Kingdom Hearts 3: Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas Boss Fight #22

[@DreamerTrain]

4:55 Vanitas: Darkness Sora: Light Vanitas: Darkness Sora: But why- Ventus: But why darkness? why not light? Vanitas: I am darkness. Ventus: Darkness? Vanitas: Darkness. Ventus. Okay.

[@Tounsi-Prime]

Dreamtrain This joke is just a pancake

[@Creature_of_the_Land]

Vega The Matador okay I believe you

[@cash2995]

You are right rikau do our best

[@DenisK21]

Master Xehanort; As I recall, you couldn't even handle your own darkness. Later sees Terra hijack his own enslaved shadow and wreck house. Master Xehanort: ...Well, so that's what my words taste like.

[@LuckiSir]

Pretty much Sora and the gang were tearing his plans apart by the minutes, and he had to improvise

[@jcasella78]

He learned from failure

[@sakonan4883]

Terranort: how Terra teleports behind Terranort and grabs him by the face Terra: shut your damn mouth

[@Splunkmastah]

This is the best summary I’ve ever seen.

[@christophersanchez7731]

To be fair that’s not his darkness that betrays him but Terra I think until now Terranort has Terra’s body, but his soul and will resides in the Lingering Will, after being destroyed, Terra’s soul flows back into Terranort, making him complete but liable to be turned by Terra as he did later on which was his undoing

[@thegarboarto]

"Vanitas you don't have to choose darkness!" "I choose darkness." "Ok."

[@Alovon]

"I Believe you"

[@Geznoo]

Ven: Well Sora I tried. Talk no Jutsu's just not for me.

[@Xirnatts]

Sora: "NOT OK!"

[@789syrus789]

You can’t choose darkness if you ARE darkness silly.

[@harryunderwood8535]

Best AI 01 And yet in BBS Ven said the same "my friends are my power" speech Sora keeps making. One of these is not like the other....

[@ElickFlash]

When Ven and Sora try to talk to their brother about his suicidal tendencies

[@Arkaeus04]

Liquid and solid snake relationship in a nutshell

[@mistamemewide]

Imagine if Roxas and Xion were there. Vanitas: “What are you guys...” Ventus: “Vanitas this is a intervention.” *_Sora, Roxas, And Xion would nod._*

[@789syrus789]

Stephen Reed He then proceed to laugh his ass off.

[@xacmashe3852]

"IT'S NOT A PHASE!"

[@grimmhighkicks3131]

Bet Vanitas would be fighting all his relatives at the end of it.😂

[@ApexGale]

"We should be free to choose" "But Ven, I chose to be an asshole because I like it" "Ok lol"

[@lyanaara970]

it was Vanitas the one who said, ok, right?

[@larannoir]

No Ven responded Ok because Vanitas chose who he wanted to be and Ven can’t change that.

[@lyanaara970]

@@larannoir but Sora was talking to Vanitas when he said: how is that supposed to be ok? Vanitas..

[@larannoir]

Lyana Ara He said that because Ven was just letting it go and Sora didn’t agree. The Vanitas at the end was him expressing his discontent to the subject in question since Ven wasn’t

[@lyanaara970]

@@larannoir in that case shouldnt he said that ( or even look) to Ven instead of Vanitas?..

[@gamersyax120]

0:36 AQUA: RELEASE MY FRIEND HEART VANITAS: NOPE ME: L O L

[@The_Esco]

I remember that from my first play through I thought it was a dialogue overlap but it’s legit lol

[@Mimo-uw2ph]

This is beautiful

[@river_g]

Esteban Gutierrez It is a dialogue overlap tho

[@LuckiSir]

Terra's eyes though when he came back, bruh you can see the red in his eyes as they cried.... YIKES THATS SO SAD, but also so good that their united

[@whatif9854]

Oh my god you actually can! That's such a small detail, they totally didn't have to include it in the game, but damn it just makes this scene THAT much better. Great game man, holy shit 10/10

[@vulpesvulpes6464]

I noticed that too the first time I watched this cutscene while playing the game. Such a nice and beautiful touch!

[@sendAJtospace]

The way Vanitas went out fit him perfectly. He stood by what he represents, without faltering like everyone else did. He owned what he is, because that’s the *way* it is, and I can respect that.

[@QuanBrown27]

ohmyGUHDness I hear you.

[@black-redpill2614]

The scene hits different after KHUX

[@SporeYoLimit]

No one actually comments about the fact how well Haley Joel Osment voiced Vanitas? Dude that conversation gave me the chills

[@BrittaKittyNeko]

They have but people are giving his voice acting so much shit and I honestly was okay with it. thought it was personally even better. ;-;

[@lyanaara970]

yes, he made an amazing job here!!

