Breakdown: Guardians of Light ~ Kingdom Hearts 3 Analysis

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[@Intellyellthismyoldchannel]

The strongest attack was Aqua telling Axel to sit down.

[@gamerwolf3392]

Lol

[@soul6733]

This section was just pure fanservice, but damn, what a great fanservice.

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

Fanservice isn't inherently a bad thing.

[@FlorianFlorian573]

Arthur Animordonuts endgame is a great example of good fan service

[@skaionex]

Just upsets me cause they are so capable in the dlc but in the main game everyone but sora and roxas felt like chumps in need of help every fight.

[@mdezfire1427]

@@skaionex yeah they made them seem weaker for some reason it was annoying how easily defeated they were

[@joshz2491]

@@mdezfire1427 it doesn’t come through in the scene but I think the intent was that Terranort is moving so fast when he knocks ven out that the others are in total shock. The stuff in the paired fights in the main game is Sora’s perspective and he only arrives after the others have already been fighting. They all have legitimate reasons for struggling. Mickey is out numbered 4 to 1 Riku is fighting himself while also being outnumbered 3 to 1 and is more preoccupied with Ansem than anything else. Ven and Aqua are not outnumbered but have just returned from spending a decade in terrible situations and are immediately thrust back into combat with only a day of notice. Lea may have combat experience but fighting against keyblades and using one is something super new to him. Kairi is self explanatory. Minimal experience with both combat and a keyblade and fighting against people didn’t happen for her until the Keyblade Graveyard. I actually kind of appreciate that the good guys didn’t automatically win, and even Sora had to rebound from losing the fight.

[@Ultimasorano]

The Riku & Terra bit was my favorite part of this fight. The whole "passing the torch" idea is really cool to me in general. That and I like the kinda big brother vibe Terra gives off in their interactions together.

[@BioRoxas]

Yeah it was a really cool part! I don't think I touched on it in the video, but I love how they turn their keyblades backwards just like the keyblade ceremony. I thought that was such a nice touch!

[@vongolawingjace2364]

I still can't believe how cool it is that Terra takes on two at once, he's just that strong

[@Dreq458]

well he is the tankiest

[@maddiwright1258]

Glad someone likes something about Terra

[@SSlash]

Vongolawing Jace it is a very nice touch tbh and one that can go unnoticed too

[@HeroAndReporter]

There’s a reason why Terranort is one of the strongest Xehanorts behind Final Xemnas and X-Blade wielding Xehanort. The man is a true tank.

[@DissedRedEngie]

@@HeroAndReporter also, his will was strong enough that it created one of the hardest bosses in the series.

[@TheJaredPunch]

The epic battle Riku succeed where Terra failed. Aqua is a savage towards Axel (R.I.P. to his Japanese Voice Actor) Female and Mickey support And finally Ventus and Roxas being friends! Mickey: Let the light connect us.

[@devonheart1029]

Axel's Japanese voice actor? What happened to him?

[@enzotakusurace-san1153]

@@devonheart1029 A few days ago

[@enzotakusurace-san1153]

@@devonheart1029 Was also the Reno's japanese voice

[@domenicobocchetti532]

@@devonheart1029 He died recently

[@phantom-X2086]

@@enzotakusurace-san1153 and Leorio from Hunter x Hunter too 😔

[@devonheart1029]

Jesse McCartney voicing Ventus and Roxas, then they meet each other for the first time! DING!! TALKING TO YOURSELF AS DIFFERENT CHARACTERS!!

[@jordanholloman5907]

Still awesome to see, though.

[@ralphcaluag2403]

There's a Spiderman meme consisting of Roxas and Ventus.

[@SilverJakler]

Also, the slight differences in Jesse's delivery for each of them is a great detail to tell them apart.

[@NinjaWarotMCph]

Notes: The SC Successor actually can be Zantetsuken, which is a huge nod to how both of them also have Zantet. On Terra's Finish command, the wide spinning slashes actually hit *both* of the two Nort-clones he's dealing with. Terra's attack lines are actually dressed, it seems. The clear reason why exchanges between Aqua and Lea seem to butt heads is that Lea is laid-back and has jokey remarks, while Aqua is serious-minded, especially in battle. (Special point out to the fact of their contrasting elements- Fire and Water/Ice) It's also a nod for Mickey in his segment to how he was the coward of the group- not telling the whole truth and such. But there in that moment, it doesn't matter anymore- and that moment alone was enough to redeem himself and his title as "Keyblade Master." And man, we literally got three Soras in here- one backhanded, one on support, and one Synch Blading.

