At this point, I think that the traitor can be literally anyone. The point of this post is to give reasons for each of the foretellers, Luxu, and the Master of Masters being the traitor. I hope that this can spark discussion on who the traitor is.
First off, in the end of KH χ, here is what Gula told us that the Book of Prophecies said about the traitor on the lost page (or at least what Gula revealed to us about the traitor from the lost page):
Unable to permit disharmony,
you will be disappointed by fate,
and lose sight of true strength...
Misreading the truth,
you will venture forth in secrecy...
Gula went on to tell us about what the sign for the beginning of the Keyblade War will be, but I don't think that is connected to who the traitor is.
Before I focus on the individual characters, I would like to point out something that most of them share:
It seems as though all of the foretellers are "disappointed by fate". So, I think that we see that fulfilled in each of them. I don't think that we have seen that in Luxu or the Master of Masters though. At least, not yet.
Now I will focus on evidence we have seen in each of the foretellers, Luxu, and the Master of Masters that could point toward any of them being the traitor:
(1.) Ira
In the two latest KH II.8 trailers, we have seen Ira talking with the Master of Masters. This could be Ira venturing forth in secrecy to talk to the Master of Masters alone. Also, in the newest trailer, it seems that Ira is talking about the seven guardians of light saving the world. It is possible that, since all of the foretellers, Luxu, and the Master of Masters working together equals seven, that Ira was trying to convince the Master of Masters to work together with all of them to prevent the end of the world. In other words, Ira might be "unable to permit disharmony".
(2.) Invi
In KH χ, after the Player's first encounter with King Mickey, we see that there is someone standing on top of the roof, presumably watching what is happening. Some people have already pointed out that the design on the bottom of the robe matches the design of Invi's robe. In addition to that, in the newest trailer, we hear Ava saying to Invi, "Didn't you think for a second that your actions could be making things worse than they already are?" Could these two events be connected? Could Invi have been the one who brought King Mickey to Daybreak Town, maybe in an attempt to fix things? Whatever the truth about these two scenes are, right now it seems that these could be the result of Invi venturing forth in secrecy.
(3.) Aced
As we were nearing the climax of KH χ, Aced revealed to Ira and to all of the Keyblade wielders present that he had shifted focus from collecting Lux to collecting powerful Keyblade wielders. Since this seems to be the first time that he is revealing this, this could be proof that Aced ventured forth in secrecy to achieve this. He seems to have the idea that only the ones who are physically the strongest will survive the war and rule the world. This could be proof that Aced has lost sight of true strength. Also, in the newest trailer, we see Aced suggest an alliance between him and two of the other foretellers, one of them being Ava. Ava responds by saying, "But alliances are forbidden Aced." In addition to that, we see Aced grab Gula in the same trailer and tell him, "But we don't even know who the traitor is yet!" Could both of these scenes be Aced failing to prevent disharmony?
(4.) Gula
In the previous trailer, we see Gula standing alone when he sees Ava and Chirithy run past him and look around. In the newest trailer, we hear Gula, who is standing by himself, say, "Trust no one but myself." Could both of these events be proof that Gula is venturing forth in secrecy? Even more proof of that seems to be that, other that Luxu and the Master of Masters, Gula is the only one who knows what the lost page says. Could he have found this out by venturing forth in secrecy? He also said in the end of KH χ that he was keeping his eye out for the sign of the traitor. Could this also be proof of him venturing forth in secrecy? Finally, he said to the Player, Skuld, and Chirithy, "I had my eye out for it, but in the end I couldn't stop it. Maybe I was actually looking out for the wrong thing." This seems to be proof that Gula misread the truth.
(5.) Ava
In the previous trailer, in the scene where Gula sees Ava and Chirithy running past him and looking around, that could be Ava venturing forth in secrecy. Also, the reason that Ava forms the Dandelions, which seems to at least start in secrecy, seems to fulfill Ava being "unable to permit disharmony." However, she did refuse forming an alliance with Aced, but maybe that was before she became "unable to permit disharmony" and decided to form the Dandelions.
(6.) Luxu
I think it goes without saying that Luxu ventured forth in secrecy. We have only seen Luxu appear twice: once in his conversation with Ava in the end of KH χ, and now once in the newest trailer. He was only seen at all in KH χ because Ava went out to look for him. It could also be that Luxu misread the truth. Yes, the Master of Masters told him what he needed to know, but Luxu also knew what the Book of Prophecies said, so it seems very possible that he could have misread the truth, especially because he does not seem to know completely what the Master of Masters wants or what the outcome of his mission will be.
