Kingdom Hearts Franchise

Kingdom Hearts is a game franchise comprised of 10 games

The Kingdom Hearts franchise is a series of games conceived by fusing together popular elements of Final Fantasy story telling and classic DIsney characters.

Overview
Kingdom Hearts combat gameplay

The Kingdom Hearts franchise is the product of studio cooperation between Final Fantasy producer Square Enix (formerly Squaresoft), and Disney Interactive Studios. The series was first announced at 2001’s E3, the project was presented as a fusion of Final Fantasy art style and storytelling elements combined with Disney’s most famous characters and movies. The puzzling partnership of Square Enix, who is known for their rather serious and story intensive games, and Disney, who is famous for their numerous children’s movies and cartoons stunned many people and led to doubts about how compatible the characters would be.

All doubts were cleared however when the first game in the series launched in 2002 and was widely received as an excellent story and a great action RPG. The critical and commercial success of the first game has helped the franchise grow to see a spin-off for the GBA named Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and a proper sequel, aptly named Kingdom Hearts II.

A proper Kingdom Hearts II sequel has been put on hold, as series creator Tetsuya Nomura is busy working on Final Fantasy XIII, however, three spin-off games for the PSP, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones are planned named Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days, and coded respectively, but beyond that no main series sequels have been announced.

Plot
Destiny Islands

The Kingdom Hearts storyline follows the adventures of Sora and his quest to reunite with his friends. At the beginning of the first Kingdom Hearts game, a horrible storm caused by the Heartless ravages Destiny Island (the island Sora and all of his friends live on). He is separated from his friends Tidus, Wakka, Salphie (from the Final Fantasy universe), and more importantly Riku and Kairi. After mysteriously recieving the keyblade and battling a giant heartless, he wakes up in Traverse Town where he meets Donald Duck and Goofy. The two of them are on a quest to find their King (King Mickey) and the three soon become friends and search for Riku and Kairi, and King Mickey respectively.

All of the significant characters in Kingdom Hearts
After a while, Riku is manipulated by Malificent and begins to believe Sora to have forgotten all about him, as he begins his quest to single handedly get Kairi (who's heary was purged by the heartless) her heart back. He was eventually possessed by "Ansem" and is sent to the realm of Darkness. At the game's cimlax, Sora opens the door to Kingdom Hearts (which Ansem believes to be filled with darkness). Upon its opening, it is revieled to be filled with light, which destroys Ansem. Sora enters, only to find King Mickey and Riku. Riku decides to travel with King Mickey, and King Mickey and Sora use their keyblades to lock the door to Kingdom Hearts. As the door is locked and all the worlds lost to the hearltess are reconstruct, Sora vowes to save Kairi (who restored her heart).

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories see's the introduction of Orginization XIII, a key part of the overall Kingdom Hearts story. In this game, we see Sora enter Castle Oblivion, only to find out that the castle makes you forget your memories. As Sora progresses up the Castle, Riku progresses up from the basement. As each character progresses, they fight members of Orginization XIII, Riku searching for his light to errode the darkness left in his heart. Orginazation XIII manipulate Sora as he progresses up the castle, making him forget Kairi using Namine (who can erase and change memories). After he defeats all of the Organization members that confronted him, he meets Namine who tells him the truth. She then puts Sora, Donald and Goofy to sleep, restoring their lost memories. Meanwhile, Riku meets a mysterious character named "DiZ", and also battles a replica of himself created by Orginization XIII. He finally learns that he needs no light, and that he needs to find a balance between the light and dark inside himself.

In Kingdom Hearts II, the player is introduced to Roxas, a teenager who lives in Twilight Town who has dreams about Sora's adventures. It turns out that Roxas is Sora's nobody (the being created when a strong willed person is turned into a heartless, and Sora was briefly turned into a heartless during Kingdom Hearts), which explains why he is able to weild the keyblade. He searches the mysterious mansion outside of Twilight Town only to find a sleeping Sora. Upon finding him, the two become one and Sora wakes up from him slumber (which was placed on him to restore his memories by Namine). Goofy and Donald wake up as well, and the three continute their adventure to find King Mickey and Riku. They soon take a train out of Twilight Town, which takes them to Yen Cid's castle, and he soon tasks them with finding Riku and defeating the remaining members of Organization XIII. After travelling to various Disney Worlds (similar to the original Kingdom Hearts), Sora returns to Hollow Bastion to find that it is overrun with Heartless, and he, with the help of Cloud, Squall, Yuffie and Tifa defeat all of the heartless. Previous to this, it is revealed to Sora, Donald and Goofy that the "Ansem" they defeated before was not actually Ansem, but his apprentice, Xeharnort's heartless. Perhaps even more suprisingly, Xeharnort's nobody is the leader of Organization XIII.
The World that Never Was

Sora then begins his mission to defeat the remaining members of Organization XIII. He successfully defeats Demyx in Hollow Bastion previous to his battle with the heartless, and then Xaldin in Beast's castle. Upon successfully finding "The World that Never Was" (Organization XIII's base), he then goes on the defeat Xigbar, Siax and Luxord. It is also revealed to Sora that the cloaked figure that has been helping Sora out is actually Riku (who has taken on the appearance of Xeharnort's heartless because he used the power of darkness while he was battling Roxas a year ago in order to reunite him with Sora). Riku had also successfully rescued Kairi, who had been captured by Organization XIII and taken to The World that Never Was. At the game's conclusion, Riku and Sora successfully defeat Xemnas, and in the ending CG are seen returning to Destiny Island's through a mysterious door. Riku, Sora and Kairi are then seen recieving a letter from King Mickey, and as they read it the movie fades out.

