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«My friends are my power!» - Sora

Sora He is the protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts saga (except for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts χ), as well as a wielder of the Keyblade. He is an optimistic young man who may seem naive at times, but is well aware of the importance of his adventure. He possesses a strong sense of justice and a relentless heart. He is sometimes impulsive and quick to anger when standing up for his friends, but is always honest about what he says and does.

Sora is four in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, fourteen in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, fifteen during the events of Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Re: coded, and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and sixteen in Kingdom Hearts III. He lives in the Destiny Islands with his best friends, Kairi and Riku. Sora's name is derived from the Japanese word "heaven".

In the box of the Sora figure from Kingdom Hearts III Play Arts X we can find a specific description of the character:

"Chosen of the Keyblade, is the one whose heart light never fails to shine like a beacon of hope. Sora, the brave hero chosen by the Keyblade, has always had a strong sense of justice. After his many battles against "The dark, he has grown up and learned about the world enormously."

"Attracted by his light, many friends have supported him and given him their powers to counteract the darkness: Riku, his childhood friend who he has grown up with on the islands of destiny; Donald and Goofy, two cameras with whom he has shared their adventures from the beginning; and King Mickey, who aids Sora with his own mighty strength. As the world has been engulfed in another battle against darkness, the Keyblade wielder and his friends must rise up against Master Xehanort and thwart his plans to start another keyblade war. "

Summary

1 Development
2 Pepito's Diary
- 2.1 Kingdom Hearts
- 2.2 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
- 2.3 Kingdom Hearts II
  - 2.3.1 First entry
  - 2.3.2 Second entry
3 Reports
- 3.1 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
  - 3.1.1 Aqua and Terra reports
- 3.2 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
  - 3.2.1 Inform D
4 Files
- 4.1 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
5 Personality
6 Customs
7 Appearance
8 Skills
- 8.1 Skills granted by enemies
9 Topic
10 Curiosities
11 videos

Development

Although Squaresoft (currently called Square-Enix) originally wanted King Mickey to be the protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts saga, and Disney wanted Donald Duck as the protagonist, the role was finally found for Sora (that's what he was going to be called), Tetsuya Nomura I wanted a human protagonist. From the beginning, Sora was designed as a hybrid between a human and a lion cub, pushing a chainsaw weapon and a lion's head as a chain. Sora's design fusion with the elements of Squaresoft's proposal is referenced, by his original trajectory, which shares many elements with Mickey.

The Kingdom Hearts project will have been haunting Tetsuya Nomura's mind for a couple of years before starting a gestation. And with it, the characters were quite different from what they were finally able to find in the game. Initially, the only idea was to unite Mickey and another character created from scratch in an adventure that recorded several Disney movies. The other protagonist would be a young man with lion and human features, a hybrid that eventually ended up being discarded to become the Sora we would finally meet. The first approaches to the character were already with his iconic Keyblade with the Kingdom Chain. He also kept his boots, his gloves and his hair, common in Tetsuya Nomura designs. The main changes were seen in the feline elements: a long tail similar to Simba's, pointed ears with small earrings and small fingers. Later the design was slightly stylized: Sora was now much simpler. Their clothes were smoother, with fewer zippers, and their cakes were smaller. The lion's features were accentuated: he was now covered with hair on his arms and legs, and the gloves on his hands had disappeared, being replaced by lion's claws. Although the hair style was maintained, he had a crown on his head that replaced the iconic Kingdom Chain, thus reflecting his royalty. He had also changed weapons, using the Lionheart keychain that Leon would give him in-game. All this is made clear through the sketches that are used after the title is released. The last and third image was a departure from all of the above and, to a certain extent, also from the final design. It was noticeable influenced by games like Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII or Final Fantasy X: the head was exactly as we would finally see it, but its arms were different: the sleeves, inspired by the costumes of the SOLDIER members (Final Fantasy VII) , and some huge new gloves, like Mickey's own in his monochromatic stage. The clothes were very wide, also similar to the mouse created by Walt Disney, something that would be kept later. The highlight of this latest design is the change to Sora's pendant. Although in its "lion version" it uses a pendant with the classic crown of the series, in the latter it was a sphere, a medal without any other type of graphics. There was also the fact that this third drawing was a simple sketch and unfinished, while the others were perfectly inked and clean.

