BBS + 358/2 Info

[servant]

Noi can also be 9 according to some wikipedia, but I doubt it holds much significance to be a number... Heh.

[Shinn]

It would be pretty funny if she was called I-No although I pray it isn't. Speaking of Xion it's been revealed that the Keyblade that she wields is none other than the Kingdom Keyblade. OOOOOH the suspense of it all. I also found a video showing actual gameplay footage of both Kingdom Haearts BBS 358/2 Days and some footage of Dissidia Gameplay. Enjoy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8G8bRBNRdw

[Heroic Bilby]

It seems that the Keyblade this Xion weidls is actually the Kingdom key, and that Riku encounters her at some point during the missing year, probably when Mickey does.

Still... the Kingdom Key. That's rather mysterious. Could there be more than one? I know Roxas wields a Kingdom Key in the Deep Dive video, replacing the Oblivion for his dual wielding once Riku takes that one from him, and he does so in the intro of KH2 as well. I just sort of thought it was one and the same with Sora's and he was using it while the guy was asleep... but perhaps not.

[Admin]

Riku calls Xion's KeyBlade a fake, so.

And considering Riku recognized Xion (and Riku knows all about fake KeyBlades xP), I assume it to be true.

[Heroic Bilby]

He "calls" it a fake, but on the other hand we can't determine that he isn't just saying that out of disbelief. Especially since the Kingdom Key is Sora's(And fleetingly his).

[Admin]

Well, if she was to wield a real KeyBlade, I'd imagine they'd give her a cooler one than the Kingdom Key. @.@

[Heroic Bilby]

Whatchu talkin' 'bout Tempest? XD

And also, not if it were there for plot purposes. People already theorize about why the handle of Ven's Keyblade looks so similar to the Kingdom Key handle. Haha.

[Admin]

Wait, doesn't every KeyBlade have a Kingdom Key base, but only through KeyChains do they change appearance and powers?

[Heroic Bilby]

Not as far as we know, no. Even the Kingdom Key has a key chain, after all.

[Admin]

kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Keychain

[Heroic Bilby]

I assume you refer to the quote "While Kingdom Key appears to be the most basic form of a Keyblade"? The keyword is "seems", and of course the fact that we only know of Sora's Keyblade when it comes to the whole changing forms anyway. Plus its just a wiki. XD

When I said as far as we know I spoke of as far as we know for certain.

[Admin]

I was more-so referencing the Keychain part, but your point still stands, I guess. xD

[Heroic Bilby]

Well the key chain parts is tied to the basic form statement, so yeah.

Er... but we're more talking about Keyblade theories now than the new games. XD

I wonder how his Xion gets eliminated... given that the protagonist of 358/2 Days is Roxas, I must admit my munny is on him.

... wow, I just wrote munny instead of money by pure accident. I wonder if I've accidentally replaced my vocabulary with a made-up word? XD

[Shinn]

To which I say you have achieved the full level of a Kingdom Hearts Nerd. Congrats on that.

But enough making fun of this nerd lets continue this discussion about the theories of the game as well as the Keyblade. Who's to say Xion actually gets eliminated, Nomura? Well yeah him but people can be "persuaded" into changing their minds.

[Admin]

I've got a correction. The enemies are called the Unbirths, not the Unborns. What an Unbirth is exactly is still unknown.

In a leaked BBS trailer, Ven asks Terra to "erase" him, which makes me think that Ven is an Unbirth, which would thus give whatever mysterious link to why he looks like Roxas.

Also, because of that single word "erase," the Unbirth and/or Ven may be connected to memories. Though, I hope they're not using the memories plot device again.

=====================================

Also, BBS will be addressing KeyBlade Masters. At this time, Master Xehanort is the only known KB Master.

In an interview with Nomura, he said the following:

---As for original masters, they who teach the methods of wielding the keyblade to their pupils, do they exist?

Nomura: Not just that, but also the role of keyblade users, since the thoughts of each master differs, it's their spirit being taught. The reason why a master must train others to use the keyblade is explained in this game.

It is very Jedi-esque, but I guess that is expected. Basically, what he is saying here is that it is a Master's job to not only teach their KeyBlade techniques to a pupil(s), but ensure that their pupil(s) are set on the correct path.

If it wasn't obvious, finally, we'll be getting some real information on the KeyBlades.

=================================

The 358/2 official website has opened.

www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/days/

Unless you can read Japanese, you probably won't find anything worthwhile on it (besides some cool new pictures...specifically the spinning, 3D Nobody emblem).