It seems to be that the Master of Master's wrote Ventus in the Book as "Chosen Person". So it is Mom's Role given to Ventus. That Role attracted Darkness because They read that part.
@@pajamaletsplay9859 There’s also the prologue of birth by sleep, the story started after Xehanort took Ventus to the Destiny islands, and Ven’s heart was connected with infant Sora who was just born, those three characters Ventus Sora and Xehanort are what shaped up the story of Kingdom Hearts due to their involvement in the plot.
I thought he joined Sora’s heart at the end when he fought vanitas? Though I totally agree that the three of them are an interesting expression of the story arc when looked at as a whole
@@pajamaletsplay9859 Sora and Ventus's hearts touched when Sora was born. It is what prevented Ventus from dying when Xehanort stripped the Darkness out. Later, Ventus Heart finds Sora as a young kid and fuses in after Vanitas goes back to Darkness.
I was thinking the other day about how Ven is the character that has experienced the most time out of all the main characters. He's seen a lot and the chirithy reunion we see at the end of kh3 really felt like a big hint towards Ven playing a big role from here on out!
I can totally see the series pivoting towards making Ven the lead. Partially because Sora and Co are way overdue for a break; I'd like to see their arc wrap up in the next numbered game, maybe have them end up back at Destiny Islands with Riku being the "king" or defender of that world (because as far as I can tell, it's the only world we've seen that doesn't have some kind of leader, or had one in the past).
I agree I think they need a break and make characters like Ven to be the lead especially since Namora did say at first that 3 would be the end of Sora’s story and he said that when it was close to Kingdom Hearts 3’s release
@@pajamaletsplay9859 I know, but at least if it's going to be the last big story for the Destiny Islands gang, it *should* finally wrap everything up nicely. And I'm assuming there's going to be another side game or two to fill in some of the exposition.
Depends on what Unreality is. If it’s a realm of video games, we’ll probably get a Wreck It Ralph World. Or maybe we’ll get split perspectives so some characters do the Disney stuff while Sora does Square or something 🤷🏻♀️
And actually what's really ironic is you could actually say he fits the sin of pride because vanitas the word is known as empty pride because letting go of that leads to birth of humility but the reason is still unknown until we find out more but I do knoe that bravery sacrifice hope and kindness are all key qualities of the virtue humility the counter is pride and also because he has seraphic symbolism with abilities leads me to also believe all of what I'm saying objectively but only because of what's been shown so far until proven otherwise
@@pajamaletsplay9859 another thing I GOT TO MENTION and I'm everyone pay attention the ability to vaporize darkness on contact and also I would say he has potential if a guy like xehanort says so in the report also given the little time he had going out to others I think objectively this is overlooked a lot but then he didn't have focus as much always in the background but mark my words if I know my literature and archetypes he's the kind of character that's late bloomer with the keyblade take for example the pride I talked about when he vaporized the darkness and stepped up to it when the other union leaders got blown back we gotta watch out for that because that tells me he's insecure at first glance with words but maybe not so much in action and Nomura is keeping him on the down low for a reason
Among all the main characters (excluding the Destiny Trio), Ventus appeared in most KH Games, whether in Cutscenes or as Cameo. and if we count Roxas (who looks 100% like Ventus), then that also adds more to Ventus’s focus.
Omg I clicked this so fast! I had this same thought a few weeks ago. He's not my fav character but I pay close attention to Ven, because his role and potential role is wild
Same! It’s just weird to have the games suddenly focus on him. There has to be a reason for it. And Laurianne & Ellen’s, too. Like, why bring them into Ux if not for some big twist down the line?
@@pajamaletsplay9859 yea that's what I was thinking. Another side, another story. Keep in mind that the next games probably won't be a playable version of the unanswered questions. They are definitely gonna show us something weird to confuse us some more. Like, imagine starting out as yozora, but we play as the character that he "really looks like". I was confused in KH2 when they had us play as Roxas in the beginning. They could shake things up in phase 2. Don't expect it to just answer our questions tbh, I expect hella confusion before they begin clearing things up from back in phase 1 that were left unanswered
My brother kinda understand KH, but I lose him every time I mention Ven when talking about the mobile games (ancient times). Also, he's so confused as to why luxord and demyx are so mysterious. The KH series is so cool to me, that I keep re-watching cutscenes and keep discovering (and re-watching) KH related videos 💙
@Pajama Let's Play another thing I GOT TO MENTION and I mean everyone pay attention the ability to vaporize darkness on contact and also I would say he has potential if a guy like xehanort says so in the report also given the little time he had going out to others I think objectively this is overlooked a lot but then he didn't have focus as much always in the background but mark my words if I know my literature and archetypes he's the kind of character that's late bloomer with the keyblade take for example the pride I talked about when he vaporized the darkness and stepped up to it when the other union leaders got blown back we gotta watch out for that because that tells me he's insecure at first glance with words but maybe not so much in action and Nomura is keeping him on the down low for a reason
Marluxia cannot access the Keyblade because he cannot remember being able to. Seen here: ua-cam.com/video/xPAgMXEi6eA/v-deo.html Because he cannot feel his heart, he cannot wield a Keyblade. However, subconsciously, he is still obsessed with them. Larxene is probably similar. As for Xigbar, he has to keep up appearances. Braig became Xehanort's underling by saying he would do whatever to have a Keyblade and its power. If he revealed he could already wield one, then his lie would collapse.
