Sora Vs. Roxas

[Diastyl]

I like Roxas better, because Sora seems all happy and giddy....ish
But both of them can fight, at least

 

[Smile]

People don't care, all they see is a kid who doesn't grunt enough and thus think he's too happy go luck or immature compared to the misplaced emo fucks in the game.

Inorite. I tend to call it "main hero syndrom". People don't stop to think for a minute about the main hero, and tend to go with simple, stereotypical explanations to why he does what he does so they don't have to think about him either.
Hence he's the stereotypical happy go lucky kid that has no depth to him despite having clear, obvious, on-screen mental breakdowns.
Hence he's the 'cliche hero' that wants nothing but to save the universe - when it's stated and showed in-game that's hardly the case, otherwise, lol, why sacrifice himself for Namine when doing so means he wouldn't be there o save the universe and would even be used against it? Lololololol.
Hence why he's saving Kairi because he loves her. People don't wanna stop to think that *gasp* maybe she's just a friend. *gasp* maybe he HAD to release her Heart because otherwise the Keyhole to Darkness would've went a nice big BOOM BOOM! Maybe he's upset that he needs to save her AGAIN. *Gasp gasp*

Roxas's character development and insight were spoon fed through Days which is why a lot of people instantly and immediately say he's the better character. You didn't need to think about it, nor dig through the series to see the kid for what he really is, unlike Sora whose character development and insight are buried under three games' worth of plot and gameplay.

BOO ROXAS!! YAY SORA!!!!!!!!

I agree to this.

 

[Yuuki]

sora of course,his better and cooler XD

 

[~JD~]

they are almost the same, in different ways....
wow that made no sence. But there would be no roxas without sora, so he is needed more in the games.

 

[Keyblade7672]

I like having Roxas as a main character, but i prefer Sora.

 

[sky heaven]

They are just one and the same, whats the difference...well, theres the hair, few fuzzled memories, so what! They share almost all their abilities.

 

[Ikkin]

Hence he's the 'cliche hero' that wants nothing but to save the universe - when it's stated and showed in-game that's hardly the case, otherwise, lol, why sacrifice himself for Namine when doing so means he wouldn't be there o save the universe and would even be used against it? Lololololol.
Hence why he's saving Kairi because he loves her. People don't wanna stop to think that *gasp* maybe she's just a friend. *gasp* maybe he HAD to release her Heart because otherwise the Keyhole to Darkness would've went a nice big BOOM BOOM! Maybe he's upset that he needs to save her AGAIN. *Gasp gasp*

I definitely agree with you when you say that Sora's motivation isn't to save the universe for its own sake - that's part of what I like about him.

But the italicized part seems to contradict that, and seems factually incorrect to me. The Keyhole was much more dangerous completed than partially completed - Ansem SoD wouldn't have been able to get to Kingdom Hearts if it had remained sealed. And Sora had no way of knowing he'd be able to come back (besides, if he did, it wouldn't have been much of a sacrifice).


Back on the topic of Sora and Roxas, I like them both. They work surprisingly well as two sides of the same person while remaining unique people at the same time. And it's fun to see how Roxas influences Sora, too.

 

[Rix]

Sora please... Did almost like Roxas in Days, but ended up still hating him.

 

[Smile]

But the italicized part seems to contradict that, and seems factually incorrect to me. The Keyhole was much more dangerous completed than partially completed - Ansem SoD wouldn't have been able to get to Kingdom Hearts if it had remained sealed. And Sora had no way of knowing he'd be able to come back (besides, if he did, it wouldn't have been much of a sacrifice).

And yet if you rewatch the scene, the whole issue of how they got to how to release Kairi's Heart was because they needed to stabilize the Keyhole so they could lock it.
As much as the ensuing scene was touching and emotional, the fact remains that Sora chose to save a universe filled with his friends due to an immediate threat, by saving one friend along the way.
They couldn't have left the Keyhole unbalanced. That's a set fact in-game that really brings down how much Sora did the whole sacrifice routine just for Kairi's sake - he did it for her, because Donald and Goofy needed him to do so, and because the world would've gone kaput had he not done so.
It's like Ichigo from Bleach said. He doesn't want to save everyone. He's not that holy. But much like how he went about it in KH2 - if there's something to take care of that's right in front of him, he'll do it.
It doesn't contradict he's doing what he's doing for his friends, or that he's not a cliche hero as everyone would like to believe he is. It just shows that he doesn't do things just for his friends. Plot fact in that scene.
It's just that people find it easier to ignore those 20 seconds of established plot and go along with the romantic explanation because it's a scene involving Sora and Kairi so what other explanation could POSSIBLY be to it, durr?
Oh, hey, how about the one PRESENTED BLUNTLY ON SCREEN.
*facepalms*

Back on the topic of Sora and Roxas, I like them both. They work surprisingly well as two sides of the same person while remaining unique people at the same time. And it's fun to see how Roxas influences Sora, too.

