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{{Q|I feel...the emptiness where my companions once stood. I took them for granted. And now, I have...nothing. My first surge of emotion in years...for as long as I can remember...and it's...loneliness.|In his final moments, Xemnas speaks from his heart}}
{{Q|I feel...the emptiness where my companions once stood. I took them for granted. And now, I have...nothing. My first surge of emotion in years...for as long as I can remember...and it's...loneliness.|In his final moments, Xemnas speaks from his heart}}
'''Xemnas''', the {{nihongo|''Superior of the In-Between''|狭間の指導者|Hazama no Shidōsha}}, sometimes referred to as the '''Superior''' or '''Lord Xemnas''' by members of the original [[Organization XIII]], is the [[Nobody]] of [[Terra-Xehanort]]. He is the leader of the original Organization XIII, the former ruler of [[The World That Never Was]], and a member of the [[real Organization XIII]]. He serves as the main antagonist of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', and as a supporting antagonist in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''.
'''Xemnas''', the {{nihongo|''Superior of the In-Between''|狭間の指導者|Hazama no Shidōsha}}, sometimes referred to as the '''Superior''' or '''Lord Xemnas''' by members of the original [[Organization XIII]], is the [[Nobody]] of [[Terra-Xehanort]]. He is the leader of the original Organization XIII, the former ruler of [[The World That Never Was]], and a member of the [[real Organization XIII]].


Xemnas wields the power of "nothingness", which takes the form of non-elemental energy. In addition to expelling this energy in various forms, such as barriers and electricity-like arcs, he channels this energy into his weapons, red blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. He commands the [[Sorcerer]] Nobodies. Xemnas, as the Superior, is the founder of Organization XIII and has dominion over all other Nobodies. He is also the original Organization's most powerful member.
Xemnas wields the power of "nothingness", which takes the form of non-elemental energy. In addition to expelling this energy in various forms, such as barriers and electricity-like arcs, he channels this energy into his weapons, red blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. He commands the [[Sorcerer]] Nobodies. Xemnas, as the Superior, is the founder of Organization XIII and has dominion over all other Nobodies. He is also the original Organization's most powerful member.
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===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
[[File:A Connecting Dream 12 KHII.png|thumb|right|200px|Xemnas interrogates Roxas over his memories of Sora.]]
[[File:A Connecting Dream 12 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas interrogates Roxas over his memories of Sora.]]
On Roxas's sixth day in the Organization, he meets Xemnas at the Dark Margin. Xemnas tells Roxas that he has been to see Sora and remarks that they look alike. Roxas asks Xemnas who he is, but Xemnas answers cryptically before asking Roxas if he knows his own real name. As he leaves the beach, Xemnas calls Roxas, "Sora".
On Roxas's sixth day in the Organization, he meets Xemnas at the Dark Margin. Xemnas tells Roxas that he has been to see Sora and remarks that they look alike. Roxas asks Xemnas who he is, but Xemnas answers cryptically before asking Roxas if he knows his own real name. As he leaves the beach, Xemnas calls Roxas, "Sora".


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===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|thumb|right|200px|Xemnas and the rest of the Organization face Sora in Hollow Bastion.]]
[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas and the rest of the Organization face Sora in Hollow Bastion.]]
On the first day of Roxas's summer vacation, he has a dream of his earlier meeting with Xemnas at the Dark Margin. During the fourth day, Xemnas orders Axel to destroy Roxas if he doesn't return to the Organization, much to the latter's objections. He puts a halt to [[Xaldin]]'s intimidation of Axel, suggesting a worse punishment for failure to comply: being turned to a [[Dusk]]. Unable to refuse, Axel relents and leaves to persuade Roxas.
On the first day of Roxas's summer vacation, he has a dream of his earlier meeting with Xemnas at the Dark Margin. During the fourth day, Xemnas orders Axel to destroy Roxas if he doesn't return to the Organization, much to the latter's objections. He puts a halt to [[Xaldin]]'s intimidation of Axel, suggesting a worse punishment for failure to comply: being turned to a [[Dusk]]. Unable to refuse, Axel relents and leaves to persuade Roxas.


