[starlightwayfinder]

I just saw someone use Eraqus in khdr as proof that the kh series isn’t taking a “nuanced” stance on light vs darkness anymore. Eraqus. Young Eraqus. In khdr. A character who is surely not intentionally written That Way to imply anything deeper about the themes. In what is arguably the most nuanced game in the series so far. That would be ridiculous.

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

Yeah I just had to stare at this post for 5 minutes cause, it broke my brain a little.

Cause up until, idk, Khux for sure, 3D if you’re generous. There wasn’t a ton of nuance and the series had a massive show don’t tell problem. Riku always felt like an isolated case, not a “actually darkness is a neutral entity in general”. Beyond that you really only get the dream eaters being made of darkness; a plot point everyone forgets anyway?

The series would tell us these are neutral entities and not inherently good or evil, but then show us every single darkness person, bar Riku, being evil and all the light people being good. The only wrongs committed by light are either misunderstandings or Eraqus being a panicking dumb ass.

And then Khux gave us MoM and thank god. Finally a being of light who clearly does not give or gives very little shit about human morality. Bless.

And then we get some cosmic eldritch-esque elements and you know what, sure. I’m not a massive fan but only because it feels a little weird to introduce it this late into the series? It’s not out of nowhere per se it’s just, going from natural forces of the universe to actually Cthulhu almost 20 years into your runtime is bold strategy.

[xehanortsreport]

the world isn't ready for my aromantic sora trutherism

[xehanortsreport]

this sweet boy feels no romantic attraction but he's gaslighting himself into believing he must bc everywhere he goes tells him romance is a key part of being a Good Person Deserving of a Happy Ending and his struggle with being unable to Force that emotion within himself is another burden that he puts upon himself

his friends are his power but without his friends hes nothing : )

[xehanortsreport]

coming back to this to say this is also why i dont headcanon xehanort as aromantic despite everything -- i think it's much more interesting to have a villain who does feel romantic attraction but it does nothing in terms of making him a better person. meanwhile aromantics, who are usually demonized as being heartless (ha) and inhuman, have representation in one of the most loving and caring heroes in games.

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

My logic which, is a little stereotypical I think? I usually headcanon people as aro/ace if they’re equalitarian af in their relationships?

Most allos put potential romantic partners above platonic ones. Meanwhile Sora puts everyone on the same level of importance. He views his relationship to Riku and Kairi as equal (regardless of which one you consider romantic-coded and which one you consider platonic-coded). There’s no distinction to him.

As for Xehanort….i mean tbf Eraqus is right there. I’m not saying they’re gay but it does give off divorced couple vibes.

[princess-valentineee]

Okay guys time to start that bbs playthrough i cant be a lifelong kingdom hearts fan and not have seen the entirety of bbs and ddd (even though ive seen enough and know enough about whats going on that i understood everything in kh3 perfectly well)

I need go correct the error of my ways

[princess-valentineee]

Im such a fake fan guys im sorry am I still allowed to have opinions on the franchise/j

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

There are people in this fandom who haven't even touched the games and only go on youtube. Of course you're real.

[aro-sora]

[ID: First image: Kingdom Hearts logo with the aromantic flag colors and the subtitles: Aro Week. Aug 23 - Aug 29. Second Image: Aromantic flag with the text of the prompts, detailed in the post below. End ID]

KH Aro Week!

This is a week long even celebrating aromantic KH fanworks! Any type of fanwork is welcome, as with any aromantic/arospec identity. You don't have to be aro/arospec to participate!

Tag works with #kharoweek or #kharoweek2026, or you can tag me in the post

The dates will be Aug 23- Aug 29. The poll was pretty split between August and September, so I just split the difference and made it near the end of August. I know this is around the time school starts for many people, so I'm sorry if this is not an optimal time for you. You can totally post your works after the event ends. (tbh you can post anything aro kh at any time and I will happily reblog it)

Prompts:

Aromanticize a romantic trope | Aromanticize a Disney or FF couple

Heartless | Nobody

Aro + another aspec identity (asexual, aplatonic, afamilial, etc)

Aro + an allo identity (allosexual, alloplatonic, allosensual, etc)

Non-romantic paopu fruit

Light | Darkness

Free Day

Feel free to combine/skip/post out of order for any of the prompts. They're just suggestions, and I tried to go for a mix of aro-specific and KH-specific.

