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Deep breath
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WHAT DOES IT MEAAANNNNN
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS
THIS COULD MEAN ANYTHING. FROM NOTHING, TO POSSIBLE BLOOD RELATIONS, TO BUILDING UP THAT SKULD COULD TAKE AVAS PLACE ON THE MASTERS SIDE, TO HEART CONNECTIONS, TO NOTHING. I DONT KNOW ITS MAKING ME INSANE
SHE LITERALLY SITS IN AVAS SPOT
I AM NOT ALONE!!!!!!!!
KINGDOM HEARTS (2002)
GRANDMOTHER: The darkness spread, swallowing the light and many people's hearts. It covered everything, and the world disappeared. But small fragments of light survived, in the hearts of children... So, listen, child. Even in the deepest darkness, there will always be a light to guide you. Believe in the light, and the darkness will never defeat you. Your heart will shine with its power and push the darkness away. Do you understand, Kairi?
We finally discuss what we know about the Kingdom Hearts game that never was (MISSING LINK!) with one of the only people who played it, our buddy Sonny Novus!
*The vast collection of kingdom hearts games existing*
Me: Oh wow i sure wonder with which of these wonderful games i will become totally obsessed with to the point its literally all i think about for several years on end. Kh2 probably people call it the best one in the series for a reason!
*The 2d chibi gacha mobile game which the majority of the fandom has not interacted with and which was literally removed from all appstores peeking right around the corner*
Me: Fuck
LOST MOBILE GAMES TIME! I wasn't able to post here until now but NEW NO SAD FACE YAY
My friend, I think I'd miss you even if we never met. I'm glad to have been a part of your world. ࣪˖ ִֶָ 𓇼 ֺ۪࣪ ⭒ ݂
pt. 1 pt. 2. pt. 3 pt. 4
So here’s the scene that really brings it all together. Xehanort, shortly after Vanitas is formed, makes the connection between him and the ancient darkness. He knows about what happened to Ven from his dreams and is almost certainly aware of the prophecy (one of the deleted lines from khdr even references a ‘chosen one’ who harbors darkness similarly to khux’s prophecy).
So that’s a lot of new information from KHUX and KHDR—but does any of it *actually* contradict BBS? Just what is Vanitas? Darkness? Or part of Ven’s heart?
Well, hopefully you are following my train of thought here, but it is pretty obvious to me that this whole argument is really stupid because the answer is just ‘both’. Darkness needed Ven to exist as a being with will, in that sense, you could say it originated from Ven—or you could say it existed before him but was shaped by him into something more willful and individual. Ventus is made pure-hearted in the process of dividing. Darkness seeks to possess human bodies with hearts and Keyblades so it can lay claim to more worlds, and Ventus is the one chosen for that role. Ventus vows to give Darkness a new “form” that can be defeated, and traps Darkness in his heart, meaning that it can be defeated if he dies. He however does not die and ends up in the bbs era. Xehanort attempts to extract Darkness from his heart, correctly knowing that Ven is harboring it, but takes a fraction of Ventus’ human heart in the process, which Darkness forms around, and since he has a form and a heart, he is able to wield a Keyblade as Vanitas. Vanitas is distinct from Darkness because of Ventus and distinct from Ventus because of Darkness. Ventus and Vanitas rejoin at the end of Birth by Sleep, and Ventus wins back the piece of his heart that was in Vanitas, and the Darkness also returns to his heart (as Sora sees in Re:mind), meaning he is in the same state as he was before the split took place.
If you have followed my logic so far, you get a gold star sticker. ⭐️
In my humble opinion, absolutely none of this changes Birth by Sleep. Vanitas’ motive is to be in control of Ventus’ form, to spread Unversed throughout the worlds, and claim Kingdom Hearts. These are exactly the same motives as the Darknesses in KHUX. Ven’s story themes of sacrifice to save his friends over himself are present in both UX and BbS and the two stories heavily mirror each other. Both stories still feature Ventus confronting his dark side / overcoming dark desires. Xehanort always used wording to indicate he believed that Vanitas was inhabiting Ven’s heart and he just took him out of it. Ven still won back the piece of his heart that was the driving force of the bbs plot and trapped Darkness which was the driving force of the khux plot. I think the fact that Vanitas was briefly distinct from the other Darknesses because of his form / heart will be an important plot point going forward, but I’m not going to speculate about future games in this post.
