Sternbild

Sternbild is a world that appears in Kingdom Hearts: Eternity.

First Visit
Hunter and his friends arrive in Sternbild where they find its citizens being chased off by the Heartless. Hunter and his friends leap into battle.

After battling them, someone shouts that in the confusion of the attack, some thieves made off with some jewels from a store. They spot the thief and try to go after them. However, someone in green tech armor arrives and stops some of the thieves. He chases after the rest. Curious, Hunter and his friends go after him.

They followed the thief and the armored man to an over pass. The armored man was just about to capture the thief when a Heartless jumps at them. Both the thief and the armored man dodge it, but the armored man fell over the side. However, another man in armor, this time pink, caught him in his arms... like a bride. The green armored man asked the other, who is named Barnaby, if he has to catch him like this every time. Barnaby said, "Only if you keep losing focus there, old man." The green armored man yells at him to call him Wild Tiger. Barnaby just shrugs. They both leap back up. The thief is unconscious on the ground as more Heartless appear. Wild Tiger complains that they're here again. But Barnaby said that as long as stopping the creatures will earn them points, he's just going to have to put up with it. Hunter and his friends offered to help, but Wild Tiger tells them to back away to safety. But Hunter says that they're facing something they can fight alone. Seeing that there is no other way to change their minds, Barnaby agrees to let them fight with them. At first, Wild Tiger isn't sure, but allows it.

After fighting the Heartless, both Wild Tiger and Barnaby are amazed at how well Hunter and his friends fight. They were more intrigued about how they summoned their Keyblades and their control over elements and ask if they are NEXT. Hunter says no and that they don't even know what a NEXT is. Wild Tiger and Barnaby are surprised by how they don't know what a NEXT is. Suddenly, a taxi arrives and the man driving it tell them that a man with a loud voice called him to take Hunter and his friends to Justice Tower. Wild Tiger identifies the driver as Ben and asks why. Ben just says the man is curious. Barnaby asks what the man, whose name is Saito, would want, but they'll find out later after they take the thief into custody. Hunter and his friends introduce themselves and Wild Tiger and Barnaby return the introduction.

At Justice Tower, they find Wild Tiger and Barnaby, now wearing regular clothes, though Wild Tiger is wearing a mask, are already waiting for them with other people who are introduced as heroes. They are then greeted by the man known as Saito. Though, Strom finds him odd as Saito was described as loud and yet he speaks in whispers. This caused the heroes to snicker. Then, a woman named Agnes Joubert comes in and yells at Wild Tiger, calling him Kotetsu, for bringing civilians into Justice Tower without her permission. Kotetsu has no idea how to react to this. Fortunately for him, Saito revealed that he was the one who requested Hunter and his friends come there. He said that he saw them fight on the camera that was in Barnaby's helmet and was fascinated with how they defeated the Heartless and they weren't even NEXT. Agnes says that she saw the footage also and decided to let them stay on to see what Saito can find out. However, she says that they are Kotetsu's responsibility. When Kotetsu asked why, she just gets angry and tell him, "Because, that's why!" After she leaves, an upset Himmel said that she didn't have to be so aggressive with someone like Kotetsu and says she reminds him of his older sister, Master Shara. He asks Kotetsu how he could let her talk to him like that. Kotetsu says that she's the boss and that heroes have to deal with all sorts of people, no matter how hard it can be. Himmel wonders so. Strom asks what kind of place Sternbild is. Kotetsu reveals that it's a place of heroes who are sponsored go out and fight crime for a show called Hero TV and earn points. Strom isn't so sure about that saying that the heroes they've known never needed sponsors. Saito says that, "Not everyone can be like Batman. Even heroes have to eat." Strom asks more about the Heartless. Barnaby says that they've been in town for some weeks now. They've tried to stop them, but they just keep coming back. Strom says that what they're doing isn't enough that only he and his friends have the weapons needed to take them down. The hero, Sky High, asks what they mean. Strom says he can't say anymore. This is because he and his friends have to respect the World Order. Hunter offers to help them with the Heartless. At first, Kotetsu and Barnaby are hesitant of the idea of letting strangers help, but Sky High says that everything else they've tried isn't working, so what do they have to lose? The other heroes agree with one of them, Rock Bison say, "If the king of heroes says so, I'm in on it." Himmel is a little confused about how everyone agrees with him. Barnaby says it's because Sky High is the King of Heroes because he had the most point last season of the show. They decide to call it a day for now and leave. Himmel isn't sure that a world of sponsored superheroes is very good. Saito says that's how things work in their world. He reveals that he knows that Hunter and his friends are from another world and that they have Keyblades. He says he'll keep it a secret because he knows that Sternbild is going to need outside help. Hunter asks how he knows about other world and Keyblades, but Saito just smiles and leaves.

