Riku on 09 May 2007 11:02 pm
Names Known of the Knights Confirmed!
TheWertle is currently translating an interview found in the Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ Ultimania:
The full translation will come soon, but it has been confirmed that the names of the three Knights in the secret ending are related to elements just like Sora, Kairi, and Riku are, and that two of the knights are indeed Aqua and Ven. Update: We now know the name of the Enigmatic Soldier is Terra thanks to another interview with Nomura! Click the images to enlarge them:
Nomura has also hinted that Ven and Roxas may be related in some way!
Kairi (similar to Umi) means Sea - Aqua means Water
Riku means Land - Terra means Earth
This is the Enigmatic Soldier for those who don’t know already.
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on 15 May 2007 at 4:18 pm 120. Knight
in one of he clips in Kingdom hearts 2 Final mix, it shows that a nobody is old friends with Ven and in the interview it said that it is in the keyblade knights are in the past so did it said in the game
on 15 May 2007 at 2:07 pm 119. Shakespeare
Well, the machine DID explode…working machines don’t usually explode when they’re working properly. lol
And Mickey was also inside Kingdom Hearts, and he’s no Heartless.
on 15 May 2007 at 4:09 am 118. hurricaneivan
actually, i look up the latin word for earth, and i came across terra and gaiya or something and i was like “TAHTS IT, ITS TERRA!!!” haha, but that dudes like xehanort. its gotta be
on 15 May 2007 at 2:22 am 117. bernaporto
I also believe that King Mickey turned Riku to normal just like Kairy turned Sora to normal.
on 15 May 2007 at 2:21 am 116. bernaporto
Sorry about the split comments but i can’t make a comlpex comment for some reason.
on 15 May 2007 at 2:21 am 115. bernaporto
I still believe that Riku is an heartless. How else would he end up in Kingdom Hearts.
on 15 May 2007 at 2:20 am 114. bernaporto
And though I understand that All of Ansem was caught in the explosion the machine was only supposed to make hearths into data. But its just an idea.
on 15 May 2007 at 2:20 am 113. bernaporto
Shakespear- About Kairy I was just trying to clear that point up.
on 15 May 2007 at 2:18 am 112. bernaporto
my comments aren’t coming through.
on 15 May 2007 at 2:17 am 111. Shakespeare
kdh– Terra is the E.S. His name is confirmed.
on 14 May 2007 at 8:06 pm 110. kdh
who’s terra
on 14 May 2007 at 12:32 pm 109. Sora995
I wonder what happened to sora?
on 14 May 2007 at 3:35 am 108. Shakespeare
Ace - They were saying that Saïx’s Somebody was the E.S…so that’s why I brought him up. XDD
Also, remember that Xigbar is Number II in the Organization; he was one of Ansem the Wise’s apprentices. He definitely knows more than he lets on. Ansem did. Yen Sid probably does, too. (Granted, Zexion’s Somebody was an apprentice, too, but he was the youngest of the apprentices. Xigbar’s Somebody had more time to learn all the inner workings and such. Also, Braig could have been working on that project while Ienzo was off doing something completely unrelated. Plus, Xigbar’s the type who would withhold information just to watch people squirm.)
…I’m not sure how to address your question of ‘I the E.S. isn’t Xehanort, then who is he?’ since he’s a new character that we’ve never met. We don’t know…but his name will be a Latin tie to ‘earth’. And I don’t think there’s more than one of him; in KH1’s Final Mix, the was the Enigmatic Man who wore an Organization cloak. The Enigmatic Man was Xemnas, and there’s not more of HIM running around. (Also, the Organization has a uniform. The Chasers do not; each of their suits of armor is distinct.)
He knows the legend of the Keyblade because Mickey told him, remember? Gimme a minute, and I’ll have the quote for you…* (Note: Found it: Ansem Report 9. It’s at the end for your viewing pleasure.) And he probably looks similar because he’s drawn in a more mature character’s style. Ven and Aqua are younger, and thus looks similar to the younger cast (namely Kairi and Roxas). The E.S. is an older character, so he will share similarities in design to older characters (sharp features, narrower/more angled eyes, etc.)
