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The two biggest meanings of "void" are "not binding/invalid" and "empty". Which does represent, in a literal sense, of Vanitas's existence as an empty shell of emotions caring the fragments of the husk Ventus was.

"Gear" name and gear imagery is a physical representation of him being one of the first cogs Xehanort aquired to achieve his insane plan to reenact the Keyblade War by splitting a person in half to forge this weapon. Equal part Light and Dark.

The chains on Void Gear represent Vanitas's lack of freedom and autonomy in two ways:
1.) showing he's under Xehanort's apprentice and being forced to participate in his own destruction and also
2.) showing his lack of freedom and choice in expressing his personhoos and relation with Ventus without being cast away or killed because of the prejuidice aganist Darkness and Dark Weilders.

The double Gazing Eye is another way of symbolizing a lack of autonomy as he is connected to Xehanort and MoM through being bequethed a Keyblade that might not even be "real" on the case it's a Keyblade forged in darkness.

Also, the muted color palette shows he kinda bathes in the darkness bc not even other dark characters, such as Terra and Riku, have a Keyblade palette that's so rusted over and muted.

Peak

Thank you Exilan

I am a normal Vanitas enjoyer.

FOLLOW UP:

The double Eyes could also be, and this is me speculating, that Void Gear was a Keyblade that was forcibly bequethed to Vanitas since it was Ventus who got the original Wayward Wind and Xehanort REALLY needed a student with a Keyblade. Which could also be given to Vanitas when Xehanort stuck his wrinkly, old man hands into Vanitas and put a piece of his heart inside his, which why his eyes are firetrucking florescent yellow in the first place.

Again, speculation.

Goddam flourescent yellow.

So anyway, that's the symbolism of Void Gear.

Thank you for listening.

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That's a raw line

And one I'm writing down

IT'S MY LIFE LINE.

IT'S MY REASON FOR LIVING,

There are 3 things that keep me delusional enough to think Vanitas is coming back in the next arc:

1.) The resurrection of UX and DR characters (including YMX the bastard).
2.) The unanswered questions Vanitas asked/said in KH3 that contradicted past and current information about him.
3.) This firetrucking line from 3D that has me convinced he still resides within Sora's Heart.

It wasn't even current timeline Vanitas, it was Vanitas from the past.

Where is current Vanitas?

Where is he?

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I won't.

I am a man of Hedonism and created, multiple, AUs to flesh out my predicitons and speculations of the next arc.

BUT HE HAS TO REMAIN A SHIT.

If his personality gets total overhaul, I want him dead.

/j but also /srs

What channel do I post my link to my Sora AI cover?

Probably fanart.

Yeah

Okay

He needs to be the "how dare you give me morals" type of redemption.

They "Oh firetruck that's MY idiot" redemption.

Aight it's linked there

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You. You get it.

I am winning .

Wynning, if you will.

I love Mondays now me thinks.

Also, shoutout to that time Vanitas threw up in a bush.

Mood.

You ever thrown up in a bush before?

It was uhh. Certainly something when I first read it.

Hilarious, but also had me standing with that emoji build bc I didn't know how to react.

🧍‍♂️

Ye.

☺️

Fun times.

Also showing that, yes, his hair does not fit comfortably underneath his helmet.

It is, in fact, a hot suit.

The alt person in me approves of his commitment to the bit in stay in that suit, but then again I don't think he has anything else to wear.

I'm still thinking about BBs.