Theories About Where Kingdom Hearts Goes Next
Ventus Takes Center Stage, Saving Ava/Strelitzia
Like Marluxia and Larxene, Ventus is one of the few links we have between Union X and the rest of the series, as he’s another one of the five Union leaders. However, there are more obvious implications about his role in the franchise, considering he’s a main character that we’ve played as.
Just like the others, we have no idea how Ventus made it to the future, but considering he was an instrumental piece of Xehanort’s plan to forge the X-Blade, it’s likely that Ventus factored into the Master’s plan in some way.
In Kingdom Hearts 3 Sora meets a Chirithy in the Final World, which we then learn was Ventus’ Chirithy, as they reunite during the credits. At this point, that’s the only Chirithy we’ve seen outside of Union X. Again since the Master created the Chirithies this could also factor into the plan.
With the end of Kingdom Hearts 3 showing Sora disappearing, it’s not unreasonable to think we might once again step into the shoes of Ventus. After all, he and Sora have been linked to each other throughout the series, and Ventus may be the only one that can truly figure out where Sora has gone.
To add onto this, when Sora is in the Final World he can talk to a number of hearts lingering in the ethereal world. One of these hearts is a missable conversation that seems surprisingly important.
It’s the heart of a young girl waiting in the Final World for a man to find here, someone who’s “heart has been replaced with that of another.”
This heart could be one of two people, Strelitzia the murdered Union leader, or Ava the Foreteller that created the Dandelions. If it’s Strelitzia, she could be referring to Lauriam/ Marluxia, who was her brother in Union X.
His heart being replaced with that of another could refer to how Lauriam fell to darkness and turned into a Nobody, and was Norted at some point.
If it’s Ava, she could be referring to either Ephemer or Ventus. Ventus would make the most sense, as he lost his heart and sought refuge in Sora’s, which could explain her saying his heart was “replaced.”
Another piece of evidence for Ava is how Xigbar notes here absence in the Epilogue, and hows particular interest in showing where she is.
Considering Ventus’ presence in Union X, it’s likely he’s related to whichever girl is trapped in the Final World, and he definitely still has a role to play in the Kingdom Hearts series.
