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|journalBBS= A physical manifestation of what remained of Vanitas's powerful thoughts and feelings. | |journalBBS= A physical manifestation of what remained of Vanitas's powerful thoughts and feelings. | ||
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'''Vanitas's Remnant''' | '''Vanitas's Remnant''' makes its first and only appearance as a secret, optional boss in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. After the player clears the Final Episode, a crest similar to an [[Absent Silhouette]] portal will appear in the Badlands area of the [[Keyblade Graveyard]]. Simply approach the portal and select the "That's a danger I'm willing to face" option to initiate the battle. Defeating Vanitas's Remnant will earn the player a Secret Gem in the Japanese version of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and the [[Void Gear]] Keyblade in North American and European versions. The Void Gear will also be the player's prize for defeating the boss in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix''. Vanitas's Remnant also must be defeated if the player wishes to challenge the even more powerful [[Mysterious Figure]]. | ||
==Story== | |||
Terra, Ventus, or Aqua returns to the Badlands to find a mysterious sphere of dark energy hovering in the air in front of a large pillar of rock that was not present during their last visit to the area. They ignore the dark power felt emanating from the crest, accepting the challenge it presents. Vanitas's Remnant then takes shape behind them from a sphere of dark energy, much like the true Vanitas did during his creation, drawing its Void Gear Keyblade and attacking. After the Remnant's defeat, it transforms back into the dark energy sphere from which it originally spawned and vanishes. | |||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
Vanitas's Remnant, true to its name, is a palette swap of [[Vanitas]] | Vanitas's Remnant, true to its name, is a palette swap of the helmetted [[Vanitas]]. Its smooth helmet is completely black with an Unversed insignia emblazoned on it. Its torso and legs are covered by a black [[Dark Mode|bodysuit]] with nearly glowing white highlights on the chest. The material over its arms shifts in color from black to grey to white, before shifting to black again on the palms of its hands. Its boots are white with black soles. It also wears a white, skirt-like garment with black tips around its waist, held up by several grey straps. | ||
The crest that must be approached by the player to begin the battle has a very similar appearance to an Absent Silhouette portal, varying shades of purple in coloration with shards of black, rock-like material floating around it. The symbol appearing on the crest displays two halves of a gear which join to form an "S", the keychain of the Void Gear Keyblade, both Vanitas and his Remnant's primary weapon. | |||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
Vanitas's Remnant uses a skillset similar to the true Vanitas, but with more powerful versions of Vanitas's attacks and the ability to heal itself whenever the player tries to do the same, excluding healing by Potions. Each of these tactics has the potential to instantly drop the player's HP into the "Alarm Zone", thus the boss should be approached with caution. It also has some attacks that Vanitas could only perform with the [[χ-blade]], both complete and incomplete. | Vanitas's Remnant uses a skillset similar to the true Vanitas, but with more powerful versions of Vanitas's attacks and the ability to heal itself whenever the player tries to do the same, excluding healing by Potions. Each of these tactics has the potential to instantly drop the player's HP into the "Alarm Zone", thus the boss should be approached with caution. It also has some attacks that Vanitas could only perform with the [[χ-blade]], both complete and incomplete. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Vanitas Portal.png| | File:Vanitas Portal.png|The crest which initiates to the battle with Vanitas's Remnant | ||
File:Void Gear (Vanitas's Remnant) KHBBS.png|Vanitas's Remnant's Void Gear. | File:Void Gear (Vanitas's Remnant) KHBBS.png|Vanitas's Remnant's Void Gear. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||