At Kotetsu's house, Kotetsu gets a call from his daughter, Kaede, who asks if he'll be coming to visit her soon. He says he's trying and that "work" has been keeping him busy. He gets upset saying that he cares more about his job than her and hangs up. Hunter asks what was that about and Kotetsu says that his daughter doesn't know about his job with Hero TV. He tries to go visit her, but as a hero, he is needed to protect the public. Hunter says that even heroes need some time off to visit the ones they love. Kotetsu says he does love his daughter, but he made a promise to her mother before her death that he would never quit being a hero and has to keep that promise. Hunter says he understand, but he has to remember that not all promises can be kept so easily. Kotetsu says he knows, but for now, he'll just keep doing what he does best. Himmel asks about Barnaby. Kotetsu says that he (Kotetsu) used to work for another company, Top MaG, that sponsored him as a hero, but due to too many damages, it lost a lot of money and was bought out by Apollon Media. Now he works for them and they paired him up with Barnaby as the first hero duo. However, he and Barnaby don't really get along as Kotetsu believes in doing whatever it takes to save people while Barnaby only cares about racking up points for them. Strom says he probably thinks logically about his actions while Kotetsu just reacts on instinct. He says in a way, that makes Kotetsu and Barnaby a perfect match. Kotetsu is confused until Strom explains that they need each other to balance the other out which is why they make good partners. Kotetsu says that might be true. Himmel asks Strom how he knows about good matches with people and wonders if he uses magic for that. Erde giggles a bit and asks Himmel if he knows. Strom comes out that he is gay. He knows a thing or two about matching people no matter who they are without having to use magic. Hunter asks why Strom didn't say so sooner. He says that they never asked. Kotetsu gets a bit nervous saying that if Strom thinks that he and Barnaby have feeling for each other. Strom says, "That's up to the two of you." Himmel begins to wonder if he himself might be gay since he has never had much romantic feelings for Erde and believes that most other women are like his sister. He'll just have to wait. They decide to sleep for the time being.

Meanwhile, in Barnaby's apartment, he's looking at a strange symbol on a monitor then at a picture of a younger him with his parents. Then he whispers, "Ouroboros."

Also meanwhile, at a prison, a man with a beard makes an artwork on his prison wall. Upon closer look, it looks like a peaceful scenery, but further away, it looks like a skull.

After completing several mission with the heroes, Kotetsu is called in by his manager, Lloyds. He has decided to give Kotetsu some time off to go visit his daughter. Kotetsu is happy and decides to get a present to give to her.

Later on, Hunter and his friends where taking on some Heartless with Barnaby when they receive a call that something happened on the bridge. They decide to go and investigate.

When they arrive at the bridge, they find the people being attack by large robots and Heartless. Then, they heard someone calling for help and Barnaby recognizes it as Kotetsu. They rush to his rescue. He said that a Mad Bear toy he bought suddenly came to life and attacked. Then, the robots come.

After the battle, Barnaby opens one of the robots to find that they were being operated by Mad Bears. Then, a blimp with a monitor shows a woman in Harley Quinn type clothing named Kriem says that she is responsible for the Mad Bears coming to life and says she'll only call them off if they release a man called Jake Martinez from prison. Hunter asks who is that. Kotetsu says that he was a NEXT criminal who was arrested by the legendary hero, Mr. Legend, some years back. They decide to head back to Justice Tower to investigate more. Kotetsu whispers an apology to Kaede.

Meanwhile, at the prison, the man from before, revealed to be Jake Martinez, is released from prison. Kriem is glad that Jake is finally out. Jake smiles and says that his is glad to be out and that he had learned a new trick in there. When Kriem asks, Jake snaps his fingers and some Heartless appear. Kriem is impressed.

