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Building on [[Ansem the Wise]]'s research into the nature of the heart, two of his apprentices, Xehanort and Master Xehanort's co-conspirator, [[Braig]], experimented on people's hearts without his knowledge, convincing Ansem's other apprentices, [[Dilan]], [[Even]], [[Aeleus]], and [[Ienzo]], to assist them.
Building on [[Ansem the Wise]]'s research into the nature of the heart, two of his apprentices, Xehanort and Master Xehanort's co-conspirator, [[Braig]], experimented on people's hearts without his knowledge, convincing Ansem's other apprentices, [[Dilan]], [[Even]], [[Aeleus]], and [[Ienzo]], to assist them.


During the experiments, Xehanort discovered the Heartless, and decided on their name.<ref name="Ansem's Report 3">[[Ansem's Reports|Ansem's Report 3]], "They still need a name. Those who lack hearts... I will call them the Heartless."</ref> When observing the behavior of the Heartless, one of them leads him to the heart of Radiant Garden. After further studying them, he built the Heartless Manufactory inside Ansem's castle<ref name="Ansem's Report 8">[[Ansem's Reports|Ansem's Report 8]], "As a start, I have built a device that artificially creates Heartless. By recreating the conditions that spawn the Heartless naturally, I should be able to produce them artificially. This device is the culmination of all my research thus far."</ref> and created the first artificial Emblem Heartless.{{fact}}<!--citation for Xehanort building this?-->
During the experiments, Xehanort discovered the Heartless and named them.{{storylink|Ansem's Report 3}} One of them leads him to the heart of Radiant Garden. After further studying them, he built the Heartless Manufactory inside Ansem's castle and created the first artificial Emblem Heartless.{{storylink|Ansem's Report 8}}


After discovering his apprentices' experiments and realizing his error in trying to interfere with the nature of the heart, Ansem the Wise ordered his apprentices to cease their research. However, they overthrow Ansem, banishing him to the Realm of Darkness while Xehanort takes his name. Their continued experiments eventually led the group to lose their hearts, turning them into Heartless and Nobodies, and Xehanort's Heartless, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], began planning to find and take the power of Kingdom Hearts.
After discovering his apprentices' experiments and realizing his error in trying to interfere with the nature of the heart, Ansem the Wise ordered his apprentices to cease their research. However, they overthrow Ansem, banishing him to the Realm of Darkness while Xehanort takes his name. Their continued experiments eventually led the group to lose their hearts, turning them into Heartless and Nobodies, and Xehanort's Heartless, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], began planning to find and take the power of Kingdom Hearts.
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===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
As a Keyblade-wielding member of Organization XIII, [[Roxas]] is often sent on missions to defeat Heartless and collect hearts. During one of his early missions, [[Marluxia]] introduces Roxas to fighting Heartless and explains to him the difference between Pureblood and Emblem Heartless. He also tells Roxas that hearts he collects will gather to form Kingdom Hearts, and [[Zexion]] further emphasizes the importance of Roxas's role.
After Maleficent and Ansem's defeat, the Heartless run wild without a guiding will behind them, although villains like [[Pete]] are able to summon and control small groups of them. As a Keyblade-wielding member of Organization XIII, [[Roxas]] is often sent on missions to defeat them and collect hearts. During one of his early missions, [[Marluxia]] introduces Roxas to fighting Heartless and explains to him the difference between Pureblood and Emblem Heartless. He also tells Roxas that hearts he collects will gather to form Kingdom Hearts, and [[Zexion]] further emphasizes the importance of Roxas's role.
 
With both Maleficent and Ansem, Seeker of Darkness seemingly destroyed at the hands of Sora and company at this point in time, the Heartless instead appeared to be under the control of Pete, Maleficent's bumbling second-in-command, during the events of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.<ref name="Pete">[http://www.khwiki.com/Pete#cite_ref-1 Pete], Pete appeared in a few missions in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, where he had control over different Heartless, including the 'Ruler of the Sky' boss, his so-called "Prize Heartless".</ref>
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