[PS2] Kingdom Hearts 2

Here's a list of bosses that he appears Shonos if you die:

Spoiler:

The battles Mickey appears in are:
- Shan Yu (The Land of Dragons)
- Gate Guardian + Possessor (Beast's Castle)
- Dark Stalker (Beast's Castle)
- Black Thorn (Beast's Castle)
- Cerberus (Olympus Coliseum)
- Hydra (Olympus Coliseum)
- Volcano Lord + Blizzard Lord (Agrabah)
- Storm Rider (The Land of Dragons #2)
- Xaldin (Beast's Castle #2)
- Grim Reaper (Port Royal #2, 1st part)
- Xemnas (Armoured)

The chances of getting the other option are:
- First time - 100%
- Second time - 80%
- Third time - 64%
- Fourth time and after - 50%

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by rpgcrazied

only reason im playing on proud, is to see the secret ending :P

Spoiler:

I tried completing the journal on normal, but some of the stuff is just really hard to do.. like the poster challenge 20 posters, in like 30secs.. how?

Poster duty will have to wait untill you level up all your forms to get stuff like Glide and aerial dodge, since those will help alot.

Once all your forms are at MAX level and you equipped all those jump and glide abilities, watch this video below and see what this guy did. His route is probably the easier to navigate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZ7dQ23GAo

Remember with the final level of Glide, as long as you hold the button down and don't let go, you will keep floating. (Unless you hit an up ramp.) Practice around the town abit till you get the hang of what the above player did. The player is also using Aerial dodge to speed his way to the posters spots.

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Originally Posted by plutoknight

Are the challenges in Jimmi's Journal different/harder in Proud than in Standard?

I heard a rumor from someone who has the Brady Guide (its in the spoiler, just in case someone doesn't wanna read it. regards tournaments)

Spoiler:

Supposedly: Getting 100% on Proud grants access to a special Paradox tourney that allows you to fight every main boss from KH, the new fights that were in CoM (the XIII people), and many of the main villians from KHII. He says that the Guide hints at this hidden tournament.

Can anyone confirm/deny this?

Where the hell did you hear that? There's no such thing. Whoever told you that is making it up. Not even the Ultimania has info on it, so its bogus.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Hantei

Oh and got me a Limited Edition strategy guide, my cover ended up being the white one, sweet!

Aww lucky. My boyfriend in LA bought my copy for me, but he's not gonna open it till I get there so I dunno what my cover is, I hope is Final Form...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by RYU

how to get Jump Level 3 and the Aerial Dodge?

Valor has High Jump
Wisdom has Dash/Quick Run
Master has Aerial Dodge
Final has Glide

Sora can equip them once the Forms level up to level 3.

At Form level 3, they will be at level 1.
At Form level 5, they will be at level 2.
At Form level 7, they will be at level 3.

They only level up to level 3 in Sora's abilities but in actual Drive Form, they can get to MAX level.

Source: http://gummi.kou-net.org/msg/viewtop...b538bb87276962

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by a_ferret

They're all like that, espressivo, but I'm finding the game to be pretty darn tough now. I'm currently at Hollow Bastion's second visit and I've already encountered a string of very tough mandatory battles and boss battles. The boss in Hollow Bastion is now giving me major headaches : ( I've spent all my time trying to beat him today, and I never won. Whoever said this game is EASY must be uber experts

If you're referring to Xaldin, don't worry, he gave lots of gamers who think even Proud mode is not that tough (like me), a hard time. To me that boss fight was un balanced compared to the rest and he should have been one of the last bosses in the game.

In fact my battle with him was downright humiliating.

Spoiler:

I had to call on Mickey TWICE in a row, and he barely did anything cause Xaldin is a jerk who teleports and flies away ALOT

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by a_ferret

Nay. I'm talking about that guy with the water clones. He constantly attacks from afar, making it very hard just to get near enough to him to attack. Using the Trinity limit helped me a lot, but I end up dying when I'm on his 2nd to last HP bar. If there's any tips you can give me, then great.

