Sora’s necklace is particularly interesting to me, despite the fact that there has never been a single explanation of it or reference to it in the series (even though the crown symbol is EVERYWHERE in the series). However, I do have reason to believe it may have some significance outside of mere aesthetics and the obvious symbolic reference to KINGdom Hearts- the significance either being with lore or character, or both.
Let me start by saying I understand that the necklace could entirely be a design choice meant to connect Sora visually with the Kingdom Key, his iconic keyblade, and has no real lore or character significance. In fact, I would argue that this is likely what it started out as when the character was first designed. But as any writer or artist knows, ideas and previously insignificant details can develop into happy accidents that spark new ideas that transform them into something more significant. I have at least some reason to believe this may be the case.
Now let’s just roll with the idea that the necklace does actually have significance. There are two questions here; how did Sora get the necklace and does it have lore significance (such as magical properties or a literal connection to Kingdom Hearts or the Kingdom Key)?
The first question actually has some canon clues as to the answer. I submit to you that Sora may have gotten his necklace from Riku, which doesn’t explain where Riku got it, but does give some emotional weight to the object. As we know, the Oathkeeper and Oblivion keyblades are symbolic of Sora’s relationships with and/or memories of Kairi and Riku, respectively (and each are given to Sora after significant story events regarding these characters in both kh1 and kh2); “The precious “Oathkeeper”, which Sora
received from Kairi. The jet-black Keyblade, symbolic of Riku. The
Oblivion, at first, was called Riku’s Keyblade.” - Nomura, Famitsu interview. (Interestingly, Riku can actually wield Oblivion in 358/2 Days, briefly wields it in his fight against Roxas in KH2, and in the cinematic opening of DDD, Riku’s Way to Dawn keyblade is replaced by Oblivion in the fight against Xemnas, again reinforcing its significance in relation to Riku)
Now about the design of these two keyblades (don’t worry, I’ll get to the point). Let’s have a look at Oathkeeper:
Two hearts, symbolic of Kairi’s status as a Princess of Heart and also perhaps Sora’s love for Kairi. The teeth resembling the kanji for “light” and angel wings on the hilt , referencing Kairi’s heart of pure light. The keychain made up of a braided cord and the thalasa shell wayfinder-esque charm given to Sora by Kairi, a reminder of his promise to return to her. So, the blade’s design represents Kairi herself and perhaps Sora’s love for her, while the keychain itself is a significant object given to Sora by Kairi.
Now let’s look at Oblivion:
On the handle, demon-like wings and teeth that resemble the kanji for “darkness”, referencing Riku’s fall into darkness. The purple diamond being a reference to Hollow Bastion, where many significant events took place between Sora and Riku, and where Riku lived during the events of kh1. The chains that run the length of the keyblade may or may not be a symbolic reference to Riku’s possession by Ansem. Now the keychain. Hold on…what on earth could the crown have have to do with Riku? Surely they could have found a more relevant symbol of Riku, perhaps the eye from his Soul Eater blade, or another variation of the heartless symbol, or more demon wings. Unless…unless it IS a relevant symbol of Riku. Just as the Oathkeeper keychain became a symbol of the relationship between Sora and Kairi after she gave it to him, could it be that the Oblivion keychain is a symbol of Sora’s relationship with Riku because Riku gave Sora the crown necklace?! Even the chain is the same. The only difference is the color, again denoting Riku’s fall into darkness.
Now the question of whether the necklace has lore significance remains. This is where speculation gets more uncertain. While the crown symbol shows up many times, there are some places that I feel may hint at it being more significant. The outline of the crown can be seen on the teeth of both the Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key D. The crown symbol can also be seen in KH2 on the floor whenever Sora unlocks a new gummi route with his keyblade.
The Kingdom Key:
I can’t understand why such a significant lore related keyblade would have a hidden mickey keychain of all things. After all, we know that these specific keyblades, Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key D, are necessary for locking the Door to Darkness on both sides, and the light Kingdom Key is the basis for the design of the X-Blade itself. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have a crown keychain? This lends to the idea that the crown symbol in this case has no lore significance and is just a symbolic reference to Kingdom Hearts. However, we all know how Nomura likes to take minute details that were in all likelihood not originally intended to be significant and make them significant in later games. This is just wild speculation, but could it be that Sora’s necklace was in fact originally a keychain? Could it be THE keychain of Kingdom Hearts? There is barely any evidence to go on here, except one very small thing: the logo of the Keyblade Graveyard.
