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, also known as , is a fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise ''Kingdom Hearts''. Having first made cameo appearances in the game ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Aqua was introduced in the 2010 prequel ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' as one of the three protagonists. In the title, Aqua is introduced as a Keyblade-wielding warrior living in Land of Departure training under Master Eraqus alongside her best friends Terra and Ventus. Following the disappearance from Master Xehanort, a comrade from Eraqus, she and Terra are tasked with searching for him as while protecting the worlds from creatures known as Unversed. However, she is also told by Eraqus to watch over Terra's development and bring back Ventus who left the Land of Departure. Unlike Terra and Ventus, Aqua was the only protagonist from ''Birth by Sleep'' who did not have a base for director Tetsuya Nomura to design, and thus Nomura had pressure on how to make her appealing to gamers. While her outfit was based on Terra's, her movements were meant to contrast his and Ventus's to make her specialized in magic attacks. Aqua has been voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in Japanese and Willa Holland in English. The character of Aqua has received mixed critics by video game publications based on her personality and role in ''Birth by Sleep'' as well as her gameplay mechanics which differed from the other characters. ==Appearances== Before her introduction in ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'', Aqua made small appearances in the secret endings from ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and its re-release, ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''. Both events depicted Terra, Ventus and her fighting Xehanort and his apprentice Vanitas. Moreover, her Keyblade and armor appear in a room from Radiant Garden in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', which Xemnas, the "Nobody" of Xehanort, often visits calling the armor "friend".〔 In ''Birth by Sleep'', Aqua appears as a Keyblade apprentice in Land of Departure training alongside Terra and Ventus to gain the title of Keyblade Master. Aqua takes the Mark of Mastery exam along with Terra and becomes a Keyblade Master. When Xehanort goes missing, Eraqus instructs Terra and her to find him while also protecting the worlds they visit from creatures known as the Unversed. Following Terra's departure, Eraqus asks Aqua to watch over Terra to see if he succumbs to his inner darkness and also bring back Ventus who suddenly left the world. As she travels across the worlds, Aqua starts doubting about Terra's actions in the worlds, while Ventus decides not to return home until Terra is safe. When she meets Yen Sid, an acquaintance of Eraqus, Aqua is told that the latter was killed by Xehanort with Terra's assistance and goes to the Keyblade Graveyard to face him. Later, Terra explains to her how Xehanort tricked him into fighting Eraqus, while Ventus reveals that Xehanort plans to use him and his apprentice Vanitas to create a Keyblade known as the χ-blade. The three are then confronted by Xehanort and Vanitas, and proceed to battle. While Terra goes to battle Xehanort, Vanitas takes possession of Ventus's body to create the χ-blade. With help from King Mickey, Yen Sid's student, Aqua fights the possessed Ventus until the χ-blade explodes. After learning that Ventus has lost his heart, Aqua locks his catatonic body in Castle Oblivion created from the ruins of the Land of the Departure with Eraqus's Keyblade. Aqua then tracks down Terra to Radiant Garden, only to find that he has been possessed by Xehanort. In the ensuing battle, Terra's presence manifests, causing Xehanort to unlock his own heart in the internal struggle and fall into the Realm of Darkness. However, Aqua saves Terra's by sending her armor and Keyblade with him back to Radiant Garden and ends up trapped in the Realm of Darkness as a result. Sometime after the events of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', she meets Ansem the Wise, the former ruler of Radiant Garden, at the shores of a dark ocean and learns about the events that occurred in her absence regarding Sora, the new Keyblade bearer. Upon hearing Sora's name, and recognizing it as the name of the little boy she met on Destiny Islands who now possesses Ventus's heart, Aqua sheds a tear and utters Sora's name with renewed hope. ''Birth by Sleep Final Mix'', an update of ''Birth by Sleep'', features a secret episode that slightly expands on Aqua's time in the Realm of Darkness, battling Heartless with her master's Keyblade. In ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'', Aqua is revealed to be one of the many people connected with Sora's heart, causing Mickey to ask Sora to rescue them. She also makes small appearances in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' as part of Sora's memories and in the ending where she is still at the shores of the dark ocean. Aqua is slated to be the protagonist of ''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-'', which is part of ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue''. This new chapter is a prologue to the events of ''Kingdom Hearts III'', which heavily expands on her time in the Realm of Darkness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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