Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy Cricket are traveling across the universe in the Gummi Ship when they decide to go to sleep. They put the Gummi Ship on autopilot, and in their sleep, a strange creature creeps undetected into the vessel and subsumes Sora's dreams. When he wakes up, he is shipwrecked on a deserted island called Swordman Island, and Donald and Goofy are nowhere to be found. His goal is to find his friends and leave the island, but even after searching every nook and cranny of the island, Sora cannot find Donald and Goofy, so he builds a raft and leaves the island to find them. The story of Kingdom Hearts V CAST, aside from familiar characters, settings, etc., has nothing to do with the original plot of Kingdom Hearts, and is almost completely irrelevant to the series because its plot is not canon. Kingdom Hearts V CAST also appears to have no plot of its own other than finding Donald and Goofy and it was never directly stated when the events in Kingdom Hearts V CAST happened during Kingdom Hearts because it was not considered a side game of importance, but there are many theories. The first is that it could have taken place in or during Kingdom Hearts because Sora has already met Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy Cricket and they are traveling in the Gummi ship. It could have happened when they were traveling between different worlds, namely Hollow Bastion and the worlds before it because of the periodic cutscenes showing Maleficent watching Sora through a magical cauldron with green, misty water. These cutscenes suggest that Maleficent is attempting to stall Sora in a dream-like state as he is reaching her lair.
Kingdom Hearts is a long-running role-playing series that debuted in 2004, blending Disney properties with Square Enix's Final Fantasy universe. The franchise has maintained a dedicated following despite its notoriously complex storyline spanning multiple platforms and entries.
Recent activity around the series centers on the forthcoming Kingdom Hearts 4, with a major event scheduled for August 15 featuring key creative figures. Separately, Kingdom Hearts appears poised for a Fortnite crossover as part of the battle royale's rumored gaming legends-themed season. The series has also drawn renewed discussion around its lore, including fan theories about protagonist Sora's origins and the discovery of cut content from earlier games.
Square Enix has faced scrutiny over artwork for the Kingdom Hearts Collection compilation release, defending cover art against accusations of AI generation and attributing irregularities like inconsistent character details to human error. The incident highlights ongoing tensions within gaming around AI-assisted creation tools.
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Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep remains essential before KH4, especially because it explains the weird mystery behind Sora, Ventus, Roxas, and Vanitas.
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Fortnite's gaming season has reached a new peak with the introduction of Kingdom Hearts cosmetics and items to the Battle Royale.
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Here's what time the Kingdom Hearts power hours are in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4, in your time zone.
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What the heart wants. Fortnite's current season, entitled Override , is celebrating numerous games and characters with many crossovers, and a major player in the season is Kingdom Hearts . Epic Games has now officially unveiled how Sora will look in its massively popular shooter…
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Sora and the gang have hopped out of the Battle Bus and into Fortnite as the Kingdom Hearts crossover event has arrived! Tapping into the current Fortnite Override event, two new Kingdom Hearts Overrides will spawn underneath the heart-shaped moon that now hangs over the island.…
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Kingdom Hearts x Fortnite is here! Here are the skins you can get, how much they cost (V-Bucks), and when they leave the Item Shop.
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Kingdom Hearts has officially landed in Fortnite , and as expected, the update has brought plenty of cosmetics and weapons to the game. The content includes the Kingdom Key, a weapon Epic says can be used to clobber opponents and call down a shocking bolt of lightning when you ne…
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For the longest time in the Kingdom Hearts series, Kairi has gotten the short end of the stick, but the franchise's upcoming crossover with Fortnite will finally let Kairi fans choose violence. A new trailer for Fortnite's ongoing Chapter 7 Season 4 shows the trio of Sora, Riku,…
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Epic Games has officially announced that Sora from Kingdom Hearts is joining Fortnite this week. A brief teaser trailer was posted, revealing that Sora’s Kingdom Hearts II design is being implemented. You can view the new teaser trailer below: It’s officially happening 🗝️ Sora i…
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Epic has finally revealed when Sora is joining Fortnite, with a trailer that even references Kingdom Hearts 3.
Square Enix and Disney have announced that the English voice actor of Riku in the Kingdom Hearts series, David Gallagher, will be part of a special Kingdom Hearts Collection [I ~ III] pre-launch livestream on September 30, 2026, at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET. Fans can currently leave ques…
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Which is the best Kingdom Hearts game? Let's rank all 10 currently available games
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Merging Disney's timeless charm with the rich, deep lore of Final Fantasy sounds like a concept cooked up during a fever dream. Yet, on the PlayStation 2, Square Enix and Disney made the apparent impossible a reality with Kingdom Hearts . Years later, with Kingdom Hearts IV on th…
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Duskfade took inspiration from the Kingdom Hearts series, and it shows thanks to some amazing references to the series.
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For unknown reasons, Fortnite has delayed Sora's debut in the Battle Royale, but thankfully, Rocket League leaks will keep fans busy.
