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{{Youmay|the temporary Heartless minor character from ''Kingdom Hearts'' and major antagonist in ''Kingdom Hearts coded''|[[Shadow Sora|the enemy from ''Kingdom Hearts'']], [[AntiSora|the boss from ''Kingdom Hearts'']], or [[Anti Form|the penalty form from ''Kingdom Hearts II'']]}}
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|journalCOD='''Neo Darkside'''<br>Sora's Heartless, who has gained incredible power with the confines of the datascape. He can dive underground and then reemerge for a brutal attack, so stay on your toes and be ready to dodge.<br><br>'''True Form'''<br>Sora's Heartless, empowered further within the datascape. Faced with countless Keyblades and ruthless attacks, Sora had to struggle just to stay in the fight.
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{{Q|Anger...hatred...corruption, become power. Everything that exists, will be devoured!|Sora's Heartless|''Kingdom Hearts coded''}}
{{Q|Rage... Hatred...Glitches to feed my darkness...And soon, hearts to sate my hunger!|Sora's Heartless|''Kingdom Hearts coded''}}
'''Sora's [[Heartless]]''' serves as a minor character of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and the digital version of this Heartless serves as the main antagonist and the source of the [[Bug Block]] corruption in ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''. This is also is the form that Sora takes from the final act of ''Kingdom Hearts'', through ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', and ending with the first act of ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Unlike other Heartless, Sora's Heartless held onto his feelings, memories, and selfhood as a Heartless, and this unique trait is commented on by others.
In ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', [[Sora]] becomes a [[Heartless]] for a short time, before being restored to his human form. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'', '''Sora's Heartless''' becomes a separate character, a digital entity created from the [[Jiminy's Journal|journal]] record of Sora's time as a Heartless. This Heartless serves as the main antagonist of the game and the source of the [[Bug Blox]]. Unlike other Heartless, Sora's Heartless held onto its feelings, memories, and selfhood, and this unique trait is commented on by others.
 
[[Ansem the Wise]] noted that Sora was unique for being able to regain his human form without first having to destroy his [[Nobody]] counterpart [[Roxas]]; he theorized it was because of the immense love Sora had for others that allowed this normally impossible occurrence.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''''', '''Ansem the Wise''': "The heart has always been quick to grow. Each exposure to light, to the natural world, to other people, shapes this most malleable part inside of us. Nobodies are not different from us in that manner. Sora was the only one able to return to his human form without destroying his Nobody. That is a statement to the love in his heart for other people, and the bonds that tie them together. Perhaps...he has the power to bring back the hearts and existences of those connected to him—to recreate people we thought were lost to us forever."</ref>


==Story==
==Story==
===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===  
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
After Sora, Donald, and Goofy track Riku down to the [[Hollow Bastion#Great Hall|Great Hall]], they learn that he has used the incomplete [[Keyblade of People's Hearts]] to summon the Keyhole of Hollow Bastion. 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>'''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, and 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 [[Riku (Boss)#Riku (Keyblade)|Riku]].
After Sora, [[Donald Duck]], and [[Goofy]] track [[Riku]], now possessed by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], down to the Great Hall, they learn that he has used the incomplete [[Keyblade of heart]] to summon the [[Final Keyhole]] of [[Hollow Bastion]]. 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, and lead me into everlasting darkness!"</ref> He attempts to release Kairi's heart by using the Keyblade on Sora, but Sora parries at the last second, and he eventually defeats the possessed Riku.
 
Despite this, Kairi is still catatonic, and Sora is unable to seal the incomplete Keyhole. In order to save Kairi, Sora turns Riku's Keyblade on himself. This releases Kairi's heart from within Sora, reviving her, but this also completes the Keyhole and casts Sora into darkness, transforming him into a Heartless, and also producing his Nobody, [[Roxas]], as well as Kairi's Nobody, [[Naminé]]. Sora himself, meanwhile, transforms into a [[Shadow]], as he does not have that much darkness in his heart, just as Kairi awakens. Ansem reappears, intent on finishing her off, only for Riku's heart to resist and stopping him in his tracks. However, with the Heartless rapidly emerging from the Keyhole, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy are forced to flee.
 
As a Shadow, Sora follows his friends through the Lift Stop to the Entrance Hall, where he sees them being overrun by other Shadow Heartless. He rushes to help his friends, and though Donald tries to attack him, Kairi recognizes him and embraces him. Her light and heart return Sora to his human form, and Sora later states that while he was a Shadow, he nearly forgot everything.
 
