitement concerning Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance went. I was disappointed to see that the Dream Eaters would be replacing the Heartless and Nobodies as the game's main enemies; to me, their ridiculous designs did not fit in the Kingdom Hearts universe at all, especially since its story had become so dark and serious. Unfortunately, it looked like Square Enix would be making another joke of a game, one that was only slightly better than Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. Like with Kingdom Hearts Re:coded before it, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance was a game I felt obligated to buy just because it was a part of the Kingdom Hearts series. There was just one problem; I needed a Nintendo 3DS. Luckily, I was able to persuade my mother to buy me one just in time for the release of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance in North America; I purchased both the game and its required game system on July 31, 2012. I also got the Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance official strategy guide; I remember flipping through it in eager anticipation on the long car ride home from Best Buy. As I did with any Kingdom Hearts game I received, as soon as I got back to my house, I rushed upstairs to play it. I beat Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance on August 4, 2012. Never had I beaten a Kingdom Hearts game so quickly. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance was exactly the disappointment I thought it would be; many things contributed this opinion. For one thing, I was disappointed in the game's story, which had great potential but ended up being anticlimactic and completely destroyed the already-established storylines of previous Kingdom Hearts games due to several needless retcons. While I did enjoy the new interpretation of the battle system from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance featured, I feel the Dream Eaters were not suitable allies in comparison to Disney characters, and I despised the game's reliance upon them as the only means of unlocking new abilities for Sora and Riku. I felt the worlds featured in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, with the exception of La Cité des Cloches and Symphony of Sorcery, were very boring and repetitive to travel around; considering the fact that Tetsuya Nomura had promised that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance would feature all-new worlds, I was disappointed that so many of them utilized characters from ones that we had already seen, such as The Grid and Prankster's Paradise. I was absolutely blown away by the 3D graphics in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance; this is one of the game's few redeeming qualities. Conversely, I absolutely hated the soundtrack of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. Considering the brilliance of Yoko Shimomura's previous work in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, I felt that many of the pieces in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance either sounded flat, too happy, or they were remixes of remixes, thus they were unoriginal. Overall, I could not stand how Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance did not take itself seriously; a perfect example of this is the tea party scene at the end of the game, which is completely random and unnecessary. For a game that is meant to lead into the much-anticipated Kingdom Hearts III, I really wish Square Enix had done a better job on it.

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This user is a fan of Squa-- uh, Leon. Whatever.	This user is a fan of Tifa, and begs pardon for bothering you.	This user is a fan of Paine.
This user is a fan of Auron, and would like to be part of his story.	This user is not interested in anything except Cloud.	This user is a fan of the One-Winged Angel.
This user is a fan of Seifer.	This user is a fan of Zack.	This user is no more eternal than that radiance of yours...
This user will make you see that your hopes are nothing... nothing but a mere illusion!	This user is a master of the moon. Now move aside!	This user wants to let the flames burn you! Got it memorized?
This user is a master of flowers.	This user should warn you that they are in an EXTREMELY FOUL MOOD!	Template:User Xemnas Quote
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Template:User Marluxia Quote	Template:User Larxene Quote	This user keeps forgetting not to mess with Keyblade wielders.
This user wishes to live on forever. Get it memorized!	This user won't forget you, even though they try all the time.

Favorite Enemies

This user is the next evolution of the dark being.	Everybody dance! This user thinks Dancers are love.	This user is a paid Assassin.
The user you see before you is known as a Dusk.	This user will be a thorn in your side for all eternity!	This user is a powerful Dragoon. You would do well to learn from him or her.
This user is a noble Samurai, now draw your weapon.

Favorite Forms

This user loves all of Sora's Drive Forms.	This user loves Sora's Vampire Form.	This user loves Sora's Data Form.
This user loves Sora's Santa Form.	This user loves Riku's Dark Mode.

Favorite Songs

This user loves Riku's character theme.	This user loves Naminé's character theme.	This user loves the song Musique pour la tristesse de Xion.
This user loves Terra's character theme.	This user loves Aqua's character theme.	This user loves the song The 13th Anthology.
This user loves the song Another Side.	This user loves the song Cavern of Remembrance.	This user loves the song Darkness of the Unknown.
This user loves the song The Deep End.	This user loves the song Desire for All That is Lost.	This user loves the song Disappeared.
This user loves the song Fate of the Unknown.	This user loves the song Fragments of Sorrow.	This user loves the song Graceful Assassin.
This user loves the song Guardando nel buio.	This user loves the song Night of Fate.	This user loves the song Organization XIII.
This user loves the song One-Winged Angel.	This user loves the song Rage Awakened.	This user loves the song Sacred Moon.
This user loves the song Sinister Sundown.	This user loves the song Sunset Horizons.	This user loves the song Vim and Vigor.
This user loves the song Vector to the Heavens.

