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

[king_mickey rule]

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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’.

I tried to stay true to Arkrend's last revision while adding a bit of my own stuff as well. I hope I did a good job! It may be a little detailed but I'd rather write more and get my point across than write half of what I wanna write.

Anyways, feel free to give critique. Some things may be a little hectic in this world + there's only one boss battle (maybe add one against Jumba? Like he first battles you before he agrees to help you. Pleakley would be at the side being all like 'Jumba stop it! Don't hurt humans!' Idk).

Things that Arkrend suggested earlier (like mini-games?) can be added as well if you guys feel like things like that should be added!

EDIT: Corrected some typos (I was really tired yesterday so I'm sure it's full of mistakes) and changed the ending a little bit to make it more like the movie version.

 

[DarkRiku-12]

^ Yeah, maybe a boss battle with Jumba could work, actually. Like, while they're on their way to Jumba's ship, the camera view kinda switches to inside the jungle, looking out on the main characters walking, and you see a pair of fingers snap (Horned King), and Jumba gets a bit of a headache. They ask what's wrong and he says it's nothing, but by the time they get to the ship he's wobbling everywhere and moaning in pain. Stitch asks what's wrong and Jumba's all like "What's wrong? YOU'RE WHAT'S WRONG! I MADE YOU TO BE A MONSTER AND YOU'VE GONE SOFT!" He turns around and his eyes are glowing yellow, his skin's a little bit darker, est. He goes to his ship, pulls out dual ray guns from the cockpit and says "IMBECILES! ALL OF YOU! I'M GOING TO EXTERMINATE YOU!"

Then the boss battle starts. Basically, it's Jumba shooting at you with the ray guns and jumping around a little bit once his health gets low. Of course Pleakley will be on the sidelines shouting stuff like "Jumba, stop!" and "We don't hurt humans, remember!?"

Once you beat him, he goes back to normal and doesn't even remember what happened. Basically, the Horned King corrupted Jumba with darkness to give Gantu some time to come back to Hawaii. He didn't want to take the chance of them getting away in the ship before Gantu got there.

Just an idea, I LOVE your plot weather we add this or not

 

[Arkrend]

Well Jumba is pretty evil up until the end of the movie.


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And insane. Mad science isn't about why, but why not. Jumba did things purely for the evils. He's also helpless without a blaster.




Anyone else notice Jasmine is a little... kinky for a Disney princess?


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Implied beastiality = Sales.






EDIT: I also wanted to take a minute to write out the sub-plots for Legacy City.

I know that the four go to Legacy City after every world, but remember that this means the four only have seven trips to Legacy City.


We should probably start knocking ideas around and begin discussing what happens in these trips, and we should also start thinking about when the Sacrifices finally make their debut in the story.

I'm thinking Olympus since it's the next world to be written, and it's the perfect time to introduce the Sacrifices.



First let's review the already established plots for the trips to Legacy City.


Trip 1 = The Festival

Trip 2 = The four learning about Lucius' Past

Trip 3 = ???

Trip 4 = ???

Trip 5 = ???

Trip 6 = ???

Trip 7 = The Horned King's invasion

During one of these trips, Gantu comes to Legacy City and unleashes 626's cousins. We already know that much, and we also know he'll reveal the Horned King's plans to the four. Or at least what little he knows from his brief encounter.



Now we need to remember what happens before and after each of these trips.


Trip 1 = The four return from their solo worlds. They've yet to formally meet, or do they understand exactly what's going on.

Trip 2 = The four have just returned from their first paired worlds. Brand had his first true encounter with darkness.

Trip 3 = Raine, and Linnea just discovered that the Heartless are gathered objects from different worlds for some strange reason. Brand and Ciel had their first straight up encounter with Animus.


Trip 4 = The four have just returned from Olympus, and didn't exactly have their best day. They were tested as a team, and didn't exactly pull through.


Trip 5 = The four have just returned from their next set of paired worlds. Except for Brand and Ciel. Linnea and Raine notice that the Bridge to the Sword in the Stone world is repaired, but Brand and Ciel have yet to return. They enter the Stone in the Sword world, and help Ciel hold off Animus until Brand finally returns and manages to surprise Animus. Animus leaves, and allows the four to return to Legacy City.


Trip 6 = Brand and Ciel have just returned from Treasure Planet. Their encounter with Captain Silver allowed them, for the first time, to meet someone who used darkness but was still good. Raine and Linnea just met another member of the Horned King's council

Trip 7 = The four have just returned from repairing their latest set of Bridges, and according to Lucius, their last.




