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Perhaps.

I guess we'll just have to wait until KH4.

Yozora Theory

Yozora states in LCE (LimitCut Episode) that he does not look like what we perceive (as Sora), which leads me to believe that he is, actually, a different person than what is expected.

Yozora is a blatant reference to VS. XIII Noctis, even down to his red eyes. Or, well, eye. This is important, trust me.

Near the end of KH1, Kairi uses her abilities of a Princess of Light to regenerate the Shadow Heartless that is Sora into his normal form again (which allows Roxas to co-exist with his former self, of course).

I believe that this did not bring back Sora, but rather, just his memories of who he is. Sora's heart was never truly restored, and it wandered freely between KH1 and KH2.

At some point in KH2, Sora's heart is moved to Quadratum through Unreality, and I believe this was done by Luxord (because we know that Luxord is from Quadratum thanks to the LCE ending, and he clearly had agendas working behind the Organization's back, much like Luxu, ala Xigbar). This isn't important right now.

Much like how Ventus' heart in BBS asks to take refuge in Sora's, Sora's heart takes refuge in Yozora's. We'll call the Yozora pre-Sora's joining 'Noctis' for ease of speech.

With Sora's body back in 'Reality' devoid of his heart, this explains why he is able to hold the hearts of so many other people (Roxas, Xion, Ventus, Kairi, and even Naminé and Riku, if you want to count them). He was like a replica, and we see their hearts influencing him much more than they should, namely when Ven influences him to blurt out that he'll go save Aqua from the RoD in KH3.

Meanwhile, 'Noctis' and Sora's heart fuse to form Yozora, seen most noticeably via his heterochromia; he has one blue eye from Sora, and one red eye that he kept (which, yes, is much akin to Noctis in VS. XIII). Furthermore, if we assume that this indeed is KH1 Sora's heart, then it hasn't gotten any more powerful since it was separated from him, surely meaning that 'Noctis'' heart is more influential.

Since Sora's heart was saved by Kairi at that point, and her Light removed all of the Darkness in his heart, Sora's heart is a heart of Pure Light (furthermore, this is why Antiform and Rageform have Sora's body shape; they aren't normal Heartless because they were separated purposefully, much like how Ansem has a human form despite being a Heartless; Xehanort willingly split himself apart also).

This Pure Light heart combined with 'Noctis'', who is the antithesis to Sora and therefore has a more powerful Pure Darkness heart, culminates in a power ratio of 13:7 in Darkness and Light, essentially turning Yozora into a sentient X-blade. We know this thanks to the X-blade symbols on his shirt.

Moreover, Yozora says that Sora in LCE "can't be Sora", because he believes that Sora is inside of him, fused with 'Noctis' (this fusion, by the way, is probably akin to Terranort, or Venitus).

I believe that the canon ending was that Yozora wins the LCE fight, and Sora's lingering memories are defeated and therefore return to Sora's heart, much like how Xion's death in Days leads to her memories returning to Sora.

This, in turn, allows Yozora to remove the newly completed Sora from his body at the cost of 'Noctis'' life, much like how Roxas gives up his life so that Sora may awaken in KH2. This also explains how Sora ends up in Quadratum in KH4; he was always on that side of Unreality since his separation from 'Reality', Yozora just needed to pull him out.

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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Kingdom Hearts: Food for Thought, Tidbits, and more Theories

Strelitzia and her Chirithy became the first Meow Wow Dream Eater that Sora finds in DDD.

Stella is a fusion of Strelitzia and another person.

Vanitas is the character Darkness from uX. Alternatively, Vanitas may be a fusion of MoM and Darkness.

Ephemer was the master of Master Odin, the master of Xehanort, Eraqus, and the rest of their class.

Brain was not possessed by Luxu at the end of uX. Brain co-exists with a Luxu that copied Brain's identity, the former ending up in Scala ad Caelum and the latter ending up in the Badlands.

Riku's aging from CoM to 358/2 Days was influenced by the darkness inside of him, trying to alter his body to appear more similar to Ansem, Seeker of Darkness.

