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Line 1: {{work}} ~~=== '''~~This is a listing of the Major Villains that appear in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. Visit [[Kingdom Hearts/Characters\|here]] for the main characters index.~~''' ===~~ ~~-----~~ == Xehanort and his incarnations == === Tropes applying to the Xehanorts as a whole === * [[A God Am I]]: Master Xehanort planned to use the χ-Blade to control Kingdom Hearts, and use its power and knowledge to remake the universe in his idea of perfect balance. His incarnations have similar aspirations {{spoiler\|and are revealed to have been working towards helping the original achieve his goal in an alternate method}}.▼ * [[Badass]]: In whatever incarnation he appears, Xehanort is always a badass. [[Badass Baritone]]: All his incarnations have very deep voices, with the justifiable exception of him as a teenager, and even then only in Japanese. [[Badass Longcoat]]/[[Badass Long Robe]]: Always one or the other. * [[Big Bad]]: Xehanort and his incarnations are almost always the major villains of all the games up to ''Kingdom Hearts III.'' ** [[Hijacked by Ganon\|Hijacked By Xehanort]]: Aside from Marluxia and {{spoiler\|Sora's Heartless}}, every central villain of the franchise is either one of Xehanort's incarnations, is working for one of them, or is one of their [[Unwitting Pawn~~\|Unwitting Pawns~~]]s, and his connection to the villains of the latest game is usually [[The Reveal]]. And while Marluxia's [[Evil Scheme]] had nothing to do with Xehanort, he very likely owes his existence to him. * [[Black Magic]]/[[Casting a Shadow]]: Darkness is his whole shtick. * [[Body Surf]]: {{spoiler\|Master Xehanort's heart transferred to Terra, then after becoming "Ansem" transferred to Riku. According to [[Word of God]] on ''Dream Drop Distance'', Master Xehanort also has the power to transfer his consciousness to his alternate incarnations in his Organization and assume direct control of them}}. Line 22 ⟶ 19: * [[For Science!]]: Everything Xehanort and his incarnations do is in the name of furthering their knowledge of hearts and darkness, even knowing it could cause [[The End of the World as We Know It]]. {{quote\|'''Eraqus:''' You would risk an apocalypse out of sheer curiosity?!}} ▲* [[A God Am I]]: Master Xehanort planned to use the χ-Blade to control Kingdom Hearts, and use its power and knowledge to remake the universe in his idea of perfect balance. His incarnations have similar aspirations {{spoiler\|and are revealed to have been working towards helping the original achieve his goal in an alternate method}}. * [[Hades Shaded]] * [[I Have Many Names]]: Take your pick, (Master) Xehanort, Xemnas, Ansem, {{spoiler\|Terra, No Heart}}...As of ''Dream Drop Distance'' you can add {{spoiler\|Xigbar, and Saix to the list}}. Line 29 ⟶ 27: * [[Manipulative Bastard]] * [[Pointy Ears]]: {{spoiler\|Likely due to corruption by darkness.}} * [[Powers Via Possession]]: {{spoiler\|Master Xehanort can take direct control of any of his Seekers allowing them to wield his keyblade in the process.}} * [[Red and Black and Evil All Over]]: Master Xehanort's black and red cloak, passed on to Ansem, and Xemnas's [[Black Cloak]] and red Etheral Blades. * [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: Master Xehanort is voiced by [[Chikao Ohtsuka]], while {{spoiler\|Terra-}}Xehanort and "Ansem" are voiced by his son, [[Akio Ohtsuka]]. Line 38 ⟶ 36: === Master Xehanort === [[File:Master_Xehanort.png\|frame\| "Admirably done. I knew this was a journey you could make -- over the unseen wall that divides darkness and light. And I was not wrong, Terra!"]] {{quote\|"We know so little about the Keyblade War -- only that it was just the beginning. Amidst that crisis a precious light was found. It is a curious tale -- and one worth exploring. They say ruin brings about creation. So what, then, would another Keyblade War bring? When the darkness falls, will we be found worthy of the precious light the legend speaks of? I must have these answers."