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===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
In the "age of fairy tales", when the World was whole, Kingdom Hearts was believed to be the source of all light. It was protected by its counterpart, the [[χ-blade]]. Many came to desire the power of light contained within Kingdom Hearts, and they clashed together, wielding the [[Keyblade]]s they created in the image of the χ-blade. Their greed and jealousy introduced darkness into the World, and in the aftermath of this [[Keyblade War]], the χ-blade was shattered into pieces, darkness | In the "age of fairy tales", when the World was whole, Kingdom Hearts was believed to be the source of all light. It was protected by its counterpart, the [[χ-blade]]. Many came to desire the power of light contained within Kingdom Hearts, and they clashed together, wielding the [[Keyblade]]s they created in the image of the χ-blade. Their greed and jealousy introduced darkness into the World, and in the aftermath of this [[Keyblade War]], the χ-blade was shattered into twenty pieces, seven of light and thirteen of darkness. The World was consumed by the darkness in which Kingdom Hearts disappeared into.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance}} | ||
Years later, a Keyblade wielder named [[Xehanort]] studied the legends surrounding Kingdom Hearts, the χ-blade, and the Keyblade War. After he became a [[Keyblade Master]], he became a seeker to find a way to reforge the χ-blade, summon Kingdom Hearts, and restart the Keyblade War in order to recreate the World as a balance between light and darkness. Xehanort sets up such a plan when he extracted the heart of his pupil [[Ventus]], whom he was training to make into a vessel to prolong his life to see the results of the new Keyblade War he planned, to create [[Vanitas]]. He left Ventus with his fellow former student, [[Master Eraqus]], with the intention of having him and Vanitas clash at equal strength in the future to create the χ-blade. | |||
===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''=== | ||
{{Q|This χ-blade will open a door―one that leads to all worlds! Then, Keyblade-bearing warriors will flock here from each and every one of them, to battle for the light within Kingdom Hearts! And just like the legend says, the Keyblade War will begin!|[[Ventus-Vanitas]]}} | {{Q|This χ-blade will open a door―one that leads to all worlds! Then, Keyblade-bearing warriors will flock here from each and every one of them, to battle for the light within Kingdom Hearts! And just like the legend says, the Keyblade War will begin!|[[Ventus-Vanitas]]}} | ||
[[File:Birth by Sleep 04 KHIIFM.png|thumb|left|Kingdom Hearts as it appears in "''Birth by sleep''".]] | [[File:Birth by Sleep 04 KHIIFM.png|thumb|left|Kingdom Hearts as it appears in "''Birth by sleep''".]] | ||
While Ventus and Vanitas clash, Xehanort faces Terra, | Ten years before [[Sora]]'s first journey, having orchestrated the events to unfold in his favor, Xehanort drew [[Terra]], Ventus, and [[Aqua]] to the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], the site of the Keyblade War and the only place where the χ-blade would manifest. During the initial clash between himself and Vantias against the Keyblade wielders, Xehanort summons Kingdom Hearts in the sky overhead. While Ventus and Vanitas clash, Xehanort faces Terra, whom he encourages to embrace the darkness as the first of many vessels for his heart to occupy. While Vanitas forcefully reintegrates into Ventus's body to create the χ-blade, Xehanort transfers his heart into Terra. However, Ventus and Aqua's combined efforts succeed in defeating Vanitas and destroying the χ-blade, while the new incarnation of [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]] is defeated by Terra's [[Lingering Will]] and is knocked unconcious. As Terra-Xehanort is swept away by the explosion of light from the χ-blade, Kingdom Hearts is covered by clouds and disappears from the sky. | ||
However, Ventus and Aqua's combined efforts succeed in defeating Vanitas and destroying the χ-blade, while the new [[Terra-Xehanort]] is defeated by Terra's [[Lingering Will]] and is knocked unconcious. As Terra-Xehanort is swept away by the explosion of light from the χ-blade, Kingdom Hearts is covered by clouds and disappears from the sky. | |||
