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Xemnas

Xemnas

Japanese ゼムナス
Rōmaji Zemunasu

Type Organization XIII
Title Number I,
Superior of the In-Between
Orig. name Xehanort
Attribute Nothingness ( Mu?)
Weapon Ethereal Blades (Interdiction)
Limit All-Vanity
Voice actors (Ja:) Norio Wakamoto
(En:) Paul St. Peter
Homeworld The World That Never Was
Games Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Variations
Xehanort
Terra
Terra-Xehanort
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
No Heart
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Character theme - Xemnas
Xemnas

Kingdom Hearts
A mysterious figure who appeared in Hollow Bastion.
Kingdom Hearts II
First entry
Organization XIII's Number I. He directs the group as its leader.
Organization XIII is a unique presence among the Nobodies. They think and plan, and seem to have a greater goal.
What that is remains to be seen, but they appear to know a bit about the Keyblade.

Second entry
Organization XIII's Number I. He directs the group as its leader.
In truth, he is the Nobody of Xehanort, who was apprenticed to Ansem the Wise. In secret, Xehanort studied the doors and the heart of all worlds, ultimately stealing his master's name, Ansem. When Xehanort became a Heartless, his Nobody Xemnas came into being.
Xemnas is using Sora, collecting the hearts released every time a Heartless falls to his Keyblade.

Third entry
Organization XIII's Number I, who acts as leader of the group. Xemnas is the Nobody of Ansem's apprentice Xehanort.
He used Sora and his Keyblade to collect hearts from the Heartless and see Kingdom Hearts to its completion.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Opening
No. I XEMNAS
Organization XIII's leader. Through power over nothing, he seeks power over everything.
Weapon: Ethereal Blades

HD 1.5 ReMIX
Organization XIII's leader. He has made completing Kingdom Hearts the Organization's goal, but harbors his own secret agenda.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Xehanort's Nobody, who was once leader of Organization XIII. He tried to create Kingdom Hearts from the hearts of people, but Sora put an end to his plans and the man himself.

So why is Sora seeing him now?
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Xemnas A/Xemnas B
KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)
The 1st member of Organization XIII. He directs the group as its leader.

Illustrated Xemnas
KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)
The leader of Organization XIII and apprentice to Ansem the Wise.

Mysterious Figure
KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX (2002)
A black-cloaked man with a hood masking much of his face. He appeared suddenly in front of Sora.
"I'm carrying on what you yourself began, and I'm creating a brand new world, one heart at a time."
—Xemnas to Ansem the Wise

Xemnas, the 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. He serves as the main antagonist of Kingdom Hearts II and as a supporting antagonist in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

Xemnas wields the power of nothingness, and he channels this 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 Organization's most powerful member, to the point that Marluxia would not dare to face him alongside Larxene and Axel until Sora was also under their control.

Xemnas's name is derived from the alias his human form took when he assumed the identity of his exiled mentor, Ansem. Xemnas is a playable character in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days's Mission Mode.

Story

Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts

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 Final Mix

"He looks a lot like you."
—Xemnas and Roxas talking at the Dark Margin

Xemnas tracks down a newly born Nobody in the form of a young boy in Twilight Town and names him Roxas. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Though Roxas initially refused the offer to join the Organization, Xemnas sent Axel to convince him to join. Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Roxas's ability to wield a Keyblade piques Xemnas's curiosity as the last Keyblade wielders he knew of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance became inactive a decade ago. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

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Xemnas confronts Sora.

Tracing Roxas's origins to Hollow Bastion, Xemnas discovers Roxas's original being had somehow being restored from only his Heartless. Intrigued by the anomaly, Xemnas decided to observe Sora. However, the Princesses of Heart sense his incredible power, and Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the Beast investigate. Xemnas phases through Sora, causing Sora to experience many memories in rapid succession. Sora asks who the man is, and Goofy wonders if it is Ansem; Xemnas says he is familiar with the name, he does not clarify who or what he is. He then launches an energy attack at Sora, who manages to barely deflect it. Xemnas remarks Sora looks like Roxas, and is not complete, confusing Sora. He then attacks the Keyblade wielder, intending to test his power to see what he can expect from Roxas.

After an intense battle, he backs off, almost appearing to be defeated. However, he drops the facade, explaining that he finds Sora fascinating. Xemnas tells Sora that they will one day meet again and disappears, but not before making an ambiguous comment on how he is but "a mere shell". Template:Section-stub

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

"Let us all welcome the Keyblade's chosen."
—Xemnas introduces Roxas to the Organization
Xemnas interrogates Roxas over his memories of Sora.

On Roxas's sixth day in the Organization, he meets Xemnas at the Dark Margin. Xemnas tells Roxas that he has been to see Sora and remarks that they look alike. Roxas asks Xemnas who he is, but Xemnas answers cryptically before asking Roxas if he knows his own real name. As he leaves the beach, Xemnas calls Roxas, "Sora".

