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Template:Gallery Template:InfoCharacter Template:Q Xehanort was an apprentice of Ansem the Wise and the original persona of Ansem and Xemnas. He was originally "born" as Terra-Xehanort when Master Xehanort forced his heart into the body of Terra then he became simply "Xehanort" when he seemingly lost his memories. He is a major antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series. Similar to the Organization XIII's members, Xehanort's name contains the letter "X", along with anagrams for "No Heart" and "Another".

Journal entries

Kingdom Hearts II

The former apprentice of Ansem the Wise.

Even after becoming a Heartless, Xehanort persisted in his research of the doors and the heart of all worlds - all in the name of "Ansem", of course.

Meanwhile, his Nobody Xemnas had taken leadership of Organization XIII.

Story

Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts

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Braig Xehanort — Braig ponders if Xehanort is Terra.

Following the loss of his memories, only retaining his name, Xehanort ended up in the Radiant Garden, where he was found by Ansem the Wise who took him in as his apprentice. With his supernatural abilities (stemming from being a former Keyblade Master), Xehanort quickly became Ansem's foremost apprentice. Eventually, Ansem began to worry about the darkness that lingered within the hearts of others and sought a way to stop it before it consumed his people. Ansem constructed a laboratory under his castle where he, Xehanort and Ansem's five other assistants (Braig, Dilan, Even, Aeleus and Ienzo) would conduct experiments on darkness. However, knowing of Xehanort's true nature, Braig was his sole confidant and offers to aid him in regaining his lost memories.

Xehanort offered to use himself in the experiments, Ansem hoped to unlock Xehanort's memories in addition to uncovering a way to repress the darkness within hearts. However, after the first attempt, Xehanort began to conduct his own experiments to go deeper into the research with the aid of Braig and the other apprentices. To that end, they abducted countless people and locked them within the depths of the laboratory where they are subjected to the horrible experiments with the purpose of controlling the mind, attempting to force it to reject its sense of self, however this accidentally lead to the creation of the Heartless, christened by Xehanort, within the Realm of Light. At this point, Xehanort had taken Ansem the Wise's name as his own and wrote his own report under this stolen name.

Xehanort then began to observe the behavior of the Heartless, branding them while seeing them focusing on living things to fire more Heartless. Xehanort and his associates soon began to slowly accept the darkness, allowing them to have limited control over the Heartless yet slowly their humanity in the process. When Ansem learned of their actions, he ordered them to cease their efforts immediately. However, Xehanort saw his master as a fool who had no understanding of research and kept the research operating, finding the heart of Radiant Garden by chance that led to the collapse of the world's boundaries, which was seen in the form of a meteor shower. Xehanort also invented a machine within Ansem's lab to create artificial Heartless marked with an emblem to differentiate them from the Pureblood Heartless.

Eventually a visitor showed up named King Mickey on a Gummi Ship he constructed from out of materials from the meteors and used it to visit many different places in search of answers of recent events. Ansem and Mickey met and had huge discussions in which Xehanort learned of the Keyblade, a mysterious weapon that Mickey himself possessed. Xehanort also learns of the seven princesses with pure hearts and how they have a connection to this Keyblade. Xehanort entered the office during their discussion, asking Ansem's permission to test an experiment. Ansem forbade Xehanort to conduct it and told him to forget everything he learned from the research. Suspecting Xehanort, Mickey advised Ansem to check his lab's data, only for the ruler to find his Journal in which Xehanort continued the research under his name.

Ansem ordered his apprentices to seal off the laboratory and cease their scheme for knowledge. However, Xehanort eventually banished Ansem to the Realm of Darkness and had both the seal on the laboratory to be broken and that a room that he called the "Chamber of Repose" be constructed. Once done, Xehanort often went in and spoke as if there was someone else in the room, which Xehanort used to help gain further recollection about his past. Around this time, as the Heartless begin to surge out of Radiant Garden, Xehanort restored the MCP and Sark to its OS.

XehanortandBraigTGS — Xehanort summoning his Keyblade.

Xehanort made the final pages of his report, which outlined his intentions as well as those of the Heartless: To seek Kingdom Hearts. Xehanort decided to use the Heartless' instincts to make his own plans to gain ultimate power, control, and knowledge. After knocking out Ienzo and Even in the lab, Xehanort summons a Keyblade then lunges it at Braig. While Braig is falling down, asking if he is truly Master Xehanort, Xehanort states that his name is Ansem before using the weapon on him. While he created Heartless from the apprentices, Xehanort learned that of the Nobodies prior to his own division into two new beings: the Heartless self-titled "Ansem" and Xemnas. With both components having the memories and personality traits of their original self, "Ansem" and Xemnas act on the goal to obtain Kingdom Hearts in their way.

