Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep

Original title: Kingudamu hâtsu: Bâsu bai surîpu

Video Game
2010
E10+

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Ten years before Sora held the Keyblade, three young Keyblade wielders bound by friendship, face being torn apart by the sinister monsters terrorizing other worlds and the manipulative maste... Read allTen years before Sora held the Keyblade, three young Keyblade wielders bound by friendship, face being torn apart by the sinister monsters terrorizing other worlds and the manipulative mastermind behind them.Ten years before Sora held the Keyblade, three young Keyblade wielders bound by friendship, face being torn apart by the sinister monsters terrorizing other worlds and the manipulative mastermind behind them.

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Jason Dohring

Terra
(English version)
(voice)

Willa Holland

Aqua
(English version)
(voice)

Jesse McCartney

Ventus
(English version)
(voice)
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Leonard Nimoy

Master Xehanort
(English version)
(voice)

Haley Joel Osment

Vanitas
(English version)
(voice)
…

Mark Hamill

Master Eraqus
(English version)
(voice)

James Patrick Stuart

Braig
(English version)
(voice)

David Dayan Fisher

Dilan
(English version)
(voice)

Steve Prince

Even
(English version)
(voice)
(as Derek Stephen Prince)

David Boat

Aeleus
(English version)
(voice)
(as Dave Boat)

Kirk Thornton

Isa
(English version)
(voice)

Quinton Flynn

Lea
(English version)
(voice)

Richard Epcar

Terra-Xehanort
(English version)
(voice)

Luke Manriquez

Young Sora
(English version)
(voice)

Ty Panitz

Young Riku
(English version)
(voice)

Ariel Winter

Young Kairi
(English version)
(voice)

Kathryn Beaumont

Kairi's Grandma
(English version)
(voice)

Rick Gomez

Zack Fair
(English version)
(voice)

Director
- Tetsuya Nomura
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Trivia
Originally, this was supposed to be Leonard Nimoy's final acting role before retiring. However, he liked playing Master Xehanort and being part of the series so much he wanted to continue voice acting, of which he does not consider "acting" or "work". Unfortunately, he only got to reprise his role once for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) before his death in 2015.

Goofs
In Kingdom Hearts 2, Goofy tells Sora that King Mickey banished Pete to another dimension for his mischief. In this game, we see that it was actually Queen Minnie who ordered Pete's banishment.

Quotes
[Master Xehanort kills Master Eraqus in front of Terra's eyes]
Terra: Master Eraqus...
Master Xehanort: What a sight. Why do you trouble yourself with remorse, Master Terra? The man was bent on doing harm to your friend, his own pupil.
Terra: Master Xehanort... why?
Master Xehanort: You know, at times I find your progress quite striking, but you still fall short. Let all that anger out, my boy. Give your heart over to darkness.
Terra: [Brandishes his Keyblade] What do you mean?
Master Xehanort: Still so blind? Then I will make you see. Come to the place where all Keyblade Wielders leave their mark on fate: The Keyblade Graveyard! There, you will watch your dear Ventus and Aqua meet their ends, and the last light within you will die!
[Master Xehanort summons an orb of darkness which shrouds the Land of Departure completely]
Master Xehanort: You won't need a home anymore where you're going.
Terra: What? Xehanort!
[Master Xehanort enters a Corridor of Darkness and disappears before Terra can follow him. Terra watches with shock and regret as his homeland crumbles apart before him, and pulls his Wayfinder out]
Terra: Ven... Aqua... I won't let him hurt you.
[Leaves the Land of Departure]

Alternate versions
In early 2011 a Final Mix version of this game was released exclusively in Japan similar to previous Final Mix releases for Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. This version would incorporate the features used in the International versions of Birth by Sleep and add in several new features such as new bosses, the addition of Critical Difficulty Mode (last seen in KHII Final Mix), a new Secret Episode, and several other tweaks.

Connections
Edited into Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2010)

Soundtracks
Simple and Clean
(PLANITb remix)
Written by Hikaru Utada (as Utada Hikaru)
Produced and Remixed by Russell McNamara
All Vocals: Hikaru Utada (as Utada Hikaru)
Licensed by Toshiba-EMI Limited