In the extended version of the Big Hero 6 trailer, we saw Vexen and Demyx with yellow eyes. As we all know, yellow eyes mean Xehanort. However, I’m not convinced that they are seekers of darkness.
Let’s start by figuring out who has been confirmed to be seekers of darkness so far. In Dream Drop Distance, we got seven confirmed members:
1.Master Xehanort
2.Young Xehanort
3.Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
4.Xemnas
5.Braig
6.Isa
7.Terra/Aqua/Ventus (when King Mickey listed off all of the Keyblade wielders he knew of, Xehanort responded, “But Sora and another on your list belong to me now.”)
Now we have the seekers of darkness who have been confirmed through Kingdom Hearts III trailers, specifically the ones who Sora, Donald, and Goofy are shown to encounter in different worlds:
1.Vanitas
2.Luxord
3.Marluxia
4.Larxene
5.Another Riku (we don’t know for sure which form of Riku this is, but I think that it is most likely Data-Riku since the Big Hero 6 world seems to focus on data)
That brings the total number of seekers of darkness that have been confirmed up to twelve. Assuming that all of these seekers of darkness are going to remain seekers of darkness until the end of the game (it is possible that who are seekers of darkness will change before the end of the game), Vexen and Demyx can’t both be seekers of darkness since there is only one spot left. However, if Terra, Aqua, or Ventus (whoever Xehanort was referring to in Dream Drop Distance) is saved before the end of the game (which is a possibility), then both Vexen and Demyx can be seekers of darkness since there would be two spots left. However, there are still some problems.
While it is possible for Demyx to be one of the twelve seekers of darkness sitting in Where Nothing Gathers at the end of Dream Drop Distance, Vexen couldn’t be one of them. When he returned a complete person along with the others who became Nobodies at Radiant Garden, he was one of the ones who were still there. We know this because Aeleus said to Lea, “Dilan and Even are conscious again, but still unstable. They’re resting inside.” The only ones who weren’t there (other than Terra-Xehanort) were Braig and Isa, which means that they were the only ones from that group to become seekers of darkness. Young Xehanort had instructed Braig to take Isa (as we see in the second secret ending from Re:coded that was added in Kingdom Hearts 2.5), which means that the others (including Even) weren’t considered to be seekers of darkness (at least, not at first). So, if Even is a seeker of darkness, he would have to be one of the last ones chosen after the events of Dream Drop Distance.
As for Demyx, if he is a seeker of darkness, why do we see him returning to Radiant Garden with who seems to be Ventus (Ventus is the only one who ever wore a white robe like that)? If both Demyx and Vexen are seekers of darkness, Demyx couldn’t be fetching Ventus to make him a seeker of darkness as well since all of the seekers of darkness would have already been decided (once again assuming that all of the previously mentioned seekers of darkness will remain seekers of darkness until the end of the game). Not only that, but Demyx seems to be talking to Ienzo (who is right in front of him) as he is returning, and we know that Ienzo is not a seeker of darkness and is helping Sora, Donald, and Goofy. So, unless Demyx is tricking Ienzo into helping him somehow (maybe to get Sora to come to Radiant Garden and return Ventus’ heart so that Ventus can become a guardian of light), I don’t know why Demyx would be doing this.
Finally, in the extended version of the Big Hero 6 trailer, we hear Ansem say to Braig, “If he wavers from the path we lay, we destroy him.” To which Braig responds, “But then…we’ll have to find another vessel.” It’s possible that they could have been talking about Marluxia (since he does have a history of betraying the Organization) or Terra (since he does have a history of fighting back against Xehanort’s control), but the trailer implied (by showing Sora with Donald, Goofy, Hayner, and Olette before Braig finished talking) that they were talking about destroying Sora if he wavers from the path they lay (as for finding another vessel, they could have meant that Sora is supposed to be one of their vessels or that someone connected to Sora is supposed to be one of their vessels, who would probably be Roxas or Xion, since destroying Sora would ruin any chance of seeing them again). However, if Sora or someone connected to Sora is one of the seekers of darkness, then Vexen and Demyx couldn’t be seekers of darkness since all thirteen seekers of darkness would already be decided (once again assuming that all of the previously mentioned seekers of darkness will remain seekers of darkness until the end of the game).
Could Vexen and Demyx be seekers of darkness? Of course, they could be. However, I still have my doubts that they actually are. What do you guys think?
Edited by Dagesh Lene