Editing Terra

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|journalDDD=One of three Keyblade wielders who played a pivotal role in a historic clash more than a decade ago. Master Xehanort possessed his body, and although Aqua saved him, his heart may never find its way back where it belongs.

'''Terra''' is one of the main protagonists of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. Along with his best friends [[Ventus]] and [[Aqua]], he is a Keyblade apprentice, and it is his dream to reach the rank of [[Keyblade Master|Master]].

His name means "Earth" in Latin, similar to [[Riku]]'s name in Japanese meaning "land". The official Japanese website refers to Terra as the {{nihongo|"Vast Earth Protecting Bonds"|絆守る大地|Kizuna Mamoru Daichi}}<!--cite to japanese bbs website--> .

One day during training, [[Master Xehanort]] visited the Land of Departure, bringing with him a near-catatonic Ventus, in order to ask Eraqus to take care of the boy and train him as a Keyblade wielder. Terra greeted Ven, and he and Aqua introduced themselves, but when Terra started asking him questions about himself, Ven collapsed with a cry of agony. Eraqus explained to Terra that Ventus had no memory. Ventus woke up a few days later.

Ventus later began training with Terra and Aqua, becoming fast friends with them, and Terra often sparred with Ventus. After one long day of training, Terra told Ven and Aqua about his dream of being a Keyblade Master and gave Ven his [[wooden Keyblade]] to use instead of Ven's [[wooden Sword]], saying that he, Ven, and Aqua, all carry the same dream.

Four years after Ven's arrival, Terra and Aqua take the [[Mark of Mastery exam]] in order to become Masters, but while Aqua passes, Terra does not, as he is unable to control his darkness. Unbeknownst to them, Master Xehanort is responsible for Terra's darkness flaring up during the exam.  

 

Surprised and depressed to learn that he holds darkness in his heart, Terra steps outside, where he approached by Master Xehanort, who tells Terra that he shouldn't try to control his darkness, but rather, to channel it.

[[File:Darkness Within 02 KHBBS.png|thumb|right|Maleficent offering Terra to join her.]]

Throughout his journey, Terra encounters many villains in the worlds he visits. [[Maleficent]] takes a particular interest in him, having been alterted of his arrival in the [[Enchanted Dominion]] by Xehanort. She uses the darkness in his heart to put him into a trance, to make him steal the heart of the sleeping [[Princess Aurora]]. This encounter would haunt Terra for the rest of his journey.

Master Xehanort summons Terra to the Keyblade Graveyard, where he tells him about Vanitas and the threat he poses, particularly the Unversed. He asks Terra to take care of Vanitas and sends him to [[Radiant Garden]].

After arriving in Radiant Garden, Terra sees Master Xehanort heading toward the Castle Town and follows him. Upon seeing a giant Unversed, however, Terra goes after it, and he ends up reuniting with Ven and Aqua. The three of them battle the [[Trinity Armor]] and defeat it; however, after learning Aqua has been keeping an eye on him on Master Eraqus's orders, Terra separates from the other two.

After leaving his friends, Terra encounters [[Braig]], who claims to be holding Master Xehanort hostage under the Outer Gardens and demands Terra meet him there. Terra arrives at the Purification Facility to see Master Xehanort chained to a column, and Braig challenges Terra to a fight, saying he wants a Keyblade for himself. With encouragement from Master Xehanort, Terra defeats Braig, and, suddenly channeling his darkness, he scars Braig's face, driving him off. A second blast frees Xehanort, but Terra is dismayed that he failed to keep his darkness in check. Master Xehanort reassures him, saying that Eraqus is too afraid of darkness, and that light and darkness must be in balance.

[[File:What Darkness Can Do 01 KHBBS.png|thumb|right|Master Xehanort offers to take Terra as his pupil.]]

Claiming that Eraqus fears Terra, Xehanort asks Terra to join him as his pupil so they may bring balance between light and darkness, and he tells him to see more worlds. As Terra prepares to leave Radiant Garden, Ventus catches up with him, asking to come along. Terra turns him down, but he tells him that he knows Ventus will be there for him when he needs him.

Some time later, Terra is drawn towards a warm light, which leads him to the [[Destiny Islands]]. He finds a [[Paopu Fruit]], which reminds of the legend Aqua told him about the Wayfinders. He sees two young boys, [[Sora]] and [[Riku]], and he senses light within Riku. Terra speaks with Riku, who tells him he wants to become strong in order to protect his friends, and he decides to perform a [[Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony]] with Riku, allowing him to wield the Keyblade in the future.

[[File:Master and Pupil Trade Blows 01 KHBBS.png|thumb|right|Terra battling his master.]]

Master Xehanort calls Terra back to the Keyblade Graveyard, and he tells him that Ventus intends to confront Master Eraqus about his past, and that he is in danger. Determined to protect his friend, Terra returns to the Land of Departure in time to defend Ventus from Eraqus's attack. He throws Ven into a protal to the Lanes Between and, channeling his darkness, defeats Eraqus in battle. Although they both regret their actions, Eraqus is suddenly destroyed by Xehanort, who encourages Terra to give himself over to darkness. He tells Terra to come to the Keyblade Graveyard to witness the ends of Ventus and Aqua, then unleashes a flood of darkness which ravages the world.

