Editing Ventus

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'''Ventus''', also known as '''Ven''', is one of the main protagonists in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. He was a originally a [[Keyblade wielder]] and [[Union]] leader from age of fairytales. He was transported into the future with no memories of his original life, and apprenticed to both [[Xehanort]] and [[Eraqus]]. He is the youngest of the trio formed by himself, [[Terra]] and [[Aqua]].

Ventus's [[heart]] is severely damaged by the creation of his dark counterpart, [[Vanitas]], and then again when the [[χ-blade]] forged from their hearts is destroyed. Both times, [[Sora]]'s heart reaches out to mend Ventus's heart, and by the end of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Ventus's heart has gone to sleep within Sora's so that it can recover until it is fully healed and ready to rejoin his [[body]], which lies comatose but safe within the [[Chamber of Waking]]. Ventus is later woken from his slumber and returns to training with Terra and Aqua in the Land of Departure, and he is reunited with his [[Chirithy]] from the distant past.

Ventus is the host of one of the original thirteen {{c|Darkness|character}}es and the physical template of [[Roxas]].

Like all the others, Ventus awakes as a [[Keyblade]] wielder in [[Daybreak Town]], where he joins one of the Unions under the [[foreteller]]s. While fulfilling his duties as a Keyblade wielder, Ventus finds it difficult to develop friendships due to his timid demeanor. Over time, he is inducted into the [[Dandelions]] by [[Ava]] to escape into the new world. However, he was tricked by the [[Darkness (character)|Darkness]], who disguised themself as Ava, to meet at the abandoned warehouse. When Ventus arrives, he is possessed by Darkness, who then uses Ventus to strike down [[Strelitzia]] and steals her [[rulebook]]. Upon leaving, Darkness leaves Ventus and poses as Ava, telling him that he is to be a future [[Union]] leader.{{storylink|Quest 730: Target: Silver Hammer Frame Pt. 2}}  

Alone, Ventus asks for Skuld's opinion on what Brain said, with her suggesting that Brain knows what he's doing, but questioned why the Dandelions avoided the Keyblade War if they were destined for ruin anyway. He then suggests that they talk to Ephemer about this, but just then, a glitch triggers a projection of Ava and the [[Master of Masters]], where they discuss which Union Leader meant to inherit the copy of the Book of Prophecies. Seeing this, Ventus immediately asks where Brain is, leaving to get him from the Control Room.{{storylink|Quest 861: Trouble at the Tower? Pt. 1}}

Continuing to look for Brain, Ventus entered near the forbidden area of the tower then met Ephemer who was surprised to see him and explained what's going on. Then, was introduced to [[Player]] as well as sought Brain who was in the control room but before entering the trio was attacked by [[Darklings]] and once defeated the group makes their way inside.{{storylink|Quest 870: Clock Tower Investigation Pt. 5}}

Ventus was disappointed that he wasn't chosen to be a Union leader despite everyone believing his innocence. Further understanding that someone or something threw a problem into Ava's plans the others believed that Darkness posed as her, killed Strelitzia and gave Ventus her book. Then he was pushed by Brain to remember his encounter with Master Ava, clarifying that they met at a dim light house, left together and talked on their way near the clock tower but couldn't remember anything else. However, Ventus grabs his head in pain where he vaguely sees Strelitzia dying horrified that he may have done something to her, but was comforted by Brain as they plan to tell Lauriam about his sister's intended role back at the clock tower.{{storylink|Quest 935: Heartless in the Hideout Pt. 3}}

After a hard fight with Darkness, Ventus wakes up to his friend's surprise and uses the [[light]] within his heart to destroy the Darklings. Claiming if the entity is pure [[darkness]], then he is pure light aware that Darkness used him to change it's form Ventus knew he could do the same giving it entity a form the others could defeat but was briefly held back by a concerned Lauriam. And yet, he told him everything would be fine before attacking the Darkness alone.{{storylink|Quest 977: Darkness Looms}}

