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- "He looks like someone? An important person of 'II' - Mysterious Boy - A boy that lives in Twilight Town. He's friends with Heine, Pints, and Orett, and rivals with Seifer, the self-proclaimed 'Enforcement Committee'. At the end of summer vacation, he travels with his friends to have some fun, but starts to have strange dreams about a boy about his age. Along with that, he starts to be attacked by strange creatures in town, and sees certain things that only he can see...a string of strange events." (BHK profile)
"It's not like it's anything special, but his athletic ability is pretty good. He rides skateboards pretty well." (First caption)
"They all love sea salt ice, which the town's famous for. They'll east at least one a day." (Second caption)
"A scene where he's holding keyblades and battling! Is he, like Sora, a hero picked by the Keyblade?" (Third caption)
"The person who watches over all - King Mickey - The king of Disney Castle. He watches not only Disney Castle, but all worlds. Knowing that the darkness was going to cover all the worlds, he travelled into the world of darkness and obtained the keyblade. Though he and Sora saved the world, he and Riku were trapped in the world of darkness. After that, he saved Riku in Castle Oblivion and travelled along with him." (King Mickey profile)
"In Kingdom Hearts - Figuring out there was something wrong with the world, he told Donald and Goofy to find the Keyblade wielder and set out by himself. In the world of darkness, he found a keyblade different from the one held by Sora. He worked with Sora to close the door to the darkness and prevented darkness from taking over the worlds, but he and Riku were trapped into the world of darkness." (Left box)
"In Chain of Memories - After being trapped with Riku in the world of darkness, he could feel Riku in Castle Oblivion, and tried to help him from afar while trying to find a way to get there. He found a way to get into the Twilight Town card, and meets up with Riku. Calming down Riku, who wanted to fight the Ansem inside himself alone, he decided to travel with Riku." (Right box)
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- "The evil one who tries to control the darkness - Ansem - Throwing his body and spirit to the darkness, he calls himself the "Wielder of Darkness". He possessed Riku's body and deceived Maleficient in order to get closer to 'Kingdom Hearts'. He was defeated by Sora and thought to be destroyed, but he actually hid himself in Riku's heart, feeding off of his darkness and waiting. Because he threw away his body, his real form is a mystery. While he was the ruler of Hollow Bastion, he conducted horrible experiments." (Ansem profile)
"In Kingdom Hearts - He formed a group of evil people with Maleficient at the core. Trying to corrupt the group with the power of darkness, he told them about the door to 'Kingdom Hearts'. He possessed Riku's body and reached 'Kingdom Hearts', but disappeared after receiving the light from beyond the door to the darkness." (Top box)
"In Chain of Memories - He appears as a part of the darkness in Riku's heart. He became stronger every time Riku used the darkness and decided to try to take over Riku after building up his strength. After being defeated by Riku, who no longer feared the darkness, he said 'I shaped the darkness within you, so it will never disappear' and disappeared into the darkness." (Bottom box)
"The mysterious girl who can control memories - The girl with her trademark white dress. Taking other people's memories, she can combine them with memories that she has made, and can change other people's memories. Trapped in Castle Oblivion by XIII, she was forced to work for Marluxia. She apparently knows Diz." (Namine profile)
"In Chain of Memories - She changes Sora's memories in Castle Oblivion by Marluxia's order, but stops after regretting her decision and being helped by Axel. After telling Sora the truth, she and Sora make a promise. She also helps Riku in his journey." (Namine history)
"The man who is a complete mystery - Diz - The man who helped Riku in Castle Oblivion, he is full of mystery. He's covered in red clothes, so his identity is a mystery. He knows a lot about XIII as well as knowing Namine, and he even knows about Ansem, Sora, and Riku. Even the King seems to remember meeting him." (Diz profile)
"In Chain of Memories - He pretends to be Ansem and appears in front of Riku. He tells Riku about the darkness within as well as how Riku is standing between light and darkness, and then takes him to Namine. He watched Riku try to figure out what to do with Ansem inside of him as well as balancing light and darkness." (Diz history)
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- "The queen that is wrapped in darkness - Maleficient - She tries to open the door to 'Kingdom Hearts' using the power of darkness. After being defeated by Sora, she succumbed to darkness and was supposed to have been destroyed by Sora...?" (Maleficient profile)
