I was just thinking; I looked through the Ansem Reports, and apparently all Heartless with the crests on them were created artificially. In KH1, a character is running in Traverse Town, and falls to the ground with a horrified look on his face. His heart went into the Darkness, and out came a Soldier Heartless. When I first saw this, I thought he turned into a Heartless, until I read the Ansem Reports. Then I thought Ansem had created exact replicas of the Heartless, and the ones after that somehow got the crests, too. Now I know better.
But now I get to my point. The machine created by Xahanort, Ansem the Wise's apprentice, replicated the circumstances of a heart turning to the Darkness. The Nobodies, unlike the Heartless, start their lives with crests, except for those with strong hearts. I was wondering if Nobodies were created at the same time as the Heartless were. I was curious also if the Nobodies (aside from Organization XIII and Naminé, the only ones with human form) were even less non-existant than we were led to believe.
Now for the second part of my mumbling....
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But now I get to my point. The machine created by Xahanort, Ansem the Wise's apprentice, replicated the circumstances of a heart turning to the Darkness. The Nobodies, unlike the Heartless, start their lives with crests, except for those with strong hearts. I was wondering if Nobodies were created at the same time as the Heartless were. I was curious also if the Nobodies (aside from Organization XIII and Naminé, the only ones with human form) were even less non-existant than we were led to believe.
Now for the second part of my mumbling....
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Riku lost his body and soul when he opened his heart to Darkness, a process which normally means you become a Heartless. Instead, Xahanort's Heartless, which was more like a heart floating accross the Dark World, came over to Riku and took over his body, leaving Riku's heart deep within. When Riku opposed XH, Riku's heart was plunged into Darkness, leaving his body and soul in XH's possession, allowing him to do as he pleased. XH, as we know, had the Heartless crest on his chest, indicating he was artificial, but I personally doubt it. XH disappeared when Sora beat him, but I do not know what became of Riku's body and soul. Maybe this lack of an element is why in the 358/2 Days trailer he says, "Maybe it is I who doesn't exist".
I'm sorry if this has already been covered