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[[WMG Chernabog is related to the 13 True Darknesses, in some way or another]]
I mean, when we look at the story about this demon and the whole heartless invasion, it said that he was related as the darkness that cause the heartless to materialized in the various worlds (at least the pureblood ones, the emblemed are more into Hollow Bastion's teritory), but due to too many changes in the story, it mentioned that he was downgraded from an antagonist towards just one boss... but still had some relevancy since he's fought BEFORE Ansem, utilizing the Bald Mountain's crater as a tunnel into the deeper parts of the End of the World. This means that even if his world has fallen into darkness, he still had enough willpower (or, darkpower) to still survive and be an antagonist, probably looming at the World Terminus as it's guardian.

Given his nature, this seems counter intuitive. However, wrath is the sin that is the most likely to be caused by good intentions. Back Cover shows that the whole downward spiral leading to the Keyblade War starts because [[spoiler: Ira briefly lost his cool and jumped to conclusions after he freaked out over the existance of a Nightmare Chirithy]]. What does that brief irrational act albeit good intended act spell? Wrath.

** [[spoiler:Jossed, Nightmare Chirithy is the MC's second Chirithy, born from darkness.]]

* [[spoiler:''Back Cover'' and dialogue between Luxu and Ava imply otherwise. Luxu's role was to leave with the Keyblade that would become Xehanort's, so he's following his orders exactly.]] That said, this doesn't confirm or deny anything.
* [[spoiler:Jossed. Luxu isn't the traitor and the prophecy seems to have been referring to the new Union leaders.]]
** [[spoiler:Confirmed, actually, by the ''Union X'' finale. The Master of Masters invented the line about a traitor among the Foretellers to sow seeds of paranoia, anger, and other emotions that would allow them to fall prey to Darkness. When Luxu silently leaves after the Master reveals this to him, the Master calls Luxu the traitor.]]

* [[spoiler:Jossed.]]

** Jossed. Ava made the Dandelions because the Master told her to and the [[spoiler:both]] times you fight her she's just testing the PC.

* [[spoiler:Close. They help in one of the boss battles in the Keyblade Graveyard as their Keyblades.]]

It's the Master of Masters who is evil. They gave future books to his Apprentices that [[spoiler:drain the Lux out of Daybreak Town, thus destroying it.]] It was the 6th Master who realized this, refusing a book and turned against them.
* As of ''III'', [[spoiler:Luxu is loyal to the Master and it's looking that the Master and the Foretellers including Luxu (who is Braig/Xigbar) are the bad guys.]]

* As of the ''III'' release, we now know that [[spoiler:Luxu has lived multiple reincarnations before becoming Braig/Xigbar]], so it's not out of the realm of possibility.

** [[spoiler:[[HilariousInHindsight Close]]. Luxu is ''Braig/Xigbar''. Luxord doesn't know anything.]]

* Whether or not there's a traitor is still up in the air, but Ira definitely didn't make it up. [[spoiler: The missing page of the Book of Prophecies]] centers around the idea of a traitor, something Ira had no access to before coming to his conclusion. If the traitor is fictional, then the person turning the Foretellers against one another is [[spoiler:the Master of Masters]].

* [[spoiler:Confirmed. Specifically, the plan was to allow Darkness to foment in their powerful hearts.]]

* [[spoiler:Close. ''Luxu'' is Braig/Xigbar.]]

The traitor is the one who bears the sigil. However, this theory states that the traitor was NO ONE among the 6 students. The Foretellers (thanks to [[spoiler:Ira freaking out over the existence of Nightmare Chirithy]]), interpreted the traitor prophecy as going active in their time, triggering a chain reaction of paranoia leading to tragedy similar to ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. The identity of the traitor is therefore someone who wields "No Name" in the future. Most likely suspect....[[spoiler: Xehanort]]. The expiration of light however does refer to the 1st Keyblade War, with Ava being the contingency plan.

** As of ''III'', the one about Luxu is close. [[spoiler:It would seem that it's about his lost lust for life, since he's tired of living so long and carrying out the Master's plan that he just wants to see his friends again.]]

* [[spoiler:Possibly confirmed? In a scene near the end of ''III'', Ventus tells Aqua that he also dreamt about “people and creatures that he doesn’t know” during his sleeping time.]]

Given how the [[spoiler: new Dandelion leaders have come out and Strelitzia's death]] means at least one of them is a traitor, there's one person who everyone seems to point to first. That being the new one shown, [[spoiler: Lauriam]]. Given how [[spoiler: his nobody turned out and his actions against the Organization as a traitor]], one can easily assume that he's the traitor here too.

But let's think about it first. For one, we aren't shown who was responsible for [[spoiler: killing Strelitzia and taking her book]]. For another, we know from 358/2 Days that [[spoiler:Marluxia had his own reasons for betraying the Organization 13, mainly that he knows it doesn't have their best interests at heart and for the most part, he's right]]! Thirdly, the factor of him being the traitor feels simply too obvious. Finally, we have the idea that it could be any one of the other [[spoiler: new leaders]].

