· Maleficent: ended up in the beginning of KH2, in Mysterious Tower (doesn’t count as a light).
· True Dandelion
· Lauriam: ended up at some point before BBS, in Dwarf Woodlands.
· Elrena: ended up at some point before BBS, in Enchanted Dominion.
· Ventus: ended up around four years before BBS, in the Keyblade Graveyard.
· Skuld: ended up not long after BBS, in Radiant Garden.
· Ephemer? (failed to jump, so may not count as using a pod.)
· Brain? (wasn’t shown, but he had a medium and waypoint in Scala so it’s likely he used a pod and we just didn’t see it.)
Who are the 7 lights of the past?
· Lauriam
· Elrena
· Ventus
· Skuld
· Ephemer*
· Brain**
· Strelitzia
These are the main known characters who originate from the Age of Fairytales era (not including the Foretellers, who are shown as dark pieces symbolising darkness on the chessboard). Each of these characters (except for Brain, unless you believe the theory that he is Luxord) are either openly shown or hinted to be present in Sora’s time, in one way or another. They will probably be vital pieces in the coming games.
*Ephemer stayed in the past in the KHUX finale but his heart or will or whatever was present in the Keyblade Graveyard in KH3 and reached out to Sora to help him defeat the Demon Tide. So his heart at least had to have gotten to that point in time somehow.
**Brain was never seen arriving in Sora’s time in the KHUX finale, but he did time travel to Scala and he promised Lauriam that they would see each other again. So I can guess that Brain will find a way to find the other leaders who arrived in Sora’s time and reunite with them.
Who houses the Darknesses?
The 7 Major Darknesses:
· MoM
· Ira
· Invi
· Aced
· Gula
· Ava
· Luxu
The 5 minor Darknesses:
· Ventus: The unknown voice Sora heard while traversing Ven’s heart in ReMind might be a Darkness. Plus Ventus forced the Darkness that was possessing him in KHUX to merge with his heart.
· Lauriam: Fell to darkness and became a Nobody. It’s possible that a Darkness took advantage of his state and crept into him.
· Elrena: Fell to darkness and became a Nobody. It’s possible that a Darkness took advantage of her state and crept into her.
· Xehanort: Him having one or more would explain why he was so powerful in darkness, and why his replicas (as well as that gigantic Xehanort goat monster) were so hard to beat. This would also mean that one of the minor Darknesses is destroyed, leaving only four more to deal with.
· Skuld?: We know that the Master of Masters planned for the five union leaders to become possessed by the five minor Darknesses. Since Skuld is a union leader, would Luxu force her to become a vessel for a Darkness? Then again, Luxu already told MoM that he disagrees with letting Darkness possess the union leaders, so I don’t think he would put Skuld through that.
Waypoints and Mediums
What waypoints and mediums do the characters have if they time travel?
MoM: the Book of Prophecies/Luxu (waypoint), the Gazing Eye (medium)
Maleficent: the three good fairies, her cloak
True Dandelion: Luxu, ???
Lauriam: Maleficent, flowers?
Elrena: Lauriam? Strelitzia?, lightning?
Ventus: Xehanort, wind?
Brain: Sigurd (probably with Ephemer’s memories) (waypoint), his hat (medium)
Skuld: Luxu (waypoint), stars? (medium)
Ephemer*: Ava or Brain or Luxu (waypoint), his scarf (medium)
It’s strange how Lauriam, Elrena, Ventus and Skuld don’t have a clear waypoint or medium. Maybe that’s why they lost their memories?
*I know Ephemer doesn’t end up time travelling in the KHUX finale, but he does have a potential waypoint and medium and I thought it would be fun to speculate anyway.
