Editing Xemnas

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|journalKH2='''First entry'''<br>Organization XIII's Number I.  He directs the group as its leader.<br>Organization XIII is a unique presence among the Nobodies.  They think and plan, and seem to have a greater goal.<br>What that is remains to be seen, but they appear to know a bit about the Keyblade.<br><br>'''Second entry'''<br>Organization XIII's Number I.  He directs the group as its leader.<br>In truth, he is the Nobody of Xehanort, who was apprenticed to Ansem the Wise. In secret, Xehanort studied the doors and the heart of all worlds, ultimately stealing his master's name, Ansem. When Xehanort became a Heartless, his Nobody Xemnas came into being.<br>Xemnas is using Sora, collecting the hearts released every time a Heartless falls to his Keyblade.<br><br>'''Third entry'''<br>Organization XIII's Number I, who acts as leader of the group.  Xemnas is the Nobody of Ansem's apprentice Xehanort.<br>He used Sora and his Keyblade to collect hearts from the Heartless and see Kingdom Hearts to its completion.
|journal358='''Opening'''<br>No. I XEMNAS<br>Organization XIII's leader. Through power over '''nothing''', he seeks power over everything.<br>Weapon: Ethereal Blades<br>
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{{Q|I'm carrying on what you yourself began, and I'm creating a brand new world, one heart at a time.|Xemnas to Ansem}}
'''Xemnas''', the {{nihongo|''Superior of the In-Between''|狭間の指導者|Hazama no Shidōsha}},<ref>Xemnas is the only member whose title does not have an official English translation. The opening movie of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' only lists the members' titles in the Japanese version. Xemnas's title is only mentioned there, and is literally translated as ''The Superior of the In-Between''.</ref> is the [[Nobody]] of [[Terra-Xehanort]], Rank I within [[Organization XIII]], and the ruler of [[The World That Never Was]]. He serves as the main antagonist of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and as a supporting villain in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. He wields the power of nothingness, and channels this into his weapons, red blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. He commands the [[Sorcerer]] Nobodies. Xemnas, as the superior, is the first member and founder of Organization XIII, with all other Nobodies under his control. He is also the Organization's most intelligent member, and also appears to be the most powerful, so much that even [[Marluxia]] would not dare to face him until [[Sora]] was completely under his control, even with [[Larxene]] and (supposedly) [[Axel]] backing him, in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.

Despite his original name being Xehanort, he uses an anagram of his mentor's name: [[Ansem the Wise|Ansem]], due to Xehanort stealing the name prior to discarding his heart and body. Xemnas is a playable character in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''s [[Mission Mode]].

==Story==
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''===
Following [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]]'s descent into darkness, his being is split into a Heartless and a Nobody, Xemnas, choosing this name because by now, Xehanort has stolen the name of [[Ansem the Wise]]. Xemnas then goes on to recruit the rest of the Nobodies that Ansem's other apprentices have become and together, they form Organization XIII and banish Ansem to the Realm of Darkness. As Xemnas still carries Xehanort's memories of fascination with the heart, his goal becomes that of obtaining Kingdom Hearts itself, supposedly so he and the rest of the Organization can truly exist once again. The Organization's final member piques Xemnas's interest greatly, as he is the Nobody of a Keyblade wielder. Xemnas tracks down the young boy in [[Twilight Town]] and names him [[Roxas]], taking him to his new home in [[The World That Never Was]] where he introduces Roxas to the rest of the Organization.

===''Kingdom Hearts''===
[[File:Xemnas Battle 01 KH.png|thumb|left|Xemnas confronts Sora.]]
{{q|He looks a lot like you.|Xemnas and Roxas talking at the Dark Margin}}
Xemnas arrives at [[Hollow Bastion]] shortly after recruiting Roxas, in order to observe Sora, Roxas's original being. The [[Princesses of Heart]] sense his incredible power, and Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], and the [[Beast]] go to the Chapel to investigate. Xemnas walks through Sora, intangible, causing Sora to experience many of his memories in rapid succession. Sora asks who the man is, and Goofy wonders if it is Ansem, and though Xemnas says he is familiar with the name, he does not clarify how or who he is. He then launches an energy attack at Sora, who manages to barely deflect it. Xemnas remarks Sora looks like "[[Roxas|him]]", and is not complete, but this only confuses Sora. He then attacks the Keyblade wielder, intending to test his power. After an intense battle, he backs off, almost appearing to be defeated, but quickly abandons the facade. He explains that he finds Sora fascinating, and says that they will one day meet again and disappears, but not before making an ambiguous comment on how he is but "[[Nobody|a mere shell]]". 

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A hooded Xemnas is later seen in the secret movie unlocked at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''. "''Kingdom Hearts''" then appears on the screen. Back on the Dark Margin, Roxas finishes his walk across the screen. Xemnas turns to Roxas and speaks to him (his voice is not heard, but his mouth is seen moving). The quote comes on the screen "He looks just like you." Sora is then shown flying over an endless ocean, seemingly asleep, and the final quote "It's all coming back to me, the true..." appears.-->
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=== ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' ===
{{Q|Let us all welcome the Keyblade's chosen.|Xemnas introduces Roxas to the Organization.}}
[[File:A Connecting Dream 12 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xemnas talking to Roxas about Sora]]
Once Roxas is inducted into Organization XIII, Xemnas makes use of Roxas's ability to use the [[Keyblade]] to release captured hearts and use them to form [[Kingdom Hearts]]. At the same time, he uses his experiments on the [[Replica Program]] and creates a clone of Sora. The result is [[Xion]], who Xemnas hopes to use as an alternative in case Sora proves useless to his plans. To that end, Xemnas plans to have Xion gradually develop Sora's abilities and then merge with Roxas to become a complete clone of Sora.

Xemnas sends the members of Organization XIII on their missions to further their plans while placing Xion in the care of Roxas. Xemnas eventually extends their operations to [[Castle Oblivion]]. With this fortress in his control, he sends five Organization members, [[Marluxia]], [[Larxene]], [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], and [[Zexion]], to conduct experiments on memory with the use of [[Naminé]] who is being held prisoner by the Organization. Xemnas places Marluxia in charge of Castle Oblivion and charges Vexen with the task of continuing the Replica Project. Xemnas was also the one who handed down the order to Marluxia to lure Sora to Castle Oblivion and experiment with the hero. However, once the [[Dusk]]s brought back rumors of traitorous activities occurring in the castle, Xemnas sends [[Axel]] to neutralize the threat. Additionally, he instructs Axel to search for [[Chambers of Repose and Waking|Chamber of Waking]] within the castle.

[[File:Kingdom Hearts Appears 01 KH 358 2 Days.png|thumb|left|Kingdom Hearts taking shape before Xemnas eyes]]
Xemnas's plans falter when five Organization members are eliminated and Naminé escapes, but Xemnas continues his plans for Xion, placing Axel in charge of capturing her whenever she tries to escape the Organization. He would also repeatedly send Axel back to Castle Oblivion to continue searching for the Chamber of Waking, to no avail.

By the 93rd day following Roxas's inclusion to the Organization, Xemnas gathered the rest of the Organization atop the Alter of Naught to see their Kingdom Hearts come into existence following the three months Roxas and Xion had been slaying Heartless to free the hearts needed to fuel it. Giving a speech about how they will regain hearts, but not be swayed by their recovered emotions, Xemnas ends their meeting and sends his Organization back out on their missions.

To fuel their Kingdom Hearts until it was "ripe" enough, Xemnas orders the other members to do all they can to create powerful [[Heartless]] for Roxas to defeat. Later, after Xion starts becoming more and more powerful (which is draining Roxas of his strength), he arranges for Roxas and Xion to fight, deeming it unnecessary to have two Keyblade wielders in the Organization.

On Day 354, after Xion escapes for the last time, Xemnas assembles the Organization in the Round Room, and he, Xigbar, and Saïx inform everyone of Xion's nature and the Replica Project. Xemnas sends Axel to retrieve Xion, and he brings her back to the Castle That Never Was before fainting. Xemnas reprograms Xion and sends her to absorb Roxas. However, Xion is defeated and absorbed by Roxas. As she fades away, Xion tells Roxas to free Kingdom Hearts and prevent Xemnas from getting it, as he would use it only to gain supreme power. Xemnas and Saïx meet in the Round Room to discuss Xion's defeat, and Xemnas orders the retrieval of Roxas.

In the last [[Secret Report]], Xemnas reveals that his true reason for his lust for Kingdom Hearts, rather than acquiring a heart, is becoming a great being and remaking the universe in his image. He refers to the conquest of all that lives as his "true" goal that no other member knows of, possibly stemming from his previous existence as [[Master Xehanort]].

===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
{{Q|The Keyblade......a truly marvelous weapon. Were it only in more capable hands.....|Xemnas}}
Roxas has a dream in which he sees Xemnas at [[Dark Meridian|a dark beach]]. Roxas soon joins him. Xemnas says that he has been to see Sora, also commenting on how the two look alike. Roxas asks just who he is, but Xemnas only explains just ''what'' he is. When Roxas repeats the question, Xemnas states that his name is of no importance and answers the question with his own question: "What about you? Do you remember your true name?" Roxas begins to answer, but then realizes that he doesn't.

