riku being gay

pulling the receipts on riku being a homosexual.
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[@grandpasweaters9112]

Hey guys just FYI I'm going to be removing all posts containing kh3 spoilers, even if you have a warning

[@quincymaru417]

grandpa sweaters i think you’re gonna have you’re hands full with that especially since a lot of people are coming here after events in 3 also i think it would be helpful if you had a timeframe- a forever ban on 3 content isn’t really fun but a week or two week ban is bearable

[@Accelzephyr]

Goofy gains ultra instinct and kills all of the villains even the ones that aren't involved in Kingdom hearts

[@talimlove]

think of it this way man. the game is OUT. ive beaten it already. so have many people. get the game already hahaha. p.s. Theres gunna be a KH4

[@quincymaru417]

Talim's Rage you forget that not everyone has money. there are so many people that don’t even have a ps4. you have to be considerate of those that literally cannot get it because of financial reasons.

[@Lumber_jocks]

Doing God’s work

[@ktargentum]

riku really became chaotic gay in 3D huh

[@giginoelani5880]

The third dimension of riku that we never saw was his gay side!

[@Lemonrade]

Why do you think there is 3 D’s

[@Aryzo]

Adds a whole new dimension to the character

[@viviisthebest]

@@Lemonrade *don't*

[@paopuflavored]

He's always been chaotic gay

[@jimpickens1701]

Riku and Sora have more chemistry than Sora and Kairi, don't try change my mind, a-ya can't

[@apothisiii5549]

Thats because Kairi is a carboard cut out with the personality of a salt shaker.

[@jimpickens1701]

@@apothisiii5549 fair enough

[@angelspit]

Sora being gay says it all for me tbqh

[@FreyaEinde]

I mean its the truth.

[@Zekushion_]

I agree so fckn much they are my ultimate otp

[@onodakiyoko2555]

"Riku being gay" it's just a video of the whole series

[@TheBest-ef9gj]

Remember when he and ansem "shared bodies"

[@jedijazzygamer5369]

@@TheBest-ef9gj Why FBI, why?

[@darwinwatterson493]

😔✊

[@BasilSquid]

He gets the softest look when talking about Sora we see u Riku, we see u

[@dragonempress8367]

He also looks kinda pissed

[@clowy9052]

Dragon empress Well yeah, wouldn’t you be when your boyfriend is always off saving the universe, being an idiot?

[@joshua2400]

Jesus Christ, the God who healed my health, loves you my friends

[@Soulraven2735]

@@dragonempress8367 He's a tsundere

[@sauravistheascended7161]

Ya'll are the reason kindness and platonic affection between same sex is so taboo. Guys and Girls can love each other without being sexually or romantically attracted. Something is wrong with the way this community reaches... so desperate and perverted. Keep that to yourselves and stop ruining wholesome material

[@snowykitten6860]

I never realised how many times he says sora's name lmao.

[@doggyspeak]

The way he says it is so protective and cherishing!

[@quazaphiahales7961]

snowykitten take a shot every time he says it

[@hollybacon7326]

snowykitten I read this comment right as he said his name like 6 times in a row. 😂 everybody says his name a bunch of times in most of the games

[@RoboThunder]

Not as much as the villians say "Darkness" or "Heartless" that's for sure

[@commentdouchery2838]

Wait until you see how many times "Sora, Donald, and Goofy" are said in a single world.

[@skulllatte3352]

I read this as "Riku big gay" and honestly it still works

[@sam-sx6ro]

SKKSKSKSK😂😂😂

[@faithfulglitch9857]

Oooh Riku have that mega big gay :O

[@KodieRussell]

Kingdom Hearts DDD stands for: D- Riku D- Has D- The Big Gay

[@rodzjunk7141]

I feel like theres someone gonna get wooooshed today

[@lemonthecommenter]

True 😔✨

[@MoistCrumpet]

I know Sora and Riku have this very deep friendship and everything and that’s why Riku is acting so devoted to him, but this is still pretty gay.

