Jiminy’s Journal, So Far | Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix [BLIND] Let’s Play, Pt. 20

[@X1rsch]

28:20 You don't believe so? You've even beheld for yourself Pooh engaging in his morning "stoutness exercises"

[@Soulkrist17]

I have seen him stretching....that's about it.

[@X1rsch]

@@Soulkrist17 Fair

[@takclaw10]

Journal time!! 📖

[@Soulkrist17]

It felt good to get it read!

[@X1rsch]

45:18 Of course the Ansem we've been fighting is real handsome, haven't ya seen the guy? If only I could my hair to look that cool all the time... except, ya know, in the same color my hair already is, not in his silver-white... Wow, New Ansem Report #7 practically ASSAULTS you with the true identity of the wise. The only way they coulda spelled t out any better is if they literally spelled it out... I think they do literally spell it out later.

[@Soulkrist17]

So handsome >_< I feel ya though man, I'd do my hair the same if I could. They heckin' knowledge dropped, but in a way to still have many questions, the best form imo!

[@X1rsch]

@@Soulkrist17 "the best form" Reckon you're gonna like the way the series progresses from here then. Just as anyone will tell ya, that kinda 'answering question only to ask more questions' becomes the series' schtick.

[@rpgmaster1592]

It was awesome hearing your thoughts on the Ansem reports and how close or far you were from the truth. Had me smiling.

[@rpgmaster1592]

They will make a little more sense if you read them in order though.

[@Soulkrist17]

Glad to bring a smile to ya, my friend =]

[@Soulkrist17]

Oh I bet, just need to find em haha

[@perilousplatypus8532]

I might go back to my PS2 memory card and see my completion from my og playthrough now

[@Soulkrist17]

do itttt

[@elufuir2686]

For the engagement! This was actually a very nice baking soundtrack, can confirm that it was wonderful with just the audio.

[@Soulkrist17]

Aww thank you! Now you've peeked my interest: What did you bake and how did it come out?

[@elufuir2686]

@@Soulkrist17 It was a Kaiserschmarrn cheesecake. Double the the baked goods goodness 😋. And the recipient liked it quite a lot!

[@Soulkrist17]

Count me in on this! Had not heard of this so I googled it...they look amazing and fluffy!

[@AxelsVirtue]

Now is a good time to bring this up. The japanese version has some handwritten notes by Sora included in the Journal. (actually written by his voice actor iirc) Sadly they never bothered to localize that part.

[@Soulkrist17]

That's a real shame =[

[@X1rsch]

23:04 DIE-MEX! LOOOOOOOOLLLLL

[@Soulkrist17]

It was a long reading session =/

[@franjmorion]

Let's goooooooooo, journal time! Jiminy is proud of you. I love your theorizing, this Ansem Reports are very... something. Be careful, in the Jiminy's tab there are characters that doesn't appear in other worlds, like Kairi or Pluto or other Organization members that you met in Hollow Bastion but doesn't know his names

[@Soulkrist17]

I def need to clear out the other characters too, good shout!

[@verek357]

Journal day! 1:08 Pretty pictures! I'm so glad Jiminy took the time to draw the 3d models of each character in the journal lol 9:48 This actually isn't true. I only knew this cause I knew he was created for the comics first, and after looking it up he was created 20 years before Scrooge McDuck and Money in 1947. Tho that was his first animated appearance I think Sneaked and Snuck are fine but I'm no english major 14:55 Yea Shan-Yu is an intimidating villain for sure I think the Mushroom XIII enemies only show up after you finish a world 17:33 Oh yea Beauty and the Beast is one of the emblematic films of the Disney renaissance. And with how beautiful that movie is it's not that hard to see why haha 23:27 Oh no :( That's the worst I hate when I accidentally breath in water from the shower 35:53 Triton has seven daughters, because he's the ruler of the oceans. Each daughter is meant to represent one of the seven seas, with Ariel of course being the Red Sea 37:30 "Wow I can see everyones pores! So weird!" - Sora probably 39:38 Yea and they were sick looking golden skull guns too, a shame a lot of players won't see them. It would've been cool to see them use that motif for the crossbow at least 42:14 All caught up ... wait a minute lol 43:49 I pointed this out the first time you read this one a while ago but there is a small translation here. 0 is meant to be 1, and 1 through 8 is meant to be 2 through 9. Don't know how it happened but that is what's meant to be conveyed here 45:18 Big theory time! Always so cool to hear you theorize as your read the reports and go through the game 48:50 There are a few entries in this long list that aren't just different entries for characters you already read about. Many members of Organization XIII (tho they don't say much since you don't know much) and your summons are in here too. So just Chicken Little for now I didn't have as much to say in this one but it was a great watch :) Have a good one Soul!

