KHUX What Ephemera's name means + some theories on it

[awesomeinmyworld 268]

Background: In my class today "ephemeral" was used. I didn't know what this word meant but I thought of Chi's new character Ephemera immediately. I decided to look up what "ephemeral" meant and I found it meant "existing for a short time."

 

Ephemera is also a word with a similar meaning: "things that are important or useful for only a short time : items that were not meant to have lasting value".

 

I'm assuming that Chi new character was given the name Ephemera for a reason: he's probably not going to last long. Because the definition specifies items, that leads me to believe that Ephemera is being used; probably by his Chirithy. Our Chirithy asked if Ephemera was the now-darker furred Chirithy's "instigation". "Instigation" means causing something to happen. Ephemera is probably going to be the start of something that will most likely lead to the World being enveloped by darkness. And I think that may be the Six Follower getting the Book of Prophecies and using its power to plunge the World into darkness. After all, the Six Follower wasn't given a Book or new name by the Fortuneteller's master, probably because of the darkness in the Six Follower's heart. And I'm assuming that the Six Follower cannot take the Books from the other five, he would've done it already if he could, and is using Ephemera's Chirithy to steer Ephemera to finding the Books and taking them. Ephemera's Chirithy does have darker fur now, I'm guessing that's from the Six Follower. And the scene after the dream shows our Chirithy talking with another, maybe Ephemera's and claims that he is doing the opposite of what Ephemera's Chirithy is doing, making them enemies. And going even further back, the other Chirithy we saw that disappeared stated that there was a traitor among the Lights. that could be Ephemera, maybe he already took a Book. Maybe Ephemera sees the Books as harmful as it is forcing him to compete with other Keyblade Wielders even though the goals should be the same. And he will try to take them away with the intentions of making it so no one has to compete, he's probably just trying to help. But the Six Follower will swoop in and take them. I'm assuming that when Ephemera finds out what was really going on, he'll try to fix it. He is a Keyblade Wielder after all, trying to protect the light. But he'll probably be dispatched by the Six Follower.

 

Wow, that was actually a lot longer than I thought it would be. Didn't expect my brain to connect so much. Anyway, thoughts?

 

[hatok 6,413]

Here's the thing, you're linking the word ephemeral and the word ephemera

ephemera refers to memorabilia, collectibles, items, precious things. Basically ephemera are items that seem important, but are only enjoyed briefly, like an item you might buy at a tourist destination

Of course, that's not even the canon name is it? Isn't everything we know about Chi based on fan translations?

Anyways, even going by the definition of ephemeral that's way too little to make any plot assumptions, since a thing that is ephemeral is simply something that something that doesn't last long, which is a very broad word

and the only time names have been used to spoil plot points in KH is with Terra Aqua and Ventus' names connecting to Riku Kairi and Sora's

[Aru Akise 2,540]

 

Of course, that's not even the canon name is it? Isn't everything we know about Chi based on fan translations?

 

You hurt my feelings ;-;

[Isamu Kuno 2,512]

Here's the thing, you're linking the word ephemeral and the word ephemera

ephemera refers to memorabilia, collectibles, items, precious things. Basically ephemera are items that seem important, but are only enjoyed briefly, like an item you might buy at a tourist destination

Of course, that's not even the canon name is it? Isn't everything we know about Chi based on fan translations?

Anyways, even going by the definition of ephemeral that's way too little to make any plot assumptions, since a thing that is ephemeral is simply something that something that doesn't last long, which is a very broad word

and the only time names have been used to spoil plot points in KH is with Terra Aqua and Ventus' names connecting to Riku Kairi and Sora's

That's not exactly true Xehanort's name is an anagram of "no heart (Heartless) and "another" (there are 13 of him and it turned out he wasn't who he appeard to be the first time we heard the name). Roxas is an anagram of Sora, which showed he had a connection and Xion's name has meany meanings, at least one of which hinted toward her fate. It may be more accurate to say that TAV's names where the only ones with obvious connections to the plot.Also, just because it's a fan translation doesn't mean it's unreliable. Many fan translations are more accurate than Google Translate at least. Besides, that's all we're ever getting, Nomura has said time and again that he has not intention of bringing it over. Even with the Final Mixes he didn't rule it out entirely. At first he may have said there where no immediate planes, but he also said he'd use a"trump card" if he ever decided to bring them over. That right there suggests he was simply looking for cost-effective way of doing so and, as it turns out, that "trump card" was the HD ReMIXes. However, with Chi he's made no indication of even having the desire to bring it over.

Edited January 6, 2015 by Isamu_Kuno

[RoxSox 3,593]

You hurt my feelings ;-;

 

I still love you and I respect your contribution. Pay no mind to da haterz

[Forever 3,550]

Of course he's not gonna be around long: just look at what happened to the last bright eyed, silvered-haired little boy . And Riku only survived by the skin of his teeth.

 

Let's face it, folks: Ephemera is Darkness fodder. Or sadly, is just the hors d' oeuvre.

 

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[VexenReplica 154]

It's also interesting to note that the word "Ephemeris" derived from the original Greek (ἐφημερίς), which is the same base the word "Ephemera" uses, also deals with the movement of the planets, or, perhaps better suited for this discussion, worlds.

(btw, this is not my own thought; I saw this either here or on KHI and wanted to bring it up)

[RikuFangirl2008 1,368]

Interesting theory. Only thing I can say about Ephemera is, he's someone I couldn't possibly trust. He might pull a fast one on the "hero". 

