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]].

Noting [[Ephemer]] and [[Skuld]]'s close friendship, Ventus admits that he is envious of them because he has always been alone, but was assured by Skuld and Ephemer that they consider him a friend. When the fourth Union leader, [[Brain]], arrives, he asks them if the rules [[Ava]] provided them were absolute, which Skuld confirms, prompting him and Brain to comment that she shares Ava's diligence. When he and Brain voice their discomfort with lying to their comrades about the Keyblade War, Ephemer states that no one else should have to carry the burden of the past, a sentiment Ventus and the others accept.{{storylink|Quest 675: Master Aced}}

 

After the final Union leader, [[Lauriam]], arrives, the Union leaders go to [[Daybreak Town]] and enter the Foretellers' Chamber. When Skuld proposes that they begin choosing which Union each of them will lead, Ephemer recommends that they maintain the Union χ in order to prevent the conflicts of the past world, with the others agreeing to reconstitute the old system later as the rules stated. Brain suggests that, while the Dandelions are reliving the events of the past, they collect the necessary ingredients to create new [[Dream Eaters|Spirits]] and have Ventus, Ephemer, and Skuld collect them while he and Lauriam stay behind to make the necessary preparations.{{storylink|Quest 735: The Shiny Hammer Pt. 5}}

 

When the time comes to discuss the matter of the Shift Pride, Ventus was called to a meeting between the Union Leaders. But sees that Lauriam is not here, with Brain explaining that, whatever the agenda is, Lauriam sided with Ephemer. Proceeding, the group discusses the nature of the Shift Pride. Having not initially understood what the Shift Pride was, Ventus rejects the notion, not wanting wielders to fight one another again, to which Skuld concurs. Brain affirms that it is a law, and thus they should follow through with it, also believing that a little competition would be fun for everyone. When Ephemer admits that he wants to follow the rules, voting in favor of the Shift Pride it shocks him. Ephemer then explains that he intends on having wielders compete against the data versions of their comrades to avoid a clashing of hearts, admitting that Lauriam gave him the idea. They wonder who Lauriam could be looking for, but Brain's suggests, they wait for him to come to them rather than pry.{{storylink|Quest 846: More Heartless in Daybreak Town Pt. 1}}  

Upon Lauriam's arrival, Ventus discovers that his comrade was looking for his sister, [[Strelitzia]], asking Skuld what she knew about her and that she had been looking for someone. Although Skuld doesn't offer much insight, Lauriam accepts this and worries that Strelitzia may have ended up fighting in the Keyblade War after all. However, Brain notes that the entire situation seems odd, and after reviewing the information Ventus is surprised that Ephemer knew someone who fits the description his friend Player.{{storylink|Quest 851: More Heartless in Daybreak Town Pt. 6}}

Left with Brain and Skuld, Ventus periodically looks at Brain as he reads from the copy of the [[Book of Prophecies]]. When Brain notices, asking him what's wrong, he notes on his comrade's curiosity with reading it and asks if he'd been researching something. He hears Brain's goal, that at the present, they are still following a destructive destiny, believing that overwriting the Keyblade War changed nothing, so he would become the virus to overwrite that destiny.{{storylink|Quest 860: Daybreak Fun with Ephemer Pt. 5}}  

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 and the others listen to Brain's explanation about the phenomenon in the tower and how all the worlds were once real and connected but now virtual and fragmented as well as everyone being able to travel between them. After that bugs appeared when the virtual Daybreak Town connected to a new world, leading Ventus to deduce that they need to explore that world to see what's there. At Brain's suggestion that a Dandelion should go, he becomes shocked that Player offers to go, but feels more comfortable when Ephemer goes to.{{storylink|Quest 871: The Control Room}}

After awhile, Ventus and the others were happy about Ephemer's return and was informed that Player was still exploring the new world. Hearing the story of the duo's adventure as well as mentioning what they saw and believed the Darklings were behind the glitches more of what Brain suspected earlier turned out to be true they were put in a data version of Daybreak Town with Ventus asking if the real one had disappeared. But they weren't certain as the connection between the data and the real world had been cut suggesting that something or someone had their own plans. Understanding they were all put in a cage, Ventus and the others hear Brain make a reaffirm on his promise to get them out. {{storylink|Quest 910: Investigating the Glitches Pt. 5}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

===''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.]]

