the reverse/rebirth experience

[@StickmanSham]

if you're wondering how i deal so much damage to Lexaeus at 13:34, its because if you let him buff himself into super sayan 1, he gains hyper armor and cannot be staggered, which means he takes 100% of the damage from Dark Aura's finisher. that alongside the Maleficent Dragon card results in 3 bars of damage

[@NovaOrNeo]

Thank you for using the duelist of the roses ost, brought back some good nostalgia.

[@MegaRazor619]

Nice

[@christopherb.5797]

8:21 (Sonic voice clip) *FAKER!!* 8:33 (Sonic voice clip) *FAKER!!* 9:44 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKHVh3trg6dlgpI 12:40 Reverse Rape 12:54 (DBZ aura charge SFX) 14:56 Sonic: YOU'RE TOO SLOW!!! 21:44 I don't feel so good. 21:51 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5acY2iFiat1eaM 0:15

[@khaosarts2089]

12:54 RIKU: "OH SHIT"!!!!!!!

[@X1erra]

That's essentially saying that Lexaeus's super armor is his undoing. xD

[@GeminiMayhem]

"Are you with Ansem?" "You are half correct." "Are you Ansem?" "You are *not* correct."

[@Lefty8013]

aRe yOU aNsEM?

[@fink_rat]

Are you ansem now?

[@MeitanteiZX]

@@fink_rat "You are half correct."

[@PolarPhantom]

KH III SPOILERS MAYBE I guess he was eventually kind of correct since Vexen gets Norted.

[@Twkout]

@@PolarPhantom vexen does not get norted

[@Groose_McLoose]

Riku:"You and Kairi smell the same." Namine: ._. Riku: :D

[@EdxSarxNatxChoc]

I thought it was more. Riku: "You and Kairi smell the same." Riku, covers his nose cuz he smelled a fart that wasn't his. Namine notices, gets timid and decides to hide herself. Riku just smiles at her, with good intentions, gets bored she didn't get the joke and promptly left.

[@vtheory7531]

Namine: *blocked*

[@200odd300]

Riku's face was more of a 😏

[@CaaaramelApples]

I never got that far because I hated CoM, and never watched that cutscene online.. I bursted out laughing

[@final3119]

@@EdxSarxNatxChoc He was smelling his fingers. It's a sex joke.

[@EdxSarxNatxChoc]

- Riku - The darkness is my enemy! >Proceeds to use the darkness to defeat the enemy.

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Beat fire with fire.

[@thatoneguy1574]

To be fair, Riku isnt even really a keyblade wielder yet. So while his intentions are pure, his powers arent. Yet.

[@noname2n2]

"I used the darkness to destroy the darkness."

[@mrmandoctor1569]

There I made it 666 be happy

[@noyoucantnoicantnowecantsostop]

The irony right there.

[@ubermaster1]

My favorite part of Chain of Memories is how Riku can just "smell" darkness, and it's never brought up outside of this game. My boy can just smell a villains stank and not one person has questioned it.

[@TragGaming]

It actually is, in a way. Xehanort says he feels the darkness inside Terra. But other than that, Riku and Xehanort are the only ones with direct Defacto Darkness detection senses. Which kind of makes sense if Riku has control of the darkness Xehanorts heartless had

[@SSlash]

Adloquium Dubious I’m pretty sure it’s due to a mistranslation in which they should be saying talking about sensing and not referring to well, scents lol

[@raze2012_]

@@TragGaming Zexion too in this game. But he didn't really last long enough to matter lol.

[@OtherFlames]

I thought that too but after replaying the games again, I saw that the whole stench of darkness thing actually appears in the others to my surprise

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

He smells Darkness and eats Nightmares.

[@derekr.8590]

"Darkness is my enemy" - Riku, who literally has a Dark Mode ™ that uses Dark Points ™

[@Zayindjejfj]

He even says that AS he summons his sword in an aura of darkness.

[@stevemclovin1566]

Wow riku. Way to hurt its feelings. It does so much for you...

[@lpfan4491]

"DARKNESS"-riku while activating darkmode

[@insanitized750]

I smell a deoxide reference...

[@TheAzulmagia]

To be fair, Real Ansem forcibly gave him that Dark Mode.

[@kraosdadafusfus8034]

The best thing of all is that unlike Sora, Riku never lost his memories in Castle Oblivion, so he remembers every weird thing he saw.

[@justadragonnamemarcus1751]

*ohhhh yeahhhh*

[@grayson8633]

they werent taking riku's memories.

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

And every weird thing he smelled

[@BaulSDA]

That's what allowed him to become Keyblade Master.