Pepito's Diary

Kingdom Hearts

Young man fighting the Heartless. Thanks to his inner strength, he managed to retrieve the Keyblade, which had been left in Riku's hands. To free Kairi, she became a heartless, but her friend's feelings returned her to human form. The time is coming to confront Ansem who seeks to plunge the world into darkness.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Cheerful and energetic young man chosen by the Keyblade to face the Heartless. It was he who defeated Ansem, thus tricking his plan to plunge the world into darkness. However, he continues his journey looking for the friends who were left behind during that adventure.

Kingdom Hearts II

First entry

A young man chosen by the Keyblade, a weapon of a singular nature.

Not long ago, Sora traveled with Donald and Goofy in search of his dear friend Kairi, who had mysteriously disappeared into the dark.

In the end, they managed to save the worlds from the threatening darkness that hung over them.

Later, Sora fell into a deep sleep.

Now he's woken up again, but he can't even remember why he was asleep.

Second entry

A young man chosen by the Keyblade, a weapon of a singular nature.

Not long ago, Sora traveled with Donald and Goofy in search of his dear friend Kairi, who had mysteriously disappeared into the dark.

In the end, they managed to save the worlds from the threatening darkness that hung over them.

Soon after, Sora wanted to track down Riku, his best friend, who had been trapped behind the door of darkness when it was sealed. Then he fell into a deep sleep.

Now, with new clothes and a renewed determination, Sora has once again set out in search of his friend Riku.

About

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Aqua and Terra reports

A light-hearted and cheerful boy who often hangs out in the Destiny Islands with his friend Riku.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Inform D

Riku's childhood friend and hero of the light chosen by the Keyblade to face the darkness. Under the control of darkness, the two friends clashed, but their friendship prevailed and together they fought to close the door on darkness.

Personality

Sora, in general, is a cheerful, dynamic, charismatic, outgoing boy, absent-minded on more than one occasion, a friend of everyone and with confidence in himself. In Kingdom Hearts, 14-year-old Sora is more of a lazy and innocent boy, but even so, he cares a lot about his friends, whether they are old or new. At the beginning of this adventure, Sora was somewhat insecure and confused, but as he progressed, he grew as a person. In Kingdom Hearts II, we meet a somewhat more mature Sora, aged 15, both physically and psychologically. He becomes more active, somewhat more awake regarding his surroundings and more confident in what he has to do.

Although not officially decided, Sora seems to have a crush on Kairi. He cares a lot for her and tries to see that she is out of harm's way. His shyness is noted when he sees other couples or when his friends say something that involves his relationship with Kairi.

Customs

Cross your arms when you think.
He sighs tiredly when something overwhelms him.
Lower your head when you are sad.
When he waits, he crosses his legs and puts his hands behind his head, just like Ventus does.
For fun he makes weird facial expressions.
He puts his legs apart and his two hands grasping the Keyblade before fighting.
Sora in Kingdom Hearts, when he wins a fight at the Olympus Coliseum, he turns his Keyblade 360 degrees and then places it behind his head. He also does that in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, but when he levels up (both with the keyblade ability and with cards).

Sora in his fighting pose, along with Beast. Sora

Sora and his friends making weird expressions with their faces. Sora

Sora making funny gestures to Riku.

Appearance

Sora changes his clothes on various occasions. In Kingdom Hearts he keeps a wide red, white and blue suit, accompanied by huge yellow shoes. She wears a pendant with the symbol of a crown. Later, in Kingdom Hearts II, which takes place a year later, Sora changes his look for one more appropriate to his age. Now dark colors predominate along with small yellow, red, white and dark blue elements. Finally, in Kingdom Hearts 3D, Sora wears a clothing similar to that of Kingdom Hearts, but predominantly red, he also has a more youthful appearance than adult, so he loses his physical maturity, but retains mental maturity. Otherwise, it remains the same.

With fusion forms, your team can become different appearances for the Brave Form, Sum Form (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix only), Anti-Form, Wise Form, Master Form, and Final Form. Despite keeping almost all of his abilities intact, Sora changes his appearance on various certain worlds.

In Atlantica, Sora turns into a Merfolk. In this world it cannot merge.

In Halloween Town, Sora dons a costume similar to that of a vampire. He does not possess any extra abilities, and in fusion forms, he changes both the color of his suit and his mask. In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix Sora also wears a black Santa Claus outfit in Christmas Town. When using blending forms, change the emblem on the hat.