While I do think that there is a lot that makes Ventus one of the most interesting characters in KH, and one of my favorites I am not convinced yet that he is going to overtake Sora as the main character. Mostly because Sora also has just as many unexplained mysteries about him as Ventus. Actually I could basically point to any playable character in KH and say that they have unexplained mysteries. Ventus has a lot pushing for him to be a natural embodiment of Light. Or something along that line of thought. However Riku seems to be a embodiment of healing darkness, or the light inside darkness. And Sora seems to be an embodiment of the connection of hearts. Actually isn't that three things that people have said Kingdom Hearts is? It is Light, it is the Light within the Darkness, it is the connection between all hearts. If anything I would say all three are main characters. What we really need now is someone to embody darkness because Kingdom Hearts is darkness as well. Overall I do agree that Ventus is a very important character but it is going to take a lot more work on his part to make me believe that he is the main character. As Sora and Riku are doing a very good job of being dual main characters and have been since the very first game.
I totally agree about them being embodiments of light, healing darkness, and connection between hearts. Especially with Riku being Sora’s dream eater, and with chirithy being the light born from darkness, it’s a nice parallel. I could also see Vanitas as an embodiment of Darkness. He was born of Ven, looks like Sora, and I’m sure there is a connection to Riku in there, I just can’t think of it 😅
@@pajamaletsplay9859 I was kind of thinking a Darkness embodiment that is a playable main character. Maybe Terra? However I do agree Vanitas also works. They and Ventus just need more "I am Kingdom Hearts" symbolism for this idea to work. Both Sora and Riku have a lot of that.
@@pajamaletsplay9859 It being someone we haven't meet yet or someone form UX or DR who we don't have all the symbolism for yet does make sense. I would kind of rather it be Terra and keep those characters as non playable at lest for now. However I have always really liked Terra so that might be wishful thinking on my part. If it is a character we have already meet in either UX or DR I do have to wonder who. Lauraim actually comes to mind, but mostly because he reminds me of Riku and Terra. I am not sure about any other character from DR but we haven't really meet all the characters from DR. Also we have to question if Ventus is the only embodiment of light or if there are more. After all Baldr looks, feels, and is named after Light. So if he ends up doing something very much like Ventus did at the end of UX I wouldn't be surprised. So if there are more people like Ventus we have to question, what, who, and how. Also how it is different then being a Princess of Heart?
I actually have a theory that Ventus is connected to Kingdom Hearts. Possibly even the true embodiment of Light. But specifically the light in kingdom hearts. And that is why darklings. Keyblade wielders consumed and taken over by darkness and turned into monsters. Are attracted to him. Both because of his importance to Darkness overall goal. And because of who he truly is. A sort of host for Kingdom Hearts itself. But until further evidence is gathered it is just a theory.
I totally agree. I think kingdom hearts is telling us the story of the light itself. Not so much of these characters. But more showing us, if there’s any way you can embody a spiritual essence of light, what traits and characteristics that it would have.
Yeah, ventus is definitely a key part of kingdom hearts, so to speak...a lot of people forget or don't realize that roxas is actually the nobody to ventus instead of sora. Only reason why is because of the fact that sora had multiple hearts inside him, so when he turned into a heartless all those nobodies took the forms of the hearts in him while vanitas needed Sora's in order to take form. Throughout the games, a handful of people had said that a lot of memories sleep within sora because ventus' heart was inside Sora's thus carrying all the memories ven had before he went to sora. Sora's job was to free everyone which is why roxas came to sora in his dreams in dream drop distance and said, "this is why it has to be you" as he flooded Sora's vision with memories from all games prior to kh3. As mentioned in the comments, we still don't know the true beginning of Ventus, we don't know what happened before the events of him killing strelitzia and Darkness the entity turning into the form of ava to "promote him as a union leader." Ironically, we learned more about ventus and he still remains a mystery. I can say the same for riku; we know Terra bequeathed the power to wield a keyblade to him when he was a kid back in birth by sleep. Before that happens, he says to terra, "--I know you came from another world. I heard there was a kid that left this world too, I bet he's super strong now!" Then Terra sees images of riku as a teenager, then young xehanort, then (if I'm not mistaken) Ansem the seeker of darkness. How does riku know about this?? We see what happens to young xehanort in the beginning of dark road as well as the explanation of time travel in dream drop distance. So does riku see it happen somehow? Or does the old man that took care of xehanort since he was an infant tell riku this little story? Is that old man and riku related?? Getting back to ventus, what confuses me is that if sora released ven's heart by using the power of waking, how is sora still able to use the keyblade? Perhaps I missed something out, maybe he earned it somehow or this is some kind of plot armor gimmick. And don't get me started with Kairi...
