why dose sora have big shoes?

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  1. sora is taken by princess Moogle Assistant

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    i never got why his shoes r so big any 1 want to fill me in
     
  2. Krowley Moderator

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    My guess, is to coincide with the "Disney" Theme.
    Also this probably goes under Discussion rather than Chain of Memories.
     
  3. Mish smiley day!

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    You know what they say about guys with big shoes...

    His appearance is loosely based on Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse has big shoes, so Sora has big shoes.
     
  4. Excasr The Forgotten XIII

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    Well, my guess is that this was to Sora looks a little as Mickey. I always wondered that and my best friend also said that it was because of Mickey Mouse.
     
  5. Ŧiмє Яǽрεѓ King's Apprentice

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    He is a Hobbit.

    Seriously though, the shoes (and his whole outfit) are based on Mickey Mouse's original design.

    I'm more interested in how huge his HANDS are. In the KH2 scene where he hugs Kairi, his hands literally cover her entire back. ONE OF HIS HANDS IS HALF THE SIZE OF KAIRI.
     
  6. Krowley Moderator

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    So are Mickey's :P
     
  7. Meilin Lee RPG (Red Panda Girl)

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    regular sized shoes are overrated. Real men wear huge shoes :p

    But seriously, I think it was to make his appearance close to Mickey
     
  8. Saxima [screams geometrically]

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    It isn't because a bit of his design was based off of Mickey Mouse, Sora's shoes are big because Tetsuya Nomura drew that out as a tribute to the Disney character.
     
  9. Cloudrunner62 Twilight Town Denizen

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    Gotta go with this. The main character of a Final Fantasy and Disney crossover should have aspects of both styles. Sora is the result of that fusion, Riku as well and even Kairi in KH1.
     
  10. Kaidron Blaze Kingdom Keeper

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    The first game Kingdom Hearts was originally meant to be about Micky it was kinda last minuet that Sora came into exsistance, and thus Sora retained many of Mickeys attributes such as the red clothing which links to Mickeys traidmark red outfit and the large yellow shoes with are Mickeys as well
     
  11. Saxima [screams geometrically]

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    Sora wasn't a last minute thing.

    Originally, Squeenix wanted Mickey to be the main protagonist, and then Disney wanted Donald Duck to be the main protagonist, but the role was eventually set to Sora because Nomura wanted a human protagonist.

    Also, one thing I should have added: the merging of Sora's design with elements from Square's proposal is referenced by his original costume, which shares many elements with Mickey's.
     
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    I agree here. He was loosely based on a combination of Mickey Mouse and Sion from The Bouncer, another PS2 game that Nomura had recently finished by the time he was working on Kingdom Hearts. For reference:
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  13. nickoboyzx Gummi Ship Junkie

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    i got no idea why sora have gigantic
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    maybe just nomura making the game like this
    or maybe the fairy magic though
     
  14. jafar custom title

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    His clothing design was meant to echo Mickey's. Mickey has red shorts, Sora has red shorts. Mickey has big yellow shoes, Sora has big yellow shoes.
     
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    His father is Ronald McDonald
     
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    It's just a game. There is no limit to what you can do in a game.
     
  17. The Graceful Assassin It's Just Like Christmas Morning

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    *Made in Japan.

    Nah I'm just kidding. I think his design is supposed to based of Mickey Mouse, little odd IMO.
     
  18. Willis Traverse Town Homebody

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    What Larry Apple posted.

    I remember back in the pre kh2 days I randomly came across a youtube video called the first Sora or something like that. It showed gameplay from that game Apple mentioned. I had never seen or heard of the game before. Needless to say, my mind was blown.
     
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    He is basically a mix of Japanese anime and Disney classic design. Or he just has really large feet from his father's side, Big Foot was hiding somewhere. Destiny Islands seems about right.
     
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    Where do you think he keeps all of those potions?