[[WMG:Ventus is the traitor and why Blaine isn't (and adding to why it isn't [[spoiler:Lauriam.]]]]
As explained in the above WMG, neither Ephemer or Skuld could be the traitor, as we've seen them get assigned by Ava. However, wouldn't [[spoiler:Lauriam]] being the traitor be too obvious? It would be [[{{Irony}} ironic]] if [[spoiler:Lauriam]] isn't the traitor. But as for Blaine may not be the traitor,

Since Ventus has amnesia in the present era, maybe he has it for a reason. It would be the opposite of expectations--[[spoiler:Lauriam being a FallenHero while Ventus is some sort of ClassicalAntiHero]].

* [[spoiler:Confirmed...in part. Ventus is the Union leader replacing Strelitzia, but Brain doesn't believe that Ventus ''knew'' he was replacing someone, which would mean that there's another manipulator at play. This was later shown to be Darkness.]]

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Marluxia's missing Keyblade]]]]
The revelation of [[spoiler: Lauriam]] as a Keyblade wielder throws the purpose of [[spoiler:his Nobody's plan, to manipulate Sora into becoming a puppet to control the Keyblade]] into a loop, since [[spoiler:being the Nobodies of Keyblade wielders inherit the ability to use one - Roxas gaining Sora's and Ventus', and Xemnas is implied to have one but deliberately hides it - therefore, Marluxia should have one of his own]]. However, the last time someone lost their ability to use a Keyblade was Terra-Xehanort, after stabbing himself with it to subdue Terra inside, losing his memories and ability to use his Keyblade in the process until the day he forced his fellow apprentices into becoming Nobodies. Therefore, something similar must have happened to [[spoiler: Lauriam before he became a Nobody]], and unlike Terranort, never regained the use of his Keyblade, thus needing [[spoiler:to turn the only Keyblade wielder he knew of at the time, Sora, into his puppet]].

* Seems to be confirmed as of ''III''. [[spoiler:Luxu]] complains about a traitor among the new Union leaders being an obstacle in the plan.

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Lauriam is the Master of Masters and possibly the traitor.]]]]
This requires some explaining and it somewhat follows the WMG posted above this one about [[spoiler:Marluxia's missing Keyblade]]. Let's start out with the Master of Masters and how he could've taken the place of a Dandelion foreteller. We know that the Master of Masters had disappeared after he gave the Fortellers and Luxu their instructions, and given his own Keyblade to Luxu. Of particular note is how the Master had made a list of people to make into the Dandelion Leaders to Ava, and had one singled out to have a foreteller book. That person being Strelizia, who we know was killed by some unknown figure.

Given the evidence we have here, it's simple to see that the only ones who could've known of Strelitzia's status was Ava and the Master of Masters. Therefore, the Master of Masters could've killed Strelitzia and taken her place, reappearing (perhaps changing his appearance to boot) to do so. But how does this tie in with [[spoiler: Lauriam and his nobody's lack of a keyblade (and fascination of it]]?

To answer why [[spoiler: Marluxia]] wasn't able to wield a keyblade, let's look at two scenarios where a person wasn't able to wield their own Keyblade. As we have seen with Aqua giving her Keyblade to Terranort, keyblades that were given away cannot be regained normally and had to use Eraqus's Keyblade instead. We also know that Sora's keyblade was meant for Riku, but then the Keyblade chose Sora over Riku due to the strength of Sora's heart, meaning Riku had to forge/gain his own Keyblade. If [[spoiler: Lauriam]] is the Master of Masters, then this explains why he doesn't wield a keyblade, he gave it away to Luxu!

[[spoiler: This also gives a more factual motive for Marluxia wanting to take over the Organization other than his 358/2 Day's journal justification: he wanted to defeat Xemnas, who could use the Master's Keyblade but hid that fact, to regain his keyblade!]]

As a final bit of evidence, we know that the Master's Keyblade had his eye in it. The Eye of Darkness symbol has a single blue eye. [[spoiler: Marluxia/Lauriam's eyes are also Blue]]. This could serve as a tiny bit of visual evidence.

As an addendum for the Kingdom Hearts [[spoiler: 3 trailer where Marluxia appears again as a member of the new organization, this theory still holds if he's the Master trying to get his keyblade back. This time he could do it more directly and hopefully not become Marluxianort.]]

* Small wrinkle in this theory: [[spoiler: every time we've met a Somebody, they've had the same voice actor as their Nobody (except for Namine and ''maybe'' Roxas), even accounting for age differences. Marluxia's voice actor is Keith Ferguson, not Ray Chase as would be necessary for this theory to work.]]
** [[spoiler: The Master is visibly an adult and Lauriam is visibly a teenager. It's plausible that the Master could've changed his voice as well as his appearance, or the appearance he had when dealing with the foretellers wasn't his true one. Either way, given the guy created Keyblades, it's not much of a stretch to say he could change his voice and/or his appearance to match Lauriam/Marluxia's.]]

