Aqua

Master **Aqua** (アクア, *Akua*), is both a fictional character and one of the main protagonists from the *Kingdom Hearts* series created by Tetsuya Nomura. She is one of the Keyblade Wielders before Sora. She is one of the Keyblade-wielding warriors training under Eraqus.

Like Terra and Ventus, it's her dream to become a 'Keyblade Master'. She is the only one out of the three to achieve that goal and earn the title. The only connection Aqua and Kairi is that they met in Radiant Garden and put a protective spell on her necklace, which later brought Kairi to Destiny Islands.

Kairi, by accidentally touching Aqua's Keyblade during this time as well, also inherited the Keyblade from Aqua.

"*The battle for the realm of light...is not won. Thanks to Terra, Mickey and NiGHTS, I know what's at stake. I'm not afraid. I will face the long darkness. The next time someone wanders into the realm of darkness. I'll be here. A light to cut through all the shadows. I will be their wayfinder. And one day, I'll return to Terra and Ven. I am Master Aqua. And that's a promise.*"

—Aqua.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Willa Holland (English), Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese), Not Known (Albanian), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish)

### Biography

The only one of Master Eraqus's pupils to have been recognized as a true Keyblade Master. A healthy rivalry and close friendship bind her and her training mates Terra and Ven together.

The only one of Master Eraqus's pupils to have been recognized as a true Keyblade Master. Her orders: to bring the Unversed situation under control, and to keep an eye on Terra.

She is very concerned about Terra, as well as Ventus, who ran away from home to find him.

### Appearance

Aqua looks slightly like Kairi, but older. Aqua has blue eyes, and her hair is blue and relatively short. She wears a black and blue, high-collared halter top, two pink, intersecting belts over her chest, and black shorts. She wears a silver badge similar to badges also worn by Ven and Terra, though Terra's is gold.

On Aqua's arms are white bell-sleeves and tan, fingerless gloves. She also wears a small, segmented piece of armor on each of her upper arms. She wears what appear to be black stockings or socks on her legs which reach to about halfway up her thighs, leaving a small area of bare skin on her upper thighs.

Aqua also bears two strips of blue cloth that drape over either side of her hips, along with a smaller, white strip of cloth tied around her waist, draped in the same manner. Finally, she wears pointed, armored, silver boots with a sharp "hook" on the outer side of each.

#### Keyblade Armor

By touching the piece of armor hanging on her arm, Aqua will become full clad in her Keyblade Armor. Aqua's armor is mostly colored in shades of silver, black, grey and blue. Notable additions include a silver breastplate resembling an upside-down crescent moon and a dark-visored helmet. Her helmet, like Ventus and Terra's, bears two prongs on either side, with her silver ones wrapping around the sides and angling diagonally downwards. Her cape is that of a dusty-rose color.

* Hair Color: Blue
* Skin Color: Not Known
* Eye Color: Blue
* Age: Not Known
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: Not Known
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

Aqua shows some similarities to Kairi, which she shows by making good luck charms for her friends. She also has a devotion to her friends similar to that of Sora's, for she did everything in her power to protect Ventus from harm and even sacrificed herself to save Terra. She is also similar to Sora in that she holds a strong sense of justice and desire to do what is right. Her judgments between what is right and wrong are never misplaced, although Ventus and Terra sometimes lose sight of the right thing to do. Her personality is serious, kind, strong willed, intelligent, and responsible, as she is the most reliable of the three.

She is always worrying about Terra and Ventus, who are two of her closest friends. She has been shown to be blushing and embarrassed when Zack asks her out on a date, shaking her head and arms in an attempt to compose herself. She seems rather modest, as despite becoming a master already, she still referred to herself as a trainee. The only time she referred to herself as "Master Aqua" was toward the end, when she fights the possessed Terra.

Aqua may debatably be the true hero of Birth by Sleep. She was the only one officially dubbed a Keyblade master, and unlike Ventus and Terra, she never strayed from the path of light and her actions were all selfless and intended to help her friends, and to free the worlds from sinister forces. Despite this, her bluntness in talking with Terra and Ventus unintentionally pushed them further down their paths and into Master Xehanort's trap, indicating a "react" personality, rather than an "act" personality.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Terra
* Ventus
* Master Eraqus
* Kairi
* Sora
* Riku
* Merlin
* Ansem the Wise
* Axel/Lea
* Roxas
* Xion
* Naminé
* Spirits
* his summons
* Final Fantasy
	+ Zack Fair
* The World Ends with You characters
* numerous Disney characters
	+ King Mickey
	+ Donald Duck
	+ Goofy
	+ Yen Sid
	+ Prince Charming
	+ Cinderella
	+ Jaq
	+ Fairy Godmother
	+ Grand Duke
	+ The Prince
	+ Snow White
	+ Doc
	+ Bashful
	+ Happy
	+ Sleepy
	+ Sneezy
	+ Grumpy
	+ Dopey
	+ Prince Phillip
	+ Aurora
	+ Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather
	+ Scrooge McDuck
	+ Horace Horsecollar
	+ Queen Minnie
	+ Pluto
	+ Daisy Duck
	+ Hercules
	+ Philoctetes
	+ Stitch
	+ Grand Councilwoman (temporarily)
	+ Peter Pan
	+ Lost Boys
	+ Tinker Bell
* numerous Nintendo characters
	+ NiGHTS
	+ Longclaw
	+ Master Dennotin
	+ Mario
	+ Danica Patrick
	+ Light Labs
		- Dr. Light
		- Auto
		- Duo
		- Light Robot Masters
			* MegaMan
			* ProtoMan
			* Roll
	+ Team Sonic
		- Sonic the Hedgehog
		- Tails the Fox
		- Knuckles the Echidna
	+ Team Chaotix
		- Vector the Crocodile
		- Espio the Chameleon
		- Charmy the Bee
	+ Amy Rose the Hedgehog
	+ Mighty the Armadillo
	+ Ray the Flying Squirrel
	+ Donkey Kong
	+ Diddy Kong

