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* [[Tropers/Alexlayer|This troper]] was always annoyed by ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''' [[Flanderization]] of Cloud, which makes him basically nothing but an [[Emo Teen|Emo]] <s>[[Emo Teen|Teen]]</s> [[Emo Teen|Adult]] and [[Loners Are Freaks|an unkind loner]] with hardly any justification, and making him just a hardly likable [[Flat Character]] that fans would only be happy to have because it's pure [[Fan Service]]. Now, while his perception of Cloud hasn't improved much, he may have found some reasoning behind all this in ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', no less. The ending credit sequence shows us {{spoiler|a moment with Zack, and a black feather flies close to him, which has already sprayed around the likely correct [[Wild Mass Guessing|Wild Mass Guess]] that Sephiroth killed Zack in this continuity}}. Now, add to this all the implications during ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' that {{spoiler|Sephiroth is Cloud’s ''[[Enemy Without]]'', and you can see QUITE a reason for Cloud wanting to keep everyone as far away as possible from him, and his stoicism being fueled by an immense sense of guilt, nonetheless.}} (Admitedly, this is a bit of [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on its own, but hey, you can see where I'm coming from, right?)
* [[Tropers/Alexlayer|This troper]] was always annoyed by ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''' [[Flanderization]] of Cloud, which makes him basically nothing but an [[Emo Teen|Emo]] <s>[[Emo Teen|Teen]]</s> [[Emo Teen|Adult]] and [[Loners Are Freaks|an unkind loner]] with hardly any justification, and making him just a hardly likable [[Flat Character]] that fans would only be happy to have because it's pure [[Fan Service]]. Now, while his perception of Cloud hasn't improved much, he may have found some reasoning behind all this in ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', no less. The ending credit sequence shows us {{spoiler|a moment with Zack, and a black feather flies close to him, which has already sprayed around the likely correct [[Wild Mass Guessing|Wild Mass Guess]] that Sephiroth killed Zack in this continuity}}. Now, add to this all the implications during ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' that {{spoiler|Sephiroth is Cloud’s ''[[Enemy Without]]'', and you can see QUITE a reason for Cloud wanting to keep everyone as far away as possible from him, and his stoicism being fueled by an immense sense of guilt, nonetheless.}} (Admitedly, this is a bit of [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on its own, but hey, you can see where I'm coming from, right?)
* This Troper recently realized that BBS's ''battle system'' is a case of this. The battle system's in the previous games, while playing as Sora/Riku/Roxas, were pretty straightforward with abilities simply complimenting a basic style of combat ([[Unexpected Gameplay Change|Castle Oblivion aside]]). BBS's battle system on the other hand is extremely dynamic, relying on a combination of various techniques, spells and abilites to create an adaptive combat style. Not to mention the extra additions like evolving finishers, command styles and Shotlocks. At first, this may just seem like an altered gameplay to change things up, but in the context of the story, it makes perfect sense. Terra, Aqua and Ven had years of training compared to Sora and Riku who more or less taught themselves. This becomes especially apparent when you remember that Terra's lingering sentiment was pretty much the toughest boss we had ever faced, and in BBS you could learn pretty much all of his moves. The altered battle system is giving us an idea of what the Keyblade can ''really'' do.
* This Troper recently realized that BBS's ''battle system'' is a case of this. The battle system's in the previous games, while playing as Sora/Riku/Roxas, were pretty straightforward with abilities simply complimenting a basic style of combat ([[Unexpected Gameplay Change|Castle Oblivion aside]]). BBS's battle system on the other hand is extremely dynamic, relying on a combination of various techniques, spells and abilites to create an adaptive combat style. Not to mention the extra additions like evolving finishers, command styles and Shotlocks. At first, this may just seem like an altered gameplay to change things up, but in the context of the story, it makes perfect sense. Terra, Aqua and Ven had years of training compared to Sora and Riku who more or less taught themselves. This becomes especially apparent when you remember that Terra's lingering sentiment was pretty much the toughest boss we had ever faced, and in BBS you could learn pretty much all of his moves. The altered battle system is giving us an idea of what the Keyblade can ''really'' do.
{{quote| '''Xigbar''':"I guess that must be why the Keyblade chose you. But MAN, did it pick a dud this time. You don't look like you're half the hero the others were."}}
{{quote|'''Xigbar''':"I guess that must be why the Keyblade chose you. But MAN, did it pick a dud this time. You don't look like you're half the hero the others were."}}
*** [[Chain of Memories]] also makes sense from this explanation. Sora, being so close to Ventus's body, ended up unlocking some of Ven's skills. Thus letting him do crazy stuff that he hasn't been able to do before!
*** [[Chain of Memories]] also makes sense from this explanation. Sora, being so close to Ventus's body, ended up unlocking some of Ven's skills. Thus letting him do crazy stuff that he hasn't been able to do before!
* This game turned being a keyblade bearer into something that anyone with a strong heart can do as opposed to a skill only Sora possessed. But if you think about it this makes Sora the "last survivor of an ancient warrior culture which aligns itself to light and opposes darkness". Considering that the English dub got [[Mark Hamill]] as a voice actor, is Sora a reference to [[Star Wars|Luke '''Sky'''walker.]]
* This game turned being a keyblade bearer into something that anyone with a strong heart can do as opposed to a skill only Sora possessed. But if you think about it this makes Sora the "last survivor of an ancient warrior culture which aligns itself to light and opposes darkness". Considering that the English dub got [[Mark Hamill]] as a voice actor, is Sora a reference to [[Star Wars|Luke '''Sky'''walker.]]
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