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Featured Media is a place to show the artwork, images, and sounds that make this wiki an interesting and engaging experience for visitors. It will also encourage wiki members to improve the quality of existing works. The rules and guidelines are a work-in-progress; if you have suggestions, please leave them on the Talk Page.

Nomination Guidelines

So, what makes a bit of media eligible for nomination? Here are the guidelines:

  • The media should represent and support the article or articles it appears in. A full-body shot focusing on one character is better than a blurry screen capture where the character is in the image, but not the focus, for example. Orphan media not linked to an article or non-Kingdom Hearts materials that appears on User pages is not eligible.
  • The media should be appropriately high-quality. Images should be of good resolution with minimal or no artifacting, but not absurdly large. Sound clips should be clear and easy to hear, but not excessively long.
    • The image must not bear or contain any watermarks, website labels, etc.
  • The media, like all things on the wiki, should be from official or officially-verified sources. No fan art, no matter how awesome.
  • The media nominated must be hosted in this wiki. Items hosted elsewhere, such as YouTube clips, are ineligible.
  • The media must meet guidelines for fair-use. A thirty-second sample of "Simple and Clean" is fine; the entire song uploaded to the wiki is not.

Nomination Process

You have something that meets the above rules, so now what? Well, on the first day of the month, post a link to your nominated media and sign your nomination with ~~~~! Remember, though, only one nomination per user per month! Pretty easy, right?

There is one more rule to keep this from becoming one big popularity contest. After the winning media is announced, any media in that category becomes ineligible for nominations for the next two months. For example, the image of an Angel Star was the selected media for October, 2008. That means that for the next two voting cycles in November and December, images from the Heartless Category were ineligible for nomination and would be dismissed if suggested. Likewise, the picture of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness would have also been ineligible, even though he appears in the Character category as well. Images with more than one category will only have one of them "blocked" to make sure there is a fair selection of categories available. There will always be two categories which images cannot be nominated from; they are listed at the top of the nomination block.

The category or categories are also considered "locked-in" from the beginning of the month, so don't bother changing them to get around the rules. Trying to edit media categories to suit your whims will only attract the wrath of staff and admins, and certainly get your nomination privileges revoked.

Voting

Editors have one vote; they must put their vote and signature, (~~~~) underneath the nominee of their choice. Those who nominated media can have their nomination counted as their vote and do not need to post again; if they want to change, they simply need to sign under another nominee and their vote will be moved.

In the event of ties, we will hold tiebreakers beginning on the 20th of the month.

On the last day of the month, votes will be tallied, and the winner will become the next Featured Media!

Note: It should go without saying, but it is extremely unethical to be canvassing for votes for this forum. If evidence is found that you've been trying to taint the process, the staff will de-nominate the targeted media, and may bar you from voting for the next round.

Nominations

June 2011

Ineligible Categories: Cutscenes, Artwork

  • Stitch - The original film was released in June 2002, so nominating this image for the coming month seems rather fitting. When you think about it, Stitch has a role of his own in the series. He's met Sora, Terra, Aqua, and Ven, helping them defeat an enemy or two, he's made his own Wayfinder, and helped defend Hollow Bastion in the Battle of the 1000 Heartless. More than enough reasons to feature this little guy, right? Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 05:45, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
  1. Org13left.png Organization13 Org13right.png 06:23, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
  1. Indeed, quite awesome. Chitalian8 11:10, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
  2. This is the most epic jellyfish any of you will lay eyes on. UltimateExplosiveHeartless 16:58, 3 May 2011 (EDT)
  • Shadow - We seem to take this guy for granted. I mean look at it. The Shadow is the root—the very basic of Heartless. All other Heartless stem from this one little thing. Think about it: Xehanort (apprentice) first found out about Heartless when he discovered the Shadow Heartless. If it weren't for these little critters, Xehanort wouldn't have found the door, wouldn't become a Heartless, and the rest of the Kingdom Hearts series wouldn't have happened. I believe Shadows deserve the respect. Heartless Emblem.png Half the lies they tell about me aren't true Heartless Emblem.png 17:16, 1 May 2011 (EDT)

