returns to its body with Sora's help, expelling Xehanort's heart. Young Xehanort, Xehanort's adolescent self and the main antagonist of Dream Drop Distance, whom the Heartless Ansem summons from the past to assemble the "real" Organization XIII from his other incarnations and a certain member of the previous Organization. Though he loses his memories upon returning to his time, he remains motivated by the destiny "etched in [his] heart" to carry out all of his future self's plans. Reception USGamer praised Xehanort's debut in the series for giving the narrative a major impact as he takes over the role of the Disney villains, and corrupts and possesses Riku's body. The scene is noted to expand the series' lore little by little not only through Riku's actions but also because it explores the ruined Hollow Bastion, which is a former lively place now ruled by Xehanort.GamesRadar enjoyed the final boss fight from the game. The site noted Ansem still manages to further corrupt Riku, labeling his resulting personality who is unwilling to reunite with Sora. Xemnas' handling in Kingdom Hearts II was called predictable. This led to more criticism as Ansem's and Xemnas' destructions lead to the return of the original Xehanort, rendering the heroes' action meaningless. Comic Book Resources enjoyed Riku's handling of Ansem's powers as he manages to use them to overcome his inner darkness in both Chain of Memories and Dream Drop Distance. The same was said with how Riku once again used Ansem's power for justice in Kingdom Hearts II and 358/2 Days to defeat Roxas and help in Sora's awakening in the former game as Roxas was needed to awake the comatose teenager. The site listed Sora's and Riku's fight against Xemnas's as one of Riku's best action sequences. In the book Kingdom Hearts II (Boss Fight Books Book 16), Alexa Ray Corriea describes Ansem as a mad scientist whose multiple personalities would confuse the audience. Xemnas' early characterization was described as the "gray area" from the series since during Kingdom Hearts II the character and his group were not related to darkness or light. The elder Master Xehanort from Birth by Sleep was the subject of commentary eliciting parallels given to Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars. Bob Miur from Destructoid compared Terra's storyline with Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and how he was the corrupted Anakin Skywalker manipulated by Xehanot in