In Justice Tower, Hunter, his friends, Kotetsu, and Barnaby are in the library looking up Jake Martinez when the CEO of Apollon Media, Albert Maverick, arrives and asks what they're doing. They say there trying to learn more about Jake. They find what they were looking for on the computer. Then, Maverick comes up behind Barnaby and puts his hand on his shoulder. When this happens, Barnaby suddenly has a look of shock on his face at looking at Jake's picture. When Kotetsu asked what was wrong, Barnaby reveals that Jake was the one who killed his parents. Maverick says that Barnaby has been looking for his parents' killer for years and it look like he finally found him. Barnaby storms off to be ready for the coming battle. Kotetsu asks Barnaby what he's going to do to Jake. Barnaby just remains silent. Then Kotetsu says, "Just so you know, Bunny, if you think of doing anything you'll regret... I'll stop you." With that Barnaby just leaves. Himmel asks if Barnaby will be alright. Strom assures him that if Kotetsu keeps his word, there's not much to fear. Maverick agrees and tells everyone to get ready and that Hunter and his friends should go see Saito who has come up with something for them.

At Saito's lab, Saito show that he had created some armor similar to Kotetsu's and Barnaby's to help them deal with the currant crisis. They thank him and put them on. Hutner asks why he did this, but just like last time, Saito just smiles.

After fighting Heartless, Unversed, Nobodies, and Mad Bears, Jake and Kriem hijack Hero TV. They revealed that had defeated Origami Cyclone and are now challenging the other heroes to come and fight Jake. They decide to go warn the others.

When they get back to Justice Tower, they found that Sky High, Rock Bison, and Wild Tiger have already fought Jake and were seriously injured. Then, Jake announces his next opponent is Barnaby. Himmel tries to convince Barnaby not to go, but he says he has to go and fight Jake and avenge his parents. With that, he leaves.

Hunter and his friends arrive at the hospital to check on Keith (Sky High), Antonio (Rock Bison), and Kotetsu. Hunter asks what happened. Keith says he's not sure. Antonio explains that it was almost like Jake knew what was going to happen. Then suddenly, Ivan (Origami Cyclone) stumbles in. Strom uses his magic to heal him enough to hear what he has to say. Ivan says that Jake can read minds. The heroes are shocked to hear that Jake has more than one NEXT power. It's at this, Kotetsu tries to get up to tell Barnaby. Antonio says he can't as he is still wounded and that Barnaby has already gone to fight Jake. Strom tries to heal Kotetsu like he did Ivan, but before he could do that, Kotetsu activates his powers and heals his own injuries. With that, Kotetsu leaves. Hunter and his friends go after him to make sure he's alright. Himmel asks why Kotetsu would risk hurting himself again for Barnaby. Strom answers it's because he's his partner and he has to help him no matter what. He cares about him. Himmel understand this and notices that Strom seems to care about him (Himmel) as well.

At the stadium, Barnaby is slowly losing to Jake. He then uses his powers to knock Barnaby to a high part of the stadium. Jake was about to deliver the final blow when Hunter and his friends come in. Jake says that they are too late and that "Hero Boy" is about to join his parents. Hunter refuses and decides to fight him as well. Erde asks how they can do that if Jake will just read their minds. Hunter suggests they fight mindlessly. Unfortunately, Jake already read their minds and knows their plan. However, he is not interested in fighting children. He says, "But I do have some playmates to keep you company." With a snap of his fingered, Heartless appear.

After fighting the Heartless, Hunter and his friends look up on a ledge to see Barnaby standing there. Barnaby feel like he had just failed his parents. With that, he begins to fall over off the ledge. However, someone stops him. It was Kotetsu. Kotetsu tells Barnaby that Jake's other power is super hearing. Obviously, Barnaby doesn't believe him as Kotetsu gives him a sound bomb. Jake just shrugs and reads Barnaby's mind as he throws the bomb at Jake. Jake uses his force field to destroy the sound bomb... Only to discover it was actually a flash bomb that blinded him. Kotetsu reveals that he only lied to Barnaby so Jake wouldn't know what his real plan was. Jake, frustrated for falling for such a trick decides to fight both of them, Hunter and his friends to show that he doesn't need to read their minds to beat them. And they battle the villain.