[@docilecatfish1370]

BurittaKittyNeko I really disagree, Vanitas sounds like a weird gremlin in this game. I prefer BBS edgy Sora over this one. Honestly his character has been kinda ruined. Sure he was an edge lord in BBS but he was still a cool villain in a Saturday morning cartoon sense, but now he’s become kind of a creepy jobber.

[@The-Beyonder]

@@docilecatfish1370 If you notice the voice actors cleverly distinguished the clone voices (Roxas Ventus/ Sora Vanitas) It was so weird could easily tell who is who and having their own voice.

[@ObitoTHEwraith]

@@docilecatfish1370 but he was a jobber in bbs too aqua kept whooping his ass then he would act like he was letting her off lol

[@amberanime]

I like Vanitas his no nonsense reply here. Most org members seem to go down semi redeemed, or at least friendly ish way (which I don't mind honestly but it does make me happy it didn't happen to all of the darknesses) Vanitas is just like, I'm darkness, It's nothing personal, this is just what I am, i'm fine where I am thanks, deal with it. I also like his answer when asked why he is on the side of darkness. he IS darkness. It's almost funny even. vanitas doesn't need to be evil as darkness does not equal evil and light does not equal good in this franchise. (Something we have already seen for example in Riku). Maybe he will come back at some point as an anti hero of sorts. Maybe not. Maybe he just went back to Ven's heart. Either way however I think the way he went down here fitted him very well.

[@zebra7736]

I really liked the line to Sora “I am the part of Ventus that was taken away, and you are the part he needed to be whole again.” Newfound respect for Vanitas as a villain

[@lyanaara970]

Amberanime, i hope he will be back, he is my favourite villain because he is so interesting and scary. As he said he is part of Ventus and Sora so as long as they exist so does he. Im sure he will be back to where he belongs someday, but theres no hurry, i like him this way! :-)

[@AchillesofOblivion]

I don't know why they argueing against him. He literally is darkness.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Eh, darknes is mostly evil, and your happy vanitas is the same 2D villain he was before.

[@lyanaara970]

@@fightingmedialounge519 i dont he has ever been a 2D villain. But he is darkness himself, what other choice could he really take?

[@pleasemyytcommentsaredumb.8189]

Aqua: *cries to Terra* Terra: *cries to Ventus*

[@1cheness]

Me : Cries for all of them.

[@furiouskillerGaming]

Aqua: Am I a joke to you?

[@richardshiflett5181]

Terra gonna hit up Aqua later. They have a decade of sexual frustration to work through.

[@butt5ful]

Pretty Handsome well Aqua is the only Keyblade Master out of the three. Aqua: Ven go play with your Chirithy. I need to teach Terra some private lessons.

[@TheNamelessOne888]

Aqua: "The friendship between boys... it almost makes me jealous."

[@EJAXK13]

The three Wayfinders... has find their way back together again. 😢

[@xansaibot3134]

Jacob Dahl thanks to our boi Sora!!!!

[@LordOfDragons4122]

Has found*

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Ven: We the one who decide who we are ! Van: I choose the darkness ... Ven: Okay, I believe you

[@claireaquos6532]

Sora: HOW IS THAT OK?

[@johnathonturner2279]

Was that a Just a Pancake reference?

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

@@claireaquos6532 Ven & Van: Because this is Kingdom Heart, Nothing make any sense ...

[@claireaquos6532]

@@ManusiaKagakRusuh It never promise it would 😏

[@VervaraRozthan]

Ouchie ouch

[@Cjslvdr]

Terra in BBS: Aqua...Ven... one day, I will set this right. Terra in KH3: One day I will set this right. Me: omyghod!!!!!!! You finally did!!! I’m crying!!

[@omnichad8982]

Lame

[@arteris999]

@@omnichad8982 salt.

[@omnichad8982]

@@arteris999 Que?

[@Mr.ken7714]

Always knew he could do it just didn’t know how

[@danielhikari5128]

@@omnichad8982 He said salt.

[@sendylie1774]

Terra: My body is back. I am a good guy now. Sora, Ven and Aqua: Okay WE believe you.

[@matsunoryu6602]

Understandable have a nice day

[@Te0strath]

I know what you referenced

[@drakematsen4978]

Vanitas: Nope!

[@GuardianHero14]

Hi.

[@kogatenebralux1128]

I know what did you there 😏😂

[@JoshuaOrro-MustangPrinceOR-YTB]

I wish Riku could’ve witnessed terra returning to normal

[@puterboy2]

I think he should have participated in this fight, not Sora.

