Just wondering, maybe I missed something.

[Angel]

Okay, so earlier today I was thinking about the relationships between the default Keyblades that each of VAT starts out with and their "evolved" forms.
Terra's Ends of the Earth visually looks like the "next step" for the Earthshaker, and Aqua's Stormfall looks like the "next step" of the Rainfall. But what about Ven? It always seemed kind of odd that Lost Memory looked nothing like Wayward Wind.

Maybe it was touched on an interview, but I never heard an explanation. Maybe that's just the way things worked out and I'm overthinking xD

 

[Ruran]

I've heard that be brought up before but it was never covered. Some people assume it's because Aqua and Terra are of master level and Ven isn't that he doesn't get an "evolved" form of his Keyblade, but Keyblade evolution doesn't seem to be a legit function of it. Canonically all three would be using their default Keyblades through out the entire game so I don't think it's something that needs too much thought put into.

 

[Chuman]

It is based on Ventus recovering his memories, thus the purpose of "Lost Memory."

 

[RuffPuff]

It is based on Ventus recovering his memories, thus the purpose of "Lost Memory."

I think he means the look of the keyblades are completley different.
And I don't think it's anything to think about, really.

 

[Chuman]

I think he means the look of the keyblades are completley different.
And I don't think it's anything to think about, really.

Oh. I noticed that too, kinda pissed me off.

 

[Angel]

I think he means the look of the keyblades are completley different.
And I don't think it's anything to think about, really.

yeah, that's what i meant.

and maybe. i just found it odd that ven was the outlier.

 

[Virus]

I don't think the developers really thought of it as "Keyblade Evolution" at the time. Or rather, weren't trying to make Keyblade Evolution a thing of the Kingdom Hearts Universe, just a creative idea for one game.

But, if they bring it back for future games:

Kingdom Key, anyone else notice a certain resemblance to a rather powerful keyblade?

 

[Sephiroth0812]

If I recall correctly they had once planned an evolved form of Ventus's Wayward Wind with a darker color theme, more gold and the "wings" at the teeth elongated but scrapped that.

In the game data there's also a another hidden keyblade that was originally intended to be equipable by Ventus, the Light Seeker which looks exactly like Mickey's Kingdom Key D.

@Virus:
I think the fact that two crossed Kingdom Keys form a part of the ugly super-weapon was already mentioned and thoroughly theorized about. *ggg*

 

[Virus]

@Virus:
I think the fact that two crossed Kingdom Keys form a part of the ugly super-weapon was already mentioned and thoroughly theorized about. *ggg*

Way to pick up on my verbal irony.

 

[Sephiroth0812]

Way to pick up on my verbal irony.

Don't ya mean "written" irony as my speakers didn't made a squeak...;P

 

[LucasDraleau]

It could've been a way to reflect on how Aqua and Terra were able to take on the Mark of Master and Ventus couldn't. Maybe their keyblades changed because they sensed that thier bearers were worthy of being appointed a Master.

 

[Zul]

I've heard that be brought up before but it was never covered. Some people assume it's because Aqua and Terra are of master level and Ven isn't that he doesn't get an "evolved" form of his Keyblade, but Keyblade evolution doesn't seem to be a legit function of it. Canonically all three would be using their default Keyblades through out the entire game so I don't think it's something that needs too much thought put into.

I do think Ends of the Earth is canon. No matter what Keyblade you equip, the LS will ALWAYS use Ends of the Earth. Using the starter keyblade won't change that, using Chaos Ripper won't change that, it's always EotE. He also keeps it in the LS cutscene.

The one issue is that you see his default keyblade entering the RoD to save Aqua rather than EotE, makes me wonder what really happened.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

I do think Ends of the Earth is canon. No matter what Keyblade you equip, the LS will ALWAYS use Ends of the Earth. Using the starter keyblade won't change that, using Chaos Ripper won't change that, it's always EotE. He also keeps it in the LS cutscene.

The one issue is that you see his default keyblade entering the RoD to save Aqua rather than EotE, makes me wonder what really happened.

...I'd say it was a continuity error...

 

[Zul]

Hmm...as in the keyblade in the RoD should have been EotE or the LS should have had the default keyblade?

I'd like it to be the former, he gets EotE after meeting Riku and passing the keyblade capability to him, which is something only a master can do.

 

[LucasDraleau]

I do think Ends of the Earth is canon. No matter what Keyblade you equip, the LS will ALWAYS use Ends of the Earth. Using the starter keyblade won't change that, using Chaos Ripper won't change that, it's always EotE. He also keeps it in the LS cutscene.

The one issue is that you see his default keyblade entering the RoD to save Aqua rather than EotE, makes me wonder what really happened.

It could be that they wanted the two basic keyblades of Ven and Terra to save Aqua instead of the default Keyblade of Ven and the "upgraded" Keyblade of Terra. Or it could've been because the LS has the EotE, so it couldn't be "taken" from him.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Well, then there is a theory that Terra's heart is in Riku's. If that is so, the Keyblade LS has is mere a hollow shell that is in the form of EotE and the living Keyblade is still the default, existing wherever it is--Riku's heart or stuck with Xehanort...