To prevent this, Xehanort brought Ventus to Land of Departure, where he could train as an apprentice to Master Eraqus. Terra and Aqua met Ventus with open arms. However, when Terra asked Ventus about his past, he screamed out in agony, eventually falling unconscious. Eraqus revealed that this was because Ventus had lost his memories. Afterwards, he remained asleep for some time. As he slept, Aqua kept watch over him, to keep him safe. Some time later, Ventus woke up. Overjoyed, Aqua quickly alerted Eraqus and a worried Terra about Ventus's recovery.

It was then that his heart began to heal and he started to form strong bonds of friendship with Terra and Aqua. During a training session, Ventus loses humiliatingly, but Terra and Aqua reassure Ventus that he was getting stronger. As time went on, Terra and Ventus grew close, forming a strong bond. Terra even went so far as to give Ventus his wooden training Keyblade and recite a mock [[Bequeathing]] ceremony. Together, the three of them shared the same dream: to become Keyblade Masters.

Years later, Ventus awakens to a meteor shower and hurries out to look at the stars. Later, both Terra and Aqua join him. When Ventus asks about stars and the light, Terra explains how each star is another world and compares the light to Ventus, who doesn't understand. After a brief spat between the two boys, they, along with Aqua, spar in order to prepare for the Mark of Mastery exam the next day.  Following their workout, Aqua gives both Ventus and Terra good luck charms and tells them the story behind the charms. The charms, also known as Wayfinders, were gifted with a powerful magic that formed an "unbreakable connection". Upon receiving the charms, Ventus and his friends return to their castle for the night, eagerly awaiting the exam. However, things don't go smoothly. During the exam, Master Xehanort rigs the test, and the orbs of light attack Ventus and his friends. Together, the three fight off the orbs, and the exam continues.  

After the exam, it is clear that Ventus has earned the interest of Master Xehanort and his apprentice, Vanitas. Though their intentions are rather ambiguous at the time, Vanitas decides to give Ventus some incentive to leave his home. When Vanitas appears in Ventus's room, he leaves dark hints of Terra's fate and how he'll "become a different person". Ventus becomes very defensive, telling Vanitas that he doesn't know the first thing about Terra. However, once Vanitas leaves, via the Corridor of Darkness, Ventus hurries out to find his friend in hopes of giving him a warning. Unfortunately, Ventus arrives much too late, as Terra leaves to go on his mission. Left with no other choice, Ventus leaves his home and begins a journey of his own.

Ven visits a number of worlds and builds new friendships along the way. In the [[Dwarf Woodlands]], he helps [[Snow White]] escape the woods and guides her to the Dwarfs' home. There, he learns that Snow White encountered Terra and immediately tries to get to the bottom of things. After facing several more [[Unversed]] along the way, Ventus encounters the Queen in the form of an old lady, and she tells Ventus that Terra threatened her with his Keyblade. Refusing to believe this, Ventus leaves in hopes of finding Terra, wondering what's gotten into him.

Later, in the [[Castle of Dreams]], Ventus befriends [[Jaq]] and [[Cinderella]]. Though Terra isn't there, Ventus still lends a hand, helping gather supplies for Cinderella's dress, and even facing [[Lucifer]]. When the dress is complete, Cinderella thanks Jaq and Ventus, and the two talk about their dreams. It's at this point that Ventus decides that his dream is to become a Keyblade Master; the dream he and his friends all share.

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

While in [[Enchanted Dominion]], Ventus gets another clue regarding Terra. After freeing Princess [[Aurora]]'s heart, Ventus encounters [[Maleficent]]. Maleficent reveals that Terra helped steal Aurora's heart, but Aqua arrives just in time to convince Ventus otherwise. She then asks Ventus to go home with her, but he refuses, remembering the cryptic warning left by Vanitas.

