It all began with... birth by sleep. _____ _ _ _ _ / ____| | | | | | | (_) | (___ _ _ _ __ ___ ___| |_ | |__| | ___ _ __ _ _______ _ __ ___ \___ \| | | | '_ \/ __|/ _ \ __| | __ |/ _ \| '__| |_ / _ \| '_ \/ __| ____) | |_| | | | \__ \ __/ |_ | | | | (_) | | | |/ / (_) | | | \__ \ |_____/ \__,_|_| |_|___/\___|\__| |_| |_|\___/|_| |_/___\___/|_| |_|___/ |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | Secret Movie FAQ | | V Final(?)v2 | | By DarkHelmet543 | |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ | Introduction | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hello, and welcome to my FAQ on Sunset Horizons! I am writing this because I have some free time and really enjoy talking and writing about Kingdom Hearts. Sunset Horizons is a KHIII concept trailer that is unlockable in KHII. A lot of this is taken from my topic on the KHII GB. With the confirmation of KHII Final Mix, and apparently an add-on or extension to SH, this FAQ very well might not be "final." Have fun reading this guide, I hope it informs you. |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ | Information | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Author: Brandon Wakefield Username: DarkHelmet543 - Find me on the KHII GB Email: DarkHelmet543(at)gmail(dot)com MSN Messenger: DarkHelmet543(at)hotmail(dot)com Copyright: This entire document is (C) 2006 Brandon Wakefield. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. No section of this guide can be used without my permission. This includes, but is not limited to posting on your website, making links to my guide, including parts of my guide in your own, or making reference to any material contained within. All the sites mentioned below have been given permission to do the above. Please email me at DarkHelmet543(at)gmail(dot)com to enquire about gaining permission to use this document. - GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com), and it's associates - Neoseeker (www.neoseeker.com) - IGN (http://faqs.ign.com) - Gamer Help (www.gamerhelp.com) - Super Cheats (www.supercheats.com) All the sites below will never have permission to use my guide, so don't ask. - 9 Lives (www.9lives.ru/eng) - Cheat CC (www.cheatcc.com) - Cheat Database (www.cheat-database.com) - Cheat Index (www.cheatindex.com) - Cheat Search (www.cheatsearch.com) - Cheat Stop (www.panstudio.com/cheatstop) - Game Express (www.gameexpress.com) - Games Domain (www.gamesdomain.com) - Mega Games (www.megagames.com) - Square Haven (www.square-haven.net) - VideoGaming.net (www.videogaming.net) - Thanks to Michael Sarich for most of this Copyright - |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ | Important Notices | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -There are MAJOR SPOILERS for KHII in this FAQ. -I'm done excepting theories. Thanks to those that submitted. -Some people who contributed theories don't have/didnt say a Gamefaqs username, so I am crediting them according to their email. PLEASE don't email these people. -The latest version of this FAQ will always be found at GameFAQs. |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ | Updates | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| V1.0 - July 15-16, 2006 - Started and finished first version of the guide. v1.1 - July 18, 2006 - Added Theories section and some bad-ass ASCII art; added to information. v1.2 - July 21, 2006 - Added some theories. Final - August 8, 2006 - Added and finished the theories section. Final(?)v2 - September 15, 2006 - Spoke a bit too soon, added Tyler9's theory for overall erm... beneficial reasons, and added a touch here and there. Tweaked Introduction slightly. |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ | Table of Contents - Use the Ctrl+f function to find specific sections | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I. Sunset Horizons..................................................(i000) A. Frequently Asked Questions...................................(ia00) 1. How do I unlock it?....................................(ia01) 2. I wanna know about KHIII! Were those three AU (Armored Unknowns) Sora, Riku, and Kairi???!?...................(ia02) 3. What is the music that plays in the background?........(ia03) 4. Was that armored thing toward the beginning the Xemnas Dragon that you fight? Are those crossroads the same one's from CoM?........................................(iao4) 5. What are those 3 keyblades in the center?..............(ia05) 6. What the hell is a Chaser?.............................(ia06) 7. Is that a girl?........................................(ia07) 8. Did I just see Fenrir??!?..............................(ia08) 9. I'm too lazy to unlock the trailer, where can I view it?....................................................(ia09) B. Breakdown....................................................(ib00) C. Sunset Horizons/Kingdom Hearts III Theories..................