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==''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''==

===Bahamut summon===

{{ff|Bahamut}} was originally planned to appear as a summon in ''Kingdom Hearts'', but was removed before the game was released. Cheat codes can enable a selectable "Bahamut" option to appear in the Summons menu. However, summoning it crashes the game, since there is no data for Bahamut in the final release.

===[[Disney Castle]]===

As seen in the game's beta trailer, Disney Castle was originally set to appear as a playable World in ''Kingdom Hearts''. Removed for currently unknown reasons, the world can still be accessed via cheat codes, as areas of the world exist from the game's opening cutscenes. Despite its removal as a playable world, it still appears on the gummi ship map.

===''Toy Story'' World===

The proposal folder shown to Buena Vista included plans for a world based on ''Toy Story''.{{fact}}<!--This is shown in the ''Hidden Treasures: A Kingdom Hearts Design Documents'' https://www.khinsider.com/news/Hidden-Treasure-The-Kingdom-Hearts-Design-Document-5697--><!--wait until KH3 comes out to mention the toy story world -- this page is traditionally for stuff removed from *released* games, and this will be more informative if we have the world's name. if you'd like to contest this, please bring it up on the talk page.--><!--Nomura: I've been wanting to add Toy Story in from since KH2, so even for me, I'm welled up with emotion finally seeing it implemented. For KH3, a Toy Story world was absolutely necessary. With these thoughts, and after many discussions, here we are.-->

===[[Dive to the Heart]]===

===Unused Agrabah NPC===

 

===Crumbling Island===

===MP-Cost display===

In earlier builds of the game, the combat menu would display the MP cost of associated spells.

===Alternate logo===

===Deleted scenes===

There are also several cutscenes with Riku that do not appear in the final game, one of which being when Riku is atop the Big Ben, seen staring out in a crouched position. The other being a moment at the destruction of Destiny Islands where Riku is seen standing in an open armed position staring up and saying something to particularly anger Sora enough to attack him. Donald and Goofy also have different attires all through the game, and the cutscene after the defeat of the Guard Armor is set closer to the world door of Traverse Town than in the final game. There is a scene where Sora is seen running down an alleyway in Traverse Town from something almost falling over before turning around to look behind him.

There exist two alternate music files for "[[To Our Surprise]]" in the game's code. One is nothing but the brass accompaniment, while the other is the entire song with different instrumentation and balance.

Within the game files there's an idle animation along with a jumping animation for the [[Fat Bandit]] Heartless which are absent from the game.

In the debug version for ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'' an unused world icon for [[Captain Hook]]'s ship can be seen.

 

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File:Station Alice (Unused) KH.png|Alice's removed station.

File:Agrabah NPC 4 KH.png|An unused NPC for Agrabah.

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

===Dive to the Heart===

===[[Deep Jungle]] and [[Jungle King]]===

'''Deep Jungle''' was set to appear in the game—as an early screenshot of the game testifies—as was its Keyblade, Jungle King, as a {{c|Card|com}}, but was removed for unknown reasons.

===Unused Map Cards===

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

===Extreme Mode===

 

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

===[[Ultima Weapon|Edge of Ultima and Detection Saber]]===

Through the use of a cheating device, two palette swaps of the '''Ultima Weapon''' can be obtained in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. These are the "Edge of Ultima", a version of the original Ultima Weapon with a non-textured appearance, and the "Detection Saber", a palette swap of the original as well, except slightly larger. When these Keychains are accessed in Sora's Items menu, no picture of the Keyblades are shown, only map icons; additionally, they use the effects of the [[Oblivion]] Keychain. Using the same method, Donald and Goofy can achieve similar weapons called "Staff of Detection" and "Detection Shield" respectively. These weapons were most likely used as collision models to check if battles or cutscenes could glitch. {{fact}}

===Woody and Buzz Lightyear summons===

'''[[Woody]]''' and '''[[Buzz Lightyear]]''', characters from {{w|Pixar}}'s ''{{w|Toy Story}}'' series, were at one point planned to appear as new summons in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Their models appear within the game coding, albeit without textures.

===Alternate [[Game:Xemnas|Xemnas]] forms===

In his final battle, [[Xemnas]] was originally intended to use two "super-gigantic Nobodies" other than his dragon; {{nihongo|'''King'''|キング|Kingu}}, which is humanoid and fittingly has a crown adorned with [[Nobody]] sigils, and {{nihongo|'''{{w|Centaur|Kentauros}}'''|ケンタロウス|Kentarousu}}, a humanoid upper body fused with a quadrupedal lower body. Both of them appear to be created from [[Dark City]], similar to the [[Game:Xemnas|Dragon Form]].

