-Xehanort is indeed an extraordinary being. In the original Ansem reports, he claims that he loses his heart to Darkness, yet he retains his original body. He
does not know why, and I believe he's the only person I can think of who has overcame this transformation. In the Secret Ansem reports, DiZ remarks that Xehanort exhibits extraordinary talents. Then he says, "Too extraordinary... Perhaps they are even superhuman". This line leads me to believe that Xehanort is in fact either physically one of the nights, or the embodiement of one knight.
-Also, in both the Secret Ansem Reports AND the Ansem reports, they mention finding a paradise. To quote directly one says, "Where does the true paradise lie, I wonder?" and "I must solve the mystery of this "darkness of the heart." This paradise depends on it". These references to paradise are interesting, because earlier in the paragraphs they mention Kingdom Hearts separately, so I don't think it's referring to Kingdom Hearts.
-An interesting thing to note, is that the door in the basement of Hollow Bastion opened by Xehanort is indeed the door in The Room of Sleep. And it appears as though this door leads to the "dark realm" according to the Secret Ansem reports. What's also proves this, is that all the apprentecies have gone into this room and slept as well. I can support this theory because if you watch the video where Xemnas goes down to "meet the old friend", we can see what he's typing on the computer to get in. The main password is "Another", and then he must type in six more passwords that appear as stars for letters, but the number of stars go: 8, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6. The original apprentices were: Xehanort, Even, Ienzo, Bleig, Dilin, and Aeleus. The numbers in their names correspond to the numbers in the passwords, so that means the passwords were most likely created when they had their real selves.
-So, since thye lost their heart in the Room of Sleep, does that mean the Room of Awakening is the door to Light? AND, if that is true, then it's interesting that "Birth by Sleep" is such a prominent theme in the KH secret movies. Is this the same sleep as the room of sleep? Or is it the "sleep" that Sora had to experience? And if you're born when you sleep, does that mean you die when you wake? All interesting ideas.
-There also appears to be a Void realm. This is where Ansem the Wise stayed, hence the name "Darkness in Zero". What's very interesting, is that when Nobodies are 'killed', they've mentioned that they go to "The Void." There is a line when Axel says it to Marluxia in CoM, and then Xemnas says it referring to Axel when he dies. My question is: How did Ansem the Wise get there then? This leads me to think of a really strange theory: Ansem the Wise is in fact the nobody of some original Ansem that we have not met. Because in the Secret Ansem reports, Ansem says "What is Xehanort hoping to gain with my pilfered existence?". Meaning, Xehanort put him in The Void. Does that mean that Ansem the Wise was a nobody, and so his nobody was put into the Void? I can't tell for sure.
-Also, it's stated many times that a person is made up of three things: The Heart, The Body, and The Soul. And when somebody loses a Heart, a nobody is created, comprised of the Body and Soul. But when a Soul is lost, then a person meets death. What we don't know, is when a nobody dies, what happens to the soul?
-Another thing, is that the world that Sora navigates and fights the Heartless and Nobodies, is repeatedly referred to as "The Realm of Light". So clearly, there is also a realm of darkness, and most likely a realm to twilight and dawn. Perhaps all these realms meet at the crossroads that we have seen, and this is why the keyblade war happened here. Because all the keyblade wielders came from different realms to fight.
-It also appears that Castle Oblivion and Twilight town are both located "in the chasm between light and darkness". Sora gets to a crossroad when he's finding Castle Oblivion, so this backs my theory up that all the realms meet at the crossroad.
-There is also some INCREDIBLE loophole I've found in the Secret Ansem reports. Here are the quotes:
My friends struggle to protect the realm of light from the threat of Heartless is now over, with Xehanort's Heartless - going by the name of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness - defeated at last.
The other wielder of the Keyblade, this "hero," traveled from world to world sealing up keyholes and laying Heartless low.
Meanwhile, the King, who had dived into the realm of darkness, worked with the Keyblade-wielding hero to close the door to Kingdom Hearts fromthe realms of both darkness and light, thus holding off the threat of tremendous darkness.
Okay, now what's sketchy about this, is that he refers to more than just one person. Analyze the way he says his words, he says "My friends struggle to protect the realm of light". Which friends is referring to? Because if it's Sora, then in the next line, he refers to "The other wielder of they keyblade, this 'hero'". I find it awkward that he would say the OTHER wielder. Is he referring to Riku somehow?? What is also awkward, is that he regards Kingdom Hearts as a source of immense darkness. I thought Kingdom Hearts was light?
