As valentines is approaching many
single adults are depressed and wish to not have feelings of about being alone,
so writing a post about the heartless from Kingdom Hearts (KH) seemed
appropriate.
The heartless are physical manifestation
of darkness that are created when a person’s heart is consumed by darkness.
This often happens as a result of the individual succumbing to negative emotion
such as fear, anger, or sadness. The heartless are described as being soulless
creatures that lack any emotions or morality and are solely driven by their hunger
for hearts. I believe they hunger for hearts because they are searching for their
own heart. In KH I, Sora becomes a heartless and stays as one until he finds
his heart which was in Kairi.
The heartless are controlled by
the main antagonist of the series, Xehanort, who seeks to gather the hearts of
all living beings in order to bring about a state of pure darkness. He believes
once he is successful it will result in a state of balance between light and
darkness, which he believes is the key to unlocking the secrets of the
universe. Xehanort uses the heartless to achieve this goal, attacking and
consuming the hearts of anyone they encounter.
The heartless pose a significant
threat to the series. Similar to zombies, once the heartless consume another
heart that person will become a heartless as well. They are immune to most
forms of physical harm and can be defeated by individuals who posses the strength
of heart and willpower necessary to fight against them. Sora, is one such
character, and he sets out on countless amount of quests to defeat the
heartless and prevent Xehanort from achieving his goals.
The heartless have become a staple
of Kingdom Hearts franchise and have been featured in nearly every entry in the
series. The have become synonymous with the series’ unique blend of action,
adventure, and heart, and have become one of the most recognizable and iconic
elements of the KH universe.
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