Editing Xehanort

|journalKH3='''Master Xehanort'''<br>The most powerful Keyblade Master of them all.<br><br>Master Xehanort's pursuit of the World's true nature and obsession with the Keyblade War led him to give his heart over to darkness. He tried to forge the χ-blade and trigger another Keyblade War, but three young Keyblade wielders put a stop to him.<br><br>Now, he has created a new Organization—the real Organization XIII—and intends to divide his heart among its other twelve members to create thirteen darknesses.<br><br>'''The Boy in Black'''<br>He and his best friend would often match wits playing chess between training sessions.<br><br>'''Xehanort'''''{{RM}}''<br>During a training journey in preparation for his Mark of Mastery exam, a certain Keyblade wielder was given a coat that wards off darkness from a mysterious figure.

'''Xehanort''', also known as '''Master Xehanort''', is a major character in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and the central antagonist of the [[Dark Seeker Saga]]. Xehanort is the main playable character of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]'', which takes place during his youth and explores his journey to becoming the [[Seeker of Darkness]].

Xehanort is a [[Keyblade Master]], a descendent of [[Ephemer]], and a former teacher to [[Ventus]]. He believes that darkness and light should exist in perfect balance, and for this reason, he seeks to conquer [[Kingdom Hearts]] and recreate the worlds according to his wishes. Through his many different incarnations, including [[Terra-Xehanort]], his Heartless [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], his Nobody [[Xemnas]], and the time-travelling [[Young Xehanort]], Xehanort is ultimately responsible for the series of events that repeatedly threaten the worlds with destruction, including the mass release of [[Heartless]] into the [[Realm of Light]], the creation of the [[Nobody|Nobodies]] and [[Organization XIII]], and the formation of the [[real Organization XIII]]. He has brought tragedy to many that have crossed his path, including [[Sora]], [[Riku]], [[Kairi]], [[Terra]], Ventus, and [[Aqua]].

Later, Master Xehanort has Vanitas abduct [[Mickey Mouse]] to lure Ventus to the Keyblade Graveyard, where he reveals to Ventus the truth about his past and his plans to create the χ-blade. He adds that Master Eraqus has kept Ventus from venturing away from the Land of Departure in order to prevent the creation of the χ-blade, and that he never trusted Ventus enough to tell him the truth. Xehanort summons a dark vortex that sends Ventus to the Land of Departure, expecting him to confront Eraqus. He then calls Terra to him, telling him that Ven went to confront Eraqus on his own, and that he fears for Ventus's safety. He sends Terra after Ventus, and Terra arrives in time to protect Ventus, throws him through a portal to safety, and defeats Eraqus in battle. Although Terra and Eraqus both regret their actions, Xehanort appears and delivers the final blow against Eraqus, who dissolves into light in Terra's arms. Revealing his true intentions to Terra, for him to succumb to darkness, Xehanort tells Terra to return to the Keyblade Graveyard, where he will see Ventus and Aqua meet their ends. He then summons his Keyblade and uses it to unleash darkness on the Land of Departure, completely destroying the world and leaving nothing but the castle's remains, before departing.

Terra, Aqua, and Ventus arrive at the Keyblade Graveyard, where Master Xehanort and Vanitas confront the three Keyblade wielders. Xehanort uses his immense magic to alter the landscape, summoning giant cliffs and creating a whirling stream of abandoned Keyblades that pursues the three friends. Terra is knocked onto the cliff where Xehanort stands, Ventus tries to attack him from behind, but Xehanort instantly moves behind Ventus and grabs him by the helmet of his Keyblade Armor. Terra is knocked off the cliff by the flying Keyblades while Xehanort flash-freezes Ventus and drops him off the cliff. Xehanort then creates an orb of magic which he launches into the clouds overhead, summoning Kingdom Hearts in the sky.

Both halves took a different part of the plan to forge the [[X-blade]]: Ansem manipulated [[Maleficent]] and her allies into collecting the [[Princesses of Heart]], while Xemans worked with Xigbar to create Organization XIII, so they could infuse Nobodies with fragments of Xehanort's heart to create the thirteen darknesses. However, anticipating that the Organization members would prove unsuitable as vessels, Ansem travels back in time due to lacking a body and approaches Xehanort in his youth, granting him the ability to move forward in time and tasks him with gathering many incarnations of himself from throughout time.