Not much tips from me, I thought he was a pushover. I just avoid the waters and run to him and beat him up. And reaction command when I can.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

KH-vids.net presents the greatest showdown on earth!
MICKEY,DONALD AND GOOFY VS SEPHIROTH!

Video by Deathspank from http://kh-vids.net/

Deathspank's comments:

Quote:

"Boris and I have been fiddling around with our ARMAXs, and have managed to get codes that will let you play as Mickey in the worlds you choose to play as him. Naturally, we saw this as a nice advantage to get some awesome footage. So, I put Mickey as the main character (I also equipped infinite HP, because Mickey is really weak) in Radiant Garden and went to fight Sephiroth. Here's the video of that battle:

http://files.filefront.com/kh2_micke.../fileinfo.html

Some things to note:

*The reason Mickey becomes unmovable after Sephiroth does a reaction attack is because Mickey does not sustain the same animation as Sora, thus Mickey's character will freeze until he is attacked again.

*Mickey, as far as we can tell, is 100% incapable of doing a finishing combo, which as we all know is necessary to defeat any boss. We just did this fight for fun."

My comments:

Hell this is amusing and fun to watch, hope KH2 fans will enjoy this Classic Disney trio against the One Winged Angel.

Part one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qQBgjGqO1M

Part two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9saclTML16c

Whole video download
http://files.filefront.com/kh2_micke.../fileinfo.html

Screenshots







Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I still haven't seen the ending. I'm debating whether to work on beating Sephiroth first, getting all the journal missions done, or just beat the final boss and then work on the first two afterwards. Regardless, I do have one question that's been bugging me.

Spoiler:

What was the deal with Riku wearing a blindfold around his eyes? The only explanation we got was that "his eyes can't lie", and that he was trying to "fool himself". I don't get it at all.

Also, they never explained why

Spoiler:

Mickey and Riku wore the same outfits as the Organization.

Spoiler:

Apparently before the game came out in NA, importers say Riku used the blindfold cause he got so used to darkness the light blinds him, so he blindfolded himself to stay away from the light. And "His eyes can't lie" probably means he doesnt want people to know who he is or what he has become, since people's eyes give away the truth. Then realise he was only trying to fool himself, perhaps a little self denial or shame? Cause thats the feeling I got from Riku throughout the moment we reunited with him again, hes ashamed for what he has done, though Sora forgives him.

The blindfold was probably a symbolic device as well as a protection for his eyes from the light. Imagine if you're trying to hide the truth, like lying, woulnd't you tend to avoid looking at the person you're lying to? Because you know your eyes would give it away. Same principle with Riku. He wants to fool others, but in the end is only fooling himself, and he doesnt wanna face himself as well as Sora.

In the end, its probably all up for the player's interpretation, but I thought that part was pretty obvious once you think about it.

Mickey and Riku wear the coats to go under cover when travelling in the world of darkness, if you talk to Riku as an NPC after he gets his real look back, he would say hes glad he doesnt need to be mistaken as a ORG 13 member anymore.

How the hell Mickey was able to fool anyone with those big ears under the hood, I will never know... After all Pence noticed his ears even though he can't see his face under the hood.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I personally enjoyed thr story, though I do agree the story should not have been shoved to the last part of the game, instead they should spread it out a bit more. Not saying the last few parts weren't cool, just not placed very well.

I wouldn't say DiZ is that complex then say, Riku, but his story is fascinating and one cannot help but feel sorry for him.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sacred X

Not sure if anyone posted this, but I found this interesting:

Spoiler:

Roxas - x sora
Xahanort - x no heart
Xemnas - x ansem (mansex)

I forgot what the others were, though.

Also note that

Spoiler:

Xahanort can also be X another.Nomura said so himself that both words are important.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

And note that despite the fact that you're maxed out, the cup will be a bitch at the last 10 battles, ESPECIALLY round 49.

