Characters
This character is a young boy who lives on an island with his two best friends. He's often seen sporting a spiky hairdo and oversized clown shoes for boys.
Who is Sora?
The first world Sora visits after leaving Destiny Islands. Home to Cid, Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith.
What is Traverse Town?
"All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different."
Who is Ansem / Xehanort?
This bloody conflict plunged the entire universe into darkness.
What is the Keyblade War?
We're little floating creatures who love setting up item shops next to save points in every Kingdom Hearts world, kupo!
What are Moogles?
The main antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. One of his primary goals is to create thirteen different versions of himself.
Who is Master Xehanort?
This world is not really a world, but rather a giant mammal floating through space. It is one of the main antagonists in the movie Pinocchio.
Who/What is Monstro the Whale?
"Got it memorized?"
Who is Lea / Axel?
These two entities are created when a person's heart separates from their body.
What are a Heartless and a Nobody?
This headcanon ship developed between two of the main characters after players took notice of their unique chemistry, internal thoughts, and interactions. It's often described as Disney's first "gay couple".
What is Soriku / Sora x Riku?
This character is a former Keyblade master who trained King Mickey and later Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Lea. He is also one of the main characters in the Fantasia short "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
Who is Yensid / Master Yensid?
This world is a digital recreation of Twilight Town and home to the original Organization XIII.
What is The World That Never Was?
"Did somebody mention the Door to Darkness?"
Who is Mickey / King Mickey?
In Kingdom Hearts 2, Ansem puts a stop to Xemna's attempt to complete Kingdom Hearts by converting a large chunk of it into this non-physical substance and placing it inside of Riku's heart. It is also what memories in Kingdom Hearts are comprised of.
What is data?
This personal pocket dimension is a black void containing multiple stained-glass windows, each of which represents one of a person's core memories. It can only be accessed when it's owner falls asleep.
What is the heart?
When Sora and Riku arrive in Dream Twilight Town, they are guided by a young boy with angel wings who tells them that they are both stuck in different versions of the same world. He is originally from another Square Enix game titled "The World Ends With You".
Who is Joshua?
Though she currently resides on Destiny Islands, Kairi is originally from another world. Home to the Master of Masters, the five Unions, Ansem the Wise, and Merlin, this place became Hollow Bastion after being destroyed in the Keyblade War.
What is Radiant Garden?
"I'm not afraid. I will face the long darkness. The next time someone wanders into the realm of darkness, I'll be here. A light to cut through all the shadows. I will be their wayfinder."
Who is Aqua?
These Heartless-adjacent entities are physical manifestations of a person's negativity. Vanitas creates a massive army of them in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep.
What are the Unversed?
The most powerful spell in Kingdom Hearts by far. Only two characters are capable of casting it, and one of them is Donald.
What is Zetaflare?
In Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road, we find out that the main antagonist of the franchise was trained by this wise Keyblade Master who also shares a name with a Norse God.
Who is Master Odin?
This small world was once a training ground for Keyblade masters. After it fell to ruin, it was reformed into the complex labyrinth known as Castle Oblivion.
What is the Land of Departure?
"Giving up already? Come on, Sora. I thought you were stronger than that."
Who is Riku?
In the trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV, it is confirmed that the Afterlife is yet another plain of existence in the Kingdom Hearts universe. To emphasize the afterlife theming of this game, Tetsuya Nomura revealed one of the worlds Sora will visit in this game. It is based on this beloved Pixar movie released in 2016.
What is Coco?
This infamous Keyblade is given to Luxu by the Master of Masters with the specific instruction of passing it down to his future apprentice. It is the signature Keyblade of Master Xehanort.
What is No Name / The Gazing Eye?