(ic00) II. Credits and Thanks.............................................(ii000) |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. Sunset Horizons...................................................(i000) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. Frequently Asked Questions.....................................(ia00) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 1. How do I unlock it?.........................................(ia01) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| On Beginner Mode: You can't, tough luck. On Standard Mode: You have to complete Jimminy's Journal. Yep, EVERYTHING! If there is a Mickey Head Icon in your start menu, then you know you've done it. It might be easier for some people to just start over on Proud Mode because... On Proud Mode: You only have to complete all worlds. Yes, ALL, including the 100 Acre Wood and Atlantica. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 2. I wanna know about KHIII! Were those three AU (Armored Unknowns) | | Sora, Riku, and Kairi???!?..................................(ia02) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Many of these questions can be answered and theories can be put out by the KH2 Ultimania interview with Tetsuya Nomura. It is a good read, and can be found here: http://www.kh2.co.uk/?page=NI/KH2U Some of the key questions that were asked: Q: After the ending, there's a secret movie this time, too. What exactly is the movie trying to tell? A: I actually have a solid idea on what the movie's setting will be in my head. In the previous game's secret movie, I wasn't even sure if I would be making a sequel or not, so some parts of it were quite vague. But this time I already have an idea my head where I think "This is it." Q: Did that scene happen in the future or in the past? A: I would at least say it's an episode in the past, but.... Hmm, how should I say this? It's in the past but you can also think it's in the future, something like that. Interesting, huh? Q: Who are the 3 armoured people? A: Those 3 are completely new people who haven't shown up at all. In fact, I've already thought of their names. Back when I was making that movie, I only had their settings but now I've even drawn their faces to give myself a clearer image of them. This proves that the three AU's are NOT Sora, Riku, and Kairi, which many people think. Q: The king, Sora and Riku's keyblades were there, too. A: It's to show that those three armoured people aren't them but that doesn't mean they don't have connections. The words "Keyblade War" that showed up in the middle were to implicate that there were fights between Keyblades. Most of the puzzles in the first KH have been solved in KHII but there are many things about the Keyblade that haven't been revealed yet. A line from the previous game's Ansem Report #8 appeared in the movie but that is to say "It means this but it's not explained yet." Q: Does that mean you already have a plot for KHIII? A: Hmm... I have an idea but it can't be helped because my team are planning to work on our next different title. So we're not working on KHIII now and we're not planning to work on it for some time, too. I have a plot in my head but I'm not sure if it'll be released to the world or just stay in there. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 3. What is the music that plays in the background?.............(ia03) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| It is called Sunset Horizons, and the trailer was named so by fans with nothing else to go on. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 4. Was that armored thing toward the beginning the Xemnas Dragon that | | you fight? Are those crossroads the same one's from CoM?....(ia04) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Perhaps, but no one knows for sure. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 5. What are those 3 keyblades in the center?...................(ia05) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Those keyblades are Sora's Kingdom Key, Mickey's Keyblade, and Riku's Way to Dawn. What are they doing there? No one knows. It is important to note that they are the only keyblades in the entire Video to have keychains... wierd. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 6. What the hell is a Chaser?..................................(ia06) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| chas·er n. 1. One who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. 2. A steel tool for cutting or finishing screw threads. 3. One that chases or pursues another: a chaser of criminals. Interesting. Could the Chasers be the people who made the keyblade? Or are they chasing Sora, or other keyblade wielders? For now, no one knows. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 7. Is that a girl?.............................................