Kingdom Hearts/Trivia

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The series in general:

The first Kingdom Hearts itself:

Trivia tropes:

  • Hey, It's That Voice!: Leon is voiced by Angel! And Yuffie is Kim Possible! And Hercules is Sam Gamgee!
  • No Export for You: Final Mix, particularly bad because it actually added some pretty vital plot information that set up the sequel.
  • Talking to Himself: In the Japanese version, Donald Duck and Genie are voiced by the same seiyuu.
  • What Could Have Been:
    • Goofy and Donald were originally supposed to battle in their classic costumes, according to trailers, but these were replaced with Nomura's designs.
    • The game was originally supposed to be Mickey-themed, but there was a disagreement on whether Mickey or Donald should be the protagonist.
    • Further in development, Sora was half lion and had more of a chain-saw blade then a keyblade.
    • Chernabog was to have been the original Big Bad, the embodiment of all darkness, taking inspiration from American Gods with the final battle being a gradual climb up the slopes of Bald Mountain to fight him. He was turned into a surprise boss from console limitations and Executive Meddling.
    • There was planned to be one more Ansem!Riku battle at the End of the World. It was very nearly completed but Dummied Out in the final release.
    • The original scenario involved Sora saving the Princesses of Heart with the assistance of their respective princes.
    • Kairi's role in Hollow Bastion in the first game was going to be larger, possibly being playable but not-combat oriented. This was changed to briefly controlling Sora as a Shadow Heartless.
    • Rikku was originally supposed to have been with Leon, but the production team decided it'd be too confusing with Riku and Rikku, so she was replaced with Yuffie, who also got the outfit Rikku would have worn [dead link].
      • Vincent Valentine was planned to feature in the first game, but was replaced by Cloud, a more recognizable and iconic character.
      • A younger version of Irvine Kinneas was also supposed to be in Destiny Islands, but was replaced with Wakka (also more recognizable, although perhaps because of Kingdom Hearts).

Miscellaneous trivia:

  • "Destati" is apparently considered cursed by the production team due to odd incidents--the worst being the entire building losing power--occurring whenever the vocal track was inserted into a piece of background music.
  • The Wiki Rule: Two of them.