Rules:

No AI

No bashing other headcanons

Ships/romance favorability is welcome but the focus must be on aromanticism in some form

Works depicting sexual attraction are allowed and should be tagged for warnings

I will not be reblogging incest, underage sex, or adult/minor ships. (this is still my personal blog, share whatever you want on your own blog)

Heart hotel ships are free game for ships just please adhere to the above^^

[special thanks to KH Re:Collection for the gummi and menu fonts!]

💚🤍🩶🖤

[evermore-hearts]

I can't believe Xigbar is voicing a Sonic commercial! 😂🩷 And before you ask, yes. Yes, I made this my ringtone.

(James Patrick Stuart is seriously the best! I could listen to him talk all day, even for Sonic commercials!)

[tomboyjessie13]

BROOOOO, THAT WAS XIGBAR'S ACTOR!?

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

Saw this on a different post, couldn’t reblog it so

Tl;Dr

It’s meant to be Shibuya known for fashion so probably something to do with this

Designer Women's Clothes - Miaou

Welcome to the world of Miaou. Born in France and inspired by the Southern California coastline. Shop our iconic corsets, matching sets, dre

You can buy stuff in yen on the website. Quick google says it’s there in Japan but niche.

Also someone quick edit a French Meow Wow. This must be done.

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

I know I will never get this but I want a steam version of Khux comprising of episodes, I pay some money up front to download but all medals and equipment can be upgraded solely by in-game grinding. And any extra money I give them is for numerous dlc episodes that A. give me extra stuff B. cover all the limited time stories the gatcha game had. The social element that everyone remembers fondly is retained.

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

It's really weird to me how often I hear the kh menu clinking sound in random youtube videos from channels that have nothing to do with Kingdom Hearts (especially Pokemon) It's a satisfying aesthetically pleasing sound I get that But it's not a meme like the pokemon Driftveil song is Kingdom Hearts is slightly more niche than something like pokemon or modern persona and I would argue it's more divisive than those two in some ways and imagine if you were watching a video about Kingdom Hearts and then the Sonic ring jing sound went off

[princess-valentineee]

Sure Nomura make the guy who gets along with everyone and feels like hes responsible for everyones wellbeing and is fully ready to sacrifice himself to save the people he loves, end up being forced to kill one of his best friends and end up being the only one out or his friendgroup who wasnt saved by the ark and was left completly alone with the responsibility of rebuilding the society of keyblade wielders at the tender age of 15 because hes the only one left who can

Sure Nomura make the outspoken and righteous girl with abandonment issues who always got left alone by everyone she cares about for one reason or another and therefor had to find strength in herself, end up entirely alone without her memories and without being able to find strength in herself because she doesnt know who "herself" even is while being simultaneously completely stripped of every piece her autonomy which screwed her perception of self up for all eternity to the point she isnt even sure if she can actually be called a human. Make her find new friends that she loses once again aswell while you are at it!

Sure Nomura make the calm and composed guy who was willing to sacrifice his life to save his friends and other people he barely even knew, end up in a timeline where none of his friends are present and where he has to go figure out wtf to do now

Sure Nomura make the guy who cared about his sister more than anything else and promised one of his best friends to keep hope and light alive, end up forgetting all about said sister and the promise he made and ends up joining the dark side and going against everything he ever stood for. Make him abuse a sweet girl that would absolutely remind him of his sister had he not lost his memories while you are at it!

Sure Nomura make the like 12 year old who was basically adopted by all these guys and who was used as a vessel for darkness to kill some innocent girl and who was ready to try and sacrifice himself for them during the battle with the true darkness by absorbing said darkness inside of himself so it has a form they can destroy, end up being seperated from all of them and in the clutches of some fucked up old man who wanted to use him to achive his master plan. Give him a new found family that he ends up losing aswell while you're at it and throw so much more shit im not even gonna get into because he has turned into the narratives punching bag! WHAT DIDNT HE GO THROUGH HONESTLY

[skypillar-deactivated20231125]

xemnas is the laziest motherfucker on god’s green earth

[sorceressrinoa]

#‘sir all of our plans are falling apart’#‘like horribly’#‘right in front of our eyes’#‘sir what are your orders about how to fix this situation’#‘My orders are for you to bring me another bowl of popcorn’#‘sir?’#'I need to have a snack while I watch everything go to hell in a handbasket’ (via)

[confession-of-the-heart-fm]