[@Konh-Minh]

Oh, also since it wasn't mentioned, when Mickey pushes back the conjoined Nort beam, he uses a miniaturized Ultima Spell to block the attack. The orb has the same effects as the ultima spell that he casted in the cinematic.

[@mobgabriel1767]

Insert here charii's Voice:sora,not sora,kairi sora,puppet sora,not not sora,sora not sora,digi sora,dream sora,chessora,yozora,digi sora 2 and kairi sora2

[@adonai3676]

Fanservice aside, this section of the game really brought that mystical feeling like I felt in KH1. Maybe it has to do with the deep blue background with the light effects, I don't know (whenever I would dream or think about KH3 it would be like this). But this part felt so tonally well done and epic. I get goosebumps whenever I play Mickeys song in my head, it's a perfect blend of heroic and desperate. Harkens back to KH1 when they had to pick 1 scene for Mickey to be in, where he had his first big impact on our hearts. And then the beautiful, Fantasia like moment when Mickey passes out and drifts down through the clouds is something right out of my nostalgia memory of Disney VHS tapes. I can't wait for the next games, this is my favorite franchise, but if KH3 taught me anything it's to disengage with KH a little more in times between releases. Especially with the theme of Verum Rex/Versus XIII being "a fantasy based in reality", I hope to live life to the fullest and when it's time to go on another adventure with Sora I'll be ready to answer that call with all my heart. Hope y'all stay safe and healthy!

[@2401blue]

That's a laudable goal!

[@denishenriquedossantos1414]

Mickey out here stealing Squall's Blasting Zone smh my head

[@slateoffate9812]

5:05 Fred: The only tornado of ice and fire!

[@eliz0101]

Omg yes This is my favorite part of remind. Its so cool seeing all these characters together combining their strenght to fight Goatnorts. Not bad for an on the fly team

[@BioRoxas]

Yeah this is one of my favorite parts too!

[@rayasg7326]

2:09 This attack was used in kh2 but with the chakrams

[@BioRoxas]

Ooh right! That's a nice callback!

[@burbotime]

GET BACK!!!

[@esf1934]

Aqua being a mom as usual lol

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

and Lea being that wild big bro that cool with the rest of the siblings and always be there to stand for his siblings, even if that mean to talk back / ignore his parents ...

[@generaljimmies3429]

@@ManusiaKagakRusuh Ah, a song of Fire and Ice

[@allaroundlazy2845]

RIP, I love the video but this is another time no one gives the nod to Xion, Ventus and Roxas team attack. I know it's obvious but I still wanna hear someone talk about basically the 3 Sora's heart protected finally teaming up and going against the guy that technically partially help shape who they are today. Actually its xion that talks back to Axel on the "Are we alright" part. I dont know why, but Xion and Aqua sound similar enough in this part it gets us all confused.

[@BioRoxas]

Oh rip :< I didn't even think about Xion having any voiced lines.

[@Dreq458]

@@BioRoxas she says "aahhh!", "thanks roxas", "let's work together!", "[combat noises]" and what OP said. we'll hear from her again in.... 5 years.

[@aryaa9900]

@@Dreq458 5 years? Hah! those are rookie numbers. More like 10

[@nathanevans1382]

@@aryaa9900 It took 13 years for Kingdom Hearts 3 to come out, 10 is no better than 5.

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Yeah, we can't wait to hear more about her during the next game ... that is ... If we survived that long ...

[@Rain-kh3kq]

I still think it’s Bs that Ventus wasn’t playable, his such an important character, he should have been playable like Sora and Roxas

[@BioRoxas]

Yeah I would've liked to play as him!

[@nathanevans1382]

At least he was playable at all! Poor Xion was restricted to making a bubble.

[@FormalGibble]

At least he was an ai partner, Terra didn't get anything. No playable or party member for him or lingering will.

