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"What do you think the power of waking is? It's for traversing hearts to reach worlds. Not for traversing worlds to reach hearts. There's a high price to pay for wielding such power foolishly."

—Young Xehanort, to Sora

The power of waking (眠りし心を解放する力, Nemurishi Kokoro wo Kaihō-suru Chikara^?, lit. "Power to free a sleeping heart") is an ability introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and is a key plot element in Kingdom Hearts III. It is described by Yen Sid as "the power to free a heart from its sleep".^[1]

Only Riku and King Mickey are known to currently possess the power of waking. Sora previously had the power, but his abuse of the power of waking to break the World's natural order caused him to lose it.^[2]

Abilities[edit]

True to its name, the power of waking is able to awaken a sleeping heart.

The power of waking can also use hearts as an intermediary to travel to certain worlds. It can additionally be used to reach the Realm of Darkness, and is one of few ways to do so outside of using a Corridor of Darkness, or a world becoming unstable.^[3]

Unintended uses and consequences[edit]

However, the power of waking has unintended uses - since the states of sleep and death are connected^[4], it is possible to use the power to restore recently-deceased hearts. Furthermore, the ability to use hearts to reach worlds can be reversed, instead using worlds to reach hearts.

Abusing the power of waking in these ways is a "nature taboo", and incurs a high price for the offender - their power of waking will be revoked, as well as some of their other abilities, and they will vanish from the world where they originate. As a result, the offender will be unable to return to their original world without outside assistance.^[5]

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Sora and Riku take a Mark of Mastery exam to not only be named Keyblade Masters, but also obtain the power of waking by awakening the Sleeping Worlds. However, Sora loses this power when Xehanort corrupts his heart with darkness. After passing the exam and defeating Xehanort, Riku uses the power of waking to dive into Sora's heart; there, he defeats the Armored Ventus Nightmare and awakens Sora by answering three questions in a vision of the Destiny Islands.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Sora travels through the worlds in an attempt to regain the power of waking. Upon facing Vanitas at The Land of Departure, Sora realizes with Ventus's help that the power of waking is still sleeping within him. He then uses the power of waking to free Ventus's heart from within his own and awaken him from his eleven-year coma.

After rebuilding his body in The Final World, Sora uses the power of waking to travel between facsimiles of the worlds and track down his friends' hearts, in an attempt to save them from the Lich. He succeeds and sends them back in time to their arrival at the Keyblade Graveyard. As a result, Sora creates a tear in the fabric of time known as a singularity and changes history so that Sora's friends are saved by the Lingering Will.

Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind[edit]

After the final battle with Xehanort, Sora travels back in time to before his arrival at Scala ad Caelum to save Kairi's heart. He succeeds, but having repeatedly used the power of waking to restore hearts that have been erased from existence, Sora vanishes into another world.

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

After a year of searching for Sora after he disappeared, the Fairy Godmother takes Riku and Kairi to the Final World, where they meet the Nameless Star. The Nameless Star opens a Portal to the world of Quadratum, and Riku uses the power of waking to travel through it.

Notes and references[edit]

^ Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Yen Sid: "In your Mark of Mastery exam, you were to unlock seven Sleeping Keyholes. By doing so, you would awaken those worlds from their prison of slumber, and also acquire the power to free a heart from its sleep."
^ Kingdom Hearts III, Chirithy: "A forbidden act. Break a taboo of nature, and you'll end up paying an extraordinary price. / You'll lose your powers. You won't be able to use the power of waking."
^ Kingdom Hearts III, Glossary: "The realm of darkness, however, exists in a space closed off from time. It is accessible only via dark corridors—pathways that open for agents of darkness, or when worlds become unstable—or by using the 'power of waking.'"
^ Kingdom Hearts III, Chirithy: "The edges of sleep and death touch, and one can't help the occasional crossover."
^ Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, Chirithy: "You'll lose your powers. You won't be able to use the power of waking. [...] You yourself... will vanish from this world. And without your powers, you can't return to the world you came from."

[1] Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Yen Sid: "In your Mark of Mastery exam, you were to unlock seven Sleeping Keyholes. By doing so, you would awaken those worlds from their prison of slumber, and also acquire the power to free a heart from its sleep."

[2] Kingdom Hearts III, Chirithy: "A forbidden act. Break a taboo of nature, and you'll end up paying an extraordinary price. / You'll lose your powers. You won't be able to use the power of waking."