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"We all thought it was the greatest idea in the world". Back in 2013, publications like Siliconera and Nintendo Life both published articles about a number of Disney projects that never came to life. The inspiration for these articles was a series of images posted to the former D…
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A former Disney Interactive artist had a very different take on Donald and Goofy’s outfits in the first Kingdom Hearts.
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I’m confident in saying I wasn’t alone in being frustrated when, hot on the heels of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Sora announcement, instead of getting the 1.5 and 2.5 Kingdom Hearts collections natively on Nintendo Switch, Square Enix revealed cloud versions. The Kingdom Hearts…
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Whether you're a new fan or a veteran who might have forgotten a few details between games, here's how to get caught up in time for Kingdom Hearts 4.
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Sora’s long-awaited Fortnite debut might be closer than we all assumed.
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This exhibition will feature not only existing entries but also references that will connect to Kingdom Hearts IV.
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The lore of Kingdom Hearts is so expansive that Tetsuya Nomura says Square Enix hired a loremaster to keep its story cohesive.
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Duskfade from Fireshine Games on Steam is giving Kingdom Hearts a run for its money, launching straight into the action and excitement.
The MADE IN JAPAN booth will make its PAX West debut this September, bringing 12 playable Japanese indie games to the event alongside LUNAR PULSE Game Director Yosuke Shiokawa. Organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the booth will be open from September 4 thr…
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2 and a half decades already!?
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Pre-orders for the Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 have arrived physically on the PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with some revised artwork and a free double-sided poster.
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Don’t worry too much about Kingdom Hearts 4 being a no-show at Gamescom, as it sounds like big things are coming.
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I'm running out of shelf space!
The recent batch of Kingdom Hearts news, from everything we’ve learned about Kingdom Hearts IV to the newly announced anime, has constantly been on my mind for the past week. And now, with much of the initial theory-crafting and analysis surrounding Kingdom Hearts IV having died…
Kingdom Hearts' creator Tetsuya Nomura teases major detail hidden in the anime adaptation's key art poster.
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Longtime Kingdom Hearts fans know the struggle well, but the series’ recent comeback has clued in a lot of newcomers.
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It’s looking more and more like Kingdom Hearts: The Series is what Nomura was referring to all the way back in 2023.
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Sora’s adventures are discounted on Steam until August 20.
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A good day for Sonic fans, but everyone else is going to have to keep waiting.
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A recent decision for Kingdom Hearts 4 undermines everything that came before for protagonist Sora, ever since the first KH in 2002.
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Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX jumped up the charts in the wake of Kingdom Hearts 4 hype.
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Fans, friends, and co-stars have flooded social media with tributes as they remember Kingdom Hearts and Scream actress Hayden Panettiere.
Will we finally make sense of Kingdom Hearts' story with this show?
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Kingdom Hearts 4 is on the horizon and seeing as the Kingdom Hearts franchise has 25 years worth of video games, it may be intimidating to get caught up. Thankfully in 2026, it has never been easier to play through this Disney x Final Fantasy crossover on whatever gaming platform…
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Ahead of tomorrow’s big Kingdom Hearts panel, Disney has made it clear just how important the franchise is to it.
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Disney has outlined just how powerful and important video games are to the company's future. In a blog post ahead of D23-- where Kingdom Hearts news is expected --the company's gaming boss, Sean Shoptaw, revealed that games are now a "fundamental part of the broader entertainment…
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Sora’s adventures are discounted on Steam until August 20.
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Square Enix has announced a Kingdom Hearts Collection [I–III] promotion tied to Toy Story 5 screenings in Japan, with moviegoers able to receive a set of two original stickers beginning August 7. The stickers will be distributed at participating TOHO Cinemas locations to attendee…
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The art has since been changed to remove some irregularities
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Kingdom Hearts publisher and developer, Square Enix , has denied claims that it used AI-generated content to promote the yet-to-be-released Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3. Fans first accused the company of using AI back in early June, and now - some two months after the initial ac…
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A rather Goofy situation
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There are now three different versions going around
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June 22: Square Enix has gone ahead and updated the boxart for Kingdom Hearts Collection [1-3], following claims that the original image was made with the help of AI. The new version isn’t live everywhere just yet, but is starting to appear at some retailers. Fans quickly noticed…
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How could he be so heartless?
Leakers have put together a large list of gaming collabs set to appear in the game
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Nomura has always said that Sora is just a “normal” boy, but a very interesting theory suggests that’s more true than we realise.
The director of Square Enix, Yoshinori Kitase, has participated in a special feature celebrating the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy X. Mr. Kitase spoke about the difficulties of assembling a team to tackle the project as Tetsuya Nomura was wrapped up in the Kingdom Hearts fran…
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It's been two decades, but Kingdom Hearts somehow still has its secrets.
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A brand-new event featuring the major names behind Kingdom Hearts 4 is set to take place on August 15.
The next Season of popular multiplayer game Fortnite could be a big one as it is rumoured to be a gaming legends-themed Season. While the full details have yet to be unveiled by Epic Games, it’s believed to feature Sonic, Megaman, Crash Bandicoot, Kingdom Hearts, and other establ…
