Just in case people were worried about another remaster after 2.8 is released.
~Nintendo High School: Principal's Office~ "So, where did you say you were from again?" Al Mualim asked King and Queen Butterfly. "Far away," Queen Butterfly answered, not wanting to reveal that she and her family were from another dimension called Mewni. "Yes, so far from here that I don't think you might've heard about it," King Butterfly added. The light in the office then started flickering, which Al Mualim and King and Queen Butterfly noticed was a result of Star Butterfly switching the light switch on and off continuously, as so: "And you said Earth magic wasn't as good as Mewni's," Star told her parents. Sighing, Al Mualim said, "I don't see how this can work. Registration for new students has already ended. Your daughter cannot be a full-time student at Nintendo High School." "Is there any way for her to attend classes and learn to discipline herself?" Queen Butterfly. "Well... she can be admitted as a foreign exchange student," Al Mualim replied, "She won't have a file in our records, and she won't be wearing a uniform like everyone else. But she will be allowed to attend classes and take part in any assignments and tests." "That sounds like a splendid idea," King Butterfly said, "As long as she is able to attend classes, that's all that matters." Queen Butterfly nodded in agreement as Al Mualim replied, "Perfect! I assure you that she will enjoy it here." As the light continued flickering due to Star playing with the switch, King Butterfly told Al Mualim, "She's going to need a guide." "Hmm, I believe I know just the right student for the job," Al Mualim replied. --------------------------------------------------------------- ~Nintendo High School: Algebra Classroom~ As Marco Diaz finished the last question on his test, the speakers in the classroom switched on, with Al Mualim's voice speaking... "Marco Diaz to the principal's office. Marco Diaz to the principal's office," the principal's voice said. Grinning, Marco put his pencil down, saying "Ooh, looks like someone's in trouble." Getting up from his seat, Marco continued, "So, I guess everyone who voted me 'Safest Kid' must be feelin' PRETTY embarrassed right about now." Before heading towards the door, Marco approached Moody, asking him, "Do I need a hall pass?" Sighing, Alastar replied, "Just go, Mr. Diaz." Figuring that is was okay to leave without a hall pass, Marco Diaz exited the classroom, heading towards Al Mualim's office while wondering why the principal wanted to see him. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Tokyo University~ Looking for Marius, Brock eventually found him hiding behind a bush, looking at Cosette as she accompanied Firion... "Marius, there you are," Brock said as he stepped out of his bike and walker over to Marius, "What's wrong?" "Look," Marius replied as Brock bent down next to him, looking to where Marius's eyes were directed. Spoiler: BGM Upon noticing Cosette, Brock asked, "Wait, you mean to tell me you got a crush on that girl? Come on, admit it." "Maybe so, Brock, maybe so..." Marius responded as he began to sing... [Marius] In my life She has burst like the music of angels The light of the sun "Marius, why are you singing?" Brock asked, confused as to why his roommate was singing. [Marius] And my life seems to stop As if something is over And something has scarcely begun *Marius grabs Brock and gives him a noogie* My dear Brock, you're the friend who has brought me here Thanks to you I am at one with the Gods and Heaven is near! And I soar through a world that is new that is free... [Brock] Every word that he says is now confusing me... Oh my God I'm actually singing just like him Just like him, I'm singing... Guess I should... be leaving... *As Brock leaves, Marius goes back to focusing on Cosette* [Marius] In my life There is someone who touches my life Waiting near Waiting here ------------------------------------------------------------ ~Tokyo University: Student Union Building~ Stepping into the stage with Baymax (who was carrying a trash can), Hiro Hamada nervously addressed the audience, saying, "Uh, hi. My name is Hiro Hamada, and I've been working on something that I think is pretty cool. I hope you like it." Taking out a neurotransmitter from his pocket and placing it on his head, Hiro then takes out a tiny microbot from his back pocket, showing it to the audience while saying, "This is a microbot." The judges and audience were silent, while Skye nervously watched, thinking to herself, 'Come on, Hiro. You can do this.' Taking a deep breath, Hiro continued, "It doesn't look like much, but, when it links up with the rest of its pals..." Suddenly, millions of microbots came out of the trash can Baymax was carrying, moving like a swarm of insects, and forming into a big rectangular rigid structure next to Hiro. "... Things get a little more interesting," Hiro finished his previous sentence as the microbot he was holding was magnetically pulled towards the rectangular structure, merging itself with the other microbots. 