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'''Young Xehanort'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36JAMEGSd38&feature=relmfu The Unknown is officially credited as "Young Xehanort" in the ending credits of ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' (10:10)]</ref> is the main antagonist of ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. As his name implies, he is a younger incarnation of [[Master Xehanort]], first seen in the prologue of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. By acquiring the ability to travel through time from [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], Xehanort comes into conflict with Keyblade Wielders of several generations, such as Sora, Riku, Mickey, Lea, Terra, Aqua, and Ventus.
{{Q|I am Xehanort from the most distant past. My future self gave me a task—to visit the splintered versions of myself in many worlds, and ensure they gathered here today.|Young Xehanort revealing his true identity to Riku.}}
'''Young Xehanort''' is a time-traveling younger version of [[Master Xehanort]] who appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. He acquired the ability to [[time travel]] from his future self's [[Heartless]], and he used it to manipulate events so that his future self's plans would come to fruition. He is a member of the [[real Organization XIII]].


==Story==
==Story==
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
As his present-day incarnation, Xehanort lived his early years on the Destiny Islands. Xehanort was paid a visit by the future incarnation of his Heartless, "[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]]." Gaining the ability to traverse time, Xehanort proceeded to assemble the true [[Organization XIII]] with his many [[Xehanort|incarnations]].
After having been given the power to traverse time by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], Young Xehanort begins to travel across time to gather eleven members for the [[real Organization XIII]].


===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
[[File:Terra Unknown KHBBS.png|thumb|left|Terra faces Xehanort.]]
[[File:Terra Unknown KHBBS.png|thumb|left|Young Xehanort faces Terra.]]
After defeating the Vanitas Remnant, [[Terra]], [[Ventus]], and [[Aqua]] separately return to the now-ruined [[Land of Departure]], where they encounter Xehanort, his face hidden by his hood. Xehanort draws his weapons and attacks, but after an intense battle, he walks away and disappears.
When [[Terra]], [[Ventus]], and [[Aqua]] travel to the remains of the Land of Departure after its destruction, they meet the time-displaced Young Xehanort, who hides his identity by keeping his hood up. After he is defeated, he departs again through time.<!--Xehanort experience record states he fights all three, probably add cite-->
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===''Kingdom Hearts coded''===
After the original [[Organization XIII]] is defeated, Young Xehanort travels to [[Radiant Garden]], where he finds most of its original members recompleted and unconscious. He wakes [[Braig]], and the two discuss Master Xehanort's plans and the details of his [[Keyblade]] for a short period. They then agree to take [[Isa]], as [[Saïx]], with them.
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===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
Eleven years later, Xehanort comes into conflict with Sora and Riku in the [[Dreaming Realm]] during their Mark of Mastery exam, encountering them across several sleeping worlds and accompanied by figures such as Ansem, [[Xemnas]], and [[Vanitas]]. Eventually, Xehanort confronts Sora again in [[The World That Never Was]], where he traps Sora in an illusion of his first meeting with Ansem, revealing his true identity to Sora at last, as well as his goal. After Sora's heart is damaged following a fight with Xemnas, Xehanort takes Sora's comatose body to the Castle That Never Was to be used as the thirteenth vessel for Organization XIII.
[[File:Out There 01 KH3D.png|thumb|Xehanort encounters Sora in La Cité des Cloches.]]
The time-displaced Young Xehanort successfully gathers other incarnations of himself from across time, until they total twelve, including himself and the elder Master Xehanort, and is provided with a [[replica]] [[body]] for his [[heart]] when he reaches the present.<!--ultimania specifies that the organization (incl Dark Riku) was assembled during KH3D-->


Riku later comes looking for Sora and finds him, but Xehanort stands in his way, even impervious to Mickey's [[Stopgun]] spell. Xehanort brandishes the No Name Keyblade and fights Riku. Though he is defeated, Xehanort merely takes his place on one of the thrones of the Organization in Where Nothing Gathers. He flees the scene with Master Xehanort and the others when reinforcements arrive to save Sora from his fate.
At the beginning of [[Sora]] and Riku's [[Mark of Mastery exam]], the disembodied Ansem appears, in his robed appearance. He causes Sora to be marked with the [[Recusant's Sigil]], allowing him to be tracked and guided through the [[Sleeping Worlds]] by Young Xehanort and his comrades.
 
