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notes from the Kingdom Hearts Ultimania - The Story before Kingdom Hearts III
Glossary.
I'm sure others have posted about it but I wanted to make my own post for my own reference. long post warning!
series timeline: [ultimania, pg. 2]
- kingdom hearts X
[far in the future]
- kingdom hearts birth by sleep
[about 10 years later]
- kingdom hearts I
[immediately into]
- kingdom hearts chain of memories
[the last Part of KH I to Right before KH II]
- kingdom hearts 358/2 days
[about 1 year]
- kingdom hearts II
[“a short while later”]
- kingdom hearts coded
[“a short while later”]
- kingdom hearts 3D dream drop distance
[“?”]
Kingdom Hearts III
Words: Realms [pg. 6]
Realm of Light ———
A realm inhabited by people that's filled with light. Long ago, it was a single world, but at one point it broke into countless tiny worlds. Each one is covered by an invisible barrier and can only be reached through particular means. Also, it's forbidden as a general rule to casually enter and exit the different worlds, as doing so may throw them out of balance.
Each world has its own "heart." and if the door leading to it is opened, the power of darkness will cause the barrier to break. Pieces of a broken barrier fall in a meteor shower and are used as materials for the Gummi Ship, which travels through the stars.
Realm of Darkness — — —
There is a parallel dimension on the reverse side, so to speak, of the Realm of Light. Generally, no humans exist there, and it's brimming with the creatures of darkness known as the Heartless.
There are two doors connecting the Realms of Light and Darkness: the Door to Light and the Door to Darkness. Only those from the Realm of Darkness can pass through the Door to Darkness, while only those from the Realm of Light can pass through the Door to Light (see facing page).
Realm Between — — —
The realm existing between light and darkness. Unlike the Realm of Light, few worlds are found here. Also, sometimes spatial instability causes Corridors of Darkness to form spontaneously.
Realm of Light: Radiant Garden (Hollow Bastion), Disney Castle, Destiny Islands
Realm Between, in order of closer to light and closer to darkness: Mysterious Tower, Twilight Town, Castle Oblivion (Land of Departure), The World That Never Was
Realm of Darkness: Dark Margin
Hearts (pg. 7)
“In the world of Kingdom Hearts, all beings, not just humans and animals, are said to have a heart dwelling within them. Kingdom hearts is an enormous heart, the aggregation of all hearts.”
sure we’ll go with it.
Kingdom Hearts — — —
All the realms hearts put together. Also called the kingdom of hearts" and the heart of all worlds, it's said to be a source of great power and a treasure trove of knowledge.
Once, people considered Kingdom Hearts to be "a great heart of light,' and to gain this power for themselves, they started a war so terrible it brought the world to ruin (see page 8). For this reason, the present Kingdom Hearts is firmly sealed off and can't be approached easily. The forces of darkness, Including Master Xehanort, attempt to get close to Kingdom Hearts through a variety of means, and Sora and his friends do battle with them in order to stop them.
Kingdom Hearts of Worlds’ Hearts — — —
(The Kingdom Hearts of KH I)
A collection of all the worlds' hearts. The Keyhole that leads to it can be unlocked by the Keyblade of heart, created from the hearts of the Seven Princesses. In KH I, Maleficent and Ansem create Heartless and steal worlds' hearts in their attempt to obtain the Keyblade of heart.
Kingdom Hearts of People’s Heart — — —
[The Kingdom Hearts of II and 3D]
A collection of people's hearts. The members of Organization XIlI believe that they will become whole if they unify with it, and they gather hearts released from Heartless in order to create the Kingdom Hearts of Peoples Hearts. However, Xemnas, the leader of the Organization, seeks to use this Kingdom Hearts as a medium through which to transplant Xehanort's heart into the Organizations members to create the Thirteen Darknesses (see page 9).
The True Kingdom Hearts — — —
[the kingdom hearts of BBS and 3D]
Not the two artificial ones previously mentioned, but rather the Kingdom Hearts that has existed since the beginning of the world. A long, long time ago, it was fought over in the Keyblade War and was eventually swallowed in darkness, but it's said that its counterpart, the X-blade, can cause it to reappear.
Keys (pg.8)
How Keyblades Work — — —
Keyblades are a symbol of the heart's strength, and there are as many Keyblades as there are welders' hearts. Since Sora possesses two hearts, he has the exceptional ability to wield two Keyblades (see page 13). Also, he's a rare example of someone who can use a Keyblade without going through the Bequeathing.
The Forces of Darkness (pg. 9)
Heartless: Pureblood — — —
Heartless who are born naturally. You can release hearts by defeating them with a Keyblade. Most of the Heartless existing in the realms are Purebloods.
Heartless: Emblems — — —
Heartless artificially made by the apprentices of Ansem the Wise, particularly Xehanort, in experiments to create darkness within hearts, They bear an emblem on their bodies that combines a heart with an X, which Xehanort uses as the Recusant's Sigil.
Organization XIII — — —
A group of Nobodies who possess great power and retain their human appearance. It consists of thirteen members, each of whom has a name that's an anagram of their former human name with the addition of the Recusant's Sigil, X
Theyre aware of the imperfectness of Nobodies and seek to unite with the Kingdom Hearts of People's Hearts in order to become whole again, but Sora and his friends destroy them. However as the Organizations secret purpose, replenishing the Thirteen Darknesses, nears completion, it is restarted as the “Real Organization XIII”
Number I-VI were once the apprentices of Ansem the Wise. Xion, the last to join, isn’t a formal member. Rather, she’s designated as “i”, which signifies an imaginary number.
The Real Organization XIII — — —
The Thirteen Seekers of Darkness, consisting of Xehanort and his alternate selves. They consider themselves to be the Thirteen Darknesses and attempt to make a X-blade by clashing with the Seven Lights. At the time of KH 3D, there are twelve of them, of which six have been identified: Master Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Xigbar, Saix, and Young Xehanort.
Post Notes: The Real Organization XIII consists of,
Master Xehanort (I),
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (II),
Xemnas (III),
Xigbar (IV),
Luxord (V),
Larxene (VI),
Marluxia (VII),
Saix (VIII),
Terra-Xehanort (IX),
Dark Riku (X),
Vanitas (XI),
Young Xehanort (XII),
Xion (XIII),
Vexen, Demyx.