[3] Kingdom Hearts III, Glossary: "The realm of darkness, however, exists in a space closed off from time. It is accessible only via dark corridors—pathways that open for agents of darkness, or when worlds become unstable—or by using the 'power of waking.'"

[4] Kingdom Hearts III, Chirithy: "The edges of sleep and death touch, and one can't help the occasional crossover."

[5] Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, Chirithy: "You'll lose your powers. You won't be able to use the power of waking. [...] You yourself... will vanish from this world. And without your powers, you can't return to the world you came from."

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-The {{nihongo|'''power of waking'''|眠りし心を解放する力|Nemurishi Kokoro wo Kaihō-suru Chikara|lit. "Power to free a sleeping heart"}} is an ability introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' and plays a key plot element in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', described by [[Yen Sid]] as "the power to free a [[heart]] from its sleep".<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''''', '''Yen Sid''': "In your Mark of Mastery exam, you were to unlock seven Sleeping Keyholes. By doing so, you would awaken those worlds from their prison of slumber, and also acquire the power to free a heart from its sleep."</ref>
+{{Q|What do you think the power of waking is? It's for traversing hearts to reach worlds. Not for traversing worlds to reach hearts. There's a high price to pay for wielding such power foolishly.|[[Young Xehanort]], to Sora}}
+The {{nihongo|'''power of waking'''|眠りし心を解放する力|Nemurishi Kokoro wo Kaihō-suru Chikara|lit. "Power to free a sleeping heart"}} is an ability introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'', and is a key plot element in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. It is described by [[Yen Sid]] as "the power to free a [[heart]] from its sleep".<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''''', '''Yen Sid''': "In your Mark of Mastery exam, you were to unlock seven Sleeping Keyholes. By doing so, you would awaken those worlds from their prison of slumber, and also acquire the power to free a heart from its sleep."</ref>
+Only [[Riku]] and [[King Mickey]] are known to currently possess the power of waking. [[Sora]] previously had the power, but his abuse of the power of waking to break the World's natural order caused him to lose it.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts III''''', '''Chirithy''': "A forbidden act. Break a taboo of nature, and you'll end up paying an extraordinary price. / You'll lose your powers. You won't be able to use the power of waking."</ref>
+==Abilities==
+True to its name, the power of waking is able to awaken a sleeping heart.
+The power of waking can also use hearts as an intermediary to travel to certain worlds. It can additionally be used to reach the [[Realm of Darkness]], and is one of few ways to do so outside of using a [[Corridor of Darkness]], or a world becoming unstable.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''''', '''[[Glossary]]''': "The realm of darkness, however, exists in a space closed off from time. It is accessible only via dark corridors—pathways that open for agents of darkness, or when worlds become unstable—or by using the 'power of waking.'"</ref>
+===Unintended uses and consequences===
+However, the power of waking has unintended uses - since the states of sleep and death are connected<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''''', '''Chirithy:''' "The edges of sleep and death touch, and one can't help the occasional crossover."</ref>, it is possible to use the power to restore recently-deceased hearts. Furthermore, the ability to use hearts to reach worlds can be reversed, instead using worlds to reach hearts.
+Abusing the power of waking in these ways is a "nature taboo", and incurs a high price for the offender - their power of waking will be revoked, as well as some of their other abilities, and they will vanish from the world where they originate. As a result, the offender will be unable to return to their original world without outside assistance.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]''''', '''Chirithy:''' "You'll lose your powers. You won't be able to use the power of waking. [...] You yourself... will vanish from this world. And without your powers, you can't return to the world you came from." </ref>
 ==Story==
 ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
-[[Sora]] and Riku undergo a [[Mark of Mastery exam]] that will not only name them Keyblade Masters, but will also grant them the power of waking by unlocking the seven [[Sleeping Keyhole]]s, thus awakening the [[Sleeping Worlds]]. However, Sora loses this power when he is corrupted by [[darkness]] and nearly becomes a vessel for [[Xehanort]]. Riku uses the power of waking to dive into Sora's heart and defeat the [[Armored Ventus Nightmare]], saving Sora's heart. Then, within Sora's heart, Riku finds himself on the [[Destiny Islands]], where upon listening to three questions and giving his answers, Riku finally awakens Sora.<!--
+Sora and Riku take a [[Mark of Mastery exam]] to not only be named [[Keyblade Master]]s, but also obtain the power of waking by awakening the Sleeping Worlds. However, Sora loses this power when Xehanort corrupts his heart with [[darkness]]. After passing the exam and defeating Xehanort, Riku uses the power of waking to dive into Sora's heart; there, he defeats the [[Armored Ventus Nightmare]] and awakens Sora by answering three questions in a vision of the [[Destiny Islands]].<!--
