am I really that bad?????
Nah, it was probably my lack of sleep that made me read things wrong.
And in all honesty, when it comes to lackluster presentation of the story and Nomura packing too many twists and not enough coherency in it I actually agree with you on several parts despite being a "lore geek" and mainly positive about it.
Although it's weird that this thing isn't some sort of "titan". Oh well, I guess Rock Troll makes sense.
Since it is a troll, it is probably sent by either Braig or Young Xehanort aka Trollanort.