(ia07) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Yes, the second AU to appear is very femine looking. The third one is shorter than the other two, and it is unknown whether or not he/she is a male or female. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 8. Did I just see Fenrir??!?...................................(ia08) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Yes. Two keyblades that are identifiable in the flashes of the keyblade field are Fenrir and Bond of Flames. It is important to note that neither the keyblades in the field nor in the AU's hands have keychains attached to them. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. A. 9. I'm too lazy to unlock the trailer, where can I view it?....(ia09) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| To just watch it: http://youtube.com/ If you want to download it: http://kh-vids.net/ or just Google it. http://filefront.com has it as well. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. B. Breakdown......................................................(ib00) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| This is a complete breakdown of Sunset Horizons: The screen fades from black to a dusty desert where you can see a shrub. The sun is setting. The Ansem Reports (starting from 0, which is incorrect for the U.S. version) start scrolling down the screen. As they scroll, words appear: The Keyblade is said to hold phenomenal power. A flash to the blade part of an Axe-type keyblade, then a strange (and large) metallic object. While the metallic object is showing, more words appear: One legend says Its wielder saved the world, while another says that he wrought chaos and ruin upon it. While these words show, it switches back to the first view (with the sun setting) and the reports continue to scroll down the screen. A flash to a hand holding the handle of an axe-type keyblade. The hand has a glove over it. A quick flash to a mysterious figure standing over the metallic object, hold- ing the axe-type keyblade over his shoulder (picture Sora), then back to that same sunset view. More words appear: I must know what this keyblade is. A key opens doors. (Ansem Report 8 & 9) As the words disappear, another flash to the hand, and then, a flash to the bottom part of an Armored Unknown's body. Another flash, and you see his entire body. One more flash, and his body is no longer blurred, and you can see him clear as day. He is wearing a yellow cape and kind of looks like a Power Ranger. His keyblade has no keychain. The AU turns his head to the right, and a female AU is shown walking up to him. She has a purple cape. AU1 turns hs head to the right, and a silver, quite shorter unknown with a red cape is seen walking up. It shows AU1 again, and he steps forward. From left to right, Way to Dawn, Kingdom Key, and Mickey's Keyblade are seen sticking out of the sand. They all have keychains. AU1 walks towards them. A new camera view of AU1 walking towards them, and the metallic figure (which looks very much like the Xemnas Dragon) disappears into dust. AU1 pulls the Kingdom Key into his left hand, and AU3 pulls Way to Dawn into his right. It is shown that AU3 already has a keyblade in his left, and he is holding it much the way that King Mickey does when he throws off his Organization coat. AU3's keyblade also has no keychain. And finally, AU2 (the female) grabs Mickey's Keyblade into her left hand. It is seen that she also was originally holding a keyblade (which resembles Oblivion) but like the others, it has no keychain. An unexpected flash to many keyblades that were not visible before, surround- ing the AUs. Fenrir is clearly seen. ANother quick flash shows even more, including Bond of Flames. NONE of these keyblades have keychains. Another flash shows that the keyblades make a crossroads, very similar to the grass one in CoM, which represented the four realms (Light, Dark, Present, and Twilight). A boom, and all three AUs look up at the path across from where AU1 came from (probably twilight, if AU1 came from Present), and a shadowy figure is seen walking towards them. There is sand all up in the air, so you can't get a good image of him. A close up to him (but still very dusty in the air, so you can't really see him) and many words flash on the screen, some staying on, some disappearing: Master of keyblade The lost two Memory of Xehanort Chasers Keyblade War The words disapper and only these words appear: It all began with... The screen flashes to black: birth by sleep. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | I. C. Sunset Horizons/Kingdom Hearts III Theories....................