[@doggyspeak]

I think the way Riku feels about Sora is much more sophisticated than the way Sora sees either Riku OR Kairi. His devotion is very romantic, even if it doesn’t go anywhere.

[@snowykitten6860]

@@doggyspeak sophisticated?

[@doggyspeak]

snowykitten Sophisticated meaning there’s more to it, and its very developed. Riku has more to thank Sora for and as a result is very tender and caring. Sora hasn’t really seen all of what Riku’s done for him and everything with Kairi is a bit more simple and cliché. Sora cares for his friends but its not really more complex than that. He never felt profoundly jealous of Riku or got too upset with him. Riku’s seen darkness and pushed people away, and got mad at Sora for making new friends, and despite that Sora’s helped him and believed in him and Riku recognizes and appreciates that. They’ve also kind of had more time together and more actions to work off of than anything Kairi’s done. Which is fine, she and Sora kind of have this Karmic Destiny thing together, but Sora and Riku’s friendship is still very compelling.

[@MoistCrumpet]

Peppy the Clown I never thought about it like that before. But it would explain Riku’s feelings pretty well.

[@membernumber0ne923]

@@doggyspeak cries T_T i shipppp

[@PeppermintBiscuit]

How could you forget the GAYBLADE

[@settingittowumbo1953]

That keyblade is SO OBVIOUSLY GAY

[@justxe7686]

I don’t even remember it’s original name

[@annamarie-k3y]

The gayblade is sponsored by RAID Shadow Legends.

[@what_does_fred_say]

I see your Utena pfp. I don’t even care if this is a KH video, I love Utena

[@lemonthecommenter]

HAHAAHAHSGDSGH GAYBLADE

[@KlexisBlaze]

Can we also not forget that in Kingdom Hearts 2 when Sora is finally reunited with Kairi at most they share an awkward hug. But when he reunites with Riku, the poor thing got down on his knees and cried for him because he missed him so much. I absolutely adore Rikus interactions with Sora and I honestly wish there was more of that in KHIII now

[@Jehmleh]

He's known riku longer than kairi. (I think lmfao I literally just made that up. Don't quote me. But it makes sense. F kai. Jk. But she's not even developed yet. Tbh. Even in KH3 she isn't a real character yet. 😑😑)

[@BleuchuCake]

@@Jehmleh Nah, you correct. Sora and Riku knew each other long before Kairi even came on the island. Kairi appeared on the island around when they were 5-6 years old.

[@Jehmleh]

@@BleuchuCake okay lmfao that's what I thought.

[@xionsreverie1577]

Thank you for saying what everyone didn't wanna say! Bless!

[@ketchuprats8378]

To be fair, he did reunite with Kairi for a little at the end of KH1, while he hasn’t seen normal Riku in forever. That being said, they’re both full on gay and I will accept no less

[@koatghost6481]

There’s so much romantic tension between Sora and Riku. You can’t change my mind.

[@aprioriontoast704]

;)

[@iii-ye8cp]

Riku is gay for Sora. Change my mind.

[@koatghost6481]

Nana The Oreo i will not change what is true.

[@iii-ye8cp]

@@koatghost6481 What about Kairi though

[@koatghost6481]

Nana The Oreo my thumb has gone though more character development in the last few seconds than Kairi has in the entire game.

[@CryFry]

Riku and Sora got more romantic chemistry than Sora and kairi tbh

[@homestuck_official]

Does Kairi even have a persnality yet or is she still more hollow than her nobody, who is the one supposed to be hollow?

[@hilotakenaka]

I feel as if 3 has helped Sora and Kairi develop

[@thecamelchannel1467]

@@hilotakenaka But Kairi was still useless lul

[@hilotakenaka]

The Camel Channel Hey I only said that she developed as a character If you want a very strong Kairi; read the Manga. She actually puts up a strong fight in it

[@CryFry]

Just a youtube commenter kinda hoped she'd get at least a little development, considering they gave her a key blade. But nah she was still completely useless and annoying in kh3 and got kidnapped once again. Awesome.