Kingdom Hearts II

Xehanort Painting — The painting of Xehanort in Ansem's study.

While investigating Ansem the Wise's study within Radiant Garden, Sora, Donald and Goofy find a portrait of Xehanort, believing him to be Ansem, as it was removed by Tifa to reveal the password to the DTD. After running into King Mickey, he reveals the truth of "Ansem"'s identity as a Heartless of an impostor yet could not remember the name. However, during the battle of the 1000 Heartless Mickey remembers Xehanort's name upon seeing Xemnas. In the World That Never Was, King Mickey encounters Ansem the Wise and learns that his goal is to destroy Xemnas's artificial Kingdom Hearts and exact revenge on Xehanort for stealing his name and pride. Ansem repeatedly used the name "Xehanort" to insultingly refer to Xemnas.

Kingdom Hearts: Re: Coded and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

After the events of Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded, Mickey learns from Yen Sid that since both "Ansem" and Xemnas were defeated, their eventual reunion would mark the return of Xehanort as a complete being, who would once more be a threat to the fate of the worlds. Also, as Dilan, Even, Aeleus, Ienzo, and Lea search through Radiant Garden's lab for Xehanort after it's restoration, Braig and Isa rehang the portrait of Xehanort in Ansem's Study.

Personality

As one of Ansem the Wise's apprentices, Xehanort appears to have had a very professional and no-nonsense attitude, shown by his determination in his studies. He appeared to be easily annoyed by Braig and was shown to be equally as interested in the darkness of hearts as his original incarnation Master Xehanort. Xehanort appeared frustrated when Ansem forbade him from continuing his studies and experiments, and ultimately disobeyed his master. Ansem the Wise later refers to Xehanort as "foolish" and that any world of his "would be an empire of ignorance".

Appearance

Xehanort wore a white lab coat with rather loose sleeves that is partway zipped down. The coat also has pockets roughly where Xehanort's hips would be. He wears black boots (that are identical to those worn by his Heartless counterpart Ansem, his Nobody counterpart Xemnas, the members of Organization XIII, his original incarnation Master Xehanort), with a white/silver lining along the top and an indentation on the sides.

Underneath his coat, Xehanort wears a grey vest overtop a white collar shirt, along with a purple ascot around his neck. During this time, his hair is worn long, with two bangs framing his face. His hair also sports three backward-facing spikes, one at the top of his head, and one on either side, just above his ears. In addition his eyes have turned brown. During his time as Ansem's apprentice, Xehanort seems to share a lot of features with Master Xehanort's youth (and also Master Xehanort's alternate timeline incarnation) but kept Terra's body and face.

Trivia

In the Japanese version, Xehanort is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka, the son of Chikao Ōtsuka, the Japanese voice actor of Master Xehanort. Tetsuya Nomura cast Chikao for this particular reason.
Xehanort's two anagrams have been referenced in two separate ways:
- When Xemnas visits the Chamber of Repose, his password in the computer is "Another".
- In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, there is a secret boss named "No Heart".
In Kingdom Hearts II, Xehanort shares a lot of features with his Heartless persona "Ansem" and Nobody persona Xemnas. Whereas in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Xehanort's features are similiar to his "newborn" counterpart Terra-Xehanort.

