Leading up to Kingdom Hearts III, Xehanort appears to believe his plan is infallible.
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This clip has prompted jokes about Eraqus not knowing how to play chess, but what if the deeper meaning here is that Xehanort thinks they’re playing by rules that don’t actually apply? He even casually comments that it’s his turn, even though it is not his turn if it’s checkmate.
Yet Eraqus picks up his piece to make another move, even though there are no moves he can make. Xehanort did not say “check,” but “checkmate.” Eraqus has lost the game. If there is no place the king can be moved, it is “checkmate” and the game ends. If the king is in danger, you declare “check,” and the other player must move their king to safety. In chess, “checkmate” means the game is over. So while this exchange is tiny, it might hold great significance. It represents the Guardians of Light facing off against the Seekers of Darkness, and it seems to tie into Xehanort’s belief in destiny and that the future has “already been written.” The chess scene has had symbolic meaning ever since we first saw it. Darkness prevails, and light expires.”īut Eraqus calmly respond with, “My move, isn’t it?” and reaches for his piece. “Checkmate,” Xehanort says, as he completes the circle around the sole silver piece.
The extended trailer continues that scene. The first TGS trailer showed a brief, ominous image of the chess piece that represents Sora completely surrounded by Xehanort’s golden chess pieces. In particular, let’s discuss the chess scene at the beginning. Now that we’re done with our month-long celebration of Saix, let’s get back to that exciting extended TGS trailer for Kingdom Hearts III.
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