May 2011

Ineligible Categories: Enemies, Cutscenes

  1. Honestly, I'm voting because it's friggin' Hollow Bastion You have wormed your way to the very nadir of repugnance. - Erry 15:09, 2 April 2011 (EDT)
  2. All hail the waterfall that defies the laws of physics! ^^ twobecomeoneleft20px.png roxaspageicon20px.png Roxas roxaspageicon20px.png twobecomeoneright20px.png 22:06, 2 April 2011 (EDT)
  3. Such an epic story part..."You were just the delivery boy" echoes in my mind to this day. Oh, and nice use of words, Dan.--Xion4ever 15:26, 5 April 2011 (EDT)
  4. What Xion4ever said. - EternalNothingnessXIII 15:31, 5 April 2011 (EDT)
  5. Troisnyx approves. TamboursNéant Ensemble ! 15:28, 6 April 2011 (EDT)
  6. No matter what image it is, Dan always manages to find a positive message inside of it... KRCCFNF is tired of being STEPPED ON. 19:40, 7 April 2011 (EDT)
  7. Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png
  8. Mkay. Chitalian8 19:24, 12 April 2011 (EDT)
  9. Crono approves , and that is what really matters. --Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 19:45, 15 April 2011 (EDT)
  10. Ehh... why not? --File:Xigbar - Replica Data.pngAS IF!File:Xigbar - Replica Data.png 10:30, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
  11. Oyayz What mattered most Oblivion Keychain KHII.png was remembered least 12:40, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
  • Hollow Bastion & Cavern of Remembrance - Sorry, Dan, but this piece of Hollow Bastion artwork trumps them all. The detail, the shading, the colors and lighting... everything comes together to make this one of my favorite pieces of artwork in the whole series. Plus it also features the Cavern of Remembrance, for good measure. --File:Xigbar - Replica Data.pngAS IF!File:Xigbar - Replica Data.png 14:29, 2 April 2011 (EDT)
  • Ventus's Room Layout - We've hardly featured anything related to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in Featured Media, plus it has been a little while since we've featured a location. We don't have much time, so vote for it or nominate something else. --DTN Room Core.png 03:08, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
  1. Approving twice a month? I'm too lazy for this... --Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 09:24, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
  • Disney Castle Exterior - Location images are good, I agree. It's part of the reason why I nominated the Rising Falls image, but if that's been disqualified because of the watermark, I'm nominating this. Another favourite location image of mine, I've nominated it twice before, so I think it's about time we feature this awesome picture of the castle's towers climbing up toward a blue sky. I thought we were going to discuss Featured Media in May's Roundtable? Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 06:29, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
    • Thanks to ShardofTruth for re-uploading the Rising Falls image with no watermark. Wow, this is getting messy and confusing... Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 11:42, 30 April 2011 (EDT)

As of May 2011, images with watermarks are ineligible to be featured. Discussed on IRC, so we've GOT to hurry and pick something for May. --DTN Room Core.png 02:59, 30 April 2011 (EDT)

Selected image: The now watermark-less Rising Falls!

Rising Falls.png

April 2011

Ineligible Categories: Artwork, Enemies

  1. SMG2_Starbit.pngKeyblade0 11t5t1g.png What the Inexistent said.
  2. Falcon Mrk II 18:53, 10 March 2011 (EST) Oh, how i love Days...Good times. X]
  3. This picture is just awesome! ^^ twobecomeoneleft20px.png roxaspageicon20px.png Roxas roxaspageicon20px.png twobecomeoneright20px.png 18:58, 10 March 2011 (EST)
  4. Great screenshot.Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png
  5. Tough choice...However, I'm gonna go with this image. In short: Xion4ever approves of Xion image. XION COMPELS YOU!--Xion4ever 19:51, 15 March 2011 (EDT)
  6. Heartless Emblem.pngXabrynAquaCharm.png 07:27, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
  7. Awesome image. Plus Xion has a funny face! :P Heartless Emblem.png Half the lies they tell about me aren't true Heartless Emblem.png 22:41, 17 March 2011 (EDT)

