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The {{nihongo|'''χ-blade'''|χブレード|Kīburēdo}} is a legendary weapon introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. Despite looking similar to a [[Keyblade]], it is something "altogether different"; rather than being a man-made counterpart to [[Kingdom Hearts]], it coexists with Kingdom Hearts.<!--source to report VII--> As such, instead of opening the door to an artificial Kingdom Hearts like the [[Keyblade of heart]], it actually materializes the true Kingdom Hearts, a perfect union of all hearts and worlds.{{fact}} The [[Keyblade War]] occurred because of the many souls who desired to take the χ-blade and Kingdom Hearts for themselves, and [[Xehanort|Master Xehanort]] later enacts his plots with the same goal in mind.

Originally, the χ-blade was the counterpart of [[Kingdom Hearts]], for which it acted as protector. However, many who sought to take the light of Kingdom Hearts for themselves created "[[Keyblade]]s" in the image of the χ-blade, and they clashed together in the legendary [[Keyblade War]]. As a result, darkness overtook the World, Kingdom Hearts vanished, and the χ-blade was splintered into seven fragments of pure light and thirteen shards of darkness. When the World was revived by the lights within children's hearts, some decided to use the Keyblade to defend that light. The seven fragments of light broken off from the χ-blade eventually become the [[Princess of Heart|seven princesses]]' hearts.

Although the χ-blade is created with [[Ventus-Vanitas]]' forced reunion, the legendary weapon itself is incomplete. When Vanitas attempts to complete the fusion within their combined heart but Ventus instead sacrifices himself, the χ-blade becomes unstable during Ventus-Vanitas' fight with [[Aqua]] and [[Mickey Mouse]] then explodes in the physical world while Ventus falls into a coma.

Anticipating failure for his "reckless" attempt to create the χ-blade, Master Xehanort has his mercenary [[Braig]] in place to assist his next incarnation [[Terra-Xehanort]].

After their experiments plunge [[Ansem the Wise]]'s other apprentices into darkness and Terra-Xehanort does the same to Braig, he splits himself into the [[Heartless]] [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] and the [[Nobody]] [[Xemnas]]. Ansem manipulates [[Maleficent]] into capturing the seven [[Princesses of Heart]] while Xemnas founds [[Organization XIII]] with the intention of using its members as vessels for Xehanort's heart. Master Xehanort's fascination with the χ-blade influences Xemnas to name each of the members of the Organization with an anagram of their original name with the addition of an "[[Recusant's Sigil|X]]".<ref>''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania: "Xemnas gives Organization members names with an X in them. This has something to do with Master Xehanort’s interest in the χ-blade."</ref> However, both plans are thwarted by [[Sora]] and his friends.

Before sending Sora and [[Riku]] to undergo the [[Mark of Mastery exam]], [[Yen Sid]] reveals the history of the χ-blade while also explaining Xehanort's past. Later after his revival, Master Xehanort reveals to King Mickey and Riku that the actions of Ansem and Xemnas were to restore the legendary weapon by having the thirteen darknesses that are the vessels of Xehanort's heart clash with seven lights.

Although Sora ruined the initial plan, Master Xehanort accounted for interference and arranged for Ansem to go back in time and share his time-travelling ability with [[Xehanort|Young Xehanort]] to gather twelve incarnations of himself from across time to form [[True Organization XIII|a second Organization XIII]]. After failing to "recruit" Sora, Xehanort's Organization return to their individual places in time with the intention of meeting again in the future to recreate the χ-blade.