Thanks for dropping in! As a note, I haven't included all the characters in this list, notable exceptions being the Russell's (Erika, Dan and Albert), Queen Alicia, Kanone (I did want to include Kanone but forgot during final script write up...), and General Morgan. The characters I include on this list are ones that either have some sort of story significance in pushing the narrative along, or who I feel are compelling enough to have a judgment on. The ones mentioned above are either not significant in doing that, or have far too little screen time to warrant a place. Characters that become prominent in future arcs are included, as their moments to shine come further down the road.
I wish I had voted for this, I missed the poll! Great video. I'm looking forward to more of these. It upsets me that Nial is so low. He may not be incredibly story important, but he's a helpful character and he's got such a fun personality. He'd be in my top 10 for sure.
No worries mate! Hopefully you can get involved in the next one. :) Yeah, it's a shame for Nial, but I think that just speaks to how amazing the characters in this arc are that someone as solid as Nial is placed so far down.
Thank you for your support mate! It's great to find more fans such as yourself, and it humbles me to know you get something out of the content. Hopefully the future content is up to snuff too. :)
Aw damn, didn’t realise you had a poll up for these rankings. Missed my chance to vote Josette as least favourite character. Interested to see the rest!
Luciola's character probably doesn't resonate with people because like myself I doubt many can sympathize with an actual psychotic yandere mindset like her's where killing someone they cared about to be with them makes any kind of sense. Not that she's not interesting but at least with Walter I CAN sympathize with his mindset because as Zin revealed to him every martial artists shares his mindset of wanting to get stronger to some extent, just not to the degree he does but it was to the point where his own master ended up tricking him just so he could die to a worthy opponent rather then to cancer which started Walter's path to darkness in the first place, ruining any hope Walter would have regarding his relationship to Kilika or inheriting the Taito school. So he gets sympathy and cool points at the very least for that.
That's actually a very good explanation for Luciola and Walter. It does make sense that Walter as a martial artist wants to be stronger just because of his dedication to that path. I will be honest, I looked at the character from a surface level, and judged that he was just a power hungry trope that we've seen many times before. Thanks for that deeper insight, I'll have to watch the Zin scene over again.
It was such a good idea to poll the community TKN! It was so hard for me to rank these characters in the poll cuz I tend to find most characters fascinating for different reasons as long as I've had an inkling of their background. What's said and what's left unsaid is both equally important. I find them fascinating whether they're a villain or not. I guess it comes with what I personally study/job lol. Walter at least really fits with his tarot archetype since he's an Enforcer (Strength) unlike Wald, who most seem to have difficulty getting behind. But of course, even I have my own preferences to who is more interesting than others. I do agree with another commenter. People doing my boi Cid dirty 😂 In SC he has the entire sidequest of training the military, steps in first to save the royalty from the Enforcers, and is sent with Eirika in Sky 3rd to recovering the artifact from the Lake and to the Primal Ground. He's def overshadowed by other NPCs in some scenes he's in, but he's a pretty important character for a Sky NPC (they're much more subtle/not used as often than in the later arcs). I really like Zin, but he doesn't really have a story arc. Josette is great Earth Wall bot. Just give her EP quartz/accesories 😂 Nice editing and great vid!
Thanks for watching, Lady! Yeah, it's a shame for Cid. He doesn't really stand out compared to the other characters, and that meant I kind of forgot about him come the list. When you look deeper in, he's actually done quite a number of impressive things on the low key. I guess in this world of flashy powers, and Divine Blades, Cid was always destined to be left behind. But if anything, that's more admirable. He does these things not for praise, or recognition, but out of care and duty.
That's a good top 5 man! I won't disclose my own for now, but there were a few surprises in the community list. Hope you stick around for the other 2 parts. :)
@@TheKisekiNut sure thing! Really curious about how Crossbell pool is going to be, also i remembered i modified my top 5 list, instead of Kevin, Lechter takes the cake
@@00r99 I fully intend to do more of these community videos, but it depends on how well they're received. I'll make sure that come the next voting poll, it's advertised a bit better. :)
My top five (completed trails the 3rd yesterday and loved it). Estelle Olivier Kilika Tita Kloe Love all the characters though especially Nial and Dorothy who i hope we see again, 😊😊😃😃
Interesting to see the percentages some characters were voted as the worst; what a great idea to include that along with overall and highest rank! Trails having so many characters really lets players have a chance to relate to at least someone, and it seems like every character is somebody's favorite. Although I genuinely want to know how and why someone voted Gilbert as their #3. I can't wait for the next part, and for future polls! Sky is my favorite arc and I can't wait to see the top vote-getters.
