TheKingStrategist13
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Hey, I have a very minor Critique about the Keyblade page for KH, specifically the POW and it's not exactly big enough imo to be put in the CRT area (I don't have some long winded, through argument for my thoughts.).
So on the profile, it states, and I quote, "Time Travel (Sora and Xehanort have misused the Power of Waking to time travel without compromising their bodies[5])"
Now, I have no qualms about the Time Travel itself being on it- Sora pretty blatantly used it.
But why is Xehanort here? I thought it was stated well beforehand that his means of Time Travel was completely different. He was granted the power, in some degree, by Ansem Seeker of Darkness, who traveled back in time to give him the ability via... Well, we don't know- And it's pretty well known that Ansem can't use a Keyblade, let alone show off the POW. The main Time Traveling Xehanort we see, Young Xehanort, seems to be performing a entirely different form of Time Travel as Sora, and in fact, it seems implied that he lacks a proper body (The only times he appears while time traveling are in BBS, KHDDD, and KH3). In KHBBS, we never see him under the hood, and he almost seems to act more like a Phantom Heart using a Black Cloak as a sort of Make-Shift appearance rather than someone with a full body. In DDD, even beings like Ansem and Xemnas who would have no normal appearance were shown to have a form in the Realm of Sleep, implying that there is a bit more leeway there. And in KH3, it's heavily implied that, save for Master Xehanort himself, Terra-Xehanort, and all the Nobodies of the Org (Sans Xemnas), they're using Replica Bodies to appear in physical form there.
While indeed, Xehanort does give some ominous threats related to messing with time, which seem to be the on page justification, keep in mind this is Xehanort. It's not that far of a stretch to believe that he would have knowledge on the ramifications of the Power without having actually used it itself. It'd be very in Character for Terra-Xehanort and Young Xehanort to keep teasing Sora with the price he has to pay, just to get under his skin, as we see him manipulate character's, well... A multitude of times. Likewise, Sora saying that Xehanort isn't the only one who can travel through time shouldn't equate to them using the same means. It's like saying that since Ansem appeared in the ROD and Aqua also did, that they used the same path.
Ofc, Xehanort 99% likely still has, and can use, the POW- That's not contended. Likewise, he probably could use it to time travel. But I heavily question the idea that he already has used it for such a thing. At best, this seems questionable and to be jumping to conclusions. At worst, it looks like blatantly ignoring evidence that would suggest Xehanort used a safer route to get his selves to rendezvous. After all, it'd be pretty bad looking for him if, mid-keyblade war, his past self faded away to go fight some secret boss.
Anyways, yeah, all I'm wondering is if there is any more concrete reasoning than just that, and if there's not, I'd, prolly advise we get that changed and pull Xehanort off that tidbit.
So on the profile, it states, and I quote, "Time Travel (Sora and Xehanort have misused the Power of Waking to time travel without compromising their bodies[5])"
Now, I have no qualms about the Time Travel itself being on it- Sora pretty blatantly used it.
But why is Xehanort here? I thought it was stated well beforehand that his means of Time Travel was completely different. He was granted the power, in some degree, by Ansem Seeker of Darkness, who traveled back in time to give him the ability via... Well, we don't know- And it's pretty well known that Ansem can't use a Keyblade, let alone show off the POW. The main Time Traveling Xehanort we see, Young Xehanort, seems to be performing a entirely different form of Time Travel as Sora, and in fact, it seems implied that he lacks a proper body (The only times he appears while time traveling are in BBS, KHDDD, and KH3). In KHBBS, we never see him under the hood, and he almost seems to act more like a Phantom Heart using a Black Cloak as a sort of Make-Shift appearance rather than someone with a full body. In DDD, even beings like Ansem and Xemnas who would have no normal appearance were shown to have a form in the Realm of Sleep, implying that there is a bit more leeway there. And in KH3, it's heavily implied that, save for Master Xehanort himself, Terra-Xehanort, and all the Nobodies of the Org (Sans Xemnas), they're using Replica Bodies to appear in physical form there.
While indeed, Xehanort does give some ominous threats related to messing with time, which seem to be the on page justification, keep in mind this is Xehanort. It's not that far of a stretch to believe that he would have knowledge on the ramifications of the Power without having actually used it itself. It'd be very in Character for Terra-Xehanort and Young Xehanort to keep teasing Sora with the price he has to pay, just to get under his skin, as we see him manipulate character's, well... A multitude of times. Likewise, Sora saying that Xehanort isn't the only one who can travel through time shouldn't equate to them using the same means. It's like saying that since Ansem appeared in the ROD and Aqua also did, that they used the same path.
Ofc, Xehanort 99% likely still has, and can use, the POW- That's not contended. Likewise, he probably could use it to time travel. But I heavily question the idea that he already has used it for such a thing. At best, this seems questionable and to be jumping to conclusions. At worst, it looks like blatantly ignoring evidence that would suggest Xehanort used a safer route to get his selves to rendezvous. After all, it'd be pretty bad looking for him if, mid-keyblade war, his past self faded away to go fight some secret boss.
Anyways, yeah, all I'm wondering is if there is any more concrete reasoning than just that, and if there's not, I'd, prolly advise we get that changed and pull Xehanort off that tidbit.
