KH Theory/Speculation Masterpost
Turns out I talk about Kingdom Hearts a lot. Be it a rambling bout of questions or a outlined multi-part analysis. Below is a master list of links to my most notable theory posts.
Early Speculation and Musings:
My Gentle Kingdom Hearts 3: A musing about the End – KH3 initial review. Emotional blubbering.
Real or Figurative: Question about the Ending – initial pre-ultimania/pre-dlc debate on the discrepancies of ending being literal or figurative.
KH Questions I’m afraid to ask: – A log of questions in my speculation process. Most of which have been answered by canon or my own line of speculation.
Explanation/Speculation on the Metaphysical Mechanics
Define: Heart – A cited definition of the Heart as it is regarded and understood in the canon with minimal speculation.
Explaining Terranort in KH3– A Pre-Ultimania theory on what exactly happened with Terranort in Master Xehanort’s re-assemblage that allowed for Terra’s resurrection. This uses Namine’s unique creation to speculate the nature of the cosmic process that creates and regards beings. [basically CONFIRMED]
Musing on the physical nature of the Stations – A speculation thread meant to help inform future theories. Centered around the idea of “Hearts as Worlds” and meant to tackle what is really ‘physical’ in the KH mythos. [spoiler: everything is a literal, physical thing]
Death and the Final World– an exploration of already established mechanics in the KH ‘verse. Centered around the question of “What makes a Heart go to the Final World” and “What made Sora’s body go with his heart to the Final World?
Realm of Light, the PoH, and the Physical Concept Pt. 1 – a theory on the nature of the Princesses of Heart and their connection to the Realm of Light and the Physical Concept. There is no Part 2 (yet) but you can basically use this to explain all the deus ex machina of the PoH and the function of light.
The Breakdown of a Somebody– An in-depth breakdown of the components and functions in a Somebody meant to explain the results of the absence or manipulation of those building blocks.
Worlds as Dreams and the Act of Waking up P.1 Traversing Hearts – An initial understanding of the Power of Waking in regards to how layers of dreams (and their function as levels of reality) might explain how a power to ‘wake’ would disturb the natural order of things. Part 2 is a forever draft at the moment.
Explicitly Meta-Catastrophe Theories:
List of Theories–A compilation of some of my KH theories before they have been fleshed out. Some worldline theories and ‘realm of fiction’ ideas haven’t been touched upon yet but this is the skinny.
The Edge of Imagination Pt. 1 and The Edge of Imagination Pt.2– ReMind analysis discussing the nature of the Final World as an ‘Idea graveyard’ that suggests the presence of an author figure between Sora and the ‘Verum Rex’ cross over.
Art Shift Analysis-- Pre-Remind comparison of the model and scenery of the secret ending meant to allude to the presence of a more ‘realistic’ world and therefore a ‘prime real real world’.
The Heart of Stories Theory-
Masterpost / Part 1 / Part 2 / Supplementary Analysis / Part 3
In this theory I ask “What is a Heart” “What is a World” and “What is Kingdom Hearts.” By asking these questions and reasoning through the evidence, I attempt to conceptualize the values of the Kingdom Hearts universe and conclude that Hearts are the essence of fictional stories. From here the theory that Kingdom Hearts is becoming self aware of its status as a fictional story is given a thematic foundation.
Heart of Stories theory follow-up - someone debated me on my points from the above magnum opus
KHUX Theories and Speculation:
** denote relatively active theories with a more formal construction
Thoughts on the Meta-Narrative of Kingdom Hearts X and UX– what it says on the tin. Connecting KHUX to the idea of a story within a story and active authorship.
**The Master’s Figurative Language: A Breakdown of the Flashback in KHUX’s chapter “Cornerstones of Rebirth” – analyzing the Master’s ‘backstory’ and motives. I allude to the metacatastrophe theory.
KHUX Theory Confirmations- a compilation of khux theories that have been confirmed or supported (as of May 2020). With the strong note that I still firmly believe Ava has had a nefarious role in the current catastrophe befalling the Union Leaders.
Ven as a Sleeper Agent – early interpretation of Ven’s paradoxical innocence and guilt in the murder of Strelitzia.
**The Duality of Ven -- Theory that Ven is harboring a split personality that he created, which may actually be a sentient Darkling.
**Ven’s Missing Memories – April 2020 speculation breaking down the nature of Ven’s absent memories, finely deducing exactly what could have caused the memory loss and what can be ruled out. Supports the Split-Personality theory.
**“There is no Traitor” : My Complete Speculation on the Happenings of KHUX -A breakdown of what I speculate to be the twist in the traitor conspiracy, placing blame to Ava as retaliation against a fated demise.
White Coat Strelitzia- initial speculation on the appearance of Strelitzia in Lauriam’s dream. Inconclusive.
**KHUX- Three Prong Speculation – A compilation theory analyzing the connection between 1. MoM as the Author of Fate 2. Ava as the Traitor and 3. Ven as a tool of Darkness. It’s the attempt to see how they interact.
A Breakdown of khux update: Something Received--(circa November 2019) initial theorizing. Supporting Ava as the Traitor.
“Conviction” speculation- initial musings on Brain’s flashback of Ava giving him the BoP and her cryptic double meaning.
“Frail Defense of Ava”– slight musings on the rose-tinted glasses the Union Leaders have of Ava.
***“A Case in Stubborn Belief”-- Breaking down the three main theories I support in light of the murderer reveal. I won’t let these ideas die folks. (circa October 2020)
Chapter 1 analysis and additional thoughts: Musings on the World building presented in Dark Road’s chapter 1 as well as a meta-theory tie in to the idea of ‘Maturing Worlds”
Xehanort is self-aware: A discussion on the possibility that Xehanort’s reason for existence revealed to him by MoM’s World Tour was that he was created to be the villain.
Scala’s World and the proof of a realm of singularity: Answering an ask about Scala’s cultural fall which then spirals into why the Scala towns are empty. tl:dr–> All timelines converge onto Scala.
The Connection between Xehanort and the Player: Taking my initial analysis a step further and evaluating how Xehanort’s villainy and the Player’s PoV are means for the story to function and revolve around. Therefore their seeming connection is a literal torch passing as ‘primary driver of the story/heart’
Not a theory but I write a Kingdom Hearts fanfiction essentially drawing from these ideas known as “IV[or]y Wall”. It started as my attempt to prove that a meta-narrative wasn’t as crazy as it sounded which then became a dumping ground for how I could reveal it and other theories into a narrative. I really slave away at this story and I would appreciate you giving it a read and maybe a comment if you’re so moved. I post updates here when I release a chapter and there are more than a few story reveals you won’t see in this masterlist. Find the first chapter here on Ao3.
Will update as I come up with these things. Enjoy! (update 10/8)