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Despite this, Kairi is still catatonic, and Sora is unable to seal the incomplete Keyhole. In order to save Kairi, Sora turns Riku's Keyblade on himself. This releases Kairi's heart from Sora, reviving her, but also completes the Keyhole and casts Sora into darkness, transforming him into a Heartless, and releasing his Nobody, [[Roxas]], as well as Kairi's Nobody, Naminé. Sora fades into a [[Shadow]] just as Kairi awakens, and the Heartless rapidly emerging from the Keyhole force Kairi, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] to flee. As a Shadow, Sora follows his friends through the [[Hollow Bastion#Lift Stop|Lift Stop]] to the [[Hollow Bastion#Entrance Hall|Entrance Hall]], where he sees them being overrun by other Shadow Heartless. He rushes to help his friends, and though Donald tries to attack him, Kairi recognizes him and embraces him (in the manga, Kairi jokes that she recognized Sora's Heartless by the shape of its calves). Her light returns Sora to his human form, and Sora later states that while a Shadow, he nearly forgot everything. Sora remains a pseudo-Heartless throughout his battle with [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]].
===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===
When they first enter [[Castle Oblivion]] and learn of its alleged power over memories, Goofy reassures Sora by reminding him that he did not lose his memories when he became a Heartless. Axel later explains to Larxene that this strange trait is what interests him about Sora.  


===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''===
At the end of Sora's journey through Castle Oblivion, the witch Naminé puts him to sleep so that she can reconstruct his memory, which she had tampered with under coercion from [[Organization XIII]]. All of the contents of [[Jiminy's Journal]] are removed, a side-effect of the record of Sora's Heartless beginning to assert itself.
When they first entered [[Castle Oblivion]] and learned of its alleged power over memories, Goofy reassured Sora by reminding him that he didn't lose his memories as a Heartless. Axel later explains to Larxene that this strange trait is what interests him about Sora. Sora and his friends eventually discover that the witch Naminé, who was partially created from Sora when he became a Heartless, allowing her to manipulate the memories of Sora and his friends. Organization XIII are forcing her to do this in order to brainwash Sora at [[Castle Oblivion]], but Sora defeats the Organization members within the castle and rescues Naminé. They agree that Sora will be put to sleep so that Naminé can restore his jumbled memories, and after Naminé puts Sora to sleep, she blanks the contents of [[Jiminy's Journal]], as well as Sora and his friend's memories, then begins restoring them. However, while the memories were reconnected, the Journal itself remained blank. This is later revealed to be due to the record of Sora's Heartless beginning to assert itself.


===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
One year later, the Replica of Sora's Nobody, [[Xion]], is reunited with his Nobody, Roxas, and the pivotal creation of Sora's Heartless later appears within Roxas's final dream-memories. Finally, Roxas is reunited with Sora, and Sora reawakens as a complete being, no longer a Heartless. Although he was whole, his time as a Heartless and the magic of his new clothes allowed him to infrequently assume a Heartless-based [[Anti Form]].<ref name="Famitsu">'''''Famitsu'' Interview'''; '''Interviewer''': "Is Anti Form originated from when Sora got turned into a Heartless?" / '''Nomura''': "Story-wise, yes. Drives are very strong so Anti Form exists as a side-effect of using too much power. System-wise, I wanted to create something strong but troublesome."</ref>
One year later, [[Roxas]] dreams of when Sora was turned into a Heartless, as well as when Kairi restored his body. Not long afterward, Roxas reunites with Sora, and Sora reawakens as a complete being. Although he is whole, his time as a Heartless and the magic of his new clothes allow him to periodically assume the Heartless-based [[AntiForm]].<ref name="Famitsu">'''''Famitsu'' Interview'''; '''Interviewer''': "Is AntiForm originated from when Sora got turned into a Heartless?" / ''' Tetsuya Nomura''': "Story-wise, yes. Drives are very strong so AntiForm exists as a side-effect of using too much power. System-wise, I wanted to create something strong but troublesome." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Famitsu-2006-Nomura-Interview-2569 Translation by KHInsider].</ref>


===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
===''Kingdom Hearts coded''===
As a symptom of the secrets that were hidden within the journal, the digital recording of Sora's Heartless gained new life and spawned the [[Bug Block]]s which spread throughout the Data Worlds.
As a symptom of the secrets that were hidden within Jiminy's Journal, a digital version of Sora's Heartless comes to be and, like Data-Sora, it evolves into something more than a simple facsimile. To that end, the Heartless absorbs both the [[Bug Blox]], which spread throughout the Data Worlds, and the minds of the slain digital Heartless, increasing its power exponentially. Unlike its real counterpart, this digital version is malevolent and ravenous for hearts.