Glad you enjoyed it man! Yeah, there's always one character that stands out for each individual, and that's what's always been fascinating to me. That's why I left this vote to the community, and it was great to get a bunch of engagement for it.
Interested to see who's on top. Didn't know there was a pole so I hope my personal favorite gets in the top 5 at least. Only really didn't agree with Zin being so low, but I can see why. Hopefully he comes back in a future game because I really liked him.
Hopefully you won't have long to find it out man! Yeah, it's a shame about Zin, but he doesn't really have an arc like the other characters, he doesn't have that struggle that makes him relate able. It's a shame, because he is a good character, but he needs more development, which he will get in the next arc I think.
No worries man, a lot of people missed it, so I've just got to advertise it a bit better next time! The top characters will be coming out in the next couple of videos, so you can see if the community agrees with your top 5 (which is a great one by the way).
Oh, man. How did I miss this? Where do you announce these things? Twitter? I'll have to keep my eyes open for the inevitable Crossbell ranking. I have strong feelings about the cast in those games. EDIT: I'm hoping Zin will be less forgettable to people when the Calvard arc happens. Would love to see him show up there, and flesh out his character a bit.
I normally announce via Twitter, but nowadays, I'm gonna be linking them to my latest videos. So hopefully you'll see the next poll under the pinned comment when I decide to go ahead with it. :)
Have you seen the new Falcom news from Pax East? CS3 coming to PC, ported by Durante. He also left very.... interesting responses when people asked him what projects his company had lined up. "More than Zero, less than 4" was his response.
Since nobody seems to talk about her, let's talk about Luciola. When I first saw the name, I as a Brazilian was imediately reminded of the romance by the same name, a Romanticism classic from the 1800s by renowned author Jose de Alencar. The book tells the story of Lucia, née Maria da Gloria, a prostitute who caught the heart of the protagonist who compares her to the luciola lusitania, a type of firefly which shines brightly in the mud. Her relationship with the protagonist is just as complicated as the game's Luciola with Harvey and with a similar tragic fate, but in a different sense: while in the game Luciola's lust for Harvey is completely one-sided, in the book there's a back and forth, due to her status as a prostitute and Lucia's personal hangups. I don't know if Falcom based Luciola off the character from the book, but it wouldn't be so surprising since Brazilian culture is somewhat influent in Japan due to being the country with most Japanese people and descendants outside Japan.
I'd say that for characters like Walter, it's especially subjective. There are a lot of characters like that (more or less) in the franchise, especially with the Cold Steel arc (Mc Burn, Laura, Aurelia). Still think these 3 are well done, they feel like "warriors" seeking the end of their path as warriors (well the latter two). Mc Burn is a bit different, but we did not see a lot of Walter anyway, it's a bit early to judge him I think. Sky Second Chapter was just a way to introduce him I think.
In my opinion, Josette should've been a one time playable NPC. But her story is interesting enough to give her enough playability even though she lacks a lot in battle.
Yo wait what ?? Can someone please tell me from what anime he got the scenes in the intro. i have only seen the shit trails in the sky movie but i have never seen those cutscenes, is there a way that i can watch anime version
I wouldn't say so buddy. All 3 parts have spoilers for the characters, and we draw on events from each Sky game. Finish 3rd first and then come back! :)
Funny thing, after just beating CS4 I think I would rank Walter way higher in Sky. For the main reason of being an actual villain that might not be some shade of grey morality and will just join the good guys eventually or was control by a curse to be an antagonist. Cause at this point in the series it is a dang rare trait
I can see your point, but nah, Walter is still awful in my mind. Weissman was pure evil, and he makes a great villain in my mind, same with Joachim in Zero. I can't see Walter as anything more than a walking trope.
If any characters deserve a race to the bottom of this list, it's Gilbert, Walter and Josette. Gilbert because his gag is so one note and tired, Walter for the reasons listed in the video and Josette for the reasons listed in the video. Of all the characters in game, when they are on screen, I feel nothing. Zin also kind of sucks in the gameplay department. Weak arts, weak range, and with earth being his primary septium alignment (I don't know if there is an actual term), his damage will always be second to someone like Agate who shines with more versatile crafts , a fire alignment and just more focused gameplay overall.