All I can say with round 49, get focus on one enemy, never let them gang up on you and that that round takes a lot of patience.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Don't we all just feel the exact same way?

Well, not me personally, since I chose not to bother with the secret ending in standard on my import. Proud mode all the way!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Unless your friend played Final Mix Proud and thought KH2 had the same difficulty (which it doesnt, FM Proud was a REAL bitch), he has no reason to think that way. I can tell since in KH2 Proud I was able to defeat the last boss at lvl 60, probably even less. FM Proud mode I had to be in my 70's to try to defeat Ansem one on one. Don't even get me started on Sephiroth...

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Roxas runs just like Sora, they are probably programmed the same way.

So his argument really has no basis, seems to me he is kinda a whiner. :P

If he played Proud mode in KH2 and thought that was hard, I hate to see what he will think of FM Proud.

On another topic, since I've beaten the game, I lost alot of motivation to go back to the last save and keep playing, guess I was playing it more for the story despite the improved gameplay, now I prob will start yearning for KH3, sadness...

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Kingdom Hearts series had French dubs?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So does the PAL version also have the original English voices as well? Or is it gonna be seperate? I mean, I doubt the game disk has room for two language options for voices.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Meh who cares? I like a Kairi figure myself. It looks good, so I hope I can get it when I head back to Hong Kong during Holiday visits... I wonder if they will make another figure of her in the pink outfit and

Spoiler:

includes the keyblade she got from Riku in TWTNW.

How ya doing, buddy?

Resynthed and remastered Chain of Memories OST! (Not fully complete)

http://files.filefront.com/CoM_Colle.../fileinfo.html

Quote:

Chain of Memories Collection~

The Following are cutscenes:
Friendship - Name implies where it plays.
Namine's Theme - Plays in the game when Namine is shown drawing.
The Organization - When the organization members are talking.
Mysterious Nostalgia - Plays when Sora talks to Aeris, basically mysterious moments.
The Sad Truth - Various points in the game, usually after Sora talks to an Organization member.

The Following are Battle Themes:
Marluxia - When Sora fights Marluxia's first phase, melody is reused a lot in KH2.
Riku vs. Ansem - The final battle in Riku's story against Ansem.
Rival Battle - When Sora battles Riku Replica.
Sinister Sundown - Twilight Town battle music.
The 13th Struggle - Organization member battle, aka Larxene, Vexen, etc.
Shadow of Battle - Heartless boss battle, usually at the end of each world.
Toccata Flamma - The Battle theme for Castle Oblivion, the final part just before Marluxia.

The Following are Field Themes:
Lazy Afternoons - The Field theme for Twilight Town.
Oblivion Wayward - The Field theme for Castle Oblivion, the final area just before Marluxia.
Destiny Islands - Destiny Island's field theme.

ENDING NOTES:

If there are any comments or issues with any of the songs, please email me at blue_nctrn@yahoo.com
Good or bad, these comments will be appreciated and looked into.

I will do my best to fix them and make them more enjoyable for everyone, thanks.

These were made with various synths that I managed to get my hands on, so these are only
arrangements and all rights still of course belong to Yoko Shimomura and Square-Enix.

These will sound slightly different from KH and Kh2's synths since I used a completely different one
so please do not send me any emails saying that they do not sound like KH and/or KH2.
However, I am willing to accept and change the songs if there are any technical issues which really
need to be fixed.

-Blue_Nocturne

Very lovely remaster OST, quality much better than the GBA game.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Complete Version of the COM OST remastered!

http://files.filefront.com/Complete_.../fileinfo.html

Quote:

Chain of Memories Collection~

The Following are cutscenes:
Friendship - Name implies where it plays.
Namine's Theme - Plays in the game when Namine is shown drawing.
The Organization - When the organization members are talking with each other.
Mysterious Nostalgia - Plays when Sora talks to Aeris, basically mysterious moments.
The Sad Truth - Various points in the game, usually after Sora talks to an Organization member.
Strange Moments - When Sora talks to Alice and various other scenes.
Rising Tension - Just before a boss battle.
What's Going On - Another theme that plays after or before talking to an Organization Member.

