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Now that Kingdom Hearts 3 has finished the Dark Seeker saga and the story of Xehanort comes to a close, many fans are pondering the new tale that Nomura began in DDD and has built up in the background through Re:Coded and mainly KHUX and X Back Cover, the tale of the Foretellers. Amongst the biggest mysteries of this new arc is the Mysterious Black Box that Luxu's been lugging around. I have a crazy theory on what might be inside the box, but first, let's get an aerial view of the Foretellers and their place in the story.
There are 7 major characters involved in the Age of Fairytales: The 5 Union leading Foretellers Aced, Ava, Gula, Invi and Ira, a 6th pupil of the MoM named Luxu who wears the Black Coat and was not gifted a book of prophecies, and The Foretellers' superior, the Master of Masters.
All of the Foretellers have name schemes based on the Latin names of the **Seven Deadly Sins**, which loosely represent their behaviour during X Back Cover:
Well, he certainly has a Keyblade, the First and most Ancient Keyblade in fact according to Young Xehanort from the Re:Coded secret ending. No Name (which actually had no name) was the first Keyblade, made in the image of the original χ-Blade, something the MoM must have possessed and been able to wield. Nomura stated in an interview that the original Keyblades were "forged" by being drawn from the Hearts of the Wielders. No Name curiously shares the same pattern, keychain style, animal motif (confusedly thought to be a goat, but actually a lion according to Nomura) and design as the other Foretellers' key blades (aside from Luxu's original, assuming he even had one), aside from his own demonic eye having been infused into the blade. Interestingly in the Prologue of KH3 where we get the teaser for Xehanort and Eraqus' next chess game, the 7th Foreteller Black Piece is a winged heart, the Master of Master's symbol. *BUT* in an interview Nomura states that 6 of the 7 chess pieces on YX and YE's chessboard in the prologue represent the Foretellers+Luxu, but the 7th "might be the MoM, but it's a surprise". Curiously we've heard this line before in the KH series but i'll get back to that. This begs the question: How and Why did the MoM make the first keyblade? If he already had the χ-Blade, a weapon of incredible power, why would he need to create an inferior weapon for himself? Perhaps it was *meant for someone else*? Perhaps it was *made from the heart of someone else*?
Now it is time to jump back to the Black Box that Luxu is lugging around. What do we know about this box?
The Heart on the box is inscribed with the word "χSuper"
This is extreeEEemely interesting given "Super"is clearly a shortening of the 7th deadly sin, Superbia! But wait! Why the "χ" at the beginning? That seems a little artificial and out of place on a name. What's the deal?
Remember from the finale of DDD that while χ is "Chi", it is also the Recusant's Sigil, a seemingly magical sigil that allows one to track another through eternity.
Remember also that in X Back Cover, the main point of conflict between the Foretellers is that there is a "Traitor" amongst them according to the Book of Prophecy, a point of contention that eventually leads to the collapse of the Unions and the Keyblade War. One of the prerequisites for the Traitor according to the BoP is that they "did not follow the role the Master gave them", but this is quite strange, as when you look closely, not a single one of the Foretellers ever actually broke with the role the MoM gave them:
None of them were.
The second prerequisite of the traitor is that they "bear the sigil", meaning the Recusant's Sigil χ. This immediately points towards Luxu but I think this was a Red Herring from the beginning. It's tooobvious, tooeasy, and the "x" could pass for just a natural part of Luxu's name. We know of another name within the age of Fairytales that not only follows the naming scheme for the Foretellers, but bluntly, blatantly and without any shadow of a doubt carries the Recusant's Sigil: χSuper.
There's someone inside that god-damned box and it isn't the MoM. MoM had not faded yet when he handed the box to Luxu and there was already something inside it, and when he did fade, he appears to have shown up in the same place as Sora and Riku did in the secret ending, implying he abused the Power of Waking. So it ain't MoM.
Super is not the name of the Master of Masters. Super is the name of the 7th pupil of Pride, possibly the first, who was sealed away inside the Black Box, and No Name was made from them. It makes perfect sense. How, of course, can someone be expected to fulfil their role as Foreteller when they are locked in a box!? Of course the Foretellers never mention Super, indeed the Master of but that could just be narrative curtaining. There is also the matter of why they were sealed inside the Box, to which I can only point to their namesake, Pride. Pride is a sin that is deadly because of the cruel self-importance and ambition it generates, tearing down anything that gets in the way. It is the sin of Ambition, Rebellion and Betrayal. I think Super may have tried to do what Aced turned up to 11, they tried to Overthrow the Master of Masters. Super is quite literally The Traitor - they rebelled against the Master of Masters for an unknown reason. They were (presumably) defeated and the MoM had them marked with the Recusant's Sigil and sealed within the Black Box.
For what they did to be sealed inside I do not know, nor do I get how they could be considered "hope". I know that there is another theory, that the "hope" inside the Box is actually the Dandelions, but again, the Box was filled when it was Bequeathed to Luxu *before* the keyblade war and the Master's fading. I think there is a strong case that there's someone MoM's stuffed inside that box
There are 7 major characters involved in the Age of Fairytales: The 5 Union leading Foretellers Aced, Ava, Gula, Invi and Ira, a 6th pupil of the MoM named Luxu who wears the Black Coat and was not gifted a book of prophecies, and The Foretellers' superior, the Master of Masters.
