Developer: Square-Enix Publisher: Square-Enix System: Playstation Portable Genre: Roleplaying Number of Players: 1 Disks: Unknown ESRB Rating: Unknown Our Rating: N/A Directed By: Tetsuya Nomura & Tomohiro Hasegawa
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Prologue
The legendary Keyblade is said to hold
phenomenal power.
Some legends say that long ago, its wielder saved the world,
while some say that he brought chaos and ruin upon it.
(Ansem Report 8)
The trailer shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 has
got everyone on their toes for the first of three new
Kingdom Hearts games, here we have Kingdom Hearts Birth
by Sleep for the Playstation Portable which is
a prequel to KH1. Here is the trailer summary:
The beginning of the trailer shows scenes from the ending
of Kingdom Hearts 1 followed by text that reads "Deep
Past" and "Shut-Eyes gives birth to the concealed
fate".
Next we see two young males (who were in the secret ending
of Kingdom Hearts 2) in a place resembling Hollow Bastion.
The first young male can only be described as a Roxas look-a-like.
He's talking to the other boy who sports black hair (we
believe he's called Terra) and says "Ven.".
Many scenes flash on the screen before stopping on a bald
old man with goatee known as "Master Xehanort",
he calls the black haired male "Terra".
A Keyblade appears in Terra's hands.
The scene cuts and we're shown two worlds, Olympus Coliseum
is back (how can you have a Kingdom Hearts game without
tournaments?) Followed by a world that can only be described
as "Sleeping Beauty" which makes sense
as Maleficent has been the villain (and co-villain) for
the past games.
Next we see Terra (the black haired young male) engaging
combat against the darkly dressed male warrior who
we saw in KH2's secret ending video that Master Xehanort
created. Terra manages to force the helmet off his dark
opponent but we're unable to see his face.
King Mickey is shown summoning a Keyblade that is
a cross between sword and wand, he is wearing different
clothes from usual so we know that Birth By Sleep is a prequel
to KH1. The scene cuts quickly to Terra on a beach observing
two kids, the two figures become clearer, it's Sora and
Riku playing. The trailer ends with these words from
Terra: "Please don't depend on me, just erase me...friend."
Rumours
One Line Rumours
Dark warrior (helmet unknown) is Terra's brother. ~Jetzudan
Master Xehanort posesses Terra and creates KH2 Xehanort.
~KabbageLynn
Terra is Xehanort's apprentice/disciple ~Xagzan
Mickey Theory
You will be able to play as Mickey and travel through time
as him, which is the only possibility that Mickey can talk
to Sora in a prequel (as seen in the scan from yesterday
of Traverse Town). Also in the trailer summary it said that
Terra was looking at Sora on the beach, which could be the
moment that he chose Sora as the new keyblade bearer. ~
kingsora
Name Analysis
In the Famitsu Trailer overall summary, it says "It
seems the above three are full story on the new projects.
At the end of the trailers, we see "Hidden" "Days
are" "Born from sleep", words which embody
the three trailers. Then we see "The story leads on
to an approaching time." which puts us in the mind
of the three titles being linked to the next game."
"Hidden" meaning the lost memory in Coded - "Days
are" signifying 358/2 Days - "Born from sleep"
referring ro Birth by Sleep.
"Hidden Days are Born by Sleep" - This phrase
is probably highly significant for a future title that ties
everything together from the three games (Kingdom Hearts
3?). ~ Quoted from KHU Forums, written by The Graceful Assassin
Terra and Xehanort Theory
Master Xehanort will takeover Terra--the resemblance between
Xehanort (young) and Terra is just too much. After the takeover
some part of Terra may remain. This is the part you face
in Kingdom Hearts 2 and is possibly why he asks his friends
to forget about him because he is no longer a whole person.
~Chill
Xehanort Theory
Xehanort didn't do his job as a Keyblade Wielder, he was
evil and it was up to Terra, Ven and Aqua to stop him in
his tracks. They win the battle which makes Xehanort disappear.
Perhaps when he disappeared he fell into a deep sleep and
he wakes up, or is reborn (Birth by Sleep) during Kingdom
Hearts (or Kingdom Hearts 2). Ansem stumbles apon Xehanort,
but he can't remember anything but his name. At some point
Xehanort transforms into a Heartless and Nobody (Xemnes)
and Sora vanquishes him which puts him back in a deep sleep
and he is reborn (again) after Kingdom Hearts 2 but this
time he has retained his memories. This is a good theory
because Nomura said a big part of the new series is Xehanorts
memories. ~Igloo9
If the creators of these theories would like a word about
this page then please contact me at khextreme_staff(@)hotmail.co.uk
(remove the brackets from the "@" sign)
Since Deep is away, I decided to take it upon myself and post some news that I'm sure fans of the upcoming sequal to Kingdom Hearts won't want to miss!
There has been recent sighting of a new Kingdom Hearts II trailer that can be found on the official website.
The latest trailer (2:30) shows footage of the new summon, Stitch (Lilo & Stitch), some footage of the just announced Tron and Lion King worlds, the new costume for Mickey and Yuna and Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2 and some new Unknowns.
Well, this comes as a surprise to me. But it looks like the futuristic Tron world from the 80s has made its way into the upcoming Square title, Kingdom Hearts 2.
Here's the scan thanks to Jeux-France.
So it looks like the last post about Tron was true and Yuffie and Cid aim to rebuild Hollow Bastion.
And the new forums have opened, we're still merged with FFSynthesis, so the forum is on their server and Greg (Synthesis) installed it all, so no credit to me at all. xD I'm just helping to maintain the forum. Click here to view the new forums. Some new features like an RPG and Arcade may be coming soon.
According to this Japanese blog - http://uver.blog16.fc2.com - there will be a Tron world which is based on the 80s Movie, Tron. Here is the Translation thanks to narugami_kun of Game FAQs:
Somehow it seems that another new world area has been revealed! (Thanks to our information provider, Odeko-san)
In KH2, a electronic world overflowing with mysteries appears! Sora and the others, clad in electronic-style clothes, and Commandant Saak (Commander Sark) join in an unfolding battle.
Yuffie and Cid aim to rebuild Hollow Bastion Town."
According to the topic at Game FAQs, some members believe that the scan where we saw Leon/Squall standing by a computer is actually something to do with Tron and not Balamb Garden. For more information, go to Game FAQs.
But remember, this information could actually be false, it hasn't been confirmed by S-E.
Credits: AhruonDethwolf from Game FAQs (for making the topic on Game FAQs and posting the link to the Blog), narugami_kun from Game FAQs (for translation), Game FAQs, the Japanese Blog.
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Kingdom Hearts 2 ~ New KH2 Trailer