[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xemnas and the rest of the Organization facing Sora in Hollow Bastion]]
True to Xemnas's words, he and Sora meet again at Hollow Bastion, the same world in which they first met, accompanied by [[Demyx]], Xaldin, [[Xigbar]], [[Luxord]], and Saïx (although all of their faces are hidden by their hoods, and do not directly face Sora). Sora doesn't recognize Xemnas or his cloak from their first encounter. The Organization taunt and mock Sora, only furthering his desire to defeat them.

From there on in, Xemnas remains at his castle while his group's members travel to make sure Sora stays on track, while increasing the number of Heartless for him to fight.

[[File:To the Hidden Stage 01 KHIIFM.png|thumb|left|Xemnas in the Chamber of Repose]]
Xemnas later arrives at the Computer room to access the Chamber of Repose during the Heartless Invasion, where he visits the [[Keyblade Armor|armor]] of [[Aqua]] and briefly speaks with it. He then goes to the Great Maw to look down upon the Heartless army that had temporarily halted. [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]], upon seeing his face, finally remembers that Xemnas is the Nobody of Xehanort. Xemnas runs off, but King Mickey gives chase and engages Xemnas in combat, though Sora, Donald, and Goofy are impeded from following by the Heartless. 

After an exhausting battle, the three make their way to the cliff overlooking [[Villain's Vale]]; finally catching up with the King. Sora demands to know where Riku and [[Kairi]] are, but Xemnas claims to know nothing about Kairi while telling Sora to ask Mickey about Riku. Then, he vanishes into a corridor of darkness, but not before King Mickey follows him in. However, as King Mickey later appears in Twilight Town, it is obvious that either Xemnas managed to escape him or that King Mickey simply lost track of him.

Xemnas returns to The World That Never Was, standing upon the highest tower of the Nobody castle, asking Kingdom Hearts to share its power with all Nobodies. Saïx then appears, asking whether Kingdom Hearts is complete. Xemnas says it is nearly complete, and orders Saïx to finish Sora and his friends off.

After all Organization members save for himself had been eliminated, Xemnas comes to greet Ansem the Wise, who had been attempting to digitally seal Kingdom Hearts away. The former pupil mocks his teacher, stating that he is the source of all Heartless, for inspiring his student to go where Ansem himself did not dare to venture. Though Ansem admits that his foolishness was the source of much misery, he questions Xemnas on how this was what he had been seeking. Eventually, the Encoder overloads and explodes, seemingly killing Ansem, and causing massive damage to Kingdom Hearts itself, ruining Xemnas's plans. In the fray, Xemnas flees back to the top of the castle.

Sora and the others then travel up to the very top of the tower, where they find Xemnas lamenting the damage done to Kingdom Hearts. He asks the three Keyblade wielders to fetch him more hearts, and when they refuse, he proceeds to face Sora one on one in an arena of nothingness, with Memory's Skyscraper towering above them.

[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xemnas joining with Kingdom Hearts]]
Xemnas appears defeated, returning Sora to [[The Castle That Never Was]], however, he is still alive and well, basking inside Kingdom Hearts, urging it to join forces with him to gain the power needed to destroy their common enemies. Sora and the others try to stop him, but it is too late, and Xemnas is absorbed into Kingdom Hearts. Fortunately, the worlds create a door for Sora and the others to enter. They follow Xemnas into Kingdom Hearts, but they see that Xemnas has taken its power and transformed the realm into a place resembling the World That Never Was with a giant fortress in the middle. He hurls a building at them, causing Kairi and Mickey to be separated from the others, but even so, Sora, Donald, Goofy and Riku proceed. Xemnas dons [[Master Xehanort]]'s Keyblade Armor and uses a combination of powers from his deceased comrades to battle them, but he is still defeated. Following this, Xemnas apparently fades into darkness.

With the help of Naminé, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and the King get safely to Destiny Islands, but before Sora and Riku can follow, Xemnas attacks once more; having merged with a gigantic mechanical dragon. After another difficult battle, Xemnas takes Sora and Riku to a realm of nothingness, with Xemnas wearing a robe representing both light and darkness. They then share a very tense battle, with Xemnas wounding both Sora and Riku with various attacks. Riku is badly injured during the fight, so Sora batters Xemnas into submission with both his and Riku's Keyblades. With Xemnas temporarily stunned, Sora and Riku both fire a beam of light from their Keyblades straight through Xemnas's chest, mortally wounding him. Xemnas finally fades into darkness, making him the last Organization member to fall.

===''Kingdom Hearts coded''===
Some time after decoding [[Jiminy's Journal]], Yen Sid explains to Mickey that the destruction of both Ansem and Xemnas has revived Xehanort and will eventually revive [[Master Xehanort]]. Xemnas appears as one of Mickey's mental images.

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===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
{{Q|Sora...the bits and bytes that have made up your life so far...can you say for sure they're not just copies of someone else's?|Xemnas}}
[[File:Xemnas Appears 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Xemnas appearing alongside Young Xehanort]]
Despite his destruction, Xemnas returns to the [[Realm of Light]], thanks to [[Young Xehanort]], and encounters Sora numerous times during his [[Mark of Mastery exam]] inside the [[Sleeping Worlds]]. Finally, in the World that Never Was, Xemnas appears before Sora and explains to him that the true purpose of Organization XIII was to find twelve vessels for Master Xehanort to place fragments of his own heart and make into clones of himself, but the unforeseen independence of each member made his impossible to realise, despite Xemnas's lies about Nobodies not having hearts to earn their cooperation. Xemnas tells Sora that he is Master Xehanort's intended final vessel of the [[Second Organization XIII|new Organization]], but Sora refuses and engages Xemnas in battle once again. Though Xemnas loses the fight, he succeeds in damaging Sora's heart and retreating to the Castle. Later, when Riku arrives with Mickey to rescue Sora, Xemnas stops Mickey from reaching Sora, but [[Lea]], Donald and Goofy arrive and foil Master Xehanort's plan. Xemnas promptly flees with the rest of the Organization.

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==Other appearances==
===''[[A fragmentary passage]]''===
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[[File:A Fragmentary Passage 04 KHBBSFM.png|thumb|right|Xemnas on the beach of Destiny Islands]]
A vision of a young Xehanort stands on the beach of [[Destiny Islands]], and as he turns around, he transforms into [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], Xemnas, and his [[Master Xehanort|elderly self]].
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==Appearance==
Like all the Organization members, Xemnas wears the basic black cloak, boots, and gloves. He has amber-orange eyes and dark skin (though it appears much lighter in-game than in some artwork), much like his complete being, Xehanort. Xemnas's hair is long, reaching to about mid-back, silver in color, and some of it falls over his shoulders. His hairstyle is reminiscent of Xehanort's hair, including his bangs, the color, and the length. It also shares traits with Terra's hair, including its layered, messy look and the spike on the top of his head. Xemnas's face is identical to Terra's, albeit being older and having darker skin. Xemnas's eyes are amber, the same shade as Ansem's.

==Personality==
Being the founder of Organization XIII and apparently the oldest of Nobodies, Xemnas is truly emotionless and does not even remember what it was like to have these feelings. He claims that this allows him to have a clear understanding of the heart, but in reality, this has warped his mind into believing that only anger, hatred, and other negative emotions make up a heart.

His lack of emotion deprives him of remorse over his actions, as well as the loss of the other members of the Organization. The only thing he truly cares about is Kingdom Hearts and his desire for power, and even laments it when it is damaged. However, on some occasions, he has appeared to value friendship, as he is shown to converse with the armor of [[Aqua]] in the Chamber of Repose and desperately seeks to find [[Ventus]] in the Chamber of Waking, although this is likely due to the influence of [[Terra]] within him. Unlike the other members of the Organization, Xemnas does not seem to want Kingdom Hearts for a true existence. Rather, much like [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|his Heartless counterpart]], he wants it to use it to obtain power and remake the universe in his image. This concept is furthered as Xemnas thinks that nothingness is the source of much power and does not seem to despise it in the slightest. This goal stems from that of one of his two original personas, Master Xehanort, whom also desired to unlock Kingdom Hearts for the same purpose in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.

In other matters Xemnas speaks with calmness and deep authority, strangely similar to [[Master Eraqus]]. He has a tendency to be overly melodramatic making long-winded speeches, exaggerating his false rage and sorrow with wide sweeping arm movements and hand gestures, like many villains. While ridiculous in nature, his exaggerations are representations of his lack of emotion. He's very intelligent overall, and knows how to manipulate others, particularly Sora and his friends.

Xemnas's personality seems to share traits from both beings who composed his original persona, Master Xehanort and Terra. From the former he inherited his manipulative nature and the ideas for the black coat and adding the letter "X" to rename himself and his fellow Organization members.<ref>''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania: "Xemnas gives Organization members names with an X in them. This has something to do with Master Xehanort’s interest in the X-Blade."</ref> It is very hard to say how much he inherited from Terra, but there is at least the familiarity with [[Aqua]]'s armor and his desire to find his other "friend" in Castle Oblivion, [[Ventus]].

==Abilities==
As the leader of Organization XIII, Xemnas wields nothingness, and manifests this as blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. In his encounter with Sora as the "Unknown" in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', and their first battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas is very agile, and attacks with swift acrobatic combos with his blades. He can also teleport, fly, and create energy barriers to shield himself. Besides using them as melee weapons, Xemnas can fire his Ethereal Blades as laser-like projectiles, and can either fire them directly from his hands or create them in mid-air. In all three battles with Xemnas's unarmored form, Xemnas also incorporates some sort of attack that drains his opponent's health with a sphere of dark energy, though the exact manner of this has varied (see below).

In ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', in his encounter as the Unknown, Xemnas also had the ability to encase himself in a blue ball of energy that made it impossible for Sora to attack him, and would also fire out a set of powerful lasers. The ball would follow Sora around if he ever to tried to get away from it. In his first battle with Sora in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas can encase him in a field of dark energy that steadily drains his health, that can only be broken by using the reaction command. In the final battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas uses an attack known as the "Invitation to Nothingness", in which he ensnares opponents in a sphere of dark energy that slowly drains their life force.

In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xemnas has a limit break named All-Vanity.  During All-Vanity, Xemnas summons a barrier around himself, and hovers around the field. Any enemies that touch Xemnas's barrier will take damage, and cannot deal damage to Xemnas. During Xemnas's Final Limit, Xemnas creates two large powerful lasers from his hands that he fires around himself at a long range. Any enemies that are hit take heavy damage.

While in his armor and aboard the World of Nothingness, Xemnas has access to the powers and weapons of his fallen Organization comrades, such as Xaldin's lances and Demyx's power over water. In this form he remains in his throne, attacking enemies with his massive sword when they come close. He can still project barriers, and summon crests of light in the air to fire white beams of energy at his enemies.

In the final battle of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas's power increases dramatically. He can create copies of himself, summon torrents of white and black thorns much like [[Twilight Thorn]], and retains his normal ability to use his Ethereal Blades and project barriers. As his ultimate, final attack, Xemnas summons thousands of Ethereal Blades around Sora and Riku to bombard them from all sides with no hope of escape.

===Weapon===
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Xemnas uses weapons called {{nihongo|'''Ethereal Blades'''<ref>The meaning of the word "ethereal" is "not of the earth; heavenly".</ref>|エアリアルブレード|Eariaru Burēdo|lit. "Aerial Blades"}}. They are beams of red energy and extend directly from the palms of his hands, without any hilt or handle. He can summon or disperse them at will, and is able to change their length as well. They are solid despite their appearance, but do not seem to have any cutting ability and are used as bashing weapons, more in the style of a club. The Ethereal Blades can also be used as projectiles and can suspend themselves in midair around a target before firing at them. As a desperation move, Xemnas can surround his enemy in darkness and fire an amazing amount of Ethereal Blades at them.

The names of Xemnas's various Ethereal Blades seem to be references to iron-fisted leadership. Perhaps due to his preeminent power among the Organization, only one of his Ethereal Blades, [[Infinity]], grants him a support ability.

Xemnas's origins as Terra and Master Xehanort indicate that he may have been capable of wielding a [[Keyblade]], but just preferred not to.<ref>'''[http://forums.khinsider.com/spoilers/147009-bbs-ultimania-plot-mysteries-nomura-interview.html Nomura Interview]''' "It's possible that [Xemnas] intentionally wasn't using [a Keyblade]"</ref> His use of Master Xehanort's [[No Heart|Keyblade Armor]] during his battles with Sora and Riku further supports this. In addition, in one of his [[Ansem Reports#Kingdom Hearts II|secret reports]], Ansem the Wise reflects on how Xehanort was able to open the door to Radiant Garden's heart. Although Ansem dismisses the mystery as moot, it hints to Xehanort having abilities of a Keyblade wielder.
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File:Interdiction KHD.png|Xemnas's trademark Ethereal Blades, [[Interdiction]]
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==Trivia==
*Roxas's battle with Riku, as seen in ''Another Side, Another Story'', involves him running up the side of Memory Skyscraper and passing by Riku as he leaps off. This is mirrored in Sora's battle with Xemnas, with Sora taking Roxas's place and Xemnas taking Riku's place.
*Xemnas's ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' Limit Break, All-Vanity, is a reference to the Bible verse Ecclesiastes 1:2 (KJV: "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all ''is'' vanity").
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*Xemnas, Saïx, and Xigbar were the Organization members which [[Yen Sid]] showed to Sora.
*As pointed out in [[Director's Secret Report XIII]], Xemnas is a "special nobody" like Roxas and Naminé. This may be from the fact that his original form had the hearts of both Terra and Master Xehanort.
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*[[Game:Xemnas|Xemnas]] is tied with Marluxia for the most original [[Boss Music|battle themes]], three: "Disappeared", "A Fight to the Death", and the three-tiered "Darkness of The Unknown".

