User:JTD95

Joseph T. Dalton

Date of Birth
8th of July 1995
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16th of July 2009
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Hi, I'm Joseph but just call me JTD95 or simply JTD. I do some edits on here when I feel like it/have time. I draw a lot on my spare time and procrastinate my exams.

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Worksheet: Hollow Bastion

Artwork of Castle Gates.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy enter Hollow Bastion at the Rising Falls (逆巻く滝の底, Sakamaku Taki no Soko^?, lit. "Bottom of the Reverse-Winding Waterfall"), appropriately named as there are waterfalls that run up instead of down. This area, as well as all other areas on the bottom reaches of the castle, contains magical bubbles that can transport the team under the solid water, or can be frozen to be used as platforms. Jumping on icy floating rocks and ledges takes the party to some broken stairs with a lift at the end. The lift takes Sora to the Castle Gates (正門, Seimon^?, lit. "Main Gates"), the main entrance of Hollow Bastion which is made up of a set of balconies and lifts running both outside and inside the castle. From here, the party can travel down into the underground water system or enter the castle itself.

Going down the nearby platform or leaping off the edge of the balcony takes the party to Base Level (基部, Kibu^?), an area full of ledges, switches, and enemies. Successfully climbing to the balcony near the entrance earns extra treasures, while taking a nearby bubble carries them to the Waterway (虚ろなる城：地下水路, Utsuronaru Shiro: Chika Suiro^?, lit. "Hollow Castle: Underground Waterway"), where a series of gates, switches, and bubbles must be navigated to operate the castle gate controls. Off of the Waterway is a small room called the Dungeon (地下牢, Chika Rō^?, lit. "Underground Dungeon").

Artwork of the Entrance Hall.

Going through the doors at the other end of the Castle Gates area takes the party to the massive two-level Entrance Hall (虚ろなる城：エントランス, Utsoronaru Shiro: Entoransu^?, lit. "Hollow Castle: Entrance"), where a fight against Riku takes place. To continue onwards through the castle a puzzle at the end of the hall must be solved. When solved it'll allow access to the second half of the Castle Gates. Taking the left door in the Entrance Hall leads the party to the Library (虚ろなる城：書庫, Utsuronaru Shiro: Shoko^?, lit. "Hollow Castle: Archive"), which is also the site of a large puzzle involving organizing the Hollow Bastion Library books. The room also contains one of the world's save points. After the world's Keyhole has been lock, Belle, Yuffie, Leon and Aerith can be found here.

Also accessible from the Library is the first of many entrances to the Lift Stop (トロッコ乗場, Torokko Noriba^?, lit. "Minecart Boarding Place"), a junction point for many of the castle's lifts, which snake throughout the castle through magical tram lines. Each route is separated from the others by mystical barriers, and many passages and hallways also converge at this hub. The ceiling of the Lift Stop is decorated with stained glass.

Artwork of the Castle Chapel.

By taking the lift on the other side of the Castle Gates, the party can continuing up the castle to reach the Great Crest (虚ろなる城：大紋壁, Utsuronaru Shiro: Daimon Kabe^?, lit. "Hollow Castle: Great Crest Wall"), which consists of three large balconies on opposite side of the castle's enormous Heartless emblem. From the first balcony, Sora can travel by use of the castle's largest lift, and after a slow journey across the front of the bastion, the party is dropped off at the second balcony. From there they can take the Lift Stop up to the third balcony, which further leads to the next area, the High Tower (高楼, Kōrō^?, lit. "Skyscraper"). Located here is a smaller Heartless crest that can be moved to create a route up to the upper levels of the castle. The High Tower is divided into two areas which is connected by a passage through the Lift Stop. At the second level of the High Tower is an entrance which eventually leads to the Castle Chapel (虚ろなる城：礼拝堂, Utsuronaru Shiro: Raihaidō^?, lit. "Hollow Castle: Chapel"), where Maleficent is fought. After her defeat, a portal to a secret area of the chapel can be temporarily found here, leading a fight against Maleficent in her dragon form. The portal later appears again for a fight against Xemnas.

