List of Keyblade wielders

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The following is a list of known Keyblade wielders, characters who have successfully wielded a Keyblade in battle. Not included are characters who have held a Keyblade only for it to return to the hand of its true holder, such as Leon or Jack Sparrow, as a Keyblade will refuse to be wielded by anyone without a strong enough heart.

Keyblade Masters

The Master of Masters

The Master of Masters is responsible for creating the Book of Prophecies using his gift of foresight, as well as for training his six apprentices, Luxu, Ira, Invi, Aced, Ava, and Gula.

Master Invi

Invi is the leader of the Anguis Union, and one of the six apprentices of the Master of Masters.

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Invi's Keyblade

Master Gula

Gula is the leader of the Leopardus Union, and one of the six apprentices of the Master of Masters.

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Gula's Keyblade

Master Ira

Ira is the leader of the Unicornis Union, and one of the six apprentices of the Master of Masters.

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Ira's Keyblade

Master Aced

Aced is the leader of the Ursus Union, and one of the six apprentices of the Master of Masters.

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Aced's Keyblade

Master Ava

Ava is the leader of the Vulpes Union, and one of the six apprentices of the Master of Masters. She was also responding for founding and training the Dandelions.

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Ava's Keyblade

Master Luxu

Master Luxu is one of the six apprentices of the Master of Masters, and the only one of their number to not become a Foreteller. He was bequeathed the enigmatic No Name Keyblade as a part of his mission to carry out the Master's will. He guards the Black Box until the time is right.

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No Name

Bragi

Bragi is a vessel of Luxu. He poses as a Keyblade wielder under the tutelage of Master Odin.

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Keyblade

Xigbar

Xigbar is the current incarnation of Luxu. He poses as a braggart seeking the Keyblade's power, refraining from using one until he reclaims the No Name following Master Xehanort's final defeat.

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No Name

Master Ephemer

Ephemer is a Keyblade wielder who desires to find the true purpose behind the gathering of Lux and the structure of the World. He later inherits the Master's Defender from Brain and goes onto become the founder and first Keyblade Master of Scala ad Caelum.

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Starlight Master's Defender

Master Odin

Master Odin is the Keyblade Master who trained Xehanort, Eraqus, Bragi, Vor, Hermod, Urd, Baldr, as well as seven upperclassmen. He wields the No Name and Master's Defender Keyblades, and respectively passes them down to Xehanort and Eraqus at the end of their Mark of Mastery exams.

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No Name Master's Defender

Master Xehanort

Master Xehanort is a Keyblade Master that devoted himself to the darkness, wishing to obtain the χ-blade and thus enter Kingdom Hearts. To this end, he contrived numerous plots and manipulated many people into becoming pawns of his device. Eventually, he used his Keyblade to transfer his heart into Terra's body, becoming Terra-Xehanort which eventually was split into Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Xemnas.

His time-traveling younger incarnation, Young Xehanort, was initially unable to wield a Keyblade in Dream Drop Distance, though when the reincarnated Master Xehanort possessed Young Xehanort's body when it was under attack by Mickey and Riku he was able to do so, and by the time he appeared in Kingdom Hearts III he could wield a Keyblade without aid.

The No Name Keyblade is claimed by Young Xehanort to be the oldest surviving Keyblade, and to possess a connection to the Keyblade War. Its primary Keychain gives it a black form resembling the Foretellers' Keyblades, but with a goat in place of their respective animals. It contains a Gazing Eye on its head and keychain token. While possessing his younger self's body, Master Xehanort uses a Keychain that gives his Keyblade a shape resembling a fusion of its normal form and the No Name Keychain obtained by Terra, Ventus, and Aqua.

Terra-Xehanort

After Master Xehanort possesses Terra's body and becomes Terra-Xehanort, he retains the ability to summon his original incarnation's Keyblade, though he wields it like Terra would. Terra-Xehanort used his original incarnation's Keyblade to fight the Lingering Will and Aqua. After being defeated, Terra's heart begins to fight back, causing Xehanort to stab himself in order to rid himself of Terra, but accidentally sealing his memories and thus his ability to wield a Keyblade, ultimately forgetting everything but the name "Xehanort".

His Heartless, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness is unable to wield a Keyblade himself ordinarily, though he does briefly wield the Keyblade of heart while possessing the body of the nascent Keyblade wielder Riku. His Nobody, Xemnas may have also been able to wield a Keyblade, but preferred not to, he did at one point utilize Master Xehanort's Keyblade Armor.

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No Name

Master Eraqus

Master Eraqus is a Keyblade Master who protected the Land of Departure and served as Terra, Ventus, and Aqua's teacher. After Aqua was named a Keyblade Master, Eraqus told her the secret responsibilities that came with such a title. Eraqus was slain by his former friend, Master Xehanort.

Eraqus's Keyblade, the Master's Defender, has a very simple design. His Keychain is the "Mark of Mastery" symbol. After Eraqus's murder, his Keyblade was passed on to Aqua.