He appears before Sora and Riku in several worlds, often accompanied by either Ansem or [[Xemnas]]. They taunt the two, Sora about his unknown links to others' hearts, Riku about his dark past, and both about being trapped in their dreams. Young Xehanort chooses to make Sora the thirteenth vessel for Master Xehanort's heart, as Riku had developed a resistance to darkness. In the [[Symphony of Sorcery]], Xehanort confronts Sora, commenting on the idyllic and beautiful dream-like landscape. Xehanort reveals he is not part of Sora's dream and ominously tells Sora to keep sleeping and they will meet again.
 
Eventually, Sora is brought to the real [[World that Never Was]], where [[Xigbar]] explains how his journey had been manipulated all along, and Young Xehanort plunges Sora back into a deep sleep, showing him illusions of his own past. Sora then dreams of the many people connected to him, and when he chases the phantoms in his dream, he falls deeper into sleep. Eventually he confronts Xigbar and Xemnas, who reveals to him the true purpose of Organization XIII and admit that [[Nobodies]] can regrow their hearts over time. Although Sora defeats Xemnas, the fight weakens him to the point that he cannot escape from his deep sleep. Young Xehanort reappears before him, and he tells Sora how they had manipulated his journey. As Sora falls unconscious, Xehanort informs him that he will become the thirteenth member of the [[Real Organization XIII|new Organization XIII]].
 
[[File:Power Over Time 03 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Young Xehanort transports Riku and himself to the Sanctum of Time.]]
Riku attempts to find Sora in The World That Never Was, eventually defeating Ansem and returning to the real world. He tracks Sora to the [[Castle That Never Was]], where he finds Sora in Where Nothing Gathers. Young Xehanort stops Riku from reaching Sora, and he tells him about the true purpose of Organization XIII as vessels for Xehanort, as well as his role in gathering the members from across time, and his choosing Sora as the thirteenth member. The current members appear, but before Master Xehanort fully materializes, [[Mickey]] arrives and freezes the area with a [[Stopza]] spell. However, Master Xehanort possesses the body of his younger incarnation, allowing him to move and to summon a [[Young Xehanort's Keyblade|Keyblade]]. Young Xehanort faces Riku in battle, but Riku finally prevails. The time freeze wears off, and Master Xehanort fully revives on the highest throne, while Young Xehanort takes his place on another.
 
Master Xehanort then tries to convert Sora into the thirteenth vessel but is quickly stopped by [[Lea]]. After the failed attempt to acquire the final vessel, Young Xehanort along with all the other members return to their respective points in time.
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==Appearance==
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Young Xehanort has mildly tanned skin, golden eyes, and silver hair which both slightly spikes and falls past his shoulders in the back; it is styled in a similar fashion to Terra-Xehanort's, albeit with four bangs framing his face, the back two thicker than the front two, and the two backwards spikes on the sides are absent, the topmost one slicked back. Save for a flashback scene, in which he sports the same clothes as his alternate incarnation, Xehanort is clad in the [[Black Coat]] commonly associated with Organization XIII, and when he first appears in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', he wears the hood up, very similar to Xemnas in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]''.
In order to conduct an experiment on the growth of hearts, Young Xehanort takes several of Andy's toys and traps them in an alternate version of their world called the [[Toy Box]]. He has a particular interest in pitting [[Buzz Lightyear]] and [[Woody]] against each other to learn about the relationship between hearts and bonds. The toys (accompanied by Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]]) track Xehanort down to Galaxy Toys, where he admits the fraudulent nature of the world before summoning Heartless to take over several [[Gigas]] action figures and attack the group.
 
[[File:The Heart Never Lets Go 01 KHIII.png|thumb|Young Xehanort holds Buzz hostage.]]
Once the toys find [[Rex]] in the game store, Young Xehanort has a Heartless possess Buzz and forces him to shoot at Woody. Xehanort dodges Sora's attacks while explaining his plan: to separate Woody, Buzz, and their friends from Andy, who was the source of their hearts through their close bond, so as to weaken them, the appearance of Sora and their distrust of him being the last straw until they could be taken over. He then traps Sora in ''[[Verum Rex: Beat of Lead]]''. Young Xehanort takes Buzz through a [[Corridor of Darkness]] before being followed by Sora and Woody. They dispel the [[darkness]] of isolation surrounding Buzz through the [[light]] of friendship, teaching Xehanort that empty vessels can truly grow hearts. He disappears and leaves behind the [[King of Toys]] Heartless as a "parting gift."
 
