FFVII Remake Character Renders

Why I think Brain is the culprit behind Strelitzia’s death and why I think he is not a new character

Now that we have been shown that not only did Lauriam most likely not kill Strelitzia, but also that he is her older brother, we are left wondering, well who DID kill her? Many are pointing to Ventus now because he is “too innocent” to be innocent and Skuld was given a pass by Lauriam in the latest update. Ephemera we saw get the book from Ava herself so he is out. However, Brain is most suspect. What if I told you that only one red herring is needed and Lauriam was already one? Therefore, Brain is still the most likely culprit. Brain is a character we are not familiar with from prior games, and in his introductory scene he seems shady and antisocial. Sure, one could argue Ventus seems lonely and friendless, but he still seems like he wants friends and didn’t even think he would make the cut. His animations did not make it seem insincere. Meanwhile Brain has been antagonistic to Ventus and brash in other ways. He covers his eyes with a hat and his hair in game, and in the recent update tried to tell Lauriam that Strelitzia was most likely not among the Dandelions, which makes him seem dodgy. No one else gave Lauriam that reasoning, even if it’s somewhat reasonable, and especially not an attitude. What this means is that he is trying to leave the trail cold. Why would he not help? He is likely obstuficating stupidity. And there is one character we ARE familiar with that’s just like that. Braig/Xigbar Is it really a coincidence that Braig’s name is only one letter off from Brain? Maybe that’s why his name is officially that and not Blaine as many had believed. This is the same creator who used ‘Names’ as a name for someone after scrambling it to ‘Ansem’ so why not here? Besides, Braig’s drive is to gain the ability to wield a Keyblade, at any cost. The traitor may wield a Keyblade or not, but definitely seeks a seat among the Union Leaders. That connects much more when you realise the traitor might have been caught and stripped of the Keyblade. It would be parallel to Lauriam’s potential journey to becoming Marluxia. Who as we remember manipulated Sora to gain access to a Keyblade. Another point against him is that scarf/bandanna. Call me crazy but Ephemera’s scarf looks way too similar to Braig’s to be a coincidence. Nomura doesn’t believe in those. I believe Brain does in Ephemera or steals it in a moment of intense brawling before getting to the future somehow. Braig’s scarf is frayed after all. Also, Braig found Marluxia according to his own words in a scene with Zexion in KH2FM. I wonder why? To manipulate a new Nobody of one of his enemies before Xemnas did but not enough to let him retain memory of Union Cross! Perhaps this is why Marluxia is a traitor because he protects Vens location instead of finding it. Maybe this is why he said to Young Xehanort that he is busy with “his own plans” and looks younger than he should in that scene, when it seems perfectly logical he should look like his Nobody after recompletion, specially as a vessel. It would be a great way to set Braig up as the next villain without him being expressly tied to Xehanort post KH3 (I personally don’t agree that MoM is a straight villain, if at all, nor the next major one)

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