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{{About|the entity known as "Kingdom Hearts"}}

{{Q|I know now, without a doubt, Kingdom Hearts... is light!|[[Sora]]}}

{{nihongo|'''Kingdom Hearts'''|キングダムハーツ|Kingudamu Hātsu}} is one of the major entities in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' universe. It is the heart of all worlds, and a source of great power and wisdom. It can be considered an aggregate of hearts.{{storylink|Xehanort's Report#Xehanort's Report III|Xehanort's Report III}}<!--expand-->

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==Story==

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

{{Q|This χ-blade will open a door―one that leads to all worlds! Then, Keyblade-bearing warriors will flock here from each and every one of them, to battle for the light within Kingdom Hearts! And just like the legend says, the Keyblade War will begin!|[[Ventus-Vanitas]]}}

In the prequel ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', set ten years before the events of the first game, Kingdom Hearts appears in a form similar to ''Kingdom Hearts II'', but blue in the sky above the [[Keyblade Graveyard]]. The graveyard is all that remains of a conflict called the [[Keyblade War]], set many years before ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. Keyblade Masters affiliated with both Light and Darkness fought to create the legendary [[χ-blade]], a Keyblade capable of unlocking Kingdom Hearts. The Keyblade Masters failed and destroyed themselves; all that remain are their weapons which litter the desolate world.

===''Kingdom Hearts''===

{{Q|Behold the endless abyss! Within it lies the heart of all worlds: Kingdom Hearts! Look as hard as you are able, you'll not find even the smallest glimmer of light. From those dark depths are all hearts born, even yours.|[[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]]}}

In the first game, Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the horde of villains led by [[Maleficent]] sought out Kingdom Hearts. Both wanted to draw out the darkness that surrounded it in order to gain immeasurable power and knowledge.

After Sora was restored from his Heartless self, he once again went to Hollow Bastion, and sealed the Keyhole made by the princesses, holding off the great darkness. Regardless, Xehanort's Heartless remained a threat, so Sora and company ventured to the [[End of the World]], a place created out of the remains of the worlds taken by the [[Heartless]]. There, the Heartless thrived, and beyond it, in the eternal abyss, lied the unlocked door to Kingdom Hearts.

After a long battle, Xehanort's wounded Heartless reached the endless abyss, where the [[Door to Darkness]] lay, with the [[Realm of Darkness]] and Kingdom Hearts waiting behind it. Ansem forced the door to open, hoping for Kingdom Hearts to fill him with the power of darkness. However, Kingdom Hearts was revealed not to be darkness, but light. The light overwhelmed him, destroying him. But even with his defeat, the darkness that surrounded Kingdom Hearts threatened to overwhelm the [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Realm of Light|Realm of Light]]. In order to stop the Heartless threat, Sora was forced to close the Door to Darkness, trapping [[Riku]] and [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] on the other side. Nonetheless, the sealing also restored the destroyed worlds, along with the barriers between them, while preventing billions of Heartless from invading the Realm of Light.

===''Kingdom Hearts II''===

{{Q|Hear me, Kingdom Hearts! It seems we must begin anew. Ah, but know this: I will give to you as many hearts as it takes. Mark my words. You can no more be complete without me than I without you. Heed me, Kingdom Hearts! Lend me your power, so that we may be complete! The power to erase the fools that hinder us!|-[[Xemnas]]}}

Kingdom Hearts is again the goal of Xehanort in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', but this time, it's his [[Nobody]], Xemnas, and the Organization he leads. Maleficent, revived, also seeks out Kingdom Hearts once more.