Game Accomplishments

This user finished Kingdom Hearts and started the adventure!	File:COM image.png This user finished Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories and lost his memories for Naminé!	File:COM image.png This user finished Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories: Reverse/Rebirth and defeated the darkness within!
This user finished Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and rechained his memories with Naminé	This user finished Reverse/Rebirth defeated Riku's darkness.	This user completed Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and learned Roxas's full story!
This user has taken on the Dustflier, and won multiple times!	This user has unlocked The King in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.	This user has unlocked Sora in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
This user finished Kingdom Hearts II and ended the mysterious Organization XIII!	This user completed Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and returned to end their hurting!	This user finished Aqua's Story in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and destroyed the χ-Blade!
This user finished Terra's Story in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and defeated Master Xehanort!	This user finished Ventus's Story in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and defeated Vanitas within!	This user not only completed the trio's stories, but also completed the Final Episode.
This user has taken on the Vanitas Remnant and won!	This user did battle with the enigmatic Unknown and won!	This user completed Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and tied everything to the beginning!
This user completed Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and became a keyblade master!	This user defeated Julius and obtained Sora's Ultima Weapon!	This user defeated Julius and obtained Riku's Ultima Weapon!
This user completed Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and remastered the first year of KINGDOM HEARTS!	He Who Doesn't Exist This user defeated the Enigmatic Man in Hollow Bastion!	The Cloaked Shadow This user defeated the Phantom at the clock tower in Neverland!
The Sandy Blade This user defeated Kurt Zisa in Agrabah!	Novice Hero This user finished the Phil Cup Tournament in Olympus Coliseum!	Artisan Hero This user finished the Pegasus Cup Tournament in Olympus Coliseum!
Hero of the Coliseum This user finished the Hercules Cup Tournament in Olympus Coliseum!	Coliseum Champion This user finished the Hades Cup Tournament in Olympus Coliseum!	The Frosty Giant This user defeated the Ice Titan in the Gold Cup Tournament in Olympus Coliseum!
One-Winged Angel This user defeated Sephiroth in the Platinum Cup Tournament in Olympus Coliseum!	Supreme Soloist This user cleared the Solo Challenge for one of the Coliseum Tournaments!	Time Attacker This user cleared the Time Trial Challenge for one of the Coliseum Tournaments!
Level Master This user has reached level 100 for Sora in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix!	Treasure Hunter This user has opened 100 treasure chests in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix!	From Rags to Riches This user currently has over 10,000 munny!
Heartless Hunter This user is a Heartless hunter and has defeated over 2000 Heartless!	Where the Bells Toll This user has sealed the keyhole to Traverse Town. The Adventure Begins!	The Rabbit Hole This user has sealed the Wonderland keyhole!
Junior Hero This user has sealed the keyhole to Olympus Coliseum!	Member of the Tribe This user has sealed the keyhole to Deep Jungle!	Magic Lamp This user has sealed the keyhole to Agrabah!
Honest Soul This user has completed the chapter in Monstro!	Master of the Seas This user has sealed the keyhole to Atlantica!	Pumpkin Prince This user has sealed the keyhole to Halloween Town!
Pixie Dust This user has sealed the keyhole to Neverland!	End of the World This user has sealed the keyhole to Hollow Bastion!	Pooh's Friend This user has sealed the keyhole to the 100 Acre Wood!
Storyteller This user has completed the story section of Jiminy's Journal!	Searcher This user has completed the Ansem's Report section of Jiminy's Journal!	Professor This user has completed the Character section of Jiminy's Journal!
Top Dog This user has completed the 101 Dalmatians section of Jiminy's Journal!	Best Friend This user has completed the Trinity List section of Jiminy's Journal!	Mini-game Maniac This user has completed the Minigames section of Jiminy's Journal!
First Synthesis This user has synthesized his/her first item!	Synthesis Novice This user has synthesized three items!	Synthesis Amateur This user has synthisized fifteen items!
Synthesis Vet This user has synthesized thirty items!	Flying Ace This user has defeated over 2500 enemy ships with the gummi ship!	Test Pilot This user has cleared gummi ship mission 1!
Oathkeeper This user has received the Oathkeeper keychain!	Blade Master This user has obtained all the keychains in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix!	Novice Player Sora This user finished Sora's story in Beginner mode!
Novice Player Riku This user finished Riku's story in Beginner mode!	358/2 Days Master This user has earned all the Trophies for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days!	Dear Diary This user has read all of Roxa's Diary entries!
Special Investigator This user has read all the Secret Reports!	Days of Connection This user has viewed Ch. 1 through 37 of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days!	Days of Reflection This user has viewed Ch. 38 through 74 of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days!
Where the Heart Lies This user has viewed Ch. 75 through 109 of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days!	This user completed Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX and remastered the second year of KINGDOM HEARTS!