"The evildoer from the Disney movies!! - Pete - The evildoer of Disney Castle. Because of his evil acts, he was trapped in a different dimension, but was freed by someone and now helps that someone try to conquer the worlds. Though he's evil, there's just something about him that makes him hard to hate." (Pete profile)
"The XIII order - Wearing black hooded cloaks, the mysterious organization. They call themselves 'Nobodies' and seem to be interested in Sora's power, standing as obstacles in his way. The more senior they are, the lower their number. The 'mysterious letter' X is included in all of their names. There seems to be some meaning other than in their names...?" (XIII profile)
"A connection with Sora? The unreliable man - Axel - Number 8. He appears to be a fast-talking guy, but no one knows his true motives and thoughts. He seems to have some connection to Sora. He controls fire, and holds chakrams in both hands." (Axel profile)
"In Chain of Memories - He joined Marluxia's group to overthrow the rest of XIII, but only so that he could stop the group. But, in the end, he also stopped Zexion, who wanted to stop Marluxia. He saves Sora from the other members, but also attacks him. He does a lot of confusing things." (Axel history)
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- "A senior member of the Order - Xigbal - Missing his right eye, he's Number 2. His deep scar on his left cheek indicates some intense battle in his past. For his age, he speaks a lot, and likes to insult people. He shoots lasers from the weapons in his hands." (Xigbal profile)
"The 6-spear wielder - Xaldin - Number 3. While he looks like the silent-type, he actually speaks quite a lot. He tries to force Beast to do something in Beast Castle, but his goal is unclear. He controls wind, and can control his 6 spears like parts of his body." (Xigbal profile)
"The secrets hidden within his calmness - Saix - He's Number 7, and has an X-shaped scar on his face as well as a gigantic sword. He doesn't feel any emotion, or at least doesn't let any show. He seems cold and calm, but there's something disturbing about him. He seems to know something about Riku...?" (Saix profile)
"The fighting musician - Demyx - He uses an instrument called a sitar, and he's Number 9. He's childish compared to the other members and he's bad at completing missions. He's also bad at fighting, but when he needs to, he can control water and combine water with his sitar for strong attacks." (Demyx profile)
"The gambler who enjoys fighting - Luxord - Number 10. He can control cards and use them as weapons. His beard and hair are very cleanly taken care of, and he looks just like a stereotypical gambler. He loves to gamble, and sees battle as just another form of gambling." (Luxord profile)
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- "The leader of the rebellion - Marluxia - In 'Chain of Memories', he appears in front of Sora as the master of Castle Oblivion. He's Number 11, and uses a giant scythe as well as controlling flowers. He tried to rebel against the Order by controlling Sora, but he was betrayed and then fell to Sora's unexpected strength." (Marluxia profile)
"The cold and arrogant woman - Larxene - Number 12. She controls lightning and throws knives as her weapon. She's cold and cruel, and loves hurting people. She joined with Marluxia in trying to overthrow the Order, but was defeated by Sora." (Larxene profile)
"The hidden manipulator - Zexion - Number 6. He hates doing anything directly himself, instead preferring to have others do his work. He tries to convince Lexaeus to use Riku to defeat Marluxia, but fails. He decides to finish off Riku, but is betrayed and killed by Axel." (Zexion profile)
"The quiet strongman - Lexaeus - He controls earth and uses a giant tomahawk as his weapon. He's Number 5 and, with Zexion and Vexen, realizes that there's something going on with Marluxia and Larxene. He tries to capture Riku, but ends up getting defeated." (Lexaeus profile)
"The calm scientist - Vexen - Number 4. He's a scientist, but can control ice to attack. He creates a replica of Riku using his data on him, and he spies on Marluxia according to Zexion's orders, but eventually ends up being killed by Axel." (Vexen profile)
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- "Twilight Town - The world that is neither day nor night, only covered in twilight. This town is split into the shopping district and the residential district, and there's a train that connects the two. The huge clock tower at the middle of the town is a part of the train station, and is a symbol of the town." (Twilight Town profile)