'Ooh. Wow,' the audience said in awe. "The microbots are controlled with this neurotransmitter," Hiro said, pointing to the device on his head. Taking out the neurotransmitter from his head, the structure of microbots next to him collapsed. And once he put the neurotransmitter back on, the microbots quickly rebuilt themselves back into the rectangular structure, with the audience awing once again, especially Skye, who was very impressed with what she was seeing. "I think what I want them to do, they do it," Hiro said as the microbots changed into the shape of a hand, waving at the audience. "I've never seen anything like this before," Jemma whispered to Skye. "Yeah, me neither," Skye happily replied. "The applications for this tech are limitless," Hiro continued as the microbots collapsed and went to pick up scraps of metal lying around, using them to build something, "Construction. What used to take teams of guys working by hand for months, or years, can now be accomplished by one person." The microbots then changed back into a rectangular structure, revealing a mini skyscraper they built using the scraps of metal, impressing the audience. "And that's just the beginning," Hiro said as the microbots collapsed, and he stepped on them, with the microbots changing into moving pillars that he was walking on, taking him around the audience, "How about transportation? Microbots can move anything, anywhere, with ease." As he passed by Skye, she and Hiro gave each other a high five. Once the microbots brought Hiro back to the stage, Hiro continued, "If you can think it, the microbots can do it. The only limit is your imagination. Microbots!" The microbots then changed into the shape of one giant microbot, and Hiro bowed to the audience as he got a standing ovation. "WOOO!!" Skye cheered loudly as she applauded with the rest of the audience. "I think I speak for all three of us when I say that presentation was so damn good," Dr. Pym whispered to Fitz and Callaghan, who both nodded in response, agreeing with Hank. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Public Library~ As Élise and Xaldin were close to the exit, Élise noticed Arno sitting nearby, reading a magazine... Looking up, Arno noticed Élise and Xaldin, wondering who the man with Élise was. Looking straight at Arno, Élise mouthed the word 'Help', which Arno instantly took as a sign of distress. Putting his magazine away, Arno walked up to Xaldin, and put his hand on the Crystal Order member's shoulder, asking, "Excuse me, sir, but might I ask where you're taking this young lady to?" As he stopped, Xaldin faced Arno with a menacing look, replying, "No business of yours, boy. Now go back to reading your nursery rhymes." "Hey, hey, no need to resort to insults," Arno said, "Just trying to be friendly." "Do I look like I'm interested in friends?" Xaldin questioned Arno as he raised his voice. "Shh, we're in a library," Arno replied, "Speak softer." "How about I don't speak at all," Xaldin said as he summoned his lance, "And I kill you instead!" Swinging his lance at Arno, Xaldin sent the soldier flying straight to a bookshelf, causing the people in the library to panic and head towards the exit. Seeing the crowd rush outside, Élise took the opportunity to exit the library with the crowd while Xaldin was preoccupied with Arno. Collapsing after being thrown to the bookshelf, Arno looked up as Xaldin was about to slash him with his lance. Quickly grabbing his sword, Arno blocked Xaldin's attempt to slash him, and delivered a kick to Xaldin's chest, causing him to back up a bit. Xaldin then threw his lance towards Arno, who barely dodged it as the lance instead struck the bookshelf behind him. "Put your sword away, boy," Xaldin ordered Arno, "Let's settle this with our bare hands." "For once, I agree," Arno replied as he dropped his sword to the floor. Xaldin and Arno then rushed at each other, with the two constantly trading punches, and no sign of either slowing down. Xaldin then grabbed Arno, and shoved him back to the bookshelf, where he kept punching and punching Arno. Trying to figure out how to stop Xaldin, Arno grabbed a nearby dictionary on the shelf, and smacked Xaldin's head with it, knocking him out. Exhausted from the fight and his face full of blood, Arno inhaled and exhaled slowly for a moment before noticing Élise was nowhere to be found. "Élise?" Arno called out with no response. Running outside, Arno once again called out, "Élise!" She was nowhere to be seen. Sighing, Arno went back inside the library, only to see that Xaldin too was nowhere to be seen. "Damn..." Arno said to himself, feeling guilty that he lost both Élise and a potential Crystal Order member he knocked out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Courtoom~ "Interesting response, your highness, but there is one glaring flaw to it. I never mentioned anything about your hypothetical guest running off as you did," Tarkin replied, grinning as he had Elsa right where he wanted her. 'Damn...' Carter thought to himself, realizing that Tarkin has in fact never mentioned anything about the guest running off in the hypothetical situation. "But moving on," Tarkin continued, "We live in a day and age where even savage criminals treat their hostages with kindness and respect... only to either kill them off or convert them to their violent ideals after a set period of time. It is true, Harold Flamel is not such an individual, I admit. But your highness, knowing such risks, would you honestly be willing to take the pacifist approach if your guest was kidnapped as well?" "Osha..." Foggy said as he covered his eyes, not liking where this was going.
