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{{youmay|Keyblades in general|[[Keyblade (KHDR)|the Keyblade wielded by Xehanort and his classmates]]}}
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{{Q|This is what lights the darkness. A chance to make everyone happy!|Sora to CLU, referring to the Keyblade}}
{{Q|This is what lights the darkness. A chance to make everyone happy!|Sora to CLU, referring to the Keyblade}}
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The original [[χ-blade]]'s existence was intimately linked with the existence of the true Kingdom Hearts, and so it was destroyed along with Kingdom Hearts in the first Keyblade War. Though Master Xehanort's research suggested that it can be reforged by fusing a heart of pure light with one of pure darkness, he later concludes that the χ-blade can be truly restored only by uniting seven hearts of pure light with thirteen hearts of pure darkness. The lesser [[Keyblade of heart]], whose existence opens a path to Kingdom Hearts, can be forged from the union of seven hearts of pure light.
The original [[χ-blade]]'s existence was intimately linked with the existence of the true Kingdom Hearts, and so it was destroyed along with Kingdom Hearts in the first Keyblade War. Though Master Xehanort's research suggested that it can be reforged by fusing a heart of pure light with one of pure darkness, he later concludes that the χ-blade can be truly restored only by uniting seven hearts of pure light with thirteen hearts of pure darkness. The lesser [[Keyblade of heart]], whose existence opens a path to Kingdom Hearts, can be forged from the union of seven hearts of pure light.


Human-made Keyblades choose their wielders upon creation,<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''', '''Yuffie:''' "The Keyblade chooses its master. And it chose you."</ref><ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''''', '''Terra:''' "Well, you'll find they're picky about their owners."</ref> but can also shift allegiances for various reasons.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''''', '''Young Xehanort:''' "Yes. The boy chosen by the Keyblade—Riku. It was yours first, wasn't it? But you succumbed to the darkness you could not control, and your prize—the Keyblade—passed on to Sora instead."</ref> The method for forging a regular Keyblade is not entirely clear,{{?}}<!--add details about pulling from hearts, and how Sora made the Kingdom Key--> although several newly-forged Keyblades do appear in the series. Riku's Keyblade, the [[Way to the Dawn]], was able to manifest by using his [[Soul Eater]] as an intermediary,<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "We found out that Riku's Keyblade's name is 'Way to the Dawn' when examining his item slots after he joined your party. Is that Keyblade a transfigured version of Soul Eater?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "I designed it with that image. Since Riku has always been using Soul Eater, he still calls it that even after it changed form. Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere, so in Riku's case, his Soul Eater was used as an intermediary for that Keyblade." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120331081957/http://www.kh2.co.uk/website/interviews/kh2u Translation via Maiki].</ref> while [[Data-Sora]]'s strength of heart allowed him to create a true Keyblade after his artificial, digital Keyblade was destroyed by [[Maleficent]].<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "Data-Sora can newly obtain a legitimate Keyblade during his adventure, but are there changes to the real Keyblade when that happens?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "No, it’s a data version the entire time. However, like with the first Keyblade, it wasn’t created by someone else. It comes from the heart’s connections with the data, hinting towards the story theme, 'Can a heart be born in an existence made of data?'" [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Re-coded-Ultimania-Scenario-Mysteries-Interview-Translated-1796 Translation via Olivia].</ref><!--use the new cites from X and ultimania to substantiate that this is part of the choosing process-->
Human-made Keyblades choose their wielders upon creation,<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''', '''Yuffie:''' "The Keyblade chooses its master. And it chose you."</ref> <ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''''', '''Terra:''' "Well, you'll find they're picky about their owners."</ref>but can also shift allegiances for various reasons.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''''', '''Young Xehanort:''' "Yes. The boy chosen by the Keyblade—Riku. It was yours first, wasn't it? But you succumbed to the darkness you could not control, and your prize—the Keyblade—passed on to Sora instead."</ref> The method for forging a regular Keyblade is not entirely clear,{{?}}<!--add details about pulling from hearts, and how Sora made the Kingdom Key--> although several newly-forged Keyblades do appear in the series. Riku's Keyblade, the [[Way to the Dawn]], was able to manifest by using his [[Soul Eater]] as an intermediary,<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "We found out that Riku's Keyblade's name is 'Way to the Dawn' when examining his item slots after he joined your party. Is that Keyblade a transfigured version of Soul Eater?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "I designed it with that image. Since Riku has always been using Soul Eater, he still calls it that even after it changed form. Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere, so in Riku's case, his Soul Eater was used as an intermediary for that Keyblade." [https://web.archive.org/web/20120331081957/http://www.kh2.co.uk/website/interviews/kh2u Translation via Maiki].</ref> while [[Data-Sora]]'s strength of heart allowed him to create a true Keyblade after his artificial, digital Keyblade was destroyed by [[Maleficent]].<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "Data-Sora can newly obtain a legitimate Keyblade during his adventure, but are there changes to the real Keyblade when that happens?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "No, it’s a data version the entire time. However, like with the first Keyblade, it wasn’t created by someone else. It comes from the heart’s connections with the data, hinting towards the story theme, 'Can a heart be born in an existence made of data?'" [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Re-coded-Ultimania-Scenario-Mysteries-Interview-Translated-1796 Translation via Olivia].</ref><!--use the new cites from X and ultimania to substantiate that this is part of the choosing process-->
However, those who gain a Keyblade may have some trouble with being able to call upon their weapon consistently;<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''''', '''Lea:''' "You know, I was gonna come swooping in, Keyblade in hand! But I just couldn't get mine to materialize. Must be in the snap of the wrist or something. Oh."</ref> this can be remedied with training. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts III}}
However, those who gain a Keyblade may have some trouble with being able to call upon their weapon consistently; <ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''''', '''Lea:''' "You know, I was gonna come swooping in, Keyblade in hand! But I just couldn't get mine to materialize. Must be in the snap of the wrist or something. Oh." </ref> this can be remedied with training. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts III}}
Others like Sora are able to call on the Keyblade immediately after receiving it. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts}}
Others like Sora are able to call on the Keyblade immediately after receiving it. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts}}