After defeating Maleficent twice, one of the walls to the right of the Castle Chapel will reveal a hidden entrance. Through there the Lift Stop can be quickly accessed which ultimately leads to the Grand Hall (虚ろなる城：大広間, Utsuronaru Shiro: Ōhiroma^?, lit. "Hollow Castle: Grand Hall"), where the Princesses of Heart are held captive and the Final Keyhole forms. Inside the Grand Hall is a Heartless Emblem-shaped portal leading to a small dimension known as the Dark Depths (闇の淵, Yami no Fuchi^?). Here, Sora and company fight off the Behemoth guarding the Keyhole from being sealed.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Riku inside his old room, reliving memories of the past.

In Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Hollow Bastion appears within Castle Oblivion as a memory. The world can be explored through boxed-in areas that draw heavy inspiration from the various balconies across the castle, as well as the Lift Stop areas. In cutscenes, areas such the Castle Gates, the Library, the Entrance Hall, and the Castle Chapel are visited. The secret part of the Castle Chapel also serve as arena for the fight against Dragon Maleficent

When Riku visits the memories of Hollow Bastion, a new area called Riku's Room is shown in cutscene. It's quite similar to the Library in design, but is a lot smaller with also a bed in it.

Kingdom Hearts II

Main article: Radiant Garden

Kingdom Hearts coded

Hollow Bastion I

In Kingdom Hearts coded Hollow Bastion is divided into two worlds. Hollow Bastion I and Hollow Bastion II. The former one is very similar to the Hollow Bastion from Kingdom Hearts. The Rising Falls are briefly seen in cutscenes, but Data-Sora's real journey here starts at the Castle Gates (正門^?).

He then goes to the Waterway (地下水路^?) as soon as he finds the gate is locked shut to find a way to unlock the gate. After opening the gate, he soon joins with Goofy at the Entrance Hall (LL) (エントランス(下部), Entoransu (Kabu)^?, lit. "Entrance (Lower Level)"). After examining the Heartless slot on a door, Data-Sora and Goofy visit the library, which is broken down into Library 1 (書庫1, Shoko Ichi^?, lit. "Archive 1"), Library 2 (書庫2, Shoko Ni^?, lit. "Archive 2"), Library 3 (書庫3, Shoko San^?, lit. "Archive 3") and Library 4 (書庫4, Shoko Yon^?, lit. "Archive 4"), to search for the missing emblems. Data-Sora also chases after Donald in the Waterway.

After the party is set, they travel to the Great Crest (大紋壁 ^?) via a huge lift, leading to the High Tower (高楼^?). After obtaining the last emblem, they can finally chase after Pete who waits in the Grand Hall. Data-Sora encounters Pete and Data-Riku at the Keyhole / Chapel (鍵穴:礼拝堂, Kagiana: Raihaidō^?, lit. "Keyhole: Chapel").

Entrance Hall (UL) (エントランス(上部)^?)

Grand Hall (大広間^?), Data Tunnel, Central Corruption

Area Map of Hollow Bastion I in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Hollow Bastion II

Hollow Bastion II is set within Data-Riku, who is lying comatose in the Grand Hall. Entering Data-Riku will take Data-Sora to Inside Riku's Data (リクデータ内部, Riku Dēta Naibu^?), where five doors are located. These five entry points lead to desaturated versions of pasts worlds from the game that are overrun by Bug Blox.

Inside Riku's Data, the main hub of Hollow Bastion II.

The first door takes Data-Sora to the Destiny Islands (デスティニーアイランド, Desutinī Airando^?). The second takes him to Traverse Town, divided into the First District (1番街, Ichiban Machi^?) and Second District (2番街, Niban Machi^?). The third takes him to Wonderland at the Clearing (中央広場, Chūō Hiroba^?, lit. "Central Square"), leading to the Lotus Forest (ハスの森, Hasu no Mori^?). The fourth takes him to Agrabah at the Cave / Hall of Beginnings (魔法の洞窟始まりの間, Mahō no Dōkutsu Hajimari no Ma^?), where he must travel backwards out of the cave to the Cave / Entrance (タイガーヘッド, Taigā Heddo^?, lit. "Tiger Head"). The final door takes him to Hollow Bastion's Chapel (礼拝堂, Raihaidō^?) where he encounters the bugged Data-Riku.

