Ansem, Seeker of Darkness: Difference between revisions

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(Riku-Ansem appears in Days. Ansem does not as far as I can remember.)
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===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''===
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''===
{{Q|At the time, I did not yet realize I was talking to myself. He cast aside his own body to put me on my destined path. That is Xehanort, reduced to just a heart; the being you and your friends called Ansem.|Young Xehanort explains Ansem's role in creating a second Organization}}
{{Q|At the time, I did not yet realize I was talking to myself. He cast aside his own body to put me on my destined path. That is Xehanort, reduced to just a heart; the being you and your friends called Ansem.|Young Xehanort explains Ansem's role in creating a second Organization}}
[[File:Where It Started 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|200px|Ansem passes on his ability to time-travel to Xehanort's young self.]]
[[File:Where It Started 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|200px|Ansem passes on his ability to time-travel to Xehanort's younger self.]]
Terra-Xehanort, at the time using his king's name, "Ansem", willingly gave his heart to the darkness in the pursuit of knowledge, creating both his Heartless and his [[Nobody]], [[Xemnas]]. His Heartless was able to retain its selfhood for uncertain reasons, though it was believed that this was due to Terra-Xehanort's willing abandonment of his heart.<ref>'''[[Secret Ansem Report 10]]''': "But what if one willingly releases one's heart from one's body? Sora and Xehanort retained their selfhood even after becoming Heartless."</ref> As a result, he could command the lesser Heartless without consequence.<ref>'''[[Secret Ansem Report 5]]:''' "A human's command would be ineffective; the Heartless would easily steal the human's to increase their own ranks. But what if an even stronger Heartless was giving the commands? If he cast aside his own body and soul and became a Heartless, would he be able to control the otherwise intractable Heartless?"</ref> As a result, Ansem came to learn of the existence of [[Nobodies]], including his counterpart [[Xemnas]]; the two collaborated to fulfill Master Xehanort's goal of obtaining the [[χ-blade]].<ref>'''''The Story So Far: Darkness:''''' "His heart, Ansem, manipulated [[Maleficent]] and [[Riku]] into gathering the seven pure lights he needed: the [[Princesses of Heart]]. His body, Xemnas, founded [[Organization XIII]], who would serve as the thirteen darknesses.</ref>
Terra-Xehanort, at the time using his king's name, "Ansem", willingly gave his heart to the darkness in the pursuit of knowledge, creating both his Heartless and his [[Nobody]], [[Xemnas]]. His Heartless was able to retain its selfhood for uncertain reasons, though it was believed that this was due to Terra-Xehanort's willing abandonment of his heart.<ref>'''[[Secret Ansem Report 10]]''': "But what if one willingly releases one's heart from one's body? Sora and Xehanort retained their selfhood even after becoming Heartless."</ref> As a result, he could command the lesser Heartless without consequence.<ref>'''[[Secret Ansem Report 5]]:''' "A human's command would be ineffective; the Heartless would easily steal the human's to increase their own ranks. But what if an even stronger Heartless was giving the commands? If he cast aside his own body and soul and became a Heartless, would he be able to control the otherwise intractable Heartless?"</ref> As a result, Ansem came to learn of the existence of [[Nobodies]], including his counterpart [[Xemnas]]; the two collaborated to fulfill Master Xehanort's goal of obtaining the [[χ-blade]].<ref>'''''The Story So Far: Darkness:''''' "His heart, Ansem, manipulated [[Maleficent]] and [[Riku]] into gathering the seven pure lights he needed: the [[Princesses of Heart]]. His body, Xemnas, founded [[Organization XIII]], who would serve as the thirteen darknesses.</ref>