So now that we've isolated the important events preceding the trips to Legacy City.

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Trip 1 = The four meet Lucius, and begin their training. They grow accustomed to Legacy City.


Trip 2 = The four continue their training, but as time progresses they become curious as to why Lucius is so secretive about his past. They go around the city to learn more about Lucius, and eventually learn that Oswald had a journal that reveals the truth about how Lucius lost his eyes. The four now have a new perspective on darkness and light, and tension begins to grow beneath the surface.

Raine begins to bond with Lucius, and starts to see him as a father figure.


Trip 3 = Raine, and Linnea describe their encounter with Gantu, and reveal that someone is controlling the Heartless to gather objects with similar qualities. Brand and Ciel reveal their encounter with Animus. Lucius is surprised to hear that Animus is alive, but chooses to keep calm. Lucius explains that Animus was one of his pupils and the one who indirectly caused the battle that lost Lucius his eyes and his students.

Gantu appears in Legacy City, having escaped from his eventual imprisonment with the help of Hamsterviel, and is searching for Jumba. Gantu accidentally causes 626's various cousins to be unleashed on the city. The four deal with the experiments and capture Gantu. The four believe it was Animus who helped Gantu, but are surprised to learn it was actually someone called the Horned King. The four now realize they have two enemies with an unknown number of supporters.

The trip ends with the four going to Olympus after Lucius reveals its light is quickly fading, and that the four must all journey to Olympus before it is destroyed and its Bridge lost.


Trip 4: The four return to Legacy City, and they bring a lot of tension with them. Raine confronts Brand about his darkness, and demands that Brand stop it before he does something that might endanger the entire team. Brand has had enough of Raine by now, and challenges him to a straight up fight. Raine refuses, and says that he, unlike Brand, wouldn't risk their odds of success against the Heartless by doing something foolish.

Brand turns to Linnea and Mushu for reassurance, but they reluctantly side with Raine. Linnea mentions that it would probably be for the best if Brand didn't use darkness since the only people they've met who used it were working for their enemies.

Brand eventually learns from Buzz that even Lucius and Lightning had discussing his darkness, and seem to doubt he is capable of controlling it.

The four seem to split up to each deal with the failure in Olympus on their own.

Raine turns to Lucius and begins to confide in him about things he hasn't even told the others. Linnea begins to doubt if she can ever be a real hero, and, according the Phil, she still has a long way to go. Ciel finds Brand, and manages to comfort him. She learns that truth is all Brand really wanted was for someone to believe he was good enough. Ciel calls Brand an idiot to avoid an emotional moment, and it becomes clear to them both that they've become best friends.


Trip 5: After the four return to Legacy City, Raine once again confronts Brand. Raine points out that the situation with Animus is exactly the type of thing that he warned him about. If Brand hadn't been toying with darkness then Ciel wouldn't have had to fight Animus on her own. This time Ciel defends Brand. All three eventually turn to Linnea and ask her opinion on the situation. Linnea doesn't like the tension, and just asks everyone to stop fighting. This obviously settles nothing, and a free for all argument between the four begins.

The argument ends with Linnea yelling for the first time, and telling everyone to stop acting like idiots. Linnea is surprised at herself, and runs away in tears.

The four decide to remain separate once more, and it becomes clear that rather than become closer a wedge seems to be pushing them further and further apart. Lucius summons the four for training the next day, but they are surprised to see that Linnea has not come that day. While training Ciel and Raine have one final confrontation. Raine continues to try to tell Ciel that "this is serious" when Ciel gets sick and tired of people constantly telling her what she already knows. Ciel throws and Keyblade on the ground, and yells that she came to Legacy City to escape her problems, not to make more.

Lucius observes that Ciel has become ill tempered and it may threaten their mission. Brand takes offense that Lucius would say that about her, and finally confronts Lucius about whether or not he and Lightning had really said that Brand was a potential threat because of his darkness. Lucius calmly states that this is true, and advises Brand to abandon his darkness before it further separates the four. Lucius even goes as far as to claim that all of the trouble that has been happening within the team is a direct result of Brand using darkness. Brand tries to argue, but realizes this is true and runs away as well. Raine stands alone, and finally sees that the team of key bearers is no longer a team.


Ciel and Linnea find each other in the city. Ciel finds Linnea in the Robinson Home, trying to board the Gummi Ship. Linnea left to try to return home, and continues to go on that the Keyblade must have made a mistake when it chose her and that she isn't good enough to be a hero. Mushu tries to keep Linnea from leaving, and turns to Ciel to convince her to stay. Ciel instead supports Linnea, and says that they should both leave on the Gummi Ship.

