Terra's ENDING in Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep is NOT what I expected...

[@TheHeroBleeder]

Honestly my favorite KH quote comes from this game: "your body submits your heart succumbs so WHY DOES YOUR MIND RESIST?" It just shows that Terra despite losing his body Is WILLing to sacrifice everything for his friends by stopping Xehanort.

[@TheQuancy]

My favorite is the axel + xion towards the end of 358/2

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

Almost like he’s… LINGERING, patiently waiting to make things right… I’ll see myself out

[@O_Ciel_Phant0mhive]

ikr :'))) wow.

[@wolfking4556]

Man literally too angry to die

[@MrRobot-0]

Im while terra stlry required him to be dumb as a brick (aka slighly smarte tha DDD sora) he is actualy prety badass

[@Rickardithoo]

“Aqua, Ven, one day i will set this right.” Make sure to remember that line man

[@sneakretster]

That line always gives me goosebumps when we see it again 👀

[@ebisuch]

Damn, that's gonna be the loooooooooong way though ngl xD

[@GuyWithTheCapitalJ]

Ngl that one line is gonna impact so greatly

[@CynicallyGone]

@@ebisuch he’s gonna lose his mind during that whole sequence. Like my god. The excitement and emotion may actually take him out

[@neochozo]

@@CynicallyGone I truly cannot wait to see the entire playthrough of this payoff sequence.

[@kab37]

“Defeat Xehanort and take back your body!” Is the biggest lie since “Current Objective: Survive” from the end of Reach. They were also released in the same year ironically enough

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

Spoilers for Kingdom Hearts 3. It doesn't say what time that will happen. Technically, it does occur.

[@MrRobot-0]

@@Fragmentsinfractals488 but not by LW, that was a a shame.

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

@@MrRobot-0 Spoilers for KH3 Lingering Will goes into the Guardian when the armor breaks, so yes and no.

[@marieporter9488]

@@Fragmentsinfractals488Spoilers for Kingdom Hearts 3 I personally see it as the Guardian was Terra’s heart since his body was possessed, it didn’t become his heart after Lingering Will was destroyed. LW was Terra’s conscious, Terranort was his body, and the Guardian was his heart

[@marieporter9488]

What about the cake being a lie in Portal?

[@redxeno]

Knowing what happens in other games just makes Terra’s story more tragic

[@marquisepixley684]

yeah

[@RCfan234]

the thing i love about bbs is that xeharnort really told the truth about the balance between light and dark. in this case they are on opposite ends where eraqus is using light to destroy and terra uses darkness to protect. i love this series so much

[@MuffinHunterX]

Yeah Xehanort isn't technically wrong but like Eraqus he takes his philosophy to far. That and he's a douche.

[@emanchi8403]

It's crazy to think that the antagonists of KH1 & 2 are technically also Terra's heartless and Nobody

[@leandroroman7053]

Now that I think about it, with all that happened to Terra's heart and body, his darkness may have been taken away for good

[@darkmega24ify]

​@@leandroroman7053super late, but that makes him and Ventus 2 characters who don't have Darkness in their hearts for artificial reasons.

[@blivveries]

Video starts with Mickey Mouse Club March blaring in our ears, ends with a man being possessed and his lingering spirit fighting to the death with the guy who possessed him. Yeah, it's Kingdom Hearts all right!

[@adventmemory2247]

Definitely a kids game. 😂

[@Ryan707_-_]

@@adventmemory2247 that’s why more adults play it then kids ?

[@adventmemory2247]

@@Ryan707_-_ Speaking sarcastically and ironically given how the game, while for kids, has a lot of themes that can truly be comprehended and appreciated by adults. 😅 That's all. 🙂

[@fist-of-doom487]

Everybody keep in mind Xehanort says he’s not in his prime anymore, weaker than he used to be. Xehanort as an old man is moving faster than the eye can see, holding a teenaged boy above his head with one hand, and is kicking your ass one handed. Did Xehanort in his prime bench press mountains?

[@duddude321]

No. He had to use magic to lift mountains because if he lifted them physically they would collapse under their own weight.

[@Some_Random_Guy]

So fun fact about Terra's cape, it was completely absent from the PSP version. Nomura wanted them but the cape physics were too taxing on the hardware. The cape magically spawning from Terra armor after the final boss was added in exclusively for the HD remaster, I guess to keep continuity with KH2's Lingering Will?

[@gajaan316]

Like with Mickey and his shirt? Whats with Nomura and retconning clothing

[@ralfsstuff]

Fun fact: I never even realised he didn't have a cape ingame

[@NarakunoHana100]

@@gajaan316 it's hardly a retcon, they literally couldn't add the capes back then

[@pluna3382]

@@gajaan316 Wouldn't be the first time. When Nomura designed Lulu from FFX, he added as much belts as possible to troll the cinematics staff. Instead the staff just only shot Lulu from the waist up to avoid showing the belts entirely whenever they could avoid it.

