At the same time, he sets up his new base of operations in the Old Mansion in Twilight Town. To that end, he appears to Riku during his journey through the basements of Castle Oblivion to help guide his path. Eventually, the six apprentices dabbled too deep into the darkness and were consumed by it, and plunged Ansem into the Realm of Nothingness.Īnsem is able to escape, but takes on the new identity of DiZ and conceals his face with red bandages, leaving only his mouth and one eye exposed, and begins planning his revenge against his former apprentices, who have formed Organization XIII. After reading the truth, Ansem began to see that the damage he had done had become irreversible. Ansem's friend, Mickey Mouse eventually advised Ansem the Wise to review the research data. Ansem immediately ordered his apprentices to cease their experiments and sealed the chamber. However, Ansem's six apprentices used the laboratory in order to conduct inhumane experiments on the human heart. In order to understand the heart and counter darkness, Ansem began conducting tests on Xehanort's heart, and eventually constructed a large laboratory in the basement of his castle. Many years before the game's current timeline, Ansem the Wise became worried that the darkness of people's hearts would one day swallow his beloved home. He is voiced by Makio Inoue with Daisuke Namikawa as his younger self in the Japanese version, and by Mark Hamill with Drake Bell as his younger self in the English version.Īnsem the Wise is the former sage-king of Radiant Garden. He helps his old friend pass on to the next life, even briefly turning to their younger selves before departing to Kingdom Hearts. Later on, Eraqus leaves Terra's heart and confronts Xehanort for the last time, convincing Xehanort that it was a checkmate. In Kingdom Hearts III, a young Eraqus and Xehanort are seen playing a game of chess in the world of Scala ad Calum, while talking about the first keyblade war. Despite his demise, Eraqus' heart found residence within Terra to help him resist Xehanort after Terra would become the villainous Keyblade master's vessel. But, as Eraqus dawns on this, Master Xehanort himself appears and finishes Eraqus off, causing him to fade out of existence. Terra wins the battle but spares Eraqus, who expresses remorse for realizing he had turned his Keyblade on his own students. As Eraqus charges forward, Ventus is thrown into a portal to another world by Terra while the latter battles Eraqus. Terra attempts to stop the execution and then soon after, Eraqus senses that Terra has descended into darkness, causing him sadness by the fact that he must eliminate two of his apprentices. When Terra returns to the Land of Departure, Eraqus attempts to vanquish Ventus to prevent Xehanort from using the boy in his plans. However, after Terra departs, Ventus leaves as well, so Eraqus instructs Aqua to bring Ventus back. Eraqus, however, is unaware that Master Xehanort had interfered, using his dark powers to affect the course of the exam itself.Īfter Master Xehanort goes missing, Eraqus sends Terra and Aqua to find him, trusting Aqua with responsibility for Terra due to his fear of the man's inner darkness. Eraqus believes that Terra is not ready because he lacks control over his own darkness. Eraqus begins the exam and in the end, Aqua passes, but Terra fails. Master Xehanort arrives, along with Ventus, at the Land of Departure and the boy watches Terra and Aqua preparing for their exams. At the beginning of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Eraqus prepares to hold the Mark of Mastery exam. Master Eraqus is a Keyblade Master and the master of Terra and Aqua, and he also serves as the second master of Ventus. Original Characters Sora Main article: Sora Riku Main article: Riku Kairi Main article: Kairi Terra Main article: Terra Aqua Main article: Aqua Ventus Main article: Ventus Naminé Main article: Naminé