Okay, here's another one of everyone's favorite, "Crazy Mario Theories!" You see, worlds taken by darkness have fascinated me for a while. Up to BBS, we've all known that the destruction of a world is simple, find the World's Keyhole, plunge it's heart with darkness, and it's transported to the Realm of Darkness. For a while, we've thought that Sora freed these worlds after defeating Ansem SoD, which caused EotW to collapse and disappear due to being artificial, having no heart, and having remnants of Worlds taken by Darkness. But after a recent Nomura interview, he explained that while worlds like Dumbo and some of the Princesses' worlds were saved, while some were plunged into slumber and were transported to the Realm of Sleep. To even further the confusion, Traverse Town, is here too, which could confuse a bunch of people. But after analyzing interviews and story evidence, I've found leads that tie in with DDD and possibly the unannounced BBSV2!
Now I know this sounds crazy, but just consider this scenario. When Sora beat Ansem and EotW was destroyed, SDG had literally no idea what would happen. While they probably think they freed the worlds, let's look at another perspective. What if they accidentally plunged them into sleep instead? You see, EotW was made up of fragments of destroyed worlds and the waste created by Heartless. Since it was destroyed, maybe the remnants were destroyed too, which shattered the hearts of these Worlds and plunged them into sleep, which ties in similarly to Ventus' situation when destroying the X-Blade. Traverse Town could be in the same state due to being made up of remnants of the Worlds also. But since it actually grew a heart of it's own, it was shattered and now sleeps in rest, dreaming of it's former self.
At this point you'll be wondering, "Well how did Worlds like Pride Lands and Beast's Castle become restored after KH1?" Well, this is where it ties in to BBSV2. In BBSFM's Secret Ending, we see Aqua travel to Castle of Dreams in the Realm of Darkness. What if Aqua (And possibly Mickey and Riku) actually figured out a way to save these Worlds similar to how Riku and Sora will save the Worlds in the Realm of Sleep? If this turns out to be true, we won't visit a single one of DDD's Worlds in BBSV2 and instead visit Pride Lands, Dwarf Woodlands, Enchanted Dominion, Castle of Dreams, Beast's Castle, and The Land of Dragons. I'd include Bambi and Dumbo, but exclude One Hundred and One Dalmatians due to them being sent to Traverse Town and the puppies getting scattered. Also, I personally think they'll have their own World in the Realm of Sleep, but that's just my opinion getting in the way.
As for how Simba, Bambi, Dumbo, and Mushu become summons when their world was engulfed in Darkness, perhaps their hearts shine so bright and act very heroic while they fight alongside Aqua, Mickey, and Riku, than they'll transform into Summon Gems and are sent to the Realm of Light. Either that or Aqua casts some spell that turns them into gems and they'll be transported, similar to the spell she cast on Kairi. But at this point, it's pure speculation, so you could ignore this paragraph.
To sum up, that's my theory on why certain Worlds were rescued, while other were plunged into sleep. And yes, I do think BBSV2 will be announced because Nomura has already claimed that a title in addition to DDD and III is on it's way, so be prepared! If you have your own theories or choose to debate certain parts of mine, feel free! I look forward to everyone's thoughts! :biggrin:
Now I know this sounds crazy, but just consider this scenario. When Sora beat Ansem and EotW was destroyed, SDG had literally no idea what would happen. While they probably think they freed the worlds, let's look at another perspective. What if they accidentally plunged them into sleep instead? You see, EotW was made up of fragments of destroyed worlds and the waste created by Heartless. Since it was destroyed, maybe the remnants were destroyed too, which shattered the hearts of these Worlds and plunged them into sleep, which ties in similarly to Ventus' situation when destroying the X-Blade. Traverse Town could be in the same state due to being made up of remnants of the Worlds also. But since it actually grew a heart of it's own, it was shattered and now sleeps in rest, dreaming of it's former self.
At this point you'll be wondering, "Well how did Worlds like Pride Lands and Beast's Castle become restored after KH1?" Well, this is where it ties in to BBSV2. In BBSFM's Secret Ending, we see Aqua travel to Castle of Dreams in the Realm of Darkness. What if Aqua (And possibly Mickey and Riku) actually figured out a way to save these Worlds similar to how Riku and Sora will save the Worlds in the Realm of Sleep? If this turns out to be true, we won't visit a single one of DDD's Worlds in BBSV2 and instead visit Pride Lands, Dwarf Woodlands, Enchanted Dominion, Castle of Dreams, Beast's Castle, and The Land of Dragons. I'd include Bambi and Dumbo, but exclude One Hundred and One Dalmatians due to them being sent to Traverse Town and the puppies getting scattered. Also, I personally think they'll have their own World in the Realm of Sleep, but that's just my opinion getting in the way.
As for how Simba, Bambi, Dumbo, and Mushu become summons when their world was engulfed in Darkness, perhaps their hearts shine so bright and act very heroic while they fight alongside Aqua, Mickey, and Riku, than they'll transform into Summon Gems and are sent to the Realm of Light. Either that or Aqua casts some spell that turns them into gems and they'll be transported, similar to the spell she cast on Kairi. But at this point, it's pure speculation, so you could ignore this paragraph.
To sum up, that's my theory on why certain Worlds were rescued, while other were plunged into sleep. And yes, I do think BBSV2 will be announced because Nomura has already claimed that a title in addition to DDD and III is on it's way, so be prepared! If you have your own theories or choose to debate certain parts of mine, feel free! I look forward to everyone's thoughts! :biggrin: