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Master Xehanort first appeared in the teaser for ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' as the antagonist battling Terra, Aqua, and Ventus alongside Vanitas. Despite being the true main antagonist of the "Dark Seeker Saga", Xehanort did not appear until the series's sixth installment ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and did not meet Sora face to face until the series's seventh installment ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''. Prior to this, it was believed that Terra-Xehanort was the series's antagonist due to being the original persona of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Xemnas, until ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' revealed that the character was simply Terra possessed by the villain's original incarnation. Xehanort's origins and connection to Terra-Xehanort were hinted when it was revealed that he would be voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka, the father of Akio Ōtsuka, who voiced Terra-Xehanort and Ansem. On January 15, 2015, Ōtsuka died of ischemic heart failure,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150116183704/http://www.aoni.co.jp/ '''''AONI Production''', What's New'': "2015.01.16—Chikao Ohtsuka, an actor attached to our company, passed away January 15, 2015, in part due to ischemic heart disease."]</ref> and was replaced by Akio for ''Kingdom Hearts III''. | Master Xehanort first appeared in the teaser for ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' as the antagonist battling Terra, Aqua, and Ventus alongside Vanitas. Despite being the true main antagonist of the "Dark Seeker Saga", Xehanort did not appear until the series's sixth installment ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and did not meet Sora face to face until the series's seventh installment ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''. Prior to this, it was believed that Terra-Xehanort was the series's antagonist due to being the original persona of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Xemnas, until ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' revealed that the character was simply Terra possessed by the villain's original incarnation. Xehanort's origins and connection to Terra-Xehanort were hinted when it was revealed that he would be voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka, the father of Akio Ōtsuka, who voiced Terra-Xehanort and Ansem. On January 15, 2015, Ōtsuka died of ischemic heart failure,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150116183704/http://www.aoni.co.jp/ '''''AONI Production''', What's New'': "2015.01.16—Chikao Ohtsuka, an actor attached to our company, passed away January 15, 2015, in part due to ischemic heart disease."]</ref> and was replaced by Akio for ''Kingdom Hearts III''. | ||
In the series's English version, Master Xehanort is voiced by Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy was chosen specifically by Tetsuya Nomura because of the role as Mr. Spock from ''Star Trek'' and because Nomura himself is a huge fan of both ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'', two franchises he intended to pit against each other by additionally casting Mark Hamill as Master Eraqus (Xehanort's enemy). ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' was originally intended to be Nimoy's final performance before his retirement in 2010, but he came out of retirement and briefly reprised the role in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''. On February 27, 2015, Nimoy died of chronic lung disease,<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31662024 '''''BBC News''''', "Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Mr Spock, dies at 83"]</ref> and was replaced by Dutch actor Rutger Hauer for ''Kingdom Hearts III''. Hauer died on July 19, 2019, of a short illness, making ''Kingdom Hearts III'' one of his final performances, and was replaced for ''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind'' by veteran actor Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd also appeared in the ''Star Trek'' franchise in the role of Commander Kruge in ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock''. | In the series's English version, Master Xehanort is voiced by Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy was chosen specifically by Tetsuya Nomura because of the role as Mr. Spock from ''Star Trek'' and because Nomura himself is a huge fan of both ''Star Trek'' and ''Star Wars'', two franchises he intended to pit against each other by additionally casting Mark Hamill as Master Eraqus (Xehanort's enemy). ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' was originally intended to be Nimoy's final performance before his retirement in 2010, but he came out of retirement and briefly reprised the role in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''. On February 27, 2015, Nimoy died of chronic lung disease,<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31662024 '''''BBC News''''', "Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Mr Spock, dies at 83"]</ref> and was replaced by Dutch actor Rutger Hauer for ''Kingdom Hearts III''. Hauer died on July 19, 2019, of a short illness, making ''Kingdom Hearts III'' one of his final performances, and was replaced for ''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind'' by veteran actor Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd also appeared in the ''Star Trek'' franchise in the role of Commander Kruge in ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', and co-starred with Billy Zane, Ansem's initial voice actor, in the first two installments of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy. | ||
From ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' onward, Young Xehanort has been voiced by Takanori Okuda in Japanese, and Benjamin Diskin in English. Prior to this, the character had a single line of dialogue in the opening scenes of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and was voiced Mamoru Miyano in Japanese and David Gallagher in English (who both play [[Riku]] in their respective languages). | From ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' onward, Young Xehanort has been voiced by Takanori Okuda in Japanese, and Benjamin Diskin in English. Prior to this, the character had a single line of dialogue in the opening scenes of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and was voiced Mamoru Miyano in Japanese and David Gallagher in English (who both play [[Riku]] in their respective languages). | ||