Brand begins to wander through the city when he encounters a Sacrifice. Brand fights off various Sacrifices through the city, but the guards mistake them for Heartless and believe Brand's darkness had finally invited them into Legacy City. Lightning summons Raine to help with the fight, and says that Brand summons a swarm of Heartless in the city. Raine tries to tell Brand to calm down, believing this is true, when he sees that Sacrifices are the ones who are actually causing the disturbance.

Raine, and Brand are forced to work together to fight off the Sacrifices. As they fight, they argue with each other about darkness and light and eventually Raine confesses that he doesn't want to lose Brand to darkness the same way he lost Seymour.

Ciel and Linnea pirate the Gummi Ship and travel to the Lanes Between. Ciel makes an unexpected turn, and takes Linnea to the ruins of a world destroyed by Heartless. Ciel reveals that Oswald pointed this world out to her, and it reminded her why the city needs them. Ciel admits that she was feeling doubtful as well, but that she can't afford to just run away. Linnea realizes that, if not for her, several of the worlds she'd been to would have been destroyed as well. Linnea thanks Ciel for helping her believe in herself. Ciel thanks Linnea for giving her what she really needed -- a break from all the stress of saving the world.

The four all gather together once more in the city, and each apologizes for the tension that they let spin out of control.

Behind the scenes Lucius, Lightning, and Oswald discuss the Sacrifice attack on the city. Lucius mentions that this isn't the first time the Sacrifices have attacked the four. Lucius explains his hypothesis that the Sacrifices are secretly guarding each world that the Heartless have invaded, and ensuring that none of these worlds are lost completely. Oswald points out that worlds without Bridges don't seem to have Sacrifices, because those worlds have faded away.
Lightning believes this must mean that the Sacrifices appearances must have something to do with Legacy City. Lucius mentions that this is what he told the four when they first asked him about the Sacrifices after they returned from Olympus.

Oswald is the one who finally comes out and suggests that perhaps the Sacrifices have become violent because of Brand, and that his darkness causes them to see him as an enemy.

Lucius allows them to come this conclusion, and does not reveal that he actually unleashed the Sacrifices on the four in order to test their strength. Once Lucius discovered that Animus had returned, he resolved that the four would be the ones to eliminate him.


Trip 6: The four return to Legacy City, and feel they've learned more about their enemy. Ciel decides that they need to make up for all the fighting from before by hanging out as much as they can this time. Lucius allows the four to enjoy their time in the city for the next few days, and states it's best for them. Lucius does not tell the four that only two more Bridge remain to be repaired. The four go into the city, and finally get to go to were Ciel had told them about during their first trip to Legacy City. It turns out that Ciel had wanted to go to the top of the Legacy City tower all along. The four all look out to the city, and realize just how big it is. Linnea suddenly asks if it'll always be this way. When the others are doubtful, Linnea gets up and makes everyone promise that they'll all come back to the top of the tower and look out to the city the next time they get the chance, and then she makes them promise that they'll always be a team and nothing will tear them apart. They all promise, and all realize that Legacy City is where they belong.


Trip 7: The four return from their final worlds, and expect Oswald to summon another set of Bridges for them. They are surprised when Lucius summons them to the tower instead. Linnea becomes embarrassed, and realizes she forgot about Lucius when making her promise about the tower. She playfully asks Lucius if he'd like to spend time with them on the tower when Lucius tells her now is not the time for games. Lucius reveals to the four that they have repaired as many Bridges as they must. The four are surprised, and try to explain that there are still plenty of worlds cut off from Legacy City.

Lucius tells the four that he is well aware, but that they cannot wait until all of the other Bridges are repaired. Lucius reveals to the four that The Horned King and Animus command an army that is too powerful for them to defeat. Their only hope is if the four come together, and summon Kingdom Hearts. The four are confused, and ask what Lucius is talking about. Lucius explains that Kingdom Hearts is the ultimate source of light, and that only it can destroy the darkness. Brand feels nervous when Lucius mentions this, but Raine tells him not to worry.

Lucius tells the four that they are officially Keyblade masters and are ready to summon Kingdom Hearts as well as know of its existence. The four al start asking questions, but before they can get an answer, they spot a mysterious figure standing atop another tower. Lucius tells them that they are out of time, and that they must summon Kingdom Hearts because soon there won't be a Legacy City to protect. What Lucius doesn't tell the four is that he unleashed an army of Sacrifices on Prydain and forced the Horned King to attack as well as made sure the Sacrifices lead him straight to Legacy City.

