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{{Character
 |name=Vali
 |katakana=ヴァーリ
 |romaji=Vāri
 |image=[[File:Vali KHDR.png]]
 |type=Entelechy
 |game1=Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
 |charworld1=Scala ad Caelum
}}
'''Vali''' is a character in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]''. He is a [[Keyblade wielder]] and one of the upper classmen.

==Story==
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
Vali trains as a Keyblade wielder in [[Scala ad Caelum]] under [[Odin]], alongside his fellow upper classmen [[Vidar]], [[Vala]], [[Hoder]], [[Heimdall]], [[Helgi]], and [[Sigrun]]. In preparation for his [[Mark of Mastery exam]], he and his classmates travel to other [[world]]s to observe the world order in them. They encounter strife in each world due to the conflicting views of their residents.

In [[Enchanted Dominion]], Vali and his classmates learn that [[Aurora]] has been cursed by [[Maleficent]], and debate whether they should interfere. While the group rests for the night, Vali discovers that Hoder has gone missing, and the remaining classmates decide to split up to search for her. Vali, Vala, and Vidar decide to go together, with the other three leaving first. However, Vali and his friends are too late, and learn that Hoder, Heimdall, Helgi, and Sigrun have been killed, and swear revenge.

After learning that Hoder's younger brother [[Baldr]] was the one to kill Hoder and her classmates after being consumed by [[darkness]], Vali, Vala, and Vidar decide to instead summon [[Kingdom Hearts]] to purge the darkness. Led by Vidar, Vali and Vala decide to steal the essential objects of other worlds to make them fall to chaos, in hopes of bringing out the seven pure [[light]]s needed to open Kingdom Hearts.

===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===
Vali and Vala travel to [[Beast's Castle]], where they steal the [[Beast]]'s enchanted rose. After [[Xehanort]], [[Hermod]] and [[Urd]] arrive, Vali and Vala secretly observe them. When Urd becomes separated and surrounded by [[Heartless]], Vala is impressed by her and offers her to join them, while Vali continues to observe from out of sight. Vala decides Urd isn't ready, and Vali reveals himself to Urd and gives her the Beast's rose to return to the Beast. Vali and Vala then leave.

Eventually, the upper classmen decide against summoning Kingdom Hearts. Vali and Vala return to Scala ad Caelum with Vidar and [[Vor]]. Vor leaves to search for Odin, and Vali, Vala, and Vidar encounter [[Xehanort]] and [[Eraqus]] at the Stairway to the Sky. They admit they were aware of Baldr's plans, which enrages Eraqus, causing him to attack Vidar. Vali, Vala, and Vidar fight Eraqus and Xehanort, until Xehanort convinces Eraqus to stop. Baldr arrives, surrounded by darkness, and taunts the group before summoning Heartless to stall them while he leaves to find Vor.

After dispatching the Heartless, Vali, Vala, and Vidar rush after Baldr, and encounter him in the tower with Vor. They fight Baldr, but, just as Eraqus and Xehanort arrive, Baldr summons the [[Hringhorn]] which quickly kills Vali, Vala, and Vidar.

==Design==
Vali has pale skin, feathery black hair reaching about his ears, and cyan eyes. He wears a black mask over his nose and mouth with two silver buttons on the left side, which seamlessly connects to a high-collared, sleeveless black shirt. He wears a loose, tasseled light-grey cloth around his waist on the left side, over which he wears layered dark-grey metal plates with gold trim, resembling samurai armor. Two orange cords are wrapped around the top plate and tied at the center beneath a gold [[Terra's Mark]] emblem, with two hanging tassels. He also wears black fingerless gloves with large cuffs, baggy black pants, and black shoes with orange trim and grey lines forming an "X" on their trunks, and has bandages wrapped around his left arm.

In Norse mythology, {{w|Váli}} was a son of Odin born solely to avenge the death of Baldr.

==Abilities==
Like his classmates, Vali wields the {{c|Keyblade|KHDR}}.
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[[Category:Keyblade Wielders]]