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+{{Q|Xehanort. Foolish apprentice of a foolish man.|Ansem the Wise}}
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+'''Xehanort''' was an apprentice of [[Ansem the Wise]] and the original persona of [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] and [[Xemnas]]. He was originally "born" as '''[[Terra-Xehanort]]''' when [[Master Xehanort]] forced his heart into the body of [[Terra]] then he became simply "Xehanort" when he seemingly lost his memories. He is a major antagonist of the [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]]. Similar to the [[Organization XIII]]'s members, Xehanort's name contains the letter "X", along with anagrams for "[[No Heart]]" and "Another".<!--THESE ARE THE MEANINGS OF HIS NAME, AS EXPLAINED BY NOMURA. ANY OTHER ANAGRAMS ARE SPECULATION, AND ARE NO MORE APPROPRIATE THAN "LUDRO" OR "MEDY"-->
-{{Q|Darkness can not be destroyed, it can only be channeled.|Master Xehanort to [[Terra]]}}
-'''Xehanort''' is a [[Keyblade Master]] the primary main antagonist of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. After his debut in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', Xehanort begins to make himself known to [[Sora]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]. ''
-==Journal entry==
+==Journal entries==
-===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
+===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
+''The former apprentice of Ansem the Wise.''
+''Even after becoming a Heartless, Xehanort persisted in his research of the doors and the heart of all worlds - all in the name of "Ansem", of course.''
-====Master Xehanort====
-''One of the true Keyblade Masters and a longtime acquaintance of Master Eraqus. He is connected with the masked boy, and harbors a hidden agenda.''
+''Meanwhile, his Nobody Xemnas had taken leadership of Organization XIII.''
-''Unlike Master Eraqus, Xehanort believes darkness need not be rejected if it can be controlled.''
-====Unknown====
-''A mysterious figure whose origins, identity, and purpose are unclear.''
-===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
-====Master Xehanort====
-''A former Keyblade Master whose obsession with the Keyblade War led him to give his heart over to darkness.''<br />
-''He tried to forge the χ-blade and trigger another Keyblade War, but three young Keyblade wielders put a stop to him.''<br />
-''Now, he has revealed his ultimate goal: to create the real Organization XIII and infuse his heart into all its members.''
-====Young Xehanort====
-''Xehanort in his early years. He has traveled through time to guide Sora toward a ghastly fate.''
 ==Story==
-===Pre-''Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep''===
+===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''===
+{{Q|Master Ansem. Regarding the experiment I presented the other day... With your permission, I'd like to proceed...|Xehanort}}
-{{Q|This world is just too small.|Young Xehanort commenting on the Destiny Islands}}
-[[File:Young_MX_On_DI.png|thumb|left|Master Xehanort on the beaches of his home world, Destiny Island]]
+[[File:Braig Xehanort.png|thumb|right|200px|Braig ponders if Xehanort is Terra.]]
+Following the loss of his memories, only retaining his name, Xehanort ended up in the [[Radiant Garden]], where he was found by Ansem the Wise who took him in as his apprentice. With his supernatural abilities (stemming from being [[Master Xehanort|a former Keyblade Master]]), Xehanort quickly became Ansem's foremost apprentice. Eventually, Ansem began to worry about the darkness that lingered within the hearts of others and sought a way to stop it before it consumed his people. Ansem constructed a laboratory under his castle where he, Xehanort and Ansem's five other assistants ([[Braig]], [[Dilan]], [[Even]], [[Aeleus]] and [[Ienzo]]) would conduct experiments on darkness. However, knowing of Xehanort's true nature, Braig was his sole confidant and offers to aid him in regaining his lost memories.
-Xehanort lived on Destiny Islands, dreaming of leaving his home in search for something greater, until the day when his [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|future Heartless]] arrived and told him of the future. Ansem then gave his younger self the power to time travel and collect all of their other incarnations for a grand scheme. As part of the laws of time travel, Xehanort leaves his body to enter the body of another version of himself, not marking one change that would alter what is destined to happen. Once back in his time after fulfilling his mission, though he lost all memory of his time-travel, Xehanort enacted the destiny placed before him.
+Xehanort offered to use himself in the experiments, Ansem hoped to unlock Xehanort's memories in addition to uncovering a way to repress the darkness within hearts. However, after the first attempt, Xehanort began to conduct his own experiments to go deeper into the research with the aid of Braig and the other apprentices. To that end, they abducted countless people and locked them within the depths of the laboratory where they are subjected to the horrible experiments with the purpose of controlling the mind, attempting to force it to reject its sense of self, however this accidentally lead to the creation of the [[Heartless]], christened by Xehanort, within the Realm of Light. At this point, Xehanort had taken Ansem the Wise's name as his own and wrote his own report under this stolen name.