Ventus encounters Vanitas again after leaving Enchanted Dominion, and he follows him straight to the Keyblade Graveyard. There, Ventus tries to get some answers out of Vanitas, who simply restates what he said before: that Terra will be gone forever. The two battle, but Vanitas easily outmatches Ventus and nearly kills him. [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] arrives in time to save Ventus and assists him in his battle against Vanitas. Upon his defeat, Vanitas tells Ventus that he is on probation and disappears, leaving Ventus and Mickey alone. The two introduce themselves to one another, and Mickey tells Ventus about how the [[Star Shard]] allows him to travel to different worlds. However, Mickey remains unaware of all of its secrets.

Shortly after, the Star Shard sends them both to [[Radiant Garden]], and Ventus tries to follow Mickey, only to be intercepted by [[Aeleus]] and [[Dilan]]. After spying an Unversed, Ventus gives up his search for Mickey and instead trails after the monster. He's interrupted several times, by [[Scrooge McDuck]], who gives him lifetime passes to [[Disney Town]], and [[Merlin]], who tells him of the book to the [[100 Acre Wood]].

Eventually, he does find the Unversed he was chasing, as well as Terra and Aqua. Together, they face the [[Trinity Armor]], but after its defeat, things change for the worse. First, Aqua tries to tell Ventus to go home, and then she and Terra get into a fight regarding the darkness and Eraqus's intentions. The whole time, Ventus is left completely confused, as he'd never seen his friends bicker in such a way. In the end, he tells Aqua that she's let being a Master go to her head, and he leaves to find Terra again. His search is interrupted again, when he spots [[Ienzo]] being attacked by the Unversed. Without any hesitation, Ventus protects the boy and defeats his attackers. [[Even]] arrives shortly after and thanks Ventus for his help. Then, when asked about Terra's location, he tells Ventus to look in the Outer Gardens.

[[File:An Eerie Farewell 01 KHBBS.png|thumb|left|Terra tells Ventus that he knows he can always count on him to be there when he needs to.]]

Though Ventus does find Terra, their reunion is short lived, as Terra leaves, telling Ventus that he can't come along, but that they will meet again when they need each other. Meeting up with Aqua again, Ventus asks to come along, but Aqua orders him to return to the Land of Departure in a somewhat harsh manner. Seeing Ventus's disappointment, Aqua softens and explains that she merely doesn't want him to get hurt before departing.

For a while, Ventus stays in Radiant Garden, reminiscing about the times when his friendship wasn't strained by newfound complications. He's left wondering just what it means to be friends, and after meeting [[Lea]] and [[Isa]] he becomes more and more curious about friendship. Thus, Ventus decides to continue his travels with a new resolve. Rather than search for Terra and Aqua, he decides to go out and make some new friends in hopes of redefining his simplistic views of friendship.  

It doesn't take long for Ventus to find companions, as he quickly meets [[Zack]] and [[Hercules]] in [[Olympus Coliseum]]. After stopping an Unversed threat, Ventus finally comes to understand what it means to be friends, and realizes that he, Terra, and Aqua will patch things up someday.

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

Eventually, Ventus finds Mickey's Star Shard in [[Neverland]], only to have it stolen, along with [[Tinker Bell]], by [[Captain Hook]]. He teams up with [[Peter Pan]] and the Lost Boys to defeat Captain Hook. Afterwards, Ventus, along with Peter and the Lost Boys, decide to put their own personal treasures in the empty chest they stole from Hook. As the Wooden Keyblade holds many cherished memories for Ventus, he puts it in the chest, believing his best memories with Terra and Aqua are still to come. With Hook out of the way, he also retrieves the Star Shard from Tinker Bell after a little persuasion from Peter, only to be whisked away to the [[Mysterious Tower]].

Upon his arrival, Ventus meets [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]], who take him to speak with [[Yen Sid]]. Ven is informed that Mickey went missing, but when Yen Sid uses his magic to find him, they discover that the King is in danger. Determined to save Mickey, Ventus departs from the Tower and returns to the Keyblade Graveyard to find him.

However, he also encounters Master Xehanort, who was waiting for his arrival, and reveals Ven's destiny to forge the [[χ-blade]]. He tells Ventus that this is the real reason why he was never allowed to leave home and constantly told to return, out of fear for the χ-blade's creation.