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==Forms==
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File:Xemnas (Armored Controller) KHII.png|Xemnas wearing Master Xehanort's Keyblade Armor
File:Xemnas (Final Form) KHII.png |Xemnas in his final form
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==Notes and references==
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==See also==
*[[Xehanort]]
*[[Terra]]
*[[Terra-Xehanort]]
*[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]
*[[No Heart]]
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 |journalKH2='''First entry'''<br>Organization XIII's Number I.  He directs the group as its leader.<br>Organization XIII is a unique presence among the Nobodies.  They think and plan, and seem to have a greater goal.<br>What that is remains to be seen, but they appear to know a bit about the Keyblade.<br><br>'''Second entry'''<br>Organization XIII's Number I.  He directs the group as its leader.<br>In truth, he is the Nobody of Xehanort, who was apprenticed to Ansem the Wise. In secret, Xehanort studied the doors and the heart of all worlds, ultimately stealing his master's name, Ansem. When Xehanort became a Heartless, his Nobody Xemnas came into being.<br>Xemnas is using Sora, collecting the hearts released every time a Heartless falls to his Keyblade.<br><br>'''Third entry'''<br>Organization XIII's Number I, who acts as leader of the group.  Xemnas is the Nobody of Ansem's apprentice Xehanort.<br>He used Sora and his Keyblade to collect hearts from the Heartless and see Kingdom Hearts to its completion.
-|journal358='''Opening'''<br>No. I XEMNAS<br>Organization XIII's leader. Through power over '''nothing''', he seeks power over everything.<br>Weapon: Ethereal Blades<br><br>'''HD 1.5 ReMIX'''<br>Organization XIII's leader. He has made completing Kingdom Hearts the Organization's goal, but harbors his own secret agenda.
+|journal358='''Opening'''<br>No. I XEMNAS<br>Organization XIII's leader. Through power over '''nothing''', he seeks power over everything.<br>Weapon: Ethereal Blades<br>
-|journalDDD=Xehanort's Nobody, who was once leader of Organization XIII. He tried to create Kingdom Hearts from the hearts of people, but Sora put an end to his plans and the man himself.<br><br>So why is Sora seeing him now?
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-|journalUX='''Album'''<br>'''Xemnas A/Xemnas B'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)<br>The 1st member of Organization XIII. He directs the group as its leader.<br><br>'''Illustrated Xemnas'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)<br>The leader of Organization XIII and apprentice to Ansem the Wise.<br><br>'''Mysterious Figure'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX (2002)<br>A black-cloaked man with a hood masking much of his face. He appeared suddenly in front of Sora.<br><br>'''Boss'''<br>This Superior of the In-Between has lots of strength and defense. He'll use abilities to enhance his defense and lower your strength.<br><br>The number above his head gets smaller with every attack he takes. Once it reaches 0, he'll counterattack. He also boosts his defense and lowers your strength.<br><br>The number above his head gets smaller with every hit he takes. Once it reaches 0, he'll counterattack. He also boosts his defense and lowers your strength.
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-|journalKH3=A member of the real Organization XIII.<br><br>This is Xehanort's Nobody. In the past, he tried to create an artificial Kingdom Hearts from the hearts of people, but Sora and Riku put an end to his plans and Xemnas himself.<br><br>Despite this, Xemnas has returned.
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-{{Q|I feel...the emptiness where my companions once stood. I took them for granted. And now, I have...nothing. My first surge of emotion in years...for as long as I can remember...and it's...loneliness.|In his final moments, Xemnas speaks from his heart}}
+{{Q|I'm carrying on what you yourself began, and I'm creating a brand new world, one heart at a time.|Xemnas to Ansem}}
-'''Xemnas''', the {{nihongo|''Superior of the In-Between''|狭間の指導者|Hazama no Shidōsha}}, sometimes referred to as the '''Superior''' or '''Lord Xemnas''' by members of the original [[Organization XIII]], is the [[Nobody]] of [[Terra-Xehanort]]. He is the leader of the original Organization XIII, the former ruler of [[The World That Never Was]], and a member of the [[real Organization XIII]].
+'''Xemnas''', the {{nihongo|''Superior of the In-Between''|狭間の指導者|Hazama no Shidōsha}},<ref>Xemnas is the only member whose title does not have an official English translation. The opening movie of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' only lists the members' titles in the Japanese version. Xemnas's title is only mentioned there, and is literally translated as ''The Superior of the In-Between''.</ref> is the [[Nobody]] of [[Terra-Xehanort]], Rank I within [[Organization XIII]], and the ruler of [[The World That Never Was]]. He serves as the main antagonist of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and as a supporting villain in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. He wields the power of nothingness, and channels this into his weapons, red blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. He commands the [[Sorcerer]] Nobodies. Xemnas, as the superior, is the first member and founder of Organization XIII, with all other Nobodies under his control. He is also the Organization's most intelligent member, and also appears to be the most powerful, so much that even [[Marluxia]] would not dare to face him until [[Sora]] was completely under his control, even with [[Larxene]] and (supposedly) [[Axel]] backing him, in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.
-Xemnas wields the power of "nothingness", which takes the form of non-elemental energy. In addition to expelling this energy in various forms, such as barriers and electricity-like arcs, he channels this energy into his weapons, red blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. He commands the [[Sorcerer]] Nobodies. Xemnas, as the Superior, is the founder of Organization XIII and has dominion over all other Nobodies. He is also the original Organization's most powerful member.
+Despite his original name being Xehanort, he uses an anagram of his mentor's name: [[Ansem the Wise|Ansem]], due to Xehanort stealing the name prior to discarding his heart and body. Xemnas is a playable character in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''s [[Mission Mode]].
-Xemnas's name is derived from the alias his human form took when he assumed the identity of his exiled mentor, [[Ansem the Wise|Ansem]]. Xemnas is a playable character in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''s [[Mission Mode]].
 ==Story==
 ===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts''===
-[[Terra-Xehanort]] assumes the name of his master, Ansem the Wise, and he and his fellow apprentices banish Ansem to the [[Realm of Darkness]]. Their subsequent experiments cause them to lose their [[hearts]] in [[darkness]], and Xehanort's being is split into a Heartless and a Nobody, the Heartless being [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], while the Nobody is Xemnas. The newly-born Xemnas then goes on to recruit the Nobodies of Ansem's other apprentices, and together, they form Organization XIII. While Xemnas's goal is ostensibly to summon [[Kingdom Hearts]], he also seeks to gather thirteen vessels, each to bear a piece of [[Master Xehanort]]'s heart.
+Following [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]]'s descent into darkness, his being is split into a Heartless and a Nobody, Xemnas, choosing this name because by now, Xehanort has stolen the name of [[Ansem the Wise]]. Xemnas then goes on to recruit the rest of the Nobodies that Ansem's other apprentices have become and together, they form Organization XIII and banish Ansem to the Realm of Darkness. As Xemnas still carries Xehanort's memories of fascination with the heart, his goal becomes that of obtaining Kingdom Hearts itself, supposedly so he and the rest of the Organization can truly exist once again. The Organization's final member piques Xemnas's interest greatly, as he is the Nobody of a Keyblade wielder. Xemnas tracks down the young boy in [[Twilight Town]] and names him [[Roxas]], taking him to his new home in [[The World That Never Was]] where he introduces Roxas to the rest of the Organization.
 ===''Kingdom Hearts''===
-The Organization's final member piques Xemnas's interest greatly, as he is the Nobody of a [[Keyblade wielder]]. Xemnas tracks down the young boy in [[Twilight Town]] and names him [[Roxas]], taking him to his new home in [[The World That Never Was]] where he introduces Roxas to the rest of the Organization.{{?}}
+[[File:Xemnas Battle 01 KH.png|thumb|left|Xemnas confronts Sora.]]
+{{q|He looks a lot like you.|Xemnas and Roxas talking at the Dark Margin}}
-[[File:The Unknown 01 KH.png|thumb|left|200px|Xemnas confronts Sora.]]
+Xemnas arrives at [[Hollow Bastion]] shortly after recruiting Roxas, in order to observe Sora, Roxas's original being. The [[Princesses of Heart]] sense his incredible power, and Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], and the [[Beast]] go to the Chapel to investigate. Xemnas walks through Sora, intangible, causing Sora to experience many of his memories in rapid succession. Sora asks who the man is, and Goofy wonders if it is Ansem, and though Xemnas says he is familiar with the name, he does not clarify how or who he is. He then launches an energy attack at Sora, who manages to barely deflect it. Xemnas remarks Sora looks like "[[Roxas|him]]", and is not complete, but this only confuses Sora. He then attacks the Keyblade wielder, intending to test his power. After an intense battle, he backs off, almost appearing to be defeated, but quickly abandons the facade. He explains that he finds Sora fascinating, and says that they will one day meet again and disappears, but not before making an ambiguous comment on how he is but "[[Nobody|a mere shell]]".
-Xemnas arrives at [[Hollow Bastion]] shortly after recruiting Roxas, in order to observe Sora, Roxas's original being. The [[Princesses of Heart]] sense his incredible power, and Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], and the [[Beast]] go to the Chapel to investigate. Xemnas walks through Sora, intangible, causing Sora to experience many of his memories in rapid succession. Sora asks who the man is, and Goofy wonders if it is Ansem, and though Xemnas says he is familiar with the name, he does not clarify how or who he is. He then launches an energy attack at Sora, who manages to barely deflect it. Xemnas remarks that Sora looks like Roxas, and is not complete, but this only confuses Sora. He then attacks the Keyblade wielder, intending to test his power.
-After an intense battle, he backs off, almost appearing to be defeated, but quickly abandons the facade. He explains that he finds Sora fascinating, and says that they will one day meet again and disappears, but not before making an ambiguous comment on how he himself is but "[[Nobody|a mere shell]]".
+<!--COVER THE ACTUAL SCENE SHOWN IN CANON; STORYLINK IT TO KH2, BUT PRESENT IT HERE
+A hooded Xemnas is later seen in the secret movie unlocked at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''. "''Kingdom Hearts''" then appears on the screen. Back on the Dark Margin, Roxas finishes his walk across the screen. Xemnas turns to Roxas and speaks to him (his voice is not heard, but his mouth is seen moving). The quote comes on the screen "He looks just like you." Sora is then shown flying over an endless ocean, seemingly asleep, and the final quote "It's all coming back to me, the true..." appears.-->
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-===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