[[File:The Last Bastion of Free Will 02 KHBBS.png|thumb|left|Terra, now possessed by Master Xehanort, is trapped by his animated Keyblade Armor.]]

After arriving at the Keyblade Graveyard, Terra reunites with Aqua and Ventus. Terra explains what happened to their master and admits that he did have to be watched, vowing never to go astray again. However, Aqua warns him that darkness is based on hatred and rage, and that if Terra had come for revenge, then Xehanort has already won. Xehanort arrives with Vanitas, and he declares his intention to create the [[χ-blade]]. In the ensuing fight with Master Xehanort and Vanitas, Terra succumbs to his darkness once more and battles the elderly master. Although he prevails, the χ-blade is forged, and Master Xehanort uses his Keyblade to extract his own heart and implant it in Terra's body, possessing it. However, Terra's [[Lingering Will]] inhabits his discarded [[Keyblade Armor]], challenges [[Terra-Xehanort]], and defeats him. Terra-Xehanort disappears in the light eminating from the χ-blade as it is destroyed by Aqua, while the Lingering Will remains, declaring Terra's promise to Ventus and Aqua to set things right.

After Aqua defeats Terra-Xehanort in Radiant Garden, Terra's heart resists against Xehanort, forcing Xehanort to lock his heart, leading to his amnesia.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Final Episode''': "In a desparate move to rid himself of Terra once and for all, Xehanort turned his own Keyblade on himself, and began to sink into the pool of darkness that spilled forth."</ref>

Even after this, Terra and Master Xehanort's hearts continue their conflict inside Xehanort's body, disputing over who will control it. Terra declares to Xehanort that he no longer fears the darkness and vows to continue resisting Xehanort, who realizes Eraqus's presence in Terra's heart. However, Master Xehanort tells Terra that he has many plans in place, even if their conflict continues for a very long time.

Later, King Mickey and Yen Sid speak about their search for Terra, Aqua, and Ven, and how only Terra's location remains unknown.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded}}

When Sora arrives at [[The World That Never Was]], he is caught by the Organization and placed within a nightmare in which he chases after memories of Riku and Kairi. When he catches up to them at the [[Contorted City]], the phantoms suddenly take the form of Terra and Aqua, while Sora himself takes on Ventus's appearance. Sora is confused, but the phantoms grasp his hand before turning back into Riku and Kairi and walking off again. As Riku attempts to wake Sora on his own side of the dream, Sora recalls when Aqua came to Destiny Islands, and nearly wakes up.

[[File:My Friends Are My Power! 02 KH3D.png|thumb|right|Visions of Terra and Sora's other friends are produced by his heart to aid him.]]

However, Ansem appears within Sora's dream at the last second and thrusts him back into the nightmare. Xigbar and Xemnas reappear within the nightmare to taunt him and lead him into despair by explaining the inevitability of their plan and playing on his insecurities, but an defiant Sora proclaims that while he may not have been chosen by the Keyblade, he will always be proud to be there for his friends, including Terra and all the others.

Shortly after, Ansem attacks Riku in an attempt to take over Riku's body again. Before they fight, Riku reveals to Ansem that he reminds him of Terra and thus resolves to make Ansem a part of his light. Later, as Master Xehanort explains his plans to Mickey in Where Nothing Gathers, he reveals Terra's fate as his vessel, adding that as such, he is unavailable to be one of the seven guardians of light.

{{Q|I am who I am...because of them.|Sora to Kairi about Terra, Aqua, and Ventus.}}

Terra is seen at the Land of Departure with a sleeping Ventus, waking his friend up before they both utter Sora's name with a sense of renewed hope. This indicates that, despite the destruction of [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] and [[Xemnas]], Terra is still alive in some shape or form. Sora himself decides to undertake a new quest to find Terra, Aqua, and Ventus and rescue them.

==Personality==

Terra's calm and cool exterior hides a heart that would fight for his friends, yet he is constantly tempted by the darkness, similarly to Riku. Oblivious to the fact that Master Xehanort is attempting to seduce him into darkness, he is forced to doubt those most special to him, and only realizes his wrong-doings after they occur. While not gullible, Terra can be overly trusting, which most villains use to their advantage, leading to his misadventures. His experiences with darkness bring a negative vibe to him, but Terra holds his bond with Ventus and Aqua in high esteem, willing to fight for them despite his ties to the darkness, wishing to help them long after his possession. This is seen with the new Xehanort, Xemnas, and the Lingering Will, each of which demonstrating instances of Terra's faded consciousness acting on Ventus's and Aqua's behalf. He also holds Master Eraqus in high regard, viewing him as a surrogate father, which he proclaims to Xehanort; for example, he cries at Eraqus's apparent demise and is visibly happy when he reveals that Eraqus has "set foot into" his heart.

