Well i actually am now thinking that Vanitas probably is Xehanort/Xemnas of the main series, so he might just be more evil than Master Xehanort. I'm getting the vibe from some screenshots and trailers that Vanitas' antagonism of Terra, Ven, and Aqua is in his own twisted view friendly. Which would explain why Xemnas refers to Aqua's armor as an old friend in Final Mix +. And I might be wrong, but Riku didn't adopt the same sword wielding pose as Vanitas until he began allowing darkness ("Ansem") in him (its been a while since I've battled him at Destiny Islands though), so the influence could carry over there. And in the bbs secret video, Vanitas spawns from MX, possibly why he takes his name and feels compelled to discover more about darkness after he loses his memory. Granted, they changed that in a later trailer, but I think that's because the people in charge probably thought it was too much of a giveaway and changed it to teleporting to throw people off.
Nomura has only conclusively stated that Terra, Ven, and Aqua are completely new characters and that Vanitas' identity will be revealed at the end of bbs. Who else could he be??
Nomura has only conclusively stated that Terra, Ven, and Aqua are completely new characters and that Vanitas' identity will be revealed at the end of bbs. Who else could he be??