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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'']]}}
{{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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{{Q|Anger...hatred...corruption, become power. Everything that is, be devoured!|Sora's Heartless|''Kingdom Hearts coded''}}
{{Q|Anger...hatred...corruption, become power. Everything that exists, will be devoured!|Sora's Heartless|''Kingdom Hearts coded''}}
'''Sora's Heartless''' is the [[Heartless]] of [[Sora]], and serves as a minor character of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and major antagonist in ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''.
'''Sora's Heartless''' is a 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''. This event was recorded within [[Jiminy's Journal]], and when that record was magically manipulated by [[Naminé]], and then digitized by [[King Mickey]] in ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', the digital version of the Heartless gained new, malevolent life, and proceeded to cause the [[Bug Block]] corruption.


==Story==
==Story==
===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===  
===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===  
[[Kairi]] was revealed to be one of the Seven [[Princesses of Heart]], but the door to Kingdom Hearts could not be opened because her heart was revealed to be within Sora. In order to return her heart and wake her up, Sora used the [[Keyblade of People's Hearts]] that [[Riku]] had to free Kairi's heart, sacrificing his humanity, heart and becoming a Heartless himself and this event Sora's Heartless was born. This created [[Roxas]] and [[Naminé]], the [[Nobodies]] of Sora and Kairi respectively. When he managed to reunite with Kairi after a brief stint as a [[Shadow]], Kairi used her light to return him to his human form. Sora stated to Kairi that while a Heartless, he nearly forgot everything.
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]].


This event triggered a side effect, and created the [[Anti Form]] when Sora was given his new clothes and [[Drive Form]] abilities a year later in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
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 Heartless, he nearly forgot everything.


===''[[Kingdom Hearts (manga)|Kingdom Hearts manga]]''===
Sora remained a pseudo-Heartless throughout his battle with [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] and his adventure through [[Castle Oblivion]], and eventually chose to sleep within a [[Memory Pod]] so that Naminé could restore his memories. A year later, his Nobody, Roxas, and that Nobody's Replica, [[Xion]], are reunited with Sora, and he 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>
In the ''Kingdom Hearts manga'', Kairi says she is able to tell him apart from the other Shadow Heartless, because she can feel that it is Sora him, ''and'' the way that Sora's calves are shaped as a Shadow.


===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''===
===''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''===
He was only mentioned when Goofy said that he was very worried when Sora becomes a Heartless.
As Naminé was partially created from Sora when he became a Heartless, she was able to manipulate his and his friend's memories, and Organization XIII forced her to do this in order to brainwash Sora at [[Castle Oblivion]]. However, Sora defeats the Organization members within the castle and rescues Naminé, and they agree that Sora will be put to sleep so that Naminé can restore his jumbled memories. After Naminé puts Sora to sleep, she blanks the contents of [[Jiminy's Journal]], as well as Sora and his friend's memories, and 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]]''===
Sora's Heartless only appeared in Sora's Memories when Roxas was dreaming them.


===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
In Episode 7, the [[Jiminy's Journal|journal]] revealed to [[Data Sora]] that Sora's Heartless is the source of all of the [[Bug Block]] corruption in the [[Data World]]s. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'', the entire record of [[Jiminy's Journal]], along with Sora and his friend's memories were all erased, and then restored by [[Naminé]]. The memories were supposed to have been reconnected, but the notebook's records were still erased. While Data Sora gained his powers in the Data Worlds, exploring other Data Worlds and gaining new power, the data version of Sora's Heartless was corrupting the other data, changing it to make itself stronger. When Data Sora fought the Data Sora's Heartless in the Data World, he didn't release any [[Hearts]], but the minds of the Heartless, which were absorbed into Sora's Heartless. While he absorbed the Heartless, his power span out of control, and it was about to enter the real world. When Data Sora fought Sora's Heartless, it changed its shape and became a dark shadow shaped like Sora. When Sora's Heartless was about to win the fight, [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] appeared and helped the Data Sora defeat it.
After clearing the [[Bug Blocks]] 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}}


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
In ''Kingdom Hearts'' Sora's Heartless appeared as a [[Shadow]] Heartless. The reason Sora's Heartless appeared as a Shadow, it would mean that Sora has little darkness in his heart, as the strength of a person's Heartless is measured by the darkness in their heart.
In the outside world, Sora's Heartless originally appeared as a [[Shadow]], but regained its form as [[Sora]] when Kairi recognized it. Within the Journal, the Heartless appeared first as a [[Darkside]], and then as an [[AntiSora]].


==Playing as Sora's Heartless in ''Kingdom Hearts''==
==Gameplay==
Sora turned into Sora's Heartless after his second fight with Riku. He is only in this form briefly, and can only jump and run around. However, due to Kairi's heart, he is able to recover his human form again. The time the player spends in this form is relatively short.  
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.


As Sora's Heartless, Sora is unable to activate any of the lift nodes to bring him back to the ground floor in [[Hollow Bastion]], and has to rely on jumping off the sides of the building. However, if he jumps too far and lands in the ravine below, the lift node activates to bring him back to ground level. If {{button|start}} is pressed when Sora is in this form, Sora's menu cannot be accessed.
==Boss==
 
==In battle==
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{{main|Sora's Heartless (Boss)}}
==Quotes==
*"''Anger... Hatred... Corruption become power. Hunger for all hearts!''"
==Trivia==
*Unlike all other Shadows, Sora's Heartless cannot perform a lunge attack.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:46, 9 February 2010

This article is about the temporary Heartless minor character from Kingdom Hearts and major antagonist in Kingdom Hearts coded.
You may be looking for the enemy from Kingdom Hearts, the boss from Kingdom Hearts, or the penalty form from Kingdom Hearts II.

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"Anger...hatred...corruption, become power. Everything that exists, will be devoured!"
—Sora's Heartless

Sora's Heartless is a 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. This event was recorded within Jiminy's Journal, and when that record was magically manipulated by Naminé, and then digitized by King Mickey in Kingdom Hearts coded, the digital version of the Heartless gained new, malevolent life, and proceeded to cause the Bug Block corruption.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

After Sora, Donald, and Goofy track Riku down to the 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.[1] He moves to release Kairi's heart by using the Keyblade on Sora, but Sora parries at the last second, and eventually defeats 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 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 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 (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 Heartless, he nearly forgot everything.

Sora remained a pseudo-Heartless throughout his battle with Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and his adventure through Castle Oblivion, and eventually chose to sleep within a Memory Pod so that Naminé could restore his memories. A year later, his Nobody, Roxas, and that Nobody's Replica, Xion, are reunited with Sora, and he 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.[2]

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

As Naminé was partially created from Sora when he became a Heartless, she was able to manipulate his and his friend's memories, and Organization XIII forced her to do this in order to brainwash Sora at Castle Oblivion. However, Sora defeats the Organization members within the castle and rescues Naminé, and they agree that Sora will be put to sleep so that Naminé can restore his jumbled memories. After Naminé puts Sora to sleep, she blanks the contents of Jiminy's Journal, as well as Sora and his friend's memories, and 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 coded

After clearing the Bug Blocks from the data Hollow Bastion, the Journal reveals to Data Sora that the digitized version of Sora's Heartless was the source of the Bug Blocks 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. Episode 7

Appearance

In the outside world, Sora's Heartless originally appeared as a Shadow, but regained its form as Sora when Kairi recognized it. Within the Journal, the Heartless appeared first as a Darkside, and then as an AntiSora.

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 Lift Stop, a lift node will automatically activate to bring him back up to the correct floor.

Boss

See also

  1. ^ 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!"
  2. ^ 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."