That's what beautiful about this though, some people voted those characters very high, and they gave justifiable reasons for doing so. It shows that the Trails series always has a character for each individual, due to the sheer scope of the roster.
Well ultimately, what do you think, would like to hear your own opinions of how you would rank these characters. Ultimately it's your channel and I think it'd be great to see what you think.
Ultimately, we're gonna have to wait till the next few parts are out, and ultimately, you'll get my choices as we keep going! :) (I'm glad someone noticed the 'Ultimately' counter)
@@TheKisekiNut Bwahaha, I'm liking this series, it's a shame I missed out on the polls, but I'm looking forward to seeing what people think! Will you eventually do one for the other arcs as well?
@@theashenchevalier I intend to do a community vote for the other 2 arcs as well, though how fast I get them out will depend on my other projects. But I want to get some more of these done. :)
@@TheKisekiNut sounds amazing! Thanks so much for replying! Im actually starting a UA-cam channel soon based on Legend of Heroes. Hopefully I can grow as well as you! Looking forward to your next video!!
Edit: It was a misunderstanding, my mistake, so nvm the rest of this comment. Hey man. Don't spoil stuff from the other Trails games. For the characters who make a return in Crossbell or Erebonia you should only talk about what was revealed in the Sky games. You can't assume that a person who watches this video, which you categorized as being about the Sky games only, have played every single Trails game.
What exactly got spoiled for other games? I was extremely careful in making sure there was no spoilers outside of Sky, and I've looked over the script, and I still can't see anything. Apologies if that was the case, but you're gonna have to enlighten me here.
@@TheKisekiNut It was Dorothy, but I can see now that it was a joke. It just made too much sense. I stopped the video too soon, fearing you would drop additional details. I suppose we can both learn something from this. Don't worry about it, but I would definately recommend avoiding those kinds of statements in the future, not only for this reason, but also because a false claim in jest can also be a minor spoiler in itself, since it can negate a theory. I don't like to remove comments that others have responded to, and of course I want you to be able to read this, but I'll edit the first comment to show that things have been cleared up. GL with the next video. I'll definately watch it.
@@pite9 No worries mate, misunderstandings happen! With all due respect though, this isn't a theory anymore, it was straight up denied by Kondo in a previous interview, that's why it's basically a joke of the community now. Don't worry, I hate spoilers as much as the next person, and I always endeavour to make sure no-one gets screwed over. :)
Thanks for dropping in!
As a note, I haven't included all the characters in this list, notable exceptions being the Russell's (Erika, Dan and Albert), Queen Alicia, Kanone (I did want to include Kanone but forgot during final script write up...), and General Morgan. The characters I include on this list are ones that either have some sort of story significance in pushing the narrative along, or who I feel are compelling enough to have a judgment on. The ones mentioned above are either not significant in doing that, or have far too little screen time to warrant a place. Characters that become prominent in future arcs are included, as their moments to shine come further down the road.
1.Oliver
2. Oliver
3. Oliver
A man of culture, I've definitely found one.
No.
For someone that like him so much you certainly failed to write any of his names right. XD
("Olivier" or "Olivert")
I wish I had voted for this, I missed the poll! Great video. I'm looking forward to more of these. It upsets me that Nial is so low. He may not be incredibly story important, but he's a helpful character and he's got such a fun personality. He'd be in my top 10 for sure.
No worries mate! Hopefully you can get involved in the next one. :)
Yeah, it's a shame for Nial, but I think that just speaks to how amazing the characters in this arc are that someone as solid as Nial is placed so far down.
Dude... for me Anton is always number 1
Just discovered your channel I'm a huge fan The Legend of Heroes myself look forward to your future videos 👍
Thank you for your support mate! It's great to find more fans such as yourself, and it humbles me to know you get something out of the content. Hopefully the future content is up to snuff too. :)
Aw damn, didn’t realise you had a poll up for these rankings. Missed my chance to vote Josette as least favourite character. Interested to see the rest!
No worries mate, everyone has their own life to get on with! :)
Maybe you can get involved in the next one!
My top 3 Trails in the Sky characters were
1. Oliver
2. Estelle
3. Tita
Well, we still have part 2 and 3 due out, so it might reflect your top picks!