Just as the four are about to summon Kingdom Hearts, Lucius informs them that the process could be potentially fatal. Ciel yells at Lucius for waiting until the last minute to tell them that. The Heartless begin their invasion, and the four are forced to summon Kingdom Hearts by concentrating all of the energy of the Bridges into Lucius.

A burst of light appears, and Lucius disappears.

The four are all shocked as it settles in that Lucius didn't survive the summoning of Kingdom Hearts, but they don't have time to deal with the shock. The four are called to action, and help defend the city as the citizens of Legacy City are all brought on board the Gummi Ship for an emergency evacuation. It's quickly made clear that there isn't enough time or room for everyone to be brought onto the Gummi Ship as the Heartless attack.

Oswald asks why they can't just use the Bridges, when the four reveal the fate of the Bridges and Lucius. Wilbur tells the four that they're in luck, because they made some improvements on the Gummi Ship. The four ask if this means they made the ship larger. Wilbur tells them no, and makes them look at the sky. Various Gummi Ships lands in every single district of Legacy City, and Wilbur explains that Gus and the gremlins work quick when they have the right schematics and enough material. Wilbur hands the key bearers four Gummi Blocks, and explains that they also managed to make four portable mini-Gummi Ships that the four could use.

The citizens of Legacy City come together to defend their home one last time as they say goodbye. Only the four, Oswald, Matoya, the Smith Brothers, various Disney allies who helped during the fight, and the guard remain when everything is over. Lightning begins to board everyone onto one final Gummi Ship that would take them all to Oswald's world. Oswald says goodbye when the four decide to break it to him that's going with Lightning. The four explain that they all decided that Oswald's safety is most important, because only he can repair the Bridges.

Oswald tearfully says farewell to the four, and then makes his way over to Lucius' final resting place. Oswald mentions that now the garden has a painful memory for Oswald just like it did to Lucius, because it was the last place he saw Lucius. Raine notices that the Heartless are beginning to draw back, and believes that they can follow them through the Lanes Between. Brand is too furious to be calmed, and activates his Gummi Ship and pursues them. As Raine begins to follow, Linnea asks if Raine is going to say goodbye to Lucius first. Raine says that there'll be time for that when The Horned King and Animus paid for what they did. Ciel begins to yell at for Raine for caring more about revenge than Lucius, but decides he's right and that they need to deal with the Heartless.

Linnea alone stays behind, and says a few words. Linnea takes off her hat, and leaves it behind as a makeshift grave. It's then that Mushu realizes Linnea has moved on from childish things, and that she also no longer needs him. Mushu begins to walk away when Linnea ask where he's going. Mushu begins to reveal the truth that he isn't a dragon guardian when Linnea beats him to it. Linnea says that Raine had told a long time ago, and she had just been playing along. Mushu says goodbye to the now grown Linnea and promises that the next time she sees him he'll be a real dragon guardian.

Also, since this thread is also about deciding the look of the worlds, I noticed that the fountain in Legacy City has Sora's Keyblade inside of it.

That's a good easter egg, and it's exactly what an easter egg should. It's nice that some people understand what it means for something to be an easter egg.

It's a subtle reference or joke hidden somewhere in the game's level design or dialogue.

Sadly I have a suggestion that takes away this genius easter egg.


What it the Keyblade in the fountain in front of the tower was the Primal Keyblade?


When Lucius reveals his intentions, he is on top of the Legacy City tower. He summons his Keyblade, and the fountain shatters as the Primal Keyblade comes to him. Then Lucius jumps down from the tower, the towers shatters into a million pieces as this happens, and lunges at the four.


Epic weapon summon is epic!


Through the entire game your just walking back and forth past this fountain, and you have no idea this ultimate weapon is just sleeping inside of it waiting to be unleashed.


"Fountains. Can't trust 'em."


Maybe Sora's Keyblade could be hidden away somehwere else? Maybe the key to the chest that holds Oswald's journal could be shaped just like Sora's Keyblade.

LINNEA: Look a key! Now we can open the chest!

CIEL: Linnea.

Ciel summons her Keyblade.

CIEL: What part of key to everything don't you get?

LINNEA: Oh yeah.

And Oswald could have Mickey Mouse symbols hidden all over his room. Or maybe a hidden poster of Mickey Mouse with the Mickey's ears crossed out, and rabbit ears drawn on. And there could be writing on it that says, "This should be me!"