\|Voiced by: [[Chikao Ohtsuka]] (Japanese), [[Leonard Nimoy]] (English)}} An elderly Keyblade Master, he was once a noble and wise man, if somewhat shifty. However, in his quest to unravel the mysteries of the Keyblade and its role in the fate of the worlds, he delved too deep into darkness and now seeks the power of Kingdom Hearts to cause an apocalypse [[For Science!]]. He's effectively the [[Big Bad]] of the franchise, as his schemes and his various incarnations fuel the main conflicts behind almost every game. ----- * {{spoiler\|[[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]]: As 3 of himself in 3D plus his teenage self. It's currently unknown whether Terra-Xehanort is [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]] with the others as well.}} * [[Badass]]: Think of how badass all the other incarnations of Xehanort are. Then think, one way or another, it all started with him. ** [[Badass Grandpa]] Line 55 ⟶ 53: * [[The Chessmaster]]: Not only in ''Birth By Sleep'', but according to ''Dream Drop Distance'', {{spoiler\|everything Ansem and Xemnas have done was in line with his plans and was just build-up for something even bigger, and despite the interference of the various heroes he's ''still'' prepared to make it all work}}. Master Xehanort is clearly playing [[Gambit Roulette]] with a rigged wheel. * [[Combat Tropes]] [[An Ice Person]]: Shows a preference for ~~ice -- he~~ice—he freezes Ven, tosses out Blizzard attacks in battle, and ends his Keyblade combos in a blast of ice. [[Black Magic]]/[[Casting a Shadow]]: Zigzagged, while he's shown using dark attacks in cutscenes, and his various incarnations use them liberally, he doesn't use any when you actually fight him (However the thunderbolts and ice he summons are black and have aura's of darkness). ** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Raises pillars of earth to launch you into the air. Line 67 ⟶ 65: * [[Complete Monster]]: Despite being a [[Knight Templar]] to begin with, he's become quite easily the most repugnant piece of work in the series. * [[Crazy Prepared]]: See [[The Chessmaster]] above. * [[Evil Counterpart]]: What we learn about Xehanort's past in ''Birth By Sleep'' has effectively turned him into an Evil Counterpart to Sora -- {{spoiler\|both are Keyblade wielders, both were born on Destiny Islands, and both wanted to explore other worlds. While Master Xehanort's heart [[Body Surf~~\|Body Surfs~~]]s through Terra and Riku, Sora opens his heart to protect the hearts of Ventus and Kairi. ''Re:coded'' centers on Sora willingly taking on the pain and suffering of others, while ''Dream Drop Distance'' reveals Xehanort has been infecting others with his evil}}. While Xehanort and his incarnations betray their allies when they [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness\|are of no further use]], Sora relies on [[The Power of Friendship]]. Not to mention that both of them have multiple alter-egos, which have themselves clashed across the series. According to [[Word of God]] as of ''Dream Drop Distance'', Master Xehanort also has the ability to attach different Keychains to his Keyblade to change it's form, too. * [[Evil Laugh]] * [[Evil Makes You Monstrous]]: Though not directly confirmed, there's a few hints that perhaps {{spoiler\|the Guardian is actually the true form of Master Xehanort's heart, as it appears alongside Terra in the [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]] instead of Xehanort, and was passed on to "Ansem", who as his Heartless is the embodiment of his heart and relies exclusively on the Guardian to fight and protect him}}. Line 73 ⟶ 71: * [[Evil Old Folks]] * [[Evil Sorcerer]] * [[Evil Weapon]]: While Keyblades can't actually be ''evil'' themselves, [http://www.khwiki.net/images/f/ff/Master_Xehanort%27s_Keyblade_KHBBS.png his Keyblade is nonetheless]{{Dead link}} just another clue to how [[Obviously Evil]] he is. * [[Eyes of Gold]]: {{spoiler\|Revealed in ''3D'' to be not a sign of darkness abuse, but specifically a sign of Xehanort's influence on someone}}. * [[The Faceless]]: [[Played With]]. His face is seen multiple times throughout [[Birth By Sleep]], but he is always shown from his back during the flashbacks to his teenage days at Destiny Islands. ''Dream Drop Distance'' {{spoiler\|reveals his teenage self's face, but}} the scene with him on Destiny Islands still show him from the back mostly. {{spoiler\|Then the secret ending for ''Dream Drop Distance'' averts this completely and repeats the Destiny Islands scene from ''Birth By Sleep'', giving players a full look of his face at last.}} * [[Fallen Hero]] * [[Gambit Roulette]]: {{spoiler\|Everything Ansem and Xemnas did was entirely planned out in advance by him, and to various degrees Maleficent, Sora, Riku and most of Organization XIII were [[Unwitting Pawn~~\|Unwitting Pawns~~]]s to help it all along}} And it worked. * [[Grand Theft Me]]: Pulls this on {{spoiler\|Terra, resulting in the present-day Xehanort.}} ** {{spoiler\|And is the real reason he created Organization XIII!}} Line 83 ⟶ 81: * [[I Need You Stronger]]: Tempts Terra to darkness and encourages him to continue his training in order to {{spoiler\|make sure the guy's body is powerful enough for his purposes when he commits [[Grand Theft Me]] on him. It's also implied that an abundance of Darkness is necessary for the process to work at all}}. ** [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler\|What he didn't count on was that Terra would fall so far into darkness and/or that he'd pissed Terra off so much that he was able to use [[The Power of Hate]] to return to life as his armor and keep fighting him afterwards}}. * [[I Was Quite ~~the~~a Looker]]: Xehanort was a picture perfect [[Bishonen]] in his youth. * [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Watashi" * [[Kick the Dog]]: At the end of ''Birth By Sleep'' he liberally does this and then enjoys some [[Evil Gloating]] about it to keep driving Terra's hatred and anger deeper. The crowner is when he {{spoiler\|kills Eraqus and destroys the Land of Departure}}. Line 89 ⟶ 87: * [[Knight Templar]]: He sincerely believe his way of using darkness to dominate light will stabilize the universe and make it better. To this end, he will commit any atrocity he sees fit. * [[Lack of Empathy]]: He feels no remorse for all the evil actions he's done. But he is not above [[Pet the Dog\|petting the dog]] as seen below. * [[Legacy Character]]: All subsequent incarnations of Xehanort bear similarities to this one in appearance, personality and/or goals. Of course, that's ~~chronologically -- with~~chronologically—with the games being told out of order, design-wise ''he's'' a [[Legacy Character]] to ''them''. * [[Leitmotif]]: Titled "Xehanort", it really contributes to how [[Obviously Evil]] he is. * [[Magnificent Bastard]] * [[Manipulative Bastard]] * {{spoiler\|[[Me's a Crowd]]}}: In ''Dream Drop Distance'' and beyond, this has apparently been his plan all along. * [[Milking the Giant Cow]]: He has exactly two positions for his ~~hands -- clasping~~hands—clasping behind his back, and milking position. That picture up there? That's how either or both look for pretty much all of ''Birth By Sleep''. * [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: No Heart, the Artificial Fallen Angel Kung-Fu Magic Knight. * [[Obviously Evil]]: Even if you didn't already know who he is and what he does, simply looking at his picture up there should tip you off. Line 110 ⟶ 108: * [[The Sociopath]]: He began a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] as described below, but suffered in-universe [[Motive Decay]] and is now only interested in power, no matter what he has to do to achieve it. * [[The Unfought]]: Though he's the antagonist of the entire series he was never seen before ''Birth By Sleep'' and was only fought in that game by Terra. He and Sora have never met directly {{spoiler\|until ''3D''}}, and aside from Terra no one has actually faced him in battle. * [[Visionary Villain]]: Became one after [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope]]. See [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]. * [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: He started out this way, believing the universe ought to have a balance of light and darkness, and decides a flood of darkness to push it to the bring of destruction was the only way to bring about this re-balancing. However the darkness he delved into took its toll and whatever benevolent goals he once had have long been forgotten in favor of acquiring power and knowledge even at the cost of existence. * [[Worthy Opponent]]: {{spoiler\|As of KH3D, [[Mickey Mouse]] seems to be the only character he actually respects, and doesn't just see as another tool to be used.}} * [[Would Hit a Girl]]: More like {{spoiler\|Would Choke A Girl While Possessing Her Best Friend's Body}}. * [[Xanatos Gambit]]: {{spoiler\|"Ansem" and Xemnas were to absorb the two versions of Kingdom Hearts to gain great power. Sora killed both of them before they could, but that wasn't a problem--now Master Xehanort could just come [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]] and pick up where the left off, this time with valuable intelligence concerning the enemy.}}. === {{spoiler\|Terra-}}Xehanort === [[File:150px-XehanortKHII_1473.png\|frame\|"I will guide you to the depths of darkness!"~~\|Click~~ <ref>[[File:Terra-Xehanort_1343.png\|frame~~]]</ref> to see~~ \|Xehanort as he appears in Birth By Sleep (spoiler warning)]]</ref>]] {{quote\|"The Heartless feed on other's hearts, and they yearn for that energy core. That thing beyond the door must be a heart, too—the heart of this world. There is no proof, but, having felt that immense energy, I am certain. That was the heart of the world."\|Voiced by: [[Akio Ohtsuka]] (Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (English)}} A young man that was found in Radiant Garden in the aftermath of a great battle between several Keyblade wielders, bearing no memories but his name. Ansem nursed him back to health and took him on as an apprentice, but he quickly became obsessed with [[The Heartless]] and Kingdom Hearts, and cast Ansem into the Realm of Darkness and became a Heartless and Nobody to delve deeper into the powers of darkness than his human form would allow. His backstory was a mystery until ''Birth By Sleep'', which explains it in full. He is {{spoiler\|a possessed Terra, being taken over by Master Xehanort's heart to use as a stronger, younger body, but when Terra and Aqua nearly broke his control he sealed his own heart so neither he nor Terra could take direct control. With no memories, the new Xehanort was taken in by Ansem and was guided by Braig to follow the contingency plans Master Xehanort left in place in case his plan failed}}. ----- * [[Badass]] [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: {{spoiler\|As with Ansem, his pose when commanding the Guardian.}} [[Badass Baritone]]: Same goes for his Heartless and Nobody. * [[Big Bad]]: He is this for the original trilogy of games (''Kingdom Hearts'', ''Chain of Memories'', and ''Kingdom Hearts II''). An interesting case, ''this'' specific incarnation of Xehanort is actually a relatively minor character and has never been the major villain of a single game. However his various incarnations, past and present, make up the main villains of the franchise. {{spoiler\|It's currently unknown if this incarnation will be [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]] with the other incarnations or not}}. * [[The Chessmaster]] * [[Combat Tropes]] [[Black Magic]]/[[Casting a Shadow]]: {{spoiler\|Is fond of Terra's Dark Volley shots and his Dark Impulse combo finisher.}} [[~~BFG~~Big Freaking Gun]]: {{spoiler\|He can use Terra's Ultima Cannon attack.}} [[~~BFS~~Big Freaking Sword]]: {{spoiler\|Retains Master Xehanort's Keyblade.