Later when the seven [[Guardians of Light]] reach the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] they are confronted by Young Xehanort along with his elders self, Ansem, Xemnas, and [[Vanitas]]. The five of them summons a horde of Heartless, Nobodies and [[Unversed]] for the guardians to fight as they disappear into darkness.
 
After Sora rescues Lea's heart from the [[Lich]] in [[San Fransokyo]], Young Xehanort appears once again, admonishing Sora for blindly pursuing the Lich to save his friends, and warning that there will be a heavy price to pay for using the [[power of waking]] foolishly.
 
After Sora has rescued all of his friends they make their way to the crossroads at the Keyblade Graveyard where Young Xehanort appears along with the entire real Organization XIII. The final battles begin shortly after.
 
After defeating nine of the thirteen darknesses, Sora, Riku, and King Mickey arrive at the Tower of Endings at the end of the labyrinth, where they are confronted by Young Xehanort, Ansem, and Xemnas. Master Xehanort informs them that the nine clashes beforehand have produced nine keys, taking the form of the [[No Name]] and that the remaining four will be forged with the final four battles, waving off the heroes' hopeful protestations. Young Xehanort, Ansem, and Xemnas then attack the group. After a difficult battle, in which Master Xehanort frequently interferes via a storm of Keyblades, Young Xehanort is defeated and returns to his proper place in time, though not before again gleefully warning Sora that there is a high cost to overusing the power of waking and that his time is up.


Interestingly, in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Xehanort's body model is a copy of [[Saïx]]'s, though it is likely that this was a mere coincidence, since Xehanort and Saïx/Isa appear on screen together in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''.
After carrying out his duties in the future, Young Xehanort returned to his proper place in time at the Destiny Islands. While the rules of time travel prevented him from keeping his memories of his travels, they engraved themselves on his heart <!--cite to xehanort report in ultimania and 3d script--> so he would retain a desire to leave the [[Destiny Islands]].<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance]]''''', '''Young Xehanort''': "My most future self will arrive soon. Then, time for all of us will return to normal, and I will go back to my era to live the life fate has in store. He can vouch for that."</ref>{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance}}
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==Abilities==
==Design==
Young Xehanort wields two weapons that bear a striking resemblance to [[Xemnas]]'s Ethereal Blades. Unlike many of Xemnas's weapons, however, Xehanort's appear to have hilts. The blades are made of light blue energy, and the black handles are somewhat reminiscent of the [[Terminus]] and [[Ruination]] Ethereal Blades. The blades can be combined into a dual-blade, and they can extend to be lashed out like a whip. Xehanort wields these weapons with a reverse grip, similar to the unorthodox way [[Ventus|Ven]] wields his Keyblade.  
According to [[Tetsuya Nomura]], Young Xehanort is approximately 18 to 20 years old.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-22/tetsuya-nomura-kingdom-hearts-will-not-end-with-kingdom-hearts-iii/.137160 Tokyo Game Show 2018]</ref>
 
Young Xehanort has mildly tanned skin, golden eyes, and silver hair which both slightly spikes and falls past his shoulders in the back; it is styled similar to Terra-Xehanort's, albeit with four bangs framing his face, the back two thicker than the front two, and the two backward spikes on the sides are absent, the topmost one slicked back. He wears a black coat.


In ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', Xehanort wields these weapons again, along with an altered [[No Name]] that incorporates elements of [[Master Xehanort's Keyblade]]. He retains his ability to control time, demonstrated by several strikes which temporarily slow his opponent down, as well as the fact that he fights in an arena which gives him control over basic elements, such as Fire and Blizzard. He is able to teleport himself around the battlefield like Master Xehanort, and he delivers swift, powerful strikes similar to [[Terra-Xehanort]]. He is also able to fire magical shots similar to those fired by Sora in [[Wisdom Form]].
Young Xehanort's body model in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' is a slightly-modified copy of [[Saïx]]'s, though it is likely that this is simply due to data recycling rather than any deeper significance.
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Xehanort's greatest power is the ability to reverse time after suffering a defeat, a process which returns him to his condition before the battle in which he fell started.  
==Personality==
Young Xehanort acts about the same as his elderly self in the present, appearing calculating, reserved, and sophisticated, but also cold, ruthless and patronizing. The main difference between Master Xehanort and his younger self is that Young Xehanort acts with a youthful confidence and cockiness, bordering on arrogance with a hint of a sardonic sense of humor.


