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XD, but seriously, were you trying to tease with that emoji?Let's twitter Nomura and ask his opinion.:tongue:
Yeah, it would be simpler and make more sense.I think it would make a good origin story: Kingdom Hearts vanishes from the realm of light, the χ-blade shatters to replace it, thus the seven princesses are born.
Maybe in KHIII, we'll hopefully get some enlightening knowledge about this.Instead we have this concept of seven princesses and their hearts of pure light without really knowing how they are chosen and if they were always the same from the beginning, which doesn't make much sense especially for Kairi.
Yeah, good possibility. The Key of People's Hearts could very be another attempt at recreating the Chi-blade.Connected to the princesses is the Keyblade of heart which, at least according to Master Xehanort, appeared after the Keyblade War and is able to open the door to Kingdom Heart itself when created by all seven pure hearts of light. So at least in some sense the Keyblade of heart is like an incomplete χ-blade itself with similar abilities (opening the door to Kingdom hearts vs. summoning Kingdom Hearts).
Indeed, if the seven Shards of Light became the Princesses of Heart, something similar could've happened with the thirteen Shards of Darkness.But at least according to the prevalent opinion here, the χ-blade simply shattered and none of its original 13 pieces is important anymore, the Princesses, their origin and the Keyblade of heart are probably more victims of incoherent legacy plot than anything else.
Okay, but apparently the Keyblade War was said to have occured about hundreds or thousands of years before even the events of Birth by Sleep, the Princesses lived that long? They must be immortal.No, they weren't.
The seven shards of light were born to PROTECT the princesses of heart. One could argue, of course, that the princesses back at that time when that happened were their own protectors, so princess and guardian at once, but I don't really think so.
Okay, but apparently the Keyblade War was said to have occured about hundreds or thousands of years before even the events of Birth by Sleep, the Princesses lived that long? They must be immortal.
I still don't understand, from a storytelling perspective, why you would go these lengths to add such a detail if it's not used. They could have completely glossed over it like they did for the 13 pieces of darkness, but they chose not to. Instead it's presented like the blade broke because these pieces were needed when in reality they aren't since nobody heard of these protectors before.No, they weren't.
The seven shards of light were born to PROTECT the princesses of heart. One could argue, of course, that the princesses back at that time when that happened were their own protectors, so princess and guardian at once, but I don't really think so.
(Half this entire story is made up of Chekov's Guns tbh)I still don't understand, from a storytelling perspective, why you would go these lengths to add such a detail if it's not used. They could have completely glossed over it like they did for the 13 pieces of darkness, but they chose not to. Instead it's presented like the blade broke because these pieces were needed when in reality they aren't since nobody heard of these protectors before.
It is so disconnected. Obviously the princesses are important but they weren't exactly protected in the original Kingdom Hearts. It's clear to me that this whole speech is the setup to form the NuProtectors but even for this purpose the little detour in the realm of fairy tales wasn't exactly needed either. You could just point to Maleficent's doings in KH and say it's probably for the best to do it now.
This is Chekhov's Gun in its purest form.
Jafar had kinda seized all power and deposed the current sultan by the time SDG arrived in Agrabah the first time, so I can't imagine that whatever remaining law enforcement there would be on Jasmine's side.I mean Jasmine being the princess of a city I imagine had quite a bit of armed forces protecting her and she was still easily caught...
Which proves Darkness>Guns
Jafar had kinda seized all power and deposed the current sultan by the time SDG arrived in Agrabah the first time, so I can't imagine that whatever remaining law enforcement there would be on Jasmine's side.
Everything > Guns, though. Sora got blasted by an actual shotgun at point-blank range and didn't die on the spot. Hell, he even stayed in one piece. guns are pretty weaksauce in this universe.
Armies in ancient China had rockets, but not guns.Oh for some reason I remember it as Jafar only gaining some power once he got the Genie.
But there is a lesson to be shown. In Land of the Dragon, the army had guns but kept failing but once they got a keyblade wielder they started to not suck. Maybe Kingdom hearts is a lesson on how guns are no match for a strong heart.
Armies in ancient China had rockets, but not guns.
Maybe reincarnation.It's probably not the same princesses now as it was back then, I suppose.
So basically, Xehanort will still get his Chi-blade, with either the Seven Princesses or the Seven Guardians.I still don't understand, from a storytelling perspective, why you would go these lengths to add such a detail if it's not used. They could have completely glossed over it like they did for the 13 pieces of darkness, but they chose not to. Instead it's presented like the blade broke because these pieces were needed when in reality they aren't since nobody heard of these protectors before.
It is so disconnected. Obviously the princesses are important but they weren't exactly protected in the original Kingdom Hearts. It's clear to me that this whole speech is the setup to form the NuProtectors but even for this purpose the little detour in the realm of fairy tales wasn't exactly needed either. You could just point to Maleficent's doings in KH and say it's probably for the best to do it now.
This is Chekhov's Gun in its purest form.
Touche.(Half this entire story is made up of Chekov's Guns tbh)
The princesses weren't protected in KH1 because up until then, it just wasn't necessary. The worlds were in a state of relative peace, Heartless were a rare sight rather than a legion of all-consuming darkness, and it's likely that no one knew the identities of the Princesses besides the Keyblade wielders/masters, who wouldn't abuse that information unless their name was Xehanort. And remember that the only reason why Maleficent started to hunt down the Princesses (and knew who to look for) was because Xehanort told her about them in the first place.
By the time that the Princesses really did need protectors, the Jedi Order Keyblade Masters of the Land of Departure had been wiped out, while Mickey didn't really seem to know what was going on, only knowing that the stars were blinking out and the end of the universe was nigh.
But yes, in the end, this plot point is primarily meant to give a reason to form 7 GoL's to oppose Xehanort. It's exactly what Xehanort wants, but when refusing to fight puts innocent/important lives on the line... well.
So the 'Guardians of Light' are basically roles for the Keyblade-Wielders (Sora, Kairi, Riku, Lea, Mickey, Aqua, & Ventus) to take in order to protect the Princesses and fight Xehanort's new Organisation XIII/'Seekers of Shadow', right?imo, the "shards broke to protect the PoH" detail is just there to answer the question "why doesn't the light side just not fight?", and the answer is, because either the guardians OR the PoH can be used to forge the X-Blade, so even if the guardians don't fight, MX will target the Princesses. it's a detail meant to explain a plot hole basically. whether or not it has any deeper significance remains to be seen, I suppose.
Really? When did that happen? I don't recall actually.Everything > Guns, though. Sora got blasted by an actual shotgun at point-blank range and didn't die on the spot. Hell, he even stayed in one piece. guns are pretty weaksauce in this universe.
Oh I recall now, thanks for the reminder.^in kh1, deep jungle. clayton would use a shotgun in battle against sora and friends.
Exactly, it's just I find it less easy to believe that the Seven Princesses actually conexisted with the Chi-blade itself back then. Those lasses must be frigging immortal.The X-Blade shattering that characters like Yen Sid and Xehanort talk about is referring to the Keyblade War, in the Age of Fairy Tales. It's not referring to the Vanitas-Ventus made blade.