[@saxistaja2]

As far as I remember is because the PSP couldn't handle the renders of the cape

[@calebgoodman2076]

“I thought I always had that keyblade!” Yes and no. It’s an upgraded version of its default form with a slight design difference.

[@aidanwow1593]

Zack has the best interaction with Aqua. Also the Keyblade Graveyard is REALLY dark.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

Virtually every attack Terranort uses is a command that Terra can use. He blocks, heals, and even spams invincibility to avoid your combos. Gotta love the mirror boss.

[@MyGalejandro]

I think he also reads your inputs to conter what you do XD

[@Loner098]

Gotta love Birth By Sleep's horribly designed bosses.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

@@Loner098 could you describe why you think this boss is badly designed, please?

[@Loner098]

@@dodiswatchbobobo I don't even play Kingdom Hearts (aside from Chain of Memories on the Game Boy that I didn't beat)! What exactly are you talking about? People keep on talking about how "horribly designed" the bosses are in this game; and Dee will soon understand the design of such bosses soon.

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

@@Loner098 interesting. So what was your thought process on making that reply there? Were you expecting me to agree with you? I very much don’t. And I’ve actually played the game, so…

[@calebgoodman2076]

“Is this young Zack? What is this Final Fantasy VII retcon?” Well... Selphie is a child in Kingdom Hearts despite Leon being the same age in VIII.

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

Now that I think about it, didn't Sephiroth in KH2 say "Apparently, only Cloud is the one who can eliminate me." And considering how a main rule of time travel in KH is that you cannot change events that are destined to happen? Well, maybe some of the FF characters are time travelers, themselves.

[@calebgoodman2076]

@@yourcollegedebt8384 Well... there have been times time travel didn’t follow those rules like the Timeless River but it’s worth noting that there could be multiple methods of time travel that we may not know. There was that moment in III where Sora directly defied the Book of Prophecies but it’s possible the Power of Waking is an alternate form of time travel or it might be a loophole since technically Sora didn’t start traveling through time until after the guardians lost. “And on that land shall darkness prevail and the light expire.”

[@mistydolphin2524]

And Seifer is a child, despite Leon being an adult. Plus both still have their scars.

[@calebgoodman2076]

@@mistydolphin2524 True. Squall is supposed to be a year younger than Seifer yet he appears in his mid twenties sporting his beta design. Seifer might still be 18 and if not at least above 15 since he looks older than Roxas. Key words *looks older* since Roxas is technically only a baby.

[@lilli7040]

@@yourcollegedebt8384 Imagine this is the same Sephiroth that also time traveled to FF7 Remake? :3

[@Klffsj]

And now Dee knows why Sora felt familiar to Lingering Will... they met once before. And now Dee knows why Riku was so interested in getting off that island... he had met an outsider (and had previously heard of someone who left). And now Dee knows why Riku was able to hold Sora's keyblade... he had been given the power to wield one.

[@PaulHirnot]

Imagine the mindblown when he'll discover who the guy who left was...

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

Spoilers for Melody of Memory: Riku also wanted to leave because a version of the guy who left (Apprentice Xehanort) send Kairi to the Keyblade wielder through the Ark .

[@Klffsj]

@@PaulHirnot Personally, I'm more excited for him to discover how much of a villain his favorite boss is and will be.

[@Klffsj]

@@Fragmentsinfractals488 Well, Kairi's sudden and mysterious appearance on Destiny Islands-in a meteor shower-did that. That goes back to KH1, I believe.

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

@@Klffsj Spoilers for Melody of Memories: Kairi appeared in the meteor shower because Apprentice Xehanort launched her in an Ark from Radiant Garden. He believe her Heart of Light would attracted her to a Keyblade Wielder, and then as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, he could follow it.

[@rendomstranger8698]

A lot of people try to explain Kingdom Hearts as a story driven game when trying to introduce someone to the series. The reality is, it isn't. It's a character and emotion driven game. It is something you have to experience to understand it. Birth by Sleep hammers this home harder than any game before it. Even more so than 358/2 days (the full game, not just the cutscenes). The end result of Terra's story is pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things. At least until it's brought back into focus later on. The gut punches on the other hand are not.

[@lero9900]

yeah honestly, there really isnt much logic or rationality to the story but emotion really carries it and does it in a way to actually care about everything

[@Cri_Jackal]

Another thing to keep in mind is that Xehanort didn't just take Terra's body, he also took his HEART. Lingering Will is nothing but a lingering will, an echo of Terra, in other words: _a Nobody._ This means that each and every time you've faced Ansem and Xemnas, you were also fighting Terra, Ansem had Terra's heart nestled somewhere deep within him, and Xemnas still most if not all of Terra's memories jumbled together with Xehanort's, glimmers of Terra's personality influences the personalities of both of those two to a noticeable degree. Heck, one scene that gets completely recontextualized is the one in KH2 where Xemnas walks down a long set of stairs and enters a room with Aqua's armor in it, and calls it his _"friend"._ (do note that said scene was added to KH2 prior to the release of BBS in the Final Mix edition.)

