The Highwind (ハイウインド, Haiuindo) is a raft built by Sora, Riku, and Kairi at the Destiny Islands. The trio built it, hoping to set out and see new worlds; however, their plans went amiss when a storm broke out and Heartless attacked the islands.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

Since a young age, Sora and Riku have always wanted to visit other worlds, and their interest grew when Kairi, a girl from a foreign world, came to the Destiny Islands. Eventually, Sora and Riku became friends with Kairi and decided to build the raft to fulfill their desire to see new worlds.

On the first day, Kairi tells Sora to fetch the building materials for the raft. The raft is complete at the end of the day. On the second day, Sora and Riku race to decide who becomes captain and what the raft will be named. Riku wins the race and comes up with the name "Highwind".

After the race, Kairi then tells Sora to gather provisions for the journey. Later, Kairi jokes to Sora that they should leave with the raft with just the two of them.

Unfortunately, the trio's plans to set sail are broken when a storm breaks out and Heartless attack the Destiny Islands, separating them across the world. It is unknown what the raft's current condition is and if it survived the storm or not.

Later on, Sora names the default model of the Gummi Ship after the raft.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

When Sora and Riku are sent back in time for their Mark of Mastery exam, they steal the raft from their past selves, head out to sea to await the path to the Sleeping Worlds to appear. When the storm begins, it broke the mast of the raft off, with Riku using it to stay afloat. Unfortunately, the Robed Figure sent a Phantom Ursula to attack them, almost drowning them in the chaos. While Sora and Riku entered the Realm of Sleep, the raft is lost at sea.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts II

In Kingdom Hearts II, the "Highwind" series of Sample Blueprints is named after the raft.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Highwind appears in the Sora's Station in the Dive to the Heart segment of the Hollow Bastion stage.

List of items

In Kingdom Hearts, Kairi sends Sora to gather the remaining materials needed for the raft and journey.

Raft materials

On the first day at the Destiny Islands, Sora must find them materials needed to finish building the raft and then give them to Kairi, who rewards him depending on the amount of hints needed.

Name	Image	Description	Location	Notes
Log (丸太, Maruta)		A log that washed up onto the shore. Needed to build the raft.	Seashore	At the duelling area of Tidus, Selphie and Wakka.
			Seashore	On the miniature island across the bridge.
Cloth (大きな布, Ōkina Nuno, lit. "Big Cloth")		A large sheet of white cloth. Needed to build the raft.	Seashore	Within a room of the massive treehouse, hanging from the wall.
Rope (ロープ, Rōpu)		A long, strong rope. Needed to build the raft.	Seashore	On the docks.

Travelling supplies

On the second day, Sora needs to gather food and water for the journey and then give them to Kairi, who again rewards him depending on the amount of hints needed.

Name	Image	Description	Location	Notes
Empty Bottle (あきビン, Aki Bin)		A bottle Kairi brought from her home. Fill it with water for a voyage.	Given by Kairi	Becomes Drinking Water once filled with water.
Drinking Water (飲み水, Nomi Mizu)		A bottle of pure, fresh water. A provision for the raft.	Seashore/Cove	From the spring outside the Secret Place or from the spring in the wall of the Cove.
Seagull Egg (海ドリのタマゴ, Umidori no Tamago, lit. "Seabird Egg")		An egg with a very tough shell. A provision for the raft.	Seashore	Climb the trees above the Seaside Shack.
Coconut (木の実, Kinomi, lit. "Fruit")		A coconut from a coco palm tree. A provision for the raft.	Seashore/Cove	Drops from a palm tree when attacked. Two yellow coconuts must be gathered.
Fish (魚, Sakana)		A small fish caught in the shallows. A provision for the raft.	Seashore	Swims around in seawater. Three fish must be caught.
Mushroom (キノコ, Kinoko)		A mushroom that thrives in the dark. A provision for the raft.	Cove	In the bushes to the left of the zip-line tower.
			Cove	Behind a boulder below the zip-line tower.
			Secret Place	In front of the locked door.

Rewards

• Kingdom Hearts

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