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==Abilities==
File:Young Xehanort's Keyblade (Art) KH3D.png|[[Young Xehanort's Keyblade]]
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Young Xehanort has the ability to control time with enough precision to manipulate the flow of battle, either by slowing the opponent while unleashing a multitude of swift, powerful strikes, or reversing the flow of time to recover from damage. He is also an extremely skilled magic user and is able to cast powerful spells based on the elements of Fire and Blizzard, fire magical shots similar to those fired by Sora in [[Wisdom Form]], or teleport himself around the battlefield.


==Gallery==
===Weapon===
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Young Xehanort wields two weapons that bear a striking resemblance to Xemnas's Ethereal Blades. Unlike many of Xemnas's weapons, however, Xehanort's appear to have hilts. The blades are made of light blue energy, and the black handles are somewhat reminiscent of the [[Terminus]] and [[Ruination]] Ethereal Blades, which Xehanort wields with a reverse grip. The blades can also be combined into a dual-blade. In his battle with Riku at [[Where Nothing Gathers]], while possessed by his older incarnation, Young Xehanort wields a Keyblade that incorporates elements from both the {{c|No Name|KHBbS}} Keychain used by Terra, Ventus, and Aqua and the [[No Name]] Keyblade used by [[Luxu]] and Master Xehanort. He can [[Formchange]] his Keyblade into a whip for powerful long-ranged attacks. He also wields this Keyblade during his battles against the guardians of light.
File:Unknown KHBBS.png|Young Xehanort in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''.
File:Unknown's Weapon (Sword).png|Xehanort's weapon in Sword Form.
File:Unknown's Weapon (Fused).png|Xehanort's weapon in Fused Form.
File:Master Xehanort Vanitas KH3D.png|Xehanort and Vanitas face Sora inside Notre Dame.
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==Trivia==
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*Richard Epcar, the voice actor for [[Terra-Xehanort]] and Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, stated on his Facebook that Young Xehanort is his favourite of all of Xehanort's forms so far.{{fact}}
File:Young Xehanort's Ethereal Blade KHBBS.png|One of Young Xehanort's Ethereal Blades.
File:Young Xehanort's Dual Ethereal Blade KHBBS.png|Young Xehanort's combined Ethereal Blades.
File:Young Xehanort's Keyblade KH3D.png|[[Young Xehanort's Keyblade]].
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==Notes and references==
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This article is about the time traveling younger Xehanort.
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Young Xehanort

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Japanese 青年ゼアノート
ヤング・ゼアノート
Rōmaji Seinen Zeanōto
Yangu Zeanōto
Other names Unknown (謎の青年 Nazo no Seinen?, lit. "Enigmatic Youth")
Man in Black (黒人の男 Kokujin no otoko?)
Voice actors (Ja:) Mamoru Miyano (Bbs)
Takanori Okuda (KH3D, KHIII)
(En:) David Gallagher (BbS[1])
Benjamin Diskin (BbS[KH I+II HD], KH3D, KHIII)
Homeworld Scala ad Caelum
Destiny Islands
Land of Departure
Games Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdom Hearts III
Variations
• Xehanort
• Terra-Xehanort
• No Heart
• Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
• Xemnas
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KH3D tracks
Character theme - Xehanort -The Early Years-
Young Xehanort

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Unknown
A mysterious figure whose origins, identity, and purpose are unclear.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Young Xehanort
Xehanort in his early years. He has traveled through time to guide Sora toward a ghastly fate.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Prime - Young Xehanort
KINGDOM HEARTS 3D (2012)
A young Xehanort who travels to the future to influence Sora.
Kingdom Hearts III
Young Xehanort
A member of the real Organization XIII.

