KINGDOM HEARTS III: Final Mix

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WARNING! Contains story spoilers for Kingdom Hearts III, so read with caution if you haven't played the game yet.

Chapter 22: Castle of Dreams Journal Entries

* Riku (Keyblade Armor Form)- A true Keyblade master and childhood friend of Sora and Kairi. Though he struggled with the darkness in the past, he learned to control his heart and successfully earned the Mark of Mastery. In order to gather the remaining guardians of light needed to confront Master Xehanort, Riku and King Mickey have gone searching for the lost Keyblade wielders who vanished over ten years ago. This is the form Riku takes by activating his Keyblade armor.

* Aqua (?)- One of the three Keyblade masters that Sora and Riku are looking for to be able to fight against Master Xehanort. However, this is not the real Aqua, but instead a version of her from her first visit to the Castle of Dreams.

* Cinderella {Cinderella (1950)}- One of the Seven Princesses of Heart that was needed to open the Final Door in Hollow Bastion. A true optimist, she always looks for hope even in the darkest of times. When her stepmother stole the Fairy Godmother's wand,, she teamed up with Mickey, Riku and Aqua to go and set things right.

* Jacques {Cinderella (1950)}- One of the mice in Tremaine's chateau that Cinderella befriended in her days serving as her stepmother's maid. Unflinchingly brave, he would do anything to help out his "Cinderelly".

* Lady Tremaine {Cinderella (1950)}- Cinderella's wicked stepmother, who forces her to live in the attic and finish unreasonable amounts of chores each day. She herself lives in luxury and spoils her own daughters, Drizella and Anastasia, rotten; but when Cinderella married the Prince, the three of them were forced into near poverty. She used the wand of the Fairy Godmother to turn back time and exact revenge on Cinderella, whatever it took.

* Anastasia {Cinderella (1950)}- One of Cinderella's stepsisters. She used to be a real nasty character, but she's had a change of heart and genuinely wants someone to love her for all she is, even with her faults. I almost feel for the poor girl having to face being put down by her own family time and time again.

* Drizella {Cinderella (1950)}- Cinderella's other stepsister who takes glee in tormenting Cinderella. With the wand 's power, she wants to make the most out of living the high life.

* Prince Charming {Cinderella (1950)}- The prince of this kingdom, who fell in love with a girl he met at the ball. He was reunited with his true love when the glass slipper, his only clue to the girl's identity, fit Cinderella perfectly. Lady Tremaine tried to deceive him with magic so he would marry Anastasia, but we managed to get the record straight and reunite the two the way they were meant to be.

*The Grand Duke {Cinderella (1950)}- A man who, at the King's insistence, is trying to help Prince Charming find a bride. Though fiercely loyal, he tends to be a bit scatterbrained.

* The King {Cinderella (1950)}- Prince Charming's father, who hopes to find his son his own true love. He is quick to anger at times, but is mostly a humble soul, who helped Anastasia discover for herself what true love and happiness really can be about.

* Lucifer the Cat {Cinderella (1950)}- Lady Tremaine's mischievous and temperamental cat, who has caused more than his own share of trouble for both Cinderella and Jaq. Tremaine even used the wand's magic to turn Lucifer human so he could do away with them, but we put a stop to that plan and thwarted the bad kitty.

* The Fairy Godmother {Cinderella (1950)}- Cinderella's friendly fairy godmother, who helped the princess make her dreams come true one night and gave her a chance to attend the Prince's ball. She helped Terra and Aqua out on their own adventure, and assisted Merlin in Sora's travels in Traverse Town. She was unfortunately turned into stone by Young Xehanort after Anastasia stole the fairy's wand.

* Flood Unversed- The Unversed equivalent of a Shadow. Agile, but otherwise unimpressive.

* Scrapper Unversed- These baddies like to wait for an opening, and if you start swinging your Keyblade around without paying attention, they'll take a swipe at you, so it's best to stay alert! Either that, or to look for an opening in their attacks. One thing to note is these Unversed tend to move single file and straight forward.

* Flowersnake Unversed- These pests cling to poles and pipes, where they pump out poison that sticks around for a while. Watch your step! One blast of their supersonic scream that they emit while crawling on the floor will leave you stunned. Make the move first before they have the chance to screech.

* Shoegazer Unversed- When it comes to these literal foot soldiers, they tend to be more of a threat when they attack in groups, so the best strategy is to take them down one at a time. They like to tuck their heads in when the going gets rough, and attacks do nothing against them when they do.

* Mean Maiden Heartless- The Heartless of Lady Tremaine and Drizella that came to be when the two of them succumbed to the darkness trying to upstage Cinderella and Anastasia. This Heartless uses the Fairy Godmother's wand to cast a wide variety of offensive and defensive spells to hinder your efforts in defeating it, and it will throw its cat at you on occasion to gradually deal damage over time. The best course of action is to attack it up close and eventually it will fall before you.

And that finishes this another chapter. I hope you enjoyed this little update, and please remember to leave a review! See you all next time, and may your heart be your guiding key.