Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep - #14 - Leaving Terra Firma

[@isadoracostahamsi163]

I was thinking how naive Terra is and realised he is the exact same as Sora, but he is unlucky enough to always cross the bad guys while Sora is lucky and gets random sky voices coming from Mickey.

[@Sandromatic]

yeah basically this entire thing is terra unluckily coming across the bad guys first and hence he takes their side because he doesn't have any real context.

[@Gekster55]

Yep, that is David Ogden Stiers. 221 was in the TV show, but originally appeared in the direct to video sequel.

[@DisneyLover258]

His name is Sparky and his first appearance was in Stitch! The Movie

[@sparksbet]

Stitch! The Movie was really more of a pilot for the TV show than anything else, though. It's less than an hour long and it sets up the TV show's premise (finding the other experiments their true places) and villain (the evil Dr. Hamsterviel).

[@DisneyLover258]

@@sparksbet You are 90% correct. It's 1 hour and 4 minutes (according to a Google page I currently have up). So, with commercials, Disney Channel could have easily made it an hour and a half pilot like with the Tangled show pilot. But yes, Sparky was just the first of a long line of experiments to emerge, wreak havoc upon Lilo's small town, become good and help the town in the show's three run.

[@Sanctferum3]

According to quick Google search, Experiment 221, aka Sparky, is not only from the TV show, but is the only character to originate from a Disney spinoff rather than the original film to appear in Kingdom Hearts.

[@coastersplus]

Which is a shame, because they have a whole series of Aladdin direct-to-video sequels they could pull from if they insist on going back to Agrabah so much.

[@Sandromatic]

@@coastersplus they did base agrabah from kh2 off of the first aladdin sequel though. with the whole Iago is good now stuff. loosely, granted, but still, it is based on return of jafar.

[@timothymclean]

@@coastersplus Also a Hercules animated series that I hear is really good (aside from the animation).

[@stanfordfeynman2796]

Really hoping they bring back the Kingdom of Corona and pull from the Tangled TV show. Such a gem of a show that has a lot of elements that would fit surprisingly well with Kingdom Hearts... too bad it’s not gonna happen lol

[@Mac14329]

Until Lumpy.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

-ok yes, Joomba fails at villainy utterly & spectacularly but still, damn it, Terra, you idiot - 9:51 ok that was clearly a glass shattering noise -Experiment 221 aka Sparky is from the Direct to Video sequel, i forgot he even was in this game

[@Overhazard]

I'm astonished at Kevin Michael Richardson's range. He voices a LOT of different characters on Samrai Jack, for one, and that's the best show to hear his range. Birth by Sleep came out not long after the conclusion of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, in which Stiers voiced Jumba, so it'd make sense he'd return for this one. Speaking of Jumba, I guess I have some Disney trivia of my own: Jumba did not actually create 625 Experiments before Stitch. Rather, he has a three-digit numbering scheme. The hundreds digit indicates the Experiment's category, and the ones and tens digit denote the chronological order of creation within that category. Jumba starts with 00 and moves up by 1 for each Experiment in that category, which is why the tens digit rarely goes above 4. Recalling from memory (correct me if I'm mistaken), the categories are as such, by their hundreds digit: 1 = Experiments created early on. Most of these guys aren't that powerful or useful; Jumba was still learning how to make them. 2 = Experiments with elemental powers, such as fire, ice, wind, and, in the case of 221 (Sparky), electricity. 3 = Experiments with general utilitarian purposes. 4 = Miscellaneous Experiments that don't fall into any of the other categories. 5 = Failed Experiments. These either were unable to do their designated tasks correctly, refuse to do them, or were thought by Jumba to be good ideas at the time. 6 = Experiments with immense power. Both Jumba and the Galactic Police (I think that's what they're called in this) deem them all WMDs. In addition to Stitch, the 600s group also includes Leroy, Angel, and Reuben. The reason Reuben is in this category (he is, in fact, Experiment 625, the one made right before Stitch) is because he has all of Stitch's powers and intelligence but is too lazy to follow orders unless coerced a great deal. I don't remember exactly why Jumba didn't reclassify him in the Failed Experiments category, but I think it's because Jumba figures a lazy attitude doesn't make Reuben less dangerous. The reason you don't really hear about most of the 600 line is because very few exhibit the sentience and intelligence Stitch has. Most of them have the animal-like behavior of the other Experiments. They just have game-breaker powers like creating black holes, deflecting projectiles (with no upper limit to what it can deflect), and ending existence.

[@jjstarA113]

On Kevin Michael Richardson, I'll paraphrase Ted 2: "Have you watched any TV cartoon ever? He's the black guy."

[@Mikesean45]

That'd be cool if they ever introduced any of the other experiments from the TV show. They have hundreds to choose from. Also, in the Final Mix version, the Mirage Arena has some of the bonus bosses, so you might want to go back there after finishing the game.