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Sora and the others corner him at the [[Altar of Naught]], where Xemnas archly commands them to fetch him more hearts. He drags Sora into a battle with him in the phantom battleground of [[Memory's Contortion]], echoing Riku's previous battle with Roxas.
Sora and the others corner him at the [[Altar of Naught]], where Xemnas archly commands them to fetch him more hearts. He drags Sora into a battle with him in the phantom battleground of [[Memory's Contortion]], echoing Riku's previous battle with Roxas.


[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|200px|Xemnas joins with Kingdom Hearts.]]
[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 01 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas joins with Kingdom Hearts.]]
Although Sora fends off Xemnas and is returned to the tower, the Superior is not yet defeated and retreats into the broken Kingdom Hearts in an attempt to exploit what little power it has left. Fortunately, the worlds create a door for Sora and the others to follow him into Xemnas's "[[The World of Nothing]]", a pocket dimension presided over by a massive, weaponized construct which has absorbed the remainder of The World That Never Was. His attacks manage to separate Kairi and Mickey from the others, but when Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Riku still manage to infiltrate his war-machine, Xemnas dons [[Master Xehanort]]'s Keyblade Armor and attacks them head-on. Though he channels the powers of his fallen soldiers, he is still defeated and seemingly fades into darkness, and the heroes return to the Altar of Naught.
Although Sora fends off Xemnas and is returned to the tower, the Superior is not yet defeated and retreats into the broken Kingdom Hearts in an attempt to exploit what little power it has left. Fortunately, the worlds create a door for Sora and the others to follow him into Xemnas's "[[The World of Nothing]]", a pocket dimension presided over by a massive, weaponized construct which has absorbed the remainder of The World That Never Was. His attacks manage to separate Kairi and Mickey from the others, but when Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Riku still manage to infiltrate his war-machine, Xemnas dons [[Master Xehanort]]'s Keyblade Armor and attacks them head-on. Though he channels the powers of his fallen soldiers, he is still defeated and seemingly fades into darkness, and the heroes return to the Altar of Naught.


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===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
[[File:Enter Xemnas 01 KH3D.png|thumb|right|200px|Xemnas appears alongside Young Xehanort in Prankster's Paradise.]]
[[File:Enter Xemnas 01 KH3D.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas appears alongside Young Xehanort in Prankster's Paradise.]]
Despite his destruction, Xemnas reappears due to having his heart taken by Young Xehanort from before his destruction, moved to the future, and placed in a Replica [[body]].
Despite his destruction, Xemnas reappears due to having his heart taken by Young Xehanort from before his destruction, moved to the future, and placed in a Replica [[body]].


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Once the replicas were refined by Vexen to indefinitely hold time traveling hearts, Xemnas's heart is collected from the past again and deposited in a replica body. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind|Re Mind}}
Once the replicas were refined by Vexen to indefinitely hold time traveling hearts, Xemnas's heart is collected from the past again and deposited in a replica body. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind|Re Mind}}


[[File:Ansem and Xemnas 02 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|right|Xemnas and Ansem urges Sora to set his heart free.]]
[[File:Ansem and Xemnas 02 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas and Ansem urge Sora to set his heart free.]]
Xemnas appears in [[Twilight Town]] with [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], taunting Sora for his foolish idea of reviving [[Roxas]] by placing his heart in the [[Virtual Twilight Town]]. They both remind him that the only way for a [[Nobody]] like Roxas to come back is for Sora to give his heart over to the darkness. They summon [[Dusk]]s and [[Neoshadow]]s before leaving. They later appear on a roof overlooking [[Le Grand Bistrot]] as [[Xigbar]] appears to tell them it is dangerous to be too straightforward with what they want Sora to do. After Ansem explains that they were instructed by Xehanort to guide Sora, Xemnas assures Xigbar that they have "more than one iron in the forge" should they need to get rid of Sora.
Xemnas appears in [[Twilight Town]] with [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], taunting Sora for his foolish idea of reviving [[Roxas]] by placing his heart in the [[Virtual Twilight Town]]. They both remind him that the only way for a [[Nobody]] like Roxas to come back is for Sora to give his heart over to the darkness. They summon [[Dusk]]s and [[Neoshadow]]s before leaving. They later appear on a roof overlooking [[Le Grand Bistrot]] as [[Xigbar]] appears to tell them it is dangerous to be too straightforward with what they want Sora to do. After Ansem explains that they were instructed by Xehanort to guide Sora, Xemnas assures Xigbar that they have "more than one iron in the forge" should they need to get rid of Sora.


