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The Final World
Japanese	終わりの世界
Romaji	Owari no Sekai
Games	Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
KHIII tracks Field theme -Stranded Beyond
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"There's nothing else beyond this."

—Chirithy, to Sora

The Final World is an original world inKingdom Hearts III.

Settings and Areas[edit]

The Final World

According to Chirithy, The Final World is the edge of reality just before aheart ceases to exist, and so is nested closely to theStation of Awakening and the realm of sleep. Those who dream and/or visit the Station have a chance to catch a glimpse of The Final World, as Sora does when he begins his journey.^[1] More generally, the Final World is inhabited by faded remnants of hearts, usually of people with attachments so strong that they cannot pass on.

Sora first arrives atThe Final World (終わりの世界, Owari no Sekai^?), an expansive sea and sky that seems to reach out into infinity. Deeper into the realm lies a labyrinth that consists of a multitude of crystalline cubes and pillars, suspended in the sky of what appears to be aEuclidean 3-torus, such that falling off the structure results in falling down to the structure. It is possible to rotate the structure by striking the glowing cubes. After recompleting his heart and saving his friends, twoPortals appear in the Final World: one to return to theKeyblade Graveyard, and another for Sora to access the labyrinth and recomplete himself once more.

The crystalline labyrinth within The Final World.

After recompleting himself, Sora chasesRiku's heart and theLich holding it into a facsimile of theRealm of the Gods (天界, Tenkai^?, lit. "The Heavens") atOlympus. He begins at theCourtyard (前庭, Zentei^?, lit. "Front Garden") and follows the Lich through theCorridors (回廊, Kaisō^?), with aCorridor of Darkness at the end. The corridor leads Sora to theApex (天の頂, Ten no Itadaki^?, lit. "Heavenly Summit"), where he must defeat the Lich to free Riku's heart. After doing so, the Lich flees via another Corridor of Darkness, which leads to a Dive to the Heart containing Stations depicting the worlds Sora has visited. These Stations are awash with darkness, and diving into each Station teleports Sora into a facsimile of an area from its corresponding world. Sora can enter the Stations in any order. Defeating the Lich in each area liberates its respective Station of darkness and allows Sora to exit the area via another Corridor of Darkness. Subsequent dives see the Station off to the side, unable to be visited. The facsimiles and Guardians trapped there are as follows:

• Ventus is at theMain Floor: 1F (ホール：1F, Hōru: 1F^?, lit. "Hall: 1F") ofGalaxy Toys (ギャラクシートイズ, Gyarakushī Toizu^?) at theToy Box.
• Mickey is at theMarsh (沼, Numa^?) at theKingdom of Corona.
• Donald is at theLobby & Offices (ロビー＆オフィス, Robī & Ofisu^?) atMonstropolis. His spirit even appears in his Monstropolis form.
• Goofy is at theMiddle Tier (中層, Chūsō^?, lit. "Middle Layer") atArendelle.
• Aqua is on the deck of aHeartless Ship at theNorthern Waters (北海域, Hokkaiiki^?, lit. "Northern Ocean Region") ofthe Caribbean.

After the Lich's sixth defeat, Sora has to dive into theCentral District (中央エリア, Chūō Eria^?, lit. "Central Area") ofSan Fransokyo to finish it off and rescueLea before finally returning to theKeyblade Graveyard.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]

Heimdall,Helgi,Sigrun, andHoder end up in the Final World as hearts after being defeated byMaleficent's dragon form. Thanks toHades's power, their spirits were able to communicate withXehanort andEraqus in theUnderworld.

BetweenKingdom Hearts andKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

WheneverSora performs aDive to the Heart, he unknowingly passes into the edges of the Final World. Chirithy observes him during these events, but does not interfere due to the fact that Sora does not do this voluntarily.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Sora meets Chirithy in The Final World.

When Sora begins his Dive to the Heart, he unknowingly passes into the edges of The Final World, where he fights a semi-transparentDarkside.

After Sora and his friends are defeated byTerra-Xehanort and consumed by aDemon Tide, he ends up in a featureless plane. Soon after, he meetsVentus'sChirithy, who is shocked that he retains a faint physical form. Chirithy explains that this is a sort of limbo for those who have not been fully claimed by death, but since Sora and his friends tethered to theRealm of Light, Sora can return to life by collecting the pieces of his body scattered throughout The Final World.

