Editing Xemnas

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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}}

'''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 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.

[[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.

===''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.{{?}}

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]]".  

[[File:A Connecting Dream 12 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas interrogates Roxas over his memories 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.

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.

[[File:Gathering of the Organization 02 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas and the rest of the Organization face Sora in Hollow Bastion.]]

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.

[[File:Kingdom Hearts' Door 01 KHII.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas joins 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.

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.

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.

[[File:Enter Xemnas 01 KH3D.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas appears alongside Young Xehanort in Prankster's Paradise.]]

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]].

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 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.  

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.

[[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.

|[[File:A Fragmentary Passage 04 KHBBSFM.png|thumb|200px|Xemnas on the Destiny Islands.]]

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.

 

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.

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]]''.

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.  

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.