[@OreoVix]

He could of told sora what happened in castle oblivion after kh2

[@Darkonius64]

"listen riku! Darkness darkness darkness!" -Mickey Yeah pretty much

[@tcole2475]

Darkonius Mavakar And don’t forget! Darkest darkness

[@arisato-san8917]

*"darkness within darkness"*

[@tcole2475]

TrollStar64 *darkness intensifies*

[@gayfurry5287]

ssenkrad

[@WardofSquid]

That is the whole KH plot in a nutshell

[@razi_man]

One cutscene depicts a clone who talks about his impending death as he slowly disintegrates.

[@sasir2013]

"death"

[@ayeedonald629]

Sasir I mean, what do you think slowly disintegrates mean

[@sasir2013]

@@ayeedonald629 Aparently, it means going to the kingdom of darkness and getting inside your original a couple years later, only to die again a couple days later carrying your version of another timeline with you

[@dantronbot4371]

@@sasir2013 so what you say is that replica Riku is personal Grim reaper of Riku, right?

[@sasir2013]

@@dantronbot4371 only if Nomura thinks it would do a good plot twist

[@silversynth2639]

So if Riku smells like the smell of DARKNESS, does this mean Mickey counts as Riku's light stick of deodorant?

[@Amnesia1998]

With all the talk of smelling I actually expected the first appearance of Mickey to be Terry Crews from the Old Spice commercials.

[@discoverarcane]

@@Amnesia1998 lmao that killed me

[@mistamemewide]

Electric Titan *_OLD SPICE LIGHT SPRAY WITH SEAP THE DARKNESS OUT OF YOUR SKIN_*

[@gilang26060]

Electric Titan POOWWWEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!

[@nezumimouse5440]

Electric Titan OLD SPICE BODY WASH CAN BLOCK DARKNESS FOR 358/2 DAYS

[@WoodDavers]

"This seemed like a boring place to take a nap anyways" "Well said!" *Instantly flashbanged* i almost spat out my water at that

[@edwardlivingston9651]

That actually did happen to me with a bowl of soup once...

[@Lion09887]

Normally if the place is boring you normally take a nap there

[@LordTyph]

'The truth will bring you pain' A flashbang would hurt your eyes and ears, that's true...

[@brentpeterson918]

WoodDavers bro that flash bang hurt me

[@thesnoms1492]

@@Lion09887 oh ive seen you before

[@D-Havoc]

I seriously believe Zexion's death was the most unnecessary one. Dude was just trying to make sense of everything that was going on, all Axel had to do was _lie_ to him.

[@Daroga1]

He had to get rid of everyone as orders from Xem butt, also, He was trying to cover his own tracks to make sure Sora would survive, Hence pretending to die 2 times to him in this game.

[@stevemclovin1566]

Axel killed him for xaix so he can get a promotion.

[@droopy4451]

@@Daroga1 Correction, *Mansex

[@wazow6281]

Axel had two motives inside the castle. The first was as ordered by Xemnas, hunt down and kill the traitors, meaning Marluxia and Larxene. However, his second motive was to help Saix climb the ranks in the Organization, thus anyone above him needed to go, meaning Vexen, Lexeaus, and Zexion.

[@Kyronea]

Fortunately Ienzo gets to redeem himself in KH III, one of the very good things that game did. I really loved Ienzo in III, whereas previously I'd just despised Zexion.

[@animatedink2529]

Namine: "When'd you know?" Riku: *trying to impress her* "I knew when I met you. You and Kairi smell the same." *Namine backs away completely terrified* Riku (to himself as he smiles smugly) "Nailed it"

[@MrHaveGoing]

By far your best "experience" video. Good job!

[@aimanishak4364]

OK I BELIEVE YOU

[@Alexandre-gg7qd]

Okay, I believe you

[@StickmanSham]

you're just sayin that because of 11:42 arent you :^)

[@MrHaveGoing]

12:48

[@Enixgeek]

I'm sure larxene had a lot of fun with the "toy" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@melissamaga]

i know everything ansem says sounds horny but the way he says ''you've been thinking of me'', god, i can literally see him swishing his hair and looking riku thru the shoulder

[@NeloBladeOfRanni]

Thats why sora hates him riku gave it all to HANSEM

[@lpfan4491]

15:46

[@sketch-eee4165]

@@NeloBladeOfRanni Riku broke the bro code and got his comeuppance.

[@maverickmagic6132]

@@NeloBladeOfRanni underrated comment!

