KHI makes a KH game! Discussion #4: World and Level Design

[destinykh]

Hey guys! Shamdeo has been really really busy these past few weeks hence the delay of new discussion threads, but I've decided to get the ball rolling again (we all need something to distract us from the semi-news drought).

This week's theme is

Story, Narrative, and Themes Design
Characters and Character Design
Art Direction and Interface Design
World and Level Design
Gameplay and Battle System Design
Character Growth Development and Encounter Design
Tertiary Gameplay Design (Mini-Games)
Analyzing the Total Experience

List of Original Worlds (and their basic plot)

(to be updated)

List of Disney Worlds (and their basic plot)

(to be updated)


Points to Think About:

+ On what basis would the Disney worlds be selected? Purely for the purpose of being 'fun' and being fan favorites? Purely plot oriented? Or would they be character oriented? Would they expand on the themes of the major plot?

+ Original scenarios? Or scenarios heavily influenced by the source material?

+ Would there be major crossovers between the Disney worlds? Or will each world be kept as singular, separate scenarios?

+ Kingdom Hearts II changed the formula a bit by making players visit each world twice to progress through the main storyline, with each visit lasting for quite a short amount of time. A good formula? Or do we want to visit each world only once, with the visit lasting a lot longer?

+ Final Fantasy characters. Keep them in the original worlds or have them actually be actual residents of Disney worlds?

+Boss battles.


Level Design

+ Platform heavy ala Kingdom Hearts I? Linear, expansive worlds ala Kingdom Hearts II? A mixture of both?

+ Almost every game has a hub world and a final dungeon. How would you design your original worlds to make sure they stand out and be unique while still maintaining a notable Disney presence ( Traverse Town, KH1 Hollow Bastion, End of the World)? Or do we steer away from Disney when it comes to the original worlds (Twilight Town, World that Never Was)?

+ Post maps of each world if you feel the need to!


Remember to always bounce ideas back and forth between the various discussion threads, because obviously world selection will affect the story and to a lesser extent, the characters.

You guys have so many fantastic ideas, so feel free to keep posting written descriptions, (and especially for Level Design) sketches, music and videos. I'll be taking note and systematically compiling all the contributions so we don't lose them amongst all the thread pages. Once you guys decide on what worlds you want along with their basic plot and characters included, I'll update the OP.

An example of an innovative way to contribute: Fanmade field and battle track for Notre Dame

[video=youtube;vDIStA5VWe4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDIStA5VWe4[/video]

 

[king_mickey rule]

Nice, and I'm happy that you're gonna update the first page with all the work that's already done 'cause the past threads were kinda messy at the end. Oh man I love the music you posted, I hope to see things like that in this thread. Anyways, let's make somethin' beautiful guys, let's roll!

This post will contain a summary of this thread. Basically, I'm gonna put all the Plot Pyramids made so far in this post. If you have any suggestions to make this post an even better summary, feel free to make your suggestion!

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Albarosa

Evidence of Lucius' Presence: The hole. Shantotto's cryptic warning (do you mean her sensing a strange prescence in the forest?), Linnea's father knowing the location of the secret hideout where the hole is, the strange prescence in the forest before Linnea's Deep Dive

Bosses: Multiple Wolf Heartless (to fit the forest setting), Saw Heartless

Key Events:

Introduction:

Linnea is escorted out by guards. She meets up with Rydia and the two decide to investigate a hole Rydia found (the place where the hole is, should be like a secret hideout for Rydia and Linnea or at least some place, otherwise everyone in town would be fascinated by the hole)

Rising Action:

- Linnea and Rydia meet a man called Firion in the forest. Firion explains he comes from another tribe.
- Linnea and Rydia go to the other tribe and meet Shantotto.
- Shantotto explains she sensed the presence of someone within her forest and has been on her guard. Firion vouches for Linnea and Rydia. Shantotto decides that the two girls are not the presence she sensed.
- Firion shows Linnea and Rydia his village while explaining the relationship between their two homes.
- Linnea's father has been told (by Lucius) that Linnea left and is upset.
- The three return home and Linnea has been grounded. Linnea's father says he'll close the hole off the next day
- Linnea escapes the mansion and runs off to the tribe once again
- While running off to the forest, she finds Rydia in the forest
- The walk towards the home of other tribe, when suddenly, Linnea becomes dizzy and falls. She blacks out and the only thing she hears is Rydia saying 'who are you?' (that person being the unknown prescence in the forest, Lucius)
- Linnea has her Deep Dive
- Linnea wakes up, Firion is trying to wake her up
- Firion tells that strange beings appeared and that they attacked the tribe's home and are now on their way to the town and that he sent Rydia back to the town (because she's safer there).
- Linnea runs back home together with Firion.

Climax:

Linnea's family and friends, Rydia among them, are separated from her from one of the Heartless attack. Linnea is corned and forced to fight.

Falling Action:

Linnea's father blames the other village for the attack. Linnea tells her father she is tired of him sheltering her. He points to the destruction as evidence of how dangerous the world outside their home is. Linnea yells at her father again then leaves home.

Conclusion:

Linnea encounters Firion in the forest. Firion explains he is about to embark on a journey. Linnea asks to come, but Firion explains she has her own journey. Linnea notices the door to Legacy City and goes through it. Linnea's father comes and tries to catch up to Linnea before she leaves. Linnea's father expresses regret for driving her away. Firion comforts him by telling him he should be proud for his daughter. Firion suggests he should follow in Linnea's footstep and go on his own journey.

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Demarsi

Characters: Seymour, Kinoc, Zell, Khimari, Zidane, Faris Schweriz

Evidence of Lucius' Presence: Seymour's control over darkness

First Fight: A practice fight with Khimari

Bosses: Heartless in Deep Dive, Seymour's Heartless

Key Events:

Introduction:

Raine walks into Seymour's office at he has given a speech. They have a brief conversation before Raine leaves to find Khimari.

Rising Action:

- Raine meets up with Khimari. Raine, Khimari, and Zell all spar for a while before Raine leaves to head back home.
- On Raine's home a mysterious stranger bumps into him. Raine continues going home and discovers the man was a thief named Zidane.
- Faris Schweriz speaks with Seymour about a business agreement they have. Raine spies from the hall. Faris mentions Heartless.
- Seymour has a discussion with a mysterious man, Lucius, while Raine notices some mysterious men being lead by Feris.
- Faris leaves on her ship and tells Raine that she hopes he is a good fighter. Raine does not understand what that means or why she was trying to escape from Demarsi.
- Raine tries to investigate the crates the pirates were transporting when he enters his Deep Dive.
- In his deep dive, Raine will have to fight a powerful Heartless boss. When you defeat it, it's actually still standing. A cutscene would show Raine losing but the Heartless is destroyed by a light being (A Sacrifice). The last thing Raine sees in his Deep Dive is the fading image of the being who he thinks, saved him.
- Raine returns from his Deep Dive to discover Khimari is being arrested for a crime he did not commit. Raine goes to visit Khimari and Zidane reveals he was supposed to expose Seymour's corruption before he got greedy.
- Raine continues his investigation while Seymour continues to cover up his corruption.

Climax:

The Heartless attack Demarsi and Seymour reveals his true intentions to Raine. Raine has no choice but to fight the Heartless form of Seymour.

Falling Action:

The citizens of Demarsi assume Raine attacked Seymour in cold blood. Raine has no choice but to run.

Conclusion:

Raine hides in the sewers. While there Raine notices the door to Legacy City and goes through it.

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Aria Peaks

Characters: Bartz, Vaan, Reks, Cid Raines, Kain

Evidence of Lucius' Presence: Rumors of a key that caused the townspeople to believe Ciel was the cause of the attack.

First Fight: Heartless with Ciel's deep dive.

Bosses: Darkside, main Heartless

Key Events:

Introduction:

Ciel hears rumors of someone who is "the key" that will cause trouble.

Rising Action:

- Ciel meets up with her friends Bartz and Vaan as well as meeting Cid Raines and Vaan's brother, Reks.
- Ciel decides to explore the mountains to find out if the rumors have any merit.
- Ciel falls off the mountain and enters her deep dive.
- Ciel meets Kain, who lives in a cave, and is led back home by him.
- Ciel returns to Kain's cave to see him again. She sees that Kain is gone and notices how tired she is. Ciel takes a quick nap.
- When Ciel wakes up and discovers the Heartless have attacked.
- Ciel finds Vaan. Vaan is crying over Reks (shouldn't Reks fade to darkness since a Heartless did him in?)

Climax:

The main Heartless appears and forces Ciel to fight. Kain appears and helps Ciel, but is ultimately thrown off the cliff by the Heartless.

Falling Action:

When the Heartless are destroyed, Cid Raines makes the connection between Ciel and "the key" that would cause "dark days". Everyone turns against Ciel excepts for Bartz. Vaan is undecided due to him still being in grief.

Conclusion:

Ciel finds a dying Kain. Kain gives Ciel a memento before the door to Legacy City appears before Ciel. Ciel leaves Kain to begin her journey.

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Basuelo

Characters: Biggs, Wedge, Jessie, Angeal, Steiner, Lazard, Zach

Evidence of Lucius' Presence: Brand suddenly feeling sluggish during his fight was Lucius using a Slow spell, the guards being tipped off that Brand had gone AWOL.

First Fight: Jesse during the exam

Key Events:

Introduction:

Brand and his friends are in the training field discussing how to pass the time. When actually training is suggested Brand responds with a sarcastic response. Brand suggests tossing rocks at Steiner from a concealed spot to make him think he's losing his mind.

Rising Action:

- Brand alone is caught by Angeal and forced to practice his balance on the podiums to help Brand learn discipline.
- While Brand is on the podium he can see outside the barrier of the training camp. Brand expresses a longing to see the action outside. Angeal tries to help Brand understand that life after training isn't as romantic as Brand thinks. Brand ignores Angeal and simply goes on to lament on how he will never catch up with those who have already graduated and entered the field. Angeal tells Brand he's spent enough time on the podium.
- Brand heads to his room to rest. Brand wakes up the next day and regrets not actually training before his examination. When his friends tell him it's his own fault that he didn't get any practice he responds with sarcasm and calls them sell outs for not waiting for him. His friends tell him he is being a hypocrite because Brand would never wait for them.
- Brand wins his first fight against Jesse. Brand notices Biggs and Wedge had their first fight against each other and makes a comment on how its fitting since the two are a duo. Brand is confident he will go to win his next match.
- Brand looks out at the hall and see Zach coming his way. Zach stops to turn and talk and unseen individual. Zach turns back around to face Brand. During the fight Brand suddenly feels sluggish and notices he can't move. Zach doesn't notice and knocks Brand's sword out of his hand. Brand runs away when he realizes he is losing. Brand is disqualified for turning his back on a fight. Brand argues before being told to leave by Lazard.
- Brand goes to the podiums to stare out at the world beyond the wall. Angeal finds and tells him it was predictable that he would go there. Angeal tries to explain that Brand needs to learn to accept defeat and that he's lucky it wasn't a real combat encounter. Brand is convinced he is ready fro the field and that his fight with Zach was just a fluke. Angeal counters by telling Brand he can't afford a fluke if it might kill him. Brand storms off.
- Brand rounds up Wedge, Biggs, and Jesse. They ask why Brand brought them together in the middle of the night. Brand explains that together they're going to run away from the training camp and find their own adventures on their own. Jesse beats around the bush before explaining to Brand she won't go because she passed her exam. Brand expresses disbelief that Jesse passed even though she lost. Jesse tries to calm Brand before he runs off on his own.
- While attempting his great escape Brand finds himself cornered and accused of treason. The guards mention "the tip" being right. Lazard and Angeal try to catch up to him to explain running will only make things worse for him. When the guards have cornered Brand he notices the wall he is leaning against is extremely rusty. Brand falls through the crumbling wall and finds himself in his Deep Dive.

