With the first cold steel game releasing on PS4, and with II&III following later this year in English I thought I’d share my little theory before I find some side dialogue in the last two Erebonia games when they come out in English that’ll completely destroy it. I’ve never actually written a full theory before so bear with me. This theory involves Rean’s memories before he was adopted along with the possibility of them being relevant in the future, with spoilers from all four Erebonia games. Continue reading Gone but not totally forgotten
Category Archives: Submitted Theories
Theories submitted by readers of the site, rather than written by site authors.
The Eyes of Ra
Calvard and the East have been synonyms since the series’s inception. This connection was first evoked by Zin and Kilika’s attires and fighting techniques, then further bolstered by Crossbell City’s East Street. When discussing Calvard, we always tend to look at the Far East. Aren’t we, as Hellseye47 suggests in the following theory, overlooking another region named the Middle East? Come on, we’re going to Egypt.
– Gu4n
The Wizard of Ouroboros

This new theory by sanzenri argues that Nayuta no Kiseki is canon, that Nayuta Hershel is Towa’s great-uncle, and Campanella was the Grandmaster all along.
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[Submitted Theory] The Infernal Twilight
Some last-minute musings on a certain plan going on throughout the Zero/Ao and Sen games.
[Submitted Theory] Campanella and Erebonian Folklore
This theory has been submitted by Latte.
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Lacrimae Rerum
Lacrimae Rerum, Latin for “tears of things”, is a theory submitted by Nivora. The theory takes us once again deep into the history of Heimdallr. Beware of the dangers that may lurk underneath the imperial capital – and the spoilers it bring with it.
[Submitted Theory] Black Alberich the Usurper
So, Black Alberich. The Cold Steel Arc’s resident asshole scholar. But aside from what we’ve been told, who is he really?
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[Submitted Theory] The Divine Knights’ Secret: Seeing Through the Mystery
Cold Steel 3 ultimately gave us way, way more questions than it did answers. One question that seemed comparatively minor, but could turn out to be extremely important, is a certain detail regarding the Divine Knights – some of them, anyway. According to Kondo, the big man himself, it wasn’t a throwaway thing – it’s foreshadowing for something down the line. But what does it mean?
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[Submitted Theory] The Holy Beasts of Power and Curse
A new thought on what Vita’s plans in Sen II could have been.
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[Submitted Theory] Yet Another Grandmaster Theory
Over the course of the Kiseki series, one mystery that many people have attempted to solve – and what might well be the most important puzzle in the entire series – is the question of who the Grandmaster of Ouroboros really is. Based on the various clues scattered throughout the lore, I have my own take on who this enigmatic figure might be.
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