The FULL Story of Kingdom Hearts Union Cross (2013 - 2019) in 15 Minutes

[@DasingerVoice]

"Resorting to desperate measures to get lux" * shows footage of paying real world money *

[@twilightsky1580]

where is the lie tho?

[@SuperfieldCrUn]

The best part is the punchline: he doesn't have enough money in his account.

[@RamixTheRed]

That was fucking genius

[@survivordave]

Not only real world money but over $144 😂

[@zankies8735]

Everything is important in Nomura's eyes. But this is incredible for only being 17 minutes!

[@2ZombieChief]

are you saying the whole series could have been solved with your parents debit/ credit card number, the expiration date, and the three numbers on the back?

[@eternalpain7762]

Y'all ever just think about how unnerving the story of KHUx is? The whole data Daybreak thing sounds like the plot of a horror movie.

[@damo]

Especially because they're just kids. Imagine a young kid being given this incredible weapon literally in the palm of their hands and told they have to go out and fight monsters. Join up with one of these 5 teams and form an almost cult like devotion to them, being told to risk their life against stronger and stronger foes in the name of their clan, while gradually believing that any of the other clans could actually be their enemy. Then one day get rallied to go and massacre your brethren, everyone, it doesn't matter just kill everyone that isn't one of us. Unnerving is almost an understatement

[@RamixTheRed]

@@damo This has been said before but the most horrifying part of the Keyblade War is that we all assumed it was a battle against ancient keyblade knights who were masters of their craft, wielding lost power and knowledge that our present day heroes couldn't hope to match up to, and that their power was so great it consumed them and destroyed them all, we all assumed that they were fully trained soldiers who were corrupted by their desire for light and went to war over it. Then we get to experience it, and it's armies of child soldiers fighting each other for a cause they didn't understand, in a doomed war with no victor, all because of one madman's grand unknown plan. Going to the Keyblade Graveyard and knowing that every last one of those keys belonged to a child just. Completely changes the context of everything that happens in that setting. Nomura's did all of this in a fun chibi spin-off browser/mobile game. The absolute madman.

[@Slater2113]

damo279 if only it were being told in a better game

[@eternalpain7762]

@@Slater2113 Wow, I actually had no idea that people responded to this comment. While I really want the KH series to move forward, I think it'd be great if one of the new KH teams was working on a Re: Unionx or something like that. It's such a great story that's hindered by gacha and even more filler than usual for KH games and I think it sorta sucks that so many more casual KH fans know nothing about the coolest arcs in the series.

[@FredMaverik]

are you kidding me? While watching damian's videos a sense of dread was permeating the air. It was like... Darkness.

[@nickhalfmann8397]

The buying Jewels clip! 🤣 Bless you for your services.

[@robbiesilverwolf]

4:02 “they resorted to desperate measures” shows someone spending $145 on jewels 😂

[@knucklesskinner253]

IM screaming at that jewel purchasing bit “despite measures to get lux”

[@torybeaudet3820]

Desperate***

[@DvdLr7943]

4:00 quality👌😂😂

[@Bivizzle]

Microtransactions, the true source of darkness!

[@GlennJimenez]

Funniest joke in the video

[@RisXchTaisu]

I loved this part

[@etherwxlf]

Keyblade wielder desperation!!

[@reidpattis9478]

Holy smokes! He actually did it?

[@AlecdeBoer04]

I feel like we might be reaching the end of the Kingdom Hearts UX story when it comes to the mobile game and that it will all continue in the next Kingdom Hearts Saga. If it's true that all the characters will use the arch to travel forward in time, the same way as Maleficent will, then everyone will get to their place in the story and the continuation of the new Saga can go further again with the original foretellers, Luxu and maybe the Master of Masters.

[@damo]

I agree, it feels like the natural end to the story is coming soon, at least based off what we know from Luxus reports. Now the question is how long will they string us along with filler missions until they want to get to the true final story moments. Of course the story could take another left turn and stretch on for several more years, but I'd estimate we're not going to make it much past 2020

[@AlecdeBoer04]

@@damo Well lets be honest here. From a business perspective they'll probably never end this. UX makes so much money it would be stupid not to continue it. However in the best case scenario it would be better for them to wrap this up, or continue this until the next KH game comes out. I feel like UX and Re:Mind are most likely gonna be a bridge towards the next Kingdom Hearts saga where it will continue with the foretellers. Maybe they could still pull something clever with UX while the next saga continues, but if I'm completely honest it might be better if they wrap this up imo.