The Following are Battle Themes:
Marluxia - When Sora fights Marluxia's first phase, melody is reused a lot in KH2.
Riku vs. Ansem - The final battle in Riku's story against Ansem.
Rival Battle - When Sora battles Riku Replica.
Sinister Sundown - Twilight Town battle music.
The 13th Struggle - Organization member battle, aka Larxene, Vexen, etc.
Shadow of Battle - Heartless boss battle, usually at the end of each world.
Toccata Flamma - The Battle theme for Castle Oblivion, the final part just before Marluxia.
The Final Battle - Second Phase of the Marluxia battle.

The Following are Field Themes:
Lazy Afternoons - The Field theme for Twilight Town.
Oblivion Wayward - The Field theme for Castle Oblivion, the final area just before Marluxia.
Destiny Islands - Destiny Island's field theme.
Castle Oblivion - The hallway which connect the worlds.


ENDING NOTES:

If there are any comments or issues with any of the songs, please email me at blue_nctrn@yahoo.com
Good or bad, these comments will be appreciated and looked into.

I will do my best to fix them and make them more enjoyable for everyone, thanks.

These were made with various synths that I managed to get my hands on, so these are only
arrangements and all rights still of course belong to Yoko Shimomura and Square-Enix.

These will sound slightly different from KH and Kh2's synths since I used a completely different one
so please do not send me any emails saying that they do not sound like KH and/or KH2.
However, I am willing to accept and change the songs if there are any technical issues which really
need to be fixed.

-Blue_Nocturne

How ya doing, buddy?

I emailed the creator of the remastered tracks, he was nice enough to fufill my request of the Opening Movie music from Chain Of Memories, which was missing from his collection.

http://rapidshare.de/files/28571062/...ction.zip.html

Here it is!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

KH2 Novel translations

http://maiki.livejournal.com/368614.html
http://maiki.livejournal.com/369554.html

Scenes that didn't appear in the game are translated in those links above. Alot of great new scenes concerning Roxas, Namine, Riku, Diz and Org 13.

http://www.livejournal.com/tools/mem...=KH&filter=all
Go here for more stuff on the novels and mangas.

Quote:

I haven't even finished reading the 1st chapter so far, and I'm already splattered with some nice new goodies. For those who plan to buy and read the novel, beware of spoilers.

There ARE interactions between the Organization members OMGGGGGGGG

After the photo-stealing event in Twilight Town, the scene changed to showing the Organization having a meeting on their Big White Chairs. It's kinda sad to read how they described chair #4-6 and #11-13 were empty. Anyway, the meeting pretty much went like this...

Xemnas: We have finally found what we seeked.
Xigbar: Roxas? Or the hero?
Xemnas: Both.
Axel: *shrugs* Both at the same time? That's too good to be true...
??: That means someone is behind this...
Xemnas: ..... I can smell that man. (Maiki: AGAIN WITH THE SMELLING.)
Demyx: "That man"?
Xaldin: But it can't be...
Demyx: *turns to Luxord* Hey, who's "that man"?
Luxord: Just shut up.
Demyx: 'Tch. Hey, Axel...
Axel: .......
Demyx: You're shutting yourself up, too?
Xigbar: Be quiet, Demyx.
Demyx: *sigh*

Besides that, there's also an extra scene between xehanort!Riku and Namine. Riku was giving Namine a 'gentle look', aaww. I like how the author describes how Roxas sees the Twilight Town kids. And the whole issue of Roxas being accused of being the photo thief was done a lot sadder in the novel (how the townspeople sound colder to him and stuff).

Edit: Okay, instead of focusing on the essays, I feel like rambling on the novel more.

Back in the xeha!Riku and Namine scene there's this little monologue by Namine:
"Everything he(Riku) does is for Sora. And for the world. What about me? Why am I here?"

