The Kingdom Hearts sequence gives an enormous variety of characters so that you can meet, all of whom are compelling and convey one thing enjoyable to the desk. So, many individuals might ask, “Why does this character deserve a recreation devoted to them when there are all these different characters that might get one?”
It’s a good query, however one which I consider might be answered primarily as a consequence of how Kairi has been positioned to be in a spot that screams prime alternative for a whole Kingdom Hearts entry devoted to her journey.
As needs to be anticipated, there are important spoilers for the sequence all the way in which as much as the latest launch, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Reminiscence.
She’s Been within the Sequence For the reason that Starting
5 Causes Why Kairi Deserves Her Personal Kingdom Hearts Sport
Kairi is a member of the unique trio, the Future Islands trio. She’s been at it for the reason that very starting. Whereas the opposite two members are handled as rather more important to the sequence, with Sora as the primary character and Riku because the lead secondary character, Kairi has been rather more of a supporting character. Regardless of this, she continues to be speculated to be an emotional weight for gamers, primarily by the eyes of Sora. So, it might have been nice to have already been given extra motive to care about Kairi’s story all through the sequence’ run. She ought to have already been a lead character, however higher late than by no means.
As was made clear in Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Reminiscence, Kairi has a a lot deeper historical past to discover. With it being revealed that Terra-Xehanort had been the one to ship Kairi to Future Islands, although transient, these scenes with Terra-Xehanort present that each himself and Kairi have relations with the brand new world of Quadratum, which is ready to be a serious location in Kingdom Hearts 4.
Clearly, with this current improvement, the sequence is seeking to go even deeper into this historical past, and a full recreation could be the proper step to do that. To not point out, it may additionally discover her emotions and experiences in earlier video games, giving the participant her viewpoint versus Sora’s, and giving gamers a technique to see and discover earlier installments in up to date graphics.
She Deserves Redemption for KH3
5 Causes Why Kairi Deserves Her Personal Kingdom Hearts Sport
Regardless of how you’re feeling about Kingdom Hearts 3, it just about goes with out saying that Kairi was handled poorly by the sport’s script. She’s barely round as a result of she’s off coaching with Lea/Axel, which works principally unseen. Then she is given only some important moments, all of that are tied to Sora. The worst offense then comes when in the course of the Keyblade Battle, she is kidnapped by Xemnas and later killed by Xehanort with a purpose to encourage Sora into attacking him. In different phrases, Kairi will get fridged.
For somebody who is meant to be enjoying such an integral and vital position within the plot, this doesn’t really feel nice. It’s clear that Sq. Enix is conscious that individuals weren’t pleased together with her therapy, as they even added in scenes with Kingdom Hearts 3: Re Thoughts that make her kidnapping go down a tiny bit simpler for Kairi followers. Then they make Kairi playable for the primary time on the finish of the DLC and have the story of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Reminiscence focus on her. Nonetheless, that is very transient and gamers solely really play as Kairi for all of 10 seconds, which is a begin, however Kairi followers deserve higher.
Having a Kairi recreation may rectify most of the damage emotions gamers had together with her therapy, particularly if the sport offers a enjoyable and thrilling story and gameplay.
She Was Enjoyable and Distinctive to Play as in KH3: Re Thoughts
5 Causes Why Kairi Deserves Her Personal Kingdom Hearts Sport
For these of you who want gameplay causes as to why Kairi deserves her personal recreation, look no additional than Kingdom Hearts 3: Re Thoughts’s last boss battle. With the ultimate boss battle in opposition to Armored Xehanort, gamers get the choice to decide on between Sora and Kairi. Gamers who selected Kairi have been handled to lastly play as a personality who has by no means been playable earlier than, with a novel play fashion.
