Chain of Memories Does anyone else not understand Namine?

Namine is weird

 

My theory is Namine summoned him outside castle oblivion, then Sora was lured inside.

 

But Marluxia appeared to him right after Sora lost track of Pluto...

So if anything, Pluto led him to Marluxia, not Namine.

 

She did own 12 of them in your fic.XD

 

I'm just going to say this:
If you're interested in the Kingdom Hearts story, you'll have to do more than play the games a couple times. You'll have to read the manga as well. I've found plenty a plothole in Mr. Nomura's games, but the manga always seems to have been a safety net for them after the games. Plus, many people agree on their own ideas about the games, such as when Sora closed Riku in Kingdom Hearts, Riku stayed (rather than stepping out) because he felt he had to atone for the darkness dwelling in his heart still.
The game needs to maintain it's 'T' rating and buff up on some things. The disney references are too old for younger players and the main fanbase is teenagers anyways. Plus, I'd love to see some realizm in the game, such as Sora actually being wounded and bleeding and Donald casting cure and watching the wounds close up.
I just think there is a flood of potential if Square would boost the rating; but the Disney portion keeps it at a basic 'E' other than in KH2 for the 'blood' in Port Royal (even if it was only for a second).
It's a shame, really. I adore the main storyline and think it would make an epic game series all on its own.
Sorry for the rant.. ^^'

 

No, Riku stayed in Darkness because he had to. He was bound to Xehanort's Heartless and if he left he may change back to him. If you played CoM you would realize that he was not being emo here. King Mickey also had to stay on that side. His entire side of the story in CoM is pertaining to his struggle with Xehanort's Heartless trying to take him over again while having to also contend with Org members who either don't seem to get what his problem is and play with the Darkness in him or want to use him to go after Marluxia and Sora. You do not need a manga to say that and you know what? The manga didn't.

The Manga seriously...is fine for humor, fun and a laugh. However, it is -not- canon. It does not tend to give out 'more' information but I couldn't take it seriously. I have no idea where you consider it to be providing more realism. Most people would agree it provides less mature scenes and is a funny twist on the story. It's entertainment and a way to 'relive' the game with some twists and not have to replay it. I'm sure in the actual games, the characters were meant to seem more serious than Repliku wandering off with Vexen clones, the Org being obsessed about pickles and having a 'work chart' of responsibilities that were menial they would never do in the Castle, etc. The manga, I'm sorry to say, made the Org all look as stupid as Sora can be in the games and I prefer the actual CoM Nobodies and the story of the game as more 'mature' and great nemeses than the manga by far. I laughed but really, I don't see how you consider them canon at all and not actually weaker than the story in the game itself.

In actuality, the video games themselves are more 'grim' than some people see. It could have been a higher game than for kids, such as a T rating for some of the very serious issues but young kids tend to miss nuances. Nomura really has been brilliant in making these games because there are many youthful themes and such but let's think about it and see how serious they really are. Heartless that can devour a person's being, Nobodies stuck as they are, people making a clone and sacrificing his individuality ruining his mind, a girl held against her will made to conspire against people who did nothing to her and she in fact had a bond with, messing with some people's memories is a serious assault, using someone for a coup against a group you are affiliated with, worlds taken by the Heartless, someone bent on revenge for his world being destroyed etc. These are pretty adult themes. I think if you play the games through twice that you do see the adult themes more and the last thing anyone should claim is the manga that waters it down a lot by not even showing these deaths etc is not more mature than the actual hidden layers in the game itself. The game probably -would- be a T rating were it not for the Disney which makes it possible for anyone to play because it sugar coats these very adult themes in it. Sorry to refute you here, but I just had to point this out.