Post by Sora on Aug 11, 2006 22:36:40 GMT -5
This is to fill you in if you have questions about the plot in Kingdom Hearts I. You could always ask me if you have other questions as well.
As copied and pasted from Wikipedia....
Dive Into the Heart
The game begins within Sora's "dream world", in which the player is introduced to the gameplay of Kingdom Hearts. Sora is directed by a nameless voice, who tells him that "the door is still closed," but there are various references toward the said door opening soon, and that if Sora does not prepare appropriately, it will lead to his end. As such, Sora is requested to choose one of three weapons, and sacrifice one other, before being plunged into his first battle with evil "shadow creatures," who assault him on sight. Battling his way through the vast array of these shadows, Sora confronts the "leader," Darkside, who, upon his defeat, absorbs Sora into darkness. Before the dream ends, the voice says to him "You are the one...who will open the door."
Beginning (Sora)
Sora awakens on the shore of the Destiny Islands, his home, with Kairi standing over him. The two of them engage in a brief discussion, in which we discover that Kairi suffers from amnesia, and cannot recall where she came from before arriving on the Islands. This doesn't appear to disturb her, though; she is apparently content with her life in her current home. Riku, another friend of Sora and Kairi's, remarks on their laziness, and reminds them that they have to continue building their raft. After pulling their weight for the day, the trio band together, and discuss their plans. The friends are attempting to leave the Destiny Islands on a raft, in search of Kairi's home, and other worlds that may be out there. Riku seems to be the only one deeply interested in discovering other lands, though, with Sora and Kairi thinking the journey as just something for fun and adventure.
The next day, Sora goes in search of food supplies for the raft, and comes across a cloaked stranger inside the "Secret Place." The shadowy figure tells him that his world is "tied to the darkness, soon to be completely eclipsed." Sora is confused by his words, and though he tries to discover who this enigma is, his questions are ignored. The stranger goes on about how "there is so very much to learn," and Sora understands so little. Sora takes these words to heart, and heatedly retorts that he will learn what's out there. To this the figure replies "A meaningless effort...one who knows nothing can understand nothing." With those words, he disappears.
That night, a violent storm sweeps over the Islands, with the catalyst being a large orb of darkness in the sky. Sora rushes to somehow protect the raft from damage, but he is attacked by the shadow-creatures from his dream. His wooden sword is useless, so he takes the next alternative and flees, finding Riku. However, Riku comments that "the door has opened," and that now they can go to other worlds. He allows the darkness to swallow him up, but Sora resists. In that moment, he receives a new and mysterious weapon called the Keyblade. With it, he battles against the Heartless and reaches the Secret Place to try and save Kairi. But his efforts are futile, and Kairi and the Islands are swept away, leaving Sora to battle against Darkside once again. After he defeats the Heartless leader, he too is swallowed by the shadows.
Beginning (Donald and Goofy)
What seemed like a normal, peaceful day within the Disney Castle quickly turns to chaos as Court Wizard Donald Duck discovers during his early morning rounds that King Mickey Mouse has disappeared! Recovering a letter signed by Mickey from Pluto, the King's loyal dog, Donald goes after Captain Goofy in a panic. But his blubbering also attracts the attention of Queen Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck, who demand answers from the magician.
The contents of the letter reveal that Mickey has left to confront whatever dark force is plaguing the worlds at present, and he has requested that Donald and Goofy go in search of the mysterious "Keybearer," beginning with the small refugee world of Traverse Town. Bringing with them a chronicler named Jiminy Cricket , the pair leave as instructed, promising Queen Minnie that they will help the King in whatever way they can.
Voyage
From the Destiny Islands, Sora lands in Traverse Town, where he joins Goofy and Donald Duck in their quest to find King Mickey Mouse and defeat the Heartless. During their adventure the trio explore many Disney-themed worlds, including Aladdin's Agrabah, Peter Pan's Neverland and The Little Mermaid's Atlantica. Along the way they lock "keyholes" in each of the destinations they visit, preventing the Heartless from consuming these worlds. Standing in their way, however, is a cabal of Disney villains, with Maleficent as their leader and none-other than Riku as her apprentice. Seeing Sora as apathetic towards Kairi's fate, Riku has taken responsibility into his hands and struck a deal with Maleficent in order to help Kairi regain her heart. The goal of Maleficent and her group is to collect seven maidens of the purest heart, the "Princesses of Heart", in order to open the pathway to Kingdom Hearts, which is supposedly a repository of power and knowledge Maleficent intends to use in her plan to rule all worlds.
