Symbols in the Kingdom Hearts series: Difference between revisions
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{{Q|As your flesh bears the sigil, so your name shall be known as that...of a recusant.|Xemnas to Sora, at the beginning of their battle.}} | {{Q|As your flesh bears the sigil, so your name shall be known as that...of a recusant.|Xemnas to Sora, at the beginning of their battle.}} | ||
Chi is the twenty-second letter in the Greek alphabet, from which the Latin letter "X" is derived. Master [[Xehanort]] can form a glowing, stylized version of the letter in his hand. According to him, χ is "a most ancient letter" that represents death | Chi is the twenty-second letter in the Greek alphabet, from which the Latin letter "X" is derived. Master [[Xehanort]] can form a glowing, stylized version of the letter in his hand. According to him, χ is "a most ancient letter" that represents death and endings. The letter Chi lends its name and form to the χ-blade, which features two Kingdom Keys crossed in an "X"-shape on the blade and Keychain token. | ||
[[Xemnas]] adds a similar-looking "X" known as the {{nihongo|'''Recusant's Sigil'''|異端の印|Itan no shirushi|lit. "Mark of heresy"}} to the names of all members of Organization XIII. This is because he vaguely remembers Master Xehanort's fascination with the χ-blade.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania''''':<br>''-Where did the Organization’s coat and mark come from?''<br>'''Nomura:''' One year after '''Birth by Sleep''', Xehanort, as well as five other apprentices toss aside their hearts. Then the Nobody Xemnas was born, and the Organization which he creates take a lot of things from his memories, as a human. But as Xemnas had two people who he was, Terra and Master Xehanort, he takes from both of their memories. [...] Xemnas gives Organization members names with an X in them. This has something to do with Master Xehanort’s interest in the X-Blade. </ref> According to Young Xehanort, the Recusant's Sigil can be used to track a person's location once he or she has been marked with it. During his [[Mark of Mastery exam]] in the [[Sleeping Worlds]], [[Sora]] is marked with the Recusant's Sigil by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] so that the [[Real Organization XIII|other incarnations]] of [[Xehanort]] can keep an eye on him. The Recusant's Sigil appears on Sora's shirt in the form of a silver "X." | [[Xemnas]] adds a similar-looking "X" known as the {{nihongo|'''Recusant's Sigil'''|異端の印|Itan no shirushi|lit. "Mark of heresy"}} to the names of all members of Organization XIII. This is because he vaguely remembers Master Xehanort's fascination with the χ-blade.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania''''':<br>''-Where did the Organization’s coat and mark come from?''<br>'''Nomura:''' One year after '''Birth by Sleep''', Xehanort, as well as five other apprentices toss aside their hearts. Then the Nobody Xemnas was born, and the Organization which he creates take a lot of things from his memories, as a human. But as Xemnas had two people who he was, Terra and Master Xehanort, he takes from both of their memories. [...] Xemnas gives Organization members names with an X in them. This has something to do with Master Xehanort’s interest in the X-Blade. </ref> According to Young Xehanort, the Recusant's Sigil can be used to track a person's location once he or she has been marked with it. During his [[Mark of Mastery exam]] in the [[Sleeping Worlds]], [[Sora]] is marked with the Recusant's Sigil by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] so that the [[Real Organization XIII|other incarnations]] of [[Xehanort]] can keep an eye on him. The Recusant's Sigil appears on Sora's shirt in the form of a silver "X." | ||