[@staryuxstarmie]

Holy shit...this actually made me cry I could feel terra aqua and vens pain and relief when they reunited no other game has actually brought me to tears before wth...

[@jasoncallaghan7066]

staryuxstarmie same!

[@seleviathan]

Seriously ever since i experienced the sad BBS ending this is the reunion i wanted most each of then suffered so much but never lost hope and were reunited once again so heartachingly emotional but happy

[@binkyboy448]

If you're wondering what happened to the Lingering Will, he was merged with his Heartless, Xehanort's Guardian, so he could take his body back. It's practically confirmed by an optional conversation Sora can have with Namine in the Final World before he pieces himself together.

[@FloofPuppy]

I think I saw that along the lines

[@Adam-yq9xe]

Nah the lingering will is just that lingering will. It probably used up all that was left of itself fighting Terranort. Although Namine did wake it up. The Guardian was always terra's heartless so when it heard Aqua and Ven he started to revert to his self

[@JABRIEL251]

Okay...how?

[@anselmo499]

binkyboy448 Unlikely. The Lingering Will appears after Sora visits the Final World.

[@duddude321]

@@anselmo499 And didn't they time travel back to before they catastrophically lost, I mean the scene repeated itself perfectly until LW Deus ex Machina'ed in to save the day.

[@TidalBlazer]

Now people are gonna be replaying KH1 and getting themselves killed fighting Ansem trying to console poor Terra

[@nicho.5068]

I don't even wanna play 1 anymore for this reason alone.

[@mistamemewide]

*_hits Ansem’s guardian_* “SORRY TERRA!”

[@YamashitaTsubasa]

I cant believe Terra was the CUM GUARDIAN all along

[@harryunderwood8535]

Barry Soetoro They had to explain it's existence somehow. Plus DDD kinda showed it anyway.

[@soul6733]

@King of Light No, he wasn't.

[@ordinaryvisitor3975]

Where terranort most memorable quote "Huh Hehe Huh Hehe Huh Hehe"

[@SporeYoLimit]

Or: "YOU!"

[@imunoriginal382]

"KNEEL!" "YOU HAVE LOST" "HMM" "HEHEH" "HMM" "HEHEH" "YOU HAVE LOST"

[@luciusnimbus1095]

Kingdom Hearts Birth by sleep ending in a nutshell

[@Splunkmastah]

“Dyark Timez A-heAd!”

[@williamakin9950]

I was very glad that Ven, Aqua, and Terra were reunited back together.

[@xansaibot3134]

And Sora is the one who made this thing come true. Sora is MVP!!!!

[@JABRIEL251]

I honestly really like the Vanitas's part. "What I am is Darkness". One thing that annoyed the fuck out of me is how Sora would always choose that every character he met should be a part of the light. So for Vanitas to say "Fuck that, I'm Darkness", is a lot more powerful than people give credit.

[@hym1751999]

"You never stop lighting my way back" Terra

[@richardshiflett5181]

Terra putting the moves on Aqua

[@GamecubeGrace1989]

This made me BAWL! I feel for the 358 trio, but the BBS trio are my precious babies who did nothing wrong to deserve their fates... So their reunion had me screaming!!

[@EstellisHeurassein]

My fave trio is the Wayfinder trio so I cried like a baby 😭😭😭😭

[@aricente]

Terras a dumbass in bbs but okay

[@vincentcolon7216]

@@aricente they all acted on what their hearts felt. They shouldnt be judged for that.

[@aricente]

@@vincentcolon7216 in that case, that makes terra even worse. It makes sense that someone like riku gets manipulated by her considering he didnt know shit about hearts, darkness, light keyblades ect. Everything he learned about the World, he learned from her. But the fact that Terra, who has spent years training with master eraqus, would be dumb enough to be manipulated by literally everyone speaks volumes. Hell, even riku disliked maleficent and saw that she was evil, but decided to use her to further his goal of saving kairi. Terra just couldnt be bothered to put two plus two together

[@tmc31390]

@@aricenteI know I’m late, while you’re not wrong, I’ve always seen Terra being KH’s equivalent to Anakin, in the sense that he, like Anakin, wasn’t exactly trusted by his master and who also craved for that title of “Master”. Because of his inability to control himself, self-doubt, vulnerability and ultimately, the strained relationship between him and Eraqus, he was easy prey to Master Xehanort’s machinations, similar to how Anakin was vulnerable to Palpatine’s manipulations.

[@Inhaledcorn]

I'm not crying! You're crying! ... Okay, I'm crying.

[@faeronix]

WE are crying.