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''=== | ===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''=== | ||
An amnesiac Terra-Xehanort is taken in by [[Ansem the Wise]], and he becomes his top apprentice. Assisted by Master Xehanort's co-conspirator, [[Braig]], Xehanort overthrows Ansem, banishes him, and takes his name. | An amnesiac Terra-Xehanort is taken in by [[Ansem the Wise]], and he becomes his top apprentice. Assisted by Master Xehanort's co-conspirator, [[Braig]], Xehanort overthrows Ansem, banishes him, and takes his name. Together with Ansem the Wise's other apprentices, they conduct experiments into the heart, which result in the release of the [[Heartless]] into the [[Realm of Light]], the loss of the apprentices' hearts, and the creation of both Xehanort's Heartless, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], and the Nobody [[Xemnas]]. As Xehanort manipulated [[Maleficent]] into searching for Kingdom Hearts prior to the events at the Keyblade Graveyard, Ansem is tasked to oversee her progress into gathering the Seven [[Princesses of Heart]]. In conjunction, Xemnas and Braig's Nobody, Xigbar, established Organization XIII to create a Kingdom Hearts of their own. | ||
Together with Ansem the Wise's other apprentices, they conduct experiments into the heart, which result in the release of the [[Heartless]] into the [[Realm of Light]], the loss of the apprentices' hearts, and the creation of Xehanort's Heartless, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]. | |||
===''Kingdom Hearts''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts''=== | ||
{{Q|Behold the endless abyss! Within it lies the heart of all worlds: Kingdom Hearts! Look as hard as you are able, you'll not find even the smallest glimmer of light. From those dark depths are all hearts born, even yours.|[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]}} | {{Q|Behold the endless abyss! Within it lies the heart of all worlds: Kingdom Hearts! Look as hard as you are able, you'll not find even the smallest glimmer of light. From those dark depths are all hearts born, even yours.|[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]}} | ||
[[File:Kingdom Hearts is Light 02 KH.png|thumb|right|The Door to Darkness which leads to Kingdom Hearts.]] | [[File:Kingdom Hearts is Light 02 KH.png|thumb|right|The Door to Darkness which leads to Kingdom Hearts.]] | ||
To accomplish this, they search for the Seven | After Radiant Garden's fall by the Heartless, the ruins were taken over by Maleficent who rechristened the castle [[Hollow Bastion]]. Ten years after the clash at the Keyblade Graveyard, Maleficent and her alliance of villains seek out a way to reach Kingdom Hearts, in the hopes of gaining immeasurable power and knowledge and dominion over all worlds. To accomplish this, they search for the Seven Princesses of Heart, maidens that possess hearts of pure light who, when brought together, will reveal the [[Final Keyhole]] leading to Kingdom Hearts. Additionally, they release hordes of Heartless into many worlds so they will consume the worlds' hearts. They destroy many worlds, and the hearts gather in the [[Realm of Darkness]] to create Kingdom Hearts. Although they manage to capture all seven Princesses, each of the villains is defeated by [[Sora]]. | ||
Ansem | But with six princesses already in Maleficent's possession, Ansem decided to possess [[Riku]]'s body and create a [[Keyblade of heart]] from the six hearts. However, the Keyblade and Final Keyhole are incomplete due to the heart of the final princess, [[Kairi]], residing in Sora's body. Upon learning of this after driving the possessed Riku off, Sora uses Ansem's Keyblade to return Kairi's heart to her body. Unfortunately, Ansem reappears and uses the completed Keyhole to travel to the [[End of the World]], while the six princesses muster the strength to contain much of the darkness as Sora's group flees Hollow Bastion. | ||
Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] return to Hollow Bastion, and Sora locks the Final Keyhole, stopping the great influx of darkness that was emerging from it. They then travel to the End of the World, formed from the remains of the worlds taken by the [[Heartless]]. Deep within, at the border between the Realm of Light and the Realm of Darkness, they find Ansem. | Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] return to Hollow Bastion, and Sora locks the Final Keyhole, stopping the great influx of darkness that was emerging from it. They then travel to the End of the World, formed from the remains of the worlds taken by the [[Heartless]]. Deep within, at the border between the Realm of Light and the Realm of Darkness, they find Ansem. | ||
