Send me a symbol and Iāll tell you the difference between AU and Canon. Then Iāll tell you which one is better.
Well, in canon, Aquaās two best friends are Terra and Ven and thatās... Thatās really about it! She makes a lot of friends along the way during Birth by Sleep but itās questionable how remembered she even is at the given canon point in KH considering twelve years have passed.Ā
In AU though, Aqua has a lot more friends-- although sheās not best friends with poor little Ventus (yet.) Iād say this is actually better as she is closer to more people and also has significant friendships with the other KH ladies, which donāt exist at all in KH and is one of my major gripes about the series. So yes. AU = much better.
In canon, Aqua is a keybearer under the tutelage of Master Eraqus and itās implied sheās been there for a while along with Terra, and thatās really her, Terra and Ven have ever known. Which in theory is a pretty awesome lifestyle-- especially the kind the three of them dreamed about, with all of them being Masters some day-- but given the events of Birth by Sleep and the rest of the series itās... Itās not all sunshine and rainbows. Still cool as hell, though.
In AU, Aquaās life is fairly simple if sad during her childhood given that her parents died and she and Kairi were taken in by their grandparents. (However, I donāt think itās a far stretch to say Eraqus took her in as an orphan or as a girl with neglectful parents in canon, so both could be sad, who knows.) Sheās an overachieving college student, an athlete, a dutiful lifeguard, and over protective older sister. Given her canon background Iām sure she itches for adventure a little.Ā
In terms of peace, AUās better, in terms of awesome, canon definitely wins.