}} [[Colony Drop]]: Meteor ** [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Quake Line 164 ⟶ 162: * [[Monster Sob Story]]: The ending of ''Birth By Sleep''. {{spoiler\|makes his story seem like one.}} Sure, he became a mad scientist, betrayed the man who took him in, and became responsible for everything wrong in the series, but his origins are quite sad: {{spoiler\|he's essentially what happened when both Terra ''and'' Master Xehanort were locked out of control of Terra's body. He wound up in Radient Garden with no memories, just a name. The lost look of confusion he gives Braig when the latter chats him up is quite saddening. However, he was either totally faking it, or got his memories back fairly quickly. ''Master'' Xehanort is completely unsympathetic, though. }} * [[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]: Gave into darkness to become a Heartless and Nobody on purpose so he could acquire more power. ** [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]]: Because of the way the cosmology of ''Kingdom Hearts'' works, killing Xehanort's Heartless and his Nobody in that order resulted in his heart and body reuniting into a complete person. As of ''Dream Drop Distance'' it's made clear that this Xehanort was just a stepping stone for Master Xehanort to launch an even larger scheme than before, and dying and coming back was [[All According to Plan]]. * [[Mysterious Past]]: Explained in ''Birth by Sleep''. * [[Neck Lift]]: {{spoiler\|On Aqua}}. Line 182 ⟶ 180: {{quote\|"All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. Darkness sprouts within it, grows, consumes it. Such is its nature. In the end, every heart returns to the darkness whence it came."\|Voiced by: [[Akio Ohtsuka]] (Japanese), Billy Zane/[[Richard Epcar]] (English)}} Xehanort's Heartless who kept the alias "Ansem" that Xehanort himself took. He was the driving force behind the Disney villains's search for the Princesses of Heart, and uses Riku as a vessel to try and obtain the power of Kingdom Hearts. Uniquely for a Heartless, he retains the memories, appearance, and personality of his original self, Xehanort. {{spoiler\|In ''Dream Drop Distance'' he is [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]] and one of the thirteen vessels of Xehanort's heart as one of his thirteen Seekers of Darkness}}. ----- * [[A God Am I]]: Wishes to access Kingdom Hearts to use as a source of ultimate knowledge and power. * [[Arch Enemy]]: Is treated as Riku's after the first game. * [[As Long as There Is Evil]]: Ansem was able to remain alive due to his control of Riku, allowing him to continue to exist as long as Riku held darkness in his heart. {{spoiler\|1=However, he was destroyed when DiZ's machine at the end of ''II'' purified Riku's heart}}. * {{spoiler\|[[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]]}}: You'd think that {{spoiler\|Riku getting purged of him at the end of ''II'' would finally do him in, but nooooo}}. * [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: His default posture while fighting with his Guardian. * [[Badass Longcoat]] Line 197 ⟶ 195: * [[The Chessmaster]]: Masterminded the entire plot of the first game. * [[Chewing the Scenery]]: Good Lord, once he ditches his brown cloak, every scene he's in feels like it's being torn apart between his teeth, even the ones where he doesn't have a face! {{quote\|'''"[[~~This~~Punctuated! IsFor! ~~Sparta~~Emphasis!\|KINGDOM HEARTS! FILL ME... WITH THE POWER... OF DARKNESS]]!!!"'''}} ** Let's put it this way. He [[Ham-to-Ham Combat\|features in the same game as a number of]] Disney Villains, whose [[Large Ham\|hamminess]] is the stuff of legend, ''and he manages to out-ham them ALL.'' * {{spoiler\|[[Co-Dragons]]: He and Xemnas seem to be this in Master Xehanort's true organization, being his left and right hand men.