After clearing all five doors, an exit appears leading to a side-scrolling segment through Inside Riku's Data, and ends with an encounter against Dragon Maleficent at the Chapel (Dragon's Lair) (礼拝堂(竜の間), Raihaidō (Ryū no Ma)^?). Data-Sora also revisits the Grand Hall before a 3D shooting segment takes place in the Data Tunnel (データホール^?). Data-Sora then fights and defeats Sora's Heartless at the Central Corruption (変異データ中枢, Hen'i Dēta Chūsū^?, lit. "Central Data Mutation").

Area Map of Hollow Bastion II in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Worksheet: Radiant Garden

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

The Fountain Court of Radiant Garden.

The Central Square (中央広場, Chūō Hiroba^?) is a square located in the middle of the world. Going northwest will take the protagonist to the Gardens (庭園, Teien^?). Going east, the protagonist will find a flight of stairs leading to the Front Doors (正面扉口, Shōmen Tobira Kuchi^?). Another flight of stairs going up will take the protagonist to Hollow Bastion. Back from the square, going east takes the protagonist to the Castle Town (住宅街, Jūtakugai^?, lit. "Residential Area"). From here, the protagonist can access Merlin's House (マーリンの家, Mārin no Ie^?).

Once the protagonist leaves the Castle Town, there is a path that will lead them to the Fountain Court (噴水広場, Funsui Hiroba^?, lit. "Fountain Square"). The upper section (not the middle) of this place is the Aqueduct (水路, Suiro^?), Radiant Garden's irrigation system. Past this place is the world's Reactor (動力炉, Dōryoku-ro^?, lit. "Power Reactor").

The Central Square has another door, past two flights of stairs, one on either side, which will take the protagonist to the Entryway (エントランス, Entoransu^?, lit. "Entrance"). Past that are the Outer Gardens (城外庭園, Jōgai Teien^?, lit. "Outer Castle Gardens"). There is a secret door in the middle of this place, which leads to the Purification Facility (浄化施設, Jōka Shisetsu^?), which is situated below the gardens.

Area Map

Kingdom Hearts II

The Town

Radiant Garden Shops.

Sora first arrives in the Radiant Garden (still known as Hollow Bastion at the time) at the Marketplace (商店街, Shōten Machi^?, lit. "Shopping District") which houses the world's Moogle shop, as well as Scrooge McDuck and the accessory, weapon, and items shops of his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Down the stairs past the item shop is the Borough (住宅街, Jūtakugai^?, lit. "Residential Area"), a residential area where Merlin's House (マーリンの家, Mārin no Ie^?) is located. It's also the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee's base of operations and leads to the world 100 Acre Wood.

Continuing on, leads the Bailey (城壁広場, Jōheki Hiroba^?, lit. "Castle Walls Square") which allows a look of Villain's Vale and access to the Restoration Site (建設中通路, Kensetsu-chū Tsūro^?). After the events of the first journey to Space Paranoids, the layout of the Bailey is altered; the outer wall of the city has broken down, and the Castle Gate (城門前, Jōmon Mae^?, lit. "Gate Before the Castle") can be accessed through the Bailey. The Restoration Site contains the equipment used to restore the city. It is also changed after the first visit to Space Paranoids, which allows access to two new treasures. At the end of the Restoration Site is the entrance to the castle, Hollow Bastion.

Outside of the Town

If the protagonist goes to the Castle Gate from the Bailey, there is an old gate similar to the one in Kingdom Hearts. From the Castle Gate, the protagonist will reach the long and winding Ravine Trail (谷間の道, Tanima no Michi^?) that eventually leads to the Crystal Fissure (結晶の狭間, Kesshō no Hazama^?, lit. "Crystal Interstice"), a small cave-like area with glowing crystals. This leads to The Great Maw (大渓谷, Dai Keikoku^?, lit. "Great Valley"), a large area where the Battle of the 1000 Heartless is fought. The next and last area is the Dark Depths (闇の淵, Yami no Fuchi^?), where Sora and his friends encounter Xemnas, Saïx, Axel, and Maleficent.