[@Ekami-chan]

The scene where Xemnas calls armor a friend was in kh2 final mix, which did came out before bbs...but only in japan, that was also where the secret ending showing aqua, terra and ven came from too.

[@Cri_Jackal]

@@Ekami-chan Thanks for clarifying, I forget where I got that information in the first place, I'll update my comment.

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

Also, Roxas's face is Ventus's face. Xemnas: "So Sleep has taken you, yet again."

[@chabaloo8855]

Lingering Will is actually a spectral illusion, and not a nobody. A spectral illusion is what remains of a person with a great will, it is always attached to an object. The Organisation one's you fight in KH2 are attached to their weapons, where Terra's is attached to his keyblade and armor. Because he lost his body, his armor replaces it and it's why Lingering Will is not a nobody, Xehanort has stolen the body.

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

@@chabaloo8855 Spoilers for Union X about the main antagonist Will is also the thing that allows Darkness to keep their Minds when they don't have a Vessel. When they lose that Will, they become the Heartless, who function on Instinct. This is why Lingering Will's sole focus is beating the shit out of Xehanort, because focusing on anything else would cause the Will to diminish.

[@TimmysohnLP]

The name Lingering Will should be taken literally. Since Terra used his armor a split second before Xehanort possessed him, his will remained in the armor. He still searches for Xehanort and his revenge even a decade later in KH2. Terra met such a terrible fate, you could say😉

[@khmasterva6919]

Mask Sales Man reference

[@TimmysohnLP]

@@khmasterva6919 You got it!^^

[@khmasterva6919]

@@TimmysohnLP lol the Terrible Fate already gave a dead giveaway also nice facts since Terra nobody is in his Armour

[@HarbingerYT]

Just thinking about that scene recently. What was stopping Terra from just dodging Xehanort's heart, or slashing at it?

[@calebgoodman2076]

Riku holding the keyblade was an inheritance ceremony. Remember when Riku said Sora’s keyblade was meant to belong to him? This is one of the reasons why.

[@flux_casey]

It's funny how you can actually make a lot of the lore for KH1 (Riku 'stealing' Sora's keyblade, Squall's speech about there only being one legendary keyblade) make total sense. It just takes realising that the characters saying all that crap don't have a damn *clue* what they're talking about. It's a retcon, sure. But it works because the entire cast of the first game are guessing their way through the plot. The people that actually knew the score are out of the picture.

[@VGInterviews]

@@flux_casey Riku "stealing" the keyblade is explained in the same game, showing that the moment during Destiny Islands' destruction when Riku accepted the darkness the keyblade rejected him and went to Sora (went down the list as someone says) and about there only being a single keyblade master, it was also disproven by Dark Riku Himself since he wields a keyblade, the one that Sora uses to free Kairi, also Mickey himself states that his mission is to find a Keyblade from the Realm of Darkness so since the beginning there are multiple wielders, it is more Riku, being consumed by darkness stating that he is the one who is the true hero of "the story" since Sora abandoned him an Kairi according to him, so I never though of it as a retcon as you said Squall/Leon, doesn't really know what he is talking about he just knows that the keyblade a mystical rare weapon

[@kaebrown5208]

Fun fact! Riku saying "There cant be two Keyblade masters." Is actually a mistranslation. In the Japanese version he says "There cant be two Heroes."

[@VGInterviews]

@@kaebrown5208 thanks! I vaguely remembered something like that but I wasn't sure

[@flux_casey]

@@VGInterviews Keyblades don't reject people for falling to or choosing darkness. Otherwise how many characters would not have them (Riku, Repliku, Vanitas, every incarnation of Xehanort)? Riku, Sora and Kairi got the power to wield the keyblade from Terra, Ventus and Aqua respectively. The keyblade doesn't choose anyone, the previous wielders chose them. It was just a matter of them having the strength of heart to awaken the power. The details are awkward due to it genuinely being a BbS retcon. But that's the current canon.

[@ChimiChi1989]

This iconic night. My boy was so invested he came back for an extra stream. Such a good series

[@Asterious_JP]

15:44 Terra looking around like "Where TF are those voices coming from!?" LOOOOOOOOOLLLL

[@vanguarddude3833]

Hades "name" Terra "Terra" Hades "kinda earthy". It's the little jokes lol

[@chloe-sunshine7]

Reading that just broke my brain for a second 😂

[@NovaAeternus]

it kinda sucks that barely anyone gets that joke

[@zanarkandace6821]

The quality of that joke was so good!

