HadesDragon said:
It's Riku's keyblade. He got it when "something triggered in his mind, like a "long-lost memory" (by the way, this is from the novels). I suppose Kairi could wield because she's a PoH or whatever.
I know of the novels, and heard from some who are able to read it, so this is known to me. I can say that this is true.
And he didn't get it from DI as well, I second this. It might be designed with the islands in mind, doesn't mean that it was specifically thinking of DI that he got it from. Especially if it's from a "long, lost memory". I don't know what long, lost memory of DI he had forgotten to make this possible, as he mused and remembered his home all the time. Put this with Aqua, and maybe Xion, and you get quite...some vague plot there.
And that Keyblade that he got when triggering that said long lost memory in his mind, and it appeared in his hand, not only was it flowery, and completely fit for a girl, it was given to Kairi. It's said anyone with a strong heart can wield one, among other options of why and how, as Nomura had said, so is hard to tell whether she's a official wielder, or if she will be in the future, or if she is able to wield it for another reason.
I was questioning this when I kept hearing throughout the forum (by questionable members in itself, if you know what I mean) that she was leeching off of Riku, and he was dual-wielding for her. What I want to confirm is if Nomura had truly stated this in any of these interviews, because that knowledge is new to me, along with prove. Or is this a "educated guess" from the members themselves.