Maybe all of Oswald's secret reports tell the story of how he left home to leave the shadow of Mickey. Mostly just a light hearted funny side story you unlock by gathering the reports.

 

[king_mickey rule]

So how about that Lilo & Stitch world? Everyone okay with how it's written in that plot pyramid or not?

And btw, I was watching the walkthrough for the Lost Archive DLC (AC: R). And I saw this (skip to 9:20):

[video=youtube;HzH8CTAr_rs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzH8CTAr_rs[/video]

Seriously, I think that should be the color pattern for the inside of Lucius his tower + some black tones here and there. You can really feel the light y'know?

+ if my memory serves me correctly, DarkRiku made the tower look a bit dark from the outside. That would be some nice symbolism right there.

"No matter how dark things look, there's always light to be found inside". Nice little wink to the original series (I believe they say a sentence like that).

Oh sh-- Arkrend edited his post. Gonna read all of that now!

EDIT: Read it all, pretty much loved it all!

The Keyblade in the fountain being the Primal Keyblade? Genius! The conflict between the four main characters? Amazing! Linnea taking a Key that looks just like KK? Funny as hell!

The only things I might add are pure details (and more important to write the script anyway). Things such as:

Brand using Darkness for the very first time in the second paired world (and that bringing up some conflict between Brand and Ciel. I'd imagine Ciel would keep it a secret as long as Brand doesn't use Darkness anymore, which he will do again in OC).

Another thing I'd like to add is that Lucius should say repairing the Bridges was a test and that they showed what it takes to be real Keyblade Masters and therefore, can obtain more conidential information (being KH).

Anyway, all in all, I pretty much like it all!

 

[DarkRiku-12]

^ 19:20? There's only 19 minutes and 7 seconds in the video, lol XD

As for Arkrend's stuff, I read all of it, and I love it. Especially Part 5, that's my favorite.

And I have a small suggestion. When they fight Animus in the Sword in the Stone world, I think that should be when Animus reveals that he can wield a keyblade. I remember that apparently Animus has a case of amnesia due to being in the dark realm for so long (even going as far as forgetting how to wield a keyblade), and he's supposed to regain his memories as the game goes on. So I think that this would be a good time for him to reveal (well, actually remember) his true powers. Like, for the first part of the fight with Ciel, Linnea, and Raine; he'll do classic dark sorcerer stuff, like floating around, shooting dark firagas at you, etc. and then when Brand comes back from the Dark Realm, Animus will get visibly pissed that Brand managed to escape. Then something along the lines of this will happen:

*Animus is about to strike down the other three with a dark firaga when he gets struck by Brand *off screen*

Animus: What!? You!? How did you... how did you escape!?

Brand: Miss me, baldy?

Animus: You think you're so smart don't you, you little wretch!

Brand: Well I'm obviously smarter than you, considering that I escaped the little trap that you set up.

Animus: Ggggrrrr..... Just who do you think you are!? A MASTER!? NO! YOU'RE JUST A SNOT NOSED BRAT WHO THINKS HE CAN WIELD A KEYBLADE! Let me show you how it's done! *summons his keyblade in his anger*

*after that, everyone looks a bit surprised and the battle begins*


Also, that script was kind of off the top of my head, lol You guys can change that if you want.

 

[king_mickey rule]

^ 19:20? There's only 19 minutes and 7 seconds in the video, lol XD

As for Arkrend's stuff, I read all of it, and I love it. Especially Part 5, that's my favorite.

And I have a small suggestion. When they fight Animus in the Sword in the Stone world, I think that should be when Animus reveals that he can wield a keyblade. I remember that apparently Animus has a case of amnesia due to being in the dark realm for so long (even going as far as forgetting how to wield a keyblade), and he's supposed to regain his memories as the game goes on. So I think that this would be a good time for him to reveal (well, actually remember) his true powers. Like, for the first part of the fight with Ciel, Linnea, and Raine; he'll do classic dark sorcerer stuff, like floating around, shooting dark firagas at you, etc. and then when Brand comes back from the Dark Realm, Animus will get visibly pissed that Brand managed to escape. Then something along the lines of this will happen:

*Animus is about to strike down the other three with a dark firaga when he gets struck by Brand *off screen*

Animus: What!? You!? How did you... how did you escape!?

Brand: Miss me, baldy?

Animus: You think you're so smart don't you, you little wretch!

Brand: Well I'm obviously smarter than you, considering that I escaped the little trap that you set up.