[@doggyspeak]

It’s so funny to me that the first game tried to push the love triangle thing with Kairi. Riku can’t even say Sora’s name without sounding like he’s either jokingly scolding his goofy boyfriend for making him laugh in a formal setting or pleasantly recalling falling in love. Their relationship can become canon or not but the way Riku see’s Sora is deep and beautiful, it will always make my heart flutter.

[@cielosphere]

The real love triangle isn't them two over Kairi, it's them over Sora.

[@alexanderjakubowski6183]

@@cielosphere very true

[@eli_sonj]

@@cielosphere so true!

[@user-vf1zn6xc9t]

Even the first game wasn't pushing a love triangle, Riku was just flirting with Kairi to mess with Sora and make him feel jealous. I don't think he was ever interested in Kairi.

[@TheStepmonkey]

HAHAH exactly

[@maplehockeylove6339]

Tbh even if you don't ship soriku you gotta admit Riku is hardcore crushing on Sora

[@settingittowumbo1953]

It’s literally impossible to deny

[@gravel35]

the only person who would be denying it is kh1 riku

[@charlottechen6887]

Riku and sora are more like brothers NOT lovers

[@arthritic3713]

@@charlottechen6887 in the first game, yeah, but after that no brothers act like that unless your talking about ph stepbros

[@ajmosutra7667]

Yes i had the same crush on my lenguage teacher and she was the same sex as mine, just because i admired her

[@sakura118]

can this be cannon already.

[@dannystrickland8680]

Thay can't cuz its disny

[@elliewilliams8371]

Riku and Sora forever

[@Vikapediathat]

Unfortunately, it has to be Sora and Kairi... I’m sad about it too.

[@marky6456]

@@dannystrickland8680 Square Enix* Disney has had gay people in their shows recently, and this is just a spinoffs game involving characters that aren't Disney. Too bad Square is one of the most regressed companies in the world.

[@jonettheonly]

@@marky6456 what shows?

[@rachelault4782]

They might be able to take Soriku away from me, but they'll never be able to take Gay Riku away from me.

[@theunicornknitter8669]

Hell ya! Riku IS the rainbow!

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

Everyone loves how Sora's kind of a lost puppy around Riku but I want more appreciation of how Riku would literally march through hell to protect Sora

[@theunicornknitter8669]

15/10 Shipping dynamic

[@strigers8007]

Sora would do the same for Riku honestly

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

@@strigers8007 Okay but he would do it in a "Where's riku? 🥺" way whereas riku would do it in a "WHERE"S SORA 👿" way you know?

[@-memoria-2136]

​​@@elizabethcabbage9817You're right, but I'd like to raise you the entire Hollow Bastion segment in Recoded where Sora was absolutely pissed and willing to throw hands with Pete, Maleficent and the Heartless to rescue Riku, all while being on his own and without the keyblade.

[@elizabethcabbage9817]

Valid

[@pupleon]

DDD was just riku's coming out story tbh

[@sauravistheascended7161]

Ya'll are the reason kindness and platonic affection between same sex is so taboo. Guys and Girls can love each other without being sexually or romantically attracted. Something is wrong with the way this community reaches... so desperate and perverted. Keep that to yourselves and stop ruining wholesome material

[@pupleon]

@@sauravistheascended7161 LOL love the response on my 4 yr old comment i am gay so the things i like are also gay sorry i don't make the rules buddy

[@mochaexpress5419]

Dearly Beloved plays when they combine their Sound Ideas k byeeee

[@devilovesdevil]

Exactly omg

[@snowykitten6860]

If you haven't played/finished/watched kh3 yet, then this is a spoiler buuut-! Dearly beloved also plays when they use their combined keyblade in the realm of darkness

[@alpha8here]

@@snowykitten6860 omfg then it's cannon!!!

[@TonicHikariGaming]

It ain't canon, chief. Sorry.