(7.) The Master of Masters
Unlike the fortellers and Luxu, it seems to me that every line of this prophecy could be talking about the Master of Masters. Since all he has (to our knowledge) is knowledge on what the future holds or could hold, it is possible that he thinks that he is "unable to permit disharmony", even if he tried to. Because of this, he could be "disappointed by fate" and, because he thinks that the fate of the world is set in stone, he could have lost sight of true strength, which could explain why he tells Ira in the latest trailer, "You telling me that you think that the world can be saved by just seven people?" It is also completely possible that he misread the truth and thinks that the end of the world is unavoidable. Finally, the fact that he disappeared alone is proof that he could have ventured forth in secrecy, but there is also even more proof for him venturing forth in secrecy by the fact that he gave a secret mission to Luxu. Now, while Luxu does seem to reveal that all of this was the Master of Master's intentions and that he wanted Luxu to make sure that the Keyblade War was fought, it is possible that he felt that all of this was fated to happen, so he made sure that it happened, possibly thinking that it was his fate to carry it out or something like that. Maybe he just accepted it as his fate, even though he may have been disappointed by that, and didn't think that there was any other way, since it had already been written.
That concludes what I think is all of the possible proof that we have received so far as to who the traitor is.
My thoughts are that Ira seems the least likely to be the traitor to me (at least right now). I think that Luxu is the second least likely person to be the traitor. Also, while it does look to me like the Master of Masters could be a strong candidate for being the traitor, I don't think that it is him either. That leaves Invi, Aced, Gula, and Ava as the remaining candidates for the traitor. Even though Aced has a lot going for him, I think that it would be too obvious for him to be the traitor. So, I am taking him out of the running. From what has been revealed so far, I feel like I should take Invi out of the running, but something is telling me that it still might be her. So, I am just barely leaving her on the list. It seems to me like Gula and Ava best match the description of the traitor (other than the Master of Masters), so I am leaving them on the list. So, for me, it comes down to Invi, Gula, and Ava. I feel like the end of KH χ really wanted to convince us that Ava is the traitor, but since, to me, it seems like it tried so hard to convince us of that, I don't think that the traitor will end up being Ava. So, it comes down to Gula and Invi. It seems to me like the facts are pointing toward Gula, but I just have a feeling that it is Invi. To me, Invi seems the least likely to be the traitor, which is why I feel like she is the traitor. She is the only one of the five foretellers to not appear in KH χ outside of the Keyblade War (unless you are a member of her Union), which seems like attention is being drawn off of her for some reason. Also, the fact that she is possibly the one who summoned King Mickey to Daybreak Town might have something to do with her being the traitor, because who was standing on the roof has not been officially revealed yet. I don't know how, but something is telling me that it might be.
What do you guys think of all of this? Who do you think the traitor is?
Spoilers for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]:
At this point, I think that the traitor can be literally anyone. The point of this post is to give reasons for each of the foretellers, Luxu, and the Master of Masters being the traitor. I hope that this can spark discussion on who the traitor is.
First off, in the end of KH χ, here is what Gula told us that the Book of Prophecies said about the traitor on the lost page (or at least what Gula revealed to us about the traitor from the lost page):
Unable to permit disharmony,
you will be disappointed by fate,
and lose sight of true strength...
Misreading the truth,
you will venture forth in secrecy...
Gula went on to tell us about what the sign for the beginning of the Keyblade War will be, but I don't think that is connected to who the traitor is.
Before I focus on the individual characters, I would like to point out something that most of them share:
It seems as though all of the foretellers are "disappointed by fate". So, I think that we see that fulfilled in each of them. I don't think that we have seen that in Luxu or the Master of Masters though. At least, not yet.
Now I will focus on evidence we have seen in each of the foretellers, Luxu, and the Master of Masters that could point toward any of them being the traitor:
(1.) Ira
In the two latest KH II.8 trailers, we have seen Ira talking with the Master of Masters. This could be Ira venturing forth in secrecy to talk to the Master of Masters alone. Also, in the newest trailer, it seems that Ira is talking about the seven guardians of light saving the world. It is possible that, since all of the foretellers, Luxu, and the Master of Masters working together equals seven, that Ira was trying to convince the Master of Masters to work together with all of them to prevent the end of the world. In other words, Ira might be "unable to permit disharmony".
(2.) Invi
In KH χ, after the Player's first encounter with King Mickey, we see that there is someone standing on top of the roof, presumably watching what is happening. Some people have already pointed out that the design on the bottom of the robe matches the design of Invi's robe. In addition to that, in the newest trailer, we hear Ava saying to Invi, "Didn't you think for a second that your actions could be making things worse than they already are?" Could these two events be connected? Could Invi have been the one who brought King Mickey to Daybreak Town, maybe in an attempt to fix things? Whatever the truth about these two scenes are, right now it seems that these could be the result of Invi venturing forth in secrecy.