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Keyblade Master's Defender

Master Aqua

Master Aqua is a Keyblade Master who operated before Sora ever embarked on his first journey. Her standard Keyblade is the Rainfell, but it later transforms into the Stormfall. Aqua's Keyblades are of average length in comparison to Terra and Ventus's. Aqua inherits the Master's Defender after Eraqus's demise. She sacrifices her Keyblade in an attempt to save Terra after he falls into the Realm of Darkness, leaving the Master's Defender her only weapon in the Dark World. She loses the Master's Defender after staying behind in the Dark World to let Mickey and Sora seal the Door to Darkness. Upon returning to the Realm of Light, Aqua resumes wielding the Master's Defender in the battle against the Real Organization XIII; following the battle, she regains her Rainfell, leaving the Master's Defender as a grave for Eraqus.

Aqua unintentionally bequeathed a Keyblade to Kairi in Radiant Garden; Kairi touched Aqua's Keyblade by mistake when attempting to get away from several Unversed at the entrance to Ansem the Wise's castle.

Anti-Aqua

Anti-Aqua is Aqua after having been corrupted by the darkness beneath the End of Sea by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. Despite having no Keyblade of her own, she is able to wield Mickey's Keyblade which she stole.

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Mickey's Star Cluster

Master Yen Sid

Master Yen Sid is a retired Keyblade Master who now watches over the Lanes Between and counsels with stars for guidance, and appears to be the original owner of Mickey's Star Seeker Keyblade. After the catastrophic battle at the Keyblade Graveyard, Mickey returns the Star Seeker, believing that he has failed Yen Sid, but Yen Sid hands it back, encouraging him.

Master Mickey Mouse

As an apprentice to Master Yen Sid, Mickey wields the Star Seeker, a gift to him from his master. His adventures with Ventus and Aqua actually comprise his Mark of Mastery exam, and after their disappearance, he returns to the Mysterious Tower, feeling he has failed the exam, his friends, and his master. He returns the Star Seeker to Yen Sid, but Yen Sid returns it, revealing that Mickey has in fact passed his exam and become a Master.

After the Heartless plague began and worlds began disappearing, Mickey set out to find a Keyblade from the Realm of Darkness in order to seal the Door to Darkness alongside a Keyblade from the Realm of Light, and stop the Heartless. He obtained the Kingdom Key D during that journey. The Kingdom Key D is identical to Sora's Kingdom Key, except that the colors are reversed, the hilt being silver and the blade gold. Some materials give this Keyblade the name "Kingdom Key DarkSide".

While investigating Jiminy's Journal after the defeat of Xemnas, King Mickey returns to wielding his Star Seeker. He then switches back to the Kingdom Key D when he went to rescue Sora from Master Xehanort's clutches.

Mickey discovers that the Kingdom Key D, as a Keyblade of darkness, has the ability to open paths to the Realm of Darkness, but when the Heartless in the Realm of Darkness prove to be too strong, Mickey and Riku return to Yen Sid to fortify their equipment. Mickey wields the Star Cluster from this point on.

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Star Seeker Kingdom Key D Star Cluster

Master Riku

Terra bequeathed a Keyblade to Riku on the Destiny Islands before the destruction of the Land of Departure, and makes Riku promise to keep it a secret. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Riku was the one originally chosen to wield the Kingdom Key, but he was denied that when he chose to submit to darkness, weakening his heart and causing the Keyblade to choose Sora. Instead, Riku uses the Soul Eater, a sword which grows more powerful when used with darkness, and the developing form of his Keyblade. When Sora first arrives at Hollow Bastion, Riku is able to temporarily take the Keyblade as well, but Sora's heart proves to be the strongest, and he reclaims the Keyblade from Riku. After being possessed by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Riku is used as a wielder for the incomplete Keyblade of heart, which Xehanort had forged from the hearts of six of the seven Princesses of Heart. However, this Keyblade is destroyed after Riku is defeated by Sora, who uses the Keyblade to free Kairi's heart from his body. Kingdom Hearts

When Riku encounters Roxas in The World That Never Was, he is again able to temporarily wield a Keyblade, Roxas's Oblivion. However, while as a Keyblade wielder he is able to fight with the weapon, it was not his, and Roxas soon reclaims it. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Riku's Soul Eater eventually matures into the Way to the Dawn, his true Keyblade. This Keyblade represents Riku's nature as a being of light and darkness in both name and form. Riku was also able to summon a second Keyblade in the form of the Destiny's Embrace, which he gives to Kairi as her permanent Keyblade. Kingdom Hearts II

After King Mickey informs Master Yen Sid of the secrets that Ansem and Naminé hid within Jiminy's Journal, Yen Sid invites Riku and Sora to take the Mark of Mastery exam, but only Riku passes. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

When Riku and Mickey go to the Realm of Darkness to find Aqua, they are attacked by a Demon Tower, which destroys the Way to the Dawn. Riku leaves it there for the Riku Replica, whom he refers to as "the other me." Upon returning to Yen Sid's tower, he obtains his new Keyblade, the Braveheart.