 the purpose of sora and riku's exam is to gain the power of waking, and riku uses it to wake Sora:
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 ===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
-Sora spends his time traveling through the worlds to rebuild his strength in the hopes of reclaiming the power of waking, but it is not until facing off with [[Vanitas]] at [[The Land of Departure]] that Sora realizes, thanks to [[Ventus]]'s help, that the power was sleeping inside of him. He then proceeds to use it to free Ventus's heart within his own awakening him from his eleven year-long sleep.
+Sora travels through the worlds in an attempt to regain the power of waking. Upon facing [[Vanitas]] at [[The Land of Departure]], Sora realizes with [[Ventus]]'s help that the power of waking is still sleeping within him. He then uses the power of waking to free Ventus's heart from within his own and awaken him from his eleven-year coma.
-After restoring himself in [[The Final World]], Sora uses the power of waking to save his friends from the [[Lich]], using it to travel from world to world and track each of his friends' hearts down. [[Young Xehanort]] warns Sora about using the power of waking incorrectly, stating that it is meant to be used for "traversing hearts to reach worlds, not for traversing worlds to reach hearts," and that Sora using it in such a way comes with a high price that he has already paid through said misuse.
-As a result of tracking his friends' hearts down, Sora is able to send them back in time to their arrival at the Keyblade Graveyard, erasing their previous failure from existence. Thanks to the arrival of the [[Lingering Will]], history is kept from repeating.<!--
+After rebuilding his body in [[The Final World]], Sora uses the power of waking to travel between facsimiles of the worlds and track down his friends' hearts, in an attempt to save them from the [[Lich]]. He succeeds and sends them back in time to their arrival at the [[Keyblade Graveyard]]. As a result, Sora creates a tear in the fabric of time known as a singularity and changes history so that Sora's friends are saved by the [[Lingering Will]].<!--
 the purpose of sora's journey is to regain the power of waking
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 The power of awakening is not the power to bring people back to life, but Sora was using it to do just that to his friends. As a result, time was rewound - and Young Xehanort predicted that Sora would pay the price by disappearing. -->
-After the final battle with Xehanort, Sora uses the power of waking to look for [[Kairi]]'s heart to bring her back. Upon arriving in the Final World and explaining his situation to Chirithy, it explains that the power of waking is supposed to be used to wake and restore sleeping hearts, not to restore them after fading from existence. Because Sora did that six times already, he changed history which is a forbidden act and if he saves Kairi, he'll lose his powers and vanish from the world. Sora was still willing to do whatever it takes to get Kairi and with advice from Chirity, does just that. However, as Young Xehanort and Chirity had predicted, Sora meddling with time through his misuse of the power of waking takes a toll, causing Sora to vanish into another world as the price.
+===''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind''===
+After the final battle with Xehanort, Sora travels back in time to before his arrival at [[Scala ad Caelum]] to save [[Kairi]]'s heart. He succeeds, but having repeatedly used the power of waking to restore hearts that have been erased from existence, Sora vanishes into another world.
-When Sora used the power of waking to save his friends from Terra-Xehanort's fatal assault at the Keyblade Graveyard, the impact of forcing his friends' hearts back the way they were rewrote reality. This created a singularity, a tear in the fabric of time. The rewrite caused the first version of the battle in which they perished to have never happened. This allowed Sora to relive the battle a second time, where events took a more favorable turn for them.
 ===''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''===
-{{spoiler}}
+After a year of searching for Sora after he disappeared, the [[Fairy Godmother]] takes Riku and Kairi to the Final World, where they meet the [[Nameless Star]]. The Nameless Star opens a [[Portal]] to the world of [[Quadratum]], and Riku uses the power of waking to travel through it.
-On the search for Sora after he disappeared, the [[Fairy Godmother]] takes Riku and Kairi to the Final World, where they meet the [[Nameless Star]]. The Nameless Star opens a {{c|Portal|Gameplay element}} to the world of [[Quadratum]], and Riku uses the power of waking to travel through it.
-{{spoilerend}}
 ==Notes and references==
 {{reflist}}
 {{DDD}}
 {{KH3}}
+{{3RM}}
 {{MOM}}
 [[Category:Kingdom Hearts III]]

Power of waking: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:25, 6 July 2024

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Abilities[edit]

Unintended uses and consequences[edit]

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

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