Riku and Sora Save Aqua From The Darkness - Kingdom Hearts 3

[@jenniferhaining1230]

Them finally making Sora and Riku matter as a main plot point again in KH3 was so important to the core of what KH always was. Ugh ❤️

[@bigjae671]

Riku: SORAA!!!*Sora magically pops up* you called my guy 🧐🧐🧐

[@triforcesam99]

0:35 that's what he said when he got into Smash 🔥🔥🔥

[@stuxain]

I never noticed the dialogue when Aqua duplicates herself, echoing all of her inner pains and sadness. "I waited for so long." "Shouldn't have abandoned me." "No help ever came." "You don't know the truth." "Now you can share in the terrorism." (???)

[@ChickenBellagio]

I think its "terror I felt"

[@treymcclure4645]

we tried aqua

[@julianzamora6837]

I feel this

[@Koorosm]

@@treymcclure4645 Hrem hrem MICKEY'S FAULT! Hrem hrem he LITERALLY DID Wandered the realm of darkness with riku for years before they were saved by DIZ, and never even mentioned aqua, not even ONCE. Like "okay, now that we're trapped here as well, how about we try to find her?

[@Leamax33]

@@Koorosm Mickey was only in the Realm of Darkness for the second half of KH1 and the beginning of CoM.

[@reneekuperus5095]

COOLEST. SCENE. EVER. Picture it, Sora’s Smash reveal trailer can be someone being beaten up in the realm of darkness (someone who Sora’s connected to) and he comes in, just like that, and says, “I made it!” I might just DIE of excitement!

[@TheKevinKeyblade]

OH MY GOD THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!

[@reneekuperus5095]

Apolion I KNOW RIGHT

[@Ventexs94]

@@reneekuperus5095 might be late to the party but that would really work with cloud battling against the shadow version of Mario and the gang and him needing to explain sora that they are not heartless xD

[@pirateemery]

Not entirely inaccurate.

[@ever.4.n]

I mean…..not too far off

[@soralight_x]

1:20 *MASTER INSTINCT SORA!*

[@porobotboyxxx]

No *Nick of Time* Sora.

[@treymcclure4645]

to my player from kingdom hearts union cross is trap in the data world soralight

[@Gwynbleidd_117]

Sora is such a badass here and I love it

[@ChrisofHouseDarkSouls]

This still makes me cry. Ugh.

[@SiSiWritesFanfics0927]

They finally brought her home 😭

[@zayah0815]

I just fought her for the first time. Used wheel of fate keyblade and absolutely demolished her

[@MRDestructionmd]

Wheel of fate is imo the most powerful of the story gained keyblades

[@cyrusgameplays3783]

Thought I was the only one who used Wheel of Fate hahaha

[@keewane]

Used it to fight the black man back then

[@TheKevinKeyblade]

0:28 SUPERHERO LANDING!

[@Cloofinder]

That's gotta hurt the knees lol

[@dgurlie-0273]

I love how Riku and Mickey’s friendship has developed into what it is now. They are like Brian and Dominic (Fast and Furious.)

[@metaldude223]

Sora's entrance always fuels my determination!!

[@thogameskanaal]

Shivers on the back of my head... everytime...

[@sweetnsaltyice]

ah yes, THE GAYBLADE!

[@Archangelneos]

LOL I like the blade. Darkness and light combined, but I think a different color pallet would have been good too.

[@bozman2007]

Did somebody order a DEUS EX?????

[@aleenahoque1659]

I love how Sora decided to defeat Dark Aqua afterwards from Riku! I'm very impressed on what he did! Well done, Sora!

[@320speed]

This scene completely surprised me. Having Sora dive in, save the day and whoop Aqua's ass. 🔥🔥🔥 Loved it!

[@jamesdigennaro6705]

We all know why you're here.

[@ssaritachann]

this whas the only reunion between characers i was content about in this whole game T T

[@smoker4156]

Me too, the rest was too rushed.

[@MLitey]

Great scene

[@mohamedshabin9176]

Gawwrrshh tht was one nice happy ending ohhiyaku

[@mikotoh]

do they ever even explain how masters defender got sora to the RoD anyway

[@orhblin]

Shame on you, expecting things to be explained properly in Kingdom Hearts.

[@brimstoneclub]

In the 2.8 prequel, it shows Master's Defender vanishing along with the Destiny Islands after Sora restores its heart from the end of KH1

[@mikotoh]

@@brimstoneclub oh i know how masters defender ended up on the islands. but how did masters defender get _sora_ to the RoD?