Animus: Ggggrrrr..... Just who do you think you are!? A MASTER!? NO! YOU'RE JUST A SNOT NOSED BRAT WHO THINKS HE CAN WIELD A KEYBLADE! Let me show you how it's done! *summons his keyblade in his anger*

*after that, everyone looks a bit surprised and the battle begins*


Also, that script was kind of off the top of my head, lol You guys can change that if you want.

BOB SAGET! That should've been 9:20 haha lol. Thanks for pointing that out!

And I actually like that! I mean, you would think 'Oh god, Animus is already that strong, now he has a Keyblade as well?' and then you pown his ass with Brand.

It would make sense that Brand is able to defeat him, even though Animus already wielded a Keyblade, he hasn't used it for years so he'll have to get used to it again. Next time they meet, he'll be used to wielding a Keyblade again.

In short, I'm all for your idea man!

 

[DarkRiku-12]

Thank you! ^^

And I like that idea for the inside of Lucius' tower O.O Before when I imagined it, I thought if a lot of white marble with some black marble thrown in. Maybe we could combine both of those ideas?

 

[king_mickey rule]

Thank you! ^^

And I like that idea for the inside of Lucius' tower O.O Before when I imagined it, I thought if a lot of white marble with some black marble thrown in. Maybe we could combine both of those ideas?

Yes, entirely possible I think! Marble floor (possible black marble) and white marble mixed with the blue-ish material from the AC video). It should look good!

 

[inverse K-blade7]

Maybe I'm just forgetting something, but whats this massive failure in Olympus Arkrend kept referencing? Is it Animus beating them up or something?

 

[king_mickey rule]

Maybe I'm just forgetting something, but whats this massive failure in Olympus Arkrend kept referencing? Is it Animus beating them up or something?

Failing in working together as a team I'd imagine. Brand using Darkness, resulting in a conflict between the four, ultimately letting Animus escape once again. Shiz like that I think.

 

[Arkrend]

Maybe I'm just forgetting something, but whats this massive failure in Olympus Arkrend kept referencing? Is it Animus beating them up or something?

I was just being vague since we have yet to decide the exact events of Olympus, but we did decide it would be a world where the four are tested as a team and things go wrong. Mainly that this would be the world where Brand's darkness starts to become an issue that messes with the group dynamics.


The only things we have decided for Olympus are:

- Brand uses his darkness openly in front of the others, and this causes Raine to lose his cool for the first time. This causes tension among the four, and makes Olympus a difficult world for them

- Animus is heavily involved in the events of Olympus

- Hercules is not a true hero yet

 

[quiteMAD]

I have a question. Have we already done Princess and the Frog? And do we have Dr. Facilier doing what Hades does in the other games, manipulating a Final Fantasy character into attacking the protagonist? Because that was one of the ideas I was most looking forward to in this game.

 

[DarkRiku-12]

^ No we haven't and idk because we haven't done it yet, lol

So... if we pretty much have Lilo & Stitch down, what's the next world on the list? It'd be the next LC trip, wouldn't it?

 

[quiteMAD]

^ No we haven't and idk because we haven't done it yet, lol

Ok just checking. There's few parts of this game's story that I'm remotely adamant about, and this is one of them lol.

 

[king_mickey rule]

So... if we pretty much have Lilo & Stitch down, what's the next world on the list? It'd be the next LC trip, wouldn't it?

Yup. So Linnea, Raine and Mushu have become a closer team while Ciel and Brand have a fight. I'd imagine Ciel not telling the others about Brand's Darkness though.

 

[Arkrend]

Since now we have a better idea of what happens in during each LC trip, I thought now would be a good time to catch up on the other LC trips since we're a little behind with it.

Spoiler Show

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.

 

[king_mickey rule]

Since now we have a better idea of what happens in during each LC trip, I thought now would be a good time to catch up on the other LC trips since we're a little behind with it.

Spoiler Show

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.

Everything's fine but I've gotta ask, didn't we decide against the idea of Brand having his first experience with Darkness when fighting Supai? I can remember people saying that was a bit too early for him to actually experience/use Darkness himself.

I've noticed that you keep mentioning that so I'm guessing there's a misunderstanding here.

Also, Raine getting down on one knee for Lucius seems a bit overkill no?

 

[inverse K-blade7]

Yeah, as far as I remember, Brand doesnt actually do any darkness stuff in KotS. But he could still feel uncomfortable for not seeing why darkness is so bad.

 

[Arkrend]

Everything's fine but I've gotta ask, didn't we decide against the idea of Brand having his first experience with Darkness when fighting Supai? I can remember people saying that was a bit too early for him to actually experience/use Darkness himself.