This is Master Xehanort's younger self. He has traveled forward through time more than once in order to guide Sora.
"I am Xehanort from the most distant past. My future self gave me a task—to visit the splintered versions of myself in many worlds, and ensure they gathered here today."
—Young Xehanort revealing his true identity to Riku.

Young Xehanort is a time-traveling younger version of Master Xehanort who appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts III. He acquired the ability to time travel from his future self's Heartless, and he used it to manipulate events so that his future self's plans would come to fruition. He is a member of the real Organization XIII.

Story[edit]

Before Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

After having been given the power to traverse time by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Young Xehanort begins to travel across time to gather eleven members for the real Organization XIII.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

Young Xehanort faces Terra.

When Terra, Ventus, and Aqua travel to the remains of the Land of Departure after its destruction, they meet the time-displaced Young Xehanort, who hides his identity by keeping his hood up. After he is defeated, he departs again through time.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

After the original Organization XIII is defeated, Young Xehanort travels to Radiant Garden, where he finds most of its original members recompleted and unconscious. He wakes Braig, and the two discuss Master Xehanort's plans and the details of his Keyblade for a short period. They then agree to take Isa, as Saïx, with them.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Xehanort encounters Sora in La Cité des Cloches.

The time-displaced Young Xehanort successfully gathers other incarnations of himself from across time, until they total twelve, including himself and the elder Master Xehanort, and is provided with a replica body for his heart when he reaches the present.

At the beginning of Sora and Riku's Mark of Mastery exam, the disembodied Ansem appears, in his robed appearance. He causes Sora to be marked with the Recusant's Sigil, allowing him to be tracked and guided through the Sleeping Worlds by Young Xehanort and his comrades.

He appears before Sora and Riku in several worlds, often accompanied by either Ansem or Xemnas. They taunt the two, Sora about his unknown links to others' hearts, Riku about his dark past, and both about being trapped in their dreams. Young Xehanort chooses to make Sora the thirteenth vessel for Master Xehanort's heart, as Riku had developed a resistance to darkness. In the Symphony of Sorcery, Xehanort confronts Sora, commenting on the idyllic and beautiful dream-like landscape. Xehanort reveals he is not part of Sora's dream and ominously tells Sora to keep sleeping and they will meet again.

Eventually, Sora is brought to the real World that Never Was, where Xigbar explains how his journey had been manipulated all along, and Young Xehanort plunges Sora back into a deep sleep, showing him illusions of his own past. Sora then dreams of the many people connected to him, and when he chases the phantoms in his dream, he falls deeper into sleep. Eventually he confronts Xigbar and Xemnas, who reveals to him the true purpose of Organization XIII and admit that Nobodies can regrow their hearts over time. Although Sora defeats Xemnas, the fight weakens him to the point that he cannot escape from his deep sleep. Young Xehanort reappears before him, and he tells Sora how they had manipulated his journey. As Sora falls unconscious, Xehanort informs him that he will become the thirteenth member of the new Organization XIII.

Young Xehanort transports Riku and himself to the Sanctum of Time.

Riku attempts to find Sora in The World That Never Was, eventually defeating Ansem and returning to the real world. He tracks Sora to the Castle That Never Was, where he finds Sora in Where Nothing Gathers. Young Xehanort stops Riku from reaching Sora, and he tells him about the true purpose of Organization XIII as vessels for Xehanort, as well as his role in gathering the members from across time, and his choosing Sora as the thirteenth member. The current members appear, but before Master Xehanort fully materializes, Mickey arrives and freezes the area with a Stopza spell. However, Master Xehanort possesses the body of his younger incarnation, allowing him to move and to summon a Keyblade. Young Xehanort faces Riku in battle, but Riku finally prevails. The time freeze wears off, and Master Xehanort fully revives on the highest throne, while Young Xehanort takes his place on another.

Master Xehanort then tries to convert Sora into the thirteenth vessel but is quickly stopped by Lea. After the failed attempt to acquire the final vessel, Young Xehanort along with all the other members return to their respective points in time.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

In order to conduct an experiment on the growth of hearts, Young Xehanort takes several of Andy's toys and traps them in an alternate version of their world called the Toy Box. He has a particular interest in pitting Buzz Lightyear and Woody against each other to learn about the relationship between hearts and bonds. The toys (accompanied by Sora, Donald, and Goofy) track Xehanort down to Galaxy Toys, where he admits the fraudulent nature of the world before summoning Heartless to take over several Gigas action figures and attack the group.