[@timothymclean]

4:15: I was expecting Terra to help the giant alien guy recapture Stitch or something. Instead, he works for someone who is obviously villainous not by character design or motivation, but by Freudian slip. 8:55: And by "Freudian slip," I mean "occasionally boasting that he's created a destructive abomination". Despite being te least villainous villain Terra's worked for, Jumbaa's the worst at hiding it. 10:30: It's official, he's not even trying. 1:50: Same. Their smooth lines and swooping curves make them "feel" less...I dunno, aloof and hard-edged than most fictional machines. You don't see that often; the only artist I can think of who regularly draws machines like that is Akira Toriyama (I picked up a DS copy of _Chrono Trigger_ the other day, and it's really obvious that he designed Robo). 10:45: Wait, are they pulling stuff from the animated series I forgot existed until just now? That's so neat! I wonder if other Kingdom Hearts games take stuff from Disney TV shows...maybe KH4 could have a Ducktales world? Also, love the "Terra Firma" pun.

[@pyrosianheir]

221 was part of the Lilo and Stitch movie that serves as that series' pilot. :) When it started in earnest, 221 was already hanging out around the Lighthouse.

[@Overhazard]

The spaceship's design (as well as most of the technology in it) are inspired by Googie architecture (not to be confused with Google). Googie was that trend in the 1940's to the 1960's where people wanted to put tailfins on everything and make everything be made of sweeping curves. This style, in turn, was inspired by the cigar rocketships of fiction earlier than that. Examples include those Cadillac convertibles popular during that era, as well as a lot of bowling alleys for some reason (most notably the one in The Simpsons). Space Channel 5 uses Googie-inspired environmental design too, as a throwback to the science fiction of the time (if the soundtrack full of big band jazz didn't tip you off to that).

[@TheWolfspirit22]

Experiment 221 is named Sparky! He's one of my faves!

[@justember794]

5:53 So much to say about voice acting. You might even say you could fill an episode of some KZbin show with it! (Only teasing!)

[@azukar8]

Take a shot every time Terra enters a new world and the very first word he says is “Unversed!”

[@ImperatorPenguin]

Yes, Dan, 221 was in the show, and in the straight to video pilot episode.

[@datenegassie]

8:49 Wait a minute, that's Genie's line! 12:10 Congrats, you've learned Thunderbolt from Pikachu!

[@rahkshirock96]

fun fact, the movie 221 was in was not that bad! for a Disney sequel it was downright great!

[@daelix20]

The repeating boss in the mirage arena evolves with each match.

[@zerogravitee]

11:20 221 was in the sequel/tv series. I think he's one of the few references to a tv series in Kingdom Hearts.

[@Ninjinhah]

Since today's was a bit of a shorter episode, I'm hoping tomorrow we'll see Neverland as well as the end of Terra's story. Aqua's side of things tends to be the most interesting and conclusive of the 3, so I'm looking forward to that!

[@bumblebeebee31]

The sheer joy on my face when I saw sparky!!! Lilo and Stitch and all its spinoffs were my whole childhood so I'm SO happy to see all this!!!

[@startracings]

I actually think that experiment boss was from one of the sequel movies? If not, he definitely did appear in the show, I remember the design pretty clearly. I don't remember much else though, just the design.

[@MaraK_dialmformara]

Kathryn Abbett Yes, Experiment 221 “Sparky” showed up in the sequel, Stitch the Movie, as did Experiment 625, who is basically Stitch but obsessed with making sandwiches. At the end of that movie, all of Jumba’s experiment pods get dropped in the ocean, setting up the TV show, in which Lilo and Stitch monster-of-the-week their way through the entire roster.

[@EldritchZoeArchive]

I completely forgot 221 was in this game, which is weird because I loved the Leelo and Stitch TV show as a kid.

[@heavyfishcannon]

6:18: Did not expect Doom sound FX. I wonder if its a homage, or if KH used some of the same sound banks?

[@Sientir]

Yeah, when I heard that, my reaction was: DOOM door?! Kinda like when the cat-things in Dark Souls 1 make that roar sound that is identical to the chainsaw-and-grenade-launcher handed enemies in Quake. I keep expecting to hear the grenade firing sound immediately afterwards!

[@fisherdotogg]

"Good job, Michael Eisner! ...we don't get to say that much." Pppth if it ain't the truth... Better or worse than Iger though?

[@DisneyLover258]

Depends on your perspective. Iger is a fantastic business man, but lacks any and all creativity. If something's successful, he gives it the money to keep going, even when it should stop. Eisner was creative-ish, and that's kinda why after several successful movies, the company tanked. They were either too creative, too bland, or just didn't have any budget because Disney was dying again. But at least he tried doing original stuff. Heck, Eisner bought out Pixar, the mother of 20 years of creativity.

