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Yet another brow-beater we've been banging our heads against for months on end. But when looking at the facts, I believe I've cracked it. So, let's go......
From his speaking of both the events of KH Union x as well as from the current day, it's pretty clear that Darkness is also a time-traveler. That right there narrows our list down considerably. He has to be someone who had his body cast aside, like Ansem SOD. He also has to be someone with a past version of himself waiting at the destination. Those two facts lower the number of candidates down to ones you could count with one hand. The next reasons would give it away, so I'll jump ahead to my choice now......
Vanitus.
When MX extracted Vanitus from Ventus, the body stayed with Ven. The process may have been different, but Vanitus was essentially a Heartless-type being at that point (as evinced by the very similar Heartless-style emblem on his chest. Could just be a design choice for his muscles, but the similarity is there nonetheless). Or rather, a being of pure darkness that had left its body behind that was strong enough to maintain its sense of self. So, he meets the first requirement for time travel. And as we all know, Ventus did exist during the time of the Keyblade War. So, he meets the second criteria. But what else is there?
Well, we can pretty safely rule out the others who also existed in both times (Stella, Lauriam, etc.). Because unless Nomura completely pulled the wool over our eyes, none of them were able to keep their forms as Heartless, only as Nobodies. That pretty much hammers it down to just Ventus/Vanitus right there imo. But there's more.
When Darkness spoke to Malificent, he spoke of the Keyblade War, of the aftermath, and the reconstructed worlds of data. Of all the people from that time period, only the current Foretellers would possess that knowledge. Ping!, another hit for Ventus!
Darkness also spoke of what was told to Malificent by MX leading up to the events of BBS. We all know MX doesn't tell anybody diddly-squat, so for someone to know of these things and yet not be MX (because he didn't exist back then) it could only be someone who was there to have witnessed it for themselves. I.E. the one person who was with MX at that time. Ping!, another hit for Vanitus!
And even better, the fact he called himself "Darkness". Vanitus said the exact same thing when beaten by Sora and co., clear as day, twice.
"Because I am darkness."
"What I am is darkness"
Ping! Ping!
Honestly, looking at all this, it's a wonder I didn't put this together before, since Nomura seems to be beating us over the head with the fact that Darkness is Ventus/Vanitus, simply via process of elimination. And no, he's not the Master of Masters, because Darkness calls him "the Master". Kinda makes you wonder that, if true, what else did Vanitus get up to during his trip to the past? Maybeeee kill one of the Foretellers and give her stuff to a too-trusting Ventus so he could become a part of their inner circle, not knowing that someone died to put him there and that he himself is the traitor........OMG!!!!
(brain explodes!)
From his speaking of both the events of KH Union x as well as from the current day, it's pretty clear that Darkness is also a time-traveler. That right there narrows our list down considerably. He has to be someone who had his body cast aside, like Ansem SOD. He also has to be someone with a past version of himself waiting at the destination. Those two facts lower the number of candidates down to ones you could count with one hand. The next reasons would give it away, so I'll jump ahead to my choice now......
Vanitus.
When MX extracted Vanitus from Ventus, the body stayed with Ven. The process may have been different, but Vanitus was essentially a Heartless-type being at that point (as evinced by the very similar Heartless-style emblem on his chest. Could just be a design choice for his muscles, but the similarity is there nonetheless). Or rather, a being of pure darkness that had left its body behind that was strong enough to maintain its sense of self. So, he meets the first requirement for time travel. And as we all know, Ventus did exist during the time of the Keyblade War. So, he meets the second criteria. But what else is there?
Well, we can pretty safely rule out the others who also existed in both times (Stella, Lauriam, etc.). Because unless Nomura completely pulled the wool over our eyes, none of them were able to keep their forms as Heartless, only as Nobodies. That pretty much hammers it down to just Ventus/Vanitus right there imo. But there's more.
When Darkness spoke to Malificent, he spoke of the Keyblade War, of the aftermath, and the reconstructed worlds of data. Of all the people from that time period, only the current Foretellers would possess that knowledge. Ping!, another hit for Ventus!
Darkness also spoke of what was told to Malificent by MX leading up to the events of BBS. We all know MX doesn't tell anybody diddly-squat, so for someone to know of these things and yet not be MX (because he didn't exist back then) it could only be someone who was there to have witnessed it for themselves. I.E. the one person who was with MX at that time. Ping!, another hit for Vanitus!
And even better, the fact he called himself "Darkness". Vanitus said the exact same thing when beaten by Sora and co., clear as day, twice.
"Because I am darkness."
"What I am is darkness"
Ping! Ping!
Honestly, looking at all this, it's a wonder I didn't put this together before, since Nomura seems to be beating us over the head with the fact that Darkness is Ventus/Vanitus, simply via process of elimination. And no, he's not the Master of Masters, because Darkness calls him "the Master". Kinda makes you wonder that, if true, what else did Vanitus get up to during his trip to the past? Maybeeee kill one of the Foretellers and give her stuff to a too-trusting Ventus so he could become a part of their inner circle, not knowing that someone died to put him there and that he himself is the traitor........OMG!!!!
(brain explodes!)