Climax:

Brand returns from his Deep Dive to find himself on the outside of the camp. Zach runs up to Brand. Brand assumes Zach is there to drag him back, but Zach reveals he just wants to make sure Brand is safe and agrees to help him find safety. Brand is shocked at Zach's offer to abandon the camp, especially since he passed, and refuses to believe Zach could truly be so selfless. Brand runs out of paranoia and runs right into the head Heartless. Zach is caught off guard and struck down. Brand has to fight the Heartless alone.

Falling Action:

Brand is once again surrounded once the Heartless is defeated. Brand's friends all try to explain running is pointless. Another group of Heartless appears and provides a distraction. Zach manages to get back and silently tells Brand to run. Even Angeal and Lazard nod to tell Brand to take his chance and run. Brand runs away and Steiner alone pursues him.

Conslusion:

Brand looks out to world before him and realizes he doesn't know what to do next. Brand notices the light of the door to Legacy City. Brand stands in front of light simply because it's comforting in all of the darkness he suddenly finds himself in. Before Brand can have an epiphany Steiner knocks him into the door to Legacy City.

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Rhythmic Jungle

Characters: Mowgli, Baloo, Sher Khan, Raine, Bagheera, King Louie

Black Cauldron Ingredient: None

Bosses: Shere Khan, Heartless

Key Events:

Introduction:

- Raine enters Rhythmic Jungle. He wonders why it is so peaceful when he see King Louie jumping from tree to tree with Mowgli in hand. Mowgli yells for help, and Raine pursues King Louie.

Rising Action:

- As Raine is chasing after King Louie he runs into Shere Kahn. Shere Kahn notices Raine is a human. Shere Kahn laughs and is incredibly polite to Raine, but shocks Raine when he casually says he's going to kill him. Raine has a short fight with Shere Kahn which is interrupted by when a storm rolls over, and a bolt of lightening causes a fire to startle Shere Kahn.

- Raine runs to find shelter and finds himself in King Louie's kingdom. Baloo tells Louie to let Mowgli go, but Louie refuses to do so. Louie sees Raine and throws Mowgli to the side. Louie demands that Raine tell him the secret of making fire. Raine tries to explain he can't make a fire, because it is raining. King Louie laughs and tries to steal Raine's Keyblade. When it doesn't work King Louie tries to figure out another way to get Raine to teach him to make fire. Louie figures out Raine followed him to save Mowgli, and decides to play a game of keep away with Mowgli as the ball.

- Raine gets Mowgli back, and tries to explain that he can't make a fire while it's raining. Shere Kahn hears this from afar and points out he can now kill two humans at once. Raine readies himself for another fight when Bagheera pounces on Shere Kahn and tells Raine to run away with Baloo. Raine joins Baloo, and Mowgli as they enter a cave. Raine is about to leave to find out if Bagheera needs help when Bagheera stumbles into the cave.

- Raine asks why Shere Kahn is so intent on hunting down humans. Bagheera explains that Shere Kahn was once a noble hunter, but when his friends were killed by humans he grew bitter and hateful. (It's a good thing we chose this world, because Shere Kahn parallels Lucius. It fits perfectly for Raine) Raine leaves the cave to try and find out if Shere Kahn is responsible for the Heartless. Raine stands in the downpour and thinks about Shere Kahn, and how a fallen hero is similar to Seymour.

- The rain clears and Baloo runs up to Raine. Baloo notices how serious Raine is and tries to teach him to lighten up. Mowgli and Bagheera join him. Raine eventually lightens up after wandering through the forest for a little bit. Raine sighs and wonders if he'll ever find a new home. Mowgli asks why Raine would want a new home if he can just stay in his old one. Raine explains that change is just part of life and it needs to be accepted. Mowgli doesn't agree and reveals that he doesn't want to go to the human village.

- Mowgli runs off and Baloo explains that the only way to keep Mowgli safe from Shere Kahn is to bring him to the human village. Raine asks what's special about the human village. Bagheera explains that if Mowgli is among other humans he will be safe from Shere. When Raine discovers that is a human village he assumes that someone there might know how to fix the Bridge. Raine finds Mowgli and convinces him to leave the jungle behind to find a new home where he can be safe. Mowgli initially refuses, but when he sees that Bagheera is hurt because of him he agrees.

- Raine brings Mowgli back to the human village. Mowgli is reluctant to stay. Raine begins searching for a way to repair the bridge when the Heartless begin to attack. Shere Kahn appears after Raine was saved part of the village. Raine accuses Shere Kahn of leading the Heartless. Shere Kahn explains he doesn't even know what the Heartless are, and that he assumed they were connected to humans. His only desire is to get his revenge against the evil humans. Raine and Shere Kahn fight.

- Raine and Shere Kahn's fight brings them inside of a building. At first it seems like Shere Kahn has the upper hand, but as he and Raine fight each other the building begins to burn. Raine looks out to see that a fire Heartless has lit the building on fire. Raine begins to run away, and makes it outside the building when he hears Shere Kahn screaming in terror. Raine has a difficult choice to make when he goes back to save Shere Kahn.

- Raine leaves Shere Kahn, who is unconscious, outside of the burning building and goes to face the Heartless.

Climax:

- Raine battles the Heartless and wins.

Falling Action:

- Raine's Keyblade repairs the Bridge to Legacy City, the Keyhole was within the village which explains why the Heartless all gathered there. As Raine begins to leave he notices that Mowgli has run away from the human village.

- Raine and Baloo go to find Mowgli and try to convince him to return to the human village. Mowgli says there is no point if even the village isn't safe from Shere Kahn. Raine continues to try to convince him when he sees Shere Kahn growling at him from afar.

- - Raine goes to face Shere Kahn once more. Shere Kahn does not fight Raine, but demands to know why Raine, a human, would save him. Raine tells Shere Kahn, "Hate is easy. Forgiveness is hard." Shere Kahn becomes frustrated when Raine refuses to fight him. Shere Kahn turns away from Raine and wanders into the jungle. Raine does not pursue him, because he genuinely believes something in Shere Kahn changed when Raine saved him.

Conclusion:

- Raine begins to walk back to the village when he walks past Shanti. Shanti tells Raine that she needs to find water to help put out the remaining fires. Raine points Shanti in the direction of a nearby creek without realizing he was leading her right to Mowgli. Raine leaves Rhythmic Jungle as Mowgli and Baloo are arguing. Mowgli turns away from Baloo and spots Shanti gathering water for her village.

Suggestions:

For this worlds credits at the end of the game.

- King Louie lifts up a flaming branch and displays it to his subjects. He finally learned to make fire.

- Shere Kahn walks past a group of humans. The human as afraid of Shere, but he just walks past them as if he is deep in thought.

- Baloo and Bagheera look down at the village and see Mowgli and Shanti together.


Reasoning:

- Raine saving Shere Kahn: It is an emotional choice for Raine were he saves Shere. Raine wants to prove he has the best intentions, and in order to do that he was to be unbiased to those in need. In the movie Shere Kahn was defeated when his tail was lit on fire. This time he is trapped in a buring building, paralyzed by his fear of fire, and saved by Raine. It's an example of how the story would be different now that an outsider is thrown in the mix.

- Mowgli agreeing to go the village: In the books Mowgli is less reluctant to go to the village. I tried to mix it up a little bit. Here Mowgli still wants to stay, but goes because he feels guilty for putting Bagheera in danger.

- Raine leading Shanti to Mowgli. Again this is how things would be different if you throw an outsider into the mix. Raine is the one who leads Shanti to Mowgli, and causes Mowgli to fall for her. Raine's an undercover matchmaker.

- Shere Kahn being a villain turned anti-hero rather than just a villain: In the T.V. shows Shere is an anti-hero. Even in the original film you can see how Shere is a tragic villain. He believes that humans are the source of all his pain, and dedicates himself to hunting them down. Raine saving his life is another example of our ongoing theme: Not everything is as it seems.

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Beast's Domain

Characters: Brand, Beast, Belle, Gaston, Cogsworth, (maybe more of the servants, idk)

Bosses: Beast, Gaston, Heartless Hunters

Black Cauldron Ingredient: Beast's rose

Key Events:

Introduction:

Brand arrives in the middle of the town. He notices a flyer put up by Gaston calling on the strongest fighters around to join him on a heroic escapade. Brand decided to check it out, seeing it as a chance to prove himself.

Rising Action:

Brand meets Gaston, and after defeating some Heartless, convinces him that he is strong enough to tag along. Gaston then further explains the mission. As he describes it, it is because of Beast that the door to Legacy City is broken. Not only that, but the fair and beautiful Belle is being held prisoner in Beast’s castle, forced to work like a slave. He and Brand are going to rescue her.

With Brand’s help, they cut their way through the field of thorns surrounding the castle. Gaston comments that Brand is skilled, but nowhere near as good as himself. Brand doesn’t like Gaston that much, but still believes he’s doing the right thing.

Gaston leads them through a secret entrance inside the castle, but it is heavily locked. This makes Gaston furious, but before Brand can use the keyblade to open the door, Heartless surround them, stronger than the ones that appeared in town. They are eventually defeated, Brand unlocks the door and they enter the castle. Once inside, they split up.

Brand encounters Cogsworth, who is apparently grateful that Gaston saved him from some Heartless. Brand wonders why he is a talking clock, but before Cogsworth can fully explain, Brand assumes the Beast cursed him and ran off, promising to defeat Beast and save him.

In the ballroom, Beast catches Brand, and the two of them have a fight. Brand is starting to gain the upper hand, when Belle appears and begs them to stop. Brand is confused by her caring, and Belle explains their relationship. Cogsworth then catches up to them and explains the curse on the castle. Brand and Beast are both furious at Gaston, but when Beast hears that Cogsworth told Gaston about the rose, he becomes intent on finding it. Brand accompanies him, both to make up for the attack and to find Gaston again quickly for revenge.

Brand and Beast make their way to the Beast’s room. Just before they enter, a shadowy figure is seen in the room approaching the rose. Beast is dismayed to see that the rose is gone. Suddenly, Gaston appears behind them, and knocks them out the window. The three of them fall to a cliff below surrounded by thorns. Beast demands his rose back, but Gaston claims he doesn’t have it. Belle comes from the window and cheers on the Beast. Gaston is outraged that Belle would prefer a beast over him. He becomes surrounded in a dark aura, summons huntsman Heartless, and the boss battle begins.

