Which is a better keyblade trio?

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  1. Cloud4012 Gummi Ship Junkie

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    We have seen a lot of teams fighting together in the Kingdom hearts series. Which do you think is a better trio.

    1. Sora, Riku, and Kairi

    2. Roxas, Axel, and Xion

    3. Terra, Ventus, and Aqua.
     
  2. 61 No. B

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    I hesitate to call any of them but the BBS crew as a Keyblade trio.

    Kairi has only ever weilded one in cutscenes, so that almost doesn't count considering she has done nothing but swing at a few heartless.

    The people from Days aren't a Keyblade trio. Axel never weilded a Keyblade, and when Lea was revived he was not part of that trio, the other two were gone.


    What I assume you mean is which protagonist triad do we like best?
    To that I answer: Sora, Riku, and Kairi, duh.
     
  3. Airi Ban King's Apprentice

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    Terra, Aqua and Ven definitely.
     
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    I think it's more meant to be "which is the best trio, who also happen to wield keyblades"
     
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    Roxas, Axel, and Xion. I can never get over their story.
     
  6. AzzyFox Destiny Islands Resident

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    The question is clearly "Keyblade Trio." As of now, the best and only trio is Terra-Ventus-Aqua. ;)
     
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    Yeah of course that's what it says, but it's not what should have been asked since one of the three options isn't a keyblade trio.
    TVA isn't the only trio, SRK is a trio as well, just not as fully developed.
     
  8. Labrys King's Apprentice

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    Yeah I'm gonna have to agree with below on that.
    It doesn't make sense because Axel never welded a keyblade. Lea did but I don't know about Axel though.....
    Anywho I prefer both Sora, Riku, kairi and Terra Aqua and ven.
     
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    Kairi was passed Aqua's Keyblade, though. But I agree, we are going just off of potential rather than actual proof of her abilities.

    Personally I'm going to have to say Sora, Riku, and Kairi. The Birth by Sleep trio are a really close second for me, and probably would surpass SR&K with more development, because I think the reason I enjoy SR&K is because they are so developed. Each of the characters have unique relationships and interactions with one another, it's just overall a very interesting dynamic. I think that's why we've had so many games of them and are still eager for the cutscenes with them together--I don't know about you all but the scenes where they reunite in Kingdom Hearts II had me on the edge of my seat. Kingdom Hearts II in general was just kind of taunting you with it throughout the entire game.

    TA&V I feel just have less developed interactions, to me. Aqua is a caretaker, Ven looks at Terra as a role model, and Terra just kind of operates solo, though he does care for the two of them, obviously. Compared to SR&K, they just haven't seen as much character development, and thus are less interesting to me. But again, if they appear more in future titles that could change.

    I never played Days so that hurts my interest in Roxas, Axel, and Xion, but even then I doubt they would be anywhere but third place to me. They do, I think, count as a Keyblade trio because all three wield Keyblades, but I in general find the Nobody concept a bit tired.
     
  10. Labrys King's Apprentice

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    Isn't Terra more of an Anti hero as well?
     
  11. Misty gimme kiss

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    It definitely can be argued, yes! But I think he also has some archetypal "hero" qualities--strong and protective of his friends (mainly Ven, but Aqua also). He does certainly differ from the traditional hero image in his use of darkness, though--kind of like Riku--he's willing to use means that are not "good." But I think it also has to be considered within the context of the Kingdom Hearts universe, where they've begun to explore the gray areas of a light/dark dichotomy. We've begun to see instances where the characters who fall outside the "light"--Riku, Terra, even Axel to an extent, etc.--are indeed the heroes in their own way.

    I wouldn't call Terra the ideal hero by any means but I don't think he's quite an anti-hero, though he does have traits of both!
     
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    Personally I like Xion, Roxas, and Axel just because of the strong bond all three of them share. True friends to the end.
     
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    Even if Sora-Riku-Kairi and Roxas-Axel-Xion did count (and it most likely won't unless Kairi becomes a legit Keyblade wielder rather than a girl who smacked a few Heartless with one in a cutscene; Lea didn't get his Keyblade until KH3D and has yet to use it), my vote would still be for the Terra-Ventus-Aqua trio because:

    1) Terra, Ven and Aqua have had the most training, and when their journeys began, they had a wide variety of skills and abilities available to them.
    2) Kairi has never been helpful in the long run, just the token Damsel in Distress.
    3) Sora is too naïve.
    4) Roxas and Xion are part of Sora now and can't fight.
     
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    Part of the reason I almost dislike the trio in BBS is because they are so underdeveloped, yet the game expects me to care for them without doing anything to warrant it, at least that's how I feel, and that's why I don't care for them as a trio or individual characters.


    To be fair, the original trio has had more time to develop and has been the focus of many more games, so we are naturally going to expect more and care more about them (except for newcomers or people who just adore BBS or those characters, I guess.) However I am not trying to suggest that the reason the BBS people feel underdeveloped is because they have only had one game, as much as I was indifferent to her, Xion felt completely validated as a worthwhile character, and KHII was not at all necessary for me to care about Roxas and Axel in that game, Days did a wonderful job with making those two characters worthwhile on it's own.

    Okay, I'm not saying that as a trio the Days people aren't good, but Axel never had a keyblade during his time as a Nobody, which was the time he was a part of that trio. I understand some people don't care, and to some people Axel and Lea are the same people, because in a sense they are, but for me, I have to make the distinction between Axel and Lea, that's a detail that I can't overlook. And I don't mean to step on anyone's toes by saying this, it's just something that bothers me.
     
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    it is so roxas, axel, and xion all the way
     
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    Terra, Aqua and Ven. But only because they all use and fight with a keyblade constantly.
    The other 2... well I don't know. I don't like Kairi to be called a Keyblade owner 'cause she rarely use one...
    The same is for Axel. He only uses a Keyblade in DDD and not when he's with Roxas or Xion.

    If you had asked,which of these 3 trios I do prefer... I would say Axel Roxas and Xion because they're my favourite characters in KH all the way.
     
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    Can you show me when Kairi has been shown wielding a keyblade? the only time i seen her even metntioned was in the secret movie of DDD and she didnt wield one, Yen Cid just said she could
     
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    In The World That Never Was towards the end of KH2.

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    It's kinda a big moment, I don't know how you missed it.
     
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    I'd have to say personally Axel, Xion, and Roxas, just because of the deep bond they shared, even if it was only for 1 year, and while Axel didn't technically have a keyblade at the time, I consider it valid since as Lea he does, and even though they're two different people, they're the same personalities as well(as lest it seems like it), and while it's not at the same time, it puts him into that group. It's kind of a "what if" scenario if you go with that group.

    Sora, Riku, and Kairi are a close second, because they've gone through some big ordeals in the span of a year as well, definitely the most out of the three groups, and they've deepened their connections a lot. I'm not going to keep going because otherwise I'll lose even myself.

    Terra, Aqua, and Ventus is third mostly because even though they had training, I couldn't really get a feel for them besides Terra is like the older brother and wants to take care of the other two, Aqua wants to protect them as well, and be the mature one at the same time, and Ven is the kid who wants to prove he's more than that, and has to face his inner darkness. It's a great story, but besides that, we haven't really gotten too much into their characters.
     
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    lmao omg ur right >.< how the hell do i forget that? good look my good sir.