Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts

Xehanort

Personality

Too little of Xehanort has been seen to paint an accurate picture of what the young man was truly like. Upon his "birth" in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Xehanort appears to retain Master Xehanort's personality, implying that he had not lost his memories and was simply a younger version of Master Xehanort.

Shortly after Xehanort was defeated by the Lingering Sentiment, and lost some of his memories, he ended up in Radiant Garden, and began to question his existence upon meeting Aqua - questioning her by strangling her. Upon being rescued by her, and found by Braig and Ansem, he has lost all of his memories entirely - save for the name "Xehanort".

As one of Ansem's apprentices, Xehanort appears to have a very professional and no nonsense attitude, shown by his determination in his study, such as having little patience for Braig's pestering when Braig questioned him if he was truly Terra due to his behavior and personality, but quickly brushes it aside.

However, one can assume that Xehanort's research into darkness has clouded and twisted his mind into insanity, causing over eleven years of suffering across the worlds.

Abilities

Main article: Xehanort (Boss)

Xehanort, being a possessed version of Terra, is able to use both the Solo Arcanum, Quake and Meteor spells, as well as the Dark Impulse Command Style, and the Black Volley and Ultima Cannon Shoot Locks. He is able to attack using Master Xehanort's Keyblade with Solos Arcanum, a fast, multi-hit combo, and is also one of the few bosses able to heal with Curaga. As with the Keyblade, Xehanort lost access to Terra's abilities after the loss of his memories.

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Xehanort calls upon the "Guardian", a Heartless-like symbiote that floats behind Xehanort as both his defense and offense. The Guardian can shield Xehanort from enemy attacks, slam opponents with physical blows, possess its targets, and fire projectiles of darkness energy. Xehanort's chronological first use of the ability to summon the Guardian was during the battle against Aqua in the Radiant Garden.