[@vanguarddude3833]

I remember the most broken ability in this game to have was exp walking and just ran around peter pan tree house taped my psp joystick and left it for hours lol

[@bahumut01]

It's still there lol

[@Klffsj]

"What are you doing, Mark Hamil?" I like to think that they got Luke Skywalker's backstory for the sequel trilogy from Eraqus's story in this game.

[@jhakabrammastrielz7912]

DBG: "This is the original trio" Kairi's Grandma: "Long ago, people lived in peace, bathed in the warmth of light"

[@Angie_Creations]

I just thought about that when he said that xD hahahaha

[@luisfernandoleonzayas2979]

And just as the legend said, the Keyblade war begings

[@faizalamirbashiira4565]

But when we talk about trio, they are the OG, since in the way past they don't have a trio

[@jhakabrammastrielz7912]

@@faizalamirbashiira4565 there is a trio way in the past

[@faizalamirbashiira4565]

@@jhakabrammastrielz7912 who were they? The union x gangs? Union leaders? Eraqus's classmate in Dark Road? Perhaps I missed a thing

[@xavieranderson3183]

I really love Terra's final battle theme Rage Awakened - The Origin and how it was remade in the Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix version.

[@Cri_Jackal]

Other way around most likely, the one in KH2FM was probably the original composition, and it's version in BBS was made after as a variation of it.

[@turnedofftvchanel]

It was originally in the japan only PS2 version of II Final Mix in 2007. Birth by Sleep was released in 2010. It was finally released internationally in 2014. The irony is that it was definitive version voice acted in english. Nomura considers english to be the series' true language cause Disney.

[@xavieranderson3183]

Yeah, the details were fuzzy with me lol

[@Ekami-chan]

What's really awesome about the theme, is the violin..That you can also hear in Xemnas's boss theme, and if I remember right in Ansem's, I have started calling it "the terra violin". :'D

[@Churrros]

So here's a fun fact. I work at Disneyland as a steward and my coworker turned out to be a kh fan. One night on our way to the parking lot after work we were chatting about the games and he mentioned that he's actually the voice for young sora in this game. I didn't believe him at first until he showed me the proof, so just thought that was pretty interesting.

[@nicogalax]

Epic

[@AeroWraith901]

My favorite part of Terra's story when he goes Lingering Will. Just shows how determined he really is.....at the same time though.....not a fan of fighting Terranort lol

[@lukasruston8618]

Someone didn't learn to block it seems

[@anthonysaylor8120]

Dee: "This [Wayfinder Trio] was the OG Kingdom Hearts Trio." Me: _chuckles in Chi_

[@mitsunitaiko1742]

You might see the whole Terra trusting Xehanort dumb because Xehanort looks evil but that only works as a spectator's point of view. If you were at his place, so reality for you, you can't think at a meta level like "this guy looks evil so he probably is", so from Terra's perspective, it wasn't absurd to trust his master's long life friend who gave him what sounds like good advices in a situation where Eraqus can't advise him

[@TheQuancy]

To me, Kingdom Hearts is like the MCU, Different games come together to make 1 story

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

Perfect comparison

[@nicodalusong149]

Sounds like smash more that MCU. More accurately, sounds like Namco x Capcom or it's successor Project X (Cross) Zone, or the great granddaddy of crossovers Super Robot Wars.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

@@nicodalusong149 He means more in the sense that the KH franchise writes its story across multiple installments. Not necessarily in that it’s a crossover. All the kh games are connected with eachother after all, just like the MCU.

[@nicodalusong149]

@@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE It's a crossover of sorts but yes, I get what you mean. The thing is that the MCU sections off its stories. No character specific enemies ever pop up in Avengers movies. It would be more connected if you still have such characters around even in the background just like how you've got other Organization 13 members doing stuff off-screen while other things are happening in the foreground in KH. Just to expound: KH is different since it's an original story that just happens to roll in disney properties because that's the gimmick of the series so to speak. MCU on the other hand is a bunch of different stories that just happen to exist contemporary to each other with the crossover stories taking place whenever the heroes don't need to bother with their own rouges gallery because they've been dealt with in a previous character-specific story. It's the reason why I compare it more to the games that I did (save for Smash) since they do the exact same thing of being wholly original but bringing in other known IPs.

[@kyleaustin4182]

Including an overarching, deluded bald guy with a god complex who turns out to be responsible for most of the turmoil. Surprisingly enough, those arcs both ended the same year, when Endgame and III came out in 2019

[@rodanyo]

I like the fact that Terra's story goes very paralel to starwars: the old thinking was that the light must overcome the darkness when in reality there must be a balance between both. Then we have the dark master with a capable pupil from the light with some inclination to the darkness, to become his succesor, on in this case, his new vessel

[@VGInterviews]

One of my favourite parts in the whole series is the battle with Eraqus, because it shows something important, just as we have seen it many times before we know you can be consumed by darkness in your pursuit of power, or when you give in to negative emotions, but this shows that you can also be blinded by light as Eraqus was, even if he had noble intentions he KNEW that he was wrong by attacking Ventus and Terra, his total aversion of darkness in any shape led him to misuse his light. And this makes it all go full circle, just as we know you can use light for good and darkness for Evil, we've now seen the opposite, as Riku by the end of KH2 is able to use darkness for good without being corrupted and now Eraqus has shown you can use light for bad things, light and darkness are more like an energy to be harnessed (of course without getting into UX spoilers since I think that is a different kind of darkness)

[@lilchaos9212]

Yeah, and then we later see Sora himself in KH2 and Kh3 use darkness for good. It comes down to the reason behind it: WHY are you using light/darkness. Riku in KH1 used darkness for himself, to get stronger, whereas later in KH2 he uses it protect his friends and help Sora. Motive matters.