-He found a way to depart his home world, and was trained to be a Keyblade Master, eventually befriending [[Eraqus]], another Keybearer, whom he began to see as a younger brother. While Eraqus suceeded their master and took steward over the [[Land of Departure]], the newly made Master Xehanort traveled to many different worlds as a Seeker. With his freedom to travel, Xehanort obtained vast knowledge concerning [[Keyblade]] lore, the power of [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] and detailed knowledge of the [[Heartless]]. However, Xehanort begun to see that light is constraining darkness to the point he saw it to be an imbalance
+Xehanort then began to observe the behavior of the Heartless, branding them while seeing them focusing on living things to fire more Heartless. Xehanort and his associates soon began to slowly accept the darkness, allowing them to have limited control over the Heartless yet slowly their humanity in the process. When Ansem learned of their actions, he ordered them to cease their efforts immediately. However, Xehanort saw his master as a fool who had no understanding of research and kept the research operating, finding the heart of Radiant Garden by chance that led to the collapse of the world's boundaries, which was seen in the form of a meteor shower. Xehanort also invented a machine within Ansem's lab to create [[Heartless#Emblem Heartless|artificial Heartless marked with an emblem]] to differentiate them from the [[Pureblood Heartless]].
-It was by that time that he intrigued by mysteries of the [[Keyblade War]] and [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]]. It eventually became a obsession that led Xehanort to decide to recreate the [[χ-blade]], the legendary weapon from which the Keyblades were modeled after and was capable of unlocking Kingdom Hearts, by causing another Keyblade War. One day, when he discussed his plans to Eraqus, ignored his friend's pleas and scarred him when he attempted to attack him. By that time, Xehanort had grown old, and realized that he must transfer his essence and knowledge to a "new vessel" in order to survive to see his plans reach fruition.
+Eventually a visitor showed up named [[King Mickey]] on a Gummi Ship he constructed from out of materials from the meteors and used it to visit many different places in search of answers of recent events. Ansem and Mickey met and had huge discussions in which Xehanort learned of the [[Keyblade]], a mysterious weapon that Mickey himself possessed. Xehanort also learns of the [[Princesses of Heart|seven princesses with pure hearts]] and how they have a connection to this Keyblade. Xehanort entered the office during their discussion, asking Ansem's permission to test an experiment. Ansem forbade Xehanort to conduct it and told him to forget everything he learned from the research. Suspecting Xehanort, Mickey advised Ansem to check his lab's data, only for the ruler to find his Journal in which Xehanort continued the research under his name.
-Originally, Xehanort took Ventus in hopes he would be an ideal vessel. However, Ventus proved to be a poor candidate, and when he refused to use his darkness to fight [[Neoshadow|several Heartless]], Master Xehanort instead decided to extract Ventus's darkness and give it form as [[Vanitas]] with Ventus on the verge of death due to the strain of the separation. Leaving Ventus to die on his homeworld, Xehanort was amazed to find him someone recovering. Xehanort decides to use Ventus and Vanitas to recreate the χ-blade. But as Ventus was too weak, Xehanort decided to leave the boy with Eraqus to be trained. While portraying himself as having discarded his scheme, Xehanort set his eyes on one of Eraqus's apprentices: [[Terra]], within whom he sensed the correct potential to be his new vessel.
+Ansem ordered his apprentices to seal off the laboratory and cease their scheme for knowledge. However, Xehanort eventually banished Ansem to the [[Realm of Darkness]] and had both the seal on the laboratory to be broken and that a room that he called the "[[Chamber of Repose]]" be constructed. Once done, Xehanort often went in and spoke as if there was [[Aqua|someone else]] in the room, which Xehanort used to help gain further recollection about his past. Around this time, as the Heartless begin to surge out of Radiant Garden, Xehanort restored the [[Master Control Program|MCP]] and [[Sark]] to its OS.
-===''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep''===
-{{Q|I swore I would survive... and be there to see what awaited beyond the Keyblade War! And now it is your darkness that shall be the ark that sustains me!|Xehanort taking Terra's body}}
+[[File:XehanortandBraigTGS.PNG|thumb|right|Xehanort summoning his Keyblade.]]