[@puck1883]

KH fans often see Roxas and Ventus as the same character (like twins) except one is edgy with two keyblades while the other is upbeat with reverse grip keyblade. Roxas is sora’s nobody but technically We still get to play as a character who looks like Ven.

[@Jaxv3r]

@@puck1883 my favorite BBS playable character is Ven TBH.

[@CaptainRomulusSlag2]

This part and Mickey's part made me cry. It was so emotionally good, even the fights, the team-ups, the animations... Thanks ye for show this breakdown, Bio!

[@finaloblivion799]

Low key, Mickey is an absolute monster.

[@enzoamore8971]

@@finaloblivion799 I'm mad he not playable still

[@notafbiagent473]

@@enzoamore8971 Try dying in a couple of boss battles in KH2

[@maddcruiser8874]

Ventus' particle effects are pinwheels, because AIR

[@maijucarina113]

I am just so grateful to the people who worked on the animations, I can't stop replaying this just to see every bit of it. And the character interactions!! No doubt this just may be my most favourite scene in the game.

[@RagdollArtwork]

I appreciate you repeating the dialogue here, I had a tough time understanding it when I played myself

[@girlintheicysky]

It's Xion who says "we're fine." It's among her datamined voicelines here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noW6eXqcn95kd9U

[@BioRoxas]

Ahh gotcha! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@haroldbaluyottan]

It sounds like aqua too much for me to ever think that's xion

[@girlintheicysky]

@@haroldbaluyottan ...but it is though?

[@elimulvihill4126]

Watching it now Ven's aerial dodge looks a lot like his High Jump animation.

[@BioRoxas]

Ooh good point! I can definitely see that!

[@devinjohnson9133]

Honestly, at 6:24, Miracle Hour tripped me up, because last years KH crossover with Record Keeper had Roxas and Axel as exclusive time gained characters, and Roxas got a special move called Magic Hour, and that tripped me up because I'm not sure if they're both related somehow

[@SSlash]

Devin Johnson magic hour iirc was his limit in Days and an attack for Aqua in bbs, not quite the same attack mind you but it has been used prior

[@devinjohnson9133]

@@SSlash His limit in Days is Event Horizon though, the Aqua version I remember

[@SSlash]

Devin Johnson but doesn’t he have a higher level version to his limit though?

[@devinjohnson9133]

@@SSlash He does have a Final Limit, though I don't know what its called

[@DavidHutchinson0713]

Magic Hour was Roxas' Limit Break in 358/2 Days.... when he's dual-wielding both Oathkeeper and Oblivion.

[@xrubyxlightx]

Loved this part of re:mind. I hope jesse mcvenroxas gets to talk to himself more in later games bc hoo boy, there are a lot of things about ven to unpack

[@OathKeeperRiku07]

Not bad for a on the fly team

[@BioRoxas]

Don't talk! Fight!

[@TheJaredPunch]

Bio-Roxas oof, you don’t have to say it like that.

[@yoshifan2334]

I think Terra’s finisher is meant to be like his Ars Solum animation

[@dzakiabdillah4491]

Finally. I've been waiting for this. For so long. Thank you for this breakdown. Keep up your good work and you're welcome if I reminded you about this. 😊😊😊

[@dzakiabdillah4491]

Roxas was it? You're pretty good with your breakdown

[@SoraKHLuver]

Literally one of my favorite gameplay moments in all of Kingdom Hearts!

[@DotHackHero]

Superb analysis

[@BioRoxas]

Thank you c:

[@DotHackHero]

@@BioRoxas You are welcome :D

[@ronald7795]

I never get tired of these analysis videos. Keep it up!

[@tytydino]

I'd have to agree the banter in this is the best part and the keyhole section man that made me so happy it was so good

[@acehealer4212]

Riku and Terra’s interactions are so good. I got a little emotional when I noticed their command was called “Successor.” Axel and Aqua’s interactions are funny too.

[@thekillercritic3616]

It really is sad that a playable Axel, Ven, Mickey, and Terra is dangled right in front of us but we can't play as them fully.

[@Redxan600]

I'm guessing that you're not satisfied with the new characters we have? Also, what would their play style be anyway?