[@flynnfarron]

Honestly, everyone keeps cracking jokes about Ven's acceptance of Vanitas' choice, but he sounds so FRUSTRATED at Vanitas' response. He's completely beyond irritated that, despite severing him from Xehanort and his control over him, Vanitas still chooses to isolate himself and accept darkness as his only means of existence. Especially when Vanitas seems to almost hesitate when Ven calls him out on his bullshit; that he should be free to choose his own life without Xehanort controlling it, but he still defaults to the loneliness and negativity he's been trapped in for years because it's all he's ever known and, as far as he's concerned, all he can ever BE. This scene gives me hope for a future redemption arc for Vanitas. Ven and Sora's joint frustration at Vanitas' choice, and Vanitas' half-second hesitation before inevitably accepting his fate has me convinced that, somewhere along the way, Sora and Ven will get through to him and help him form his own identity (and not just settling to be "Sora's shadow" or "Ven's missing half").

[@shinyeevee0117]

@@AgentNine you know that does sound like a good concept for the remind dlc

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Sounds like more unessary lore.

[@yungbreezy36]

Delusional. Vanitas is gone and he left on his own terms.

[@secondsein7749]

But that's the thing that Vanitas realised, if he isn't Sora's shadow, then he'd become 'another' sora that's aligned with the light. Let's face it, there are many of another light Soras. This is what Vanitas realized and it is made worse by the fact the he resembled Sora the most when he shouldn't be (it should be Roxas, Sora's literal body but even he got lucky to look different enough to be set apart from him). So he realized that if he chose light, he'd be a bad copy of Sora. At least with darkness and by being Sora's is exclusive to him. No one can claim that.

[@ayumiis]

@@secondsein7749 tf are you saying, if anything he'd be a copy of ven, the only thing sora and vanitas have in common is appearance, nothing more

[@jeremybk54]

wait so does this mean that we technically fight Terra during the Ansem boss fight in the first game?

[@fianle]

Yes.

[@yuduleya7844]

Wise One1494 Well Ansem was controlling it, terra could only watch, that’s why when they summon the guardian they cross their arms, it’s to have full control

[@seleviathan]

Yup i had a feeling about that too

[@jeremybk54]

@@yuduleya7844 i had always thought it was their way of showing/saying that they don't even have to lift a finger to fight u

[@NuclearHaggis]

Terra didn't even exist in 2002 and you all know it.

[@nintendolife25]

Terra’s such a badass in these scenes. I love it!

[@Thagyr]

God the music in all these fights is just orgasmic. All reimagined versions of their respective boss fights, sometimes even combining them when there are multiple.

[@Arismory]

Vanitas is sora when he is in anti form. Vanitas:I am the shadow that you cast. So basicly,every time we use anti form,we are summoning vanitas.

[@slameradon165]

@Shane Douglas I mean. Its Rage Form, not Anti-Form. The markings on Sora's pants in Rage Form are literally Unversed logos.

[@biorobot2]

5:34. “ And I do stand by your side. I am the shadow that you cast “ It all make sense now ....

[@tyriancross]

@@slameradon165 I went and watched some vids to check, I dont think theyre Unversed logos. Rage form doesnt stand still long enough to get a good look tho ^^;

[@noctimereaper460]

Was on some Persona shit there.

[@grimmhighkicks3131]

That's actually very cool possibility if true and makes perfect sense. Even more if hes also been stalking Sora unconsciously as many dark counterparts like KH1 Shadow Sora.

[@jaz9684]

kinda wish that sora didn't have to butt into every fight. it was physically impossible. this game should've let you freely use and switch between the other characters.

[@tyriancross]

Agreed. Riku and Aqua were already playable, for god's sake...

[@jaz9684]

all of them were at some point actually... Roxas, Xion, Terra, Ventus, even Axel. oh except Kairi though lol. What i think they should've done was use the party system like the tales series (allowing you to switch party leaders during combat)

[@tyriancross]

@@jaz9684 Oh, I meant Aqua and Riku were already playable IN THIS GAME, so at the very least if they didn't want to make Ven, Terra, Axel, etc playable they already had Aqua and Riku done. I think I get why they didn't make them all playable just for essentially one battle (...which they did to Aqua), but I think I would've been fine with Aqua being the player character for the BBS stuff with Ven and LW (and later Terra) as party members, player!Riku with Mickey and Kairi and in a perfect world player!Roxas with Xion and Axel.