[@chr1s415]

​@@mikotoh honestly knowing the game they're just gonna either not explain it or it's gonna be that sora traveled through riku's heart or something

[@Alexgodofwar5662]

Because destiny islands is connected to the realm of darkness The keyblade was just that, a key to open the door

[@kat543]

Honestly this is the one mistake in my opinion with this scene. It makes sense for Sora to save Aqua because of Ven. It even makes sense for Riku to be seen as Terra because we know Terranort is the Ansum he gets consumed by in the earlier games, but I think it should have been Mickey who saved her and pulled her out of the dark water, making up in a small way for just leaving her in the realm of darkness and then never going back for her until they needed her.

[@thatonepipsqueak887]

This was a missed opportunity to have Mickey be the one to reclaim Aqua. Sora could still Save™ her, but it would've been thematically appropriate to have His Majesty be able to muster up the courage and power to retrieve her before she sank deeper into the darkness, fulfilling his promise after all those years. Or better yet, have Mickey do the whole boss fight. Why not give him his moment?

[@Ventus2077]

I truly believe that Master Aqua should’ve been saved by either Master Riku or King Mickey because they had direct bond with her and it only felt rightful for them to save her. Sora in the other hand had no direct relation with her and it annoyed me to the spine to see her lose over a boy that literally fell into darkness few weeks back in Dream Drop Distance. Riku and Mickey had more experience with the realm of darkness and they could’ve handled this problem alone

[@jasontachin]

RW:its Great to have you back Aqua 😢🥲🥺🥹😂🤣

[@megazp7003]

Someone know if the song is a variant of dearly beloved, or is another song??

[@popcultureenthusiast5587]

Sora's own theme song

[@popcultureenthusiast5587]

And during the fight is a variation of aquas own theme from birth by sleep

[@TwiggaeBassoon]

Very late reply but yes, this is a very special variant of Dearly Beloved following Sora's very heroic theme entrance. It's a powerful callback to the original introduction of Sora and Riku's combined keyblades as well as the fact Dearly Beloved has become the melody their hearts have created, symbolizing how their hearts are always in tune with one another.

[@antistbarcodex1677]

No its aqua's theme altered

[@LexoG33]

Iconic moment!

[@jaylenhioe2868]

I’m not entirely sure how aqua got corrupted in the first place, but I believe it was either exposure to darkness or being trapped in the realm of darkness for so long.

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (a.k.a. Xehanort's Heartless) beat her in a 1v1 fight after Aqua failed to defend Ansem the Wise without a keyblade. She then stole King Mickey's keyblade after she got corrupted.

[@jaylenhioe2868]

@@theonewhowrotethis5681 so Ansem is responsible for her corruption?

[@Alexgodofwar5662]

​@@jaylenhioe2868yea....is literally in the game💀

[@jaylenhioe2868]

@@Alexgodofwar5662 obviously

[@lc3212]

@@jaylenhioe2868 yes without her keyblade she had no way counter him and got kicked into the dark sea of im remembering right. Time also passes different in the dark realm so I’m sure exposure was part of it but it was mainly losing the keyblade in the fight and not have the light of the keyblade to defend herself

[@Zanimaton]

i was so scared of playing critical mode, but when i think about it...I fucked her up in critical mode 😂😂😂

[@mikeg8768]

Why didn’t they just do this in the keyblade graveyard? I hate how this game made every other character Sora’s bitch.

[@joseantoniotorres5011]

0:32 xdddddd

[@NickiEllen48]

1:58

[@BrynnanAshton]

I absolutely loved playing as Aqua, they really nerfed her for this boss fight.

[@dinorex3464]

Makes sense though, the only "dark" thing that was keeping her going was her loneliness. She blamed it on Mickey, but knowing how kind she truly is I doubt she *really* meant that.

[@g.2.lmusicboxx651]

A lot of grunting and little words

[@cubedone199]

I'm just like how can riku not take on a demon tower alone, now he's supposed to hold his in in Quadratum? 😂😂 Good luck riku.

[@dante_dmc3]

With the power of the gayblade

[@NickiEllen48]

0:23 1:37

[@ShockerTopper]

I can't stand Riku's 2nd Keyblade...it reminds me of Metal Chocobo, or Fenrir (ironically both FF themed). They have SO MANY bad ass Keyblades across the myriad of games...but yet they went with this design?? Even his original Keyblade, Way to the Dawn, was way better...not his "evil Riku" one that was also bland...but can be forgiven because it was the first game. But I mean there are extremely awesome keyblade designs like Void Gear (especially the monochromatic one), Oblivion, No Name, Gazing Eye, and Young Xeanhort's Keyblade....and speaking of Oblivion...THAT should have been his keyblade but made it even cooler looking. It would have not only made the most sense but it just fit him perfectly. I know I can't be the only one who feels this way, even Kairi's looks cooler than Riku's and fits her perfectly. Although in all honesty, having her keyblade be Oathkeeper and Riku's be Oblivion would've made the MOST SENSE for sure. Since they are the only keyblades (I think) that are in ALL the games and actually have importance to why they exist.