-While in the [[Land of Departure]], Master Xehanort sabotages the [[Mark of Mastery Exam]] taken by Terra and [[Aqua]], causing Terra to fail, and later tells him that if he were to become a true Keyblade Master, he would have to embrace the darkness in his heart and channel it rather than fight it. Shortly thereafter, having Vantias use his [[Unversed]] to lure Terra and Ventus out, Xehanort goes on apparent quest to find the [[Princesses of Heart]]. During that time, after manipulating [[Maleficent]], into beginning a quest to capture the seven Princesses as part of an elaborate fail safe, Xehanort appeared before [[Braig]] in [[Radiant Garden]] to enlist his aid.
+Xehanort made the final pages of his report, which outlined his intentions as well as those of the Heartless: To seek [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]]. Xehanort decided to use the Heartless' instincts to make his own plans to gain ultimate power, control, and knowledge. After knocking out Ienzo and Even in the lab, Xehanort summons [[Master Xehanort's Keyblade|a Keyblade]] then lunges it at Braig. While Braig is falling down, asking if he is truly Master Xehanort, Xehanort states that his name is Ansem before using the weapon on him. While he created Heartless from the apprentices, Xehanort learned that of the [[Nobodies]] prior to his own division into two new beings: the [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Heartless self-titled "Ansem"]] and [[Xemnas]]. With both components having the memories and personality traits of their original self, "Ansem" and Xemnas act on the goal to obtain Kingdom Hearts in their way.
-Having Terra meet him in the Keyblade Graveyard, Xehanort tells an altered version of Vanitas's origins to win his trust. Sending Terra to [[Radiant Garden]], Xehanort pretends to be Braig's captive to trick Terra into using his inner darkness. Though the scheme succeeded, completely winning Terra's trust, Xehanort had a brief incursion with Braig over him before scarred for the plan to work. Later on, Xehanort has Vanitas abduct [[Mickey Mouse]] as bait to lure Ventus to the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], where he reveals to him the truth about his past and that Eraqus held the boy back because of it. However, Xehanort arranged it so he would trick Terra into fighting his master, weakening Eraqus enough so would land the death blow to his former friend. Then casting the Land of Departure into darkness, Xehanort then tells Terra to meet him to the Keyblade Graveyard to settle things.
+===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
-Soon enough Terra, Aqua, and Ventus discover the truth and confront Master Xehanort and Vanitas at the Keyblade Graveyard (the remains of the legendary [[Keyblade War]]). There, Master Xehanort reveals to them his true plans to recreate the χ-blade and unlock Kingdom Hearts. In the ensuing battle, Master Xehanort freezes Ventus before provoking Terra into fighting him while being consumed by darkness. However, once Vanitas enacts his union with Ventus, Xehanort uses his Keyblade to transfer his Heart into Terra's body: creating his vessel [[Terra-Xehanort]] while fading a triumphant smile. However, Xehanort finds himself facing resistance from Terra through both his [[Lingering Will]] and his heart.
+[[File:Xehanort_Painting.png|thumb|left|The painting of Xehanort in Ansem's study.]]
+While investigating [[Ansem the Wise]]'s study within [[Radiant Garden]], [[Sora]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]] and [[Goofy]] find a portrait of Xehanort, believing him to be Ansem, as it was removed by Tifa to reveal the password to the DTD. After running into [[King Mickey]], he reveals the truth of "Ansem"'s identity as a Heartless of an impostor yet could not remember the name. However, during the [[battle of the 1000 Heartless]] Mickey remembers Xehanort's name upon seeing Xemnas. In [[the World That Never Was]], King Mickey encounters Ansem the Wise and learns that his goal is to destroy Xemnas's artificial [[Kingdom Hearts (world)|Kingdom Hearts]] and exact revenge on Xehanort for stealing his name and pride. Ansem repeatedly used the name "Xehanort" to insultingly refer to Xemnas.
-As Terra-Xehanort ends up losing his memory and becoming Ansem the Wise's apprentice, Xehanort learns that his incorporation of Terra's heart into his own would be prolong than he expected due to Terra is harboring the heart of Master Eraqus. Despite this, Xehanort shows no concern and reveals to Terra that possessing him was merely one of many roads he chose to take as part of grand scheme.
 ===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Coded|Kingdom Hearts: Re: Coded]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''===
-{{Spoiler}}
-{{Q|All of this was decided. My twelve selves would welcome me here on this day, when I would return a complete person. It is the future that lies beyond my sight.|Xehanort upon his return.}}
-After the events of ''Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded'', Mickey learns from Yen Sid that since both "Ansem" and Xemnas were defeated, their eventual reunion would mark the return of Xehanort as a complete being, who would once more be a threat to the fate of the worlds. Though Mickey insists he, Sora, Riku, would to stop him, Yen Sid remarks that they may have more than one Xehanort to deal with. To that end, Yen Sid has Sora and Riku undergo the Mark of Mastery in the Sleeping Worlds in hopes that they be beyond Xehanort's reach even if he knew what they were doing.
