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I loved the sigil scene (biased, but anyway). I think what Nomura was going for was that Xemnas still had their sigil to monitor them. It was mentioned in the scene that it was the "foundation" of what bonded them, not the thing that made it special. I think they meant that having the Organization's recusant's sigil was something they endured and from that experience came their special bond -- ie they met each other because they all bore the Organization's recusant's sigil and through that mutual experience they began to hang out and get to know each other (and presumably grow hearts). Hence Roxas wanting to "reclaim" it from Xemnas was to awaken (and I guess free) his, Lea, and Xion's heart from being owned by Xemnas (and be the spark to make Roxas and Xion more than just replicas).- However, the sigil cutscene is one of the most cringy and unnecessary cutscenes I ever saw in this franchise. What made Axel/Roxas/Xion bond special is that unlike the other nobodies. they would meet outside missions to chill out, eating ice cream and have fun together. Not because of a sigil. All nobodies names have the sigil and Nomura as the character designer should know that a lot of characters have the sigil to on their outfits too - Riku (KH1), Sora (KH3D), Young Xehanort, Eraqus, Terra, Aqua, Ventus...
I really don't get what he was trying to do here...
The sigil isn't just an X on clothing, it's something Xemnas bestows upon someone so that he can monitor them. It was never confirmed that Riku in KH1 had the recusant's sigil (I think his outfit is just an X), and I don't think Young Xehanort, Eraqus, Terra, Aqua, or Ven had it. If Ven and Aqua had it, Xemnas would have been able to find them easily. The only other person outside of the Organization that I remember having the recusant's sigil is Sora from KH3D, which Xemnas placed on him at the start of the game (and presumably took back before their fight).
Anyway, I hope this makes sense and is actually correct. If anyone else that knows more about that scene can chime in, please do because I don't want to mislead Neku.
PS: Goodluck with Xion, Master Xehanort, and Yozora... stock up on Elixirs and prayers and anything else you can get lol!