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The Connection between KH & TWEWY

Okay so I know just reblogged a post saying most of this stuff, but I have even more thoughts that I want to elaborate on and don’t want to clog up the OP, so! Making my own post haha.

Where are Riku and Sora at the end of KH3?

We know from the Secret Endings of KH3 that Sora’s in TWEWY!Shibuya and Riku’s in TWEWY!Shinjuku. But Shinjuku has been erased at the end of TWEWY: Final Remix. How can Riku be in Shinjuku, then?

My guess is that he’s in a parallel version of Shinjuku that has not been erased. We know that parallel worlds, and alternate planes of existence such as the Underground, Realground, and the Higher Plane all exist in TWEWY. The Secret Reports go into the concept of parallel worlds more:

Beat Day 5 — Secret Report 19:

In life, reality is made up of a continuous string of choices, and the consequences of those choices. Every time a choice is made, the option not selected branches off and exists as its own reality: a parallel world.

Countless numbers of such parallel worlds exist within a single plane, be it the RG or the UG, and travel among them is possible through the use of Imagination.

Theoretically, anyone can jump to a parallel world, but penetrating the membrane between worlds requires up-tuning one's vibe. This limits the pool of beings able to make the trip.

Additionally, stress caused by breaking through the barrier can pull down the traveler's base vibe. If the vibe dips, the frequency maybe too low to pass through the barrier. In the worst cases, it may render the traveler unable to return to his or her own original world.

In the extended trailer of NEO, we see parallel worlds happening in action. Rindo has a choice of getting Nagi an ES pin or not. The parallel world where he doesn’t get that pin results in a bad outcome. So he “time travels” back to make a different choice -- it’s not precisely time travel, though, it’s him shifting his vibe to the parallel world where he made the alternate choice and gets the Good Outcome! But there’s more to it than that.

What’s the connection between NEO: TWEWY, Shinjuku, and KH?

We see mention of Shinjuku in NEO -- we’re going to be meeting the Reapers from Shinjuku! But, NEO takes place three years after the events of TWEWY: Final Remix. The Game that Rindo and co. are playing looks totally different than the Game we’re familiar with. Now, this could mean that there’s a new Composer, as the Composer defines the rules of the Game, or it could mean that the Composer’s the same but he has decided to change the rules of the Game.

A New Day 1 — Secret Addendum A:

Although the rules have undergone some slight revisions in the wake of Shibuya's rebirth, the powers that be deemed no major changes were necessary, saying it's better to keep things easy to understand.

For now, it seems, the Game will remain the same. The Composer will continue to use it as a tool by which he can judge the worth of visitors from the RG.

In the three years between Final Remix and NEO, it’s possible that the Composer has revised the rules entirely! But... at the end of Final Remix, we learn that Shinjuku’s been erased due to this Incident. So in the timeline/world of Final Remix, Shinjuku’s gone. And Neku’s dead -- Mr. H could only save Beat.

So I propose that NEO doesn’t take place in the timeline of Final Remix -- it takes place in a parallel world, where Shinjuku was never erased. Like the Shinjuku that Riku’s in!

Circling back to Neku being dead in the main timeline of TWEWY: the hooded figure that we see at the end of the NEO trailer... for the sake of this theory, let’s presume that it’s Neku. We already know that Neku has the potential to jump to parallel worlds -- he has an extraordinarily high Imagination, and if we take replaying the Days in each chapter, and Another Day, as not just a game mechanism but as something that has actual, in-game implications... Neku’s shifting to a parallel world each time the player replays a Chapter in Final Remix. It’s possible that Neku’s death in Final Remix isn’t a true death, but him shifting to a parallel world -- perhaps the parallel world of NEO, where Shinjuku was never erased, and where Coco never pulled all her A New Day bullshit?

He’s dead, but not really -- just shifted to a parallel world.

So what does all this have to do with KH?

Well. Like Neku, we know that Sora’s dead, but not really dead. For all intents and purposes, he’s dead in the main world/timeline of KH -- he no longer exists there. But we see him in Shibuya. He’s alive somewhere... in a parallel world. But the stress of breaking through the barrier makes him unable to return to his own original world.

Sora’s in a parallel world of Shibuya. And Riku’s in a parallel world of Shinjuku -- the parallel world of NEO, where Shinjuku was never erased. They’re not in the same timeline/world. If Neku can jump between parallel worlds, and has jumped between Final Remix TWEWY and NEO TWEWY... it’s possible that he can jump between the parallel world that Sora’s in and the parallel world that Riku’s in, or else teach them how to uptune their vibe and shift between parallel worlds themselves.

What about Luxord and Yozora?

To shift gears again. As I’ve mentioned a couple times before, I have a strong headcanon that Luxord’s Somebody is from the world of TWEWY. The concept of him being a Reaper and a Game Master is too fitting for his character. His Jackpot ability in 358/2 Days is very reminiscent of Beat’s Fusion (cards exploding, matching cards). And, perhaps most importantly, as a Nobody, his power is time manipulation. He’s a perfect fit for shifting between parallel worlds and changing the outcome of events to manipulate timelines to his own liking.

In KH: Re Mind, Yozora battles Sora in Shibuya, and then wakes up in a car driven by, presumably, Luxord. Did Luxord rescue Yozora from Shibuya and shift them to a parallel world? Your guess is as good as mine. We’re just going to have to wait and see, but I believe he’s going to be a key factor in the future of KH. Especially with the Wild Card he gave Sora. A Wild Card acts as a substitute card -- perhaps, if used by Sora, it will mean Yozora becoming a “substitute” to take Sora’s place. It’s a concept, anyway.

Also noteworthy is this interview from Nomura:

Interviewer: “Is Sora in the world of The World Ends With You?”

Tetsuya Nomura: "It does look like it. But there's more meaning in the fact that it is not Shibuya (渋谷), but Shibuya (シブヤ). Also, Sora promised Neku and the others in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance that he would meet them in Shibuya (シブヤ)

Shibuya (渋谷) is most likely TWEWY: Final Remix Shibuya, but Shibuya (シブヤ) may be Yozora’s Shibuya, also known as Quadratum. Sora and Neku are going to meet in this version of Shibuya, if DDD is anything to go by.

Ultimately....

I believe that NEO is going to have huge implications for the future of KH. I believe that Neku is going to play a pivotal role in reuniting Sora and Riku. And I believe Luxord is going to play a key role as well. I cannot wait to see how it all plays out. Parallel worlds and timelines have always been my jam (see also: my love for Kotaro Uchikoshi’s work!) and it’s part of the reason why I love Nomura’s work as well. The madlad has a master plan at work, and it’s gonna be confusing as hell getting there, but I have faith he can tie it all together in the end.

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