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First of all, Spoilers!
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Shall we talk about Kairi in a different perspective? Everything I've heard about her has been about how disappointing she was, how we all expected more from her and how she should have mattered more than she did.
But what I want to discuss is this:
Why do you think Kairi died at the end of KH3, even though every time she appeared in the game was to give us hope that she would participate more this time around?
I say this because, within the narrative of the game (and also in past ads), it was clear to me that Nomura wanted to surprise us:
During the game, Kairi talks about being helpful, about fighting alongside Sora, about being present at important moments, and about being STRONG. And then, at the end of the game she dies in the most pathetic way she could. Her death is cold, quick and painful.
And to think that this expectation breach was the result of mere bad writing seems, to me, too innocent for a series that has showed us more and more the will to remain relevant and with longevity.
My bet is that Kairi will be a much more important character in this new coming saga.
And I think that's much more positive than the scenario we were imagining before the game's release.
Like... it is no surprise to anyone that during the whole series, Kairi was not helpful and did not appear much, although its importance was mentioned all the time.
Instead of getting everything sorted out quickly, which would be turning her character into something else in KH3, Nomura (probably) decided to start a new saga / new storyline about her death and resurrection.
Rather than repairing the mistake that was this character in a single game, I think the next games will begin to give more screen time to Kairi gradually, delivering more and more a deuteragonist role to her. That aspect, yes, I think it was positive: it would be weird to give Kairi so much importance and screen time suddenly, and I think the decision to kill her was the important boost her character needed to start getting around more in the main storyline, specially after Sora gave in his own life to make her live again.
Well, that's how I see her character now after KH3 came out and I played it. I think I understand what Nomura is trying to do with her.
Do you agree with me? Do you think Kairi will stay out of the story like always, or will she become a more prominent character in the future?
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Shall we talk about Kairi in a different perspective? Everything I've heard about her has been about how disappointing she was, how we all expected more from her and how she should have mattered more than she did.
But what I want to discuss is this:
Why do you think Kairi died at the end of KH3, even though every time she appeared in the game was to give us hope that she would participate more this time around?
I say this because, within the narrative of the game (and also in past ads), it was clear to me that Nomura wanted to surprise us:
During the game, Kairi talks about being helpful, about fighting alongside Sora, about being present at important moments, and about being STRONG. And then, at the end of the game she dies in the most pathetic way she could. Her death is cold, quick and painful.
And to think that this expectation breach was the result of mere bad writing seems, to me, too innocent for a series that has showed us more and more the will to remain relevant and with longevity.
My bet is that Kairi will be a much more important character in this new coming saga.
And I think that's much more positive than the scenario we were imagining before the game's release.
Like... it is no surprise to anyone that during the whole series, Kairi was not helpful and did not appear much, although its importance was mentioned all the time.
Instead of getting everything sorted out quickly, which would be turning her character into something else in KH3, Nomura (probably) decided to start a new saga / new storyline about her death and resurrection.
Rather than repairing the mistake that was this character in a single game, I think the next games will begin to give more screen time to Kairi gradually, delivering more and more a deuteragonist role to her. That aspect, yes, I think it was positive: it would be weird to give Kairi so much importance and screen time suddenly, and I think the decision to kill her was the important boost her character needed to start getting around more in the main storyline, specially after Sora gave in his own life to make her live again.
Well, that's how I see her character now after KH3 came out and I played it. I think I understand what Nomura is trying to do with her.
Do you agree with me? Do you think Kairi will stay out of the story like always, or will she become a more prominent character in the future?