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| [[Image:DIworld.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Destiny Islands]], the first world seen in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.]] | | #redirect [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Worlds]] |
| A '''World''' is a location that appears in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. Serving as the "levels" for the games, [[Sora]] and other characters are charged with visiting and protecting them through the course of the series. By defending the worlds from the [[Heartless]], [[Nobody|Nobodies]], or other enemies, Sora keeps the [[Darkness]] from spreading and the worlds from being manipulated or destroyed.
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| Each world that appears in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series has its own distinct look, and for the most part hold true to the movies and cartoons they are based off of. Often the plot of the game in that world will be based on its original source. Almost all worlds can be visited in the course of the game and are part of the playthrough; there are exceptions, though, since some places can be seen in cinematics but not actually accessed by Sora's party.
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| It should be noted in this context, that "world" is not as we know now, synonymous with "planet".
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| ==World Characteristics==
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| [[Image:Deep Jungle (Tree House).jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[Deep Jungle]] from ''Tarzan'' is the area based on the most recent Disney animated film to appear in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.]]
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| There are over twenty worlds that have appeared in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series so far. Most of them are based on [[wikipedia:The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s animated features and contain locations and characters from or inspired by the films. As a result, worlds are greatly varied in apperance, style, and nature, as their sources range from the oldest cartoons created by Disney to more current movies in the Disney canon. The oldest source is the 1928 cartoon "[[wikipedia:Steamboat Willie|Steamboat Willie]]", used as a basis for [[Timeless River]], while the most recent inspiration for a world from Disney's animated features is 1999's ''[[wikipedia:Tarzan (1999 film)|Tarzan]]'', the source for [[Deep Jungle]]. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', two live-action films, ''[[wikipedia:Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Tron (film)|Tron]]'' served as the foundation for the worlds [[Port Royal]] and [[Space Paranoids]].
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| In addition to the Disney-based worlds, eight worlds are exclusives that were created by game developers [[wikipedia:Square-Enix|Square-Enix]] just for the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. They are not part of the Disney film canon, nor Square-Enix's games canon, but do tend to be populated with Square-Enix characters, especially from the ''[[w:c:finalfantasy:Main_Page|Final Fantasy]]'' series, as well as the occasional Disney character or original characters created just for ''Kingdom Hearts''.
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| Some worlds have names that don't seem to accurately reflect what is found there. A famous example is [[Neverland]] in ''Kingdom Hearts''; Sora and company get to go through [[Captain Hook]]'s ship and fly around the Clock Tower, but never actually reach the island Neverland where [[Peter Pan]] and [[Tinker Bell]] live. To further confuse things, some worlds in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' contain what could almost be considered sublevels or second worlds within them, such as the [[Underworld]] at [[Olympus Coliseum]] or [[Christmas Town]] in [[Halloween Town]].
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| ==World Party Members==
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| [[Image:AladdinCG.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Aladdin]] serves as a playable character in [[Agrabah]] in both ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
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| In certain worlds, a character from that area will be available to fight, and can replace [[Donald Duck|Donald]] or [[Goofy]] in the party. ''Kingdom Hearts'' had six such worlds with party members.
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| *[[Deep Jungle]]'s playable character is '''[[Tarzan]]'''.
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| *[[Agrabah]]'s playable character is '''[[Aladdin]]'''.
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| *[[Halloween Town]]'s playable character is '''[[Jack Skellington]]'''.
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| *[[Atlantica]]'s playable character is '''[[Ariel]]'''.
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| *[[Neverland]]'s playable character is '''[[Peter Pan]]'''.
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| *[[Hollow Bastion]]'s playable character is '''[[Beast]]'''.
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| ''Kingdom Hearts II'' increased the number of worlds with party characters to nine, putting a party member in almost every Disney-based world. Three characters from ''Kingdom Hearts'' returned for battle: [[Aladdin]], [[Jack Skellington]], and [[Beast]], although Beast was moved from Hollow Bastion to his own world. [[Ariel]] reappeared in Atlantica, but no longer as a party character, [[Peter Pan]] became a [[Summon]], and [[Simba]] became a party member. Also the game added two party members with the same name as another; Jack Skellington and [[Jack Sparrow]]. This is rectified for gameplay that Sora refers to Jack Sparrow as Captain. To make the world-based party members more useful, special attacks were developed for each character that Sora could call on in the heat of battle. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' also included the first ''Final Fantasy'' party character, [[Auron]], and allowed Sora to fight alongside his best friend, [[Riku]].