+=== ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' ===
-[[File:A Connecting Dream 12 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas interrogates Roxas over his memories of Sora.]]
+{{Q|Let us all welcome the Keyblade's chosen.|Xemnas introduces Roxas to the Organization.}}
-On Roxas's sixth day in the Organization, he meets Xemnas at the Dark Margin. Xemnas tells Roxas that he has been to see Sora and remarks that they look alike. Roxas asks Xemnas who he is, but Xemnas answers cryptically before asking Roxas if he knows his own real name. As he leaves the beach, Xemnas calls Roxas, "Sora".
+[[File:A Connecting Dream 12 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xemnas talking to Roxas about Sora]]
 Once Roxas is inducted into Organization XIII, Xemnas makes use of Roxas's ability to use the [[Keyblade]] to release captured hearts and use them to form [[Kingdom Hearts]]. At the same time, he uses his experiments on the [[Replica Program]] and creates a clone of Sora. The result is [[Xion]], who Xemnas hopes to use as an alternative in case Sora proves useless to his plans. To that end, Xemnas plans to have Xion gradually develop Sora's abilities and then merge with Roxas to become a complete clone of Sora.
-Xemnas sends the members of Organization XIII on their missions to further their plans while placing Xion in the care of Roxas. Xemnas eventually extends its operations to [[Castle Oblivion]]. With this fortress in his control, he sends five Organization members, [[Marluxia]], [[Larxene]], [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], and [[Zexion]], to conduct experiments on memory with the use of [[Naminé]] who is being held prisoner by the Organization. Xemnas places Marluxia in charge of Castle Oblivion and charges Vexen with the task of continuing the Replica Project. Xemnas was also the one who handed down the order to Marluxia to lure Sora to Castle Oblivion and experiment with the hero. However, once the [[Dusk]]s brought back rumors of traitorous activities occurring in the castle, Xemnas sends [[Axel]] to neutralize the threat. Additionally, he instructs Axel to search for the [[Chambers of Repose and Waking|Chamber of Waking]] within the castle to retrieve [[Ventus]]. This is due to Xemnas 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> and the influence of [[Terra]]'s memories.
+Xemnas sends the members of Organization XIII on their missions to further their plans while placing Xion in the care of Roxas. Xemnas eventually extends their operations to [[Castle Oblivion]]. With this fortress in his control, he sends five Organization members, [[Marluxia]], [[Larxene]], [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], and [[Zexion]], to conduct experiments on memory with the use of [[Naminé]] who is being held prisoner by the Organization. Xemnas places Marluxia in charge of Castle Oblivion and charges Vexen with the task of continuing the Replica Project. Xemnas was also the one who handed down the order to Marluxia to lure Sora to Castle Oblivion and experiment with the hero. However, once the [[Dusk]]s brought back rumors of traitorous activities occurring in the castle, Xemnas sends [[Axel]] to neutralize the threat. Additionally, he instructs Axel to search for [[Chambers of Repose and Waking|Chamber of Waking]] within the castle.
+[[File:Kingdom Hearts Appears 01 KH 358 2 Days.png|thumb|left|Kingdom Hearts taking shape before Xemnas eyes]]
 Xemnas's plans falter when five Organization members are eliminated and Naminé escapes, but Xemnas continues his plans for Xion, placing Axel in charge of capturing her whenever she tries to escape the Organization. He would also repeatedly send Axel back to Castle Oblivion to continue searching for the Chamber of Waking, to no avail.
-[[File:Hearts 01 KHD.png|thumb|left|Xemnas and the remaining members of Organization XIII watch as Kingdom Hearts takes shape.]]
+By the 93rd day following Roxas's inclusion to the Organization, Xemnas gathered the rest of the Organization atop the Alter of Naught to see their Kingdom Hearts come into existence following the three months Roxas and Xion had been slaying Heartless to free the hearts needed to fuel it. Giving a speech about how they will regain hearts, but not be swayed by their recovered emotions, Xemnas ends their meeting and sends his Organization back out on their missions.
-By the ninety-third day following Roxas's induction into the Organization, Xemnas gathers the rest of the Organization atop the Altar of Naught to see their Kingdom Hearts come into existence following the three months Roxas and Xion have been gathering hearts for it. Giving a speech about how they will regain hearts, but not be swayed by their recovered emotions, Xemnas ends their meeting and sends the other members back to their missions.
+To fuel their Kingdom Hearts until it was "ripe" enough, Xemnas orders the other members to do all they can to create powerful [[Heartless]] for Roxas to defeat. Later, after Xion starts becoming more and more powerful (which is draining Roxas of his strength), he arranges for Roxas and Xion to fight, deeming it unnecessary to have two Keyblade wielders in the Organization.
-To fuel their Kingdom Hearts until it was "ripe" enough, Xemnas orders the other members to do all they can to create powerful [[Heartless]] for Roxas to defeat. When Xion disappeared, Xemnas gave an order not to go looking for her until the time comes. When Xion was brought back by Axel, Roxas questions him about her whereabouts and tells him that Xion will return to work the next day. Roxas suddenly has a flashback when Xemnas addressed him as Sora and wonders who Sora is, and all he said was that he's the connection. Later that day, Xemnas goes over plan with Xion and Roxas and reveals that although Xion has gained the ability to use the Keyblade as they intended, she has also gained an identity. As he was about to announce their plan a failure, he realized that it's because Xion has some of Sora's memories trapped which will prevent him from waking. Later, after Xion starts becoming more and more powerful—which drains Roxas of his own strength—he arranges for Roxas and Xion to fight, deeming it unnecessary to have two Keyblade wielders in the Organization.
+On Day 354, after Xion escapes for the last time, Xemnas assembles the Organization in the Round Room, and he, Xigbar, and Saïx inform everyone of Xion's nature and the Replica Project. Xemnas sends Axel to retrieve Xion, and he brings her back to the Castle That Never Was before fainting. Xemnas reprograms Xion and sends her to absorb Roxas. However, Xion is defeated and absorbed by Roxas. As she fades away, Xion tells Roxas to free Kingdom Hearts and prevent Xemnas from getting it, as he would use it only to gain supreme power. Xemnas and Saïx meet in the Round Room to discuss Xion's defeat, and Xemnas orders the retrieval of Roxas.
-On Day 354, after Xion escapes for the last time, Xemnas assembles the Organization in the Round Room, and he, Xigbar, and [[Saïx]] inform everyone of Xion's nature and the Replica Project. Xemnas sends Axel to retrieve Xion, and he brings her back to the [[Castle That Never Was]] before fainting. Xemnas reprograms Xion and sends her to absorb Roxas. However, Xion is defeated and returns to Sora. As she fades away, Xion tells Roxas to free Kingdom Hearts and prevent Xemnas from getting it, as he would use it only to gain supreme power. Xemnas and Saïx meet in the Round Room to discuss Xion's defeat, and Xemnas orders the retrieval of Roxas.
+In the last [[Secret Report]], Xemnas reveals that his true reason for his lust for Kingdom Hearts, rather than acquiring a heart, is becoming a great being and remaking the universe in his image. He refers to the conquest of all that lives as his "true" goal that no other member knows of, possibly stemming from his previous existence as [[Master Xehanort]].
-<!--rewrite from in-universe PoV
-In the last entry of the [[Secret Reports]], Xemnas reveals that his true reason for his lust for Kingdom Hearts, rather than acquiring a heart, is becoming a great being and remaking the universe in his image. He refers to the conquest of all that lives as his "true" goal that no other member knows of save [[Xigbar]], possibly stemming from his previous existence as [[Master Xehanort]].-->
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 ===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
-[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas and the rest of the Organization face Sora in Hollow Bastion.]]
+{{Q|The Keyblade......a truly marvelous weapon. Were it only in more capable hands.....|Xemnas}}
-On the first day of Roxas's summer vacation, he has a dream of his earlier meeting with Xemnas at the Dark Margin. During the fourth day, Xemnas orders Axel to destroy Roxas if he doesn't return to the Organization, much to the latter's objections. He puts a halt to [[Xaldin]]'s intimidation of Axel, suggesting a worse punishment for failure to comply: being turned to a [[Dusk]]. Unable to refuse, Axel relents and leaves to persuade Roxas.
+Roxas has a dream in which he sees Xemnas at [[Dark Meridian|a dark beach]]. Roxas soon joins him. Xemnas says that he has been to see Sora, also commenting on how the two look alike. Roxas asks just who he is, but Xemnas only explains just ''what'' he is. When Roxas repeats the question, Xemnas states that his name is of no importance and answers the question with his own question: "What about you? Do you remember your true name?" Roxas begins to answer, but then realizes that he doesn't.
-True to Xemnas's earlier words, he and Sora meet again at Hollow Bastion, accompanied by [[Demyx]], Xaldin, [[Xigbar]], [[Luxord]], and Saïx. Sora seems not to recognize Xemnas, and the Organization mocks the perceived weakness of Sora, only angering him. Afterward, they return to Where Nothing Gathers and discuss their plan to manipulate Sora. Thereafter, Xemnas remains at the Castle That Never Was while the other Organization members travel to various worlds to stir up the Heartless so that Sora can defeat them. After Saïx returns from Twilight Town, Xemnas thanks him for planting the seeds of doubt and anger in Sora's heart, which he believes will eventually bear fruit in turning Sora to their cause. When Saïx asks him about Axel, Xemnas merely mocks the traitor's desire for friendship.
-During the early stages of the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]], Xemnas comes to Ansem the Wise's computer room, where he opens a path to the [[Chamber of Repose]]. He enters the Chamber, located below the Heartless Manufactory, where he visits the [[Keyblade Armor|armor]] of [[Aqua]] and briefly speaks with it. He then goes to the Great Maw, where he looks upon the Heartless army that had temporarily halted. [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]], upon seeing his face, finally remembers that Xemnas is the Nobody of Xehanort. Xemnas leaves the battlefield, but King Mickey gives chase and engages Xemnas in combat, while Sora, Donald, and Goofy are blocked from following by the Heartless.
+[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xemnas and the rest of the Organization facing Sora in Hollow Bastion]]
+True to Xemnas's words, he and Sora meet again at Hollow Bastion, the same world in which they first met, accompanied by [[Demyx]], Xaldin, [[Xigbar]], [[Luxord]], and Saïx (although all of their faces are hidden by their hoods, and do not directly face Sora). Sora doesn't recognize Xemnas or his cloak from their first encounter. The Organization taunt and mock Sora, only furthering his desire to defeat them.
-After an exhausting battle, the three make their way to the cliff overlooking [[Villain's Vale]], finally catching up with the King. Sora demands to know where Riku and [[Kairi]] are, but Xemnas claims to know nothing about Kairi while telling Sora to ask Mickey about Riku. Then, he vanishes into a [[corridor of darkness]], followed by Mickey.
