Kingdoms Hearts is an amazingly popular series of video games incorporating a wide range of Disney, Pixar, and Square Enix titles into it’s gameplay.

The Kingdom Hearts series has proven to be a popular and enduring theme. Lovers of tattoo and the video game franchise combine the two elements for superb displays of body art in various styles and technical applications.

First created in 2001, the original Kingdom Hearts game has expanded to 13 titles in a variety of formats – including three major video game titles – a Manga comic published in Japan and the US, and a host of other memorabilia options.

The Kingdom Hearts games have sold well in excess of 300 million copies worldwide, with plans to further expand into 2020 and beyond on smartphone and console platforms.

Read on for 50 examples of brilliant Kingdom Hearts themed tattoo designs to help you choose your next piece of awesome video game inspired ink.

1. Black Line Tattoos

There’s some bad ass examples of effective black line ink above. There’s a variety of methods used, whether it’s sharpie like thick lines, or more delicate, gentle combinations. Given the subject matter, I particularly like the comic book/manga choices some artists make in their depictions, giving their images the look of a cartoon development storyboard.

2. Sora Tattoos

Sora is the main protagonist in Kingdom Hearts. Throughout the games, Sora journeys throughout worlds and interacts with various Disney and Pixar characters, often accompanied by Donald Duck and Goofy. He wields the Keyblade, developing skills and experience as he journeys through the game and fulfilling objectives.

These various tattoos show off Sora’s attributes, and allow each artist to utilize a range of skills to bring him to life on skin. There’s an emphasis on Japanese traditional color, such as single bright single fill, as well as a range of fine line techniques in black ink. The tattoos also create a wide array of background images and framing methods, including strong shapes, supporting characters, and a variety of black and gray traditional shading.