[@Kyle-fn9tz]

Red Don’t know about Terra but look at Ventus moves in bbs and kh3, his playstyle Is pretty much there in front of us, he should have been playable

[@Redxan600]

@@Kyle-fn9tz That is a missed opportunity, I'll admit that. But I'm wondering if people aren't satisfied with the characters that we have.

[@thekillercritic3616]

@@Redxan600 Forgot to respond. Yeah, I'm not satisfied with the other characters because they're VERY incomplete and can't be used anywhere else. Riku has no airstep and has a crappy air dash, making him stunnily slow in the air, has no magic other than cure and thunder, Aqua in a similar boat(Aside from at least having a decent magic moveset), Roxas has NO shotlock, and no spells aside from water, and Kairi also lacks airstep but at the very least is mostly complete. Add that in with not being able to use them in the data fights or AT LEAST the battle portals, given how Roxas, Aqua, and Riku's battles are just boring and terrible to play through, and yeah, I'd expect more if we're only getting 4 characters to play as and two of which were already playable in the first place.

[@Redxan600]

@@thekillercritic3616 "Forgot to respond." Why don't I believe that? "Yeah, I'm not satisfied with the other characters because they're VERY incomplete" Incomplete? If anything, they are complete. It is what it is. That's how their play style are. And yes, I can agree Kairi is the better one out of the four. "given how Roxas, Aqua, and Riku's battles are just boring and terrible to play through," I know that's just your opinion, but I have to disagree with that. Especially since Roxas's battle with Xemnas along with the team-up with Lea and Xion were awesome, especially with their team attack.

[@NoahRogers19980618]

YES I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BREAKDOWN!!!

[@niathebrave7729]

My favorite part is when aqua and axel interaction.

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

A Mom that was losing her Babies, and A Big Bro that was losing his lovely Lil Bro/Sis ...

[@Shadowkiller-dq2ju]

I want Roxas and Ven interact more

[@prizmastarz742]

This is just a speculation but the part of how Mickey swings the Giant Ultima Beam Sword to the Xehanort Clones, it almost looks like a reminiscent of Zone of Ruin attack (one of the Finish command from re:coded) And ah for Terra's K.blade effect, it seems a nod to the teeth on his keyblade. But that's just me probably. Other than that, heck yeah i've been waiting for this breakdown. Thank you so much for this!!! Always appreciate those little things

[@BioRoxas]

That's definitely possible! I thought maybe it was a nod to the bladecharge command style from bbs.

[@diegolomba2613]

Bio, I would love to see you rank all of the keyblade wielders by how strong you think they are.

[@ralphcaluag2403]

Rox and Ven had a Spidey Meme. Lea/Axel and Aqua are Fire and Water/Ice. Ironic yet funny. Also the Keyblade FX of Terra and Ven are from BbS when they still had their respective keys (Groundbreaker or Earthshaker and Wayward Wind).

[@FFnGV]

Probably my favorite fight in KH3 purely because they use motion blur to make it look so good really sticks out from the normal combat in the game

[@ArrowSlayer]

This entire part was epic!

[@kylegarrett2429]

Not only is it really cool that Lea and Aqua butt heads because fire and ice, but also that they're both the leader-personality types of their respective "trio." They are both consistently the ones their friends turn to when shit hits the fan.

[@zacpadilla2432]

Yes

[@kyrieespayos2580]

No fan service can change my mind that Terra's fashion sense is whack

[@DeerParkD]

After playing KH3 and ReMind so much I get upset how we didn’t get the chance to play as all the guardians of light at least once. All their models fight with us, besides terra. They could’ve done sum similar to 358/2 for more replay value

[@TheDarkFuryKnight]

Sora resurects the universe

[@AuroraPeachy]

aaaaaaa thank you so much for all of your breakdowns! This fight was my favorite part of ReMind!

[@BioRoxas]

Glad you enjoy them ^^ yeah this fight was such an amazing moment in ReMind!!