[@sirius4242]

LPFan I’m SO glad someone said something 😨😨😨

[@EdenMirages]

i smell *the darkest darkness*

[@Lion09887]

Does darkness smell like fried chicken cause ill give in for some chicken

[@PitXRoxas]

Luxiless darkness smells good

[@ConnorsCreations24]

Riku: *in the most cocky tone* This seemed like a boring place to take a nap anyway Ansem: ...That was very well said, Riku. *the card reveals to be a flash-bang grenade as it goes off right in Riku’s face*

[@BaulSDA]

he fell victim to one of the classic blunders.

[@domin4193]

Baul luaB I understood that reference.

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

In fairness, Ansem got the ultimate flashbang not too long prior, so it's only fair he gets to blind someone else

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

That Lexaeus appearance before the fight.. Absolutely brilliant.

[@not_Enlee]

I saw this comment while watching it happen. I'm crying

[@ecchicharmed]

When you come home and your parent is already super mad at you.

[@DouglasStewart99]

This is my favorite member of XIII right here everyone.

[@GhOst-yb3io]

Katawa shoujo

[@Konh-Minh]

@@ecchicharmed perfect.

[@Pc_98_Fan]

"we share the same body and the same talents" "so you're a fake me" *"NOT A FAKE!"*

[@gayfurry5287]

"Hey, F[][]k!"

[@ascendedcat260]

*pant pant* "YOUR F*CKED"

[@dylonyoung2521]

@@ascendedcat260 D O N ' T M O C K M E !

[@awildxiaosimphasappeared3317]

Lol

[@cassettemokarosa5108]

not clayton, hee hoo hoo hoo hah

[@ArmoredSpeedpaints]

I never noticed but Riku's pants are just...pant legs being held up and attached to his actual pants

[@anonymousoff-brand7538]

he's wearing assless chaps over actual pants! to always be ready, i guess.

[@thecountercounter9127]

Just incase he ever feels like having an "ass out" kinda day

[@matias9609]

They're waders.

[@Reveur_Lucide]

KH outfit designs are definitely... Complex.

[@Takokujin07]

@@matias9609 For wading through the darkness

[@Xaddgx]

12:48 "The Silent Hero".

[@owenbar5055]

14:57 "too slow"

[@keith3278]

12:52 Players grab your D20 . . . 12:53 and . . . 12:54 ROLL INITIATIVE !

[@harryunderwood8535]

That escalated quickly.

[@jasonsmith8802]

I had to rewatch that part 15 times before I stopped laughing at it.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

"The Silent (only outside of battle) Hero"

[@dukinukireal]

"Do you smell it? That smell. A kind of smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells... smelly." ... "Darkness" "What?" " *DARKNESS WITHIN DARKNESS* "

[@dumarcolmwilliams685]

That's the reference from SpongeBob SquarePants.

[@asdtgh8895]

"Unlike you, I fear nothing" "The real Riku is a wimp who's afraid of the dark!" *Cries in fear as Larxene does the unspeakable to him*

[@vacantsix1586]

This is a year late reply but in his credit having everything that you are ripped from you and having it be replaced with something else sounds absolutely terrifying

[@spindash64]

Well yeah, he said he fears NOTHING, not that he has no fear

[@asdtgh8895]

@@spindash64 Dude, he says it proudly like he's very brave. But I'll agree with Vacantsix, in context it is quite dark to be "magically" dissected. Probably without anesthesia

[@spindash64]

@@asdtgh8895 I was making a joke. He fears nothing, and indeed, when faced with nothing, he shows great fear

[@asdtgh8895]

@@spindash64 I guess?

[@Immovable0bject]

I swear, Ansem would be the worst ex boyfriend to have.

[@joeycarmine3830]

Why?

[@nonamelel1572]

@@joeycarmine3830 Because he would never let you move on from him

[@ascendedcat260]

"Riku, I don't want things to end like this... Just give me one more chance!"

[@loganbigmo]

​@@ascendedcat260 Riku: "You had your Second Chance." Ansem: "What about Once More?"

[@desmondmalone438]

Big Mo Logan Ansem: open your heart Riku we still have a chance

[@LuisRPG8]

14:56 that "too slow" got me laughing so hard, the entire Lexaeus was extremely funny overall

[@gilang26060]

Luis Rodrigo Paniagua just standing there and then powered up lol

[@otomeleifu]

Gilang[希望の戦士] I started wheezing at that part 12:50

[@rainick]

"You and Kairi smell the same" lmao Riku, really doesn't know how to talk to girls.

