Kingdom Hearts 3: Potential Playable Characters

*Spoiler Warning*

(I will be letting loose some of the plot and storyline from Dream Drop Distance so if you do not want the ending or any part of it ruined for you please do not read)

I am a massive fan of Kingdom Hearts. When the game was first announced I was like many people and felt that this was a joke. A Final Fantasy style of game with Disney characters? You have to admit that does sound a bit iffy from an initial perspective. But like everyone else that picked up the games I just fell in love with them. The story, the characters, the worlds and quite frankly the idea.

Today I make this Blog to talk about who I think we could potentially see as playable characters in the forthcoming and potential end to the Kingdom Hearts series, Kingdom Hearts 3. Lets get this party started!

Character #1: Sora

Now Kingdom Hearts wouldn't even be Kingdom Hearts without Sora. He is the main character that started it all back in Kingdom Hearts 1 and it is pretty much set in stone that we can see him again in the next game. However I hope this time around Sora's character starts to get a little bit more serious. In the Dream Drop Distance he was much more like a damsel in distress rather than an epic hero when it came to the end of the story. So if anything he needs to spend the game re-cooperating and turning into the hero we want him to be. Can we expect any new moves and techniques? I damn well hope so! In the most recent game we saw that Sora had more power over the power of Light, if he can develop his powers with some training then we can see some epic and damn right devastating attacks coming from this spiky haired hero.

Character #2: Riku

If Sora is the character that has the power of both Friendship and Light by his side, then Riku is his polar opposite. Still utilizing on the power of his friends Riku is going to be a formidable force in the next game. His character has progressed really far through the series and I have enjoyed seeing him utilize his powers of the Darkness to defeat his foes, showing that both Light & Dark can be used for justice. Now as of Dream Drop Distance, Riku is the Keyblade Master and now has a lot of new expectations. We could expect new moves, new Darkness powers and potentially a new haircut. Like Sora i just hope there is room in the game for his character to develop further and maybe going through a similar deal as Terra from Birth By Sleep where he contradicts himself as to where he stands in the battle against Light & Dark.

Character #3: Kairi

Okay now here we get to see the badass side of Kairi. In Kingdom Hearts 2 we saw that she could wield a Keyblade, that in itself was awesome and unexpected. Then out of nowhere at the Ending of Birth By Sleep it was shown that Kairi is one of the Guardians of pure light. Now the interesting thing will be what kind of character Kairi will be. I'm expecting her to be a Summoner character like Yuna out of Final Fantasy X. I can picture her having a relatively short range keyblade but have exceptional skills when it comes to using summons. It would also give a reason to bring back Stitch, Mushu, Bambi, Tinkerbell & Genie as Summons plus possibly adding into the mix either more Disney characters as summons or even bring in Final Fantasy summons. Now i would love to see Kairi summoning Bahamut and casting Mega Flare on a boss.

Character #4: Ventus

Ven is an interesting story. So at the end of Birth By Sleep he had successfully destroyed his Darkness counterpart Venitus and the X-Blade. However he was trapped in a weird world, kind of like the world Sora was trapped in when it came to Dream Drop Distance. We last saw Ven with a smile on his face but he was in Castle Oblivion with a lifeless body. His introduction into the game could be where Sora has to revisit Castle Oblivion to save Ven and as he goes through the Castle he explores and gets understand more of Ven's past and his memories. Regardless of how he comes into play in the next game, Ven will be a great additional to the playable roster.

Character #5: Terra

As it would be a good idea to have Sora save Ven, it would also be a great idea to have Riku save Terra. The reason why is because they are very much alike. All they want to do is save and protect their friends and will go to any lengths to become stronger. They both had a similar experience where the darkness became them, Terra was the vessel for Xehanort and Riku was effectively the Vessel for Ansem. Putting aside how he should be added into the roster, Terra would be good to have as a heavy hitter Keyblade wielder. Mostly using brutal, in your face attacks to get the job done. Could possibly see him use some darkness powers to his advantage but I'm not sure if that's a good idea since Riku is firmly set as the real Master over the power of Darkness.

Character #6: Aqua

Aqua is going to be an interesting story when it comes to Kingdom Hearts 3. We last saw her trapped in the realm of Darkness at the end of Birth By Sleep talking to a mysterious man in a black coat (who I think judging by the moustache is Ansem the Wise). Now she could be saved by Kairi and this is why it would work well. Aqua & Kairi are the conscience of their friends. Kairi is always telling Sora & Riku to get along and to fight with each other whilst Aqua is more of the mother figure for Terra & Ven, making sure that they are out of trouble and not causing mischief. By having Kairi saving Aqua you get to have a unique moment where aqua can truly feel Kairi's love for her friends and vise versa. Aqua will be a dominant magic user in the game and would probably have some of the more beautiful attacks out of the other characters on this list.

Character #7: King Mickey

Ah yes the first Disney character we could see ourselves playing as in the next game, the one, the only, the King: Mickey Mouse. His first real appearance in the series was with Kingdom Hearts 2 where we saw a much deeper side of Mickey and see how passionate he is about keeping the piece between worlds. My favourite part is when he thinks Goofy is dead and goes all serious mode (now that's epic Mickey). As for his fighting style we can see a lot of fast pace jumping around attacks as well as magic that will mostly consist of probably status effects and positioning spells that help mickey move around easier and faster. We can definitely expect this mouse to make a serious step on the series.

Character #8: Donald Duck

We can expect Donald to have a roll somewhere in the game whether its back to being Sora's magic wielding ally or even being his own character this time around. It would be an interesting twist to suddenly play as Donald. Weak attacks but complete dominant magical prowess. Aqua is good with magic but for donal his magic attacks would be huge! Possibly using new magic spells such as Meteo, Flare, Ultima and of course the elemental Ja spells (Curaja, Firaja, Blizzaja & Thundaja). It would be awesome to have Donal as a playable character but even if he came back as a sidekick character it would still be well received.

Character #9: Goofy

Similar to Donald Duck, we can expect Goofy to make an appearance one way or another in the game. Of course having Goofy as the shield wielding, heavy hitter would be awesome but just think of the possibilities of Goofy as a playable character. He would be the king of combo's, taking on opponents one by one in one big combo stretch and then ending the combo with either a massive uppercut or a debilitation charge attack. This would make him unique and fantastic to play as however I think it is more likely that we will see Goofy as a sidekick this time around.

Character #10: Lea/Axel

Okay who doesn't love Axel? Over the course of the games from Chain of Memories up till now he has had one huge road of character progression, ranging from the cocky evil character in Organisation XII to now becoming a promising ally to the team of heroes. At the end of Dream Drop Distance we saw Lea saying that he wanted to become a keyblade master but still hasn't managed to wield a keyblade. That is until he puts his hand out in front of him and BAM! Now he is a keyblade wielder. This is the reason why he is placed on this list, not just was the appearance of his keyblade unpredictable but the character itself is also unpredictable. Axel could end up being a channelling character, using either his melee attacks or magic attacks with so much more force than anyone else, kind of like how he used that explosive attack during Kingdom Hearts 2 on the Nobodies. It would be unlikely but damn would it be awesome to see Lea as a playable character when it comes to the fight against his friend Saix/Isa.

There you go people, the characters I could see as playable character in Kingdom Hearts 3. If you have your own opinions on these characters or anyone else I haven't touched on then please leave a comment.

Until next time guys this is That Guy With The Trilby.............Signing Off.