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===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''=== | ||
As Maleficent and her forces ravaged the worlds, Organization XIII worked to collect [[Hearts]] by destroying the Emblem Heartless to create its own Kingdom Hearts with Xemnas and Braig promising the other members that they would all become complete beings again. However, as only those who use Keyblade can release the Heartless's hearts to join with Kingdom Hearts, it was only be the induction of [[Roxas]] and [[Xion]] that the Organization makes big strides as seen from the windows of the [[Castle That Never Was]]'s Grey Room. Though both left, with Xion returning into Sora's memories that were infused into Roxas before he was integrated back into Sora, Xemnas decided to use Sora to finish what the two former members started. | |||
===''Kingdom Hearts II''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts II''=== | ||
{{Q|Hear me, Kingdom Hearts! It seems we must begin anew. Ah, but know this: I will give to you as many hearts as it takes. Mark my words. You can no more be complete without me than I without you. Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power, so that we may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us!|-[[Xemnas]]}} | {{Q|Hear me, Kingdom Hearts! It seems we must begin anew. Ah, but know this: I will give to you as many hearts as it takes. Mark my words. You can no more be complete without me than I without you. Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power, so that we may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us!|-[[Xemnas]]}} | ||
[[File:When "He" Awakens 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Kingdom Hearts, floating above The World That Never Was.]] | [[File:When "He" Awakens 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Kingdom Hearts, floating above The World That Never Was.]] | ||
However, Organization | While watching Sora's progress from afar, it would only during the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]] that the Organization reveals its agenda to Sora. However, Maleficent, having been revived earlier, refuses to let the Organization take what she sees to be rightfully hers. Though the membership dwindled to four by the time Sora arrives to the World that Never Was, the youth managed to place Kingdom Hearts with the ideal amount of hearts which Xemnas planned to become one with. However, [[Ansem the Wise]]'s attempt to digitize Kingdom Hearts and seal it away with a [[Kingdom Hearts Encoder|digital encoder]] that overloaded from the unpredictable object. The resulting explosion that sent Ansem into the [[Realm of Darkness#Settings and Areas|Dark Margin]] and restored Riku's original form left a giant hole in Kingdom Hearts, causing countless hearts to rain down over the world, becoming Heartless as soon as they touch the surface of the Dark City. | ||
[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 02 KHII.png|thumb|left|Xemnas merging with his broken Kingdom Hearts as promise to make it complete once again.]] | [[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 02 KHII.png|thumb|left|Xemnas merging with his broken Kingdom Hearts as promise to make it complete once again.]] | ||
With Kingdom Hearts damaged, Xemnas needs to start all over again and decides to go through with his merging into it after seeing that Sora and his friends refuse to help him. However, the worlds provide a door for Sora and his companions to enter Kingdom Hearts as well. Xemnas had already absorbed Kingdom Hearts' power, and attempts to use it against his opponents. Though he tries his best, and nearly defeats them, the combined efforts of Sora and his friends bring about his downfall. What ultimately happens to Kingdom Hearts after Xemnas' defeat is unknown. | |||
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Revision as of 08:35, 6 September 2012
| This article is about the entity known as "Kingdom Hearts". For other uses, see Kingdom Hearts (disambiguation). |
- "I know now, without a doubt, Kingdom Hearts... is light!"