+From there on in, Xemnas remains at his castle while his group's members travel to make sure Sora stays on track, while increasing the number of Heartless for him to fight.
-[[File:To the Hidden Stage 01 KHIIFM.png|thumb|left|200px|Xemnas in the Chamber of Repose.]]
+[[File:To the Hidden Stage 01 KHIIFM.png|thumb|left|Xemnas in the Chamber of Repose]]
-At some point, Xemnas shakes Mickey off his trail and returns to the World That Never Was. As the members discuss whether Sora can still be controlled, now that he knows the Organization is using him, Xemnas reassures them that beating Sora into submission will not endanger their plans, pleasing Xaldin.
+Xemnas later arrives at the Computer room to access the Chamber of Repose during the Heartless Invasion, where he visits the [[Keyblade Armor|armor]] of [[Aqua]] and briefly speaks with it. He then goes to the Great Maw to look down upon the Heartless army that had temporarily halted. [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]], upon seeing his face, finally remembers that Xemnas is the Nobody of Xehanort. Xemnas runs off, but King Mickey gives chase and engages Xemnas in combat, though Sora, Donald, and Goofy are impeded from following by the Heartless.
-Later, as the Organization members wonder what Axel was trying to achieve by sacrificing himself for Sora, Xemnas suggests that Axel may have touched Sora's heart and reawakened Roxas.
+After an exhausting battle, the three make their way to the cliff overlooking [[Villain's Vale]]; finally catching up with the King. Sora demands to know where Riku and [[Kairi]] are, but Xemnas claims to know nothing about Kairi while telling Sora to ask Mickey about Riku. Then, he vanishes into a corridor of darkness, but not before King Mickey follows him in. However, as King Mickey later appears in Twilight Town, it is obvious that either Xemnas managed to escape him or that King Mickey simply lost track of him.
-As Sora and company enter the Castle That Never Was, Saïx comes to Xemnas and asks if it is finally time to dispose of Sora, and Xemnas gives his consent.
+Xemnas returns to The World That Never Was, standing upon the highest tower of the Nobody castle, asking Kingdom Hearts to share its power with all Nobodies. Saïx then appears, asking whether Kingdom Hearts is complete. Xemnas says it is nearly complete, and orders Saïx to finish Sora and his friends off.
-When Ansem begins trying to seal Kingdom Hearts away with his Encoder, Xemnas comes to investigate and attempts to intimidate him by blaming Ansem's research for starting the twin plagues of Heartless and Nobodies. Regretful but defiant, Ansem finishes his work and shatters Kingdom Hearts, as his overloading Encoder explodes. In the chaos, Xemnas disappears.
+After all Organization members save for himself had been eliminated, Xemnas comes to greet Ansem the Wise, who had been attempting to digitally seal Kingdom Hearts away. The former pupil mocks his teacher, stating that he is the source of all Heartless, for inspiring his student to go where Ansem himself did not dare to venture. Though Ansem admits that his foolishness was the source of much misery, he questions Xemnas on how this was what he had been seeking. Eventually, the Encoder overloads and explodes, seemingly killing Ansem, and causing massive damage to Kingdom Hearts itself, ruining Xemnas's plans. In the fray, Xemnas flees back to the top of the castle.
-Sora and the others corner him at the [[Altar of Naught]], where Xemnas archly commands them to fetch him more hearts. He drags Sora into a battle with him in the phantom battleground of [[Memory's Contortion]], echoing Riku's previous battle with Roxas.
+Sora and the others then travel up to the very top of the tower, where they find Xemnas lamenting the damage done to Kingdom Hearts. He asks the three Keyblade wielders to fetch him more hearts, and when they refuse, he proceeds to face Sora one on one in an arena of nothingness, with Memory's Skyscraper towering above them.
-[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 01 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas joins with Kingdom Hearts.]]
+[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xemnas joining with Kingdom Hearts]]
-Although Sora fends off Xemnas and is returned to the tower, the Superior is not yet defeated and retreats into the broken Kingdom Hearts in an attempt to exploit what little power it has left. Fortunately, the worlds create a door for Sora and the others to follow him into Xemnas's "[[The World of Nothing]]", a pocket dimension presided over by a massive, weaponized construct which has absorbed the remainder of The World That Never Was. His attacks manage to separate Kairi and Mickey from the others, but when Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Riku still manage to infiltrate his war-machine, Xemnas dons [[Master Xehanort]]'s Keyblade Armor and attacks them head-on. Though he channels the powers of most of his fallen soldiers, he is still defeated and seemingly fades into darkness, and the heroes return to the Altar of Naught.
+Xemnas appears defeated, returning Sora to [[The Castle That Never Was]], however, he is still alive and well, basking inside Kingdom Hearts, urging it to join forces with him to gain the power needed to destroy their common enemies. Sora and the others try to stop him, but it is too late, and Xemnas is absorbed into Kingdom Hearts. Fortunately, the worlds create a door for Sora and the others to enter. They follow Xemnas into Kingdom Hearts, but they see that Xemnas has taken its power and transformed the realm into a place resembling the World That Never Was with a giant fortress in the middle. He hurls a building at them, causing Kairi and Mickey to be separated from the others, but even so, Sora, Donald, Goofy and Riku proceed. Xemnas dons [[Master Xehanort]]'s Keyblade Armor and uses a combination of powers from his deceased comrades to battle them, but he is still defeated. Following this, Xemnas apparently fades into darkness.
-[[File:The Edge of Oblivion 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|200px|Xemnas is defeated and fades away.]]
+With the help of Naminé, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and the King get safely to Destiny Islands, but before Sora and Riku can follow, Xemnas attacks once more; having merged with a gigantic mechanical dragon. After another difficult battle, Xemnas takes Sora and Riku to a realm of nothingness, with Xemnas wearing a robe representing both light and darkness. They then share a very tense battle, with Xemnas wounding both Sora and Riku with various attacks. Riku is badly injured during the fight, so Sora batters Xemnas into submission with both his and Riku's Keyblades. With Xemnas temporarily stunned, Sora and Riku both fire a beam of light from their Keyblades straight through Xemnas's chest, mortally wounding him. Xemnas finally fades into darkness, making him the last Organization member to fall.
-With the help of Naminé, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and the King safely escape to Destiny Islands, but before Sora and Riku can follow, Xemnas attacks once more with his construct, having escaped The World of Nothing. Sora and Riku manage to destroy the construct and chase Xemnas back into his pocket dimension, where he launches a furious final assault, exploiting all his powers over [[light]], darkness, and nothingness. After failing to slay them with a massive fusillade of Ethereal Blades, Xemnas is slain when Riku and Sora, together, use Sora's Keyblade to "unlock" Xemnas, finally destroying him.
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 ===''Kingdom Hearts coded''===
-Sometime after decoding [[Jiminy's Journal]], [[Yen Sid]] explains to Mickey that the destruction of both Ansem and Xemnas has revived Xehanort and will eventually revive [[Master Xehanort]]. As Mickey recalls the destruction of Ansem and Xemnas, he sees mental images of the two of them.
+Some time after decoding [[Jiminy's Journal]], Yen Sid explains to Mickey that the destruction of both Ansem and Xemnas has revived Xehanort and will eventually revive [[Master Xehanort]]. Xemnas appears as one of Mickey's mental images.
-Shortly after the Organization members regain their original forms at the [[Heartless Manufactory]], the time-traveling [[Young Xehanort]] arrives and wakes [[Braig]]. The former Organization member mentions that Xemnas did not appear there alongside the others, and guesses that this means that Master Xehanort's plan to create a new Organization XIII has begun.
+{{spoiler}}
 ===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
-[[File:Enter Xemnas 01 KH3D.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas appears alongside Young Xehanort in Prankster's Paradise.]]
+{{Q|Sora...the bits and bytes that have made up your life so far...can you say for sure they're not just copies of someone else's?|Xemnas}}
-Despite his destruction, Xemnas reappears due to having his heart taken by Young Xehanort from before his destruction, moved to the future, and placed in a Replica [[body]].
+[[File:Xemnas Appears 01 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Xemnas appearing alongside Young Xehanort]]
+Despite his destruction, Xemnas returns to the [[Realm of Light]], thanks to [[Young Xehanort]], and encounters Sora numerous times during his [[Mark of Mastery exam]] inside the [[Sleeping Worlds]]. Finally, in the World that Never Was, Xemnas appears before Sora and explains to him that the true purpose of Organization XIII was to find twelve vessels for Master Xehanort to place fragments of his own heart and make into clones of himself, but the unforeseen independence of each member made his impossible to realise, despite Xemnas's lies about Nobodies not having hearts to earn their cooperation. Xemnas tells Sora that he is Master Xehanort's intended final vessel of the [[Second Organization XIII|new Organization]], but Sora refuses and engages Xemnas in battle once again. Though Xemnas loses the fight, he succeeds in damaging Sora's heart and retreating to the Castle. Later, when Riku arrives with Mickey to rescue Sora, Xemnas stops Mickey from reaching Sora, but [[Lea]], Donald and Goofy arrive and foil Master Xehanort's plan. Xemnas promptly flees with the rest of the Organization.
-He harasses Sora numerous times during his [[Mark of Mastery exam]] inside the [[Sleeping Worlds]]. At [[Prankster's Paradise]], he claims that Sora is not so different from himself, while at [[The Grid]] he reveals that the world is the basis of [[Space Paranoids]], while also getting Sora to question whether he was acting of his own free will, or merely following "his program".
-Finally, in the World that Never Was, Xemnas appears before Sora and explains that the true purpose of Organization XIII was to find twelve vessels for Master Xehanort to transform into copies of himself, but the unforeseen independence of each member made this impossible to realize, despite Xemnas's lies about Nobodies not having hearts to earn their cooperation. Xemnas tells Sora that he is Master Xehanort's intended final vessel of the [[Real Organization XIII|new Organization]], but Sora refuses and engages Xemnas in battle once again. Though Xemnas loses the fight, he succeeds in damaging Sora's heart and retreating to the Castle That Never Was.
-[[File:Seven Lights, Thirteen Darknesses 06 KH3D.png|thumb|left|200px|After Lea comes to Sora's rescue, Xemnas and Ansem teleport in front of Master Xehanort to guard him.]]
