Editing Black coat

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The {{nihongo|'''black coat'''|黒いコート|Kuroi kōto}}, also called a "cloak",<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''''', '''DiZ''': "However—this cloak that is worn by Nobodies will render their eyes and noses useless."</ref> is an article of clothing imbued with magic that protects the wearer's [[heart]] from corruption when traveling through the [[darkness]] between worlds.<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories}}''''', '''DiZ''': "They wear [the black coat] to give themselves protection from being devoured by darkness. Is it clear? Even the Organization cannot rule the darkness."</ref> Its abilities allow the wearer to use the [[Corridors of Darkness|corridors of darkness]] to quickly traverse the realms, and as such, it is primarily worn by Master Xehanort and the members of both the original [[Organization XIII]] and [[real Organization XIII]]. When denizens of [[light]], such as [[Riku]] or [[Mickey Mouse]], need to utilize the corridors of darkness, they also wear the black coat.  

[[File:Deep Dive 01 KHFM.png|thumb|200x200px|left|The black coat was originally used to conceal the faces of characters who had not been designed yet.]]

The black coat first appeared in the secret video ''[[Another side, Another story...]]'', in which they were worn by [[Roxas]] and Riku. [[Xemnas]] also wore the coat in his optional battle with [[Sora]] and in the secret movie ''[[Deep Dive]]'' in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]''. This started the trend of all members of Organization XIII wearing the coat. [[Tetsuya Nomura]] stated in an interview that his initial idea for "[[The Gathering]]" was to have [[Terra]], [[Aqua]], and [[Ventus]] wear similar coats to the black coat in order to mask their at-the-time undesigned faces. However, Nomura felt that he could not use the black coat again, and so he donned the trio of [[Keyblade wielders]] with armor instead.   

==Design==

All black coats share the same basic design, although a coat often has unique personal touches and is able to change shape with its wearer.<ref>In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xion and Riku's coats adjust with them when they take the shape of Sora and Ansem, respectively.</ref> In addition, despite being put on and taken off as if it was just a coat, the coat actually manifests a matching set of pants, shoes, and gloves to replace any that their wearer was previously clothed in.<ref>In ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', the distinctive gloves, pants, and shoes appear on Riku and Mickey when they don the coats given to them by DiZ, and in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', their own personal outfits, complete with gloves, pants, and shoes, reappear when each of them discards their coat, despite the black gloves, pants, and shoes being present beforehand.</ref>

The main coat is a black leather ankle-length coat, with a large hood that conceals the face, and long sleeves. It has a large silver zipper with pulls at the top and bottom to seal the coat from both ends. It has two silver drawstrings for the hood, each with a large silver bead hanging from the end. It also has a silver chain ornament with lobster claw clasps on each end that fasten to loops on either side of the collarbone region. Older graphics show the chain ornament with four cylindrical beads and a more basic zipper pull. The updated graphics have five cylindrical beads, and a fancier zipper pull that resembles the shape of the [[χ-blade]].

Axel's black coat has narrow sleeves which stop at his palms, while Xigbar's has pleated shoulders and Demyx's has pointed shoulders. [[Larxene]] and [[Xion]] have coats with broad shoulders, black leggings instead of black pants, and narrow-toed boots with a slight high heel. Vexen's coat seems to be longer than most others, and his sleeves seem slightly longer as well. Roxas's coat comes with black sneakers instead of boots. Mickey's coat is tailored for his unique frame with pockets in the hood for his ears, and it comes with a black version of his signature shoes. Xion wears similar shoes when she takes Sora's form at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.

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|In the [[Kingdom Hearts II (manga)|''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga]], the coat is depicted as capable of sustaining damage and being mended like any ordinary article of clothing. Damage appears to nullify the darkness-shielding abilities of the garment, as Axel has [[Naminé]] mend his coat before leaving [[Twilight Town]] through the corridors of darkness.

