Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts
Canon Information
Media Type	Video Game, Mangas
Country of Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	Action Role-Play, Hack and Slash
Fanon Information
Popular Ships	SoKai Soriku RikuNami AkuRoku Terraqua PlayStreli
Related Fandoms	Disney Square Enix
Notable Links	Kingdom Hearts Wiki

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Kingdom Hearts is a video game series. It is a crossover between Square Enix and Disney.

Plot

The Kingdom Hearts games primarily follow a boy named Sora from a world known as Destiny Islands. He and his friends Kairi and Riku have an interest in traveling to other worlds. When the Heartless attack the island, Sora winds up in another world after finding that he received a mysterious weapon called the Keyblade. He joins up with Goofy and Donald Duck to find King Mickey and his friends while those aligned with the darkness are after his heart as well as the seven princesses of heart.

When somebody loses their heart, they are turned into a Heartless. If the being had a strong heart, then they would also leave behind a nobody. Thirteen of these nobodies retained their human forms and formed Organization XIII along with a fourteenth member who was a clone of the thirteenth member. Their goal was to collect hearts that were released from the Heartless by the Keyblade so that they may obtain Kingdom Hearts. In the end, it turns out that the actual goal is to allow Xehanort to spread his heart to create thirteen vessels.

Characters

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts

Sora

Riku

Kairi

Ansem, Seeker of Darkness

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

Naminé

Lea/Axel

Lauriam/Marluxia

Elrena/Larxene

Even/Vexen

Ienzo/Zexion

Aeleus/Lexaeus

Riku Replica/Dark Riku

Ansem the Wise/DiZ

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II

Roxas

Xemnas

Isa/Saïx

Luxu/Braig/Xigbar

Luxord

Demyx

Dilan/Xaldin

Hayner

Pence

Olette

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days

Xion

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

Terra

Aqua

Ventus

Vanitas

Xehanort

Eraqus

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: coded

Data-Sora

Data-Riku

Data-Naminé

Data-Roxas

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Union Cross

Player

Ephemer

Skuld

Brain

Strelitzia

Sigurd

Ira

Invi

Gula

Ava

Aced

Introduced In Kingdom Hearts III

Yozora

Introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road

Hermod

Bragi

Urd

Vor

Baldr

Ships

Het

AkuKai — the ship between Lea/Axel and Kairi

AkuNami — the ship between Lea/Axel and Naminé

AkuShi — the ship between Lea/Axel and Xion

Anti-SoKai — the ship between Anti-Sora and Kairi

AquAku — the ship between Lea/Axel and Aqua

AvaAced — the ship between Ava and Aced

AvaGula — the ship between Ava and Gula

Axelsa — the ship between Lea/Axel and Elsa

BaldVor — the ship between Baldr and Vor

BragUrd — the ship between Bragi and Urd

BragVor — the ship between Bragi and Vor

DemLar — the ship between Demyx and Elrena/Larxene

ElBrai — the ship between Elrena/Larxene and Brain

EpheAva — the ship between Ephemer and Ava

EpheElre — the ship between Ephemer and Elrena/Larxene

EpheSkul — the ship between Ephemer and Skuld

EraUrd — the ship between Eraqus and Urd

EraVor — the ship between Eraqus and Vor

HaynOle — the ship between Hayner and Olette

HermVor — the ship between Hermod and Vor

InviAced — the ship between Invi and Aced

InviGula — the ship between Invi and Gula

IraAva — the ship between Ira and Ava

IraInvi — the ship between Ira and Invi

Larxel — the ship between Lea/Axel and Elrena/Larxene

LaurElre — the ship between Lauriam/Marluxia and Elrena/Larxene

LuxuAva — the ship between Luxu/Braig/Xigbar and Ava

LuxuInvi — the ship between Luxu/Braig/Xigbar and Invi

MarNami — the ship between Lauriam/Marluxia and Naminé

PenOle — the ship between Pence and Olette

RepliNami — the ship between Riku Replica and Naminé

RepliShi — the ship between Riku Replica and Xion

RiElsa — the ship between Riku and Elsa

RiKai — the ship between Riku and Kairi

RiSelph — the ship between Riku and Selphie

RikuNami — the ship between Riku and Naminé

Rion — the ship between Riku and Xion

RokuKai — the ship between Roxas and Kairi

RokuNami — the ship between Roxas and Naminé

RokuShi — the ship between Roxas and Xion

RokuOle — the ship between Roxas and Olette

ShikRik — the ship between Shiki Misaki and Riku

Silver Rose — the ship between Riku and Ruby Rose

SkulBrai — the ship between Skuld and Brain

SkulLaur — the ship between Skuld and Lauriam/Marluxia

Squaerith - the ship between Leon/Squall Leonhart and Aerith Gainsborough

Squaffie - the ship between Leon/Squall Leonhart and Yuffie Kisaragi

SoKai — the ship between Sora and Kairi

Sorah — the ship between Sora and Sarah Serenity

Soranna — the ship between Sora and Anna

Sorapunzel — the ship between Sora and Rapunzel