Luciola's character probably doesn't resonate with people because like myself I doubt many can sympathize with an actual psychotic yandere mindset like her's where killing someone they cared about to be with them makes any kind of sense. Not that she's not interesting but at least with Walter I CAN sympathize with his mindset because as Zin revealed to him every martial artists shares his mindset of wanting to get stronger to some extent, just not to the degree he does but it was to the point where his own master ended up tricking him just so he could die to a worthy opponent rather then to cancer which started Walter's path to darkness in the first place, ruining any hope Walter would have regarding his relationship to Kilika or inheriting the Taito school. So he gets sympathy and cool points at the very least for that.
That's actually a very good explanation for Luciola and Walter. It does make sense that Walter as a martial artist wants to be stronger just because of his dedication to that path. I will be honest, I looked at the character from a surface level, and judged that he was just a power hungry trope that we've seen many times before. Thanks for that deeper insight, I'll have to watch the Zin scene over again.
It was such a good idea to poll the community TKN! It was so hard for me to rank these characters in the poll cuz I tend to find most characters fascinating for different reasons as long as I've had an inkling of their background. What's said and what's left unsaid is both equally important. I find them fascinating whether they're a villain or not. I guess it comes with what I personally study/job lol.
Walter at least really fits with his tarot archetype since he's an Enforcer (Strength) unlike Wald, who most seem to have difficulty getting behind.
But of course, even I have my own preferences to who is more interesting than others.
I do agree with another commenter. People doing my boi Cid dirty 😂 In SC he has the entire sidequest of training the military, steps in first to save the royalty from the Enforcers, and is sent with Eirika in Sky 3rd to recovering the artifact from the Lake and to the Primal Ground. He's def overshadowed by other NPCs in some scenes he's in, but he's a pretty important character for a Sky NPC (they're much more subtle/not used as often than in the later arcs).
I really like Zin, but he doesn't really have a story arc.
Josette is great Earth Wall bot. Just give her EP quartz/accesories 😂
Nice editing and great vid!
Thanks for watching, Lady! Yeah, it's a shame for Cid. He doesn't really stand out compared to the other characters, and that meant I kind of forgot about him come the list. When you look deeper in, he's actually done quite a number of impressive things on the low key.
I guess in this world of flashy powers, and Divine Blades, Cid was always destined to be left behind. But if anything, that's more admirable. He does these things not for praise, or recognition, but out of care and duty.
Who is your favorite Trails character and why is it Olivier?
My top 5 characters in Sky are
1-Olivier
2-Estelle (Voice actor is God tier)
3-Renne
4-Lechter
5-Kevin
That's a good top 5 man! I won't disclose my own for now, but there were a few surprises in the community list. Hope you stick around for the other 2 parts. :)
@@TheKisekiNut sure thing! Really curious about how Crossbell pool is going to be, also i remembered i modified my top 5 list, instead of Kevin, Lechter takes the cake
@@00r99 I fully intend to do more of these community videos, but it depends on how well they're received. I'll make sure that come the next voting poll, it's advertised a bit better. :)
My top five (completed trails the 3rd yesterday and loved it).
Estelle
Olivier
Kilika
Tita
Kloe
Love all the characters though especially Nial and Dorothy who i hope we see again, 😊😊😃😃
Love the list my man! I won't spoil anything for the rest of the list, but you can see how you compare with the community very soon. :)
The Kiseki Nut Looking forward to it mate and also to more vids 🤗🤗😃😃😊😊😊😊😊
EI WHY MY BOI NIAL SO LOW
Too many good characters I guess man! I'm glad I left this to you guys rather than making the judgement myself.
Interesting to see the percentages some characters were voted as the worst; what a great idea to include that along with overall and highest rank! Trails having so many characters really lets players have a chance to relate to at least someone, and it seems like every character is somebody's favorite. Although I genuinely want to know how and why someone voted Gilbert as their #3. I can't wait for the next part, and for future polls! Sky is my favorite arc and I can't wait to see the top vote-getters.
Glad you enjoyed it man! Yeah, there's always one character that stands out for each individual, and that's what's always been fascinating to me. That's why I left this vote to the community, and it was great to get a bunch of engagement for it.
Interested to see who's on top. Didn't know there was a pole so I hope my personal favorite gets in the top 5 at least. Only really didn't agree with Zin being so low, but I can see why. Hopefully he comes back in a future game because I really liked him.
