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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's 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's heart. | 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's 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's heart. There are notable differences when hearts merge based on the intentions of said hearts' owner; Ven and Kairi left their hearts with Sora for safe keeping, unintentionally giving him access to a Keyblade and Kairi's memories respectively. 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 (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 (although in the case of Master Xehanort's his heart is strong and full of darkness, so it corrupts the host regardless if they are willing or unwilling). | ||
The heart also has a heavy influence on all that lives, having the power to produce Heartless and potentially Nobodies at its loss or corruption by darkness. As the heart grants emotion, negative emotions formed when Vanitas and Ventus were split caused the Unversed to spawn, hence their connection to the heart. | The heart also has a heavy influence on all that lives, having the power to produce Heartless and potentially Nobodies at its loss or corruption by darkness. As the heart grants emotion, negative emotions formed when Vanitas and Ventus were split caused the Unversed to spawn, hence their connection to the heart.Hearts can also be merged to create unique Keyblades, such as the [[χ-blade]] and the Keyblade of heart. These Keyblades ultimately grant access to the grandest of hearts: Kingdom Hearts. | ||
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''. 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's and Terra's Keyblades, presumably directed by their hearts, rescued Aqua at one point in the Realm of Darkness, while Ventus's heart eventually resurfaced inside of Sora's to protect him from being corrupted by a Nightmare [[Dream Eater]]. | 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''. 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's and Terra's Keyblades, presumably directed by their hearts, rescued Aqua at one point in the Realm of Darkness, while Ventus's heart eventually resurfaced inside of Sora's to protect him from being corrupted by a Nightmare [[Dream Eater]]. | ||