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A cherished element throughout the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, hearts possess many unique powers and abilities. It is for this reason that antagonists seek them. Hearts are able to produce emotion, something that members of Organization XIII crave. Strong hearts are also able to feel the emotions of those connected with them, demonstrated many times by Sora, who has unconsciously felt the sadness of Roxas, Ventus, and Xion, as well as Vanitas, who was able to feel some of what Ventus felt. As shown with [[Kairi]] and Ventus, if one's body remains intact when the heart is lost and is not turned into a Nobody, the person will enter a state similar to catatonia until the heart is restored. Ventus, in particular, has been in this state for over a decade, without a change in his health, despite there being no one to look after him. It is unclear if he has aged. | A cherished element throughout the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, hearts possess many unique powers and abilities. It is for this reason that antagonists seek them. Hearts are able to produce emotion, something that members of Organization XIII crave. Strong hearts are also able to feel the emotions of those connected with them, demonstrated many times by Sora, who has unconsciously felt the sadness of Roxas, Ventus, and Xion, as well as Vanitas, who was able to feel some of what Ventus felt. As shown with [[Kairi]] and Ventus, if one's body remains intact when the heart is lost and is not turned into a Nobody, the person will enter a state similar to catatonia until the heart is restored. Ventus, in particular, has been in this state for over a decade, without a change in his health, despite there being no one to look after him. It is unclear if he has aged. | ||
Hearts are also able to merge with others or be split, as seen when both [[Xehanort]] and [[Eraqus]] join hearts with Terra, and when Ventus' | Hearts are also able to merge with others or be split, as seen when both [[Xehanort]] and [[Eraqus]] join hearts with Terra, and when Ventus' heart merges with Sora's. A much later instance of this would be Kairi's heart merging with Sora's during his first journey. They can be split to produce an embodiment of either the light or the darkness, as seen when Master Xehanort produces Vanitas by unlocking the darkness of Ventus' heart. There are notable differences when hearts merge based on the intentions of said hearts' owner: Ventus and Kairi left their hearts with Sora for safekeeping, unintentionally giving him access to a Keyblade and Kairi's memories, respectively. Sometimes when their hearts merged another power the heart can gain is the ability to speak through those that their hearts are sleeping in such as Ven and Roxas' hearts speaking through Sora in Kingdom Hearts III. As well as being able to experience the adventures of their protectors and even cause them to react on their behalf such as Ven's heart expressing his strong desire to rescue Aqua through Sora. However, if someone merges their heart with the heart of another against their will, the victim will take on traits from the invading heart's original owner, as shown with [[Terra-Xehanort]]. In a similar scenario, if someone places a fragment of their heart into another, it can gradually turn the victim into a clone of the original person (though, in the case of Master Xehanort, his heart is strong and full of darkness, so it corrupts the host regardless if they are willing or unwilling). | ||
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the members of the Organization, minus [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], [[Xemnas]], [[Young Xehanort]], and [[Vanitas]] (who already had hearts filled with darkness) did not turn into clones of Xehanort after receiving pieces of [[Master Xehanort]]'s heart; instead, they only gain his golden eyes and pointed ears. Even after their defeats, remnants of their hearts lingered on as copies of Master Xehanort in a unique new uniform; they later merged with him to create a powerful [[Keyblade Armor]]. | In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the members of the Organization, minus [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], [[Xemnas]], [[Young Xehanort]], and [[Vanitas]] (who already had hearts filled with darkness) did not turn into clones of Xehanort after receiving pieces of [[Master Xehanort]]'s heart; instead, they only gain his golden eyes and pointed ears. Even after their defeats, remnants of their hearts lingered on as copies of Master Xehanort in a unique new uniform; they later merged with him to create a powerful [[Keyblade Armor]]. | ||
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Hearts removed from their bodies, but not transformed into Heartless, lose some of the limitations of a physical form. In addition to being able to enter other peoples' bodies, they can move through time itself, as long as a version of themselves is there to greet them, as revealed in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''; as Master Xehanort, Riku, and Ventus exist in the future, Young Xehanort could bring Ansem, Xemnas, Riku Replica, and Vanitas with him. In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Eraqus shows the ability to manifest a temporary physical form, as he is able to interact with Xehanort. | Hearts removed from their bodies, but not transformed into Heartless, lose some of the limitations of a physical form. In addition to being able to enter other peoples' bodies, they can move through time itself, as long as a version of themselves is there to greet them, as revealed in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''; as Master Xehanort, Riku, and Ventus exist in the future, Young Xehanort could bring Ansem, Xemnas, Riku Replica, and Vanitas with him. In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Eraqus shows the ability to manifest a temporary physical form, as he is able to interact with Xehanort. | ||
In the original Kingdom Hearts, some disembodied hearts manage to escape the destruction of their worlds, becoming Summon Gems. Through the magic of the Fairy Godmother, Sora is able to use them as summons—temporarily giving them form, so that they may fight by his side. They do this through their own will and are fully conscious of themselves, as revealed when [[Simba]] and [[Mushu]] remember their adventures with Sora in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Finally, Ventus' | In the original Kingdom Hearts, some disembodied hearts manage to escape the destruction of their worlds, becoming Summon Gems. Through the magic of the Fairy Godmother, Sora is able to use them as summons—temporarily giving them form, so that they may fight by his side. They do this through their own will and are fully conscious of themselves, as revealed when [[Simba]] and [[Mushu]] remember their adventures with Sora in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Finally, Ventus' and Terra's Keyblades, presumably directed by their hearts, rescued Aqua at one point in the Realm of Darkness, while Ventus' heart eventually resurfaced inside of Sora's to protect him from being corrupted by a Nightmare [[Dream Eater]]. | ||
Magic is able to enhance the powers of a heart. In addition to the [[Fairy Godmother]]'s ability to empower Summon Gems, [[Aqua]] created the [[Wayfinder]]s, which allowed the user to temporarily gain power and abilities from the hearts connected with them. She also cast a similar spell on Kairi, which would lead her to someone who could protect her if she was ever in danger. | Magic is able to enhance the powers of a heart. In addition to the [[Fairy Godmother]]'s ability to empower Summon Gems, [[Aqua]] created the [[Wayfinder]]s, which allowed the user to temporarily gain power and abilities from the hearts connected with them. She also cast a similar spell on Kairi, which would lead her to someone who could protect her if she was ever in danger. | ||
Newly born hearts have even stranger, more unique abilities. Sora's was able to seek out and unite with the broken fragments of Ventus' | Newly born hearts have even stranger, more unique abilities. Sora's was able to seek out and unite with the broken fragments of Ventus' simply because he was brought to Sora's homeworld as a result of this, Vanitas took on an appearance similar to Sora's. Then, the merge stabilized Ventus' heart, allowing him to eventually recover. This also resulted in both Sora and Ventus forming a connection, granting Sora the ability to sense Ventus' pain and suffering and, with Riku's guidance, reached out to his heart and allowed it to stay in his body. This would later cause Sora's Nobody, Roxas, to take on Ventus' appearance when Ventus' heart remained within Sora's body when the latter became a Heartless. Xemnas and [[Xigbar]] also revealed that a new heart could be "nurtured," even to the point where it became an exact replica of another person's heart, although they implied that they needed the power of Kingdom Hearts in order to do so. | ||
==When Hearts are Broken== | ==When Hearts are Broken== | ||