I've noticed that you keep mentioning that so I'm guessing there's a misunderstanding here.

Also, Raine getting down on one knee for Lucius seems a bit overkill no?

It doesn't really matter what gesture Raine makes. It won't matter until we're actually making the scene in the engine. I just imagine that Raine would bow or do something to show some sign of respect to Lucius when he's apologizing for repeatedly prying into Lucius' past.

As for Brand using darkness, It would be the same as Terra did during the Mark of Mastery. I wouldn't say it's too soon just for Brand to realize he has the potential to use darkness. Terra realized this at the very start of Birth By Sleep.

Look at the Robin Hood script scene that DarkRiku voiced for his Animus audition. Brand explains to Ciel that he used darkness during the tournament, and Ciel went off on him about how he isn't supposed to be doing that. It's implied Brand briefly used darkness before, but doesn't actually know how to control it.

Terra gained true access to darkness in Radiant Garden. Brand would gain access during Olympus, and he finally becomes a true darkness user at the end of the Sword in the Stone world.

So Olympus would be when he could use spells that use the power of darkness, and I imagine that after the Sword in the Stone world, Brand's Keyblade would now be its "dark" version.

Remember how every Keyblade is supposed to have a dark counterpart? Mickey went all the way to the Realm of Darkness to find Kingdom Key D, because he needed a Keyblade from the Realm of Darkness. I always figured that the ending of Brand's trip to the Realm of Darkness would be Brand acquiring the "dark" version of his Keyblade and leaving behind his "light" one.

Also here's the original outline for Kingdom of the Sun.

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- Brand and Ciel arrive in Yzma's lab. They accidentally cause the potions to be mixed up, and Kronk grabs the transformation potion by mistake. Brand and Ciel leave without understanding what they've done.

- Brand and Ciel head into the city, and notice that the guards are rushing past them. They encounter Pacha, and discover that there is going to be an important announcement.

- Brand and Ciel witness Yzma explaining that Kuzco has died, and she will be taking over.

- Brand and Ciel ask Yzma what she knows about the darkness in the kingdom. Yzma pretends to know nothing, and ignores them. Brand and Ciel walk off, but Ciel changes her mind and tires to ask Yzma again. They overhear Yzma explaining how she tried to have Kuzco killed, but Kronk ruined it. She explains that if Kuzco returns before nightfall she won't be able to summon Supai, and her plan will be ruined. Brand and Ciel head off to find Kuzco despite Brand's protests that they should stay and stop Yzma while they have the chance.

- Brand and Ciel see Pacha surrounded by Heartless.

- After the Heartless are gone, Kuzco wakes up and realizes he's no longer human. Kuzco runs off.

- Brand, and Ciel find Kuzco surrounded by panther Heartless. Brand accidentally drags everyone into the river.

- Kuzco finally agrees to follow Brand, Ciel, and Pacha. Brand, and Ciel explain Yzma's plan to Pacha and Kuzco, but Kuzco doesn't pay attention. Pacha is skeptical, but agrees that Kuzco needs to be brought back to his throne.

- Kuzco decides he would rather take a nap then continue to walk back to the city. Brand and Ciel try to explain that they don't have a lot of time, but Kuzco refuses to listen. Kuzco orders Pacha to carry him on his back which upsets Pacha. Pacha decides that there isn't enough proof that bringing Kuzco back will stop anything, and goes back to his village. Ciel drags Kuzco by his ear until he starts movign again so they can get Pacha back.

- Kuzco refuses to go any further once Brand and Ciel get close to Pacha's village. Brand and Ciel decide this is okay since they can see Pacha from where they are. Brand, and Ciel run up to Pacha, and try to convince him to return with them when they hear a rumbling from the ground. The three look up to see a massive panther Heartless looming overheard, and blocking out the sun. They hid as they watch Yzma walk in front of the Heartless, and realize she is looking for Kuzco along with her army of Heartless. Pacha is now convinced that Yzma is behind everything, and goes with Brand and Ciel.

- Kuzco once again complains that he is tried, and demands that Pacha carry him. Brand and Ciel are nervous when they hear this, because they are afraid Pacha will want to leave again. Instead, Pacha picks up Kuzco, and carries him on his back. Pacha explains that, even if Kuzco is unbearable, he is stuck him and he needs to learn to work with him.

