The (Simplified) Kingdom Hearts Timeline | The Leaderboard

After 14 years since Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts 3 is finally releasing unto the world. It's safe to say that we all need a refresher on what's going on in the world of Kingdom Hearts. So join The Leaderboard as we bring you the simplified Kingdom Hearts Timeline and explore the deep and convoluted story that it is.

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Credits for This Episode
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Researched by: Kaylee Kuah
Written by: Kaylee Kuah
Hosted by: Sydney Amanuel
Edited by: Caleb Pryor

Executive Producers: Carrie Miller, Fred Seibert, Jeremy Rosen
Producer: Adrian Apolonio
Project Manager: Jessica Ferrer
Head Writer: Casey Gonzalez
Graphics and Thumbnail by: Alexandria Batchelor, Elvin Apolonio
Programming Manager: Darrian P. Mack

[TheLeaderboard]

The Leaderboard presents... The Kingdom Hearts Timeline. This is as simple and clean as it gets folks.

[graysonwilson-cacciapalle]

Me: "Have you heard of my favorite game, Kingdom Hearts?"

Person: "No, what's it about?"

Me: "I have no clue."

[getmeabeeryoupieceofshit-m]

So let me get this straight:

An old man forgets his house keys and can’t turn off his lights. So he gets a bunch of heartless criminals to break into his house so he can turn off the lights. But his neighbor’s son Sora sees the criminals and he misunderstand and attack using his only weapon, his dad’s car key. Sora’s pet dog and duck who sees a piece of bread in Sora’s pocket, join in. But the criminals have car keys of their own. Thus beginning the car key war.

[EveryThingGirl]

"Don't know how many hearts Sora can fit in there, but he should start charging rent."

I snorted.

[Scoinsoffaterocks]

I find it funny how the franchise is supposed to be Disney meets Final Fantasy but most of the story just revolves around the OC characters. KH is literally fan fiction with a budget.

[KirbyKips]

I heard somewhere that the reason Sora turned into a bug heartless was because his heart didn’t have much darkness inside of it.

[TTVArgusGuy]

Now let’s get the _complicated_ timeline

[TheNN]

Video: "In true Ansem fashion, he uses his favorite move."
Me: "Darkness?"
Video: "Betrayal!"
Me: "Oh."

[OtterloopB]

I swear if Kingdom Hearts 3 ends up being a "it was all a dream" scenario, I'll never be able to eat ice cream again...

[JebSvS]

YOURE XEHANORT, HES XEHANORT, IM XEHANORT! ARE THERE ANY OTHER XEHANORTS I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

[Captain.Mystic]

"Patience is key!"
"Patience is the key!? I thought Memory was the key!?"
"I thought the sword was the key."

[sethoneal]

Simplifying kingdom hearts is like baptizing a cat

[ganon_t]

One does not *SIMPLIFY* the kingdom hearts timeline!!

[MrSpoonhands]

"Simplified": 20 minutes
"Full": A walk across the states with a week long break in between

[OrangeGraffiti]

Five minutes in... that was the best explanation I've seen so far for BBS and Ansem/Xenhanort. Thank youuuu

[DiscordiaCosplay]

Thank christ for this video, because I was not starting over and playing 11 games just so I could play 3.

[ricjones]

The Leaderboard: “will take him from zero to hero just like that!”

Kh3: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT???

[raganark]

I remember loving KH1 and when KH2 came out, the whole first part of the game I was like "what?" I never realised a ton of side/back story games came out in between lol

[austynbrown]

The reason they love X’s in nobody’s names is because that is how they are tracked, by the X’s in their names. The X’s are actually pronounced as keys (it’s a Greek letter) it’s a complicated but awesome detail.

[Verlisify]

So Ansem is pulling some Orochimaru inside of Sasuke shit?