Whilst I was pondering the depths of Nomura's imagination, I had a quick thought, we have two characters in the KH universe who wear red scarves, Ephemer and Braig.  I could just be pulling at loose threads  but did anyone else notice that Braig's scarf looks like Ephemer's but a lot older? A slightly less reliable tie branches off of the theory that Unchained was created by Ansem the wise (Hence the "Children sacrificed for the sake of my research" ). If this is so, could it be that Ephemer escaped said experiment, changed his name then joined Ansem? And yes, I know this has many problems already, such as why doesn't Braig have a Keyblade? I have more thoughts but I would like to hear some second opinions first.

 

Edited December 20, 20186 yr by jarnell2

Hmmmm, you might be on to something there. I don't think I'll ever see either scarf the same way again. However, I doubt Ephemer is Braig. I think a more likely scenario is that maybe Braig either knew Ephemer when he was younger and was given the scarf as a gift, or if you want to go really dark maybe Braig killed Ephemer and kept the scarf as a trophy.

Only issue hehre is that there is a distinct difference between the scarves: Ephemer's has a pattern on it while Braig's appears to be just plain red. So there's a good chance that its not the same scarf. I still love this idea, though!

Maybe Braig is a descendant of Ephemer.

46 minutes ago, ienzo628 said:

Maybe Braig is a descendant of Ephemer.

That could be it too. Like the scarf has been passed down through the generations.

2 hours ago, Allwil13 said:

That could be it too. Like the scarf has been passed down through the generations.

Could be, we don't know exactly when UX takes place.  Anything is possible. 

On 12/20/2018 at 9:39 PM, ienzo628 said:

Could be, we don't know exactly when UX takes place.  Anything is possible. 

Unfortunately we do. The game takes place 100 Years in the past. No one younger than Master Xehanort should be alive unless of course they come from this era.

2 minutes ago, Chasm said:

Unfortunately we do. The game takes place 100 Years in the past. No one younger than Master Xehanort should be alive unless of course they come from this era.

So how did Lauriam, Elrena and Ventus survive a century without aging much?

16 minutes ago, ienzo628 said:

So how did Lauriam, Elrena and Ventus survive a century without aging much?

I'd wager it has something to do with that new "Shift" thing that was just introduced. 

6 minutes ago, Chasm said:

I'd wager it has something to do with that new "Shift" thing that was just introduced. 

I guess so.   I don't know how it works though. 

2 minutes ago, ienzo628 said:

I guess so.   I don't know how it works though. 

Quote of the franchise lmao

1 minute ago, Chasm said:

Quote of the franchise lmao

They make new changes but are always stonewalling us without updates to the story.   I would like to think Ephemer is connected to Braig in some ways. 

7 minutes ago, ienzo628 said:

They make new changes but are always stonewalling us without updates to the story.   I would like to think Ephemer is connected to Braig in some ways. 

Well I still believe Skuld and Ephemera are linked to Xehanort. Ephs hair and Skulds eyes...man they need to hurry up.

Just now, Chasm said:

Well I still believe Skuld and Ephemera are linked to Xehanort. Ephs hair and Skulds eyes...man they need to hurry up.

Yeah I wish Square Enix and Disney would stop lollygagging. 

3 hours ago, Chasm said:

Well I still believe Skuld and Ephemera are linked to Xehanort. Ephs hair and Skulds eyes...man they need to hurry up.

Maybe Xehanort is their son, lol. But in all seriousness I never thought about the resemblance, but you may have a point here. Though I'm joking about him being their son. That would be a little too on the nose for me.

A similar idea was posted some time ago only it was about ephemera amd the first nobody boss roxas Fights in kh2. 

On 12/21/2018 at 12:49 AM, ienzo628 said:

Maybe Braig is a descendant of Ephemer.