[@adrianemanuel7121]

@@AlecdeBoer04 Agreed. The best case scenario is to just finish the plot of UX before the next main KH game comes out and let the next saga continue the story from there. But, as Square still wants to make money, continue the UX services with all of the weekly/monthly events, challenges, boards, P2W, etc., just without updating the story mode portion (no more "coming soon" squares in the mode). A lot less pressure on the team making UX content, and we can see the KH lore in more meaningful graphics with voice acting. Win-win

[@Aquapwnsu55]

@@AlecdeBoer04 I think what will happen, we know after the DLC, there is a back story game to Master Xehanort. If this guys brilliant theory makes sense, and is canon. We would need UX to end to know what happens next.

[@8bitmagic]

Kh dark road will replace kh ux, the story is coming to a conclusion but they want more of that sweet sweet mobile sucker money

[@tevin1357]

Great work as always damo! Doing the KH community a huge favor!

[@gameerick]

so in conclusion we can guess that the black box contains the heart of someone whom the Master of Masters wanted to keep alive in the present time, either his heart, or Darkness's.

[@carlitolol1435]

Or Strelitzia...

[@Growmetheus]

“The traitor is the one who bears the sigil.” Ventus doesnt have the straps making a recusant sigil.... YET UPDATE: 14:37 shows this! What a continuital detail wow

[@kaidoq8647]

SKSKSKSKSKSKS OMGGGG

[@UltimatePower01]

What am I supposed to be seeing at 14:37? I don’t see a sigil

[@UltimatePower01]

CosmicTea I know what it is.. I just don’t see at 14:37...

[@aleisshiki3649]

John Gray I don’t see it either

[@TheHaddonfieldRegistry]

@@UltimatePower01 thats the point, he doesnt have it yet

[@meteornome2556]

Something not mentioned in the video, the Keyblade War is an event that has been going on since the Master of Masters was a child. The war back in his day is what led to the destruction of the original X-Blade.

[@robTCGZ]

Let me say Thank you for this video. I mean it wholeheartedly. Thanks a whole freaking lot for this video. It finally laid to rest a lot of the confusion that I've been having with this particular story. Before watching this video, I had a different understanding of the events, which meant that I've always had this feeling that something was off, really off. Some pieces just didn't fit, and while I had a general picture, I was still confused. Thanks to this video, I was able to understand a very minor, yet very important detail that made everything clear in my mind. I'm referring to the whole data world after the Keyblade war. Basically, I now understand that the whole story in Union X is the alternate data version, and that the true events happened back in Kingdom Hearts chi (which we didn't get). But now it all makes sense. I feel so relieved to finally understand what's going on. Again, thanks a lot. You helped a fellow fan a lot today

[@kinglohgock8169]

Damn i love KH but sometimes i actually get the feeling Nomura is on some Drugs xD

[@lokenontherange]

Any story that took six years to write being told in fifteen minutes would be confusing.

[@sinom]

@@lokenontherange re:mind's re:mind episode alone is a giant mindf*. There are 2 different kinds of time travel in it which intersect with one another. Like how/why does Nomura come up with that

[@magnasupreme]

Sinom he broke a nature taboo

[@paulovinasrocha6166]

@@magnasupreme atleast his crazy ideas are fun to watch

[@MissingMeep]

He is on ÃLL THË DRÜGZ

[@adrianemanuel7121]

"Seduced by the power of darkness/desperate measures" = pay for jewels to get stronger and get more lux. Hilarious editing 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@SweetSoundP0N3]

This whole video felt like a 10 hour journey in a good way! I especially loved that Theory at the end! It sounds like it would actually be a part of the plot!