Hopefully you won't have long to find it out man! Yeah, it's a shame about Zin, but he doesn't really have an arc like the other characters, he doesn't have that struggle that makes him relate able. It's a shame, because he is a good character, but he needs more development, which he will get in the next arc I think.
Too bad I missed the poll! My top 5 would be:
5. Loewe
4. Renne
3. Olivier
2. Scherazard
1. Joshua
It's not easy as I love most of the cast.
No worries man, a lot of people missed it, so I've just got to advertise it a bit better next time!
The top characters will be coming out in the next couple of videos, so you can see if the community agrees with your top 5 (which is a great one by the way).
Oh, man. How did I miss this?
Where do you announce these things? Twitter?
I'll have to keep my eyes open for the inevitable Crossbell ranking. I have strong feelings about the cast in those games.
EDIT: I'm hoping Zin will be less forgettable to people when the Calvard arc happens. Would love to see him show up there, and flesh out his character a bit.
I normally announce via Twitter, but nowadays, I'm gonna be linking them to my latest videos. So hopefully you'll see the next poll under the pinned comment when I decide to go ahead with it. :)
I'm pretty sure the top 1 was a death match between Estelle and Olivier ^^ i look forward to seiing who won (i'm with my boi Olivert)
Buckle yourself in, we're just gonna have to wait! :)
Have you seen the new Falcom news from Pax East? CS3 coming to PC, ported by Durante.
He also left very.... interesting responses when people asked him what projects his company had lined up. "More than Zero, less than 4" was his response.
Sure have buddy, was working on a new video in regards to all the news that's happened this month! :)
All raise for Dorothy, the grandmaster of Ouroboros! In Dorothy we trust!
Since nobody seems to talk about her, let's talk about Luciola.
When I first saw the name, I as a Brazilian was imediately reminded of the romance by the same name, a Romanticism classic from the 1800s by renowned author Jose de Alencar. The book tells the story of Lucia, née Maria da Gloria, a prostitute who caught the heart of the protagonist who compares her to the luciola lusitania, a type of firefly which shines brightly in the mud. Her relationship with the protagonist is just as complicated as the game's Luciola with Harvey and with a similar tragic fate, but in a different sense: while in the game Luciola's lust for Harvey is completely one-sided, in the book there's a back and forth, due to her status as a prostitute and Lucia's personal hangups. I don't know if Falcom based Luciola off the character from the book, but it wouldn't be so surprising since Brazilian culture is somewhat influent in Japan due to being the country with most Japanese people and descendants outside Japan.
Seriously would you reject a THICCER THAN A SNICKER hot anime girl!???
Well played Mr Harvey m8...
Well played...
Very Good...
He is... not a man of culture?
Hey man, I stumbled on your channel and your coverage of the trails series is great. Is there a way to DM you?
Hi mate! Thanks for the kind words!
You can DM me via Twitter if you wish. :)
The Kiseki Nut thanks for coming back to me man. It looks like your DMs are closed on twitter. Can you follow me back. Thanks
I'd say that for characters like Walter, it's especially subjective. There are a lot of characters like that (more or less) in the franchise, especially with the Cold Steel arc (Mc Burn, Laura, Aurelia). Still think these 3 are well done, they feel like "warriors" seeking the end of their path as warriors (well the latter two). Mc Burn is a bit different, but we did not see a lot of Walter anyway, it's a bit early to judge him I think. Sky Second Chapter was just a way to introduce him I think.
That's a fair deduction, maybe we'll see more of him in the next arc. Quite a few of the Calvard characters have the 'Zin- Drome'.
In my opinion, Josette should've been a one time playable NPC. But her story is interesting enough to give her enough playability even though she lacks a lot in battle.
Yo wait what ?? Can someone please tell me from what anime he got the scenes in the intro. i have only seen the shit trails in the sky movie but i have never seen those cutscenes, is there a way that i can watch anime version
They're the opening cinematics from the games. In this particular one, it was the FC Evo cinematic.
5 - Sharon
4 - Tita
3 - Loewe
2 - Renne
1 - Olivier
Can I watch this list if I haven't finish 3rd yet ?
I wouldn't say so buddy. All 3 parts have spoilers for the characters, and we draw on events from each Sky game. Finish 3rd first and then come back! :)
@@TheKisekiNut Ok thanks !