[@metis7534]

rainick you should have seen how he talks to Shiki from The World Ends With You when she appeared in DDD. Spoiler alert he still can’t talk to girls

[@rainick]

@@metis7534 Oh I have, and its great.

[@aria24601]

Bc he gay

[@PGOuma]

@AT Productions hate thoooose lol. They do the same thing with the doofus Axel/Lea when he can't even handle people calling him "nice"

[@razi_man]

Really? Cause I dig someone who can say stuff like that bluntly.

[@tahseenkhan3629]

One of these days... someone with enough editing skills will edit riku bursting through the ceiling all the way to soras floor when lexaeus hits him. And it will be amazing.

[@andythompson1998]

Challenge accepted. Give me three months

[@tahseenkhan3629]

@@andythompson1998 if youre serious add me as a friend on youtube (apparently thats what the messages/friends tab is for) and PLEASE message me when this is done. Id practically pay to see this. youtu.be/addme/a5VG0wUz2LfmnvfzGvaJrptJ7OiVEg

[@sandysalina2881]

Tahseen Khan if only

[@boaofdeath]

I'll leave a comment here just for a reminder

[@lpfan4491]

hi

[@noravanguard]

12:40 Larxene was soon forced to leave the Organization after some allegations came to light

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

iNoCeNt TiL pRoVeN gUiLtY¡

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

_It's not rape if it's non-existent-being-on-clone-Homunculus~!_

[@raheemaslam7363]

@@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225 Xemnas: Larxene Larxene: yeah Xemnas: get out

[@johnpantag472]

@@raheemaslam7363 leaving?

[@WolfRider2002]

​@@raheemaslam7363Saix: We don't accept resignations

[@Seeker55]

When I played Riku's chapter I dedicatedly avoided using dark form to prove he was strong enough without it.

[@Seeker55]

@Vannan195 yeah, Zexion was a particular pain but Ansem actually wasn't all that bad

[@IsaiahtheEevee]

Cool!

[@user-zr5bq5li7q]

I really like how at 10:45 Riku beats Repliku with only 1 pixel of health. Feels like it shows they really are pretty evenly matched. (Riku’s just a sliver better)

[@lpfan4491]

i never noticed

[@psloh5758]

It's hook card effect, it heals you 3 times a but of hp so you cant die from it until it expires

[@Reveur_Lucide]

I think, in a broader sense, Riku's Chain of Memory story is an interesting take on the ideas of addiction and guilt over past mistakes. The voice that Ansem often seems to portray is a similar sort of ever present temptation, and putting his story into that perspective made it all the more real. The actual moment to moment dialogue can be a bit offputting sometimes, awkward, and even downright cringey, but the broader plot themes and the way he develops is pretty cool to see. Even down to the way he literally fights against his own evil self. It's not exactly an uncommon trope for stories to follow, but it seems to be one of the deeper plot lines of the Kingdom Hearts series.

[@Bluk34dewnxt3]

I'd love to talk to Riku's voice actor and ask him what he thought about the line, "I smell you, Ansem!"

[@TheBonkleFox]

A lot of the lines riku says in COM in general are wild.

[@Rhythm_Haruka46]

The one with Namine is the one I think is the most absurd, like what the heck?

[@kiowaharrell]

haha remember when darkness smelled because nomura doesnt

[@lpfan4491]

nomura doesnt remember anything.i can remamber when i read in 3d that appearently xion was supposed to be a replica of roxas memorys....which is basicly all kinds of wrong.

[@lpfan4491]

not really.she was created only to copy roxas power of the keyblade.when she instead absorbed him and noticed that she block sora out through roxas,they changed their plans.there literally is a scene in days where xemnas explains that the plans have changed infact.and even then,it were soras memorys specificly,not roxas memorys.

[@lpfan4491]

Well,i would check my old storys if i would try to write something as complex as kh.And its not defendable in this case,as its clear Nomura did not look up days again or the cutscenes at most,since Roxas meets Hayner,Pence and Olette in days,but they say they dont know him in kh3.this seems minor,but its actually not.It shows that Nomura does not go through the regular process of logical writing.You need to check everything(even if its years worth of content) to avoid plotholes to the best of your abilitys

[@lpfan4491]

no,because he remembered everything before merging back into sora

[@lpfan4491]

oh no...

[@fabiojovanovich]

16:03 When you start playing Kingdom Hearts 3 and the cards are back.

[@iehhs387]

27:45

[@trashley5972]

Oh god dammit you played Vanitas' too slow over riku's. that's really good,

[@tahseenkhan3629]

I didnt catch that oh my goddddd

[@angelistoftenshi]

WAIT WHEN

[@trashley5972]

@@angelistoftenshi around 14:57

[@sora654able1]

Holy shit really? That sounded just like riku!

