Master Xehanort; As I recall, you couldn't even handle your own darkness. Later sees Terra hijack his own enslaved shadow and wreck house. Master Xehanort: ...Well, so that's what my words taste like.

"Vanitas you don't have to choose darkness!" "I choose darkness." "Ok."

4:55 Vanitas: Darkness Sora: Light Vanitas: Darkness Sora: But why- Ventus: But why darkness? why not light? Vanitas: I am darkness. Ventus: Darkness? Vanitas: Darkness. Ventus. Okay.

When Ven and Sora try to talk to their brother about his suicidal tendencies

Terra's eyes though when he came back, bruh you can see the red in his eyes as they cried.... YIKES THATS SO SAD, but also so good that their united

No one actually comments about the fact how well Haley Joel Osment voiced Vanitas? Dude that conversation gave me the chills

The three Wayfinders... has find their way back together again. 😢

0:36 AQUA: RELEASE MY FRIEND HEART VANITAS: NOPE ME: L O L

The way Vanitas went out fit him perfectly. He stood by what he represents, without faltering like everyone else did. He owned what he is, because that’s the *way* it is, and I can respect that.

"We should be free to choose" "But Ven, I chose to be an asshole because I like it" "Ok lol"

I like Vanitas his no nonsense reply here. Most org members seem to go down semi redeemed, or at least friendly ish way (which I don't mind honestly but it does make me happy it didn't happen to all of the darknesses) Vanitas is just like, I'm darkness, It's nothing personal, this is just what I am, i'm fine where I am thanks, deal with it. I also like his answer when asked why he is on the side of darkness. he IS darkness. It's almost funny even. vanitas doesn't need to be evil as darkness does not equal evil and light does not equal good in this franchise. (Something we have already seen for example in Riku). Maybe he will come back at some point as an anti hero of sorts. Maybe not. Maybe he just went back to Ven's heart. Either way however I think the way he went down here fitted him very well.

Ven: We the one who decide who we are ! Van: I choose the darkness ... Ven: Okay, I believe you

Aqua: *cries to Terra* Terra: *cries to Ventus*

I wish Riku could’ve witnessed terra returning to normal

I honestly really like the Vanitas's part. "What I am is Darkness". One thing that annoyed the fuck out of me is how Sora would always choose that every character he met should be a part of the light. So for Vanitas to say "Fuck that, I'm Darkness", is a lot more powerful than people give credit.

Terra in BBS: Aqua...Ven... one day, I will set this right. Terra in KH3: One day I will set this right. Me: omyghod!!!!!!! You finally did!!! I’m crying!!

If you're wondering what happened to the Lingering Will, he was merged with his Heartless, Xehanort's Guardian, so he could take his body back. It's practically confirmed by an optional conversation Sora can have with Namine in the Final World before he pieces himself together.

Holy shit...this actually made me cry I could feel terra aqua and vens pain and relief when they reunited no other game has actually brought me to tears before wth...

"You never stop lighting my way back" Terra

Now people are gonna be replaying KH1 and getting themselves killed fighting Ansem trying to console poor Terra

Terra: My body is back. I am a good guy now. Sora, Ven and Aqua: Okay WE believe you.

I was very glad that Ven, Aqua, and Terra were reunited back together.

This made me BAWL! I feel for the 358 trio, but the BBS trio are my precious babies who did nothing wrong to deserve their fates... So their reunion had me screaming!!

I'm not crying! You're crying! ... Okay, I'm crying.

Honestly, everyone keeps cracking jokes about Ven's acceptance of Vanitas' choice, but he sounds so FRUSTRATED at Vanitas' response. He's completely beyond irritated that, despite severing him from Xehanort and his control over him, Vanitas still chooses to isolate himself and accept darkness as his only means of existence. Especially when Vanitas seems to almost hesitate when Ven calls him out on his bullshit; that he should be free to choose his own life without Xehanort controlling it, but he still defaults to the loneliness and negativity he's been trapped in for years because it's all he's ever known and, as far as he's concerned, all he can ever BE. This scene gives me hope for a future redemption arc for Vanitas. Ven and Sora's joint frustration at Vanitas' choice, and Vanitas' half-second hesitation before inevitably accepting his fate has me convinced that, somewhere along the way, Sora and Ven will get through to him and help him form his own identity (and not just settling to be "Sora's shadow" or "Ven's missing half").

God the music in all these fights is just orgasmic. All reimagined versions of their respective boss fights, sometimes even combining them when there are multiple.

