Radiant Garden

**Radiant Garden**, also known as **The Radiant Garden** is a world also known as Hollow Bastion, the castle which lies in the center of the world, with the areas outside mostly destroyed. It is the home world of many *Final Fantasy* characters within the series, as well as the original home world of Kairi and Ansem the Wise and the current home of Sora, Kairi, Riku and Naminé.

After the world was reduced to just the castle, following an assault by the Heartless, it was named simply "Hollow Bastion". It regains its name in *Kingdom Hearts II* after Tron finds a record of it in the computer's database and shows everyone what the town looked like when it started out, causing everyone from the Radiant Garden to remember the name. This world was run by Ansem the Wise

## Settings and Areas

### The Town

Sora first arrives in the Radiant Garden (still known as Hollow Bastion at the time) at the **Marketplace** which houses the world's Moogleshop, as well as Uncle Scrooge and the accessory shop of his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. *Final Fantasy* fans will also note two familiar faces who run the world's armor shopand item shop. Down the stairs past the item shop is the **Borough**, which seems to be a residential area and where **Merlin's House** is located. It's also the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee's base of operations and contains the book that leads to the world 100 Acre Wood.

If you continue, you will come across the **Bailey** which allows a look of the **Villain's Vale** and access to the **Restoration Site**. After the events of your first journey to Space Paranoids, the **Bailey** is changed, with the outer wall of the city broken down and you can walk to the **Castle Gate**.

If you go to the **Restoration Site**, you will find equipment to restore the city. It is also changed after your first visit to Space Paranoids, which allows you to get two new treasures. At the end of the **Restoration Site** you will make your way up to the castle, Hollow Bastion.

### Outside of the Town

If you go to the **Castle Gate** from the **Bailey**, you can see an old gate similar to the one in *Kingdom Hearts*. From the **Castle Gate**, you will reach the long and winding **Ravine Trail** that eventually leads to the **Crystal Fissure**; a small cave-like area with glowing crystals. This leads to **The Great Maw**, a large area where the Battle of the 1000 Heartless is fought. The next and last area is the Dark Depths where you can fight Sephiroth after your third and final visit.

### Villain's Vale

From the Bailey you have a view of the **Villain's Vale** which is an unreachable area in *Kingdom Hearts II*. It acts as a base of operations for Maleficent and her forces of darkness. After discovering that Maleficent had been defeated, Pete showed up here to see if it was true. He found an empty fortress, but was soon greeted by a Diablo and a resurrected Maleficent.

When Sora and company first arrive in Hollow Bastion, at the base of the Vale is a swarm of Shadow Heartless. Leon and the rest of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee wish to restore the city, but first need to get rid of the Heartless. After the Battle of the 1000 Heartless, the base of the Vale is no longer surrounded by Heartless. The Heartless were amassed together by Maleficent and Pete for their army and then used to attack Hollow Bastion. The Heartless, however, sided with Organization XIII and did not finish attacking the city.

Villain's Vale appears in several flashbacks seen in Timeless River. As Maleficent treats Pete badly after his failure, the latter begins wishing he could return to the old days when he captained the Steamboat Willie. In response, the worlds gave Pete a doorway to his past to atone for his mistakes. He shows the door to Maleficent, who orders him to go to the past and destroy the Cornerstone of Light so that they may take control of Disney Castle in the present.

After losing Hollow Bastion to the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, she deems the crumbling fortress unworthy, and begins searching for a new, grander castle in which to rule, setting her sights on both Disney Castle and the Castle that Never Was.

#### Cavern of Remembrance

Main article: Cavern of Remembrance

In *Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix*, new areas are added including the **Cavern of Remembrance**and the **Garden of Assemblage** (where data of defeated Organization XIII members can be accessed and fought against). These areas can be accessed from a new hole in the **Postern**.

Alternatively, after completing all stages in the Cavern of Remembrance, the **Garden of Assemblage** can be accessed via an entrance cut out of the rock in the left side of the **Restoration Site**, thus saving players the trouble of scaling the mineshaft in the Cavern of Remembrance.

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

Sora and his friends go to Radiant Garden High School here and there’s a royal school called Radiant Garden Academy for Young Princesses. The people Radiant Garden Town Defense Committee who helps the town. Starting in Sora and Kairi's Wedding Day, the castle itself eventually becomes them home of Sora and Kairi, who become the crown prince and princess of Radiant Garden, as well as Riku and Naminé, who become the Captain of the Royal Keyblade Knights and magician, repsectively.

## Trivia

* Kairi was born in Radiant Garden and had a heart shaped birthmark on her shoulder.
* Sora goes to school here, as well as currently residing in the castle (he and Kairi formerly lived in Squall and Rinoa's house before getting married).