[SPOILER] KINGDOM HEARTS Union X DARK ROAD Completion Commemorative Q&A

[Oracle Spockanort]

Can I ask a question about Master of Masters?

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Judging by his surprise, there was no exam for the title of keyblade Masters in the era of fairy tales? As far as I know MoM is not the first owner of the keyblade, then how was the skill of the owners of the keyblade tested in ancient times?

MoM created the Keyblade from what we can tell. And then he gave them to his apprentices and had them give it out to the children of Daybreak Town like candy.

There was no Mark of Mastery. There were no “Masters” period. That is something that got created by the Scalans. There wasn’t any need to test the Keyblade wielders like that in the Age of Fairytales.

The reason MoM even had his apprentices do what they did was to try and stop Darkness. There was no reason to test wielders.

Edit: whoops! Forgot that MoM scene where he admits he didn’t make them. What a punk.

 

[Nukara]

MoM created the Keyblade from what we can tell. And then he gave them to his apprentices and had them give it out to the children of Daybreak Town like candy.

There was no Mark of Mastery. There were no “Masters” period. That is something that got created by the Scalans. There wasn’t any need to test the Keyblade wielders like that in the Age of Fairytales.

The reason MoM even had his apprentices do what they did was to try and stop Darkness. There was no reason to test wielders.

It just seemed to me that MoM was saying that when he was a kid there was another keyblade war. Or did I misunderstand the text?

 

[Nukara]

I hope no one is against it if I duplicate my thoughts from another topic. It just went unnoticed.

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It always seemed to me that people in the KH universe live longer than in our world. (Because of magic and other features.) I mean, look at Erakus, he's quite cheerful for 80 years and has almost no gray hair, so I wouldn't be surprised if the reincarnation of a UX player lived a very long life by the standards of ordinary people. Thus, it is quite possible that there is a long period of time between UX and Dark Road.

 

[NoWay]

I hope no one is against it if I duplicate my thoughts from another topic. It just went unnoticed.

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It always seemed to me that people in the KH universe live longer than in our world. (Because of magic and other features.) I mean, look at Erakus, he's quite cheerful for 80 years and has almost no gray hair, so I wouldn't be surprised if the reincarnation of a UX player lived a very long life by the standards of ordinary people. Thus, it is quite possible that there is a long period of time between UX and Dark Road.

Well why wouldn’t they live longer when if are magical spells like Cure? jk hahah

But considering your point, I really wonder how diseases and injuries work in the KH universe? I mean, you break your leg and all you have to do is cast a cure spell

 

[AdrianXXII]

Well why wouldn’t they live longer when if are magical spells like Cure? jk hahah

But considering your point, I really wonder how diseases and injuries work in the KH universe? I mean, you break your leg and all you have to do is cast a cure spell

serious in some worlds health care must be amazing. Get sick or break a leg, see your local white mage.

 

[Chie]

MoM created the Keyblade from what we can tell.

This is established to be a lie in UX when he admits to Luxu that there were other Keyblade wielders.

To me this is one of the key points of his character but it seems that everyone just forgets that scene every time.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

This is established to be a lie in UX when he admits to Luxu that there were other Keyblade wielders.

To me this is one of the key points of his character but it seems that everyone just forgets that scene every time.

Damn I totally forgot xD but I also really rolled my eyes every time MoM spoke.

It just seemed to me that MoM was saying that when he was a kid there was another keyblade war. Or did I misunderstand the text?

No you are right! I just forgot that stupid scene because MoM is a character I usually just ignore because every time he speaks it is some bs haha

But still, I don’t think there were “masters” like how they are in the present. MoM gave his apprentices Keyblades and then after they learned all that he was gonna teach them, they were “masters”. And his main concern along with theirs was to defeat Darkness, so I don’t think he really gave a damn about hierarchy and titles. Maybe if he had known it would sew more discord and draw in Darkness, I’m sure he would have cared.

Also it is clear even with MoM’s “gazing eye” that he only pays attention to what matters to him for his own goals.

 

[Xickin]

How come KHInsider hasn't uploaded the video yet? Also, does anybody know when the update will reach NA?

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

How come KHInsider hasn't uploaded the video yet? Also, does anybody know when the update will reach NA?

It takes time to record and edit.

