Editing Twilight Town

{{Youmay|the real Twilight Town|[[The Other Twilight Town]] or [[Chapter 1: Twilight Town|the chapter in the ''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga]]}}

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Twilight Town is among one of the largest worlds in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', with many major set pieces. One of the town's bigger locations is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Market Street}}'''|商店街|Shōten Machi}}, a long, winding, steeply-sloped road that leads from the lower areas of town to the top, stretching across multiple areas. The upper portion of the street is known as {{nihongo|'''{{a|Station Heights}}'''|駅前通り|Ekimaedōri|lit. "Station Road"}}, where a few shops are located such as [[Wallace]]'s weapon shop and an item shop run by [[Wantz]], as well as a noticeboard for various jobs, which can be experience through [[mini-games]]. The lower portion of Market Street is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Tram Common}}'''|トラム広場|Toramu Hiroba|lit. "Tram Square"}}, an open-market area with a free tram circling around. Many shops are found here, including [[Jessie]]'s accessory shop, [[Biggs]]' armor shop, and a [[Moogle Shop]]. In [[The Other Twilight Town]], the Moogle Shop is a candy shop instead. Another noticeboard mini-game jobs is found down here. Both parts of Market Street connect to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Sandlot}}'''|空き地|Akichi|lit. "Vacant Lot"}}, an open area where the infamous [[Struggle]] battles take place. Both Station Heights and the Sandlot lead to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Back Alley}}'''|路地裏|Rojiura}}, where [[Hayner]]'s gang's hideout, {{nihongo|'''{{a|The Usual Spot}}'''|いつもの場所|Itsumo no Basho}} is located. In The Other Twilight Town, {{nihongo|'''{{a|Roxas' Room}}'''|ロワサスの部屋|Rokusasu no Heya}} can be briefly seen in various cutscenes. It's several stories above ground, and has a nice view of the town.

To the far right of town are {{nihongo|'''{{a|The Woods}}'''|町はずれの森|Machihazure no Mori|lit. "Forest on the Outskirts of Town"}}, a large forest only accessible through a crack in the walls of Tram Common. Passing through The Woods leads to a gate and a courtyard belonging to {{nihongo|'''{{a|The Old Mansion}}'''|屋敷前|Yashikimae|lit. "Mansion Anterior"}}. Upon entering the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Foyer}}'''|ロビー|Robī|lit. "Lobby"}}, the Mansion splits off in three different directions. On the left side of the Foyer is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Dining Room}}'''|ダイニング|Dainingu|lit. "Dining"}}; up the left set of stairs and through the door is {{nihongo|'''{{a|The White Room}}'''|白い部屋|Shiroi Heya}}, where [[Naminé]] spends a lot of her time; while up the stairs to the right lies the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Library}}'''|書庫|Shoko|lit. "Archive"}}. At the Library, there is a false floor that hides a staircase which goes down and leads to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Computer Room}}'''|コンピュータールーム|Konpyūtā Rūmu}}, where [[DiZ]] monitors The Other Twilight Town. There's also a machine which allows transport into the simulation. The doorway to the left of the computer leads to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Basement Hall}}'''|地下広間|Chika Hōru}}, where [[Roxas]] fights [[Axel]] in the simulated counterpart. The Basement Hall then leads to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Basement Corridor}}'''|地下廊下|Chika Rōka}}, which houses a few pods, and finally to the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Pod Room}}'''|ポッドルーム|Poddo Rūmu}}, where [[Sora]] slept while Naminé fixed his memories. Towards the end of the game Sora and party can access the simulation via DiZ's machine, but are limited access to only the Computer Room, and the Basement Hall. A [[Corridor of Darkness]] can by found in the latter area, which allows travel across the emptiness of {{nihongo|'''{{a|Betwixt and Between}}'''|狭間の空間|Hazama no Kūkan|lit. "In-between Space"}} to enter the [[Dark City]] and begin their assault on the Organization's stronghold.

In cutscenes, areas such as '''{{a|Pod Room}}''', the '''{{a|Computer Room}}''', and '''{{a|The White Room}}''' are seen. Also, during the fight against Xion, she'll teleport Roxas across locations from other worlds, such as the [[Bizarre Room#Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days|Bizarre Room]], [[Manor Ruins#Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days|Manor Ruins]], and [[Lamp Chamber#Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days|Lamp Chamber]], before they end in the air above '''Station Plaza'''.

[[File:Le Grand Bistrot KHIII.png|thumb|225px|right|The Tram Common area with Le Grand Bistrot in the distance.]]

