My top 5 tragic backstories in One Piece

Like a ton of anime and manga, the characters in them suffer from a super tragic backstory that can still haunt them even as the years go by. And One Piece is no exception. Almost everyone of the good guys have suffered from a traumatic past. And so, sorta stepping away from my paintings for an entry, I decided to list my top 5 tragic backstories from One Piece. Yes, there are other anime with characters with sad backstories, and I might do ones for those some day, but, for now, I'm doing the ones for One Piece. And so, let's get started and I hope you all like these.
5. Robin:

Starting us off is the past of Nico Robin. We don't know anything about her dad, but her mother left the island of Ohara when she was still a baby and left her with her aunt and uncle who treated her poorly. This also led to Robin eating a Devil Fruit at some point and this caused the other kids around her to hate her and pick on her. But Robin spent most of her time reading and going to the library there, gaining knowledge of the world. This all changed when she met a giant named Saul who washed up on the island. They became friends until Robin told him where he was and Saul knew that the government was coming to destroy the island due to the archaeologists there doing illegal research on the world. This led to her mom coming back and being killed in front of her as the island was being obliterated around her. But admiral Aokiji let her escape due to him feeling kinda bad about Saul being killed, but told her that if she caused any trouble, he'd be the first to go after her and kill her. But, the government knowing about Robin still being alive made them place a bounty on her head and making everyone think she was dangerous. This led to her going on the run for 20 years and being betrayed everywhere she went.
4. Franky:

The Straw Hat's cyborg shipwright Franky has had a bit of a funny, but mostly devastating past. Being thrown overboard by his parents at a young age, Franky ended up being saved by a man named Tom in Water 7. There, he met Iceberg and the two of them became apprentices of Tom. That is until the world government decided to trial Tom for creating the ship belonging to Gold Roger. He and Iceberg worked together with Tom to then construct the sea train, which Tom said he'd make in exchange for being pardoned. All the while, Franky was constructing his series of miniature battleships called the Battle Franky series. Once the sea train was completed, their lives took a turn for the worst when Spandam stole the Battle Franky series and used them to frame Tom, Franky and Iceberg and made everyone in Water 7 think they were trying to kill everyone there. This was all a plot for Spandam to acquire the blueprints to the ancient weapon "Pluton." Franky even tried to stop this and attacked Spandam, but this only made Tom stop him and he told Franky one last think before being taken away. But this didn't stop Franky who decided to stand on the track of the train and try to stop it, which went about as well as you'd expect. This not only destroyed Franky's body, but changed his character from that day onward.
3. Sanji:

When it comes to the Straw Hats having families, Sanji's is by far the worst. Having a loving mother who died when he was still a child, he had arguably one of the worst anime dads ever with Judge Vinsmoke who, because Sanji hadn't inherited his drug when he was born, decided to lock Sanji in a dungeon and decided he would rather have Sanji die than be part of his family. This is until a massive attack broke out in which Sanji was able to escape. Mainly due to his sister helping him. This led to Sanji sneaking onto a ship and learning about the All Blue, which he decided he would find.
2. Brook:

Coming in close to number 1 is the musician for the Straw Hats. While this skeleton might seem like one of the funnier members of the crew, his past is honestly pretty heartbreaking. While still technically alive, he was with the Rumbar who were all musicians. And they met a baby whale one day who began to follow them until they entered the Grand Line where they tried to make him stop following them because they knew it would be too dangerous. They did eventually manage to get him to stay and they promised to come back some day. This would be hard for them though as the captain of their ship caught a disease that a few of them began to catch. This then led to them splitting up with the infected staying and dying and the rest, now led by Brook, to keep going. Brook himself became the captain of the new group and ate the Soul-Soul fruit at some point. That changed again though when they were attacked and a lot of them were either dead or waiting to die with the enemy's weapons having poison in them. The Rumbar pirates then began to make one last song together for Brook to deliver to Laboon, the whale, once he had been resurrected by the fruit. And then he had to watch as the crew all fell dead, one by one.
Honourable mentions:
Trafalgar Law,

Nami,

Ace:

Doflamingo:

And the number 1 tragic backstory is One Piece is... Chopper:

