Hey so I just wanna mention I by no means pretend to know everything or point out everything, one of the reasons I like doing these is so I can find out details from the comments and we get a pretty cool little comment section going

Man Soothingly Discusses KH1 Keyblades, Somehow Reassuring Me That Everything Will be Alright

Interesting fact about ultima weapon in KH 1 it has a single shaft in KH 2 the shaft is split into 2 and in KH 3 the shaft is split into 3.

Novayon: “The teeth obviously is the kanji for light.” Me, a lifelong KH fan with an Oathkeeper keychain on his car keys: 😮

Much of the Spellbinder's design is referencing Merlin's owl: Archimedes. If you look at the guard area, the two round shapes are eyes with the bottom being the nose. Also, the two notches on the guard are actually ears. The round shape at the top of the blade is another eye. The rest of the design is the obvious astrology and magical references. Also, Owl gives you this Keyblade in Chain of Memories.

The Ultima Weapon looking like the Dream Sword blew my mind. I always wondered why Donald and Goofy got the Dream Wand and Dream Shield, but Sora never got the Dream Sword back.

I love Spellbinder because you get it exactly when you need it; Atlantica is 100% a magic-centric world, and the +2MP is huge.

Interesting thing about One-Winged Angel’s chain being a red thread is that in FF7 Advent Children the characters wear red ribbons that look very similar on their arms in memory of Aerith, but KH1FM predates Advent Children by almost 3 years.

I love metal chocobo only because I like imagining sora beating xianort over the head with a giant slab of metal.

What I like about ultima Keyblade, its the representation of the fruits of your labor. (Something I haven't say as much.) Kingdom Key, it's a simple design yet has been the rebellion of the kingdom hearts. No matter how weak it looks or how simple is it, it's still a buddy to have. Oblivion.. is when one is lost, but not lost all, it consider to be someone's strive to live, no matter what hell it represents. Oath keeper, is an oath, a promise to one and another. To keeps one promise becomes a failure, or a satisfying end.

I think the purple of divine rose refers to beast's cape, also to clash with the "beauty" of the rose.

I just realized that the clouds at the hilt of Olympia are literally flexing

Someone else might have said this already, but if you continue this as a series for every game do NOT sleep on re:coded. If only because it is the only game in the series so far that changes the basic combo and feel of the move set entirely between keyblades. The difference between Olympia and Three Wishes is FELT even more than just seen (as an example), and there are still new keyblades too. It would also be pretty neat to look at the low resolution versions of the repeat keyblades and seeing if anything important was lost in the downgrade.

I like how the Kingdom Key is colored more like Riku than Sora, cementing the twist that Riku may be the destined wielder of the Keyblade in HB even more, which was proven in BBS.

Unmentioned detail of One-Winged Angel - teeth is meteor - whilst technically mentioned, the blade itself is the masamune, sephiroths sword, however i believe its the version equipable by cloud - the chain is aeriths ribbon (you can tell bc of the way its tied) - the keychain itself is sephys iconic wing - the flames in the handle look to be pheonix downs - the hilt itself may be a referance to one of yuffies weapons but im unsure, either that or that it reminds me of maybe a frame on barrets gun arm (although thats reaching a bit) just thought i'd try and add

I wasn't a fan of them making Divine Rose as powerful as it is, or dropping Metal Chocobo's strength. Growing up, I always saw it as a trade off. I could get two of the strongest Keyblades in Metal Chocobo and Oblivion, but had to give up magic to do so. It wasn't until you got Ultima Weapon that you had a Keyblade for both. But in Final Mix, Divine Rose doesn't really have a trade off. It's just extremely powerful and doesn't cost any magic to do so. It's so weird to me.

As a small correction, you can get Divine Rose immediately upon returning to Hollow Bastion if you go to the library as soon as you enter the Main Hall.

