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DodogamaRayBrst posted...

Canon is not what a work's creator says in interviews or in passing. it's what is found within their associated works.

This is my take as well. If you've ever written a story (especially something as expansive as your average jrpg), you know that you've got a hundred unused plot threads floating around in your head that never made it past the doodling phase, either because you couldn't fully iron out the details / logistics, they were just plain dumb to begin with, or they ended up not being important. These might be things that come up in an interview when the creator is pressed on a relevant subject, which are then treated as gospel by internet posters who need whatever ammo they can get to win and argument.

The 7-10 connection as it's presented in the games rides that middle ground where it's clearly more than a simple easter egg, but not detailed / logistically developed enough to be taken as literal canon, nor should it ever be. It's an interesting spiritual connection where the player is invited to either headcanon it by filling in the gaps themselves, or brush it off as a giant coincidence.