After clearing the [[Bug Block]]s from the data [[Hollow Bastion]], the [[Jiminy's Journal|Journal]] reveals to [[Data Sora]] that the digitized version of Sora's Heartless was the source of the [[Bug Block]]s corrupting the Journal. While Data Sora had been exploring the Data Worlds and gained new power, the digitized Sora's Heartless was corrupting the other data, changing them to make itself stronger. Data Sora attacked the digitized Sora's Heartless, but instead of releasing hearts it released the minds of slain Heartless, which it reabsorbed, increasing its power exponentially. Data Sora attacked it again as it took the form of [[AntiSora]], and just as the Heartless was about to win the fight, [[King Mickey]] appeared and helped Data Sora slay it.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts coded#Episode 7|Episode 7}}
After clearing the Bug Blox from the data [[Hollow Bastion]], the [[Jiminy's Journal|Journal]] alerts [[Data-Sora]] to the source of the Bugs: Sora's Heartless. Upon defeating Maleficent and Pete, the origins of Sora's Heartless are revealed, along with its intent to enter the real world to feed on hearts. Data-Sora attacks the real Sora's digitized Heartless, causing it to evolve into [[AntiSora]] before resuming its Darkside-like form. Data-Sora grows weary from this battle; just as Sora's Heartless is about to claim victory, [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] appears. Mickey's aid gives Data-Sora the means of destroying the Shadow that serves as his opponent's true form.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts coded#Episode 7|Episode 7}}


==Appearance==
==Design==
The physical Sora's Heartless which appeared in ''Kingdom Hearts'' originally took the form of a [[Shadow]], but regained his human form when Kairi recognized him. The digital Heartless within the Journal, which appeared in ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', first appeared as a [[Darkside]], then as an [[AntiSora]], and finally as a [[Shadow]].
Sora's Heartless is physically identical to the common [[Shadow]]; its digital incarnation within Jiminy's Journal first appears in the form of a Darkside with multicolored circuitry{{?}}<!--Blox sigil--> on its shoulders and chest, then as an [[AntiSora]], then finally as the Shadow that serves as its true form.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In his Shadow form, Sora can only jump and run. He can no longer activate lift nodes or the pause menu, and unlike other Shadows, he cannot perform a lunge attack. However, if Sora falls too far in the [[Hollow Bastion#Lift Stop|Lift Stop]], a lift node will automatically activate to bring him back up to the correct floor.
In his Shadow form, Sora can only jump and run. He can no longer activate lift nodes, and unlike other Shadows, he cannot perform lunge attacks. However, if Sora falls too far in the [[Hollow Bastion#Lift Stop|Lift Stop]], a lift node will automatically activate to bring him back up to the correct floor.


==Boss==
==Gallery==
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Sora's Heartless Tamagotchi.png|Sprite of Sora's Heartless in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Tamagotchi]]''.
Sora's Heartless KH Manga.png|Sora's Heartless in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|manga}}'' manga.
Sora's Heartless KHCOM Manga.png|Sora's Heartless in a flashback from the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories|manga}}''.
</gallery>


==Notes and References==
==Notes and references==
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==See also==
*[[Sora]]
*[[Roxas]]
*[[Data Sora]]
*[[Anti Form]]
*[[Bug Block]]
*[[Data World]]
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 6 September 2024

This article is about the Heartless form of Sora.
You may be looking for other Heartless versions of Sora.
Sora's Heartless

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Sora's Heartless - Neo Darkside

Sora's Heartless

Japanese ソラ・ハートレス
Rōmaji Sora-Hātoresu
Translation Sora-Heartless

Type Pureblood Heartless
Homeworld Hollow Bastion
Datascape
Games Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts coded
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KHREC tracks
Battle theme - Destiny's Force
Battle theme - Guardando nel buio
Sora's Heartless

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Neo Darkside
Sora's Heartless, who has gained incredible power with the confines of the datascape. He can dive underground and then reemerge for a brutal attack, so stay on your toes and be ready to dodge.

True Form
Sora's Heartless, empowered further within the datascape. Faced with countless Keyblades and ruthless attacks, Sora had to struggle just to stay in the fight.
"Rage... Hatred...Glitches to feed my darkness...And soon, hearts to sate my hunger!"
—Sora's Heartless

In Kingdom Hearts, Sora becomes a Heartless for a short time, before being restored to his human form. In Kingdom Hearts coded, Sora's Heartless becomes a separate character, a digital entity created from the journal record of Sora's time as a Heartless. This Heartless serves as the main antagonist of the game and the source of the Bug Blox. Unlike other Heartless, Sora's Heartless held onto its feelings, memories, and selfhood, and this unique trait is commented on by others.