===Coliseum Fights===

For ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Tetsuya Nomura intended to allow players to fight all of the Organization XIII members again at the Coliseum. This idea, however, was dropped due to time constraints. Instead, the characters were included in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', along with the rest of the members as data-based versions in separate optional boss fights and in a new location.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania]]''''', p. 725; '''Interviewer:''' "Wasn't there any talk of having members who disappeared from "KHCOM" appear as guests in fighting tournaments?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I knew I wanted to do it, but I never said it out loud. You have to prepare settings and events that explain why they appear, and it also takes a lot of work to create battles. The staff also said, ''It's a waste to have a model for the movie,'' but with this schedule, they couldn't be that outrageous."</ref>

===Deleted Scenes===

The E3 2004 and the TGS 2003 trailers for ''Kingdom Hearts II'' shows scenes that were ultimately removed from the final release of the game:

*Donald and Goofy are released from the [[pod]]s in the [[Old Mansion]]'s basement; Donald fires a Blizzard spell which ricochets off the walls and hits himself instead, freezing himself in a block of ice. (TGS 2003-only)

===[[Hi-Ether]]===

===Unused music===

*A version of "[[Guardando nel buio]]" that differs slightly from its appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts''

*An arrangement of "[[He's a Pirate]]" that differs from the final version

*An unnamed, not instrumentalized song that has many similarities to the ''Final Fantasy IX'' theme "Daughter of Madain Sari"

 

In addition, the ''Winnie the Pooh'' song "Whoop-de-Dooper Bounce", written by the {{w|Sherman Brothers}} for ''The Tigger Movie'', is listed in all versions of the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' credits, but does not appear in any form in the game.

===Munny===

===Behemoth and Wyvern===

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==''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''==

===Pinocchio's World===

===Crooked Chariot===

===Profile sprites===

===Weapon palette swaps===

Palette swaps of [[Midnight Roar]] and {{c|Twilight|Claymore}} exist in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''s game data, but do not appear as formal weapons.

===Altered enemy===

===Wing Gear and Wind Maker===

The {{nihongo|'''Wind Maker'''|ウィンドメイカー|Windo Meikā}} was to be an aerial attack Keyblade when the {{nihongo|'''Wing Gear'''|ウィングギア|Wingu Gia}} was equipped. However, both the Keyblade and Gear were ultimately cut and the Wind Maker's appearance given to [[Leviathan]].  

===MP and LM Gauges===

===Idle animations===

File:Roxas Sprite (Removed) KHD.png|Roxas's battle sprite with him facing at a different angle.

File:Roxas Sprite (Removed) 2 KHD.png|Roxas's battle sprite that shows him with darker shade of his hair.

File:Axel Sprite (Removed) KHD.png|Axel's battle sprite that shows him with darker shade of his hair.

File:Marluxia Sprite (Removed) KHD.png|Marluxia's battle sprite that shows him with darker shade of his hair.

File:Axel Sprite (Removed) 2 KHD.png|Axel's ally sprite.

File:Xion Sprite (Removed) KHD.png|Xion's ally sprite that shows her with lighter shade of her hair.

File:Roxas (Hooded) Sprite (Removed) KHD.png|Hooded Roxas's ally sprite.

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

===[[Kingdom Key D|Lightseeker]]===

===The Jungle Book World===

'''{{w|The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book}}''' was originally set to appear as a playable world in the game, but was removed. The world can still be accessed by the use of cheat codes. A number of areas are accessible, including Louie's Throne Room.

===Pleakley===

'''{{w|List of Lilo & Stitch characters#Pleakley|Pleakley}}''' from the original ''{{w|Lilo & Stitch}}'' movie was set to make an appearance in Deep Space, but removed for unknown reasons. His model is still in the game's coding, albeit without textures.

===Cutscenes and altered maps===

Certain cutscenes which appeared in early trailers - shown at events such as the Tokyo Game Show and Jump Festa - were later altered for the game's final release. For example, the scene in which [[Master Xehanort]] reveals his plan to forge the [[χ-blade]] to Ventus was originally meant to appear in [[Olympus Coliseum]], rather than the [[Keyblade Graveyard]]. A scant few scenes were also omitted, including one where [[Terra]] watches a young Sora and Riku partake in a sword fight, as well as individual lines, such as Terra telling Aqua that searching for [[Princesses of Heart|the light]] Master Xehanort is after will lead them to him or Ventus at Destiny Island telling Aqua to erase him.

