Shedding Starlight
Kingdom Hearts is a series about love, friendship, good vs. evil, and light prevailing in the dark. Sounds simple? What about soul possession, human experimentation, and the end of times? The rumors are true, it’s deeper than you think.
We are Hannah and Mel, welcome to the podcast Shedding Starlight: A Guide to the Kingdom Hearts Mythos. If you’ve ever played the Kingdom Hearts games and wanted to dive deeper into the story, this podcast is for you! Shedding Starlight lays out all of the worldbuilding, hidden concepts, and character motivations that the games hid between the lines.
Podcasting since 2023 • 37 episodes
Shedding Starlight
Latest Episodes
Worldbuilding III - Where do Keyblades originate?
The Ocean Between. Keyblades. The Lanes Between. The X-blade. The crossroads. The Keyblade War. Xehanort has always been a scholar; we've seen this since the first game in the series. Legends of the war over light have filled his head with idea...
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58:30
Master Xehanort - How many lives has he lived?
A chess master, manipulating the moving pieces in front of our eyes, ten years before Sora's story begins. Join us as we dive into Master Xehanort: who he was, who he is now, and why he's a more mysterious presence than ever.Thank you t...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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58:41
Axel and Saix - Their forgotten past
Numbers 7 and 8. A mysterious agenda, a historied past, and a jealous friendship; there's more to these two than meets the eye. What were they after? What dragged them apart? Where did their loyalties really fall?Thank you to Johan, Stev...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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Roxas II - How is Roxas tied to Ven?
As we continue to peel back the enigma of Roxas's existence, we find that each layer is more anomalous than the last. Who is this other boy, this "him," this "Ven?" And what do the Organization leaders, Xemnas and Xigbar, know about it?N...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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49:44
Xion - The devastation of true emotion
A puppet that became more human than the ones around her. A character so complex and nuanced that we needed to touch on topics of both sociology and mental illness to fully capture her essence. Xion. How did she come to be?Thank you to ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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