[@AxelsVirtue]

No 0 and 1-8 is correct. It's the localization of the first game that got it wrong. And then the localization of KH2 corrected that but then changed the negative numbered Ansem Reports to "Secret Ansem Reports". The correct numbering is 0 to 9 in KH1, 10 to 12 added in Final Mix and -1 to -12 in KH2. 0 is meant to be the first entry for both sets.

[@verek357]

Oh shoot, i never knew that. Thanks for sharing!

[@Soulkrist17]

-Jiminy is a good bean! -Hmm, I guess they list where they first showed on TV. -Great villain, Shan-Yu! -I should go explore for mushrooms =] -I tried to be a fish, yet failed haha -Oh gotcha, for the seas. Be cool if he was a 7th son though, to hit on 2 things at once, with a twist. -haha, the pores >_< -Almost caught up 😉 -It’s fun to think up what all this means, be I right or wrong =]

[@Soulkrist17]

Wonder why they changed it, negatives would have been neat tbh.

[@Soulkrist17]

We have a great bit of people with lots of knowledge here, I feel you can all come together to make an awesome picture.

[@martar.2085]

Yup, eye-opening indeed, without spoilers, I'll just say: you're getting close. :D no further comment. :)

[@Soulkrist17]

Always good at keeping the spoilers away but my interest high!

[@Gamelover254]

Thinking faces only! Listening to you figure out the apprentices of Ansem being the organization members was really cool and I was waiting for that reveal lol. And if you recall as you just found out you met number 3, Xaldin in Beast’s Castle. I’ll just list out the members we have so far lol. And don’t worry no spoilers as this is just information we already knew but more formatted (: 1 - ? 2- ? 3 - Xaldin 4 - Vexen 5- Lexeaus 6 - Zexion 7 - ? 8 - Axel 9 - Demyx 10 - ? 11 - Marluxia 12 - Larxene 13 - Roxas Hopefully that makes things a bit more clear. The numbering can get confusing sometimes 😂 I won’t talk about anything regarding Ansem lol. Also after this it’s really interesting to go back to kh1 and read reports 2-9 and see how they differ from the rest. Oh and yeah the Ansem report saying he only wrote number 0 while someone else wrote 1-8 is a typo. It’s meant to say he only wrote number 1 and someone else wrote 2-9. Japanese to English mess up I guess

[@AxelsVirtue]

No 0 and 1-8 is correct. It's the localization of the first game that got it wrong. And then the localization of KH2 corrected that but then changed the negative numbered Ansem Reports to "Secret Ansem Reports". The correct numbering is 0 to 9 in KH1, 10 to 12 added in Final Mix and -1 to -12 in KH2. 0 is meant to be the first entry for both sets.

[@Gamelover254]

@@AxelsVirtue well that’s just confusing now lol

[@Soulkrist17]

It was really cool to learn that! I also love thinking of what this all might mean, can't wait for long-term reveals!

[@Soulkrist17]

Translation and "retcon" changes confuse a lot haha

[@martar.2085]

I haven't watched recently, so, gonna catch up soon. I'll comment after I catch up! :D Anyway, have fun. As I'd already said, KH II is my first KH, so it has a special place in my heart, even though it's not as nostalgic as for some - I first played it, when, just a decade ago, I guess, or less? So no childhood nostalgia, but still something special. Oh, are you reading Ansem reports in this vid? maybe I'll start my catchup with this, then. Heh. Jiminy's Journal's waiting. ;)

[@Soulkrist17]

Good to see you again, Marta, I hope you've been well. And no worries for just catching up, the joy of KZbin is that it's here when you have time for it =]

[@martar.2085]

@@Soulkrist17 True enough! :D hope you've been doing well, too. :)

[@ericaransford9770]

LORE!!!!!! Glad to know we're going to my favorite world next. This is false, the King was not the one to banish Pete. Queen Minnie was. (Buuut they hadn't written that part yet.) Little bit of pronunciation correction here- "Dehm-micks", not "Die-micks". Well, you should definitely watch PotC 2 and 3 before you get to KH3. You know, for reasons. ....Jiminy, I would not call Will and Jack 'Steadfast Friends'. A relationship where one person has to regularly call the other out on his life debt in order to receive any assistance is not a friendship. If you think about it, you should be able to figure out who Ienzo is. Or rather, who his Nobody is. ;) Me, nodding excitedly while you read the Ansem Reports: "Yeah, yeah, that's it, you're finally getting it, yea-nope, that's wrong." (Not going to specify on this, though. :P ) Nooooo don't do that! Jiminy's Journal has information on characters you won't find in the Disney worlds themselves, so you should read through that and double check to see which ones are unique.

