16 Facts About Xehanort

Xehanort is a fictional character and the central antagonist of the Kingdom Hearts game franchise by Square Enix.

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 that might confuse the audience.

Xehanort was originally conceptualized as a one-game only villain by Tetsuya Nomura for the video game Kingdom Hearts.

Xehanort was often told by the manga artist that they felt "the characters come alive however they want, " and some parts did change from their original conceptualization.

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Nomura explained that Master Xehanort wishes to bring back the Keyblade War and see what happens afterward with his own eyes, but once he finds a way to accomplish this he is an old man with only a few years left to him.

Xehanort was replaced by Richard Epcar for the later titles.

Xehanort came to enjoy voicing Xemnas alongside Wormmon from Digimon Adventure 02.

Xehanort found the role challenging as he had to work as carefully as Wakamoto.

Master Xehanort was voiced in English by Leonard Nimoy in Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance.

Xehanort is re-established as an elderly Keyblade Master from the Destiny Islands who acquired the means to transplant his heart into the bodies of others, which he uses to orchestrate the events through Kingdom Hearts III to suit his agenda.

Xehanort wanted to create a new world where light and darkness exist in perfect balance.

Xehanort is defeated through the combined efforts of Ventus, Terra and Aqua, incurring amnesia in the process.

Xehanort uses time travel to assemble Ansem, Xemnas, and other versions of himself from across time into a new Organization, sending their hearts into replica bodies to co-exist with their present selves.

Zane's work as Xehanort, was noted by Kotaku in an article involving "cheesy video game voice acting" as the writer claimed "Zane's performance is a combination of rocky growlings and deep bass utterances" as a result of how many taunts he makes during the cutscenes, making the villain stand out.

Hauer's portrayal was praised by Meristation who noted that Xehanort was one of the actor's final works before his death, but HardcoreGamer felt he did not match Nimoy's performance.