[@Emu-]

I guess after Mickey closed the door to darkness in KH1, Riku just decided to take a nap in the PS2 memory card menu. How fitting!

[@Zayindjejfj]

Should've made the card that Riku looked at from the beginning a draw 4 card.

[@plushifoxed]

Zayin Warrior Reverse

[@Rhythm_Haruka46]

Or a uno flip +5 card

[@TrueReverse74]

That "too slow" line gives me vietnam flashbacks

[@nicolaistuhlmuller8718]

You mean vanitnam?

[@johnpantag472]

Lmao bbs was so bad. They have a mechanic were they retaliate without even getting hit. You attack they randomly dodge or attack back. Cheap.

[@colpekker]

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Smells

[@xxnash_9378]

Mr. Colpekker Chain of Smellories

[@gayfurry5287]

Kingdom Hearts: Smell Snort Stickness

[@rashi7535]

Kingdom hearts smell of darkness

[@spardazinblackcoat3544]

Kingdom Hearts: Smell of Memories

[@nightshroud9671]

Kingdom Hearts: D A R K N E S S of D A R K N E S S

[@d3thegod478]

12:54 Lexaeus goes what the kids call, Sicko Mode.

[@wanderingfanboy2566]

Its funny once you realize Older Joseph joestar And Ansem share the same voice actor.

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

OHHHH NOOOOO!!!

[@joeycarmine3830]

I never knew that 😱

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

Even better: SO DOES YOUNG XEHANORT AND YOUNG JOSEPH!! 🤣

[@JoshDoesAThing108]

@@CNWhatImSaiyan Indeed, I find it incredibly hilarious not only Young MX shares the voice of Young Joseph, but also he grows up into Old Joseph, who's voiced by Ansem Seeker of Darkness (Well, other than Billy Zane but you know). I think it's just a coincidence with who runs the dubbing of JJBA but still a fun one nonetheless that we have both Ben Diskin and Richard Epcar as Xehanorts AND Jojos.

[@KFro9k]

The Wandering Fanboys OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH MMMMMYYYYY GGGGGOOOOOOODDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!

[@Bossu]

Okay, so: Obviously, not gameplay that's for everyone, and Riku & Zexion smelling everyone is meme stuff. But godamn, was Repliku's death actually well done.

[@PGOuma]

The 1 thing they got right lol

[@zalanum3063]

One cutscene depicts a clone who talks about his impending death as he slowly disintegrates Ouchie ouch my feelings

[@bubbajoe117]

Darkest darkest darkness within darkness within darkness within darkness _WITHIN DARKNESS WITHIN DARKNESS WITHIN DARKNESS _*_WITHIN DARKNESS WITHIN DARKNESS WITHIN DAAAARKNEEEEEESSSS!!!!!_*

[@jacktheprince5524]

Within darkness?

[@sendylie1774]

DARKNESS WITHIN FREAKIN DARKNESS

[@gayfurry5287]

and knuckles

[@justadragonnamemarcus1751]

SNAKEEEEE

[@supremeseregios6810]

Wait, Wait, Wait. WAIT. Was That A Just A Pancake Reference?

[@shadowarchon7964]

"See, while I was in the Realm of Darkness, I learned a new trick. I can smell Darkness." "How the hell'd you do that?" "I dunno."

[@X_Nexus]

1:15 I couldn't help but laugh at how perfect the timing was. That seemed like something Ansem would do to be honest lol

[@wrapsnap3044]

Flash bang out

[@liamwhite3522]

You like light so much? Then take this!

[@sonikamidnight7952]

Holy shit

[@brycekake3568]

*puts on lightpods ™* Riku: SMELL LIKE DARK IN HERE

[@reissryhas]

If darkness stinks, then does light smell nice? Or what?

[@AlexandreRibeiroXRV7]

Well, Riku does mention that Naminé smells like Kairi... which is kinda creepy.

[@LilacMonarch]

@@AlexandreRibeiroXRV7 And then he smells his fingers...yeah, it's a dirty joke

[@marishort6871]

I'd say. It probably smells like how happiness feels

[@titaniumdragon6719]

@@marishort6871 Uhhhhhhhhh.....

[@ElloFantasy]

Oh yeah..this was the game where everyone inexplicably became bloodhounds.