Area Map

Villain's Vale

Villain's Vale.

The Bailey has a good view of the Villain's Vale (ヴィラン砦, Viran Toride^?, lit. "Villain's Fort") which is an unreachable area in Kingdom Hearts II. Villain's Vale contains a room inside, also known as Villain's Vale (ヴィラン砦の一室, Viran Toride no Isshitsu^?, lit. "Chamber of the Villain's Fort"), which acts as a base of operations for Maleficent and her forces of darkness. The Vale contains a small, ramshackle set of towers arranged in a castle configuration, rising from a pile of ruined masonry and machinery. After discovering that Maleficent had been defeated, Pete showed up here to see if it was true. He found an empty fortress, but was soon greeted by a resurrected Maleficent.

When Sora and co. first arrive in Hollow Bastion, at the base of the Vale is a swarm of Shadow Heartless. Leon and the rest of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee wish to restore the city, but first need to get rid of the Heartless. After the Battle of the 1000 Heartless, the base of the Vale is no longer surrounded by Heartless. The Heartless were amassed together by Maleficent and Pete for their army and then used to attack Hollow Bastion. The Heartless, however, sided with Organization XIII and did not finish attacking the city.

Villain's Vale appears in several flashbacks seen in Timeless River. As Maleficent treats Pete badly after his failure, the latter begins wishing he could return to the old days when he captained the Steamboat Willie. In response, the worlds gave Pete a doorway to his past to atone for his mistakes. He shows the door to Maleficent, who orders him to go to the past and destroy the Cornerstone of Light so that they may take control of Disney Castle in the present. After losing Hollow Bastion to the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, she deems the crumbling fortress unworthy, and begins searching for a new, grander castle in which to rule, setting her sights on both Disney Castle and the Castle That Never Was.

Castle

Access to the castle is very limited in Kingdom Hearts II. During the second trip to the world, the way to the castle is unlocked and leads to the Postern (城通用口, Shiro Tsūyō Kuchi^?), the site of a save point and the base entrance to the bastion itself. Going inside, the party must navigate the twisting Corridors (廊下, Rōka^?) before reaching the end at Ansem's Study (アンセムの研究室, Ansemu no Kenkyūshitsu^?, lit. "Ansem's Laboratory").

Despite promotional images and movies for Kingdom Hearts II that depict Sora, Donald, and Goofy in battle in the High Tower area of the castle as it appeared in Kingdom Hearts, the area is nonexistent in the game.

Ansem's study and computer

Ansem's Study was the private study of Ansem the Wise in Hollow Bastion. The room contains a throne and desk, containers filled with hearts, and books. As leader of Radiant Garden, he used it to store his research on the heart. Mickey Mouse and Ansem often talked in there. There is a portrait of Terra-Xehanort in the study, though it is unknown if Ansem or Terra-Xehanort put the painting up there. Behind the painting, it shows the password which are the Princesses of Heart. There is a secret passage in the wall that leads to Ansem's Computer.

Ansem's Computer is a complex computer system used by Ansem the Wise during his rule over Radiant Garden, and later used by his apprentices after his exile. It contains an elaborate network copied from ENCOM, containing the Space Paranoids world, which was updated and modified for research purposes.

The computer once held a vast variety of information regarding many subjects studied by Ansem and his apprentices, such as the Heartless, Nobodies, Organization XIII, and Ansem the Wise himself. However, when Sora, Donald, and Goofy tried to access the information on their enemies, they found that all of it was corrupted, possibly by Xemnas. The only thing that did come up was a picture file of the true Ansem the Wise, leading to the truth being revealed about Xehanort's Heartless.

The computer continues to be used by Xemnas to access the Chamber of Repose located several miles below the factory. While the password to Ansem's D.T.D. dataspace is the names of the Seven Princesses of Heart, Xemnas's password to access the Chamber of Repose is the original names of Ansem the Wise's six apprentices: Xehanort, Even, Braig, Dilan, Ienzo, and Aeleus. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix It also allows access to the Heartless Manufactory on the floor below the room, and activates the laser that transports users to Space Paranoids. On the other side of the computer room is a small balcony overlooking the Heartless Manufactory.