Bernaporto - I’m not saying that Kairi ISN’T a Keyblade wielder. I’m postulating based on the assumption that she IS (and that Xehanort is, as well).
I didn’t say just his heart; ALL of Ansem the Wise was caught in that explosion, and ALL of him was gone afterward.
I’m pretty sure that Riku wasn’t a Heartless there; he accepted MORE of the Darkness, and a Heartless sort of took up residence inside him (just like Kairi’s heart was inside of Sora, Ansem was inside of Riku), but he didn’t become a Heartless himself. That would kind of be a big plot point to leave out.
(* - Kingdom Hearts 1, Ansem Report #9:
“Simply astonishing! Today I had a guest from another world. He is a king […]
[…] But one story in particular caught my interest: that of a key called the “Keyblade.” The Keyblade is said to hold phenomenal power.
One legend says its wielder saved the world, while another says that he wrought chaos and ruin upon it. […]”)
on 14 May 2007 at 2:37 am 107. Knight
u fight E.S but is only a memory
on 14 May 2007 at 1:52 am 106. Ace of Diamonds
So, I guess I was right. Xehanort= No Heart & Another. Another. If you read my previous posts, I mentioned Xehnaort maybe splitting into 2 beings. One with No Heart, and the Other. Xehnaort probably stole the heart from his other form to live functionally. The “other” Xehnaort seeks revenge.
on 14 May 2007 at 1:45 am 105. Ven
Im Kai my name as known as Ven Now =]
on 14 May 2007 at 1:42 am 104. Kai
Mike riku thats wrong because rember u fight E.S In Khfm2+ or maybe destory him get his keyblade no thats wrong because You would get in Kh2fm+ mhm I dont think so but maybe =\ Sora means sky thoe But eh donno rember Naruma said so thease new people but dident say about Bald Guy and is other persoon ever think Tht Bald Guy is Xehanort remmber take X means Another No Heart Maybe they = same word Like Another No Heart like example bald guy summons another guy from him mhm I wonder lol well I gtg =] Maybe Mike Riku
Roxas.Nobody@hotmail.com
on 14 May 2007 at 12:40 am 103. Mike Riku
I think E.S is sora because he has the same color hair , eyes, and skin color. And mybe he change eye color because he is change into a form ,he got older , and got a new keyblade.Mybe the new keyblade name is the knignt of hearts.
on 13 May 2007 at 10:34 pm 102. Ace of Diamonds
You know, I was viewing a cutscene from Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix. The scene where Xigbar has a very interesting talk with Zexion. I think Xigbar knew alot more than he was letting on. He was talking about The Room of Sleep. I take it it’s the place in Radiant Garden in that Underground Laboratory. So, all those doors contained further experimentaion on The Heartless and The Darkness in people’s hearts. And the door at the end of the pathway is The Room of Sleep. Xigbar said that Xemnas was supposed to be the only one in The Room of Sleep, yet he always heard Xemnas talking to someone. And, it’s ironic how we saw the remains of Aqua’s armor, and her Keyblade there. He went on about how long ago it was when many Keyblade Weilders fought many battles. With that, Xigbar said something that really caught my attention, “With The Room of Sleep, comes The Room of Awakening.” “That must be where, the other, “friend” is. That was why Xemnas created Castle Oblivion. It teetered on the Brink of Light & Darkness:Twilight. Since Ven looks exactly like Roxas, The Room of Awakening must be where Ven was. That explains why Vexen was so frantic to find Xemnas at the beginning of the scene. Perhaps Ven awoke from his slumber. So, Aqua is in The Room of Sleep, and Ven was in The Room of Awakening. So, then if the E.S. isn’t Xehanort, who could he be? Maybe, there’s more than one form of him out there. The E.S. that fought Sora, the E.S. in the photo above, the relation to Riku, there must be another Xehanort. An Evil Form, and his good form. In the Ansem Reports, he said that, “The Keyblade is said to hold phenomenal power”. “One Legend says it’s weilder saved, while another said he wrought ruin, and chaos upon it”. How did he know this? “I must know what this Keyblade is.” “A key opens doors” If he knew The Keyblade Legend, why did he have to know what it was all about? It might sound strange, but when Xehanort’s eyes turned yellow, Xehanort split from his original self, and left behind somebody else. There is another Xehanort. That has to be the logical explanation. The E.S. looking like Xehanort, the man in the SAME armor expressing hatred for Xehanort. It’s all gotta make sense.