The fight against Darkness leaves Ventus unconscious and being watched over by a remorseful Lauriam. He is carried by Lauriam to the basement below and during the discussion amongst the union leaders. They are worried about the state of the real world but not wanting to leave the remaining Dandelions behind. For his safety Ventus leaves with [[Elrena]], Brain and Lauriam for the real world using [[Lifeboat]]s while Ephemer, Skuld and Player remain behind.{{storylink|Quest 978: What Comes After}}

Ventus and the other Union leaders arrive to the real Daybreak Town to find it on the verge of destruction. They decided to travel into the future, leaving [[Brain]] behind to wait for the others. Ventus ends up separated from his friends and unconscious on the Keyblade Graveyard, where he is found by Master Xehanort.{{storylink|Quest 979: The Final Battle}}

===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===

Ventus served as Xehanort's apprentice, as part of the elderly Keyblade Master's plans to forge the legendary χ-blade. However, Ventus proved to be a poor candidate, and when he refused to use his [[darkness]] to fight several [[Neoshadow]] [[Heartless]] in the Keyblade Graveyard, Master Xehanort finally lost patience with him and used his own Keyblade to unlock and extract the darkness from Ventus's heart, using it to form a being of pure darkness who was then named "Vanitas" by Master Xehanort.

Unfortunately, the process left Ventus in a comatose state, with his broken heart of pure light slowly fading out. Xehanort then took Ventus to the [[Destiny Islands]] to allow him to live out his last days peacefully. Ventus was sent to the [[Dive to the Heart]], where he came in contact with the heart of a newborn Sora. After a brief discussion, Ventus's heart connected with Sora's, halting its deterioration and allowing Ventus to stay alive until he someday becomes strong enough to repair the damage by himself. Ventus then summoned a Keyblade and shot a ray of light into the sky above, much to Xehanort's surprise. Xehanort decided that Ventus could still be of use in his master plan, but with Ventus still too weak in comparison to Vanitas, the two boys could not be trained under him since Vanitas had a naturally strong impulse to destroy Ventus.

[[File:Flashback The Wooden Keyblade 01 KHBBS.png|thumb|Ventus, Terra, and Aqua take a break from their training.]]

[[File:Another Keyblade Wielder 01 KHBBS.png|thumb|Ventus teams up with Mickey to defeat Vanitas.]]

[[File:Keepsakes 01 KHBBS.png|thumb|Ventus decides to part with the wooden Keyblade Terra once gave him.]]

Aqua later places his body in [[Chambers of Repose and Waking|a chamber]] and transforms the Land of Departure into [[Castle Oblivion]]. Though Ventus's heart was initially lost in darkness, Sora was able to sense Ventus's pain due to their previous encounter. Sora, with encouragement and guidance from Riku, called out to Ventus's heart and safely guides it to himself. After a brief conversation in Sora's Station of Awakening, Ven asks Sora if he could stay with him while he slept, to which Sora happily accepted. With this, his heart passes on into Sora's own, keeping it from deteriorating any further and granting Sora the ability to use Ventus's Keyblade in addition to his own.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''', p. 617; '''Interviewer:''' "Why can Roxas dual-wield?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "Sora can wield two Keyblades at once because he has Ventus's as well as his own. As Roxas is a part of Sora, he also can use two. In ''Days'', Roxas awakened his ability to dual wield after fighting Xion. In ''KHII'', once Sora absorbs him, he can also dual-wield." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref>

When Sora learns that Kairi's heart has taken refuge within his own heart, he uses the [[Keyblade of heart]] to free hers, which also releases his and creates his Nobody, [[Roxas]]. For unknown reasons, Ventus's heart remained in Sora’s body,<ref>[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania''']], '''Interviewer:''' "Is it possible that Roxas has a heart?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "It is thought that it could be Ventus's heart... As was said in Q1, he has taken a lot of himself from Ventus. But perhaps when Sora and Roxas were separated, Ventus’ heart stayed in Roxas?" [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref> causing Roxas to take on Ventus's appearance instead of Sora's.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Why do Roxas and Ventus look alike?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "Sora and Ventus's heart are linked... And so Roxas, who is a part of Sora, was affected by that and looks just like Ventus." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref>

Saïx assigned Roxas to Castle Oblivion and ordered Axel to accompany him. As soon as Roxas entered through the door, his close proximity to Ventus (due to carrying Ventus's heart) as well as Sora (thanks to the events of ''[[Chain of Memories]]'')  caused Roxas to suddenly become weak and fall unconscious.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Why did Roxas faint in Castle Oblivion on Day 297?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "Because he had gotten to close to both Sora and Ventus, his 'real self'." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref> It was hinted Ventus's memories were rushing into Roxas as Roxas complained about "so much being rushed into his head".