[@TheRoomforImprovement]

This is an example of the greatest strength and greatest weakness of the kingdom hearts series: it’s strength is the somber melancholic tone it instills in the audience. It’s weakness in that in the authors attempt to connect everything in the timeline each other the story becomes incredibly hard to follow.

[@Nyla_emotes]

Awww I just wanna know more about this MoM... He seems like the god of KH world, deciding the fate of people and even of creating data versions of worlds from the future... I just wonder what is HIS power if he can do all of that LOL

[@Growmetheus]

pupazzetta Well its been about 8 games leading up to Xehanort so hopefully we’ll know in LESS time than that lol

[@WillTheGreatest]

I cant imagine what researching, scripting, and editing this must have been like my goodness well done

[@sixwingedbee81]

Brain leading scala made sense the moment I saw those damn flags. They're his color scheme.

[@elvisbelmonte1575]

Oh my God, this is awesome, there's a lot of Channels doing story videos and stuff ,But you are the best one, congratulations man

[@lunathepurpledragon5843]

i wonder if "the player" will ever meet sora and the other charactors

[@Growmetheus]

LunaThePurpleDragon He did! Remember that five minute button mash? That wasnt for nothing lol

[@lunathepurpledragon5843]

@@Growmetheus ? I don't understand

[@Growmetheus]

LunaThePurpleDragon In the graveyard of KH3. To defeat the demon storm :) all those keyblades and their owners’ names.

[@lunathepurpledragon5843]

@@Growmetheus oooohhhhh that, But aren't we dead in that timeline?

[@Growmetheus]

LunaThePurpleDragon haha yeah but only cuz Ava is biased tsk tsk

[@devegas4910]

This is the most straightforward and helpful summary of this story

[@simssebastian]

Fantastic work and analysis, as usual! Keep it up, it really helps me out.

[@moonblood1721]

Love the shaky desperation of the buying jewels clip...does that make Darklings the final form of pay-to-play players? Excellent video! The theory at the end is quite good.

[@joey5346]

this was phenomenal, awesome story telling and really summarized the unchained events 10/10

[@TheDragonaf1]

Considering the Re-Mind DLC says a "great cost" is loosing your powers. I think the "Great cost" to leave the world line is that everyone looses their keyblade and the power to wield one (we know that Nobodies can have keyblade so why did non of the Organisation 13 Nobodies have them).

[@SoraFan23]

I am so lost. Sora is vanished, Luxu is up to something evil, The master of masters is still out there, and we have no clue why the fore tellers are back. UGH!

[@seantiago544]

This is the type of content I like to see from you man! Just straight story update. Loved how in the end you gave an idea of what you think might happen and your theory about how everyone gets placed in the future. I like it because it doesn’t sound too far and seems reasonable. You’re the best! Also I just beat Yozora on critical mode and he is definitely the hardest person I’ve ever fought in Kingdom Hearts.

[@panick_9550]

Yes a short version to watch before KH3 THANK YOU I appreciate you

[@Jay42207]

The Traitor "The one with the Sigil" might be Ventus possessed by Vanitas, NOT a union Leader, meaning the MoM saw / predicted Ava's betrayal against his plans

[@guardianangeloflight1466]

Thank you for creating this video! I hope you continue to make awesome content.

[@bignosenoats626]

Is brain's name, really brain, because I feel like if it isn't, his real name would be Luxord without the X rearranged. Also the trailer shows that Luxord clearly remembers something as he said "He is no longer going to play dumb".

[@grandmasterjayd1184]

Biggest question I have is, WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THEIR PARENTS?!?! Well if we’re going with the Star Wars and Jedi theme, they were likely taken away from them as kids.

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

Ahhh thank you so much for making this!! This story is so cool and overall epic (and confusing lol) I’ve been trying to find out about it and your video makes it so easy to understand while also grasping the full impact of the kingdom hearts world. I can’t wait to see what happens next! :O

[@Keriaku]

Thank you for making this! I love the story of Unchained Key but couldn't find any videos before this to get caught up. Much appreciated!

[@Mieru13]

Single-handedly the best Unchained summary at the moment. Really great speculation at the end too!