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When Terra, Aqua, and Ventus confront Xehanort at the Keyblade Graveyard, the elderly Keyblade Master explains that the world serves as the final resting place of the combatants of the Keyblade War. During the fight despite Ventus defeating Vantias, their forced merge allowed the X-blade to be forged and yet despite it being complete on the outside the blade in the two boy's Station of Awakening the merge was incomplete. With Ventus and Aqua along with Mickey, they destroyed it while after losing to Terra, Xehanort uses his Keyblade to extract his heart into the Keyblade wielder's body. But the destruction of X-blade forced everyone out of the Keyblade Graveyard leaving the Lingering Will along with Terra's Keyblade behind.
When Terra, Aqua, and Ventus confront Xehanort at the Keyblade Graveyard, the elderly Keyblade Master explains that the world serves as the final resting place of the combatants of the Keyblade War. During the fight despite Ventus defeating Vantias, their forced merge allowed the X-blade to be forged and yet despite it being complete on the outside the blade in the two boy's Station of Awakening the merge was incomplete. With Ventus and Aqua along with Mickey, they destroyed it while after losing to Terra, Xehanort uses his Keyblade to extract his heart into the Keyblade wielder's body. But the destruction of X-blade forced everyone out of the Keyblade Graveyard leaving the Lingering Will along with Terra's Keyblade behind.


Returning to the Land of Departure thanks to Ventus' Keyblade opening a gate, Aqua with a catatonic Ventus was surprised to discover their home destroyed. Upon finding her fallen master's Keyblade, Aqua uses it to turn the Land of Departure into Castle Oblivion, hiding Ventus in the Chamber of Repose. Merged together as Terra-Xehanort, when Terra's heart was acting up during the final confrontation with Aqua, Xehanort turned his Keyblade on himself. In doing so, the elderly master caused himself to have amnesia temporarily, thus losing the ability to use the weapon. In a desperate bid to save Terra, Aqua willingly releases her Keyblade and armor to send him back to the realm of light as she fell into the dark realm. While wondering the dark realm, when Aqua hits her lowest point about wanting to give up, she is surrounded by Heartless until she is saved by the Keyblades of her friends.
Returning home thanks to Ventus' Keyblade opening a gate, Aqua with a catatonic Ventus was surprised to find their home destroyed upon finding her fallen master's Keyblade Aqua uses it to turn the Land of Departure into Castle Oblivion, hiding Ventus in the Chamber of Repose. Merged together as Terra-Xehanort, when Terra's heart was acting up during the final confrontation with Aqua, Xehanort turned his Keyblade on himself. In doing so, the elderly master caused himself to have amnesia temporarily, thus losing the ability to use the weapon. In a desperate bid to save Terra, Aqua willingly releases her Keyblade and armor to send him back to the realm of light as she fell into the dark realm. While wondering the dark realm, when Aqua hits her lowest point about wanting to give up, she is surrounded by Heartless until she is saved by the Keyblades of her friends.