Climax:

Brand and Beast battle and defeat Gaston, and he falls into the thorns below

Falling Action:

Brand looks back at the castle and opens the keyhole, repairing the bridge. Once again, he apologizes for causing Beast and Belle so much trouble, and resolves to trust his instincts more, so that he can’t be tricked. He wonders what the Beast will do without his rose though. Belle smiles and says that she doesn’t think the Beast will have to worry about the rose for much longer. Beast embraces her, and Brand awkwardly excuses himself to leave the world, stating that he might see them in Legacy City some time.

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Legacy City Visit 2

Introduction:

- The four return to Legacy City, and finally come face to face with Lucius. Lucius explains the danger the city is in, and why Oswald had to send to four to restore the Bridges. Lucius appoints himself as the master of the four, and sends them off to become acquainted with the city's key personnel.

Rising Action:

- The four meet Matoya, and are offered to have their fortunes told. Matoya gives the four a brief test to see what magical potential they may have. Matoya is impressed, and grants each of the four a basic spell as well as an explanation why she gave them those specific spells.

- The four begin to wander the city as they wonder where the Robinsons are. Ciel notices Gus running up a hill, and introduces the others to him. Gus works for the Robinsons, and leads the four to their manor where Wilbur greets them. Wilbur offers the four to join him on the Gummi Ship's first test run. Wilbur makes the comment that, "It's a lot funner that it used to be."

- The four begin to make their way back to the city when they finally meet the Smith brothers. The brothers give the four new outifts, and explain that they upgraded them with a special device.

- The four finally return to Lucius, and begin their training. The four get to know Lucius better as they practice, and learn more about key bearers. Lucius tells the four that Legacy City will soon be having a festival in a few days. Lucius explains that the four will not be sent to repair any further Bridges until after the Festival since the four are guests of honor, and can not risk being absent.

- The four meet Beast, who is arguing with Lucius. Beast explains that his rose was stolen, and that it disappeared after the Bridge to Legacy City was repaired. Beast is convinced that the thief is in the City, and will not leave until he finds it. The four realize that the friends they made from the other worlds are likely settling into Legacy City the same way as the Beast.

- The Incredible family are with the Legacy City guard, and Bob is attempting to convince Lightning to let him help them in the city. Lightning says she would love the extra help, but that his family seems reluctant to let him join. Lightning explains she is too busy with the Festival's preparations, and that Oswald was supposed to be in charge of preparing the entertainment while she made sure security was ready in case of any extra disturbances. Lightning asks the four to find Oswald so that the Festival preparations can continue going forward.

- The four find Oswald in the Disney district, trying to impress Ortensia. Oswald is busy competing with Pete for her attention. Oswald hides when he spots the four, because he doesn't want to have to go back to work. When the four catch him, he explains how he's been trying to win over Ortensia for years. The four convince him to do something romantic during the festival for her. Oswald agrees, and goes back to work. He mentions that he probably won't be able to get everything done now that he wasted the day running from four, and asks for their help with making sure one of the acts is ready for the Festival.

- The four meet Dumbo, and discover that he's one of the main events for the Festival. Dumbo has stage freight though, and needs help getting over his fear of crowds. The four each come up with their own unique solution, and mini-game to help Dumbo perform.

- The four return to Lucius, and see that he is busy speaking to the Emperor of the Land of Dragons. Mushu panics when he sees that people from his world are going to be hosting the Festival. Mushu runs into the city, and forces the four to chase after him. The Emperor briefly saw Mushu, and was curious if an actual dragon was in Legacy City. Mushu accidentally bumps into Mulan, and causes her to drops a plate of food on the Emperor. Mushu manages to sneak over to Linnea while Mulan apologizes to the Emperor. The Emperor explains he though he saw a dragon, but it was probably just a lizard. He is impressed by how well Mulan managed to handle herself despite being in the presence of someone so important.

- The four do a basic training routine before heading off to their rooms for the night. The next day passes by off-screen, and the next night comes. The four all make their way to meet with Lucius. Brand stays behind when he notices noise in an alley. Raine goes with him to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble. They find the apes from Rhythmic Jungle are trying to steal torches, and causes a small fire. Ciel and Raine work together to put out the flames while Brand and Linnea get the people inside the building's out of harm's way. Lightning arrives, and asks what happened when the four explain that the apes were causing trouble. Lightning sends out her guards to find the apes. She tells the four that they're late, and that the parade will begin soon. Lighting tells the four that the guard will handle any future disturbances, and that they can feel free to enjoy the Festival's attractions.

- The parade begins, and Mulan gives the speech for the Land of Dragons in place of the Emperor. Oswald explains the four that the Festival this year is in their honor so they should say something as well. The four each nervously stammer one by one, except for Raine for prefers to keep with statement brief, and let Lucius take over for his speech. The Festival enters full swing just at Lightning notices something strange in the sky. Before anyone can be warned, Heartless descend on the city. The paper dragon from the parade is shrouded with darkness, and transformed by the hearts of the men beneath it.

Climax:

- The four defeat the dragon

Falling Action:

- Lucius announces that the Festival must be put on hold until after the Heartless threat has been dealt with. Lightning is confused over how their defense weren't strong enough to keep the Heartless from entering the city.

- Lucius takes the four back to his temple, along with Oswald and Mushu, to discuss their plan. Lucius splits the four into two groups so that they can continue to repair the Bridges without fear of being overwhelmed or that there may be too many of them to cross the Bridge.

- Gus meets with the four the next day, and explains that if they need to leave the world they're currently in then they can call on the Gummi Ship for an emergency pick up.

Conclusion:

- The four split up into their pairs, and leave to repair the next set of Bridges.

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Kingdom of the Sun

Characters: Kuzco, Pacha, Yzma, Kronk, Brand, Ciel

Black Cauldron Ingredient: Kuzco's Crown

Bosses:Supai, Yzma

Key Events:

Introduction:

- Brand and Ciel arrive in Yzma's lab while she is speaking to Kuzco. Brand and Ciel can only hear voices but do not actually see anyone. The two of them bump into each other multiple times next to Yzma's potions which causes the llama potion to fall off of it and cause Kronk to slip. Kronk can't read the labels so he gives Kuzco the vial he believes to be poison. Brand and Ciel run out when they hear the voice of Kronk coming without actually seeing what they've done.

Rising Action:

- Brand and Ciel have a disagreement which leads to a physical fight between them, ending with a tie and a temporary truce between them. They run into Pacha (handling a wheelbarrow with Kuzco unknowingly inside) who points out a mass of people at the palace.

- Brand and Ciel see Yzma being crowned empress. Thinking she is the best person to go to for help, they ask if she can help them deal with the Heartless problem. Yzma becomes defensive and claims that nothing connected to darkness is in her kingdom. Brand and Ciel know this isn't true because if it was they wouldn't need to be there.

- Ciel runs off to try to talk to Yzma again, Brand disagrees, and the two discover Yzma has transformed Kuzco, the real emperor, into a llama, to gain the crown so she can summon a Demon [Heartless] known as Supai. She wants to engulf the world in darkness because the light has caused her to age. Yzma tells Kronk that if Kuzco returns to the throne she'll be arrested by the guard and will never be able to complete her plan. Ciel decides they should find the real emperor, but Brand argues thinking they should have fought Yzma right there.

- Brand and Ciel find Pacha and llama Kuzco surrounded by Heartless. They save the two and discover Kuzco is the real Emperor.

- The four become a traveling group and head towards the palace with the intention of stopping Yzma before she can finish her plan. Due to their conflicts, they get into many arguments along the way but learn some form of tolerance for one another, and Kuzco learns humility.

- They run into the panthers along the way as well as Heartless, which tell them that Yzma's plan has begun to take effect.

- When the group arrives at the restaurant Kuzco gets the idea in his head that the four are actually trying to kidnap him and that Yzma has actually been trying to save him from them. Kuzco points out that Yzma has been around for years, but the second Brand and Ciel appear he loses his empire. Pacha tells Kuzco to not try to return to Yzma, because she truly does want him out of the picture. Kuzco drops the issue. While at the restaurant Brand and Ciel are distracted over an argument about whether or not the side dish the waitress gave them is for the entire table or for Brand. Kuzco uses this distraction to sneaks out and find Yzma.*

- Yzma pretends to still be loyal to Kuzco and lures him back to her laboratory. Brand and Ciel realize that their bickering, over one of the most childish things to disagree on, caused Kuzco to be captured.

- When Pacha discovers Kuzco went back to Yzma, even after Pacha warned him, he decides that Kuzco isn't worth caring about and leaves. Brand and Ciel are forced to work together to convince Pacha that even if Kuzco is a self-centered jerk he is still their friend. Pacha agrees to help Brand and Ciel to save Kuzco when they see a massive cloud of darkness begin to block the sun. The three realize they are running out of time.

- The three find Kuzco in the laboratory. Kuzco ignores the three without waiting long enough to learn they have forgiven him. Kuzco claims that it doesn't matter if they hate him because he's friends have already turned on him. Pacha tries to explain to Kuzco that Yzma and Krunk where never his friends. Kuzco doesn't get it at first and responds with, "You're right. I never liked them much anyway. But if then who are my friends?" Kuzco remains oblivious to the fact that Brand, Ciel, and Pacha are his friends until he finally realizes that they must be there to save him.

- With Kuzco free Brand and Ciel try to find the potion to cure him so he can regain control of his empire and stop Yzma. The four realize that they are too late and that they're only option is to stop Yzma with force.

Climax:

- Yzma unleashes Supai and his mini-heartless army on the keybearers, but they defeat him.

- Yzma, angry at the destruction of her plan, fight the keybearers herself and takes on multiples form due to her potions.

Falling Action:

- Kuzco becomes human again but finds that the crown is missing.

Conclusion:

- Ciel and Brand leave with the lessons they learned, while Kuzco welcomes them back to the kingdom anytime.

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Wunderland

Characters: Raine, Linnea, Alice, Cheshire Cat, The Red Queen, Mad Hatter, March Hare, The Jabberwock, Absolom, Card Soldiers (the Disney Cartoon versions of the characters but some undergo small changes f.e. get a darker outfit, Mad Hatter's hair turning orange etc. hinting at the world changing into Burton's Underland. Their Disney appearance however stays the same. In other words, only the attires change or f.e. hair).

Black Cauldron Ingredient: The Vorpal Sword

Bosses: Teapot Heartless, The Jabberwock.

Key Events

Introduction:

- Raine, Linnea and Mushu arrive in Lotus Forest. Cheshire Cat appears in front of them saying the world is changing into its other self. What's reality turns into a whole other reality. But what is true and what is false? Cheshire Cat disappears, leaving the three puzzled behind.

Just when they're lost in thought, the ground below them gets covered in Darkness and Heartless appear. After the battle, the Darkness disappears from the ground, revealing something different. The once lightbrown ground turned into a much darker ground. Raine thinks the Heartless might be the cause of what just happened and suggests to investigate.

Rising Action:

- The three arrive at a place that seems to be a court. They notice the Red Queen (she has orange hair etc. showing she underwent some changes) yelling at her guards. The Red Queen seems upset to say the least. She asks the soldiers who changed her. The soldiers didn't see the culprit so they don't even know who it was that changed their Queen. She yells at the guards and orders them to find the culprit who changed her, whoever it was. Mushu jumps off of Linnea's shoulder and suggests they, the heroes they are, should search for the culprit for her. The Red Queen is shocked, seeing Mushu. She's scared to death seeing the little dragon approaching her, as if she has seen him before. She orders the Card Soldiers to attack the three because she thinks Mushu is the cause of all what's been happening.