[@Alex114081]

snowykitten The boyfriend blade

[@xiggles]

I accepted a long time ago that sokai was endgame but I am convinced that Riku is gay, regardless of if he's with Sora or not

[@JustinBust]

Wdym? He's clapping namines cheeks

[@Salthat]

JustinBust That’s repliku, and he’s different from Riku. For starters, he’s basically his own person. It wasn’t Riku who fell in love with Naminé, it was Repliku. Repliku was the one who had his memories manipulated. Repliku was the one who asked Riku to leave Naminé a vessel so that she may live. Riku fulfilled that promise by taking her home.

[@sauravistheascended7161]

Ya'll are the reason kindness and platonic affection between same sex is so taboo. Guys and Girls can love each other without being sexually or romantically attracted. Something is wrong with the way this community reaches... so desperate and perverted. Keep that to yourselves and stop ruining wholesome material

[@rosies69]

​@@JustinBust you're disgusting

[@rosies69]

I accepted soku is endgame

[@kjackson210]

Funny how Kairi fans and the others try to push so hard that Sora and Kairi is a thing....when the useless girl was missing in ALL games only showing up to fill a plot hole or get kidnapped. Their relationship was forced, just because boy meets girl at young age and first loves always work out. Riku is the one constantly saving Sora. Kairi sat on the island writing notes, Riku went blind to protect sora and his memories, became a dreameater to save Sora from nightmares, Kept himself away from sora because he regreated his actions, pulled Sora from the darkness, ect. KH 2 and following games where Sora thinking of nothing but riku, not about his "supposed" be love intrest. Hell he doesnt even think about her. One scene he runs right passed her into Rikus arms. Lol

[@JP-gd2di]

so true! wish riku and soras' relationship was confirmed but we all know that won't happen since it is a kid's game from Japan.

[@shiba4479]

she always needs Sora to save her ass.

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Fans: Sora and Kairi relationship is too forced, it's stupid Nomura: I GONNA DOIT ANYWAY Nomura: *creates KH3 and Re:Mind*

[@wree6181]

Neverending bromance

[@hopefrom2018]

I completely agree, if Kairi was removed from the story it would make just as much sense. The problem is Disney took control of too many things and made it a sickly sweet predictable love story. If she never existed it would be a fun story between two close friends, which would honestly be better.

[@gaybatgosqueak]

I love how Riku tries to describe Sora and just ends up giggling while thinking about him.

[@homestuck_official]

"Don't think twice" is actually sung from Riku's perspective

[@ashleighchambers8468]

And "Sanctuary" even more so.

[@tumultuousv]

All speculatory theories. Although a good head canon

[@mckaylahoffman1338]

@@tumultuousv It was actually confirmed by Nomura that the intention of "Sanctuary" was to be able Sora and Riku's reunion in KHII.

[@tumultuousv]

@@mckaylahoffman1338 source/link ?

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

God damn it.

[@alpha8here]

"Sora can find the brightest part of anything..." Say no more, Riku. You had me sold at "of anything". 😂😂😂

[@greyshadow9848]

Well tbf sora is really good at pulling things out of the darkness… and riku is really good at pulling sora out of the darkness. So their both good at pulling out. Seems kinda gay to me. Riku and sora have way more chemistry then anyone in the series. They are allowed to be gay. Even if riku got put together with namine and sora with kairi.

[@greyshadow9848]

Fair enough, although I seriously doubt nomura would ever actually allow that to happen, even if I wish he would. Despite how CLEARLY gay these 2 are. Maybe bi or pan. Either way they are so so so gay for each other. Riku is my absolute favorite character in the series so some canon lgbtqia+ rep would be nice. But I seriously doubt it’ll ever happen. Sigh…

[@familytablet6453]

@@greyshadow9848 Fair. I respect your opinion. And I understand not wanting to hold out hope for something like this, because you would get hurt if it doesn't happen. I know the risk, yet I hope anyway, because I sincerely think it will happen. Whatever you wish for, may your heart be your guiding key, my friend. See you around.

