Well remember what the first game said The closer you get to the light the greater your shadow will become So if Sora has a lot of light then he must have a whole lot of darkness I like to think of Sora as a pure heart and what they say in the first game pretty much spells it out The closer you are to the light the more the darkness grow stronger

I dont remember where I heard this but it's always stuck with me where, the brighter the light the longer the shadow you can cast. So Sora's darkness is a really interesting concept.

I think both forms could be tied to an emotion of desperation. Activating forms in KH2 fully restore your life bar while also powering up Sora in some way. And since using Form is tied to a limited resource you need to build up, one tends to use it as reaction against being overpowered by the forces of darkness. It also ties neatly to Rage Form. It is a form available for Sora to activate only at low HP or when seemingly overpowered by the Nort to rule all Norts wielding the Keyblade to rule all Keyblades. In both forms, Sora doesn't necessarily have an at-will activation, but rather demands conditions which inherently can be tied to desparation for more power, even if it means accessing the darkness within him. Anti form could be explained with Sora still trying to get familiar with his new powers, unknowing of the darkness within being an option (which also explains why he has no Keyblades equipped) while Rage is him knowing where to channel his desire for power when he's running out of options.

He goes into antiform before fusing with Roxas, after the fact he gets final form which resets his anti counter. Basically he's come to grips with the darkness in his heart and can work with it, rather than it having to take over. EDIT: Then there's that whole cutscene in Re:Coded where he (well, a form of him) directly accepts the darkness when it has literally nothing to offer him except pain. If that isn't coming to grips with your shadow than I don't know what is. It's probably the first time in the entire multiverse that the concept of darkness has ever felt anything even approaching love so naturally that would put it at odds with the the rest of the world which just lashes out out of loneliness. Nobody said darkness has to be evil, and Kairi hugging Sora's Heartless was the first act of breaking that chain of abuse in a universe of contempt and malice between both domains.

Somehow in my first playthrough, I used drives ALL the time, loved em, and yet I never encountered anti form until the boss fight with Xigbar and I was totally surprised.

I don't think anti and rage are canon. I know Nomura is not a good writer, but making these forms canon would be pretty dumb. It's a world where you must avoid darkness if you don't want to be possessed, go out of control or go corrupted and insane; and Sora embrace the darkness like is nothing? It would make Riku's story completely pointless. Still, from a gameplay perspective, anti and rage are absolutely cool, and i hope in a similar form in KH4

Actually, nomura answered the difference between anti and rage Rage for is less "Dark" compared to anti form. While the former represents Sora's darkness, Rage Form is solely his anger. So sora darkness react to his Rage, it doesn't control him compared to anti, he just so angry that the darkness come out to say hello

One problem with kingdom hearts is that there are so many unanswered questions sometimes things in it dont make any sense

Sora's theme through the Kingdom Hearts series so far was him slowly getting pulled under by the darkness surrounding his heart. Each bad thing that happens to him or his friends is slowly drowning him in hate, anger, and sorrow. If things keep going, he will likely be pulled under entirely, unable to come back. In all likelihood, KH4 or the new arc as a whole is going to be the conclusion to that very plot point.

Its called puberty. Lol

in my kh2 play in halloween town and in the past of mikey (black n white) i could only use anti form and i loved it

So I have some extra lore stuf... and a hot take. For the lore, remember that the Heartless move by instinct. They chase after hearts mindlessly. They're kinda like zombies in that regard. So it makes sense why Anti Form is so feral. The darkness from that transformation in KH1 is seeping up and clouding his judgment. As for Rage Form, there was an interview with Numora a while back where he did say that Rage Form is what happens when Sora gets extremely angry. So it makes sense that Rage Form can be activated manually, as Sora is choosing to give into his hate instead of keeping his composure. As for the hot take: I don't like how Anti Form is handled. I think it's an unnecessary punishment. Drive Forms are already tied to a resource, AND half the fights don't let you use most of them because you need your party members. It's extremely frustrating going into a boss, having it fail, then having to die so you can go back and purposely waste your Drive JUST so you can use the game's main fucking mechanic. It would have been a lot better if Anti was instead a punishment for using multiple Drives in a single fight (and having the counter reset when you exit a fight), rather than it being just in general.

I think rage form is more of a “last ditch” mechanic. So it’s not treated as a punishment. Lore wise it isn’t him falling AS far

This may have been foreshadowed all the way back in... I think KH1. (Paraphrase) But be careful, the closer you get to the light... the deeper the darkness *cue Darkside* Sora has an overpowered dark side (literally, we have the classic anime protagonist stages, berserker in anti-form and more in control berserker in rage form) and it may be a central conflict of kh4, Sora coming to terms with it and embracing the power to wield light and dark perfectly together. To bring balance to the for-, I mean, world

I do suspect that he has the keyblade in Rage Form because he's gaining more control over his power and himself. He doesn't get so lost like in anti-form.