[@kingleonidas2182]

This is when Kingdom Hearts takes a turn for me. It’s not just Sora goofin around. Now we have real incentive to find out what happens next.

[@0neSky0neDestiny]

I'm glad he feels op and all, but I'm sad that he didn't try that much in combining commands, imagine if he would have geo impact, earthquake or meteor, I remember the feeling of getting those omg was amazing And maybe he would recognize the commands when Terranorth is attacking you with them

[@noobkilerv2]

Y'gotta love how Terra's apparent Precognition is NEVER brought up. In this game or any game after.

[@KHhero]

Nomura interview said it's not Terra's precog it's just teaser imagery for the player supposedly

[@Painocus]

@@KHhero I took it as just the game's way of visualy showing a "sensing potential" kinda thing.

[@Azure9577]

What is the apparent precog? I don't know what it means

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

@@Azure9577 Seeing things in your mind eye before they happen, apparently.

[@Azure9577]

@@Fragmentsinfractals488 oh ok

[@sylxeria]

When you beat Mr. X, you were so thrilled (Understandably so too!) that you missed his defeat dialogue: "Only now, have I truly won..." NOT something you wanna hear when defeating an antagonist haha Congrats! Two more characters to play through and you'll be on your way to the next game/movie. Coded I think?

[@totalradlad]

I honestly hope he either just plays Re:coded or skips it outright. The gameplay is great, but the story is pretty much completely worthless and boring and a summary would be just fine.

[@KHhero]

@@totalradlad recoded movie scenes wont unlock the secret ending without watching 100% of cutscene, unless he just skips directly to the youtube upload lol

[@calebgoodman2076]

“Do my deck look good?” It’s fine but I do find it a little weird you put so many magic skills with Terra. Nothing wrong with it but magic is Aqua’s specialty.

[@KerryStar]

And he also use keyblade with -2 magic stat

[@sodathejunker]

Kingdom Hearts is a jigsaw puzzle where after you put it together it’s a Where’s Waldo spread. The more of the games you play and the story you put together, the more of the greater picture you see and then you can really have fun theorizing and drawing lines and finding new things. As an OG player with the start of the franchise, my favorite memories have always been theory crafting about the series with friends and then getting either affirmation or (in best cases) completely mindblown by reveals in the following releases. I’m loving seeing your journey and you having these same experiences.

[@supremefankai5480]

I love it how after lingering will kicks Terranort's arse he pops out the cape. Of course they couldn't program the cape in regular gameplay but still needed the armour to have the cape to be consistent with the super boss fight with LW in KH II. Ah the constants of handheld devices and the things developers do to navigate around those problems.

[@OracleEND]

This stream was fire especially coming back to finish it later that day 😂🔥🗝

[@leemaster777]

"But no, it's the same freaking Xehanort, he just freaking did a Captain Ginyu on it" This is both hilarious, and oddly accurate.

[@michaelgillespie9112]

Something I've noticed that confuses me, because we never get an explanation, is that Terra for some reason gets random glimpses into the future. When talking to Xehanort in the Keyblade Graveyard about Vanitas, he gets a glimpse at the end of the game, and when talking to Riku, gets a glimpse of Future Riku. I think on a meta level, it's meant to show the inspiration of Anakin Skywalker in the character of Terra, who was very good at sensing the future through the Force. Could he wrong about that though. Doesnt explain it in universe either.

[@aidinexmachina4232]

That's right, DeeBee Xehanort pulled an Orochimaru & made 3 of himself

[@CasualGamerDude]

I love how Kingdom Hearts always finds ways to fill in Pieces of the Puzzle that you dont even think are lost pieces. Thats how good these games are, you could anaylize all the missing holes and plot points but you dont. because the game is so entertaining, the holes fill themselfs. and the imagination and wonder of realizing that those holes were there to fix in the first place is what makes this series so powerful.

[@lilli7040]

And also make new holes of the jigsaw that you didn't ask for xD It fills them in but it just adds more pieces to the puzzle pieces that you're always going to be left incomplete (until maybe if the game is officially finished in its entirety but I honestly doubt it even then)

[@ThoraxetheImpaile100]

DBG: "Kingdom Hearts is like a jigsaw puzzle." Me: "You have no idea."

