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In mythology Odin loses an eye to gain his wisdom. That reminds me a lot of a particular other character in KH who mentions putting their Eye somewhere to gain knowledge. Hmmmmm...

I love the disconnect of how Eraqus is all "Darkness bad", but in gameplay Xehanort is throwing out darkness attacks left and right.

When you realize that all of KH lore is a time paradox

Yesterday i told myself "i did not really play Dark Road after the first chapter, a recap of the story would be great", an here you are from the KH heavens

Nomura’s wild ride never ends...

Wouldn't it be pretty likely that Yen Sid is one of the upper classmen? After all we know he was a Keyblade wielder and if aging works like it does in the real world (it probably doesnt) he would have to be around the same age as Eraqus and Xehanort. It would explain how Eraqus goes to him for council in BBS and why there are only three masters chairs in the Land of Departure if they were the only ones from Scala to survive.

Xehanort is probably the first nobody, which is why his name is literally just "No Heart" scrambled with a recusant's sigil

The Union Cross finale definitely clears up a lot of this!

"Darkness is bad and always has been." Only a Sith deals in absolutes...

Thank you for this video! I can finally understand more of the game without having to play these mobile games. I appreciate you!

Excellent summary of the story. Damo we would be lost without you.

From a Kiwi to an Aussie, mate you're an absolute legend for doing this.

20:35 My only problem with that idea is Xehanort's hair. He has it spiky on DI and early on in Scala Ad Caelum, but when his friends die/meets MoM it's the slicked back one we see in the future. Sure he could just restyle his hair, but the fact that they gave him 2 styles feels like they want to give a timeline. Or it could be misdirection.

I mean, before union cross and dark road, beside kairi's grandmother there was no real family connection between anyone, peoples were just... sentient being travelling the worlds ahah (i know that Sora got parents, but does he really ?). Now we got Eraqus grandfather, Lauriam and Strelizia, Baldr's sister wow

THE BOI IS BACK!!! 2021 really is going to be a great year.

You know, the fact that the master of masters is always seen with his hood on disturbs me way too much and for more than only one reason. The main one being, what if it's actually a character we already know ?

I've got a theory on what Xehanort might be fighting against: emptiness, the void, nothingness. If that is the case then perhaps the tool that would be the salvation of the worlds the series has shown us would be... imagination. If one could weild imagination, then one can potentially create, inovate, or transform anything in any way. It might also explain what is in the box Luxu's been guarding, a true book of prophecies, Maleificent did say that, according to legend, it could create whole new worlds. Maybe that is what Xehanort, maybe even the master of masters, is trying to fight, and how.

Eraqus's grandfather is just one of many generations who battled the darkness. He is just the familiar member that had a relationship with Eraqus, so it's natural that he'd be the only member mentioned. His grandfather definitely isn't Brain. Edit: Also the lost master conversation in KH3 is before the cutscene in ReMind

AHH I missed these explanation videos!! Great job as always man

I'm gonna say that Xehanort got his taste of darkness and he ended up being possessed and took down the other 4. A form of darkness is going to attach itself to Xehanort at some point like how darkness did with Ven. And because Xehanorts darkness is strong already (with darkness being able to be in someone's heart and them not know) he is possessed and takes out the other 4 Before Baldr and Eraques can arrive Baldr along with Eraques were the two to stop him and stop the darkness. Like ven had guilt over killing streliza Xehanort has guilt over killing his classmates despite him not being conscious

Oh man, I hadn't even noticed that the Fortellers' names were based on the seven deadly sins. The leftover sin is Pride, so I guess The Master of Masters' super-secret name might be related to "superbia"?

Odin is Luxu conspiracy STRENGTHENING

Random headcanon I got watching this video, and that whole bit about Eraqus' grandfather: What if Eraqus was the grandson of the Master of Masters? Hear me out. We know that while the MoM is currently (as of KH3) in Quadratum, that doesn't mean he was there at the time of Dark Road. After all, he was the one who gave Xehanort the black cloak when he was a teenager. So he's gotta have some way of moving back and forth between Reality and Unreality. Eraqus posited the thought that maybe hating Darkness is in his blood, as an explanation for why the mention of it makes him nervous. And who else do we know of who hates the Darkness, and disappeared? The Master of Masters!