Here's a first good look at Coulson with his new hand: Spoiler And a bunch of other promotional images with the rest of the cast here.
~Tokyo University~ Marius shook his head in response to Kiriko's question. As Alyssa gave her reply, Marius noticed Cosette with Firion stepping out of a car, feeling like he wanted to get a closer look at her. "Umm, I have somewhere to go," Marius told the others as he left on his bike. "Uhh, Marius?" Brock asked, wondering where Marius was going, following him with his bike. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ~Nintendo High School: Outside Al Mualim's Office~ As the Butterfly family noticed Dan leaving, Al Mualim stepped out of his office, and noticed them seated... "Next," Al Mualim told the Butterfly family as he went back inside. "Ah, finally," Queen Butterfly said as she and her husband got up, "Come along, Star." "Oooh," Star Butterfly said in awe as she entered Al Mualim's office with her parents. -------------------------------------------------------------- ~Public Library~ "Élise," a voice called out to Élise as she went back to reading her books. Turning around, she found fellow Crystal Order member, Xaldin, standing next to her... "Xaldin, what are you doing here?" Élise asked. "There's been an emergency," Xaldin replied as he bent down to whisper something to Élise's ear, "Saïx is dead. Discord and Mewtwo have betrayed us." "What?!" Élise replied, shocked by what Xaldin had just whispered to her. "We need you to come back to HQ," Xaldin continued. "W-why?" Élise questioned. Sighing, Xaldin whispered, "We have reason to believe you may be acting against us too. We just need to make sure your allegiance is still with us. If you know this accusation is untrue, then you have nothing to worry about. But we just need to be safe." Élise was silent upon hearing what Xaldin said, wondering what to do now. "Get up, now," Xaldin ordered Élise as she hesitantly got up, and walked towards the exit with Xaldin. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ~The Alps Mountain Range~ As he continued walking through the snowy mountain range, Discord was starting to think of where to stay. "So cold..." Discord said to himself as he wrapped his arms around himself. As he walked and walked, Discord noticed that apart from the snow and a few small creatures running around, the Alps was a very empty place. It was then he got an idea. Taking out his backpack, Discord took out his old Walkman, containing a cassette inside labeled "Awesome Mix Vol. 1", and headphones. Placing the headphones on his ears, Discord switched his Walkman on, and began listening to the following song: Spoiler: Song that Discord was listening to Discord started dancing to the beat of the song, pretending to play a guitar, and singing to the song's lyrics. As he continued dancing, Discord kicked random Ice-type Pokemon that were minding their business on the ground (such as Vanillites and Snorunts), while waving his arms, causing a building to begin rising from out of nowhere. Finding a nearby Bergmite, Discord grabbed it with his left claw, and sang to it as though it were a microphone, while continuing to wave his right arm as the building he brought forth, revealed to be a castle, had finally fully formed. Running towards the entrance, Discord noticed the inside was completely empty. Thinking of a way to decorate it, Discord waved his arms as he continued dancing, turning the area around him into a white hallway. Heading towards the door leading to the stairs, Discord snapped his fingers, and a round staircase appeared, leading to twelve basements below, and thirteen floors above. Teleporting to the top of the staircase, Discord slid down the rails as he continued singing to the song he was listening to, snapping his fingers after passing ever floor to give each a similar hallway to the one he made appear at the entrance. Once he did that, Discord teleported back to the 13th floor, cracking his knuckles as he started building a room for him to reside in. As large white walls began surround the area he was in, Discord waved his left arm as he was tapping his feet to the beat of the song, summoning a throne, while a crystal ball on top of a pedestal appeared in front of the throne after waving his right arm. 'Just one more thing,' Discord thought to himself as he teleported outside the castle. Snapping his fingers, a sign appeared on Discord's hands, reading: Castle Oblivion Where to Find is to Lose, and to Lose is to Find STAY OUT! Placing the sign firmly in the ground, Discord said, "Perfect." The former Crystal Order member then began dancing his way back into Castle Oblivion as the song he was listening to came to an end. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ~Nintendo Elementary School: Playground~ "Right," Rini added, "We didn't see it, but we heard it like everyone else here." "Oh yeah," Bonnie said, "We got to see that in person." "Deden," Bonnie's Dedenne concurred. Nodding her head, Ms. Frizzle added, "Guess you missed a lot, Jessebelle." "My, it looks like I certainly did," Jessebelle commented as she rubbed her head, "Well anyway, I bet authorities are on their way right now. And boy do I have a whole lot of explaining to do." As Jessebelle walked towards the gate, Ms. Frizzle looked at her watch, saying, "And would you look at the time. Few more minutes till class is back in session. I'll be in the classroom, kids." As Ms. Frizzle left, Sweetie Belle asked, "Hey Rini, who's your new friend?" "Oh, uhh... her name's Hotaru," Rini replied, "I met her right after that guy kidnapped you. We both ran to the back to hide. That's where we met her guardian, Setsuna, who said she saw the fight with that gold creature." "Really? That's interesting," Pipsqueak commented, "I don't think I saw anyone besides ourselves actually witnessing the battle." "Eh, she was probably hiding, just like us," Rini lied. "Wow, guess Rini made lots of friends today," Riley told Sammy, "Including Hotaru." "Yeah, you don't see many kids her age being friends with kids our age," Sammy replied, "Guess she's lucky." --------------------------------------------------------------------- ~Tokyo University: Student Union Building~ Stepping into the stage, Mike Wazowski addressed the audience, saying, "Ladies and gentlemen. My name is Mike Wazowski, and I am here to show you the most revolutionary invention of the 21st century. What if I told you that in a few years, you could easily visit another dimension. Heh, now I know what you're thinking... 'But Mike, there's no such things as other dimensions,' 'Mike, dimensions are a thing of science fiction.' Well I am here to dispute claims like that. Professor Alan Guth once said that the universe that we and many foreign planets exist on could just be one of many many different dimensions. Well after doing much research on quantum physics and looking into Guth's theory, I think I may have finally discovered the secret to dimensional travel." Signalling his two partners, Sulley and Squishy moved a large device with a door attached to it to the stage. "Now to you, that door may look just like any random door," Mike told the audience as he pointed to the door attached to the large device, "But once this baby is switched on, opening that door will open a pathway to unseen worlds. Are you ready?!" The audience all nodded in reply, with some saying, 'Yes'. "Good," Mike said as he turned to face his partners, "Squishy, switch it on." "Yes sir," Squishy replied as he plugged the device to a nearby outlet, and switched several buttons on, causing a red light bulb on top of the door to switch on. "Sulley, would you do the honors?" Mike asked his friend. "Of course," Sulley replied as he walked towards the door. Taking a deep breath, Sulley grabbed the doorknob, and slowly opened it, only to notice that he was looking at the other side of the stage, not another dimension. "Uhh..." Sulley said, wondering what to say now that the device was shown to be not working. Circuits inside the device began blowing up, causing a very small explosion that damaged the device. "Well, heh, I did say a few years, didn't I?" Mike told the audience as Sulley was coughing from the smoke that resulted from the small explosion, trying to make the failure not look as bad. As the audience applauded lightly, the three judges looked at each other, with Fitz switching on his microphone, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Wazowski. That was very, umm... informative." As Squishy, Sulley, and Mike exited the stage while taking their damaged device away, Fitz said, "Next." ------------------------------------------------------------- ~Courtoom~ "Thank you, Elsa. No further questions," Matt replied as he went back to his seat. Hans and Olaf were both surprised to hear what Elsa said about attacking her sister by accident when she was younger. "And now, the prosecutor shall conduct a cross-examination of the witness," Judge Philip Banks announced. Getting up from his seat, Wilhuff Tarkin walked over to the witness stand, telling Queen Elsa, "Your highness, I speak to you not as a prosecutor in this case, but as a leader, just like yourself. True, being queen means you have more power in Arendelle than I do here in Japan as Justice Minister. But I'm sure you would agree that laws exist for a reason. Without them, citizens would become unruly, and turbulent anarchy would spread. Arendelle has laws, and so does Japan. An individual must always abide by the law of the land, whether it be Arendelle or Japan. And I'm sure you've met foreign dignitaries visiting Arendelle from time to time, treating them as important guests to your home. So my question is this. Assume none of what happened to you since last week ever took place, and pretend that you are in Arendelle, and a very important head of state was visiting you. If an individual in Arendelle did the same exact thing Harold Flamel did to that head of state, a guest in your own home... would you truly find that person innocent? Would you truly let that individual go after days of searching unsuccessfully for your own guest?"