[@laryssaomori2193]

Sora:a Riku:S O R A

[@tg2495]

Sora: h- Riku: SORA

[@laryssaomori2193]

@@tg2495 The first word Riku says when was a baby:SORA

[@tg2495]

@@laryssaomori2193 yes

[@morigranate]

He gay

[@laryssaomori2193]

@@morigranate Everybody is gay for Sora(don't put Goofy,Mickey ano Donald)

[@dom-nx9ik]

LET SORA AND RIKU BE BOYFRIENDS

[@RadPaxOfficial]

The true ending to Kingdom Hearts is Riku and Sora getting together and having a family.

[@sillykis2you]

This actually gives more character depth to riku. Kh is just a story of unreciprocated. Love

[@edwardhim2276]

Riku is the only good written character in the whole series...until kh3

[@kennak8803]

He still is in a way; I think the lack of screen time screwed him over. I just want a game with Riku and the only playable protagonist.

[@femto7579]

@@edwardhim2276 xhanort is written fantastic and Terra is written great and Ven is good and Roxas is hands down the best alongside Axel

[@tumultuousv]

@@edwardhim2276 no

[@Orang_Himbleton]

@@edwardhim2276I mean, his character’s not really worse from kh3, it just didn’t really do anything with him

[@fearanger1]

If Sora and Riku were meant to be no more than best friends then Nomura *REALLY* fucked up in that part.

[@Saxjon]

It's because of scenes like this there's no straight doujinshi of Kingdom Hearts.

[@notamemethememe589]

Honestly, are doujinshis ever straight?

[@nileriver1632]

literally tho

[@Salthat]

NotAMeme TheMeme Yes

[@gravel35]

@@Salthat but why would anybody in their right mind make straight doujin?

[@lily_flower0686]

"Joy and sorrow, anger and hatred-whether those feelings become your light or your darkness is for you to decide. The strength of your heart is what allows you to choose. That’s why I choose to let the light shine onto my own darkness. And Sora, that light is you." -Riku in the Dream Drop Distance Novel

[@soulcross]

I’m sorry but the fact that they wrote Dearly Beloved together in DDD just seals the deal for me.

[@angelh8603]

1:52 who gave Riku the n-word pass

[@nikkoh15]

angel h IM DEAD

[@endwalkr]

I'm crying

[@dfquartzidn6151]

It’s supposed to be ‘in the nick of time’ but, okay.

[@imjustalittleqwerty]

Dew F Haha. What’s humor, right?

[@kyomado]

@@dfquartzidn6151 r/woosh

[@batknight2014]

Kairi forgot Sora... But Riku never will. XD

[@sancheal22713]

Even as someone who doesn't ship this I can still obviously see the romantic tension like jfc just kiss each other.

[@hilotakenaka]

Then again: *YOU AND KAIRI SMELL THE SAME*

[@deafmetal7370]

I actually felt even before DDD that Riku acts like he's got a crush on Sora. Think about why he got jealous in KH1 and then he's too guilty about how he treated Sora to talk to him again. If they were just friends then it'd be much less awkward to just apologise.

[@M0PT0]

Riku and Sora are definitely closer then sora and kairi, even if it’s not romantic for them (even tho I think it is) but riku has a waaaay deeper relationship with sora then kairi has no question

[@ifu138]

sokai is such a joke when clearly soriku has always been where it's at

[@hopscotch1049]

"Yeah well, Sora's a little..." Riku and Joshua: **giggles in understanding**

[@ellyhime6454]

Riku gay for Sora

[@TheOrene]

I love how from one perspective he’s just really good friends with him, and from another you can cut the sexual tension with a knife, and the title makes you think of the latter so much XD

[@user-mu1os7me8s]

Riku says Sora's name like it's the most precious thing in the universe

[@TheFlawedPlan]

It's too bad these two practically never interact in KH3.

[@notamemethememe589]

Disney knew and told Nomura: Hey, turn down the gay a little bit, okay? Nomura: What is done cannot be undone.

