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{{Enemy | {{Enemy | ||
|name=Vanitas | |name=Vanitas Remnant | ||
|katakana=ヴァニタスの思念 | |katakana=ヴァニタスの思念 | ||
|romaji=Vanitasu no Shinen | |romaji=Vanitasu no Shinen | ||
|japname=Vanitas | |japname=Vanitas Sentiment | ||
|fr=Sentiment de Vanitas | |fr=Sentiment de Vanitas | ||
|image=[[File:Vanitas Sentiment Art.png|200px]] | |image=[[File:Vanitas Sentiment Art.png|200px]] | ||
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|journalBBS= A physical manifestation of what remained of Vanitas's powerful thoughts and feelings. | |journalBBS= A physical manifestation of what remained of Vanitas's powerful thoughts and feelings. | ||
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'''Vanitas | '''Vanitas Remnant''' makes its first and only appearance as a secret, optional boss in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. After the player clears the Final Episode, a crest similar to an [[Absent Silhouette]] portal will appear in the Badlands area of the [[Keyblade Graveyard]]. Simply approach the portal and select the "That's a danger I'm willing to face" option to initiate the battle. Defeating Vanitas Remnant will earn the player a Secret Gem in the Japanese version of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and the [[Void Gear]] Keyblade in North American and European versions. The Void Gear will also be the player's prize for defeating the boss in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix''. Vanitas Remnant also must be defeated if the player wishes to challenge the even more powerful [[Mysterious Figure]]. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
Terra, Ventus, or Aqua returns to the Badlands to find a mysterious sphere of dark energy hovering in the air in front of a large pillar of rock that was not present during their last visit to the area. They ignore the dark power felt emanating from the crest, accepting the challenge it presents. Vanitas | Terra, Ventus, or Aqua returns to the Badlands to find a mysterious sphere of dark energy hovering in the air in front of a large pillar of rock that was not present during their last visit to the area. They ignore the dark power felt emanating from the crest, accepting the challenge it presents. Vanitas Remnant then takes shape behind them from a sphere of dark energy, much like the true Vanitas did during his creation, drawing its Void Gear Keyblade and attacking. After the Remnant's defeat, it transforms back into the dark energy sphere from which it originally spawned and vanishes. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Vanitas | Vanitas Remnant, true to its name, is a palette swap of the helmetted [[Vanitas]]. Its smooth helmet is completely black with an Unversed insignia emblazoned on it. Its torso and legs are covered by a black [[Dark Mode|bodysuit]] with nearly glowing white highlights on the chest. The material over its arms shifts in color from black to grey to white, before shifting to black again on the palms of its hands. Its boots are white with black soles. It also wears a white, skirt-like garment with black tips around its waist, held up by several grey straps. | ||
The crest that must be approached by the player to begin the battle has a very similar appearance to an Absent Silhouette portal, varying shades of purple in coloration with shards of black, rock-like material floating around it. The symbol appearing on the crest displays two halves of a gear which join to form an "S", the keychain of the Void Gear Keyblade, both Vanitas and his Remnant's primary weapon. | The crest that must be approached by the player to begin the battle has a very similar appearance to an Absent Silhouette portal, varying shades of purple in coloration with shards of black, rock-like material floating around it. The symbol appearing on the crest displays two halves of a gear which join to form an "S", the keychain of the Void Gear Keyblade, both Vanitas and his Remnant's primary weapon. | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
Vanitas | Vanitas Remnant uses a skillset similar to the true Vanitas, but with more powerful versions of Vanitas's attacks and the ability to heal itself whenever the player tries to do the same, excluding healing by Potions. Each of these tactics has the potential to instantly drop the player's HP into the "Alarm Zone", thus the boss should be approached with caution. It also has some attacks that Vanitas could only perform with the [[χ-blade]], both complete and incomplete. | ||
For the most part, Vanitas | For the most part, Vanitas Remnant will start the battle by surrounding itself in a dark ball of energy and sending multiple shadow versions of itself after the player. While these are extremely difficult to dodge, it is not impossible. Hiding behind a pillar may help, but not always. If one of these shadows hits the player, they will be temporarily blinded and left open to further attack, which will most likely finish the player off, as the first hit usually sends them into the alarm zone if lucky. A rather risky way of avoiding this is quickly hitting Vanitas Remnant just before it can begin the attack, then dodging away before it begins a different attack. In its standard moveset, it has two melee attacks: one where it will strike at the player and then send an arch of energy after them, which will follow the player for the next few seconds before fading out. | ||
Beware not to be hit by this, otherwise the player will be confused and very open to another attack. The second one involves the Remnant striking at the player once, striking the ground, creating a wave of energy in the form of an "X", then striking at the player again, and ending it by leaping into the air and firing an "X" shape of energy at the player, which is easily dodged. This last one will leave the Remnant open for a couple of hits, but the player must calculate their moves carefully or it can be costly. If the Remnant is struck one too many times, it will quickly retaliate with an ice-based attack which can defeat the player instantly. | Beware not to be hit by this, otherwise the player will be confused and very open to another attack. The second one involves the Remnant striking at the player once, striking the ground, creating a wave of energy in the form of an "X", then striking at the player again, and ending it by leaping into the air and firing an "X" shape of energy at the player, which is easily dodged. This last one will leave the Remnant open for a couple of hits, but the player must calculate their moves carefully or it can be costly. If the Remnant is struck one too many times, it will quickly retaliate with an ice-based attack which can defeat the player instantly. | ||
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Stick to this strategy and victory will be yours. The trick is to keep a hit-and-run strategy. While the Remnant has only one life bar, it is important not to underestimate it, as the fight could take even longer than one against the [[Lingering Sentiment]], so above all, patience is a must. | Stick to this strategy and victory will be yours. The trick is to keep a hit-and-run strategy. While the Remnant has only one life bar, it is important not to underestimate it, as the fight could take even longer than one against the [[Lingering Sentiment]], so above all, patience is a must. | ||
When defeated, Vanitas | When defeated, Vanitas Remnant then disappears in the same way it appeared. It drops a [[Secret Gem]] in the Japanese realease of the game, and the [[Void Gear]] Keyblade in the English release and in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]''.<ref name="Dengeki">''[http://www.ff-reunion.net/kh/2010/06/25/khbbs_dengeki_nomura_interview KHBbS: Dengeki PS - Nomura Interview, North American Edition Voice Actors and Added Elements]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Vanitas Portal.png|The crest which initiates to the battle with Vanitas | File:Vanitas Portal.png|The crest which initiates to the battle with Vanitas Remnant | ||
File:Void Gear (Vanitas's Remnant) KHBBS.png|Vanitas | File:Void Gear (Vanitas's Remnant) KHBBS.png|Vanitas Remnant's version of the Void Gear | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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|style="-moz-border-radius:10px"|'''Vanitas | |style="-moz-border-radius:10px"|'''Vanitas Remnant - (''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'': Terra)''' | ||
|style="-moz-border-radius:10px"|'''Vanitas | |style="-moz-border-radius:10px"|'''Vanitas Remnant - (''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'': Ventus)''' | ||
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|style="-moz-border-radius:10px"|'''Vanitas | |style="-moz-border-radius:10px"|'''Vanitas Remnant - (''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'': Aqua)''' | ||
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