Editing Ventus

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}}

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}}  

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}}

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

Ventus 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.

Upon his arrival, Ventus meets [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]], who take him to speak with [[Yen Sid]]. Ventus 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 Ventus'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.

Once the memories return, Vanitas decides to give Ventus a reason to fight: Vanitas tells Ventus to come to the Keyblade Graveyard, the only place where the χ-blade can be forged, and threatens to kill Terra and Aqua to see if Ventus will continue to "play the pacifist." Left with no choice, Ventus leaves in hopes of setting things right, once and for all. Once reunited with his friends, Ventus explains the situation between himself and Vanitas, and, admitting that he is terrified over the very thought of the χ-blade, asks to be destroyed in the event that he does have to fight Vanitas, much to their shock. However, there's little time to mull over Ventus's request, as both Master Xehanort and Vanitas arrive.

During their final battle at the Keyblade Graveyard, Master Xehanort encases Ventus in ice and throws him off a cliff. Aqua manages to catch him before he hits the ground. [[Braig]] quickly appears and fights Aqua. Stalling long enough, Braig withdraws from the battle. Vanitas knocks out Aqua as he drops down from a cliff. Before the enigma can finish her off, Ventus uses all of his willpower to thaw out of his frozen state and encounters Vanitas. Ventus then fights Vanitas and seemingly emerges victorious. After the battle, Vanitas reveals his true intentions and explains that the Unversed came from his own emotions and negativity. Trapping Ventus with several [[Flood]]s, Vanitas merges with Ventus and takes over his body.  

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. Ventus, 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.

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, Ventus 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>

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.

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.

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.