After the fight, Jake is on his last leg when Kriem comes in a helicopter. Jake takes one last shot at the others, but they dodged it and it hits the helicopter which causes it to fall and crush Jake to death. Later on, Kriem is arrested. Barnaby tells Kotetsu that he is impressed he managed to use his head for once. Kotetsu just says, "I was just doing what my gut told me." Barnaby is a bit skeptical, but is happy that his plan worked and... He's happy Kotetsu came for him. Barnaby then calls Kotetsu by his name rather than Old Man. Kotetsu is a bit surprised... But is happy. Himmel wonders if his own partner could be like that and will be there for him. Strom looks to Himmel and says they will. Erde just gets upset and says, "For pete's sake, we just saved this world. Just kiss already!" This just makes Himmel and Strom blush.

On the Gummi Ship, Himmel confesses that he is happy that Strom was always there for him. Strom is happy to hear that. Himmel also says that he really want to be there for him as well and that he will always protect him. Strom says he will do the same. He says, "Himmel, I think... You've found the one you want to protect." Himmel then says, "Strom... I love you." Strom confesses that... He loves Himmel, too. Ever since that night when he and Hunter removed a Chucky doll from his bed that was placed there by a bully while he was asleep. But the truth is, Strom was awoken by the sound of Himmel and Hunter leaving the room and Strom saw Himmel throwing the doll away. This made Strom very happy. Himmel was happy to hear Strom call him a hero. The two young men embraced. Suddenly, Hunter and his friends get a call from King Sora to return to the Land of Departure about the end of the year exam.

Second Visit
Hunter and his friends receive a message from Ben Jackson saying that there is trouble in Sternbild.

When they arrive, they find the city in chaos. And to make matters worse... Kotetsu is now a wanted criminal. They needed to get to the bottom of this mystery and make their way to Justice Tower.

When they arrive, they find to their shock that the heroes don't recognize them. They asked why they were after their friend. Dragon Kid states that Kotetsu isn't their friend and that he had killed Barnaby's nanny, Samantha Taylor. Hunter is confused and decides to get to the bottom of this. But before he and his friends could leave, a news bulletin announces that Hunter and his friends are accomplishes to Kotetsu in Samantha's murder. Luckily, before the heroes could capture them, Strom uses a spell to help him and his friends escape.

After escaping to a back alley, they meet up with Ben and Kotetsu. Kotetsu says that for some reason, someone framed him for killing Samantha. Hunter believes him as he doesn't seem the type to kill someone. Ben suggests they find out who really committed the crime and clear Kotetsu's name. He gives Kotetsu his old costume and they take off.

After returning to Justice Tower, they are confronted by the heroes. They try to get them to remember them but it was no. This forces Wild Tiger to use his powers. Hunter and his friends try to help, but then the Heartless show up and they have to fight them.

After the battle, Hunter and his friends saw Wild Tiger's power run out sooner than expected. Wild Tiger explains that his powers are declining and might be in danger of losing them. The heroes surround Wild Tiger. He cries at how they have forgotten who he is. However, just before they can arrest him, a girl shows up and yells at the heroes to leave her father alone. Wild Tiger identifies the girl as his daughter, Kaede. Then, Kaede begins to glow and a light shines on the heroes. When it was over, they all remember who Kotetsu is. Hunter wonders how this is possible. Wild Tiger explains that Kaede is a NEXT with the power to copy the powers of other NEXT she touches. However, she can only copy one power at a time, if another NEXT touches her, she loses the power she got from the previous NEXT. The heroes apologize to Wild Tiger. Wild Tiger asks his daughter how she got the power to restore the heroes' memories. Kaede remembers that last person to touch her: an old man with glasses, a suit, and a large mole. They immediately recognize this man as Albert Maverick, the CEO of Apollon Media. They decide to confront him. But before they could leave, Barnaby, wearing new armor, appears. Hunter quickly senses something is off. Not only has Barnaby lost his memories of Kotetsu, but he's starting to succumb to the darkness in his heart. If they don't so something soon, Barnaby will become a Heartless. The heroes try to convince Barnaby that they had been tricked by Maverick, but he doesn't believe them. He is still going to capture Kotetsu. Kaede tries to restore his memories, but when she actives her powers, she begins to float. It is then that she realizes that Sky High had touched her before Barnaby arrived. Then, Wild Tiger whispered in Rock Bison's ear, "If anything happens, take care of Kaede." Then, Wild Tiger goes to confront Barnaby. They leap off the side of the building. Hunter tells the other heroes to look after Kaede while they go and help Wild Tiger.