"1 - The group's hideout - The usual place - A little place near the shopping district. A little sunlight comes in from the cracks, and it has a homely feel to it. It originally seems to have been a passageway, but is now a hideout for Heine and his friends. They've brought a lot of stuff into this place. From the cracks in the ceiling, you can see part of the train tracks, and sometimes you can hear the train as it passes by." (Twilight Town #1)
"Heine - He's a bit of a rebel, and he lives in Twilight Town. He has a friendly personality, and pulls everyone together." (Heine profile)
"Orett - A girl who loves to shop and to talk. She's very mature, and is always watching out for everyone else." (Orett profile)
"The mysterious boy - A boy who's good friends with Heine, Orett, and Pints. He seems to naturally attract people, and he's an important member of the group." (BHK profile)
"Pints - He looks very easy-going, but he's actually very thoughtful. He's very close to Orett." (Pints profile)
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- "2 - There's usually nothing there but...? - Open Lot - An open area that's pretty close to the hideout. It's an open space with a bench in the middle of it, and Seifer's gang usually hangs out here. However, on a certain day during the summer, something strange happens. The midsummer event 'Struggle Battle Tournament' takes place here, and the area becomes a battle ring with a lot of heated battles." (Twilight Town #2)
"Seifer - The self-dubbed 'Town's Enforcement Committee'. He always says very bold things, and battles with Heine's group a lot." (Seifer profile)
"Fuu - One of Seifer's friends. Her way of speaking is very strange, and she only says the absolute minimum of what she needs to say." (Fuujin profile)
"Rai - One of Seifer's friends. He's very strong. He ends every sentence with 'that's how it is'." (Raijin profile)
"Vivi - A shy boy that lives in Twilight Town. He wants to be strong like Seifer." (Viv profile)
"Struggle battle - Struggle battle is Twiligh Town's popular battle game. The battle is one-on-one, and the rule of picking up your opponent's dropped balls is very simple, but watching the game is very interesting. The summer tournament is how the champion is picked, and the popularity is enormous." (Struggle battle profile)
"Setzer - The champion of the last Struggle battle tournament. From his features and his battle ability, his popularity among women is high." (Setzer profile)
"3 - The center of the town - The Tram Plaza - A large plaza in the middle of the shopping district. There are plenty of stores here, including an accessory store, as well as lots of houses lined up. The tram that travels through the plaza is a very important vehicle, and the citizens use it often." (Twilight Town #3)
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- "4 - The symbol of the town - Central Station - The gigantic station on top of a hill overlooking the shopping district. The trains from here head to the ocean as well as the Sunset residential district. The clock tower is seen as the symbol of Twilight Town and is loved by its citizens. Toward the end of summer vacation, the station sets up a campaign of free use of the trains, so the station becomes filled with children." (Twlight Town #4)
"5 - A mansion on the outskirts of town - Ghost Mansion - A large mansion on the outskirts of town. Going from the Tram Plaza. you have to pass through a forest to get here. The gate is locked, and it seems impossible to enter or leave, but there are rumors of 2 shadows being seen in the second floor windows..." (Twilight Town #5)
"6 - The suburbs of the town - Sunset Residential District - A residential district that overlooks the ocean. Streetlamps line a small river that passes through the middle of the district, and not too many people are seen walking around. This area has Sunset Station, where the train from Central Station takes you, and Sunset Hill, where you can seen the most beautiful sunset in town. The monument on top of the hill is a tribute to the building of the clock tower." (Twilight Town #6)
"Check - Twilight Town's 7 mysteries - In the shopping district and the residential district, there are 7 strange rumors floating around. No one knows who started them, but everyone knows them... The 7 rumors that are talked about everywhere, what kind of rumors are they...?" (Check box)
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- "Jobs you can take in Twilight Town - In Twilight Town, to earn money, you can work different types of jobs. Here are two different jobs that you can do." (Top of page)
"Letter delivery - You deliver letters to people while on a fast skateboard. You earn more money based on how quickly you deliver all of the letters, so it's important to deliver all the letters as quickly as you can." (Letter delivery job)
"Postering - You have to put up posters around Tram Plaza as quickly as you can. There are 20 posters, but there are more than 20 places to put up posters. You have to decide on your own what the fastest way to put up posters is." (Postering job)