-Anoter separate thought, is the motives of the Organization for opening Kingdom Hearts. They claimed it was to regain their hearts. If this is so, then why are they considered evil? And if this is so, does that mean that all hearts, those who've been defeated by heartless, return to Kingdom Hearts? Does that mean anone who is a heartless has their heart in Kingdom Hearts? Interesting why Sora wants to stop them from doing so then.
-I also believe that the blonde haired knight is in fact the same entity of Roxas. Perhaps the Roxas we know's real name is Ven. And that Roxas is merely the name given to him by Xemnas. Because as we I can prove, your Organizaton name doesn't have to be made from your real name. Xemnas' name isn't an anagram of Xehanort, but rather, Ansem. So clearly, your organization name doesn't have to be made from your real name, or else it would be an anagram of Xehanort. So maybe Roxas isn't the being's real name, but rather, Ven.
-Another thing, is the whole concept of "data". It shows up a lot. DiZ could convert Roxas into data and put him into Sora. How exactly do you turn a nobody into data???? And the Riku Replica was also made from data.. How?
-Also, Sora went to sleep to recover lost memories, therefore, can Xemnas retain his memories by going to the Room of Sleep?
-Another big theory, and I think this relates to chasers possibly, is in the Secret Ansem Reports: "But what if one willingly releases one's heart from one's body? Sora and Xehanort retained their selfhood even after becoming Heartless." So does this mean that special beings are born when the heart is given up willingly? Maybe these beings are called "Chasers", since they try to run after their original bodies. The Enigmatic Knight could somehow be a young Xehanort, and he's chasing after the current Xehanort (I can't explain how this makes sense), but that means that Ven is a Chaser, and he's chasing after Sora. What makes this interesting, is that Ven and Aqua are Latin for Air and Water, and Sora and Kairi are kanji for Sky and Sea. So there's clearly some meaning and connection behind the names, even if it isn't in a physical sense.
-I always wondered about Riku as well. Did Riku ever lose his heart? Or did he ever put his heart into Sora's? Because one theory I thought was interesting, is that Axel is in fact Riku's nobody. I wanted to find out if Lea or Ale has anything to do with Land, since that's Riku's kanji name, but Axel felt like he had a heart when he was around Sora and Roxas. And Axel and Roxas were best friends. I just found lots of parallel's between the two, and in the Japanese manga/book of KH2, it says that Axel returned to his "original". Perhaps he returned to Riku? Who knows. I just think it's an interesting thought. Because I definitely thought Riku lost his heart to darkness. And if that's true, then he retained his original self, much like Xehanort did. This also goes along with this interesting "willingness to give up a heart" theory, that special beings are produced. Another interesting fact, is that Ansem was able to control Riku. Anddd I thought Ansem could only control the heartless. If this fact is true, then that means that Riku must have lost his heart for Ansem to be able to control him.
-I'm also curious where Nobodies are born. It's stated that Roxas is born in Twilight Town, but where are other nobodies born? The void? Darkness? Because Namine in KH2 says that "I always thought that nobodies would fade back into darkness" when she meets Roxas with Sora and Kairi. Does that mean that nobodies come from darkness as well? Maybe the Void is connected in here somehow.
-DiZ also questions: "How did Xehanort manage to open the door that appeared in the basement of my castle?". So it was clearly Xehanort that opened that door, so who's the one that opened the Room of Awakening?
-Another interesting fact: All the apprentices had been in the Room of Sleep, yet Xigbar states that Xemnas should be the only one in there, yet he hears two voices. So this must mean that the other voice wasn't in there when they were sleeping themselves. Does this mean that the "friend" has recently appeared? And if so, then how do we know that the "other friend" is waiting at the Door of Awakening?
-Focusing on the Secret Videos, some headlines pop up: Master of Keyblade, The Lost Two, Memory of Xehanort, Chasers, Keyblade War. Then it says: "It all began with, Birth By Sleep." Taking this grammatically to the point, ALL of these things mentioned began when you're born from sleep. It's also stated that when ALL the keyblade wields disappeared, Xehanort appeared with no memories. Interesting that all these things happen in sleep, yet keyblades are gone when Xehanort appears. How does Xehanort hold power over the keyblades?
