Possible KH3 DLC Idea: Twilight Town Expansion with Explorable Old Mansion
I was a little disappointed with KH3’s cut down Twilight Town, especially that the Old Mansion wasn’t explorable this time around. I’m not sure if KH3’s DLC plans include any expansions to current worlds, but an expansion to TT could add a little more depth to the mysterious building. With KHUX and the KH3 secret ending, there are a lot of new things to consider and potential ties to the Mansion as it relates to the Foretellers, the Keykids, and restoring replicas.
Obvious KHUX and KH3 spoilers below the cut:
Beginning with perhaps the most obvious: the memory pods. These have long been theorized about. There are seven pods in the basement corridor, including the ones used by Donald & Goofy. Below are the dialogue options that appear when you interact with the remaining five pods:
(Dialogue: “This looks like it could still be used.” “Who built this? And for what purpose?” “There’s evidence this was used before.” “It seems only the power is on.” “This hasn’t been used in a while” All screenshots from KH2 Final Mix)
So we know for sure that the pods had been used before being used for Sora, Donald & Goofy, and they could be used again. We don’t know who built them, meaning they were perhaps there before DiZ headquartered there, or maybe it was the reason he chose the mansion in the first place. It’s theorized by fans that these pods could have been used to tamper with the memories of the Dandelions in KHUX following the Keyblade War. The five pods could have been used by the five Dandelions: Ventus, Skuld, Ephemer, Brain and Lauriam (though, if Skuld is revealed to be Project X, it would be unclear if she is still involved with the Mansion). It has also been noted by fans that the pods open in the same way as dandelion seeds bloom. The pods could also be used again, especially now with Naminé restored, who could reconstruct the memories of the Keyblade War for Ven, Marluxia/Lauriam, Larxene/Elrena, and potentially Luxord and Demyx if they are revealed as Keykids as well.
(Dialogue from Naminé’s computer next to Sora’s pod: “This display allows you to check on conditions inside the pods”)
Another connection between the Mansion and KHUX’s story are the Data Worlds. DiZ had a complete data Twilight Town simulation that he stored Roxas in. Recent developments in KHUX have shown that the worlds in the game are also simulated data, including Daybreak Town.
DiZ’s computer setup, parallel to KHUX:
There is a history of manipulating data worlds in the Mansion.
Another potential tie, perhaps the silliest, is all of the unicorn motifs present in the Mansion. The audience has never been given an explanation for them (DiZ/Ansem the Wise seems to have no connection with them). Ira, now restored in KH3’s secret ending by Luxu, could potentially have something to do with them because he is the Unicorn foreteller. However, the unicorns in the Old Mansion also have wings, so it could be a bastardization of the Unicornis Union by one of the Dandelions post-Keyblade War. It could just as easily be a coincidence!
It’s been said that the DLC story will touch on Xion’s return. While we know Xion was originally created in the Castle Oblivion, her KH3 form was restored by Vexen off screen. Vexen, of course, having the infamous COM boss fight as well as his KH2 Absent Silhouette at the Old Mansion. It is possible that the replica program is more involved in the Mansion than previously thought. It is using DiZ’s computer that Pence and Ienzo are able to get the data to recreate Roxas, a similar process may have been used by Vexen for Xion.
Of course this is all speculation on my part. I’ve always been fond of the Old Mansion and I would love to see it recreated in its entirety—especially to see Naminé in the White Room again!
If you see anything you’d like to add to or correct, please feel free.
starting to gain an understanding of the retail habitats certain stuffed animals appear in:
Jellycats live in bookstores...fancy ice cream parlors...decor shops. they co habitate in bookstores with safari puppets.
Auroras situate in grocery stores specifically, where they form a symbiotic relationship with indulgent shoppers and children who are surprised by their unique choice of location.
Squishables and squishmallows are competing species, usually found in "quirky" shops like spencers and hot topic, or more generalist browsing locations like walmart
Douglas, so far, has been spotted in a toy shop (1). Further whereabouts assumed to be more toy stores.
Beanie babies and Webkinz often called penny candy, dollar, or specialty stuffed animal shops home but sadly due to habitat loss have had to migrate to thrift and secondhand stores. Ebay listings have been a helpful hand in relocation efforts
So Hannibal didn't kill the bailiff, but he copied the way he was murdered so that the judge's murder could be considered the same killer?
That's my theory anyway.
Cause Will said the bailiff died thinking they were friends. How could there be any connection with the bailiff and Hannibal?
But... (possible spoiler-ish speculation)
Since Matthew Brown is likely still a Psycho Doctor, perhaps he is the admirer (the theory is from bonearenaofmyskull, not mine.) But i wonder if Matthew Brown and the bailiff knew each other. MB probably transports patients to court all the time, maybe there's a break room, something. They could've met there or beforehand.
