So recently I've been playing some Dream Drop Distance. And I've come to a conclusion that Vanitas is probably Xehanort.

 

I've noticed that Xehanort, his younger self and Vanitas all share the same shade of orange eyes.

 

Also, Young Xehanort has the ability to time travel, so maybe he took on the form of Vanitas, created the Unversed and sided with his older version.

 

That also brings me onto a small point, the Unversed and Nightmare logo are slightly similar.

 

But, my main point is that in the final scene of Sora's story in La City, you'll see Young Xehanort, and when he says 'Even if you are not the prisoner', he's pictured with a hallucination of Vanitas next to him. The reason why you saw Vanitas is because Ventus, who' inside Sora's heart, was able to easily show that Young Xehanort was Vanitas, thanks to them sharing the same heart.

 

Also, another bit of evidence is that Vanitas clearly has ties to the darkness and is one of the 13 because of his eye colour, but he wasn't on a chair with the others in the scene where Xehanort attempts to take Sora as a vessel. Or, he kinda was, only he was in the form of Young Xehanort instead of Vanitas.

 

 

And there's my theory, please don't judge me if I got something wrong or if it's already been confirmed, but you can kindly tell me what I need to correct and what more evidence there is.

well considering we already know where vanitas came from the theory doesnt really hold much water

So recently I've been playing some Dream Drop Distance. And I've come to a conclusion that Vanitas is probably Xehanort.

 

I've noticed that Xehanort, his younger self and Vanitas all share the same shade of orange eyes.

 

Also, Young Xehanort has the ability to time travel, so maybe he took on the form of Vanitas, created the Unversed and sided with his older version.

 

That also brings me onto a small point, the Unversed and Nightmare logo are slightly similar.

 

But, my main point is that in the final scene of Sora's story in La City, you'll see Young Xehanort, and when he says 'Even if you are not the prisoner', he's pictured with a hallucination of Vanitas next to him. The reason why you saw Vanitas is because Ventus, who' inside Sora's heart, was able to easily show that Young Xehanort was Vanitas, thanks to them sharing the same heart.

 

Also, another bit of evidence is that Vanitas clearly has ties to the darkness and is one of the 13 because of his eye colour, but he wasn't on a chair with the others in the scene where Xehanort attempts to take Sora as a vessel. Or, he kinda was, only he was in the form of Young Xehanort instead of Vanitas.

 

 

And there's my theory, please don't judge me if I got something wrong or if it's already been confirmed, but you can kindly tell me what I need to correct and what more evidence there is.

There were other hooded figures sitting on the thrones.  How do you know Vanitas was one of the remaining hooded figures?

Question: Have you played Birth By Sleep?

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Yes: Go Replay It

But, my main point is that in the final scene of Sora's story in La City, you'll see Young Xehanort, and when he says 'Even if you are not the prisoner', he's pictured with a hallucination of Vanitas next to him. The reason why you saw Vanitas is because Ventus, who' inside Sora's heart, was able to easily show that Young Xehanort was Vanitas, thanks to them sharing the same heart.

Nomura has stated in interviews that Sora sees Vanitas because Ventus' heart is reacting to Young Xehanort. 

 

We also know for a fact that Vanitas is the extracted darkness from Ventus' heart and not Xehanort. Moreover, Vanitas didn't exactly need to join in during the battle in the White Room. Ansem and Xemnas were taking care of Riku and Mickey, and Lea was intercepted by Saix. By the time Donald and Goofy show up, the Xehanorts start to fade back to their respective time periods, so Vanitas doesn't need to act at all there.

No, Vanitas is the darkness of Ventus's heart, but he isn't Xehanort. Yes, he has an association with him, and like Rey above me stated, Ventus's heart was reacting to Young Xehanort, and since old man Xehanort and Vanitas were associated with each other back in Birth By Sleep, having them meet again, only with a younger version of Xehanort, triggered Ventus's reaction. Vanitas probably does have a fragment of Xehanort's heart within him, so he could be considered Xehanort to an extent, but he isn't the original Xehanort, ya know?