Then later on in the Organization meeting, Axel was having monologue angst, too:
"What would have happened, if I had stopped Roxas?
Maybe none of this would have happened if I spill out the secret to Roxas.
But I can never betray the Organization.
No. Actually, I already did.
I was the one who eliminated the other members in the castle, and let Namine meet Riku.
But it wasn't a complete betrayal.
Inside, I still had doubts.
Why am I here?
What do I want?
I still am having doubts.
What should I have done?
What should I do now?
Roxas....."

Can you feel Sora?"

The novel finally explained why xeha!Riku asked Roxas that gay question back in Twilight Town. As you know, everyone that had anything to do with Sora forgot about him because of the Castle Oblivion event, like how Kairi couldn't remember Sora's name until she got in contact with Roxas. It was also the same for Riku. He couldn't 'feel' Sora but there's this nagging voice at the back of his head that made him wonder if Roxas could feel Sora or not. Roxas never answered him, of course, but there's this nice scene later on.

Namine: Welcome back.
Riku: What are you doing here?
Namine: I found out you went to see Roxas.
Riku: .... I see. *starts to walk away*
Namine: It's alright. I can feel Sora.

... And Riku never replied. I guess it's Namine's way of telling him Roxas can feel Sora, too.

Axel and Namine

Roxas saw Namine in his dream, then when Roxas was about to greet Olette and Pence, Namine stopped time to greet him instead, and so on. You get that in the game. After that, there's an extra scene where Namine was waiting on the building's rooftop...

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Roxas. We both were born the same way from the same place, and we are being used by the same people. The Organization, and DiZ. Both sides are using us. Because we were born in a special way. And we both are searching for the same thing. But you probably have forgotten all of this...
"Hey there, Namine."
Suddenly being called out, Namine raised her head.
"You are...."
The man who should have died in Castle Oblivion stood there. A redhead man in a black coat.
"Looks like there's karma going on between us."
".... Axel."
Namine stared at the redhead, who looked down at her. She was certain Sora has defeated him back in Castle Oblivion...
"I'm not a ghost, okay?"
Axel smirked then looked down at Roxas, just as Namine was doing earlier.
"What are you planning to do?"
"I'm just taking orders." Axel replied expressionless.
".... I see." Namine grimaced and looked down.
"What about you?"
"...... Me?"
Namine bit her lips as she kept her head hanging.
I... I wonder myself what is it that I want to do? I don't know.
"Only you can save him."
"....... Eh?" Namine raised her head to Axel's words.
"Got it memorized?"
"Axel--"
Without leaving a reply to Namine, Axel faintly smiled and disappeared.
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・・・・・ポカーン（゜д゜）

Axel and Roxas

Axel's intervention of the Struggle Tournament.

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"Hahah! Not bad, Roxas!"
Axel laughed. Somehow he seemed to be having fun out of this.
And Roxas thought he did not mind fighting Axel, too.
Things unfolding by themselves really made him feel unpleasant, and this Axel seemed to know something but wouldn't tell him anything got him annoyed. But Roxas did not find him disliking the idea of fighting Axel like this.
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Cheer with me, fangirls. GYaaaaay. But after the fight, Axel seemed to be angsting a bit again. He thought it's his fault that all of this was happening because he let things went too far in Castle Oblivion.

The Organization. Again.

Xaldin: Sora is coming back.
Axel: *looks up* Then... [Then what about Roxas?]
Saix: Then what's left is to eliminate No. 13?
Xaldin: If he has no intention to come back to us, then that's the only thing we can do.
The other members stayed silent.
Demyx: So we're... eliminating the traitor?
Axel suddenly but subtlely raised his eyebrows. He hated the sound of that word. No, everything everyone was saying was no music to him.
Xemnas: ---- Axel.
Axel: *stands up*
Xemnas: Eliminate Roxas.
Axel: *stares at Xemnas silently*
Xemnas: Didn't you hear me, Axel?
Axel: I heard you.
Axel raised one side of his mouth to grin and disappeared.