Forgot to mention the swinging effect of each Keyblade. When swung the blades will glow with one of three colors, each correlating to their length

the metal chocobo completely decimates the second riku fight in HB outside of lv 1. Its length makes the recoil you get when your parry his attacks very easy to deal with. That raises it up for me.

Man, you roasted the hell out of my favorite Keyblade’s design haha R.I.P. Metal Chocobo 2002-2021

Fairy harp is probably short because Peter never grew up.

I actually like the deep jungle keyblade, at least the design of it. Mostly because unlike a lot of other keyblades, it actually looks like a key.

Lionheart's hits spark is a reference to a mechanic in Final Fantasy 8. Whenever Squall attacks you have a window to "pull the trigger" of the gunblade, this will make an explosion on impact, while causing extra damage.

For some reason, Oathkeeper in the original Kingdom Hearts had a pinkish-red color to the "after-image" effect when you swing it, as opposed to the white and gold one it has in Final Mix and all future games.

I really liked Fairy Harp... the design just made it very nice complementary with Sora's outfit (my opinion) and summoning with it looks so magical

The little explosions that come from Lionheart are the same as when Squall/Leon shoots his gunblade when slashing

Sora: "Ok Ansem, time to die." Sora: *Pulls out Wishing Star Keyblade and hits Ansem* Wishing Star: *Breaks*

I'm sure someone would have mentioned it by now, but Divine Rose has that long purple blade to represent the container that the Rose Beast is obsessed with is contained inside of. It's very thematic that you have a wide blooming rose sticking out of it, especially considering you earn it after reuniting Beast and Belle. So I actually like the design of that one due to it.

I believe Soul Eater and Keyblade of Hearts also have their own hit effect but it's kinda hard to see them when Riku is the one attacking you

I feel like one of the interns at Square got told to 'buff the keyblade you get from the second Hollow Bastion visit' and totally missed the mark. Seriously it makes no sense bumping Divine Rose up by 3 points to instantly outclass Oblivion, especially when the Oblivion's description is 'possesses colossal power', this will forever bug me whenever I play

I'm still pissed that SE made made Divine Rose stronger than Oblivion in FM for some fucking reason.

This is really neat! I would love to in the future see on on the Donald and goofy weapons as well. Great video!

25:00 didn't knew that. In the french version we call Divine Rose "Rose éternelle" for "eternal rose" as a reference to the french version of th Beauty & the Beast movie song which we call "Histoire Eternelle" (eternal tale)

I think the dream weapons are worth a mention since they have significant meaning with KH being a dream. Dream Staff = Donald Dream Shield = Goofy Dream Sword = Kingdom Key

my only memory with wishing star is how I "softlocked" myself in the first riku fight as a kid, I switched to the keyblade right before HB not knowing what would happen and stupidly saved over my file

Anyone else bothered by the fact that sora doesn't attack with the teeth but the backside as if it were more of a bat than a blade

idk if it's just me but the jungle king's chain is also a /noose/ made of vines, which, while it might be a reach, might be a nod to the way Clayton """dies""" in Tarzan??

The clouds on Olympia are flexing

The Wishing Star keyblade has 1 very specific, but very useful use and that is its good for mystery goo farming.

The KH1 Ultima Weapon reminds me of the x-blade. The way the wires are laid across it and the color scheme.

39:07 ngl Im not too fond of KH1's keyblades but their designs are always nice to look at because after this they just stop looking like Keys altogether

Metal Chocobo Its too big to be called a sword...more like a heap of raw iron.

this dude: *talking about keyblades* Donald and Goofy watching Sora smack a bunch of candles: :|

No clue if it's intentional or not, but the blue-purple-yellow gradient on Oathkeeper's teeth is what happens when you weld certain metals together. The heat changes their colour. So it actually makes Oathkeeper look forged!

I really like Jungle King, and while Deep Jungle is not my favorite world I like it enough. Honestly I could go into a whole tirade about how I actually really like the exploration in KH1 and wish they hadn't downplayed it so much going forward but I wanna stay a little on topic 🤣. I only realized when you put them side by side, but Ultima Weapon kind of looks like the Moogles modified the dream sword to make it. Reshaped it and added bits to turn it into a Keyblade. If that's intentional that's a really cool detail.

