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{{Q|"χ"... A most ancient letter. Some say "kye," but the meaning is the same. Death... A letter that spells endings.|Master Xehanort}} | {{Q|Not the Keyblades you and I carry. "χ"... A most ancient letter. Some say "kye," but the meaning is the same. Death... A letter that spells endings.|Master Xehanort to Ventus}} | ||
The '''χ-blade''' is a legendary weapon introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. It is the original after which all [[Keyblades]] are imperfectly modeled from. Rather than being a man-made key to an artificial [[Kingdom Hearts]], like the [[Keyblade of Heart]], it coexists with the true Kingdom Hearts itself, a perfect union of all hearts and worlds, and is the only thing that can summon its door.{{storylink|Xehanort's Report VII}} According to legend, the [[Keyblade War]] occurred because of the many souls who desired to take the χ-blade and Kingdom Hearts for themselves, and Master [[Xehanort]] later enacts his plots with the same goal in mind. | The '''χ-blade''' is a legendary weapon introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. It is the original after which all [[Keyblades]] are imperfectly modeled from. Rather than being a man-made key to an artificial [[Kingdom Hearts]], like the [[Keyblade of Heart]], it coexists with the true Kingdom Hearts itself, a perfect union of all hearts and worlds, and is the only thing that can summon its door.{{storylink|Xehanort's Report VII}} According to legend, the [[Keyblade War]] occurred because of the many souls who desired to take the χ-blade and Kingdom Hearts for themselves, and Master [[Xehanort]] later enacts his plots with the same goal in mind. | ||
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In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the filigree has a sparkling effect with seemingly flowing energy within it. | In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the filigree has a sparkling effect with seemingly flowing energy within it. | ||
Master Xehanort and his data replica can Formchange the χ-blade into | Master Xehanort and his data replica can Formchange the χ-blade into a variety of weapons, such as floating cannons, a spinning top, a whip, chakrams, gauntlet claws, and a double-bladed lance. Several of these transformations resemble the [[Alba & Ater]] pieces or the [[Keyblade of heart]], or manifest the [[Kingdom Key]] and [[Kingdom Key D]]. | ||
While the weapon's name is pronounced "Keyblade", it is considered a completely different weapon from Keyblades commonly carried in the series. The "χ" in the weapon's name, alternately pronounced "key" or "kye", is the letter {{w|Chi (letter)|chi}} from the {{w|Greek alphabet}}. According to Xehanort, this letter means "death" and is "a letter that spells endings". | While the weapon's name is pronounced "Keyblade", it is considered a completely different weapon from Keyblades commonly carried in the series. The "χ" in the weapon's name, alternately pronounced "key" or "kye", is the letter {{w|Chi (letter)|chi}} from the {{w|Greek alphabet}}. According to Xehanort, this letter means "death" and is "a letter that spells endings". | ||