(ic00) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Thanks to the massive response to this FAQ I now have enough theories and will not be accepting anymore, Tyler9 was the sole exception to this. When FM comes around, I will be accpeting more, quite obviously. These 10 are the best and/or most original that I have recieved. Please remember that these are only theories, and aren't fact what-so-ever. Almost all of these theories have been slightly edited in some way or another by me. __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 1 - Thanks to vgmaster789@yahoo.com | |------------------------------------------------------------------| My theory is this, by Master of The Keyblade I think it means the three masters of the keyblades, Sora, Mickey, and Riku. I think the Lost two meant how in KH 1, Riku and Mickey were lost in the dark realm behind the door, and the Memories of Xehanort, it was referring to Roxas, as he always seemed to see visions of Organization XIII in his dreams. I think that in the Chaser comment, the Chaser's are Organization XIII who chased Sora through the adventure. In keyblade war, maybe Riku, Kiari, Sora, Mickey, and anyone other unknown keyblade wielder will fight out to be the true master of the keyblade. When it says it all begins with birth by sleep, maybe Sora will be put to sleep (for whatever reason) again in KH 3, and Roxas will be born as a free nobody but in Sora's world as a solid person, and he would start the keyblade war. Onto the three in armor, I believe the Short Armored Person is Roxas, and two other unknown people and they would be the beginners of the war. I also think the reason the only keyblades that have keychains are Mickey's, Sora's and Riku's, are because they are the only true keyblades, the others are copies maybe created by the Chaser's but not naturally made by the chosen one's presence in a realm. And the whole Past - Future thing, maybe it's in a realm where there is no time, nothing ever happened. Or, the armored people are the Chaser's who made the keyblades and were about to give them to the world but they started a war over which to create and destroy. |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 2 - Thanks to wslm55@yahoo.com | |------------------------------------------------------------------| Part of the game takes place way, way in the past, and Xehanort is the main playable character. Remember in the Ansem Report from KH2 that says Ansem found Xehanort on the streets, with no memory of who he was? What if Xehanort was from the past, and was somehow sent to the future? In fact, I think Ansem was once a wielder of a keyblade. He may have even been a keyblade master. I believe he is the shadowy figure blocked by the dust (he's even wearing what looks like an organization cloak). My guess is that either A)he turned evil, and was defeated by other keyblade wielders in the game, or B)he's a good guy in the game, but is somehow sent to the future. He forgets who he is, so he turned evil trying to regain his memory, which would explain why he is obsessed with hearts, as they have a lot to do with memory. |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 3 - Thanks to wslm55@yahoo.com | |------------------------------------------------------------------| The game involves Xehanort somehow, but he probably won't be a playable character. The AU's we see in the game are keyblade wielders from the past. They've found a way to travel through time, and now wish to battle Riku, Sora and Mickey to determine who are the true wielders of the keyblade. |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 4 - Thanks to karonto5@hotmail.com | |------------------------------------------------------------------| Years before Sora's adventure, there was a great war. In a place between worlds, there were those known as "Chasers", those who had manifested great power and chanelled it through weapons they experly crafted known as the Keyblades. There were four Chasers. The Chasers all had to power to create, save, destroy and lock world's hearts. Their keyblade gave them enough power to unlock the energy of a worlds physical heart and be able to move from world to world. The Chasers began to follow their own ambitions. In the place between worlds, where all of their keyblades laid to rest, the four seperated. Two followed the path of light, bringing life to the worlds, following the paths of Light and Twilight. The other two, they grew unhappy and decided that those who did not respect them should perish. They followed the path of Darkness. They began to bring destruction to worlds, destroying them. One of the two Dark Chasers realized the faults in his ways and decided to back out. Much as Riku did, this Chaser follows the path of Dawn back to the Crossroads where he is forgiven for his ways. The final Chaser, the one they called Xehanort, would not give up, would not give in. The war began, it is unknown for how long this terrible time lasted. It has been recorded though and the Chasers are much like gods. The war was either between great armies or just between