Universe of Kingdom Hearts: Difference between revisions

''Kingdom Hearts II'' increased the number of worlds with party characters to nine, putting a party member in almost every Disney-based world. Three characters from ''Kingdom Hearts'' returned for battle: Aladdin, Jack Skellington, and Beast, although Beast was moved from Hollow Bastion to his own world. Ariel reappeared in Atlantica, but no longer as a party character, Peter Pan became a Summon, and Simba, formerly a Summon, became a party member in his home world of the Pride Lands. The game added two party members with the same first name as another; Jack Skellington and Jack Sparrow; Sora differentiates between the two by referring to Jack Sparrow as Captain. To make the world-based party members more powerful, special attacks were developed for each character that Sora could call on in the heat of battle. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' also included the first ''Final Fantasy'' party character, Auron, and allowed Sora to fight alongside his best friend, Riku.