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{{nihongo|'''Keyblade Armor'''|キーブレード鎧|Kīburēdo Yoroi}} is a suit of armor worn by [[Keyblade wielders]]. It first appears in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', as the remnants of [[Terra]] and [[Aqua]], and is used throughout ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' by Terra, [[Ventus]], Aqua, and the remnants of [[Master Eraqus]] and [[Master Xehanort]]. One of its most important qualities is that it protects the wearer from the darkness surrounding the [[Lanes Between]], much like the [[Black Coat]].<ref>'''Xehanort's Report II''': ''"Our Master instructed us to don armor while traveling between worlds, so that we might shield ourselves from the darkness. But there, in the Lanes Between, I could feel the force of it—the power—and from then on, I forwent my armor's "protection." I had been told the darkness would devour me, but what terrors could it possibly hold, so long as I found the strength to control it?"''.</ref> However, it is also worn during battle, at the user's discretion.

Pieces of the armor usually appear as part of the user's normal clothing, such as their boots or belts. However, the armor's left [[wikipedia:pauldron|pauldron]] is more important—by pressing it, the user activates the rest of the armor, which appears in a flash of light. Despite the fact that it usually appears and disappears magically, the armor can also be removed piece by piece, as [[Terra-Xehanort]] did once he had gained control of Terra's body, and Aqua did to give Terra's body a vessel to take him out of the [[Realm of Darkness]]. Despite its heavy appearance, the armor does not appear to impede movement in any way.

When Terra defeats Master Xehanort in their final battle, the elderly Keyblade master unlocks his own heart. Terra attempts to protect himself from Xehanort by quickly activating his armor, but Terra's darkness allows Xehanort to take control anyway. Terra's armor falls to the ground in pieces as the new, younger Terra-Xehanort walks off, but rises again as Terra's soul animates it. It creates the [[Keyblade Graveyard#Will's Cage|Will's Cage]] around the two, forcing Terra-Xehanort to turn and fight. It manages to knock out Terra-Xehanort, who is swallowed by the [[χ-blade]]'s aura and transported to [[Radiant Garden]]. Its job done, it kneels down with its [[Ends of the Earth]] Keyblade in its hands, and remains there for the next eleven years.

After leaving Ventus in the [[Chamber of Waking]] and encountering a confused Terra-Xehanort at Radiant Garden, Aqua damages Terra-Xehanort enough for Terra's heart to temporarily take control and lock away both his and Xehanort's hearts, knocking his body out. Both Aqua and Xehanort fall into the Realm of Darkness. Aqua removes her armor, and instructs both it and her Keyblade to take Xehanort back through the closing portal to Radiant Garden. [[Dilan]] later discovers the unconscious Xehanort and Aqua's armor, and [[Ansem the Wise|Ansem]] instructs [[Braig]] to carry Xehanort, and Dilan to bring the armor back to the [[Hollow Bastion]].

After Xehanort became [[Xemnas]], he placed Aqua's armor within the [[Chamber of Repose]], where he often went to speak to it.

When she fights [[Roxas]], [[Xion]] dons a suit of armor that combines motifs from the Keyblade Armor, the [[Nobody]] emblem, and Sora's own clothes. At times, the armor also has wings, extra arms, or trailing ribbons that draw from Sora's memories, and a set of "Keyblades" which do the same.

Xemnas dons Xehanort's Keyblade Armor while attacking Sora and Riku atop the [[World of Nothingness]]. During this fight, Xemnas is also able to use the weapons of the recently destroyed members of Organization XIII.

==List of Armors==

File:Eraqus in Armor.png|[[Master Eraqus|Eraqus]]'s Keyblade Armor<!--also Armor of the Master-->

File:NoHeart.png|[[Master Xehanort|Xehanort]]'s Keyblade Armor<!--also No Heart and Xemnas-->

File:Terra armor.png|[[Terra]]'s Keyblade Armor<!--also Lingering Will-->