==Appearance==

Terra is a tall young man with brown hair that reaches to the base of his neck in the back and is styled into rather messy, vertical spikes and bangs that frame his face. He has blue eyes and slightly tanned skin. Interestingly, he bears a slight resemblance to a young [[Xehanort]], save for the color of his hair, skin, and his eyes, and his appearance is carried on to both [[Terra-Xehanort]] and [[Xemnas]], as they are both effectively Terra's body under Master Xehanort's influence. Following his possession by Master Xehanort, his hair turns silvery-white, his eyes turn yellow and his skin becomes much darker. Later on, his eyes turn brown.

Like his friends, Terra wears two intersecting straps over his chest, though his red ones are rather different, dropping much lower down and almost resembling criss-crossed suspenders. Also unlike Aqua and Ventus, Terra does not wear his badge (which is gold as opposed to the others' silver) on these straps. Instead, he wears it on his belt. He wears a skintight, black, high-collared shirt, showing that he is rather muscular. Terra's pants bear a distinct feudal Japanese style; his belt is tied like an obi-sash and he wears hakama (traditional samurai pants distinguished by the large pleats). His hakama are dark grey near the top, with several loops for his belt and two buttons, both of which are undone. The rest of the pants are tan with a small, lighter stripe of tan on the bottom hem. Terra wears a plain black wristband on his right arm, while his left arm is significantly more armored.

By touching the armor piece on his arm, Terra becomes fully clad in [[Keyblade Armor|armor]]. When in his suit in "[[Birth by sleep (video)|Birth by sleep]]", Terra is clad from head to toe in armor, mostly in shades of dark brown, gold, and red. Dull orange lines decorate the armor as well. Notable additions to his armor include upturned, sharp red hooks on the backs of his boots, a navy blue cape, and a dark-visored helmet. His helmet sports two tall, red prongs on either side. In ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', his armor is now slimmer, the colors on the armor are much brighter, and the cape is omitted. The dark brown is now shown to be black, as is the visor of his helmet.

Terra's artwork for ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'' mimics his pose from the [[:File:Promotional Art 1 KHBBS.png|promotional artwork]] for the original game.

===Keyblade and fighting style===

Terra is also the most powerful of the trio in terms of the damage aspect. He uses slow, but very heavy and hard-hitting attacks to decimate his enemies. He has an affinity for Earth and Darkness. Terra has a large assortment of {{c|attack command|BBS}}s, consisting of heavy attacks, like [[Ars Solum]], [[Brutal Blast]], [[Windcutter]], and [[Zantetsuken]]. He can also use some earth based attacks, like [[Geo Impact]] and [[Meteor Crash]], as well as dark based attacks, like [[Dark Haze]] and [[Chaos Blade]]. Two other attacks involve his HP, [[Limit Storm]], which deals more damage with low HP, and Sacrifice, which expends HP for a single, powerful attack. Terra's utilizes his earth element through his exclusive Finish commands, [[Rising Rock]], [[Dark Star]], and his ultimate finisher, [[Demolition]]. Another finish command exclusive to him is [[Random End]].

Beside a variety of these abilities usable by all three or two of the protagonists in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Terra has access to three exclusive [[Command Style]]s and three exclusive [[Shotlock]]s. His first exclusive command style is [[Critical Impact]], which utilizes slow but heavy hits to their maximum. His second style is [[Rockbreaker]], a second level style which uses his earth element and uses powerful, long-ranged ground attacks. His third style is [[Dark Impulse]], a second level Command Style which uses the power of darkness and hits enemies with slow, heavy attacks, but also exhibits long-range projectile attacks.

Two of his exclusive Shotlocks utilizes dark powers, [[Sonic Shadow]] and [[Dark Volley]]. His most powerful Shotlock, [[Ultima Cannon]], turns his Keyblade into a giant cannon.

Terra has access to [[Slide]], which gives him good distance from his enemy, but it's not quite as reliable as Ventus's [[Dodge Roll]] or Aqua's [[Cartwheel]]. His [[Sonic Impact]] ability can extend from both Slide and [[Air Slide]], allowing him to perform a charge attack mid-slide.  

Terra's exclusive Keyblades are primarily based on the earth element, referencing the Latin meaning of his name, and the darkness element, showing his affinity with the darkness. The Earthshaker and the Darkgnaw can be seen as his weaker Keyblades, while the Ends of the Earth and the Chaos Ripper can be seen as an upgraded version of each Keyblade, respectively. His exclusive Keyblades are also focused primarily in strength, prominently shown by how the Chaos Ripper has the greatest attack bonus in the entire game. He also used to train using his Wooden Keyblade, which he passed down to Ventus later. His versions of common Keyblades are longer compared to Ventus's and Aqua's. When Terra summons his Keyblade, blocks and rings designed after his default Keyblade appear, revolving around his wrist.

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