It HAS to be true. When Terra went to destiny islands and saw Riku, it changed to Xehanort when he was young, then into KH2 riku. So............ Xehanort obviously has some connection to Riku. Not to mention they both have white hair and the way they hold keyblades are similar. That definitely isn't a coincidence.

Could Xehanort be Riku father?

Father? Doubt it. Parents aren't really a focus point of the KH series.... Past/Future incarnation of some sort? Most definitely.

I believe that Nomura just wanted to have this scene in BBS to foreshadow a possible connection between Riku and Xehanort in case if he comes up with a good plot element. He always does these kind of things, doesn't he?

 

It's up to him if it was just a random scene or an important plot point.

Nomura has already confirmed he did not want to bring family ties and relations into the storyline ( beyond tiny cameos like Kairi's grandma, Sora's moms voice, etc etc.) 

That scene was suppose to show/symbolize the future connection between Terra and Riku since they follow similar paths involving darkness. ( just like Xehanort in ways as well) They both ended up possessed by Xehanort too. Nomura himself explaining this:

 

• What’s the meaning behind the several puzzling images in Terra’s chapter where we cross over into his mind?

Firstly, when he hears the name of the masked boy from Master Xehanort at the mysterious wasteland, and we see an image of Aqua and Ventus defeated, that’s a hint of the future. On Destiny Islands, when he makes Riku his successor, he has a special view of him and catches a glimpse of his future. However, this isn’t to say that Terra has the ability to see the future–it was a directive nuance intended to portray the future connection between Terra and Riku.

I doubt Xehanort is Riku's father, but they do have a connection!  What Terra saw, and well, by default, we saw, is what would come to shape Riku's future! Xehanort has been a big part of Riku's teenage years in terms that he's tried to claim him to the darkness.  But Riku, with great effort, managed to hold off that darkness at bay, and now he stands, a Keyblade Master!  But yeah, I don't think Xehanort could be Riku's father.

Given the obscene age gap, I'm inclined to believe this is not the case.

Oh yeah, sure. And Maleficent is his mom.

I am disinclined to say this is true because it isn't. To big a gap between them.

 

Edit: this post is number 2006, the same number as the year for KH2's NA release.

 

Oh yeah, sure. And Maleficent is his mom.

Yeah, and the Evil Queen is his aunt who had an illegitimate child.

Edited November 30, 20159 yr by KingdomHearts3

I am disinclined to say this is true because it isn't. To big a gap between them. Yeah, and the Evil Queen is his aunt who had an illegitimate child.

And that child is Terra.

And that child is Terra.

Oh yeah, and he is the cousin of Riku.

pretty sure they're all test tube babies made by Ansem the Wise

Oh yeah, sure. And Maleficent is his mom.

I actually seriously have this theory…