Editing Dive to the Heart

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The '''Awakening''' or '''Dive into the Heart''' is a location which appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. It is framed as a world within a dream<ref>Based upon the music of the area, its gameplay purpose, and the strange way of speaking used by those within it (a manner also used by the remembered characters of ''Chain of Memories''), it is possible that the Awakening is in fact Sora's heart. This would even explain why the Princesses of Heart are depicted on the pillars.</ref>, though the events which occur within it have a real effect on the waking world, and in one instance they are actually observed by outside forces.<ref>The Organization observes and comments upon Sora's battle with Roxas in the Station of Awakening.</ref> In terms of gameplay, the purpose of the Awakening is to serve as a tutorial level, where the player will learn the controls of the game, choose how their character will grow, and fight their first boss. The player is guided through the Awakening by an inaudible, unseen "voice" whose identity is uncertain.<ref>Throughout the Kingdom Hearts series, there are only three characters who have "spoken" like the mysterious voice: [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Xehanort's Heartless|Ansem]], and [[Ansem the Wise|DiZ]]. It is unlikely that Ansem is the voice, as every other time he speaks in this manner he insults or criticizes Sora, and it is unlikely that it is DiZ, as he did not yet know that Sora was the Keyblade wielder. In ''Final Mix'', Riku encounters a similar voice after his body is taken by Ansem, and he identifies it as belonging to Mickey; thus, it is quite likely that Mickey, already on a quest for the Keyblade and its wielder, is the one who was speaking to Sora.</ref>

To reinforce the dreamlike setting of the Awakening, Sora and Roxas both reach it by falling into an ocean. However, instead of drowning they find that they can breathe, and land upon an ocean floor which erupts into doves, revealing the Awakening. In Roxas's case, this first Awakening is merely a memory of Sora's, and he enters his true awakening three days later. The Awakening is composed of several enormous, illuminated stained-glass pillars known as "Stations", rising from unseen depths. Each Station has a unique shade, depicts a specific set of characters, and has its own specific part in the tutorial. In the first game, there is an additional area of the Awakening based on the [[Destiny Islands]]. The background music, "Dive Into the Heart (Destati)", initially begins quietly and hard to hear, but grows in intensity as Sora or Roxas approach the final pillar, where they fight a manifestation of the [[darkness]] within them. At the end of their battle with the creature the Awakening is consumed by the darkness emanating from it, dragging Sora or Roxas with it, but they either wake up or are rescued.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''===

<center>[[Image:Ventus's Piller.png|x100px|Ventus's original Awakening.]][[Image:Awakening.png|x100px|Ventus's Awakening after he is possessed by Vanitas.]][[Image:SoraAwakening.png|x100px|Sora's original Awakening.]]</center>

Ventus's Station is quite similar to Roxas's, but it instead features a sleeping Ventus, without his [[Fresh Breeze|Keyblade]], at the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], rather than Sora, with his [[Kingdom Key|Keyblade]], at the [[Destiny Islands]]. The edges of the pillar are marked with the Keyblade Master emblem, while the inner circle of emblems, which usually contains images of the sleeper's loved ones, only contains silhouettes of Terra, Aqua, and Ventus's [[Lucky Charm]]s.{{fact}}

When Ventus is fused with Vanitas, Ventus's Station is added to - Vanitas himself appears opposite Ventus, and both have their Keyblades. Half of the outer ring of Keyblade Master emblems is replaced with the Unversed emblem, and the field of the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] is now filled with the abondoned Keyblades. The inner circle of emblems is now filled with silhouettes of the [[Χ-Blade]], as well as the Keychain tokens for [[Fresh Breeze|Ventus's]] and [[Vanitas's Keyblade]]s.

In the epilogue scene, a young Sora appears in his own Awakening, which displays the landscape of [[Destiny Islands]] on the bottom, with Paopu Fruits and rocks encircled separately on the top.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===

<center>[[Image:Awakening Snow White.jpg|x100px]][[Image:Awakening Cinderella.jpg|x100px]][[Image:Awakening Princess.jpg|x100px]][[Image:Awakening Aurora.jpg|x100px]][[Image:Awakening Belle.jpg|x100px]]</center>

Each of the Stations depict the [[Princesses of Heart]] and characters related to them. The four that are clearly shown are asleep, perhaps signifying their comatose state in [[Hollow Bastion]].