}} Line 208 ⟶ 206: [[Double Weapon]]: His final form uses a lance resembling two huge Soul Eaters fused together. [[Fusion Dance]]: With the Guardian for his final forms. [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Summons [[Energy Ball~~\|Energy Balls~~]]s which fire them. [[Guardian Entity]]: "Come, Guardian!" [[Power Floats]] [[Sizeshifter]]: He's absolutely enormous for his final battle. Line 253 ⟶ 251: * [[The Sociopath]]: Literally heartless, not to mention it comes with the territory as an incarnation of Xehanort. * {{spoiler\|[[Time Travel]]}} * [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Most players agree that Ansem was not a terribly difficult final boss in Kingdom Hearts 1. For his return in [[Kingdom Hearts 3D\|Dream Drop Distance]], on the other hand...{{spoiler\|Ansem becomes a much, much harder fight than he ever used to be, effectively using projectiles and melee attacks together to make combos, having multiple phases that both have huge amounts of health, and in a display of [[Cutscene Power to the Max]], he subdues Riku almost effortlessly.}} That's quite a step up there. * [[Vocal Evolution]]: Richard Epcar's voice acting improved a lot between ''KH2'' and ''Re:COM'', although it's more like the vocal director gave him some breathing room instead of forcing him to try and out-ham Billy Zane with unsuccessful results. {{spoiler\|He's also significantly better in ''Birth By Sleep''}}. ** Also, Akio Ohtsuka himself was actually over-the-top hammy to an annoying level in the original Japanese version of ''Kingdom Hearts'', but also sounded a lot better in ''Re: COM''. Line 259 ⟶ 257: === Xemnas === {{quote\|''See [[Kingdom Hearts/Characters/Organization XIII~~\|Kingdom Hearts~~]]''}} === Unknown ~~{{spoiler\|(Young Xehanort)}}~~ === [[File:Unknown3D_4039.png\|frame\|"Come with me."]] {{spoiler\|(Young Xehanort)}} {{quote\|"Hypocrite. You are the one who has made your heart a prison...even if you are not the prisoner."\|Voiced by: [[Takanori Okuda]] (Japanese), David Gallagher (English, ''Birth By Sleep'') / [[Ben Diskin]] (English, ''Dream Drop Distance'')}} An enigmatic figure who appears out of thin air in ''Birth By Sleep'' to challenge the heroes in the Land of Departure as a [[Bonus Boss]]. The Unknown's identity is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin\|completely unknown]] -- [[The Quiet One\|he doesn't say a word]], and even the Keyblade he drops upon defeat is simply named "No Name". Despite the seemingly [[~~Big~~Non ~~Lipped~~Sequitur ~~Alligator Moment~~Scene\|random]] encounter, [[Word of God]] confirms that his battle with one of the trio is canon. He reappears in ''Dream Drop Distance'' as the main antagonist, and is described as a being travelling worlds that causes beings of darkness to manifest in his wake. {{spoiler\|He's revealed to be a younger Master Xehanort, given the power to travel through time by "Ansem" in order to create the true Organization XIII, an organization composed of Xehanort's heart in thirteen different vessels.}} Line 273 ⟶ 271: Another "Unknown" is a [[Bonus Boss]] in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', and is [[Chekhov's Gunman\|eventually revealed]] to be {{spoiler\|Xemnas}}. This section, however, only refers to the ''Birth by Sleep''/''3D'' character. * [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Has [[Colony Drop\|Meteor]], [[Playing with Fire\|Raging Storm, Mega Flare]], Collision Magnet, Restore Barrier, Sonic Blade, Vanitas's X-shaped [[Sword Beam]], Marluxia's Doom and Whirlwind to the Void, [[Laser Blade~~\|Laser Blades~~]]s like Xemnas, and can clone himself like Xemnas. About the only attack of his that isn't taken from someone else is his [[Beam Spam]], which in ''Dream Drop Distance'' still sort of resembles Sora's Wisdom Form shots fired in a Dark Volley-like pattern. ** And in ''Dream Drop Distance'' he even {{spoiler\|wields a Keyblade}}. * {{spoiler\|[[The Assimilator]]}} Line 304 ⟶ 302: * [[Legacy Character]] * [[Leitmotif]] :{{spoiler\|"Xehanort -The Early Years-".}} * [[Lightning Bruiser]]: '''[[Up to Eleven]].''' * [[Mind Rape]]: {{spoiler\|Subjects poor Sora to this.