In 2002, Square Enix developed a game that was unlike any we’d ever seen. The studio found a magical recipe by combining the charming, loveable characters of Disney with the rugged, overly emotional characters of Final Fantasy. The result was the birth of Kingdom Hearts, a story about three friends seeking adventure and a fateful battle between light and darkness.
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The Kingdom Hearts series contains 13 games that span multiple platforms. Fans of the series will be the first to tell you the plot is extremely convoluted, as many games occur at different points of the overarching timeline. But at the center of it all is a mysterious cloaked man who goes by the Master of Masters. The importance of this character can easily be lost in the chaos, so let’s dive into who exactly is this hooded figure.
Before Sora dreamed of leaving the comforts of Destiny Islands, the Master of Masters also wished to seek other worlds. As a young boy, the Keyblade War ravaged his world and he lost many loved ones in the battles. He swore to defeat the Darkness and trained himself in becoming a Keyblade Master. When he grew older, the Master of Masters left his homeworld and arrived in Daybreak Town, where he began crafting his master plan.
First, the Master of Masters created a Keyblade from one of his eyes called the Gazing Eye. He used this Keyblade and his innate powers of foresight to create the Book of Prophecies. This book would depict specific events in the future, but not the complete future. However, the Gazing Eye allowed him to also see through the weapon, so by combining both the Keyblade and the Book of Prophecies, the Master of Masters could foresee the future.
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