Sora talks to a Nameless Star about the person she is waiting for.

While reforming his body, Sora encounters a multitude of stars, the remnants of those whose bodies have faded away but whose bonds with the living have kept some part of them there, waiting for their loved ones to join them. Sora encountersNaminé's star, having been slain alongside Kairi. She explains that Kairi is the one keeping Sora and the rest of their friends tethered to the Realm of Light, and that she will make contact withTerra via theLingering Will. Sora promises to save her and finally thank her in person, while she promises to send theLingering Will to help when Sora is sent back given a second chance to survive his previous battle. ANameless Star tells Sora that she is waiting for someone who has been changed beyond recognition and no longer remembers her, but would miss her if they were restored. Sora offers to help the star, and she whispers her loved one's name to him.

After restoring his body, Sora asks the Chirithy why it is there and it explains to him they are waiting for theirKeyblade wielder, but does not inform Sora that this is Ventus. When Sora asks how to save his friends, the Chirithy alludes to thepower of waking, and instructs him to look for thelight in thedarkness.

Sora then begins a Dive to the Heart in an effort to save his friends. Although he appears to find himself in other worlds -Olympus,Toy Box,Kingdom of Corona,Monstropolis,Arendelle,The Caribbean, andSan Fransokyo - his friends take the form of ephemeral images in the same way that Sora did, indicating that the search takes place in The Final World. He repeatedly fights theLich in order to save his friends' hearts, successfully bringing backDonald,Goofy,Riku,Lea,Aqua, Ventus, andMickey. San Fransokyo is the last world he appears to visit, whereYoung Xehanort attempts to warn him of the dangers of using the power of waking recklessly. After Xehanort departs,Chip and Dale call Sora on theGummiphone, revealing that a new path to theKeyblade Graveyard has been found. Sora then departs the Final World, findingKairi along the way.

After defeatingMaster Xehanort, Sora returns to The Final World in order to save Kairi after Xehanort crystallized her. Chirithy meets him once again, and Sora explains the situation. Chirithy attempts to warn Sora of the dire consequences of going through with this, as he had misused the Power of Waking too many times already. However, Sora is unfazed and willing to go through with it anyway.

Sora encounters Yozora within The Final World.

After rescuing Kairi, Sora brings her to The Final World to meet Chirithy. Sora offers to bring Chirithy toVentus, and they all depart together.

One year later, while Kairi is asleep inAnsem the Wise's lab, she dreams of The Final World.

Sora awakens in a nighttime version where he meetsYozora, who explains that he was tasked to save Sora. However, Yozora transports the pair toQuadratum where they fight. After Sora wins the fight, he returns to the daytime version of The Final World.

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

The Fairy Godmother produces a portal to Quadratum.

Following Sora's disappearance, Kairi ends up in a replica of The Final World after searching through her memories. Recalling howTerra-Xehanort had sent her away from Radiant Garden, she encounters her own heart shattering in to pieces and chases its fragments. Though she is able to obtain almost all of them, she is accosted by a vision of Master Xehanort. After he confesses his role in drastically altering the course of her fate and dooming Sora, he promptly battles Kairi and nearly incapacitates her before Sora controls her body, defeating Xehanort and freeing the final fragment of Kairi's heart. Weakened, Xehanort tells Kairi that Sora is in a world beyond reality before disappearing.

In the real world, after Kairi reveals Xehanort's message toAnsem the Wise, theFairy Godmother takes her and Riku to The Final World, revealing that both of them are two keys needed to find Sora with the third being the Nameless Star. When Riku recounts his dream, the Nameless Star recognizes the city he described asQuadratum, a world beyond reality. As the Nameless Star is a resident of Quadratum, she acts as a gate between reality and fiction. Though Riku is able to travel, Kairi chooses to stay behind to train further.

Characters[edit]

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  Sora
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  Chirithy
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  Naminé
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  Nameless Star
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  Kairi
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  Yozora
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  Master Xehanort
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  Riku
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  Fairy Godmother
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Enemies[edit]

Heartless[edit]

Other[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• Enemies normally do not appear in this world, but should an enemy be spawned inside of The Final World, the battle theme fromScala ad Caelum,Edge of Existence, plays.

Notes and references[edit]

• Kingdom Hearts III worlds
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory worlds
• The Final World

• Articles with non-canon sources