Appearances
Before being introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Ventus first made cameos in the secret endings of Kingdom Hearts II and its re-release, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, which depicted him and his friends Terra and Aqua battling Master Xehanort and Vanitas. Ventus is also shown in a cameo in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days when Xion, a replica of Sora, is seen as Ventus while fighting Xigbar. Ventus is also constantly referenced by Xigbar in Kingdom Hearts II and 358/2 Days while Xemnas, the Nobody of Xehanort, is in search of him in Castle Oblivion.
Prior to the start of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Ventus was the apprentice of Master Xehanort, who trained him to complete the legendary χ-blade. However, due to Ventus's reluctance to use darkness, Xehanort extracted it from his heart, resulting in the creation of Vanitas, but also leaving his heart incomplete and on the verge of collapse. He is brought by Xehanort to Destiny Islands, where his heart merges with that of the newborn Sora to keep it safe. Losing his memories, Ventus is placed in the care of Master Eraqus as his youngest Keyblade apprentice alongside Terra and Aqua. At the start of the game, Ventus is goaded by Vanitas into following Terra after he is sent by Eraqus to seek out Xehanort, fearing for his friend's well-being. Ventus travels through various worlds, fighting mysterious creatures called the Unversed and meeting various people. Vanitas attacks Ventus during his journey to test his strength, but he is defeated when Ventus is aided by the Keyblade apprentice Mickey. Upon meeting Xehanort, Ventus is forced to remember his purpose as being used to create the χ-blade. Ventus refuses to battle Vanitas to avoid creating the χ-blade, but is forced to after Vanitas threatens to kill Terra and Aqua if he does not. Their battle takes place in the Keyblade Graveyard, where he is restrained by the Unversed as he is forced to fuse with Vanitas to create the χ-blade, his body ending up under Vanitas's control. However, their fusion is incomplete, allowing Ventus to destroy Vanitas within his heart at the same time that Aqua destroys the χ-blade. As a result, Ventus loses his heart and his body is placed within Castle Oblivion by Aqua until he awakens. Ventus's wandering heart is able to find its way back to the young Sora, who accepts Ventus' heart into his body. In the game's secret ending, he is seen in what appears to be the Land of Departure with Terra, and the two utter Sora's name with newfound hope.
Ventus is mentioned in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, when Mickey reveals he has learned where Ventus' heart is, having searched for Terra, Aqua, and him over the past ten years. In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Sora briefly takes the form of Ventus during a dream, and when his heart is wounded, Ventus's armor appears to protect his body. In the ending of the game, Ventus is shown in Castle Oblivion, still in his catatonic state, smiling all of a sudden.
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