[@sophiayamagughi]

It's all cos they got separated again ugh

[@hopscotch1049]

It's alr, we know we're gonna get plenty of Soriku in Quadratum

[@familytablet6453]

Yeah, but what we did get was gold. "If only Sora listened to Yen Sid the way he listens to Riku"

[@familytablet6453]

@@hopscotch1049 Oh yeah. The massive amount of queer rep in DTVA stuff has honestly given me a LOT of hope for Soriku. I'm not kidding. Most of the arguments against hoping for canon Soriku have had at least a little "Disney would never let us have that," but now that we have shows like Gravity Falls, Amphibia, and most importantly The Owl House, there's a chance. A small one, sure, but it grows by the minute. Even though it wasn't even that big, Strange World still had the kid (forgot his name) having a crush on his friend, who was also a boy. And we also had that one police officer from Onward, whose, girlfriend's daughter has her "pulling her hair out." All I'm saying is we still got a ways to go, but we're one step closer every minute.

[@SocraticMayhem]

I still remember in KH1 where Riku said he wanted to share the paopu fruit with Kairi. I thought they both had a crush on Kairi and that was one of the factors of their rivalry before and after Riku was brought over to the darkness. In the end though Riku and Sora were shown to be closer to each other than they were with Kairi. It’s a standard childhood friendship they have with her which is realistic, but it kind of throws off the whole vibe they’re trying to give us between Sora and Kairi.

[@arelimoon29]

This video saved me from my post-KH3 depression. I’ve been really down about KH3 post-San Fransokyo so I am grateful to this video for making me smile.

[@pepper4481]

arelimoon29 Same here pal, same here

[@musamorpho]

Me too, no puedo con el final!!! :C

[@yams7355]

Okay, for real, I'm not one for "shipping", but Riku and Sora are way better together then Kairi and Sora.

[@barelycinders7798]

Honestly all of Dream Drop Distance is just a pride parade through a hall of closet doors

[@honeyyayaa]

dream drop distance is my first kingdom hearts game so this is very amazing to hear

[@AluraAlua]

This is the best way I've seen this game described wow

[@familytablet6453]

Ok this killed me

[@gkarak1996]

Evryone is going crazy about sora x Riku but what about Xehanort x xblade x darkness

[@TrackForField]

Naw. Ansem is all over darkness.

[@afsmeg]

The childhood best friends to lovers trope! It's so good for the soul...

[@georgerobins4110]

Dream Drop Distance is basically Soriku: The Game

[@julianasohmer6176]

I don't ship soriku, I'm a hardcore Sokai shipper, but I'm completely convinced Riku's hardcore crushing on Sora.

[@cinnamonpanda6040]

How could you? kairi is awful and has done nothing aside hug sora and "save him" somehow (she didnt, was ventus heart inside), she got Sora in trouble lots of times and killed

[@julianasohmer6176]

@@cinnamonpanda6040 I don't really want to start a debate, I ship what I ship for what I see as valid reasons. If you don't ship it please be discrete, it's only my opinion. Anyone can ship what they want to.

[@cinnamonpanda6040]

@@julianasohmer6176 bitch this is the internet, whats an opinion?

[@Chatetchien1]

Everyone know the best ship is SoRiKai (I know where the door is 😂--->[])

[@Dragonspeak30]

@@cinnamonpanda6040 2006 called they want their ship wars back

[@kennak8803]

The moment you have to connect with other Soriku shippers because of the dumpster fire that was KH 3

[@paopuflavored]

"What'll I do with him?" Kiss him

[@MayliSong]

Are all close deep friendships between two guys gay? No, of course not. Is this one gay? Absofuckinglutely

[@defstained]

0:19 “he’s the best teacher I could ever have” at what? 😏

[@liyuehashbrowns6055]

Gawrsh 😏

[@rattyeely]

Honestly this is so sweet, he really loves Sora

[@sleepypuddle6474]

JUST KISS ALREADY YA KNUCKLE HEADS XD

[@FungeG]

One of the most relatable KZbin comments

[@crimsonlilyfairy]

Kingdom Hearts 3D, aka SoRiku the Game

[@phanherb540]

I can't believe there are people who think Riku's love interest is Namine

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

Funny how Namine contributes more to the plot than Kairi ever does.