Funny thing, after just beating CS4 I think I would rank Walter way higher in Sky. For the main reason of being an actual villain that might not be some shade of grey morality and will just join the good guys eventually or was control by a curse to be an antagonist. Cause at this point in the series it is a dang rare trait
I can see your point, but nah, Walter is still awful in my mind. Weissman was pure evil, and he makes a great villain in my mind, same with Joachim in Zero. I can't see Walter as anything more than a walking trope.
I actually liked Luciola, she low-key reminded me of Kagura from Inuyasha. Kinda bummed she’s ranked so low 🥺
Dang, didn't see the poll, too bad :(
You win some, you lose some, no worries mate! Hopefully you can get involved with the next one. :)
Alan Richard tho
WTF I actually really liked Don.
Anyone have the full list of characters in this poll?
Sorry mate, all will be revealed in the next couple of parts. :)
Why did all you guys do my boy Cid dirty like this
Well serves him right for sneaking over from Final Fantasy..
The community is brutal at times man!
Still my favorite character from all games is Estelle second Loewe and third place Sara.
What if Dorothy actually is the grandmaster
If any characters deserve a race to the bottom of this list, it's Gilbert, Walter and Josette. Gilbert because his gag is so one note and tired, Walter for the reasons listed in the video and Josette for the reasons listed in the video. Of all the characters in game, when they are on screen, I feel nothing.
Zin also kind of sucks in the gameplay department. Weak arts, weak range, and with earth being his primary septium alignment (I don't know if there is an actual term), his damage will always be second to someone like Agate who shines with more versatile crafts , a fire alignment and just more focused gameplay overall.
That's what beautiful about this though, some people voted those characters very high, and they gave justifiable reasons for doing so. It shows that the Trails series always has a character for each individual, due to the sheer scope of the roster.
Well ultimately, what do you think, would like to hear your own opinions of how you would rank these characters. Ultimately it's your channel and I think it'd be great to see what you think.
Ultimately, we're gonna have to wait till the next few parts are out, and ultimately, you'll get my choices as we keep going! :)
(I'm glad someone noticed the 'Ultimately' counter)
@@TheKisekiNut Bwahaha, I'm liking this series, it's a shame I missed out on the polls, but I'm looking forward to seeing what people think! Will you eventually do one for the other arcs as well?
@@theashenchevalier I intend to do a community vote for the other 2 arcs as well, though how fast I get them out will depend on my other projects. But I want to get some more of these done. :)
@@TheKisekiNut sounds amazing! Thanks so much for replying! Im actually starting a UA-cam channel soon based on Legend of Heroes. Hopefully I can grow as well as you! Looking forward to your next video!!
@@theashenchevalier No worries mate! I look forward to seeing a new channel covering the series as well, so keep us updated. :)
Edit: It was a misunderstanding, my mistake, so nvm the rest of this comment.
Hey man. Don't spoil stuff from the other Trails games. For the characters who make a return in Crossbell or Erebonia you should only talk about what was revealed in the Sky games. You can't assume that a person who watches this video, which you categorized as being about the Sky games only, have played every single Trails game.
What exactly got spoiled for other games? I was extremely careful in making sure there was no spoilers outside of Sky, and I've looked over the script, and I still can't see anything. Apologies if that was the case, but you're gonna have to enlighten me here.
Dude this video was completely spoiler free for future arcs.
No future arc spoilers detected as far as I could see... This is purely confined to Trails in the Sky unless I completely missed something.
@@TheKisekiNut It was Dorothy, but I can see now that it was a joke. It just made too much sense. I stopped the video too soon, fearing you would drop additional details. I suppose we can both learn something from this. Don't worry about it, but I would definately recommend avoiding those kinds of statements in the future, not only for this reason, but also because a false claim in jest can also be a minor spoiler in itself, since it can negate a theory.
I don't like to remove comments that others have responded to, and of course I want you to be able to read this, but I'll edit the first comment to show that things have been cleared up. GL with the next video. I'll definately watch it.
@@pite9 No worries mate, misunderstandings happen! With all due respect though, this isn't a theory anymore, it was straight up denied by Kondo in a previous interview, that's why it's basically a joke of the community now.
Don't worry, I hate spoilers as much as the next person, and I always endeavour to make sure no-one gets screwed over. :)
Insert my favorite character is better than yours in the comments please! Joke LOL!
The 'fans' suck if that is the list