March 2011

Ineligible Categories: Music Media, Artwork

  • Hades Admiration - I believe we can all appreciate true lulz. ◄ Θάνατος ► 07:06, February 1, 2011 (UTC)
  • Shade Jelly Family! - The whole family of crazy, "kooky" Shade Jelly Unversed. These guys are definitely different than any Heartless or Nobody ever introduced before, and are even unique within the family of Unversed. All of them are different, just like all of our different wiki editors, viewers, staffers, and readers are--hooray for figurative rhetoric in images! Also, that's a beautiful watermark on the edge of that image, CLC. --DTN Room Core.png 07:24, February 1, 2011 (UTC)
  1. Hades gets old. --Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 20:21, February 1, 2011 (UTC)
  2. ^truefaxx --VenCharm.pngLegoAlchemistVenCharm.png 20:50, February 3, 2011 (UTC)
  3. Yeah, Hades doesn't have the charm that the Room Coar has. Chitalian8 00:54, February 4, 2011 (UTC)
  4. Yes! :D You have wormed your way to the very nadir of repugnance. - Erry 02:47, February 4, 2011 (UTC)
  5. DTN completely convinced me. Plus I loved pwning them in swarms. ~Lilienne♫^^ 17:07, February 6, 2011 (UTC)
  6. Jellyfish for the win. UltimateExplosiveHeartless 10:02, 19 February 2011 (EST)
  7. Mushroom What mattered most Oblivion Keychain KHII.png was remembered least 10:12, 19 February 2011 (EST)
  • Sora and Riku in KH3D - This is a marvelous picture showing Sora and Riku in the new Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance! Sora and Riku, in their original outfits, wielding their original weapon, gaze at the shining light ahead. Heartless Emblem.png Half the lies they tell about me aren't true Heartless Emblem.png 17:18, February 1, 2011 (UTC) Ineligible: The "Artwork" category is closed this month!
  1. I LOVE this picture. Roxas's Symbol small.png Superdog1123 Roxas's Symbol small.png HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! 06:00, February 3, 2011 (UTC)
  2. As much as I love the image of all the Keyblades, they would just be too small to see on the main page. Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 20:12, February 3, 2011 (UTC)
  3. Well, after that little nomination failure below, i'd like to vote for this. It is an an awesome picture, and the Keyblades are just to smallHeartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png
  4. *See Darkheart3's comment* Item_2384.png AS IF! http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i443/sakuraban/Item_2384.png22:24, February 5, 2011 (UTC)
  5. Sora and Riku never looked cooler in their Kingdom Hearts outfits. maggosh 17:34, February 6, 2011 (UTC)
  6. YES YES YES. Is it just me, or does Sora's keyblade look fully golden in that pic? KKDf51ce887-d120-4b89-8cff-afbff03976aa_zps7f114bcc.png 01:45, February 9, 2011 (UTC)
  7. That picture is just epic! It makes Sora and Riku look awesome in their old outfits and everything just looks really cool.twobecomeoneleft20px.png roxaspageicon20px.png Roxas roxaspageicon20px.png twobecomeoneright20px.png 02:52, February 9, 2011 (UTC)
  8. Not a bad image. Plus, NINTENDO 3DS this year, baby! :D--Xion4ever 13:44, 27 February 2011 (EST)
  • Keyblades - A featured media image should encompass its subject, yes? Well, I honestly believe that this image does just that. Plus, the Hades Admiration image is getting to the point when it was nominated as often as the room coar... KRCCFNF is tired of being STEPPED ON. 17:22, February 1, 2011 (UTC)
  1. This is a sweet image. Plus, I feel like we should save the 3D pic for when it actually comes out. Oathkeeper KH.pngRoxasNobody Oblivion KH.png
  • KHII Opening - I'd like to nominate this picture because of the sort of combined similarities of Roxas and Sora (Sora eating Sea-Salt ice cream, Roxas's favourite food)Heartless Emblem.pngDarkheart3 Nobody.png
This is artwork, right? This image should be disqualified. - LevL 21:06, February 3, 2011 (UTC)
  • Kingdom Hearts Opening - We've never had a video as a Featured Media choice before, and this is a great video. It's basically how the entire world was first introduced to Kingdom Hearts, and represents a sense of nostalgia. It also reflects our move to SEIWA, as we will be starting a new adventure, just like Sora in the video. So how about it? Item_2384.png AS IF! Item_2384.png 00:38, February 4, 2011 (UTC)
Ineligable. If you read the above rules, it says no youtube clips. KRCCFNF is tired of being STEPPED ON. 02:38, February 4, 2011 (UTC)


Verdict: The Shade Jelly Unversed take center stage on the main page!