on 13 May 2007 at 10:33 pm 101. Ace of Diamonds
Sorry, Shakespeare, I didn’t know they were talking about Saix, I thought they were guessing the name for the Enigmatic Soldier.
on 13 May 2007 at 8:07 pm 100. Katrina
CAN’T…FLIPPEN…WAIT…FOR…KH3!!!!!
on 13 May 2007 at 6:08 pm 99. bernaporto
look just because the keyblade kairy used was given to her by riku doesn’t mean that is the reason she could use it. If you remember when Leon held the keyblade in the first game and when Jack Sparrow held it in the second game the keyblade disapeared after 2 or 3 seconds. This means that Kairy has to be a Keyblade wielder.
on 13 May 2007 at 5:58 pm 98. bernaporto
if Ansem’s hearth turned to data then he must have turnes into a nobody.
Also i’ve checked over and over again and though it is not perfectly clear Riku does become a heartless however just liek sora he was able to keep control of himself for a lilte while (when he stoped Xenahorts heartless from killing kairy). That also explains why he ended up in Kingdom Hearts and closed the door from the inside.
on 13 May 2007 at 4:43 pm 97. Shakespeare
Ace - I’ve always liked the name ‘Ïsa’ for Saïx’s Somebody, since the umlaut stays with the I, and from what I understand, it is a Finnish word.
Anyway, about the E.S.: he and the knight who challenged Sora are the same person. It can’t be Xehanort, because Xehanort’s Heartless is gone, and Xehanort’s Nobody is in The World That Never Was. I still think that the Dark Soldier in the KH2:FM+ trailer is Xehanort. He still can’t be in two places at once.
I don’t really have any theories about Aqua, except what I’ve gathered about my Chaser theory; in the KH2 secret trailer, she picks up Mickey’s Kingdom Key (since the E.s. picked up the one with the gold hilt, that must be Sora’s, and Ven picks up Way To The Dawn), so if my theory about the Chasers’ duty being to train the next generation of Keyblade masters, she would have instructed Mickey. (And if we assume that Xehanort was also a Chaser, then that would leave him to train Kairi, if we also assume that Kairi is in fact a Keyblade wielder.)
Jeff - It’s pretty much assumed that no Final Fantasy character will be a main villain in KH; no matter how popular Sephiroth is, he won’t be playing a pivotal role in KH3. (Sad, I know…I’d love for that to happen. Sora v. Safer Sephiroth would be so cool.)
Chibi - A Quasar is a deep space object. It is definitely not Japanese (you can tell simply by the fact that there’s a ‘Q’ in it.) The Japanese word for ‘earth/land’ is ‘Riku’ (陸), hence the name.
Bernaporto - Ansem the Wise’s machine was built to convert Kingdom Hearts into data. In the explosion, he was probably converted into data, as well.
Riku was never a Heartless, as has already been mentioned.
Yes, Xehanort is alive again. His Heartless was destroyed before his Nobody, and thus the two can recombine normally.
on 13 May 2007 at 4:31 pm 96. Kai
Riku is rite…
on 13 May 2007 at 12:27 pm 95. Riku
Riku was never a Heartless, and therefore doesn’t have a Nobody. Although his heart was inaccessible while under the control of Xehanort’s Heartless, it was still there.
on 13 May 2007 at 4:08 am 94. bernaporto
I would still like to know what you guys thought of my theory.
Check it out on page 3 i really think it might be possible.
on 13 May 2007 at 3:15 am 93. aaron/NOXRAA
hey kai ‘ and riku
on 13 May 2007 at 3:11 am 92. Riku
You can “Register” in the links at the sides. From there you can post drafts of News Posts and Info Pages, and if good enough will go up on the site. If you do really well, you might become official staff. It’s very rare for that to happen though.
on 13 May 2007 at 1:04 am 91. Kai
and Riku could I apply as staff =]