I've put together some stuff from the VersusXIII trailers and fan translations because I have problems. Feel free to use and such.
First up, a collection of repeated phrases that most of you are familiar with by now. We've already pretty much come to the conclusion of this relating to reality vs unreality and vice versa, and bringing the concept of light and dark to Quadratum from these.
Then there's a couple other key phrases. They're mostly related to Noctis and Stella, their destinies, and the powers they were given by the death goddess/light in the sky. A lot of them sound easily reusable in a KH context.
I've also put together the most notable lines from the conversation between Noctis and Stella, as well as a mysterious voice coming from the sky. I think it's a fair assumption to say Nomura drew his inspiration for the interaction between Yozora and Sora here.
Next is some crusty text from a very early trailer. While it could be relevant on account of it being the earliest concept, it sounds a bit too XV-flavored now for me to speculate much on it. You never know though.
Next is what I'm guessing was Proto-Ardyn. Looking at him from the perspective of Nomura recycling ideas, I could see this concept being used again in some way. We've seen white coats in KH before, and while I highly doubt Lauriam will be in a villainous role again, I can't deny that that hair looks pretty Lauriam-esque. Either way, a white light coat draws my attention.
Next is a way too big collage of a couple leftover things I found noteworthy. I suggest opening it in a new tab. Some points have already been talked about ad infinitum, like the skull and crossbones and Luxord the driver, but I feel like some things have been dismissed as XV when they're vague enough they could be recycled. What drew my eye the most was the black feathered statues and the distinct eye shape of Noctis' (and Stella's) power.
Lastly, a reference sheet of Stella, because I really really hope we see her again. I'll certainly be keeping a look out for any design similarities.
That's about it, it's not like I have some secret knowledge that no one else had found in the past years lol. Thank you for your attention.
Sources: All Trailers Remastered by 13th Vessel and Trailer Eng Sub by FXVII
A lot of the concepts from VersusXIII were adapted and absorbed into XV, XIII (series) and Type-0/Agito, as the plan was to create a mirroring series of games called the Fabula Crystalis. Therefore it is unclear what can even be reused - while there might be some use in scouring and comparing lore from said games, I personally do not feel motivated to do so. However if you do, and haven't yet, I suggest picking up the other games from the former FC series. (Type-0 especially is said to have a lot of possible MoM parallels, while LR/XIII-3 straight up use the Etros death goddess lore; XIII-3 also has a rather topical ending.)
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