Kingdom Heart's Canon Reference List
(This post is brought to you by a severe case of insomnia. Damn you, stress! :S).
Once upon a time, I was a mod on a Digimon LJ fanfic community (in spanish), which died in just a couple of months due to a lack of members (and my ineptitude at promoting it XD). The only thing remotely useful that ever happened in that community was that with the help of its three members a canon resource list for any aspiring fanfic writer, fanartist, cosplayer, etc. was created, including links to essays, character descriptions, rants, translations from japanese sources, etc. for the Digimon Anime and Videogames.
Anyway, I thought it'd be useful for the members of this community to have a list with as many canon references for the three KH games as possible, because this fandom not only has a ton of characters and is a massive cross-over with tons of different movies and games, it also has a somewhat complex plot (or at least it has many details, most of them confusing). Even the character's outfits are complex! XD
I'm a newb to this fandom and I know I'm missing a lot of things (like the manga and novel canon), so if you have a link to anything that should be included in this list, feel free to comment. For example, reference pictures (for fanartists and cosplayers), translations, essays, discussions, rants, videos, etc. Anything that can refresh our memories about the canon and its characters will be greatly appreciated.
Without anything else to say, here's the list. I hope you find it useful when you write/draw/etc. ^^
Kingdom Hearts I
Kingdom Hearts I GameFaqs Site. Scroll down to "In Depth Faqs" and there you'll find:
- Kingdom Hearts I Plot Analysis Guide by Richard Beast
- Kingdom Hearts I Game Script by Oliver Kong
- Jiminy's Journal Transcript (KHI) by RanryuL (includes Ansem Reports)
- Final Mix Guide
- Hikari/Simple and Clean Lyrics by Churro
Wikipedia
Artwork from KHU (Reference pictures, screenshots, world reference shots, weapons and heartless). Contributed by
lynxgriffin
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories GameFaqs Site. Scroll down to "In Depth Faqs" and there you'll find:
- Chain of Memories Game Script by dragonblade3325
- CoM's Jiminy's journal transcript by chibi super shadow
- Kingdom Hearts - Chain of Memories Story Guide by SkyeWelse
Skies of Memory: Chain of Memories Story Summary (Video)
Wikipedia
Artwork from KHU (Reference pictures). Contributed by
lynxgriffin
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts 2 GameFaqs Site. Scroll down to "In Depth Faqs" and there you'll find:
- Kingdom Hearts 2 Game Script by DJFireWolf
- Jiminy's Journal Transcript (KHII) by Amanda
- Secret Ansem's Reports by RikusMinion9
- Passion/Sanctuary Lyrics by Penultima_92
- Atlantica's Song Lyrics by bookaya619
Organization XIII's characterization
Organization XIII's Characterization (Different Essay)
Axel's characterization
Wikipedia
Luc Court (Fanfiction than can serve as character's reference guide) contributed by
fuestjuki
Artwork from KHU (Reference pictures). Contributed by
lynxgriffin
Miscellaneous
List of Main Characters (Wikipedia)
Sora and Roxas' picture references.
FFVIII!Squall vs KH!Leon
Organization XIII's heights
Demyx (Hairstyle)
Characters' Hair Colors
Female characters' strengths
Beta Thread
Cutscenes and Videos from all the games
Marluxia and flowers' meanings.
Axel/Roxas rant by
reverse_sky
Axel's characterization by
chibi_zia
Riku's characterization (w/pics) by
reverse_sky
Roxas' characterization (w/pics) by
princeali_m_fan
Grammar Guide by
mocha_cocoa
Cloud's characterization by
iamtaylorb
Ansems Guide by
kiwi_socks
Sporking Guide by
lynxgriffin and
tegurunrampant
Disney Characters
Mickey Mouse (Includes links to other sources)
Donald Duck
Donald Duck's Family Tree
Goofy
Disney's HooZoo
Wikipedia's list of Disney Characters (both contributed by
princeali_m_fan)
Edit: I've been informed that Gamefaqs doesn't allow direct linking to their articles, so I took them out. The links to the game's main pages are now up, listing the articles included in each one.