Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is a role-playing game video game franchise made by Square Enix. The series is a crossover between Square Enix and Disney. Games in the franchise include Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts coded, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III. The reissues for all games were released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

 Titles 
 Kingdom Hearts 
Kingdom Hearts is the first game of the series for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan on March 28, 2002 and in North America on September 17, 2002. In the game, Sora, Riku and Kairi end up going separate ways, when their island is invaded by Heartless (monsters who steal people's hearts). Sora wields a Keyblade, teams up Donald Duck and Goofy, and travel around the universe for each worlds, including Alice in Wonderland, The Little Mermaid and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sora learns that Riku is possessed by Ansem, the creator of Heartless, who unsuccessfully kidnap seven Princesses of Heart (including Kairi), in order to reveal  the Keyhole. While Kairi stays at Destiny Islands, Riku and Mickey Mouse are trapped in the Realm of Darkness, and Sora seals the door to prevent Ansem from using it. Kingdom Hearts Final Mix is a reissue of the game that was released only in Japan on December 26, 2002. It has more features than the original, including a battle with Xemnas.

 Chain of Memories 
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is the second game in the series for Game Boy Advance. It was released in Japan on November 11, 2004 and in North America on December 7, 2004. In the game, Sora arrives at Castle Oblivion and visits each recreations of aforementioned worlds. Each are on different floors, and the old memory is replaced by a new ons. When Sora forgets Kairi, she is replaced by Naminé. Sora meets Organization XIII, the enemy group attempting to erase his memory. Naminé puts Sora to sleep, in order for him to restore all memories for the next year. While following the same path like Sora, Riku attempts to control his ego under Ansem's influence. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is a reissue of the game made for PlayStation 2. It has additional cutscenes and battles. It was released together with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix + in Japan on March 29, 2007, and was released as a standalone title in North America on December 2, 2008.

 Kingdom Hearts II 
Kingdom Hearts II is the third game of the series for PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan on December 22, 2005, in North America on March 28, 2006 and in Europe on September 29, 2006. The game begins with Roxas, Hayner, Pence and Olette, living in Twilight Town and planning a summer vacation. As Roxas confronts Axel, Naminé and DiZ, Roxas realizes that the memory will change so he can become whole. Before disappearing, Roxas finds Sora in suspended animation. Sora, Donald and Goofy wake up, and resume their mission on finding Mickey and Riku. They meet the remaining members of Organization XIII and learn that they are beings called Nobodies. When a Heartless steals someone's heart, that person also becomes a Heartless, but if their heart is strong, it becomes a Nobody. Nobodies have no emotions, but want to have hearts again. Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII, attempts to summon Kingdom Hearts, by defeating the Heartless to release the hearts they hold and allow the Nobodies to retrieve them. This is the reason the Organization wanted Sora to join them. It is later revealed that Roxas and Naminé are the Nobodies of Sora and Kairi, when they lost each hearts from the beginning. Xemnas is the Nobody of Xehanort and Ansem is Xehanort's Heartless. After defeating Xemnas, Sora and his friends return to Destiny Islands. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix + is a reissue of the game released only in Japan on March 29, 2007. It has more features, including new areas, battles and a secret ending.

 coded 
Kingdom Hearts coded is the fourth game of the series for mobile phones. It was released in episodes with the first being released only in Japan on November 18, 2008. The game follows Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy Cricket, discovering a mysterious sentence in the journal and digitizing the contents to find the one responsible. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded is a reissue of the game made for Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on October 7, 2010, January 11, 2011 in North America, and on January 14, 2011 in Europe. It has additional scenes and a secret ending.

 358/2 Days 
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is a fifth game for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on May 30, 2009, and in North America on September 29, 2009. The game begins with Roxas and Organization XIII. Xion, a Nobody created by the Organization and from Sora. Roxas abandons the organization and defeats Xion. The game uses wi-fi for other players to battle each other. Each of them can choose characters for battles.

