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The {{nihongo|'''Final Episode'''|ラストエピソード|Rasuto Episōdo|lit. "Last Episode"}} is the last part of the story in the original version of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. It is unlocked by finding all of [[Xehanort's Report]]s and completing Terra, Aqua, and Ventus's storylines. The name may be seen as a misnomer in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'', in which case the {{c|Secret Episode|KHBBSFM}} is technically the final episode.

The player will play as [[Aqua]], effectively now the only one remaining of the three protagonists. It is the only time Aqua can wield the [[Brightcrest]] Keyblade, which she obtains upon beginning the scenario. All experience, commands and items are imported from the completed Aqua save file used to unlock the Final Episode, and all worlds can be played and explored normally except for [[Radiant Garden]], where entering the world automatically triggers the final boss battle, and [[Land of Departure]], which is inaccessible. Upon completion of the Final Episode, the player will be able to activate the [[Vanitas Remnant]] and [[Game:Young Xehanort|Unknown]] battles.

Aqua carries [[Ventus]] out of the [[Mysterious Tower]]; as she realizes she doesn't know where to go, Ventus summons the [[Wayward Wind]] and opens a door to the [[Land of Departure]]. Once there, Aqua sees her home's ruined state for the first time and is horrified by it. She finds her late [[Master Eraqus]]'s [[Keyblade]], the [[Master's Defender]], picks it up, and goes inside. She places Ventus's body in the central throne and recalls what Eraqus had said to her after she became a [[Keyblade Master]]; using his [[Keyblade]], she locates the [[Keyhole]] behind the throne and locks it. When the resulting flash of light fades, Aqua finds herself in the [[=Chamber of Waking]], with Ventus still in the chair in the middle of the chamber. She promises Ventus that she will come back after she finds [[Terra]]. Going outside, she looks back at what is now [[Castle Oblivion]]. She then hears Terra's voice, asking her to "put an end to [him]," and she departs to find him, following his voice to [[Radiant Garden]].

Aqua manages to retrieve Terra's body, and tries to head back towards the [[Realm of Light]]. However, it soon becomes clear that Aqua is not able to save the both of them, so Aqua sacrifices herself, her Keyblade and [[Keyblade Armor|armor]] so that Terra can make it back, stranding herself in the Realm of Darkness as she apologizes to Ventus for being later to return to him than she thought.

The Final Episode then closes with the caption: "''In time, the worlds would be saved by these two heroes who stood beneath the same blaze of stars.''"