[@XavierZara]

22:43 Riku: The Little Engine That Could

[@ictoan4258]

My god...riku hit someone with the mega destruction dark ball of darkness and destruction

[@gayfurry5287]

and knuckles

[@rmwua]

12:42 Oh God those faces!! You edited Larxenes creepy face on everyone! Now it's even more nightmare fuel!

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

I never noticed that in the handful of the times I've watched this, good lord

[@joaxarkus4648]

What's that scent? It's so familiar ... Anchovies!

[@SuperPlaytendo]

What?

[@annaleepena2790]

I love Futurama 😂😂

[@VentusNovum]

I thought that was a sponge Bob reference

[@ascendedcat260]

@@SuperPlaytendo AAAAANNNCHOVIEES

[@zafool4997]

What’s that smell? The smelly smell, that smells....smelly. *gasp* Darkness!

[@MrAuthor3DS]

No wonder Riku didn't recognize Ansem's voice at first. He wasn't used to him sounding like Raiden.

[@thelegoflappysmith8581]

otherwise known as the BALANCED version of chain of memories

[@perkypears]

It was also generally just more interesting not having to spend so long editing decks and actually being rewarded for rapid card breaks and stuff

[@SSlash]

thelegoflappy Smith I wish Riku could have some kind of magic though here, just some formed of ranged attacks and a few more sleights

[@perkypears]

Superslash Reverse/Rebirth Mode was absolutely rushed and it’s funny because it’s so much less of a slog to play. Sora’s stuff is fun on paper but it has too many way broken sleights and is way too grindy for getting through areas. Riku’s story not letting you order cards means you need to pay attention to the order and work with it rather than how in Sora’s you can set it up to just be Sleight City where you mash triangle and win

[@roniusadethel9768]

Plus, I never skipped any of Riku's cutscenes.

[@Rhy2412TitanGamer]

The reward for card breaks with riku is utterly overpowered in Re:chain with increased damage & sped up transformation animation with negligible locked movement. EDIT: in the GBA version, Riku could be card broken and hit at a much larger window when max dp is reached and has no invulnerability (along with being locked in an animation until it ended or got card broken before or after said animation) for transformation. That could spell disaster. When his DP runs out, he gets locked into a reverting animation that ceases mobility and leaves him vulnerable for about 20-30 frames before possible movement (even though the 2/3s of said animation has invulnerability). Getting card broken also drains DP before possible movement going into dark mode.

[@D-Havoc]

You know they skipped straight to the boss fight because they had no way of justifying why Riku was fighting bosses that Sora took cared off in KH1. I don't even think he knows who most of them are.

[@angelistoftenshi]

Yeah he does, he worked with them remember?

[@damianbassett4333]

I agree

[@damianbassett4333]

He did work with the bosses

[@D-Havoc]

@@angelistoftenshi He worked with the Disney Villains, but not exactly with the heartless bosses.

[@lpfan4491]

monstro version1(version2 is if you do it after saving kairi....its weird) is actually canon.the only boss he probably has no specific memorys of except for its looks is the wonderland boss.the problem is,why didnt they just write a scenario to make it more interessting? riku could have reflected on the events of kh1

[@TrapstepMedia]

Had to do a double take at 12:42 . God damn that's terrifying.

[@jhur7588]

Trapstep Media I don’t get it

[@TrapstepMedia]

@@jhur7588 Larxene's face is on Axel's and Vexen's.

[@D-Up242]

@@TrapstepMedia Holy cow. I never noticed that! Man, that's creepy.

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

NOOOOOOO!!!

[@amethyst_dragonfruit]

Oh Jesus it is

[@ShadowHeartValentine]

It’s so funny that kingdom hearts is just a normal anime game but with Disney. Like, Mickey is just woven into the universe as an ultra-powerful being and just shows up

[@MegaRazor619]

The card should've been buff riku

[@matthewtwitter5172]

PC Recom so it could've been modded

[@leaflizer2041]

wonderful song starting at 3:55 is Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses - Custom Battle (edit: or Vs CPU? getting conflicting results but search for either one and you'll find it) never played the game but I looked for the song name immediately because damn it's snazzy

[@GraveRobbertt]

leaflizer udabes

[@Amaryryry]

Thank you

[@pkmemes01]

The game is great once you get the hang of it

[@DoeJiinShii]

Everytime I hear the dialogue and lines of a kingdom hearts game, I question how this entire series took off as is.