the four Chasers, either way, the Dark Chaser, the Dark Keyblade Master known as Xehanort fought against the others in a great Keyblade war. Xehanort was defeated, and with that, he lost something dear: his memory. Cast away he was born again by sleep. Waking up in the world of Radiant Garden, almost dead, a great Saint known as Ansem found him and offered his assistance. He promised to help him and when he realized the man's memory was gone, he offered to help restore it. The Chasers each had the ability to spread their power to a disciple or their spirits lived on through a bloodline of chosen ones. Passing their power on to make sure to Order of the Worlds was kept safe. One Keyblade went to the King of a peaceful Kingdom: King Mickey. When Xehanort began to believe he was in fact Ansem, his fascination with the Keyblades grew. Unknowning even to himself who he was. When the Heartless were born and began to create chaos, Riku was chosen to weild the next Keyblade, to save the people from destruction while Mickey was in the World of Darkness. But, Riku's heart was tainted by his willingness to let darkness overcome him and the Keyblade was passed on to Sora. After being selected first and later overcome by Xehanort, Xehanort was able to harvest his power (with help form the seven princesses of heart) and reclaim his Dark Keyblade and thus, Riku was able to have his own. This keyblade was destroy- ed however, as you know. Sacraficing it all for his friend, even willing to change his appearance, Riku was granted a keyblade to call his own. The final Keyblade was unnecessary until later, when the goodness and innocence of Kairi was able to bring hope to the other Keyblade Weilders and she too was chosen. After their adventures had ended, Mickey sends a troubling letter to Sora, Kairi and Riku. A letter that reveals Xehanort's next plot. That he has perhaps remembered his true self. A plot to destroy the other Chasers, a plot to be the one and only Keyblade Master. A great beast is sent to the Crossroads between worlds but is slain by one of the Chasers. The others appear from their selected paths and reclaim their Keyblades,as though they haven't been touched in a long time. They look to the road of Darkness and the shady figure of Xehanort moves forward. Through his time within Riku, he is essentially "reborn" and while Riku tries to remove him, he is never gone. With enough power he returns to the Crossroads and a great war is about to begin once again. One that will decide the fate of the Chasers and all of those who hold a Keyblade... |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 5 - Thanks to GameFAQs user Gray_Fox | |------------------------------------------------------------------| 1. The ending phrase "birth by sleep" must somehow be connected to the fact that Sora was trained to fight in his mind while sleeping and Roxas paralleled Sora's sleep training. This was also the beginning of both games, hence "birth by sleep." Birth = awakening of heroes/start of game, by = (duh), sleep = sleep training 2. The scene takes place in the past because: A. It's a Disney game that's rated E10, the creator specifically said in the Behind the Scenes on KH1 that they designed the game so that Sora could NOT "die." Thus meaning that no characters are killed, especially also considering that if they DID die, then all of the KH1 and 2 merchandise would be the glory days and KH3 would suck. B. With the 2A theory in mind, that means that someone must have died (offscreen of course) BEFORE Sora, Mickey, and Riku every got their keyblades. So, the scene probably takes place shortly after a war involving the death of the original weilders of the three keyblades. C. With theories 2A and 2B considered, and the fact that the three original keyblades are in the middle, the three original weilders must have not picked a side, but rather defended themselves and died or, similar to Axel's death in KH2, they emptied their whole beings into one attack. 3. The four realms are NOT Light, Dark, Present, and Twilight, but rather Light (Sora, Kairi, Donald, & Goofy), Dark (Heartless, Maleficent and her followers, Riku and Mickey), Twilight (Riku), and Nothingness (Nobodies and the former Organization XIII). Don't forget about Xemnas' long speeches about Light and Dark hating each-other, Twilight being of both light and dark (Sora-Roxas, Kairi-Naminé), and the Nothingness will also go on forever. 4. The Heartless still will not disappear because the Keyhole in Destiny Islands that Riku saw as a child (flashback from KH1), was never locked by Sora. (Yet another loose end for a third game to tie up). 5. The person who is always talking to Sora in KH1 that no-one else hears is either the original Keyblade of Light's weilder or a Chaser. (loose end - identity unknown) 6. The entire scene is actually a theory that was imagined by Xehanort with his research, hence the line about Xehanort's memories. This would explain where his Nobody, Xemnas, got the machine. 