[@victorholowinski4619]

This also explains why Ansem was at Destiny island years later in the beginning of KH1. He was there before, and now that he was getting older he remembered through Terra's memories of a young boy (Riku) who would make an excellent new vessel. He comes close to possessing Riku as well when you fight him in Hollow Bastion he is nearly fully subsumed by Xehanort.

[@Ethan_Wheeler]

One of the things I really love about Kingdom Hearts is that every game in the series plays differently with different mechanics and different feels to it. No one game feels like you're playing something else. Kingdom Hearts 1 distinctly feels like Kingdom Hearts 1 and Kingdom Hearts 2 distinctly feels like Kingdom Hearts 2. Nothing remains the same. And even though Kingdom Hearts 3 has little bits and pieces from a lot of the other series I wouldn't say that Kingdom Hearts 3 handles like any of the other entries.

[@viruschris3160]

Oh my gosh! You got to this part! And it's everything I've wanted to see! You did pretty great against the final battle. Can't wait to see your run on Ventus next. The ending of that is going to mess with you so much! And "Space Pikachu" that's a good one! XD

[@joshz2491]

This is my favorite story of the whole series, you have a long emotional road ahead of you. Terra is only the beginning.

[@Nite-Rise]

Wow. You did amazing during that Terranort battle. You’re no rookie anymore.

[@aidanisachair]

It's neat how Zack is in the KH prequel game in the same place where Cloud is in KH1

[@BrianR246]

Nomura is just a story telling genius. Just wait until you watch Back Cover and Union Cross cutscenes. Nomura just keeps blowing the fans minds.

[@xaleypoo4779]

37:30 Even bigger than that, the keyblade that chose Riku was Kingdom Key, which was why he was able to take it so easily from Sora in KH1.

[@SleepyPopups]

Idk why it went to Sora instead tho, i guess because of all the "not fearing the darkness" thing?

[@xaleypoo4779]

@@SleepyPopups It went to Sora because Riku went to the dark side. The Kingdom Key is the keyblade of the realm of light, so it didn't accept a dark wielder and fled to Sora, the nearest light heart.

[@chrismiller3548]

This is my favorite sequence in any kh game. So much emotion, the music is amazing, very dramatic, and terras anger is so well acted. The reveal at the end is also so good

[@jacobg6628]

Good job on him finishing terras game. He’s got real determination to play on critical while having a crap deck. One curaga and a bunch of mid level spells drove me crazy to watch but damn if he didn’t stick it through and beat it like a boss. It’s both impressive and frustrating. BBS is actually a good story as it more than any other KH game is a straight up tragedy and I appreciate it for that

[@thatguy5876]

55:06 still one of the most powerful moments in the series to me. Ven is like 16 here and is asking his friends to kill him so that he doesn't inadvertently cause them or anyone else harm with the x-blade

[@ryaku5]

He's missing so many treasure chests and good commands. I hope someone tells him that he should change out the ones that are already maxed out and explore the maps a little more. He could have had Mega Flare by now.

[@nicogalax]

Nah, megaflare is not important, Ars solum is

[@AsadKhan-ic9qi]

@@nicogalax it is important for grinding.Though you could switch it out with Meteor, that’s a bit annoying.

[@AsadKhan-ic9qi]

@@nicogalax but yes ars solum is way cooler.

[@lamapel]

You made the right decission to play the game with Terra first, then Ven and then Aqua. This way you unravel the story much better. BBS is one of my favorite Kingom Hearts games. *Edit*: If you play all of the kingdom hearts games: There is a mobile game, play it (or look it up) before you play kh3! There is so much important stuff to learn from it, that isn't really explained in Back Cover.

[@AngelOfNoMercy]

@33:48 deebee remember in the lingering will fight he said "your not the one i chose, where is he." the blade sora wealds it was meant for riku not sora, but due to riku investing in the darkness/and sora having vens heart the blade chose sora instead. remember they argued about it in kh1, sora's keyblade was terra's and it was meant for riku not sora.

[@AngelOfNoMercy]

this is also what triggered lingering will into thinking sora WAS xehanort he has ven's heart someone close to xehanort [so it looks like he absorbed ven] and wields riku's keyblade [so it looks to him like sora stole it.] linguring will is terra but it has a very......"simple/boiled down" mindset. its basically a REALLY REALLY OP duhallan/living armor its still terra but a more one track mind terra, if someone's gunna die then it thinks [oh no i have to save them] if it looks like a xehanort, quacks like a xehanort then to it it's a [XEHANORT.....]

[@AngelOfNoMercy]

because its chi-blade not keyblade, its greek for "x" or chi/kye.

[@AngelOfNoMercy]

theirs keyblade and then key-blade [which is a very specific weapon you will see later on]

[@Kerubu]

I really can't wait to see his reaction to Ven's route, it's my favorite. Hope people tell himm how to meld time splicer. It's Ariel Slam lvl4 + Stopga lvl4 and has 100% success rate to meld.