### Enemies

* Master Xehanort
	+ Xehanort (Young)
* Unversed
	+ Vanitas
* Braig/Xigbar
* Heartless
	+ Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
		- his guardian
* Nobodies
* Organization XIII
	+ Xemnas
* numerous Disney villains
	+ Maleficent
	+ Pete
* Sephiroth
* numerous Nintendo characters
	+ Reala
	+ Dr. Wily
	+ Eggman Empire
		- Dr. Eggman
		- Metal Sonic
	+ Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad
		- Coconuts
		- Grounder
		- Scratch
	+ Dr. Julian Snively
	+ Hard Boiled Heavies
		- Heavy King
		- Heavy Gunner
		- Heavy Magician
		- Heavy Shinobi
		- Heavy Rider

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

Aqua is described by Tetsuya Nomura as being "tricky". A magic-based fighter with agility to boot, she's capable of doing cartwheels while attacking with her Keyblade. While she's more than capable physically, her prowess lies with a more magic-oriented fighting style, being versed in all forms of it.

Aqua is second only to Master Xehanort in terms of magic amongst Keyblade Users, displaying superior skill to both Terra and Ven as well as later Keyblade users such as Sora and Riku. She has her own special variations of the Fire, Ice, and Thunder spells, and can cast the Reflect spell indefinitely without tiring, effectively giving Aqua a 360 degree defensive zone. She can also augment her jumping abilities with magic. She is slower than Ventus, but is faster than Terra, with her slender frame making her a difficult target. Small petals also appear when she summons her Keyblade. Her well known Command Styles are:

* Spell Weaver: Her own exclusive Command Style; it utilizes the power of light to hover her Keyblade in midair, swiftly attacking enemies while enhancing her magic capabilities as well. Activated by filling the Command Gauge with a variety of multiple magic-based commands. The finisher consists of Aqua performing a magical spin attack that can be controlled with the analog stick. This was called **"Magic Wish"** in the Japanese release.

* Ghost Drive: Aqua's high speed Command Style and exclusive to her; it allows her to attack enemies at high speeds while using after-image illusions and tricky movements to her advantage. Activated by filling the Style Gauge with Thunder, Reprisal, and Magnet-based commands. The finisher consists of Aqua circling a certain area to impale magical pikes into the ground before creating an explosion.

### Weapons

Aqua's exclusive Keychains generally share a water-theme and are primarily focused on magical strength; in fact, her "Brightcrest" is the most magically-powerful Keyblade form in the game. Her Keyblade and its forms are of medium length, between those of Ventus and Terra.

Aqua starts off with her personal "Rainfell", but after visiting the Destiny Islands, she obtains a more powerful version of it named "Stormfall". However, after falling into the Realm of Darkness, she sacrifices her Keyblade and Keyblade Armor to save Terra, and is forced to use the Master Keeper, which she had retrieved earlier while visiting the Land of Departure and converting it into Castle Oblivion.

## History

### Past

#### Early Life

Aqua, alongside Terra, is one of Eraqus's pupils. Like Terra, Aqua also has a dream of becoming a Keyblade master.

One day, a suspicious man named Master Xehanort arrived and gave Eraqus a new pupil, Ventus. Terra and Aqua start to question him but this ends up troubling him and he passes out. Eraqus explains that this is because Ventus has lost his memories so Aqua takes on to caring for him. While countless days pass, one day Ventus wakes up in front of Aqua.

## Etymology

Her name is Latin for "water", while Kairi's name in Japanese means "sea".

## External links

* Sora *Wikipedia*
* Aqua *Disney Wiki*
* Aqua *Heroes Wiki*
* Aqua *Kingdom Hearts Wiki, the Kingdom Hearts encyclopedia*
* Aqua *The Keyhole, Kingdom Hearts Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* The official Japanese website refers to Aqua as the "**Dancing Waters Forming Bonds**" (絆繋ぐ舞水, *Kizuna Tsunagu Busui*).