Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony

The **Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony** is a trial in which a Keyblade wielder on the level of a Master (with the exception of Terra, since he technically isnt a Master during the events of Birth By Sleep) chooses a person to inherit the power to wield the Keyblade. If the Keyblade accepts the inheritor selected, that person will become able to summon their own Keyblade whenever attempted.

An inheritor can also be accidentally made, if one with the right heart touches the weapon; this is how Kairi became Aqua's inheritor at Radiant Garden. The only intentional ceremony seen is performed on Riku by Terra, setting Riku's fate as a Keyblade bearer.

## Procedure

*In your hand, take this Key. So long as you have the makings, then through this simple act of taking, its wielder you shall one day be. And you will find me, friend—no ocean will contain you then. No more borders around, or below, or above, so long as you champion the ones you love.*

A Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony may be either intentional or accidental. To pass down the Keyblade intentionally, a Keyblade master must choose a successor. All the master must do is test the strength of the one they have chosen by allowing him or her to hold their Keyblade. If the Keyblade also approves of the heir, it will stay in the heir's hand and not automatically return to the master.

The Keyblade is accidentally inherited when one of a strong heart and will makes contact with it. If the Keyblade glows the same way as when passed down intentionally, it can be safely assumed that this person can now summon the Keyblade willingly.

Prominent Keyblade wielders that practiced both cases of the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony are Aqua and Terra. A chosen Keyblade wielder is capable of seeing the door to the heart of a world, as Riku saw in the flashbacks in *Kingdom Hearts*.

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

The event happened in Sora’s Adventures in Kingdom Hearts. It is performed on several characters, whether accidental or intentional, and often randomly (as per New Powers as the Plot Demands). It is also revealed that Keybladers can have multiple inheritors, as Sora had passed inheritance on to Hikari (his and Kairi's daughter) and also Melody.

Like Sora’s Adventures in Never Land for example John Darling had touched Riku’s Keyblade while cleaning and polishing it. This led to John wishing for a Keyblade, which turned his umbrella into the Stormsweeper Keyblade because Pip the Pirate Genie grant his wish.

It is revealed that Naminé gained inheritance from Strelitzia sometime before the events of the show; as such, she wields the Brightcrest Keyblade given to her by Aqua.

In Sora’s Adventures in Atlantica, Melody became intrigued with Sora's Keyblade and yanked it away from him. This led to her being one of Sora's two inheritors, and by the end of the episode, Ariel hands her daughter the Crabclaw Keyblade for her use.

In Sora's Adventures in Prankster's Paradise, Pinocchio became an inheritor of Roxas because he wanted to help the Guardians of Light fight off the Coachman. After a brief ceremony, Pinocchio is given three Keyblades: Ferris Gear (his signature Keyblade), Wishing Star and Ocean's Rage (which also belongs to Emyd).

In Sora's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice decided to help the Guardians fight off the evil in Wonderland (against the wishes of her big sister), so she gained inheritance from Naminé. This gives her the Lady Luck Keyblade for her use.

In Sora’s Adventures in Mousedom, Olivia Flaversham had to use her own Keyblade to fight Professor Ratigan’s Heartless after accidentally touching Kairi’s Keyblade.

In Sora’s Adventures in Kipling Jungle, Mowgli has to use two of his Keyblades to fight Shere Khan.

In Sora's Magical Adventures in Camelot,

In Sora's Adventures in Nottingham Skippy has touched Ventus’ Keyblade on his birthday.

Gosalyn and Honker had touched Xion’s Keyblade in Sora’s Adventures in Saint Canard.

## Role in Heart of the Keybearer/LeAnn's Journey series

In these games, the ceremony is held on a few occasions. Carl got his inheritance from Ventus in Radiant Garden while he was working under Master Aqua's tutelage, and Ven had recently passed his Mark of Mastery exam. Sarah's inheritance came from Kairi, who named her an inheritor after her and Sora's daughter Hikari had gotten hers from her father. Harlynn is an accidental inheritor after he touched Captain Riku's Keyblade while in the Keyblade Guard.

## Trivia

* As mentioned above, a common criticism fans have about the Sora's Adventures version of the ceremony is that in the games, it is established that *only* a Keyblade Master can give inheritance (except in Terra's case); however, largely due to the inconsistent writing, the fanfic's inheritance can be given by anyone, master or not. Fans may also see the inheritance given to Disney characters as one of two tropes: an "Ass Pull," or "New Powers as the Plot Demands," and is one of the most controversial things about this fanfic.
	+ Besides that, it mostly happens to child characters and are usually predictable: if there is a child character, you can bet they will gain inheritance.