Young Xehanort and Buzz in the Dark Corridor
Young Xehanort holds Buzz hostage.

Once the toys find Rex in the game store, Young Xehanort has a Heartless possess Buzz and forces him to shoot at Woody. Xehanort dodges Sora's attacks while explaining his plan: to separate Woody, Buzz, and their friends from Andy, who was the source of their hearts through their close bond, so as to weaken them, the appearance of Sora and their distrust of him being the last straw until they could be taken over. He then traps Sora in Verum Rex: Beat of Lead. Young Xehanort takes Buzz through a Corridor of Darkness before being followed by Sora and Woody. They dispel the darkness of isolation surrounding Buzz through the light of friendship, teaching Xehanort that empty vessels can truly grow hearts. He disappears and leaves behind the King of Toys Heartless as a "parting gift."

Later when the seven Guardians of Light reach the Keyblade Graveyard they are confronted by Young Xehanort along with his elders self, Ansem, Xemnas, and Vanitas. The five of them summons a horde of Heartless, Nobodies and Unversed for the guardians to fight as they disappear into darkness.

After Sora rescues Lea's heart from the Lich in San Fransokyo, Young Xehanort appears once again, admonishing Sora for blindly pursuing the Lich to save his friends, and warning that there will be a heavy price to pay for using the power of waking foolishly.

After Sora has rescued all of his friends they make their way to the crossroads at the Keyblade Graveyard where Young Xehanort appears along with the entire real Organization XIII. The final battles begin shortly after.

After defeating nine of the thirteen darknesses, Sora, Riku, and King Mickey arrive at the Tower of Endings at the end of the labyrinth, where they are confronted by Young Xehanort, Ansem, and Xemnas. Master Xehanort informs them that the nine clashes beforehand have produced nine keys, taking the form of the No Name and that the remaining four will be forged with the final four battles, waving off the heroes' hopeful protestations. Young Xehanort, Ansem, and Xemnas then attack the group. After a difficult battle, in which Master Xehanort frequently interferes via a storm of Keyblades, Young Xehanort is defeated and returns to his proper place in time, though not before again gleefully warning Sora that there is a high cost to overusing the power of waking and that his time is up.

After carrying out his duties in the future, Young Xehanort returned to his proper place in time at the Destiny Islands. While the rules of time travel prevented him from keeping his memories of his travels, they engraved themselves on his heart so he would retain a desire to leave the Destiny Islands.[2] Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Design[edit]

According to Tetsuya Nomura, Young Xehanort is approximately 18 to 20 years old.[3]

Young Xehanort has mildly tanned skin, golden eyes, and silver hair which both slightly spikes and falls past his shoulders in the back; it is styled similar to Terra-Xehanort's, albeit with four bangs framing his face, the back two thicker than the front two, and the two backward spikes on the sides are absent, the topmost one slicked back. He wears a black coat.

Young Xehanort's body model in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is a slightly-modified copy of Saïx's, though it is likely that this is simply due to data recycling rather than any deeper significance.

Personality[edit]

Young Xehanort acts about the same as his elderly self in the present, appearing calculating, reserved, and sophisticated, but also cold, ruthless and patronizing. The main difference between Master Xehanort and his younger self is that Young Xehanort acts with a youthful confidence and cockiness, bordering on arrogance with a hint of a sardonic sense of humor.

Abilities[edit]

Main article: Game:Young Xehanort

Young Xehanort has the ability to control time with enough precision to manipulate the flow of battle, either by slowing the opponent while unleashing a multitude of swift, powerful strikes, or reversing the flow of time to recover from damage. He is also an extremely skilled magic user and is able to cast powerful spells based on the elements of Fire and Blizzard, fire magical shots similar to those fired by Sora in Wisdom Form, or teleport himself around the battlefield.

