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So I've seen a lot of people say that they don't like the time travel aspect introduced in DDD (technically introduced in KH 2, but Xehanort's method specifically), and others are fine with it. I, for one, have grown to like the concept. It's a unique sort of time travel that I feel fits into the KH universe pretty well, and isn't too stereotypical. So what about its effect on the rest of the series? (Sorry about the incoming paragraphs of text )
Throughout the series, we have seen Xehanort manipulate many things all for the sake of his ultimate goal. He has influenced people and their actions; he's even made use of the "laws of the KH universe" (for lack of a better phrase), such as the Nobodies and the Princesses of Heart. And then, in DDD, he reveals that he thought waaaaay ahead and utilized a specific method of time travel in his quest for the X-blade and Kingdom Hearts. Xehanort is one of my favorite villains in anything ever because of his affinity for strategy and how cold-hearted he is. We never really see into his mind to know his thoughts. All we know about him and his plans are the things he has revealed. How he learned to time travel in this specific way is kinda mysterious, too, and I like that.
And now that this complicated time travel stuff has been added to the series, how is he going to utilize it next?!?!
To be honest... I hope he doesn't.
Just like every other part of his plan, I hope the time travel stuff will stay as just another clever trick of his. Just another way he has screwed over so many people. He's always looked at the grand scheme of things and said "How can I use this person?" and "How can I use this knowledge for my benefit?" When he did experiments under Ansem the Wise (and then using his name) he found out all sorts of things about how Heartless and Nobodies work. Heck, he even discovered that Nobodies would naturally grow their own hearts under the right conditions. And what did he do? He just kinda said "Hmm, better make sure I lie to them so that they stay with me in my plans." That sort of villainy is just so cool!
Xehanort pretty much has his entire plan set in motion, and time travel is one of the cogs in the machine. If there IS some other big twist in his plan, I'm sure Nomura will make it have to do with something other than time travel.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Feels kinda nice to type it all out. What do you guys think?
Throughout the series, we have seen Xehanort manipulate many things all for the sake of his ultimate goal. He has influenced people and their actions; he's even made use of the "laws of the KH universe" (for lack of a better phrase), such as the Nobodies and the Princesses of Heart. And then, in DDD, he reveals that he thought waaaaay ahead and utilized a specific method of time travel in his quest for the X-blade and Kingdom Hearts. Xehanort is one of my favorite villains in anything ever because of his affinity for strategy and how cold-hearted he is. We never really see into his mind to know his thoughts. All we know about him and his plans are the things he has revealed. How he learned to time travel in this specific way is kinda mysterious, too, and I like that.
And now that this complicated time travel stuff has been added to the series, how is he going to utilize it next?!?!
To be honest... I hope he doesn't.
Just like every other part of his plan, I hope the time travel stuff will stay as just another clever trick of his. Just another way he has screwed over so many people. He's always looked at the grand scheme of things and said "How can I use this person?" and "How can I use this knowledge for my benefit?" When he did experiments under Ansem the Wise (and then using his name) he found out all sorts of things about how Heartless and Nobodies work. Heck, he even discovered that Nobodies would naturally grow their own hearts under the right conditions. And what did he do? He just kinda said "Hmm, better make sure I lie to them so that they stay with me in my plans." That sort of villainy is just so cool!
Xehanort pretty much has his entire plan set in motion, and time travel is one of the cogs in the machine. If there IS some other big twist in his plan, I'm sure Nomura will make it have to do with something other than time travel.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Feels kinda nice to type it all out. What do you guys think?