[@AxelsVirtue]

Or rather the original japanese used gender neutral wording and the localizers understandably assumed that it must be Mickey and thus translated it to "his majesty" I actually hinted that there was a mistranslation when Soul encountered the dialogue about Pete being banished but wasn't sure if I should outright say what the mistranslation was.

[@Soulkrist17]

Meanie Minnie! ;) -I cannot promise to remember that pronunciation >_< -Idk what you said about watching, but yes? -Jiminy is just trying to stay positive >_< He is writing a Disney story after all haha -I should know who Ienzo is? Oh no =/ -The fun is guessing and seeing what is right over time =] I am sure you were all wrong at some point ;) -I will return to Jiminy's Journal too, worry not. It was just such a long episode =/

[@ericaransford9770]

@@Soulkrist17 remember the rule about Organization names? Add an 'X', mix up the letters, aaaaaaand...

[@Soulkrist17]

Wait..ADD? I thought it was take away the X in their names. or are you saying my thoughts, which is their Org name is just their name, with an X added, and mixed up. I think that's wat you mean. Also, Wait, that's an i, not a L, duh! Zexion, book boy himself!!!

[@ericaransford9770]

@@Soulkrist17 Ding ding ding, we have a winner! You will be given the names of the rest of the apprentices in another report later, so I look forward to seeing you match them up! (Not going to say anything on the others yet :P )

[@risingphoenix2328]

You should actually check the connexion between characters, it's interesting how it changes through the game

[@Soulkrist17]

Oh I def will, but might make that it's own video, as this one was already pretty long. Don't want to make lore vids unwatchable, and I think if I made a connections only video, it would be more digestible.

[@17nationarmy37]

"The only one I had written was Number 0. Apparently he had gone on to write numbers 1-8 himself" TRANSLATION ERRORS!!!!! In the Japanese version of KH1, it wasn't 1-10 it was 0-9. For the English version they made it so that it made more sense to an American audience. (11-13 weren't added until the Final Mix version I believe) For KH2, they forgot that they had switched the numbering system for the Ansem Reports in the first game and kept it as it is. So no, there is no 0th report that you have no idea about, Ansem Report 1 was the only one that Ansem had written, according to this Secret Report 2.

[@AxelsVirtue]

Also, the Secret Ansem Reports where originally Ansem Report -1 to -12. The original numbering worked much better imo because 0 being the first entry for both the normal and negative sets makes way more sense.

[@Soulkrist17]

This is always good to know. Weird when major games miss something easily so important.

[@Soulkrist17]

Ehh, I think negative and secret make the same sense, as they both use vastly different names, but I do think negative is cooler.

[@Joe50639]

wait i was right about multible Ansems? i was just speculating

[@Soulkrist17]

I am thinking the same thing now, so much to unpack here and we are still missing tons of info!

[@Joe50639]

any plans of going to the under dom some time down the road?

[@Soulkrist17]

We did...and I got wooped >_

[@takclaw10]

Needless to say don't answer his lore/story questions unless he asks for it.

[@Soulkrist17]

You're a good egg here! I am just theory crafting, which is tons of fun, especially since I clearly DON'T have all the information yet =]

[@martar.2085]

I'd never. I hope. Discovering stuff with stuff in stuff of stuff by stuff is half the fun in KH!

[@Joe50639]

So Jao is basicly a dwarf .... big guy still best

[@Soulkrist17]

So much the best!

[@takclaw10]

He may or may not be on to something....

[@Soulkrist17]

I hope I am at least in the right state of thought haha

[@perilousplatypus8532]

In regards to the ansem reports, Spoilers dearie

[@Soulkrist17]

Well duh :P I wasn't asking for clarification haha

[@rpgmaster1592]

The Jiminy missions are not that hard. You just need to know HOW to do them.

[@Soulkrist17]

Might ask for help when it's time then, but not yet.

[@rpgmaster1592]

Might be good to save the missions for last and do it as a stream. That way you can get immediate help if necessary.

[@Soulkrist17]

Lots will be done via stream >_