[@69Kazeshini]

Dialogue aside kh is basically anime with Disney characters I think that's how it took off

[@dylanmcnab3479]

A squaresoft worker and a Disney worker stepped into an elevator while the squaresoft worker was high

[@Legacy0901]

It's because the music is god tier and tricks people into getting emotionally invested. There's also cool imagery and awesome sounding one liners that imply a way better story is being told, but are actually meaningless when you sit down and try to analyze the story. People don't like KH because of the actual garbage story being told, people like KH because of the way it made them feel

[@corpuschristi6978]

AT Productions depends on the anime, there’s a good chunk out there that’s actually well written

[@GreatNegus]

Gameplay (especially KH2FM, shit's tight dawg) Music (I honestly considered getting the rhythm game just for that remix of the main screen theme) Characters (they're all heavily flawed but they have their moments) Imagery/Designs (keyblades and magic and shit, nigga, plus the designs of characters and worlds are noice despite how hard we meme on them, also the hundreds of keyblade designs are cool to look at and the fact that the keyblade can change design inspires fanart out the ass like how Sonic inspires OCs) Disney (everyone has at least 1 Disney franchise they like and chances are it appears in or is at least referenced by a KH game) Final Fantasy (same point as the Disney one, if you like FF on any level you're bound to get at least 1 bone thrown your way) Also the fact that most people get into KH when they're in their early/mid teens. An age where emotionally charged media resonates with and sucks you in, regardless of its quality. Also at that age you don't really tend to think too critically about the media you consume. Then you get older and hindsight hits you and makes you realize how flawed the things you liked are. Also, the first 3 games of the series (in release order not story order, so KH 1, CoM, and 2) tell a somewhat solid story with a few flaws and some awkwardness. Honestly, if they had just stopped after KH2 and left the Lingering Will as an ambiguous piece of lore like how Tolkien does lore in his series then the franchise wouldn't get nearly as much flak for its story. All the convoluted bullshit started with BBS and then just kept getting more asinine with each spin off release, culminating with the mess that is KH3. Hell, KH3 only even exists because Nomura needed some way to tie up all that bullshit that started after KH2's release.

[@ArkangelYT]

Zexion just constantly seems disappointed in everyone's behaviour.

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

I’m honestly surprised Ienzo is so chill lol

[@Rhythm_Haruka46]

Ladies and gentlemen, my favourite organisation member:

[@alexmetaverse]

Zexion deserved better...

[@egbertmilton4003]

Did he though? He chose to betray his father figure very easily, he was the one with the idea to set up that lab. He chose to experiment in people unethically. Like, what Kingdom Hearts 3 says isn’t true, he was hardly manipulated by Xemnas.

[@asliceofcake3504]

So, uh, what DOES darkness smell like anyways? Chocolate? Alcohol? The many piles of corpses I left on my way here? Answers, people.

[@Jixsurez]

Smells like an anime con

[@asliceofcake3504]

@@Jixsurez Oh god, the stench of sweaty weebs. I truly pity Riku if that's what he's had to smell for the entirety of reverse/rebirth and the entire year of 358/2 days.

[@thatrandomperson8585]

Let’s beg Square to release a KH cologne that smells like darkness. That should answer all our questions

[@MrAuthor3DS]

It smells like Lovecraft, I'd say.

[@GMighty]

TetraMaster47 it smells likd COCA COLA

[@thevisual5426]

The way Repliku scurries away at 11:50 has me weak 😂😭

[@AtypicalAdventurer]

I see why the Keyblade initially chose Riku over Sora. He is a waaaaay cooler protagonist.

[@Laenthor]

15:12 that transition was butter-smooth!

[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

riku, landing the final blow on ansem: smell you later, ansem.

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

I'm surprised Vexen gathered any data on Riku considering he was stunned for more than half the fight

[@FerreTrip]

The Vanitas "Too slow" right before 15:00 just killed me XD

[@NEETKitten]

@Devilry Games Guy from Birth By Sleep. Ven's darkness. The guy who always wears that black helmet.

[@rashi7535]

RIKU IS ACTUALLY VANITAS IN SECRET

[@matthewtwitter5172]

I mean his armor thing is loosely based on Dark Riku's except it's much darker in contrast and has no empty heartless emblem

[@Project_RT]

14:57

[@ardianhesa4340]

I love how nomura decided to use “smell” in the script and never used them anymore in future games

[@CoBud91]

DARKEST DARKNESS? WHAT'S NEXT NOMURA THE DARKNESS'S DARKNESS WITHIN THE DARKNESS?

[@KFro9k]

Dasanii “Darkness within darkness”

[@MrAuthor3DS]

Just wait for Dream Drop Distance for that one.

[@jackleveille9319]

Are you trying to give him ideas?

