Portals: Their colors and purposes, and using Rhyme to explain them • Kingdom Hearts Analysis

Is this your first Dream Drop Discuss video? Be sure to watch the other videos that may answer any questions you have on Sleeping Keyholes or Xehanort's dream of Scala ad Caelum! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8sWF-K6JsKmHDZ072-H5vg… I tried to do something new with this video, and color correct cutscenes to make them fit in more with the 'vibe' of the video. Let me know if that's a hit or miss LOL If I see any FAQ, I'll answer them here :) "There are two Traverse Towns because Riku is in Sora's dreams, so we are experiencing both Joshua's Traverse Town as Sora, and Sora's Traverse Town as Riku" I'm aware of Riku being in Sora's dreams, definitely-- I mention it in the video. I still believe there's more to that situation however: 1. Sora and Riku are active at the same time (it's not a "Riku's active when Sora's asleep" situation, Traverse Town and Country of Musketeers proves they're active simultaneously). 2. temporary projection of both Traverse Towns that's not present in any other Sleeping World (the scene that occurs when Riku and Sora unlock Traverse Town for the 1st visit). 3. Riku is somehow on the same Sleeping World That Never Was, because Riku sees Sora's sleeping body when he fights the Anti Black Coat. This is before Riku wakes up in the real TWTNW. 4. Traverse Town was already split before Riku's arrival when he dived into Sora's dreams. We know this from listening between the lines of Joshua, Beat, and Neku, they they're split apart from each other long before Sora and Riku's arrival in the two Traverse Towns. So my point is, I believe there's more to the situation then "There are two Traverse Towns because Riku is in Sora's dreams" or else Riku couldn't see Sora in Dream TWTNW, and if he could see him, Sora would only be a projection like he was in Traverse Town. I hope this makes sense. Clearly this trays away from portals, which is why I left it out LOL.

Your videos have no business being this good...

I can see why this took a while now with those illustrations. :3

The reason there are two Traverse Towns is because the one Sora goes through is the one that Joshua dreamed up, while the one Riku goes through is within Sora's dream. (Couldn't find a script of the entire conversation, so here's Joshua's half) "Riku. There's something else you need to know. These two Traverse Towns separated by the Portal... I was under the impression they were parallel worlds, but it looks like I was wrong." — telling Riku about the world. "That's where it gets tricky. After you and Sora left, Shiki crossed the Portal to join her Game partner. Did you notice Players have a mission timer inscribed on their hands? Well, when she got to the other side, Shiki had more time left on her clock than her partner. And when Beat's partner crossed over from the other side, she had LESS time left." — when Riku asks how Joshua is wrong. "Yes, I understand that. But if these Traverse Towns were parallel worlds, then time would flow the same in both. But it doesn't, ergo they are not parallel worlds." — when Riku says that any two worlds run on different time axes. "No. Impossible. The worlds are clearly separate—it's not just time that sets them apart. As you yourself noted, every world flows at its own pace, which tells me that for all their similarities, these are two distinct worlds." — when Riku asks if he means there is a past and a future of the world. "Yes...but this is all conjecture. It's like the same world imagined by two people. What does that tell you? That we're in..." — Joshua continues. "Yes. Bravo again, Riku. In which case none of this may matter one bit to me or my friends. But to you and Sora, I think it might be vital clue." — when Riku understands that they are in a dream. That was one of the clues we were given that Riku was inside of Sora's dream, and it explains the reason we have two versions of each of the worlds we're visiting, not just Traverse Town: one is the place where Sora is and the other is a reflection inside Sora. After all you're supposed to switch over to Riku only when Sora does a drop, meaning he fell to sleep as illustrated with the first drop in Traverse Town, so Riku would be in whatever world Sora was when he succumed to sleep, and Riku's playtime ends when Sora wakes up. Joshua doesn't know about Xehanort so he doesn't know why the second dream happened, and since it doesn't really affect him or his friends he doesn't care, but he's aware it might be related to the only other two people who showed up and thus let's them know It's also noteworthy that time flows differently in the dream version of a world. Not regarding the topic at hand, but just in general

I'm seriously blown away by every video you make, the extensive editing, the quality writing, and convincing arguments. Yet another A+ video, I'm shocked at how big of a fan I've become of your channel. I'm excited for the next one! Great job!

yesyesyesyesYES. Thinking about all this is difficult, but it's very good to know that there is at least some evidence to support the things presented in these games. It's reassuring that the story is following a thread of logic, even if it can be difficult to follow it sometimes. This point about how portals work and how their colors change was really fun to try to wrap my mind around. (love the cricket sound effect over Traverse in Trance!)

7:17 Hey, I think that’s a lucky emblem.

I love how visually appealing and informative these videos are.

This is incredibly ironic as I was just thinking this morning, "Oh yeah... I wonder if 'The Secret Reports' has anything new?" Kingdom Hearts is such a big part of me, but WOW it can be sooo complicated! Love your videos! <3

Loved the editing done on the TWEWY explanations! So cute :> This talk on portals now makes me ask how the potential data battles in Re:Mind will be accessed and where.

Listening to Joshua’s speech made me feel all warm and fuzzy again :) I love DDD so much

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Thank you for helping clarify what we know about Portals! I recently played through DDD myself with a similar goal in mind, of understanding the story and mechanics of the KH world better. And one of the things that struck me while playing was that particular Portal in TWTNW. Of course there would need to be a Portal to access the rest of the game: Riku’s no longer in the Realm of Sleep! I was always a little sketchy on Joshua using Rhyme as a Portal as well, so thank you for clarifying that too. Despite my playthrough, I’m very unclear about whether or not the bulk of DDD takes place during KH1 or after Coded, and I still do not understand Sora and Riku’s younger appearance, even in the real world. Although I realize these confusions are outside the scope of this video. You did a fantastic job, and I continue to look forward to your videos!

Heck yeah! The Secret Reports uploaded! More information fo me to gain about my favourite games! And with each video you upload my understanding of the games is a lot clearer! Thank you!!!! P.s. the editing is amazing!

I can feel that sweet sweet KH knowledge taking place in my brain. I feel smarter now.

"Hearts are all around us. You just have to see it for it to become real!"- Sora to Replica Riku #2 in San Fransokyo

You are really out here doing the lord's work. Seriously incredible, both visually and analytically

You gotta appreciate the depth that some of these story elements have. :) They didn't need to do it in a Disney game, but they did and we have a great series because of it.

Thanks for the video! Amazing work as usual. We'll have a video explaining Dream Eaters in deep? That would be awesome.

Very interesting video and from technical point of view amazing, you did a very good job!