Where terranort most memorable quote "Huh Hehe Huh Hehe Huh Hehe"

Terra’s such a badass in these scenes. I love it!

Vanitas is sora when he is in anti form. Vanitas:I am the shadow that you cast. So basicly,every time we use anti form,we are summoning vanitas.

kinda wish that sora didn't have to butt into every fight. it was physically impossible. this game should've let you freely use and switch between the other characters.

wait so does this mean that we technically fight Terra during the Ansem boss fight in the first game?

I just love that even while not sharing a heart, Sora and Ven are so alike that they say the same things without even realizing it. AND LOOK AT HOW VEN TRIED TO FIGHT AT SORA'S SIDE DESPITE BEING THROWN AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL AAAAHHHHH. I STILL WISH THE TWO OF THEM HAD HUGGED BUT WHATEVER.

this was the most emotional reuniting of all the game for me. After a decade finally this trio have their happy ending!

I was half expecting for Lingering Will to show up and kick some ass.

I’m sorry but I definitely love Haley Joel Osment’s portrayal of Vanitas. Yeah, he’s great as Sora, but Vanitas...man.

Someone in the comments mentioned that Ventus sounded completely frustrated with Vanitas' choice here, and I agree, but I think that's because Sora and Ven both fail to understand Vanitas' feelings on the matter. After this scene, I’m under the impression that Vanitas doesn’t want to be saved anymore, or even forge the X-blade. The expression he had on his face was completely different from what he had in BBS. (Reaching desperately for the X-blade, with “Why...?” as his final words) He went through hell and back with only himself to truly rely on. His issues revolve around negativity and parts of his heart. It’s all intrinsic, and in real life they’re often the most challenging because they’re intangible. BBS shows us that others would have broken if they were in his shoes. In many ways, he’s strong and he has a lot to be proud of. ⠀ If Ventus wasn’t “okay” with him after that last battle, he would’ve fought him again. I’m sure of it. That look in his eyes looked like a challenge, and there's something he's still fighting for. This time, his last words are "Need... the rest of me...!" If there’s anything I learned over the years it’s that getting the best parts of you to accept the worst parts cause the greatest conflict. A war within yourself. It could mean anything, but I think he needed the rest of him to just be okay with what he is. ⠀ Absolute self-acceptance is the key. It’s not going to happen overnight. It took one heart years and years. You don’t need to change to anyone else’s design, when you’re satisfied with who you are. You don’t need to be saved when you have the power to save yourself. After all, "we decide what we are".

Terra’s Return, The Sea Salt Trio’s Reunited made me cry man tears.

*fight ansem sod kh1* Me: GOD, THIS GUARDIAN IS ANNOYING AS HELL. GO TF AWAY. I JUST WANNA FINISH THIS FIGHT, DAMN! *find out it's Terra* Me: BABY, NO! I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN IT! COME HERE, YOU CAN HUG ME ALL YOU WANT! D;

Ventus: "We should be free to choose. Not just light, not just darkness. We decide what we are" Me: Nice one, Ventus. You stole Sora's thunder there. It sounds like something Sora WOULD say

I just love the timing of the conversation. Aqua: you WILL release my friend's heart! Vanitas: NOPE!

"You will release my friend's heart!" "Nope!"

Hey Boss Fight, thank you for the video. :)

5:36 "How much closer could i be..?" *FANFICS START HAPPENING*

The moment when Terra free himself from the darkness and said "one day i'll set this right" was my favorite in the game and gave me chills. Between the first triad he's one of nicest even if Aqua is the sweetest one.

Terra being the guardian has been alluded to since DDD

Jason Dohring's performance as Terra has really improved.

I CALLED IT TERRA WAS THE COME GUARDIAN Also them Terraqua feels.

A reminder that the *remnants* of Terra, his heartless and the Lingering Will are some of the strongest beings we have seen in Kingdom Hearts. The Guardian is impervious to even a *Keyblade,* and the Lingering Will Just went back to sleep after Sora put every bit of strength he had into fighting the Lingering Will. Lingering Will also completely destroyed Terranort, who had the experience of a Keyblade Master and Terra’s own body. These are literally just *remnants* of Terra. Terra is by far the strongest Keyblade wielder of all, bar none!

Raise your hand if you cried at the reunion (raises hand)

*after the cutscene* Terra: I wonder what happened to my armor *meanwhile in the arena of Lingering Will* L.W: what, oh, he's back, well I'm gonna stay here and kick more ass

I hope that isn’t the last we’ve seen of Vanitas

Aqua: release my friend's heart! Vanitas: Nope!