[@Kerubu]

No one told him how to meld chaos blade and he was only one step away with dark haze there.

[@AsadKhan-ic9qi]

@@Kerubu or Meteor and Meteor Crash

[@destroyerkitty9434]

The fact that Ventus, a child, resorted to asking his friends to put him out of his misery. Kingdom Hearts definitely has a consistent theme of lost innocence.

[@Felnal]

16:58 I see that Dee has already suppressed the memories of Deep Space.

[@SamRegan610]

I am so glad I started watching your KH stuff after Sora came to Smash, I probably wouldn’t enjoy the gameplay of KH myself but I am thoroughly enjoying the stories and experiencing the games as blind as you are

[@timelordacaelus5959]

54:20 Its a Greek letter that is pronounced similarly to "Ki" or in this case "Key". It doesn't really mean anything other the writers wanting to imply the significance of this particular key blade.

[@dollmaker6599]

Regarding the capes, their absence was due to technical limitations from the console (psp), canonically they always had them, that last scene where the cape appears was largely made to not break continuity.

[@AgeofJP]

50:42 Terra experimenting with his new powers shortly after embracing the darkness and slaying his master: "Wow that is so cool!...LOVE it!...Geez!"

[@MAK3030]

Oh just you wait DeeBee…. The worse is yet to come 🗿

[@supersonicheroes]

I missed part 2 of your stream, but watched it afterwards. I am constantly amazed by your level of commitment to this series, even going so far as to stream it twice in one day to reach a satisfying ending point. I am excited for Ven’s story next.

[@cherrymixie844]

I was there for the livestream but I missed out on part 2! 💖💖💖💖 I 🤓🌻🥳 I thought it was awesome that you streamed two times just to finish what you started, Dee! ✨✨✨✨

[@cardinmalone4974]

It's more than "holding the Keyblade". It's an inheritance ritual that allows the user to one day wield of their own in the future. Remember how Riku told Sora in KH1 at Hollow Bastion that "You were just the delivery boy."?

[@marvin3992]

To unlock the ultimate secret you need to collect all of the xehanort’s reports, yup all 13, just like every game, almost like a coincidence if you ask me, nothing intentionally going on there, it’s just always 13 reports, no significance at all. Anyway collect them for the “Secret Episode” .

[@justinperez977]

Fun fact that I learned recently is actually a key moment of this game. We know that Sora is the one link to every important keyblade wielder in the series, yeah? One thing that bugged me though is what exactly was his connection to Terra. At first thought you think oh its because he's friends with Riku and Riku has a connection to Terra. But there's an even closer connection that I learned of. I never noticed that even though Riku gains the ability to use a Keyblade from Terra, he doesn't actually get one until 2 when he is no longer completely dark and is deemed a true wielder of both light and shadow. And although theyre similar to keyblades, his Soul Eater is not one. Well the reason for this is is that when the events of 1 happens and Riku gives in completely to the dark and to Ansem he loses that ability that Terra gave him to wield a keyblade. So what happens to that power? It passes on to the next available candidate, Sora. Sora already had the power from Ventus but it lies dormant. That power isn't awakened until much later through Roxas. His original keyblade power is passed on from Terra to Riku to him.

[@RikThunder33]

Eraquis' blood-curdling scream is haunting. "EEEEEEERRRGGH!!!!"

[@DJAB87]

Mark Hamill's expertise at work.

[@jckspacy]

Yes! I wanted to see if you caught onto the Xehanort stuff. THAT is why Xehanort looks so young when we reach Sora's timeline. He's essentially an older Terra, but with Xehanort's heart and darkness. Meanwhile what's left of Terra is waiting in the Keyblade Graveyard. Another small piece of trivia is when Lingering Will said, "I've met you before. No, you're not the one I chose. Where is he?" to Sora. He's referring to Riku since he passed the Keyblade power onto him. Kind of makes you wonder what he would do if he saw Riku. Anyway, great playthrough, my dude! Can't wait for you to do Ventus and Aqua next!

[@KingKyuu]

alsoif you remember during the cut scene before the lingering will fight, he says "Aqua... Ven... A Keyblade? Who are you? I know you. We've met before, way back when. No, that wasn't you. You're not the one I chose. Where is he? Xe...ha...nort... Is that you? Xeha...nort... Xehanort!" and now we know who the "you're not the one i chose" part is referring to riku

[@jb0258]

As a huge fan of the series since 2005 and as someone that grew up along with the games, it's such a great feeling seeing your excitement for the first time with all of this. It reminds me of how I reacted to each game as they new and I was slowly figuring things out and getting questions answered, but then made 2x more of them lol. Except the only difference is you're getting to experience this in a much better time frame lol

[@domoru5264]

Ah yes Terra Skywalker I hope you enjoyed his story also don’t forget to do the mirage arena with him for it is MANDATORY to unlock the final episode bc Aqua and ven get all their Xehanort reports just by going through the story

[@Darrky92]

Regarding the X-blade, the actual character used in the subtitles is a greek letter, 'chi', read 'key' so it's kind of a pun. The ultimate keyblade is... the keyblade.