+After the events of ''Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded'', Mickey learns from Yen Sid that since both "Ansem" and Xemnas were defeated, their eventual reunion would mark the return of Xehanort as a complete being, who would once more be a threat to the fate of the worlds. Also, as Dilan, Even, Aeleus, Ienzo, and [[Lea]] search through Radiant Garden's lab for Xehanort after it's restoration, Braig and Isa rehang the portrait of Xehanort in Ansem's Study.
+==Personality==
-However, due to Ansem possessing Riku's body, it provided Young Xehanort with a lifeline into the Sleeping Worlds as appeared numerous times to [[Sora]] and [[Riku]] in the several worlds previously destroyed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]. Though he attempted to have Riku open his heart to darkness, Xehanort went after Sora instead by arranging his arrival into a dream version of the [[World That Never Was]]. There, Young Xehanort reveals his origins as [[Xemnas]] manages to weaken Sora long enough to be beyond awakening so he can use his body to be made in the final vessel of his older self. Confronted by Riku, as his older self's body is reforming, Young Xehenort battles Riku until Master Xehanort returns a complete being.
+As one of Ansem the Wise's apprentices, Xehanort appears to have had a very professional and no-nonsense attitude, shown by his determination in his studies. He appeared to be easily annoyed by Braig and was shown to be equally as interested in the darkness of hearts as his original incarnation [[Master Xehanort]]. Xehanort appeared frustrated when Ansem forbade him from continuing his studies and experiments, and ultimately disobeyed his master. Ansem the Wise later refers to Xehanort as "foolish" and that any world of his "would be an empire of ignorance".
-Admitting that his scheme with Ventus and Vantias was hasty and poorly-executed, announcing their fate and that of Terra and Aqua were destined, Xehanort than reveals that everything that has occurred throughout the past twelve years, from Maleficent capturing the Princesses of Heart, to the formation of Organization XIII, was all part of an insidious, fail-safe plot to reform the χ-Blade. While "Ansem" oversaw Maleficent gathering the Princesses of Heart, Xemnas was gathering ideal hosts for Xehanort's heart. Despite interference from Sora, Xehanort was prepared and arranged for "Ansem" to give his younger self the task to find and gather splintered versions of himself so all twelve would be gathered.
-Xehanort then attempts to make Sora his final vessel to complete the Thirteen Darnesses, but is stopped by [[Lea]], who finds himself facing Saix. As Riku, Lea, and Mickey fight off their opponents, Xehanort's Heartless and Xemnas are defeated with the timely arrival of [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]]. Unshaken by this minor setback, as time is restored and his various selves forced to return to their timelines, Xehanort leaves while informing the heroes that his Seekers of Darknesses and their Guardians of Light would have all their members with the promise that they will all meet again as the fated place.
-In the end, fearing Xehanort would go after the Princesses if they did play into his hand, Yen Sid and Mickey prepare to form a group of seven Keyblade Wielders for the inevitable conflict that would recreate χ-Blade
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 ==Appearance==
+Xehanort wore a white lab coat with rather loose sleeves that is partway zipped down. The coat also has pockets roughly where Xehanort's hips would be. He wears black boots (that are identical to those worn by his [[Heartless]] counterpart [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], his [[Nobody]] counterpart [[Xemnas]], the members of [[Organization XIII]], his original incarnation Master Xehanort), with a white/silver lining along the top and an indentation on the sides.
-Xehanort appears as an old man, 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 overall appears as a somewhat feeble old man, certainly deceiving given his immense power.
-Xehanort's clothing is the same as that worn by "Ansem". It is composed of a white and black coat with a red inner lining, 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. Master Xehanort sometimes wears a [[Black Coat]] with his worn by Xemnas and the members of Organization XIII.
-In his youth, Xehanort had mildly tanned skin, golden eyes, and silver hair which both slightly spikes and falls past his shoulders in the back with four bangs framing his face - the back two thicker than the front two - and the two backwards spikes on the sides are absent, the topmost one slicked back. He wore the same style of white shirt, which only reaches to his thighs, a black vest with a high collar, long armbands which cover his forearms, and dark grey pants stuffed into his boots, similar to those worn by Organization XIII but absent of the silver lining on top, much like those worn by the guards of [[Radiant Garden]]. After obtaining his time travel ability, Young Xehanort wears a Black Coat that showed his fairly tall and masculine build.