- The Card Soldiers, although very weak, eventually outnumber our three heroes, forcing them to run away, back into Lotus Forest. Raine, Linnea and Mushu hide behind a big mushroom as the Card Soldiers pass by. They lost Raine, Linnea and Mushu and are forced to turn back to the Red Queen's court. Linnea asks Raine what to do next. Raine suggests to search for other.... people to ask what's going on in the world.

- Along the way, they find a girl who doesn't seem to remember who she is (this is Alice, her clothes resemble those of Burton's Alice, hinting at a change). Alice doesn't seem to remember anything from her past. Raine asks if she knows anything about what has been happening in Wunderland. She does not know, the only thing she does know is that she was destined to do something or otherwise, Wunderland would be in grave danger.

Linnea suggests that Alice should go with them but Raine doesn't want her to join their team as it would just slow them down. Linnea feels bad for Alice, Mushu says to Linnea that she should talk to Raine about it but she's scared to say what's on her mind. Eventually, Mushu himself goes to Raine and forces him to take Alice with them, as she could help to solve what's wrong with Wunderland. Mushu goes to tell the good news to Linnea and Alice. Alice now looks at Mushu more and asks if they met before. Mushu says they have never met and asks himself what problem the people from Wunderland have with him.

- The four meet Absolom. His colors etc. are the same as Burton's version meaning he also underwent changes. When he sees Alice, he calls her by her name. She's about to ask who this Alice is, when suddenly she remembers that it's her name. Funny enough, he can't seem to remember his own name. In fact, he can't remember anything but Alice's name. However, there is still one thing he knows. He won't tell when Mushu's around though, he does not trust him and therefore, Mushu has to take a step back from the conversation. He's starting to get frustrated.

Absolom sees that Mushu took a step back and finally tells the other thing he knows. He tells the 4 that the only one who can save the world from a certain disaster is the one who holds the magic weapon. Raine and Linnea look at eachother, thinking the Keyblade must be the way to stop this upcoming threat. Alice agrees, she says she was probably destined to lead Raine and Linnea into the right direction. Suddenly, Cheshire Cat appears and says Alice should visit the Mad Hatter. He says a cup of tea might clear up the dark.

Linnea and Alice are ready to go when Raine suddenly says he doesn't have time for tea, that they should part ways with Alice and that they should continue their search for the Keyhole and the source of the Darkness. Linnea looks sad and Mushu confronts Raine. Mushu and Raine have their conversation about Linnea. Mushu says that Raine makes Linnea feel like she's useless. Raine sees his wrongs and asks why Linnea wants to go with Alice. She says that she thinks Cheshire Cat is somehow helping them out.

- The four arrive at Mad Hatter's house and meet the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. They say it's not often that they get four visitors at the same time. Four visitors however means that they have 4 unbirthdays to celebrate. They're about to get a cup of tea when suddenly everything gets covered in Darkness once again. One of the teapots suddenly turns into a Heartless (mini-boss battle).

Climax:

- Raine and Linnea defeated the Teapot Heartless and think that they solved the problem. The Darkness disappears, revealing that the Mad Hatter's house and the area around has completely changed into a more Darker form (Burton's version). The Mad Hatter's attire also has changed and his hair is now orange. The March Hare has also changed into a more darker version (Burton's version). Their personality is also different than before. The March Hare begins to panic and yells 'The Jabberwock!!' while he pulls both his ears when he lays his eyes on Mushu. The Mad Hatter tells him to calm down, that the Jabberwock is a lot bigger than the little lizard Mushu is. Mushu gets mad. The March Hare gets scared again and begs Mushu to spare his life.

Mushu gives up and decides to just go where Raine and Linnea go and help them wherever he can so that they can leave Wunderland as quick as possible. The Mad Hatter explains that the Jabberwock will appear in the Red Queen's court and plunge the world into Darkness. They say that Alice has to go to the Red Queen's court. The earth begins to shake and a loud roar can be heard in the distance. The Jabberwock has arrived.

- The four arrive at the Red Queen's court. The Card Soldiers are trying to fight the Jabberwock (which is possessed by the Heartless, making him look like a Heartless), without any result. The Red Queen is scolding the Card Soldiers from a distance, yelling they should cut off the Jabberwock's head. Mushu sees the Jabberwock and sees that it's a dragon. He jumps off of Linnea's shoulder and starts scolding the Jabberwock. The Jabberwock roars in Mushu's direction. Mushu runs for it and leaves it up to Linnea and Raine to deal with him, he asks Linnea to take revenge for him.

The Jabberwock's eyes suddenly start glowing, the Card Soldiers are covered by Darkness. After a few seconds, the Darkness disappears revealing a more Dark form of the Card Soldiers (DarkRiku's design). This is the proof that the Heartless were behind all the strange things happening. Linnea tells them to run away, that they will take care of it. Raine looks surprised, he didn't think that Linnea would be that brave. Linnea and Raine prepare themselves to fight the Jabberwock.

Falling Action:

- After the fight, the Jabberwock is still standing. Linnea and Raine are out of options. The Jabberwock readies itself to deliver the finishing blow. The Jabberwock swings with its tail and tries to hit Raine. Linnea however saves him. Raine is surprised once again.

Seeing her friends struggle, Alice her memories are suddenly awoken again. She is the one who should defeat the Jabberwock. When saying these words, the Vorpal Sword appears in her hands. Alice throws the Vorpal Sword at the Jabberwock, stabbing it in his chest. Linnea and Raine then deliver the finishing blow. The Jabberwock falls to the ground and fades away. On the spot where the Jabberwock fell, a Keyhole appears. Linnea and Raine seal the Keyhole.

- The Red Queen enters her court again and sees that the Jabberwock is finally defeated. She looks at the four and says they should leave her court immediately if they treasure their heads. The four decide to leave the court. Linnea asks what Alice is planning to do now. She remembers chasing after a White Rabbit so she decides she'll search for him.

Raine and Linnea part ways with Alice and recover the Bridge to Legacy City. Behind them Cheshire Cat appears. Linnea asks if he was trying to help them earlier. Cheshire Cat says that that may be true and that may be false too for everything has two sides to it so what is right and what is wrong? What is helping and what is not? Even the world they're standing on has a different, darker side. The Heartless showed that. Under all these bright colors, there was Darkness lurking. For every truth, there's a lie. He asks Linnea and Raine what they believe in. Do they believe in the truth or in lies? Cheshire Cat doesn't even wait to hear the answer, leaving Raine, Linnea and Mushu puzzled behind once again. The trio step through the Bridge, back to Legacy City.

After this, a cutscene is seen where the Red Queen picks up the Vorpal Sword. She suddenly looks up and yells 'You! You won't fool me a second time! Guards!'

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Land of Thieves

Characters: Brand, Ciel, Animus, Prince John, Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Little John, Friar Tuck, Sir Hiss, Sheriff, Rhino Guards, Captain Crocodile, Skippy, Trigger, Nutsy.

Black Cauldron Ingredient: None

Bosses: Sheriff, Rhino Guards, Sheriff + Nutsy and Trigger, Prince John, Lancer (Heartless)

Key Events

Introduction:

- Ciel and Brand arrive at a place what seems to be a forest. They look around and Ciel says it’s best to look for a way out of the forest, as they’ll only get lost in a big forest like this. Brand says they won’t get lost at all. They didn’t get lost in the jungle in ‘Kingdom of the Sun’ so why would they get lost in this forest? Ciel says that they had Pacha with them in that world and therefore, the odds of getting lost were really low. Now however, they’re just strangers in another world with nobody by their side who knows the forest.

- Our two heroes eventually find their way out of the forest. They arrive at a plain that’s being prepared for what seems to be some kind of festivity. Brand notices that they haven’t seen any signs of danger in this world. Ciel says she’s amazed by how observant Brand seems to be (yes, she’s laughing with him here) but agrees with him. She says it’s kind of weird they haven’t met any Heartless or something. There should be some kind of danger, otherwise Lucius wouldn’t have sent them to this world. Ciel suggests looking around to see if they can find anything useful (you have to go to one of the trees with a poster on it and examine it).

- They spot some trees with posters on them. It says ‘Wanted, Reward for the capture of Robin Hood’ and has a picture of Robin Hood on it (I didn’t add the reward, in the movie it was 1000 pounds but pounds do not exist in the Kingdom Hearts universe). Brand asks Ciel if she thinks this Robin Hood is the bad guy. Ciel says she doesn’t think that, he doesn’t look bad at all. The two are very confused. They don’t know whether or not to think this Robin Hood is a good guy or a potential bad guy. They decide to investigate some more. They head over to the town.

- Ciel and Brand arrive in Nottingham. You’ll have the possibility to talk to several NPC’s (both good guys and guards). They’ll either say Robin Hood is a good guy or that he’s a bad guy. When you’ve talked to everyone, Friar Tuck walks into town. When you talk to him, a cutscene begins. He sees that Ciel and Brand are strangers and he’ll ask them to come with him to his church.

- In his church, he tells the two more about what has been going on. He also says Prince John is planning an archery tournament very soon. The preparations are already being done back at the plain. Brand says he wants to participate in the tournament. Ciel says they have a job to do. Brand says that he doesn’t deny that, he thinks entering the tournament might be a way to get to know more about this Prince John. The tournament is also a way to proof himself and, there hasn’t been any sign of Heartless so why not have some fun. Ciel disagrees with him and she suggests going their separate ways for a little while. Brand’s going to enter the tournament and Ciel is going to investigate some more. (the player will now switch control between Ciel and Brand as the story continues).

Rising Action:

- Ciel decides to go to the castle. She sees Skippy. He looks sad. Ciel asks what’s wrong. Skippy explains that he shot an arrow right in Prince John’s backyard. The tournament is about to start so Prince John will pass by shortly and therefore he’s scared to get his arrow back. He got the bow and arrow from Robin Hood so he has to get it back, it was his birthday present. Ciel pities the little bunny and says she’ll get his arrow back.

She goes to the castle and sees Maid Marian walking in the backyard. She picks up an arrow and says it reminds her of Robin. Ciel hears the name Robin and asks if the Robin she’s talking about is Robin Hood. Marian is shocked and asks who Ciel is. Ciel explains, Marian lets Ciel enter the backyard and has a little talk with her. Marian explains that Robin Hood is actually a hero. He’s trying to stop Prince John from impoverishing the people by stealing Prince John’s money and giving it to the poor, who really need the money.

Marian tells Ciel more about Prince John’s plans and mentions a strange man that’s been by his side for not too long. Whoever he is, Marian’s sure he and Prince John are planning something and whatever they’re planning, it can’t be good. (during this scene, the point of view changes once, as if you’re watching from inside the castle through a window. A man passes by the window, stops and looks outside, overhearing the conversation). Suddenly, Heartless appear in the backyard. Ciel orders Marian to go back into the castle. She’ll take care of the Heartless. After the battle, Ciel says there’s definitely something off in this world. She takes the arrow Marian left behind and runs off in the direction of the town. She needs to warn Brand about all this.