In Paranoid Space, Sora wears a kind of suit similar to a blue robot and when he merges only the suit changes color.

In Eternal River, Sora is drawn with fine lines, in black and white, with a minimalist style similar to that of the original short. Merging does not produce any change in Sora, except the number of Keyblades he carries.

In Pride Lands, Sora turns into a lion cub. It uses the Keyblade with its mouth, and cannot use fusions or summon.

Skills

Main article: Sora's abilities

Skills granted by enemies

In Kingdom Hearts II, most enemies have Reaction Commands that allow them to be dealt a blow, sometimes fatal. These are the following:

Madness: By grabbing Saïx's Mallet or Madder's Sword, you can use "Insanity". This is a very useful and effective skill, as enemies are easily destroyed.

Tele-transportation: Sora can teleport thanks to the Snipers, where after they launch their own attack, with "teleportation" Sora rejects the lasers and returns them, taking away VT (vitality). This attack can also be used with Xigbar where it launches a stronger attack that when rejecting it causes more damage.

Jump: It is an ability that can be used against Xaldin and the Dragons where Sora absorbs their energy to jump and fall to the ground impacting against enemies. It actually copies the ability to teleport as it can travel distances in a very short time.

Mourning: It is an ability that is used against the Samurai. Allows you to attack with a killing blow or be attacked by the Nobody. This depends on whether or not you press in the correct place in the command slots.

Game: Allows Sora to stop the time of the Gambler and Luxord and obtain items, but if done wrong, they turn it into a card or dice.

Subject

This theme is similar to the one that sounds in Final Fantasy XII when something important happens.

Curiosities

In the Final Mix version of the first Kingdom Hearts, when Sora, Donald and Goofy confront the Stranger, the audio lines of the three are recycled from other scenes in the original version of the game. This is possibly due to the fact that Sora's English voice matured and changed after the years of the first Kingdom Hearts release.

The Kingdom Hearts trio are named after the 3 primary elements of nature (common in Japanese culture): Sora means "Sky", Riku means "Earth" and Kairi means "Ocean". This can be related to the main characters in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, where their Latin names are translated: Ventus means "Wind", Terra means "Earth" and Aqua means "Water". This shows us a correlation between the characters and their personalities respectively.

The 3 different poses that Sora performs at the end of a round of the Olympus Coliseum are the same as those done by Cloud (Final Fantasy VII), Squall (Final Fantasy VIII) and Yitan (Final Fantasy IX) when winning a battle.

The reason why he and Riku looked younger in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is because of the dream realm. The game begins with the appearance of Sora and Riku from the first Kingdom Hearts.

Apparently he is in love with Kairi, since he said on many occasions that she is one of the most important things for him and such thought is mutual between Sora and Kairi as well as the feeling, that is, she is also in love with Sora.

Sora is the only one so far to be seen wielding 3 Keyblades at the same time, this occurs in his battle with Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II.

Videos


Sora's meeting with Roxas.	Sora vs Latent Consciousness in KH2 Final Mix (Spanish).
Sora vs Xemnas KH2 (español).	Interview with Haley Joel Osment.

Original Characters
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts
Sora \| Riku \| Kairi \| Sora's mother \| Kairi's grandmother \| Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness \| Roxas
Introducidos en Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
Xemnas
Introducidos en Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Marluxia \| Axel \| Larxene \| Zexión \| Lexaeus \| Vexen \| Naminé \| False Riku \| DiZ
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II
Xehanort \| Saïx \| Xigbar \| Xaldin \| Demyx \| Luxord \| Hayner \| Pence \| Olette
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Consciousness Latent \| Earth \| Wind \| Aqua \| Maestro Xehanort \| Vanity
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Xion
Introducidos en Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Master Eraqus \| Braig \| Dilan \| Even \| Aeleus \| Ienzo \| Isa \| Read \| Venitas \| Young Xehanort
Introducidos en Kingdom Hearts coded
Sora Digital \| Riku Digital \| Roxas Digital \| Namine Digital
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ
Player \| Chirithy \| Augures \| Teacher of Teachers \| Ephemer \| Skuld
Introducidos en Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ / Union χ
Brain \| Elrena \| Strelitzia \| Lauriam \| Mog