Kingdom Hearts games Edit

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Name Platforms Developer
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
PSP Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts coded
Square Enix, Disney Interactive, Inc.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
DS Square Enix, h.a.n.d. Inc.
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
released on Dec. 2, 2008
PS2 Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
released on March 29, 2007
PS2 Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts II
released on March 28, 2006
PS2 Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts
released on Feb. 4, 2005
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
released on Dec. 7, 2004
GBA Square Enix, Jupiter Corp.
Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
PS2 Square Co., Ltd.
Kingdom Hearts
released on Sept. 17, 2002
PS2 Square Co., Ltd.
Trivia
Which of these Disney characters do not turn in to a Heartless in the Kingdom Hearts series?
  • Maleficent
  • Ursula
  • Scar
  • Clayton

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Kingdom Hearts General Information Edit
Name: Kingdom Hearts
Total games: 10 games
First game: Kingdom Hearts
Aliases

Recurring Appearances
Sora
first in Kingdom Hearts
9
Riku
first in Kingdom Hearts
8
Goofy
first in
7
Maleficent
first in Kingdom Hearts
7
Winnie The Pooh
first in Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood
6
Oogie Boogie
first in Kingdom Hearts
6
Shock
first in
6
Sally
first in Kingdom Hearts
6
Yuffie Kisaragi
first in Final Fantasy VII
6
Lock
first in
6
Aerith Gainsborough
first in Final Fantasy VII
6
Jack Danger Skellington
first in Kingdom Hearts
6
Barrel
first in
6
Piglet
first in Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood
6
The Mayor
first in
6
Belle
first in Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
6
Zero
first in Kingdom Hearts
6
Squall Leonhart
first in Final Fantasy VIII
6
Cloud Strife
first in Final Fantasy VII
6
Pluto
first in Mickey's Space Adventure
6
Simba
first in The Lion King
6
Mickey Mouse
first in Mickey Mouse: The Computer Game
6
Donald Duck
first in Donald Duck's Playground
6
Beast
first in Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
6
Genie
first in
6
Tigger
first in Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood
6
Hercules
first in Hercules
5
Axel
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
5
Selphie Tilmitt
first in Final Fantasy VIII
5
Marluxia
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
5
Kairi
first in Kingdom Hearts
4
Aladdin
first in Disney's Aladdin
4
Ansem
first in Kingdom Hearts
4
Lexaeus
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
4
Zexion
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
4
Vexen
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
4
Hades
first in God of War
4
Naminé
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
4
Tidus
first in Final Fantasy X
4
Cid Highwind
first in Final Fantasy VII
4
DiZ
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
4
Larxene
first in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
4
Roxas
first in Kingdom Hearts II
4
Xemnas
first in Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
4
Wakka
first in Final Fantasy X
4
Jafar
first in Disney's Aladdin
3
Luxord
first in Kingdom Hearts II
3
Saïx
first in Kingdom Hearts II
3
Minnie Mouse
first in
3
Xigbar
first in Kingdom Hearts II
3
Xaldin
first in Kingdom Hearts II
3
Iago
first in Disney's Aladdin
3
Demyx
first in Kingdom Hearts II
3
Stitch
first in
2
Sephiroth
first in Final Fantasy VII
2
Tifa Lockhart
first in Final Fantasy VII
2
Yuna
first in Final Fantasy X
2
Fujin
first in Final Fantasy VIII
2
Auron
first in Final Fantasy X
2
Rikku
first in Final Fantasy X
2
Olette
first in Kingdom Hearts II
2
Pence
first in Kingdom Hearts II
2
Terra
first in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2
Paine
first in Final Fantasy X-2
2
Timon
first in The Lion King
2
Ven
first in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2
Aqua
first in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2
Master Xehanort
first in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2
Vivi Orunitia
first in Final Fantasy IX
2
Cheshire Cat
first in
2
Seifer Almasy
first in Final Fantasy VIII
2
Peter Pan
first in Peter Pan
2
Jiminy Cricket
first in
2
Hayner
first in Kingdom Hearts II
2
Will Turner
first in
2
Jack Sparrow
first in
2
Captain Barbossa
first in
2
Elizabeth Swann
first in Kingdom Hearts II
2
Scrooge McDuck
first in Duck Tales
2
Setzer Gabbiani
first in Final Fantasy VI
2
Tron
first in Adventures of Tron
2
Cerberus
first in Final Fantasy VIII
2
Wantz
first in Final Fantasy X
2
Biggs
first in Final Fantasy VII
1
Wedge
first in Final Fantasy VII
1
Raijin
first in Final Fantasy VIII
1
Dr. Finkelstein
first in
1
Yen Sid
first in Fantasia
1
Merlin
first in
1
Jessie
first in Final Fantasy VII
1
Bahamut
first in Final Fantasy
1