- The scene where Ciel leaves Friar Tuck’s church is shown again but from Brand’s point of view. Ciel leaves and Brand is about to leave too. Friar Tuck tells Brand if he’s about to enter an archery tournament, he needs a bow. Brand didn’t think about that however, Friar Tuck gives him one, saying Otto, the smith, once gave it to him. He has no use for it so he might as well give it to Brand. He wants it back though because it was a gift to him. Brand promises to take good care of it and leaves.

- Brand goes to the plain where the tournament is about to take place. He meets Sheriff and asks if he’s going to enter the tournament. Sheriff says he’s not only going to enter the tournament but he’s also going to win the tournament. Brand starts laughing and says that’s not possible ‘cause he’s entering too and he’s going to win. The two are about to get into a (verbal) fight when Robin Hood (disguised as a stork) comes between them. He starts to flatter Sheriff (like he did in the movie). Sheriff leaves and says he’s off to win the tournament. Robin Hood goes after him. Brand says that he’ll show them who the real winner is. He tries out his bow and arrow. As he’s aiming, his arrow gains a certain dark aura. Brand gets a big smirk on his face, knowing this darkness is some kind of power.

The tournament begins. Brand, Robin Hood, Sherrif and some other people are lined up. Captain Crocodile announces that the tournament of the Golden Arrow will begin. Brand asks Sheriff if he’s ready to lose. Sheriff answers no but asks Brand the same question, which ticks off Brand. (minigame begins, Brand has to win this round). After round 1, only Robin Hood, Sheriff and Brand are going to round 2. The cutscene changes to Prince John. A man suddenly speaks to Prince John. He says that the kid (Brand) is quite something. He says he's using dark powers. Prince John is surprised by the man, it's like he just appeared out of nowhere. Prince John asks where the man has been in the meantime, he thought he had to be by Prince John's side at all times to see if he was worthy to join the Dark Council. Animus says he had some other things to do before he could join him at the archery tournament (he's the one behind all the Heartless appearing in Ciel's part).

- Control switches back to Ciel. She gives back Skippy’s arrow. Skippy says Prince John, Marian, Sir Hiss just passed by so the tournament will probably begin shortly. A strange man followed right after Prince John. He decides to go watch the archery tournament, he’s certain Robin Hood will participate because Maid Marian will give a kiss to whoever wins the tournament. He runs off and Ciel gets a smirk on her face, she’s imagining Brand eventually winning the tournament and having to kiss Maid Marian (I imagine that Brand’s interpretation of a kiss would be the same as Skippy’s, kissing is for pussies). She snaps out of it when she remembers she was actually heading off to the archery tournament to warn Brand about the Heartless. (Ciel now gets a Keyblade based on her bond with Skippy and Marian).

As Ciel, you have to walk all the way back to the plain where the tournament’s taking place. Along the way, you’ll meet Heartless (summoned by Animus before he went to the archery tournament). It seems like they’re trying to stop Ciel from going to the archery tournament.

- Control switches back to Brand. Round 2 of the archery tournament is about to start. Only Brand, Robin Hood and Sheriff are in this round. Brand now notices a strange man next Prince John. Brand didn’t notice him before. Brand has a strange feeling about the guy, like he doesn’t really belong in this world at all. Who might he be? Brand snaps out of it and gets ready for round 2 (minigame, Brand again has to win this round to progress the story). After he won, Brand boasts about the fact that Sheriff didn’t make it to the finals. Sheriff says that Brand must’ve cheated or something. Brand laughs it off.

- Control switches back to Ciel. Ciel enters the plain where the tournament is taking place. She sees Friar Tuck hiding behind a tent. He says that Prince John’s adviser, Sir Hiss, is up to something. Tuck thinks he might know that the stark is actually Robin Hood in disguise. Tuck asks Ciel to follow Sir Hiss and see what he’s up to. (stealth minigame, follow Sir Hiss and find out where he’s headed without being seen. Along the way he’ll get in his ‘balloon form’).

- Sir Hiss finds out that the stark is indeed Robin Hood and plans on telling Prince John. Ciel however doesn’t want this to happen. (minigame, shoot Sir Hiss out of the sky without being seen). When this minigame is completed, Ciel takes Sir Hiss and puts into a barrel.

- Control switches back to Brand. The finals are about to begin. Robin Hood approaches Brand and says he wants to win because the winner gets a kiss from Maid Marian. Brand says he doesn’t need that. He just wants to prove himself and says if he wins, Robin (he'll not refer to him as Robin of course) can get the kiss. Robin Hood says Brand ain’t half bad but that he’ll lose nonetheless. (minigame, the story will continue will continue no matter if you lose or not, the cutscene right after the minigame will be slightly different though).

- Control switches back to Ciel. Sheriff passes her, being all angry about the fact that he lost in the tournament. Sir Hiss hears his voice and begins to yell ‘Sheriff! Is that you? Get me out of here! The girl put me in this barrel!’. Sheriff turns around and asks Ciel to step away from the barrel. Ciel refuses and a mini-boss battle ensues. After the battle against Sheriff, the barrel gets pushed over. Sir Hiss breaks free and goes to Prince John.

- The cutscene switches to Brand's point of view. Brand sees Sir Hiss approaching Prince John. It looks like he’s saying something to Prince John. Prince John begins smiling and orders the guards to attack the stark because he’s in fact Robin Hood. Brand looks surprised and decides to defend Robin Hood. Ciel joins Robin Hood and Brand. Mini-boss battle begins (Rhino Guards). You have to protect Robin Hood in this battle. Robin Hood will fight too but he cannot die, otherwise it’s game over.

- After the battle, Little John yells out of the forest. He tells Robin and the others to retreat, otherwise they’ll get hurt. Everyone retreats but Friar Tuck can’t escape in time. He’s captured by Sheriff. Prince John yells at Robin Hood saying Friar Tuck is only the first person to be captured. He’ll imprison everyone in town if that’s what it takes to make Robin Hood surrender. The man next to Prince John begins to smile, turns around and walks away. Prince John notices this and follows the man.

- In the forest, the gang is coming up with a plan to stop Prince John and free Friar Tuck. Robin Hood says they’ll first have to free Friar Tuck. Sheriff will be guarding the prison, along with Trigger and Nutsy. Robin Hood asks Ciel and Brand if they can take care of Sheriff and the two birdbrains while he and Little John free Friar Tuck. When Friar Tuck is freed, Little John will take him to safety. Robin Hood will then join Ciel and Brand. After they’ve taken care of Sheriff and his two companions, the three will head off to the throne room and face Prince John. Although it seems a good plan, Ciel and Brand are both worried about the man that has been seen with Prince John. They think he’s the real danger here. Ciel, Brand, Robin Hood and Little John leave for the castle (Robin Hood is now a party member).

- When coming out of the forest, they notice that the sky has turned dark. Something strange is going on. When the four arrive at the town, they’ll see Skippy surrounded by Heartless. Ciel says Skippy should run back to his house. After that, you have to fight the Heartless. After the battle, Robin and Little John ask what those creatures were. Ciel explains that they’re called Heartless and that they are probably summoned by Prince John, since he’s the villain in this world. The four continue to the castle (from this point on, you’ll meet Heartless along the way).

Climax:

- The four arrive at the castle. They use ladders to climb up the castle walls. They notice Sheriff, sleeping next to the prison door. Nutsy and Trigger are patrolling. (Minigame, same as the one in Basuelo, where you have to distract Steiner, but more difficult?) Your task is to drive the attention from Nutsy and Trigger so Little John and Robin Hood can steal the keys of the prison door so they can free Friar Tuck. You’ll have to stay unnoticed for a certain amount of time right until Robin Hood and Little John get back with Friar Tuck.

- Friar Tuck is freed. Robin Hood and Little John get back through the prison door. Robin Hood orders Friar Tuck to move to the castle gate and says Little John will get him out. Little John however touches Sheriff with his belly and he awakes. Robin Hood orders Little John to hurry and take Tuck to safety. Mini- boss battle against Sheriff, Nutsy and Trigger begins. After the battle, Ciel uses the magic spell ‘Sleep’ to put Sheriff, Nutsy and Trigger into a deep sleep. Robin Hood puts them into the prison and locks them away. Ciel, Brand and Robin Hood make their way to the throne room.

- Prince John is talking to the man, boasting how evil he is, forcing the hero of the poor to surrender him. The man says Prince John is improving but other than that, he still isn’t impressed. Ciel, Brand and Robin Hood enter the throne room. Prince John is shocked to see them in his throne room (he’s kind of panicking, not knowing what to do) and he’s about to yell ‘Guards’ but stops right after saying ‘Gua…’. He looks behind him at the man, turns his head back to Robin Hood and he gets a smirk on his face. He takes a sword and says he’ll take care of them himself. The man begins to smile as he sees that a dark aura is around Prince John. Boss battle against Prince John begins (a lot of HP bars, down in one hit).

- Prince John is defeated and is scared. The dark aura around him is gone. Prince John crawls back to the man and begs him to help him. He says he is worthy for the Dark Council if only he would be granted more dark powers. The man says he should stop begging since it’s only pathetic to begin with. Dark powers are not to be given but to be gained. He calls him a disgrace. Sir Hiss approaches Prince John and says ‘I told you he was a bad person, he’s not worthy to be your adiviser and instead of listening to me, your real adviser, you always listened to him. This is your own fault to begin with, what would your mama say about this? Hmm?’ Prince John begins sucking his thumb but starts kicking Sir Hiss and disappears out of the room.

- The two Keyblade Wielders are now facing the strange man (I imagine this scene would be like a gunfight in a Western Movie). Ciel says Robin Hood he should leave because this is not his battle to fight. He should return to his friends, where he’s safe. Robin Hood however refuses and says he should repay his debt by helping them out now. The man interrupts the conversation by asking if they are the two Keyblade Wielders who meddled in Wunderland or the ones who defeated Yzma.

Brand says they’re the ones who defeated Yzma. Ciel glares at Brand, meaning she didn’t want the man to know that. Ciel turns her head back to the man and asks who he is. The man answers it’s none of her business. He turns his head to Brand and says he’s impressed by the dark powers he used earlier and says he should embrace the Darkness even further. He says Brand shows real potential. Ciel turns to Brand. She asks Brand what he’s talking about. Brand says he used some kind of dark power when he was in the tournament. It somehow made his arrow shooting more accurate.

Ciel starts yelling at Brand, asking him how he could be that stupid. She says Darkness is bad and that he shouldn’t use it. Brand answers back saying he didn’t hurt anybody so he wasn’t wrong using it at all. The man interrupts the two, he starts laughing. He says he hates to interrupt the rather hilarious Light vs Darkness discussion but he has other stuff to do. However, he says he’s going to give them a present for his sudden departure. The man begins to emit a strange, dark aura. He reaches out his hand and summons the Lancer Heartless and leaves. Boss battle against Lancer begins.