*The fourth pillar, shaded red, depicts a sleeping [[Aurora]] and silhouettes of [[Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather]].

*The final pillar, shaded yellow, depicts [[Belle]], [[The Beast]], and his servants. While Belle and the servants are asleep, The Beast is depicted as awake, signifying his freedom.

On the first pillar, Sora is taught to walk, then is shown three weapons, the [[Dream Sword]], the [[Dream Shield]], and the [[Dream Rod]]. He is directed to choose one and discard another, and his choice determines his specialty, initial stats, and ability growth throughout the game. After choosing, the Station shatters and Sora falls to the second pillar, where he first encounters [[Shadow]]s, and is taught about battling and its rewards. The Station then sinks into darkness, and Sora awakens on the third pillar, where he is taught how to examine and interact with objects. By opening a treasure chest, moving a crate, and destroying a barrel, he materializes a door that leads to a dream version of Destiny Islands, where Sora meets facsimiles of his friends, [[Tidus]], [[Wakka]], and [[Selphie]], which ask him enigmatic questions that determine how he gains experience throughout the game.

The door reappears, this time on Destiny Islands, when the island is attacked by the Heartless, revealing that it is in fact the world's Keyhole. It reappears a final time with the false Destiny Islands at the [[Final Rest]] within [[End of the World]], but this time contains the final confrontation with [[Xehanort's Heartless|Ansem]], and [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]] itself.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===

<center>[[File:Sora'sAwakening.png|x100px|Roxas's Awakening.]]</center>

On the third day of his story, Roxas encounters a [[Dusk]] in the Sandlot and is sucked into his Awakening. Like Sora's, Roxas's Awakening consists of five stained glass pillars, but each of these depict the same image of Sora, Riku, Kairi, Donald Duck, and Goofy at the Destiny Islands, and the pillars are divided between only three Stations. While Sora is asleep, the others are all depicted as awake, even though Donald Duck and Goofy are resting in Twilight Town with Sora. Sora's eyes are closed, showing that he is asleep, while Kairi and Riku's are open, showing that they are awake; strangely, Donald and Goofy's eyes are still open, even though they are asleep as well.

Roxas awakens on the '''Station of Serenity''', where he chooses between the Dream Sword, Dream Shield, and Dream Rod. While this choice determines the order in which he learns abilities as before, the weapon he chooses is immediately transformed into the [[Kingdom Key]] (This is different than in the original [[Kingdom Hearts]] Awakening as he does not have to give anything up in exchange for his weapon). He goes through a door to the '''Station of Calling''', consisting of three pillars shaded blue, green, and red and connected by floating stairs. Here, he encounters Dusk and learns about [[Reaction Command]]s and treasures. Going through another door, he enters the '''Station of Awakening''', and finds an apparition of himself in his [[Black Cloak]] which soon becomes his [[Twilight Thorn]]. Similar to Sora's Awakening, after defeating the Twilight Thorn, Roxas and his Awakening are consumed by darkness, but unlike Sora, Roxas is rescued by [[Naminé]] at the last minute.

Much later, as Sora approaches [[Memory's Skyscraper]], Roxas reawakens inside him and takes him to the Station of Awakening, where they battle and come to peace with each other. This arena is replicated in the [[Cavern of Remembrance#Garden of Assemblage|Garden of Assemblage]] for the fight against [[Roxas (Boss)|Roxas's Replica Data]].

===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===

<center>[[Image:Awakening Snow White.jpg|x100px]][[Image:Awakening Princess.jpg|x100px]]

[[Image:AwakeningCoded.png|thumb|right|The Awakening in ''Kingdom Hearts coded''.]]</center>

[[Data Sora]] wakes up in a digital version of the Awakening similar to ''Kingdom Hearts''. He meets a black-coated figure, who then disappears. Unlike in the real Sora's Awakening, Data Sora does not fight the Darkside here.

==Treasures==

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|Open the chest to make the box disappear. After pushing the box, destroy it with your weapon and the potion is inside.

===''Kingdom Hearts II''===

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==Music==

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