... ;_; *hugs Axel* Ah yeah, this is the scene I previously mentioned where Axel used keigo at Xemnas, chibimazoku. He said "聞こえてますよ". THE ONLY KEIGO LINE YOU EVER HEAR FROM AXEL. XD;

What about...

Namine is just so... sad in the novel. Most of her monologues consist of her questioning her existence. After the scene where Namine met up with Roxas again in the mansion, there's another extra scene between xeha!Riku and Namine...

Oh, thought I should point out that throughout the book, Riku is always referred to as "he" and never by his name until his identity was revealed around the very end of the book.

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Hearing the sound of soft footsteps behind him, 'he' turned around. And there Namine stood, a few distance away. She faced downward, shoulders shuddering.
".... Namine?"
"You said the darkness guided you, didn't you?"
With her head still hanging, Namine spoke with a small voice. 'He' thought Namine might have been crying.
"Darkness is yours. Darkness is something you need."
".... What are you saying?"
'He' started to walk towards Namine.
"The world needs darkness. And where there is darkness, there is light. Then, what about us?"
Namine finally raised her head.
"What about us?" she asked again.
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*hugs Namine too*


Axel, Namine and xeha!Riku - Part 1

Roxas went into the mansion, met Namine for the 3rd time but DiZ kicked her out. Remember the scene where Riku stayed outside of the mansion to keep the Dusks out? There's more to it.

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'He' cut away endless amounts of the white beings called Dusks.
"Please! Help me!"
'He' turned to the near-screaming voice. It sounded like someone's voice. No... It sounded like her voice.
There Namine stood in front of the gate. At that moment, it came to 'his' understanding on whose Nobody Namine was.
"Don't hurt Roxas anymore than this! Please!" Namine clinged on to 'his' back.
"Us Nobodies are beings that shouldn't exist. But... This is just too cruel."
Lowering down the Soul Eater 'he' had been wielding, 'he' hugged Namine. And at that moment, a voice was heard amidst the Dusks.
"Is Roxas in that mansion?"
"..... Axel...." Namine whispered. 'He' raised 'his' head to the new voice. And at the end of his sight stood a redheaded man. Perhaps an Organization member. 'He' silently raised 'his' Soul Eater back up, pointing it at Axel.
"Who are you?" 'He' asked Axel with his low voice but Axel speechlessly prepared his chakrams. Within the tensed atmosphere, Namine softly answered 'his' question.
"Axel... Roxas' best friend. A Nobody. An Organization member... But..."
Axel smirked, as if to interrupt Namine from continuing, and said, "Namine, we both have the same goal. Got it memorized?"
Namine shook her head.
"Same... But not the same. I don't have time to explain now."
Listening to their conversation, 'he' just stayed glaring at Axel.
"I'm sorry, Axel."
As Namine said that, a black hole opened up behind 'him' and Namine. Both of them disappeared as if sucked away into the hole.
"Hey, wait!"
Axel rushed forward but the closed gates prevented his hand from going further.
'.... 'Tch."
Axel clicked his tongue and looked up at the mansion.
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Betraying DiZ

After DiZ confronted Roxas in the White Room, xeha!Riku came in telling DiZ there were too many Dusks, then Namine came in telling Roxas that 'he won't disappear but just turn back to normal'. DiZ took her away and xeha!Riku followed them, leaving behind a bewildered Roxas.