Falling Action:

- The Lancer is still standing and knocks back Robin Hood. Brand is on one side of the room, Ciel on the other. The Lancer tries to attack Ciel. Brand sees this and fires off his first Dark Firaga, trying to protect Ciel. The Lancer fades away and Ciel is shocked. Brand runs over to Robin Hood and asks if he’s alright. On the moment he’s about to say he’s ok, Ciel begins to yell at Brand, asking why he used Darkness again (she obviously mad as hell). He says he saved her and she should be thankful for that. She repeats that Darkness is bad. She says that if he thinks Darkness is the way, next time they meet the strange guy, Brand should join him.

Robin interferes and says Brand did save her from the Heartless. He says that he doesn’t really think he did a bad thing either. Ciel says to leave it and suggests returning to Little John, to see if he’s alright. Little John and Friar Tuck are waiting outside the castle and are happy to see that the three are safe and sound. The sky is normal once again. Tuck thanks all of them for rescuing him. Robin Hood also thanks Ciel and Brand for helping him, without them, he would’ve been toast. Robin Hood asks what they’re planning on doing next. Ciel says they still need to seal the Keyhole and restore the Bridge that connects the world to Legacy City. Friar Tuck says ‘Keyhole huh?..’ and asks them to come with him. Ciel and Brand say goodbye to Robin Hood and Little John. Ciel seems to ignore Brand.

- Ciel and Brand enter the Tuck’s church. He moves some furniture (the one with the poor box on it), showing what seems to be a Keyhole in the wall. Ciel seals the Keyhole herself. As she seals the Keyhole, the Bridge appears next to them. Ciel thanks Tuck for helping them out, says goodbye and goes through the Bridge. Brand looks ticked off but confused too. Tuck asks what’s wrong. Brand says he did something to save Ciel but Ciel didn’t like it and therefore is mad at him. Brand is about to get more in detail when Tuck stops him. Tuck says he does not need to hear more, he knows Brand is a good kid and says that he should believe in himself no matter what. He did a good thing by saving Ciel, no matter how he did it, it was a good thing to do and he assures Brand that Ciel will see this too. Brand thanks Tuck and is about to go through the gate. He stops, turns around and says he still needs to give his bow back. He gives back Tuck’s bow and goes through the Bridge. (Brand now receives a Keyblade exclusive to him, based on his bond with Friar Tuck).

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World: Lilo & Stitch

Characters: Raine, Linnea, Mushu, Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, Pleakley, Gantu, Nani, David (Nani’s friend), The Horned King, the Great Councilwoman

Black Cauldron Recipe: Scrump (Lilo’s doll)

Bosses: Gantu

Key Events

Intro:

- Our trio arrives at a beach. Linnea is wow’ed by the view, while Mushu kind of watches the water from a distance (I’m assuming fire dragons don’t like water). Linnea’s voice fades away as Raine looks at the ocean, how the waves come and go. He looks up at the sun with a sad/worried expression on his face (the camera is moving with him) and the screen turns white. Flashback begins. Kimahri is washed up on the beach. He seems to be unconcscious. Raine (who seems to be a little younger) approaches Kimahri and tries to awake him. I’m imagining no sounds here, only the sound of the ocean (to make it obvious that Raine is kind of daydreaming). The scene fades into Raine carrying Kimahri to the city (most likely to give him medical support). You can now hear Linnea’s voice fade in slowly as she’s yelling ‘Raine! Raaaaaaine!’.

- Raine snaps out of it. Linnea says he was daydreaming and giggles. Raine however sighs. Linnea and Mushu look at eachother. Linnea asks what’s wrong but he won’t say anything. Raine is obviously down and Linnea insists that he should tell what’s wrong. Mushu says something like “yeah big guy, stop trying to be the big guy for a while ‘kay?”. He sighs again and explains how he found Kimahri, basically his best friend and that he wonders if he’s alright. He feels bad for leaving him behind. Linnea sees Raine in front of her like she’s never seen him before. Linnea asks what actually happened in his world that made him leave (I don’t think he ever said that right?). Right when Raine wants to answer, Heartless appear. Raine says that they don’t have time to talk about the past when they have to save the future. Linnea has a worried look on her face. Battle ensues.

- After the battle, a cutscene happens where Raine is actually hit by Heartless one after another (showing he isn’t the way he should be). Mushu and Linnea eventually help him out (maybe have Mushu breath some fire and say “not bad for a lizard, amiright?” to like cheer up Raine). Raine grins for a short moment but eventually sighs and says “Let’s get this over with.” He runs into town. Linnea and Mushu follow shortly, after looking at eachother with a worried expression on their faces.

Rising Action:

- The three enter the town. Nani and David can be seen in the background (maybe at a shop?) When our tree heroes are about at the center of the town, an explosion can be seen in the distance. Nani and David run by. Nani yells something like “Oh no, Lilo!” and pushes Raine out of her way. David would then follow and say sorry to Raine and follows Nani again after apologizing. Shadow Heartless appear, trying to stop her but Nani just kicks’em away (showing that nothing will stop her from going to Lilo and see she’s safe). Mushu say here that he loves her attitude or something like that. Raine seems to be lost in thoughts (a girl pushing him over kind of ‘hurted’ his ego and made him even more unsure). Linnea then says to Raine that they have to follow her, obviously she’s in danger because of the Heartless. Raine nods. Cutscene ends. The player now has to follow Nani. Everytime you enter another area, you’ll see which exit Nani takes. Heartless will be there along the way to try and stop you.

- The player eventually arrives at Nani’s house. The house is blown up (showing that the fight between Jumba and Stitch took place). Stitch runs off, with Jumba and Pleakley right behind him. Lilo follow shortly after Jumba and Pleakley but Nani stops her from running off. Nani starts yelling at Lilo, saying she should leave the monster (Stitch) because he always puts her in danger. Lilo then starts yelling at Nani, saying that he’s part of the family. She mentions O’hana and asks if Nani forget it. Family is never left behind. She escapes from Nani’s grasp and runs off. Raine, Linnea and Mushu come closer. Linnea asks what’s wrong. Nani explains the whole situation, saying that Stitch is Lilo’s pet and that she thinks he’s part of the family.

Nani explains that she doesn’t like Stitch at all. However, she does not know who those other two were chasing Stitch. She then again says that Lilo’s being stupid, however, David says something like “Maybe. But if she thinks Stitch is part of the family, then she’s right to follow him and protect him no matter what.

Whatever happens, family stays family and you (talking to Nani) should know that.’. Nani suggest to go after Lilo. Linnea however suggests they should follow her, because they can handle the Heartless. She tells Nani and David to hide and be sure to be safe. Nani is kind of hesitant at first, but David says it’s ok, he feels they can trust them *insert Mushu brag moment*. Linnea and Mushu run ahead, while Raine shortly follows. Nani calls him and apologizes for earlier. A genuine smile appears on Raine’s face and forgives her. He then promises to bring Lilo back home safe.

- The player now has to run all the way back to town. When reaching the town square Jumba and Pleakley are seen running away (they’re coming from the beach) with Heartless chasing them. When passing by, Pleakley tells Raine and the others to run away as well (showing that Pleakley and possibly Jumba aren't villains at all). The player now has to beat the Heartless in town. After the battle, you have to go to the beach.

- When entering the beach area, Raine and the others find Stitch fighting Heartless. He seems to be protecting Lilo. Battle ensues, the player must protect Lilo (Stitch will help you out during this battle).Raine and Linnea find Stitch on the beach fighting Heartless, protecting Lilo.

-When the battle is over, Lilo hugs Stitch and tells him to never run away from home again. She takes a step back and tells that he’s family now and that she would miss him if he were to leave. Upon hearing that, Linnea gets a worried/depressed look on her face, Mushu’s look at her. Suddenly Gantu jumps in out of nowhere. Gantu throws Stitch into a container pod. Gantu tosses Stitch into his ship (which is a bit further away) when Lilo starts to kick Gantu's legs and demand Stitch be set free. Gantu captures Lilo as well and puts her in a different part of the ship. As Lilo is captured, she drops Scrump. Stitch manages to escape from his pod before the ship's engine's turn on. The ship begins to turn away. Stitch and Raine try to stop the ship but the ship takes off before they can save Lilo.

- Stitch finds Scrump laying on the beach. He picks it up and says ‘O….hana…’ with a sad look on his face. Raine looks at Stitch. The image of Stitch holding Scrump at the beach blurs into Raine finding Kimahri. He walks over to Stitch, bends over and says that they will find a way to save Lilo. Stitch looks up and hugs Raine’s legs. Raine then looks over at Linnea. Mushu is talking to her. As he approaches them, he can hear Linnea asking Mushu if she was right leaving home, leaving her father behind. Mushu explains that she needed the freedom she has now and that her dad will understand one day. Mushu then tells her about a girl he once knew. She left her home as well to fight evil. Her father didn’t understand it either but eventually, she saved the day. Her dad was the proudest man in the country. Raine approaches Linnea and reaches out his hand, with a smile on his face. He then says “C’mon, let’s save Lilo. Together.”. Mushu looks at both of them and gets a big smile. He then says something like ‘The team is better than ever!”.

Suddenly, Jumba and Pleakley appear. Stitch, Linnea and Raine get into battle stances. Pleakley says they’re not planning on attacking them. He explains that Lilo should be saved. They’re only after Stitch, a human shouldn’t be captured at all. He says they’re gonna help them save Lilo. Jumba is hesitant (Pleakley most likely forced him to help them save Lilo). Stitch then walks over to Jumba and says if he’s willing to help them, he’ll go with him. Jumba is surprised by his behavior but agrees to help them out. He says their ship is somewhere nearby the beach. Player’s goal: Find Jumba’s ship.

- Jumba points to the island where his ship is. However, the tides flooded the way to the island. Before it was just part of the beach but now there’s water between the two islands. Jumba says 626 will never get near the water. Linnea points out that if they had some sort of board or something to walk on, they could get there pretty easy. Raine then says he has an idea. He points his Keyblade to the water and freezes the entire area between the two islands, making it possible to walk (or even slide?) to the other island. Jumba laughs and says 626 will never walk on the ice. He hates water and wouldn’t even get close to the water, even if he’s standing on the ice path. Stitch is then shown. He hesitates but takes his first step on the ice (he should be the first one to walk on the ice, showing his determination to save Lilo). Jumba again is shocked by his behavior and points out that this is not the monster he created.

- Gantu is now shown in his ship and finds out Stitch isn’t on his ship anymore. He becomes mad and asks himself how he can capture 626. Right after that, the Horned King appears behind him and says he can help him. Gantu is hesitant, he doesn’t really believe him at first. The Horned King reaches out his hand. A dark aura now surrounds Gantu. Gantu is surprised and says something like “this power…”. The Horned King says that now he helped him, he has to do something in return. He asks Gantu to retrieve a special item.

- Stitch and the others are now at Jumba’s ship. As they’re about to enter the ship, they see Gantu’s ship reappearing in the sky. They hide from it and see that it lands on the beach. Mushu suggests to sneak up on him.

Climax:

- Our heroes approach Gantu's landed ship and are prepared to negotiate. They are surprised when Gantu uses darkness to attack them as well as a small army of Heartless. Gantu overpowers the three, and grabs Stitch. He then demands that Stitch give him the little girl’s doll. Gantu holds Scrump, and explains what the Horned King told him about the doll. He explains that the doll is special. It connects several people with eachother, just what the Horned King needs. Linnea asks Gantu (in an angry way) if that is what the Horned King has been doing all this time. Gantu tells her that he said too much already and that it’s none of her business. He tells them not to interfere.