7. Xehanort's heartless (to KH1 fans Ansem) is STILL not dead according to Riku at the end of KH CoM Reverse/Rebirth. (Loose end) 9. The scene may have occurred when Sora and Riku first met Kairi, which could place Xehanort or Xemnas actually IN the war, and could somehow tie into the fact that Kairi came to islands at night during a meteor shower; which could have been the results of some action during the war. 10. The note given to Sora, Riku, and Kairi, at the end of KH2 was a summoning to Disney Castle, where Mickey stumbles upon this information, like he always does. Perhaps Ansem the Wise left Mickey something before he died from the explosion. |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 6 - Thanks to ethanfranz@yahoo.com | |------------------------------------------------------------------| Xigbar says in the game before you fight him: "Boy, did it pick a dud this time." The Keyblade picked a dud, THIS TIME. We don't know exactly how long it has been since the keyblade has chosen their master. The AUs, their keyblades did not have keychains. Riku's dark keyblade, from KH I didnt have one either, and it didn't matter who had that keyblade, anyone tainted from darkness could weild it. The keychain is like its heart, if the chain is lost, it's like a heartless keyblade. This war, it could be from the past. One of the theroies on your FAQ, saying Xeanort is from the past, that could be true, along with this being in the past. Instead of Xeanort being an AU, what if he is the one the AUs appear to be facing? These AUs could pick up the keyblades, and they didn't dissapear from their hands, meaning the keyblade did choose them. The hooded man is walking towards them, if that is Xeanort, he COULD be doing an experiment. An experiment studying of how the heart and keyblade interact. He is on the dawn path of dawn, like in Chain of Memories. Meaning he was still rejected from the light and the dark, like he said. It says "Xeanorts Memories". He could have been sent into the future by accident, but still lost his memory. His ambition to do his experiments aginst Ansem's orders might have been some dormant memory of himself from the past. Xemnas did remember after he came to be. Thats how Xigbar knew the keyblade has chosen someone before. It also explains why they are in the black coats. The keyblade can either bring salvation or chaos. Xeanort wanted to see it for himself, in an experiment, so he challendeged them. All in all, this may be a prequal. This is in the far past and these AUs were chosen by the keyblades and could be putting these key- blades into nothingness, so they couldn't be used again, just in case someone would use it for chaos. But, in the end, it falied, because Sora, Riku, and Mickey were chosen. |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 7 - Thanks to c420smokey | |------------------------------------------------------------------| I believe it will focus on the 3 knights but what if there was another aspect, a nobody that wond up actually getting to become human but now that he has all these emotions from taking so many lives, that he wants to return to being a Nobody, because if you think about it, it's easy to take all these lives if you have no emotions, but once you get them, then what, you start to feel regret about the choices you made wouldn't you? |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 8 - Thanks to Sandino Tan | |------------------------------------------------------------------| Well first of all, Tetsuya Nomura pointed out that the flashing words were the most important clues of the trailer. So I would first like to point out "Memory of Xehanort". As you know, Xehanort was found by Ansem on the brink of death and without any memories at all. That is why Xehanort volunteered for Ansem's experiments, so that he could recover his memories. It is unknown if he ever recovered his memories. Maybe he's still alive in some way. Next, I would like to point out those 3 Armored Warriors. According to Tetsuya Nomura, they are not Sora, Riku and Kairi as many would assume. But I would also like to point out that according to Ansem, Xehanort was not from Radiant Garden. He was not even human. I would therefore like to propose that those three are from Xehanort's world(wherever it is). This seems to tie up with the word "Memory of Xehanort" very well. Maybe the world of Xemnas was the origin of the keyblades. It is likely that his world is in the realm of darkness as almost all the worlds are situated in the realm of light. I now theorize that Xehanort and someone else escaped from their world and those three are now looking for them. The second person could have been the blurred figure that was seen in the secret ending. This supports