With Xehanort's plans foiled, Mickey returned the Star Seeker to Yen Sid believing he failed his exam, but Yen Sid hands it back, declaring Mickey a Keyblade Master.
With Xehanort's plans foiled, Mickey returned the Star Seeker to Yen Sid believing he failed his exam, but Yen Sid hands it back, declaring Mickey a Keyblade Master.
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===''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary passage-''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary passage-''===
Aqua uses the Master's Defender Keyblade to protect herself from the hordes of Heartless while exploring Dark Realm. She comes across King Mickey, who was looking for the Kingdom Key D Keyblade to close the Door to Darkness. Aqua fights the [[Demon Tide]] to save Riku, forcing her to stay on the darkness side of the door. Once Sora saves the worlds, Aqua remains in the Realm of Darkness, though Master's Defender is returned alongside Destiny Islands.
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===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
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==Keyblade wielders==
==Keyblade wielders==
[[File:Roxas KHIII.png|thumb|180px|Roxas often uses Synch Blade to manifest his [[Oathkeeper and Oblivion]].]]
[[File:Roxas KHIII.png|thumb|right|180px|Roxas often uses Synch Blade to manifest his [[Oathkeeper and Oblivion]].]]
{{main|List of Keyblade wielders}}
{{main|List of Keyblade wielders}}
{{Q|Well, you'll find they're picky about their owners.|Terra to Braig}}
{{Q|Well, you'll find they're picky about their owners.|Terra to Braig}}
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A Keyblade wielder can attach a [[Keychain]] or [[Gear]] to their Keyblade to transform it into a particular form, affecting both its design and abilities. Equipping a Keychain also changes the effect generated when the Keyblade is summoned; this effect is generally based on the Keychain's symbolism.  
A Keyblade wielder can attach a [[Keychain]] or [[Gear]] to their Keyblade to transform it into a particular form, affecting both its design and abilities. Equipping a Keychain also changes the effect generated when the Keyblade is summoned; this effect is generally based on the Keychain's symbolism.  


Keyblades seem to be a manifestation of their wielders’ hearts and desires and can act upon these desires even when the user is incapacitated, or even in another world or realm entirely. When Aqua gave up hope and allowed herself to be destroyed in the Realm of Darkness, Terra’s [[Earthshaker]] and Ventus’s [[Wayward Wind]] came and destroyed the [[Darkside]]s threatening her, protecting her without a wielder. Also, a Keyblade may appear for its wielder in a time of need even if it is not consciously summoned, such as during Roxas’s battles in [[The Other Twilight Town]] or when a large lock blocked Sora’s path in the [[Underworld]].
Keyblades seem to be a manifestation of their wielders’ hearts and desires and can act upon these desires even when the user is incapacitated, or even in another world or realm entirely. When Aqua gave up hope and allowed herself to be destroyed in the Realm of Darkness, Terra’s [[Earthshaker]] and Ventus’s [[Wayward Wind]] came and destroyed the [[Darkside]]s threatening her, protecting her without a wielder. Also, a Keyblade may appear for its wielder in a time of need even if it is not consciously summoned, such as during Roxas’s battles in the [[Simulated Twilight Town]] or when a large lock blocked Sora’s path in the [[Underworld]].


==Design==
==Design==
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Equipment-Katanas-Keyblades (Deadpool Cosmic).jpg|Deadpool's Keyblades as they appear in ''Marvel Heroes''.
Keyblades (Marvel Heroes).png|Deadpool's "Keyblades of Knowledge" as they appear in ''Marvel Heroes''.
Keyblades (Marvel Heroes).png|Deadpool's "Keyblades of Knowledge" as they appear in ''Marvel Heroes''.
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Kingdom Key Promo DI3.png|Mickey wielding Sora's Keyblade in ''Disney Infinity 3.0''.
Kingdom Key Promo DI3.png|Mickey wielding Sora's Keyblade in ''Disney Infinity 3.0''.
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===''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)''===
In the {{w|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''}} film, Chip and Dale stumble upon a vault of items belonged to kidnapped characters, one of the items being the Kingdom Key.
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Kingdom Key CnDRR.png|Kingdom Key as it appears in ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''.
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===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{ssb|Sora_(SSBU)|Sora}} wields the Kingdom Key in the game. In Sora's reveal trailer, the Keyblade is cloaked in flames as the last ember of the ''Smash'' logo, and {{ssb|Mario_(SSBU)|Mario}} grabs the Kingdom Key to summon Sora. {{ssb|Kirby_(SSBU)|Kirby}} can copy Sora's neutral special by inhaling him, but is only able to conjure a translucent illusion of the Kingdom Key to cast spells.
{{ssb|Sora_(SSBU)|Sora}} wields the Kingdom Key in the game. In Sora's reveal trailer, the Keyblade is cloaked in flames as the last ember of the ''Smash'' logo, and {{ssb|Mario_(SSBU)|Mario}} grabs the Kingdom Key to summon Sora. {{ssb|Kirby_(SSBU)|Kirby}} can copy Sora's neutral special by inhaling him, but is only able to conjure a translucent illusion of the Kingdom Key to cast spells.
===''{{w|Dragon Ball Heroes}}''===
The {{nihongo|'''Key Sword'''|キーソード|Kī Sōdo}} is a weapon that appears in the manga, anime, and game adaptions of ''Dragon Ball Heroes''. Originally created to seal the Demon Realm, Xeno Trunks uses it to combat the Dark Empire. Its name, design, and function are references to the Keyblade.


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==Notes and references==
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