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DiZ shook Namine away and she fell to the floor.
They were in the computer room. An image of Sora was projecting on the computer screen.
"I will not allow Nobodies like you taking things into their own hands--"
Beside DiZ's stiff words, 'he' helped Namine up.
"Why do Nobodies born? Why must we be borned? You know the answer, don't you?"
Borrowing 'his' hand to get back up, Namine asked at DiZ's back.
"I have no obligation to answer you."
".... You do remember that I am a witch, right?"
"Hahahahahahah!"
DiZ laughed at Namine's words and flapped his cloak.
"And what can you do? Didn't you make 'promises' to Sora and Riku?"
"I didn't promise you anything," declared Namine. Indeed, Namine did not make any promises with DiZ. She only made promises to--...
"Then I'll tell you one thing. If you had mind your own business, Roxas wouldn't have to go through this pain. Am I wrong?"
"Instead of not knowing, it's better to know and be hurt. And when you're hurt, it's better if someone saves you. I don't have memories of my own. Just like that replica, I don't know anything. That's why I want to know. Roxas would feel the same as I do."
"And what's the use of knowing!?"
As DiZ rebutted, 'he' noticed the computer screen behind him showing reality. Namine noticed it at the same time, too. There was an intruder to the mansion. Perhaps Axel.
"...... What do you know, DiZ?"
After noticing what Namine was doing, 'he' reflected that DiZ should not know what was going on.
"What are you trying to do?"
".... Revenge."
At Namine's question, 'he' answered before DiZ could. The monitor behind DiZ was informing them that Roxas intruded into the computer room. Axel was waiting at the end.
Axel was Roxas' best friend. He said that he and Namine have the same goal. Namine said it was the same but different. If 'he' was Axel, he would not put the final blow on Roxas. 'He' knew that, at least. So it was no problem for him to give some extra time for Roxas.
"This old man is using us for his own personal revenge. Aren't you?"
".... Are you betraying me, Ansem?"
DiZ's voice shook in anger. To him, this would be the second time Ansem betrayed him.
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Insert the 2nd Axel VS Roxas battle here. I just don't see a point to translate that scene because there's nothing new. And because I'm starting to get tired of translating the narration now, I'll just go back to dialogue form.

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Riku: No, I'm not. I told you our deal is only until Sora wakes up. He's waking up soon so I'm leaving the rest to you. After that, it's my... No, our freedom. [I have no intention to help someone on their personal revenge. I would rather help her Nobody, Namine, and Sora's Nobody, Roxas. Whether Nobodies deserve to exist or not, it resembles the connection between light and darkness. Not everything in the world is light, and I've found the answer myself that darkness isn't all bad, either. And even if Nobodies don't deserve to exist, that doesn't mean they deserve to be hurt.]
Namine: .... Riku.
Riku: I'm not Riku. It's Ansem. Namine, let's go.
Namine: To where? [There's no place for a Nobody like me to go to...]
Riku: Who knows... But looks like someone who does has just arrived. *grin* (I think he's referring to Mickey?)
Namine: Eh? *looks up*
Riku: *turns to DiZ* You make sure Sora wakes up. Look at the monitor. Roxas is on his way to Sora's place. Whatever happens after that... Well, you're planning to leave it to Sora, aren't you? [I don't know what Roxas and Axel were talking about, but looks like I'm right to have left them alone...]
DiZ: ..... Fufufufu...
Riku: What's so funny?
DiZ: Nothing. I'll go greet Roxas. *sets off*
Riku: .... Let's go, Namine. *grips Namine's hand*
Namine: .... Okay....
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So, uh, anyone wanna be a RikuNami fan along with me?

Axel, Namine and xeha!Riku - Part 2

And so, Roxas has merged with Sora. Bye-bye, Roxas. ;_; I have to agree with a certain Japanese when she said in her diary this: "Even though I already know what's going to happen, I still couldn't stop myself from hoping that someone would save these characters. This is just too hard for them." *sob*

Anyway, then we get this extra scene. I decided to translate the narration too because I think the scene deserves it.