[@brianlam7879]

(0:22 - 0:34) I always thought that they are the hearts of every world that has exist. (9:28 - 9:48) but come to think about this section; after reconnecting everything, save the guardians and summon a new keyhole to bring kairi back. Does it mean that (I know this is a bit stupid) Scala ad Callum resurrected? Or does the gateway to Verum Rex (Shibuya) open up? (even though it could be a sleep world but the Shibuya of this and T.W.E.W.Y. are not the same according to an interview)

[@BioRoxas]

It's possible! Idk if we've had any confirmation on what exactly it is! I honestly have no idea. I assume all these connections opened up from the power of the X-blade

[@brianlam7879]

@@BioRoxas right, though every heart of the world that Sora unlock in KH2 & D.D.D. sets a new pathway to old and new worlds. (sleeping or not)

[@shielfoxftw8279]

Did anyone else notice that the clones are using Keyblade Transformations when all 12 shoot the laser at Mickey?

[@J_productionss]

Lea and Aqua interactions give me life

[@omegazx3273]

Guardians of Light 💛 vs Replica Xehanorts!!! 💜

[@Redxan600]

The ultimate fan service where you play as everyone.

[@ImThEmAsTeRGaMeR100]

9:10 Let your power explode, do it now Mickey!!!

[@verxys]

Twisting counter was probably a nod to the reversal command in kh2

[@CoBud91]

Terra's hit effects looks like a wayfinder

[@TiredAfTiger]

Is it just me or Ventu's keyblade effects are reminiscent of origami rather than flowers? I mean, origami flowers maybe.

[@Ncholasbloom]

wait a sec now i see why xehanort raised the xblade like that to summon his other selfs to take care of the other lights and he almost did but sora and kairi reconnected them maybe thats what the phrase meant

[@Gamelover254]

I need more Aqua and Axel back talk lol. I mean come on they would make a pretty awesome team.

[@SSlash]

I hope they know how much we eat this shit up, not that I want every big battle to be a spectacle with minimal player agency, but if we can just occasionally have something like this that is nothing but COOL to experience and allows for on the fly character interactions IM ALL FOR IT

[@drakofox1362]

I think that the keyhole part was like a connection to all the world's so Sora could find his friends

[@KingNazaru]

Great breakdown, my friend.

[@keithg222]

Terra stance before he attack is amazing

[@austinjohnsen4430]

R I P Axel’s feelings.

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

Something that I just realized is that all this replica stuff proves that Xehanort is not megalomaniacal. If he were, then they all would've tried to make a grab at the X-blade, but instead all cooperate with no issues between each other.

[@royentendez8424]

Black screen of death! 1:10

[@thomasthecoolkid7228]

Mickey just up and used Excalibur at the end

[@doomguy676]

i have a feeling if they interact in the future Aqua and Lea might not get along well lol. Fire and water and all that.

[@Nathan-ny3xp]

I couldn't watch your whole stream the other day,did you beat lump of horror?

[@BioRoxas]

Not on stream but i did end up beating him! Hate that boss xD

[@Nathan-ny3xp]

@@BioRoxas nice :) did you record it because for all we know you turned them off (not accusing you,just being weary)

[@wettymeister]

the part with mickey was the best moment

[@Jamil1989]

So much for "7" Guardians of Light.

[@truthspreader1996]

Kingdom hearts 3 is a mess.

[@TheElementsAreWithMe]

Well to be fair, their not exactly fighting all 13 vessels.

[@glooplovescheeseitz4563]

0:52 riku isn't even holding his car keys

[@AlexxxMYLSince2013]

I wonder why there arent any subtitles in this fight its really hard to understand what the characters say to each other

[@BioRoxas]

Yeah the mixing was a little odd. I was going to play the clips during the breakdown but it was just so hard to hear.

[@SSlash]

Alex MYL I would say it’s because it’s a gameplay segment but like, they def had subtitles in the midst of gameplay when you’re exploring worlds at other points so who knows really? Maybe they just didn’t get around to it

[@bubblegumkk8158]

Still disappointed that Lost Memory and Ends of the Earth bit the dust

[@marcoa6319]

Is there anything remotely similar with Terra’s moveset compared to BBS? Also, I’m pretty sure that Ven’s finisher is similar to one of his Air Flair variants.

[@BioRoxas]

I think I mentioned that Terra’s is similar to his BBS combo and Ven’s finisher seems to be from one of his command styles! They have the same ending strike with a flurry of slashes beforehand.

