Ienzo

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Ienzo was one of the six apprentices (and adopted son) of Ansem the Wise, and the complete being of Zexion. He appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep


Ienzo appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as a minor character, not speaking any lines. When Ienzo is surrounded by Unversed in Radiant Garden, Ventus appears and defeats the Unversed, saving Ienzo. According to Even, Ienzo was adopted by Ansem the Wise after the deaths of Ienzo's parents. Even gives his (and Ienzo's) thanks to Ven before departing, with Ienzo giving Ven a glance before following Even.

In the secret ending, Ienzo is walking with his adoptive father Ansem while they are enjoying eating Sea-Salt Ice Cream. They walk in silence until Ienzo stops and looks at Braig and Xehanort, bringing them to the attention of Ansem.

Dabbling in darkness
Ienzo was one of six apprentices of Ansem the Wise, the ruler and scientist of Radiant Garden, alongside Braig, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Xehanort. Worried the Darkness in people's hearts would eventually consume his world, Ansem began performing tests on Xehanort's heart. Eventually, at Ienzo's persuasion, he created a laboratory in his castle's basement for such experimentation. However, Ienzo and the other apprentices had their own intentions for the laboratory, and began conducting inhumane experiments on the human heart and the darkness within it. Such experimentation led to the creation of the Heartless. Ansem quickly discovered their secret experiments, and immediately ordered them to stop. One day, after being advised to review their research data by King Mickey, Ansem found that the effects of their experiments had become irreversible.

Eventually, Ienzo and the other five apprentices dabbled too deeply into darkness through their continued experiments. Ienzo, along with the others, was consumed by the darkness, producing a Heartless. However, the apprentices all had strong wills, and so Ienzo also became a human-formed Nobody, Zexion. The six Nobodies formed Organization XIII, and banished Ansem the Wise to the Realm of Nothingness.

Appearance
Like Even, Ienzo has a scientist-like appearance, wearing the same white coat that Even wears over a black, V-neck top. Oddly, Ienzo appears to be much younger than his Nobody, Zexion, perhaps even younger than Ventus. Otherwise, he completely resembles his Nobody, Zexion, with a few minor changes such as shorter, lighter hair. His eyes also appear to be a lighter shade of blue. Likely due to his size, Ienzo folds the sleeves of his lab coat back, and even then his hands are partially covered. He also wears blue pants and black shoes, as opposed to the other apprentices's black boots.

Trivia

 * According to Ansem's Secret Reports in Kingdom Hearts II, Ienzo persuased Ansem to create the laboratory that Xehanort and the other apprentices would later use to create the Heartless and Nobody, possibly impilying that Ienzo had some influence that the other apprentices (not even Xehanort) had over Ansem. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep reveals that Ienzo was the adopted son of Ansem of Wise.

Notes and References
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