 Birth by Sleep 
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is the sixth game of the series for PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on January 9, 2010, and in North America on September 7, 2010. The game is set ten years before Sora begins his journey. It follows a shared path between Terra, Ventus and Aqua, the apprentices of Eraqus and Xehanort. They set out to stop Vanitas, the creator of Unversed. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix is a reissue of the game was released only in Japan on January 20, 2011. It has content from the English version and new features, such as a playable Secret Episode and a hint at a possible Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep -Volume Two-

Kingdom Hearts IIIKingdom Hearts III is the seventh game of the series for PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2019. It was originally planned to be released on PlayStation 3 but still cancelled.

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of MemoryKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm game set after Kingdom Hearts III for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was released on October 14, 2020.

 Kingdom Hearts IV Kingdom Hearts IV'' is the next upcoming entry in the franchise. 

 Voice cast 
 Japanese Version 
 Kingdom Hearts (2002) 
 Japanese Voice Actor  Role Mayuko Aoki  Selphie Tilmitt Takashi Aoyagi  King Mickey Mouse Kaori Aso  Jasmine Mika Doi  Alice, Daisy Duck Yuko Doi  Sally, Shock Yuriko Fuchizaki  Wendy Darling Tessho Genda  Tigger Banjo Ginga  Clayton Hiroshi Hatanaka  Oogie Boogie Masachika Ichimura  Jack Skellington Minoru Inaba  Dale Miyu Irino  Sora Hideo Ishikawa  Squall Leonhart Taro Ishira  King Triton Mitsuo Iwata  Peter Pan Akira Kamiya  Iago Yumi Kakazu  Yuffie Kisaragi Jurota Kosugi  Tarzan Takehiro Koyama  Doorknob Kaneta Kimotsuki  Jiminy Cricket Kiyoshi Komiyama  Piglet Kazuo Kumakura  Geppetto, Mr. Smee Kujira  Ursula Yasunori Matsumoto  Hercules Sheigeo Matsuzawa  Barrel Shinichiro Miki  Aladdin Yuji Mitsuya  Dr. Frinklestien Mamoru Miyano  Riku Yuko Mizutani  Minnie Mouse Toshiyuki Morikawa  Sephiroth Masakazu Morita  Tidus Shuichiro Moriyama  Flotsam, Jetsam Ichiro Nagai  Philoctetes Kazuya Nakai  Wakka Toru Ohira  Mayor of Halloween Town Akio Otsuka  Ansem Chikao Otsuka  Captain Hook Sumie Ozawa  Queen of Hearts Maaya Sakamoto  Aerith Gainsborough Takahiro Sakurai  Cloud Strife Toshiko Sawada  Maleficent Kyusaku Shimada  Hades Yu Shimaka  Goofy Shintaro Sonooka  Lock Mayumi Suzuki  Jane, Ariel Akira Takarada  Jafar Roko Takizawa  Chip Yuki Tokiwa  Flounder, Pinocchio Risa Uchida  Kairi Shigeru Ushiyama  White Rabbit Koichi Yamadera  Donald Duck, Beast, Genie, Sebastian, Mushu Shun Yashiro  Pooh of the Bear

 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) 
 Japanese Voice Actor  Role Keiji Fujiwara  Axel Tatsuya Kando  Vexen, Marluxia, Lexaeus Rieko Katayama  Larxene

 English Version 
 Main Characters 
 Main Square Enix Characters 
 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Jason Dohring  Terra Willa Holland  Aqua Jesse McCartney  Ventus Leonard Nimoy  Master Xehanort Haley Joel Osment  Vanitas Mark Hamill  Master Eraqus

 Kingdom Hearts (2002) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Haley Joel Osment  Sora David Gallagher  Riku Hayden Panettiere  Kairi Billy Zane  Ansem, Seeker of Darkness

 Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2008) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Haley Joel Osment  Sora David Gallagher  Riku Meaghan Martin  Namine Richard Epcar  Ansem, Seeker of Darkness

 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Jesse McCartney  Roxas Quinton Flynn  Axel Alyson Stoner  Xion David Gallagher  Riku