After learning of his past, Ventus returns to Eraqus, only for his Master to try and destroy him upon realizing Xehanort's plans. Fortunately, he is saved by Terra and sent to Destiny Islands, much to his displeasure. There, he encounters Vanitas again, who taunts Ventus into remembering how Master Xehanort broke their heart in twain.

The fusion completes Ventus, but Vanitas keeps control over the body. As a result of their union, the χ-blade is forged. Mickey arrives on the scene and helps Aqua awaken. Together, they engage Ventus-Vanitas in a battle. As this happens, Vanitas and Ventus engage in a metaphysical battle, where Vanitas tries to fully join with Ventus to complete the χ-blade. Ven, however, refuses and chooses to defeat Vanitas and destroy the weapon, even if it means the destruction of his own heart, because of his devotion to his friends.

The two engage in a decisive battle, and towards the climax, Vanitas forces a [[D-Link]] on Ventus in hopes of completing their fusion. Ventus instead uses the powers the D-Link grants him to destroy the χ-blade along with Vanitas. Unfortunately, this also damages Ventus's heart and causes it to flee his body, leaving him in a comatose state. Despite being comatose, Ventus was able to summon his Keyblade and lead Aqua back to the Land of Departure.

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>

[[File:Reflection 01 KH0.2.png|thumb|Aqua encounters a vision of Ventus sleeping in Snow White's glass coffin.]]

In the [[Realm of Darkness]], Aqua encounters a vision of Ventus sleeping in Snow White's glass coffin. Upon closer inspection, Ventus disappears.

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>

[[File:Resolve 01 KHD.png|left|thumb|Xion takes on Ventus's appearance through Xigbar's eyes.]]

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.

 

Following Sora's descent into darkness after his heart is damaged by Xemnas and Young Xehanort, Ventus's heart envelops Sora in Ventus's Keyblade Armor in order to protect him from being swallowed completely, though it is temporarily corrupted by the darkness until Riku saves him. He later appears inside the projection of Destiny Islands within Sora's heart, but Riku, having never met Ventus before, initially mistakes him for Roxas.

Ventus's heart acts up in Sora both times when rescuing Aqua is brought up, much to everyone's confusion.

Shortly after defeating [[Randall]] in [[Monstropolis]], Sora and co. are confronted by the revived Vanitas, who had sent the Unversed to that world in the hopes of re-completing his heart with negative emotions. Realizing that was not enough, Vanitas decides to forcibly take out the sleeping half of himself that resides within Sora. Attacking Sora, Vanitas reveals the connection the two have with each other. Goofy adds that Ventus's heart was lost after his fight with Vanitas years ago. 

 

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 next day, Ventus and the other [[Guardians of Light]] arrive at the Keyblade Graveyard, where they are immediately confronted by Master Xehanort and his various incarnations. Ventus sees Terra in the middle of the wasteland, but Aqua immediately realizes that it is not Terra. Her suspicions are confirmed when Terra's hair goes from brown to white, revealing himself to be Terra-Xehanort. Mickey concludes that Terra-Xehanort is the thirteenth member of the [[Real Organization XIII]]. Terra-Xehanort tells them that they will lose this fight, that all their hearts will be torn apart one by one. Nonetheless, Terra-Xehanort assures them that the χ-blade will be forged. Terra-Xehanort attacks both Lea and Ventus, removing them from combat, and while Donald destroys Terra-Xehanort with Zettaflare, the [[Demon Tide]] proceeds to take advantage of their weakness and eliminate Aqua, Ventus, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Lea, and Kairi. While Sora is distraught over the loss of his friends and yields to the Demon Tower, Riku defends his friend long enough to reinspire hope in Sora's heart before both are consumed by the darkness as well.

Thanks to Kairi, Sora is able to maintain his existence in [[The Final World]]. When he is restored, he is returned to the moment in which he and Riku were consumed by darkness, at which point Sora reaches out to Riku's heart and is guided to him as a [[Lich]] attempts to draw Riku's heart into the deepest depths of darkness. Sora manages to release Riku's heart, alongside Aqua's and the others, battling the Lich time and time again in order to restore his fallen friends.