"Interview with Nomura on the importance of Twlight Town - A town in which a new story starts - Because this is where the story starts, it has to be accessible to people who played the last game as well as people who didn't play the last game. I didn't want people who didn't play the first game to feel as if they were thrown into the middle of a story. Combining this with the fact that the last game had a very sad story, I made a town in constant twilight. Also, continuing with 'Chain of Memories' and the border between light and darkness, it became the perfect place to start the story. The span of the town is very large. However, being only large isn't interesting, so I added jobs and minigames. Each of the minigames is meaningful in its own way. Also, there are a lot of 'FF' characters that appear in this town. Vivi is actually due to fan requests. I think it ended up very cute, in a way. The reason I put in Setzer was just because I wanted to see what he would be like in a 3D environment. For his character, though, other people wanted to put in Rufus from 'FFVII'." (Nomura interview #1)
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- "Hollow Bastion - Leon's hometown. Before, the town was at peace due to Ansem's leadership, but Maleficient and the others transformed it into their base. Now, the inhabitants that escaped to other worlds are slowly returning, and rebuilding the town." (Hollow Bastion profile)
"Interview with Nomura on the importance of Hollow Bastion - Making a lot of 'FF' fans happy - Hollow Bastion this time is the main focus world. In the last game, it was half destroyed, and the water around it took very strange shapes... I think it'll be interesting to see how the world has changed. This world is also home to a lot of 'FF' characters. The characters have changed as well. For example, Yuffie is in her 'Advent Children' costume. Leon is also in something closer to his 'FFVIII' costume. Of course, we changed Aerith's clothes as well. She didn't have a costume change in the movie, so we used the 'Before Crisis' costume as a base instead. In terms of events, there will be a major battle in which Sora fights a huge number of enemies. In this battle, the 'FF' characters will also fight, so I think everyone will be very impressed with it. I think this world turned out to be a very cool world for 'FF' fans." (Nomura interview #2)
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- "Disney Castle - The home of Donals and Goofy, as well as the castle in which King Mickey watches over all of the worlds. Since King Mickey's been gone for over a year, Queen Minnie has been protecting the castle. Inside the castle, there is the gummiship dock as well as the "Cornerstone of Light", which keeps peace in the world." (Disney Castle profile)
"In Kingdom Hearts II, Sora and gang return to Disney Castle only to realize something is wrong. When they go to the basement, they see Heartless swarming the area! When they ask Queen Minnie about the situation, she leads them to the "Cornerstone of Light", the symbol of peace, in the basement. What happened to it?" (Disney Castle box)
"Interview with Nomura on the importance of Disney Castle - Made playable due to fan requests - In the last game, this world was seen but never playable. Fans were asking about why it wasn't, so in this game we made a normal playable world. So, in a sense we gave in to fan requests. But in the last game, since it wasn't playable, the map was very confusing. So, we made the map into something in which you could battle, and we made huge changes to the structure of the castle. However, we couldn't change the areas that appeared in the last game, so we had to work out some very troublesome details. Making a place without battles into a place with battles turned out to be a lot harder than expected. The castle is a little bit different from the castle that appears in the logo at the beginning of every Disney movie. Also, we wanted a feel like that of Toontown in Disneyland, so there are some deliberate changes as well." (Nomura interview #3)
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- "RIku and Sora's hometown Destiny Island also appears! - Along with the worlds already shown, Sora and Riku's hometown, Destiny Island, also shows up in a certain event. In this event, you get to see Kairi and Selphie talking about something." (Destiny Island profile)
"Kairi - She's Sora and Riku's friend as well as one of the 7 princesses that opens the keyhole. After being saved by Sora and returning to the island safely, she often goes to the small island on which they used to play." (Kairi profile)
"Selphie - A girl who lives in Sora's hometown. Before, she played with Tidus and Wakka, but now that they do different things, she's a little lonely." (Selphie profile)