Sorariel — the ship between Sora and Ariel

SorBoo — the ship between Sora and Boo

Sorelsa — the ship between Sora and Elsa

SoNami — the ship between Sora and Naminé

SoXion — the ship between Sora and Xion

Terraqua — the ship between Terra and Aqua

Terrella — the ship between Terra and Cinderella

TerNami — the ship between Terra and Naminé

UrdBald — the ship between Urd and Baldr

UrdHerm — the ship between Urd and Hermod

VanFuu — the ship between Vanitas and Fuu

VanNami — the ship between Vanitas and Naminé

Vanqua — the ship between Vanitas and Aqua

VanShi — the ship between Vanitas and Xion

VenElre — the ship between Ventus and Elrena/Larxene

VenFuu — the ship between Ventus and Fuu

VenKai — the ship between Ventus and Kairi

VenLyn — the ship between Ventus and Lyndsey

VenNami — the ship between Ventus and Naminé

Venqua — the ship between Ventus and Aqua

VenShiki — the ship between Ventus and Shiki Misaki

VenSkul — the ship between Ventus and Skuld

XehaUrd — the ship between Xehanort and Urd

XehaVor — the ship between Xehanort and Vor

XemKai — the ship between Xemnas and Kairi

Xemqua — the ship between Xemnas and Aqua

Zaqua — the ship between Zack Fair and Aqua

Slash

AkuDemy — the ship between Lea/Axel and Demyx

AkuRoku — the ship between Lea/Axel and Roxas

AkuSora — the ship between Lea/Axel and Sora

AkuVeku — the ship between Lea/Axel and Even/Vexen

BragBald — the ship between Bragi and Baldr

BragHerm — the ship between Bragi and Hermod

CLeon — the ship between Cloud Strife and Leon/Squall Leonhart

Clora — the ship between Cloud Strife and Sora

Data-Soriku — the ship between Data-Sora and Data-Riku

DemyZexi — the ship between Demyx and Ienzo/Zexion

EpheBrai — the ship between Ephemer and Brain

EpheLaur — the ship between Ephemer and Lauriam/Marluxia

EpheVen — the ship between Ephemer and Ventus

EraBald — the ship between Eraqus and Baldr

EraBrag — the ship between Eraqus and Bragi

EraHerm — the ship between Eraqus and Hermod

GulaAced — the ship between Gula and Aced

HaynRoku — the ship between Hayner and Roxas

HermBald — the ship between Hermod and Baldr

IraAced — the ship between Ira and Aced

IraGula — the ship between Ira and Gula

IraLuxu — the ship between Ira and Luxu/Braig/Xigbar

JoshRiku — the ship between Joshua Kiryu and Riku

LaurBrai — the ship between Lauriam/Marluxia and Brain

LaurVen — the ship between Lauriam/Marluxia and Ventus

LeaIsa — the ship between Lea/Axel and Isa/Saïx

LexZex — the ship between Aeleus/Lexaeus and Ienzo/Zexion

LuxuAced — the ship between Luxu/Braig/Xigbar and Aced

LuxuGula — the ship between Luxu/Braig/Xigbar and Gula

RikuRepli — the ship between Riku and Riku Replica

RikuRoku — the ship between Riku and Roxas

SigBrai — the ship between Sigurd and Brain

SoHiro — the ship between Sora and Hiro Hamada

Soriku — the ship between Sora and Riku

Sorneka — the ship between Sora and Neku Sakuraba

SoRoku — the ship between Sora and Roxas

SoVan — the ship between Sora and Vanitas

SoVen — the ship between Sora and Ventus

TerRiku — the ship between Terra and Riku

TerVen — the ship between Terra and Ventus

VanRoku — the ship between Vanitas and Roxas

VanVen — the ship between Vanitas and Ventus

VekuZeku — the ship between Even/Vexen and Ienzo/Zexion

VenIsa — the ship between Ventus and Isa/Saïx

VenLea — the ship between Ventus and Lea/Axel

XehaBald — the ship between Xehanort and Baldr

XehaBrag — the ship between Xehanort and Bragi

XehaEra — the ship between Xehanort and Eraqus

XehaHerm — the ship between Xehanort and Hermod

XemRoku — the ship between Xemnas and Roxas

XemSai — the ship between Xemnas and Isa/Saïx

XemXig — the ship between Xemnas and Luxu/Braig/Xigbar

YoSora — the ship between Yozora and Sora

Zackerra — the ship between Zack Fair and Terra

ZackVen — the ship between Zack Fair and Ventus

Femslash

Aquarella — the ship between Aqua and Cinderella

AvaInvi — the ship between Ava and Invi

Elsaqua — the ship between Elsa and Aqua

KaiOle — the ship between Kairi and Olette

KaiNami — the ship between Kairi and Naminé

KaiSelph — the ship between Kairi and Selphie

KaiShi — the ship between Kairi and Xion

KaiAqua — the ship between Kairi and Aqua

LarxShi — the ship between Elrena/Larxene and Xion

NamiAqua — the ship between Naminé and Aqua

NamiShi — the ship between Naminé and Xion

ShiAqua — the ship between Aqua and Xion

ShiOle — the ship between Xion and Olette

SkulElre — the ship between Skuld and Elrena/Larxene

StreliElre — the ship between Strelitzia and Elrena/Larxene

UrdVor — the ship between Urd and Vor

Polyship

AkuRokuKai — the ship between Lea/Axel, Roxas and Kairi

AkuRokuNami — the ship between Lea/Axel, Roxas and Naminé

Clock Tower Trio — the ship between Lea/Axel, Roxas and Xion

Daybreak Trio — the ship between Player, Ephemer and Skuld

Destiny Trio — the ship between Sora, Riku and Kairi

Disney Trio — the ship between Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy

