I realize that I did just post a thread, but as I was writing it, it occurred to me to begin this one. I intend to use it as a compliment to what I just wrote.
So, as stated, Xemnas has dominion over nothingness. I believe the threat of "getting turned into a Dusk" comes completely from his ability, as the first Nobody ever born, to control the element that they are comprised of.
So, here's my belief as a result of that: I think that all Nobodies begin their existence in their human forms.
Why would the Org need to recruit if that was not the case? If only certain Nobodies were born as people, the Org would have no need to go around recruiting, which implies that they choose from a pool of candidates. They would go hunt down the few born as humans and induct them, a scenario that makes no sense. Why are some born human and others not? Nobody had their powers or abilities before their rebirth.
I think that everybody who becomes a Nobody is born retaining their human form and sense of self, as well as gaining new abilities, the way that the members of the Org have powers they did not possess in their human lives.
Where do the abilities come from? Not explained. But I'm willing to bet that, since the heart is gone, the things that make a person uniquely them manifest in other, physical ways, like powers.
Aeleus was very strong and silent, so he got the element of earth, and super strength.
Lea was exuberant and had a lot of zeal, so he got fire.
Isa was calm and collected, unwavering as the moon.
Demyx (whoever he was before) is lazy and laid-back, going with the ebb and flow of life. Water!
Just a few examples.
Also note that everyone's weapons resemble those they had before. Lea's pads, Dilan's spear, Aeleus' axe, especially Roxas' keyblade and even Ienzo's book.
Think about it. Nothing about a person's personality is transferred to a Heartless. A Heartless' appearance and behavior depend entirely upon the environment.
So, I think that a person's personality is actually always left in the body at first, as part of the sense of selfhood that they get to retain, which they manifests in the form of a power fitting their personality. Everyone is born a Nobody just like the Org, human with a sense of self and a cool set of powers.
If this was the case, then the recruiting process would make much more sense. The Org does not train these people to get their powers. Xigbar, when he found Marluxia, acknowledged his strength on his own. I think what happens is they find the most promising people who got the most profound gifts, and bring them before Xemnas. He accepts those he finds powerful, and downgrades those to lower ranking Nobodies who don't fit the pay grade.
What do you all think?
So, as stated, Xemnas has dominion over nothingness. I believe the threat of "getting turned into a Dusk" comes completely from his ability, as the first Nobody ever born, to control the element that they are comprised of.
So, here's my belief as a result of that: I think that all Nobodies begin their existence in their human forms.
Why would the Org need to recruit if that was not the case? If only certain Nobodies were born as people, the Org would have no need to go around recruiting, which implies that they choose from a pool of candidates. They would go hunt down the few born as humans and induct them, a scenario that makes no sense. Why are some born human and others not? Nobody had their powers or abilities before their rebirth.
I think that everybody who becomes a Nobody is born retaining their human form and sense of self, as well as gaining new abilities, the way that the members of the Org have powers they did not possess in their human lives.
Where do the abilities come from? Not explained. But I'm willing to bet that, since the heart is gone, the things that make a person uniquely them manifest in other, physical ways, like powers.
Aeleus was very strong and silent, so he got the element of earth, and super strength.
Lea was exuberant and had a lot of zeal, so he got fire.
Isa was calm and collected, unwavering as the moon.
Demyx (whoever he was before) is lazy and laid-back, going with the ebb and flow of life. Water!
Just a few examples.
Also note that everyone's weapons resemble those they had before. Lea's pads, Dilan's spear, Aeleus' axe, especially Roxas' keyblade and even Ienzo's book.
Think about it. Nothing about a person's personality is transferred to a Heartless. A Heartless' appearance and behavior depend entirely upon the environment.
So, I think that a person's personality is actually always left in the body at first, as part of the sense of selfhood that they get to retain, which they manifests in the form of a power fitting their personality. Everyone is born a Nobody just like the Org, human with a sense of self and a cool set of powers.
If this was the case, then the recruiting process would make much more sense. The Org does not train these people to get their powers. Xigbar, when he found Marluxia, acknowledged his strength on his own. I think what happens is they find the most promising people who got the most profound gifts, and bring them before Xemnas. He accepts those he finds powerful, and downgrades those to lower ranking Nobodies who don't fit the pay grade.
What do you all think?