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Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)

I’ve been thinking a lot about this

It’s a very high possibility that Sora just won’t get norted, and I think I know why.

It’s because his fate will be much, much worse.

I mean, think about it. All the organization members have constantly either deemed him as 1) useless, despite having a weapon they could not wield, or 2) as something that they can use as a means to end, and nothing more.

I think the best example of this is what Xigbar told Sora back in KH2:

Xigbar was most likely referencing the Wayfinder trio (Aqua, Terra, and Ventus) at this point. And honestly, as much as I hate to say this….he wasn’t wrong.

Despite their falling out, Aqua, Terra and Ventus were much stronger when compared to Sora. They could hold their own even when they were separated from each other. Even Ventus, with a partially shattered heart, had more abilities generated by his own power in the end than Sora ever did.

All of Sora’s special abilities, if you pay attention, are all either 1) Inherited from Ventus and Roxas (possibly Xion as well) or 2) Are abilities he gains from his friends via summonings, the new Disney keyblades and their abilities in KH3, or limits involving Donald, Goofy, and other Disney chracters corresponding to the world he’s in.

The difference between Sora and every other hero we’ve played as is that…he’s never really fought alone, successfully. In KH1, he eventually wasn’t alone and fought with Donald and Goofy to defeat Ansem. In KH2, he had Riku’s help in defeating Xemnas. Meanwhile In Chain Of Memories, he was almost murdered by Replica Riku and Larxene when he went off on his own. In Dream Drop Distance, despite “beating” Xemnas in the end, he still lost because he was alone. He was still kidnapped by the organization, and he would’ve likely gotten possessed if it hadn’t been for Riku, Lea, and Mickey saving him. And because of that, he failed.

Honestly, I think the only reason Xehanort wanted to put his heart inside of Sora was BECAUSE by extension, he would finally have Ventus and Roxas in his grasp again. I just find it too inconsistent otherwise for Xehanort to want to possess Sora even though he calls him a “dull, ordinary boy”.

Ventus is the only reason why Sora can wield the keyblade. Roxas on his own was extremely powerful, showing abilities that even Sora didn’t have. They were possibly remnants of Ventus’s power, not Sora’s. Even though he is Sora’s nobody, the power didn’t originate from there.

That’s why I find it so heartbreaking in one of the new trailers when Sora says “I can’t do this alone!”. Because he literally CAN’T do it alone.

Without his friends, and without Ventus or Roxas….Sora really would just be a regular kid, powerless to help anyone. And I think he knows that.

I’m honestly afraid to see what Xehanort will do to Sora to get Ventus and Roxas back. I have a feeling it won’t end well.

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Talked about this on Twitter a few days ago, but it really has me interested that whenever antagonists have told Sora that he’s weak on his own, Sora has never actually disagreed with them. 

He always launches into his speech about his friends being his power- and they are.  Sora’s bonds are his greatest strength.  But in KH3 I think they are making a really smart move by possibly having this also become his greatest weakness.  (This is one of the reasons I think Riku’s arc is so great- because they also had his greatest strength- the desire to protect what matters to him- be a fundamental part of his fall to darkness.) By the time DDD rolls around, Sora has completely internalized the idea that he is useless without his friends, and that none of his power comes from himself.  This is a very dangerous belief, yet it’s also one that we see reinforced even by Sora’s friends. 

Donald/Goofy KH3 quote: “Sora’s useless without us.”

Though they don’t mean any harm by it, nonetheless having the same type of sentiment expressed by both villains and friends (and friends turned villain) alike is good cause for Sora to have come to lack a belief in his own power.

In KH3, Xehanort seems to have realized that Sora is unstoppable as long as he has his friends, so what better way to break Sora than to remove the source of his strength?  In the Final Battle trailer, Sora witnesses all his friends being taken from him, and in the end it seems he is left completely alone.  This is where we see Sora’s greatest strength become his greatest weakness.

“I was only able to fight because everyone was by my side!  I can’t do this alone.”

Sora has so much faith in the strength of his friends, yet so little faith in himself when he is left isolated.  This is where I’m hoping we will see Riku helping Sora to grow and believe in his own strength- and we got a glimpse of it in the final trailer:

Riku saw firsthand Sora’s internal strength in KH1 when Sora was abandoned by his friends, fought his way into Hollow Bastion with nothing but a wooden sword, and the strength of his heart won the keyblade back from Riku.  Much like Sora helped teach Riku to not isolate himself so much and accept the help of others, Riku might help teach Sora that even when alone he still has immense inner strength.  Sora and Riku have represented both sides of the extremes- complete reliance on oneself (Riku) and complete reliance on others (Sora) - and show only a balance between the two is strongest.

These are just SOME of my favorite god-tier panels from the Twilight Princess Manga #7.

I would say that i’m sorry ..but that’ll be a lie 

April art

SoKai Dates: or how they choose to spend their limited time together

(Hint: it’s very, very selflessly).

Watching fireworks with Chirithy:

Helping Chirithy return to Ven:

Which, when you think about it, is one of the most selfless things they can do with their time. Sora is fading away and he at least knows they have limited time left together (and I would imagine Kairi suspects/knows as well), but the first thing they do is help Chirithy make happy memories with them, and then make sure Chirithy reunites with Ven. They’re good, selfless people, through and through, and it shows in everything they do. 

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Broken Promise

For the KH3 Countdown Challenge.

Day 12 - Promise

Everyone always told Donald he had a short temper. And sure, it was true, sort of. He couldn’t help that he was more spirited than other folks! Besides, Goofy (and to a lesser extent Sora) were always around to keep him in check.

But today something had happened that had made Donald have to hold Goofy back for once.

The two of them stood there in the aftermath of it all, panting and dirty and banged up from the fight. Xehanort’s cronies were gone now, but the damage had been done. Sora faced away from them, and his shoulders were shaking and his head was hanging low. He wasn’t even trying to hide his quiet sobs from them, either.

Because clutched in his hand were the broken pieces of Kairi’s good luck charm. Xehanort was waging an all out war against his heart, and this was the latest in a long string of casualties.

Donald wouldn’t forget the look in Sora’s eyes or the way he’d cried out when it had happened. As their enemies had disappeared into swirls of black smoke with cruel smirks on their faces afterwards, it had taken all of Donald’s strength to hold Goofy back from jumping in after them.

Sora sniffed, and it snapped Goofy out of his funk. He walked over to Sora and put a hand on his shoulder.

“There now, Sora, I’m sure Kairi can fix it for you—”

“I broke my promise.”

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