Ansem the Wise noted that Sora was unique for being able to regain his human form without first having to destroy his Nobody counterpart Roxas; he theorized it was because of the immense love Sora had for others that allowed this normally impossible occurrence.[1]

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

After Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy track Riku, now possessed by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, down to the Great Hall, they learn that he has used the incomplete Keyblade of heart to summon the Final Keyhole of Hollow Bastion. 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.[2] He attempts to release Kairi's heart by using the Keyblade on Sora, but Sora parries at the last second, and he eventually defeats the possessed Riku.

Despite this, Kairi is still catatonic, and Sora is unable to seal the incomplete Keyhole. In order to save Kairi, Sora turns Riku's Keyblade on himself. This releases Kairi's heart from within Sora, reviving her, but this also completes the Keyhole and casts Sora into darkness, transforming him into a Heartless, and also producing his Nobody, Roxas, as well as Kairi's Nobody, Naminé. Sora himself, meanwhile, transforms into a Shadow, as he does not have that much darkness in his heart, just as Kairi awakens. Ansem reappears, intent on finishing her off, only for Riku's heart to resist and stopping him in his tracks. However, with the Heartless rapidly emerging from the Keyhole, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy are forced to flee.

As a Shadow, Sora follows his friends through the Lift Stop to the Entrance Hall, where he sees them being overrun by other Shadow Heartless. He rushes to help his friends, and though Donald tries to attack him, Kairi recognizes him and embraces him. Her light and heart return Sora to his human form, and Sora later states that while he was a Shadow, he nearly forgot everything.

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.
In the manga, Kairi jokes that she recognized Sora's Heartless by the shape of its calves.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

When they first enter Castle Oblivion and learn of its alleged power over memories, Goofy reassures Sora by reminding him that he did not lose his memories when he became a Heartless. Axel later explains to Larxene that this strange trait is what interests him about Sora.

At the end of Sora's journey through Castle Oblivion, the witch Naminé puts him to sleep so that she can reconstruct his memory, which she had tampered with under coercion from Organization XIII. All of the contents of Jiminy's Journal are removed, a side-effect of the record of Sora's Heartless beginning to assert itself.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

One year later, Roxas dreams of when Sora was turned into a Heartless, as well as when Kairi restored his body. Not long afterward, Roxas reunites with Sora, and Sora reawakens as a complete being. Although he is whole, his time as a Heartless and the magic of his new clothes allow him to periodically assume the Heartless-based AntiForm.[3]

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

As a symptom of the secrets that were hidden within Jiminy's Journal, a digital version of Sora's Heartless comes to be and, like Data-Sora, it evolves into something more than a simple facsimile. To that end, the Heartless absorbs both the Bug Blox, which spread throughout the Data Worlds, and the minds of the slain digital Heartless, increasing its power exponentially. Unlike its real counterpart, this digital version is malevolent and ravenous for hearts.

After clearing the Bug Blox from the data Hollow Bastion, the Journal alerts Data-Sora to the source of the Bugs: Sora's Heartless. Upon defeating Maleficent and Pete, the origins of Sora's Heartless are revealed, along with its intent to enter the real world to feed on hearts. Data-Sora attacks the real Sora's digitized Heartless, causing it to evolve into AntiSora before resuming its Darkside-like form. Data-Sora grows weary from this battle; just as Sora's Heartless is about to claim victory, King Mickey appears. Mickey's aid gives Data-Sora the means of destroying the Shadow that serves as his opponent's true form. Episode 7

Design[edit]

Sora's Heartless is physically identical to the common Shadow; its digital incarnation within Jiminy's Journal first appears in the form of a Darkside with multicolored circuitry[?] on its shoulders and chest, then as an AntiSora, then finally as the Shadow that serves as its true form.

Gameplay[edit]

In his Shadow form, Sora can only jump and run. He can no longer activate lift nodes, and unlike other Shadows, he cannot perform lunge attacks. However, if Sora falls too far in the Lift Stop, a lift node will automatically activate to bring him back up to the correct floor.

Gallery[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Ansem the Wise: "The heart has always been quick to grow. Each exposure to light, to the natural world, to other people, shapes this most malleable part inside of us. Nobodies are not different from us in that manner. Sora was the only one able to return to his human form without destroying his Nobody. That is a statement to the love in his heart for other people, and the bonds that tie them together. Perhaps...he has the power to bring back the hearts and existences of those connected to him—to recreate people we thought were lost to us forever."
  2. ^ Kingdom Hearts, 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, and lead me into everlasting darkness!"
  3. ^ Famitsu Interview; Interviewer: "Is AntiForm originated from when Sora got turned into a Heartless?" / Tetsuya Nomura: "Story-wise, yes. Drives are very strong so AntiForm exists as a side-effect of using too much power. System-wise, I wanted to create something strong but troublesome." Translation by KHInsider.