Xehanort

Xehanort
Xehanort
Kingdom Hearts character
	Kingdom Hearts III screenshot featuring from left to right: Ansem, Xehanort (young and old), and Xemnas.
First game	Kingdom Hearts (2002)
Created by	Tetsuya Nomura
Designed by	Tetsuya Nomura
Voiced by	Japanese Akio Otsuka (Ansem; Master Xehanort, Kingdom Hearts III); Norio Wakamoto (Xemnas); Chikao Ōtsuka (Master Xehanort, Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance); Takanori Okuda (young Xehanort); English Billy Zane (Ansem, Kingdom Hearts only); Richard Epcar (Ansem and possessed Terra, Kingdom Hearts II onwards); Paul St. Peter (Xemnas); Leonard Nimoy (Master Xehanort, Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance); Rutger Hauer (Master Xehanort, Kingdom Hearts III); Christopher Lloyd (Master Xehanort, Re:Mind and Melody of Memory); Benjamin Diskin (young Xehanort);
In-universe information
Weapon	Keyblade
Home	Scala ad Caelum

Xehanort (Japanese: ゼアノート, Hepburn: Zeanōto, English: /ˈzeɪ.ənɔːrt/) is a fictional character who is the main antagonist of the Dark Seeker Saga, the first phase in the Kingdom Hearts series by Square Enix. He was introduced as the original form of the sentient Heartless "Ansem, Seeker of Darkness" in the first game and the Nobody Xemnas in Kingdom Hearts II. Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep reveals the human elder Xehanort who, like his alter-egos, wishes to recreate the mythical Kingdom Hearts to gain the power to recreate the universe in his image. While Kingdom Hearts III is the last major installment focusing on Xehanort, the mobile game Dark Road explores his childhood and descent into villainy.

Xehanort was created by Kingdom Hearts director and designer, Tetsuya Nomura, who decided to revise elements of him when Square Enix greenlighted Kingdom Hearts II. Critical response to Xehanort was originally mixed as a result of his multiple alter-egos with different names potentially being confusing to the audience. His further exploration in Birth by Sleep and his boss battles were the subject of praise.

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