I always assumed Riku had heard stories of Xehanort, but who knows? I also think Sora earned the keyblade through his journey, like whatever the prerequisites are, he may have learned because of Ven being in his heart. Like a little conscience or something
Roxas is actually Sora's Nobody. Yes Roxas looks like Ventus but we were told that is because Ventus' heart was connected to Sora's. An interview actually confirmed that. It's also the same reason we have for Vanitas looking like a Teenage Sora when Sora was 4 years old. The connection between the two hearts were strong enough to effect both Vanitas and Roxas. Roxas pulled Sora's memories. For Riku "knowing" about Xehanort we have Riku directly say there was a tale about a kid who left the island. It was a folktale that was passed down for decades at that point. That doesn't need anyone in particular to spread the story. We saw something similar happen with Selphie talking to Kairi about Riku in KH2. What Terra sees honestly could be explained 3 ways. 1. Terra didn't actually see that (it was for the audience), 2. somehow Terra did actually get a glimpse of the future and past, 3. He imagined that after hearing Riku's motivations and remembered a story/image from his own past for young Xehanort. In KH1 the Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key D were created by the sudo kingdom hearts. This was again stated in an interview. Kingdom Key was meant for Riku but between Riku accessing the darkness and Sora's ability to connect to others Sora pulled Kingdom Key from Riku's Heart. That was told to us in an interview. We had the scenes in KH1 where Kingdom Key changed hands between both Sora and Riku with Sora's strength of heart eventually "convincing" Kingdom Key to stay with him. It became convoluted when more keyblades were involved. While not bestowed a keyblade until KH3 Sora overtime did gain the ability to do so himself arguably in the scene where he regains the keyblade in KH1. Riku effectively forged his own keyblade from souleater for KH2 and in KH3 a new keyblade was forged by Yen Sid for Riku which further makes a mess of Kingdom Key. That man who cared for Xehanrot is dead. Xehanrot it had been at minimum 50 years more likely 80 since Xehanrot left the island. We also know that character is the player character for the new mobile game coming out because he is a reincarnation of the player character from Union Cross. He is also the full reason Xehanort know about the people and circumstances from the Keyblade war. Kairi getting to destiny island is straight forward. Terra-Xehanort experimented on her for some reason to send her to a different world. Aqua's charm from BBS redirected her to either Ventus' Heart, to where another keyblade wielder would be (Riku), to destiny Island it's self (unlikely) or somehow to what magic would declare as Kairi's chosen "Prince" (based off of the three previous worlds she had literally just visited [Sora]). I honestly have no idea which. Her capability to use the Keyblade was obtained either from holding Aqua as a child as just the act of taking the keyblade from a keyblade master is the supposed method to gain that ability, or from her time in Sora's heart gaining it the same time Sora did potentially in KH1 or when Riku just gave her Destiny's Embrace that he got from somewhere. Princesses of light currently have no actual origin just like the true darknesses really don't either. We know both exist, were made some how and in particular the Princesses do not remain so forever meaning either artificial forces with a trigger condition to swap or a primordial entity with built in limitations. As we know Kingdom Hearts can recreate a universe it could technically be both.
Really a video like this on this character owoooooooo so what are your true thoughts on the character and did you know that on Twitter and reddit because of the new utada music video people are saying that he will be important or in the next game people are crazy for new kh content which I admit we gotta be fed
I actually don’t pay too much attention to Twitter & Reddit. I go to look for DR news, check out the most recent couple posts on my feed, and go about my day. I wasn’t aware that this was a pervasive theory, but I’m not surprised by it at all. He’s just so instrumental in so many parts of the series, it has to be leading to something big
Loved this video! I definitely think Vanitus was the "darkness" from the Union X era. at the end of KH3 when Vanitus gets defeated he says "I am darkness" the only issue with Vanitus being one of the past darknesses is that darkness must take a physical form to be destroyed. Since Vanitus was taken out of Ventus then one would only think it didn't have a physical form yet Vanitus did. Also, at the end of union X darkness left Ven and Ven was no longer possessed. So Vanitus truly is a mysterious being. Knowing KH there will be some explanation out of left field for it all though lol.