And finally at number 1 is the doctor of the Straw Hats, Tony Tony Chopper. Definitely one of the most  tragic backstories in anime I've ever seen. As a reindeer, Chopper was born with a blue nose and was an outcast in his herd who would be violent with him. He also ate a Human-Human Devil Fruit which made him aware to being able to stand and talk like a person. This also made him an outcast to people as well. This led to him being a lonely character who was hated by everyone he met. That is until a doctor named Dr. Hiuluk found him and befriended him. He helped inspire Chopper to be a doctor as well as understand what a friend was. That is until Hiuluk was about to die of a sickness that was incurable, but Chopper, after thinking a skull and crossbones in a book was similar to a pirate flag which Hiuluk showed him and told him was a symbol of strength, showed a mushroom that he thought would help heal him. This caused Chopper to fight the reindeer who kicked him out as the mushroom was somewhere beyond their territory. Chopper did win, but he was beaten and horribly and almost killed. And even though Hiuluk knew the mushroom was poisonous, he was so touched by Chopper risking his life to save his that he ate it. But then Dr. Kureha told Chopper about what the mushroom really was which devastated him and he tried to save Hiuluk but then he committed suicide by blowing himself up in front of the Drum Kingdom castle. And all this was happening when Chopper was still technically just a child and he had to go through all this trauma. It's impossible not to feel sorry for this poor reindeer every step of the way as we learn more about his past. And all that is why I think Chopper has the most tragic backstory in One Piece. And so, everyone, those are my top 5 most tragic backstories in One Piece. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think, and if you like One Piece, please comment to tell me who you think has the most tragic past.

My paintings of Ed, Edd N Eddy characters

So, continuing with my paintings of characters from different shows I liked as a kid, I have painting of characters from Ed, Edd N Eddy. I will admit, some of the quality of the show has died down a little bit for me. I've recently been watching some of the episodes online and it's not exactly as good as I remember it being from years ago. But I still find it really enjoyable and I'm really glad that it still holds up mostly. And I'm glad I got to watch a lot of great shows when I was younger as well and so it's nice to have that nostalgia feeling nowadays. And so, yeah, this show, while far from perfect, is still really good and I'm glad to know a lot of people out there like it too. And so, here they are and I hope you all like these.
Ed:

Double D:

Eddy:

Kevin:

Nazz:

Sarah:

Jimmy:

Johnny and Plank:

Rolf:

My paintings of Danny Phantom characters

So, now we're continuing with paintings of old childhood shows of mine, we're moving on to Danny Phantom. I remember really liking this show when I was younger and I still really like it. One thing is that it's obviously very entertaining and fun to watch and it's a fun concept. And I also like a behind the scenes fact. The fact that it was created by Butch Hartman, the same person who created The Fairly Oddparents, and that's really cool, and you can definetly tell that it has his style by looking at it. And that's cool to think about. But the show is still really cool and fun to watch. And so, here they are and I hope you all like these.
Danny:

Sam:

Tucker:

Vlad:

Jack:

Maddie:

Soul trailer

So, everyone, we got the second trailer for the next Pixar movie that'll be coming out later this year, Soul. And, while I don't think the first teaser impressed me all that much, this one did. I'm still not the biggest fan because there's some things that I'm wondering about, but this film does really look nice. I'm hoping it's an improvement over Onward, which was good, but not anything very special. And it looks like that's what this is. We're getting a better idea about the story and there's some really creative looking animation here. The one thing I want to point out though is that this is kinda reminding me a tiny bit of Coco. Just by watching this, I got the idea of Coco and some things are reminding me of it, but I still have faith in the film and I'm still looking forward to it like I always am for these Pixar movies. And so, here it is and I hope you all like this.

Second Black Widow trailer

So, yesterday, we got the second and most likely, last trailer for Black Widow. And, I gotta say, this trailer was much better than the last. It's made me more excited because it looks like the action is gonna be somewhat more creative than some other M.C.U movies and it shows some pretty interesting discussions between the characters. And we obviously got more info on the plot. We also see more of Taskmaster and we him using some of the other Avengers moves like Black Panther, Cap, Hawkeye and Spidey. It looks really cool and I can't wait to see him fully in the movie. And so, here it is and I hope you all like it.