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- "He looks like someone? An important person of 'II' - Mysterious Boy - A boy that lives in Twilight Town. He's friends with Heine, Pints, and Orett, and rivals with Seifer, the self-proclaimed 'Enforcement Committee'. At the end of summer vacation, he travels with his friends to have some fun, but starts to have strange dreams about a boy about his age. Along with that, he starts to be attacked by strange creatures in town, and sees certain things that only he can see...a string of strange events." (BHK profile)
"It's not like it's anything special, but his athletic ability is pretty good. He rides skateboards pretty well." (First caption)
"They all love sea salt ice, which the town's famous for. They'll east at least one a day." (Second caption)
"A scene where he's holding keyblades and battling! Is he, like Sora, a hero picked by the Keyblade?" (Third caption)
"The person who watches over all - King Mickey - The king of Disney Castle. He watches not only Disney Castle, but all worlds. Knowing that the darkness was going to cover all the worlds, he travelled into the world of darkness and obtained the keyblade. Though he and Sora saved the world, he and Riku were trapped in the world of darkness. After that, he saved Riku in Castle Oblivion and travelled along with him." (King Mickey profile)
"In Kingdom Hearts - Figuring out there was something wrong with the world, he told Donald and Goofy to find the Keyblade wielder and set out by himself. In the world of darkness, he found a keyblade different from the one held by Sora. He worked with Sora to close the door to the darkness and prevented darkness from taking over the worlds, but he and Riku were trapped into the world of darkness." (Left box)
"In Chain of Memories - After being trapped with Riku in the world of darkness, he could feel Riku in Castle Oblivion, and tried to help him from afar while trying to find a way to get there. He found a way to get into the Twilight Town card, and meets up with Riku. Calming down Riku, who wanted to fight the Ansem inside himself alone, he decided to travel with Riku." (Right box)
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- "The evil one who tries to control the darkness - Ansem - Throwing his body and spirit to the darkness, he calls himself the "Wielder of Darkness". He possessed Riku's body and deceived Maleficient in order to get closer to 'Kingdom Hearts'. He was defeated by Sora and thought to be destroyed, but he actually hid himself in Riku's heart, feeding off of his darkness and waiting. Because he threw away his body, his real form is a mystery. While he was the ruler of Hollow Bastion, he conducted horrible experiments." (Ansem profile)
"In Kingdom Hearts - He formed a group of evil people with Maleficient at the core. Trying to corrupt the group with the power of darkness, he told them about the door to 'Kingdom Hearts'. He possessed Riku's body and reached 'Kingdom Hearts', but disappeared after receiving the light from beyond the door to the darkness." (Top box)
"In Chain of Memories - He appears as a part of the darkness in Riku's heart. He became stronger every time Riku used the darkness and decided to try to take over Riku after building up his strength. After being defeated by Riku, who no longer feared the darkness, he said 'I shaped the darkness within you, so it will never disappear' and disappeared into the darkness." (Bottom box)
"The mysterious girl who can control memories - The girl with her trademark white dress. Taking other people's memories, she can combine them with memories that she has made, and can change other people's memories. Trapped in Castle Oblivion by XIII, she was forced to work for Marluxia. She apparently knows Diz." (Namine profile)
"In Chain of Memories - She changes Sora's memories in Castle Oblivion by Marluxia's order, but stops after regretting her decision and being helped by Axel. After telling Sora the truth, she and Sora make a promise. She also helps Riku in his journey." (Namine history)
"The man who is a complete mystery - Diz - The man who helped Riku in Castle Oblivion, he is full of mystery. He's covered in red clothes, so his identity is a mystery. He knows a lot about XIII as well as knowing Namine, and he even knows about Ansem, Sora, and Riku. Even the King seems to remember meeting him." (Diz profile)
"In Chain of Memories - He pretends to be Ansem and appears in front of Riku. He tells Riku about the darkness within as well as how Riku is standing between light and darkness, and then takes him to Namine. He watched Riku try to figure out what to do with Ansem inside of him as well as balancing light and darkness." (Diz history)
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- "The queen that is wrapped in darkness - Maleficient - She tries to open the door to 'Kingdom Hearts' using the power of darkness. After being defeated by Sora, she succumbed to darkness and was supposed to have been destroyed by Sora...?" (Maleficient profile)