I thought of a missed opportunity with Lady Luck.The card should've been a queen of Hearts.

Pumpkin head is also one of my fav; as for the glass along with the smoke, i always imagine it as an exploding test tube or test glass in a lab XD i find it so funny!!!

Love it! Can't wait for keyblades of more games

I wasn't in on your poll but Spellbinder is the best keyblade for me. Love my magic builds in KH1 and Spellbinder is just so OP for how early you get it. Plus it looks cool.

my liking of kh1 keyblades come from com and re:coded gameplay wise, so metal chocobo and olympia are my least favorite ones in re:coded and oathkeeper and oblivion are my favorites because 1: they are really strong in both games (in re:com oathkeeper is the best defensive keyblade and oblivion being one of the best ofensive ones [+ it has attack haste at lv1]) and 2: their design of course.

In defense of Wishing Star, it’s critical hits really help when you start the Coliseum tournament that starts right after you get it.

The handle of the Ultima weapon is obviously pink. In all seriousness though this was a great video!! I can’t imagine how long it took to put it all together.

My favourite thing to do is sat down, grab a snack and hear Nova say "Hey everyone"...

I absolutely love Olympia, excellent against Riku II

I hope this becomes a series :)

I actually really like the fairy harp keyblade, the design is ok but when ever I get it I use it till I can get ultima weapon becouse fairy harp is really good stat wise.

Interestingly, there are even more hidden stats beyond these in the game code as well. Each keyblade has a Length Modifer and a Hitbox Modifier. The length modifier determines what % of the model has an active hitbox, and is generally set to 90% with a small number of keyblades that vary from this. If you increase this in code, the keyblade will have a greatly increased range along its axis, but also be able to clank on things within that range. In contrast, if you increase the Hitbox Modifier, you will increase both the length and width of the hitbox, but without clanking against things that come in contact with this hitbox. This is how Kingdom Hearts: Critical Mix creates the range extension effects found on the Olympus Medal accessory, the passive buff for starting with Dream Sword, and the triggered effect for holding down L2 while attacking with Olympia. Another interesting note is that the Recoil stat can be increased to such a degree that it causes the keyblade to pierce through all obstacles, including Defender shields, Large Body bellies, and Wizard lightningstorm invincibility. However, doing so also causes all enemy attacks to pierce through your guard, and prevents you from clashing. Unrelated tidbit: There is a very rudimentary magic-combo system in this game. As most people know, using the fire spell multiple times in a row causes successive fires to use a much shorter animation that skips the opening. BUT, What most people don't know is that you can actually chain into this from specific keyblade attacks. The 2 keyblade swinging animations that result in the keyblade being extended in front of sora in a stabbing motion can be immediately chained into the second, faster version of Fire.

I usually finish the game with Lionheart (at least in FM because getting Ultima is too much work...). It has basic strengths but that’s alright since I’m high level at the end. And I like that it looks like an actual sword in comparison to the most of the other Keyblades. Definitely my favorite after Oathkeeper.

Another relatively small, niche channel I absolutely love. Don't stop any time soon so I don't have to be depressed about something else ending.

Great video, I've been playing this game since I was 7 or so and you showed me a bunch of aesthetic details and stats that I never knew about until now. Definitely would love to see this style of video for other games.

I love these videos. So many other games have a million videos about them, but KH doesn't get that much love on YT. Thank you for making quality content on this game.

On the ultima weapon the actual sword part of it is similar to the ones the soldiers in FF7 used considering the hilt of it having the sort of same pattern as the ones in FF7 or crisis core I guess I should say

Now that I looked at the English names (I played kh1 and kh1fm in the spanish version) I find interesting that spellbinder and lady luck preserve their japanese translations. Spellbinder -> "Examinadora" (Examinator or something like that) Lady Luck -> "Último recurso" (Last resort) I personally like Lady luck bc when combined with mp buffs spamming simba was basically op. Great channel btw, I liked a lot your kh1 exploration videos and I look forward to see more content in the future.

