Nice, but why is there no Ephemer render, I wonder...
Edit: makes me feel like he won't be featured very prominently :/

Yeah I wouldn't count on anyone other than the Foretellers being prominently featured, which means it's possible we don't even get to see Skuld do anything at all (not that I'm saying I think that'll be the case, but it's possible)

Prayer circle for Skuld in Back Cover.

These renders are gorgeous. <3

Well, Ephemer is mentioned in the story synopsis for BC so...oh well xD

He's mentioned as a boy seeking the secret of the Foretellers' tomes, makes me wonder if BC is going to tell what exactly he was doing while he was off-screen in X/uX after ditching the player (and who that Mr. Coat he ran into was).

The Foreteller bios don't appear to be too new, looks to be mainly the stuff about them from the Dengeki/Famitsu spreads from earlier. It's nice to see those screenshots in bigger size, though.

I'm going just put out there does anyone remember the other person in the black hood
i think ephemera is that person but it's just a theory

no, the older one is the MoM and the younger is Luxu, the 6th foreteller. there is no feasible way to make ephemer either coaty.

True but it could also mean ephemera real name is luxu I mean there something about him that gives me that feeling he MoM apprentice but I like said it's just a theory

Nah, I don't tink so. Their voices are different as well.

Here are the clean screenshots from the world section of KH3D HD: kh 2.8 SIte Update 12/13/2016 - Album on Imgur

Checked the english site and it is down. Incoming update there too maybe?

That's honestly what I am expecting as well. Back Cover is showing the side of the Foretellers in contrast to the viewpoint of "Player" in the Unchained/browser-game and Ephemer seems to have conducted quite some investigations on his own, not to mention that at some point Ava will nominate him deputy leader (and later full on leader) of the Dandelions.
This hints at at least a few more appearances of Ephemer in Back Cover, furthemore since he is seeking the truth and the contents of the Tome of Prophecies the chance of him interacting with other Foretellers is not exactly zero despite Ava being "the easiest" to talk to and connect with.

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As for Skuld, depending on if the scene of Gula explaining some parts of the Lost page (and I am still intrigued from where he got that information!) is included, she might at least appear once in the movie.
Otherwise though Skuld seems to have no real contact with the Foretellers and is mainly tied to the "Player"'s viewpoint which is not included in Back Cover.

She comes in contact with Ava a few times doesn't she?

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The fact that Ephemera starred in the first KHx BC trailer, and is now being referenced on the KHx BC synopsis, kinda softly confirms he'll have a prominent role in the movie. Albeit we haven't seen him for two trailers now, it's possible he'll be the behind-the-scenes character. We knew in KHx that he was conducting his own investigations, so it's possible KHx BC will visually feature Ephemera conducting his research on the matter that will destroy the world.

If anything, besides the MoM and Luxu, Ephemera will also be a character to transcend the KHx era.

how about skuld will she one as well

I think we'll see Skuld, even if it were for a couple of minutes. We do know that at some point Ava meets with the Dandelions and gives them instructions to run away from the war. Seeing as how both Skuld and Ephemera are top Dandelion officers, we'll definitely see those two in that same scene.

Nice screenshots!

I think Ephemer will either ba a "cameo" to just aid us in understanding when a specific act takes place in the X/Ux timeline, or a surprise character at the end. I think the trailers are selling the five way too hard to then give Ephemer so much screentime during the whole thing.

Remind me exactly which ones that were?
On a whim I only remember the "secret test" and the great Dandelion-speech scene where she was standing among the other Dandelions listening.



A cameo appearance is probably the most likely "role" Skuld will have considering how limited her actual interactions with the Foretellers beyond the secret test of Ava and the meeting with Gula are.
Ephemer wasn't present in the Ava-Dandelion speech scene though and I also don't remember Skuld having an important/higher position among the Dandelions. Ephemer is the leader after Ava steps down, that's all we know. Skuld appearing together with Ephemer in the Browser-chi finale has more to do with Skuld's connection with the "player" character rather than being an indicator of her position within the hierachy of the Dandelions.



I assume more that Skuld will be the "cameo" if she appears at all.
Ephemer will clearly not be a major/main character, but probably a support character that gets a little bit more screentime than just one or two short cameos, he was investigating things on his own, sticking his nose everywhere and mostly separated from the Player PoV after a certain point after all.

Skuld interacted with Ava, Aced, Gula and Ira. I would be outright surprised if she doesn't appear at all. I have a good feeling that the player character will be represented like the protagonists in the Pokemon Generation shorts. That'd be a lore-cohesive way of tying them into the fray without resorting to a "default" character model...

Updated with translations of the story synopsis and character bios

Ok, random thought.
I
was looking at the screenshots, and I saw a bunch of DDD cutscenes with the related characters models around them.
Nohing major here, but then I saw one and asked myself: why is Ienzo featured here?

Don't you know? He will be replacing Sora for the majority of the game. Also a DLC skin. I think it's nice! :)

Can't wait to see THAT fake nose glasses scene.