"The evildoer from the Disney movies!! - Pete - The evildoer of Disney Castle. Because of his evil acts, he was trapped in a different dimension, but was freed by someone and now helps that someone try to conquer the worlds. Though he's evil, there's just something about him that makes him hard to hate." (Pete profile)
"The XIII order - Wearing black hooded cloaks, the mysterious organization. They call themselves 'Nobodies' and seem to be interested in Sora's power, standing as obstacles in his way. The more senior they are, the lower their number. The 'mysterious letter' X is included in all of their names. There seems to be some meaning other than in their names...?" (XIII profile)
"A connection with Sora? The unreliable man - Axel - Number 8. He appears to be a fast-talking guy, but no one knows his true motives and thoughts. He seems to have some connection to Sora. He controls fire, and holds chakrams in both hands." (Axel profile)
"In Chain of Memories - He joined Marluxia's group to overthrow the rest of XIII, but only so that he could stop the group. But, in the end, he also stopped Zexion, who wanted to stop Marluxia. He saves Sora from the other members, but also attacks him. He does a lot of confusing things." (Axel history)
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- "A senior member of the Order - Xigbal - Missing his right eye, he's Number 2. His deep scar on his left cheek indicates some intense battle in his past. For his age, he speaks a lot, and likes to insult people. He shoots lasers from the weapons in his hands." (Xigbal profile)
"The 6-spear wielder - Xaldin - Number 3. While he looks like the silent-type, he actually speaks quite a lot. He tries to force Beast to do something in Beast Castle, but his goal is unclear. He controls wind, and can control his 6 spears like parts of his body." (Xigbal profile)
"The secrets hidden within his calmness - Saix - He's Number 7, and has an X-shaped scar on his face as well as a gigantic sword. He doesn't feel any emotion, or at least doesn't let any show. He seems cold and calm, but there's something disturbing about him. He seems to know something about Riku...?" (Saix profile)
"The fighting musician - Demyx - He uses an instrument called a sitar, and he's Number 9. He's childish compared to the other members and he's bad at completing missions. He's also bad at fighting, but when he needs to, he can control water and combine water with his sitar for strong attacks." (Demyx profile)
"The gambler who enjoys fighting - Luxord - Number 10. He can control cards and use them as weapons. His beard and hair are very cleanly taken care of, and he looks just like a stereotypical gambler. He loves to gamble, and sees battle as just another form of gambling." (Luxord profile)
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- "The leader of the rebellion - Marluxia - In 'Chain of Memories', he appears in front of Sora as the master of Castle Oblivion. He's Number 11, and uses a giant scythe as well as controlling flowers. He tried to rebel against the Order by controlling Sora, but he was betrayed and then fell to Sora's unexpected strength." (Marluxia profile)
"The cold and arrogant woman - Larxene - Number 12. She controls lightning and throws knives as her weapon. She's cold and cruel, and loves hurting people. She joined with Marluxia in trying to overthrow the Order, but was defeated by Sora." (Larxene profile)
"The hidden manipulator - Zexion - Number 6. He hates doing anything directly himself, instead preferring to have others do his work. He tries to convince Lexaeus to use Riku to defeat Marluxia, but fails. He decides to finish off Riku, but is betrayed and killed by Axel." (Zexion profile)
"The quiet strongman - Lexaeus - He controls earth and uses a giant tomahawk as his weapon. He's Number 5 and, with Zexion and Vexen, realizes that there's something going on with Marluxia and Larxene. He tries to capture Riku, but ends up getting defeated." (Lexaeus profile)
"The calm scientist - Vexen - Number 4. He's a scientist, but can control ice to attack. He creates a replica of Riku using his data on him, and he spies on Marluxia according to Zexion's orders, but eventually ends up being killed by Axel." (Vexen profile)
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- "Twilight Town - The world that is neither day nor night, only covered in twilight. This town is split into the shopping district and the residential district, and there's a train that connects the two. The huge clock tower at the middle of the town is a part of the train station, and is a symbol of the town." (Twilight Town profile)