After battling Heartless, Unversed, and Nobodies, they arrive at Saito's lab where they find Kotetsu was now back in his armor. Saito had remembered Kotetsu. Saito then gives Hunter and his friends their armor and go to stop Barnaby.

They arrive at the top of a building where Barnaby is surrounded by Unversed. Strom senses they were drawn to Barnaby's negative emotions and that they don't have much time before Barnaby is consumed. Wild Tiger tells Hunter and his friends to handle the Unversed while he takes care of Barnaby.

After defeating the Unversed, Wild Tiger and Barnaby where at a stalemate. Wild Tiger was close to losing his powers as Barnaby was about to deliver the final blow. But before that could happen, Wild Tiger said, "Go right ahead. It's been an honor working with you... Bunny." Suddenly, Barnaby stopped and said, "I am not a bunny! My name is Barnaby!" This made Barnaby stop as he began to remember. Maverick's spell on him was broken and Barnaby regains his true memories and is saved from becoming a Heartless. Wild Tiger is happy that Barnaby remembers. When Hunter asked Barnaby what happened, he said Maverick is a NEXT with the power to manipulate memories. He also revealed that Maverick not only killed Samantha, he also killed Barnaby's parents and manipulated their memories to make it look like Jake did it. They decide that Maverick had to be stopped. Then, they get a call from Agnes saying that Maverick captured the other heroes. They head off.

After a quick visit to Saito's lab to get Barnaby's old armor back, the heroes confront Maverick. He claims that he asked Ouroboros to stage crimes for the heroes to arrest. Especially with Mr. Legend losing his powers. When Barnaby's parents found out, they tried to stop him when they learned that in exchange for Ouroboros's services, he would give them the Brooks' technology. So Maverick killed them both so they wouldn't be in the way. Barnaby was angry and wanted him to atone for his crime. Maverick just laughs and summons forth a fake Wild Tiger to fight them.

After the battle, the robot Wild Tiger tries to take one last shot. Wild Tiger, whose powers already ran out, gets in the way and gets hit. Hunter takes his Keyblade and finishes the robot Wild Tiger. Barnaby runs to Kotetsu who was badly wounded. The others try to go and heal Kotetsu, but Maverick gets a hold of Hunter and threatens to erase all of his memories if they do anything. Kotetsu is slowly fading and gets weaker. Barnaby begs Kotetsu not to die saying, "I've learned how to make fried rice and I really wanted you to taste it!" Kotetsu is glad to hear that and dies in Barnaby arms who screams in tears. When the other heroes finally arrive on the scene. Maverick tells the heroes that if it wasn't for him, NEXT would still be considered freaks. Instead of arresting him, they should be thanking him. Hunter tells him that he's wrong. A true hero is not measured by the size of his strength but by the strength of his heart. Maverick forgot that because he was too obsessed with being accepted that he never even considered how the other NEXT feel. Hunter says, "From what I see, you're just a loser trying to make up for a lack of true friends." This angers Maverick who then proceeds to use his powers to erase Hunter's memories. However, nothing happens. Hunter smirks and says, "Some advice: Next time you want to use your Memory Manipulation powers on someone... Make sure they didn't train with a witch with the same power as you." Maverick then just throws him aside. Maverick decides to kill them all saying that he can just go to the Hero Academy to find new heroes, ones who are completely obedient to him. But before he could do so, someone hit Maverick over the head. To everyone's shock, the one who did it... was Kotetsu. He was alive. Barnaby runs to Kotetsu and hit him in the face. Kotetsu asks why he did that since he just came back from the dead ("You didn't even check my pulse."). Barnaby embraces Kotetsu in tears and tells him not to scare him like that again. He can't stand losing him. Kotetsu couldn't help but understand. He says he kind of feels the same way.

