Kingdom Hearts’ Most Heartbreaking Moments
8. Sora Splits From Kairi
The ending of the original Kingdom Hearts is as bittersweet as they come. After an entire journey hunting for his friends, Sora reunites with Riku and Kairi, only to wave goodbye.
With the door to darkness open, Riku and King Mickey stay on one side with Sora on the other to lock the door for good, perhaps to never see them again.
Seeing Kairi, he sprints over, only for the islands to split apart as the worlds taken by darkness are reconstructed.
Holding hands for as long as they can, the island parts as light from above showers down restoring the Destiny Islands, leaving Kairi entirely alone.
She traipses around the island, returning to the Secret Cave scrawled with drawings, shedding a tear for the one Sora drew of him feeding her a Paopu Fruit.
Legend says any who share the fruit have their destinies entwined, tearfully Kairi adds to the drawing, feeding Sora in return as we fade to credits.
