Editing Kingdom Key

{{game|KH1|FM1|COM|REC|KH2|FM2|358|KHC|RCO|DDD}}

{{expand|create=Story sections for other games; Etymology: "Keys to the Kingdom" - see [[χ-blade]] for added info}}

{{youmay|Sora's version of the Kingdom Key|[[Kingdom Key D|King Mickey's version]]}}

<div class="tabbertab" title="KH" style="width:250px">

|name=Kingdom Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|chainsize=40x50px

|clear=*

|image=Kingdom Key KH.png

|size=200px

|desc=The key chain attached draws out the Keyblade's true form and power.

|AP=+3

|get=Speak to Riku after the Heartless attack Destiny Islands.

|name=Kingdom Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|image=Kingdom Key (card).png

|desc=The default weapon. Not very powerful, but reliable and easy to handle.

|strike=D+

|thrust=D+

|finish=D+

|swing=B

|element=Physical

|break=B

|cp={{st}}

|get=Default

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="KHII" style="width:250px">

|name=Kingdom Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|chainsize=40x50px

|clear=*

|image=Kingdom Key KHII.png

|size=200px

|desc=A keychain attached to the Keyblade. Increases defense at critical moments.

|str=+3

|mag=+1

|ability=[[Defender (ability)|Defender]]{{KHII}}<br>[[Damage Control]]{{FMII}}

|get=Fight the "[[Dusk|Mysterious Enemy]]" at [[Twilight Town#The Old Mansion|The Old Mansion]].

|char=Sora

|char=Roxas

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="KHD" style="width:250px">

<div class="tabbertab" title="Roxas/Xion">

|name=Kingdom Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|image=Kingdom Key KHD.png

|desc=The most basic of Keyblades.<br>Install a weapon panel to transform it.

|str=+15

|ultima=+85

|bonus=+2

|get=No Gear (Roxas/Xion)

|char=Roxas

|char2=Xion

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="+">

|name=Kingdom Key+

|katakana=キングダムチェーン+

|japname=Kingdom Chain+

|chainname=Kingdom Key

|image=Kingdom Key KHD.png

|desc=An upgraded Kingdom Key.

|str=+124

|strunit=+4

|ultima=+15

|mag=+30

|magunit=+4

|defunit=+4

|rate=+10

|rateunit=+4

|bonus=+19

|bonusunit=+4

|ability1=[[Defender (ability)|Defender]]

|ability2=[[Damage Control]]

|ability3=[[Second Chance]]

|get=[[Zero Gear]] (Roxas/Xion)

|char=Roxas

|char2=Xion

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="Sora">

|name=Kingdom Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|image=Kingdom Key KHD.png

|desc=The most basic of Keyblades.

|str=+100

|strunit=+1/<br>+2/<br>+3

|ultima=+15

|magunit=+1/<br>+2/<br>+3

|defunit=+1/<br>+2/<br>+3

|rate=+7

|rateunit=+1/<br>+2/<br>+3

|bonus=+7

|bonusunit=+1/<br>+2/<br>+3

|ability1=[[Defender (ability)|Defender]]

|ability2=[[Damage Control]]

|ability3=[[Second Chance]]

|get=No Gear, [[Skill Gear]], [[Skill Gear+]], [[Technical Gear]], [[Technical Gear+]], [[Duel Gear]], [[Duel Gear+]], [[Loaded Gear]], [[Loaded Gear+]], [[Chrono Gear]], [[Chrono Gear+]], [[Phantom Gear]], [[Phantom Gear+]], [[Phantom Gear++]], [[Lift Gear]], [[Lift Gear+]], [[Nimble Gear]], [[Nimble Gear+]], [[Wild Gear]], [[Wild Gear+]], [[Ominous Gear]], [[Ominous Gear+]], [[Valor Gear]], [[Valor Gear+]], [[Fearless Gear]], [[Fearless Gear+]], [[Prestige Gear]], [[Prestige Gear+]], [[Hazard Gear]], [[Hazard Gear+]], [[Casual Gear]], [[Mystery Gear]] (Sora)

|char=Sora

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="+">

|name=Kingdom Key+

|katakana=キングダムチェーン+

|japname=Kingdom Chain+

|chainname=Kingdom Key

|image=Kingdom Key KHD.png

|desc=An upgraded Kingdom Key.

|str=+115

|strunit=+3

|ultima=+15

|mag=+25

|magunit=+3

|defunit=+3

|rate=+10

|rateunit=+3

|bonus=+10

|bonusunit=+3

|ability1=[[Defender (ability)|Defender]]

|ability2=[[Damage Control]]

|ability3=[[Second Chance]]

|get=[[Duel Gear++]], [[Crisis Gear]], [[Crisis Gear+]], [[Rage Gear]], [[Rage Gear+]] (Sora)

|char=Sora

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="++">

|name=Kingdom Key++

|katakana=キングダムチェーン++

|japname=Kingdom Chain++

|chainname=Kingdom Key

|image=Kingdom Key KHD.png

|desc=The ultimate Kingdom Key.

