Editing Keyblade of Heart

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The {{nihongo|'''Keyblade of heart'''|人の心のキーブレード|Hito no Kokoro no Kīburēdo|lit. "Keyblade of People's Hearts"}}, sometimes referred to as '''Riku's Keyblade''', is a [[Keyblade]] created by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] from the [[Heart]]s of the [[Princesses of Heart]], with the exception of [[Kairi]]. In addition to being a combat weapon like Sora's Keyblade, this Keyblade has the ability to unlock a person's heart, releasing the [[Darkness]] within. Its name, if it has one, is currently unknown — it has only been referred to by its type.

===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===

[[File:Riku's Keyblade 01 KH.png|thumb|Riku summons the Keyblade of heart while possessed by Ansem.]]

After [[Sora]] retrieves his Keyblade from [[Riku]] and manages to defeat him, Riku stumbles around [[Hollow Bastion]], and eventually runs into Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, who convinces Riku to give Ansem his body.<ref>'''Riku''': What should I do? / '''Hooded man''': "It's really quite simple. Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself."</ref> At the same time, [[Maleficent]] has used the seven captured Princesses to open the [[Final Keyhole]], but without Kairi's heart, it is incomplete.<ref>'''Riku''': "The Keyhole cannot be completed so as long as the last princess of heart still sleeps."</ref> With Ansem in control, Riku summons the Keyblade of heart, created from the six available hearts of the Princesses. Without Kairi's heart, the blade is also incomplete, and could release the stolen hearts if actually used.

Later, after Maleficent loses to Sora and his friends, Riku appears and "helps" her by unlocking her heart, releasing its darkness and transforming her into [[Game:Maleficent (Dragon)|Dragon Maleficent]].<ref>'''Riku''': "Yes. A Keyblade. But unlike yours, this Keyblade holds the power to unlock people’s hearts. Allow me to demonstrate...Behold! Now, open your heart, surrender it to the darkness! Become darkness itself!"</ref> Sora and his friends defeat Maleficent again and she is consumed by the darkness within her.

The friends then track Riku down to the [[Hollow Bastion#Great Hall|Great Hall]], where Riku has used the incomplete Keyblade to summon the Keyhole of Hollow Bastion.<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 28; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "The Keyblade constructed from the Seven Princesses' hearts that Riku obtained in the previous game allowed for the Keyhole in Hollow Bastion to appear. For the plan to cause darkness to overflow from hearts, the special hearts held be the Princesses were used to artificially make this Keyblade. So it is different from a proper Keyblade. There are further suggestions that this Keyblade is artificial as well."</ref> He reveals that Kairi's lost heart has been within Sora all along, and that it must be released in order to complete the Keyhole.<ref>'''Riku''': "It’s no use. That girl has lost her heart. She cannot wake up...The Keyhole cannot be completed so as long as the last princess of heart still sleeps...Yes, and without her power, the Keyhole will remain incomplete. It is time she awakened...But first, you must give the princess back her heart...Don’t you see yet? The princess’s heart is responding. It has been there all along. Kairi’s heart rests within you!...So, I shall release you now, Princess. Complete the Keyhole with your power. Open the door, lead me into everlasting darkness!"</ref> He moves to release Kairi's heart by using the Keyblade on Sora, but Sora parries at the last second, and eventually defeats the [[Game:Riku#Riku (Keyblade)|possessed Riku]].

Despite this, Kairi is still catatonic, and Sora is unable to seal the incomplete Keyhole. In order to save Kairi, Sora turns Riku's Keyblade on himself. This releases both his and Kairi's hearts from Sora's body, reviving Kairi, but also completes the Keyhole and casts Sora into the darkness. Unbeknown to anyone, this act also produces Sora and Kairi's unique [[Nobody|Nobodies]], [[Roxas]] and [[Naminé]].{{storylink|Ansem Reports#Secret Ansem Report 10|Secret Ansem Report 10}} The Keyblade itself dissolves, releasing the Princesses' stolen hearts.<ref>'''Leon''': "That’s right. You have one more friend to worry about. Riku’s Keyblade must have been born of the captive princesses’ hearts—just like that Keyhole you saw. Of course, without Kairi’s heart, it remained incomplete. Once that Keyblade was destroyed, the princesses’ hearts should have been freed. Don’t worry, Sora. If anyone can save your friend, you can."</ref> Sora fades into a [[Sora's Heartless|Shadow]] just as Kairi awakens, and the Heartless rapidly emerging from the Keyhole force Kairi, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] to flee.

The Keyblade of heart appears in Roxas's dreams as one of Sora's memories.

The Keyblade of heart has a simple design of red and black, akin to the [[Kingdom Key]], with its teeth forming the outline of a heart. It has a rather dark design, despite being created from hearts of pure light. As it lacks Kairi's heart, this Keyblade is incomplete, and has never been seen at full power. It also lacks a [[Keychain]].

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