For the longest time within the Kingdom Hearts sequence, Kairi has gotten the quick finish of the stick, however the franchise’s upcoming crossover with Fortnite will lastly let Kairi followers select violence.
A brand new trailer for Fortnite’s ongoing Chapter 7 Season 4 reveals the trio of Sora, Riku, and Kairi in motion. The three sport their Kingdom Hearts 2 appearances, and every wields their very own Keyblade. They’re seen combating Heartless (or Heartless-like?) enemies in an space resembling their dwelling world of Future Islands, hinting that the ever-evolving Fortnite map will add the locale.
It is all set to the Kingdom Hearts 2 theme “Sanctuary” by Utada Hikaru, which nonetheless slaps twenty years later. There is no footage of the Future Islands trio wielding firearms, however Sora utilizing a shotgun and Kairi blasting opponents with an assault rifle shall be a sight to see when the skins drop later this week.
It must be cathartic to a level to play as Kairi in Fortnite, seeing how she’s been handled in her personal sequence. Kairi is commonly relegated to a damsel-in-distress function, and when Kingdom Hearts 3 (spoilers forward for that 2019 sport) lastly put her in an vital place as a Guardian of Gentle, she… will get kidnapped once more and is successfully killed off, main Sora to actually break the legal guidelines of nature to save lots of her.
Kairi does have extra to do as a playable character within the Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Thoughts DLC, and he or she serves because the protagonist of the Melody of Reminiscence rhythm sport. However arguably, that is not sufficient for followers to forgive the sins of the sequence and its use of Kairi. With Fortnite, Kairi followers can lastly blow off steam by mowing down fools with a gun.
The subsequent main Fortnite replace is predicted to drop on Thursday, September 17, and with it ought to come Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Roxas. It is also anticipated that Sora’s Kingdom Key shall be added to the loot pool as a weapon.