[@alexlamazza3200]

Why are you doing this Nomura... Anyway thank you so much for clearing up this story! I felt like I understood everything about KH since I've played every game except this one to death. It really clears up some plot points!

[@SoraFan23]

I don't know what he's doing anymore. The way he tells stories is just strange and mysterious.

[@alexlamazza3200]

@@SoraFan23 he literally came up with the plot of Re:Coded while drunk. Enough said :')

[@SoraFan23]

@@alexlamazza3200 And people said the KH ReCoded was the worst KH game of all time. Little that they know it would be important to the plot.

[@nick6019]

This video is amazing! I’m a life long KH fan but I’ve always found UX overwhelming, but you found a way to make it simple and easy to understand! Thanks, can’t wait to see what comes next!

[@Squibscirus]

Incredibly well done. Love the little nod towards the microtransactions during the first part, that was clever. You got yourself a new subscriber, keep up the good work.

[@sera.was.a.kyomie]

I am absolutely blown away by the sheer effort put into this video! Its seriously so well done and I appreciate a video explaining the events! Good job man and keep up the hard work 😩👌

[@keikustar]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS my adhd doesn't let me play this game at all, or even watch the cut scenes. this solves like all of my problems!!

[@allennavas3830]

Thank you so much for this. while people complained about 358 having copy and paste with little variation in the missions. Union Cross is no exception; in 358 at least you know there's a beginning, middle, and end to the game. However in Union Cross there's just a beginning, middle, middle, middle, middle, middle, middle, and middle....... I just want an end, that's all.

[@invisibleseeker]

The end is probably when kh 4 will come out lol

[@ZeranZeran]

Dude, thank you so much for all the work you put into this. I thought I would never be able to enjoy the story because I just never got a chance to play it. You explained it so simply and very concisely too, I really appreciate it! I actually feel somewhat caught for the first time since BBS! Lol

[@SammEater]

I think it's interesting that Maleficent seems to have a bigger role than I thought, especially considering how the Disney villains characters have been sidelined since the first Kingdom Hearts game.

[@a.r.k.k.9353]

it would make sense or Master Ava to be the traitor as she bears the mask of the wolf...she's basically a wolf in sheep's clothing. Sheep being "followers to the shepherd" as in they are the followers of the Master of the Masters. Therefore, with her trying to stop the future the master had intended. That makes here the traitor.

[@Growmetheus]

Ricardo Del Barrio ERAQUS... YOU SLY WOLF

[@Incognito980]

God bless Damo 👌🏻 Im gonna send this to all my friends to catch up.

[@Hxyuffycucufuuf]

"The intro is too long, I'm gonna just not watch the video" In all seriousness, great vid! You're putting in work for the KH community and its much appreciated, see you on twitch!

[@damo]

No!!! My greatest fear!!!

[@danielisidoro1599]

Just realized Skuld might be the girl that Lea and Isa are always taking about, the "her" that they joined for. They might be the "two boys" that are mentioned in Secret Report 1, at 14:42

[@lukks16]

Incredible work! Greetings from 🇧🇷

[@crimsoncarson7763]

I get a strong feeling the fortellers will turn evil In the next saga

[@93JB93]

"Evil" from a certain point of view. This upcoming saga potential could really play the boundaries of pushing and pulling the fan base from a narrative point of view. Finally making decisions that have a permanent outcome. Playing from our hype by showing us all POVs. Understanding both sides not wanting either side to lose but we all know they conflict for their appropriate reasons....so much hype!

[@jamison4281]

i would say misguided rather than evil bc they will think they only have one option and that’s the “evil” one

[@damo]

I could defintely see Sora goes against the master in the next saga, not seeing the overall big picture goal the master has. And of course if the foretellers are still loyal to him then yeah, I could absolutely see Sora clashing with them, the chessboard at the end of kh3 seems to almost confirm it

[@WyvernCult]

PHEW thanks for this! i watched everything plot-important to khx and ux but did not retain all of this lol. you’re a lifesaver

[@kyleaguirre10]

Holy crap your heory was almost on the dot+!

[@hiraethofficial2413]

Thank you mate for the summary. Greatly appreciated. Cheers!