[@burgskeletal3149]

jaz9684 I hope Kingdom Hearts 4 has different campaigns like in Birth By Sleep. I'd love to see a campaign with the normal Sora, Donald, and Goofy trio along with different campaigns for... 1) Riku, Mickey, & Kairi 2) Aqua, Terra, & Ven 3) Roxas, Xion, & Lea

[@jaz9684]

@Burg Skeletal i'd so love that too, but i doubt its gonna happen. i have nothing against disney, but i hate how almost the entire content of the game is taken by carbon copied scenes from there. the only way they could ever do it right in kh4 with this many characters is to 1. allow changing party leaders and player control can switch during battle 2. perhaps sora can't be removed from the main party but allow the player to put in others besides donald and goofy. The kiseki and tales games allow that so why not this?

[@The_Twero]

this was the most emotional reuniting of all the game for me. After a decade finally this trio have their happy ending!

[@sixem6582]

I was half expecting for Lingering Will to show up and kick some ass.

[@mistamemewide]

Sixem 6 SAME! Lingering Will is like that higher level player from Monster Hunter: Worlds when they answer a SOS

[@leooliveira4592]

He appeared earlier, but not that much (and disappeared all of a sudden)

[@tyriancross]

Yeah uh... where did he go, anyway...

[@AstralMuffin105]

@@tyriancross He probably froze up again. The way I understand it, it takes a lot of willpower for Terra's heart to make the armor fight, and most of the time it's dedicated to fighting off Xehanort's influence, so he has to let that slide a bit if he wants to have the Will fight.

[@ss0766]

No, in the Final World it is said that the Lingering Will went to the Guardian and that-s how he got his body back

[@leiyx6096]

Someone in the comments mentioned that Ventus sounded completely frustrated with Vanitas' choice here, and I agree, but I think that's because Sora and Ven both fail to understand Vanitas' feelings on the matter. After this scene, I’m under the impression that Vanitas doesn’t want to be saved anymore, or even forge the X-blade. The expression he had on his face was completely different from what he had in BBS. (Reaching desperately for the X-blade, with “Why...?” as his final words) He went through hell and back with only himself to truly rely on. His issues revolve around negativity and parts of his heart. It’s all intrinsic, and in real life they’re often the most challenging because they’re intangible. BBS shows us that others would have broken if they were in his shoes. In many ways, he’s strong and he has a lot to be proud of. ⠀ If Ventus wasn’t “okay” with him after that last battle, he would’ve fought him again. I’m sure of it. That look in his eyes looked like a challenge, and there's something he's still fighting for. This time, his last words are "Need... the rest of me...!" If there’s anything I learned over the years it’s that getting the best parts of you to accept the worst parts cause the greatest conflict. A war within yourself. It could mean anything, but I think he needed the rest of him to just be okay with what he is. ⠀ Absolute self-acceptance is the key. It’s not going to happen overnight. It took one heart years and years. You don’t need to change to anyone else’s design, when you’re satisfied with who you are. You don’t need to be saved when you have the power to save yourself. After all, "we decide what we are".

[@Aaron-rq7cd]

I just love that even while not sharing a heart, Sora and Ven are so alike that they say the same things without even realizing it. AND LOOK AT HOW VEN TRIED TO FIGHT AT SORA'S SIDE DESPITE BEING THROWN AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL AAAAHHHHH. I STILL WISH THE TWO OF THEM HAD HUGGED BUT WHATEVER.

[@mistamemewide]

Terra’s Return, The Sea Salt Trio’s Reunited made me cry man tears.

[@nicho.5068]

*fight ansem sod kh1* Me: GOD, THIS GUARDIAN IS ANNOYING AS HELL. GO TF AWAY. I JUST WANNA FINISH THIS FIGHT, DAMN! *find out it's Terra* Me: BABY, NO! I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN IT! COME HERE, YOU CAN HUG ME ALL YOU WANT! D;

[@graveyardsoil]

🤣

[@addictofanimation2923]

IKR?!

[@R3L1T]

Terra: I hate you

[@addictofanimation2923]

@@R3L1T Why would Terra hate us? We love and sympathize with him. We've never been possessed by a psychopath, but I'm pretty sure everyone here has been forced to do something they really don't want to do.

[@R3L1T]

@@addictofanimation2923 Terra hates the original poster cuz he called him annoying and that hurt his feelings

[@tmc31390]

I’m sorry but I definitely love Haley Joel Osment’s portrayal of Vanitas. Yeah, he’s great as Sora, but Vanitas...man.

[@vgg31]

Ventus: "We should be free to choose. Not just light, not just darkness. We decide what we are" Me: Nice one, Ventus. You stole Sora's thunder there. It sounds like something Sora WOULD say

[@mistamemewide]

Even the same person finish the same sentence.

[@PolarPhantom]

I CALLED IT TERRA WAS THE COME GUARDIAN Also them Terraqua feels.