- —Sora
Kingdom Hearts (キングダムハーツ Kingudamu Hātsu) is one of the major entities in the Kingdom Hearts universe. It is the heart of all worlds, and a source of great power and wisdom. It can be considered an aggregate of hearts. Xehanort's Report III
Story
Early history
In the "age of fairy tales", when the World was whole, Kingdom Hearts was believed to be the source of all light. It was protected by its counterpart, the χ-blade. Many came to desire the power of light contained within Kingdom Hearts, and they clashed together, wielding the Keyblades they created in the image of the χ-blade. Their greed and jealousy introduced darkness into the World, and in the aftermath of this Keyblade War, the χ-blade was shattered into twenty pieces, seven of light and thirteen of darkness. The World was consumed by the darkness in which Kingdom Hearts disappeared into. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Years later, a Keyblade wielder named Xehanort studied the legends surrounding Kingdom Hearts, the χ-blade, and the Keyblade War. After he became a Keyblade Master, he became a seeker to find a way to reforge the χ-blade, summon Kingdom Hearts, and restart the Keyblade War in order to recreate the World as a balance between light and darkness. Xehanort sets up such a plan when he extracted the heart of his pupil Ventus, whom he was training to make into a vessel to prolong his life to see the results of the new Keyblade War he planned, to create Vanitas. He left Ventus with his fellow former student, Master Eraqus, with the intention of having him and Vanitas clash at equal strength in the future to create the χ-blade.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- "This χ-blade will open a door―one that leads to all worlds! Then, Keyblade-bearing warriors will flock here from each and every one of them, to battle for the light within Kingdom Hearts! And just like the legend says, the Keyblade War will begin!"
- —Ventus-Vanitas
Ten years before Sora's first journey, having orchestrated the events to unfold in his favor, Xehanort drew Terra, Ventus, and Aqua to the Keyblade Graveyard, the site of the Keyblade War and the only place where the χ-blade would manifest. During the initial clash between himself and Vantias against the Keyblade wielders, Xehanort summons Kingdom Hearts in the sky overhead. While Ventus and Vanitas clash, Xehanort faces Terra, whom he encourages to embrace the darkness as the first of many vessels for his heart to occupy. While Vanitas forcefully reintegrates into Ventus's body to create the χ-blade, Xehanort transfers his heart into Terra. However, Ventus and Aqua's combined efforts succeed in defeating Vanitas and destroying the χ-blade, while the new incarnation of Xehanort is defeated by Terra's Lingering Will and is knocked unconcious. As Terra-Xehanort is swept away by the explosion of light from the χ-blade, Kingdom Hearts is covered by clouds and disappears from the sky.
Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts
An amnesiac Terra-Xehanort is taken in by Ansem the Wise, and he becomes his top apprentice. Assisted by Master Xehanort's co-conspirator, Braig, Xehanort overthrows Ansem, banishes him, and takes his name. Together with Ansem the Wise's other apprentices, they conduct experiments into the heart, which result in the release of the Heartless into the Realm of Light, the loss of the apprentices' hearts, and the creation of both Xehanort's Heartless, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the Nobody Xemnas. As Xehanort manipulated Maleficent into searching for Kingdom Hearts prior to the events at the Keyblade Graveyard, Ansem is tasked to oversee her progress into gathering the Seven Princesses of Heart. In conjunction, Xemnas and Braig's Nobody, Xigbar, established Organization XIII to create a Kingdom Hearts of their own.
Kingdom Hearts
- "Behold the endless abyss! Within it lies the heart of all worlds: Kingdom Hearts! Look as hard as you are able, you'll not find even the smallest glimmer of light. From those dark depths are all hearts born, even yours."
- —Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
After Radiant Garden's fall by the Heartless, the ruins were taken over by Maleficent who rechristened the castle Hollow Bastion. Ten years after the clash at the Keyblade Graveyard, Maleficent and her alliance of villains seek out a way to reach Kingdom Hearts, in the hopes of gaining immeasurable power and knowledge and dominion over all worlds. To accomplish this, they search for the Seven Princesses of Heart, maidens that possess hearts of pure light who, when brought together, will reveal the Final Keyhole leading to Kingdom Hearts. Additionally, they release hordes of Heartless into many worlds so they will consume the worlds' hearts. They destroy many worlds, and the hearts gather in the Realm of Darkness to create Kingdom Hearts. Although they manage to capture all seven Princesses, each of the villains is defeated by Sora.