[@joshuana5132]

It's not 12. It's 13. You can literally count them if you count the one offscreen in the formation at 0:37.

[@BioRoxas]

I looked at different shots and I always came up with 12 actually! I definitely could’ve used a better shot though since I also thought it looked like there could be one off screen there.

[@joshuana5132]

@@BioRoxas Odd.

[@Dreq458]

there are only 12. they're the 12 original replicas, the failures.

[@Angelwheel]

Refelga is my favorite lol

[@RPGNoZero]

I wonder if it's possible to win this battle without pressing Triangle even once. Just do Riku vs one Replica until the health bar run out?

[@BioRoxas]

That was something I meant to test but totally forgot about :

[@master-of-many-fandoms2020]

@BioRoxas Hey, have you done an analysis of the Mickey gameplay in KH2.5? Because I think u should do that next.

[@BioRoxas]

I have done a breakdown on him actually! Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gailZoOFm6yeqtE

[@RabbitInIce]

💖

[@nathanevans1382]

I still don't get how they lost, Sora beat these guys and he had no help at all, how could 8 Keyblade wielders, 2 of which are Roxas and Terra, the guy that technically beat Sora and the Lingering Will, lose? Those 2 should've been able to solo these guys!

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

The fact that the 12 Replinorts are appear here, that mean Sora, Donald, and Goofy didn't defeat them completely, they're just push them away and keep survive until Master Xehanort and/or The 12 Replinorts decide to leave Sora, Donald, and Goofy ... is it not ? ...

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Also I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks Terra and Roxas are should be so OP that they can duo the Replinorts all by themselves alone ... But in my case, I was way more overestimating them and too much exaggerated to think that they can duo all the Real Organization XIII all by themselves alone ...

[@nonexplicitname]

I could never crop that many people

[@rexecut1oner]

Neat

[@BlayzMods]

Can you do a breakdown on Vexen Boss from kh2fm?

[@davidstoontown5272]

I will Mash triangular button

[@Hyskaris]

6:20 seeing roxas get completely bodied after doing a big ol wind-up attack is really fuckin funny to me. that attacked murdered me so many times in the data fights in kh2, and this one replica just smacks him upside the head and he goes FLYING.

[@dzakiabdillah4491]

Hey, can you do a ranking breakdown formchanges with re:mind one please?

[@dzakiabdillah4491]

I mean, Sora have light, dark, and double form. Why don't you ranking them with the other formchanges

[@BioRoxas]

I did a ranking with the original formchanges! The remind ones sit right at the very top for me!

[@dzakiabdillah4491]

@@BioRoxas alrighty then

[@XxnrxpawnXx]

So I noticed some of the guardians represent a element. Can anyone fill in the blanks? Aqua= water Ventus= Air Riku= darkness Axel/Lea= Fire Sora= light? Kairi =? Micky = ?

[@santajohnsduraorduraclause4678]

How do u get this ending,

[@thekillercritic3616]

Is it possible to die in the Mickey section?

[@BioRoxas]

Nope! You'll just fall down and do the stand up reaction command to get back up. My bad for forgetting to include that in the video.

[@sashinreddy4257]

have you ever thought of doing these for ffxv

[@BioRoxas]

For sure :) making my way through that game right now actually!

[@sashinreddy4257]

@@BioRoxas Nice I'll look forward to it

[@anormalgu]

Is sora an guardian of light too or not?

[@red5158077]

Yes he is.

[@anormalgu]

Ok

[@arthurjones5838]

Lol the worst part is as epic as Mickey was why did dumbass leave aqua alone for 10 years!!!!

[@yungsteven8636]

6:06 LMAO poor xion get knocked tf out

[@truthspreader1996]

A lot of people seem to enjoy this but not me. This type of fanservice was just something thrown at us to distract up from the poor story that is KH3. Great analysis video though.

[@jordanholloman5907]

Kingdom Hearts 3 has way too many cinematics.

[@neighandwhinnymchorse2100]

I literally don't care at all if this was scripted, actually *doing* all this with no idea it was coming and witnessing every event unfold was the most hype shit *ever*