Onward

And so, everyone, we've arrived at the first Pixar movie of the 2020's, Onward. From the trailers at least, I wasn't getting insanely excited for this film. I obviously was as a Disney and Pixar fan, but not  as excited as I was for other Pixar movies. And the trailers were making me think that this was gonna be a pretty good, but not amazing Pixar film. And in the end, yeah, that's exactly what I thought. I definetly thought this film was good and likeable, but there were some things I wasn't a fan of. But, let's get into the story first and then I'll get into my thoughts afterwards. And, like always, I'll be doing a non spoiler section part first and then I'll get into all the spoilers. So, what's the story? In a world with magical creatures and a whole bunch of fantasy elements, there's an elf family with the youngest being Ian, who's now's 16 and is trying to open up more to life and get more popular. But this is also a world like our own where it had an older way of doing things before and now it's relying a lot on technology and things like that. His older brother though, Barley, is trying to still have a bit of the past left around but constantly gets into trouble for it. That is until their mom shows them a staff belonging to their dad who passed away. This, along with a spell with it, shows that there might be a way to bring him back for one day. And Ian is the only one who can do it. But the gem they use for it breaks before they can finish it. This leaves only his legs and nothing else. So, Barley suggests going on a quest to find another Phoenix Gem to finish the spell but they only have 24 hours to do it or else he'll vanish completely. And that's where I'm gonna stop there. So, from that setup, you might think that this sound kinda familiar. And it does. The first two acts of the movie I thought were very formulaic. It's basically watching Ian and Barley going on this journey and while that's not bad, I wanted more. Because from how the movie starts and shows you that setup, you basically know where it's gonna go and, yeah, it does follow a formula and especially one that Pixar's done before. And, aside from the last third, that does add some genuine heart to it, the first two thirds are just going through a story that we've seen a ton of times. But that's not to say this is a bad movie, it's not. The animation is obviously spectacular and the characters, while not all that interesting, are still likeable. I would say my favourite character was probably Corey. This manticore who has this tavern and is kinda losing it after she meets up with Ian and Barley. She was really funny and the voice cast all around is fantastic. And there are some emotional parts that I thought were really well done. Some of the emotional moments didn't really hit for me and it was kinda weird when some moments happened. But the emotional moments that hit do hit pretty well. And, again, like I said, the last third of the film was definetly the best part of the film for me. With the eventual resolution and what the characters choose to do. That stuff was really well done and really emotional.  But again, the whole leading up to that was stuff we've seen before and there's not as much jokes as I would have liked. Some jokes don't really land and the pacing is kinda too slow. And the actual characters themselves aren't the most interesting and so it wasn't all that fun following them around on this journey. Which isn't something I like to say about Disney and Pixar films, but this just isn't anything special by their standards, which is a shame because their last film, Toy Story 4, was absolutely amazing and so I was hoping this would subvert my expectations because I wasn't all that impressed by the trailers. I was still excited, but, from watching it, it's definetly good and it has some true stand out moments, but it's far from the top 10 Pixar movies ever. I'm probably sounding a bit too harsh on it, 'cause it's still enjoyable, but I was expecting more from this. But, while it does have a slow pace, the stuff that works in this does still work pretty well and overall, like I said, I'm glad I saw it. And I'm sure a lot of people will really like it. And I'm sure the ending will have people liking it more like it did for me, but, even though I'm glad I saw it this one time, I'm sure I'll see it again at some point, but it's not really gonna be something I'll want to see immediately. So, yeah. I know that was kinda vague and I was mostly talking about how it wasn't that special, but I don't think I can truly talk about this movie properly until the spoiler part. And so, I'll just finish up this part. Overall, the film is definetly very formulaic and some of the emotion the film is trying to convey doesn't exactly land, but I would say it's still a good film that at least made me happy to see it and I'd totally buy it on DVD to add to my collection. So I would recommend it, just don't expect it to be one of the best Pixar movies ever. And so, everyone, thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.
Spoilers:
Okay, so first off, that whole board game thing that Barley had, I liked how they were setting it in the past and I liked how it was still something that someone his age would have and so it helped him figure out about the Phoenix Gem. And then once the spell that Ian is casting gets interrupted, he and Barley decide to get I by using some book about the game to help them and help Ian practice new spells. That was pretty cool idea although kinda weird that it was from a board game. Also, that whole opening with Ian talking to those kids and trying to invite them over reminded me a little bit of Peter Parker, which is kinda fitting considering that's who Tom Holland is playing in the M.C.U and so it felt like he could really pull off. But through the entirety of the opening, I was sorta having a hard time feeling connected with them. They show that they try, but I just wasn't feeling it. But then we also see that they're using a dog leash to move their dad's legs around after the spell fails. And then we just get the journey going and it's basically just different antics happening like trying to fool some police with magic, some trouble at a store, meeting Corey and running from the police. I did enjoy the scene with Ian and Barely's mom and Corey in the store trying to get the sword. That was pretty funny. And then, when Ian and Barley begin to go down that river with them on that big Cheese Puff, we get that emotional scene when Barley reveals he didn't go in to see their dad as he was dying, and, yeah that was pretty emotional and I did feel for him there. But then we kinda get a clichéd moment when it's revealed the end of the trail leads them back to their town and Ian yells at Barley. That was honestly just kinda clichéd and unnecessary. But then he then realises that Barley was sorta the one in his life that always sorta acted like he one he needed. That's one of the emotional moments that I feel didn't work. The fact that it's kinda random is weird and I didn't really feel much of anything when it happened. And then Barley realises that the Gem was in that old fountain that he was always protecting. Again, that was something I saw coming, but then it unleashes some dragon thing made out of rubble from around them. That was kinda strange, but I still thought it was cool. And then Ian begins to stall the dragon because he feels Barley should be the one to speak to their dad so he can say goodbye for real, and, yeah, that was really effective. I liked that part a lot. With Ian being trapped and seeing Barley talking to their dad and then he vanishes. That was really well done and I really liked it. Barley then even tells him what he said and that was really touching. And then the movie end with that policeman their mom likes being like old centaurs and Ian making friends with the kids at his school, along with doing magic more regularly. And so, yeah, that just kinda ended on a note that I sorta saw coming. And, for the film overall with that, yeah, I liked it fine, it just didn't hit me in a resonance that other Pixar movies have and I'm not sure if it's one I'll want to check out regularly. But it still had me entertained enough and there were some moments here and there that were nice to watch. So, I would recommend seeing it as a Pixar fan. And so, that's the spoiler section of Onward. And so, everyone, thank you all for reading, I hope you all liked this and please comment down below to tell me what you think.