Xemnas makes use of Roxas's ability to use the Keyblade to release captured hearts and use them to form Kingdom Hearts. At the same time, he uses his experiments on the Replica Program and creates a clone of Sora. The result is Xion, who Xemnas hopes to use as an alternative in case Sora proves useless to his plans. To that end, Xemnas plans to have Xion gradually develop Sora's abilities and then merge with Roxas to become a complete clone of Sora. Xemnas sends the members of Organization XIII on their missions to further their plans while placing Xion in the care of Roxas.

As his part of Master Xehanort's plan to create the thirteen seekers of darkness, Xemnas planned to experiment with Namine's power over memories to find a way to leave the other members blank slates, so they could easily be taken over by fragments of Master Xehanort's heart. However, Sora's victory over Ansem forced Xemnas to accelerate his plans, as Sora was becoming a threat to the plan. To this end, he approves the Castle Oblivion project and sends Marluxia, Larxene, Vexen, Lexaeus, and Zexion, to experiment with Namine's magic. 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 Dusks brought back rumors of traitorous activities occurring in the castle, Xemnas sends Axel to neutralize the threat. Additionally, he instructs Axel to search for Chamber of Waking within the castle.

Unfortunately, the events of Chain of Memories cost Xemnas five vessels for Master Xehanort's plan; Namine also managed to escape and help hide Sora away from the Organization while she repaired his memory. Seeing it as a minor setback, Xemnas sends his subordinates to other worlds to search for replacement Nobodies to fill the empty seats. He also repeatedly sends Axel back to Castle Oblivion to find the Chamber, so he can use Ventus as a vessel. However, things do not go as Xemnas wanted, as Nobodies that retained their human form a quite rare, and the labyrinthine layout of Castle Oblivion kept Axel from finding Ventus.

Kingdom Hearts takes shape before Xemnas's eyes on Day 93.

By the ninety-third day following Roxas's induction into the Organization, Xemnas gathers the rest of the Organization atop the Altar of Naught to see their Kingdom Hearts come into existence following the three months Roxas and Xion have been gathering hearts for it. Giving a speech about how they will regain hearts, but not be swayed by their recovered emotions, Xemnas ends their meeting and sends the other members back to their missions. To fuel their Kingdom Hearts until it was "ripe" enough, Xemnas orders the other members to do all they can to create powerful Heartless for Roxas to defeat.

Xemnas meets repeatedly with Xigbar and Saix about Xion's progress. While Saix believes the Replica is a failure due to developing a sense of self, Xemnas instead sees this a positive turn of events; Xion is siphoning Sora's memories from Roxas, keeping them trapped within herself and preventing Sora from ever awakening. Deciding that the Organization only needs one Keyblade wielder, Xemnas orders the construction of devices to allow Xion the strength to defeat and absorb Roxas.

On Day 354, after Xion escapes, 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 to absorb Roxas, but she resisted his orders and allowed herself to be defeated and absorbed by Roxas instead. Before the memory of Xion fades completely, Xemnas and Saïx meet in the Round Room to discuss her defeat, and Xemnas orders the retrieval of Roxas.

In the last entry of the Secret Reports, Xemnas reveals that his true reason for his lust for Kingdom Hearts, rather than acquiring a heart, is becoming a great being and remaking the universe in his image. He refers to the conquest of all that lives as his "true" goal that no other member knows of save Xigbar, possibly stemming from his previous existence as Master Xehanort.

Kingdom Hearts II

"The Keyblade...a truly marvelous weapon. Were it only in more capable hands..."
—Xemnas
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.

True to Xemnas's earlier words, he and Sora meet again at Hollow Bastion, accompanied by Demyx, Xaldin, Xigbar, Luxord, and Saïx. Sora seems not to recognize Xemnas, and the Organization mock the perceived weakness of Sora, only angering him. Afterward, they return to Where Nothing Gathers and discuss their plan to manipulate Sora. Thereafter, Xemnas remains at the Castle That Never Was while the other Organization members travel to various worlds to stir up the Heartless so that Sora can defeat them. After Saïx returns from Twilight Town, Xemnas thanks him for planting the seeds of doubt and anger in Sora's heart, which he believes will eventually bear fruit in turning Sora to their cause. When Saïx asks him about Axel, Xemnas merely mocks the traitor's desire for friendship.