[@sarahmoore5364]

YAYYYY- I love these vids!!! Best recaps of KHUx right here. Thank you Damo!

[@emilyownsarat]

Thank you so much for making these videos. It's so helpful.

[@00Monkeyz]

Oh so the box is the arc. Makes sense, a box of key-blade wielders would be worth quite a bit.

[@silmarilion2667]

jesus. kudos to you for understanding all this. ive watched twice and still dont know what the hell is going on. and ive been with kh since the start

[@carlitolol1435]

Basically Ventus killed Marulxia's sister

[@k-k6042]

So UX might be Ending soon, the "Big Finale" might closer than ever. Lets think for a second straight, they havent shown yet Luxord and Demyx's somebodies, stretlitzia's destiny in a future (Probably wont be that relevant). If they all enter the "Ark" lets ask ourselves, ¿Where on Earth is our Player? He or she is obviously cannon could KHUX continue the story but in our player's mission that will problably connect to future KH Games. If this happens, I can see KHUX getting pass 2021 to problably a few more years but if they end the story with the "Ark", the story can end between 2020 and 2021(Unless they keep ading Filler Missions). It's true KHUX is a P2W game but think about the time you enjoyed playing it so much. If KHUX does shut down problably SQEX will open up a similar game remember that KHUX makes a lot of money and it's not overall convinient for them to end the game there, I have a feeling we might be just be seeing more of KHUX soon. Btw your Summary was amazing. Your Theory Fits on the whole Brain part since I can see it Happening, but one of the big questions is where is our Player gonna End or find himself.

[@TheBanishedWind]

"Strelitzia's destiny in the future" Bruh, plz pay attention, Strelitzia's dead. Her murder is one of the central conflicts of Union Cross since it's possible that her killer is one of the new Union leaders and might be the reason the Unchained Realm is being threatened.

[@hemeon]

I saw a theory that Luxord is from Yazora's world because apparently the car driver has his voice? I haven't fact checked this though, but you definitely rekindled my interest.

[@AlmostAnimixers]

Your theories are great and work so perfectly, but I can guarantee that the real answers will be 1000 times more insane than anything we could possibly come up with.

[@Pendragonthegreat]

Plleaaaase pleeeeease update this video to include the ending !!!

[@damo]

Working on it

[@chrisheartman9263]

MoM is Nomura.

[@ruggerprogavlar8866]

Only kingdom hearts could put an essential plot in a fucking mobile game.

[@damo]

I'll do you one better, until extremely recently some of this was only available in the JP only internet browser game, and a couple other parts still are exclusive to that game

[@masterofbreadb]

It really does suck that the story in union cross is locked behind a mobile game

[@monca1222]

I always have to watch one of these each year even though I've played most of the games and whatnot 😆

[@rufusmyoui]

That wayfinder trio theme while explaining the story, I can’t concentrate lol the music gets me 😂

[@superanxiety261]

Thank you for this video man, I had no idea about any of it

[@damo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX6Xo4yanNZ1qNU This one comes right after it, hope you like it too!

[@theseeker8043]

You definitely need to do an ultimate video now that we know the ending of union X

[@TheLemonsims]

This was sooooooo helpful. I've been following the story from the beginning but I didn't realize how much I didn't understand 😅

[@Livael23]

You might have wanted to wait for the January story update, considering it's the last one they announced, and probably the last one in a while ?

[@hybrids5121]

Good lord it’s crazy how the feeler game is actually the first game in this crazy series

[@LadyWednesday88]

really good job with the video damo! cant wait for remind later this month AND for whatever next khux jp story update is. at this point it'd be hard to imagine that it wouldnt have anything to do with remind....

[@noeasyshyba]

Ok so a lot of people are thinking Skuld is the girl that Lea and Isa tried to rescue, what if she is the 'Imposter' but doesnt know it. We already know that Zehanort has played with time and apparently knows at least something about the past and the war. Imagine if Zehanort had somehow gotten to the past and he's the one that Killed Strelitzia (Or maybe it was Luxu or MoM considering they would already know what Xehanort was going to do and it's like a Paradox), replacing her position with someone or rather something like Xion and Replica Riku was. It was mentioned that Lea and Isa went back one day and the girl was gone.. was that when they Sent her back as one of his vessels?

