Part 47: Day 193: Memories

We begin this day with a scene of Sora giving his heart to Kairi. Or returning Kairi's heart. I'm still not sure how exactly returning Kairi's heart turns him into a Heartless and creates a Nobody.



Look! It's one of the very few appearances of Donald and Goofy in this game! We've seen them in the static flashbacks several times, but this is the first time we see them in an actual cutscene.



Apparently the dream of Kairi grabbing the light is enough to cause Xion to jump awake.

Music: Sacred Moon


Xion... Good morning.
Morning...
You startled me.

Xion should've been the one startled. She's probably thinking why Roxas is in her room right now.

S-sorry...
Huh?



*Xion holds the seashell to her ear*

Do you hear it?
Yeah, the sound of the waves.
How long was I asleep?
About twenty days.
That long!?
Yeah. Me and Axel were getting worried.
I'm sorry. I feel bad. Kind of...weird that we can feel anything at all, huh? Without hearts to feel with.

I think this game can be a good demonstration of how propaganda works if I believe that Nomura planned that plot point when making this game. I kinda don't believe it, so this is just a foreshadowing about how Roxas and Xion is "special."

Yeah...
Hey, don't you have work?
Huh? Oh, I'm about to head out.
Can I come, too?
But...don't you need more rest?
After sleeping for three weeks? I'll be fine. C'mon, take me with you.
All right... Sure.

*They both go to The Grey Area*



On hindsight, I should've put a counter on how many times has Saix been an asshole or called Xion "it." It could potentially beat the number of Twilight Station Tower appearance.

Saix, I want to go with Roxas today on his mission.
You belong in your room.



Morning, Axel.
Roxas will team up with Axel today, as scheduled. Xion, I'm afraid I neglected to pencil you in.
Don't keep me pent up in here. I need the exercise.
I'll look after her. I promise not to let her out of my sight.
[img]https://lpix.org/3147310/Saix%202.png[img]Hmm...
Fine. Go, if that's what suits you.



Did anyone notice that I was missing 5 levels from the last emblem-collecting mission? Well, I sacrificed some magic, Range Extender, and Treasure Magnet to free up some space for them.



Now that we have Glide, we can get some things we missed before. This one can barely be reached with Glide and High Jump.



Most of these are emblems that were placed high in the sky.



There's some invisible walls near the graves, so grabbing this one is kinda tricky.





This chest has a Shining Gem. While getting this one, I actually triggered a conversation that I missed before.

Music: Welcome to Wonderland
Still no Pink Concertos...

*Cheshire Cat appears*

You again?



If I were you, I'd ask...me!
You know where the Heartless are?
Naturally... But then it would be in my nature to lie. Of course, the question is-should I lie about in flowers, like the whats you're looking for, or just lie about in words? *disappears*
What a weird cat...
Still, he gave us a nice reveal.
What do you mean?
Come on. Let's go find those Heartless.

I think this triggers if you try to leave Lotus Forest without examining any flower, thus not finding any Pink Concertos. Also, this still reinforces my claim that Luxord has a personal reason not to speak while the cat is around.

Music: Sacred Moon


By now we've completed every available mission except these two. We still need to level up our Glide and High Jump to get the emblems in the first one and to get the badges in the second one.



And the last. It's a shame, really. More 3-people mission means more opportunity for the other members to shine and maybe some banter between the other two members.





I need to know what they create, but lack the materials. Inform me when you're done. Understood?



You do know that you can see what you can make without having all the materials, right?

It seems you've succeeded. Ahh, and this...this is the result. Here. For your trouble. (Obtained: Range Tech)
Get back to your mission. Don't dawdle, Roxas.

A reward is a reward, I guess. Perfect Block isn't really that useful, but it'll probably replace Block LV+ since I don't know what increasing its level does.



Anyway, this is our first and only mission with 3 people. It's just a simple miniboss mission with 2 minibosses instead of the usual one.

Music: Lazy Afternoons
Music: Sinister Sundown




Yeah, I think this is my first three-man mission.
Just remember it's still a mission. We're not on a field trip, guys.
Yeah, yeah. It sure is nice to be back on my feet.
Just don't push it, you hear me? We'll pick up the slack.
I hear you. Thanks.



Marvel at the fact that we have an icon for the third player for this mission! We can technically have 4 people in a mission, but the Saix sure won't let that happen and having 4 people in multiplayer does more harm than good. You'll see why later when I cover that mode.