[@mr.fluffyface431]

"One of the only Great Disney animated Features they made that Decade" Atlantis also deserves that title. And I also have a soft spot for Treasure Planet.

[@julieheinz9067]

Kevin Michael Richardson's voice is truly a treasure. He brings villains to life in such a brilliant way.

[@CamiloFHSC]

"So good on you, Michael Eisner; we don't get to say that very much..." Savage.

[@NobodyC13]

Lilo and Stitch had three DTV sequels and an animated series. We don't talk about the anime.

[@timothymclean]

I want to hear about the anime!

[@NobodyC13]

Do you like the idea of another retread in the tv series' plot of Stitch catching and rehabilitating experiments in Japan . . . without Lilo? The premise of the two lonely outcasts finding a friend in one another in their movie and the rest of their series showing the strength of their bond, and then being separated due to petty and contrived reasons is just depressing.

[@timothymclean]

@@NobodyC13 Hm...sounds like the sort of thing I'd read the TV Tropes page for and then forget about.

[@NobodyC13]

Okay, I'll explain a bit more. Stitch (along with Jumbaa and Pleakley, I think) runs away to Japan because he thought Lilo had abandoned him. Initially Jumbaa lied to him that Lilo outgrew him (which questions the validity of the information and makes the viewer wonder how the hell the did Jumbaa regress to callousness?) Later on they did an episode that elaborated a bit more. Stitch felt he and Lilo were drifting apart as the latter grew older and started taking on more adult responsibilities like school and supporting Nani. She tries to quell his fears by promising to meet him at a spot to hang out, only to be delayed with news that Nani is expecting (or about to go into labor). Lilo doesn't show up, Stitch feels abandoned and departs Hawaii: Lilo arrives too late and cries in the rain. The two don't reunite until years later when Lilo was visiting Japan on vacation. . . with her five year old daughter who looks exactly like her at that age. You see what I mean when the premise and circumstances behind it feel petty, contrived, and depressing?

[@timothymclean]

@@NobodyC13 Ayup.

[@Nielzabub]

If you get tired of doing Disney trivia, you can always do voice actor trivia.

[@MatthiasPendragon]

Oh man, I totally forgot Experiment 221 was in this game! I loved the Lilo and Stitch tv show as a kid.

[@kieranczyzyk5264]

I'm dying at "good job, Michael Eisner... we don't get to say that too much."

[@francescosorce5189]

SPOILERS Xehanort report: no one ever returned from the realm of darkness Michey fricckin' mouse and Riku: goes and leaves at least three times

[@asrieldreemurr1988]

After this game

[@lucianodebenedictis6014]

Why doesn't Dan use abilities like confetti and fireworks to end episodes?

[@MaraK_dialmformara]

“None who go to the realm of darkness have ever returned.” Xehanort: “Challenge accepted.” PS when he said he needed “a new host,” was that a comment on Ventus’ unsuitability, or should we assume Xehanort has been alive for a very, very long time?

[@samuelturner6076]

You’ll see

[@rmsgrey]

He's a similar age to Eraqus (despite looking older) - so, only if Eraqus has been dabbling in dark powers himself.

[@MaraK_dialmformara]

@@rmsgrey I mean it sounds like he's been extending his life by bodysnatching

[@rmsgrey]

@@MaraK_dialmformara I've played BBS, DDD and KH3 (and watched playthroughs of all the games) so this is based on my knowing all the spoilers, but, unless Xehanort himself got possessed by another keyblade wielder sometime before BBS started, it appears that he's only lived the one lifetime, but somewhere along the way, he learned how to prolong his existence by possessing a youthful host body (kinda like Ansem SoD did with Riku in KH1) and, with mortality creeping up on him, decided to try with Ventus - which failed, so he moved on to Plan B - creating Vanitas to try to create the X-Blade. So, while he's not against body-snatching, he hasn't needed to so far...

[@timothymclean]

@@rmsgrey His first response to "Xehanort's plan involves Ventus" was "Kill him". I've known _card-carrying_ villains who're more reluctant to kill kids!

[@Sanctferum3]

Awww, I was hoping you'd show off some of the Arena Mode bosses, specifically the ones added in BBS Final Mix. Are you planning on fighting Unknown/Mysterious Figure? I'd assume so, since it's canonically part of the story (albeit completely optional in-game)

[@justember794]

Woo! I don't work today so I can catch this as soon as it goes up!

[@Lukz243]

I wonder if Lilo would appear on Kingdom Hearts...

[@mgormley7530]

unlikely, Stitch may be super popular in Japan but they don't like Lilo much

[@samuelturner6076]

M Gormley Huh, maybe that explains the Japanese only Stitch TV show that Axed Lilo for another person.