- Gantu takes Stitch on board his ship and begins to take off. Gantu summons Heartless before he enters the ship. Jumba and Pleakley push Raine and Linnea in the direction of the ship. Jumba says they’ll keep the creatures busy. He then says something like “Besides, I’m curious what these creatures are made off. It could come in handy for my research”. Linnea thanks Jumba, Raine nods and they manage to sneak on the ship before it takes off. Raine and Linnea set Lilo free as they get ready to confront Gantu.

- Raine, Linnea and Mushu enter the cockpit and order Gantu to free Stitch. Gantu says he’ll never do that, he pushes a button (auto-pilot) and stands up. Mushu mocks Gantu and says being big has its disadvantages as well. When Gantu is about to answer, someone taps his back. Stitch got loose and says ‘Aloha’ before pushing Gantu. He then switches the auto-pilot off. The ship is now heading to the volcano. Gantu is laying on the ground, and watches how our heroes are about to leave the ship.

They open the gate and climb on top of the ship. Stitch takes Lilo and is about to jump into the water, when suddenly, Jumba ship appears. Jumba and Pleakley are waving from the cockpit and open the airship so they can jump from Gantu’s airship into Jumba’s ship. Stitch and Lilo manage to get away. Mushu calls Raine and Linnea crazy when they’re about to jump as well but as they are about to jump, Gantu appears. DarkRiku’s minigame begins (Jumba’s airship will follow Gantu’s ship). At the end of the minigame you’ll jump onto Jumba’s airship and Gantu’s airship crashes into the volcano.

- Our heroes land in front of the volcano and check out if Gantu’s defeated or not. Lilo says Scrump is still on the ship. Linnea suggests looking for Scrump so the Horned King doesn’t get what he wants. Raine bends over to Lilo and says they’ll get her doll back (shows that Raine became more friendly during this world).

- They arrive at the volcano and see the Horned King (holding Scrump) standing in front of Gantu, who is kneeling in front of the Horned King. Gantu is enveloped by a dark aura. The Horned King looks at Linnea and Raine and disappears. Boss Battle against Gantu.

Falling Action:

- After the battle, Gantu will try to use Darkness once more but notices his powers are gone. The Horned King must’ve noticed that he wouldn’t be able to defeat Linnea and Raine and decided to take his powers away. He got what he wanted anyway. Jumba explains that they called the Great Councilwoman before they chased Gantu’s ship. She’ll probably arrive there any minute. They told her about Gantu’s betrayal as well.

Conclusion:

- Cutscene is shown where our heroes are on the beach, the Great Councilwoman is standing there, along with Nani and David. Lilo runs over to Nani. Stitch walks over to the Great Councilwoman and is ready to surrender as well. He asks the Great Councilwoman if he can say goodbye to his friends. She agrees and his shocked by his politeness. He hugs Lilo one last time, walks over to Raine and Linnea and says goodbye. He also hugs Raine’s leg again (I think Stitch should be very fond of Raine). Raine asks the Great Councilwoman to let Stitch stay with Lilo. David whispers something to Nani and Nani whispers to Lilo "you still got certificate from when we bought Stitch?". Lilo takes the certificate and shows it to the Councilwoman, saying Stitch belongs to her. She laughs and agrees, Stitch can stay.

After that, Raine also asks if they can interrogate Gantu, but the Councilwoman explains he has to be put into custody, and cannot be visited until his crimes have been further evaluated. The Councilwoman leaves as Raine and Linnea's Keyblade react to the now peaceful state of the world. A Keyhole is shown in the distance (like above the ocean). They close it and repair the Bridge.

Linnea and Raine say goodbye to everyone. Nani thanks Raine once again for keeping his promise. He nods and walks over to Stitch and asks him to be nice. Linnea’s watching behind him. Linnea and Mushu seem to glad Raine finally became more open.
They leave, now knowing a little bit more about their enemy's plan. Pleakley and Jumba run after them. Jumba says he’s interested in these Bridges and where they lead to. Pleakley would be just like ‘hey wait for me’.

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World: Legacy City

Key Events:

Intro:

- The four return from the repaired Bridges and find themselves in the alley once more. Brand notices he and Ciel managed to repair their Bridge first, and gets ready to begin gloating when Ciel takes him aside and tells him they need to talk in private. Ciel is about to confront Brand about his using darkness when Linnea and Raine interrupt them. Brand is about to tell them both what happened when Ciel keeps from saying anything. The four catch up, and go over what happened in the worlds they visited. Raine mentions his concern for the state of Wunderland due to the abnormal state of its heart. Linnea tries to convince him Wunderland seems fine they way it is when Raine makes his strong hatred for darkness clear. Brand becomes nervous around Raine because of this, and decides to tell him and Linnea about the darkness later.

- The four return to train with Lucius. On their way to the tower, they notice that the citizens of the city of overjoyed to see the four and that their status as heroes is starting to have its perks. Lucius informs the four that their training will soon need to go to the next level, and that he has a very special session planned for them. Lucius tells the four to meet him in fifth highest floor in the tower.

- The four find themselves in a massive empty room. Lucius, and Matoya appear to be hovering above them when the four realize the walls and ceiling are invisible. A maze appears before the four, and the door behind them disappears. Lucius informs the four that Matoya had constructed a maze for them based on what she observed from them when she first met them. The maze exploits the weaknesses of each of the four, and the only way through it is if the four can work together as a team. The four manage to break free from the maze, and reach the staircase leading to the floor Lucius and Matoya are in.

- Matoya points out that the four have made great improvement, but they still need more time to learn to work as a true team. The four look around the floor they are in as they realize they've never been so high up in the tower. The four are prepared to explore the tower when Lucius informs them that they floors above them are off-limits. The four try to find out why they cannot go to the other floors, but Lucius refuses to reveal why. Lucius has the four leave, and locks the door to the top five floors.

Rising Action:

- The four wander around Legacy City, and attempt to enjoy their break from training. Raine though cannot stop thinking about the forbidden floor. Raine stops walking with the four, and suddenly asks them if they think Lucius is oddly secretive. Raine begins to point out the various strange things about Lucius, and that they know so little about him. Raine also points out that, despite how long they'd been there, they'd never heard the story of how Legacy City was founded. Ciel tries to warn Raine that the last time he pried into Lucius' past he ended up digging too deep. Raine appeals to the others, and eventually they all agree to learn more about the history of Legacy City.

- The four learn about the city's past from Lightning, the history of the guard, Max & PJ, the history of Oswald's world, the Smith Brothers, the history of various key citizens, and from Wilbur, the history of the Robinson family. The four attempt to hide the true intent of their questions, and end up getting stuck helping with various tasks. Ciel skating with Max & PJ, Brand helping to synthesize raw Gummi with the Smith Brothers, etc. (Basically the is a mini-game with each investigation).

- Enda now lives with the Smith Brothers. When Mr. Incredible brought Edna to help the Smith Brothers make him a new outfit, since Mr. Incredible took Lightning's advice literally, Edna decided she's rather design outfits for the guards of Legacy City since it reminds her of her days designs superhero costumes.​

- The four meet up again, and review what they've learned about the city's origins. They all notice that no one seems to actually know the story of when Oswald built the first Bridge to Legacy City. The earliest part of Legacy City's history that seems to be public knowledge is when citizens from Oswald's world came to Legacy City to a getaway for themselves. Eventually the home away from home for Oswald's world became a home away from home for various other worlds, and the city was built. The four decide that only Oswald himself would know what really happened

- The four find Oswald in the Disney District, and see he is once again trying to impress Ortensia. Oswald reveals he wants to give Ortensia a gift to show her how he feels, but he isn't sure what to get her. The four agree to learn more about Ortensia by secretly watching her and learning what she likes. The four mainly follow Ortensia to her favorite stores, and avoid being seen by jumping from rooftop to rooftop. The four return to Oswald, and help him gather everything he needs for Ortensia's big gift. As they finish, the four casually begin to ask Oswald about the city's history. The four rush him through everything they already know, and finally ask him about the day he met Lucius and the battle he briefly mentioned. Oswald refuses to answer anymore of the four's questions, and tell them he swore to never tell anyone what he learned that day. The four try to convince him otherwise, but Oswald remains silent and tells the four to not even try to find his secret journal. As Oswald realizes he's said too much, the four run off to find the journal.

- The four arrive at the tower, and decide it was to be hidden in one of the floors Lucius had kept them from going into. When the four reach the floor of the maze, they realize that the door will not open. It was left open for them last time, but this time it had been locked. When faced with the locked door, Ciel suddenly remembers her experience in her solo world. Ciel mentions that, when faced with a locked door, she was able to open it with her Keyblade. Brand also remember something similar happening to him, and the four begin to wonder if the Keyblade can be used to unlock anything. The four give it a try, and manage to gain entrance to the forbidden floors.

Climax:

- The maze reacts to the four's intrusion, and tries to prevent them from getting any further. The four face obstacles on each floor, from the maze to training dummies attacking them, until they finally reach the top floor. They enter an office that contains a single chest. The four realize that they must be in Oswald's personal office where he hides various mementos from his past. Linnea picks up a key, shaped like the Kingdom Key, and wonders if maybe it's the key to the chest. Ciel reminds her that the Keyblade can open any lock, and sighs.

Conclusion:

- The four open the chest and discover Oswald's journal. They begin to read it, and learn Oswald's side of the story of the origins of Legacy City. The four learn that Oswald was once a forgotten star in his homeworld, and desperately seeked somewhere new to start over. Oswald felt a strange pull within him, and felt as if someone somewhere needed his help. Oswald describes being in a dreamlike state as he felt that his heart was being connected to someone far away from him, and then as a Bridge appeared before him. Oswald explains that he believes it was his strong desire to meet this strange person that created the Bridge for him. Somehow the bond between their hearts was strong enough for Oswald to leave his world, and go to another.

- Oswald details how he found Lucius, injured and broken, and helped him recover. Oswald chose to stay with Lucius and look after him, but Lucius remained reclusive. One day Oswald noticed that Lucius had disappeared, and wondered if he had left forever. Though Lucius returned, and finally began to communicate with Oswald. Just as the four are about to read the page to explains what happens during Lucius' fight, Lucius himself appears behind them.

- The four scramble to put the journal back, and begin to apologize. Lucius stops them, and finishes the story himself. Lucius explains that he had trained a team of Keyblade wielders as his pupils long ago. They fought side by side with him against the dark master and his students. The dark master was far too powerful though, and Lucius' watched as his students were struck down. Lucius' describes the final burst of light he felt leave his body as he lost consciousness, and then being found by Oswald. Lucius goes further into his past, and explains the four that the dark master was the same person who saved his life during the Keyblade War by taking Lucius to another world when the war came to a violent end. Lucius finishes by saying that the dark master was actually his older brother, and that Lucius had watched everything he once cared about be taken from him by the darkness from the moment he first summoned his Keyblade.