Untrue. Very untrue. X[chi] (and by extension, Back Cover) contains really important information regarding KH3 (Nomura's own words). And 0.2 is meant to be a prologue to KH3.
Scott Glenn reprising his role as Stick for Season 2 in three episodes.
So a 14 year old kid in Texas decided to build a clock to impress his engineering teacher. Instead of getting praised, the boy was accused of building a bomb, and was arrested by police: Spoiler Source What's more is the principal didn't even bother apologizing. Really America? Are we now targeting bright young minds just because they're brown or have a name like 'Ahmed'??
Not a good comparison. The core KH audience has generally been on a console ever since the first game was released on the PS2. Once the PS2's generation ended, it would be fair to assume many moved on to the PS3. And the same going into PS4. Many KH fans who bought a PS3 expecting KH3 to be on it ended up disappointed that the Kingdom Hearts games of the PS3 generation were released on handhelds. Hence why the series is moving away from handhelds and back to consoles, where the series truly belongs.
The above image from E3 was confirmed by Nomura as canon. Whatever's up there is 100% canon, even X[chi].
It isn't about the game's quality, but simply on the platform it was released. BBS is my favorite Kingdom Hearts game, and I still think releasing it on the PSP was a mistake, just as libregkd said. Releasing the recent games on handhelds was a big mistake because big parts of the story that will be important going into KH3 will be on consoles that not everyone owns. That's the main reason why HD 1.5, 2.5, and now 2.8 exist.
I thought it was Chirithy when I first heard it too. Doesn't feel like it was a Foreteller's voice, but... who knows *shrugs*
Hate to break it to ya, but Kingdom Hearts will continue after Xehanort's story is over. Nomura's own words.
If 1.5 and 2.5 are anything to go by, development of KH3 will not be affected, so I really don't see how this wastes their time as you say. I really wish you'd look at it from the eyes of those who don't even have a 3DS. Do you really expect those who played 1.5 and 2.5 to buy a 3DS JUST to get the final story that happens before KH3? Not fair if you ask me (and no, expecting them to look up the cutscenes on YouTube isn't a valid excuse either). And besides, giving relatively new games the HD treatment ain't new (MGS: Peace Walker got an HD port a year and a half after it's original release). Besides, this really isn't surprising. Considering the 1.5 credits hinted at 2.5, 2.5's credits were a dead giveaway indicating that DDD HD was a reality.
New trailer featuring Pikachu Libre (who'll count as a different character since it has a different move-set than regular Pikachu):
As mentioned before, this is really meant for fans who do want KH3, but want to know every important bit of story leading up to it without having to buy a 3DS (and DDD is mega-important in this case). I mean, it's not exactly fair for the fans who watched the two secret endings of Re:coded HD, only to force them straight to KH3. And from a personal opinion, this news is excellent for the series, because it means that for the first time since, well... the original Kingdom Hearts game, the entire series is now handheld console-free!
Some new info on Back Cover and 0.2, courtesy of Zephyr from KHInsider: Spoiler: X[chi] Back Cover It is a full story about the mystery of the Foretellers happening on the other side of the PC Browser/Smartphone games KINGDOM HEARTS X[chi] & Unchained X[chi] that is being recorded as a fully HD video work. It is an important story that expands on the future of the KINGDOM HEARTS series. Spoiler: 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage Immediately after KH3D, as Sora prepares for the final battle, the King confesses a lot of things that were kept secret. It is the subsequent story of one person named Aqua left behind in the Realm of Darkness that is finally told. So, looks like Back Cover expands on the X[chi] story rather than retelling it. Also, hope 0.2 answers how Yen Sid and Mickey know of Aqua's location.
Do you have any games that you haven't completed yet? If so, then focus on them. Trophy hunting on PS3/4/Vita games also helps. Doing this will help you see that there is more to the games that you already have.
I guess this means the entire series has officially left handhelds behind. About damn time. Love the idea that I can experience all games on my HD TV. Also... Aqua in KH3 graphics!! Was beginning to think they completely forgot about the BBS:FM secret ending.
View attachment 42973 As this year's D23 Japan Expo approaches, many are wondering what might the Kingdom Hearts event there involve. Well, Disney has released the first info on the event, revealing two special guests who will attend, Yoko Shimomura and Hiroyuki Nakayama. Shimomura is well known among KH fans as the composer behind the music in the series. Nakayama is a less known name, but whose contribution is still important, having worked on previous Kingdom Hearts soundtracks as a pianist/arranger. Could their appearance mean a special performance for D23 attendees?
