Few game series carry such a reputation for obtuse and puzzling storylines as Kingdom Hearts. The series that began as an ambitious crossover project has produced a complex interwoven mythology. Compounding the difficulty is the series` tendency to add supplemental scenes out of sequence, and for several characters to appear in multiple distinct ways.To help you navigate the convoluted tangle that is the Kingdom Hearts story, we´ve compiled this simple primer that will get you up to speed ahead of Kingdom Hearts 3`s release on January 25.Table of Contents [hide]Kingdom Hearts 3: The Basic GistChronological Story SummaryThe Prophecy and the DandelionsThe Rise of XehanortXehanort and Organization XIIIThe Quests of Sora and King MickeyThe Bridge Between HeartsSora vs Organization XIIIPreparing for BattleThe Stage Is SetCharacter Cheat SheetXehanortTerraSoraVentusRoxasKing Ansem / DiZOrganization XIIISimple and Clean: The TL;DR Story of Kingdom HeartsKingdom Hearts 3: The Basic GistRight now you´re likely interested in the most important information you need to understand what´s happening when you begin playing Kingdom Hearts 3.As of the start of Kingdom Hearts 3, the Keyblade Master Xehanort has been reconstituted and plans to start a war that will force the warriors of light and darkness against each other. He hopes that, in doing this, he will reforge the original Keyblade, which will give him power over Kingdom Hearts, the source of all light and darkness. He needs seven beings of light--people who are pure of heart--to clash with his own thirteen beings of darkness to make this prophetic war happen, and previously he´s attempted to do it by kidnapping seven Princesses of Heart--these are the recognizable Disney characters Alice, Snow White, Jasmine, Belle, Cinderella, and Aurora, along with Kairi, a princess created by Square Enix for the series. Now that the heroes have caught wise to Xehanort´s plans, however, it´s much more likely that they themselves will b ...
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