I think Bragi is Luxu's current vessel, because Bragi is just Briag and Xigbar rearranged!

Loved the story explanation Damian! Definitely helps understand Xehanort better.

The chess scene happens before Xehanort leaves Scala. The hair length doesn't match up. It's short in the chess scene and long in the MoM scene and when he leaves Scala.

Thank you so much for making these types of videos! I really appreciate recaps like this so I can keep up on these games' crazy detailed lore even when life won't let me have time to play through it all.

The keyblade a wielder wields is a reflection of the person wielding the keyblade.

23:00 "Does Xehanort have a family who misses him?" Well, he at least has a mysterious black-haired woman who misses him 🤭.

"but for some, time literally flows differently, relative to other worlds." What you said actually supports a theory I have. I know this is only directly related to the worlds in recovery after the keyblade war, but I have a theory that time in Quadratum works differently from other worlds/realities. Cuz Melody of Memory takes place a whole year after kh3, yet Strelitzia tells Sora he's been asleep for 7 days since he arrived. Kairi and Riku are just about to try entering Quadratum by the end of MoM, so it just makes sense that time moves a lot faster in Quadratum.

Yay! Thanks so much for putting this together!! Another great vid as always 😍

Yay! I’ve been missing your recaps, thoughts and theories! 🥲 Thank you for the video!!! 🙏🏾

That Armour Young Xehanort wore! Bring back memories in Kingdom Hearts 2! The Armor Nobody riding the Nobody Dragon!

You are literally the most awesome person! Hope you have a even more awesome new year!

This is becoming a crossover between Nier and SMT Having a TERMINAL(Kingdom Hearts) and other realms as the Dark Kingdom from Nier

Even if I don't need these explanation videos, I'm still hype for any damo content. Keep it up!

Whoo! Finally, thanks for the update broski. Definitely showing this to my buds so they catch up.

Hello we need a summary from this video till the end of the story

Welp here for a quick refresher before tomorrow

when you mentioned family that might miss him....we finally met xehanort's mom :p kinda would like to hear your theory about her

I never noticed it before, but MoM has an odd twitch in his hands when Xehanort says something about people being "sheep pretending to be wolves" Makes me wonder if it was intentional. Maybe it struck a nerve with the MoM, maybe this was his confirmation that Xehanort was the seeker of darkness he has waited for, or probably something else significant. Its a tiny thing to focus on i know, but in a series with so many mysteries any little thing can be a clue to something.

Love the video Damo!! Damn amazing work as always! There is one point i would argue though, when you said that when YX and the Master first met and the Master said he was a "Lost Master", I feel like Xehanort was shocked to hear that someone else knew about them. In KH3s beginning when Xehanort and Eraqus were playing chess and Xehanort mentions them it seems like that was the first time he's heard of them especially since he looks younger there and definitely sounds younger than in KH3 Remind when he is talking to the Master. I think the Master threw that line in that he's a Lost Master to intrigue Xehanort even more and to push him to dive deeper to find more answers about them. He definitely had to have been told stories of them when he was way younger.

Here from the future. Pretty cool how Xehanort calling Eraqus a blue-blood hinted the split (upper and lower houses?) in Missing Link.

Thank you so much for this. I’ve been trying to grind out Dark Road but it’s just so bad. I managed to get past episode 1 but can’t do anymore

Another great video! You are doing such amazing work and helping fans like me that simply cannot play these mobile games Brilliant video!

Never apologise for speculating in your videos! We live for it

Completely underrated you got a new sub keep making more vids like this

I have watched mostly all your videos regarding to KH lore and you don’t miss 👏 you go in depth about it and now I feel like I can finally understand the KH plot. I’ve been lost since 2002 😂. You’re the best keep up these videos 🔥

I'm still unconvinced that Bragi is not linked to xigbar/braig/Luxu bragi with the X can form xigbar just as braig can

Thank you so much! I never got past Ep 2 and the game shut down. Now I'll know what I need for the finale :)

Really good work Damo!