At the same time, Terra revives separately from Master Xehanort. Xehanort had Terra's heart moved to the [[Dark Figure]] and then [[Terra-Xehanort]]'s heart from the past infused into Terra's empty body. {{storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind|Re Mind}} Following this, Young Xehanort arrived in Radiant Garden to return Braig and another former member of the Organization to Nobody state.{{storylink|Destiny}}

After Young Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Dark Riku, and Vanitas vanished back into their respective pasts, Master Xehanort retreated to the Keyblade Graveyard with [[Saïx]] and Xigbar; Terra-Xehanort and [[Demyx]] were left on stand by, [[Luxord]] went looking for the Black Box, and [[Marluxia]] and [[Larxene]] went looking for the New Seven Hearts.

After reminiscing about his meeting with the Master of Masters, Xehanort discusses with Xigbar and Saïx how they would fill the second half of their new Organization. Saïx explains that they would turn [[Vexen]] back into a Nobody to refine the replicas for housing the time traveling hearts, and recreate the lost replica [[Xion|No i]] to take Sora's place, as it is connected to the Sora's memories.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind}} This resulted in Demyx and Vexen being treated as reserves alongside the [[Replica Xehanort]]s.

As an old man, Xehanort is bald except for thin eyebrows and a curled, silver goatee. His ears are pointed and his eyes are amber. He has broad, hunched shoulders and a crooked back. He appears overall as a somewhat feeble old man, certainly deceiving given his immense power. His clothing is the same as that worn by his eventual Heartless Ansem. It is composed of a white and black coat with a red inner lining, which is worn over a white shirt with two thin black belts, as well as white gloves and calf-high black boots. The major difference between the two outfits is that Ansem wears the shirt unbuttoned, exposing the Heartless emblem on his chest. However, there are a few minor changes as well; Ansem's coat has a gold lining on its edges, where Xehanort's has black lining. He sometimes wears a [[black coat]], which would later be worn by Xemnas and the Organization members, over this outfit.

In his youth, Xehanort had mildly tanned skin, grey eyes, and silver hair which both slightly spikes and falls past his shoulders in the back; it is styled similar to Terra-Xehanort's, albeit with four bangs framing his face, the back two thicker than the front two, and the two backward spikes on the sides are absent, the topmost one slicked back. He wore the same style of white shirt, which only reaches to his thighs, a black vest with a high collar, long armbands which cover his forearms, and dark grey pants stuffed into his boots, similar to those worn by Organization XIII but without the silver lining on top, much like those worn by the guards of Radiant Garden. After meeting the Master of Masters he is given a black coat.

File:Xehanort 05 KHDR.png|Xehanort as a newborn.

File:Xehanort 02 KHDR.png|Xehanort in his early teens before leaving Destiny Islands.

Master Xehanort is a powerful Keyblade Master and a skilled magic-user. Able to teleport if he is in danger, Master Xehanort strikes opponents with powerful, fast-paced combos. He also can bombard foes with Fire, Thunder, Blizzard, and Earth-based magic. His magic skills are some of the most advanced seen in the series so far, as he is able to create massive rock formations and pillars, encase Ventus's body in ice, project a gust of wind powerful enough to send Ventus and Mickey flying from his hand, block Braig's Arrowgun shots without raising his arms, and telekinetically control the Keyblades covering the Keyblade Graveyard to attack Terra and Aqua. Master Xehanort's magical prowess is shown when King Mickey tries to confront him in ''Kingdom Hearts III''; Mickey attempted to wipe him out with an [[Ultima]] spell, but Xehanort countered with a [[Stopza]] spell so powerful, it reached far enough to immobilize Riku. He also possesses physical strength sufficient to grab a fully-armored Ventus by the back of the head and lift him into the air with one hand. His old age, however, somewhat hampers his mobility, forcing him to rely more on magic and cunning in battle, until he manages to [[Terra-Xehanort|possess Terra]].