All of the Foretellers have name schemes based on the Latin names of the **Seven Deadly Sins**, which loosely represent their behaviour during X Back Cover:
- Aced - Acedia - Sloth
- Ava - Avarice - Greed
- Gula - Gula - Gluttony
- Invi - Invidia - Envy
- Ira - Ira - Wrath
- Luxu - Luxuria - Lust
- Superbia - Pride
Well, he certainly has a Keyblade, the First and most Ancient Keyblade in fact according to Young Xehanort from the Re:Coded secret ending. No Name (which actually had no name) was the first Keyblade, made in the image of the original χ-Blade, something the MoM must have possessed and been able to wield. Nomura stated in an interview that the original Keyblades were "forged" by being drawn from the Hearts of the Wielders. No Name curiously shares the same pattern, keychain style, animal motif (confusedly thought to be a goat, but actually a lion according to Nomura) and design as the other Foretellers' key blades (aside from Luxu's original, assuming he even had one), aside from his own demonic eye having been infused into the blade. Interestingly in the Prologue of KH3 where we get the teaser for Xehanort and Eraqus' next chess game, the 7th Foreteller Black Piece is a winged heart, the Master of Master's symbol. *BUT* in an interview Nomura states that 6 of the 7 chess pieces on YX and YE's chessboard in the prologue represent the Foretellers+Luxu, but the 7th "might be the MoM, but it's a surprise". Curiously we've heard this line before in the KH series but i'll get back to that. This begs the question: How and Why did the MoM make the first keyblade? If he already had the χ-Blade, a weapon of incredible power, why would he need to create an inferior weapon for himself? Perhaps it was *meant for someone else*? Perhaps it was *made from the heart of someone else*?
Now it is time to jump back to the Black Box that Luxu is lugging around. What do we know about this box?
- Maleficent believes the box contains "Hope".
- The MoM has instructed Luxu to NEVER open the box.
- Upon being told what is inside, Luxu is visibly shocked and asks "But why!?" MoM replies, "it's a surprise" in Japanese ("You'll see" in English)
- The box has a Heart symbol on the lid with 13 outer spikes and 7 inner spikes
- The Heart on the box is inscribed with the word "χSuper"
- Its a pretty big box
The Heart on the box is inscribed with the word "χSuper"
This is extreeEEemely interesting given "Super"is clearly a shortening of the 7th deadly sin, Superbia! But wait! Why the "χ" at the beginning? That seems a little artificial and out of place on a name. What's the deal?
Remember from the finale of DDD that while χ is "Chi", it is also the Recusant's Sigil, a seemingly magical sigil that allows one to track another through eternity.
Remember also that in X Back Cover, the main point of conflict between the Foretellers is that there is a "Traitor" amongst them according to the Book of Prophecy, a point of contention that eventually leads to the collapse of the Unions and the Keyblade War. One of the prerequisites for the Traitor according to the BoP is that they "did not follow the role the Master gave them", but this is quite strange, as when you look closely, not a single one of the Foretellers ever actually broke with the role the MoM gave them:
- Ira was told to be the Leader of the Foretellers
- Aced was told to be the right hand of Ira, but to overthrow him and take command if he felt Ira was less suitable
- Ava began the Dandelions
- Invi was told to observe the other foretellers and she did
- Gula was given the lost page and told to hunt the traitor. He didn't succeed but he did carry it out
- Luxu successfully passed down No Name/Gazing Eye through the eras and reclaimed it after Xehanort's defeat
None of them were.
The second prerequisite of the traitor is that they "bear the sigil", meaning the Recusant's Sigil χ. This immediately points towards Luxu but I think this was a Red Herring from the beginning. It's tooobvious, tooeasy, and the "x" could pass for just a natural part of Luxu's name. We know of another name within the age of Fairytales that not only follows the naming scheme for the Foretellers, but bluntly, blatantly and without any shadow of a doubt carries the Recusant's Sigil: χSuper.
There's someone inside that god-damned box and it isn't the MoM. MoM had not faded yet when he handed the box to Luxu and there was already something inside it, and when he did fade, he appears to have shown up in the same place as Sora and Riku did in the secret ending, implying he abused the Power of Waking. So it ain't MoM.
Super is not the name of the Master of Masters. Super is the name of the 7th pupil of Pride, possibly the first, who was sealed away inside the Black Box, and No Name was made from them. It makes perfect sense. How, of course, can someone be expected to fulfil their role as Foreteller when they are locked in a box!? Of course the Foretellers never mention Super, indeed the Master of but that could just be narrative curtaining. There is also the matter of why they were sealed inside the Box, to which I can only point to their namesake, Pride. Pride is a sin that is deadly because of the cruel self-importance and ambition it generates, tearing down anything that gets in the way. It is the sin of Ambition, Rebellion and Betrayal. I think Super may have tried to do what Aced turned up to 11, they tried to Overthrow the Master of Masters. Super is quite literally The Traitor - they rebelled against the Master of Masters for an unknown reason. They were (presumably) defeated and the MoM had them marked with the Recusant's Sigil and sealed within the Black Box.
For what they did to be sealed inside I do not know, nor do I get how they could be considered "hope". I know that there is another theory, that the "hope" inside the Box is actually the Dandelions, but again, the Box was filled when it was Bequeathed to Luxu *before* the keyblade war and the Master's fading. I think there is a strong case that there's someone MoM's stuffed inside that box
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