Riku in kh2 appears as Ansem which can be seen as monstrous and doesn't want those he cares for to see him in that state because he views himself as a monster and is in a forceful disguise where most do not recognize him.

Beast is seen as monster and doesn't believe anyone can love him like that: a monster

Mulan who is seen as different by society disguises as a boy: Ping.

Ariel who treasures human things and loves Eric becomes someone different to be able to be with him: a human

Note: to other mermaids a human can be seen as a monster so she becomes a human "monster" for him and it's also like how Riku had to become this monster to overcome Roxas.

Simba hides away while ashamed to face the people he once cared about; Riku hides away ashamed to face Sora after how he looks/ what he has done.

In Port Royal, the pirates are cursed as a different form unable to feel or eat as Riku is in a different form that isn't his original body.

Hercules loses his strength differently to how he usually is with full strength and makes him "not himself" just like how Riku is as Ansem. He also feels guilt from not being able to stop the hydra just like Riku's guilt from his past actions.

But despite everything to Sora it doesn't matter and he is still Riku to him and is able to love him despite how he looks. Riku eventually overcomes his guilt and is able to still be accepted even if it's more expanded on in future games.

it's finally done!! it's been a long time since my last full rendered artwork so party time i guess?

SHOP UPDATE!

Lion Sora is available for Preorder!!!!!

I've updated my shop post con with restocks, as well as increased the sized on some of my older Worldform Lanyard Charms (christmas, halloween, tron) with bigger charm sizes!

2" -> 2.5" to be the same size as my my more recent ones.

I've still got some stock left of the smaller Halloween and Tron charms, and I'm selling them at a reduced price to clear it all out. So if you've ever been wanting to snag them, now's the chance!

If every Kingdom Hearts world had a Final Fantasy Character: Pride Lands- Red XIII (Final Fantasy VII)

Red XIII being the character who appears in the Pride Lands was one of the first decisions I ever made because it just makes the most sense to me. I can hardly think of another character that would be appropriate for this world.

Since Professor Hojo was known to not be from Halloween Town, it would make sense that he's been to other worlds for his experiments. Red XIII was experimented on by Professor Hojo and dumped in the Pride Lands to see how he would fare in the wild there.

Nanaki encounters the group while fighting the Heartless. He can tell that Sora is really a human and not a lion, so he is initially distrustful but quickly gets over that as they help each other. Nanaki says that he opposes the Heartless because Professor Hojo is allied with them, and he wants to protect the worlds from the darkness.

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