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So after some thinking, I now see the possibility of MX being Riku's grandfather. YES, I AM AWARE THAT FAMILY DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE IMPORTANT IN KH, however, just consider these hints from BBS:
1.) MX's battle stance - That's right, his stance from the final battle. Why else would he be adopting Riku's stance? You could say that "there are only so many ways to hold a sword; hell, you could say that Eraqus is Cloud's dad for that matter," but really, Riku's battle stance is a unique one - I've never seen anyone else hold a weapon like that. Vanitas does it (obviously hinting connections to Riku which I will discuss later), and it seems that MX does it too? That can't just be a coincidence.
2.) Vanitas - As for MX's apprentice, you may as well say that he adopted his Riku traits due to Sora's already-strong connection with Riku. Okay sure, but what about the dark suit? Riku was able to use the suit even before Ansem SoD took possession of him. There could be a possibility that the dark suit is a sort of trademark within Riku's family, since I can't see any other dark characters in KH using it. MX, therefore, must have put his own "touch" on Vanitas as he was creating him.
3.) Similar beliefs - Both MX and Riku wanted to get off Destiny Islands. Both ended up embracing the darkness, getting warped by it, and going against their childhood friends' beliefs of light being the strongest force of all (Eraqus to MX, Sora to Riku). Both also easily accepted the equality of light and darkness.
4.) The SHM - This is perhaps the most significant hint to a MX-Riku connection. I know that some people don't believe that SHM is young MX because of his Terranort hair which was based on, well, Terra. But let's just say for argument's sake that MX's old hairstyle was similar to Terra's and go with that. Now, SHM's outfit looks a lot like Riku's KH1 fisherman getup. He also stated MX's belief that Destiny Islands was a tiny place. A later cutscene shows a transition from SHM to young Riku to KH2 Riku, further implying the connection.
Again, I know that the only thing that might be able to shatter this theory is the notion that "family isn't important in KH", and "why start now?". It HAS started now - haven't you noticed that BBS seems to be making a lot of family references (at least in comparison to the past games)?:
1.) Eraqus saying that Terra is like a SON to him.
2.) Ienzo's PARENTS dying and him being AtW's ADOPTED SON.
3.) Riku's mention of Sora's FATHER.
4.) The return of Kairi's GRANDMOTHER. (It would be pretty sweet knowing that while Kairi's grandmother is an advocate of light, Riku's grandfather in contrast is an advocate of darkness.)
Thoughts?
1.) MX's battle stance - That's right, his stance from the final battle. Why else would he be adopting Riku's stance? You could say that "there are only so many ways to hold a sword; hell, you could say that Eraqus is Cloud's dad for that matter," but really, Riku's battle stance is a unique one - I've never seen anyone else hold a weapon like that. Vanitas does it (obviously hinting connections to Riku which I will discuss later), and it seems that MX does it too? That can't just be a coincidence.
2.) Vanitas - As for MX's apprentice, you may as well say that he adopted his Riku traits due to Sora's already-strong connection with Riku. Okay sure, but what about the dark suit? Riku was able to use the suit even before Ansem SoD took possession of him. There could be a possibility that the dark suit is a sort of trademark within Riku's family, since I can't see any other dark characters in KH using it. MX, therefore, must have put his own "touch" on Vanitas as he was creating him.
3.) Similar beliefs - Both MX and Riku wanted to get off Destiny Islands. Both ended up embracing the darkness, getting warped by it, and going against their childhood friends' beliefs of light being the strongest force of all (Eraqus to MX, Sora to Riku). Both also easily accepted the equality of light and darkness.
4.) The SHM - This is perhaps the most significant hint to a MX-Riku connection. I know that some people don't believe that SHM is young MX because of his Terranort hair which was based on, well, Terra. But let's just say for argument's sake that MX's old hairstyle was similar to Terra's and go with that. Now, SHM's outfit looks a lot like Riku's KH1 fisherman getup. He also stated MX's belief that Destiny Islands was a tiny place. A later cutscene shows a transition from SHM to young Riku to KH2 Riku, further implying the connection.
Again, I know that the only thing that might be able to shatter this theory is the notion that "family isn't important in KH", and "why start now?". It HAS started now - haven't you noticed that BBS seems to be making a lot of family references (at least in comparison to the past games)?:
1.) Eraqus saying that Terra is like a SON to him.
2.) Ienzo's PARENTS dying and him being AtW's ADOPTED SON.
3.) Riku's mention of Sora's FATHER.
4.) The return of Kairi's GRANDMOTHER. (It would be pretty sweet knowing that while Kairi's grandmother is an advocate of light, Riku's grandfather in contrast is an advocate of darkness.)
Thoughts?
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