-Later, Xemnas appears in Where Nothing Gathers along with Master Xehanort, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], Young Xehanort, Xigbar, [[Saïx]], [[Terra-Xehanort]], [[Vanitas]], [[Dark Riku]], [[Luxord]], [[Marluxia]] and [[Larxene]] when Riku arrives with Mickey to rescue Sora. When Master Xehanort attempts to turn Sora into the thirteenth vessel, Xemnas stops Mickey from reaching him. However, to Xemnas and Xigbar's surprise, [[Lea]] arrives and blocks the fragment from entering Sora. Xigbar reminds them all that the amount of time the multiple different versions of Xehanort can co-exist is over. After Saïx fails to repel Lea in a last-ditch effort to complete the Organization, Xemnas and Ansem act as shields to block the heroes from attacking Master Xehanort. With his allotted time in the future over, Xemnas fades back into the past along with Ansem and Young Xehanort, while the rest of the new Organization retreat to a different location.
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-===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
-Once the replicas were refined by Vexen to indefinitely hold time traveling hearts, Xemnas's heart is collected from the past again and deposited in a replica body. {{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind|Re Mind}}
-[[File:Ansem and Xemnas 02 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas and Ansem urge Sora to set his heart free.]]
-Xemnas appears in [[Twilight Town]] with [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], taunting Sora for his foolish idea of reviving [[Roxas]] by placing his heart in the [[Virtual Twilight Town]]. They both remind him that the only way for a [[Nobody]] like Roxas to come back is for Sora to give his heart over to the darkness. They summon [[Dusk]]s and [[Neoshadow]]s before leaving. They later appear on a roof overlooking [[Le Grand Bistrot]] as [[Xigbar]] appears to tell them it is dangerous to be too straightforward with what they want Sora to do. After Ansem explains that they were instructed by Xehanort to guide Sora, Xemnas assures Xigbar that they have "more than one iron in the forge" should they need to get rid of Sora.
-Sometime later, Xemnas meets [[Marluxia]], [[Larxene]], [[Demyx]], and [[Luxord]] at the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], explaining why he chose who joined the original Organization and that he chose the four of them because they carry the secrets of the ancient Keyblade legacy within them.
-During the final battle, Xemnas, Master Xehanort, Ansem, Young Xehanort, and [[Vanitas]] greet the [[Guardians of Light]] and summon a horde of monsters to wear them down. After they pass the test, Xemnas joins the rest of the Organization as Master Xehanort creates a labyrinth for them, [[the Skein of Severance]], to fight in.
-Xemnas observes the fight between Marluxia, Luxord, Larxene, King Mickey and Sora until the heroes get the upper hand. Xemnas empowers Luxord and retreats. Xemnas later appears again during the battle between [[Xion]] and [[Saïx]] and [[Kairi]], [[Lea]], and Sora to confront Lea himself. Calling his betrayal the worst of all and a pawn knocked off early in the game, Lea retorts saying Xemnas was never his superior and that he now has loads of people rooting for him and attacks Xemnas. Xemnas easily catches his Keyblade in his hand and mocks the weapon, calling it a "joke". He then disarms Lea, but before he finishes him off, Xion stops him, reminding Xemnas that they need Lea alive to complete the [[χ-blade]]. He counters this claim saying they only need his heart and not his soul. Remembering that Xion and Lea were "friends", Xemnas asks her to finish off Lea instead. After a struggle with an interfering Sora which restores Xion to the form most of her close friends remember her as, Xemnas ends the scuffle by pushing them both down. Before he kills the two, however, a revived [[Roxas]] arrives much to the surprise of Xemnas and the others.
+{{spoilerend}}
-Sora and Kairi attack him, putting Xemnas on the defensive. However, he is able to trap them in spheres of nothingness to drain their strength, unaware this was a distraction Roxas asked for. Having Saïx back him up, Xemnas attempts to eliminate Roxas, Lea and Xion; however, they manage to wound him and forcibly take the Recusant's Sigil, the base of their bond.
-At a disadvantage, Xemnas kidnaps Kairi for Master Xehanort, using the [[New Seven Hearts]] as a backup should the clash between the Guardians and the Organization fail to produce the χ-blade.
-[[File:Versus Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Xemnas along with Ansem and Young Xehanort battle against Sora, Riku, and Mickey to forge the χ-blade.]]
-After all but himself, Ansem, Young Xehanort, and Master Xehanort have been defeated, Xemnas teams up with his Heartless and younger self to help forge the χ-blade. Upon his defeat, Xemnas, lamenting his defeat, admits to Sora that he feels loneliness from the emptiness where his comrades once stood and declares that as why he thinks a heart is nothing but pain. When Sora assures him that pain is part of being human, Xemnas smiles at the boy, saying it must take incredible strength of will to bear such pain before he fades away.
-{{-}}
 ==Other appearances==
-===''[[A Fragmentary Passage]]''===
+===''[[A fragmentary passage]]''===
-{{canon
+{{canon}}
-|[[File:A Fragmentary Passage 04 KHBBSFM.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas on the Destiny Islands.]]
+[[File:A Fragmentary Passage 04 KHBBSFM.png|thumb|right|Xemnas on the beach of Destiny Islands]]
 A vision of a young Xehanort stands on the beach of [[Destiny Islands]], and as he turns around, he transforms into [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], Xemnas, and his [[Master Xehanort|elderly self]].
-}}
+{{canonend}}
-===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
-In ''{{ssb|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}'', Xemnas appears in the 5 o'clock Stations in the [[Dive to the Heart]] sections of the {{ssb|Hollow Bastion}} stage.
-==Design==
-Like all the Organization members, Xemnas wears the basic black cloak, boots, and gloves. He has amber-orange eyes, the same shade as Ansem's, and dark skin (though it appears much lighter in-game than in some artwork), much like his complete being, Xehanort. Xemnas's hair is long, reaching to about mid-back, silver in color, and some of it falls over his shoulders. His hairstyle is reminiscent of Xehanort's hair, including his bangs, the color, and the length. It also shares traits with Terra's hair, including its layered, messy look and the spike on the top of his head. Since Xemnas was born from Terra's body and soul, his appearance is identical to Terra, albeit being older, and having darker skin and silver hair.
-According to [[Tetsuya Nomura]], Nobodies don’t age, existing as they were at the time of becoming a Nobody; physically, Xemnas seems to be about 30 years old.<ref>'''''[https://www.khinsider.com/news/New-Famitsu-Interview-with-Tetsuya-Nomura-908 New Famitsu Interview with Tetsuya Nomura!]''''', '''Nomura:''' "[Xemnas] seems about 30 years old?"</ref>
+==Appearance==
-===Forms===
+Like all the Organization members, Xemnas wears the basic black cloak, boots, and gloves. He has amber-orange eyes and dark skin (though it appears much lighter in-game than in some artwork), much like his complete being, Xehanort. Xemnas's hair is long, reaching to about mid-back, silver in color, and some of it falls over his shoulders. His hairstyle is reminiscent of Xehanort's hair, including his bangs, the color, and the length. It also shares traits with Terra's hair, including its layered, messy look and the spike on the top of his head. Xemnas's face is identical to Terra's, albeit being older and having darker skin. Xemnas's eyes are amber, the same shade as Ansem's.
-<gallery>
-File:Xemnas KHIII.png|Xemnas's standard attire of a black coat.
-File:Xemnas (Armored Controller) KHII.png|Xemnas's Armored Controller form, which resembles Xehanort's original [[Keyblade Armor]].
-File:Xemnas (Final Form) KHII.png|Xemnas's final form.
-</gallery>
 ==Personality==
-{{Q|How long will he keep chasing the illusion of friendship, when he himself lacks emotion?|Xemnas mocking Axel}}
+Being the founder of Organization XIII and apparently the oldest of Nobodies, Xemnas is truly emotionless and does not even remember what it was like to have these feelings. He claims that this allows him to have a clear understanding of the heart, but in reality, this has warped his mind into believing that only anger, hatred, and other negative emotions make up a heart.
-Being the founder of Organization XIII and apparently the oldest of Nobodies, Xemnas is truly emotionless, claiming that he does not even remember what it was like to have any feelings. He believes that this allowed him to have a clear understanding of the heart, though this had, in actuality, warped his mind into believing that anger, hatred, and other negative emotions dominate the heart.
-His lack of emotion deprives him of remorse for his actions, as well as for the loss of other members of the Organization. He cares only about Kingdom Hearts, even lamenting it when it is damaged and possesses a deep desire for power. However, on some occasions, he has appeared to value friendship, as he is shown to converse with the armor of Aqua in the Chamber of Repose, though this is likely due to the influence of Terra.
+His lack of emotion deprives him of remorse over his actions, as well as the loss of the other members of the Organization. The only thing he truly cares about is Kingdom Hearts and his desire for power, and even laments it when it is damaged. However, on some occasions, he has appeared to value friendship, as he is shown to converse with the armor of [[Aqua]] in the Chamber of Repose and desperately seeks to find [[Ventus]] in the Chamber of Waking, although this is likely due to the influence of [[Terra]] within him. Unlike the other members of the Organization, Xemnas does not seem to want Kingdom Hearts for a true existence. Rather, much like [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|his Heartless counterpart]], he wants it to use it to obtain power and remake the universe in his image. This concept is furthered as Xemnas thinks that nothingness is the source of much power and does not seem to despise it in the slightest. This goal stems from that of one of his two original personas, Master Xehanort, whom also desired to unlock Kingdom Hearts for the same purpose in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.
-Unlike the other members of the Organization, Xemnas does not seem to want Kingdom Hearts for true existence. Rather, much like his Heartless counterpart, he seeks to use it to obtain power, and remake the universe in his image. Xemnas considers nothingness the source of great power and does not seem to despise it in the slightest. This goal stems from that of Master Xehanort, who had desired to unlock Kingdom Hearts for the same purpose in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.
+In other matters Xemnas speaks with calmness and deep authority, strangely similar to [[Master Eraqus]]. He has a tendency to be overly melodramatic making long-winded speeches, exaggerating his false rage and sorrow with wide sweeping arm movements and hand gestures, like many villains. While ridiculous in nature, his exaggerations are representations of his lack of emotion. He's very intelligent overall, and knows how to manipulate others, particularly Sora and his friends.
-Xemnas speaks with calmness and deep authority, strangely similar to Master Eraqus. He has a tendency to be melodramatic, making long-winded speeches, and exaggerating his false rage and sorrow with wide sweeping arm movements and hand gestures. His exaggerations represent his lack of emotion. He is very intelligent and manipulates others, particularly Sora and his friends, for his own interests.