 

[[Saïx]] also has tracking devices planted in Demyx's cloaks, as the lazy [[Nobody]] tends to shirk away from his missions. When Axel steals one to replace his damaged coat, this allows Saïx to track him down.{{fact}}

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Years later, at the same time Master Xehanort attempts to reforge the [[χ-blade]] and take the [[Keyblade wielder]] [[Terra]] as his [[Terra-Xehanort|vessel]], his time-traveling younger self arrives at the [[Land of Departure]], wearing the black coat, on his quest to assemble Xehanort's true Organization XIII to replace the initial version that had failed in the future. He is found and fought by Terra, Ventus, and Aqua when each of them returns individually to their homeworld, but he vanishes further into the future upon defeat.<!--based on how Nomura and the game describe the time travel, is there any way to definitively say whether Young Xehanort received the coat before jumping to the future?-->{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep}}

 

 

 

Mickey eventually discards his coat when he rejoins Sora's group during the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]], while Riku continues to wear his until shortly after he rejoins his friends at [[The World That Never Was]], when the explosion of Ansem the Wise's [[Kingdom Hearts Encoder]] returns him to his true form. When the group reaches Xemnas, the Superior replaces his black coat with his old [[Keyblade Armor]], and finally with a modified version of the coat itself.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts II}} The coat is also mimicked by a group of Heartless named the [[Mushroom XIII]], who model themselves after the Organization, the Absent Silhouettes who manifest from the members' weapons after their destruction, and the [[Replica Data]] simulations housed at the [[Garden of Assemblage]].{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix}}

[[File:Beneath the Hood 04 KHREC.png|thumb|200px|Jiminy's Journal takes the shape of Riku in his black coat.]]

Shortly after the Organization's defeat, King Mickey digitizes [[Jiminy's Journal]] in order to determine the source of a mysterious message that had appeared within it. In the process, the Journal's collective memory comes to reside within [[Data-Riku]], who takes the form of Riku as he was after he left Castle Oblivion, wearing a black coat. Because of his black coat, [[Data-Sora]] confuses him with the mysterious figure who appeared in his [[Dive to the Heart]], but he eventually discovers that the figure was [[Data-Roxas]], who had manifested to protect Data-Sora from his own pain.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded}}

At the same time, several of the former members of the Organization are revived as humans back in the [[Radiant Garden]], and while most of them are wearing the lab coats or uniforms they wore when Terra-Xehanort transformed them into Nobodies, the human who had once been [[Axel]], [[Lea]], continues to wear his black coat as he leaves to seek [[Isa]] and assist [[Sora]]. Meanwhile, Young Xehanort arrives from the past with several of the members of the new, true Organization XIII composed of Xehanort's various incarnations. As they interfere with [[Sora]] and [[Riku]]'s [[Mark of Mastery exam]] and maneuver Sora towards the gathering at [[Where Nothing Gathers]], each of the members (bar Master Xehanort and [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]) wear the coats symbolizing their allegiance; Ansem finally dons his coat at the meeting itself. In the final stages of its plot, the Organization places Sora under the influence of a Nightmare in order to prepare him as its thirteenth member. When Riku attempts to free Sora, the Nightmare manifests as the [[Anti Black Coat]], a shadowy figure appropriately garbed in a black coat with a flesh-like violet tinge.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance}}

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===

Members of the real Organization XIII continue to wear black coats in the time leading up to the fated clash. Once the seven [[Guardians of Light]] and thirteen seekers of darkness have all been gathered and meet in the Keyblade Graveyard, all of the Organization except Master Xehanort appear wearing their black coats with their hoods up. Most of them maintain their coats through their individual battles. Lea also maintained his, rather than take a new outfit given to him by [[Merlin]], noting the outfit's association with him as is.

 

===Organization XIII and Real Organization XIII===

File:Master Xehanort (Black Coat) KHBBS.png|[[Master Xehanort]]

File:Young Xehanort KHIII.png|[[Young Xehanort]]

File:Ansem, Seeker of Darkness KHIII.png|[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]

File:Xemnas KHIII.png|[[Xemnas]]

File:Xigbar KHIII.png|[[Xigbar]]

File:Vexen KHIII.png|[[Vexen]]

File:Saïx KHIII.png|[[Saïx]]

File:Demyx KHIII.png|[[Demyx]]

File:Luxord KHIII.png|[[Luxord]]

File:Marluxia KHIII.png|[[Marluxia]]

File:Larxene KHIII.png|[[Larxene]]

File:Roxas KHIII.png|[[Roxas]]

File:Xion KHIII.png|[[Xion]]

File:Terra-Xehanort KHIII.png|[[Terra-Xehanort]]

 

File:Ansem the Wise KHIII.png|[[Ansem the Wise]]

File:Riku-Ansem KHII.png|[[Riku-Ansem]]

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