[[Xigbar]] sees [[Xion]] (an imperfect [[replica]] created from Sora's leaked memories) as Ventus. Xigbar states that Ventus had always looked at him as if he had "drowned [his] goldfish" before he is defeated by Xion. Ventus is also alluded to many times by Xemnas, who desperately seeks to find him in the Chamber of Waking due to discovering that Ventus is a Keyblade wielder of old.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania]]''''', '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "By the way, Xemnas was also looking for the Chamber of Awakening in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' because Ventus, who was sleeping there, was a Keyblade wielder of old." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-3-Ultimania-Scenario-Mysteries-Interview-Translated-14746 Translation via Goldpanner].</ref> Xemnas sends Axel numerous times to Castle Oblivion to locate Ventus, but Axel never succeeds.

[[File:Ansem the Wise's Legacy 03 KH3D.png|thumb|A vision of Ventus appears within Sora's heart.]]

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 attempt to 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, a memory of when Aqua came to Destiny Islands is manifested, and nearly wakes Sora up.

While venturing across space in the [[Gummi Ship]], Sora and company are contacted by [[Ienzo]] with some news. He had deciphered part of [[Ansem's Code]] and discovered that Sora has three unique hearts within his own heart. They identify two of them as [[Roxas]] and Ventus, but do not realize the third heart is [[Xion]]'s.

After her return to the realm of light, Aqua has Sora, Donald, and Goofy accompany her to Castle Oblivion, intending to retrieve Ventus. After unlocking the castle's Keyhole, thus restoring it to the former glory of the Land of Departure, the group heads inside and find Ventus's body. Aqua quickly realizes his heart has not returned yet. Vanitas appears, having followed them with the intention of taking Ventus's heart for himself. Aqua attempts to protect Ventus by herself, but gets injured after taking a blast from Vanitas. As Vanitas prepared to deliver the final blow to kill Aqua, Ventus's heart reacted within Sora's heart, helping the latter unlock his [[power of waking]]. Ventus's heart is returned to its body, and he launches himself at Vanitas, saving Aqua. After Vanitas departs, Ventus reunites with Aqua and meets Sora face to face for the first time. Ventus was initially shocked at the facial similarities to Vanitas before realizing Sora was the very same person who saved his life after Vanitas's creation. They all depart back to Yen Sid's castle.   

With their clash against the seekers of darkness imminent, Aqua and Ventus take time to stargaze outside. Ventus uses this moment to admit to Aqua that while he was sleeping, he would have dreams of her, Terra, Sora, and the others. He also expressed memories of [[Dream Eaters]] from Sora's adventures. Aqua says that she's been places too, but she can't wait until things are back to the normal. Ventus and Aqua hold their Wayfinders to the sky, promising to share their stories with Terra after they save him.

The guardians of light are subsequently separated by Xehanort when he creates [[The Skein of Severance]] between them. Ventus and Aqua are drawn into battle against Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas, and when Sora arrives they are able to destroy Vanitas. However, when they attempt to reach out to Terra, Xehanort uses the emotional bonds between them to create physical chains imprisoning them, and attempts to execute them with a brutal impact. Ventus sheds a tear, feeling he has failed his promise to Terra, but Terra-Xehanort's shadow breaks free of its restraints and reveals itself as Terra's heart, breaking the chains on Ventus and Aqua and declaring that it will set things right. Sora then steps in to unlock Terra-Xehanort's heart, in order to release Terra's heart from Xehanort's control and allow the shadow to reclaim Terra's body, restoring him. Aqua, Terra, and Ventus then share in a tearful reunion, happy to be together again for the first time in over a decade.

