Am I the Only one who thought Riku and Vanitas were similar? Like, REALLY Similar. They even fight the same way. Both are the only people who use that 'overhand' style, they both have an attack where they lure you in and then attack, they both have an annoying limit where you can't hit them, they both have an attack where they rush straight at you and make some kind of shockwave. Am I just reading into this too much, or do you think there is more to it?
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Lol we've been talking about this is almost every thread on here.
There's obviously a similarity, but I wouldn't be so sure that it matters in the long run.
There's obviously a similarity, but I wouldn't be so sure that it matters in the long run.
You're not the first person to realize this.
Many people have speculated on this, and in fact there is already a thread in this section discussing Vanitas/Riku.
And they are not the only 2 to use the overhand style battle stance.
MX also fights in a similar way. You'll notice it during the fight between Terra and MX.
Many people have speculated on this, and in fact there is already a thread in this section discussing Vanitas/Riku.
And they are not the only 2 to use the overhand style battle stance.
MX also fights in a similar way. You'll notice it during the fight between Terra and MX.
Arn't we discussing this in like 7 diffrent threads? I still think what was left of Vanitas in Ven's heart was transferred to Riku in that scene when Sora gains the keyblade from Riku, at the end of Destiny Islands.
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There are only so many ways to fight using a one handed blade. There are bound to be similarities between certain people.
Really? You think its a coincidence? How long have you been playing Kingdom Hearts -_-
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Long enough to know that some things are the way they are just because.
I always liked Riku's fighting style more it seemed so much cooler that Sora's. I loved how we got to try it out a bit in ReCoM. Though wish we got to try it out without the cards
You will most likely get that without the cards in KH DDD, lol.
As on the topic, err...yeah, it's widely known already but the fandom is actually pretty split about if it has a deeper meaning or not, as in so much topics regarding KH, which is reasonable as KH leaves so much room for own interpretations. ^__^
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Vanitas' fighting stance is like Riku's, but his overall style is different. Riku is slower and he seems to favor physical power over Vanitas' speedy strikes and magic. As for the dark suit, it could just be a connection of Xeahnort's influence? Or maybe that is the required wardrobe of Xeahnort's bodyguards.
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I hope your right, I hope they don't change his fighting style in DDD.
This was one of the bigger discussions before Birth by Sleep came out(And before we heard Miyu Irino[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif] speak in the trailers).[/FONT][FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Big speculation was that Vanitas was connected to Riku and that paralleled how Ventus was connected to Sora.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Big speculation was that Vanitas was connected to Riku and that paralleled how Ventus was connected to Sora.[/FONT]
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Just goes to show how commonly wrong we are xD
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When Master Xehanort took Vanitas out of Ven, Vanitas already looked the way he did. So Master Xehanort's influence shouldn't have had any correlation between the way Vanitas looks and the way Riku looks when at full dark power. Plus Riku wasn't really under Ansem SoD's influence until after being beaten by Sora at Hollow Bastion entrance.
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(I'm not even sure if spoiler blocks are necessary for this topic, but just taking precautions)
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I really just doubt it's canon. They had a good idea for a stance/suit, so they kept with it.
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I think it was just a way to get people to think that Vanitas looked like Riku or something.
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Nomura is trying to get us to make poor theories lol
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