|str=+120

|strunit=+3

|ultima=+15

|mag=+30

|magunit=+3

|def=+5

|defunit=+3

|rate=+12

|rateunit=+3

|bonus=+15

|bonusunit=+3

|ability1=[[Defender (ability)|Defender]]

|ability2=[[Damage Control]]

|ability3=[[Second Chance]]

|get=[[Omega Gear]], [[Omega Gear+]], [[Champion Gear]], [[Champion Gear+]], [[Ultimate Gear]], [[Ultimate Gear+]] (Sora)

|char=Sora

</div></div></div><div class="tabbertab" title="KH Re:c" style="width:250px">

|name=Kingdom&nbsp;Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|image=Kingdom Key KHREC.png

|size=128px

|desc=The keychain originally attached to your Keyblade. Its powers will serve you in countless battles.

|name2=1.5

|name3=2.0

|name4=2.5

|name5=3.0

|exp2=30

|exp3=60

|exp4=90

|exp5=120

|long=Medium

|ability11=[[Auto-Potion]]

|ability12=[[Medic]]

|ability13=[[Magic Upgrade]]

|ability14=[[Attack Upgrade]]{{F}}

|ability21=[[Auto-Potion]]

|ability22=[[Medic]]

|ability23=[[Magic Upgrade]]<br>[[Magic Bracer (Kingdom Hearts Re:coded)|Magic Bracer]]{{F}}

|ability24=[[Attack Upgrade]]{{F}}

|ability31=[[Auto-Potion]]

|ability32=[[Medic]]<br>[[Shell]]

|ability33=[[Magic Upgrade]]<br>[[Magic Bracer (Kingdom Hearts Re:coded)|Magic Bracer]]{{F}}

|ability34=[[Attack Upgrade]]{{F}}

|ability41=[[Auto-Potion]]

|ability42=[[Medic]]<br>[[Shell]]<br>[[Protect]]

|ability43=[[Magic Upgrade]]<br>[[Magic Bracer (Kingdom Hearts Re:coded)|Magic Bracer]]{{F}}

|ability44=[[Attack Upgrade]]{{F}}

|ability51=[[Auto-Potion]]

|ability52=[[Medic]]<br>[[Shell]]<br>[[Protect]]

|ability53=[[Magic Upgrade]]<br>[[Magic Bracer (Kingdom Hearts Re:coded)|Magic Bracer]]{{F}}

|ability54=[[Attack Upgrade]]{{F}}<br>[[Brick Wall (Kingdom Hearts Re:coded)|Brick Wall]]{{F}}

|get=Select one Dream weapon and discard another in the [[Dive to the Heart]].

</div><div class="tabbertab" title="KH3D" style="width:250px">

|name=Kingdom Key

|katakana=キングダムチェーン

|japname=Kingdom Chain

|image=Kingdom Key KH3D.png

|size=150px

|desc=The Keyblade Sora began his journey with. It provides a balanced boost in Strength and Magic.

|str=5

|mag=4

|long=75

|rate=20%

|shift=5%

|get=Sora's default weapon

The {{nihongo|'''Kingdom Key'''|キングダムチェーン|Kingudamu Chēn|lit. "Kingdom Chain"}} is the most recognizable [[Keyblade]] in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, as it appears within each game of the series, and frequently serves as the default Keychain for cutscenes. In ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', it is the only Keychain that Sora can visibly use, while in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', it is the only Keychain of Xion's to appear in Story Mode, and excluding the final Mission, the only Keychain of Roxas's to appear in any cutscene. Furthermore, while ''Kingdom Hearts II'' normally depicts the equipped Keyblade within cutscenes, the Kingdom Key appears by default in the cutscene leading up to the [[Battle of 1000 Heartless]], and within the Album pictures of Jiminy's Journal. In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', it can be upgraded to the '''Kingdom Key+''' and the '''Kingdom Key++'''.

For Roxas and Xion, the Keyblade they wield is in fact Sora's Keyblade, existing in multiple places at once.<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 29; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "The Keyblade that Roxas used and the Keyblade that Sora once lost in Castle Oblivion are the same thing. Furthermore, these two both used the Keyblade at the same time. This can be explained by the relationship between Roxas and Sora. Thus, they both can wield two Keyblades, which, in fact, has an important meaning. This is also related to Xehanort’s memories, but this point can’t be touched on just yet."</ref> Roxas also obtains a second Kingdom Key after absorbing [[Xion]]; however, this is in fact [[Ventus]]'s Keyblade, not Xion's.{{fact}}

The [[Kingdom Key D]], a color-inverted Kingdom Key which King Mickey wields, is the Keyblade from the [[Realm of Darkness]], which he obtained to mirror Sora's Keyblade from the [[Realm of Light]].<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 28; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "In order to work, the door needs to be closed from both the Dark side and the Light side and both a Dark and Light realm Keyblade are needed. The King needed a Keyblade opposite from the realm of Light Keyblade that Sora had, so he went to the realm of Darkness to obtain one."</ref>

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

When the [[Heartless]] attack [[Destiny Islands]], this Keyblade, which [[Terra]] had promised [[Riku]] years ago, appears. However, because Riku sided with [[Darkness]] and was swallowed by it, this weapon "went down the list" and choose [[Sora]] to weild it instead; because the heart of [[Ventus]] resided deep within him, Sora was able to weild the Kingdom Key without any trouble.

