Nomura Leaks Incident

In September 2002, Square Enix and DIsney collaborated on a game called Kingdom Hearts. This game was a massive commercial success and has since spawned many sequels, prequels and in-betweenequels. The events of the "Nomura Leaks" are, of course, unknown to the public and have been considered one of the worst Warehouse secrecy breaches of the generation.

Events
Shortly after the release of Kingdom Hearts, rookie Warehouse agent James Mackense learned that although plans for a sequel to the game had been announced, the development team was struggling with inspiration on some details.

He contacted the game director, Tetsuya Nomura, with details of his 'incredibly inspiring work' and provided him with information on 64 artifacts of varying danger and power. These artifacts would eventually provide the needed inspiration for several key aspects of the Kingdom Hearts series.

Repercussions
Mackense defended his actions by saying that he was only trying to help Nomura, and that he didn't think one person knowing would matter. His negligence and foolish decisions led to his immediate termination from the Warehouse and deportation.

Regents managed to contact Nomura and used an artifact to make him believe that the ideas were his own. All records of the correspondance were wiped, though there was no way to tell if any others had also seen the messages and information. Due to this, it is assumed that some members of the public are aware of the Warehouse, or at least the leaked artifacts, and great care is reccomended whe dealing with artifact related incidents in the gaming industry.

Artifacts
64 artifacts in total were included in the leak. Only some have been linked to the series so far, though agents and regents are alert for any suspicious similarities in the future.
 * Christiaan Huygens' Prism inspired Xemnas' Ethereal Blades
 * Lee Harvey Oswald's Rifle inspired Xigbar's Arrowguns
 * Atalanta's Spear inspired Xaldin's Lances
 * Shang Rang's Army Shield inspired Vexen's Shield
 * Crazy Horse's Tomahawk inspired Lexeaus' Axe Sword
 * August Natterer's Bible inspired Zexion's Lexicon
 * William Wallace's Claymore inspired Sai'x's Claymore
 * Guru Har Gobind's Chakrams inspired Axel's Chakrams
 * Hiren Roy's Sitar inspired Demyx's Sitar
 * Leon Herrmann's Sword and Playing Cards inspired Luxord's Cards
 * Grace Sherwood's Sickle inspired Marluxia's Scythe
 * Luigi Galvani's Scalpel inspired Larxene's Knives