<P> Xemnas is the main antagonist in Kingdom Hearts II, having used Roxas and Xion prior in Kingdom Hearts 358 / 2 Days for the deed while watching from behind the scenes, getting Sora to gather the hearts from destroyed Emblem Heartless so he can increase the size of the Kingdom Hearts that he is cultivating in the World That Never Was . However, after his followers have been dispatched, Xemnas finds his Kingdom Hearts damaged as the result of Ansem the Wise's attempts to digitally contain it . When Sora and company refuses to aid him in its restoration, Xemnas uses what is left of Kingdom Hearts' power to take on a new form to fight Sora's party . Though Xemnas is thought to be defeated, he separates Sora and Riku from the others to attack them . However, the two defeat Xemnas and he fades into darkness . </P> <P> Xemnas returns as one of the main antagonists for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance . Xemnas takes advantage of the Sleeping Worlds to mess with Sora by using the youth's many connected hearts . In a Sleeping World version of the World That Never Was, Sora defeats Xemnas . It is also revealed that Xehanort's back - up actions included Xemnas forming Organization XIII to serve as vessels for Xehanort's heart to achieve a perfect recreation of the χ - blade . </P> <P> Xemnas is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in the Japanese version and by Paul St. Peter in the English version . </P> <P> Maleficent is an evil fairy from Sleeping Beauty . As revealed in the series prequel Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Maleficent originated from the world Enchanted Dominion as she encountered Terra, Ventus, and Aqua after Master Xehanort reveals the existence of the Seven Princesses of Heart, the Keyblade and other Worlds to her . Serving as the secondary antagonist of Kingdom Hearts, Maleficent formed a group of Disney villains--Hades from Hercules, Jafar from Aladdin, Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Captain Hook from Peter Pan--to help her take control of all worlds through the power of Kingdom Hearts, using the ruins of Hollow Bastion as a base of operations . However, she is defeated by Sora after Riku--possessed by "Ansem"--unlocks her heart and transforms her into a dragon . But Maleficent is resurrected in Kingdom Hearts II, where she resumes her plans of world domination together with Pete while also seeking revenge against Sora, as well as converting Xemnas' Castle That Never Was into her new base of operations . In Kingdom Hearts coded, unaware that she was in an artificially created simulation of the worlds, Maleficent sought the data in Jiminy's Journal to amass an army of Heartless to invade the outside world . Despite failure to carry out this plan, Maleficent attempted to claim the Datascape in exchange for Queen Minnie's life in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance; however, she once more was forced to abandon her plan . But as revealed in a secret ending in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, after learning what the Datascape is, Maleficent aims her goals to find a relic known as the Book of Prophecies as she believes there may be a link between it and the journal . </P>

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