Ultimania Cover/Info + Hot Topics + Theory of the Week!

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Published on April 18, 2007 @ 05:26 pm

Written by monkeybutt

Hey everyone, as you can see to the right, the cover of the Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix Ultimania book has been released. It does not contain any new art and is very simple and clean looking. (bad joke, pun intended!)

Ultimania Booklet Content:
-FAQ Guides: XIII Organization, E.S, Puzzle Mode and XIII Organization Capture Guide.
-An explanation of the changes from KH2 to KH2FM+.
-Kingdom Hearts re:COM's guide including new data, new battle style, and new capture methods designed for the PS2.
-Voice actor interviews of fan expectations.
-A FILE section detailing information of each important character.
-A brand new Nomura Interview.
-512 pages of KH2FM+ goodness and more!
-Price: 1500 Yen (About Twelve Dollars).
-Release Date: May 2nd - Japan Only!

Source: Bent Studio

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Hot Discussion Topics:
-What's the Worst Thing to Happen to You While Playing KH2?
-Sora's Voice in Re: Chain of Memories
-Kingdom Hearts Trading Cards?
-Enigmatic Soldier Jiminy Journal Pictures

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Lastly, it is time to announce our third Featured Theory of the Week. I recieved so many entries and loved every last one of them. I encourage you to enter by sending an email to monkey@khinsider.com, especially with all this new information we have been recieving from recent interviews, and having your thoughts shared! This week's winner is Robert Yarbrough. If you would like to discuss and read his theory, click here. If you would just like to read it, click read more. Great job!

Robert's Theory

I watched most of the added cutscenes on youtube and read transilations by players and readers.

I'd like to first point out that Xemnas walks down a long dark corridor in Radiant Gardens (under the computer room). When he finally sits in a chair, he is facing the female warriors armor (Female Keblade Warrior = FKW). He speaks to it calling it old friend.

Next, there is a discussion between Zexion and Xigbar. They talk about two rooms :room of sleep and room of awakening. If I remember correctly, it had to deal with Xemnas searching for something in his memories OR looking back at vague memories (if that is not specified in the video that is my speculation.

As for the secret video, we know there are five characters total. FKW, BHKW (Blonde hair keyblade warrior), GEKW (Gold eyed keblade warrior), Old Man and his Shadow Warrior.

People have speculated that GEKW is Xemnas/Xehanort. I don't believe this to be correct because they have different hair and different eyes. Also, in the bonus battle where Sora can actually fight the GEKW, he expresses hatred towards Xemnas/Xehanort (I forget which name he used).

Here are some lines we see in the the American Secret ending.

Memory of Xehanort
Master of Keyblade
The Lost Two
Chasers
Keyblade War
It all began with...birth by sleep.

Here are the lines from the FM+

The tale of the sealed Truth.
Conicidences do not exist in fate.
All Fate is preordained.
For a long time fate has slept...
And a new tale awaits its awakening.

I noticed that the Old Man's close are similar to Ansem's in KH 1. And his Shadow Warrior's armor is similar to Riku's armor in KH 1. Also, in the final battle with Xemnas in KH 2, when he's wearing king-like armor, it is similar to what the three warriors are wearing.

I'll admit, I know very little of japanese and I have no knowledge of reading it leading me to rely on amateur translations (and I say amatuer because many of my sources are unofficial). But here's what I can collect.

While a prophecy speaks of "A" Keyblade bearer, we see from videos there is a whole field of keyblades. Perhaps the prophecy behaves as a religious meaning and the followers (I could only presume are the knights and warriors of the religion) crafted their own keyblades of there image. But there is only one "Excalibur"-like keyblade and only one warrior can wield it. But there is something about the "lost two". In all games there is always a party of three and the use of Trinity. If I may say, "3" is a magic number. So the lost two could be like protectors or gaurdians of the Keyblade bearer or the "Master of Keyblade."

As for chasers, I could only think that the old man and his shadow warrior are the Chasers. They are perhaps the equivalent to the organization. A cult of followers for the dark opposing the light.

Xehanort's memories are a puzzle to me so I'll do my best to explain. I remember in one of the videos that Xehanort was found unconscious by Ansem the Wise and that Xehanort lost his memories of the past when he was found. Part of me thinks the Shadow Warrior is a younger Xehanort but another part of me is saying it's just a powerful magic of the old man. I'm leaning towards the first one.

The only part I don't have an explanation for is the BHKW. He bears a striking resemblance to Roxas. The only reason I have my doubts about that is because the video looks as if it's taking place in the past and there is the phrase "Xehanort's Memories." Also, Roxas was a nobody and Nobody's are only have of a real person, unable to feel. Still, there have been cases where Nobodies tend to feel (and I admit I'm one to believe that Nobodies do feel emotions and to say they don't is a stereotype created by those from both the light and dark sides). But maybe, and this falls towards reincarnation but in a whole different level, Nobodies can go on to exist in different realms as whole people. The understanding of this is both complicated and skeptical, however.

What does this mean for Sora and the Gang? It may mean that the true enemy still lurks and the war has just begun. It can also mean that Sora and his two friends are the reincarnations of the warriors.