- The four become silent as Raine gets down on one knee and formally apologizes to Lucius. Raine explains it was his idea to find the journal, and that he had questioned Lucius too often. Raine promises to never doubt Lucius again. The others do the same, but Brand is reluctant to do so. When Lucius leaves, Brand tells the others there's something he needs to talk to them about in their rooms.

- Brand reveals his experience with the darkness during his fight with the Heartless Supai, and mentions that learning how Lucius feels about darkness has caused him to feel uncomfortable. Raine offers Brand a simple solution, stay from the darkness. Raine warns Brand that he'll become a Heartless if he keeps using darkness. Linnea decides to stay out of it, and suggests they all go to bed and prepare for their next round of worlds.

 

[destinykh]

^ Ya, if I have the time I'll update the OP of the other threads with all the ideas chosen by you guys, but I need someone who has been following the threads to give me a comprehensive list of what has been decided because I don't think I'll be able to go through each post one by one.

 

[king_mickey rule]

^ Ya, if I have the time I'll update the OP of the other threads with all the ideas chosen by you guys, but I need someone who has been following the threads to give me a comprehensive list of what has been decided because I don't think I'll be able to go through each post one by one.

Well, that's the problem, if I'm correct, aside from the story, nothing has really been decided yet. We should have an overview of all the things that are already posted to decide some stuff. Some characters are already chosen though if I'm correct, maybe you should, as you said, ask someone who's already working on the project from the beginning

 

[Wehrmacht]

if there's platforming it should be good platforming with decent level design aka nothing like kh1

 

[micbeasty]

well i just like to say iv drawn up outlooks for worlds and iv been doing it for around 2 years now and unfortunetly im nowwhere near my scanner since im at my dads but if you want friday i can post most all of them up for the game

 

[Ordeith]

Once the list of worlds has been set in stone, I'd be glad to type up outlines and summaries of each world's plot. I already have a few ideas whirling around. . .

In the meantime, though, I'll just embed my two homespun compositions for Prydain--which can be safely confirmed as a world, considering the inclusion of the Horned King and the Black Cauldron itself. (I would recommend raising your volume. If you can't hear a snare drum in the second, your volume isn't high enough.)

 

[micbeasty]

Once the list of worlds has been set in stone, I'd be glad to type up outlines and summaries of each world's plot. I already have a few ideas whirling around. . .

In the meantime, though, I'll just embed my two homespun compositions for Prydain--which can be safely confirmed as a world, considering the inclusion of the Horned King and the Black Cauldron itself. (I would recommend raising your volume.)

ir really truley enjoyed your first one, and i guess you choose the world name to be Pyridian Overworld? which i actually like the first one sounds amazing and i could visualize myself there in the world but on the second one for the battle theme could you possibily make it a little more faster and darker, sorry it just wasnt to fearce for the battle but i still really like it good job!

 

[king_mickey rule]

^ Yeah I agree, the first one was reaally good but the second one was just ok. I miss a energetic beat y'know. A battle theme should have a lot of energy + it should be darker too since it is a pretty sinister world. But good job nonetheless!

 

[Echoes]

With the two videos I think the second is better, buts it's not fitting for battle music.

Anyway maybe treasure planet could be a world?

 

[riku's_artist7]

yay! we finally got this thread up
what were the worlds we were planning on putting in the game again i forgot, @ the people that were working on the #2 thread

as far as i know, we have
Atlantis (the lost city one not the little mermaid)
maybe halloween town again?
ehh idr
not sure about hunchback tho, arent they having that in DDD?

 

[Ordeith]

ir really truley enjoyed your first one, and i guess you choose the world name to be Pyridian Overworld? which i actually like

It's actually just a generic title for the song, haha.
The music that plays during idle parts of games is usually known as an "overworld theme".

the first one sounds amazing and i could visualize myself there in the world but on the second one for the battle theme could you possibily make it a little more faster and darker, sorry it just wasnt to fearce for the battle

I miss a energetic beat y'know. A battle theme should have a lot of energy + it should be darker too since it is a pretty sinister world.

With the two videos I think the second is better, buts it's not fitting for battle music.

There's a reason for this recurring critique--several, actually.
Firstly, the percussion of the piece fades into the background unless you substantially raise your volume. I have a snare drum providing a beat of 170 bpm (which is 20 more beats-per-minute than this). You're probably not hearing it, because several others couldn't hear it when this was first posted in Traditional Media.

Plus, I wanted to loosely follow the Enchanted Dominion's themes: The overworld theme is dim and depressing, but the battle theme is a little more upbeat, reminding us that there is still whimsy in this world. Prydain isn't solely the home of undead monsters; it's also home to a naive young pig-herder and a silly dog/man/bear/thing named Gurgee.

 

[Revolution]

Radiant Garden needs to make an appearance. It's the classic KH world.

 

[micbeasty]

Well like I was saying I have drawing for lots if wanted worlds like the black cauldron(Forbidden kingdom), Atlantis(Lost Empire), Toy Story(Land of Imagination), Fox and the Hound(Ole Country Meadows), Jungle Book(Ferocious Jungle), Pinnochio(Pleasure Island), The Rescuers( Devil's Bayou), Robin Hood(Nottingham Forest), Dumbo( Wonderous Circus), Pochahontas(Tribal Woodlands), Oliver and Co.(Trafficked City), Lelo and Stitch( Volcanic Islands), Princess and The Frog( Fairy-Tale Bayou), Treasure Island( Treasure Island), Bugs Life( Ant Island), Emperors new Groove( Kingdom of The Sun), lol and many more I can't think of at the moment

 

[DarkRiku-12]

Radiant Garden needs to make an appearance. It's the classic KH world.

Um, I doubt it. This is kind of our own thing and even though this is taking place probably 1000 to 2000 years after KH, we're trying to keep this our own thing as much as possible. What I'm trying to say is that we don't want to directly tie this in to KH very much. Mabye have a few continuity nods, but that's it.

Well like I was saying I have drawing for lots if wanted worlds like the black cauldron(Forbidden kingdom), Atlantis(Lost Empire), Toy Story(Land of Imagination), Fox and the Hound(Ole Country Meadows), Jungle Book(Ferocious Jungle), Pinnochio(Pleasure Island), The Rescuers( Devil's Bayou), Robin Hood(Nottingham Forest), Dumbo( Wonderous Circus), Pochahontas(Tribal Woodlands), Oliver and Co.(Trafficked City), Lelo and Stitch( Volcanic Islands), Princess and The Frog( Fairy-Tale Bayou), Treasure Island( Treasure Island), Bugs Life( Ant Island), Emperors new Groove( Kingdom of The Sun), lol and many more I can't think of at the moment

I agree with all of those. Except for Treasure Island. A lot of people like the idea of Treasure Planet, and we can't have them both as they are both too similar to eachother. btw, a Dumbo world would be really neat. Imagine accidently getting drunk w/ Dumbo and having to battle the Pink Elephants (that would be a TOTAL mind f**k)

 

[Haeralis]

Radiant Garden needs to make an appearance. It's the classic KH world.

Na, Hollow Bastion (The castle version of the world) should instead. It was way more ominous and foreboding.

I think that the worlds should be chosen based on exploration value. The worlds should be pretty big as well, and I would like to see it integrate a style that is similar to (but improves off of) Kingdom Hearts 1. No more of this KH2-esque level design bull where you just go to the door and there's no sense of dimension at all. BBS was a bit of an improvement, but not quite as much as it should have been. Why get rid of things like being able to swim in water, Climb Ladders and Vines, slide down certain slanted railings, push objects, and grab onto ledges?

 

[MATGSY]

+ On what basis would the Disney worlds be selected? Purely for the purpose of being 'fun' and being fan favorites? Purely plot oriented? Or would they be character oriented? Would they expand on the themes of the major plot?

Throw in any random movie without reasoning won't do the game any good.

+ Original scenarios? Or scenarios heavily influenced by the source material?

No more movie plots. They'll never be as good as the original films so why bother?

+ Would there be major crossovers between the Disney worlds? Or will each world be kept as singular, separate scenarios?

I would love to take the party members with me.

+ Kingdom Hearts II changed the formula a bit by making players visit each world twice to progress through the main storyline, with each visit lasting for quite a short amount of time. A good formula? Or do we want to visit each world only once, with the visit lasting a lot longer?

I say it very much depends on the story, but 1 visit for most worlds.

+ Final Fantasy characters. Keep them in the original worlds or have them actually be actual residents of Disney worlds?

Utterly random appearances would be amusing. Faris in Port Royal maybe?

Level Design

+ Platform heavy ala Kingdom Hearts I? Linear, expansive worlds ala Kingdom Hearts II? A mixture of both?

Mixure of both. Each world should have some unique gameplay characteristic (IE gravity changing in Deep Space or morale in Land of Dragons). KH1 was too cramped in many of it's areas.

Also, I think every world needs a town area: a place filled with NPCs & shops. Player should be buying new keychains instead of just being given them.

+ Almost every game has a hub world and a final dungeon. How would you design your original worlds to make sure they stand out and be unique while still maintaining a notable Disney presence ( Traverse Town, KH1 Hollow Bastion, End of the World)? Or do we steer away from Disney when it comes to the original worlds (Twilight Town, World that Never Was)?

Characters whose movies wouldn't make good worlds can appear in original ones.[/QUOTE]

Well like I was saying I have drawing for lots if wanted worlds like the black cauldron(Forbidden kingdom), Atlantis(Lost Empire), Toy Story(Land of Imagination), Fox and the Hound(Ole Country Meadows), Jungle Book(Ferocious Jungle), Pinnochio(Pleasure Island), The Rescuers( Devil's Bayou), Robin Hood(Nottingham Forest), Dumbo( Wonderous Circus), Pochahontas(Tribal Woodlands), Oliver and Co.(Trafficked City), Lelo and Stitch( Volcanic Islands), Princess and The Frog( Fairy-Tale Bayou), Treasure Island( Treasure Island), Bugs Life( Ant Island), Emperors new Groove( Kingdom of The Sun), lol and many more I can't think of at the moment

Don't really agree with some of those names, Land of Imagination? The toys come to life because of kid's imagination? Even though it only happens when said kids aren't around to see it?

Toy Story=Andy's Neighborhood
Robin Hood=Sherwood Forest (that's what they called it)
Pocahontas=New World

 

[cassidy1991]

[video=youtube;5Oih9maGtyk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oih9maGtyk&feature=youtube_gdata[/video]
There's still more to do with the colors. Refining the edges, improving light exposure, painting details... so I'll post an updated version when I get to it. But tell me what you think about the music. Does it fit the level?
*edit* if you couldn't watch the video, here's one of many unfinished concept pieces for Legacy City. It's the one included in the video.

 

[riku's_artist7]

Um, I doubt it. This is kind of our own thing and even though this is taking place probably 1000 to 2000 years after KH, we're trying to keep this our own thing as much as possible. What I'm trying to say is that we don't want to directly tie this in to KH very much. Mabye have a few continuity nods, but that's it.

Not exactly sure if this is official, it might not be that long in the future, but idt it'll be too farfetched to have RG in the game but id rather see other worlds we haven't seen before.

 

[Senshi Xion]

That looks so cool from what I can see, cassidy! Wish I was half as talented as you! ^^