Question 1: In past titles, we saw a different-looking Young Xehanort than the 1 successful the Destiny Islands cutscene (seen successful Birth by Sleep)...is determination an mentation for that?

Nomura: Dark Road shows the close model. At the clip of the accumulation of [Birth by Sleep], the quality of a young antheral was prepared, but the quality of a lad was not due to the fact that of budgetary constraints erstwhile it came to 3D modeling.

Question 2: Are determination going to beryllium immoderate further patches to Dark Road aft this?

Nomura: Yes. We’ve identified instances wherever the incorrect inheritance is shown during combat. Furthermore, we’ve besides identified wherever the Player with Xehanort’s cutscene volition not show arsenic they should during immoderate unsocial circumstances. I apologize for these bugs, and we volition beryllium releasing a Version 5.0.1 spot successful the aboriginal to code those.

Question 3: The “Why did Xehanort go bald” crushed was...honestly unexpected.

Nomura: Yes, it was not a substance of large importance. I conscionable wanted to clarify that helium had "shaved" due to the fact that I noticed that it had been misunderstood arsenic a communal mentation that helium had conscionable mislaid his hair. Otherwise, it is not a large occupation that the Queen of Hearts did not retrieve Xehanort. That's conscionable the mode she is.

Question 4: In Dark Road, respective of the Emblem Heartless marque an appearance. But we thought that they would lone look aboriginal successful the series.

Nomura: The crushed for their quality successful these past worlds volition beryllium explained successful Missing-Link.

Question 5: Who was the blue-robed fig seen successful the epilogue of Dark Road?

Nomura: It’s the Player. Or, to beryllium much specific, it’s the vas wherever the Player’s bosom has started its “second lifetime” on. Therefore, whenever idiosyncratic disappears, it’s not that they’re wholly gone. Rather, their bosom has been retrieved by different person.

Question 6: Is the Scala advertisement Caelum successful Dark Road and the 1 successful Missing-Link 1 and the same?

Nomura: Correct. The crushed wherefore determination is specified a quality in atmosphere is owed to the information that Scala advertisement Caelum is positioned arsenic a multi-layered city, with a caller metropolis being built connected top of the aged one.

Question 7: Xehanort’s afloat descent into acheronian wasn’t afloat explained, was it?

Nomura: There might’ve been immoderate missing spots, but I judge I managed to depict the opening of his entranceway into the way of acheronian truly well.

Question 8: “Ooh, I truly liked this classmate/upper classmate! Will helium oregon she beryllium successful aboriginal stories?”

Nomura: Regrettably, portion I privation I could've further explored their quality development, I was incapable to bash so, oregon the communicative would get insanely extensive. Most of the characters volition astir apt not look successful aboriginal stories, but if the accidental arises, I would emotion to picture them successful different forms of media.

Question 9: Could you explicate much astir the “Destiny is truthful cruel...” enactment by Master Odin?

Nomura: Naturally, Master Odin besides had a maestro to mentor him. Said maestro entrusted Odin with a mission, which really ties successful with the individuality of the blue-robed individual.

Question 10: Xehanort appears with a fig who we presume to beryllium his mother. Is that...Skuld?

Nomura: That is incorrect. However, she is related to Skuld successful immoderate way. The adjacent title, Missing-Link, volition person “bloodlines” arsenic 1 of the story's main points.

Question 11: Dark Road reveals details astir Xehanort’s lineage and bloodline, with immoderate mentions astir the “First Master’s Bloodline,” but what astir Eraqus? Are the 2 of them related by blood?

Nomura: My apologies. I cannot reply that, arsenic it volition beryllium explained successful Missing-Link.

Question 12: Speaking of Missing-Link, could you stock immoderate further accusation astir that?

Nomura: We are presently successful the mentation of the closed beta test. Unfortunately, I americium inactive incapable to springiness a much precise clip arsenic to “when” it volition happen, but determination are plans to rename the Kingdom Hearts Union Cross [social media] accounts into Missing-Link accounts, so I impulse you to travel them.

Question 13. Lastly, volition Xehanort look successful aboriginal titles?

Nomura: Just due to the fact that the “Dark Seeker’s Saga” is present concluded does not needfully mean Xehanort volition ne'er look again successful aboriginal titles. If the accidental arises, then...