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| *[[The Land of Dragons]]'s partner character is '''[[Fa Mulan|Mulan]]'''.
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| *[[Beast's Castle]]'s partner character is '''[[Beast]]'''.
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| *[[Olympus Coliseum]]'s partner character is '''[[Auron]]'''.
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| *[[Port Royal]]'s partner character is '''[[Jack Sparrow]]'''.
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| *[[Halloween Town]]'s partner character is '''[[Jack Skellington]]'''.
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| *[[Agrabah]]'s partner character is '''[[Aladdin]]'''.
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| *[[Pride Lands]]' partner character is '''[[Simba]]'''.
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| *[[Space Paranoids]]' partner character is '''[[Tron]]'''.
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| *[[The World That Never Was]]' partner character is '''[[Riku]]'''.
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| ==Travel==
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| [[Image:Gummi-ship-3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Gummi Ship]]s allow travel between most worlds in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.]]
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| Travel between the worlds is normally impossible. The worlds are all protected by dimensional barriers that prevent outsiders from entering for the most part. However, these barriers can be broken, resulting in a meteor shower in that world.
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| In ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', [[Sora]], [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] use the [[Gummi Ship]] to travel between worlds on the World Map, an event that serves as a mini-game between areas. Some worlds require certain special [[Gummi Blocks]] to access; for example, a special Navigation Gummi must be installed by [[Cid]] to unlock a second set of worlds in ''Kingdom Hearts''. Once they reach them, the party can enter and then depart each world through its [[Save Point]]s.
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| Three worlds can only be accessed by entering through other worlds and do not directly require use of a Gummi Ship:
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| *[[100 Acre Wood]] via Pooh's book in [[Traverse Town]] (''Kingdom Hearts'') and [[Hollow Bastion]] (''Kingdom Hearts II'').
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| *[[Timeless River]] via the Hall of the [[Cornerstone of Light|Cornerstone]] at [[Disney Castle]].
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| *[[Space Paranoids]] via [[Ansem's computer]] in Hollow Bastion.
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| It should be noted that in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'', there are no Gummi Ships; the worlds Sora visits are recreations from his memories from the first game brought to life on each floor of [[Castle Oblivion]].
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| There are three known ways to travel through the worlds:
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| * Piloting a Gummi Ship; as Gummi Ships are composed of fragments of shattered barriers, they are capable of passing through them.
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| * Utilizing the [[Corridor of Darkness|Corridors of Darkness]]; this is a faster means of travel than the Gummi Ships, but those who use them are at great risk of being destroyed by the darkness.
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| * Teleportation; [[Merlin]] was able to teleport himself, Sora, Donald, and Goofy from [[Hollow Bastion]] to [[Disney Castle]].
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| ==History==
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| According to the story told by [[Kairi]]'s grandmother in the Hollow Bastion's Library, long ago there was one single world, that was constantly bathed in the warmth of [[Light]]. When people began to fight over the Light within their world, [[Darkness]] appeared in their hearts, and the world was consumed. However, fragments of light remained within the hearts of children. From this light, children were able to rebuild the lost world. But darkness still existed, thats why the worlds are separate from each other, divided, waiting for the true light to return. (It should be noted that this story is considered to be a fairy-tale, and should not be considered an accurate account of history).
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| Prior to ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', the worlds were surrounded by barriers, to prevent outside interference, making it impossible for different worlds to have contact. The arrival of the [[Heartless]] caused the barriers between the worlds to crumble and disappear, and some worlds were even consumed by the Heartless. [[Gummi Blocks]] are actually pieces of these broken barriers. The metaphysics of this prior to ''Kingdom Hearts'' is unknown, but will probably be revealed in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.
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| It should be noted that: as the [[Keyblade]] master, Sora was originally told by Donald not to meddle in the affairs of other worlds, as doing so would negatively affect the natural order of the universe; however, he quickly realized that he had to interfere in order to protect the worlds and their inhabitants.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Star]]
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