the words "The Lost Two" and "Chasers". Maybe Xehanort's world are full of Keyblade wielders. This could support the words "Keyblade War". |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 9 - Thanks to Prisionero | |------------------------------------------------------------------| There were others. Many others: Xigbar made a hint of it when he fought Sora. Many Keyblade Masters came and went. And they all meet the same fate: The Chasers. For all their power, all their skill, all their magic, one after the other were defeated by these beings. And, as a trophy, they took each master's keyblade for their own. Now it was again the time to claim their price, as three other now held the weapon. Why destroy them? Chaser likely created the keyblades for the world, but grew tired of the incompetence of their wielders and how easily they caved into darkness. They weren't worthy of the weapon anymore, so they took them away eventually. They no longer took their actions into account, they knew that sooner or later they would cave either way. And so they hunt for all masters, bringing them down and reclaiming the weapon. With Sora, Mickey and Riku, they apparently suceeded once again. Master of the Keyblade - The unworthy one. The lost two - Like one already said, it was probably Mickey and Riku Memory of Xehanort - He was found by Ansem, with no memory. He was a good disciple, a good man. What caused him to turn to darkness so easily? Curiosity alone? No: He REMEMBERED. He recovered his memories, and he at once recalled the Chasers and their missions, going insane. Chasers - The ones who would fix their error. Keyblade War - All the fighting against each and every previous keyblade master, which resulted on their 'Garden of Keyblades' Birth by sleep - In KH1, there were heartless. In KH2, there were nobodies. In KH3, what is born by sleep? Dreams. Also, on the keychains... Every keyblade any of the four ever used had one. And the ones the try had, had none. The keychains changed the form of the keyblade... So if it didn't have one... Does that mean that is the keyblade's true form? What if the keychains don't increase the keyblade's power? What if they CONTAIN it? What if without the keychains, the keyblade's true power would erupt? So much power, no wielder would be able to contain it? Like, say, Riku's dark Keyblade in KH1? The one that also lacked a keychain? That corrupted him and possesed him along with Xehanort's heartless? Maybe the scene is one of the last ones in KH3. You start as Sora and fight these guys, but in the end they beat you, Riku and the King, taking your keyblades. The one left to fight, would be Kairi. If you'd notice, we never see her fight too much in KH2. Maybe that tells us something. She's rough around the edges and perfect for a perfect level 1 start on KH3. Maybe we'll use HER to fight in that game. ...Yeah, I'm not too crazy about using Kairi either. Hope I'm wrong on this one. And lastly, birth by sleep. Dreams, as I said before. Maybe the Chasers started and were created AS dreams. The world was over- come with darkness before them and people dreamed and hoped for a savior. And so, they were created. And it all began with them. Them, and their creation: The Keyblade. |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 10 - Thanks to sick4paradise@yahoo.com | |------------------------------------------------------------------| The entire movie seems to have an aura of "post-apocalyptic future" about it, leading me to believe that it's in the future. LONG in the future. The three AUs appear to me to be survivors of the keyblade war. The fact that the words "keyblade war" appear as the hundreds of keyblades are shown gives me the impression that the location they are in is an ancient battlefield, where said war was fought, and that it is now a graveyard for those who died in the war, with each soldier's grave marked by the keyblade he wielded in his life. The positioning of the 3 "true" keyblades could represent a truce or an end of war in the midst of the graveyard (similar to a memorial...for example, the war could have been fought between 3 factions, and each leader placed their keyblades together as a sign of truce at the end or something). The fact that the three AUs approach and draw the 3 "true" keyblades gives me the impression that they are connected to the 3 factions who fought in the war, or it could imply that the truce is being dissolved (possibly resulting in a new keyblade war). |------------------------------------------------------------------| __________________________________________________________________ | Theory 11 - Thanks to Tyler9 | |------------------------------------------------------------------| The ending I think is at the cross road between all realms. There are four realms, light, dark, in-between, Present. Each armored unknown is from one of the