Ventus

Unreleased

Ven (full name Ventus) is a character who will appear in the upcoming game Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. He first appeared in the secret ending movie, "Birth By Sleep", from Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+, fighting against Master Xehanort and his apprentice with companions Aqua and Terra.

Role in "Birth by Sleep"
His most memorable role in the video is his capture by Master Xehanort, whom teleports behind him and grabs him by the back of his head when Ven attempts to attack him from behind. Ven struggles against Master Xehanort's grip, but to no avail; Master Xehanort squeezes his head hard enough to crack his helmet, then freezing his entire body solid before letting him drop from the cliff. Ven's body is caught by Aqua after hitting the cliff wall, shattering his keyblade and most of what remained of his helmet. When his face is fully revealed, apparently still alive (as his eyes are moving and trying to focus on Aqua), it is shown that he is identical to Roxas. The connection between the two is not explained or even confirmed as an existent connection, leading to scattered theories among fans.

Information
Not much is known about Ven but in one scene during the TGS trailer, Terra says that Ven rescued him and Ven replies that it was 'because they are friends'. The latest magazine indicates that Ven will be a playable character, and shown capable of conjuring Thunder-like magics. He is said to be the fastest of the trio, and fights using combo attacks.

According to an interview with Nomura, Ven is expected to play a huge role in the upcoming PSP game named after the video, perhaps even bigger than just being a male protagonist. In a video of unseen footage, Ven encounters Master Xehanort while at Olympus Coliseum. Ven asks who he is only to have a flash of light go past as if he realized something. Master Xehanort goes on to say that Ven is losing something, but he hasn't lost it permanently. He then summons a lightning-like ball of energy in his hand like he does in the secret ending. He tells Ven, "In order to obtain it, give up," and, "Now recover everything, and discover the truth!" This may be in regards to Ven's memory (akin to Chain of Memories), but this theory has yet to be confirmed.

At Square Enix's latest convention, a playable demo of Ven in Cinderella's world was seen. In Cinderella's world, Ven seems to have been shrunk down to the size of a rat. This is likely to be magic that was cast upon him so he was the same size as the other mice from Cinderella. An image shows him holding his Keyblade and standing in front of Jaq as if he's defending him from something (Most likely Lucifer since Lucifer has been revealed to be a boss for Ven to fight and images of the battle have been seen) and you notice Ven and Jaq are about the same size. Another image shows Ven carrying a ball of blue yarn while trying to sneak past a giant Lucifer. There is also a scene of him stood in the courtyard of a castle with Cinderella running past in the background - from the scale of this image it is assumed that the effects of whatever had shruk him to the size of the mice in the first place had either worn off or been removed. He was also with Aqua when Maleficent told them that Terra's heart was descending into darkness, after hearing this he seemed upset and wanted not to believe it.

Trivia

 * Because Sora's Nobody, Roxas, bears an uncanny resemblance with Ven, it appears that he has some kind of connection with Sora. However, it is currently still unconfirmed what that connection might be.
 * Ven's swordsmanship seems to be very odd for specific reasons. He holds his sword backwards in two ways. First, he holds it so that the teeth of the key are FACING the opponent (All other Keyblade Wielders do the opposite). He also holds it backwards so that it is behind him, akin to Sora's Wisdom form. Ven uses the Keyblade with his left-hand.
 * His resemblence to Roxas could also be connected to Xion, the 14th Organization member, as it has been speculated that she may have a connection to Kairi, Naminé and Aqua.
 * It was suspected by a few fans when his name was first revealed that Ven may have had something to do with Even, due to the close similarity in names and the fact that Birth Before Sleep is set around the time that the Apprentices were starting their experiments with the darkness of the heart. However, it is most likely that this is merely another Riku and Rikku event - two characters with very similar names that have practically nothing to do with each other.