[@CODLC101]

Aqua was waiting for that come guardian

[@pingaspearce9403]

It’s for protection

[@danielhikari5128]

More like bbs trio feels.

[@SchwarzAnthonyBoys18]

The moment when Terra free himself from the darkness and said "one day i'll set this right" was my favorite in the game and gave me chills. Between the first triad he's one of nicest even if Aqua is the sweetest one.

[@Jaxionisnum2]

I hope that isn’t the last we’ve seen of Vanitas

[@jacabrandasantosnarvaez5433]

Don't worry this is definitely not last time we see Vanitas. He will definitely be back

[@claireaquos6532]

I also don't think it's the last we see of him.

[@jacabrandasantosnarvaez5433]

@@claireaquos6532 i agree

[@blindphilosopher]

Since he is ventus' darkness and has a great connection to sora... I'm sure that he's going to return somehow, he has an important role in the story.

[@jacabrandasantosnarvaez5433]

@@blindphilosopher agree 😉😊

[@sopo1]

I just love the timing of the conversation. Aqua: you WILL release my friend's heart! Vanitas: NOPE!

[@arotheredone]

5:36 "How much closer could i be..?" *FANFICS START HAPPENING*

[@devildogwhite]

I'm so torn with this game, the fanboy in me wants to gush all over it, but the objective gamer in me has several issues with it. First, way too easy. You'll breeze through proud mode without a single problem, never used a single kupo coin. The story itself is just...okay. A solid half of the MANY lengthy cutscenes are just characters info-dumping, and it's frankly boring. The combat is fun, but has become more about the spectacle than any actual substance. And yes, I'm sure the optional post game encounters alleviates some of this, but I shouldn't have to play through an entire game before getting to some solid encounters. That being said, I still loved the game. What can I say, I'm a fanboy.

[@CriminalIntent89]

last fight was hard but only cause i was underleveled and hadnt played a kh game in 13 years so i didnt know about shotlocking or w/e on enemies and all the new stuff

[@Jason-hk6fx]

I felt like i wasted 13 years of wait on this shit

[@devildogwhite]

@@Jason-hk6fx glad to see Im not the only one disappointed with the final product.

[@amirlewis6638]

It’s definitely weaker than KH2 and imo BBS. I enjoyed it for what is was but at least these battles vs darkness should’ve been harder. Then characters were literally just there and practically served no purpose.

[@Kira1Lawliet]

The thing is, you get the sense that Kingdom Hearts is a series that really is made more than anybody for its fans. I mean, how many people are going to play this game who didn't play Union X and are going to be so confused by all those weird names on the UX segment when Sora is fighting the giant Heartless tornado? Nomura panders to his fans like the Roman emperors pandered to their armies-and it works, because it really is his fanbase that keep this series growing, always getting other people into it and spreading the gospel. Honestly, most of the people who even play this game are going to be people who go through the other games, which, if they get that far, will probably make them fanboys anyway. It's only a truly indifferent person who would play this game out of the gate without playing any of the others, knowing full well how much story there is to cover first. But again-Nomura didn't make this game for those people. And God bless him for it.

[@brysonlepage3003]

*after the cutscene* Terra: I wonder what happened to my armor *meanwhile in the arena of Lingering Will* L.W: what, oh, he's back, well I'm gonna stay here and kick more ass

[@lienhua5558]

Raise your hand if you cried at the reunion (raises hand)

[@obitoxshinobi8978]

i didn't I knew it was coming

[@crimsonmaelstrom573]

*Raises Hand*

[@OmegaChase1002]

"You will release my friend's heart!" "Nope!"

[@Macandbloo11]

Jason Dohring's performance as Terra has really improved.

[@puterboy2]

I think Zac Efron would have done better.

[@puterboy2]

Vanitas should have gone back into Ventus.

[@TemplarBlonic]

A reminder that the *remnants* of Terra, his heartless and the Lingering Will are some of the strongest beings we have seen in Kingdom Hearts. The Guardian is impervious to even a *Keyblade,* and the Lingering Will Just went back to sleep after Sora put every bit of strength he had into fighting the Lingering Will. Lingering Will also completely destroyed Terranort, who had the experience of a Keyblade Master and Terra’s own body. These are literally just *remnants* of Terra. Terra is by far the strongest Keyblade wielder of all, bar none!

[@fipo5002]

2:48 how i miss ventus’ dodge roll

[@Voidgear1]

Vanitas's death reminded me, that there existed a novel where Vanitas was a child in his older body. And that defeating the unversed hurt him physically even. The scene was genuinely sad, and his smile... oof. I remember, he didn't have a face back then either...