Later on, Maverick is taken to custody. Maverick freaks out about Ouroboros coming after him if he tells any of their secrets. So to prevent that, he erases his own memories. Barnaby is disappointed as he was hoping to learn more about Ouroboros and put a stop to whatever scheme they're up to. He asks if Hunter can ask Naminé to restore Maverick's memories. Hunter says that might be heard since the memories she has most power over are ones that are connected to his father. Kotetsu assures Barnaby that they can find the answer together. Barnaby smiles a little knowing that Kotetsu is right... For once... But is really happy. Himmel wonders if they are more than just partners in work. Strom says that love comes in many forms. Kaede is proud to have a father who knows what true justice is and is now hoping she might become a hero as well. Hunter tells her that her father is a good man... And maybe it wouldn't hurt to give him a hug now and again even if she might copy is abilities. She says she'll think about it.

As Hunter and his friends are about to leave Sternbild, Hunter hopes that Kotetsu will continue to trust Barnaby as Barnaby will trust him as well. And also hopes Kaede will trust in her father. Then, a voice calls Hunter a hypocrite about trusting fathers. The voice is later revealed to be Young Xehanort. Hunter asks what Young Xehanort means. He asks Hunter what he felt when Maverick tried to erase his memories. Hunter said he simply did what Naminé told him to do to shield his memories by using Maverick's own powers to access Maverick's own memories. He could see what Maverick meant. When Maverick stopped using his powers, Hunter looked back into his own memories to find they were all still there... Including one that he found really weird. Young Xehanort asked why it was so weird. Hunter explains that he was very small and in some kind of liquid with blurred images of his parents looking at him. He had no idea what that was. It is then that Young Xehanort says that maybe Barnaby's memories aren't the only ones what seem off. With that, Young Xehanort leaves and says, "Maybe your parents and Maverick are more alike than you think." Hunter and his friends are still confused, however Hunter was more scared of what he means. Then, they notice a light coming from the park nearby.

When they arrived, they saw the light was coming from the bottom of a fountain. It was a keyhole. Hunter takes out his Keyblade and locks it. It is then that they get a call from Master Riku to return to Destiny Island and that his parents had an announcement to make.

Side Visit
When Hunter and his friends return to Sternbild, they are informed by Kotetsu and Barnaby that Maverick was killed the NEXT villain, Lunatic. When Hunter asked why, Barnaby said it was because Maverick killed people and Lunatic goes after criminals. However, killing criminals is not justice at all. Kotetsu says what he's doing is simply murder. Hunter says they have to do something about this. Barnaby says they can try, but it will be difficult. After they left, Kotetsu and Barnaby both quit being heroes. However, they came back because Kaede thought having Kotetsu as a sit around dad is too boring and Barnaby knew his parents wouldn't want him to quit, at least until Ouroboros is stopped. But most of all... Kotetsu and Barnaby needed each other. When they came back, they were moved down to the Second League and wouldn't return to the First League for sometime. However, Ben, who now works at Apollon Media, Saito, and even Lloyds are willing to pull some strings if means they can make things a bit safer and enough people like what they're doing. They think that might be a good thing. So they go off to find Lunatic.

Later, they arrive on a rooftop at night with a red full moon shining. They were just about to head back when a Heartless ambushes them. But before it could attack, it was destroyed by an arrow of blue flames. They saw that the one who shot it was Lunatic. Lunatic reveals he knows that they were looking for him. So he came. Wild Tiger says they came to arrest him for killing too many people. Lunatic just scoffs and says that he is merely fulfilling his own brand of justice. Hunter says that killing isn't justice at all. If he thinks that ending their lives is the only way to deal with bad guys, that makes him no different than those people. Lunatic says that he knows nothing of how this world works... Since Hunter and his friends are from another world. He also says the those who wield the Keyblades are doing things to the Heartless that are no different than what he does. Hunter says that he's wrong because when a Keyblade Wielder slays a Heartless, they're not really killing them. The Heartless were once people who gave into the darkness in their hearts. It's only by slaying the Heartless and the Nobodies the produce can they come back as the people the were. Lunatic says it's useless trying to convince someone so naive. They proceed to fight.

