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===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''=== | ||
[[File:The Tactician's End 01 KHRECOM.png|thumb|200px|left|Manipulated by Axel, the Riku Replica eliminates Zexion to obtain new powers.]] | [[File:The Tactician's End 01 KHRECOM.png|thumb|200px|left|Manipulated by Axel, the Riku Replica eliminates Zexion to obtain new powers.]] | ||
The Replica Program was one of the experiments being carried out in [[Castle Oblivion]]. [[Vexen]] created twenty replicas as part of his research. While two of these replicas—[[Riku Replica]] and [[No. i]]—went on to become successful in their own right | The Replica Program was one of the experiments being carried out in [[Castle Oblivion]]. [[Vexen]] created twenty replicas as part of his research. While two of these replicas—[[Riku Replica]] and [[No. i]]—went on to become successful in their own right, the initial twelve were deemed as failures, barely considered to be human at all.<ref>'''''[[Secret Report 7]]'', ''Vexen''': "In my work on the Replica Program for the Organization, I produced some twenty vessels. Most of the early results were failures, not one of them granted a number. The first success to emerge from that early lot was the Riku replica. Subsequently, Xion (No. i) was essentially indistinguishable from a natural human, though she became unstable due to the influence of others. Using those two as my foundation, I worked to construct a number of nigh-perfect replicas, but just as they neared completion, my efforts were cut short. I suspect Xehanort aims to use both the initial lot as well as the unused replicas from my later work."</ref> | ||
The public purpose of the Program was to find a way to replicate a [[Keyblade wielder]]'s power by inserting a piece of their memory into a blank replica.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''''', '''Xemnas''': "The goal was to duplicate the Keyblade wielder's memories, and through them, his powers—thus making them our own. Vexen oversaw the project at Castle Oblivion. However, our efforts were severely derailed by his unexpected demise. And this particular Replica—the one we called Xion—came to form an identity of her own."</ref> A vessel deemed unworthy of the program was instead given Riku's data to create the [[Riku Replica]]. Said replica shows the capacity to grow in strength by absorbing other lifeforms. | The public purpose of the Program was to find a way to replicate a [[Keyblade wielder]]'s power by inserting a piece of their memory into a blank replica.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''''', '''Xemnas''': "The goal was to duplicate the Keyblade wielder's memories, and through them, his powers—thus making them our own. Vexen oversaw the project at Castle Oblivion. However, our efforts were severely derailed by his unexpected demise. And this particular Replica—the one we called Xion—came to form an identity of her own."</ref> A vessel deemed unworthy of the program was instead given Riku's data to create the [[Riku Replica]]. Said replica shows the capacity to grow in strength by absorbing other lifeforms. | ||
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===''Kingdom Hearts III''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts III''=== | ||
{{Q|Most of the Organization's members-- they traveled here from the past as hearts. And you had replicas ready and waiting. One for each of them.|Roxas to Xemnas}} | {{Q|Most of the Organization's members-- they traveled here from the past as hearts. And you had replicas ready and waiting. One for each of them.|Roxas to Xemnas}} | ||
[[File:Shadows 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|The replicas of the real Organization XIII.]] | [[File:Shadows 01 KHIII.png|right|thumb|200px|The replicas of the real Organization XIII.]] | ||
[[Saïx]] approaches [[Even]] and convinces him to become a [[Nobody]] once again. With Vexen's research, the real Organization XIII are able to use six replica [[bodies]] for the hearts of their time-traveling members, allowing them to stay anchored in the present time. Wishing to atone, Vexen has [[Demyx]] deliver a blank replica to [[Ienzo]] in order to provide [[Roxas]] with a body separate from [[Sora]]. Likewise, once [[Dark Riku]]'s heart is forced out of his vessel, the now blank replica is used to give [[Naminé]] a body. | [[Saïx]] approaches [[Even]] and convinces him to become a [[Nobody]] once again. With Vexen's research, the [[real Organization XIII]] are able to use six replica [[bodies]] for the hearts of their time-traveling members, allowing them to stay anchored in the present time. Wishing to atone, Vexen has [[Demyx]] deliver a blank replica to [[Ienzo]] in order to provide [[Roxas]] with a body separate from [[Sora]]. Likewise, once [[Dark Riku]]'s heart is forced out of his vessel, the now blank replica is used to give [[Naminé]] a body. | ||
