Oh I definitely agree there will be a Square Rep. However I am basing that on the fact that is Square’s most likely move, not because of Vergeben. Square loves cross promotion it’s true they are stingy, but they are willing to play along if it’s in their best interest. Which in this case it is, because it gives then cross promotion. Square has made a presence in almost every recent fighting game with a guest character, Noctis in Tekken 7, 2B in Soul Calibur and they even let Behemoth be in Monster Hunter World. Due to the high amounts of recent cross promotions I really doubt they will not have a second rep, in one of the biggest if not the biggest fighting game of the year.
What I don’t agree with are all claims surrounding which Square characters have been heard. If we go by Vergebens list that would be Crono, Erdrick, The Luminary, Slime, Sephiroth, Geno who he was told to not take seriously and Sora who was a for sure no. Then we have the LinkedIn Square story of only three of those being real, and one of them was immediately shot down. Then we got even more stories of Sora being immediately turned down and his creators rallying which includes Nomura, and Square still said no.
My point is all these leaks do not fit with each other. It’s seems very suspicious they are targeting Sora and immediately dismissing him. Also we are getting leaks of very private business decisions and employee reactions. We have never received this high amount of information from Square before. I think one of the characters from that list is correct, but that’s due to the high popularity of the characters on that list.
It should also be stated it could be none of them, and Square could choose Neku, as he is a middle of the road character. He has a high enough fan base, and he will help them cross promote. I personally believe it’s going to be Sora though, as he has the highest potential to make all 3 parties of Disney Nintendo and Square the highest amount of income.