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The '''Keyblade of heart''', sometimes referred to as '''Riku's Keyblade''', or '''Dark Riku's Keyblade''', is a [[Keyblade]] created by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] from the [[heart]]s of the [[Princesses of Heart]], with the exception of [[Kairi]]. In addition to being a combat weapon like Sora's Keyblade, this Keyblade has the ability to unlock a person's heart, releasing the [[darkness]] within. Its name, if it has one, is currently unknown — it has only been referred to by its type.

"Keyblades of heart" are one of the three types of Keyblades, alongside the two kinds of "Keyblades of Worlds' Hearts" — "Keyblades of darkness", which only King Mickey uses, and "Keyblades of light", which the other Keyblade wielders use.<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 28; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Keyblades may have one of two make-up; light-side, or dark-side. That is not a 'good or evil' classification, however. Like interior versus exterior keys, the only difference is merely from which side they are able to work. The door of each world is normally closed, the keyhole itself in an invisible state. These Keyholes, which appear when a Keyblade is held up to them, are not locked. This means that once the Heartless find a door it is very easy for them to open it and steal the heart, which is why Sora went around locking those doors in the first title. Keyblades were also used for a purpose different to any prior intentions or reasons - on the door that opens on the heart that stands as the gathering of the world's hearts, Kingdom Hearts - to guard against the darkness leaking from within that heart. In order to do that, the door had to be shut from both the side of light and the side of darkness, which required the use of Keyblades from both the Realm of Light and the Realm of Darkness. That is why King Mickey went to get a Keyblade from the Realm of Darkness - to serve as the counterpart to Sora's Keyblade of the Realm of Light." Translation via Goldpanner.</ref> Unlike the other two types of Keyblade, this type of Keyblade did not exist until the Realms were altered by the [[Keyblade War]]. As part of this development, it was no longer possible to open the door to [[Kingdom Hearts]] without using a Keyblade of heart, which could only be completed by gathering seven hearts of pure light.{{storylink|Xehanort's Report VI}}

[[File:The Dark Keyblade 01 KH.png|thumb|200px|left|Riku summons the Keyblade of heart while possessed by Ansem.]]

After [[Sora]] retrieves his Keyblade from [[Riku]] and manages to defeat him, Riku stumbles around [[Hollow Bastion]], and eventually runs into Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, who convinces Riku to give Ansem his body.<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''', '''Riku''': "What should I do?" / '''Hooded man''': "It's really quite simple. Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself."</ref> At the same time, [[Maleficent]] has used the seven captured Princesses to open the [[Final Keyhole]], but without Kairi's heart, it is incomplete.<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''', '''Riku''': "The Keyhole cannot be completed so as long as the last princess of heart still sleeps."</ref> With Ansem in control, Riku summons the Keyblade of heart, created from the six available hearts of the Princesses. Without Kairi's heart, the blade is also incomplete, and could release the stolen hearts if actually used.

The friends then track Riku down to the [[Hollow Bastion#Great Hall|Great Hall]], where Riku has used the incomplete Keyblade to summon the Keyhole of Hollow Bastion.<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 28; '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Then, as for the Keyblade made from the hearts of the princesses that Riku wielded in the first title, it was designed from the special hearts of the princesses purely for the sake of the plan to make the keyhole appear in Hollow Bastion and force darkness to flood from that heart. It was different from the original Keyblades. There are also hints that Keyblades are artificial, people-made objects." Translation via Goldpanner.</ref> He reveals that Kairi's lost heart has been within Sora all along, and that it must be released in order to complete the Keyhole.<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''', '''Riku''': "It's no use. That girl has lost her heart. She cannot wake up...The Keyhole cannot be completed so as long as the last princess of heart still sleeps...Yes, and without her power, the Keyhole will remain incomplete. It is time she awakened...But first, you must give the princess back her heart...Don't you see yet? The princess's heart is responding. It has been there all along. Kairi's heart rests within you!...So, I shall release you now, Princess. Complete the Keyhole with your power. Open the door, lead me into everlasting darkness!"</ref> He moves to release Kairi's heart by using the Keyblade on Sora, but Sora parries at the last second, and eventually defeats the {{ns|Game|Riku#Riku (Keyblade)|possessed Riku}}.

The Keyblade of heart appears in Roxas's dreams as one of Sora's memories.

The Keyblade of heart has a simple design of red and black, akin to the [[Kingdom Key]], with its teeth forming the outline of a heart. It has a rather dark design, despite being created from hearts of pure light. As it lacks Kairi's heart, this Keyblade is incomplete, and has never been seen at full power. It also lacks a [[Keychain]].