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Vanitas
Japanese ヴァニタス
Romaji Vanitasu
Home world {{{world}}}
Role Antagonist
Origin Birth by Sleep
English voice actor(s) TBA
Japanese voice actor(s) TBA

Vanitas (ヴァニタス Vanitasu?) is a mysterious character introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. He is the sole apprentice of Master Xehanort, and appears to be one of the game's antagonists. His name is derived from the Latin word for "Vanity" or "Emptiness", and was chosen both for its meaning, and that it sounded similar to "Ventus".

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[edit] Appearance

Vanitas wears a black and red organic-looking bodysuit and a silver helmet covered with dark glass, hiding his face from view. The suit's appearance is quite similar to Riku's Dark Mode from Kingdom Hearts and Chain of Memories. He wields an unnamed Keyblade that is colored in red and black, also bearing two blue eyes that were previously unique to Riku's Soul Eater and Way to the Dawn.

[edit] Fighting Style

Vanitas is a skilled warrior with the Keyblade and with magic. He is seen casting thunder and blizzard magic, performing complicated acrobatics, and even rides the flying Keyblades that Master Xehanort sends out.

[edit] Trivia

  • It is shown in the TGS trailer that Vanitas has the same battle-stance as Riku, further implying a connection.
  • Tetsuya Nomura confirmed that Vanitas's identity will be revealed at the end of the story of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
  • After his first spoken line, Nomura made a joke saying that he was to voice Vanitas.

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