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At a disadvantage, Xemnas kidnaps Kairi for Master Xehanort, using the [[New Seven Hearts]] as a backup should the clash between the Guardians and the Organization fail to produce the χ-blade.
At a disadvantage, Xemnas kidnaps Kairi for Master Xehanort, using the [[New Seven Hearts]] as a backup should the clash between the Guardians and the Organization fail to produce the χ-blade.


[[File:Thirteen and Seven 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Xemnas along with Ansem and Young Xehanort battle against Sora, Riku, and Mickey to forge the χ-blade.]]
[[File:Versus Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Xemnas along with Ansem and Young Xehanort battle against Sora, Riku, and Mickey to forge the χ-blade.]]
After all but himself, Ansem, Young Xehanort, and Master Xehanort have been defeated, Xemnas teams up with his Heartless and younger self to help forge the χ-blade. Upon his defeat, Xemnas, lamenting his defeat, admits to Sora that he feels loneliness from the emptiness where his comrades once stood and declares that as why he thinks a heart is nothing but pain. When Sora assures him that pain is part of being human, Xemnas smiles at the boy, saying it must take incredible strength of will to bear such pain before he fades away.
After all but himself, Ansem, Young Xehanort, and Master Xehanort have been defeated, Xemnas teams up with his Heartless and younger self to help forge the χ-blade. Upon his defeat, Xemnas, lamenting his defeat, admits to Sora that he feels loneliness from the emptiness where his comrades once stood and declares that as why he thinks a heart is nothing but pain. When Sora assures him that pain is part of being human, Xemnas smiles at the boy, saying it must take incredible strength of will to bear such pain before he fades away.
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===''[[A Fragmentary Passage]]''===
===''[[A Fragmentary Passage]]''===
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|[[File:A Fragmentary Passage 04 KHBBSFM.png|thumb|right|200px|Xemnas on the Destiny Islands.]]
|[[File:A Fragmentary Passage 04 KHBBSFM.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas on the Destiny Islands.]]
A vision of a young Xehanort stands on the beach of [[Destiny Islands]], and as he turns around, he transforms into [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], Xemnas, and his [[Master Xehanort|elderly self]].
A vision of a young Xehanort stands on the beach of [[Destiny Islands]], and as he turns around, he transforms into [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], Xemnas, and his [[Master Xehanort|elderly self]].
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The names of Xemnas's various Ethereal Blades seem to be references to iron-fisted leadership. Perhaps due to his preeminent power among the Organization, only one of his Ethereal Blades, [[Infinity]], grants him support ability.
The names of Xemnas's various Ethereal Blades seem to be references to iron-fisted leadership. Perhaps due to his preeminent power among the Organization, only one of his Ethereal Blades, [[Infinity]], grants him support ability.


As the Nobody of [[Terra-Xehanort]], Xemnas may have been capable of wielding a [[Keyblade]], implying he simply chose not to,<ref>[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania''']], '''Interviewer:''' "Roxas, the "Sora + Ventus" Nobody, was able to use a Keyblade. In contrast, Xemnas, the "Terra + Master Xehanort" Nobody, wasn't able to use a Keyblade. Why is this?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I'd rather that point remain a mystery. It's possible that he intentionally wasn't using one." [https://www.khinsider.com/forums/index.php?threads/bbs-ultimania-plot-mysteries-nomura-interview.147009/ Translation via Krexia].</ref> and he does use what appears to be Master Xehanort's [[Keyblade Armor]] against Sora and Riku.
As the Nobody of [[Terra-Xehanort]], Xemnas may have been capable of wielding a [[Keyblade]], implying he simply chose not to,<ref>[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania''']], '''Interviewer:''' "Roxas, the "Sora + Ventus" Nobody, was able to use a Keyblade. In contrast, Xemnas, the "Terra + Master Xehanort" Nobody, wasn't able to use a Keyblade. Why is this?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I'd rather that point remain a mystery. It's possible that he intentionally wasn't using one." [https://www.khinsider.com/forums/index.php?threads/bbs-ultimania-plot-mysteries-nomura-interview.147009/ Translation via Krexia].</ref> and he does use what appears to be Master Xehanort's old [[Keyblade Armor]] against Sora and Riku.


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