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The whole thing about Sora being the Chosen One was retconned certainly by Birth by Sleep, and well broken by Dream Drop Distance when Lea of all people gained a keyblade.

Vanitas is tied up with the Xehanort saga as far as we know, so unless there's an aspect to Vanitas that links to the Union Cross story, I don't think we'll see him again. One theory I do have is that even back in the Union Cross days Vanitas existed as a split personality within Ventus, a Jeykll and Hyde scenario. Ventus is actually scared of his Vanitas side, which is why he doesn't fight back against the Neo-Shadows that Xehanort has set against him in his Birth by Sleep backstory. It'd have been interesting if the story had gone along the lines of Star Trek's The Enemy Within, where Vanitas and Ventus need to be together to survive, just as the two Kirks represented a collection of character traits that needed the traits the other Kirk had to balance out.

Given it's the only time we've seen Marluxia use this ability, it's probably a one-off excuse ability like how Larxene's abilities in Arendelle are more than just the lightning she's previously used (she creates a whole labyrinth structure out of ice). The plot of Tangled required night had to turn back to day, so Sora had to be excused from the plot.

I don't think there was a traitor, MoM was manipulating the Foretellers so that they'd bring about the Keyblade War despite their efforts to prevent it. Interesting how the character models for most of the speaking characters got used in Kingdom Hearts 3, except for Ava. I wonder if the VAs recorded their lines in the same session as Back Cover.

Roxas has had some pretty tough fights under his belt that's he's come out on top. The many Heartless he defeated while a part of the Organisation, boss mode Xion, non-darkness Riku, Axel (when Roxas is under a lot of confusion) all within a year. It takes a lot to knock out Roxas, and very few actually achieve it in-story. Sora's battle with Roxas at Memory Skyscraper in Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix can be brutal if you aren't prepared, and can be tougher than the rest of the Organisation bosses depending on how you play. In a one on one, even playing field, I'd odds on Roxas.

Return to Neverland is a brilliant movie, and addresses or at least sidesteps the elements of the original Peter Pan that haven't aged as well (Tink actually grows out of her more homicidal tendencies she showed towards Wendy). My still forming fanfic for a Kingdom Hearts storyline involves an original protagonist who fill's Jane's role in Return to Neverland, with his character arc being about accepting in other people and his arc in Neverland would be about faith, trust and pixie dust. A Moana world, I'm thinking called Voyager's Ocean, which has an open sea and islands you can explore similar to the open world of the Caribbean in KH3. If Sora is the protagonist, his storyline in KH1 mirrors Moana's own storyline in her movie. Both grew up on a tropical island, yearning to explore beyond their home but only being able to do so when their homes are threatened. They carry a heart with them that they need to restore to its owner to resolve the crisis, and are accompanied by an egocentric character who can use transformational magic. Plotwise there's so much Pacific mythology that can be tapped into, and the realm of monsters is rich for antagonist designs. Plus a mini-boss fight against Tamatoa would be amazing. A Pacific themed costume for the protagonist too.

It's a way the game is more evenly balanced and you don't get overpowered drive forms once you obtain them at base level. If it says you can't level up the form, just progress in the story.