===Aqua's Design===

==={{ff|Laguna Loire}}===

Originally, the [[Mirage Arena]] was meant to have a slight element of story to it, rather than be completely distant from any auxiliary characters. The developers planned for Laguna Loire from ''{{ff|Final Fantasy VIII}}'' to appear in the Mirage Arena as the head of the arena. However, the team was also planning ''{{ff|Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy}}'' at the same time, and decided that if Laguna appeared in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', he could not appear in ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy''. The team eventually decided they would rather have Laguna appear in the latter, and so Laguna was ultimately left out of the final product.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221102932/http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/12/21/nomura_takahashi_dissidia/ Nomura and Takahashi on ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy''], '''Anoop Gantayat:''' "The FFVIII hero was actually supposed to have appeared in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Nomura revealed. They'd even partially prepared a scenario where Laguna appears as the head of Mirage Arena. In the end, they decided that if they were to have a new character from FFVIII in ''Duodecim'' it would end up being Laguna, so they left him out of BbS."</ref> As of yet, no data has been found in game of his planned appearance.

===Large Land of Departure chest===

 

 

 

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File:Olympus Coliseum (Ven) (Removed) KHBBS.png|A removed scene of Ventus confronting Master Xehanort in Olympus Coliseum.

File:Destiny Islands (Ven) (Removed) KHBBS.png|A removed scene of Ventus telling Aqua to erase him at Destiny Islands.

File:Castle of Dreams (Ventus) (Removed) KHBBS.png|A removed scene of Ventus at the [[Castle of Dreams]].

Aqua (Unused) 02 KHBBS.png|Aqua's outfit before being covered up.

Aqua (Unused) 01 KHBBS.png|Aqua in the pre-2009 trailers. Notice the darker hair and eyes.

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

===''Kingdom Hearts 3D Demo'' renders===

===Airstrike Command Style===

Unfinished textures of an unused [[Command Style]] are present in ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]'''s game files.

File:Airstrike KHBBSFM.png|The unfinished Airstrike Command Style image.

==''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''==

===Removed cutscenes===

In the first two trailers for the game, the Heartless were the primary enemies Sora and Riku would do battle against - specifically [[Shadow]]s. This was eventually changed into [[Dream Eaters]], with common Heartless scrapped entirely.

 

Near the end of the first trailer, there is an unused scene of Sora running at the top of [[La Cité des Cloches]] before jumping off of it and into the festival. Also, Sora and Riku were to meet Xemnas and Ansem in Traverse Town respectively, though both these scenes were scrapped.

A screenshot from an early trailer of ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' depicted Sora and the Twilight Thorn standing in the Second District of Traverse Town. In the final game, the Twilight Thorn does not make an appearance.

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===[[Flowmotion]] effects and abilities===

===RLS ''Legacy''===

 

===Early Drop gauge===

===Alternate Dual Link icon===

===[[Queen Buzzerfly]] as a common enemy===

===Cut World Scenarios===

Originally, [[Space Paranoids]] was set to return as a [[Sleeping World]] for [[Sora]]'s scenario of [[The Grid]], as well as having ''Fantasia 2000'' elements/worlds appearing in [[Riku]]'s scenario of [[Symphony of Sorcery]]. Tetsuya Nomura found that they "had a lot to work with in the original Fantasia", so the latter was dropped.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/07/18/how-fantasia-and-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-got-into-kingdom-hearts-3d/ How Fantasia And The Hunchback of Notre Dame Got Into Kingdom Hearts 3D]</ref> The former was likely dropped due to timing constraints.<ref>[http://hokanko-alt.ldblog.jp/archives/67376379.html Space Paranoids replaced by The Grid in ''KH3D'']</ref> Had the original plans gone through, according to Masaru Oka, scenario and cutscene director for ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', Rinzler was originally intended to be a boss for [[Riku]]'s side of the story<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Were there any rejected cutscenes?" / '''Masaru Oka:''' "Not rejected as such, but in the beginning, we planned the battle with Rinzler in The Grid to be Side: Riku. Before the start of that battle they announce the 'thirteen combatants', and though we didn't consciously choose the number '13', changing it to Side: Sora gave it an unexpected deep meaning." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/KH3D-Ultimania-Staff-Interviews-2947 Translation via Goldpanner].</ref>

===Kingdom Key D===

===Rabbit-type Dream Eater===

===Training Toys===

The {{nihongo|'''Whirligig'''|ウィンドミル|Windomiru|lit. "Windmill"}} training toy, based on Mickey's [[Country of the Musketeers|Musketeer hat]], is depicted in the Ultimania, which claims it is a special gift for Streetpassing. A second unused training toy called '''Fireworks''' also has a sprite present within the game data.

===Unused music===

The audio file for "[[Deep Drive]]" can be found the 3DS version of ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''. The track is unused in the final game, and it is unclear if it was intended for use in the game or simply used as a placeholder.

File:Nintendo World 2011 Trailer 02 KH3D.png|The Twilight Thorn seen in early screenshots.