}} * [[Morph Weapon]]: Combines his separate blades into one, throws them out as orbs of light to shoot out like projectiles, elongates them to stab forward, and can whirl them through the air. {{spoiler\|Also does many of the same tricks with the No Name Keyblade in ''3D''}}. Line 331 ⟶ 329: The villain from ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)\|Sleeping Beauty]]'', Maleficent is an evil fairy hellbent on taking over all worlds in existence. She poses a major threat early on in Sora's adventure, but her plan gets [[Hijacked by Ganon\|Hijacked By Xehanort]] before the climax. Unfortunately for Sora and co., you can't keep a good villain down for long... ----- * [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes\|Type V]]. She becomes this in the latter half of KH2. Nothing about her changes except that she's working with Sora and the others for a common goal. * [[As Long as There Is Evil]]: ''Chain of Memories'' has the Organization commenting on how Maleficent's "death" merely banished her "somewhere else." Then, in ''KH2'', her crow [[Familiar]] shows her cloak to the Good Fairies, who try to resist acknowledging her existence, but they cannot and this brings her back. * [[Badass Boast]]: ''"You poor simple fools. Thinking you could defeat me! ''Me'', the Mistress of All Evil!"'' * [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]]: Not fully explained, see "[[As Long as There Is Evil]]". She's just that talented. * [[Big Bad]]: Of her own world in ''Birth by Sleep''. [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: With Ansem in ''Kingdom Hearts'', though [[The Dragon\|the lesser of the two.]] [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: With Xemnas in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. ** [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: In ''Coded'' and ''Dream Drop Distance''. * [[The Chessmaster]]: At least until her demise. * [[Combat Tropes]] Line 379 ⟶ 377: [[My Friends and Zoidberg\|There is also Pete]]. Once a humble steamboat captain, Pete turned to mischief-making until he got out of hand and was banished. He met Maleficent during his inter-dimensional exile and acts as her loyal servant. ----- * [[Beard of Evil]]: In the Country of Musketeers. Line 426 ⟶ 424: The mysterious masked apprentice of Master Xehanort. To keep up the parallels, his outfit is nearly identical to "Dark Mode" Riku and he frequently antagonizes Ven. {{spoiler\|He's actually an artificial being created from the darkness in Ven's heart}}. ----- * [[Anime Hair]]: {{spoiler\|Exactly as ridiculous as Sora's. Just black.}} * {{spoiler\|[[Artificial Human]]}} Line 436 ⟶ 434: * [[Collapsible Helmet]] * [[Combat Tropes]] [[Black Magic]] / [[Casting a Shadow]] [[Combat Pragmatist]]: His crowning moment of this is very well demonstrated in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yafvTV4gCW4 this video]. Please note how he didn't [[Calling Your Attacks\|yell]], [[With Catlike Tread\|or otherwise warn]] his victim of his imminent pwnage of them while they [[In the Back\|weren't looking]], at all. Also note that [[Would Hit a Girl\|it was a girl]]. There wasn't even a [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]. Just him, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome\|coming out of nowhere]]. [[~~BFS~~Big Freaking Sword]]: The {{spoiler\|χ-Blade}}. [[Flash Step]] ** [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]] Line 461 ⟶ 459: * [[The Faceless]] * [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Like hell. * [[For the Evulz]]: It's indicated that he doesn't really have or need a reason to restart the keyblade war; he's just excited by the idea of a universal conflict, especially now that he's the guy with an [[Infinity+1 Sword]]. ** {{spoiler\|An alternate reason, canon to the novels, is that he wanted to rejoin with Ventus, thus not being all alone any more. However, this isn't exactly reflected in his actions; early in the story, he was perfectly willing to annihilate Ventus for being too weak, and considered Aqua a decent backup plan for forging the χ-Blade.