After the fight, Lunatic is intreagued to have been beaten. However, he will not be captured so easily. Hunter asks how Lunatic knows about the Keyblades and the other worlds. Lunatic just says, "ask Saito." Then, he tosses Hunter something. It's a key chain. This key chain is required to gain the Burning Moon Keyblade. Then, Lunatic fires one of his blue flame arrows which explodes causing Wild Tiger and Barnaby to fall over the edge of the building. Luckily, Strom and Himmel took out their Keyblades and the two heroes grab on and were pulled back up. Suddenly, Strom's and Himmel's Keyblades glow when the two heroes were holding on. This makes everyone wonder. They decide to ask Saito.

At Saito's lab, they find him with Master Aqua. She says that she was the one who revealed the existence of others worlds to Saito. This is because Yen Sid the sorcerer said that Sternbild has been ready to know for some time. But how Lunatic knew is unknown as she only ever said this to Saito before announcing it to the public. Hunter just hopes that nothing goes wrong with that. Master Aqua says that now that this world is ready to know of worlds outside their own, she and the other masters will go around to seek out new potential Keyblade Wielders, some of which might be NEXT. Some will want to go to the Land of Departure, others will still want to go to the Hero Academy. It's really their decision. Kotetsu hopes that they'll be happy and become great heroes no matter where they go. Barnaby hopes so, too. With that, they leave. Strom tells Master Aqua that when Kotetsu and Barnaby took hold of his and Himmel's Keyblades, they glowed. He wonder if this mean... Master Aqua says that people usually become Keyblade Wielders when they are still children as they are less likely to be corrupted by the Keyblade's power. However, Kotetsu and Barnaby both share a great light. So it might be possible. Then, Saito gets a call from Agnes saying that Apollon Media has just been bought... by Gargoyle Technica.

Locations

 * Bronze Stage: Residential District
 * Bronze Stage: Kotetsu's Place
 * Bronze Stage: Downtown
 * Bronze Stage: Warehouse District
 * Silver Stage: Park
 * Silver Stage: Shopping District
 * Silver Stage: Stonehenge
 * Silver Stage: Apollon Media Entrance
 * Gold Stage: Shopping District
 * Gold Stage: Apartment Entrance
 * Gold Stage: Barnaby's Apartment
 * Apollon Media: Workplace
 * Apollon Media: Lloyd's Office
 * Apollon Media: Control Room
 * Justice Tower: Recreation Area
 * Justice Tower: Training Room
 * Justice Tower: Saito's Lab
 * Justice Tower: Sleep Pod Room
 * Stern Bridge
 * Poseidon Line Transport: Lobby
 * Poseidon Line Transport: Roof
 * Rooftops
 * Hero Academy: Entrance and Courtyard
 * Hero Academy: Auditorium
 * Hero Academy: Classroom
 * Bar Number 06