(3.) Aced
As we were nearing the climax of KH χ, Aced revealed to Ira and to all of the Keyblade wielders present that he had shifted focus from collecting Lux to collecting powerful Keyblade wielders. Since this seems to be the first time that he is revealing this, this could be proof that Aced ventured forth in secrecy to achieve this. He seems to have the idea that only the ones who are physically the strongest will survive the war and rule the world. This could be proof that Aced has lost sight of true strength. Also, in the newest trailer, we see Aced suggest an alliance between him and two of the other foretellers, one of them being Ava. Ava responds by saying, "But alliances are forbidden Aced." In addition to that, we see Aced grab Gula in the same trailer and tell him, "But we don't even know who the traitor is yet!" Could both of these scenes be Aced failing to prevent disharmony?
(4.) Gula
In the previous trailer, we see Gula standing alone when he sees Ava and Chirithy run past him and look around. In the newest trailer, we hear Gula, who is standing by himself, say, "Trust no one but myself." Could both of these events be proof that Gula is venturing forth in secrecy? Even more proof of that seems to be that, other that Luxu and the Master of Masters, Gula is the only one who knows what the lost page says. Could he have found this out by venturing forth in secrecy? He also said in the end of KH χ that he was keeping his eye out for the sign of the traitor. Could this also be proof of him venturing forth in secrecy? Finally, he said to the Player, Skuld, and Chirithy, "I had my eye out for it, but in the end I couldn't stop it. Maybe I was actually looking out for the wrong thing." This seems to be proof that Gula misread the truth.
(5.) Ava
In the previous trailer, in the scene where Gula sees Ava and Chirithy running past him and looking around, that could be Ava venturing forth in secrecy. Also, the reason that Ava forms the Dandelions, which seems to at least start in secrecy, seems to fulfill Ava being "unable to permit disharmony." However, she did refuse forming an alliance with Aced, but maybe that was before she became "unable to permit disharmony" and decided to form the Dandelions.
(6.) Luxu
I think it goes without saying that Luxu ventured forth in secrecy. We have only seen Luxu appear twice: once in his conversation with Ava in the end of KH χ, and now once in the newest trailer. He was only seen at all in KH χ because Ava went out to look for him. It could also be that Luxu misread the truth. Yes, the Master of Masters told him what he needed to know, but Luxu also knew what the Book of Prophecies said, so it seems very possible that he could have misread the truth, especially because he does not seem to know completely what the Master of Masters wants or what the outcome of his mission will be.
(7.) The Master of Masters
Unlike the fortellers and Luxu, it seems to me that every line of this prophecy could be talking about the Master of Masters. Since all he has (to our knowledge) is knowledge on what the future holds or could hold, it is possible that he thinks that he is "unable to permit disharmony", even if he tried to. Because of this, he could be "disappointed by fate" and, because he thinks that the fate of the world is set in stone, he could have lost sight of true strength, which could explain why he tells Ira in the latest trailer, "You telling me that you think that the world can be saved by just seven people?" It is also completely possible that he misread the truth and thinks that the end of the world is unavoidable. Finally, the fact that he disappeared alone is proof that he could have ventured forth in secrecy, but there is also even more proof for him venturing forth in secrecy by the fact that he gave a secret mission to Luxu. Now, while Luxu does seem to reveal that all of this was the Master of Master's intentions and that he wanted Luxu to make sure that the Keyblade War was fought, it is possible that he felt that all of this was fated to happen, so he made sure that it happened, possibly thinking that it was his fate to carry it out or something like that. Maybe he just accepted it as his fate, even though he may have been disappointed by that, and didn't think that there was any other way, since it had already been written.
That concludes what I think is all of the possible proof that we have received so far as to who the traitor is.
My thoughts are that Ira seems the least likely to be the traitor to me (at least right now). I think that Luxu is the second least likely person to be the traitor. Also, while it does look to me like the Master of Masters could be a strong candidate for being the traitor, I don't think that it is him either. That leaves Invi, Aced, Gula, and Ava as the remaining candidates for the traitor. Even though Aced has a lot going for him, I think that it would be too obvious for him to be the traitor. So, I am taking him out of the running. From what has been revealed so far, I feel like I should take Invi out of the running, but something is telling me that it still might be her. So, I am just barely leaving her on the list. It seems to me like Gula and Ava best match the description of the traitor (other than the Master of Masters), so I am leaving them on the list. So, for me, it comes down to Invi, Gula, and Ava. I feel like the end of KH χ really wanted to convince us that Ava is the traitor, but since, to me, it seems like it tried so hard to convince us of that, I don't think that the traitor will end up being Ava. So, it comes down to Gula and Invi. It seems to me like the facts are pointing toward Gula, but I just have a feeling that it is Invi. To me, Invi seems the least likely to be the traitor, which is why I feel like she is the traitor. She is the only one of the five foretellers to not appear in KH χ outside of the Keyblade War (unless you are a member of her Union), which seems like attention is being drawn off of her for some reason. Also, the fact that she is possibly the one who summoned King Mickey to Daybreak Town might have something to do with her being the traitor, because who was standing on the roof has not been officially revealed yet. I don't know how, but something is telling me that it might be.
What do you guys think of all of this? Who do you think the traitor is?
Edited by Dagesh Lene