As much as it was fun to see Sora crying and what not in KH2, I enjoyed more the Sora moment Roxas had in his fight with Riku XD

 

[lamd]

Overall? Roxas, the dude seems so much more down to earth and easy to relate to than Gary Stu Key Kid Sora. Roxas as a kid or a Nobody who just wants to hang with his friends and work hard to preseve those bonds he's made even though he's left in the dark and constantly ponders his own existance and relevance of it all. Hell Nomura seems to think Roxas is more popular than Sora since the new game has a roxas look alike. Sora, he's way shonen jumpish for me to apperiate, and he has no human flaws other than recklessness, being childish and playing with disney characters, he's like the equvilant of every shonen cliche that ever exist in the form of a final fantasy concept with some disney themes. And I don't like how he can beat everything and anyone with sheer experience with that friggin key, which is the biggest tripe I have with him, he picks up a key and starts being demi gods and giants with finesse which makes no sense since I've never seen him wield a sword and carry fighting experinece before he gets into the worlds of disney. At least Roxas was created to be as good as Sora and quite frankly without PIS he would own Sora and Riku since he has two blades and more fighting agression. Overall, Roxas and Axel are better as main leads than Final Fantasy versions of Naruto and Sasuke with Keys.

 

[*TwilightNight*]

You know what's wrong with this?

The poll.

There shouldn't be a "Both" selection, forcing people to choose one over the two they think it's better.

It's too easy and it's no fun when there's a cop out T_T. Aww.

 

[Smile]

You know what's wrong with this?

The poll.

There shouldn't be a "Both" selection, forcing people to choose one over the two they think it's better.

It's too easy and it's no fun when there's a cop out T_T. Aww.

I agree about the concept but in a different way.

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Xion should be up there too

*cough*

Overall? Roxas, the dude seems so much more down to earth and easy to relate to than Gary Stu Key Kid Sora.

Actually smiling once in a while =\= Gary Stu.

Roxas as a kid or a Nobody who just wants to hang with his friends and work hard to preseve those bonds he's made even though he's left in the dark and constantly ponders his own existance and relevance of it all.

And how is that any different than what Sora's going through? He wants to find his friends and get back home so he can go on living his life, but evil villains keep going at him for something beyond his control without him ever really knowing what's going on - even with his own PoH and Darkness-eaten friends.

Hell Nomura seems to think Roxas is more popular than Sora since the new game has a roxas look alike.

I think you got it all rather backwards :\ Roxas looks like Ven so Nomura could tie the BBS cast to Sora's story. And what will dictate his popularity is how he acts.
If he was really going by popularity, he'd have given us Xion in more than one game so far.

Sora, he's way shonen jumpish for me to apperiate, and he has no human flaws other than recklessness, being childish and playing with disney characters, he's like the equvilant of every shonen cliche that ever exist in the form of a final fantasy concept with some disney themes.

And Roxas is your average, cliche lone wolf, in a sense.
Also go replay Re:CoM and selected parts of KH2. Sora breaks down and is a lot more human than any shounen hero I've ever read.

And I don't like how he can beat everything and anyone with sheer experience with that friggin key, which is the biggest tripe I have with him, he picks up a key and starts being demi gods and giants with finesse which makes no sense since I've never seen him wield a sword and carry fighting experinece before he gets into the worlds of disney.

Sora actually could fight with a sword. In a sense, he's been fighting with a sword all of his life, by play-fighting with Riku, Tidus, Selphie and Wakka. Put in the Keyblade serving as a real weapon for a chance and you get a kid capable of fighting.
Oh, because Roxas, who had NO MEMORIES at the time of his birth just taking down Heartless makes MORE sense to you?

At least Roxas was created to be as good as Sora

No, he was created to be Sora. Minus the Memories. Making him a lot weaker than Sora.

and quite frankly without PIS he would own Sora and Riku since he has two blades and more fighting agression.

Nomura confirmed about the only reason Riku lost to Roxas was the emotional strain of dealing with the fact Sora had a Nobody and the shock of Roxas having a real Keyblade. Look at Sora and Riku's history when Darkness wasn't involved - Riku kicks ass, and Nomura all but said that on a good day, he'd have kicked Roxas's ass too - without using Xehanort's Heartless.

Overall, Roxas and Axel are better as main leads than Final Fantasy versions of Naruto and Sasuke with Keys.

Thankfully, Sora isn't Naruto and Riku isn't Sasuke. And it saddens me to see people make such comparison :\

 

[Hollow Light]

I prefer Sora, i think he would beat Roxas. oh and you put this in the wrong section, but youre new so its cool:lol::lol:


he may be on drugs LOL

I also agree with you and didnt Sora already beat Roxas so yeah that closes the bid

 

[AxelRoxasFan223]

I prefer Roxas because I think Roxas has more depth and character and what I love the most about him is his will to fight his "destiny" even though he failed in the end. But I guess both Sora and Roxas are good in different ways. I feel Sora is more cheery, playful even if he's a badass at times and that's why I prefer Roxas even though they're technically one whole being. But again, that's just me lol

@ Smile: oh man I cannot imagine Sora as Naruto nor Riku as Sasuke lol xD oh god *am watching naruto right now*

 

[Lumen et ignem]

Roxas because for the most part he's with Organization XIII.

 

[Laizer]

I agree that, personality wise, Roxas is much more interesting. But had he been the main character, wouldn't that have made him what Sora is? I mean all happy and stuff all of the time, so as to fit into the role of "Hero".

 

[Snow]

Revised opinion. Xion should have been the main character.

 

[Red_Mannequin_11]

Idc. :35:

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[αsiя]

Sora has personality
He might be cheesy but he at least brightens the mood

 

[thylings]

Due to my distaste for Sora, I'll have to go with Roxas. I like his character much better. Though, I must admit he angered me in Days a bit. xP