Finally reaching Hollow Bastion, Maleficent's headquarters, Sora confronts Riku directly. Their confrontation ends with the revelation that Riku is actually the rightful Keyblade master, causing Sora's own Keyblade to disappear. Unfazed by the loss of his weapon, Sora puts his faith into his friends and wins back the Keyblade, sending Riku to run off. It is during this time that a mysterious being offers him greater power with which to defeat Sora. Riku impulsively accepts. Meanwhile Sora and his teammates face and defeat Maleficent, allowing a strangely-behaving Riku to strike her with a unique type of Keyblade, one that opens hearts. This causes Maleficent to transform into a dragon, reflecting the darkness in her heart. Sora's party rises to the challenge and destroys Maleficent.
Battling the King of Hollow Bastion
Sora confronts Riku again, only this time it is not truly Riku; it is actually Ansem, a scientist who conducted extensive research on the Heartless, occupying Riku's body. He is also the cloaked figure who taunted Sora on Destiny Islands, saying Sora knew nothing. Ansem desires to become part of what he believes to be the primordial phase of existence, the darkness that he believes to compose Kingdom Hearts. Kairi is revealed to be a Princess of Heart, as her heart was trapped in Sora's body ever since they were separated. Sora and Ansem battle, with Sora as the victor. Following the battle, Sora impales himself on Ansem's Keyblade in order to free Kairi's heart, losing his own heart in the process while restoring Kairi and freeing the other Princesses' hearts. However, the pathway to Kingdom Hearts is opened.
Now a Heartless, Sora scampers to Kairi's protection. Knowing that it's truly Sora, Kairi's light pulls him from the infinite darkness and restores Sora. They flee Hollow Bastion in face of the immense number of Heartless pouring through the pathway to Kingdom Hearts. They return to lock the keyhole and later travel to Kingdom Hearts itself, facing Ansem in a climactic final battle.
Though the light of Kingdom Hearts defeats Ansem, the door to the realm of darkness threatens to unleash millions upon millions of Heartless onto the universe. Sora, Donald and Goofy attempt to close the door, but their strength is not enough. Riku, who has regained his body, helps the others close the door on the other side, along with King Mickey Mouse. Using his own Keyblade, Mickey locks Kingdom Hearts from the inside with Sora's help, but this forces himself and Riku to stay inside the realm of darkness. Before the door is locked, Riku tells Sora to take care of Kairi. Sora and Kairi's reunion is cut extremely short as they are pulled apart by the reforming Destiny Islands. Sora promises to return to Kairi once he finds Riku.
As copied and pasted from Wikipedia....
Dive Into the Heart
The game begins within Sora's "dream world", in which the player is introduced to the gameplay of Kingdom Hearts. Sora is directed by a nameless voice, who tells him that "the door is still closed," but there are various references toward the said door opening soon, and that if Sora does not prepare appropriately, it will lead to his end. As such, Sora is requested to choose one of three weapons, and sacrifice one other, before being plunged into his first battle with evil "shadow creatures," who assault him on sight. Battling his way through the vast array of these shadows, Sora confronts the "leader," Darkside, who, upon his defeat, absorbs Sora into darkness. Before the dream ends, the voice says to him "You are the one...who will open the door."
Beginning (Sora)
Sora awakens on the shore of the Destiny Islands, his home, with Kairi standing over him. The two of them engage in a brief discussion, in which we discover that Kairi suffers from amnesia, and cannot recall where she came from before arriving on the Islands. This doesn't appear to disturb her, though; she is apparently content with her life in her current home. Riku, another friend of Sora and Kairi's, remarks on their laziness, and reminds them that they have to continue building their raft. After pulling their weight for the day, the trio band together, and discuss their plans. The friends are attempting to leave the Destiny Islands on a raft, in search of Kairi's home, and other worlds that may be out there. Riku seems to be the only one deeply interested in discovering other lands, though, with Sora and Kairi thinking the journey as just something for fun and adventure.
The next day, Sora goes in search of food supplies for the raft, and comes across a cloaked stranger inside the "Secret Place." The shadowy figure tells him that his world is "tied to the darkness, soon to be completely eclipsed." Sora is confused by his words, and though he tries to discover who this enigma is, his questions are ignored. The stranger goes on about how "there is so very much to learn," and Sora understands so little. Sora takes these words to heart, and heatedly retorts that he will learn what's out there. To this the figure replies "A meaningless effort...one who knows nothing can understand nothing." With those words, he disappears.
