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| |name=Joshua | | |name=Joshua |
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| |image=[[File:Joshua KH3D.png|350x400px]] | | |image=[[File:Joshua KH3D.png|350x400px]] |
| |katakana=ヨシュア | | |katakana=ヨシュア |
| |romaji=Yoshua | | |romaji=Yoshua |
| |type=Entelechy | | |type=Entelechy |
| |charworld1=Shibuya | | |charworld1=Traverse Town |
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| |origin=The World Ends with You | | |origin=The World Ends with You |
| |company=The World Ends with You | | |company=The World Ends with You |
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| |game1=Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | | |game1=Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance |
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| |journalDDD="The World Ends With You" (2008)<br><br>A boy who watches over the Players in the Game. He summoned Traverse Town to save Neku and the others before their existences could blink out.
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| |journalUX='''Neku & Shiki & Joshua'''<br>The World Ends with You (2007)<br>Participants of the Reapers' Game. They encounter Sora and Riku in Traverse Town.<br><br>'''Joshua'''<br>The World Ends with You (2007)<br>A boy who watches over the participants of the Reapers' Game.
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| {{Q|But Neku, I thought you couldn't afford to lose. Give up on yourself and you give up on the world.|Joshua}} | | {{Q|As for how Traverse Town got split in two, I have a feeling you'll have to ask this guy.|Joshua to Sora about Young Xehanort.}} |
| '''Joshua''' is a character who appears in [[Traverse Town]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. He is originally from ''The World Ends with You''. | | '''Joshua''' is a character who appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. He appears in [[Traverse Town]].<ref>[http://images.khinsider.com/2011%20Uploads/12/12-15%20VJump%20JoshBeat.jpeg ”V Jump” Dec. 21, 2011, p242-243]</ref> |
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| ==Development== | | ==Development== |
| Joshua, along with [[Neku Sakuraba|Neku]], [[Shiki]], [[Beat]], and [[Rhyme]] are the first characters to appear in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series who originate from something other than Disney, ''Final Fantasy'', or ''Kingdom Hearts'' fiction, although they are from another game that is property of Square Enix, as well as being designed by [[Tetsuya Nomura]]. | | Joshua, along with Neku, Shiki, Beat, and Rhyme are the first characters to appear in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series who originated from something other than Disney, ''Final Fantasy'', or ''Kingdom Hearts'' fiction, although they are from another game that is property of Square Enix, as well as being designed by Tetsuya Nomura. |
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| ==Story== | | ==Story== |
| ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''=== | | ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''=== |
| Joshua meets [[Riku]] in the Third District of Traverse Town. He sits atop the arch over the fountain and tells Riku about the goings-on in town, asking for his assistance in locating a girl named Rhyme, whose dreams he has been using as a [[Portal]] to another version of the town. Riku refuses initially, but when Joshua implies that [[Sora]] might be on the other side of the Portal, Riku reluctantly agrees to help him out. | | {{spoiler}} |
| | Joshua first meets Riku in the Third District of Twilight Town. He sits on top of the arch over the waterfall and informs Riku about what happens now around Traverse Town. When Riku rejects any assistance from him, Joshua tells him that he knows Sora and that he is in the same world with them, prompting Riku to question him about his whereabouts. After a little more persuading, Riku finally agrees to let Joshua be his guide around Traverse Town. |
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| When Joshua and Riku reach the Second District, Riku asks why the [[Dream Eaters]] don't attack Joshua. Joshua answers that the Dream Eaters "only attack dreamers", and that for some unknown reason, even though Joshua has plenty of dreams, he apparently isn't one, as the Dream Eaters pay no attention to him. When Riku wonders if he himself is a dreamer, Joshua says that "all human beings are dreamers." At this point, Joshua gives Riku the [[Komory Bat Recipe]] to assist him in battle. | | When Joshua and Riku reach the Second District, they are encountered by Beat who thought Riku as a Player of the Game at first glance. Joshua tries to tell Beat that Riku is not part of the Game at all but Beat persists on beating Riku so that he could get back to his own world with Rhyme, even going as far to send a Dream Eater at Riku. At the start of the fight, Joshua stands aside and watches the battle with amusement. He chuckles after Beat throws a short tantrum and apologizes to Riku, though he was unaware of Riku passing out. However, when Riku regained consciousness, Joshua had disappeared along with Beat. |
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| Just as Riku's new [[Dream Eater#Spirits and Nightmares|Spirit]] friend materializes, Beat charges into the District, shouting threats at Joshua due to someone telling him that taking Joshua down would result in him and Rhyme returning home. Joshua insists that Beat has been tricked by "that rogue in the [[black coat]]", a remark that immediately catches Riku's attention. Beat, having had it with Joshua's "inverse psychiatry", summons a [[Kooma Panda]] Dream Eater to battle Joshua and Riku. The Panda, however, is a Spirit, and ignores Joshua's presence completely, wanting rather to play around with Riku's Komory Bat. Several Nightmares appear, Riku dispatches them and the Kooma Panda. Beat then relents, explaining that he would been willing to try anything to save Rhyme. While he doesn't notice himself, Joshua ignores Riku passing out, and neither is present when Riku wakes up again, as they are still in the other dreaming of Traverse Town.