Vexen also repurposed the original twelve replicas, which had previously been deemed failures, into the [[Replica Xehanort]]s, each wielding a weapon of the real Organization XIII. In [[Scala ad Caelum]], the Replica Xehanorts fought Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] before [[Xehanort]] himself confronted the trio.<ref>[http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/886/1886230/ ''Kingdom Hearts III'' Interview with Tetsuya Nomura (Dengeki PS)]; '''Interviewer''': "What is Scala ad Caelum, the place which also appeared in the final trailer? It looks similar to Daybreak Town from ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'' - is there some kind of connection? Also, who were the black-clothed figures that appeared there?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "I've made it so that you should be able to understand the connection between Scala ad Caelum and Daybreak Town, if you look carefully. The black-clothed figures are replicas." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Dengeki-Playstation-interviews-Nomura-on-Kingdom-Hearts-3-14711 Translation via Goldpanner]</ref> | Vexen also repurposed the original twelve replicas, which had previously been deemed failures, into the [[Replica Xehanort]]s, each wielding a weapon of the real Organization XIII. In [[Scala ad Caelum]], the Replica Xehanorts fought Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] before [[Xehanort]] himself confronted the trio.<ref>[http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/886/1886230/ ''Kingdom Hearts III'' Interview with Tetsuya Nomura (Dengeki PS)]; '''Interviewer''': "What is Scala ad Caelum, the place which also appeared in the final trailer? It looks similar to Daybreak Town from ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'' - is there some kind of connection? Also, who were the black-clothed figures that appeared there?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "I've made it so that you should be able to understand the connection between Scala ad Caelum and Daybreak Town, if you look carefully. The black-clothed figures are replicas." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Dengeki-Playstation-interviews-Nomura-on-Kingdom-Hearts-3-14711 Translation via Goldpanner]</ref> | ||
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Replicas are blank figures akin to mannequins that take the form of whatever [[heart]] or data of a heart is placed inside of it. They have the same skills as the individuals used to create them. They also have the unique ability to absorb other individuals; Xion passively absorbed Roxas's powers over time, while Riku Replica killed Zexion and absorbed him on the spot to get enough power to battle the real Riku. Riku Replica was created using data Vexen collected from fighting Riku, while Xemnas used Sora's memories to make Xion, an imperfect replica intended to siphon Roxas's powers. | Replicas are blank figures akin to mannequins that take the form of whatever [[heart]] or data of a heart is placed inside of it. They have the same skills as the individuals used to create them. They also have the unique ability to absorb other individuals; Xion passively absorbed Roxas's powers over time, while Riku Replica killed Zexion and absorbed him on the spot to get enough power to battle the real Riku. Riku Replica was created using data Vexen collected from fighting Riku, while Xemnas used Sora's memories to make Xion, an imperfect replica intended to siphon Roxas's powers. | ||
Over time, replicas like the Riku Replica and Xion formed identities, and therefore "hearts", of their own, becoming their own people. | Over time, replicas like the Riku Replica and Xion formed identities, and therefore "hearts", of their own, becoming their own people. | ||
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the [[real Organization XIII]] re-recruits Vexen to continue the Replica Program. As Vexen explains, these newer replicas become real people once given hearts, unlike previous models, which were more akin to Nobodies. | In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', the [[real Organization XIII]] re-recruits Vexen to continue the Replica Program. As Vexen explains, these newer replicas become real people once given hearts, unlike previous models, which were more akin to Nobodies. | ||
When an innate replica dies, their body vanishes into oblivion; though their hearts can persist for some time (as Riku Replica lingered in the Dark World for one year), or go dormant inside the safety of another's (as Xion did by sleeping in Roxas' | When an innate replica dies, their body vanishes into oblivion; though their hearts can persist for some time (as Riku Replica lingered in the Dark World for one year), or go dormant inside the safety of another's (as Xion did by sleeping in Roxas' heart). Upon their demise, the replica's body dissolves into their element affinity; Xion crystallized into light, while Riku Replica vanished into darkness. The newer batch of replicas vanish more akin to Nobodies do; though they can be saved from this by extracting the dying heart, which was done to give Naminé the vessel of Dark Riku. | ||
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| In the manga, Vexen fashioned 44 replicas of himself. | | In the manga, Vexen fashioned 44 replicas of himself. | ||
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File:Riku | File:Riku Replica KHIII.png|'''[[Riku Replica]]''' | ||
File:Xion KHHD.png|'''[[Xion]]''' | File:Xion KHHD.png|'''[[Xion]]''' | ||
File:Replica Xehanort KHIII.png|'''[[Replica Xehanort]]s''' | File:Replica Xehanort KHIII.png|'''[[Replica Xehanort]]s''' |