Keyblade Armor: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Terra, Aqua, and Ven's Armors KHBBS.png|thumb|200px|right|Terra, Ventus, and Aqua in their suits of Keyblade Armor.]]

Pieces of the armor usually appear as part of the user's normal clothing, such as their boots or belts. However, the armor's left {{w|pauldron}} is more important—by pressing it, the user activates the rest of the armor, which appears in a flash of [[light]]. Despite the fact that it usually appears and disappears magically, the armor can also be removed physically, as [[Terra-Xehanort]] did once he had gained control of Terra's [[body]], and Aqua did to give Terra's body a vessel to take him out of the [[Realm of Darkness]].  

The armor can also act on its own to protect the user, should they be tossed to the Lanes Between unknowingly;{{fact}} Ven was tossed to the Lanes by the [[Star Shard]], [[Xehanort]] and the [[χ-Blade]]. In the third case, the armor is shown to repair the helmets immediately to provide air for the wearer.{{fact}} Despite its heavy appearance, the armor does not appear to impede movement in any way.

In ''[[The Gathering]]'' and ''{{c|Birth by Sleep|video}}'', Terra, Ventus, and Aqua each have capes attached to their suits of Keyblade Armor, but these capes were removed in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' due to frame rate issues.<ref>'''Interviewer:''' " I was very surprised to hear that in VS Arena Mode you could play with six other people." / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "We wanted to make it so that as many people could play together as possible, but in the end we could only do six. By the way, in the ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' secret movie you can see Terra in his armor with a cape, but we took off the cape in this game. It was to make processing easier when you're playing with six people. Processing of moving fabric can be slow, so the speed it runs at is completely different if he has a cape or not." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-Interview-Nomura-New-1269 Translation via KHInsider]</ref> In ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]] '', during the final cutscene in Terra's story, the Lingering Will sprouts a cape; this maintains continuity between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and later appearances such as ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. All three Keyblade wielders' armors are also seen with capes in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]''.

{{w|Tetsuya Nomura}} stated in an interview that he chose to use armor to hide Terra, Aqua, and Ventus's yet-to-be-designed faces to avoid using the [[black coat]]s of [[Organization XIII]] again. Nomura's decision was also influenced by the recent release of ''Final Fantasy XII'', which featured the armored {{ff|Archadian Judges|Archadian Judge Magisters}},<ref>'''''{{w|Weekly Famitsu}}''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Does that mean the players know of these people?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I just haven't drawn their faces. (laugh) I can't hide their faces with black hoods like in KH:FM's secret movie, too. Who knows what kind of grudges I'll invite if I just change the hood's color. (laugh) That's why I chose armors. First, I only drew the atmosphere and the rest is done by the staff. But FF12 has Judge in armor, so I made a more heroic design for them." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-2006-Nomura-Interview-2569 Translation via KHInsider].</ref> as well as an early, canceled project of his.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/07/25/tetsuya-nomuras-batman-figurine-came-canceled-videogame-project/ '''''Siliconera: Tetsuya Nomura's Batman Figurine Came From A Canceled Videogame Project''''']</ref>

==Story==

===''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]''===

===''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''===

[[File:Gathering 01 KHBBS.png|200px|thumb|right|Aqua, Terra, and Ventus summoning their Armor.]]

According to [[Xehanort's Report]], Master Xehanort had once worn his Armor as instructed, but when he felt the [[darkness]] of the [[Ocean Between]], he decided to embrace it, rather than avoiding it.

Terra, Ventus, and Aqua wear their Armor whenever they enter the Lanes Between, or when they land at the [[Mirage Arena]]. They also activate the armor when they are attacked by Xehanort at the [[Keyblade Graveyard]].

[[Xemnas]] came before Aqua's Armor and [[Keyblade]], addressing it as his "friend", which was noticed by [[Xigbar]], who pointed this out to [[Zexion]].

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Xemnas dons Xehanort's Keyblade Armor while attacking Sora and Riku atop his [[Game:Xemnas|Dragon Form]]. During this fight, Xemnas is also able to use the weapons of the recently destroyed members of [[Organization XIII]].

===''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''===

After Sora rescues [[Kairi]], the Replica Xehanorts fuse into a copy of Xehanort's armor, but are repelled and destroyed by the [[Guardians of Light]].

==List of armors==

*[[Keyblade]]

*[[Keyblade Glider]]

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