Before Maleficent's appearance in KH2, she was in uX moments before, as the Godmothers thinking of her acted as the waypoint that let her time travel.

Much like Brain, Bragi was not possessed by Luxu, but copied.

Assuming that Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie perished with the Destiny Islands: Wakka became a Powerwild, Tidus became a Soldier, and Selphie became a Yellow Nocturne.

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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If I'm correct, the Nameless Star that tells Sora of the one that she "pines for" is not Strelitzia talking about Marluxia/Lauriam, but Stella talking about Yozora.

In fact, it could be possible that Stella is to Strelitzia what Yozora is to Sora; an antithesis mixed with the original to create a combination fusion. But, that begs the question:

Who, if this is true, did Strelitzia fuse with to create Stella?

Yozora Theory

Yozora states in LCE (LimitCut Episode) that he does not look like what we perceive (as Sora), which leads me to believe that he is, actually, a different person than what is expected.

Yozora is a blatant reference to VS. XIII Noctis, even down to his red eyes. Or, well, eye. This is important, trust me.

I believe that this did not bring back Sora, but rather, just his memories of who he is. Sora's heart was never truly restored, and it wandered freely between KH1 and KH2.

Much like how Ventus' heart in BBS asks to take refuge in Sora's, Sora's heart takes refuge in Yozora's. We'll call the Yozora pre-Sora's joining 'Noctis' for ease of speech.

Moreover, Yozora says that Sora in LCE "can't be Sora", because he believes that Sora is inside of him, fused with 'Noctis' (this fusion, by the way, is probably akin to Terranort, or Venitus).

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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Yozora Theory

Yozora states in LCE (LimitCut Episode) that he does not look like what we perceive (as Sora), which leads me to believe that he is, actually, a different person than what is expected.

Yozora is a blatant reference to VS. XIII Noctis, even down to his red eyes. Or, well, eye. This is important, trust me.

I believe that this did not bring back Sora, but rather, just his memories of who he is. Sora's heart was never truly restored, and it wandered freely between KH1 and KH2.

Much like how Ventus' heart in BBS asks to take refuge in Sora's, Sora's heart takes refuge in Yozora's. We'll call the Yozora pre-Sora's joining 'Noctis' for ease of speech.

Moreover, Yozora says that Sora in LCE "can't be Sora", because he believes that Sora is inside of him, fused with 'Noctis' (this fusion, by the way, is probably akin to Terranort, or Venitus).

#kingdom hearts #i know that this theory is long-winded but just hear me out okay

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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Take me back to the late 1800's in America. No taxes. No prejudice. Just gay yeehaw.

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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stop thinking you are above us all and go commit some crimes.

#perhaps some arson #a little bit of aggravated assault #indulge in tax fraud why don't you #just a smidgen of loitering

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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i could not.

I have all of these problems and I can't neurodivergent away from them.

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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OKAY MAYBE I CAN NEURODIVERGENT OUT OF MOVING CLOTHES

I have all of these problems and I can't neurodivergent away from them.

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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I have all of these problems and I can't neurodivergent away from them.

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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Oscar Wilde is cool. Honestly, I love his work. Got a way with words...

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coffeegeck · 2 years

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omg

a hit blog

Well, uh, welcome to my tumblr, I guess!

You probably saw it already in my bio, but expect various blogs about various topics coming from a guy with various fixations that annoy various people.

Sometimes it'll be games, sometimes books, movies...

... sometimes it'll just be a shitpost. Other times, expect a rare artpiece (which was probably already uploaded onto my twitter, whoops) or just some general bullshittery.

Regardless, it's good to have you here. Hi.

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The Glory of Yakuza 0's Tsukasa Sagawa

WARNING! Spoilers for Yakuza 0 (and potentially some of Majima's story in general) ahead.

I've played Yakuza 0 three times now, each time getting pretty close to the sweet, sweet 100% completion point — I say close to, because I:

• Cannot beat Jo and So Amon

• Refuse to finish the Teltel Dating and Cabaret Training

• Refuse to finish every gambling achievement (seriously, I do NOT know how to play Shoji.)

