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2 quid is good I was thinking that it might be Andrea Bowen. But I wasn't sure. And thank you for the idea about who Yozora's voice actor might be! I'll have to look into his IMDB page
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AdrianXXII I noticed that Kairi has a Shotlock like Sora and Aqua and
unlike Riku, too! Though I imagine Riku might get one in looks like his new scenario?
And I'd be all
for a Destiny Trio attack. They didn't at all get enough love in KHIII (though maybe Nomura's saving that for their reunion in IV), or Riku and Kairi...
Which is unfortunate, since 0.2 had cute Riku and Kairi bonding and that was originally a part of KHIII. Actually, maybe that was the problem: the 0.2 section was supposed to cover the Riku and Kairi stuff, and then when it got clipped off KHIII, Nomura didn't think to really put any more anywhere else. (Okay, to be fair, I think there was
some stuff. Like, people complain that Riku didn't seem upset about the Kairi situation at all and I disagree. He was clearly concerned when Sora implied she'd been kidnapped by Xemnas. He had a panicked look on his face, if I recall correctly, and said "You mean something happened to her?" And seemed irritated, to me, when Sora got cut off by Master Xehanort before he could tell him more. And then when Xehanort killed her, he growled and tried to destroy him. And he was also the only one assuring Sora at the end that they'd find a way to save Kairi by going to Master Yen Sid's... but when Sora didn't want to wait for that, he accepted his decision. I think there was a little Kairi caring about Riku too, like her respecting his wanting to be alone on Destiny Islands, and seeming to know that her saving Sora would lead to him rescuing the others--of course including Riku--but I still want more).
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Xagzan I would kill for Shimomura-san to do a combined version of Sora and Kairi's themes, the way she did for Noctis and Luna's ones in Royal Edition. Kill! Especially since she shipped the tragic, star-crossed lovers of Noctluna so much and Nomura made SoKai parallel them in KHIII (maybe because it was actually originally
his idea, and some of Noctluna was still Noctella?). I also felt like some of the Noctluna ideas originally came from SoKai.
So, does anyone think there's a chance that Rinoa could be in this DLC? Or at least mentioned like she's off in the background somewhere? Because I'm imagining this might have Leon change his name back to "Squall". And Nomura eluded years ago, that Squall changed his name because of
her (interviewer: "The red wing pattern in Squall’s back is based off of Rinoa’s image, isn’t it?" Nomura: "That’s right. Well, there is a reason why Leon rejects being called Squall. I added Rinoa’s wings to imply something definitely happened in the past.")--and that she'd be in III--so it'd feel almost wrong if that happened without her.
On the subject of Leon: I'm glad that Riku is finally meeting the Restoration Committee, and will now be able to appreciate them instead of being jealous. And if Leon tells Riku how Sora didn't give up on him, and Riku then uses that as motivation to not give up on Sora now, I'll cry.
Also, thank you to the person I didn't show gratitude towards before, who let me know it was Yozora talking to Sora in the trailer and not Young Xehanort
@Sephiroth0812 In a lot of ways, KHIII didn't do Kairi any favors (though I did write a meta
about some of the things that I think KHIII did do better with her, if you can believe it, because while KHIII Kairi is my least favorite Kairi... I don't think the situation is as black and white as it seems. Like, I think there were a few areas where she
was better than ever, at least in combat). I think there are a
few things in there, other than her just being all about Sora (but it's still probably less than it ever has been before, sadly), like Naminé, as you said (she was also on the side of helping Roxas), her becoming friends with Axel... seeing that Kairi
is a writer, like some had theorized from her poem in KHII... her scene with Aqua was cute, and I want more stuff like that. And I think Kairi wanted to fight for a more selfless reason in this game. In KHII, via her text bubble lines, it seemed it was more she wanted to do this so she wouldn't be left behind anymore. But in KHIII, she wanted to get out there to do "her part to help"... and I think it's implied that she partly chooses to fight so the other Princesses of Heart won't be targeted? I also liked her fighting Xion, which is something I always wanted to happen... I'm just sad we didn't get to really see them interact (I did, however, love that Xion cared about Kairi and reassured Sora), but it looks like Re:Mind
is adding a scene for them. I also do think there was a
tiny bit of Riku and Kairi stuff (though moreso from Riku's side), and not nearly enough there. Also, Mickey and Kairi... that is baffling in this game. On one hand, you have nice moments--like Mickey trying to kill Xehanort after Kairi's death and telling him "he'll pay", and him agreeing with her "Kairi's right, Sora"--but in others, it seems like he doesn't care about her at all and would have happily let her die or left her dead
Yikes. That's not a good look for Disney's main character, Nomura, who should't be okay with
any children dying and should want to fight against it, if at all possible. Edit: Oh, and in a roundabout way, Kairi
did sort of lead to all of our Guardians of Light who died being saved. So there's that. Edit 2: Kairi avenging her own murder now is also -blows chef's kiss- But I'm still sad she was murdered to begin with. But I'll happily take this.