The update is already out? Or you mean the patch mentioned in the Q&A? They haven’t even released it in Japan.

 

[Sign]

How come KHInsider hasn't uploaded the video yet? Also, does anybody know when the update will reach NA?

Oh, I thought everyone had already played or watched the video elsewhere so I didn't bother linking them lol

 

[Xagzan]

They were able to make a proper Kid Xehanort model for KH3 as opposed to just using the existing Young Xehanort model to cover the entirety of his youth like they did in previous games, even when he should look significantly different.

But then why didn't they just create that model for DDD instead of the one they did?

 

[Alpha Baymax]

This interview feels like PR for Kingdom Hearts Missing Link, I'm not surprised by that seeing as the game's barely talked about.

Q8: There were a lot of interesting characters among his classmates and upperclassmen. Can we look forward to seeing them again?

A8: There were a lot of characters which I am sad to restrict to one game, and characters who made their exits without getting to do much talking, which I was disappointed about. But, as mentioned above, I wasn't able to go deeper due to issues regarding size limitations. I feel very sorry about this. I think it would be very difficult for most of the characters to appear again in a future game. But, there are some possibilities. I've also thought it could be good content to touch on in a book or something.

I'm confident they're in Quadratum. If Strelitzia can come back then everyone else who is "deceased" in reality is likely in unreality.

O10: Xehanort's motherly figure looked a lot like Skuld. Is it her?

A10: No, but she is connected to Skuld. Missing-Link is also a story about bloodlines, you see.

I think Xehanort's mother may be Verdandi. We already have Skuld and Urd so Verdandi would complete the Norns trio.

 

[Xickin]

It takes time to record and edit.

The update is already out? Or you mean the patch mentioned in the Q&A? They haven’t even released it in Japan.

My account (for whatever reason) hasn't updated, so I'm a little confused.

Oh, I thought everyone had already played or watched the video elsewhere so I didn't bother linking them lol

Thank you

 

[Sign]

But then why didn't they just create that model for DDD instead of the one they did?

They already had an older-looking model from BBS, and it was easier to just stick the DDD Young Xehanort head on it and call it a day since it was already modeled, textured, and rigged, and this model would only be used for a few seconds.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

My account (for whatever reason) hasn't updated, so I'm a little confused.

Thank you

Did you update the app manually? Once 5.0 is installed via the App Store, you should be able to access KHDR again in offline mode.

 

[Nukara]

What I thought after watching these videos in DR:

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Maybe this post won't be taken seriously, but that's why I think RAX trio has a chance to develop in the future. These three heroes are associated with twilight, which means they do not belong to the darkness or light. All of them suffered from both sides to one degree or another. It would be cool if similar questions were also used through them in future games, which were demonstrated in DR.
The RAX trio could become a kind of "Grey Jedi" in the KH universe, something like Ahsoka Tano in SW.
There is still Riku, but he is still on the side of light, he is rather a Mace Windu in the KH universe who can use his inner darkness as a weapon of light.

 

[Chie]

If Strelitzia can come back then everyone else who is "deceased" in reality is likely in unreality.

I'm preeeetty sure she's back because Luxu made a copy of her to save her.

SHIbuya is a "world of the dead" but I don't think it's literally just functioning as the afterlife. It's more like it's serving the role of the afterlife to these people like Sora and Strelitzia who are there under special circumstances.

 

[Xagzan]

They already had an older-looking model from BBS, and it was easier to just stick the DDD Young Xehanort head on it and call it a day since it was already modeled, textured, and rigged, and this model would only be used for a few seconds.

Does all that mean YX in DDD was really DR Xehanort all along?

 

[Xickin]

Did you update the app manually? Once 5.0 is installed via the App Store, you should be able to access KHDR again in offline mode.

For crying out loud! I knew it was "offline" but I didn't think it was so cut off from the internet that I had manually updated it.

 

[Sign]

Does all that mean YX in DDD was really DR Xehanort all along?

Uhhh, let me clarify:

The YX we see meeting with Ansem SoD in the flashback should look like DR Xehanort. It's this teenage Xehanort that the dev team couldn't justify making a brand new model for since he is only shown briefly in this one scene.

The YX running around in the black coat for the entire game looks like he should since he was plucked from a time when he is several years older.