+Xemnas's personality seems to share traits from both beings who composed his original persona, Master Xehanort and Terra. From the former he inherited his manipulative nature and the ideas for the black coat and adding the letter "X" to rename himself and his fellow Organization members.<ref>''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania: "Xemnas gives Organization members names with an X in them. This has something to do with Master Xehanort’s interest in the X-Blade."</ref> It is very hard to say how much he inherited from Terra, but there is at least the familiarity with [[Aqua]]'s armor and his desire to find his other "friend" in Castle Oblivion, [[Ventus]].
-Xemnas's personality seems to share traits from both Master Xehanort and Terra. From the former, he inherits his manipulative nature, the concept of the Organization's black coat, and the idea of adding the letter "χ" to rename himself and his fellow Organization members. From the latter, at the very least, the Nobody inherits a familiarity with Aqua's armor, which he refers to as "friend", and his strong desire to find his other "friend" [[Ventus]] in Castle Oblivion, as he has Saïx search for the Chamber he sleeps in. However, it is greatly implied later on in the series that this desire to find the chamber is due to Xemnas seeing the potential in Ventus as a possible vessel for Master Xehanort's heart, rather than Terra's sleeping memories of his former friend, and attempted to use Terra's connections with Aqua to deceptively obtain the chamber's precise location from her.
-Upon his final defeat, Xemnas admits that he felt a bond with his first Organization and that he took them for granted. What he feels at the very end is loneliness, the very first surge of emotion he has felt in years. While considering a heart nothing but pain, Xemnas is told that pain is part of being human; he gives a smile to Sora, commending him on having a will strong enough to handle the pain.
 ==Abilities==
-As the leader of Organization XIII, Xemnas wields nothingness and manifests this as blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. It is noted by Axel that Xemnas's control over nothingness allows him to even reduce other Organization members into [[Dusk]]s if he wants to,<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''''', '''Axel''': "So you'll turn me into a Dusk..."</ref> though he can also greatly empower them, as he did to Luxord in ''Kingdom Hearts III''. In his encounter with Sora as the "Unknown" in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' and their first battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas is very agile, and attacks with swift acrobatic combos with his blades. He can also teleport, fly, and create energy barriers to shield himself. Besides using them as melee weapons, Xemnas can fire his Ethereal Blades as laser-like projectiles and can either fire them directly from his hands or create them in mid-air. In all three battles with Xemnas's unarmored form, Xemnas also incorporates some sort of attack that drains his opponent's health with a sphere of dark energy, though the exact manner of this has varied (see below).
+As the leader of Organization XIII, Xemnas wields nothingness, and manifests this as blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. In his encounter with Sora as the "Unknown" in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', and their first battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas is very agile, and attacks with swift acrobatic combos with his blades. He can also teleport, fly, and create energy barriers to shield himself. Besides using them as melee weapons, Xemnas can fire his Ethereal Blades as laser-like projectiles, and can either fire them directly from his hands or create them in mid-air. In all three battles with Xemnas's unarmored form, Xemnas also incorporates some sort of attack that drains his opponent's health with a sphere of dark energy, though the exact manner of this has varied (see below).
-In ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', in his first encounter as the Unknown, Xemnas also had the ability to encase himself in a blue ball of energy that made it impossible for Sora to attack him, and would also fire out a set of powerful lasers. The ball would follow Sora around if he ever tried to get away from it. In his first battle with Sora in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas can encase him in a field of dark energy that steadily drains his health, which can only be broken by using the reaction command. In the final battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas uses an attack known as the "Invitation to Nothingness", in which he ensnares opponents in a sphere of dark energy that slowly drains their life force.
-In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xemnas has a Limit Break named [[All-Vanity]], which summons an electric barrier around himself. Its Final Limit causes two laser beams to decimate enemies.
+In ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', in his encounter as the Unknown, Xemnas also had the ability to encase himself in a blue ball of energy that made it impossible for Sora to attack him, and would also fire out a set of powerful lasers. The ball would follow Sora around if he ever to tried to get away from it. In his first battle with Sora in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas can encase him in a field of dark energy that steadily drains his health, that can only be broken by using the reaction command. In the final battle in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas uses an attack known as the "Invitation to Nothingness", in which he ensnares opponents in a sphere of dark energy that slowly drains their life force.
-After merging with his damaged artificial Kingdom Hearts, Xemnas becomes much more powerful - creating a realm within Kingdom Hearts named "The World of Nothing" that he possessed total control over, being able to instantaneously generate structures seemingly from nowhere and even creating a black hole at one point.
+In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xemnas has a limit break named All-Vanity.  During All-Vanity, Xemnas summons a barrier around himself, and hovers around the field. Any enemies that touch Xemnas's barrier will take damage, and cannot deal damage to Xemnas. During Xemnas's Final Limit, Xemnas creates two large powerful lasers from his hands that he fires around himself at a long range. Any enemies that are hit take heavy damage.
-While in his armor and aboard his dragon form, Xemnas has access to the powers and weapons of his fallen Organization comrades, such as Xaldin's lances and Demyx's power over water. In this form he remains in his throne, attacking enemies with his massive sword when they come close. He can still project barriers and summon crests of light in the air to fire white beams of energy at his enemies.
+While in his armor and aboard the World of Nothingness, Xemnas has access to the powers and weapons of his fallen Organization comrades, such as Xaldin's lances and Demyx's power over water. In this form he remains in his throne, attacking enemies with his massive sword when they come close. He can still project barriers, and summon crests of light in the air to fire white beams of energy at his enemies.
 In the final battle of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Xemnas's power increases dramatically. He can create copies of himself, summon torrents of white and black thorns much like [[Twilight Thorn]], and retains his normal ability to use his Ethereal Blades and project barriers. As his ultimate, final attack, Xemnas summons thousands of Ethereal Blades around Sora and Riku to bombard them from all sides with no hope of escape.
 ===Weapon===
-Xemnas uses weapons called {{nihongo|'''[[Ethereal Blades]]'''<ref>The meaning of the word "ethereal" is "not of the earth; heavenly".</ref>|エアリアルブレード|Eariaru Burēdo|lit. "Aerial Blades"}}. They are beams of red energy and extend directly from the palms of his hands, without any hilt or handle. He can summon or disperse them at will and is able to change their length as well. They are solid despite their appearance but do not seem to have any cutting ability and are used as bashing weapons, more in the style of a club. The Ethereal Blades can also be used as projectiles and can suspend themselves in midair around a target before firing at them. As a desperation move, Xemnas can surround his enemy in darkness and fire an amazing amount of Ethereal Blades at them.
+{{main|Ethereal Blades}}
+Xemnas uses weapons called {{nihongo|'''Ethereal Blades'''<ref>The meaning of the word "ethereal" is "not of the earth; heavenly".</ref>|エアリアルブレード|Eariaru Burēdo|lit. "Aerial Blades"}}. They are beams of red energy and extend directly from the palms of his hands, without any hilt or handle. He can summon or disperse them at will, and is able to change their length as well. They are solid despite their appearance, but do not seem to have any cutting ability and are used as bashing weapons, more in the style of a club. The Ethereal Blades can also be used as projectiles and can suspend themselves in midair around a target before firing at them. As a desperation move, Xemnas can surround his enemy in darkness and fire an amazing amount of Ethereal Blades at them.
-The names of Xemnas's various Ethereal Blades seem to be references to iron-fisted leadership. Perhaps due to his preeminent power among the Organization, only one of his Ethereal Blades, [[Infinity]], grants him support ability.
-As the Nobody of [[Terra-Xehanort]], Xemnas may have been capable of wielding a [[Keyblade]], implying he simply chose not to,<ref>[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania''']], '''Interviewer:''' "Roxas, the "Sora + Ventus" Nobody, was able to use a Keyblade. In contrast, Xemnas, the "Terra + Master Xehanort" Nobody, wasn't able to use a Keyblade. Why is this?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "I'd rather that point remain a mystery. It's possible that he intentionally wasn't using one." [https://www.khinsider.com/forums/index.php?threads/bbs-ultimania-plot-mysteries-nomura-interview.147009/ Translation via Krexia].</ref> and he does use what appears to be Master Xehanort's old [[Keyblade Armor]] against Sora and Riku.
+The names of Xemnas's various Ethereal Blades seem to be references to iron-fisted leadership. Perhaps due to his preeminent power among the Organization, only one of his Ethereal Blades, [[Infinity]], grants him a support ability.
+Xemnas's origins as Terra and Master Xehanort indicate that he may have been capable of wielding a [[Keyblade]], but just preferred not to.<ref>'''[http://forums.khinsider.com/spoilers/147009-bbs-ultimania-plot-mysteries-nomura-interview.html Nomura Interview]''' "It's possible that [Xemnas] intentionally wasn't using [a Keyblade]"</ref> His use of Master Xehanort's [[No Heart|Keyblade Armor]] during his battles with Sora and Riku further supports this. In addition, in one of his [[Ansem Reports#Kingdom Hearts II|secret reports]], Ansem the Wise reflects on how Xehanort was able to open the door to Radiant Garden's heart. Although Ansem dismisses the mystery as moot, it hints to Xehanort having abilities of a Keyblade wielder.
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-File:Interdiction KHD.png|Xemnas's signature Ethereal Blades, the [[Interdiction]].
+File:Interdiction KHD.png|Xemnas's trademark Ethereal Blades, [[Interdiction]]
-File:Xemnas's Sword KHII.png|Armored Xemnas's sword.
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+==Forms==
+<gallery>
+File:Xemnas (Armored Controller) KHII.png|Xemnas wearing Master Xehanort's Keyblade Armor
+File:Xemnas (Final Form) KHII.png |Xemnas in his final form
+</gallery>
 ==Notes and references==
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+==See also==
+*[[Xehanort]]
+*[[Terra]]
+*[[Terra-Xehanort]]
+*[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]
+*[[No Heart]]
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