This is my favorite trio. I don't understand why people hate on these three so much they're honestly a lot more interesting than some of the other characters. Also it shows us something we don't get to see in the other trios which is the bonding of new friendships that end up being incredible and it also shows Terra struggle with darkness and being manipulated. I love the way they reunite (I honestly like it better than the sea salt trio's reunite in KH3). I love all three of them and they're the most imperfect of the three trios and that's what makes me like them so much.

Easily the best trio (I call them the PTSD trio) I really hope KH4 doesn't completely sideline them and the sea salt trio (aka the Cult-Bonding Trio)

Think you captured each opening perfectly! 3 is definitely an underrated OP but my fav has always been Sanctuary. It’s just so damn beautiful and good❤️ this popped up on my TL and I realized I had 3 different videos of yours in my watch later 😂😂 gotta get to binging! I’ve done a few KH vids on my channel as well so best of luck mate!

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I recently started playing KH2:FM in Critical mode, and god DAMN is it hard lol

Limit form and element form.

About the purple light. This might seem weird but what if the purple light is supposed to represent Darkness. Like for example we know Xehanort walked a dark road and reflecting on rechain of memories. Riku does say if he loses to answer then darkness will show him the way. What if the purple light is supposed to represent darkness showing xehanort the way

THIS IS 2 HOURS LATE IM SORRY!! But it's done! I hope you guys see what I do within the intros of Kingdom Hearts 2 and Three! Be sure to check out the first video if you haven't and subscribe ! Stay strong everyone!

Interesting, I thought the forms in KH2 where just the power of the fairies. The anti form was the dark magic that accumulated in his clothes.

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I got a theory that by ReMind Sora can now use the Darkness more efficiently in the form of Dark Form, with Rage Form basically being the risker, stronger upgraded version of that form

3:14 what death sound is that game from!!!???😂😂😂 sounds traumatic and familiar. Whatever game it’s from it’s one I got my ass kicked in A LOT

15 videos and almost 1000 subs, what are you complaining about?

I think you should read "KH: Sea-Change of Fate", in case you're unsatisfied with some things in canon. In it, Kairi breaks from her script at the end of "KH 1", joining Sora, Donald and Goofy in their adventures. BTW, "Breaking the script" isn't an exaggeration. The Fates, from "Hercules", comment on how she broke multiple prophecies when she decided not to stay at Traverse Town, gaining her Keyblade (Naminé gains one too, btw). Oh ! And the Disney characters FINALLY become useful and actually likable. Now, a few warnings: -The author uses some elements from the manga, so don't be surprised at some heavier takes on the story; -Marluxia is a pedophile; -There's some polygamy (and the author is open to multiple forms of sexuality), but it actually contributes for multiple characters' development; -Axel and Xion are officially recognized as trans in the series (on a personal note, I could actually see that as canon, kinda wished it was, I may ask the author if I could use the trans perspective); -You'll find Aqua's ship in this fic to be...unique. But personally, I could see it too. I ship Cortana and MasterChief. Can't really judge after that; -Not sure if there's something else I should tell you, because I can only think of good things, and those are a surprise I want you to find and experience for yourself.

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I'm all for a story for sora's dark forms or if there's a connection between anti and rage, like rage is anti's evolution form or something.... but, I doubt there's gonna be something like that in Kingdom Hearts 4..

Loved the analysis of Sora. Good stuff. ^ ^

Sora is the perfect way to end off the Smash series! You can't change my mind. Although if you had a choice instead of Sora who would you have picked? Is there anyone better in your opinion? For me I would keep Sora but add a few others in like Rayman, Crash, Spyro, Phoenix Wright plus some others. If we ever get another update to the series here's hoping we get more fighters!

I can hardly wait... after all these ages, it's FINALLY going to be properly PORTABLE! LONGTIME KH FANS, LET THE DUSTING OFF AND RESURRECTING OF THE "MANSEX" JOKES BEGIN! 😂 (For the newbies out there, be sure to look that up. 😂)

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Surprise! Didn't think I would get another video out so soon did ya? Neither did I. Besides this isn't exactly what I wanted to get out for a quick thank you, and I know everyone else got to this but I figured I'd post this anyway since this is important news from around! Also if anyone knows a better, cleaner version of the KH 4 Logo please let me know, I couldn't find a good one.