The reason Vanitas had a body was because it was formed with the half of Ventus' heart he took with it. It has been confirmed that a heart can conjure a body with enough time. So that is why Vanitas ends up having a body because he had half a heart to work with.
I see what you mean and I remember someone had a video saying about Ven for the next saga and then after hearing Namora saying that 3 is the end of Sora’s story I thought maybe Ven could be the next protagonist especially with the ties Union X had for Phase 2/the new saga
Nomura only said KH3 was the end of the Xehanort saga, he also said Sora will be the main character in the numbered titles, I don't think he said Sora would be the only main character going forward, though. Plus there's still a lot more about Sora we actually don't know much about.
You’re so right. I DO care so much for Roxas.🤔 😂 Seriously though, this has me thinking suuuuper hard. What a great video. The blend of pushing a stretching theory and lining up the story well made it super easy to follow. You always have such great catches!!
What I do not understand yet is, why does Ventus seek power, when he is this innocent boy? And was he pure light from the beginning? It is shown, that he seems to be, until he takes on the darkness entity, in the scene, where he "admits" that he killed Strelitzia, even though it was darkness in his body. Who is Ventus really?
I feel like his desire for power came from a combination of envy and an inferiority complex. As for who he really is, that’s definitely something I’m still thinking about
I think he was envious of the people who are stronger than him, or at least he perceives as stronger than him. I can’t think of any other reason to want more power like that, but my personal core sin is envy, so I might just be projecting
@@pajamaletsplay9859 It's just so weird, as I preceived him as so pure, especially in BBS. I'm wondering why he is envious. So did darkness just attach to him, or did he allow darkness to attach, so to get more power? It seems like envy is a core imprint for me as well, as I am an eneagram type 4.
I don’t remember my eneagram. I think it was either a 3 or a 5 😅. Envy is really just insecurity about your own worth and resources. He may have seen others take down heartless more quickly than he can, or something. He can still be completely pure but also have his ego challenged. I’m not sure about the darkness part, but my best guess is that darkness had spread to everyone by then, so it just played on his insecurities to make him a more hospitable vessel
I can see Riku becoming the protagonist. Also, is it possible that he has a nobody? Because he did give into darkness and somewhat become Ansem. He's essentially immune to darkness. It's also possible that the Master of Masters has resided with him through his weapon and some of his keyblades.
Riku hasn't had his heart ripped away like Sora. So no nobody yet. But it could possibly happen eventually. Being consumed by darkness long enough does lead a keyblade wielder to become a darkling. But Riku has mastered it. So I don't see that happening.
We believe Xehanort can see Darkness. Xehanort knows Ventus has sealed Darkness inside himself. That is why Master Xehanort says Ventus is holding "it" in. Both Riku and Zexion had a similar power. That is why Master Xehanort takes Ventus as a pupil, so he can use Ventus's Darkness as a medium of possession.
I would like to point out Young Xehanort tells Riku he was indeed the Keyblade's Chosen. Seen here: ua-cam.com/video/3sVDS7fVtd/v-deo.html That is why Ansem, Seeker of Darkness is on the Destiny Islands before its destruction. He was there to convince Riku to open the door so the Heartless could eat the Heart of the World. He is also there to make the Future Riku who will come back to this day his anchor into future Sora's dreams.
@@pajamaletsplay9859 But Riku being the Keyblade Chosen is what causes the Keyhole of Destiny Islands to appear to him. It is also the reason Ansem, Seeker of Darkness possessed him to begin with. Also, Riku takes back the Keyblade back in Hollow Bastion after Maleficent awakes his true potential. That potential is his Chosen nature.
Also, Young Xehanort tells Sora about abusing the Power of Waking despite it not helping any version of himself. And Young Xehanort in that clip spells out that because Riku can channel darkness, they are just going to destroy him. So why even bother lying?
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Don't forget as well, the darkness entities called Ventus the 'Child of Prophecy.' I don't think that line would put in without much meaning.
That’s a great point!
It seems to be that the Master of Master's wrote Ventus in the Book as "Chosen Person". So it is Mom's Role given to Ventus. That Role attracted Darkness because They read that part.
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There’s also the prologue of birth by sleep, the story started after Xehanort took Ventus to the Destiny islands, and Ven’s heart was connected with infant Sora who was just born, those three characters Ventus Sora and Xehanort are what shaped up the story of Kingdom Hearts due to their involvement in the plot.
I thought he joined Sora’s heart at the end when he fought vanitas? Though I totally agree that the three of them are an interesting expression of the story arc when looked at as a whole
@@pajamaletsplay9859 Sora and Ventus's hearts touched when Sora was born. It is what prevented Ventus from dying when Xehanort stripped the Darkness out. Later, Ventus Heart finds Sora as a young kid and fuses in after Vanitas goes back to Darkness.