realms. The Shadowy figure in the distance is one character we already know, could be one of the Org. members but their real forms (I don’t think heartless). Probably is Xehanort, but it could be any one. Xehanort would make sense because Xemnas (his nobody) wore armor in the final battle. This might mean something. Now, if you notice, the cross-road at the very beginning of KH2, and at the beginning of Sora’s story in CoM, and at the end of Riku’s story in CoM, all have cross roads. But they differ in three ways: 1. Dont have keyblades forming the crossroad 2. Has grass and not dead earth 3. (This one is not often said) the intersection is smaller. The one in the secret movie is big. The cross road in the three places mentioned above are small, and can only fit one person in it. What about Xigbar saying “You've really put Organization XIII in a pickle. I guess that must be why the Keyblade chose you. But MAN, did it pick a dud this time. You don't look like you're half the hero the others were.” Now this must be implying that he has seen other keyblade masters. So he probably knows the armored unknowns, since they appear to be keyblade masters. With that being said, he since org members 1-6 (they all knew each other before they were nobodies, as they were Ansem the Wise’s apprentices) they might have known the Keyblade master as well before hand. What does the armor mean? The armor might mean what Keyblade masters, before the world was separated, might where to show who he is. If that is true, that would mean that Xehanort is an old Keyblade master before his heart was consumed by darkness. So in KH3 as time progresses Sora will where armor, because he is a keyblade master. What is the thing that the main armored unknown standing on? What I think is that it is something we have never seen before and will be reviled in KH3. But there are other possibilities. It could be the dragon that Xemnas was riding on. But I don’t think that is true because the shapes are different than the dragon. Also I think that there is another type of being that comes from the heart, they are called endless. They come to be if someone’s heart is taken by light, a Nobody is still made is the process of this. I think KH3 is going to take place after KH2, but there are going to be flash backs from someone, I think that someone is... (Holds flame shield up) Ansem the wise. I think he still lives but was transported, or transformed. He said that anything could happen when it was about to explode. (I don't think square is going to give Christopher lee up to fast). What about Kairi holding a keyblade at the end? We know it means something, because Nomura says that it is hinting towards something. But what could it mean? Riku gives her the Keyblade, and the keyblade has a keychain it self. So it is a real keyblade. Maybe she can weild it because she has connections to Sora or Riku. Or she might be the fourth keyblade wielder, the keyblade master of the present realm (I wouldn’t much care for that, but it is a possibility). Mickey’s bottle at the end. What could it say inside? Kairi looks worried, Riku has a grin on his face, and Sora is looking at it blankly. Probably another adventure, because Riku would like to go on another adventure, but Kairi would not be happy with that, because she is happy the way everything is right now. Now what about the all the keyblades in the field? If you notice, they do not have any keychains. What could that mean? What my opinion is and the most widely accepted opinion is, they are fake keyblades. (Not that the keyblade sora stabbed himself with in KH1 had no keychain). Also we will learn a lot more about the Keyblade and Xehanort. I think Xehanort never had a heart to begin with (that is why his name is another and no heart). The keyblade was made by the chasers because the one world was being consumed by darkness and they had to separate the one world into many worlds, which is why it says "one legend says it saved the world, while another says it wrought chaos upon it". Because some view it as saving it from darkness, but others view it being destructive. For the words at the end here is what I think: Master of the keyblade: There was one true master of the keyblade, but died long ago. Memory of Xehanort: Xehanorts memory was changed by Ansem the wise with one of his experiments Chasers: Keyblade makers Keyblade war: Before the world was separated people fought over there own believes on whether or not it should be separated. The lost two: Possibly Riku and Kairi. Or maybe it could be Donald and goofy, that is why Mickey sent that letter in a bottle at the end. It all began with birth by sleep: Maybe the Keyblade? Or the Chasers themselves. This is the hardest part to make sense out of for me. |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | II. 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