[@TheNamelessOne888]

(0:36 - 0:39) Aqua: "You will release my friend's heart!" Vanitas: "Nope!"

[@genevievelaplace7301]

When Sora beg Terra to stop it kill me everytime.

[@chocolatemilk6022]

It's so fucking funny how he's just shaking them around with these goofy arm movements and Sora's losing his mind.

[@genevievelaplace7301]

@@chocolatemilk6022 But it is painful to watch.

[@moondoor9031]

Hey Boss Fight, thank you for the video. :)

[@320speed]

8:44 Moment when Terra's theme plays still gives me goosebumps

[@johnnyscifi]

I love that keyblade-swarm that Vanitas and Xehanort do!!!

[@axceljulio5747]

*BBS flashback intensifies*

[@FFanatic222]

I legit cried when Terra got his body back. That was was of the few scenes in a video game that made me cry.

[@DustApple]

Kh3 final mix will be interesting

[@LinUzumaki]

no final mix coming and no critical mode, nomura said it

[@xansaibot3134]

LinUzumaki i didn’t see anything said from him about critical mode, though. Only about the possibilities of DLC

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

'No final mix' because DLC exists. No word yet on critical mode.

[@darakkriess1030]

Yh no point in making a final mix when there’s dlc

[@Jaxv3r]

@@darakkriess1030 then call it final mix DLC.

[@likeabossgaming4381]

Did anyone else realize that Terra's first words (REAL terra, meaning Terranort's Guardian) after ripping off the bandages was the SAME exact words as his final words in Terra's ending of Birth By Sleep? Damn, that hit me hard.

[@hidekihbr]

Aqua: release my friend's heart! Vanitas: Nope!

[@izaiahthomas3723]

You know who’s missing from this Roxas he also looks like ventus because he is apart of sora

[@finalredemption4088]

*Yes. Because Ventus defines Roxas. All four of them are connected.*

[@DkKombo]

After all the pain and suffering vanitas had gone through, he finally succeeded in finding his place. He finally found who he was, but through pain and sorrow, in which he was wallowed through, and could never truly be released. Like a dark hero never redeemed, too far gone, and defined by birth. What he is IS darkness, the darkness of suffering and despair. Of course sora would wonder how that's okay. But at least knowing yourself is the first step to recovery.

[@dinkcrab2427]

OK this was kinda badass moment

[@torru36]

What happened to the Lingering Will?

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Ikr ... Probably beaten by Terranort ... and the will linger to somewhere else, or should I say, to Shadowy Other ...

[@WingZX1103]

He turned into the muscular darkness that hangs around ansem since the first game.

[@cake6851]

@@WingZX1103 No the lingering will is a empty suit of armor with the mind of terra. The Guardian is just Terra's heart consumed by darkness

[@brendanfrost2475]

@@ManusiaKagakRusuh The Lingering Will outclassed Terranort, so that's impossible.

[@AzureRoxe]

Lingering Will was merely Terra's will given form [somehow]. He's likely lying somewhere since it's technically just his suit. The Guardian, which we've seen since the first game around Ansem, was a prison of Darkness created to contain Terra's heart so he would not interfere.

[@deathbykonami5487]

Now the shadow being called "Bound Guardian" makes sense

[@789syrus789]

I think that last smile that Vanitas made was: Thanks for caring at least...

[@ericaditya4777]

Imagine that all the main characters have all the skills that we got from the previous games, exported to KH3 save data, and performed them in these battles. That'll be DOPE!

[@edbertextreme]

been waiting for this moment after finishing birth by sleep, since it is my first kingdom hearts game

[@spinyjustspiny3289]

I love the brief "wind through metal" noise The Guardian makes to show that Terra is acting through it.

[@owo4470]

Also anyone else still wondering why Sora talks to terra Lik a close Friend, and how it isn't aqua or Ven saying his lines

[@AstralMuffin105]

He had Ven's heart inside him for years, so he probably had some of Ven's leftover emotions still inside him at this point.

[@tyriancross]

@@AstralMuffin105 no its bad writing

[@axceljulio5747]

@@tyriancross Just because the scene doesn't go the way you wanted means it's bad writing. Bad is a relative term, dude.

[@Justin.Umbreon]

It's late but not only lingering feelings from Vens heart, but also what happend to Riku in KH1, body taken over, yeah that's personal to Sora

[@williamreely3455]

TFW you realize Terra was technically in KH1 as Ansem's Shadow.

[@willleese8842]

Aqua: terra is that you? Terra: I don't have white hair or orange eyes anymore so yeah I'm back

[@snowcloud8]

HOLY SHI- Terra was the Guardian all along!?! My GOD, what a plot twist!

[@UltimaSpark50]

What are you talking about? It was probably the most common theory about the Guardian.

[@thedragonumiko6142]

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or something genuine

[@snowcloud8]

No it was genuine surprise, tho I can see how that could be taken out of context.

[@meteornome2556]

Wait till you see who Luxu is

[@ApexGale]

Objective Completed: Defeated Xehanort and took back your body

[@dyteriaswinson8370]

Vanitas is like the Dragon Bugster from Ex-aid, he carry out his role till the very end.

[@QuanBrown27]

I really “LOVE” how Sora saw more in Vanitas then just darkness.

[@nxszxs7548]

When you realized that Ventus got yamcha’d.

[@wintertalon1097]

the virgin lingering will vs the chad terra

[@joshriley2936]

The chad Lingering Will vs. the Megachad Guardian Terra

[@peterhoyanco]

Yep, Terra has been kicking our ass since the very first game. Boy oh boy, Love it.

[@patrickhaisayang8825]

I prefer Vanitas voice acting in BBS this less edgy

[@VervaraRozthan]

The... acting in this scene actually sounds really off to me. Compared to how he sounded in Monster's Inc and Land of Departure. Maybe it's supposed to reflect his mood right now, I don't know. Don't like it. And I was really looking forward to Vanitas. xD

[@gammagyro]

It’s the same voice actor but he’s aged so that’s got to be taken into account

[@darakkriess1030]

I think it’s the mood because if you compared those other scenes he was more full of life and hype but it makes sense why he sounds like that here, he just took an ass whooping of his life and it’s not a scene that he needs to be hype over it’s definitely the mood and tone of the scene

[@sakonan4883]

sounds like Haley Joel's trying to sound like a snake lmao

[@imunoriginal382]

*T O O S L O W*

[@SuperPlaytendo]

Vanitas: Darkness Sora: Light Vanitas: Darkness Sora: Light Vanitas: Darkness Sora: But why- Ventus: But why darkness? Vanitas: I am darkness Ventus: Why not light? Vanitas: I like darkness. Ventus: Darkness? Vanitas: Darkness Ventus: 6:24

[@franciscojaviermendezrinco1902]

9:09 Terra: "I SWEAR, IF YOU SAY DARKNESS ONE MORE TIME..."

[@MichaelCarter1967347053]

Since when did vanitas sound like the green goblin from Spiderman?

[@red_astr0382]

Vanitas: darkness Sora: light Vanitas:darkness Sora: but why-- Ven: But why darkness Vanitas: I like darkness. Ven: darkness? Vanitas: darkness. Ven: ...okay.

[@fnsmstudios5269]

Terra's back!

[@johnsantos507]

Yep! The Wayfinder Trio are back together again.

[@GuitarFXtion]

Vanitas sounding like imperfect cell lmao.

[@OmegaChase1002]

An ad for crispy bacon when guardians heart hole glowed

[@mistahjenkins4826]

Okay, so... See, people like to make fun of the conversation after Vanitas is defeated, but I think I get what they're trying to say. See, Ventus believes that a choice was never really given to him regarding having his dark half taken out of him. However, that same dark half openly chose to side with the Organization because that's what he is; he is literally a dark part of Ventus. So, quite literally, he IS darkness, and he chose to stay that way. He could have chosen to change, to become something other than what he was born as... But he decided not to.

[@jayswindonley1128]

The interaction between the Trio was crucial in every way. True brothers but one didn't choose Darkness...He was darkness incarnate. Like the shadow we cast, when we walk in light. Immovable objects meet unstoppable force.scenario. Even i gotta respect that.

[@the_oc_maniac8972]

Wow. Ven was kicking Vantas' ass while you were fighting Terranort.

[@phantomthiefjoker939]

0:36 Aqua: You WILL release my friend's heart!!! Vanitas: NOPE.

[@gekkokkid]

i won't lie i had a lot of water in my eyes during this scene......

[@Morichoradio]

4:16 Man, that wind raid brings back memories.

[@Rachele7226]

WELCOME BACK MY BIG LOVE TERRA AND NOW YOUR ARE FREE FINALLY !!!

[@JackAtlasDuelLinks]

00:36 Aqua: Release my friend's heart! Vanitas: Noup :D

[@carlofthekey7288]

I really like Vanties's send off his and Xemnas's are my favorites.

[@rammur]

I loved how they finished the birth by sleep story in this as well was great

[@javierfernandezrodriguez8729]

0:36 Aqua: Release my friend's heart! Vanitas: Nope :).