Notice how the letters K, E, and G are all designed to resemble the default keyblades of Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. But what about the letter D? One would expect this to be a reference to Mickey, seeing as he was there at the graveyard as well- and on one level it might be. But for one thing, Mickey didn’t even have Kingdom Key D yet, and secondly, the keychain is wrong. Even though the design of the handle is the Kingdom Key, the keychain is Sora’s necklace. What would be the purpose of referencing Sora or the Kingdom Key here? I suppose it could just a case of the crown being a reference to Kingdom Hearts, which was the focus of the Keyblade wars and was summoned by Xehanort here. But why a keychain, and why on the Kingdom Key? What would happen if Sora actually used his necklace as a keychain? Could there be another version of the Kingdom Key we haven’t seen yet? I don’t have any answers here, but it does spark a lot of fun speculation.
People feel like they have to… Justify their ships now? When the hell did that start? Ask me why I ship something and it’s like, the characters were in a room together one time. The fuck more do you expect from me?
sometimes they werent even in the same room but like what if they were
I put them in a room together in my mind and they were quite cute
really important (and obvious) note from the article:
[ID 1: Tweet by Washington Post Opinions (@ postopinions) that reads “Gen Z women are turning left, while men are veering right, the Editorial Board writes. Can American marriage be saved?” followed by a link to the article
ID 2: Screenshot of tags that read: #love how this is phrased as ‘can we save marriage’ and not #'how will this impact an entire generation of politics and women’s civil rights’ #if men get elected in higher numbers and those men are conservative what will this mean for the climate? #if men get elected in higher numbers and are veering right how will this affect funding for safety net programs #I fear for the ability to maintain the right to birth control and covered annual OBGYN visits and #our very scant pregnancy discrimination protections in a country #where half the population is veering sharply to the right and that part of the population #is way more likely to end up in the house and senate #but like. marriage and male lonliness amirite??
ID 3: Screenshot of a line from the article that reads “This ideology gap is particularly pronounced among Gen Z White people.”
bella was lucky she didn’t have a cell phone of any kind because you know ya boi edward would be blowing up that phone 24-7 going “saw a snail today…. effervescent” or some shit equivalent
I want someone to make one of these new sterile teen gay romance shows on Netflix but halfway through they pull a Doki Doki Literature Club and it turns into a fucked up fourth wall breaking psychological thriller that deconstructs the heteronormative and middle class ideals of the genre
If you dont like horror then watch the normal cutesy netflix gay shows ???
the phrase that’s ruined every media ever
[ID: tumblr tags reading “you lost me at psychological thriller, could make it more consumable to people who don’t like horror, right?” “like i watched ddlc out of the corner of my eye in a tiny window, i wouldn’t be able to handle watching a show [puppy eye emoji]”.
The second image zooms in on the part of the tumblr tag that read “could make it more consumable”.
my (very queer) friend is pregnant for the first time and she’s been on all the baby message boards (eg tiktok, facebook) and she found this tag that was like “ftm pregnancy” and she was like “oh cool! there’s whole tag for pregnant transmen!” and then was extremely confused as to why the tag was full of what appeared to be cisgender women. she was like “i mean i don’t wanna judge, maybe they are transmen but they don’t look how i expected them to, that’s okay, if they say they’re trans then they are” except she kept looking through the tag and literally NONE of them were transmen, ALL of them appeared to be ciswomen. she was VERY confused, seriously questioning what she knew about trans people (and not to be like “she has trans friends!” but literally her partner is trans, her sibling in law is trans, many of her friends are trans/nb, hell i think she’s a bit nonbinary herself, idk, we haven’t actually talked about that recently lol) and doubting reality in general.
and then she found out that, amongst a huge section of the internet to which she had never been exposed before, “ftm” stands for First Time Mom.
there’s no moral to this story i just thought it was funny