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Axel stared dazily at the sun setting into the sea. He was starting to feel annoyed of the never-ending sound of the ocean waves. This place was somewhere at the outskirts of Twilight Town. At the end of the long track snaking out of Twilight Town lie a beach. The beach that Roxas and his friends could not visit.
As Axel tried to get off the driftwood he was sitting on, he grimaced when a rush of pain came into his ribs.
"Owowowow.... Sheesh, he could have pulled back a bit, you know..."
The injuries Roxas gave him at that time have still not healed up. He sat back on the driftwood, setting his elbows on his lap and stared off at the ocean waves again.
He wasn't sure what to do from then on. From that point, he was already branded a traitor. Not because he went against orders, but because he couldn't accomplish them. He was already suspected for being the only survivor in the Castle Oblivion events. He definitely was not expecting to be able to get back to the Organization and still stay in one piece.
"Now what to do...?"
Just as he was about to stand up to make a stretch, Axel's eyes flinched at the glaring sunset. The red sea. And sky. The ocean waves washing ashore began to wet Axel's shoes.
"Axel."
Suddenly being called out from behind, Axel turned around in surprise. And there stood...
"Namine..."
Axel's body stiffened up in vigilance, but Namine made a worried smile.
Behind Namine stood a man, standing there as if protecting her. He wore clothes like the Organization members, but was not one of them. Axel knew that, at least. And that man was most likely the man he met in front of the mansion.
Axel forced his aching body to move, preparing his chakrams.
"That's not what I'm here for, Axel."
Namine turned to the man behind her. To show that he did not mean harm, he languidly left his hands on both of his sides. Axel took a deep breath and sat back on the driftwood.
"You. Your name?"
".... Ansem."
"Ansem? No way in hell."
Ansem, or more like Riku, just shrugged.
"What's there in a name? I want to make a trade with you."
Not showing any reaction to Riku's words, Axel stayed staring at him.
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And that's it. The book went back to focus on Sora heading towards the Mysterious Tower and then it ended there. What is this 'trade' Riku mentioned of? It wasn't in the game, was it? >_>; But dangit, this makes me want to read the next book already. Apparently the next book's release date is in June? Such a long wait...

Now here's a topic that everyone likes to make theories on: What they meant by "Nobodies don't have hearts."

According to one of Axel's monologues, Nobodies say they don't have 'hearts' but that doesn't meant they don't feel anything. It's just that they all know they are incomplete beings that are missing something, and that something being the 'heart' makes the most sense to them, so that's what they call it. I remember someone on GameFAQs once said a long time ago "All Nobodies do have feelings. It's just that there's that nagging feeling at the back of their head that something's missing, so that's what drove to them to want to be 'complete.'" Whoever you are, you're correct.

Also, it turned out Roxas still didn't remember his past as an Organization member even after getting those flashbacks, so that's why he still wasn't that sympathetic to Axel after their 2nd battle. And in case some of you AkuRoku fangirls are wondering, yes, Roxas did hear Axel saying "That's not true... I would (miss you)." He just pretended to not hear Axel because he couldn't believe that Axel was really sad. But he finally understood how Axel felt after the 2nd battle...

Conclusion: Besides everything I've said about the book so far, it also made me love Riku a lot more now. Welcome to my Top 5 Fave KH2 Characters List, Riku.

FELIPE NO

There's a rumour going on that Vjump magazine in Japan will announce Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix in their next issue. Final Mix is the name of the international version of Kingdom hearts 1, which was released after the American version was out, with bonus features and boss fight.

Source of rumour: http://blog.livedoor.jp/odeko_06/archives/50672010.html

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/516587.html

Head to the final mix changes guide for more info.

I'm personally excited about the news, (remember, in the first final mix, we got a LONGER secret trailer that became KH2), but its still just a rumour.

IF it is true, then the possiblities are these, thanks to the Nomura inteview from the KH2 Ultimania:

1) He would like to put back in Mushroom Heartless
2) Staff had stated that they wanted to put back the dead 13th order members from COM as optional boss fights
3) The scene where Sora meets Roxas in the final world will be an actual boss fight instead of a cutscene. It was intended as a fight but was changed to a scene due to schedule and budget reasons.

Let's hope that this is true.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Its true!


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Most amazing jew boots

Bigger version. Anyone can translate?

There's nowhere I can't reach.