I was thinking the other day about how Ven is the character that has experienced the most time out of all the main characters. He's seen a lot and the chirithy reunion we see at the end of kh3 really felt like a big hint towards Ven playing a big role from here on out!
I can totally see the series pivoting towards making Ven the lead. Partially because Sora and Co are way overdue for a break; I'd like to see their arc wrap up in the next numbered game, maybe have them end up back at Destiny Islands with Riku being the "king" or defender of that world (because as far as I can tell, it's the only world we've seen that doesn't have some kind of leader, or had one in the past).
I agree I think they need a break and make characters like Ven to be the lead especially since Namora did say at first that 3 would be the end of Sora’s story and he said that when it was close to Kingdom Hearts 3’s release
And they’ve earned a break. I suspect we’ll be spending a lot of phase 2 in unreality, though
@@pajamaletsplay9859 oh if Unreality is the big thing for Phase 2 then what about the Disney worlds
@@pajamaletsplay9859 I know, but at least if it's going to be the last big story for the Destiny Islands gang, it *should* finally wrap everything up nicely. And I'm assuming there's going to be another side game or two to fill in some of the exposition.
Depends on what Unreality is. If it’s a realm of video games, we’ll probably get a Wreck It Ralph World. Or maybe we’ll get split perspectives so some characters do the Disney stuff while Sora does Square or something 🤷🏻♀️
And actually what's really ironic is you could actually say he fits the sin of pride because vanitas the word is known as empty pride because letting go of that leads to birth of humility but the reason is still unknown until we find out more but I do knoe that bravery sacrifice hope and kindness are all key qualities of the virtue humility the counter is pride and also because he has seraphic symbolism with abilities leads me to also believe all of what I'm saying objectively but only because of what's been shown so far until proven otherwise
I’m going to have to do some thinking on the concept of Empty Pride. It feels like you’re on to something there
@@pajamaletsplay9859 another thing I GOT TO MENTION and I'm everyone pay attention the ability to vaporize darkness on contact and also I would say he has potential if a guy like xehanort says so in the report also given the little time he had going out to others I think objectively this is overlooked a lot but then he didn't have focus as much always in the background but mark my words if I know my literature and archetypes he's the kind of character that's late bloomer with the keyblade take for example the pride I talked about when he vaporized the darkness and stepped up to it when the other union leaders got blown back we gotta watch out for that because that tells me he's insecure at first glance with words but maybe not so much in action and Nomura is keeping him on the down low for a reason
Among all the main characters (excluding the Destiny Trio), Ventus appeared in most KH Games, whether in Cutscenes or as Cameo. and if we count Roxas (who looks 100% like Ventus), then that also adds more to Ventus’s focus.
Omg I clicked this so fast! I had this same thought a few weeks ago. He's not my fav character but I pay close attention to Ven, because his role and potential role is wild
Same! It’s just weird to have the games suddenly focus on him. There has to be a reason for it. And Laurianne & Ellen’s, too. Like, why bring them into Ux if not for some big twist down the line?
@@pajamaletsplay9859 exactly!! And Lauriam /Elrena are a part of the ancient keyblade legacy, along with Luxord / Demyx. For whatever reason 🤔
Maybe Luxord & Demyx we’re part of whatever drama happened in Unreality simultaneously with Ux?
@@pajamaletsplay9859 yea that's what I was thinking. Another side, another story. Keep in mind that the next games probably won't be a playable version of the unanswered questions. They are definitely gonna show us something weird to confuse us some more. Like, imagine starting out as yozora, but we play as the character that he "really looks like". I was confused in KH2 when they had us play as Roxas in the beginning. They could shake things up in phase 2. Don't expect it to just answer our questions tbh, I expect hella confusion before they begin clearing things up from back in phase 1 that were left unanswered
The new video for face my fears remix has A LOT of ventus imagery as well.
My brother kinda understand KH, but I lose him every time I mention Ven when talking about the mobile games (ancient times). Also, he's so confused as to why luxord and demyx are so mysterious. The KH series is so cool to me, that I keep re-watching cutscenes and keep discovering (and re-watching) KH related videos 💙
A Encanto world would work perfect with what you said
@Pajama Let's Play another thing I GOT TO MENTION and I mean everyone pay attention the ability to vaporize darkness on contact and also I would say he has potential if a guy like xehanort says so in the report also given the little time he had going out to others I think objectively this is overlooked a lot but then he didn't have focus as much always in the background but mark my words if I know my literature and archetypes he's the kind of character that's late bloomer with the keyblade take for example the pride I talked about when he vaporized the darkness and stepped up to it when the other union leaders got blown back we gotta watch out for that because that tells me he's insecure at first glance with words but maybe not so much in action and Nomura is keeping him on the down low for a reason
Marluxia cannot access the Keyblade because he cannot remember being able to. Seen here: ua-cam.com/video/xPAgMXEi6eA/v-deo.html
Because he cannot feel his heart, he cannot wield a Keyblade. However, subconsciously, he is still obsessed with them.