** [[spoiler: The Secret Reports in Kingdom Hearts III seem to heavily imply this, referring to the traitor as a virus, a description that Brain used for himself]].

* [[spoiler:Confirmed. In the finale, the Player chooses to merge with a newborn heart rather than go to sleep with the rest of the Dandelions, and becomes joined with a newborn Xehanort.]]

* [[spoiler: Jossed by Kingdom Hearts III when Gula is brought to the present day in the epilogue alongside Ira, Invi, and Aced]].

* The latest set of missions in the JP release seem to give weight to this theory. Some people are unsure if it's said that Strelitzia is the sister of Lauriam or of [[spoiler: Larxene's Somebody, who is also introduced.]]
* [[spoiler:Confirmed.]]

* Jossed. [[spoiler:Ventus, under the influence of Darkness, did it.]]

They may or may not fight, but the point is that [[CallForward Ven will give Luxu a]] DeathGlare [[spoiler:that Luxu will never forget throughout [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep the]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 years]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII of]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance his]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII lifetimes]]]].

''III'' reveals that Demyx and Luxord were also from Age of Fairy Tales. And since it seems that everyone related to Strelitzia are [[spoiler:flung into the future like “The Five”]], the two knowing her might justify their presence in the present time.

[[WMG:Player [[spoiler:will get possessed by Luxu and then he will use them to observe the Union Leaders]]]]
Otherwise, [[spoiler:how could he give his Keyblade to one of them? By possessing Player, Luxu could judge Union Leaders without making them suspicious of his presence.]]

[[spoiler:All but confirmed, although it's a bit more complex than that. "Darkness" actually consists of six beings of pure darkness, with one of them inhabiting Ventus. Considering how Ventus stated that he would give the darkness inside him a shape that could be slayed in the future, he's very likely referring to Vanitas.]]

The latest updates heavily implies that Brain isn't really one of the chosen five so he might be the one who killed Strelitzia. But this action of his is apparently conflicted with [[spoiler:Luxu]]'s plan and [[spoiler:Luxu]] is AmbiguouslyEvil at worst, along with, perhaps, the other Foretellers except maybe for Ava. So, this should've meant that Brain can't be the evil one, right? But why did he kill Strelitzia?

In the end of ''III'', [[spoiler:Ava doesn't appear to reunite with Luxu and the other Foretellers]]. So, maybe she's considered "traitor" because she left them after the Keyblade War.

Ven/Gula - As someone from the Age of Fairytales, Ven, theoretically, ought to know the most about what's going on, much like Gula who read the missing page in the Book of Prophecies. However, if the theory that [[spoiler:Ven was the one who killed Strelitzia]] is true, then this example might not be as straightforward.

* {{Jossed}}, it turns out that the person who's not on the list of Union Leaders is [[spoiler:Ventus, and even then, the others believe he didn't do anything to Strelitzia or even know about the change]].

[[WMG:[[spoiler:Ventus murdering Strelitzia is part of the reason why he didn't want to use the darkness in him during his time as Xehanort's apprentice.]]]]

[[spoiler: A subconscious desire to be TheAtoner.]]

** It's quite possible, but it should be pointed out that [[spoiler:Ven isn't the one who killed Strelitzia in the warehouse. He just stood there in a hypnotic daze while Darkness personally attacked and murdered her.]]

* [[spoiler:Confirmed, sort of! Their heart merges with a newborn heart in the real world--Xehanort's.]]

* Confirmed, it’s [[spoiler:Bragi]].

* Confirmed, It’s [[spoiler:Bragi]]

The reason why Baldr is only named and not shown with the rest of the characters is because at a later point in the game, he will make an appearance and it will be a [[WhamShot Wham Shot]] for the player.
* As for why he has a different name (since nobody in the series so far has been named Baldr): maybe the events of Dark Road will cause him to abandon the life he led as Baldr and start again under a new name.

* [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame La Cité des Cloches]]

With the release of the last episode of Union X, we see that our player has connected his heart with Xehanort's. Many people are calling this a reincarnation, but I don't buy that. It seems a bit nonsensical to effectively lay many of the horrors of the Kingdom Hearts universe at the players feet with little more than that. Furthermore, in the end of KH III, only the form of young Xehanort appears with Eraqus as he fades into light. Nothing that indicates the player(not to mention it creates a continuity snarl with any contest winners who appeared to aid Sora against the Demon Tide.)

* [[spoiler:Confirmed...in part. Ventus is the Union leader replacing Strelitzia, but Brain doesn't believe that Ventus ''knew'' he was replacing someone, which would mean that there's another manipulator at play.]]