Having only played the original, I’m a bit shocked to find out they nerfed the Metal Chocobo. I’d probably still prefer it over Olympia, but only because I like long reach. Also, I’m not sure if you mention how Peter Pan’s keyblade is a pan flute. I love the purple on the Divine Rose. I’m not sure why you say they clash when they’re complementary colors?

I would love if you went though the rest of the series and covered every game, this was such an amazing watch! Great job!

I'm actually surprised by the Keyblades who's French translation are actually closer to Japanese than English: Crabclaw: Treasure of the sea -> Trésor des mers ( literal ) Oathkeeper: Promised Charm -> Tendre Promesse ( Tender Promise ) However there's different ones, such as: Lady Luck: Last Resort -> As de Cœur ( Ace of Hearts ) Technically, a ace of hearts in your hand can be used as a last resort, and also happens to be the token. Oblivion: Passing Memories -> Souvenir Perdu ( Lost Memory ) Seems to mix both Japanese and English names, and hints a bit towards the next game. Special mention to: Divine Rose: La vie en Rose -> Rose éternelle ( Eternal Rose ) Considering the french expression depicts a happy loving life, it might not have worked well for native speakers. Lionheart for being untranslated. Probably was the same case in FF VIII. Also, little note about the One-Winged Angel ( also, that's the name of Sephiroth's theme ), the ball of fire on its tip is actually a representation of Meteor, a spell he casts in-battle in Olympus but also refers to a certain Meteor in FF VII... it's literally drawn behind the title.

I know this video is mostly applied to Kingdom Hearts 1, but in terms of Olympia, Lady Luck, and Three Wishes (almost forgot Divine Rose too being honest), I do appreciate that they later just add to their designs in Union X, or just KHX in general I guess. Its maxed out Olympia blows me away wih its design, really screams the might of Zeus or something, and its something I'm actually disappointed the changing design with upgrades didnt show up into KH3. God knows Starlight needed it. But yeah, Olympia in KHUX really is one of my favorites. Definitely think the upgrade designs are worth checking out, as well as just how all the KHX keyblades changes depending on levels. Edit: I keep forgetting how many keyblades from 1 came back in KHUX, I already had to add Divine Rose after he mentioned it, I also gotta add Diamond Dust too.

I'm sorry but how TF do you only have 6k?

I'd love to see another one if these videos with the other keyblades from the rest of the series. This video is very well done and I really enjoyed it :)

I liked this vid! Great detail of the Keyblades. Hoping to see a video of the keyblades in kh2

My favorite is the Jungle Key. Besides the noise, the bone design, leather handle. It feels like an improvised survivalist or a caveman tool.

You know, in Kingdom Hearts 1, when I played through it, I got to the end and went 'okay, so there's three keyblades. The Kingdom Key, the Keyblade of Light. The Kingdom Key D, the Keyblade of Darkness. And the nameless Keyblade of Hearts, which is a false Keyblade manufactured by Ansem'. Even all the other 'keyblades' Sora uses, it was always just a new form the Kingdom Key took on based on the connections Sora makes and all, thus why they're themed after the worlds and characters. Later on, with more users popping up and more history... I still feel like the Kingdom Keys are the only 'Real' Keyblades, the split form of the x-Blade, with all the others false ones manufactured by the ancient masters or others.

You can tell they were hesitant to stray too far away from the standard key shape in KH1. A lot of the keyblades have the same basic design.