The right chest has a Gear Component B while the left has a Heartless. All chests Heartless are now Tricky Monkeys instead of Cymbal Monkeys.



The Detonators are just like the Minute Bombs and the Skater Bombs. They just has higher damage and higher blast radius.



We can reach this one with Glide. It's great to be able to get these without backtracking later.



Anyway, here's our first target.



It's immune to all attacks. Wait...



I knew you're behind this!



(All of that damage is from 1 Fira and a few physical attacks. Yes, Fira takes off almost 4 bars of health.)



Heat Saber itself has the same attacks as Dual Blade. The only difference is that its jump creates an explosion instead of a shockwave. And it shoots fireballs instead of airballs. I feel like Saix is deliberately making this harder forcing Axel to fight a fire enemy.



The charge color and the charging pose are different too, I guess.



It's a rare occasion to see 2 AIs do their limits simultaneously. At least Axel's limit doesn't count as a fire attack because Heat Saber absorbs it.



As you might guess, it's weak to ice magic. Blizzara while it's down from having its charge blocked is very satisfying.



We defeat it and move on. This chest has a Thunder Recipe.



If you're wondering whether Minute Bombs and Detonators explode when hit by Fire Finish just like Skater Bombs; yes they do. As a side note: Axel getting burned is still a weird thing to see.



Xion!



Music stops


Apparently Xion dreams of getting a hug



Look at how surprised Kairi was when Sora got away from her hug by turning into light!



It's m lucky charm. Be sure to bring it back to me!

This is actually Kairi speaking in a tone that's definitely different than the actual event in KH1. I know that they're voiced by different people, but it's still a surprise that SE actually rerecord a line for this.

I'm using Honest John's portrait because there's no Kairi portrait in the game and fuck making it myself _{Also, I'm lying if I say that I didn't look for a chance to use Honest John's portrait}

Music: Tension Rising




Okay!



Before we fight it, we'll get the treasure chests first. It has a Slot Releaser and Thunder Recipe. Axel and Xion are nowhere to be found in this battle, by the way.



The Destroyer has the same laser as the Guardian.



It also has a laser that follows Roxas very slowly. Yeah, it's easy to not get hit.



I just unloaded the rest of my available magic on it. The 3 Minute Bombs respawn, so there's no point fighting them.

Music: Lazy Afternoons




It's okay. She's not hurt.
But Axel-
Let's just RTC, all right?

*The trio returns to the castle*

Music: Sacred Moon


She's not an "it"!
Keep your mouth shut.

*The trio left Saix behind*

You have changed...
Something at Castle Oblivion changed you. Does the past mean nothing to you now?

I'm VERY sure it's because you're just a huge oxlashes. Castle Oblivion just seems to jump out because you're asking him kill another member.

Music stops


Of course I am.
Doesn't seem like you.
What do you mean?
You hate complications.
Roxas...
I meet up with you two every day for ice cream, right? Why do I do that?
Huh?
I mean, you think about it, I don't need to go out of my way, right?
I guess not.
You wanna know why I do?



New Music: Friends in My Heart
We are?

This moment is a lot better in the game than in the movie because the movie cuts most of the little jokes and small talks that the game has, making their friendship seem even more shallow than the game. This moment also shows how Axel grows closer to his friend. Compare this to like 120 days ago when Axel said that he didn't have any best friends right next to Roxas and Xion.

Maybe I am just biased because this is the first time Dearly Beloved plays in the game itself and it's a very good music. For some reason I can rip this theme but not the one used for the title screen.

That's right-get it memorized. And you know what? Best friends are willing to deal with complications.
Yeah... Yeah, you said it!
Heh heh...





Since I gave a good point to the game over the movie, I suppose I should take away that point by pointing out that Axel's arm clips through his spiky hair. This happened plenty of times already, although this is the first time I mention it.

Feeling better?
I just got a little dizzy. Sorry to worry you guys.
Try not to scare us like that anymore, huh?
Okay.
And you take it easy today.
I will. Thanks.

Music: Missing You


We then cut to Namine a mysterious girl sitting in a mysterious white room.



The game tries to hide the girl's identity, but if you don't know who she is by this point you're not going to understand anything about the story anyway.

Music: Crossing the Finish Line


This is our first actual Thundara. We already have 2 from completing the Challenges, but that doesn't really count. Also, we have another LV Doubler!

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