My paintings of The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack characters

So, now I'm resuming my entries of doing paintings of characters from shows from my childhood. And the next one up here is the one for the characters from The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack. I know I haven't talked about this show much on here, but I do still really like it and find it extremely hilarious. I always have a great time watching it. There aren't that many characters in this show to begin with, so I just went with the main four that I thought were integral enough to the show. And so, let's get started and I hope you all like these.
Flapjack:

K'nuckles:

Bubby:

Peppermint Larry:

My top 5 cartoon idiots

There's no denying that there's plenty of morons in cartoons and animation in general. Whether they're acting like complete twits or saying the dumbest of things, these guys really don't know anything. And so many of them are so much fun and so entertaining. They may also have a lot of fans with the viewers and so many people agree their lack of intelligence is what makes them great characters. They may also be dumb but some of these guys do still mean well and have a lot of care for others. And I'll be counting these by how much I like these characters, not by how stupid they are.
And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Peter Griffin (Family Guy):

Starting us off at number 5 is the dad of the Griffin family, Peter Griffin. While, he has some signs of intelligence every once in a while, there's no denying Peter's sheer lack of knowledge about anything. Among the hundreds of stupid acts he's done, there's been a lot like constantly hurting others, making rude or inappropriate remarks about a lot of things, causing different thing's destructions or crashing things even doing things to hurt himself without thinking about it or the consequences.
4. Cosmo (Fairly OddParents):

Next up is Timmy's green haired and eyed fairy godparent, Cosmo. While he may mean well, he still has a huge track record of making constant mistakes and being a complete idiot in tons of situations. Whether he's putting others in danger or screaming something nonsensical, the other characters, especially Timmy and Wanda have made countless remarks about his stupidity.
3. Billy (The Grim Adventures Of Billy & Mandy):

At number 3 is this striped shirt and hat wearing boy. Having the parents he does, it's kinda understandable why Billy doesn't have the greatest mind ever, but that doesn't make him any more intelligent. With his constant mishaps, Billy is one who mainly just thinks about food and whatever TV thing he might be into in whatever episode. Not only does he always fail in school, but he also does dumb things to put himself and other people in danger. In fact, he's so stupid, that his lack of a brain is the very thing is what saved the Earth one time. But it mostly gets himself and others in trouble.
2. Homer Simpson (The Simpsons):