Demyx can’t read music, and he doesn’t have perfect pitch (he DOES have relative pitch). Zexion is the one with perfect pitch who can read music.

~~~

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

Ansem the Wise forced Ienzo to take music and dance lessons against his will. Is totally in character. Ienzo is all theory and no practical. Demyx has the vibe that he learned in a garage. All practical, couldn't tell you what a 4-chord song is.

[millidew]

quadratum yx’s villain origin story

[meteoriccman]

Just realised what the asexual drake image was reminding me of

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

I really wish more people would think about whether it makes sense for fantasy creatures to have junk and/or boobs? Humans be out here sticking boobs and junk on robots that don't reproduce sexually because horny.

Also most animals on earth don't have boobs; why do all the aliens do?

[cryptidcanid19]

Finally got all of OrgXIII done!! I will be making more designs for other characters in the near future, I'm just relieved to finally have these finished. These will be put up on my acggoods shop in due time! Individual images are under the cut <3

[plentyblush]

Wife just started Birth By Sleep and I love Terra for being like this

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

I've seen people confused on how Brain could be in Scala after Luxu bodyjacked him...

... As if Brain wasn't bodyjacked right next to a machine that'll give a disembodied heart a new body on the other side if you put a disembodied heart through it.

So Luxu could bodyjack Brain but then send his heart through the Lifeboat to make sure he'll be where he needs to go, then cause problems for him centuries later by taking the long way to that era.

Makes sense.

But also it's not like Terra stopped existing after Xehanort body jacked him? And Brain would have more knowledge about random keyblade shenanigans and how to counter them I would think? Or at the very least is smarter than Terra. (His name is Brain)

Also we really need to use the trope of "one person takes the long route and the other takes the shortcut but it's time" more often. It can be a really fun trope. My younger brother always gushes about the one Generator Rex episode where the villain had to do that.

[catboygirljoker]

"i get the vibe that this is meant to be another Xigbar Isnt Really Luxu Theory" it is! Although most people prefer to say he's actually Brain (?)

The arguments I've seen mostly boil down to 1. KHUX never showing what happened in that fight between Luxu and Darkness, leaving that one unaccounted for, 2. Luxu calling out Darkness for bodyhopping, 3. Darkness being the only one who could reasonably fake being Luxu knowledge wise, 4. Darkness also being smug and confident, 5. Darknesses with personalities like Vanitas existing and 6. Xigbar's bit about Ventus' angry look being better explained by him being a Darkness who shares hive-mind memories of possessing and fighting Ventus in KHUX than by Luxu watching Ventus from afar or their one interaction in BBS.

Other than that it's mostly your standard fare of "but Luxu and Xigbar have differences in personality", which like you said keeps getting treated as an impossible development as if we don't see MUCH more extreme cases of personality shift that no one's ever complained about, like young/old Eraqus, Lauriam/Marluxia and Elrena/Larxene. Saying he's a Darkness also leaves the issue of what happened to "actual" Luxu, of having to explain why he's seemingly more morally complex than e.g. Vanitas who explicitly can't go against his nature as an embodiment of negativity, and the question of how that adds anything more interesting to the narrative than him just being Luxu does.

Anyways, I've seen like four? five? posts about it on multiple platforms so I thought I'd ask, but I hope you're having fun talking about it, too, and that it doesn't feel like just rehashed discourse.!

yeeeeeeep thats what i figured. the Brain thing i have seen and also don't understand.... you already said all the most important points: these Xigbar Isn't Luxu theories raise more questions than they answer, those "answered" questions didn't really need answering in the first place, and the theories aren't more interesting than Xigbar just being Luxu.

frankly i think a lot of this is people speculating wildly and then getting attached to a headcanon/theory, or trying to Guess the Twist Before It Happens for internet points or what have you. it doesn't have anything to do with like...the themes, or the characters, or the things the game says, or even the games themselves, really.

i could come up with specific arguments against everything, back it all up with in-depth analysis of the games, and from the kinds of arguments i see for other poorly-founded theories someone can still go "but if you ignore how stories work and imagine scenes that dont exist and misinterpret tons of cherry-picked dialogue, then my theory is the ONLY possible explanation!!" at which point it's just like. yeah buddy. sure. if you do all those things then it really is the only possible explanation. have fun with your internet points

[brightcrest-wayfinder]

This isn't the first time, won't be the last, it's gone up because the fandom is super bored from lack of content and trying to milk more water from the same stone. For the low of god, just go write some fanfiction, I'm begging.