Good job, I didn't understand these cutscenes alone, so thank you

Damo, my man, you have no idea how grateful I am to you for making the story of the Chi/Unchained/UX and Dark Road branches of this franchise accessible to everyone else. Not only is this an amazing resource for me to point new and old fans alike towards, but it's possibly the best way to archive the context of these stories until they get adapted into another format. Should the app ever get taken down, you, Everflow, and KHInsider will be all that keeps this incredibly integral part of the future story to come available to the world. That's no small thing. Thank you.

I don't think Odin is Luxu in disguise but he is definitely suspect. The Gazing Eye is mounted ornately in his classroom which gives us the idea he is the wielder of it, and Luxu was tasked to make sure it was passed down through the ages. It's only at the end of KHIII does he say, "*Finally*, back where it belongs" and how he made a deal with Xehanort that he would get it back, presumably to ensure he would have it regardless of the outcome of the War. Whether we see Luxu in another form, still in a cloak, or what have you I think the pertinent matter regarding him is when he looses track of the box. Or did he? He seems to have only sent Luxord to find it, who is someone he admits to not knowing. I wonder if he ever lost the box at all. Also, I don't think Brain is Eraqus' grandfather, but definitely his ancestor. It makes a sort of dramatic irony though. Though both are on the side of light Brain tends to think things in a nuanced way (similar to Xehanort) while Eraqus is straight forward in his beliefs.

First video of 2021 goodluck my guy

Thanks for this!

Mann your narration and voice reminds me of vaatividya from the soulsborne community Love listening to you both!

Thanks for this video, you’re the one keeping me in the loop these days ...sigh 😔

Thank you for your service

yo damo idk if you've realised but some of the flowers look different in front of the tombstones , it almost seems like some have been there longer then others

I kinda dropped everything KH related after KH3, didn't unlock the secret ending, didn't play remind... I'm rly thankful of these videos, even though since english isn't my mother tongue it sometimes gets hard to follow (especially with names). Thanks a lot for summing up everything, I hope you'll someday make an omegavideofdeath when everything is somewhat set in stone for the Xehanort saga to set up for any sequel that might come

I need you to do a video on who the hell Yen Sid is. All we know is that he is a former keyblade master and that he trained King Mickey. We have no idea who trained him. Since we have never seen his younger self, my guess is that Yen Sid was one of the upper classmen that went missing. Meaning they all didn't perish. What are your thoughts?

The legend has returned.

I know this is unrelated to kingdom hearts but you have a really good voice for voiceovers.

The full game isn't even out yet, we're still stuck in Wonderland

DAMO. NEVER. MISSES 👏👏👏👏

I hope they do a cutscene movie of this game.

Hey man, I have always been intrigued about kingdom hearts, it's so nice to see someone take their to time to explain it, but I have to admit I'm totally lost, so I hope you can help me start of the story in a chronological order. Or as a matter of fact tell me where and what I should look/search first. I really wanna know how the story of kingdom hearts pans out.

I understood virtually none of this. Great work though!

I have some questions. When can you summarize the final update for Kingdom Hearts X? What do you think are Demyx and Luxord's real names are? Did you know Zack Fair was killed by Sephiroth between Birth by Sleep & KH1? (Which is why Cloud seeks to destroy him) What is your take on the Quadratum Dimension(the universe where TWEWY's Shibuya is)? What do you think Luxu really looks like? Do you think Braig was really how Luxu portrayed him to be? Who do you think is the first keyblade master? (Honestly, I think he planned the war and the dark seeker saga because he wants to be entertained.)

Nice bro, cheers for another video. Honestly, I'm getting kind of tired of getting jerked around by Nomura as I age and his writing gets worse, so without your videos I don't know whether I would have had the will to keep up with this weird series I love so much. Thanks for all that you do.