[@ihatehumans487]

​@@infinityheart_tm9270Xion either

[@familytablet6453]

RIGHT???? I mean, there was literally a patch that removed Riku smiling back at Namine because it was causing confusion. NOMURA HIMSELF had to confirm that it was Repliku who had feeling for Namine, not Riku. I MEAN HOW MUCH MORE OBVIOUS CAN HE BE YALL

[@yurikuki]

More chemistry with them than Kair and Sora ever had

[@FungeG]

I love how Riku cares about saving Sora more than anyone and gives up everything to do it. It’s absolutely adorable and beautiful. I really want to see more of Riku in other games also an adventure about just Sora and Riku. These two boys have been through more than they should have at this age and have been through the worst of all of it. (except Roxas, Axel and Xion they had it pretty bad all around) I personally believe this is Riku being himself and himself is gæ. On a side note: My head cannon: Riku in kh1 made shadow Sora as a companion but had to cover it up as a way to mess with Sora

[@Lukeormaybenath]

Come on, who wouldn't be gay for Sora, uh, I mean

[@natalie7851]

fun drinking game: take a shot every time riku ends a sentence with “.......sora”

[@phantom6315]

As a SoRiku shipper, this is so true during DDD lol I mean I consider it canon but we all know it's not gonna happen

[@familytablet6453]

Don't speak too soon. With all the queer rep in Disney stuff nowadays, Disney isn't much of a problem anymore. And we all remember the aitsu incident, don't we? Oh, and in the Japanese (original) translation, the paopu scene isn't really romantic at all. I'm just saying, there's still hope :)

[@phantom6315]

@@familytablet6453 Perhaps one day, but definitely not anytime soon lol

[@ThatWeirdGuyFromWork]

It’s really cute how many of these scenes have a variant of “Dearly Beloved” playing over them.

[@juliyum]

oh yeah riku is definitely gay. but kairi out here ruining the love

[@nikkoh15]

DDD: Soriku, the game

[@Pichu1232]

you know, In high key love that "Im what nightmares fear!" line so much

[@jetstreamjackie3437]

Dream Drop Distance said GAY RIGHTS so loud it shattered the space-time continuum

[@clearxgilbert]

I'm so pissed that they arent together canonical... Nomura just force hetero ship w sora and SUCKS after years of true pure love develop by these 2

[@HikaniKun]

After this video, keys and keyholes have whole new meanings to them lmao

[@jackofnaytrades]

This video alone radiates enough gay to power a rocket, imagine the actual _game_

[@dannystrickland8680]

RIKU IS GAY, I REPEAT RIKU IS GAY! GET THE RAINBOWS!!!!

[@destroyerkitty9434]

The way they say each other’s names. It just expresses further that they truly cherish each other.

[@mgshadowkat3066]

“Look at his face, sleeping like nothing’s wrong” OKAY IF HES STILL STRAIGHT IN THE END OF THE KINGDOM HEARTS SAGA THEN IM FUCKING LEAVING

[@joshuamouton7128]

Can we just go ahead and make this canon so we can get this over with😂😂😂 their ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP is just gay

[@coolguy-rw5it]

DDD is basically just one giant soriku fanfic lmao

[@TanyaH97]

riku im so sorry im so sorry that sora is a dumb straight that fell in love with kairi over you

[@Salthat]

The Sora is gay video is 6 minutes long.

[@xww6849]

I love the headcanon that Sora is bi, but no one told him about mlm relationships so he just assumes he has to chose Kairi over Riku.

[@kneelessnightcat9164]

@@xww6849 That's honestly what I think too. If Sora met some gay people he'd realize he's in love with Riku after a bit of time to actually get his one braincell working.

[@familytablet6453]

@@xww6849 Ah yes the struggles of comphet

[@shouta8853]

Riku being a big gay for Sora makes the world go round😤😤😫😫

[@phantomsanic3604]

Dream Drop Distance was literally the gayest KH has ever been. Until the Sora and Riku straight up formed a rainbow dual keyblade.

