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'''Young Xehanort''' acquired the ability to travel through time from his future self's Heartless, and he used it to manipulate events so that his future self's plans would come to fruition.

<!-- almost every tragedy and force of darkness that operates throughout the series, having broken [[Ventus]] to create [[Vanitas]] and taken [[Terra]] as his vessel, Terra-Xehanort, then splitting into a Heartless, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], and a Nobody, Xemnas, who led successive assaults on the Realm of Light. Despite each separate plan working as a ploy for Kingdom Hearts, even in failure they serve the goal of creating the [[real Organization XIII]], made up of thirteen different incarnations of himself. As a boy, '''Young Xehanort''' acquired the ability to travel through time from his future self's Heartless, and used it to manipulate events so that the real Organization XIII would be completed. -->

==Development==

Master Xehanort first appeared in the teaser for ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' as the antagonist battling Terra, Aqua, and Ventus alongside Vanitas. Despite being the true main antagonist of the "Dark Seeker Saga," Master Xehanort did not appear until ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', the series's sixth installment, and he did not meet Sora face to face until ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', the seventh. After ''Kingdom Hearts II'', it was believed that Terra-Xehanort, then simply known as "Xehanort" and the original persona of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Xemnas, was the true Xehanort and the series's antagonist, until ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' revealed that the character was simply Terra possessed by the elderly Master Xehanort, the villain's original incarnation. Master Xehanort's origins and connection to Terra-Xehanort were hinted when it was revealed that he would be voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka, the father of Akio Ōtsuka, who voiced Terra-Xehanort and Ansem. On January 15, 2015, Ōtsuka died of ischemic heart failure.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150116183704/http://www.aoni.co.jp/ '''''AONI Production''', What's New'': "2015.01.16—Chikao Ohtsuka, an actor attached to our company, passed away January 15, 2015, in part due to ischemic heart disease."]</ref>

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As an old man, Master Xehanort is bald except for thin eyebrows and a curled, silver goatee. His ears are pointed and his eyes are yellow. He has broad, hunched shoulders and a crooked back. He appears overall as a somewhat feeble old man, certainly deceiving given his immense power. His clothing is the same as that worn by his eventual Heartless Ansem. It is composed of a white and black coat with a red inner lining, which is worn over a white shirt with two thin black belts, as well as white gloves and calf-high black boots. The major difference between the two outfits is that Ansem wears the shirt unbuttoned, exposing the Heartless emblem on his chest. However, there are a few minor changes as well; Ansem's coat has gold lining on its edges, where Xehanort's has black lining. He sometimes wears a [[black coat]], which would later be worn by Xemnas and the Organization members, over this outfit.

Young Xehanort's body model in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' is a slightly-modified copy of [[Saïx]]'s, though it is likely that this is simply due to data recycling rather than any deeper significance.

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