Riku, being the original intended weilder, is able to hold it breifly when he reunites with Sora in [[Traverse Town]]; he returned it to Sora.

When Sora arrives in [[Hollow Bastion]] to rescue [[Kairi]] and the other [[Princesses of Heart]], Riku explains the Keyblade was supposed to be his, taking it from him and giving him a [[Wooden Sword]] in its place. However, once Sora confronts Riku once more, the strength of his [[heart]] shows the Kingdom Key that he is the more worthy candidate.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''===

When Zexion disguises himself as Sora, he wields a fake Kingdom Key Keyblade.

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

When Roxas is attacked by a lone [[Dusk]] outside the [[Old Mansion]], he attempts to use his [[Struggle Bat]] to ward it off, but it fails to touch the monster. At that moment, however, the Kingdom Key replaces the Struggle Bat in a haze of data, and Roxas is able to defeat the Dusk. The Kingdom Key continues to materialize whenever Roxas needs to fight off [[Nobodies]], until he is attacked by [[Axel]] within the Old Mansion's Basement{{fact}}<!--replace with official room name-->. There, Roxas instead summons the Oathkeeper and Oblivion, but after defeating Axel and proceeding to the chamber in which Sora slumbers, he uses the Kingdom Key one final time in an attempt to strike down [[DiZ]].

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

Data-Sora gains a data-version of the Kingdom Key in his Dive to the Heart.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts coded/Episode 1|Episode 1}} It is destroyed by Maleficent at Agrabah{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts coded/Episode 5|Episode 5}}, but he gains a new Keyblade at Hollow Bastion.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts coded/Episode 6|Episode 6}} According to King Mickey, this Keyblade is closely connected to the power of the Heart.{{fact}}<!--quote?-->

The Kingdom Key is depicted as a classic [[wikipedia:skeleton key|skeleton key]] approximately 3.5' long, with a long silver Keychain extending from the hilt, and a [[wikipedia:Hidden Mickey|Hidden Mickey]] token on the end of the Keychain. The blade and teeth of the Keyblade are silver, the rainguard is blue, and the guard is bright gold. The teeth of the Keyblade form the outline of a crown which matches the crown charm Sora wears.

Gameplay with the Kingdom Key varies, as its combo is normally influenced by the amount of [[Combo Boost]]s and other Combo influencing abilities the player has equipped. The weapon's base combo in nearly every game is a basic three hit attack: A downward swing, a forward thrust, and a spinning slash, while its aerial combo is a downward, then upward slash, finished with a mid-air spinning slash.

In ''Kingdom Hears 358/2 Days'', Roxas, Xion, and Sora have the opportunity to wield this weapon: Roxas and Xion, with no gears or the Zero gear equipped, and Sora, with any gear save for the Zero and Pandora gears.  

Roxas and Xion have identical combos with both no gears and Zero gear. Their combo without any gears is the basic three hit combo, while his Zero gear combo is slightly different. It begins with a downward slash, followed by an upward swing with the capability of knocking the enemy in the air. From here, a {{button|dsy}}-Combo is prompted, in which Roxas or Xion will perform a jump accompanied by a downward slash if executed. With another hit of the {{button|dsy}} button, Roxas or Xion's {{button|dsy}}-Combo concludes with a sliding swing of the Keyblade. If continued normally, combo concludes with a basic spinning slash. The aerial combo for Roxas's Zero Gear is noticeably shorter, with only two hits. It begins with a basic downward slash and finishes with a spinning slash.

Sora's combos with the Kingdom Key, meanwhile, never change no matter what gear is equipped. It will always be the same, default, three-hit combo: a sideways swing, a forward thrust, and a spinning slash. No {{button|dsy}}-Combo opportunities are ever prompted. His swing speed, however, is noticeably faster than Roxas's.

The Kingdom Key also appears in the secret videos ''[[Another Side, Another Story...]]'' and ''[[The Gathering]]''; in the former, Roxas briefly dual wields it along with [[Oathkeeper]] after tossing his [[Oblivion]] to a falling [[Riku]] in [[The World That Never Was]], while in the latter, [[Terra]] pulls it from the ground at [[Keyblade Graveyard]].

Most ''Kingdom Hearts'' merchandise features the Kingdom Key as Sora's weapon, including the Volume One and Volume Three Sora figures that appear in the ''[[Formation Arts Figures]]''. Along with being the Keyblade packaged with "normal" Sora in the Series 1 ''[[Play Arts Figures]]'', it is also seen with Roxas' figure and the rare Sora [[Limit Form]] figure.

The Kingdom Key is often used as a sort of cursor, as well as a symbol for attack abilities. The logo sequence for the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] also depicts the Kingdom Key being thrust into the background, summoning the text.

On the Japanese version of the ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' website, the Kingdom Key act as a cursor for Sora's version of the website.

File:Kingdom Key (TG) KH3D.png|The Kingdom Key in [[The Grid]]

==Notes and References==

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*[[Zero-One]]

 

 

[[Category:Keyblades (Riku)]]