Heartless
Heartless that are Italic are exclusive to this world.
 * Gift Shadow
 * Lion Dancer
 * Candy Apple
 * Flower Rider
 * Rodeo Rider
 * Orcus
 * Neoshadow
 * Darkball
 * Gargoyle Knight
 * Gargoyle Warrior
 * Chocolate Gargoyle
 * White Chocolate Gargoyle
 * Cloudy Sunrise
 * Pink Possessor
 * Flame Core
 * Shadow Witch
 * Shadow Magician
 * Solider
 * Stealth Solider
 * Pumpkin Solider
 * Air Soldier
 * Fat Bandit
 * Large Snowman
 * Ringermaster
 * Emerald Blues
 * Crimson Jazz
 * Wicked Watermelon
 * Large Watermelon
 * Huge Watermelon
 * Festive Fireworks
 * Large Fireworks
 * Huge Fireworks
 * Jack O'Lantern
 * Round Rice Cake
 * Large Rice Cake
 * Mighty Macaron
 * Swaying Spook
 * Powerwild
 * Sniperwild
 * Wild Shaman
 * Cheery Ape
 * Bandit
 * Swordsman
 * Search Ghost
 * Gargoyle
 * White Knight
 * Pirate
 * Air Pirate
 * Wyvern
 * Phantomtail
 * Defender
 * Eliminator
 * Armored Warrior
 * Pleasure Dog
 * Wizard
 * High Wizard
 * Rare Truffle
 * Angel Star
 * Creeper Plant
 * Creeper Bouquet
 * Prank Bouquet
 * Red Rose
 * White Rose
 * Crescendo
 * Tornado Step
 * Terrible Tomte
 * Eggster Bunny
 * Trick Ghost
 * Rabid Dog
 * Raging Reindeer
 * Rush Sheep
 * Hook Bat
 * Golden Hook Bat
 * Barrier Master
 * Minute Bomb
 * Sparkler
 * Eggcognito
 * Eggscapade
 * Shenaneggan
 * Growth Egg
 * Munny Egg
 * Prize Egg
 * Hammer Frame
 * Bulky Vendor
 * Fortuneteller
 * Cannon Gun
 * Switch Launcher
 * Jumbo Cannon
 * Gummi Copter
 * Copter Fleet
 * Lance Soldier
 * Morning Star
 * Fiery Globe
 * Icy Cube
 * Luna Bandit
 * Graveyard
 * Toy Solider
 * Aeroplane
 * Gilled Glider
 * Hot Rod
 * Mad Ride
 * Assault Rider
 * Nightwalker
 * Bold Tower
 * Shaman
 * Aerial Knocker
 * Armored Knight
 * Surveillance Robot
 * Clay Armor
 * Solid Armor
 * Land Armor
 * Cymbal Monkey
 * Tricky Monkey
 * Dual Blade
 * Bag O' Jewels
 * Bag O' Coins
 * Bag O' Coal
 * Bag O' Gifts
 * Dark Score Bag
 * Nosy Mole
 * Pester Jester
 * Wibble Wobble
 * Strange Tree
 * Circus Clown
 * Poison Archer
 * Sleep Archer
 * Wind-Up Leaf Cake
 * Pretender
 * Great Pretender
 * King Pretender
 * Circus Balloon
 * Bunch O' Balloons
 * Cannoned Camel
 * Wicked Wick
 * Ratty Rat
 * Ring-A-Ding
 * Chipper Chef
 * Burrfish
 * Shadow Tiger
 * Shadow Bunny
 * Dark Emblem
 * Black Rose
 * Sinister Sweets (mssion boss)
 * Spiteful Sweets (mission boss)
 * Trickmaster (mission boss)
 * Trickmaster Ω (mission boss)
 * Jack in the Box (mission boss)
 * Egg Master (mission boss)
 * Hocus Pocus (mission boss)
 * Infernal Engine (mission boss)
 * Lion Headliner (mission boss)
 * Circus Crab (mission boss)
 * Crabby Cake (mission boss)
 * Queen Bee (mission boss)
 * Jewel Princess (mission boss)
 * Closehanded Captain (mission boss)
 * Ferocious Fins (mission boss)
 * Royal Pretender (mission boss)
 * Martial Monkey (mission boss)
 * Metal Giant (mission boss)
 * Heartless Tsum (mission boss)
 * Ferry Reaper (mission boss)
 * Merry-Go-Rowdy (mission boss)
 * Producer of Darkness (mission boss) (resembles Mean Maiden)

Nobodies

 * Dusk
 * Creeper
 * Assassin
 * Sniper
 * Dragoon
 * Gambler
 * Dancer
 * Samurai
 * Sorcerer

Unversed

 * Scapper
 * Bruiser
 * Red Hot Chilli
 * Monotrucker
 * Thornbite
 * Spiderchest
 * Archraven
 * Hareraiser
 * Tank Toppler
 * Sonic Blaster
 * Triple Wrecker
 * Wild Bruiser
 * Blue Sea Salt
 * Yellow Mustard
 * Buckle Bruiser
 * Chrono Twister
 * Prize Pod
 * Symphony Master (mission boss)
 * Trinity Armor (mission boss)
 * Mimic Master (mission boss)

Bosses

 * Jake Martinez (first visit)
 * H-01 (second visit)
 * Lunatic (optional)

Sub bosses

 * Kriem
 * Rock Bison
 * Origami Cyclone
 * Dragon Kid
 * Blue Rose