Larxene is probably similar.
As for Xigbar, he has to keep up appearances. Braig became Xehanort's underling by saying he would do whatever to have a Keyblade and its power. If he revealed he could already wield one, then his lie would collapse.
Haven't watched the vid yet but I am excited because it is a theory I have had as well. Anyways can't wait to see where you go with it.
While I do think that there is a lot that makes Ventus one of the most interesting characters in KH, and one of my favorites I am not convinced yet that he is going to overtake Sora as the main character. Mostly because Sora also has just as many unexplained mysteries about him as Ventus. Actually I could basically point to any playable character in KH and say that they have unexplained mysteries.
Ventus has a lot pushing for him to be a natural embodiment of Light. Or something along that line of thought. However Riku seems to be a embodiment of healing darkness, or the light inside darkness. And Sora seems to be an embodiment of the connection of hearts.
Actually isn't that three things that people have said Kingdom Hearts is? It is Light, it is the Light within the Darkness, it is the connection between all hearts. If anything I would say all three are main characters. What we really need now is someone to embody darkness because Kingdom Hearts is darkness as well.
Overall I do agree that Ventus is a very important character but it is going to take a lot more work on his part to make me believe that he is the main character. As Sora and Riku are doing a very good job of being dual main characters and have been since the very first game.
I totally agree about them being embodiments of light, healing darkness, and connection between hearts. Especially with Riku being Sora’s dream eater, and with chirithy being the light born from darkness, it’s a nice parallel. I could also see Vanitas as an embodiment of Darkness. He was born of Ven, looks like Sora, and I’m sure there is a connection to Riku in there, I just can’t think of it 😅
@@pajamaletsplay9859 I was kind of thinking a Darkness embodiment that is a playable main character. Maybe Terra? However I do agree Vanitas also works. They and Ventus just need more "I am Kingdom Hearts" symbolism for this idea to work. Both Sora and Riku have a lot of that.
I could see it being Terra. Or maybe someone we just haven’t played as yet?
@@pajamaletsplay9859 It being someone we haven't meet yet or someone form UX or DR who we don't have all the symbolism for yet does make sense.
I would kind of rather it be Terra and keep those characters as non playable at lest for now. However I have always really liked Terra so that might be wishful thinking on my part.
If it is a character we have already meet in either UX or DR I do have to wonder who. Lauraim actually comes to mind, but mostly because he reminds me of Riku and Terra. I am not sure about any other character from DR but we haven't really meet all the characters from DR.
Also we have to question if Ventus is the only embodiment of light or if there are more. After all Baldr looks, feels, and is named after Light. So if he ends up doing something very much like Ventus did at the end of UX I wouldn't be surprised.
So if there are more people like Ventus we have to question, what, who, and how. Also how it is different then being a Princess of Heart?
The part about Young Xehanort I agree about
I actually have a theory that Ventus is connected to Kingdom Hearts. Possibly even the true embodiment of Light. But specifically the light in kingdom hearts. And that is why darklings. Keyblade wielders consumed and taken over by darkness and turned into monsters. Are attracted to him. Both because of his importance to Darkness overall goal. And because of who he truly is. A sort of host for Kingdom Hearts itself.
But until further evidence is gathered it is just a theory.
My husband has that same line of thinking about Sora. His theory is that Sora is the incarnation of KH itself
@@pajamaletsplay9859 maybe we are both right. Wouldn't put it past Nomura.
I totally agree. I think kingdom hearts is telling us the story of the light itself. Not so much of these characters. But more showing us, if there’s any way you can embody a spiritual essence of light, what traits and characteristics that it would have.
Yeah, ventus is definitely a key part of kingdom hearts, so to speak...a lot of people forget or don't realize that roxas is actually the nobody to ventus instead of sora. Only reason why is because of the fact that sora had multiple hearts inside him, so when he turned into a heartless all those nobodies took the forms of the hearts in him while vanitas needed Sora's in order to take form. Throughout the games, a handful of people had said that a lot of memories sleep within sora because ventus' heart was inside Sora's thus carrying all the memories ven had before he went to sora. Sora's job was to free everyone which is why roxas came to sora in his dreams in dream drop distance and said, "this is why it has to be you" as he flooded Sora's vision with memories from all games prior to kh3. As mentioned in the comments, we still don't know the true beginning of Ventus, we don't know what happened before the events of him killing strelitzia and Darkness the entity turning into the form of ava to "promote him as a union leader." Ironically, we learned more about ventus and he still remains a mystery.