"1 - The group's hideout - The usual place - A little place near the shopping district. A little sunlight comes in from the cracks, and it has a homely feel to it. It originally seems to have been a passageway, but is now a hideout for Heine and his friends. They've brought a lot of stuff into this place. From the cracks in the ceiling, you can see part of the train tracks, and sometimes you can hear the train as it passes by." (Twilight Town #1)
"Heine - He's a bit of a rebel, and he lives in Twilight Town. He has a friendly personality, and pulls everyone together." (Heine profile)
"Orett - A girl who loves to shop and to talk. She's very mature, and is always watching out for everyone else." (Orett profile)
"The mysterious boy - A boy who's good friends with Heine, Orett, and Pints. He seems to naturally attract people, and he's an important member of the group." (BHK profile)
"Pints - He looks very easy-going, but he's actually very thoughtful. He's very close to Orett." (Pints profile)
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- "2 - There's usually nothing there but...? - Open Lot - An open area that's pretty close to the hideout. It's an open space with a bench in the middle of it, and Seifer's gang usually hangs out here. However, on a certain day during the summer, something strange happens. The midsummer event 'Struggle Battle Tournament' takes place here, and the area becomes a battle ring with a lot of heated battles." (Twilight Town #2)
"Seifer - The self-dubbed 'Town's Enforcement Committee'. He always says very bold things, and battles with Heine's group a lot." (Seifer profile)
"Fuu - One of Seifer's friends. Her way of speaking is very strange, and she only says the absolute minimum of what she needs to say." (Fuujin profile)
"Rai - One of Seifer's friends. He's very strong. He ends every sentence with 'that's how it is'." (Raijin profile)
"Vivi - A shy boy that lives in Twilight Town. He wants to be strong like Seifer." (Viv profile)
"Struggle battle - Struggle battle is Twiligh Town's popular battle game. The battle is one-on-one, and the rule of picking up your opponent's dropped balls is very simple, but watching the game is very interesting. The summer tournament is how the champion is picked, and the popularity is enormous." (Struggle battle profile)
"Setzer - The champion of the last Struggle battle tournament. From his features and his battle ability, his popularity among women is high." (Setzer profile)
"3 - The center of the town - The Tram Plaza - A large plaza in the middle of the shopping district. There are plenty of stores here, including an accessory store, as well as lots of houses lined up. The tram that travels through the plaza is a very important vehicle, and the citizens use it often." (Twilight Town #3)
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- "4 - The symbol of the town - Central Station - The gigantic station on top of a hill overlooking the shopping district. The trains from here head to the ocean as well as the Sunset residential district. The clock tower is seen as the symbol of Twilight Town and is loved by its citizens. Toward the end of summer vacation, the station sets up a campaign of free use of the trains, so the station becomes filled with children." (Twlight Town #4)
"5 - A mansion on the outskirts of town - Ghost Mansion - A large mansion on the outskirts of town. Going from the Tram Plaza. you have to pass through a forest to get here. The gate is locked, and it seems impossible to enter or leave, but there are rumors of 2 shadows being seen in the second floor windows..." (Twilight Town #5)
"6 - The suburbs of the town - Sunset Residential District - A residential district that overlooks the ocean. Streetlamps line a small river that passes through the middle of the district, and not too many people are seen walking around. This area has Sunset Station, where the train from Central Station takes you, and Sunset Hill, where you can seen the most beautiful sunset in town. The monument on top of the hill is a tribute to the building of the clock tower." (Twilight Town #6)
"Check - Twilight Town's 7 mysteries - In the shopping district and the residential district, there are 7 strange rumors floating around. No one knows who started them, but everyone knows them... The 7 rumors that are talked about everywhere, what kind of rumors are they...?" (Check box)
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- "Jobs you can take in Twilight Town - In Twilight Town, to earn money, you can work different types of jobs. Here are two different jobs that you can do." (Top of page)
"Letter delivery - You deliver letters to people while on a fast skateboard. You earn more money based on how quickly you deliver all of the letters, so it's important to deliver all the letters as quickly as you can." (Letter delivery job)
"Postering - You have to put up posters around Tram Plaza as quickly as you can. There are 20 posters, but there are more than 20 places to put up posters. You have to decide on your own what the fastest way to put up posters is." (Postering job)