But, despite the excellent gameplay and graphics, of which is some of, if not the BEST in the whole franchise thus far, there's one thing that endlessly sticks out to me.

The story.

The story of two ex-yakuza paving their own paths in life, never meeting yet influencing each other's journeys as their end goal is—

. . . the seizure of a small, insignificant plot of land in the middle of the Kamuro-cho Shopping District, titled 'The Empty Lot'. Many would think that such a small piece of land would mean barely anything to anyone, especially the prestigious yakuza of the Tojo Clan, and yet you'd be wrong.

It's extremely difficult to find an entry into Kamuro-cho's business areas, and with the Empty Lot being practically the only free plot of land available, even the various scum and yakuza that litter 1980's Japan are gunning for this tiny piece of empty land.

Cue Chapter 3, where players finally see this prequel's (and the franchise's first chronological) debut of the Not-yet-Mad Dog of Shimano, the Lord of the Night, the punished one-eye wonder:

Goro Majima.

Prior to Yakuza 0, Majima and his sworn brother, Saejima, planned to eliminate a member of a rival group, the Ueno Seiwa, with some advice given to them by "friends" in their family. However, it turns out that the whole thing was a sting, and Saejima unknowingly marches into the lion's den, earning his nickname "18-Count Saejima" before he's arrested and sent to Death Row.

As for Majima, before he can even rush downtown to his kyoudai's side, he's restrained and tortured for disobeying orders to NOT try to help Saejima. During this time, a tanto blade is taken to his eye and Majima gains a reason to wear an eyepatch. Owch.

He's sentenced to a year in the worst place any Tojo Clan yakuza can imagine: The Hole. A dark, isolated chamber in which the victim is forced to be tortured and survives solely on scraps of food. Majima's patriarch, Futoshi Shimano, even comes in every now and again to belittle his poor lost pup of a scorned yakuza.

Though, even after surviving a whole year in The Hole, Majima's punishment is not up yet. He's been exiled from the Shimano Family, and is desperate to return (because loyalty is everything to Majima). Furthermore, he's under city-arrest, unable to leave the city of Sotenbori, Osaka. To rejoin the yakuza, his goal is to accrue ¥100,000,000. How?

Well, thanks to the topic of today's post, Shimano's sworn brother, Tsukasa Sagawa, offers Majima a chance: The Cabaret Grand, the single largest cabaret in all of Sotenbori, Osaka, once a dump that Majima takes the opportunity to turn into a national monument to the debaucherous nights of Japan.

Throughout Majima's endeavours to regain his spot in the Shimano Family, Sagawa watches over the 'Lord of the Night' and keeps him in check like a cruel manager over their anxious employee, ensuring that the one-eyed wonder never strays too far from his job.

Hell, Sagawa even hires homeless civilians to stalk and leer over Majima's dismally quiet home whenever he's not working, juuust in case.

Though, eventually, as most players of Yakuza 0 know, Sagawa informs the bird we know as Majima that, to escape his gilded cage of Sotenbori, he must commit murder. It's a twist that even Majima is stunned by, and one that Sagawa seems nonchalant about.

Sagawa's smugness throughout all of Yakuza 0 is something to behold; from his first appearance in the guise of a cabaret patron at the Grand to when he's suffocating Majima in a dingy bathroom on the side of a random street, the developers made us KNOW that he was an asshole and was going to be the grinning thorn in Majima's side.

Constantly does the player find themselves bewildered by how calm and collected, how smug and confident Sagawa seems at all times, and yet there are points in which we as the player see this façade slip.

Eventually, at Wen Hai Lee's death, of which was orchestrated by Sagawa via car ignition bomb, the way he talks to Majima is... still, smug. The line "You are just the worst, buddy..." that oozes from Sagawa's mouth as he's about to pull the damn trigger onto Majima's dome is said with a soft, yet seemingly reluctant smile.

Sagawa, deep down, knows that Majima is doing the right thing by protecting Makoto Makimura, who he then learns is nought more than an innocent blind girl. And, even then, what can he do but obey orders?

