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A spiky-haired keyblade kid who somehow makes Disney crossover cosmology feel emotionally sincere.
Sora endures because he is earnest without being boring. Kingdom Hearts throws impossible nonsense at him, and his unembarrassed loyalty keeps the whole machine from collapsing into parody.
Example
His Smash reveal hit so hard because Sora had spent years representing the impossible overlap between corporate licensing and genuine fan attachment.
Why it matters
Sora matters because sincerity is often the only glue strong enough to hold maximalist crossover fiction together.
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