Destiny Islands

**Destiny Islands**, named **Destiny Island** is the home world of Sora, Riku, Master Xehanort, and Kairi (although Kairi is originally from Radiant Garden), three of the series's main characters. The world seems to be led by an unnamed mayor, who is mentioned as Kairi's foster parent.

The main island is where the residents live and go to school; Kairi and Selphie are known to go to the same school. The main island also has a small beach and dock. There appears to be a fairly large town in the background, with a long clay path leading to the beach. Sora's House can briefly be seen before Sora encounters the Darkside. However, the only portion of the house which can be seen is Sora's bedroom during the storm.

The smaller island, where Sora, Riku, Kairi, Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka play, is where all of the playable scenes take place. It is reached by canoe from the main island. The **Seashore** area is naturally covered in yellow sandy beaches, exotic trees and shrubbery, and wooden constructions. There is a **Seaside Shack** and a somewhat treehouse built into a large tree. The Seaside Shack contains the island's only Save Point. A miniature island is settled next to the island and can be reached by crossing a bridge (which can be accessed by using the stairs in the Seaside Shack mentioned above or alternatively, by swimming towards a ladder on the opposite side of the island, and then climbing it).

Sora can also have duels with Wakka, Selphie and Tidus nearby in the first game. Sora and Riku often practice their sword fights at the place where the friends can watch the sunset—past the Bridge, on the miniature island. On that island is a crooked palm tree that grows Paopu Fruits. Local myth dictates that the two people who share one will have their destinies intertwined. The **Cove** at the back of the island has an obstacle course which Sora and Riku use during their competitive challenges.

The **Secret Place** is a cave hidden behind the island's waterfall, where the children visited during their childhood. Sora and Riku first discovered it when they were young children. There is a door in the cave which is actually the Keyhole of the world. The cave's walls are covered in chalk drawings, some hinting at the earlier encounters of the children. Among them is a drawing of Sora and Kairi sharing a Paopu Fruit. Riku enters here near the beginning of the game and opens the door, unleashing the Heartless onto the islands. Whether he did so knowingly and willingly is unknown, though it is likely that the words of Xehanort influenced him to do so.

## Known Inhabitants

Most inhabitants have moved to other locations such as Radiant Garden, so this is a second home to them.

* Sora (moved to Radiant Garden in Sora's Adventures)
* Riku (moved to Radiant Garden in Sora's Adventures)
* Kairi (originally from Radiant Garden; moved back there in Sora's Adventures permanently)
* Master Xehanort (moved to Daybreak Town)
* Tidus (originally from Zanarkand; washed ashore this island in an alternate timeline as a child and lives in Radiant Garden currently in the original timeline)
* Wakka (originally from Besaid; washed ashore the island alongside his little brother Chappu in an alternate timeline and currently lives in Radiant Garden in the original timeline)
* Selphie Tilmitt (originally from Trabia Garden; found herself on this island in an alternate timeline after being separated from her schoolmates and currently lives in Twilight Town in the original timeline)

### Heart of the Keybearer only:

* Lilo Pelekai
* Nani Pelekai
* David Kawena
* Moses Puloki
* Mertle Edmonds
* Teresa
* Elena
* Yuki
* Victoria
* Mr. Jameson
* Keoni

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

The Islands only appear in a select few episodes, starting with Sora’s Adventure Begins! In this episode, Sora's Memory Pod is located in the Secret Place, and there is a secret door leading to Betwixt and Between. Sora and friends had to go through the door when King Mickey and Master Yen Sid call for them at Mysterious Tower.

In Kairi and the Mermaid Tales, this is the location for the School's Out Celebration Party, where the crew and some friends have a surfing contest, fashion show, blitzball and make delicious food. As Kairi starts surfing, she wipes out and somehow becomes a half human half mermaid, discovering that there is an undersea kingdom below the surface.

## Trivia

* Inside the Secret Place in *Kingdom Hearts*, there are sketches of Donald, Goofy, and a crossed out chocobo on the right side. On the left there are sketches of a dragon, Disney Castle, and a world that has a crown on the top on one of the lower rocks. Even the four suits of cards and what seem to be Bit Snipers can be seen.
* The orientation between the Main Island and the Small Island is somewhat ambiguous. Although both *Kingdom Hearts* and *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days* depicts the Small Island's miniature islet (accessible from the Small Island by bridge) as facing the open ocean and the setting sun, the scene in which Kairi stands on the beach of the Main Island in *Kingdom Hearts II* depicts the Small Island in the opposite position, with the miniature islet facing the Main Island and the Cove facing the setting sun. However, if this was its correct orientation, the Main Island would have been visible from the islet's Paopu tree, and previous games show the view from the mentioned tree as simply endless ocean and an unobstructed view of the setting sun.
* There are several Hidden Mickey insignias in the *Kingdom Hearts*version of Destiny Islands. Easy-to-spot insignias include one on the ground in the Cove, and a patch of purple in the trees.
* If you rearrange the letters of "Destiny Island" you get "It's Disney Land".
* Both words of "Destiny Islands" are seven letters long which is the number of Princess of Heart. Kairi, a later residence of the islands, is one of the Princesses.
* In Sora's room there is a model of the airship from Final Fantasy hanging from the ceiling with two dolls in it.
* Although this world was addressed as Destiny Islands, it was mostly referred to "island" or "islands" by the characters, until Yen Sid addressed its name in *Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.*
* In *Birth by Sleep,* it's implied Destiny Islands has a slightly faster time flow than other worlds; a least one day passes between Terra and Aqua visiting. When Terra arrived, Riku and Sora were leaving for the day. Aqua arrived shortly afterwards, but Sora and Riku weren't initially there until a bit later.
* The reason that Lilo and Stitch characters live here in *Heart of the Keybearer* games is because Mr. Cooper wanted to avoid most real-world places and to use locations that already exist.