Though Sagawa and Shimano are oath-brothers, Shimano clearly wears the pants in this fraternal friendship, as Sagawa clearly harbours disgust and reluctance to the big bald bastard. In a way, Sagawa is in a similar seat to Majima; under strict orders from a higher-up, and forced to do their dirty work to uphold a bargain. Of course, Sagawa's gilded cage is much larger, and he's got a hell of a lot more control, but he's still caged nonetheless.

I always saw Sagawa as a rat. Not a traitor kind of rat, but... a rat. He's a bottom-feeder, he's cunning, and despite the fact that he orchestrates plans, he isn't afraid to go out into the field and get his hands dirty. It makes him stand out from the other general commanding goons we see in Yakuza; he's not just some old guy in a suit, he's got some good titles under his belt.

The story about Sagawa's pet bird, Mametaro, is a sick tale, and yet it's a cute (but bloody) homage to how Majima's tale evolves:

Sagawa, in his younger years, found a sickly sparrow he named Mametaro, and took home to nurture. Now, Sagawa's parents were very adamant that the only pet in the house could be their cat, because they deemed Sagawa unworthy of caring for a pet. Sagawa cared for Mametaro regardless, nursing the bird back to health. But, when his parents found out, they fed Mametaro to the cat, right in front of Sagawa's poor eyes. In revenge, Sagawa kills his parents' cat...

... much like how Majima finds the blind, traumatized Makoto and tries to hide her from the Tojo, but in the end, Makoto is found out and her life is put in danger. To save her, Majima throws away his old lifestyle and, as Nishitani says, forges his own path to save Makoto, attacking his "cat" that is the yakuza.

Of course, the stories are different, but Sagawa is a bank of humanity; he cared for Mametaro, he cared for Majima, and, although it's against his job, he cared for Makoto.

It's even Sagawa that gives Majima his nickname of the "Mad Dog of Shimano", stating that the ex-yakuza (who, at this point, has thrown away almost all of his morality and doesn't give a shit) has "the eye of a mad dog!". It's shocking that this guy is the one that lights the spark for Majima's moniker.

Hell, by the end of the game, when Majima returns to Shimano, he finds Sagawa outside the baldy's meeting room, eyes teared up as he puffs away at a cigarette; in the meeting, Shimano's having a chat with the head of the prestigious Omi Alliance. Majima tells him about the Empty Lot, and Sagawa knows one thing:

Shimano is going to do something that will get someone killed. Hell, he even says to Majima that the two had a "wild ride", like a guy who sees doom approaching. Sure, Majima has a gun too, and Sagawa probably thinks that he's gonna off his oath-brother, but...

To everybody's shock (hell, even me, when I saw this scene for the first time), Shimano offs the Omi Alliance head. This, as Sagawa knows, spells nothing but bad news, and we find out later that it does — guess those tears weren't a crocodile's.

By the end, of which there's a small timeskip, Majima admits that Sagawa has, indeed, brought him on a wild ride, and this is also the first time we see Majima fully clothed as the Mad Dog of Shimano, even having sliced off his sick ponytail, poor thing.

Sagawa knows that the Omi Alliance are coming to take what's owed, but does he trouble Majima with that?

No. No, he lets the now-Shimano Family Captain go, watching Majima walk away with a smile, to let the hounds loose so he can be crazier than everybody else.

A shame that Majima never gets to see Sagawa again.

Hell, even as a gun is pointed to his face and death is imminent, Sagawa is still able to stand proud and stare down the barrel, uttering one last poetic, sarcastic quip before his unfortunate demise. It was undeserved: Sagawa dies for something that Shimano caused, the trope of oath-brothers paying for each other's crimes proving to be a staple throughout the Yakuza series.

So, this begs the question: is Sagawa the misunderstood legend of Goro Majima's story, or just a cornered rat that was, as I said, a thorn in Majima's side?

Personally, the former. Sagawa was selfless, and never let people down. He followed orders, caused chaos in the name of progress, and in the end, reconciled before his death.

As for your thoughts? Hey, I'll let you decide what you think.

#yakuza 0 #tsukasa sagawa #yakuza #majima goro

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