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|keyblademasterpage2= <i><b>{{Q|My role was to see whether you were ready to take ownership of the hurt inside you. And now that role is done. Nothing left for me to do, but...go away.| Data-Roxas to Data-Sora}}</b></i> | |keyblademasterpage2= <i><b>{{Q|My role was to see whether you were ready to take ownership of the hurt inside you. And now that role is done. Nothing left for me to do, but...go away.| Data-Roxas to Data-Sora}}</b></i> | ||
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Now, I am aware that to many, many Kingdom Hearts fans across the world, Re:coded has always been a dark spot on the horizon. The reasons for this dislike are manifold, but are primarily related to the fact that Re:coded added very little to the storyline of the Kingdom Hearts series, and was thus described as being ‘pointless’. This, however, was changed significantly with the most recent cinematic of the game that was released as part of the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX. Though it may have felt a tad long-winded at times, the latter part of the movie certainly made up for any bad feelings that the first segments had mustered up. To any of you that are reading this without having watched the movie, I would highly recommend sitting down with some popcorn to watch it. | Now, I am aware that to many, many Kingdom Hearts fans across the world, Re:coded has always been a dark spot on the horizon. The reasons for this dislike are manifold, but are primarily related to the fact that Re:coded added very little to the storyline of the Kingdom Hearts series, and was thus described as being ‘pointless’. This, however, was changed significantly with the most recent cinematic of the game that was released as part of the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX. Though it may have felt a tad long-winded at times, the latter part of the movie certainly made up for any bad feelings that the first segments had mustered up. To any of you that are reading this without having watched the movie, I would highly recommend sitting down with some popcorn to watch it. | ||
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Now, after the [[Datascape]] has been cleared of the bugs and glitches within, and has been reset, [[Data-Riku]], along with [[King Mickey|Mickey]] and company, notice the emergence of a new world which had previously been hidden to them. This new world turns out to be a data version of Castle Oblivion, and the team decide that they need to enter it, believing it to be the key to understanding the mysterious, cryptic message left in [[Jiminy's Journal]]: “Their hurting will be mended when you return to end it.”. With guidance from Mickey, [[Data-Sora]] is once again called upon to fulfil a task, and it is this that leads to the series of scenes which I wish to discuss. | Now, after the [[Datascape]] has been cleared of the bugs and glitches within, and has been reset, [[Data-Riku]], along with [[King Mickey|Mickey]] and company, notice the emergence of a new world which had previously been hidden to them. This new world turns out to be a data version of Castle Oblivion, and the team decide that they need to enter it, believing it to be the key to understanding the mysterious, cryptic message left in [[Jiminy's Journal]]: “Their hurting will be mended when you return to end it.”. With guidance from Mickey, [[Data-Sora]] is once again called upon to fulfil a task, and it is this that leads to the series of scenes which I wish to discuss. | ||
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However, there seem to be more to Data-Roxas’s actions than just this ‘test’. This whole sequence of events also seems to be a ploy by Data-Roxas to make someone else see and feel the pain that his non-Data version had experienced. This is entirely understandable, as Roxas has had to live through many sad and painful events, and perhaps even the feeling that he has forgotten someone extremely important to him (Xion), as emphasised by the quote above. At the end of a pivotal scene, Data-Roxas attacks Sora, wanting to show the Data version of his Somebody what ‘real hurt feels like’. Data-Roxas loses the fight, at which time he taunts Sora, telling him to finish him off. | |||
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However, there seem to be more to Data-Roxas’s actions than just this ‘test’. This whole sequence of events also seems to be a ploy by Data-Roxas to make someone else see and feel the pain that his non-Data version had experienced. This is entirely understandable, as Roxas has had to live through many sad and painful events, and perhaps even the feeling that he has forgotten someone extremely important to him (Xion), as emphasised by the quote above. At the end of a pivotal scene, Data-Roxas attacks Sora, wanting to show the Data version of his Somebody what ‘real hurt feels like’. Data-Roxas loses the fight, at which time he taunts Sora, telling him to finish him off. Sora, however, instead explains that he had felt an “intense, sharp pain” from Data-Roxas, and stipulates that if carrying some hurt around inside him brings him closer to people, then that is a price that he is willing to pay. Data-Roxas, upon hearing Data-Sora’s speech, finally relaxes and ceases to be the antagonist, signifying that Sora has “passed the test”. | Sora, however, instead explains that he had felt an “intense, sharp pain” from Data-Roxas, and stipulates that if carrying some hurt around inside him brings him closer to people, then that is a price that he is willing to pay. Data-Roxas, upon hearing Data-Sora’s speech, finally relaxes and ceases to be the antagonist, signifying that Sora has “passed the test”. | ||
As Data-Sora’s willing acceptance was then deemed as being proof that the real Sora would be able to take on-board Roxas’s memories, the memory transfer in ''Dream Drop Distance'' was an event which could go ahead without issue. However, this was not the end of things, as illustrated by the following scenes in which Data-Sora and Mickey meet with Data-Naminé. When reconstructing Sora’s memories between ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', [[Naminé]] stumbled upon some memories hidden deep within Sora’s heart which she discovered did not belong to Sora. These special memories turned out to be the hidden keys to saving many people who had been thought lost, including Xion, Roxas, [[Terra]], [[Aqua]], [[Ventus]] and even Naminé herself. Mickey being present in the discussion, he was also made privy to the memories, so that he would be able to pass them on to the real Sora once outside the Datascape. When the time has come, Sora will need to call the memories to the surface, and thus will be able to go about rescuing these lost souls. | As Data-Sora’s willing acceptance was then deemed as being proof that the real Sora would be able to take on-board Roxas’s memories, the memory transfer in ''Dream Drop Distance'' was an event which could go ahead without issue. However, this was not the end of things, as illustrated by the following scenes in which Data-Sora and Mickey meet with Data-Naminé. When reconstructing Sora’s memories between ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', [[Naminé]] stumbled upon some memories hidden deep within Sora’s heart which she discovered did not belong to Sora. These special memories turned out to be the hidden keys to saving many people who had been thought lost, including Xion, Roxas, [[Terra]], [[Aqua]], [[Ventus]] and even Naminé herself. Mickey being present in the discussion, he was also made privy to the memories, so that he would be able to pass them on to the real Sora once outside the Datascape. When the time has come, Sora will need to call the memories to the surface, and thus will be able to go about rescuing these lost souls. | ||
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