KaiNamiShi — the ship between Kairi, Naminé and Xion

KaiNamiShiAqua — the ship between Kairi, Naminé, Xion and Aqua

SorElsAnna — the ship between Sora, Elsa and Anna

SoRokuNami — the ship between Sora, Roxas and Naminé

SoRokuShi — the ship between Sora, Roxas and Xion

SoRokuVen — the ship between Sora, Roxas and Ventus

SoVenVan — the ship between Sora, Ventus and Vanitas

Twilight Trio — the ship between Hayner, Pence and Olette

Wayfinder Trio — the ship between Aqua, Ventus and Terra

Non-binary

PlayAced — the ship between Player and Aced

PlayAva — the ship between Player and Ava

PlayBrai — the ship between Player and Brain

PlayElre — the ship between Player and Elrena/Larxene

PlayEphe — the ship between Player and Ephemer

PlayGula — the ship between Player and Gula

PlayInvi — the ship between Player and Invi

PlayIra — the ship between Player and Ira

PlayLaur — the ship between Player and Lauriam/Marluxia

PlayLuxu — the ship between Player and Luxu/Braig/Xigbar

PlaySkul — the ship between Player and Skuld

PlayStreli — the ship between Player and Strelitzia

SoPlay — the ship between Sora and Player

VenPlay — the ship between Ventus and Player

Friendship

RiMick — the ship between Riku and Mickey Mouse

SoDonGoof — the ship between Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy

Twilight Town Gang — the ship between Roxas, Hayner, Pence and Olette

Family

Masterdad — the ship between Terra and Eraqus

LaurStreli — the ship between Lauriam and Strelitzia

Cargo

Aqua x Wayfinder — the ship between Aqua and her wayfinder (good luck charm)

Riku x Darkness — the ship between Riku and the darkness

Terra x Darkness — the ship between Terra and the darkness

Terra x Wayfinder — the ship between Terra and his wayfinder (good luck charm)

Fanon

Kingdom Hearts is a very popular series and has an extremely large fandom. While it is mainly geared towards children, it also has a large amount of older fans. Many love the fact that the series contains Final Fantasy characters that they know and love, as well as classic Disney characters from their childhoods. Fans love to speculate possible future worlds to be included in later games and eagerly awaited Kingdom Hearts III. Many fans became impatient because it had been over a decade since Kingdom Hearts II came out. The game finally came out in January 2019 but was leaked before its official release.

Kingdom Hearts also has a large shipping fanbase. There is a huge list of ships among the fandom, including many crack pairings. Just about any two characters that have interacted have the potential to be shipped together. The characters of Organization XIII are especially the targets for random ships. Just about every possible combination among the organization has been shipped, but some are more popular than others. Since twelve out of the fourteen members are males, most organization ships are slash ships. Slash ships are very popular in the Kingdom Hearts fandom with Soriku and AkuRoku being the most popular. However, a lot of fans also like the semi-canon SoKai and RokuNami.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Kingdom Hearts tag on AO3

Kingdom Hearts on FanFiction.Net

DEVIANTART

KH-Romantic-Couples fanclub on DeviantArt

kh-pairings fanclub on DeviantArt

TUMBLR

Kingdom Hearts tag on Tumblr

Kingdom Hearts posts on Tumblr

KH posts on Tumblr

WIKI

Kingdom Hearts Couples Wiki

List

TOP 10 AO3 SHIPS

#	portmanteau	characters	type
3239	Soriku	Riku/Sora	slash
2004	AkuRoku	Axel/Roxas	slash
1024	SoKai	Kairi/Sora	het
765	LeaIsa	Isa/Lea	slash
679	Destiny Trio	Sora/Riku/Kairi	poly
674	AkuSai	Axel/Saix	slash
547	Terraqua	Aqua/Terra	het
456	CLeon	Cloud Strife/Leon	slash
425	DemyZexi	Demyx/Zexion	slash

Trivia

• Mickey Mouse was originally going to be the main protagonist of the game before it was changed to Sora instead.
• The original game was supposed to be the only Kingdom Hearts game to release. After the game grew so popular, Disney and Square Enix agreed to create a franchise.
• The idea for this game came about when producer Shinji Hashimoto met with a Disney executive in an elevator; Square and Disney had previously worked in the same building in Japan.
• Sora was originally a half-human/ half-lion anthropomorphic.
• The Final Fantasy VII/VIII ship, Strifehart, is known as CLeon in the Kingdom Hearts fandom. Due to Squall Leonhart going by "Leon" in the KH universe.