[@neon618]

I’ve been waiting for him to know about Terra/Lingering Will since it’s such a good story. BBS really helps fill in the gaps of the other games and just gives everything more meaning.

[@greenblob3244]

You can use the d-links to heal real quick in a pinch. That’s the only time I ever used them lol

[@PheonixFire]

And thus Terranort is formed and quotes FakeAnsem's KH1 final boss spiel.

[@taqresu5865]

Congratulations on your victory Dee. Starting BBS on Crit (and still going with Crit) on your first Playthrough. And a shoutout to Burnwolf for the amazing opening to your streams and the Melding advice he gave you. I didn't know if you were a bit too confident after LW, or just crazy, but you pulled it off. I will say this though, don't expect to breeze through this game once you hit the post-game content, BBS has a... very demanding Platinum Trophy.

[@jennavalerius4051]

15:14 Definitely was the reaction I was hoping for. Our boy Zack Fair 💙 😍

[@Nirvash33MX]

Remember? When you fought Lingering Will, he said “Are you the kid i met before, No, you arent”, or kinda like that, he was talking about Riku… Kinda SPOILER **** Riku was talking about a boy that left the island time before, this is explained in KH Union Cross, this boy was Xehanort…

[@Cri_Jackal]

Explained in Dream Drop actually.

[@Klffsj]

Technically, you should be able to figure it out when you meet Young Xehanort in DDD, since we see him in here when Riku talks about him.

[@Ekami-chan]

Nah, it's said in BBS's reports or Xehanort's letter that it's Xehanort.

[@josephwilliams2406]

12:55- I'm happy that he knew from looking at his back just who he was facing. I know if i fought him, having played as him i would've cried Probably

[@NineWhile9]

I could have sworn he started a Ventus Play through idk if it got deleted I didn't get a chance to watch it

[@CrossOutBryce]

2:37 I literally screamed YES!!! when he finally figured out the Shotlock and then NO!!! when he decided for some ungodly reason NOT TO USE IT

[@teh_via]

And it's begin

[@yourcollegedebt8384]

And so, the warrior's story comes to an end. His home, friends, and very body had been stolen from him. And yet... Through sheer force of will, his spirit lingers on. He has made many mistakes, but one day, he will set things right.

[@anthonysaylor8120]

Oh, if you want to make your Command grind easier for later playthroughs, using Victory Pose in your deck after you defeat an enemy will be worth your while

[@Ronldbx6]

Can't wait for him to finish ventus story and the ultimate face reveal. 😉

[@danielmajor3777]

56:19 the fable "x-blade" that's heard over and over in the BBS in a nutshell.

[@anthonyflohr58]

I think we all wonder why the greek letter "X" had to be pronounced the same as the word key

[@aerialmacaroon6312]

It technically does have a different sound but for what ever reason they decided to make it sound exactly like a regular key blade so yeah it is annoying

[@MementoDespair]

Finally in just two days I have caught up with the vods! I am gonna start watching on Twitch now and also one of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Videos isn't in the playlist and also the on where you watch the seceret ending

[@PlotaniumAlloy]

I'll laugh when he finds out there's another Xehanort report in Terra's story and he needs it to unlock the secret ending also for the fact that he will never experience the awesomeness that is the rhythm mixer command style because he doesn't pay attention to the sticker album.

[@Alvlan230]

When Riku take the Terra Keyblade, mark him as a future user. That's the reason that in KH he said Sora's Jey it's for him. But Riku fall into the darkness so the kingdom key search from another user.

[@RenatoGPadilla]

I love that Riku got Terra's Keyblade, but since he gave into the darkness and doomed the Islands in KH1, the Keyblade went to Sora instead... Speaking of Sora, FIRST MENTION OF HIS DAD! Also, can we talk about how people in the Island still apparently talk about [KHDR SPOILERS]? Imagine if the islanders are the missing people from KHDR...

[@mirania1634]

I love the Kingdom Hearts story and the way you show it. Liked the Video before it started.

[@jacobburnette6345]

I remember in this fight in his story was such a pain in my butt back on the PSP when it came out because my PSP analog stick with broke and if I wanted to move forward it would just walk I couldn't run but I could run toward the screen so either I was playing the game incredibly slow or I was playing the game without the ability to see my opponent and this final fight was the only one I was not able to finish I eventually went on to complete all the rest of the stories and wasn't able to do this fight until it came out for the PlayStation 3

[@sophiakon6293]

I really liked that when Terra's lingering will was about to start a fight to gain his body back, you were totally speechless for some seconds. In total shock.