 Kingdom Hearts II (2006) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Haley Joel Osment  Sora David Gallagher  Riku Hayden Panettiere  Kairi Jesse McCartney  Roxas Brittany Snow  Namine

 Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (2011) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Haley Joel Osment  Data-Sora David Gallagher  Data-Riku Jesse McCartney  Data-Roxas Meaghan Martin  Data-Namine

 Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance (2012) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Haley Joel Osment  Sora David Gallagher  Riku Quinton Flynn  Lea Ben Diskin  Young Xehanort

 Kingdom Hearts III (2019) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Haley Joel Osment  Sora David Gallagher  Riku Jesse McCartney  Roxas

 Main Disney Characters 
 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Bret Iwan  King Mickey Mouse

 Kingdom Hearts (2002) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Wayne Allwine  King Mickey Mouse Tony Anselmo  Donald Duck Bill Farmer  Goofy

 Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2008) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Wayne Allwine  King Mickey Mouse Tony Anselmo  Donald Duck Bill Farmer  Goofy

 Kingdom Hearts II (2006) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Wayne Allwine  King Mickey Mouse Tony Anselmo  Donald Duck Bill Farmer  Goofy

 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2011) 
 English Voice Actor  Role Bret Iwan  King Mickey Mouse Tony Anselmo  Donald Duck Bill Farmer  Goofy Phil Snyder  Jiminy Cricket

 Supporting Characters 
 Supporting Disney Characters 
 Classic Disney Characters 
 English Voice Actor  Role Russi Taylor  Queen Minnie Mouse Tress MacNeille  Daisy Duck, Chip Bill Farmer  Pluto the Dog Corey Burton  Dale

 Alice in Wonderland 
 English Voice Actor  Role Kathryn Beaumont  Alice Tress MacNeille  Queen of Hearts Corey Burton  White Rabbit, Doorknob

 Hercules 
 English Voice Actor  Role Sean Astin  Hercules (Kingdom Hearts) Robert Costanzo  Philoctetes James Woods  Hades

 Tarzan 
 English Voice Actor  Role Tony Goldwyn  Tarzan Naia Kelly  Jane Porter Brian Blessed  Clayton Audrey Wasilewski  Terk

 Winnie the Pooh 
 English Voice Actor  Role Jim Cummings  Winnie the Pooh, Tigger John Fielder  Piglet (Kingdom Hearts) Travis Oates  Piglet (Kingdom Hearts II) Ken Sansom  Rabbit Andre Stojka  Owl Gregg Berger  Eeyore Jimmy Bennett  Roo Tress MacNeille  Kanga Michael Gough  Gopher

 Aladdin 
 English Voice Actor  Role Scott Weinger  Aladdin Dan Castellaneta  Genie Linda Larkin  Jasmine Jonathan Freeman  Jafar Gilbert Gottfried  Iago Frank Welker  Abu

 Pinocchio 
 English Voice Actor  Role Seth E. Adkins  Pinocchio Tony Pope  Geppetto Eddie Carroll  Jiminy Cricket (Kingdom Hearts)

 The Little Mermaid 
 English Voice Actor  Role Jodi Benson  Ariel Kenneth Mars  King Triton Kevin Michael Richardson  Sebastian Eli Russell Linnetz  Flounder Pat Carroll  Ursula Corey Burton  Flotsam, Jetsam

 The Nightmare Before Christmas 
 English Voice Actor  Role Chris Sarandon  Jack Skellington Kath Soucie  Sally, Shock Jeff Bennett  Mayor of Halloween Town (Kingdom Hearts), Barrel Jess Harnell  Dr. Finklestein, Lock Ken Page  Oogie Boogie Glenn Shadix  Mayor of Halloween Town (Kingdom Hearts II)

 Peter Pan 
 English Voice Actor  Role Christopher Steele  Peter Pan Corey Burton  Captain Hook Jeff Bennett  Mr. Smee Kathryn Beaumont  Wendy Darling

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