During the early stages of the Battle of the 1000 Heartless, Xemnas comes to Ansem the Wise's computer room, where he opens a path to the Chamber of Repose. He enters the Chamber, located below the Heartless Manufactory, where he visits the armor of Aqua and briefly speaks with it. He then goes to the Great Maw, where he looks upon the Heartless army that had temporarily halted. King Mickey, upon seeing his face, finally remembers that Xemnas is the Nobody of Xehanort. Xemnas leaves the battlefield, but King Mickey gives chase and engages Xemnas in combat, while Sora, Donald, and Goofy are blocked from following by the Heartless. After an exhausting battle, the three make their way to the cliff overlooking Villain's Vale, finally catching up with the King. Sora demands to know where Riku and Kairi are, but Xemnas claims to know nothing about Kairi while telling Sora to ask Mickey about Riku. Then, he vanishes into a corridor of darkness, followed by Mickey.

Xemnas in the Chamber of Repose.

However, Xemnas was able to shake Mickey off his trail and returns to the World That Never Was. Saix ponders if Sora's new knowledge of how he is helping them will cause a standtill, while Xigbar is sure that Sora will keep slaying the Heartless regardless of knowing he's being used by them; Luxord is also sure that the odds are against Sora. Xemnas assure the Organization that Sora is resilient and beating him into submission will not hinder their plans, pleasing Xaldin.

During this time, Xemnas was recruited by Young Xehanort to be part of the second iteration of the Organization. Xemnas was tasked with taking advantage of Sora's simple-mindedness to confuse the boy and prep him as a back-up vessel to take the thirteenth spot in the Organization. Once his allotted time int the future was up, Xemnas returned to the past without any memory of these events. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

In one last meeting with the other three survivors of the Organization, Xemnas explains that Axel's "weakness of heart" had managed to touch Sora's heart and awaken Roxas from within. He then observes his Kingdom Hearts absorb the hearts of slain Heartless, asking it to share its power with all Nobodies. Saïx comes to Xemnas and asks if it is finally time to dispose of Sora, and Xemnas gives his consent.

When Ansem begins trying to seal Kingdom Hearts away with his Encoder, Xemnas comes to investigate and attempts to intimidate him by blaming Ansem's research for starting the twin plagues of Heartless and Nobodies. Regretful but defiant, Ansem finishes his work and shatters Kingdom Hearts, as his overloading Encoder explodes. In the chaos, Xemnas disappears.

Sora and the others corner him at the Altar of Naught, where Xemnas archly commands them to fetch him more hearts. He drags Sora into a battle with him in the phantom battleground of Memory's Contortion, echoing Riku's previous battle with Roxas.

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 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.

Kingdom Hearts coded

Some time 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.

Shortly after the Organization members regain their original forms at the Heartless Manufactory, the time-traveling Young Xehanort arrives and wakes Braig. The former Organization member mentions that Xemnas did not appear there alongside the others, and guesses that this means that Master Xehanort's plan to create a new Organization XIII has begun.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

"Sora...the bits and bytes that have made up your life so far...can you say for sure they're not just copies of someone else's?"
—Xemnas
Xemnas appears alongside Young Xehanort in Prankster's Paradise.

Despite his destruction, Xemnas returns to the Realm of Light, thanks to Young Xehanort, and encounters Sora numerous times during his Mark of Mastery exam inside the Sleeping Worlds. At Prankster's Paradise, he claims that Sora is not so different from himself, while at The Grid he reveals that the world is the basis of Space Paranoids, while also getting Sora to question whether he was acting of his own free will, or merely following "his program".

Finally, in the World that Never Was, Xemnas appears before Sora and explains to him that the true purpose of Organization XIII was to find twelve vessels for Master Xehanort to place fragments of his own heart and make into clones of himself, but the unforeseen independence of each member made this impossible to realise, despite Xemnas's lies about Nobodies not having hearts to earn their cooperation. Xemnas tells Sora that he is Master Xehanort's intended final vessel of the new Organization, but Sora refuses and engages Xemnas in battle once again. Though Xemnas loses the fight, he succeeds in damaging Sora's heart and retreating to the Castle That Never Was.

After Lea comes to Sora's rescue, Xemnas and Ansem teleport in front of Master Xehanort to guard him.

Later, Xemnas appears in Where Nothing Gathers along with Master Xehanort, Ansem, Xehanort, Xigbar, Saïx, and the other members when Riku arrives with Mickey to rescue Sora. When Master Xehanort attempts to turn Sora into the thirteenth vessel, Xemnas stops Mickey from reaching him, but Lea, Donald and Goofy arrive and foil Master Xehanort's plan. As the heroes advance, the Organization's allotted time expires and its members, including Xemnas, retreat to their rightful points in time.

Other appearances

A Fragmentary Passage

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.
Xemnas on the Destiny Islands.

A vision of a young Xehanort stands on the beach of Destiny Islands, and as he turns around, he transforms into Ansem, Xemnas, and his elderly self.

Design

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.

Personality

Being the founder of Organization XIII and apparently the oldest of Nobodies, Xemnas is truly emotionless to the point that he does not even remember what it was like to have any feelings. He claims 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.