"Interview with Nomura on the importance of Twlight Town - A town in which a new story starts - Because this is where the story starts, it has to be accessible to people who played the last game as well as people who didn't play the last game. I didn't want people who didn't play the first game to feel as if they were thrown into the middle of a story. Combining this with the fact that the last game had a very sad story, I made a town in constant twilight. Also, continuing with 'Chain of Memories' and the border between light and darkness, it became the perfect place to start the story. The span of the town is very large. However, being only large isn't interesting, so I added jobs and minigames. Each of the minigames is meaningful in its own way. Also, there are a lot of 'FF' characters that appear in this town. Vivi is actually due to fan requests. I think it ended up very cute, in a way. The reason I put in Setzer was just because I wanted to see what he would be like in a 3D environment. For his character, though, other people wanted to put in Rufus from 'FFVII'." (Nomura interview #1)
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- "Hollow Bastion - Leon's hometown. Before, the town was at peace due to Ansem's leadership, but Maleficient and the others transformed it into their base. Now, the inhabitants that escaped to other worlds are slowly returning, and rebuilding the town." (Hollow Bastion profile)
"Interview with Nomura on the importance of Hollow Bastion - Making a lot of 'FF' fans happy - Hollow Bastion this time is the main focus world. In the last game, it was half destroyed, and the water around it took very strange shapes... I think it'll be interesting to see how the world has changed. This world is also home to a lot of 'FF' characters. The characters have changed as well. For example, Yuffie is in her 'Advent Children' costume. Leon is also in something closer to his 'FFVIII' costume. Of course, we changed Aerith's clothes as well. She didn't have a costume change in the movie, so we used the 'Before Crisis' costume as a base instead. In terms of events, there will be a major battle in which Sora fights a huge number of enemies. In this battle, the 'FF' characters will also fight, so I think everyone will be very impressed with it. I think this world turned out to be a very cool world for 'FF' fans." (Nomura interview #2)
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- "Disney Castle - The home of Donals and Goofy, as well as the castle in which King Mickey watches over all of the worlds. Since King Mickey's been gone for over a year, Queen Minnie has been protecting the castle. Inside the castle, there is the gummiship dock as well as the "Cornerstone of Light", which keeps peace in the world." (Disney Castle profile)
"In Kingdom Hearts II, Sora and gang return to Disney Castle only to realize something is wrong. When they go to the basement, they see Heartless swarming the area! When they ask Queen Minnie about the situation, she leads them to the "Cornerstone of Light", the symbol of peace, in the basement. What happened to it?" (Disney Castle box)
"Interview with Nomura on the importance of Disney Castle - Made playable due to fan requests - In the last game, this world was seen but never playable. Fans were asking about why it wasn't, so in this game we made a normal playable world. So, in a sense we gave in to fan requests. But in the last game, since it wasn't playable, the map was very confusing. So, we made the map into something in which you could battle, and we made huge changes to the structure of the castle. However, we couldn't change the areas that appeared in the last game, so we had to work out some very troublesome details. Making a place without battles into a place with battles turned out to be a lot harder than expected. The castle is a little bit different from the castle that appears in the logo at the beginning of every Disney movie. Also, we wanted a feel like that of Toontown in Disneyland, so there are some deliberate changes as well." (Nomura interview #3)
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- "RIku and Sora's hometown Destiny Island also appears! - Along with the worlds already shown, Sora and Riku's hometown, Destiny Island, also shows up in a certain event. In this event, you get to see Kairi and Selphie talking about something." (Destiny Island profile)
"Kairi - She's Sora and Riku's friend as well as one of the 7 princesses that opens the keyhole. After being saved by Sora and returning to the island safely, she often goes to the small island on which they used to play." (Kairi profile)
"Selphie - A girl who lives in Sora's hometown. Before, she played with Tidus and Wakka, but now that they do different things, she's a little lonely." (Selphie profile)
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