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'''Ansem's Reports''' are a series of pages collected throughout ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. The reports explore the mythology of the series, and focus largely on the nature of beings, what they become ([[Heartless]] and [[Nobody|Nobodies]]), and the nature of darkness and nothingness. The second report, also known as the '''Secret Ansem's Report''', explains the background and plans of specific characters, primarily [[Xehanort]], [[Naminé]], and [[Organization XIII]]. Though both reports are originally thought to be written by [[Ansem the Wise]], he claims in his Secret Ansem's Report that he is only responsible for Ansem's Report part 1, while his apprentice Xehanort stole his identity and wrote Ansem's Report parts 2-13.<ref>The pages of the Ansem's Report are numbered 0-12 in the Japanese versions of ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', and this numbering is preserved when they are mentioned in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.</ref>

Ansem began work on the report in order to study the darkness in the hearts of beings, and to determine ways to protect his homeworld, [[Radiant Garden]], from its ravages. The reports were later written at some point by Xehanort. Ansem later wrote a new set of reports after his escape from the Realm in Between.

::<small>Ansem's Report 2 is received after speaking with [[Aerith]] in the [[Library]].</small>

:''The experiments caused the test subject's heart to collapse, including those of the most stalwart. How fragile our hearts are! My treatment produced no signs of recovery. [[Chamber of Repose|I confined those who had completely lost their hearts beneath the castle]].''

:''I am studying [[Gummi Block|material from the meteors]] that rained down that fateful night. What a find! The material is foreign to our world. It is elastic to the touch, and when two pieces are combined, they bond easily. None of the records even mention such a substance.''

:''Simply astonishing! Today I had a guest from [[Disney Town|another world]]. He is a [[Mickey Mouse|king]], and his [[Gummi Ship|vessel]] is built of the material that composed the meteors. He called the pieces "gummi blocks". It seemed that my opening the door has opened a path to interworld travel.''

:''These fragments are seen as shooting stars''

:''I know the catalyst of this collapse—the appearance of the Heartless. However, it will take time search out the worlds' doors and to retrieve each heart.''

:''I've chosen a [[Kairi|girl]]. I don't know if she holds the princesses' powers, but I will find out. She may lead me to the [[Aqua|key bearer]].''

:''The world in which we live. The [[Realm of Darkness|realm of Darkness]]. [[Realm of Light|The realm of Light]].''

:''And the [[Realm Between|world in between]].''

[[File:Secret Ansem's Report KHII.png|thumb|right|A page of the Secret Ansem's Report.]]

===Secret Ansem's Report 1===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 1 is obtained after the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]].</small>

:''I shall perform an experiment to probe the depths of a person's heart. One of my own apprentices, [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]], has volunteered to be a subject.''

===Secret Ansem's Report 2===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 2 is obtained after meeting [[Mickey]] at the [[Station Plaza]].</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 3===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 3 is obtained after defeating [[Xigbar]].</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 4===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 4 is obtained after defeating [[Xaldin]].</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 5===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 5 is obtained after defeating [[Demyx]] for the first time.</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 6===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 6 is obtained after defeating [[Grim Reaper]] for the second time.</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 7===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 7 is obtained after defeating [[Nobodies]] attacking the gate in [[Hollow Bastion]] during first visit.</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 8===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 8 is obtained after defeating [[Luxord]]{{KHII}} or after defeating [[Roxas]]{{FMII}}.</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 9===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 9 is obtained after defeating [[Saïx]]{{KHII}} or after defeating [[Luxord]]{{FMII}}.</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 10===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 10 is obtained after arriving to [[Simulated Twilight Town]].</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 11===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 11 is obtained after [[Riku]] returns to his normal appearance.</small>

===Secret Ansem's Report 12===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 12 is obtained after [[Roxas]] and [[Sora]]'s fight{{KHII}} or after defeating [[Saïx]]{{FMII}}.</small>

:''It may be that Sora's memories are slow to return because the half of him that Roxas is still lacking.''

===Secret Ansem's Report 13===

::<small>Secret Ansem's Report 13 is obtained after defeating [[Xemnas]] for the first time.</small>

* Ansem mentions "earlier reports" detailing his research into darkness, though he claims that he only wrote the first report, which merely posed his question. The earlier reports also chronicle experiences that were only his, such as his meeting with King Mickey. While some of this can be explained by Xehanort's assumption of Ansem, which may have led him to pretend to have Ansem's memories as well, it does not explain Ansem's mention of earlier reports. Especially because the pages in ''Kingdom Hearts'' were called simply the "Ansem's Report", it is possible that there were other side reports that Ansem wrote between Ansem's Report 1 and Ansem's Report 2.

* A further inconsistency appears with the mention of Ansem's disciples working with Xehanort to study the Heartless. In the original report, it seems to imply that Xehanort was working completely alone.<!--Anyone have a solution for this?-->

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