{"id":626091,"date":"2026-03-26T05:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/kingdom-hearts-4-final-fantasy"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:21:41","slug":"dont-count-on-seeing-more-final-fantasy-characters-in-kingdom-hearts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dont-count-on-seeing-more-final-fantasy-characters-in-kingdom-hearts-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t count on seeing more Final Fantasy characters in Kingdom Hearts 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in the day, gamers were talking about this hot new RPG which combined Final Fantasy<\/strong> and Disney<\/strong> characters. It was wild! You’d get Cloud Strife and Goofy in the same battle. Imagine that! What a novelty.\n<\/p>\n

Over time, though, the Kingdom Hearts<\/strong> franchise slowly became less about Final Fantasy mash-ups, and more about its own original cast of characters. Sora took center stage, and cameos from the Final Fantasy series slowly became less prevalent as the mainline games (and countless sequels) released.\n<\/p>\n

It culminated in Kingdom Hearts 3<\/strong>, which barely had any significant Final Fantasy cameos at all (untile the Re:Mind DLC). If you were expecting that to change with the next entry – the recently revealed Kingdom Hearts 4<\/strong><\/a> – you’re likely going to be disappointed.<\/p>\n

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Back in the day, gamers were talking about this hot new RPG which combined Final Fantasy and Disney characters. It was wild! You’d get Cloud Strife and Goofy in the same battle. Imagine that! What a novelty. Over time, though, the Kingdom Hearts franchise slowly became less about Final Fantasy mash-ups, and more about its own original cast of characters. Sora took center stage, and cameos from the Final Fantasy series slowly became less prevalent as the mainline games (and countless sequels) released. It culminated in Kingdom Hearts 3, which barely had any significant Final Fantasy cameos at all (untile the Re:Mind DLC). If you were expecting that to change with the next entry – the recently revealed Kingdom Hearts 4 – you’re likely going…<\/p>\n

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