Weapon[edit]

Young Xehanort wields two weapons that bear a striking resemblance to Xemnas's Ethereal Blades. Unlike many of Xemnas's weapons, however, Xehanort's appear to have hilts. The blades are made of light blue energy, and the black handles are somewhat reminiscent of the Terminus and Ruination Ethereal Blades, which Xehanort wields with a reverse grip. The blades can also be combined into a dual-blade. In his battle with Riku at Where Nothing Gathers, while possessed by his older incarnation, Young Xehanort wields a Keyblade that incorporates elements from both the No Name Keychain used by Terra, Ventus, and Aqua and the No Name Keyblade used by Luxu and Master Xehanort. He can Formchange his Keyblade into a whip for powerful long-ranged attacks. He also wields this Keyblade during his battles against the guardians of light.

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Anime Conji 2012: "Voice of Riku" panel
  2. ^ Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance, Young Xehanort: "My most future self will arrive soon. Then, time for all of us will return to normal, and I will go back to my era to live the life fate has in store. He can vouch for that."
  3. ^ Tokyo Game Show 2018
Xehanort's Keyblades
No Name | Keyblade | χ-blade | Young Xehanort's Keyblade
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Characters
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Terra - Ventus - Aqua - Lingering Will
Prince Phillip - Mickey Mouse - Hercules - Zack - Experiment 626
Antagonists
Xehanort - Vanitas - Braig - Terra-Xehanort
Maleficent - Lady Tremaine - Anastasia and Drizella - Lucifer - The Queen - Magic Mirror - Gantu - Experiment 221 - Hades - Ice Colossus - Captain Hook - Captain Dark
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Places
Dive to the Heart - 100 Acre Wood - Chamber of Waking
Terms
Bequeathing - Blank Points - Keyblade - Keyblade Armor - Keyblade Glider - Keyblade Master - Keyblade War - Kingdom Hearts - Mark of Mastery exam - Million Dreams Award - Princesses of Heart - The End - Unversed
Gameplay terms
Arena Mode - Command Board - Command Style - D-Link - Deck Commands - Shotlock - Special Command
Music
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack - Simple and Clean
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Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Keyblades - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Characters
Party members
Sora - Riku
Dream Eater Spirits
Meow Wow - Tama Sheep - Yoggy Ram - Komory Bat - Pricklemane - Hebby Repp - Sir Kyroo - Toximander - Fin Fatale - Tatsu Steed - Necho Cat - Thunderaffe - Kooma Panda - Pegaslick - Iceguin Ace - Peepsta Hoo - Escarglow - KO Kabuto - Wheeflower - Ghostabocky - Zolephant - Juggle Pup - Halbird - Staggerceps - Fishboné - Flowbermeow - Cyber Yog - Chef Kyroo - Lord Kyroo - Tatsu Blaze - Electricorn - Woeflower - Jestabocky - Eaglider - Me Me Bunny - Drill Sye - Tyranto Rex - Majik Lapin - Cera Terror - Skelterwild - Ducky Goose - Aura Lion - Ryu Dragon - Drak Quack - Keeba Tiger - Meowjesty - Sudo Neku - Frootz Cat - Ursa Circus - Kab Kannon - R & R Seal
Antagonists
Real Organization XIII (Seekers of Darkness)
Master Xehanort - Young Xehanort - Terra-Xehanort - Ansem - Xemnas - Vanitas - Xigbar - Saïx - Luxord - Marluxia - Larxene - Dark Riku
Villains
Maleficent - Pete - Ursula
Claude Frollo - CLU - Rinzler - Beagle Boys
Non-playable characters
Aeleus - Ansem the Wise - Anti Black Coat - Aqua - Axel - Black Guard - Blue Fairy - Braig - Chernabog - Daisukenojo Bito - Dark Figure - Dilan - Donald Duck - Enchanted Brooms - Esmeralda - Even - Geppetto - Goofy - Ienzo - Jiminy Cricket - Joshua - Julius - Kairi - Kevin Flynn - Lea - Maleficent's Raven - Mickey Mouse - Minnie Mouse - Monstro - Moogle - Naminé - Neku Sakuraba - Phoebus - Pinocchio - Pluto - Quasimodo - Quorra - Rhyme - Roxas - Sam Flynn - Shiki - Terra - Ventus - Victor, Hugo, and Laverne - Xion - Yen Sid
