Either that or the developers were to lazy to make him a new outfit
Possible, but I wouldn't think of that as the primary reason. Lea was said by Nomura to be one of the Key characters of DDD and Riku and Sora got new outfits as well.
It was implied in BBS and KH2FM that Ienzo/Zexion was keeping an eye on everything concerning Xehanort. If he found out or not remains unknown, but he is often described in his game bio as a person who has a keen perception and pays attention to everything around him.
Xigbar goes as far as discussing the Chamber of Repose and Waking and "Xemnas' secret" with Zexion, and Zexion kind of just says he wants to go do his job and for Xigbar to leave him alone.
It wouldn't be shocking in KH3 if Ienzo serves as an info dump when Sora and co. start trying to find out more about Xehanort and his plans.
Not to forget that it was Ienzo who urged Ansem to create the underground laboratory and to go further with his research. Probably the scientific influence of both Even (who was singled out in the Ansem Reports to be particularly interested in the subject) and Apprentice Xehanort rubbed off on Ienzo, so him being more into things than the others isn't so farfetched.
Wasn't it also that Saix had Axel eliminate Zexion because he had chances to eventually supplant Saix as the second-in-command.
Ienzo/Zexion may not have known as much as Xemnas and Xigbar, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was the most informed in the Org after those two, on par or even above Saix.
To be honest I can totally picture him like that. He likes to give speeches with so much theorizing and possibilities that he would serve that role well.
So far the characters most suited for info dumps on the side of the good guys were Yen Sid and Naminé though, maybe they'll form the "Info-Dump-Trio" with Ienzo in KH 3? xD
He didn't go back and add more info to it, that's why. The second it is said in game, it will be a big convoluted mess. 8D
Roxas and Xion were the straw that broke the camel's back for Axel and Saix's rocky "friendship". Axel was distant, Saix grew jealous...I agree they weren't the catalyst, and sadly there isn't anything that could hint at what it was nine years ago.
Unless the jealousy is the hint. Saix didn't hesitate to use the "true friendship" card on Axel, so I wonder if Isa was ever jealous that Lea continually went out of his way to make friends with strangers even if he'd never see them again. It was jealously that partially weakened Riku's heart and made him turn to the Darkness, and I wouldn't be surprised if Isa might have fallen under similar circumstances.
Yep, and then it will take another side game in the next saga to fully explore that mess. 8D
From what we see in Days from an emotional standpoint Axel probably cannot be blamed for growing distant as Saix increasingly started to treat him like a servant and man for the dirty work and not really a
friend.
Yeesh, Spockanort, I think you might be on to something there, as the parallels to KH 1 Riku with BBS Isa are somewhat noticeable if you look closer at it.
Isa being jealous that Lea
could make friends so easily everywhere and that he often gained new ones would make sense, also if he had maybe the same inner
fear that KH 1-Riku had (with Donald and Goofy, and maybe even Kairi in a sense) in that he would be
replaced with new friends.
Funny thing is also the subtle parallels in their mindsets, as both (BBS)Lea and Sora are more the "follow your heart" and "have your heart on your tongue"-type while both Riku and Isa are more the quiet, logical type.
Yes. Exactly!
And lol yeah it would be, but I think if they do it to different levels it wouldn't be too bad...like one person can forgive and forget (like Sora), another become pissy and angry about it but not really go out of their way to antagonize the offender.
That would actually be a logical explanation as well that isn't too fantastic.
Indeed, there are many different nuances in how that can go, and when I look at the whole series not even Sora is that easily forgiveable from the get go.
From what I observed, Sora does not hestitate to strike down an "enemy" at all, the only times when he's wanting to listen and to forgive is when the opponent in question actually shows remorse and wants to make amends for the stuff they did.
I also won't rule out that we may eventually see a call-out to someone, maybe in the variant ala "you're the one to talk, look at the shit you pulled yourself before lecturing others".
This variant was actually tried by Xemnas towards Ansem the Wise in KH 2, although of course with the somewhat irky notion that Xemnas' offences are in fact way worse than Ansem the Wise's.