Will you do a video soley focusing on destiny islands? It seems like that place always comes back for one reason or another and never seems to change. Also one thing that has always confused me is that the series seems to prop up sora and mickys keyblades but at the same time seem to disregard their uniqueness

I always found Xehanort to be an interesting character... now after learning the truth of everything he is by far my favorite character in the series. The most necessary evil in the KH world. I hope he shows up in the future for the final confrontation of Light and Dark.

Yo is it me or Xehanort in the thumbnail is ripped as f? Either way great video 👍

Is he planning on doing the other parts since the ending was almost a year ago?

If the dandelions are to escape the virtual daybreak town by being projected to the future . Brain could be eriqus’s direct grandfather

Time paradoxes loops or whatever aside cuz it’s still confusing as heck thanks for the video that clears up a bunch of other stuff and makes love the series more. Still if they keep saying events can’t be rewritten then doesn’t that mean xehanort found a off the island before alone yet it clearly shows his past self doing for him??????

Will you eventually do another one like these for the finale that came out earlier today? I'm here to get the previous recap

So Luxu possessed Odin? I think it would make sense that everyone he possesses loses and eye (maybe to "refuel" his Keyblade?). Btw I'm only 8 minutes into the vid, so forgive me if this is answered later on.

I reckon you may be the only reason most of us have any idea what the hell is going on in this series anymore!

Will there be a future video where all 7 parts+ending are explained in one full video?

The chad is back in action

*Sees this* "Oh thank god, I don't have to play that side mode!"

"Friendly rivalry" he says. After the he set the score to 100 to 2.

Thank goodness this is here. I was never gonna play another mobile game.

is there still to be an update to this video? or is the dark road stuff still in the works? I see youre video about the secret endings, but i'm still missing half of the game

So what if Xehanort winning in kh3 is what gave him the power to go to the past to free himself from destiny island and in doing so, is what inadvertently setup the timeliness in which the light wins? 🤔 The only plothole that I see is how brown robe xehanort from the future was able to get the power of darkness in the first place to set all this up in motion (as well as how he got to the island and grew up alone but I imagine that's not as important)

Imma throw a really weird theory out there for fun. Odin is Luxu maybe at the time telling them they had gone missing, sending them out to experience this darkness to set things in motion? Just an idea if you have any holes in that feel free to share I’m curious to what people think

Anyone coming back to this from the finale?

Is there any chance that demyx could be the MoM? Similar to how Braig was luxu?

We hear Luxord (spelling?) as Yazora's driver in the secret ending of KH3 so good speculation. He and Demix (also spelling) probably both come from the fictional world. I wonder in what role!

It's not a headcanon to say the Union leaders escaped and built Scala Ad Caelum atop Daybreak. We know for canon fact that Scala Ad Caelum was built on top of Daybreak and that Eraqus is descended from the first masters (which absolutely have to be one of the new union leaders) and that he was born and raised in Scala Ad Caelum. It pretty much HAS to be fact that at bare minimum one of the Dandelions came back and built it on Daybreak and started this ancestry that lead to Eraqus. Though it seems really unlikely only two generations passed. Darkness either had to attack separately like you said or it was the natural process of "masters go out in the world and fight darkness" since that's what their mark of mastery exam is about anyway.

"One bright light can cast many shadows"

Also wondering, given how much Nomura likes jumbling names and such. It wouldn't be too obvious to make Bragi Luxu right? Like... Dunno if hair dye exists in KH world lol but like Bragi just dyes his hair black and says his name is Braig later. And then Xigbar of course.

God I'd love to see this story in a mainline, nonmobile game

I just realized, is it possible that a lost master means one of the foretellers? Do we know with certainty that the person xehanort is speaking to is actually MoM?

I’m ashamed that I at first didn’t realize that Baldr was representing Baldur. From Norse mythology

brain went to an already built scala (maybe this was before ux endedd) and he gave his key to ephemer. So ephemer could have brought his key into the family?

I'll bet Odin is really Luxu in one of his new (stolen?) bodies.