[@amirj5232]

I really hope its revealed that the player is Luxord

[@unsuspecting_man]

What if the supposed Xigbar/Luxu when he is revealed from kh,3 is actually the amster of masters. He only has one eye, he shows the same personality traits, and has the same voice actor. Or what if it is Luxu but in the master of masters body

[@rednoir2268]

But Terra destroyed his eye.

[@georgonio2]

Wow! You did an amazing job!

[@RetroPixelDrew64]

Great work Damo.

[@jamalcolmpayne7938]

I'm curious as to what happened to Daybreak Town. It's completely submerged and it has been confirmed by Nomura that it is in fact, the real Daybreak Town, and Scala was built upon its ruins. Like wtf happened!? He gives us answers that only lead to more questions :/

[@averylewis5203]

So Keyblade wielders are big key wielding jedi time lords that owned a book that told the future. Well damn.

[@fedroger51]

I watched the 5+ hours of cutscenes and then your summary. Still have a lot of questions but I think I get the jest of it.

[@93JB93]

YES!! More content!

[@JeansandJays]

Bruh this video was awesome!!

[@cmlamp]

Ephemer is going to be a part of Sora’s guidance and conscious after ReMind

[@TheBanishedWind]

And hopefully he'll tell Sora about stuff in the past, like Ven's extended past, and maybe where Luxord and Demyx' Somebodies fit into all this. We already know that Lauriam is a New Union Leader and Elrena was in Strelitzia's party.

[@TheSonAchilles]

You’re the Vaati of KH

[@etherwxlf]

Thanks to this, I can FINALLY start KH3 :D

[@Growmetheus]

Lonnie Wright Xbox One?

[@123dundundun]

It was Ava, she obviously killed strellitzia

[@ColossusSteppes]

So the Foretellers also didn't realize that the worlds visited were just projections? I thought it was only the Keyblade Wielders who thought that

[@damo]

They could well have realised, but I feel they were being played just as hard as everyone else.

[@Sjb99-f1s]

How exactly does Luxu transfer his heart around without his Keyblade? I sense this becoming a giant plot hole

[@Mephistel]

Don't worry, there'll be at least 3 games on different platforms to retcon- er, explain it

[@lillyishere9088]

watching this is so much easier than trying to play the mobile game

[@slateoffate9812]

I hope there's one more update before Re:MIND.

[@Ephraim225]

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Whatever happened to just running around Disney worlds, smashing stuff? I want to enjoy these games but they're so complicated, I don't think I'll bother in the future. Especially after watching Melody of Memory; I'm glad I didn't pay money for that one.

[@theemeraldking6180]

I think the master of master is from the future. His history of the keyblade wars are the war we been fighting. The dandelions, birth by sleep, kh1, etc. He set that in motion to change the future he came from. It suck cuz it seem like sora is the key for him to connect to the past and future. Maybe riku too because of his time with ansem and his control of time.

[@Yurikon3]

So... We basically have KH: Snake Eater. The most solid and actually grippling concept, and it is told in mobile game. JustAKHThings... This concept would be potential for Dark Souls kind single player game with multiplayer jolly-cooperation chance (or rival matches). Either one has great gameplay but lackluster story, or great story with lackluster gameplay. KH, try to have both. As side remark: MoM is Laguna Loire

[@roxas336]

This was an amazing recap of everything that happened in kh union cross. Im bout to share this everywhere

[@elfenliedtou]

master of masters wants an end to the cycle of war between light and darkness, initiates 2 wars, one real, one data scaped between light and dark, has his apprentice divide then resummon all his disciples for an unknown purpose, then comes back to a universe where darkness is the divide between worlds of light and the keyblade wars have ended....dah faq is this guys reason???

[@quizboy99]

I still stand by the theory that Kairi's grandma is Skuld

[@Riku70X]

3:59 Perfect visual

[@Kuronoichig01]

YOU SIR ARE A SAINT!

[@CloonieKing]

Amazing stuff, a very clear short summary for something so confusing 😂