-Another interesting point, is that the armor in The Room of Sleep, appears to be EMPTY. I saved the image, and rotated it so that the armor appeared to be standing up, and there doesn't seem to be ANY body inside of it. IT's just a pile of armor with the keyblade nearby. Who is Xemnas talking to then? The spirit perhaps?
-I'm also curious HOW exactly do you open Kingdom Hearts? Because in the first game, it could only be done with the princesses, yet in the second game, it's when you kill enough Heartless. IN the secret movie, it appears out of nowhere after the Bald Man freezes Ven.
-Who is the other friend in the Room of Awakening? If the Enigmatic Knight is the original Xehanort, and Xemnas is the nobody of some werid form of Xehanort (This works because the Enigmatic Knight is a Chaser, born from somebody willing to give up their heart, or something). So is the friend Ven? Or is it the bald man? It could quite possibly be the bald man, I think that's kinda interesting.
-There's also the quote: One legend says its wielder saved the world, while antoher says that he wrought chaos and ruin upon it. This quote is extremely confusing, because grammatically, it's implying that EITHER legends is true. It's in fact TWO different legends. One is he was evil, the other is that he was good, but the legend isn't certain. Why?
-Who are "The Lost Two"??? I haven't heard ANYBODY talk about this title.
-One thing to consider, is that when we see Mickey standing before the opened Kingdom Hearts, he's not there during the time of the fight. Let's say there's the fight, but a hundred years later, Kingdom Hearts is still opened, and Mickey stumbles upon it. Since we see Mickey after the title "Kingdom Hearts" flashes at the end of the movie, it doesn't mean there's any continuation of time. Also, there's no proof that there's any fluid continuity between the KH Secret ENding and the Final Mix secret ending, because in the FM secret ending, the knights are no longer holding the three keyblades of RIku, Sora and Mickey. It's kinda like Another Side Another Story and the other secret ending, it was assumed they happened at the same time, but it was in fact two separate occasions (albeit close proximity of time between them).
-It's also weird that THe King's, Riku's, and Sora's keyblades are in the middle of the crossroads. And that Ven picks up Riku's, Aqua picks up the King's, and the Enigmatic Knight picks up Sora's.
-What's even MORE interesting, is that the Enigmatic knight originally thinks Sora is Xehanort. In the scene where you fight him, he says: "Aqua... Ven... Keyblade... who are you? I can feel it... we have met before... it was when... No... it isn't you... It isn't you that I have chosen... Why is it not him.... Xehanort, is that you?
Well, he doesn't know who Sora is, but feels that they've met. And when he says No, it doesnt mean that "No we havent met", but "No, you're not the one I've chosen". Perhaps he's referring to Riku? That he CHOSE Riku to be the keyblade wielder, but instead Sora is holding it? And what is inside of Sora that he recognizes to be Xehanort? The ONLY clue I can think of, is that part of RIku's heart is in Sora's. And since a part of Xehanort/Ansem is in Riku's heart, then a part of Xehanort/Ansem is inside of Sora. All very confusing.
-Right now, that's all I've got. These are just things I haven't heard anyone else research or bring up, and I think they're all possible things. And I know that the 3rd installment isn't a sequel to the first two. Yet i SERIOUSLY doubt that Nomura would change the rules of how the realms and hearts work. I think the game would follow the same guidelines that the first two have. So I think it's important to discover the nature of the heart and the keyblades, and from there, then we can predict what the game will be like. Because Nomura said it himself that this scene we're shown will probably have little to do with the next installment.
Hope I've spawned some new ideas!!! And bless you if you actually read all of this! lol
OMG AND GET THIS!!!!! This is an edit btw, if you look at my Axel theory above, GUESS WHAT!
Okay. So Sora is kanji for Sky, and Ven is latin for Air. Kairi is kanji for Sea, and Aqua is latin for water. Riku is kanji for Earth. AND GUESS WHAT.
Axel - The X = Lea.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT LEA MEANS IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY?!!?!?!?!:
1. a tract of open ground, esp. grassland; meadow.
2. land used for a few years for pasture or for growing hay, then plowed over and replaced by another crop.
3. a crop of hay on tillable land.
–adjective 4. untilled; fallow.
HOLY CRAPPPPPP!!!!!!!! HAHAHAAHAHHA
IM SO HAPPY!! i feel like ive stumbled upon something huge, ive been posting my theories all across other forums.