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What's in The Box
Episode 6 and I think we've always known what's in the box. We just missed it.
Going back through my old theories, I stumbled across something in a Kingdom Hearts 3 cutscene that's been sitting in plain sight the whole time. Maleficent, in Thebes, tells us exactly what she thinks is in the black box. And given that our villains in Kingdom Hearts almost never actually lie to us — they obfuscate, they misdirect, they frame things to their advantage, but they rarely outright lie — that matters.
In this episode I dig into what the character files say about Maleficent's full timeline — including the specific moment her time skip begins, which is not when most people assume. I read out her full story entry Dark Deed, which reveals how she first learned about the outside world, how she manipulated Riku, and what she's actually been after this whole time.
I also get into the connection between the Books of Prophecy and Jiminy's Journal, why Yen Sid's tower full of books might not be coincidental, and whether Xehanort himself knew what was in the box — and if so, what that changes.
And I end with the question I genuinely want your thoughts on: how do we feel about a core mystery potentially being resolved in a throwaway line that almost everyone missed?
If you enjoy the podcast, following, leaving a review and dropping a comment genuinely helps it reach more people.
Find Thinking Through the Darkness everywhere you listen:
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🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EUruDHtKY5Fl8rPoHwLtH
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By SpecEpisode 6 and I think we've always known what's in the box. We just missed it.
Going back through my old theories, I stumbled across something in a Kingdom Hearts 3 cutscene that's been sitting in plain sight the whole time. Maleficent, in Thebes, tells us exactly what she thinks is in the black box. And given that our villains in Kingdom Hearts almost never actually lie to us — they obfuscate, they misdirect, they frame things to their advantage, but they rarely outright lie — that matters.
In this episode I dig into what the character files say about Maleficent's full timeline — including the specific moment her time skip begins, which is not when most people assume. I read out her full story entry Dark Deed, which reveals how she first learned about the outside world, how she manipulated Riku, and what she's actually been after this whole time.
I also get into the connection between the Books of Prophecy and Jiminy's Journal, why Yen Sid's tower full of books might not be coincidental, and whether Xehanort himself knew what was in the box — and if so, what that changes.
And I end with the question I genuinely want your thoughts on: how do we feel about a core mystery potentially being resolved in a throwaway line that almost everyone missed?
If you enjoy the podcast, following, leaving a review and dropping a comment genuinely helps it reach more people.
Find Thinking Through the Darkness everywhere you listen:
🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/thinking-through-the-darkness/id1894678543?l=en-GB
🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6EUruDHtKY5Fl8rPoHwLtH
🎵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5abef121-2a19-4fdf-b13a-3ed852565aea/thinking-through-the-darkness
🎙️ Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7822111
📋 Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/thinking-through-the-darkness-spec-rL4iOjeuE0Y/ 📡 RSS Feed: https://media.rss.com/through-the-darkness/feed.xml
The software that makes this possible costs money. If you want to support directly: ☕ Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/iamspecious
LoreBySpec on YouTube for the main channel.