{"id":11391,"date":"2022-04-11T15:47:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T06:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=11391"},"modified":"2022-04-11T15:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T06:47:59","slug":"20220411-11391","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220411-11391\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts IV trailer has a scene that resembles Endor from Star Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Nick Mosier based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220411-198583\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-04-11 12:30<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Square Enix announced <em><strong>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/strong><\/em> at their Kingdom Hearts 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Event. In the trailer released along with the announcement, fans have pointed out a scene they think hints at the inclusion of <em>Star Wars<\/em> in the upcoming game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/em> is the latest title in the long-running series and was announced with a trailer showing the protagonist Sora waking up in a place similar to Tokyo, Japan called Quadratum before setting out to find a way home. <em>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/em> also marks the beginning of the Lost Master Saga after the conclusion of the Dark Seeker Saga in <em>Kingdom Hearts III<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KINGDOM HEARTS 20th ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2DSEkYFRh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene that has been getting special attention from fans is the forest area shown around the 4:42 mark. It\u2019s only shown for around 10 seconds, but if you look closely at the top-right of the screen, there appears to be a foot similar to that of an AT-ST. AT-ST is short for All Terrain Scout Transport which are 2-legged walkers used by the Galactic Empire in the <em>Star Wars<\/em> franchise.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1221\" height=\"680\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1221px) 100vw, 1221px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1.jpg 1221w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-696x388.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-1068x595.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220411-198583-001-1-754x420.jpg 754w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>What do AT-STs have to do with a forest? They were used in battle on the Forest Moon of Endor. In <em>Star Wars: Return of the Jedi<\/em>, Han Solo and company head to Endor as part of their plan to destroy the second Death Star. Then, with the help of the local Ewok species, they manage to defeat the Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forest shown in the trailer also looks similar to Endor. These two pieces of evidence have fans theorizing that we\u2019ll be seeing <em>Star Wars<\/em> in the upcoming <em>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/em>. The forest scene itself certainly seems sudden in the overall trailer, which may also be interpreted as a hint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m like 80% sure they just revealed a Star Wars world and no one noticed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KingdomHearts20THanniversary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KingdomHearts20THanniversary<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KingdomHearts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KingdomHearts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kingdomhearts4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kingdomhearts4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k4Y0t8Uc2L\">pic.twitter.com\/k4Y0t8Uc2L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; demo sphere (@demo_sphere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/demo_sphere\/status\/1513122330410569731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you want a closer comparison <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TtsCTaxGKn\">pic.twitter.com\/TtsCTaxGKn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ashe \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf49 (@WhisperAshe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperAshe\/status\/1513178796274462728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Kingdom Hearts<\/em> series is made in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company, which owns many massively popular IPs. In addition to acquiring Pixar Animation Studios in 2006, they purchased Marvel Entertainment in 2009, Lucas Films in 2012, and 21st Century Fox in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These acquisitions have also brought more diversity to the <em>Kingdom Hearts<\/em> series with worlds based on Pixar\u2019s <em>Toy Story<\/em> and <em>Monsters, Inc.<\/em> appearing in <em>Kingdom Hearts III<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010KINGDOM HEARTS III\u3011 D23 EXPO 2017 Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOoH7xTFhW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Lucas Films under the Disney umbrella, it wouldn\u2019t be strange to see <em>Star Wars<\/em> appear. But if it did, it would likely be big news. It might also have fans expecting Marvel properties to appear as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, the copyright notice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jp.square-enix.com\/kingdom\/kh3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Kingdom Hearts III<\/em><\/a> and the upcoming mobile game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jp.square-enix.com\/kingdom\/ml\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link<\/em><\/a> is displayed as \u201c\u00a9 Disney. \u00a9 Disney\/Pixar.Developed by SQUARE ENIX.\u201d But with <em>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/em>, it\u2019s shown as \u201c\u00a9 Disney. Developed by SQUARE ENIX.\u201d This could be to help hide what properties are going to show up in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like previous games in the series, speculation about what Disney properties will appear is part of the fun. We\u2019re looking forward to the next release of official news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts IV, and fans have pointed out a scene in the announcement trailer they think hints at the inclusion of Star Wars in the upcoming game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-11391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kingdom Hearts IV trailer has a scene that resembles Endor from Star Wars - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts IV, and fans have pointed out a scene in the announcement trailer they think hints at the inclusion of Star Wars in the upcoming game.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220411-11391\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kingdom Hearts IV trailer has a scene that resembles Endor from Star Wars - 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