File:Shade Jelly.png

February 2011

Ineligible Categories: Music Media, Characters

  • Coded Characters - First of all, it is not a character image, that applies to renders; this is artwork. Anyway, this is perfect! Kingdom Hearts Re:coded comes out this month in North America, a game that has received very little coverage, which we can fix by featuring this amazing image. Also, I love some of the character expressions on this that we do not usually see in our "happy" artwork, such as Mickey's perplexity, Goofy's fear, and Donald's rage. Vote it! --DTN Room Core.png 09:38, January 1, 2011 (UTC)
  1. Well, you've got some great reasons. Gotta admit, this is the first artwork that shows emotion (all the ones you said, DTN, including Jiminy Cricket's shocked face. And I'm waiting so bad for this game. I'm all for it! Heartless Emblem.png Half the lies they tell about me aren't true Heartless Emblem.png 05:05, January 2, 2011 (UTC)
  2. I love this pic. Roxas's Symbol small.png Superdog1123 Roxas's Symbol small.png
  3. This is not my favorite of the three, however it's Re:coded's time to shine (seeing that the NA release is very soon). Soxxeh 3:22am, January 4, 2011 (UTC)
  4. 'tis awesome and Re:coded's coming soon. (P.S. Shouldn't we make a Re:coded theme by now?) What mattered most Oblivion Keychain KHII.png was remembered least 05:52, January 4, 2011 (UTC)
  5. LevL 12:04, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
  6. Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 17:54, January 19, 2011 (UTC)
  7. A real shame this wasn't used for Re:coded. maggosh 23:15, January 21, 2011 (UTC)
  1. ^^I concur. --JFH_Sig_zpsfaa1e7d5.jpg 06:19, January 4, 2011 (UTC)
  2. Face it, guys- without Kingdom Hearts...what else would they name the game? :O--Xion4ever 15:00, January 12, 2011 (UTC)
  1. What a beautiful image--Xabryn 15:15, January 4, 2011 (UTC)
  1. Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 07:11, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
  2. Bitch all you want about everyone "liking Aqua's body". This is hilarious. --VenCharm.pngLegoAlchemistVenCharm.png 07:16, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
  3. Good to see this nominated again -- Sorceror Nobody, 23:33, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
  4. Changin' the vote, let's go. Chitalian8 23:34, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
  5. How did this not get featured yet?!?!? DoreikuKuroofangu - Visit the Soul Shrine! 06:00, January 19, 2011 (UTC)
  6. I vote for this picture. (Love, people!)SMG2_Starbit.pngKeyblade0 11t5t1g.png

Winner: File:CodedChar.png The cast of Kingdom Hearts coded is gracing the front page! --DTN Room Core.png 07:05, February 1, 2011 (UTC)

January 2011

Ineligible Categories: Characters, Artwork

  1. Agree What mattered most Oblivion Keychain KHII.png was remembered least12:01, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, it's artwork. Disqualified. maggosh 20:09, December 7, 2010 (UTC)
  • Disney Castle Exterior: I'm nominating this image again because I think it'd be a really nice picture to start the new year. The tall spires stretching towards a blue sky should remind us all about reaching out to others. Here's to a Happy 2011! Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 11:40, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
  1. I agree. :D maggosh 03:31, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
  2. Same here. Great song, and I think it'd be the first audio featured media. (at least that I remember) --JFH_Sig_zpsfaa1e7d5.jpg 03:59, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
  3. As smexeh as Aqua looks on the cover of BBSFM, new year's needs a new dawn. KKDhttp://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad99/Xion4ever/f51ce887-d120-4b89-8cff-afbff03976aa_zps7f114bcc.png04:33, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
  4. Agreed with JFHavoc. As much as I LOVE that picture of Disney Castle, let's save it for another month—we need some featured audio. Soxxeh 05:51, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
  5. Featured music, now there's an idea! Scratch my nomination, this is far better! Pawprintorange.png Dan - Don't Blink! ♫ Pawprintblue2.png 10:56, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
  6. Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 11:06, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
  7. VenCharm.pngLegoAlchemistVenCharm.png 19:53, December 7, 2010 (UTC)
  8. I was actually using this song to calm down earlier. :) --Never fear ... Superdog is here! Yipee! :D 06:37, December 8, 2010 (UTC)Superdog1123
  9. Forgot about this page. Chitalian8 03:42, December 12, 2010 (UTC)
  10. For my return, I'm going back to the song from which I learned my first rhythm. TROISNYX Symbol - Bell.png AMDG 14:35, December 15, 2010 (UTC)
  • Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix: It certainly is surprising just how many visitors to our wiki and Kingdom Hearts fans are not aware of the existence of this reissue of the PSP hit we all know and love(d). Featuring fantastic new artwork of the three protagonists that even, to me, foreshadows their ultimate fates, this beautiful boxart shows the reality of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix and just how great it is going to be, aside from the troubling aspect that we North Americans cannot get our hands on it! (Also, a featured audio track would be troublesome for people without QuickTime, the correct version, or a computer that cannot play the file.) --DTN Room Core.png 03:55, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
Isn't this artwork? And it should be doubly disqualified, it has characters smack dab on it. --Ag (Silver) - 47 107.8682 amu ~Crono Vsymbol1.png 11:06, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
You're right, Crono. Disqualified. maggosh 20:09, December 7, 2010 (UTC)
Requalified. As shown in the Featured Media gallery, "Boxart" is considered a section of its own apart from characters and artwork. --DTN Room Core.png 23:32, December 7, 2010 (UTC)
  1. I was threatened >.> R8.50Mango
  2. ^What DTN said. KRCCFNF is tired of being STEPPED ON.
  3. KINGDOM HEARTS BIRTH BY SLEEP [FINAL MIX] COMPELS YOU!--Xion4ever 16:11, December 12, 2010 (UTC)
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