Kingdom Hearts Meta-Tree

[mystiri_1]

The idea of this post if to create an easy way to share meta and other fannish things without the pressure to create a separate post. You can write your thoughts on a specific character or pairing - detail why X is more awesome than Y or just what makes you think so-and-so are best friends/enemies/lovers. You can share the music you listen to while writing/drawing KH fic and art. You can share what you think about a specific game, from 'not as good as XYZ', to critiques of art and costuming. The key part, though, is to just go ahead and comment.

If there is a topic you think needs to be added to the comment tree, then simply comment in the appropriate place, and let other people tell you what they think.

How it works:

(Top Level Comment:) Characters
Meta or discussion about characters goes here.
|---------------(Reply:) Riku
                       All musings about Riku start as a reply to this comment. Anything goes,
                       from motivations and changes in his character over the course of the games
                       to a critique of his hairstyle. Have fun.
                       |---------------(Reply:) Hero vs. Anti-hero
                                              Part of Riku's appeal is the contrast he provides to Sora. Sora is cheerful, open, unselfish and
                                              he makes friends with everyone he meets. In contrast, Riku is moody, more inclined to hide his
                                              real feelings, possessive about his friends and suspicious of the motivations of strangers. While
                                              Sora is a genuinely nice person, it's easier to relate to Riku because of these 'flaws'.
                      |---------------(Reply:) The blindfold is cool.
                                             Very existentialist, but mostly just cool. Goes well with all the black.

Current categories for discussion are:

Characters:

Pairings, friendships and other ships:

Fan Soundtrack:

Games:

Links, recs, and other fannish things:

If you can think of another category you think needs to be added as a top-level comment, then please suggest it by commenting below.

Rules are simple:

1. Use the subject header in your comment, please. This lets people know what they are looking at, and, for the games section, provides spolier warnings.

2. Be civil. You may not agree with somebody's statement about a character or pairing, but no bashing. Just reply to the comment and tell us why. Discussion is the whole point of this post.

Comments

Re: Riku

[dratinis]

I'm... kind of surprised that there's nothing about him yet! I really like him as a character, and I wish that there were more opportunities to play as him (like in Chain of Memories).

Re: Riku

[tyger]

He DOES seem really popular! Personally I think he's kind of an asshole, and that the Replica is 10000000x better than him, but I know I'm in the minority. ^^;;; So. Yeah.

It'd be nice to be able to play him, though! And Kairi! AND KING MICKEY OMG and, well. Everyone. *laughs*

Re: Riku

[dratinis]

Yeah, he did come across as a jerk all through KH1, but what made me like him as a character was seeing his side of the story in CoM. To me, he realized that he had made a mistake (a big one) and he was trying to redeem himself. It's been a while since I've played CoM, so the details could be a bit fuzzy but yeah! Also, I always dreaded Replica battles because I had a hard time telling who was who when Riku went into Heartless mode XDD

I'm not gonna lie, I let Sora die a couple of times while playing KH2 just to play as Mickey. I like the way he handles a lot better :X

Re: Riku

[tyger]

True, true. Just, Iono. The way he tried to redeem himself also came across as pretty jerkish to me (I am going to fix everything! from the shadows! and not care that you're looking for me because I am not worthyyyyy!!), so. *laughs*
THAT TOO. But mainly Replica <3.

Mickey SO AWESOME. *nodnodnodnodnodnod*