}} * [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: [[Subverted Trope\|Subverted.]] He has eyes as large as Ven's {{spoiler\|because he's a Sora look alike}}. Line 470 ⟶ 468: * [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore". * [[Kick the Dog]]: Breaking Ven's toy Keyblade that Terra gave him in front of Aqua. * [[Large Ham]]: Hoo boy, it seems [[Chikao Ohtsuka]],<ref>Master Xehanort's seiyuu.</ref>, {{spoiler\|[[Miyu Irino]]<ref>Vanitas's seiyuu. Same as Sora's.</ref>}}, and {{spoiler\|[[Akio Ohtsuka]]<ref>Xehanort's seiyuu.</ref>}} decided to have a contest to see who can ham it up more. ** Ditto for their English counterparts. You can definitely tell {{spoiler\|Haley}} was enjoying himself on this one. * [[Laughing Mad]]: In Japanese ''and'' English. Line 480 ⟶ 478: * [[Obviously Evil]] * {{spoiler\|[[One-Scene Wonder]]}}: {{spoiler\|Shows up with Young Xehanort in [[Kingdom Hearts 3D]], confronting Sora. It's unknown if he's anywhere else in that game.}} * {{spoiler\|[[Out of Focus]]}}: {{spoiler\|If that is the case, then while everyone else is [[Back ~~From~~from the Dead]], Vanitas remains nowhere to be seen.}} * [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: He'd ''like'' to just kill his enemies straight-off, but he's smart enough to know that this won't get him anywhere and bides his time accordingly. * [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: {{spoiler\|Is the source of the Unversed, who inhabit and terrorize the entire World.}} Line 492 ⟶ 490: * [[The Starscream]]: It's hinted he planned to take the power of Kingdom Hearts for himself once he got the χ-Blade. * [[Theme Song Reveal]]: His battle themes borrow from {{spoiler\|Sora}}'s [[Leitmotif]]. * [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Is portrayed as such in the novelization, in stark contrast to his unrepentent [[Complete Monster]] status in the actual game. {{spoiler\|He's unable to control his ability to spawn Unversed, which are created autonomously every time he feels a strong emotion, and he hates them as a sign of his lack of control and a reminder of the true nature of his existence. Furthermore Master Xehanort forced him to train by fighting the Unversed, and Vanitas felt the emotions and physical pain they did upon being killed every time, which in turn fueled his dark emotions more and spawned stronger Unversed. And while all this [[Training ~~From~~from Hell]] was going on, he was still connected to Ven and felt all the friendship and happiness Ven was experiencing training under Eraqus}}. * [[Would Hit a Girl]]: More like {{spoiler\|Would Stab A Girl}}. ** {{spoiler\|[[Kick Them While They Are Down\|Stab Them While They Are Down]]}} Line 504 ⟶ 502: Originally, when {{spoiler\|Sora sacrificed his Heart in the first Kingdom Hearts, he was able to retain his sense of self even when turned into a Heartless}}. However, the digital recording in Jiminy's Journal gained sentience and began corrupting the journal with bug blocks. ----- * [[Big Bad]]: Of ''Coded''. ** [[Arc Villain]]: {{spoiler\|Probably the only one, depending on whether you think Marluxia is one or not.}} Line 525 ⟶ 523: * [[Light Is Not Good]] * [[Living Shadow]] * [[Not So Harmless]]: In the first game, it was just a little [[Mook\|shadow.]] It takes quite a few [[Took a Level Inin Badass\|levels in badass]] in Coded. * [[This Was His True Form]]: He is only defeated when {{spoiler\|Mickey separates him from the power he got from corrupting the journal and reduces him back to the form of a lowly Shadow.}} * [[Took a Level Inin Badass]] [[Took a Level in Jerkass\|and Jerk Ass]] * [[Tron Lines]] * [[The Virus]] * [[You Will Be Assimilated]] {{charactersub-subpagefooter}} ~~{{reflist}}~~ ~~[[Category:Kingdom Hearts Villains]]~~ ~~[[Category:Characters]]~~ ~~[[Category:Kingdom Hearts]]~~ [[Category:Kingdom Hearts/Characters]]