I'm specifically referring to the scene where Chirithy tells the dying Player character that he'll be "dissolved" into a new heart (i.e., Xehanort) if he chooses not to go to sleep and become a Dream Eater like the other Keyblade wielder. This is something really important I found out that I think people need to be aware of:
So, the way the fan translations put it, it makes it sound as if the Player character reincarnates into Xehanort, which is what everyone has taken that scene to suggest. BUT! I have a friend who speaks Japanese fluently, and I had him look at the original dialogue, and he told me that the connotation of the phrase actually might suggest something different.
Instead of the Player reincarnating as Xehanort, my friend suggested that actually, the Player's heart would go to sleep inside the already newborn Xehanort's, à la Ventus when he went to sleep inside Sora's heart.
The reason this distinction is important is manifold. Firstly, it suggests that reincarnation might actually NOT end up being a thing in the series going forward.
Second, it means the connection between Xehanort and the Player character is actually less direct than we assumed.
AND, perhaps most importantly, the fact that the Player character and Xehanort might be two different people still, implies that the Player character's heart may or may not still be in play—that is, he might possibly get brought back as not-Xehanort.
So, the way the fan translations put it, it makes it sound as if the Player character reincarnates into Xehanort, which is what everyone has taken that scene to suggest. BUT! I have a friend who speaks Japanese fluently, and I had him look at the original dialogue, and he told me that the connotation of the phrase actually might suggest something different.
Instead of the Player reincarnating as Xehanort, my friend suggested that actually, the Player's heart would go to sleep inside the already newborn Xehanort's, à la Ventus when he went to sleep inside Sora's heart.
The reason this distinction is important is manifold. Firstly, it suggests that reincarnation might actually NOT end up being a thing in the series going forward.
Second, it means the connection between Xehanort and the Player character is actually less direct than we assumed.
AND, perhaps most importantly, the fact that the Player character and Xehanort might be two different people still, implies that the Player character's heart may or may not still be in play—that is, he might possibly get brought back as not-Xehanort.