Kingdom Hearts
Characters
Allies
Sora \| Donald \| Goofy Tarzan \| Aladdin \| Ariel \| Jack Skeleton \| Peter Pan \| Beast
Invocations
Simba \| Genius \| Dumbo \| Bambi \| Tinkerbell \| Mushu
Antagonists
Ansem \| Maleficent \| Riku \| Hades \| Yafar \| Captain Hook \| Oogie Boogie \| Úrsula \| Clayton
Not manageable
99 Dalmatians \| Abu \| Aerith \| Alice \| Aurora \| Bathtub \| Bella \| Magic Broom \| Soldier Playing Cards \| Magic carpet Tiger Head \| Cerberus \| Chernabog \| Laughing Cat \| Chip and Chop \| Cid \| Cinderella \| Cloud \| Crocodile \| Daisy \| Dolphin \| Latch Dr. Finkelstein \| Igor \| Fairy Godmother \| Flotsam and Jetsam \| Flounder \| Flower \| Geppetto \| Hercules Juanito, Jaimito and Jorgito \| Iago \| Ice Titan \| Jane \| Yasmin \| Jiminy Cricket \| Kairi \| Kairi's grandmother \| Kala \| Kerchak King Triton \| Leon \| Lock, Shock and Barrel \| Merlin \| Mickey \| Minnie Mouse \| Moguris \| Smee \| Owl Perdita \| Fil \| Piglet \| Pinocchio \| Pluto \| I put \| Queen of Hearts \| Rabbit \| White Rabbit Rock Titan \| Rite \| Cangu \| Roxas \| Flavor \| Sally \| Sebastian \| Selphie \| Sephiroth \| Glut \| Snow White Terk \| El Alcalde \| El Mercader \| Tidus \| Tigger \| Wakka \| Wendy \| Winnie the Pooh \| Yuffie \| Xemnas \| Zero
Places
Worlds
Destiny Islands \| Disney Castle \| City of Paso \| Wonderland \| Olympus Coliseum \| Deep Jungle 100 Acre Forest \| Agrabah \| Monster \| Atlantic \| Halloween town \| Never Land \| Hollow Bastion End of the world
Areas
Descent to the Heart \| Oogie Boogie's Mansion \| End of the world
Elements
Ansem Reports \| Final Lock \| Key Sword \| Locks \| Kingdom Hearts \| Mickey's letter \| Postal cards Princesses of the Heart \| Trio Brands \| Always together \| Door to Darkness \| The end
Music
Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack \| Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete \| Simple and Clean
Secret ending
Another side, Another story...