[@0Ton_93]

Sleep? Riku, i think you're on the wrong game

[@secala5540]

CELLplays Too slow

[@EdoGiga]

2:32 Listen, Riku.. 😂 2:51 Lexaeus: * spawns next to Zexion * Zexion: "Don t I even warrant a hello Lexaeus?" Lexaeus: * Fades * 🤣 12:53 Straight to the point! 😂

[@Rhythm_Haruka46]

Lexaeus is done with the organisation

[@slickzilla12]

Its easy to forget how good Chain's story is

[@Thelostrune]

Irony Break!

[@butterflydecollette2688]

You;re F****d IM DEAAAD

[@gayfurry5287]

Hey, F[][]k!

[@DeliciousApricotCake]

Replica Riku be like "Stop saying I look like Riku, he's a coward an I'm NOT A COWARD!"

[@mattventures5009]

"Darkness is my enemy!" 6:42

[@dukinukireal]

27:45 perfect use of that

[@dank_boi_9827]

Ansem is just dubbed joseph lets be honest

[@xxFatalxSins]

"i can now smell darkness" "that is kinda weird"

[@vtheory7531]

Riku: You're F***ked! Lexaeus: No u Ansem SoD: No u x9999 damage Lexaeus: This is a fight I should not have started

[@massimilianoreali4398]

And lexaeus noticed that is ansem because his last word is "the superior's (heartless)"

[@jonathanrobinson198]

Zexion just wants someone to say hello

[@darkdjinniumbrage7798]

Zexion: NOTICE MEEE! Everyone else in the Org: ... Nooo!

[@gayfurry5287]

too slow

[@spardazinblackcoat3544]

🅽︎🅸︎🅲︎🅴︎ 🆃︎🅾︎ 🆂︎🅴︎🅴︎ 🆈︎🅾︎🆄︎ 🆃︎🅾︎🅾︎ 🆅︎🅴︎🆇︎🅴︎🅽︎

[@williamtodd8676]

Nothing scares me more than Micky appearing out of the ether and just saying darkness

[@Need4Speeds]

Must be the work of Disney.

[@NinKenD064]

These are the most optimal ways to experience the KH franchise

[@ace-trainer-aj]

12:42 Larxene's smile haunts my nightmares.

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

I love Vexen explaining how he's not with Ansem but is with Ansem. It gives off the energy of telling someone completely foreign to your life an inside joke from your friend group. And the guy responds to it with attempted murder.

[@Lucbraga4]

Music at 3:58 is Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist of The Roses- Custom Duel

[@albertmalapo8208]

Lucbraga4 omg . I thought I remembered this song ! I was like ... I know this song... but how do I remember . Thinking of that game gave me some good memories :))

[@TB26]

Thank you.

[@AlistorTheWolf]

12:57 And the prize for best edit moment for the year goes to that clip! Congratulations!

[@harryunderwood8535]

The Lexaeus intro scene seems about right. Not many words were lost really. Also didn't realise Fake Riku was trying to imitate Sora's jump! Maybe he'll perfect it in KH3?

[@PomahPon]

20:25 that boy be playing repliku like mario

[@christopherb.5797]

Riku the Darkness Hound.

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

0:18 Morgona hits puberty.

[@toriandtilly]

Ah yes the fun game where Riku can randomly smell his enemys

[@TheOtherLPer203]

"But there's one thing that sets us apart... you still need a night light on!" - Repliku, probably

[@matth3760]

12:49 had me absolutely dying holy shit

[@poisax]

Oh shit. I didn't know the CoM cutscenes were this good. Nor that Riku's backstory was this detailed. Damn.

[@jamesgratz4771]

You just have to slog through all the garbage Disney “worlds” to get to the cool stuff

[@A_Flied_Fly]

if riku was asleep and this is rebirth experience does that make it a rebirth by sleep

[@lordholyknight9797]

Smells like Darkness in here

[@gayfurry5287]

darkness *darkness* _darkness_ *_darkest darkness_*

[@justadragonnamemarcus1751]

LIGHT

[@marishort6871]

Oh no. Do you smell that? *Sniff sniff*

[@nintonintendo1]

Regarding the smell of darkness, it is actually talked about in kingdom 2, in one of the secret reports.

[@Spritus3241]

Ansem: "Hermit purple- Come Hamo- Come Gaurdian!" **Kingdom hearts opens** Ansem: "OH MY GOD" edit: i totally forgot about the oh no coming back to this well played. i guess ansem couldn't handle riku's stand.

[@Takokujin07]

4 years late but Ansem SoD (excluding the first game of course) and old Joseph Joestar have the same English dub actor for those that don’t know