lore questions?
After extensive analysis of Xavier’s anecdotes, World Underneath stories, Myths, and Main Story chapters, the basic order of events appeared to be as follows:
Anecdote 3 — When Shooting Stars Fall: The story began on Philos, a man-made planet sustained by a Protocore. Xavier, the Crown Prince, met MC during their school years and gradually fell in love with her. MC suffered from a fatal condition and eventually died in his arms after giving him a star tassel. Before her death, she wished to meet him again, and Xavier promised to find her in another life.
Myth 1 — Lightseeker: MC was reborn on Philos and became a Lightseeker, while Xavier served as her Grandis Knight. Xavier discovered that Philos survived through human sacrifice and that MC’s ability to be repeatedly reborn made her the intended permanent sacrifice. He rejected the throne, formed the Backtrackers, and travelled through time in search of another way to save both MC and Philos.
Myth 3 — King of Darknight: This appeared to take place in an alternate, terminal, or nonlinear version of Philos. Xavier ruled the ruined realm of Sindersfell as the feared King of Darknight, while MC was again designated as a chosen saviour. Xavier opposed the system that required her sacrifice and accepted being remembered as the destroyer of Philos in order to end its endless cycle of death and false immortality. Not sure how it ends because I haven't seen it all.
Chapter 1-00: Xavier and the Backtrackers attempted to travel backwards through time aboard Traceback II. The voyage failed, the ship was damaged, and they became stranded in Earth’s era. The Backtrackers later divided over Xavier’s leadership and whether their original mission had failed.
Anecdote 2 — Passing By: Xavier lived on Earth under a false identity and joined Team 013 as a police officer. He used his access to official records to help other Backtrackers establish normal identities and integrate into human society. He became attached to his colleagues but staged his death when his lack of ageing risked exposing him. Years later, an elderly former teammate still recognised him.
World Underneath — From the Stars: Xavier and Jeremiah adapted to life on Earth while secretly preserving the Backtracker mission. Jeremiah became increasingly attached to ordinary human life, whereas Xavier remained focused on repairing their journey, returning to Philos, and finding MC.
Anecdote 1 — A Special Vacation: Xavier met Frank, the grandson of a man he had known decades earlier. They became trapped inside a Wanderer-created time loop, which Xavier broke by identifying and destroying its hidden mechanism. Its exact position in relation to the Chronorift Catastrophe was not specified, though it could reasonably be placed before it.
Lumiere’s 2034 events: During the Chronorift Catastrophe, Xavier fought under the identity of Lumiere. He rescued the young present-day MC and many civilians but concealed his true identity. Lumiere later became remembered as a legendary hero of Linkon.
Main Story Chapters 1–3: Present-day MC met Xavier during a mission at an abandoned research base. Their Evols resonated unusually well, and Xavier later became both her partner and neighbour. MC gradually realised that his abilities, knowledge, and official history did not fit the identity he presented.
Bond Stories: In Plushie Go Go and A Night of Warmth, Xavier and MC shared ordinary and affectionate moments away from larger conflicts. These stories showed Xavier becoming emotionally attached to the present MC and increasingly recognising her as the same person he had loved during the Lightseeker era.
World Underneath — Sealed in Dust: Hidden records revealed that MC had been subjected to experiments connected to the Chronorift Catastrophe and her unusual heart. The records showed that powerful institutions had concealed her past and treated her survival and abilities as subjects for experimentation.
Main Story Chapter 8: MC entered the Nest to investigate illegal Protocore activity. Xavier and Jeremiah assisted her, while Xavier’s physical instability became increasingly apparent. The chapter further connected MC’s present danger with Xavier’s earlier failure to save her on Philos.
Myth 2 — Twilight’s Dawn (present-day events): Xavier became involved in a production recreating Lumiere’s history while secretly being Lumiere himself. During another major Wanderer attack, he used the same overwhelming light that had saved MC in 2034. MC finally realised that Xavier and Lumiere were the same person.
World Underneath — With Light: The story showed how Lumiere’s interventions had affected civilians and become part of Linkon’s history. Although Xavier remained anonymous, his light had become a wider symbol of hope.
Voyage of the Outcast: Xavier and MC investigated memory disturbances connected to the Backtrackers and discovered another spacecraft related to Traceback II. Former Backtrackers confronted Xavier over the failed mission and accused him of abandoning their cause. MC used Resonance with Xavier to break through a spatial trap, showing that she would now share his burden instead of remaining excluded from it.
Death and Rebirth: MC uncovered experiments involving artificial resurrection, Aether Cores, and the reconstruction of life. The arc showed that organisations on Earth were pursuing immortality through methods resembling Philos’s sacrificial system. It also confirmed Xavier’s fear that MC’s ability to survive death would once again be exploited.
To Our Yesterday: Xavier’s past, royal identity, and conflict with the Backtrackers began intruding into present-day Linkon. MC recovered fragments of her former memories and discovered evidence of betrayal during the failed voyage. When Xavier disappeared or appeared to die during a temporal crisis, MC searched for him through their shared memories and brought him back, reversing the pattern in which Xavier had always been the one searching for her.
If anything above is incorrect in it's content, order or implications, please let me know. I have the following questions:
- Who the hell is Isiah? Genuinely what's up with him. All I know is that he's one of the backtrackers who deflected (why?). Also, what exactly is he doing with EVER?
- On that note, what is EVER trying to do anyways? Are they trying to achieve immortality like the kind they had in Philos, experimenting on people (MC and Caleb), creating weapons of mass destruction or all of the above? Did EVER discover the Backtrackers or did Xavier discover them?
- Did the Backtrackers travel through time, or to another universe? The game often says "backtracked", but it's not specified whether they time travelled backwards or to an alternate timeline.
- Why does Xavier sleep so much? I know it's something connected to Philos, but I'm not sure what exactly.
- How does KoD end? I never got around to finishing it lol.
- IS PHILOS PAST OR FUTURE EARTH
- Might be the dumbest question, but why doesn't Xavier just tell her? In fact, why don't any of the boys just tell her??? I understand not doing it at first. But where the main storyline currently stands, MC knows about Xavier being Lumiere, about the Backtrackers and about her own powers. So... what's the harm in straight up telling her what the dangers are?