Coming in close to number 1 is probably the most famous idiot in animation, Homer J. Simpson. This doughnut loving moron is most likely what all these others and so many more we based on. Given how famous the Simpsons is, there's no denying how much of an impact Homer made to a lot of characters like him. Homer may have a pretty good and loving life, but there's no way he knows how life really goes, he's caused countless accidents at the nuclear power plant, he can't figure out so many of the most basic of things in life and is about as oblivious as you can imagine. It's been pointed out countless times in the show how clueless he is and yet, somehow he almost never faces the consequences for it.
And my number 1 favourite cartoon idiot is... Patrick Star (SpongeBob Squarepants):

And finally at number 1 is SpongeBob's best friend in the world, the big pink starfish, Patrick. While some of these other characters may show signs of being stupider, Patrick is the one I know the most and have enjoyed the most. Patrick may be a dope and a jerk in the later seasons of the show, but he still had a heart in the first three seasons and has shown it occasionally since then. But the main thing that's stuck with him ever since we first saw him is his below average intelligence. If he's so dumb that he himself likes to point out how dumb he is sometimes and admits he like to do various dumb things to mix it up, then you know something is definetly wrong with him. He's done so many acts of stupidity that it's hard to know where to start. He can't get a job, he doesn't know how to write properly, confuses gym class for poem reading, doesn't know what a musical instrument is, confuses different ceremonies for something else, he can't remember things that were just said to him, so on and so on. If just watching a few seconds of Patrick isn't enough to make you believe me, then I don't know what to tell ya. And yet Patrick is still so likeable a lot of the time and is one of the show's most popular characters. And all that is why Patrick Star is my number 1 favourite cartoon idiot. And so, everyone, those are my picks for my top 5 cartoon idiots. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.

My top 5 secondary anime character transformations

A while back, I made a list of my favourite transformations done by anime protagonists, and so now, I decided to look at some secondary characters and talk about my favourite transformations from secondary characters in anime. The protagonists usually get the most transformations in anime, but secondary characters have their fair share of them too. Some of which can measure up to the protagonist's one too. This can help them be super cool too. And so, now I'm gonna count down my top 5 favourites. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.
5. Demon Slayer - Gray (Fairy Tail):

Starting us off at number 5 is Gray's Demon Slayer form. After meeting his dad and after he disappeared, Gray inherited a part of his magic called Demon Slayer magic which is meant to be similar to Natsu's Dragon Slayer magic. But this form boosts Gray's magic power and helps him deal with demons. He even used it when he fought against Natsu and he was able to hold his own against him
4. Jaganshi - Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho):

This form really doesn't appear in the series that much, but it's still a cool looking form. The Jaganshi is when Hiei uses his Jagan Eye to transform into full demon form with green skin and multiple eyes all over his body. This form helps him get stronger and the eyes on his body can be used to amplify his powers even more. He can use this form to use powers like telekinesis and lift people with his mind.
3. Zabimaru - Renji (Bleach):

Every Soul Reaper has the potential to use some Zanpakuto of their own and for secondary characters in the series, Renji's one, Zabimaru, is my favourite. His one transforms into a huge monster called Zabimaru that he can use to hit things from far away, use to run up things or shield himself from oncoming attacks.
2. Second State Curse Mark - Sasuke (Naruto):

Coming in close to number 1 is the evolution of the Curse Mark, Second State Curse Mark Sasuke. After abandoning the village and going with the Sound Ninja Four, Sasuke took a pill to evolve the powers of the Curse Mark which included its Second State. This causes Sasuke to transform into a sorta monster with long blue hair, a star mark on his nose and two wings in the shape of hands. His skin also turns a different colour and all this boosts his power tremendously. It helped him hold his own against Naruto covered in Kurama's chakra and fight against Orochimaru and he used it briefly in his fight with Itachi.
And my number 1 favourite secondary anime character transformation is... Super Saiyan Blue Evolution - Vegeta (Dragon Ball):

And finally at number 1 is Vegeta's biggest transformation to date, Super Saiyan Blue Evolution. During the Tournament Of Power, both Goku and Vegeta gained new powers, Goku unlocked Ultra Instinct and Vegeta got this, an even more evolved level of Super Saiyan Blue, A.K.A, Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan. This was mostly used when Vegeta was fighting against Toppo during the Tournament after Toppo had become a God Of Destruction. Even during his time fighting with that kinda power, Vegeta was still capable of fighting him even when the God Of Destruction power helped Toppo become one of the most powerful characters in Dragon Ball. This also helped Vegeta uses his Final Explosion attack on him without any risk of dying after using it again. Yes, it hurt him, but he didn't die like when he used it against Majin Buu. And only time will tell if Vegeta will even be able to access this kinda power again. And all that is why Super Saiyan Blue Evolution is my favourite secondary anime character transformation. And so, everyone, those are my picks for my top 5 secondary anime character transformations. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.

Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind

And, so, everyone, I finally managed to get to the end of the DLC for Kingdom Hearts 3, Re:Mind. This, just like Kingdom Hearts 3 last year, was my most anticipated release for this year, and the fact that it was being released so early in the year made it even more exciting. And I was fortunate that my brother actually preordered it for me as my Christmas present. And, so, what were my thoughts on the eventual outcome? It made it even better. I loved it so much. There are so many incredible things in this and some really challenging things. There's definitely things in that I didn't entirely get, but what I did and from how much this satisfied me, I don't know how to express this all fully and properly. But, I'll try. Also, I'm doing a full spoiler part here. I'm gonna go through the whole story and give my thoughts as I go. And so, let's get started and I hope you all like this. So, it actually opens with how Olympus ended. With Xigbar watching Pete and Maleficent and then he's confronted by Luxord and they have a chat and discuss about the relevance of the box that the Organization was looking for in the original take of Kingdom Hearts 3. And it was cool to get that whole conversation considering we only saw a tiny bit of it in the trailer and it did get me thinking of those two characters more and make me wonder about Luxord now. We then see Xehanort at the Keyblade Graveyard remember how he met the Master Of Masters there and discussed about why he thinks he should take over all the worlds. He sorta believed that the people of the World were living too lively and felt like their freedom would spawn more darkness and they'd eventually destroy themselves with it. We even see the Master telling Xehanort who he is but we never hear it. So it made me more and more curious to know who exactly he is. And then when we cut to present time with Xehanort, Xigbar and Isa, we see them discussing about their plans for who the 13 Darknesses were gonna be for the war. We also hear another new voice for Xehanort himself. The original voice for Xehanort was Leonard Nimoy, but then he passed away in 2015 so they had to replace him so they Rutger Hauer to do him in the original version of Kingdom Hearts 3, but then he passed away last year and then they got Christopher Lloyd to do him here. I really like Lloyd as ab actor, and he does a good job, but he sounds absolutely nothing like Leonard Nimoy did. Nimoy is my favourite version of Xehanort and I thought Rutger Hauer wasn't as good despite being really good in the role. But at least he actually sounded like Nimoy. Lloyd's voice makes Xehanort's sound really high and older sounding. And, even though he does a really good job, he doesn't sound at all like the other two. That might sound like a negative, but it's not. It's just something I wanted to point out. Anway, we then see the ending of Kingdom Hearts 3 with Sora leaving the Keyblade Graveyard to find Kairi and they make the graphics in that scene so much better. They looked good in the original, but there was something off about the way it looked in the original, especially on Sora's face a little bit. Here, they looked perfect. We then see Sora in the Final World talking to Chirithy explaining about what he wants to do and Chirithy explains about how what he wants to do will have a risk but Sora decides to do it anyway. And so then we see him doing it. He gets sent back to in time to the point where all of them were arriving at the Keyblade Graveyard and he's told that in order to bring Kairi back, he has to go inside the other character's hearts and trace the connection to all of them and get to Kairi before she was struck down by Xehanort. So he begins to do that we have to fight a whole bunch of different things in the character's hearts and Sora sorta begins to see why they're feeling and what they were feeling at the point where he's appearing in them. Like, you get to fight a different looking version of the Dark Inferno and you have to fight Dark Aqua again. Sora also sees Naminé in when he's in his own heart and it's revealed that apparently she's the one who brought Terra's Lingering Will to the fight the first time. And then that Sora follows them and you have to fight Terra-Xehanort there when Terra brought it away. But after you beat it, the Heartless that he has with him, who's also Terra, takes Sora and surrounds him in Darkness. We then play as past Sora for a few minutes and you play through the Keyblade War again but, this time, you get to choose what character you want to be in this fights and that was amazing. I chose the different character every time and we even get to see more scenes. Like we see that when Sora and Riku beat Replica Riku and Xigbar, we see a scene with Riku talking to Demyx and he's the one who took the replica that was meant for Naminé. They even have it where he shows Riku a Gummiphone that Ienzo gave him as proof that he was on their side. That was funny. And after that, we do the Sora and King Mickey fight again and that's the same. You don't have the choice for character there. You have to play as Sora and that part is exactly the same. However the next part is when you're automatically playing as Aqua when she and Ven are fighting against