[[File:Riku's Choice 01 KHRECOM.png|thumb|225px|left|Riku and Naminé talk in front of the memory pod in which Sora sleeps.]]

During [[Sora]]'s journey in [[Castle Oblivion]], [[Vexen]] creates a memory-based version of Twilight Town using Roxas's recollections of the world. Sora explores it and winds up in front of the Old Mansion, where he battles and defeats Vexen. The Nobody tells Sora he is naught but a puppet with false memories; Vexen is assassinated by Axel to protect Roxas's identity and obtain proof of [[Marluxia]]'s plan to overthrow the Organization as Sora looks on.  

Sometime later, [[Riku]] accesses the memory-based Twilight Town with help from [[King Mickey]]. He battles and defeats the [[Riku Replica]] in front of the Old Mansion, and within the mansion itself, Riku meets [[Naminé]], who offers to put him to sleep in order to seal away the darkness in his heart. Riku declines the offer, choosing to confront Ansem to dispel the darkness inside his heart by himself.

[[DiZ]] chooses the Old Mansion as his base of operations after he successfully infiltrates Castle Oblivion in pursuit of revenge against the members of [[Organization XIII]]. He sets up a large computer system in the mansion's basement, and he also constructs the Pod Room to host the memory [[pod]]s containing the sleeping Sora, Donald, and Goofy, as well as the White Room, where he allows Naminé to reside. It is from within the Old Mansion that DiZ, Naminé, and Riku work to restore Sora's memories; DiZ also creates a simulated version of Twilight Town from here in which he places Roxas after Riku captures him.  

After Sora and Roxas become one in [[The Other Twilight Town]], Sora awakens in the real one along with Donald and Goofy. DiZ, Naminé, and Riku have left the Old Mansion at this point; Sora and his friends begin their second journey together from here alone. The trio have clue as to how long they were asleep, or how they got to Twilight Town, but Sora says that the surroundings are rather familiar, and the group ponders if they've been here before. They wander the streets, looking for answers, and ultimately meet Hayner, Pence, Olette, Seifer, and the other residents of Twilight Town. Eventually, they encounter King Mickey, when he saves them from a group of attacking Nobodies and tells them to board a magic train to the [[Mysterious Tower]].

Sora and the party return to Twilight Town twice during their adventures. The first time, he learns that [[Kairi]] and [[Pluto]] fled [[Destiny Islands]] and was kidnapped by Axel. As he leaves town, he is stopped by [[Saïx]], who taunts him into defeating more Heartless for Organization XIII.

The second time, seeking Organization XIII's world, Sora, Donald, and Goofy eventually return to Twilight Town and head to the Old Mansion. There, they find Hayner, Pence, and Olette, who have gone to the mansion because they believe it to be the gateway to an alternate Twilight Town, from which Sora's [[Munny Pouch]] and crystal must have come. The trio also assumes that [[Kairi]], whom they have befriended, has ended up in this second Twilight Town following her capture at Axel's hands, for they have no knowledge of other worlds. In the Old Mansion's basement, Pence activates DiZ's computer, and is able to send Sora, Donald, Goofy, and King Mickey to The Other Twilight Town, from which they are able to enter the Betwixt and Between and access [[The World That Never Was]].

After saving [[Little Chef]] from the Heartless, the group meets up at the Old Mansion. Though they fail to access the transporter to The Other Twilight Town, Sora is contacted by [[Ienzo]] who decides to use the computer to speed up the process of deciphering [[Ansem's Code]]. Outside the mansion, Ansem and Xemnas appear to Sora, Donald, and Goofy to claim that the only way to bring Roxas back is for Sora to surrender to the darkness.

Later on, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, returns to Twilight Town with Ansem the Wise, intending on questioning him about [[Subject X]]'s whereabouts. Hayner, Pence, and Olette spy on the two and realize their link to Roxas. While Hayner distracts Xehanort's Heartless, Olette frees Ansem the Wise with the help of a group of Dusks. As the four retreat into the sewers, they meet Vexen, who had sent the Dusks and intends to atone.

Twilight Town is seen at several points during the ending montage. First, Kairi, Hayner, Pence, and Olette are shown looking up at the Old Mansion, followed by a scene of DiZ watching over a sleeping Sora in the basement, and finally Roxas and Xion walking through Tram Common as a cloaked and blindfolded Riku watches from above atop of a nearby shop.

File:Saïx KHIII.png|[[Saïx]]<br>{{KHII}}{{KHIII}}

File:Demon Tide KHIII.png|'''[[Demon Tide]]'''<br>{{KHIII}}