| | After Sora defeats the [[Hakozaru]] in the Fifth District, Joshua appears before him and explains that he and Riku are in two seperate versions of Traverse Town, where Sora sees an illusion of Riku and not being able to contact him. Riku experiences this after he defeats the Hakozaru in his version, Riku sees an illusion of Sora but when he tries to talk to him, Sora gives no response. Beat tries to hold his sister Rhyme but being only an illusion of her, his hand slips right through her image. |
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| After Sora defeats the [[Hockomonkey]] in the Fifth District, Joshua appears before him after saving Rhyme by using her as his portal between dream worlds, and explains that he and Riku are in two separate versions of Traverse Town, as Sora sees an illusion of Riku and [[Young Xehanort]] that Joshua creates. Riku sees a similar image of Joshua, Sora, and Rhyme after he defeats his side's version of the Hockomonkey.
| | Joshua is able to explain to Sora and Riku about the conditions of Traverse Town despite being them being in seperate worlds, telling them that the world seems entirely the same but also entirely different altogether. He also tells them about how they are able to see each other is because of their strong bonds and care for each other, using Neku and Shiki and Beat and Rhyme as examples. When Sora And Riku ask in unison if he has any friends with strong ties to him too, he just chuckles and says, "Maybe." At that word, ethereal angel wings sprout onto his back, surprising the pair and he flies up into the night sky and disappears into the night. |
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| [[File:Pieces of Their Dreams 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Joshua surprises Sora and Riku by flying away.]]
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| Later, Joshua speaks to Sora and Riku simultaneously, between the two sides of Traverse Town, being in between both dream worlds. He explains that when the original world of Neku, Shiki, Rhyme and Beat had vanished, he found Traverse Town using Rhyme's dreams as their new home. He also tells them that they are able to see each other because of the strong bonds between them, using Neku, Shiki, Beat and Rhyme as examples, saying that Sora and Riku play a big part of making everything happen. When Sora and Riku ask in unison who he really is, Joshua simply chuckles softly and says, "Let's say...a friend." At those words, ethereal angel wings sprout onto his back, surprising the pair, and he flies up into the night sky and disappears.
| | Joshua is a lanky, fair-skinned teenager with scraggly ash blond hair and lavender-colored eyes. He wears a white button-down shirt, with a fairly exposed neck and collar. Joshua wears dark grey pants and plain white shoes with black laces. Joshua can also manifest shining blue, ethereal wings on his back. |
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| [[File:Catch Up with You Soon 01 KH3DHD.png|thumb|Joshua warns Riku to not be deceived by dreams.]]
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| On Sora and Riku's return trips to Traverse Town, Joshua coordinates between them in order to defeat the [[Spellican]]. During the event, Joshua confided in Riku that his earlier theory of the two Traverse Towns being parallel worlds is proven wrong as the timer on each one of reunited pairs is different from the other's partner. In Sora's realm, after Spellican disappears, Joshua asks Sora if he needs to pass any information to Riku, but Sora says there is no need. In Riku's realm, as Riku leaves after finishing his part in the plan, Joshua warns Riku to be on his guard as either of the journeys he and Sora are each on could be a trap, and that he may be traveling in a dream of a dream.
