Vanitas (Dividing Lines)

Vanitas is a secret party member for Johnny Madman in Ultimate Man. As a secret party member, he plays no significance to the story.

Story
Upon returning to the Fields of Home with Terra, Aqua, and Ven, Johnny meets Arlene again. They converse for a bit, but then Arlene feels a disturbance. She tells Johnny that he must go to the Radiant Garden. After searching for a while, Johnny says that maybe it was a simple Heartless, eliminated already. Then, a sinister laugh is heard behind him. The man in the suit is instantly recognized by all four, as Vanitas, the apprentice of Master Xehanort. Vanitas attacks, and a fight ensues.

As the fight goes on, Vanitas helmet begins to crack and fly off. With the final blow, Johnny shatters both Vanitas' Keyblade and his helmet. Disgraced by his defeat, he says that he must now follow Johnny, as he is a higher rank of a Keyblade wielder.

After this, he does not play into the story, but unlocking him will result in a special cutscene of him and Ventus fighting back to back during the final battle.

Music Themes
When Johnny meets Vanitas in the Great Maw, the theme "Those Chosen by the Planet" plays. When Johnny battles Vanitas, the final battle theme for Vanitas in Birth by Sleep plays.

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Trivia

 * Vanitas' job class, unlike most characters, is not stated in his journal entry.
 * Vanitas is recognized by Johnny, who never meet him. This is never explained, other than the fact that Johnny felt a powerful presense of darkness at the Master Qualification Exam.