[@Overhazard]

@@mgormley7530 Interesting. I wonder why. Is it for similar reasons that Bart Simpson is largely disliked in Japan, considering both are incredible troublemakers who are deicted sympathetically?

[@brockmckelvey7327]

I'd love to watch an episode or three of Dan playing through the Mirage Arena. Especially some of the harder fights.

[@zmanjace1364]

Kingdom hearts kinda leans on the idea that its main characters are incredibly stupid. I'm glad you are doing a playthrough so I can finally see these games because I definitely wouldn't have made it past the first few hours.

[@jasperism27]

The Iron Imprisoner progressively loses its shackles for each number, and gains different attacks, speed, and power. The last 2 versions are definitely fun.

[@Lootfear]

I've been watching your gameplay lately and your words are always well spoken. It intrigues me and I love it.

[@TheKat12364]

I love that they turned 5 minutes of the movie into like 2 hours of game play. I love it.

[@Jtgrean]

The experiment is from the threequel (Stitch! The movie) and also in the tv show and the fourquel (Leroy & Stitch)

[@MiseFreisin]

Ventus wants to learn Thunderbolt But Ventus can only remember 4 moves Delete a move to make room for Thunderbolt?

[@bobbik.5372]

Terra. Terra. Sweetheart. Darling. Baby cakes. Sugar muffin. Light of my life. Apple of my eye. STOP TRUSTING EVERYONE YOU MEET PLEASE. Especially the ones who are obviously lying! If they change their words mid sentence they're probably not trustworthy! Stitch is fine, though, trust him implicitly.

[@mariacargille1396]

I was really hoping Jumba's new alien was going to be 625, the one who does nothing but make sandwiches. XD

[@platypusfox73]

Being able to fight 221 AKA Sparky was definitely one of the neater surprises in this game even though I'm not a big fan of the spin off T.V series. Here's a clip of 221's first appearance in case your interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWfHXq2miJdka80

[@tzisorey]

I know it's probably been in earlier games - but that one sound will always be the doors in Doom, to me.

[@raupy_prince]

any chance you might mess around more with the arena at the end of aqua's campaign? there are some neat bonus bosses in there, especially in the final mix version :)

[@saedigasay-dee-guh3108]

Fun Fact about 221: It's voiced by Frank Welker, so that's Megatron you're hearing.

[@Biklingchan85]

Dan, some may have pointed this out already, but if Terra being slow is an issue for you, try D-Linking with Ventus. His passive ability is Haste and it makes Terra a LOT faster. My husband discovered this broken combo during his own playthrough and it trivialized many a boss fight. XD

[@CadekFenrir]

the electric alien was in the pilot of the lilo and stitch TV show

[@benparker1822]

The only drawback: No puppies to collect and find.

[@Kram1032]

221 was definitely in the show, yes

[@RiddleAnim]

Wait... Did the teleporter's tube make a Doom Door noise?

[@flamesword3397]

Experiment 221 is from the show. I believe they left him powering a power plant.

[@flamesword3397]

Just looked it up, it was in a sequel movie and he ends up powering a light house as he just wanted to electrocute things.

[@peggyliepmann5248]

It was a little funny listening to the World War Z audiobook and hearing David Ogden Stiers use his Dr. Jumba voice to play a Ukrainian officer.

[@Inlelendri]

Dan, or Carrie, this is really not to be annoying, but is there any chance that when you speed up footage with that much colour and movement, you could give a warning like you did with the photosensitivity? I might be alone but it really really hurts my eyes when it happens and the music clue is not enough response time.

[@ipoddrake]

yip experiment 221 was in the tv show they had so many haha

[@1000PaperLilies]

this is maybe the one world where terra gets a pass for trusting someone he probably shouldn't. i mean, from his point of view, he was unfairly imprisoned without a chance to explain his side of the story (plus his captors were /super judgy!/). why shouldn't he assume others were too?

[@pyrosianheir]

Only great... No, it wasn't. Treasure Planet came out that same year and was fantastic. If they hadn't been idiots and released it the week after the first Harry Potter movie, it would've been a hit! :P

[@dillonhead8076]

There's decent amount of evidence that suggests Disney wanted treasure planet to fail. Best case for this was giving out the plot hook in a McDonalds commercial. All in all it's still a good movie

[@phyrofox1641]

Is it just me or do all of Terra's little revelations feel superficial and undeserved and seems to carry on as if her never "learned" them.

[@minigolfkid]

Yay! Sparky!

[@liamwhite3522]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2bLfJ6LYqusbJY 221 is from a sequel. He was also in the show. But hey, if you're not going to call him Stitch, you have to explain what the 626 is.

[@chrisfloyd9204]

Man, no one loves Treasure Planet here? Tragic