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| Joshua is a lanky, fair-skinned teenager with unkempt ash-blond hair and lavender-colored eyes. He wears a light grey button-down shirt, with a fairly exposed neck and collar. Joshua wears dark grey pants and plain white shoes with black laces. In a glimpse of his true nature, Joshua can manifest shining white, ethereal wings on his back. | |
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| Joshua is an extremely intelligent and mature character, with a refined taste and extensive knowledge of the world around him. He prefers to think and act by himself, always keeping his intentions mysterious, and is therefore difficult to predict. Joshua is shown to be a very cool-headed individual and rarely displays signs of distress as a result. When not sharing crucial information, he usually teases those around him in a lighthearted yet condescending manner. Unfortunately, his positive traits are often overshadowed by his constant air of arrogance, making Joshua seem aloof and antagonistic to others. Although he does not show it, Joshua is a very lonely individual, expressing reluctance to consider himself a friend, and establishing bonds with very few people, as shown when he explains to Sora how he doesn't have a special partner such as the players do with a sad expression.
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| In addition to his outward characteristics, Joshua is also shown to have a strong perception far beyond that of an ordinary person. He displays a deep understanding of the world around him, and is often shown explaining the workings of the universe and the worlds within. Joshua is a mysterious individual, usually shrugging off complicated questions and giving responses that provide no definitive answer. As a result, his comments often leave it up to the receiver to judge whether or not he is telling the truth. Joshua's deductive skills are so impressive, that he not only seems aware of the problems caused by [[Xehanort]] and the power of the Keyblade wielders, but even suspects that Sora and Riku's journeys through the Realm of Dreams are leading them into a trap, and helps Riku to understand how the worlds work. He also claims to be omniscient at least once, making it questionable sometimes whether or not Joshua is human.
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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[File:Joshua TWEWY.png|130px|right]] | | [[File:Joshua TWEWY.png|70px|left]] |
| {{twewy|Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu}} is a character from Square Enix's ''{{w|The World Ends with You}}'', being Neku's second partner during the Reapers' Game. A sly and precocious boy with an incredibly deep view of the world around him, Joshua is actually the god-like Composer of Shibuya, the leader of the Reapers and the ruler of the Underground. His role was originally to oversee the Reapers' Game, but decided to erase the district and everyone in it, accepting the challenge of Shibuya's Conductor, Megumi Kitaniji, to see if Shibuya deserves to be saved within three weeks of the Reapers' Games. To that end, seeking a proxy to use against Kitaniji, Joshua arranged [[Neku Sakuraba]]'s enrollment by personally killing him. Joshua partners with Neku in the beginning of his second Reaper's Game for various reasons, becoming an illegal player as he did not die to enter the game. During the week, Joshua looks for the "Shibuya River" with Neku, using a tracker Mr. Hanekoma installed in his and Neku's cellphones. By the end of the week, Joshua was seemingly killed by the Reaper Sho Minamimoto in protecting Neku from Minaminoto's final attack. However, during the final battle with Kitaniji on the final day of the third Reaper Game, Joshua appears and reveals himself to be the Composer. Once Kitaniji is killed, instead of destroying Shibuya as he had won the bet, Joshua offers Neku a chance to determine Shibuya's fate: by killing him in a pistol duel. Though Neku lost as he refused to shoot, the total change of the boy's personality and trust in him convinced Joshua to spare Shibuya. In the end, while Neku and the others meet up, Joshua and Mr. Hanekoma watched them from afar atop the 104 building before flying off.
| | Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu is a character from Square Enix's ''{{w|The World Ends with You}}''. A sly and precocious boy with an incredibly deep view of the world around him, he is shrouded in mystery. Joshua partners with [[Neku]] in the beginning of Neku's second week of the Reaper's Game. Joshua is an illegal player, meaning he didn't die to enter the game, but joins it anyway since he claims he can see the dead and has watched the Game many times. During the week, Joshua looks for the "Shibuya River" with Neku, using a tracker Mr. Hanekoma installed in his and Neku's cellphones. |
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| Card 00000997 KHX.png|R+ Magic card featuring Joshua in ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ|Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]]]''.
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