Kingdom Heartsstarted as one of the greatest (and most bizarre) crossovers of all time, bringing both Disney and Square Enix franchises together. At first, the onlycharacters that belong to Square Enixwere from theFinal Fantasygames, such as Cloud, Cid, and Squall. However, 2012’sDream Drop Distanceadded the characters fromThe World Ends With Youand 2019’sKingdom Hearts IIIincluded Schwarzgeist fromEinhanderas a boss.
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Because of this, Square Enix fans have been wondering what characters could be introduced in upcominggames of the series, with some even hoping to see more of them and less Disney properties in the next title. Here are ten characters that would be amazing to see in aKingdom Heartsgame.
10Noctis
Noctis is the main character ofFinal FantasyXV. Seeing as how a lot of the protagonistsfrom this serieshave met Sora, Noctis would feel like a very natural choice. In fact, Tetsuya Nomura, the director of theKingdom Heartsgames actually created Noctis and was working onFinal Fantasy Versus XIII, until it was scrapped and later becameFinal Fantasy XV. Nomura ended up making another character that has a lot of similarities to Noctis, Yozora, who is one of the newestKingdom Heartscharacters, so it is possible that Noctis won’t ever appear. Regardless, it would be awesome and a great surprise for a lot of fans.
9Kefka Palazzo
Sephiroth is known by manyKingdom Heartsfans to be one ofthe best antagonistsinFinal Fantasy. They were able to fight against him in the original title andKingdom Hearts II, with both of these battles being some of the toughest within their respective games. Unfortunately, Square Enix hasn’t really introduced other villains fromFinal Fantasy, and Kefka Palazzo would be a great choice. Many fans of the franchise consider Kefka Palazzo to be the bestFinal Fantasyvillain,right next to Sephiroth, so it would be great if Sora was able to fight him.
8Sho Minamimoto
Sho Minamimoto was one of the antagonists inThe World Ends With Youand is going to be a playable character in the upcoming sequel,NEO: The World Ends With You. Throughout the game, Neku wasn’t sure if Minamimoto had killed him and was the reason he was in the Underground or if his killer was Joshua and it will be very interesting to see what his role in the next game is.
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Since he is becoming a main character, it would be great to see him with the characters from the game that Sora met when he went to Traverse Town inDream Drop Distance.
72B
2B is one of the main protagonists inNieR: Automataand, by far, the most popular. She is an android that works for YoRHa in a fight against the machines. Before the release of this game, theDrakengardfranchise was very underrated, but nowfans are very excited for the releaseofNier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139…, an upgrade ofNieR: Automata’s prequel. Seeing as how popular 2B has become, fans would be thrilled to have her, along with any of the other characters from the game, added in aKingdom Heartstitle.
6Erik
DespiteDragon Questbeing one of Square Enix’sbest RPG franchises, just likeFinal Fantasy, it’s never made an appearance inKingdom Hearts. The most recent main title to release wasDragon Quest XIand many fans enjoyed it, becoming one of the most popular games in the series. The Luminary is the main character ofDragon Quest XI, but because he’s a silent protagonist, he shouldn’t be in aKingdom Heartsgame. Instead, his companion, Erik, would be a much better choice. Erik was a very helpful comrade and would get along great with Sora, Riku, and the other Guardians of Light.
5Edward Elric
Many forget that Square Enix also publishes manga, with their most successful beingFullmetal Alchemist. The main character of the manga, Edward Elric, would be a great character to add toKingdom Heartsif Square Enix were to introduce Sora to their manga characters. He lost an arm and a leg after trying to bring his mother back to life with his brother, Alphonse, who lost his entire body. The manga revolves around them trying to obtain the Philosopher’s Stone so they can undo this tragedy. Both Elric brothers could easily fit into the video game series, but if only one were to be in it, it’d have to be Edward.
4Geno
Not everyMariogame has been developed by Nintendo. Square (before merging with Enix) worked onSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, where players were introduced to Geno, one of the franchise’s most underrated characters.
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Seeing as how a fewKingdom Heartsgames were Nintendo exclusives when they first launched, it would be great to add Geno in an upcoming title if it were also an exclusive.
3Rush Sykes
Rush Sykes is the main character ofThe Last Remnantand would get along with Sora very easily. Like the wielder of the Kingdom Key, Rush is very kind and cares about his sister the same way that Sora cares for his friends. Rush can also use most of the arts and weapons in his game, so he’d be a greater party member to team up with.
2Lara Croft
Lara Croft is the main character in theTomb Raiderseries. She’s gone on many adventures around the world so it’d be interesting to see explore another or for one of theKingdom Heartscharacters to go to hers. Seeing as how she’s one of Square Enix’s best and strongest female characters, Tetsuya Nomura and the other writers ofKingdom Heartscould also learn a lot from her.
1Roddick
Star Oceanhas a different protagonist in each game, with Roddick being the hero of the original title. He, along with his friends, Millie and Dorne travel to a town called Coule after hearing that the civilians there have been infected and can’t be cured. From there, the three try to find a way to save everyone from turning to stone, which is what the virus does to people. As his story can be especially relatable to the current events of the world, now would be a great time for Roddick and his friends to joinKingdom Hearts.
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