Alba & Ater
Alba & Ater (アルバ＆アーテル, Aruba & Āteru?) (Latin for "White" and "Black", respectively) is a chess-like board game seen inKingdom Hearts III andKingdom Hearts Dark Road.[1]Xehanort andEraqus would often play this game in their youth.
Story[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
BetweenKingdom Hearts Dark Road andKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]
One day inScala ad Caelum, Xehanort questions Eraqus about his knowledge of theKeyblade War and the "Lost Masters" during a game of Alba & Ater. After the game, the two offer each other their support and begin a new game with Xehanort's new seven dark pieces and Eraqus placing a white piece on the board.
Pieces[edit]
The main board that Xehanort and Eraqus play on has 32 pieces: 16 silver and white pieces, and 16 gold and black pieces. Each piece is adorned with asymbol on top and named after a character in theKingdom Hearts series or a Keyblade. Eraqus introduces a variant of the game with seven new black and gold pieces against one of the existing silver and white pieces.
- Gold and black piece:
Gallery[edit]
Silver and white pieces.
Gold and black pieces.
Artwork of Sora's game piece.
Artwork of Riku's game piece.
Artwork of Kairi's game piece.
Artwork of Mickey's game piece.
Artwork of Terra's game piece.
Artwork of Aqua's game piece.
Artwork of Ventus's game piece.
Artwork of Xehanort's game piece.
Artwork of Ansem's game piece.
Artwork of Xemnas's game piece.
Artwork of Xigbar's game piece.
Artwork of Saïx's game piece.
Artwork of Young Xehanort's game piece.
Artwork of Marluxia's game piece.
Artwork of Vanitas's game piece.
Artwork of Larxene's game piece.
Artwork of Demyx's game piece.
Artwork of Vexen's game piece.
Artwork of Luxord's game piece.
Artwork of Xaldin's game piece.
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Notes and references[edit]
- ^Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, Episode 4, Quest 75, Eraqus: "I want to know how to beat Xehanort in chess! / It's a game with black and white pieces called Alba and Ater and—"
| Kingdom Hearts Dark Road |
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| Characters |
| Party members |
| Xehanort -Eraqus -Hermod -Bragi -Urd -Vor |
| Non-playable characters |
| Aced -Aqua -Ava -Baldr -Beast -Card Soldier -Carpet -Cave of Wonders Guardian -Cerberus -Cheshire Cat -Chip -Cogsworth -Ephemer -Evil Queen -Gula -Hades -Heimdall -Helgi -Hoder -Iago -Invi -Ira -Jafar -Lumière -Luxu -Magic Mirror -Maleficent -Mrs. Potts -Odin -Player -Queen of Hearts -Robed Figure -Seven Dwarfs -Sigrun -Terra -The Master of Masters -Tweedledum and Tweedledee -Vala -Vali -Vanitas -Ventus -Vidar -Wardrobe -White Rabbit |
| Locations |
| Worlds |
| Destiny Islands -Scala ad Caelum -Agrabah -Wonderland -Dwarf Woodlands -Beast's Castle -Olympus Coliseum -Enchanted Dominion -Keyblade Graveyard -Land of Departure |
| Terms |
| Alba & Ater -An Oath to Return -Black coat -Cards -Child of Destiny -Corridor of Darkness -Key Art -Key Scene -Keyblade -Keyblade Armor -Keyblade Master -Mark of Mastery -True Darkness |
| Archives |
| Artwork -Enemies -Keyblades |