[[File:Ending 12 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|Ventus, Terra and Aqua give their master a proper burial.]]

An armored Ventus approaches the crosswalk in the Keyblade Graveyard and meets up with Aqua and Terra. Ventus grabs the [[Way to the Dawn]] before the trio notices an unknown figure in the distance.

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In ''{{ssb|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}'', Ventus appears in the 8 o'clock and alternative 7 o'clock Stations in the [[Dive to the Heart]] sections of the {{ssb|Hollow Bastion}} stage, as an obtainable {{ssb|spirit}} in Sora's {{ssb|DLC Spirits (mode)|Spirit Board}}, and is represented by {{ssb|Sora (SSBU)|Sora}} in {{ssb|Spirit#Spirit Battles|Spirit Battle}}.

According to [[Tetsuya Nomura]], he is approximately 16 years old.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-22/tetsuya-nomura-kingdom-hearts-will-not-end-with-kingdom-hearts-iii/.137160 Tokyo Game Show 2018]</ref> While the differences are slight, his character model is slightly shorter, with a rounder face and wider eyes, in flashbacks to before his memory loss during ''Birth by Sleep''.

Ventus's outfit is strikingly similar to Roxas's own [[Twilight Town]] clothes. He wears a jacket that resembles a fusion of Roxas's jacket (white on the right side) and Sora's jacket in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (black on the left side), also reminiscent of the Yin and Yang symbol. The collar of the jacket is red and pleated, again, similar to the collar on Roxas's own jacket. Underneath this, he wears what appears to be a grey vest with a single button and several white, angular patterns on it. He wears a third layer under this, in the form of a plain, high-necked, black shirt. He also has a chunk of dull green and grey blue armor on his midsection that appears to be under his vest, and another piece of armor on his left shoulder.  

Ventus's pants are also similar to the pants Roxas wore, though Ventus's balloon outward slightly before closing up about halfway down his legs, similar to Sora's pants in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. These pants are colored in shades of grey, black, and white. He also wears an ornate, dull green and grey blue piece of armor on his upper-left arm, along with a black and white checkered wristband that is, once again, strikingly similar to Roxas's, but with white edges as opposed to Roxas's black-edged wristband. Like Aqua, he wears two criss-crossing straps on his chest, on which he wears a silver Keyblade Master emblem. His boots are rather odd when compared to Terra’s and Aqua’s, as they resemble an armored version of normal street shoes in shades of grey blue, dull green, and red.

When touching the piece of armor on his shoulder, Ventus becomes fully clad in [[Keyblade Armor|armor]]. In ''{{c|Birth by Sleep|video}}'', Ventus's suit of armor is mostly colored in shades of steel blue, black, and gold, Dull red lines decorate the armor as well. Ventus adds a greyish-blue cape to his armor that looks discolored, almost appearing rusted. The armor on his knee is gold and bears a sharp, upward-pointing hook on the outer side of each one. His gloves are a shade of brown, and the black mask on his helmet has a slight orange tint. Ventus's helmet has a notably different design from Terra and Aqua’s, appearing more squashed and flat at the top. His helmet also has two prongs on either side of his head which point backwards and angle diagonally upward. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Ventus's armor remains largely unchanged, though He loses his cape.

As a Union leader, Ventus is very friendly, though somewhat shy, which makes it difficult for him to make friends. He dislikes the idea of Keyblade wielders fighting against each other. After learning the truth of his part in Strelitzia's demise, Ventus feels guilty that he was unable to save her when Darkness has possessed him. According to the Darkness, he had hidden a desire for wanting power, which is why Darkness possessed him into killing Strelitzia. After traveling to the future, it appears he lost his memories of the past.

In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', during his final confrontation with Vanitas and due to their separation, Ventus seems to have gained a new perspective about darkness and light, believing it is each individual person's choice to decide what they are and not pick just from one side or the other. When he heard Vanitas's choice about being darkness, Ventus did not protest, understanding that his dark counterpart's mind was made up.