I can say the same for riku; we know Terra bequeathed the power to wield a keyblade to him when he was a kid back in birth by sleep. Before that happens, he says to terra, "--I know you came from another world. I heard there was a kid that left this world too, I bet he's super strong now!" Then Terra sees images of riku as a teenager, then young xehanort, then (if I'm not mistaken) Ansem the seeker of darkness. How does riku know about this?? We see what happens to young xehanort in the beginning of dark road as well as the explanation of time travel in dream drop distance. So does riku see it happen somehow? Or does the old man that took care of xehanort since he was an infant tell riku this little story? Is that old man and riku related??
Getting back to ventus, what confuses me is that if sora released ven's heart by using the power of waking, how is sora still able to use the keyblade? Perhaps I missed something out, maybe he earned it somehow or this is some kind of plot armor gimmick.
And don't get me started with Kairi...
I always assumed Riku had heard stories of Xehanort, but who knows? I also think Sora earned the keyblade through his journey, like whatever the prerequisites are, he may have learned because of Ven being in his heart. Like a little conscience or something
Roxas is actually Sora's Nobody. Yes Roxas looks like Ventus but we were told that is because Ventus' heart was connected to Sora's. An interview actually confirmed that. It's also the same reason we have for Vanitas looking like a Teenage Sora when Sora was 4 years old. The connection between the two hearts were strong enough to effect both Vanitas and Roxas. Roxas pulled Sora's memories.
For Riku "knowing" about Xehanort we have Riku directly say there was a tale about a kid who left the island. It was a folktale that was passed down for decades at that point. That doesn't need anyone in particular to spread the story. We saw something similar happen with Selphie talking to Kairi about Riku in KH2. What Terra sees honestly could be explained 3 ways. 1. Terra didn't actually see that (it was for the audience), 2. somehow Terra did actually get a glimpse of the future and past, 3. He imagined that after hearing Riku's motivations and remembered a story/image from his own past for young Xehanort.
In KH1 the Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key D were created by the sudo kingdom hearts. This was again stated in an interview. Kingdom Key was meant for Riku but between Riku accessing the darkness and Sora's ability to connect to others Sora pulled Kingdom Key from Riku's Heart. That was told to us in an interview. We had the scenes in KH1 where Kingdom Key changed hands between both Sora and Riku with Sora's strength of heart eventually "convincing" Kingdom Key to stay with him. It became convoluted when more keyblades were involved. While not bestowed a keyblade until KH3 Sora overtime did gain the ability to do so himself arguably in the scene where he regains the keyblade in KH1. Riku effectively forged his own keyblade from souleater for KH2 and in KH3 a new keyblade was forged by Yen Sid for Riku which further makes a mess of Kingdom Key.
That man who cared for Xehanrot is dead. Xehanrot it had been at minimum 50 years more likely 80 since Xehanrot left the island. We also know that character is the player character for the new mobile game coming out because he is a reincarnation of the player character from Union Cross. He is also the full reason Xehanort know about the people and circumstances from the Keyblade war.
Kairi getting to destiny island is straight forward. Terra-Xehanort experimented on her for some reason to send her to a different world. Aqua's charm from BBS redirected her to either Ventus' Heart, to where another keyblade wielder would be (Riku), to destiny Island it's self (unlikely) or somehow to what magic would declare as Kairi's chosen "Prince" (based off of the three previous worlds she had literally just visited [Sora]). I honestly have no idea which. Her capability to use the Keyblade was obtained either from holding Aqua as a child as just the act of taking the keyblade from a keyblade master is the supposed method to gain that ability, or from her time in Sora's heart gaining it the same time Sora did potentially in KH1 or when Riku just gave her Destiny's Embrace that he got from somewhere. Princesses of light currently have no actual origin just like the true darknesses really don't either. We know both exist, were made some how and in particular the Princesses do not remain so forever meaning either artificial forces with a trigger condition to swap or a primordial entity with built in limitations. As we know Kingdom Hearts can recreate a universe it could technically be both.
Ven might have to save Sora (and possibly Riku)
Definitely possible!
Really a video like this on this character owoooooooo so what are your true thoughts on the character and did you know that on Twitter and reddit because of the new utada music video people are saying that he will be important or in the next game people are crazy for new kh content which I admit we gotta be fed
I actually don’t pay too much attention to Twitter & Reddit. I go to look for DR news, check out the most recent couple posts on my feed, and go about my day. I wasn’t aware that this was a pervasive theory, but I’m not surprised by it at all. He’s just so instrumental in so many parts of the series, it has to be leading to something big
Loved this video! I definitely think Vanitus was the "darkness" from the Union X era. at the end of KH3 when Vanitus gets defeated he says "I am darkness" the only issue with Vanitus being one of the past darknesses is that darkness must take a physical form to be destroyed. Since Vanitus was taken out of Ventus then one would only think it didn't have a physical form yet Vanitus did. Also, at the end of union X darkness left Ven and Ven was no longer possessed. So Vanitus truly is a mysterious being. Knowing KH there will be some explanation out of left field for it all though lol.