I like this idea a lot what if all the things braig/xigbar does is because of something that has to do with him now that would be a twist. Ephemer could be his grandfather that he trys to avenge or Something

We've never really found out what Braig/Xigbar's true intentions are, but it's always been heavily implied that he has some kind  of ulterior motive for being in the organization. So maybe that's something we'll learn in Kingdom Hearts 3. I'll admit,  it would be super interesting if he had a connection to Ephemer.

At the same time though, I'm concerned about KH3 being too closely linked to KHUX since there are so many fans of the series who aren't able to play UX. So a big part of me wants this Ephemer/Braig connection theory to be true, and another part is worried that it is and that KH3 won't explain who Ephemer is to people who haven't played UX.

2 hours ago, Allwil13 said:

We've never really found out what Braig/Xigbar's true intentions are, but it's always been heavily implied that he has some kind  of ulterior motive for being in the organization. So maybe that's something we'll learn in Kingdom Hearts 3. I'll admit,  it would be super interesting if he had a connection to Ephemer.

At the same time though, I'm concerned about KH3 being too closely linked to KHUX since there are so many fans of the series who aren't able to play UX. So a big part of me wants this Ephemer/Braig connection theory to be true, and another part is worried that it is and that KH3 won't explain who Ephemer is to people who haven't played UX.

Yeah that is something to look out for maybe.   They could explain it away by having Ephemer being some hooded figure that meets and chats away with Braig about Sora. 

4 hours ago, Allwil13 said:

We've never really found out what Braig/Xigbar's true intentions are, but it's always been heavily implied that he has some kind  of ulterior motive for being in the organization. So maybe that's something we'll learn in Kingdom Hearts 3. I'll admit,  it would be super interesting if he had a connection to Ephemer.

At the same time though, I'm concerned about KH3 being too closely linked to KHUX since there are so many fans of the series who aren't able to play UX. So a big part of me wants this Ephemer/Braig connection theory to be true, and another part is worried that it is and that KH3 won't explain who Ephemer is to people who haven't played UX.

I sincerely doubt KHUX will have major ties to KH3. It would almost make UX unplayable if it required both games to understand the story. 

3 minutes ago, Chasm said:

I sincerely doubt KHUX will have major ties to KH3. It would almost make UX unplayable if it required both games to understand the story. 

I imagine that if it does have major ties then KH3 will include explanations for people who haven't played UX so they're able to follow the story. but the smarter route would just be to keep the connections small.

2 minutes ago, Allwil13 said:

I imagine that if it does have major ties then KH3 will include explanations for people who haven't played UX so they're able to follow the story. but the smarter route would just be to keep the connections small.

Well that's what I think they're doing. I think the only tie we have is the box honestly. UX is just a giant lore game. Stuff that probably would've made KH3s development time longer. 

13 minutes ago, Chasm said:

Well that's what I think they're doing. I think the only tie we have is the box honestly. UX is just a giant lore game. Stuff that probably would've made KH3s development time longer. 

The box and Chirithy seem to be our only UX connection.   I still wonder if Ephemer will appear in KH3 as a secret boss as some have speculated. 

1 hour ago, ienzo628 said:

The box and Chirithy seem to be our only UX connection.   I still wonder if Ephemer will appear in KH3 as a secret boss as some have speculated. 

Now i hope we can fight the Foretellers, Eph, Skuld and so forth. Lots of opportunity there.

 

35 minutes ago, Chasm said:

Now i hope we can fight the Foretellers, Eph, Skuld and so forth. Lots of opportunity there.

I think one of the more popular  fan theories is that the foretellers will be secret bosses.

5 minutes ago, Allwil13 said:

 

I think one of the more popular  fan theories is that the foretellers will be secret bosses.

Oh jea that Sounds awesome whats worse than one lingering will five of them!

1 minute ago, Dustin Lübbers said:

Oh jea that Sounds awesome whats worse than one lingering will five of them!

Oh I do hope they make super bosses less of an exploit fight

21 minutes ago, Chasm said:

Oh I do hope they make super bosses less of an exploit fight

Yea that would be great the kh2 lingering will was easy one of the best videogame bosses ever