Out of the main protagonists of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Ventus is the most balanced fighter in the game. He’s also fastest and most agile, which reflects in his primary fighting style of dodging, quick movements and swift combo attacks. Ventus has an affinity for the wind and [[Light]] elements and mixes both into several of his techniques and magic attacks. Unlike most Keyblade wielders, Ventus wields his Keyblade, [[Wayward Wind]], in a reverse grip. Ventus's primary battle style consists of very fast, wide backhanded strikes with his Keyblade in quick succession to deal damage. His single strikes aren't as powerful as Sora's two-handed strikes or Terra's powerful blows, but his ability to attack quickly makes up for his lower attack power.

In addition to his swift standard attacks, Ventus has access to a variety of exclusive {{c|attack command|KHBBS}}s in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. Ventus can use his natural affinity for acrobatics to unleash an extended version of the [[Ars Arcanum]]-combo and exhibits advanced [[Strike Raid]] abilities like [[Wind Raid]], [[Spark Raid]] and [[Treasure Raid]]. Using his wind affinity, Ventus can use [[Tornado Strike]] to sweep his opponents away. Another exclusive, ultimate attack, [[Salvation]], enables Ventus to use his light affinity to its fullest. Ventus also makes heavy use of his wind powers in his personal finishing commands, the [[Air Flair]] series and his ultimate finisher, [[Stratosphere]]. Lastly, Ventus has another "Finish" Command exclusive to him, which is called [[Celebration]].

Although not as skilled in magic as his classmate, Aqua, Ventus has access to a broad variety of magic spells as well as two spells exclusive to him in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. These two spells are [[Tornado]] and [[Faith]]. Tornado creates a powerful gust of wind that absorbs enemies, while Faith creates a powerful burst of light around Ventus.

Beside a variety of these abilities usable by all three or two of the protagonists in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Ventus has access to three unique Command Styles and two exclusive Shotlocks. His first personal Command Style, [[Fever Pitch]], which is gained near the beginning of the game, lets Ventus use his speedy combat style to its fullest. The second exclusive Command Style, [[Cyclone]], is a powerful 2nd level Command Style which has Ventus use his wind powers to attack with wide-ranged spinning slashes in all directions. Ventus's third exclusive Command Style is called [[Wingblade]]. By activating this second level Command Style, Ventus discards his Keyblade in exchange for six silver-white glowing swords of light which float behind him like six glowing wings, reminiscent of the picture of a Seraph, a six-winged Angel. Along with Aqua, he can harness the power of the wind to activate [[Sky Climber]], which lifts the user off of the ground as they ride on a powerful wind current. Attacking with Sky Climber lets the user hover along the ground while rushing enemies with speedy, dashing attacks which knock enemies into the air.

Ventus also has access to two unique Shotlocks, as well as a third just for storyline purposes. The two freely usable Shotlocks are the light [[Pulse Bomb]] and [[Multivortex]]. The third exclusive Shotlock is [[Dark Link]], which can only be used when in [[D-Link]] with Vanitas in Ventus's final battle.  

Small and spry, Ventus has access to the already well-known [[Dodge Roll]] technique, as well as an offensive variant named [[Thunder Roll]]. Furthermore, he can use the [[Glide]] and [[Superglide]] abilities as well as another offensive version called [[Fire Glide]]. The [[Reversal]] command allows Ventus to quickly dodge an enemies attack and rush behind it, similar to the [[Reaction Command]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' used against the [[Dusk]] Nobodies. He can use quick {{c|Reprisal command|KHBBS}}s, such as [[Counter Rush]], which  unleashes a flurry of blows after a successful block, [[Reversal Slash]], which unleashes an aerial attack after a successful [[Reversal]], and [[Payback Raid]], a counterattack using Strike Raid after being knocked into the air.

Ventus briefly assists Terra and Aqua on two occasions.

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Ventus becomes a D-Link for Terra and Aqua after leaving the Land of Departure. While in link with Ventus, they can unleash quick attacks and Aero magic.

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