Vanitas and Terra-Xehanort. We even have a scene of them talking for a bit before the fight and it turns out Vanitas might not be a part of Ven after all. Maybe he is, but that's what it sounded like to me when they were talking. Anyway, the fight with them is cool and you get that reaction command we saw in the trailer to make Ven ride on his Keyblade which Aqua guides with her own and that was cool. But then Sora arrives and you have the option to fight as either Sora or Aqua there. I went with Aqua there, although I do wish that Ven was an option too. Anyway, the rest of that is the same and then we cut to Kairi and Lea fighting off against Xemnas, Isa and Xion. And we get so many amazing parts here in particular. For one, we see Lea talking to Xemnas and Isa before it and we see Kairi saving Lea when Xion attacks him with Lea trying to remember who she is. But then the rest is mostly the same with Sora showing up you do the normal fight there until Isa powers up again and knocks Sora and Kairi back and that's all the same aside from Sora talking to Roxas in his heart and we see that that's how Roxas properly came back. And we see a new addition with present Sora being inside past Sora's heart and seeing all these events. And there's a new clip with Sora, Kairi, Lea, Roxas and Xion attacking Xemnas together and it was awesome to see that, especially Kairi vs. Xemnas. And then we play as Roxas alongside Lea and Xion against Xemnas and Isa together. All that was awesome and it was especially cool to finally see Roxas vs. Xemnas. But then we cut to original part where Xemnas takes Kairi away and we get to choose between Sora and Roxas to fight Isa again and I went with Roxas. Like I said, when it came to these fights with choosing the character, I always went with the other character. Anyway, we then go to the part where we're fighting against to Xemnas, Ansem and Young Xehanort and we don't get to choose at all there. I feel that's because King Mickey and Riku get taken away a few times during the fight. And then we see that Sora was too late to get to Kairi before she gets struck down. But then he gets an idea to go to Scala Ad Caelum and find Kairi there before the past version of himself shows up and he runs out of time and then we get to explore all of the area, which is gorgeous to explore. It all looks beautiful to explore and it's amazing. We even see more than what we saw originally. And the whole time you're exploring, you have to find pieces of Kairi's heart. The last piece there is found when you fight the Darkside again. But there are still more pieces left to find but Sora is then out of time to find them because his past self arrives with Donald and Goofy and he then retreats into his own heart and then gets the idea to find the rest of the pieces by tracing the connection of all the other's hearts. So we then go back to the Guardians Of Light who're trying to keep Kingdom Hearts closed. But then other versions of Xehanort in armour and they're all forced into Kingdom Hearts itself and they have to fight off all the Xehanorts. And this part here is by far one of the most, if not, the most incredible part in the DLC. You get to fight as Riku, Lea, Roxas, Ven and Terra and you have to defend with King Mickey, Aqua and Xion. And this part was absolutely amazing. Some of them team up like with Riku and Terra, Lea and Aqua and Xion, Ven and Roxas, and, we see them interact, especially Roxas and Ven. That made me freak out. It was just so magical to see that happen. Anyway. this helps Sora get the sixth piece that he needs, but then the Guardians all get separated from each other and only King Mickey is left to do something. So you get to play as him which is awesome. And we get to see Sora helping him as he's trying to get to one keyhole in particular and helps him seal it which causes the Xehanorts to disappear. Sora then goes into it and we get to use him to shoot into a whole bunch of different keyholes which saves the Guardians and gives him the last piece of Kairi's heart. He even does the same keyhole routine he did in Kingdom Hearts 2 to open it and he saves Kairi. And I loved that. I honestly thought they were gonna kiss there, but they don't. But, then you play as either Sora or Kairi to fight Xehanort again and this is the part that made me the most excited. I obviously chose Kairi and it was amazing to do that. A dream come true. I've been wanting to play as Kairi forever and I finally got it. I can't even begin to describe my excitement during this scene. And we get an awesome reaction command with Sora and Kairi summoning wings and attacking Xehanort and moments of the two of them together are on the feathers. I loved that detail there. And then after you beat him, Sora, Kairi and the other Guardians arrive at the Keyblade Graveyard and they use their Keyblades to blast that version of Xehanort away. Sora even says "My friends are my power" again. But then the two of them disappear and we see past Sora, Donald and Goofy defeating Xehanort with the other Guardians going off to join them like what we saw at then end of the game and Sora and Kairi leave and go to the Final World and Sora begins to feel the effects of what the price is for when he traveled back in time. He's beginning to fade away and they then take Chirithy