The reason Vanitas had a body was because it was formed with the half of Ventus' heart he took with it. It has been confirmed that a heart can conjure a body with enough time. So that is why Vanitas ends up having a body because he had half a heart to work with.
Thank you for explaining that. I definitely shared that confusion 😅
I see what you mean and I remember someone had a video saying about Ven for the next saga and then after hearing Namora saying that 3 is the end of Sora’s story I thought maybe Ven could be the next protagonist especially with the ties Union X had for Phase 2/the new saga
I thought he had said 3 was the end of Xehanort’s story? I could be wrong about that though
@@pajamaletsplay9859 he did say that part but if I am not mistaken he did say that one part of my comment
@@pajamaletsplay9859 I forgot where I saw it since I can’t find it
Nomura only said KH3 was the end of the Xehanort saga, he also said Sora will be the main character in the numbered titles, I don't think he said Sora would be the only main character going forward, though. Plus there's still a lot more about Sora we actually don't know much about.
You’re so right. I DO care so much for Roxas.🤔 😂
Seriously though, this has me thinking suuuuper hard. What a great video. The blend of pushing a stretching theory and lining up the story well made it super easy to follow. You always have such great catches!!
What I do not understand yet is, why does Ventus seek power, when he is this innocent boy?
And was he pure light from the beginning? It is shown, that he seems to be, until he takes on the darkness entity, in the scene, where he "admits" that he killed Strelitzia, even though it was darkness in his body.
Who is Ventus really?
I feel like his desire for power came from a combination of envy and an inferiority complex. As for who he really is, that’s definitely something I’m still thinking about
@@pajamaletsplay9859 What was he envy about? Sadly, we don't yet know his past. But to me, he seems so pure.
I think he was envious of the people who are stronger than him, or at least he perceives as stronger than him. I can’t think of any other reason to want more power like that, but my personal core sin is envy, so I might just be projecting
@@pajamaletsplay9859 It's just so weird, as I preceived him as so pure, especially in BBS. I'm wondering why he is envious. So did darkness just attach to him, or did he allow darkness to attach, so to get more power?
It seems like envy is a core imprint for me as well, as I am an eneagram type 4.
I don’t remember my eneagram. I think it was either a 3 or a 5 😅. Envy is really just insecurity about your own worth and resources. He may have seen others take down heartless more quickly than he can, or something. He can still be completely pure but also have his ego challenged. I’m not sure about the darkness part, but my best guess is that darkness had spread to everyone by then, so it just played on his insecurities to make him a more hospitable vessel
I can see Riku becoming the protagonist. Also, is it possible that he has a nobody? Because he did give into darkness and somewhat become Ansem. He's essentially immune to darkness. It's also possible that the Master of Masters has resided with him through his weapon and some of his keyblades.
Riku hasn't had his heart ripped away like Sora. So no nobody yet. But it could possibly happen eventually. Being consumed by darkness long enough does lead a keyblade wielder to become a darkling. But Riku has mastered it. So I don't see that happening.
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We believe Xehanort can see Darkness. Xehanort knows Ventus has sealed Darkness inside himself. That is why Master Xehanort says Ventus is holding "it" in.
Both Riku and Zexion had a similar power.
That is why Master Xehanort takes Ventus as a pupil, so he can use Ventus's Darkness as a medium of possession.
I would like to point out Young Xehanort tells Riku he was indeed the Keyblade's Chosen. Seen here: ua-cam.com/video/3sVDS7fVtd/v-deo.html
That is why Ansem, Seeker of Darkness is on the Destiny Islands before its destruction. He was there to convince Riku to open the door so the Heartless could eat the Heart of the World.
He is also there to make the Future Riku who will come back to this day his anchor into future Sora's dreams.
To be fair, I don’t see Xehanort as very trustworthy. Or he might believe Riku to be the keyblade’s chosen, but that doesn’t mean he was correct
@@pajamaletsplay9859 But Riku being the Keyblade Chosen is what causes the Keyhole of Destiny Islands to appear to him.
It is also the reason Ansem, Seeker of Darkness possessed him to begin with.
Also, Riku takes back the Keyblade back in Hollow Bastion after Maleficent awakes his true potential. That potential is his Chosen nature.
Also, Young Xehanort tells Sora about abusing the Power of Waking despite it not helping any version of himself. And Young Xehanort in that clip spells out that because Riku can channel darkness, they are just going to destroy him. So why even bother lying?
I still think riku is the master
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