dork_of_keys[The video opens on a very serious looking Sora. He adjusts the camera a bit before sitting back from it a little. It's not quite clear where he is, though it seems to be outdoors somewhere. Maybe a picnic table somewhere?]
So, um... Hello. I'm Sora, for anyone I haven't met around Temple Town, and I've got something kind of important to talk about.
[He holds up what most would probably swear was a child's drawing, though it is at least clear what it's supposed to be... mostly. The image in question appears to be a Shadow.]
This... [He gives the picture a small shake for emphasis.] ...is a Heartless. This one is called a Shadow and this is probably the most common type of Heartless. They can be found pretty much anywhere Heartless are.
[He puts this first picture down and picks up another. It's another Heartless, only this one has a little bit of color to it besides its yellow eyes. It also has a distinctive emblem on it. It's a Soldier Heartless.]
There are a lot of different kinds of Heartless with different forms and abilities. Some fight with plain old fisticuffs like this one. [This picture also gets a shake for emphasis.] Others use magic and some are even skilled with weapons. All of them are dangerous.
[He pauses here, clearly thinking about something.]
Okay, there are a couple that aren't really dangerous. There are some mushroom shaped Heartless. Most of them are as dangerous as other Heartless, but the red and white ones and the blue and yellow ones just want to play games and they'll reward you for playing with them. There's also the Bulky Vendor, which looks like a capsule machine. It doesn't attack directly, but it will eventually self destruct. Still, if you can turn the crank before it self destructs, you'll get whatever it's carrying. I don't recommend it, though, unless you're really quick and even then, you're taking a risk.
[He puts the pictures away and looks into the camera, trying to look very serious. Sora being Sora, this is somehow cute, though his effort to look serious should be telling.]
Heartless are made from the darkness in people's hearts. Just about every heart has at least a little bit of darkness, so every heart could potentially make a Heartless. One way is for someone to give into their own darkness. The other way is for the Heartless to drag a heart into darkness. They will be actively trying to do this. Strong hearts or pure hearts attract them more. As for fighting them, magic and magic weapons are the most effective, but it's better to avoid them if you can. That's not... too easy, since they can go just about anywhere, but wards and charms can keep them out of a lot of places. Strong Light, the Light of the heart, can send them away too.
I just wanted to make sure everyone knew about them.
[After a thoughtful pause, he reaches up to turn the camera off, muttering something about 'nobodies' and hoping there aren't any of them lurking around as well...]