In this episode we talk about our precious troubled son Riku in the first Kingdom Hearts game. Sort-of villain, sort-of rival, definitely best friend, Riku is the moral gray to Sora's black and white. Also, Maleficent, Sora, and Ansem inadverte

1: Sora

Oct 11th, 2017 54m 4s

In this episode of 13 Xehanorts we talk about Sora in KH1. Sora is a cheerful blue sky of a boy who only wants to find his friends. Armed with the Keyblade and a distressingly black and white sense of morality, Sora travels through the worlds

0: WTF is Kingdom Hearts?

Oct 5th, 2017 49m 32s

In our introductory episode of 13 Xehanorts, we prepare to deep dive into the convoluted story of Kingdom Hearts. We go over our personal history with the games, the structure of the podcast, and give a summary for the first titular game, Kingd

17: Days 75 -96

Jul 18th, 2017 1h 15m

We continue with our coverage of Days today! We visit our favorite Disney heart warrior the Beast in his castle, Roxas Learns Some Lessons, and we talk about whether animals have hearts or whatever.

16: Days 27-74

Jun 26th, 2017 1h 17m

We're back to our coverage of Days today! Lots of timeline talk, friendship talk, and some adorable sincere diary entries about feeling an emotion.

15: KH3 New Footage!

Jun 14th, 2017 53m 18s

A new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer dropped at E3 this year, and listeners, your hosts are LOSING THEIR MINDS

14: Days 7-27

Jun 7th, 2017 1h 15m

On the first day, Roxas was born. On the seventh day, he started to remember anything and stopped being such a zombie. On the 14th day, he learned about friendship. On the 26th day, he learned about death. We get into some deep heart-science

13: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Introduction

May 31st, 2017 24m 25s

For our #13 episode we introduce the 13 members of Organization XIII. We didn't even plan that! This shorter episode begins our journey through Days by describing the organization members and the opening cinematic. A bit of a teaser before we g

12: Chain of Memories Wrap Up

May 23rd, 2017 1h 14m

We have reached the end of our chain of memories. In this episode we talk about the fighting system of CoM, what happens in the Disney worlds, and how the writers really missed an opportunity with Riku's levels. We've come around, finally, and

11: CoM The Organization

May 11th, 2017 1h 24m

This week, Penny and Quinn talk about The Organization in Chain of Memories, from which we can draw a few conclusions: there are at least 12 members, Axel is the best of the lot, the Superior smells like half of Ansem (wait...), and Nobodies de

10: Chain of Memories, Riku's Side

May 4th, 2017 1h 34m

Let's take a look at the other side of your heart, shall we? Join us as we deep dive into Riku's story, which we find far more compelling than Sora's. The struggle against the darkness! A tragic tale of a replica! Radical self acceptance! Featu

9: Chain of Memories Sora's Side

Apr 25th, 2017 1h 2m

Alright everyone, let's talk about Chain of Memories. The direct sequel was originally released for the Gameboy Advanced, then for the PS2 as Re: Chain of Memories, and uses a new card-based real time fighting system. We'll get to that later; f

8: Secret Ending Another Side, Another Story

Apr 18th, 2017 1h 12m

We are back after a two week break to talk about the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix. We are joined again by Conor and Sadia, to answer important questions like: is that hair blonde or silver? Are there any differe

7: Happy Birthday Kingdom Hearts

Mar 30th, 2017 1h 32m

15 years ago, the first titular Kingdom Hearts game came out. Happy birthday, our beautiful nightmare. Penny and Quinn are joined by two special guests, and, since it's a celebration, get drunk and talk about the first game. CONTENT WARNING: be

6: Kingdom Hearts Finale (pt 3/3)

Mar 22nd, 2017 1h 14m

It's the end of the end of the beginning! Join us for the final part of our coverage of the finale of the first Kingdom Hearts game. Finally we confront Ansem, Seeker of Darkness in all his many forms, and see the Door to the Darkness closed at

5: Kingdom Hearts Finale (pt 2)

Mar 14th, 2017 1h 6m

Follow us as we seal the keyhole at Hollow Bastion and continue to the End of the World in the second part of our Kingdom Hearts finale. Let us paint you the picture of one of the greatest video game levels ever created, The End of The World. S

4: Kingdom Hearts Finale (pt 1)

Mar 8th, 2017 1h 41m

In this episode, it's the beginning of the end of Kingdom Hearts I. We journey to Hollow Bastian, probably one of the best video game levels ever. It's time to fight so many good boss fights -- Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil, Dark Mode Ri

3: Donald, Goofy, and Mickey

Feb 27th, 2017 1h 7m

In this week's episode we talk about Donald Duck, Goofy G. G. Goof Dawg, and Mickey Mouse in the video game Kingdom Hearts. Learn a bit about these iconic characters: Donald Duck beats most super heroes in a publishing contest? Goofy just wants

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