the kh3 chess pieces names. (i cracked the code)

[Somnus cealum]

i know some people is confused by some of the chess pieces in kh3 like who were they representing. i can tell you the names



I.sora II.riku III.kairi IV.mickey V.terra VI.aqua VII.ventus




I.xehanort II.ansem III.xemnas IV.xigbar V.saix VI.young xehanort VII.marluxia VIII.vanitas IX.larxene X.demyx XI.vexan XII.luxord XIII.riku replica

 

[DanChaos1]

It makes sense that the last piece is Riku Replica because his identity was based off of Riku when he was being influence by darkness, namely Maleficent, with the design of the piece being reminiscent of Maleficent's dragon features. "X" could also be a seashell, which is what Xion left behind when she disappeared, and "XI" bears more resemblance to the guard of Master Xehanort's Keyblade (which Terra-Xehanort wields) than it does Vexen's shield.



It's obvious Nomura wanted to keep the identity of some of the Seekers of Darkness a secret from eagle-eyed fans deciphering the opening cinematic and subsequent chess scenes between Eraqus and Xehanort, leading him to design vague and symbolic pieces that might fit a couple characters. Story-wise, it could be the uncertainty of future events, meaning not everything is predictable to Master Xehanort.

 

[Somnus cealum]

It makes sense that the last piece is Riku Replica because his identity was based off of Riku when he was being influence by darkness, namely Maleficent, with the design of the piece being reminiscent of Maleficent's dragon features. "X" could also be a seashell, which is what Xion left behind when she disappeared, and "XI" bears more resemblance to the guard of Master Xehanort's Keyblade (which Terra-Xehanort wields) than it does Vexen's shield.

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It's obvious Nomura wanted to keep the identity of some of the Seekers of Darkness a secret from eagle-eyed fans deciphering the opening cinematic and subsequent chess scenes between Eraqus and Xehanort, leading him to design vague and symbolic pieces that might fit a couple characters. Story-wise, it could be the uncertainty of future events, meaning not everything is predictable to Master Xehanort.

i guess that could be riku replica but the others no cus in the real chess set were getting has terranorts peice and xions peice as exrtas.

 

[Sign]

I've been of the opinion that X is Xion's piece since it bears more resemblance to her final form helmet than anything belonging to Demyx. Since Demyx contributed absolutely nothing to the Seekers, it made sense that he'd be the one not represented.

 

[Somnus cealum]

I've been of the opinion that X is Xion's piece since it bears more resemblance to her final form helmet than anything belonging to Demyx. Since Demyx contributed absolutely nothing to the Seekers, it made sense that he'd be the one not represented.

xion has her piece and its a weird crown. not that one

 

[Sign]

xion has her piece and its a weird crown. not that one

Huh, was it shown in the prototype for the real thing they're selling or something?

 

[Somnus cealum]

Huh, was it shown in the prototype for the real thing they're selling or something?

yes

 

[Face My Fears]

THANK YOU! I have been trying to get proper images of the pieces for so long! It's interesting that some of the designs are similar to designs we've seen in Twilight Town.

 

[Dandelion]

yes

Could you, like, show a picture or something?

 

[AdrianXXII]

Could you, like, show a picture or something?

I think they're referencing this. In the screenshot for the chess pieces in production you can kind of make out a piece that looks like Xion's crown.

 

[Face My Fears]

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I think they're referencing this. In the screenshot for the chess pieces in production you can kind of make out a piece that looks like Xion's crown.

I guess Roxas/Axel/Xion are the extra pieces for the chess board.

 

[Sign]

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I think they're referencing this. In the screenshot for the chess pieces in production you can kind of make out a piece that looks like Xion's crown.

Huh, completely forgot about those. Nice to get confirmation at least.

Thanks to you and Antifa for the follow up, the rest of y'all were completely unhelpful