Kairi has been proven to have some normal assaults and magic. Nonetheless, in contrast to different Keyblade wielders, Kairi can assault by additionally throwing her Keyblade and teleporting to the place it’s. She dodges with what looks like a combination of ice skating and teleporting. Her shotlock has her barraging her enemy with mild as she flies previous the location of her assault. These abilities are extremely distinctive, so it’s unlucky that we’ve solely skilled them in a boss battle. A recreation specializing in Kairi may rectify this by displaying not solely how Kairi handles bosses but additionally how she handles the smaller enemies.
She additionally does have staff assaults that she performs with Sora, that are wonderful to behold, particularly visually. Nonetheless, we might need this recreation to keep away from this and provides Kairi her personal time to shine.
General although, Kairi would have the ability to present a novel really feel to her fight, one thing that might make her recreation really feel completely different sufficient to warrant a recreation not solely due to story causes but additionally for gameplay causes. It could be wonderful to see how her preventing and maneuverability interprets to a full-fledged recreation, not only a single boss battle in a DLC.
She’s Presently Coaching with Aqua
5 Causes Why Kairi Deserves Her Personal Kingdom Hearts Sport
On the finish of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Reminiscence, Kairi tells Grasp Yen Sid that she needs to coach beneath Grasp Aqua. This looks as if the proper selection for Kairi as Aqua is the one who bequeathed the Keyblade to Kairi, even when it wasn’t essentially on goal. A Kairi-centered recreation may discover Kairi coaching beneath Aqua and changing into a Keyblade grasp beneath her tutelage.
The sport may even have Aqua as a serious supporting character or probably at the same time as a principal character with a purpose to give the sport extra depth and enchantment to extra folks. Having each Kairi and Aqua staff up, even when solely briefly, could be extraordinarily thrilling and positive to get the followers speaking. It’s additionally price noting that this recreation may very well be distinctive from others by specializing in a grasp and apprentice relationship, one thing that has undoubtedly been in earlier video games however has by no means been an precise point of interest up to now.
She’s Nonetheless a Princess of Coronary heart
5 Causes Why Kairi Deserves Her Personal Kingdom Hearts Sport
Within the authentic Kingdom Hearts, Kairi was one of many seven Princesses of Coronary heart. For many who want a refresher, the seven Princesses of Coronary heart are the one seven beings who’re born with pure mild of their hearts. The group consisted of Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Alice, and Kairi within the authentic Kingdom Hearts. It’s price noting that princesses right here doesn’t essentially imply that they have to be princesses. It’s simply the title that was given to them.
In Kingdom Hearts 3, it was revealed that Kairi is the one one that’s nonetheless a Princess of Coronary heart, with the opposite princesses’ powers being transferred to new princesses, thus creating the New Princesses of Coronary heart that have been revealed in Kingdom Hearts 3. The members which have been confirmed thus far are Kairi, Elsa and Anna from Arendelle, and Rapunzel from the Kingdom of Corona. With this, Kairi may lastly work together with the opposite princesses.
This leaves three empty slots for brand new princesses to be found, which may very well be the main focus of Kairi’s recreation. The sport may characteristic worlds equivalent to Moana, The Princess and the Frog, Encanto, and even a world based mostly on Courageous, on condition that Pixar is now within the combine with Kingdom Hearts. There may even be one other journey to Arendelle, this time specializing in the occasions of Frozen II. It could be unbelievable to see Kairi journey to seek out different princesses whereas additionally discovering extra of her previous. It could give the Disney worlds a way of goal throughout the recreation to the primary plot, fixing a criticism that’s generally leveled on the sequence.
Kingdom Hearts is a sequence that’s beloved by many, most of whom fell in love with the primary entry. Whereas the sequence has had a serious concentrate on two members of the unique trio, the Future trio, Kairi has been left as a little bit of an outsider. This isn’t to say that Sora and Riku shouldn’t nonetheless be the massive characters they’re, however extra that it’s time for Kairi to degree as much as be extra akin to them and on their degree, which a recreation starring her would supply the proper alternative to take action.