But with six princesses already in Maleficent's possession, Ansem decided to possess Riku's body and create a Keyblade of heart from the six hearts. However, the Keyblade and Final Keyhole are incomplete due to the heart of the final princess, Kairi, residing in Sora's body. Upon learning of this after driving the possessed Riku off, Sora uses Ansem's Keyblade to return Kairi's heart to her body. Unfortunately, Ansem reappears and uses the completed Keyhole to travel to the End of the World, while the six princesses muster the strength to contain much of the darkness as Sora's group flees Hollow Bastion.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy return to Hollow Bastion, and Sora locks the Final Keyhole, stopping the great influx of darkness that was emerging from it. They then travel to the End of the World, formed from the remains of the worlds taken by the Heartless. Deep within, at the border between the Realm of Light and the Realm of Darkness, they find Ansem.
After a long battle, Ansem reaches the Door to Darkness, beyond which lies the Realm of Darkness and Kingdom Hearts. Ansem forces the door to open, expecting for Kingdom Hearts to fill him with the power of darkness. However, the light of Kingdom Hearts overwhelms him, destroying him. But even with his defeat, the darkness that surrounds Kingdom Hearts threatens to overwhelm the Realm of Light, along with an immeasurable horde of Heartless. To stop the Heartless threat, Sora closes the Door to Darkness with the help of Riku and King Mickey, who become trapped on the other side. The world hearts that were taken by the Heartless are freed, and the worlds are restored.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
As Maleficent and her forces ravaged the worlds, Organization XIII worked to collect Hearts by destroying the Emblem Heartless to create its own Kingdom Hearts with Xemnas and Braig promising the other members that they would all become complete beings again. However, as only those who use Keyblade can release the Heartless's hearts to join with Kingdom Hearts, it was only be the induction of Roxas and Xion that the Organization makes big strides as seen from the windows of the Castle That Never Was's Grey Room. Though both left, with Xion returning into Sora's memories that were infused into Roxas before he was integrated back into Sora, Xemnas decided to use Sora to finish what the two former members started.
Kingdom Hearts II
- "Hear me, Kingdom Hearts! It seems we must begin anew. Ah, but know this: I will give to you as many hearts as it takes. Mark my words. You can no more be complete without me than I without you. Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power, so that we may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us!"
- —-Xemnas
While watching Sora's progress from afar, it would only during the Battle of the 1000 Heartless that the Organization reveals its agenda to Sora. However, Maleficent, having been revived earlier, refuses to let the Organization take what she sees to be rightfully hers. Though the membership dwindled to four by the time Sora arrives to the World that Never Was, the youth managed to place Kingdom Hearts with the ideal amount of hearts which Xemnas planned to become one with. However, Ansem the Wise's attempt to digitize Kingdom Hearts and seal it away with a digital encoder that overloaded from the unpredictable object. The resulting explosion that sent Ansem into the Dark Margin and restored Riku's original form left a giant hole in Kingdom Hearts, causing countless hearts to rain down over the world, becoming Heartless as soon as they touch the surface of the Dark City.
With Kingdom Hearts damaged, Xemnas needs to start all over again and decides to go through with his merging into it after seeing that Sora and his friends refuse to help him. However, the worlds provide a door for Sora and his companions to enter Kingdom Hearts as well. Xemnas had already absorbed Kingdom Hearts' power, and attempts to use it against his opponents. Though he tries his best, and nearly defeats them, the combined efforts of Sora and his friends bring about his downfall. What ultimately happens to Kingdom Hearts after Xemnas' defeat is unknown.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
After Riku defeats Anti Black Coat Kingdom Hearts appears in the sky above The World That Never Was.
Gallery
Kingdom Hearts in Kingdom Hearts II
The broken Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
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Trivia
- According to Nomura in Director's Secret Report XIII, the differing colors of Kingdom Hearts imply the nature of its assemblage. The Kingdom Hearts made by Organization XIII, glowing yellow, was assembled from the "hearts of men", meaning people's hearts were compiled into it. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, the χ-blade unlocked Kingdom Hearts from "the hearts of worlds", glowing blue, meaning the hearts of entire worlds were assembled for its creation.