Locations
Worlds
Traverse Town - La Cité des Cloches - The Grid - Prankster's Paradise - Country of the Musketeers - Symphony of Sorcery - The World That Never Was
Destiny Islands - Mysterious Tower - Disney Castle - Radiant Garden - Dive to the Heart
Places
Sleeping Worlds
Terms
Another Guardian of Light - Dream Eater - Glossary - Keyblade War - Mark of Mastery exam - Real Organization XIII - Sleeping Keyhole - Sleeping Worlds - The End
Gameplay terms
Ability Link - AR Card - Deck Commands - Dive Mode - Drop System - Flick Rush - Flowmotion - Forecast - Link System - Reality Shift - Spirit
Music
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack - Simple and Clean - Sanctuary
Archives
Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Keyblades - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts III
Characters
Party members
Sora - Donald Duck - Goofy - Riku - Aqua
Hercules - Woody - Buzz Lightyear - Rapunzel - Eugene Fitzherbert - James P. Sullivan - Mike Wazowski - Marshmallow - Jack Sparrow - Baymax
Mickey Mouse - Kairi - Ventus - Lea - Roxas - Xion
Link system
Meow Wow - Wreck-It Ralph - Simba - Ariel - Stitch
Antagonists
Real Organization XIII (Seekers of Darkness)
Master Xehanort - Young Xehanort - Terra-Xehanort - Ansem, Seeker of Darkness - Xemnas - Vanitas - Xigbar - Saïx - Luxord - Marluxia - Larxene - Dark Riku - Xion
Vexen - Demyx - Replica Xehanort
Villains
Maleficent - Pete - Hades - Rock Titan - Ice Titan - Lava Titan - Tornado Titan
Mother Gothel - Randall Boggs - Hans - Davy Jones - Kraken - Cutler Beckett - Dark Baymax
Other
Anti-Aqua
Non-playable characters
Seven Guardians of Light - New Seven Hearts
Aced - Aeleus - Air Droids - Angelic Amber - Anna - Ansem the Wise - Apollo - Athena - Beasts & Bugs - Boo - Bouncy Pets - CDA Agent - Chip and Dale - Chirithy - Daisy Duck - Dark Figure - Dilan - Elizabeth Swann - Elsa - Ephemer - Eraqus - Even - Fred - Gigas - Go Go Tomago - Gopher - Green Army Men - Gula - Hamm - Hayner - Hector Barbossa - Hermes - Hiro Hamada - Honey Lemon - Huey, Dewey, and Louie - Ienzo - Invi - Ira - Isa - Jiminy Cricket - Joshamee Gibbs - Kristoff - Lingering Will - Little Green Men - Lumpy - Luxu - The Master of Masters - Maximus - Megara - Merlin - Minnie Mouse - Moogle - Nameless Star - Naminé - Olaf - Olette - Pascal - Patchwork Animals - Pegasus - Pence - Piglet - Philoctetes - Pluto - Rabbit - Remy - Rex - Riku Replica - Roo - Sarge - Scrooge McDuck - Supreme Smasher - Sven - Terra - Tia Dalma - Tigger - Wasabi - William Turner - Winnie the Pooh - Yen Sid - Yozora - Zeus
Locations
Worlds
Olympus - Dark World - Mysterious Tower - Disney Castle - Radiant Garden - Twilight Town - Toy Box - Kingdom of Corona - Monstropolis - Arendelle - The Caribbean - San Fransokyo - 100 Acre Wood - Destiny Islands - Castle Oblivion / Land of Departure - Keyblade Graveyard - The Final World - Scala ad Caelum - Quadratum
Terms
Alba & Ater - Ansem's Code - Black Box - Datascape - Dream Eater - Heartless - Keyblade - Keyblade Master - Keyblade War - Kingdom Hearts - New Seven Hearts - Nobody - Port Royal - Secret Reports - Subject X - Unversed - Verum Rex - Yozora
Gameplay terms
Armor Mode - Attractions - Battlegate - Black Pearl - Classic Kingdom - Flowmotion - Formchange - Gigas - Glossary - Gummiphone - Gummi Ship - Keyblade Forge - Leviathan - Lucky Emblems - Make Your Mark - Memory Archive - Moogle Shop - Link - Shotlock - Situation Command - Tech Points - χ3
Music
Don't Think Twice - Face My Fears - Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack - Unnamed tracks
Archives
Accessories - Armor - Artwork - DLC - Enemies - Items - Keyblades - Weapons - Removed content
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