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The '''Soul Eater''' is a weapon used by [[Riku]], introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''. It is a sword that grows more powerful when used with darkness, and is the developing form of [[Way to the Dawn]].

Some time after arriving at [[Hollow Bastion]] and being taken in by [[Maleficent]], Riku learns to summon the Soul Eater, which he uses as his primary weapon. Later, while he is in [[Traverse Town]], he uses it to take out a pair of [[Soldier]]s that are about to attack [[Sora]]. He continues to use Soul Eater in his battles until he is possessed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]; at that point he uses the [[Keyblade of heart]] instead. During Sora's final battle against Ansem and [[Game:World of Chaos|World of Chaos]], Ansem uses a giant, double-bladed, pole-arm version of the Soul Eater.

===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===

By the time Riku arrives at The World That Never Was, Soul Eater has transformed into the [[Way to the Dawn]]. Even after this, Riku continues to refer to his weapon as Soul Eater.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts II'' Ultimania''', "Scenario Mysteries"; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Since Riku has always been using Soul Eater, he still calls it that even after it changed form. Keyblades aren't something that you can obtain suddenly out of nowhere so in Riku's case, his Soul Eater was used as an intermediary for that Keyblade."</ref>

The Soul Eater is a falchion-esque sword, with a red, purple and blue blade shaped like a demonic wing. Its handle bears an [[eye of darkness]], and the handle itself consists of dark braids. It has a striking resemblance to Way to the Dawn, as well as [[Void Gear]]. The weapon can be summoned at will, appearing in Riku's hand in an amorphous cloud of darkness. In [[Halloween Town]], the Soul Eater gains an aged appearance; the scales on the wing are more apparent, the ivory clips on the handle bear red splatter spots that resemble rust, and the eye of darkness becomes cracked.

The weapon's name is derived from an ability attributed to the [[w:c:finalfantasy:Dark Knight|Dark Knight]] class in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, in which Soul Eater drains the HP of the user to initiate an extra-powerful attack. The attack and the Dark Knight class are associated with darkness, and the Soul Eater ability is sometimes called ''Darkside'', ''Dark Wave'' or even ''Darkness'', making it a fitting name for Riku's weapon.

The Soul Eater appears in the opening video of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', alongside the [[Kingdom Key]]; together, the two weapons shatters the [[Dive to the Heart]], and falls along with [[Ventus]].

File:Dual Soul Eater KH.png|The dual-bladed Soul Eater.

File:Soul Eater HT KHRECOM.png|The Soul Eater as it appears while in Halloween Town.

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