back with them. They then show the entire ending of Kingdom Hearts 3 again but Sora and Kairi are in all the scenes. They're on the wall of Disney Castle watching the fireworks with Chirithy, they're the ones who brought Chirithy to the Land Of Departure and that's how he was reunited with Ven. We then see them at the top of the Clock Tower of Twilight Town above everyone there eating ice cream and they were at Radiant Garden with it revealing that Sora freed Naminé from Kairi's heart. We then see the scene with everyone on Destiny Islands again and it looks absolutely beautiful and gorgeous. A whole lot better than it did originally. But then we see Sora and Kairi on the Paopu Tree but then it moves to Sora's face telling Kairi something and it's obvious that he was telling her about the price he had to pay for saving her because he then vanishes like in the original and that whole part made me cry again. Seeing that scene this time made me cry again like it did in the original. And this proves that Sora was really there. Me and a lot of people assumed he wasn't there at all originally. That maybe Kairi was just there by herself and she was just imagining him being there. But this proves that he was really there, but did actually vanish at that moment. And that did make me cry again. And that's that part done. But then we get another part where Riku is with Terra and they're talking and the Ven, Aqua and Terra go to the Realm Of Darkness because everyone is now looking for Sora. A year then goes by and we see Riku at Radiant Garden talking to Leon, Yuffie, Aerith and Cid. Apparently King Mickey, Donald and Goofy are looking in all the worlds Sora's been in, the Twilight gang are looking through Roxas and Xion's memories and Kairi has been asleep for a year believing her memories and heart to help them find him. But then we see Cid getting some data together and we then see another Data Sora like in Re:Coded and we have fight Data versions of the Organization members again. And a lot of these were really hard, especially Xion and Luxord. They were all hard but then when you finish beating them all. It's all kinda shown to be for nothing. But then the Fairy Godmother arrives and she says apparently Riku's dream might help them find Sora. And then that's the end of that part and we get one last where we have to get ready as Sora who's in a dark version of the Final World all by himself and he tries to see if anyone else is around and, somehow, Yazora is there. That guy from that game Rex was talking about in the Toy Box world. So, yeah, that's really weird and Sora says that some girl told him about him, which is curious. But then he begins to get some weapons out and Sora's transported to the top of a building somewhere that's most likely Shibuya. So, yeah, I didn't get that at all. But then you have to fight him and it is brutal. You actually have no choice but to die the first time which causes Sora to crystallise and then Yazora starts saying that he'll save him but then he wakes up in a car almost like it was a dream. So, that was weird, but then when you fight him again, you can win, but it is so hard. His attacks are so strong, he can move so fast, he can summon a giant sphere that places gigas all around you, he can take away pieces of your health, he can even take your items and use them himself. Even a Kupo coin so even if you beat him, he can still revive himself. And, especially, he can take your Keyblade and use it against you. I had to synthesize the Ultima Weapon in order to beat him. And, eventually, I did managed to beat him, but everything about him was so hard. But once you do beat him, he disappears and Sora reappears in the Final World with it being bright again. So that made me think that maybe that meant something. But then we see Yazora in the car again with a driver talking to him. Some people think the driver might have been Luxord, which is interesting when I think about it. And then we hear Sora and Yazora saying thing from the trailer again. Some people are saying that the bad ending is the real ending and some people are saying it's the good one. I'm willing to believe it's the good one that's real, But then we see that Yazora was actually voiced by Dylan Sprouse. And as a person who loved the Suite Life shows when I was a kid, that's really awesome. And it is really awesome to have him in Kingdom Hearts. And, that's it. After you beat him, it just says "An Oath To Return Kingdom Hearts". So that's curious. What's that mean and what's happening to Sora now? Did he make it back after that? Did he get to go back since he was in the bright Final World and does that mean he can go back? Is he still there and if so, what's gonna happen to him now? Just so many questions that I want answers to and I can't wait to see what the next installment for the series is. And, yeah, that's pretty much it. I loved Re:Mind and I loved what it did for Kingdom Hearts 3. Not everything I wanted was on here and I am confused about a few things, but for what they gave us, I loved every minute of it. And I can't wait to play it again. And, yeah, that's pretty much my review of Kingdom Hearts 3 Re:Mind. Thank you all for reading,  I was so excited about this and I couldn't wait to get my thoughts out and I hope you all liked this.