Kingdom Hearts II
Characters
Allies
Roxas \| Sora \| King Mickey \| Donald \| Goofy \| Mulan \| Beast \| Auron Jack Sparrow \| Aladdín \| Jack Skeleton \| Simba \| Tron \| Riku
Invocations
Chicken Little \| Genio \| Stitch \| Peter Pan/Campanilla
Antagonists
Pete \| Maleficent \| Shan-Yu \| Hades \| Úrsula \| Captain Barbossa \| Yafar \| Oogie Boogie Scar \| Sark \| Master Control Program \| Organization XIII
Not manageable
Abu \| Aerith \| Seagulls \| Lock, Shock and Barrel \| Andrina \| Ansem the Wise \| Ariel \| Attina \| Auron \| Axel \| Bathtub \| Din Don \| Biggs Bella \| Igor \| Li Shang \| Cerberus \| Chernabog \| Chien Po \| Chiro \| Cid \| Clara \| Clarabella \| Cloud \| Rabbit Sweet Shop Owner \| Maleficent Raven \| Daisy \| Dolphin \| Demyx \| Dr. Finkelstein \| Elizabeth Swann \| Elves Prince Eric \| Ghost of Scar \| Flotsam and Jetsam \| Wind \| Wildebeest \| Hayabusa \| Hayner \| Hercules \| Horacio \| Iago \| Yasmin \| Jessie Jiminy Cricket \| Kairi \| Kiara \| Wardrobe \| Mole \| The Mayor \| The Merchant \| The Emperor \| Leon \| The Bees \| Magic Brooms Reindeer \| Flora, Fauna and Spring \| Magic Carpet \| The Experiment \| Hydra \| Ling \| Lumiere \| Luxord \| Owl \| Cangu \| Meg Merlin \| Moguris \| Mrs. Potts \| Mufasa \| Mushu \| Nala \| Naminé \| Olette \| Pain and Panic \| Pegasus \| Pence \| Santa Claus \| Rite Fil \| Scrooge Uncle \| Zombie Pirate A \| Zombie Pirate B \| Pirate Zombie C \| Pluto \| Piglet \| Hostile Program \| Flounder \| Pumbaa \| Rafiki \| Thunder Minnie \| Juanito, Jaimito and Jorgito \| King Triton \| Saïx \| Sally \| Sark \| Scar \| Sebastian \| Seifer \| Selphie \| Sephiroth \| Setzer Shenzi, Banzai and Ed \| Tiger Head \| Chip and Chop \| Rock Titan \| Tifa \| Tigger \| Rudder \| Vivi \| Wallace \| Wantz \| Wedge William Turner \| Winnie the Pooh \| Xaldin \| Xehanort \| Xemnas \| Xigbar \| Yao \| Yen Sid \| Yuffie \| Zero \| Chip
Places
Worlds
Twilight Villa \| Destiny Islands \| Hollow Bastion / Radiant Orchard \| Land of Dragons \| Beast Castle 100 Acre Forest \| Olympus Coliseum \| Disney Castle \| Eternal River \| Atlantic \| Port Royal \| Agrabah Halloween town \| Lands of the Kingdom \| Paranoid Space \| The Non-existent World \| Kingdom hearts
Areas
Kingdom of Darkness \| Twilight Town simulation \| Descent to the Heart \| Old Mansion \| Tower of Mysteries Underworld \| Christmas City \| Non-existent Castle \| Grotto of Evocation Chamber of Rest and Awakening
Elements
Reaction Command \| Limit \| Fusion \| Sea Salt Ice Cream \| Locks Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee \| Kairi's letter \| Organization XIII \| Princesses of the Heart Secret Ansem Reports \| Skateboarding \| Cornerstone of Light \| Ansem's Gadget \| Battle Report
Events
Battle of the 1000 Heartless
Music
Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack \| Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete \| Sanctuary
Secret ending
The Gathering

Kingdom Hearts III
Characters
Team members
Sora \| Donald \| Goofy Hércules \| Woody \| Buzz Lightyear \| Sulley \| Mike Wazowski \| Rapunzel \| Flynn Rider \| Merengue \| Jack Sparrow \| Baymax
Link system
Ariel \| Marramaguau \| Rompe Ralph \| Simba \| Stitch
Villains
Seekers of Darkness Master Xehanort \| Young Xehanort \| Vanitas \| Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness \| Xemnas \| Xigbar \| Saïx \| Luxord \| Marluxia \| Larxene \| Demyx \| Vexen \| Terra-Xehanort \| Xehanort Maleficent \| Pete \| Hades \| Rock Titan \| Ice Titan \| Wind Titan \| Lava Titan \| Randall Boggs \| Mother Gothel \| Davy jones
Non-playable characters
Anna \| Ansem the Wise \| Aqua \| Boo \| Owl \| Captain Barbossa \| Chip and Chop \| Chirithy \| Rabbit \| Latent Consciousness \| Daisy \| Elizabeth Swann \| Elsa \| Eraqus \| Fake Riku \| Philoctetes \| Fred \| Go Go Tomago \| Hamm \| Hayner \| Hiro Hamada \| Honey Lemon \| Ienzo \| Joshamee Gibbs \| Kairi \| Kraken \| Kristoff \| Read \| Lumpy \| Martians \| Maximus \| Megara \| Merlin \| Mickey Mouse \| Minnie Mouse \| Olaf \| Olette \| Pascal \| Pegasus \| Pence \| Jiminy Cricket \| Piglet \| Pluto \| Remy \| Rex \| Riku \| Rite \| Roxas \| Sarge \| Soldiers \| Sven \| Terra \| Aunt Dalma \| Scrooge Uncle \| Tigger \| Mole \| Ventus \| Wasabi \| William Turner \| Winnie the Pooh \| Yen Sid \| Zeus
Places
Worlds
Twilight Village - Tower of Mysteries - Kingdom of Corona - Olympus - San Fransokyo - Toy Box - Monsterpolis - Arendelle - The Caribbean - Forest of 100 Acres - Scala ad Caelum
Gameplay
EX Bar - Keyblade Transformation - Attraction Flow
Elements
Heartless - New Organization XIII - Princesses of the Heart - Bearers of the Keyblade - War of the Keyblades
DLC
Re: Mind