His lack of emotion deprives him of remorse for his actions, as well as for the loss of other members of the Organization. He cares only about Kingdom Hearts, even lamenting it when it is damaged, and possesses a deep desire for power. However, on some occasions, he has appeared to value friendship, as he is shown to converse with the armor of Aqua in the Chamber of Repose, though this is likely due to the influence of Terra.

Unlike the other members of the Organization, Xemnas does not seem to want Kingdom Hearts for a 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 one of his two original personas, Master Xehanort, who had desired to unlock Kingdom Hearts for the same purpose in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

Xemnas speaks with calmness and deep authority, strangely similar to Master Eraqus. He has a tendency to be melodramatic, making long-winded speeches, and exaggerating his false rage and sorrow with wide sweeping arm movements and hand gestures. His exaggerations represent his lack of emotion. He is very intelligent, and manipulates others, particularly Sora and his friends, for his own interests.

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.

Abilities

As the leader of Organization XIII, Xemnas wields nothingness, and manifests this as blades of energy called Ethereal Blades. It is noted by Axel that Xemnas's control over nothingness allows him to even reduce other Organization members into Dusks if he wants to.[1] In his encounter with Sora as the "Unknown" in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and their first battle in Kingdom Hearts II, Xemnas is very agile, and attacks with swift acrobatic combos with his blades. He can also teleport, fly, and create energy barriers to shield himself. Besides using them as melee weapons, Xemnas can fire his Ethereal Blades as laser-like projectiles, and can either fire them directly from his hands or create them in mid-air. In all three battles with Xemnas's unarmored form, Xemnas also incorporates some sort of attack that drains his opponent's health with a sphere of dark energy, though the exact manner of this has varied (see below).

In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, in his encounter as the Unknown, Xemnas also had the ability to encase himself in a blue ball of energy that made it impossible for Sora to attack him, and would also fire out a set of powerful lasers. The ball would follow Sora around if he ever to tried to get away from it. In his first battle with Sora in Kingdom Hearts II, Xemnas can encase him in a field of dark energy that steadily drains his health, that can only be broken by using the reaction command. In the final battle in Kingdom Hearts II, Xemnas uses an attack known as the "Invitation to Nothingness", in which he ensnares opponents in a sphere of dark energy that slowly drains their life force.

In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Xemnas has a Limit Break named All-Vanity, which summons an electric barrier around himself. Its Final Limit causes two laser beams to decimate enemies.

After merging with his damaged artificial Kingdom Hearts, Xemnas becomes much more powerful - creating a realm within Kingdom Hearts named "The World of Nothing" that he possessed total control over, being able to instantaneously generate structures seemingly from nowhere and even creating a black hole at one point.

While in his armor and aboard his dragon form, Xemnas has access to the powers and weapons of his fallen Organization comrades, such as Xaldin's lances and Demyx's power over water. In this form he remains in his throne, attacking enemies with his massive sword when they come close. He can still project barriers, and summon crests of light in the air to fire white beams of energy at his enemies.

In the final battle of Kingdom Hearts II, Xemnas's power increases dramatically. He can create copies of himself, summon torrents of white and black thorns much like Twilight Thorn, and retains his normal ability to use his Ethereal Blades and project barriers. As his ultimate, final attack, Xemnas summons thousands of Ethereal Blades around Sora and Riku to bombard them from all sides with no hope of escape.

Weapon

Main article: Ethereal Blades

Xemnas uses weapons called Ethereal Blades[2] (エアリアルブレード Eariaru Burēdo?, lit. "Aerial Blades"). They are beams of red energy and extend directly from the palms of his hands, without any hilt or handle. He can summon or disperse them at will, and is able to change their length as well. They are solid despite their appearance, but do not seem to have any cutting ability and are used as bashing weapons, more in the style of a club. The Ethereal Blades can also be used as projectiles and can suspend themselves in midair around a target before firing at them. As a desperation move, Xemnas can surround his enemy in darkness and fire an amazing amount of Ethereal Blades at them.

The names of Xemnas's various Ethereal Blades seem to be references to iron-fisted leadership. Perhaps due to his preeminent power among the Organization, only one of his Ethereal Blades, Infinity, grants him a support ability.

As the Nobody of Terra-Xehanort, Xemnas may have been capable of wielding a Keyblade, implying he simply chose not to,[3] and he does use what appears to be Master Xehanort's Keyblade Armor against Sora and Riku.


Notes and references

  1. ^ Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Axel: "So you'll turn me into a Dusk..."
  2. ^ The meaning of the word "ethereal" is "not of the earth; heavenly".
  3. ^ Nomura Interview "It's possible that [Xemnas] intentionally wasn't using [a Keyblade]."