HAPPY NO SAD FACE DAY! We talk about the various rereleases and remakes of the KH series!
there's just no sustainable model for moderation at scale for social media. we really were better off with forums.
i will acknowledge the forums heyday was a time before everyone was On Line with smartphones. You had to go sit down on The Computer or the laptop to use it. Times have changed.
there was simply a smaller chud to moderator ratio back then. and i accept that you cant go back to less people online, but that just demonstrates the issue of scale
forums were small enough that the moderator team were people who knew each other and were accountable for their moderation decisions. they werent unknown people in an offshore content moderation setup. they had an investment in being part of the community and the context to make decisions. plus the lower volume of reports to be able to dedicate time to make a more measured judgement
social networks today have a completely unmanageable chud to moderator ratio. moderators are largely contractors with no connection to the place they're moderating. and the worst part: social networks prioritize DAUs over everything else. they will go easy on banning chuds because chuds look at ads and the network gets money. who cares if they make other users miserable? they keep coming back!
look how much had to happen to twitter to get people to start leaving. the rot in that place set in YEARS before elon bought the place yet there's still holders-on.
on a forum, someone breaks the rules they get banned. you get a big fat "USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST" on the post that did them in and i will bet my balls that reprimand did more for keeping the place civil than any "community note" ever has
“Contrapuntal is a poetic form that interweaves two or more poems to create a single poem that can be read in multiple ways, depending on how the poem is designed on the page.” - Poets.org
I wrote this is contrapuntal poem because I love the parallels between Ventus and Xehanort, and all the ways their fates intertwine with one another. I hope this poem captures that vibe and encapsulates both of their characters.
Today we talk about the voice acting in Kingdom Hearts, how it's done, who it's done by, and what they voices are up to today!
This season is dedicated to the memory of our friend Nick Ransbottom. If you'd like, you can donate to Nick's husband to help with expenses and costs following his passing here: https://bit.ly/4d7qZWP Want to see more bonus episodes and specials?
Sign up for the Patreon and unlock lots of treats and goodies: / nosadface The email for those too lazy to write it out is nosadfacepodcast(@)gmail(.)com.
Remove the parentheses. Credits: Our art was done by Espurr Roba, the video was edited and our theme music was composed by David Russell. For more information, please go to https://linktr.ee/nosadface or nosadface.com
Did you miss our March Caprice submission? WELL HERE IT IS
Pat and PJ play the newest craze sweeping the nation: Kingdom Bacon, a degrees of separation game that revolves around the cast of Kingdom Hearts, hosted by our Cosplay Queen Violet Unversed.
This special episode is a part of March Caprice, you can learn more about this special fandom celebration by going to http://www.marchcaprice.com
You can follow Violet here: / violetunversed
This season is dedicated to the memory of our friend Nick Ransbottom. If you'd like, you can donate to Nick's husband to help with expenses and costs following his passing here: https://bit.ly/4d7qZWP
Want to see more bonus episodes and specials? Sign up for the Patreon and unlock lots of treats and goodies: / nosadface
The email for those too lazy to write it out is nosadfacepodcast(@)gmail(.)com. Remove the parentheses.
The News Drought & What Once Was... (Kingdom Hearts Press) | NO SAD FACE: HISTORIES AND TIMES Ep. 2
Today we're talking about the PR cycles of Kingdom Hearts. How were games announced? Where were they showcased? How has that changed? And what's really going on with this news drought?
This season is dedicated to the memory of our friend Nick Ransbottom. If you'd like, you can donate to Nick's husband to help with expenses and costs following his passing here: https://bit.ly/4d7qZWP
Want to see more bonus episodes and specials? Sign up for the Patreon and unlock lots of treats and goodies: / nosadface
The email for those too lazy to write it out is nosadfacepodcast(@)gmail(.)com. Remove the parentheses.
Credits: Our art was done by Espurr Roba, the video was edited and our theme music was composed by David Russell. For more information, please go to https://linktr.ee/nosadface or nosadface.com
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"It’s very clear that you all have strong feelings about Tumblr and about this change. We hear you. The passion people have for how Tumblr works is one of the things that makes this place special." No, no. You obviously aren't hearing clearly enough. I can only think of a handful of reasons why you'd want to rip apart the site in this way, and they are the worst-faith readings imaginable.
Don't do this again.
No Sad Face returns for SEASON 2: HISTORIES AND TIMES. Pat and PJ dive into the history of Kingdom Hearts from the Fandom Perspective. Major shoutout to ScooterNape's compilation on the history of Disney/KH https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g...
This season is dedicated to the memory of our friend Nick Ransbottom. If you'd like, you can donate to Nick's husband to help with expenses and costs following his passing here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-nick-...
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Credits: Our art was done by Espurr Roba, the video was edited and our theme music was composed by David Russell. For more information, please go to https://linktr.ee/nosadface or nosadface.com
No Sad Face returns on March 7th for SEASON 2: HISTORIES AND TIMES. Pat and PJ will dive into the history of Kingdom Hearts from the Fandom Perspective.
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The email for those too lazy to write it out is nosadfacepodcast(@)gmail(.)com. Remove the parentheses. Credits: Our art was done by Espurr Roba, the video was edited and our theme music was composed by David Russell. For more information, please go to https://linktr.ee/nosadface or nosadface.com