OK this was kinda badass moment

Now the shadow being called "Bound Guardian" makes sense

Did anyone else realize that Terra's first words (REAL terra, meaning Terranort's Guardian) after ripping off the bandages was the SAME exact words as his final words in Terra's ending of Birth By Sleep? Damn, that hit me hard.

Vanitas's death reminded me, that there existed a novel where Vanitas was a child in his older body. And that defeating the unversed hurt him physically even. The scene was genuinely sad, and his smile... oof. I remember, he didn't have a face back then either...

I love that keyblade-swarm that Vanitas and Xehanort do!!!

Kh3 final mix will be interesting

I legit cried when Terra got his body back. That was was of the few scenes in a video game that made me cry.

I love the brief "wind through metal" noise The Guardian makes to show that Terra is acting through it.

After all the pain and suffering vanitas had gone through, he finally succeeded in finding his place. He finally found who he was, but through pain and sorrow, in which he was wallowed through, and could never truly be released. Like a dark hero never redeemed, too far gone, and defined by birth. What he is IS darkness, the darkness of suffering and despair. Of course sora would wonder how that's okay. But at least knowing yourself is the first step to recovery.

When Sora beg Terra to stop it kill me everytime.

(0:36 - 0:39) Aqua: "You will release my friend's heart!" Vanitas: "Nope!"

Vanitas should have gone back into Ventus.

2:48 how i miss ventus’ dodge roll

You know who’s missing from this Roxas he also looks like ventus because he is apart of sora

been waiting for this moment after finishing birth by sleep, since it is my first kingdom hearts game

I think that last smile that Vanitas made was: Thanks for caring at least...

TFW you realize Terra was technically in KH1 as Ansem's Shadow.

8:44 Moment when Terra's theme plays still gives me goosebumps

Imagine that all the main characters have all the skills that we got from the previous games, exported to KH3 save data, and performed them in these battles. That'll be DOPE!

I really “LOVE” how Sora saw more in Vanitas then just darkness.

Vanitas sounding like imperfect cell lmao.

I'm so torn with this game, the fanboy in me wants to gush all over it, but the objective gamer in me has several issues with it. First, way too easy. You'll breeze through proud mode without a single problem, never used a single kupo coin. The story itself is just...okay. A solid half of the MANY lengthy cutscenes are just characters info-dumping, and it's frankly boring. The combat is fun, but has become more about the spectacle than any actual substance. And yes, I'm sure the optional post game encounters alleviates some of this, but I shouldn't have to play through an entire game before getting to some solid encounters. That being said, I still loved the game. What can I say, I'm a fanboy.

This is emotional 😭

Aqua: terra is that you? Terra: I don't have white hair or orange eyes anymore so yeah I'm back

Terra's back!

When you realized that Ventus got yamcha’d.

Vanitas is like the Dragon Bugster from Ex-aid, he carry out his role till the very end.

HOLY SHI- Terra was the Guardian all along!?! My GOD, what a plot twist!

Wow. Ven was kicking Vantas' ass while you were fighting Terranort.

I've waited to see the reunion for so long.

An ad for crispy bacon when guardians heart hole glowed

I guess this is a happy game right now sa glad that the trio back

WELCOME BACK MY BIG LOVE TERRA AND NOW YOUR ARE FREE FINALLY !!!

Yep, Terra has been kicking our ass since the very first game. Boy oh boy, Love it.

I loved how they finished the birth by sleep story in this as well was great

What happened to the Lingering Will?

I prefer Vanitas voice acting in BBS this less edgy

4:16 Man, that wind raid brings back memories.

I really like Vanties's send off his and Xemnas's are my favorites.

Also anyone else still wondering why Sora talks to terra Lik a close Friend, and how it isn't aqua or Ven saying his lines

Vanitas: darkness Sora: light Vanitas:darkness Sora: but why-- Ven: But why darkness Vanitas: I like darkness. Ven: darkness? Vanitas: darkness. Ven: ...okay.

Since when did vanitas sound like the green goblin from Spiderman?

the virgin lingering will vs the chad terra

That end of Terranort saying "Aw" had me laughing all day oh my gosh

I cant tell how happy i am that Terra is back i thought he was gone forever

Can anyone recall what other fight from which game the song thats playing is from? Me and my friend noticed all the fights through this labyrinth area play songs from the old games but can't remember which song this was.

How does vanitas’ head fit in that helmet?

The way ven holds his keyblade gives me ahsoka tano vibes