Editing Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind

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|title=Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind

|japan= キングダム ハーツ III Re Mind

|romaji=Kingudamu Hātsu III Re Mind

|developer={{w|Square Enix}}

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|modes=Single player

|ratings={{w|ESRB}}:[[File:Ratingsymbol e10.gif|12px|Everyone 10+]]Everyone 10+

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{{q|The other tale that unfolded during the climax of KINGDOM HEARTS III.|Tagline}}

==Story==

Seventy-five years earlier, a young [[Xehanort]] meets with [[the Master of Masters]] in the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] after receiving a [[black coat]] with which to ward off the darkness while traveling the worlds. Xehanort tells the man that all the darkness and selfishness he's seen across the many worlds he's visited have caused him to lose his faith in humanity. Determined to bring order to the chaos, he resolves to remake the worlds. He says his decision will become clear after his upcoming [[Mark of Mastery]] exam, but the man tells Xehanort the results don't matter because he's already made up his mind. He says Xehanort will soon outgrow his coat, for he'll be powerful enough to control the darkness without it. Xehanort asks if he's a fortune-teller, but the man makes numerous claims about his identity before telling Xehanort his name, revealing himself to be one of the Lost Masters.

In the present era, [[Master Xehanort]] mentions his past encounter to Xigbar and [[Saïx]]. Xigbar insists on focusing on more important matters, like the fact that their loss of Sora has left them without a thirteenth vessel, and only the three of them are there now. Saïx and Xigbar list the other members' statuses and missions, saying the Nobodies that became human and then Nobodies again are themselves, Luxord, [[Marluxia]], and [[Larxene]], while their allies from the past transferred to replicas are Ansem, Xemnas, [[Vanitas]], Riku Replica, and Young Xehanort. Xigbar says that leaves them two short of thirteen. Xehanort says he implanted Terra-Xehanort's heart from the past into Terra's recompleted body. Saïx discusses the replica program, in which [[Vexen]] created twenty replicas, the first twelve of which were barely human puppets, and that the first prototypes were the [[Riku Replica]] and then [[No. i]]. He says five of the last six are currently vessels for their past members, leaving one left. He explains how No. i was erased from memory, but remained in Vexen's records, and that its heart's link to Sora's memories should make it an adequate thirteenth member. Xigbar and Saïx leave to do their parts in the plan, then Xehanort says, "May your heart be your guiding key."

Sora and Naminé witness the second version of the Guardians' battle with [[Terra-Xehanort]] and his subsequent battle with the [[Lingering Will]]. Sora tells her to go to the world of ocean and sky while he saves Terra. Sora leaps out of Terra's thoughts to save the Lingering Will from the [[Dark Figure]], but after the Lingering Will sacrifices itself to save Sora, he is forced to fight Terra-Xehanort alone. After the [[Dark Figure]] grabs Sora, Terra-Xehanort launches a wave of darkness at him. Then Sora's own past self begins the final fight against the [[real Organization XIII]] at the Keyblade Graveyard with his allies, and his future self remains unseen until Terra is restored. As soon as Terra is restored, future Sora is seen in Terra's heart, which Sora says must have protected him from Xehanort's blast. Sora returns to his own past self, then transitions into Roxas's heart as he witnesses everyone's memories of Xion return as her heart displaces her past self's. There, Sora agrees to help Roxas and his friends reclaim their [[Recusant's Sigil]]s from Xemnas, after which Sora returns to his past self again.

Sora jumps into Riku while he and the other Guardians engage in a battle with [[Replica Xehanort]]s. They're all sucked into keyhole-shaped portals except [[Mickey]], during which Sora jumps into his heart, and he narrowly limps out of there and repels the replicas with Sora's help. Sora finds the remaining fragments and rejoins them by connecting to the Guardians' hearts. Kairi is restored, the Replica Xehanorts merge into Armored Xehanort, and she and Sora defeat it together, finishing it off with the Guardians' help. The Guardians notice Sora and Kairi's absence just before they open the way through Kingdom Hearts to join past Sora at Scala ad Caelum after his final battle with Xehanort. The pair then end up in The Final World, where they invite Chirithy to come home with them. They secretly witness the other Guardians' journeys home, bringing Chirithy to Ventus and Naminé's heart to her replica body. Finally, Sora and Kairi share a final moment sitting together on a [[paopu]] tree before he fades away.

Sora and Riku, separated and disoriented, awaken in [[Quadratum]], a world filled with modern buildings, skyscrapers, cars, and signs. The two walk the streets observing where they are; Sora finds himself at a {{w|Shibuya#Shibuya_Crossing|crosswalk}} staring at a {{w|109 (department store)|building with the number "104" displayed}}, while Riku stares at a {{w|Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building|large building}}. As Riku walks past the large building, [[Yozora]], the protagonist of ''[[Verum Rex]]'', sits alone atop watching him down below.  

Following Master Xehanort's defeat, Riku visits the [[Land of Departure]], where Terra tells him that he's so strong that there's nothing left that he could teach him. Riku sees Terra, Aqua and Ventus off as they don their [[Keyblade Armor]] and leave to go on a journey in the [[Realm of Darkness]] to find Sora.

After all thirteen copies are defeated, the data analysis says Sora's data still hasn't been updated, forcing Riku and Leon's gang back to square one. The [[Fairy Godmother]] then appears at [[Merlin]] and [[Yen Sid]]'s request to aid them, and has Riku recount [[Yozora (video)|the strange dream he's been having]]: He finds himself in [[Quadratum]] surrounded by tall buildings, while Yozora observes him from atop a skyscraper. He can't recall what happens next, but she claims she knows, because dreams are her specialty. She explains that the wizards sent her to Riku because, due to his time in Sora's dreams, the key to finding Sora might be in his dreams, "and the other two." Kairi's sleeping body in Ansem's lab and the daytime version of The Final World are then shown.

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*[https://www.kingdomhearts.com/3/us/dlc/ Official NA Site]

*[https://www.jp.square-enix.com/kingdom/kh3/dlc/index.html Official JP Site]

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