Worlds That Deserve to Be in Future Kingdom Hearts Games
The Princess and the Frog
The “Seven Princesses of Heart” have played a vital role throughout the Kingdom Hearts series. These five Disney princesses (plus Alice and Kairi) are connected to the χ-blade that serves as the franchise’s McGuffin. However, the first Kingdom Hearts game hit store shelves when the princess roster wasn’t overflowing.
While two of Disney’s most recent princesses, Rapunzel and Elsa, appeared in Kingdom Hearts 3, the rest, including Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, have been left by the wayside.
More importantly, the number of Princesses of Heart has yet to increase, even though Kingdom Hearts has included other Disney princesses such as Ariel and Mulan. Quite frankly, we’re long overdue for a world that delves into the nature of the Princesses of Heart and what sets them apart from regular princesses.
Sure, the Princesses of Heart are supposed to be born without any darkness in their hearts, but what does that mean exactly? Pacifism certainly isn’t a requirement since Ariel, Mulan, and Kairi are fighters, so visiting a world that explains the hows and whys of their congenital darkness-lessness would do wonders for Kingdom Hearts lore.
Now, why would I pick Tiana’s movie, The Princess and the Frog, over Princess Merida’s movie, Brave? The Princess and the Frog takes place in 1912 New Orleans and features a voodoo villain voiced by Keith David.
Since Kingdom Hearts doesn’t feature enough real world locales (punctuated by supernatural magic and/or jazz), The Princess and the Frog would give a level that dives into a major plot element of the Kingdom Hearts franchise that extra bit of cajun spice.