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==''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]][chi]''==

===[[Fairy Stars]] Keyblade===

While the [[Enchanted Dominion]] world became fully playable in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'', along with the Fairy Stars Keyblade, there were plans to include it in the browser version of the game at some point. The first and third Keyblade upgrade can still be found in the game files, although they are omitted in the mobile versions of the game. The Keychains for these Keyblades, however, were implemented into other versions of the mobile game's Keyblades.

===[[Orichalcum]]===

==''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]][Cross]''==

 

 

 

==''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''==

===Animated battle sprites===

 

===Tram Common===

 

===Playable Mysterious Tower===

In the [[Video:Kingdom Hearts III#Jump Festa 2016 Trailer|Jump Festa 2016 Trailer]], Sora and company battle a group of Heartless outside the Mysterious Tower. While the world itself appears in ''Kingdom Hearts III'''s final version, it is not explorable in any capacity and only shows up in cutscenes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Silver Necklace was originally intended to have twelve different variants. In addition to the version in the final game, variants which switch out the +2 Strength and +2 Magic for [[Blizzard Boost]], [[Water Boost]], [[Magic Treasure Magnet]], [[Second Chance]], [[Stun Protection]], [[Item Boost]], [[Fire Syphon]], [[Blizzard Syphon]], [[Thunder Syphon]], [[Water Syphon]], or [[Aero Syphon]] exist in the game's code.

 

The Master's Necklace was originally intended to have eight different variants. In addition to the version in the final game, variants which switch out the +3 Strength and +3 Magic for [[Aero Boost]], [[Wizard's Ruse]], [[Withstand Combo]], [[Damage Syphon]], [[MP Thrift]], [[Berserk Charge]], or [[Dark Syphon]] exist in the game's code.

 

 

 

The {{c|Wayfinder|Style Change}} [[Situation Command]] from ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'' is still within the games coding. Should Aqua be hacked into a fight with Mickey as a party member, Wayfinder has a chance of appearing as a Situation Command. Although it works exactly as it did in ''0.2'', the Finish command, graphic, and the Situation bar doesn't work and is missing.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynGMcjviKec&feature=youtu.be&t=744 ||KH3 Mod|| Aqua Vs Xemnas, Ansem, and Young Xehanort]</ref>

 

Terra was planned at one point to be a party member, but in the final game, he only appears in cutscenes and during the Guardians of Light fight as one of the playable characters. When spawned as a party member, Terra's model spawns in a T-pose and has no animations or HUD portraits (if spawned after another party member, he will reuse theirs). Unlike other temporary party members like Aqua and Ventus, Terra does appear in the menu; however, his model does not appear nor does he have any stats or abilities associated with him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH9roACoH7k Kingdom Hearts 3 (PC) Mod - BBS Trio vs Lump of Horror]</ref>

 

 

The Premium Showcase build of ''Kingdom Hearts III'' contains Daybreak Town, Castle Oblivion and a {{nihongo|'''Cars'''|カーズ|Kāzu}} world in its world list.<ref>[https://x.com/ligero_miguel/status/1827585844523200682 '''@ligero_miguel''']</ref> A new logo for Daybreak Town can also be found in the same build as placeholder for the Ocean Between logo.

 

In the E3 2015 and Jump Festa 2016 Trailers, Sora walks from the cave in the Hills to the Tower before encountering a group of [[Chief Puff]] and [[Puffball]] Heartless. In the final release, Sora runs out of cave in the Hills and doesn't encounter any Heartless.

 

 

 

In the [[Video:Kingdom Hearts III#E3 2013 Sony Conference Announcement Trailer|E3 2013 Sony Conference Announcement Trailer]], Sora, in his ''Kingdom Hearts II'' attire, finds the [[Master's Defender]] on the beach of Destiny Islands, before examining it. In the final release, Sora appears in his ''Kingdom Hearts III'' attire instead.

 

 

 

*"[[Forze del Male]]" from ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'' was meant to play during the cutscene where Ansem leaves the fight against Dark Riku and Xigbar until "[[The 13th Dilemma]]" plays.

 

*"[[The Deep End]]" from ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'' was also used as a placeholder for multiple unused boss battle themes in the files. It's unclear where if and where it was supposed to play; however, the versions found in the files were labelled for a Heartless boss battle and three Organization XIII boss battles.

**In the same cutscene, the ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' version of "[[The Key of Darkness]]" was replaced by a new arrangement of the track in version 1.07.

*In the cutscene "The New Seven Hearts", a new arrangement of "[[The Nightmare]]" plays for shortly under 30 seconds before being cut off. A full two-minute version of the track is still present in the game's files.

*[[File:Festival Dance Summary KHIII.ogg|thumb|Unused Festival Dance Summary track]]A unique track for the Summary page of the [[Festival Dance]] mini-game exists in the game's files. In the final game, nothing plays after the conclusion of "[[Sunshine Dancer]]".

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