-==Personality==
-Xehanort is shown to be a cunning, callous, and pragmatic being with motivated by  from his curiosity of how the universe was made and his lust to become all knowing. It is this trait that enticed Xehanort to leave the Destiny Islands in search of other worlds and convinced him to use the powers of darkness. Unlike [[Maleficent]], Xehanort's desires Kingdom Hearts to cause a second Keyblade War and a new universe that is more to his liking where light and darkness are more balanced. To that end, the lives of innocents and dear friends being of no concern to him, Xehanort is willing to sacrifice, manipulate, and kill anyone if the act achieves his goals. But there times when he show some good in him, like merciful sympathy towards Ventus after rupturing his heart to create Vantias.
-Additionally, Xehanort's reports show the man in a different light than what is initially portrayed as an individual that does not cause destruction and tragedy for the sake of it, but to gleam answers from it. While these motives of seeking knowledge and creating a more balanced existence were not initially evil in nature, it made Xehanort violent and amoral villain as he was eventually consumed by his lust for knowledge, power, and darkness.
-While possessing amazing skills, stamina, and powers, even at such an old age, Xehanort rarely brags about his skills and even accepts the fact that he is capable of being defeated. Knowing that not even he is unbeatable, Xehanort is always laying out numerous back up plans in case his original designs do not go as planned. This not only allows Xehanort multiple paths to take even if his schemes are spoiled, but keeps him one step ahead of all his adversaries, even the immensely wise and powerful Yen Sid. His modest demeanor and acceptance of possible defeat also contributes to his calm appearance as he knows that even in defeat, he still has other alternatives to turn to.
-Lastly, Master Xehanort also has a few unusual tendencies and quirks as well, such as turning away from the people he speaks to, or over-dramatizing his hand gestures when delivering a speech, even flexing his fingers in an unusual manner, as if itching to grab something. These actions seem very indicative of his obsession and excitement over his plans and visions, nearly losing his calm composure when discussing over what can be achieved and when fulfilling the most essential steps of his elaborate plots and calculated betrayals.
-His ideals and personality traits were inherited by his later incarnations. After taking over Terra's body, the villain retains control over [[Terra-Xehanort]] prior to his vessel's memory loss and with "Ansem" inheriting his obession with darkness. Xemnas, meanwhile, appears to be influenced several times by Terra's characteristics, such as his goal of locating Ventus and speaking to Aqua's armor as a fallen ally and friend rather than an enemy. Regardless, Xehanort's influence appears to be the primary and dominant aspect of the Nobody all his forms are obsessed with Kingdom Hearts and completing the alternative plans that Xehanort had laid out prior to taking over Terra.
-Overall, Master Xehanort is the true catalyst, either direct or indirect, of all the events in the series so far, such as the creation of all his counterparts, Vanitas, the [[Unversed]], the Emblem [[Heartless]], and [[Nobody|Nobodies]], [[Organization XIII]] and the Disney Villains' hunt for Kingdom Hearts.
-==Abilities==
-His age often causing opponents to underestimate him, Master Xehanort is an extremely skilled Keyblade Master and magic user. Able to teleport if he is in danger, Master Xehanort strikes opponents with powerful, fast-paced combos. He also can bombard foes with Thunder, Blizzard, and Earth-based magic. His magic skills are some of the most advanced seen in the series so far, able to create massive rock formations and pillars, encase Ventus's body in ice, project a gust of wind powerful enough to send Ventus and Mickey flying from his hand, block [[Braig]]'s Arrowgun shots without raising his arms, and telekinetically control the Keyblades covering the Keyblade Graveyard to attack Terra and Aqua. He also possesses physical strength sufficient enough to grab a fully-armored Ventus by the back of the head and lift him into the air with one hand.
-Master Xehanort shows a great deal of skill in utilizing the heart and its capabilities, able to create a living being, Vanitas, out of the darkness of Ventus's heart when he unlocks it and even able to direct his heart into Terra's body to possess it after his defeat in the Keyblade Graveyard. Once he possesses Terra's body, Xehanort manages to still in control with Terra's power enhancing his Xehanort's agility.
-His greatest asset, however, is his intelligence and skills at manipulation. For over eleven years, Xehanort's master plan has been going about, resulting in, among other things, the founding of the original Organization XIII and Riku's possession by "Ansem" to make them his vessels like Terra.