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

Background: In my class today "ephemeral" was used. I didn't know what this word meant but I thought of Chi's new character Ephemera immediately. I decided to look up what "ephemeral" meant and I found it meant "existing for a short time."

 

Ephemera is also a word with a similar meaning: "things that are important or useful for only a short time : items that were not meant to have lasting value".

 

I'm assuming that Chi new character was given the name Ephemera for a reason: he's probably not going to last long. Because the definition specifies items, that leads me to believe that Ephemera is being used; probably by his Chirithy. Our Chirithy asked if Ephemera was the now-darker furred Chirithy's "instigation". "Instigation" means causing something to happen. Ephemera is probably going to be the start of something that will most likely lead to the World being enveloped by darkness. And I think that may be the Six Follower getting the Book of Prophecies and using its power to plunge the World into darkness. After all, the Six Follower wasn't given a Book or new name by the Fortuneteller's master, probably because of the darkness in the Six Follower's heart. And I'm assuming that the Six Follower cannot take the Books from the other five, he would've done it already if he could, and is using Ephemera's Chirithy to steer Ephemera to finding the Books and taking them. Ephemera's Chirithy does have darker fur now, I'm guessing that's from the Six Follower. And the scene after the dream shows our Chirithy talking with another, maybe Ephemera's and claims that he is doing the opposite of what Ephemera's Chirithy is doing, making them enemies. And going even further back, the other Chirithy we saw that disappeared stated that there was a traitor among the Lights. that could be Ephemera, maybe he already took a Book. Maybe Ephemera sees the Books as harmful as it is forcing him to compete with other Keyblade Wielders even though the goals should be the same. And he will try to take them away with the intentions of making it so no one has to compete, he's probably just trying to help. But the Six Follower will swoop in and take them. I'm assuming that when Ephemera finds out what was really going on, he'll try to fix it. He is a Keyblade Wielder after all, trying to protect the light. But he'll probably be dispatched by the Six Follower.

 

Wow, that was actually a lot longer than I thought it would be. Didn't expect my brain to connect so much. Anyway, thoughts?

Interesting. I like the theory. The thing is Ephemera is from Ursus so he has been assigned by the leader/foreteller.  Also, if he was a traitor, he would not fight the darkness nor befriend Everglow.  Besides, we don't know if the darker Chirithy is Ephemera's anyway, which he probably isn't. The Chirithy could be the sixth apprentice's "eyes" and could be adjusting things to the apprentice's liking. The apprentice is the traitor since he was left out of the picture in the tale of the Book of Prophecy (read my theory: http://kh13.com/forum/topic/82855-my-epiphany-spoilers/?hl=%2Bmy+%2Bepiphany). I think overall, we should wait for the next maitenance for more ties to be made to KH3.

Edited January 14, 2015 by KingdomHearts3

[awesomeinmyworld 268]

Interesting. I like the theory. The thing is Ephemera is from Ursus so he has been assigned by the leader/foreteller.  Also, if he was a traitor, he would not fight the darkness nor befriend Everglow.  Besides, we don't know if the darker Chirithy is Ephemera's anyway, which he probably isn't. The Chirithy could be the sixth apprentice's "eyes" and could be adjusting things to the apprentice's liking. The apprentice is the traitor since he was left out of the picture in the tale of the Book of Prophecy (read my theory: http://kh13.com/forum/topic/82855-my-epiphany-spoilers/?hl=%2Bmy+%2Bepiphany). I think overall, we should wait for the next maitenance for more ties to be made to KH3.

I'm not saying Ephemera is a traitor, but that he is being used.

[VexenReplica 154]

Interesting. I like the theory. The thing is Ephemera is from Ursus so he has been assigned by the leader/foreteller.  Also, if he was a traitor, he would not fight the darkness nor befriend Everglow.  Besides, we don't know if the darker Chirithy is Ephemera's anyway, which he probably isn't. The Chirithy could be the sixth apprentice's "eyes" and could be adjusting things to the apprentice's liking. The apprentice is the traitor since he was left out of the picture in the tale of the Book of Prophecy (read my theory: http://kh13.com/forum/topic/82855-my-epiphany-spoilers/?hl=%2Bmy+%2Bepiphany). I think overall, we should wait for the next maitenance for more ties to be made to KH3.

Why is everyone thinking that Ephemera's from Ursus? The union he's from changes based on your union...

Also, next maintenance might not bring any new story elements, fyi... 

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

Why is everyone thinking that Ephemera's from Ursus? The union he's from changes based on your union...

Also, next maintenance might not bring any new story elements, fyi... 

Because that is what he said in the walkthrough.

[Joker 1,560]

Why is everyone thinking that Ephemera's from Ursus? The union he's from changes based on your union...

Also, next maintenance might not bring any new story elements, fyi... 

did u read it? it said the main story will be continued on Jan 29th, so tht means jan 28th for us

[VexenReplica 154]

did u read it? it said the main story will be continued on Jan 29th, so tht means jan 28th for us

I posted that on the 13th of January, when there was no story update after the maintenance.

But yes, I am excited for the maintenance and new story!

[Joker 1,560]

I posted that on the 13th of January, when there was no story update after the maintenance.

But yes, I am excited for the maintenance and new story!

oh lol didnt see the date,sorry bout tht.