That night, a violent storm sweeps over the Islands, with the catalyst being a large orb of darkness in the sky. Sora rushes to somehow protect the raft from damage, but he is attacked by the shadow-creatures from his dream. His wooden sword is useless, so he takes the next alternative and flees, finding Riku. However, Riku comments that "the door has opened," and that now they can go to other worlds. He allows the darkness to swallow him up, but Sora resists. In that moment, he receives a new and mysterious weapon called the Keyblade. With it, he battles against the Heartless and reaches the Secret Place to try and save Kairi. But his efforts are futile, and Kairi and the Islands are swept away, leaving Sora to battle against Darkside once again. After he defeats the Heartless leader, he too is swallowed by the shadows.
Beginning (Donald and Goofy)
What seemed like a normal, peaceful day within the Disney Castle quickly turns to chaos as Court Wizard Donald Duck discovers during his early morning rounds that King Mickey Mouse has disappeared! Recovering a letter signed by Mickey from Pluto, the King's loyal dog, Donald goes after Captain Goofy in a panic. But his blubbering also attracts the attention of Queen Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck, who demand answers from the magician.
The contents of the letter reveal that Mickey has left to confront whatever dark force is plaguing the worlds at present, and he has requested that Donald and Goofy go in search of the mysterious "Keybearer," beginning with the small refugee world of Traverse Town. Bringing with them a chronicler named Jiminy Cricket , the pair leave as instructed, promising Queen Minnie that they will help the King in whatever way they can.
Voyage
From the Destiny Islands, Sora lands in Traverse Town, where he joins Goofy and Donald Duck in their quest to find King Mickey Mouse and defeat the Heartless. During their adventure the trio explore many Disney-themed worlds, including Aladdin's Agrabah, Peter Pan's Neverland and The Little Mermaid's Atlantica. Along the way they lock "keyholes" in each of the destinations they visit, preventing the Heartless from consuming these worlds. Standing in their way, however, is a cabal of Disney villains, with Maleficent as their leader and none-other than Riku as her apprentice. Seeing Sora as apathetic towards Kairi's fate, Riku has taken responsibility into his hands and struck a deal with Maleficent in order to help Kairi regain her heart. The goal of Maleficent and her group is to collect seven maidens of the purest heart, the "Princesses of Heart", in order to open the pathway to Kingdom Hearts, which is supposedly a repository of power and knowledge Maleficent intends to use in her plan to rule all worlds.
Finally reaching Hollow Bastion, Maleficent's headquarters, Sora confronts Riku directly. Their confrontation ends with the revelation that Riku is actually the rightful Keyblade master, causing Sora's own Keyblade to disappear. Unfazed by the loss of his weapon, Sora puts his faith into his friends and wins back the Keyblade, sending Riku to run off. It is during this time that a mysterious being offers him greater power with which to defeat Sora. Riku impulsively accepts. Meanwhile Sora and his teammates face and defeat Maleficent, allowing a strangely-behaving Riku to strike her with a unique type of Keyblade, one that opens hearts. This causes Maleficent to transform into a dragon, reflecting the darkness in her heart. Sora's party rises to the challenge and destroys Maleficent.
Battling the King of Hollow Bastion
Sora confronts Riku again, only this time it is not truly Riku; it is actually Ansem, a scientist who conducted extensive research on the Heartless, occupying Riku's body. He is also the cloaked figure who taunted Sora on Destiny Islands, saying Sora knew nothing. Ansem desires to become part of what he believes to be the primordial phase of existence, the darkness that he believes to compose Kingdom Hearts. Kairi is revealed to be a Princess of Heart, as her heart was trapped in Sora's body ever since they were separated. Sora and Ansem battle, with Sora as the victor. Following the battle, Sora impales himself on Ansem's Keyblade in order to free Kairi's heart, losing his own heart in the process while restoring Kairi and freeing the other Princesses' hearts. However, the pathway to Kingdom Hearts is opened.
Now a Heartless, Sora scampers to Kairi's protection. Knowing that it's truly Sora, Kairi's light pulls him from the infinite darkness and restores Sora. They flee Hollow Bastion in face of the immense number of Heartless pouring through the pathway to Kingdom Hearts. They return to lock the keyhole and later travel to Kingdom Hearts itself, facing Ansem in a climactic final battle.
Though the light of Kingdom Hearts defeats Ansem, the door to the realm of darkness threatens to unleash millions upon millions of Heartless onto the universe. Sora, Donald and Goofy attempt to close the door, but their strength is not enough. Riku, who has regained his body, helps the others close the door on the other side, along with King Mickey Mouse. Using his own Keyblade, Mickey locks Kingdom Hearts from the inside with Sora's help, but this forces himself and Riku to stay inside the realm of darkness. Before the door is locked, Riku tells Sora to take care of Kairi. Sora and Kairi's reunion is cut extremely short as they are pulled apart by the reforming Destiny Islands. Sora promises to return to Kairi once he finds Riku.
