Xehanort: Difference between revisions

==Story==

===Before ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

Xehanort grew up on the [[Destiny Islands]]. As a young man, he was paid a visit by his future self's Heartless, Ansem, who granted him the power to traverse time and tasked him with gathering twelve other incarnations of himself from across time.

After carrying out his duties in the future, Xehanort returned to his proper place in time at the Destiny Islands. While the rules of time travel prevented him from keeping his memories of his travels, they engraved themselves on his heart<!--cite to xehanort report in ultimania and 3d script--> so that he retained a desire to eventually leave the islands. He eventually found a way to depart his home world and arrived at the [[Land of Departure]], where he encountered a Keyblade Master. Under this master, he began training as a [[Keyblade]] wielder, along with his fellow pupil [[Eraqus]], who Xehanort eventually came to see as a brother. The Master taught the two the ways of the Keyblade and that their role as Keyblade wielders was to protect the worlds of [[light]] from [[darkness]]. However, this answer was unsatisfactory to Xehanort, and he often visited other worlds without permission to learn more. Initially, Xehanort wore [[Keyblade Armor]] during his travels, to protect himself from the darkness between worlds, but eventually he discarded it and sought to control the darkness, believing that if he succeeded, he would not need his armor for protection. Eventually, both Eraqus and Xehanort became [[Keyblade Master]]s, and Eraqus was chosen as the Master's successor. The newly titled Master Xehanort was free to take on apprentices of his own to train, and he traveled the worlds freely.

As he journeyed, Xehanort obtained vast knowledge concerning Keyblade lore, the Heartless, and the mysteries of the [[Keyblade War]] and Kingdom Hearts. Xehanort came to believe that darkness and light were meant to be in balance, but the "tyranny" of light had destroyed much of the darkness and shifted that balance. He therefore resolved to obtain the power of Kingdom Hearts, so that he may create a World in balance. To that end, he sought to recreate the legendary [[χ-blade]] and begin a new Keyblade War. By this time, however, Xehanort had grown very old, and he devised a plan to use [[Master Xehanort's Keyblade|his Keyblade]] to extract his own heart and transfer it to a younger body to prolong his life until his ambitions were fulfilled.

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

{{Q|Seek out the darkness that upsets the balance. Find Vanitas and put an end to him... Master Terra.|Master Xehanort manipulates Terra.}}

A few years later, Master Eraqus invites Master Xehanort to the Land of Departure to witness Terra and Aqua becoming Keyblade Masters. Xehanort accepts, but he hints that Terra has the potential for darkness and suggests Eraqus administer a [[Mark of Mastery exam]] to the two apprentices. During the exam, Xehanort subtly uses darkness to affect the [[Orb of Light|Orbs of Light]] and nudge Terra's darkness during his spar with Aqua. At the end of the exam, Eraqus names Aqua as Master, telling Terra that he failed to keep his darkness in check. Meanwhile, Xehanort leaves the building, passing by Vanitas, who tells him that Terra is the key to luring Ventus away from home. Outside, Xehanort tells Terra that he should not fear his darkness, and that he should learn to channel it instead. He then leaves via a [[Corridor of Darkness]], making himself unavailable when Eraqus tries to contact him about the [[Unversed]] threat. Master Eraqus tasks Aqua and Terra with countering the Unversed and locating Master Xehanort, and Vanitas manipulates Ventus into following Terra.

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{{Q|You are just one of many roads that I might choose to take.|Master Xehanort to Terra}}

Master Xehanort and Terra continue to dispute over internal dominance within the new Xehanort. Despite Xehanort's insistence that he will soon subsume Terra's heart into his own, Terra remains confident that he will win over and eventually expel Master Xehanort. Xehanort realizes that Terra is harboring the heart of Master Eraqus, which may allow him to resist his darkness for longer than he expected. However, Xehanort serenely points out that he has many other plans in the works should he lose control over Terra's body.

===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===

{{Q|I am Xehanort from the most distant past. My future self gave me a task—to visit the splintered versions of myself in many worlds, and ensure they gathered here today.|Young Xehanort to Riku}}

The time displaced Young Xehanort successfully gathers other incarnations of himself from across time, until they total twelve, including himself and the elder Master Xehanort.

===''A Fragmentary Passage''===

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A young Xehanort stands on the beach at Destiny Islands, and as he turns around, images of Ansem, Xemnas, and the elderly Master Xehanort at the Keyblade Graveyard also appear.

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===''Kingdom Hearts III''===

In the E3 2015 trailer for ''Kingdom Hearts III'', a young Xehanort and Eraqus are playing chess, discussing the Keyblade War. When Xehanort mentions the "Lost Masters" actually started the war, Eraqus feigns ignorance, and Xehanort remains unconvinced.

==Forms==

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File:Unknown KHBBS.png|Young Xehanort in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''.

File:No Heart KHBBSFM.png|Master Xehanort's Keyblade Armor.