Found this video randomly during my quest to scratch the KH itch! Just started watching but I can say that this is a great video for the end of the night before sleeping. Very soothing voice! Would probably say design wise my favourite is Oblivion, gameplay wise Divine Rose (excluding Ultima). I think Oblivion is probably my favourite Keyblade in general - it just looks so cool.

this video was great! hope to see a kh2 keyblade analysis in the future!

these was a fun look into all the keyblades! it was an enjoyable video, and I'd love to see a video about the kingdom hearts 2 ones (and all the others actually)! as for my favourites, I've always been a fan of oathkeeper. I also like destinys embrace, and bond of flame you get in ven's story in bus!

Rewatching this as a nice background video while I’m bored at work, really well done. Metal Chocobo is really growing on me for some reason now, the materia slots are such a cool touch. And I’m thinking if Fairy Harp was a little longer I’d actually really love it lol

Well made video man, well done

The blade shaft in Olympia is meant to represent Mount Olympus. The grey parts are meant to be the mountain, climbing up to the clouds on the teeth.

The keyblade of heart is my favourite. I like it's simplicity, and the red of the guard pops nicely against the darker color scheme.

Ya’know, I always felt like you could cross the Kingdom Key with the Kingdom Key D and make a X-Blade that way, because you have the Light and Dark counterparts blending together and that would be the key to opening Kingdom Hearts. Or rather one Key compared to the 7 Princesses of Light or the clash of 7 Guardians and 13 Seekers, or even the merging of Ven and Vanitas... just saying.

Thank you for the great video! It’s awesome to see the effects slowed down and hear the sounds in a controlled environment. I’m also a bit bummed that they made Divine Rose so strong, since it makes Oblivion feel less good in comparison.

You missed part where they made Riku's keyblade look like a lock pick because it was used to unlock hearts. After I noticed that it became the easy winner for favorite keyblade. Great vid tho :)

You've trapped yourself into doing all the KH games now! Keep it up!

yooo this was sort of my suggestion on your end of year vid! excited to check this out :)

havent started the video but i’m praying for a kh2 version

your videos make me feel so comfy! love it :)

One thing: Lionheart enhances summon power. Now I might be reading too much into this but considering this is based off of Leon (Squall) who is from Final Fantasy 8, I believe that this keyblade enhancing summon power is a reference to FF8 because in that game summons are a pretty big part of the game.

This was so relaxing and nice. I'd love to watch a kh2fm version of this.

I'm glad somebody else shares my opinion on the Olympia invalidating Metal Chocobo in Final Mix thing. Back in the past I would try to discuss it and would get like 5 people shouting at me that all stats are irrelevant compared to length.

it would be really cool to hear a review on the keyblades of the the Foretellers and birth by sleep and KH3 keyblades

I love Metal Chocobo and used it to beat Sephiroth. The hitbox and length were great for creating consistence for the 1st and 2nd phases of the fight before strike raiding him into oblivion in the 3rd.

Dude. The quality of this channel is off the charts! keep it up, see you at 10k:)

I love this as a video, would love to see one for the rest of the series (the ones you’ve played at least)

Also, although very obvious to see, I did want to note that Diamond Dust and One-Winged Angel have an ice and fire effect respectively when you swing the keyblade. For some reason though on your footage, the ice effect on diamond dust doesn't seem to really be there...

This is absolutely amazing. I just sat through watching this and I couldn't stop watching. This is very entertaining and I agree with alot of your opinions. I like the more Longer or medium keyblades my only problem with alot of the mediums is that alot don't look medium they seem kinda short. But besides that I just found out about your channel I've added previous stuff of yours in the past and forgot to watch them. You definitely earned my sub. Also I would love to see your opinion on KH2 and Birth by Sleep's Keyblades.

Don't know if anyone else mentioned this but I just noticed, thanks to the high quality of your video editing, but the guard on Spellbinder is made from the long ends of Merlin's mustache

Maybe it could be a idea to showcase items and abilities from the KH games as well. Or have a series dedicated to showcasing Jiminy's Journal (reports, characters, enemies)

Love this kind of video!

Wishing star is one i used a lot due to the crit stuff and the particles