[@NathanSano]

Rikus in love with sora it's been a fact since kh1 and he stole kiari away out of jealousy haha

[@kimberlyarrey3347]

In all the kingdom hearts I've played and the clips I've seen, I always ask myself.... Did Riku fall in love with Sora?

[@noddypeak]

sora being the true damsel in distress this whole series made me want to call riku daddy

[@Crazelord91]

The true story of Kingdom Hearts is Riku coming to terms with his homosexuality. He wants so desperately to leave Destiny Islands bc he feels trapped in a world that he doesn't fit into, even if he isn't truely aware of his sexuality yet. He flirts with Kairi to antagonize Sora, and often used her as a way to express his angst and connection to Sora without directly admitting to his feelings. In KH1 he makes it about not finding Kairi, but really he's upset that Sora wasn't devasted to lose him bc Sora doesn't see him as anything but a friend. And that Sora needs to keep going away on adventures and meeting new people instead of wanting to stay by his side. He wears a mask after as he cannot bear to see the truth and starts to focus his obsessions elsewhere to forget about Sora and his feelings. In fact, he may hate Roxas for being a Sora but who is able to develop a bond with another man (Axel) more dependant and close than him and Sora could be. The "darkness" he fights throughout the series is him repressing his true self and it manifesting as negative emotions and actions. He takes the guise of Ansem as a metaphorical facade for someone gay pretending to be straight; someone they're not and like what they think they're supposed to be. But with enough support from his friends he can finally shed his guard and be himself. And while he may never have Sora, he can eventually accept his feelings from afar and understand it's ok to be himself and a homosexual

[@Crazelord91]

@@Volcanic_Eruption That does make sense. Another reason I believe it's possible is bc there are other more platonic male friendships in the series. Like Axel and Roxas. Axel cares deeply for Roxas but I never got the same vibe as Riku does for Sora. Riku seems obsessed with the idea of Sora and very defensive when Sora doesn't feel the same; while Axel just misses his closest friend

[@mckaylahoffman1338]

*thunderous applause*

[@quokka1831]

The gayest scene was in kh 2 when Sora starts crying for Riku, but when he saw kairi it was a different story.

[@khyaoigirl396]

this healed my spirit

[@zygouz6129]

Riku and Sora are in love. Change my mind.

[@TheApatheticGuy]

I would have bought multiple copies of KH3 if they had made Sora and Riku canon.

[@shinji-kun9596]

You missed the part from the first game when Riku gives Sora the Paopu fruit.

[@pigeondance687]

"I heard him call my name" oH Did YOu¿? * link to the next video on the channel *

[@homestuck_official]

Call Me By Your Name is QUAKING

[@roxaas2468]

Can someone just make a whole compilation of Riku saying sora’s name?

[@kejow.]

At least in a parallel universe Soriku is canon and KH3 is an amazing game/story, but in this reality we don't deserve good stuff ;-;

[@e17ahrt]

Kh pls make them canon huhu

[@DrelvanianGuardOffic]

Always thought it was Kairi was the love interest and Riku was the friend.. but I'm starting to think it's the other way around.

[@enbytoon]

“Back to soras side” it’s like THE FLOODGATES WERE BASHED IN WITH THAT GAY COMBO KEYBLADE

[@spectresoulss]

We stan Riku The Proud Boyfriend™

[@fullcxwling]

I’m here cause kh3 disappointed me

[@Shounnify]

gurl, same

[@cantguesswhoisthat4524]

i lost faith in kh, idk if i want to keep on with the series. one fans out

[@arelimoon29]

Same. I loved a lot about the game but they dropped the ball hard on everything related to Sora, Riku, and Kairi. I don’t think I can ever forgive them for what they use Kairi for in the narrative.

[@fullcxwling]

arelimoon29 EXACTLY I don’t hate Kairi she has potential! But they wanna throw her away for romantic reasons like that is weak. I was hoping for some awesome interaction of the Destiny trio nope I get Riku and Sora acting nothing like dream drop together and Kairi having the personality of a potted plant.

[@kawotari1409]

me too