-In his youth, Xehanort was incredibly powerful being, the power of space-time manipulation he obtained allowing him to withstand the effect of Mickey's [[Stop]]za spell and alter the flow of battle. The later ability seen in slowing his opponent or reversing the flow of time to regenerate health. Like his older self, he is a powerful magic user, able to cast powerful [[Fire]] and [[Blizzard]] spells, teleport around the battlefield, throw Riku and Mickey with telekinesis, and fire magical bullets similar to those used by Sora's [[Wisdom Form]]. Additionally, he is able to duplicate himself, summon pillars of fire, use a countless number of lasers and turn himself invisible. He also has access to a plethora of the numerous protagonists' most powerful attacks, such as [[Meteor]], [[Mega Flare]], [[Raging Storm]] and [[Tornado]].
-===Weapon===
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-Master Xehanort is able to wield his Keyblade with great skill despite his age, and enough of his strength has remained over the years that he is able to use it in fast-paced physical combos. His battle pose is similar to that of both Vanitas and Riku, but he mainly allows the Keyblade to hang loosely at his side as he walks slowly towards opponents. Master Xehanort also uses his Keyblade to unlock countless hearts, including his own.
-When Master Xehanort possesses Terra's body to become Terra-Xehanort, he abandons Terra's Keyblade and replaces it with his own. Terra-Xehanort wields the weapon with great skill, combining several of Terra and Master Xehanort's abilities to form his own deadly combos. As this Keyblade was gained by Terra-Xehanort through Master Xehanort's heart's more powerful influence, it is also used through Master Xehanort's influence to unlock Terra-Xehanort's heart.
-Young Xehanort's Keyblade incorporates elements of his most future self's weapon and the [[No Name]] Keyblade. Prior to using it, Young Xehanort uses two weapons that bear a striking resemblance to [[Xemnas]]'s Ethereal Blades, somewhat reminiscent of the [[Terminus]] and [[Ruination]] Ethereal Blades. The blades can be combined into a dual-blade, and extend to be lashed out like a whip. Young Xehanort wields these weapons with a reverse grip, similar to the unorthodox way Ventus wields his Keyblade.
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-File:Master Xehanort's Keyblade KHBBS.png|The unique Keyblade wielded by Master Xehanort.
-File:Young_Xehanort's_Keyblade_KH3D.png|The unique Keyblade wielded by Young Xehanort.
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+Underneath his coat, Xehanort wears a grey vest overtop a white collar shirt, along with a purple ascot around his neck. During this time, his hair is worn long, with two bangs framing his face. His hair also sports three backward-facing spikes, one at the top of his head, and one on either side, just above his ears. In addition his eyes have turned brown. During his time as Ansem's apprentice, Xehanort seems to share a lot of features with Master Xehanort's youth (and also Master Xehanort's [[Young Xehanort|alternate timeline incarnation]]) but kept Terra's body and face.
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 ==Trivia==
-* In the japanese version, Xehanort's seiyuu Chikao Ōtsuka was chosen by Tetsuya Nomura specifically because he is the father of [[Wikipedia:Akio Ōtsuka|Akio Ōtsuka]] who voiced [[Terra-Xehanort]] and [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]. Tetsuya also selected Leonard Nimoy for the English specifically for his role as Spock in the ''[[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]]'' franchise.
+*In the Japanese version, Xehanort is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka, the son of [[wikipedia:Chikao Ōtsuka|Chikao Ōtsuka]], the Japanese voice actor of Master Xehanort. Tetsuya Nomura cast Chikao for this particular reason.
+*Xehanort's two anagrams have been referenced in two separate ways:
-*[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], made from the heart of Master Xehanort, is referenced twice in ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep''. First, Master Xehanort asks Terra to "''Seek out the darkness that upsets the balance''", similar to Ansem's title, and second, Terra tells Master Xehanort in ''Blank Points'' that "''You're gonna get shown the door, old man''", referencing Ansem's fate at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts''.
+**When Xemnas visits the Chamber of Repose, his password in the computer is "Another".
-*In both versions of ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'', the voice actor for Young Xehanort is uncredited.
+**In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'', there is a secret boss named "[[No Heart]]".
+*In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xehanort shares a lot of features with his Heartless persona "Ansem" and Nobody persona Xemnas. Whereas in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', Xehanort's features are similiar to his "newborn" counterpart [[Terra-Xehanort]].
 ==See also==
+*[[Master Xehanort]]
+*[[Terra]]
 *[[Terra-Xehanort]]
+*[[Riku]]
 *[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]
 *[[Xemnas]]
 *[[No Heart]]
-*[[Organization XIII]]
+*[[Young Xehanort]]
-*[[X-Blade]]
+*[[Organisation XIII]]
-*[[Vanitas]]
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