- As they go deeper in the jungle, they arrive at a "fork in the road". Brand and Ciel both argue about which route they should take. Kuzco notices that the two have a tendency to bicker. Pacha breaks up the argument, and decides that they'll just keep going straight rather the go left or right. This of course means they need to wander through the trees.

- The group finally reaches a clearing, and can see the city again. They also notice that the cloud of darkness has grown significantly, and that this means Yzma's plan has not halted. Kuzco begins to become paranoid, and openly asks whether or not Yzma is really behind the Heartless attack. Brand, and Ciel ignore Kuzco's suspicions, and notice there are other signs of Yzma's plan moving forward. They also see that the sun is beginning to set, and that they have even less time than they thought. As they begin to make a rush for it, Brand notices a shadow Heartless standing behind. Brand is at first confused why the Heartless does not attack him. Brand then notices that he feels oddly comfortable with a source of darkness being so close by. Ciel strikes down the Heartless, and knocks Brand out of his trance. Ciel questions what Brand was doing, but he continually tells her it was nothing. The player can see a group of shadow Heartless watching Brand from a distance. A Corridor of Darkness then opens up, and the Heartless shift their attention to the Corridor.*

- Pacha decides to scout ahead, and leave Brand and Ciel alone with Kuzco. Kuzco takes advantage of the situation, and turns Brand and Ciel against each other so he can slip away to meet Yzma. Pacha returns to find Brand and Ciel arguing, and realizes Kuzco escaped. The three quickly get together to try to come up with a plan to find Kuzco before Yzma does.

- The three arrive in the city, and see that Yzma's plan is nearly complete and that the Heartless have taken over. Brand and Ciel tells Pacha that they know a secret entrance to Yzma's lab that they can use.

- They find Kuzco chained up inside of Yzma's lab. Kuzco finally realizes that Yzma and Kronk really were trying to get rid of him. Eventually Kuzco realizes that his real friends are Pacha, Brand, and Ciel. They let Kuzco down, but they realize that it's too late to have the guard arrest Yzma if she already controls the city with Heartless.

- They confront Yzma in her lab, and see that Supai is nearly summoned. Yzma is in mid conversation with an unseen person. She complains about them not being there in person, but understands they are busy "retrieving something". Yzma explains that she's sending over her "half of the deal" since she no longer needs it. Yzma notices that the key bearers have arrived. She looks at Brand, and asks if he's "the new servant" she's heard so much about. Yzma releases Supai**

- Brand and Ciel wear down Supai, but it still stands. Ciel prepares to deliver a final blow when she notices Brand is being targeted by a group of Heartless. Yzma explains that the Heartless seek out hearts with the greatest darkness within them. Ciel turns to save Brand, but cannot move quickly enough. Brand ends up saving himself by using a Dark Firaga***. Ciel is shocked that Brand used darkness, but she realizes they need to focus on stopping Supai. Ciel and Brand both strike Supai at once, and stop Yzma from plunging the world into darkness. Ciel, and Brand's Keyblades activate and they repair the Bridge to Legacy City. Kronk picks up the transformed Yzma, and promises to teach her to be a good kitty. Brand and Ciel say their goodbyes to Pacha and Kuzco after turning Kuzco into a human again. Kuzco notices that his crown is missing, but decides it's not worth worrying over. Ciel rushes Brand back through the door the Legacy City and says that they have a lot to talk about****



* = Animus was watching Brand, and noticed he had a large amount of darkness in his heart. He turned his attention away from Brand, and withdrew his Heartless to focus on the events going on in Wunderland.

** = It's implied that Animus is currently busy attempting to obtain the Vorpal Sword, and could not meet Yzma in person to acquire the crown. It's also implied that Animus mentioned that Brand has a great deal of darkness in his heart, and could make for a powerful minion if Yzma could turn him into a Heartless. Yzma sends the crown to the Horned King as she turns her attention to the key bearers.

*** = The part where Brand uses Dark Firaga was cut, but Brand was supposed to realize he has potential for darkness when they confront Yzma. Brand would find out that the reason why the Heartless have been drawn to him is because of his latent darkness. So Brand should at least be considering using darkness, or mention to Ciel that he should maybe give it a try.

**** = Ciel would still be shocked that Brand used darkness, and plans on having a serious discussion with him back in Legacy City where she can yell at him in private.

I think the main point is that Brand shows in interest in darkness, and the others don't approve of this. By the time he's in Robin Hood's world he'll use darkness at least once during the tournament similar to how Terra used darkness during the Mark of Mastery.

 

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Sooo what's next to discuss here? Does the Legacy City part need more discussion or are we ready to move on?