When Kairi guides Sora back to the Keyblade Graveyard, the group restarts their encounter with Terra-Xehanort, but when Terra-Xehanort attempts to attack Ventus, the [[Lingering Will]] intervenes, having been guided to the guardians of light by Naminé. Seeing the Lingering Will struggle in the battle, Ventus moves into help, but Aqua stops him and says they need to handle the Demon Tide coming from behind them. Then, when it seems darkest, Sora is aided by the light of the past in taking down the Demon Tide. Yen Sid then takes this opportunity to cast back the Heartless in order to allow the guardians of light to proceed, with Donald and Goofy staying behind in order to help.

[[File:From Chains to Bonds 05 KHIII.png|thumb|left|200px|Ventus shares a tearful reunion with Terra and Aqua.]]

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.

Following Xehanort's defeat, Ventus journeys through the portal to [[Scala ad Caelum]] alongside the other guardians of light. Here, Eraqus's heart emerges from Terra's and demands that Xehanort hand over the χ-blade. After some convincing, Xehanort relinquishes the χ-Blade to Sora, at which point Eraqus turns his attention to his former pupils, apologizing to them for everything he'd put them through in a tearful reunion before allowing his heart to move on alongside Xehanort's. With everything as it should be, Sora uses the χ-blade to bring them all back to the realm of light.

After some time, Ventus joins Terra, Aqua, reunited with the others on the Destiny Islands to celebrate their victory. They eventually watch the restored Kairi and Sora from afar as Sora disappears.

 

Sometime after this, Sora's friends split up their efforts to find him with Terra, Aqua, and Ventus looking for Sora in the Realm of Darkness, donning on their Keyblade armors as they depart.

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===''The Gathering''===

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.

 

===''Blank Points''===

Ventus sleeps on a bench outside in the Land of Departure before Terra wakes him by approaching him. They both smile and look up to the sky while uttering Sora's name with a sense of renewed hope. The significance of this scene has yet to be revealed, since Terra is trapped inside Terra-Xehanort, Ventus is inside Castle Oblivion and the Land of Departure is itself Castle Oblivion.{{storylink|Blank Points}}

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). 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.

In the present day, Ventus has many similarities with Sora: he is sweet, cheerful, curious, and gets excited at anything new or interesting. As the youngest of the three Keyblade warriors, Ventus is often protected by Terra and Aqua, and thus feels disappointed whenever they refuse to allow him to join them on their missions because they do not want to put him in danger. As a result, Ventus shows a rebellious side when he constantly refuses Aqua's suggestions, later orders, to return home. When he gives them their passes to Disney Town, he grudgingly mentions that Scrooge McDuck told him to "take two grown-ups," but he doesn't seem to dislike his status as the youngest of the three.

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.

 

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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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Ventus appears as a party member in the Keyblade Graveyard fight against Vanitas and Terra-Xehanort. As enemies tend to focus their attacks on him, he frequently Dodge Rolls to evade their attacks. He fights with swift Keyblade combos and uses Wind Raid to strike enemies from afar.

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]'', Ventus can team up with Aqua to perform the [[Icy Slider]] [[Team Attack]].

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Ventus's Keyblades are primarily balanced in terms of attack and magic power. His versions of common Keyblades are shorter in length compared to Terra and Aqua's; this helps him better wield them in his signature backhand style. In the age of fairy tales Ventus used the Keyblade Missing Ache in its third form. By the time he became Master Xehanort's apprentice he was using Wayward Wind. Ventus has three exclusive Keyblades; his default Keyblade, Wayward Wind, along with Frolic Flame and Lost Memory. Frolic Flame is obtained after Ventus meets Lea and Isa, and Lost Memory is received when Ventus remembers his past on Destiny Islands.

During his early apprenticeship at the [[Land of Departure]], Ventus would practice with a [[Wooden Sword]] before inheriting Terra's [[Wooden Keyblade]]. However, he is never seen wielding either weapon in combat.