Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)

Aqua
Kingdom Hearts character
Official artwork for Aqua for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
First game	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010)
Created by	Tetsuya Nomura
Designed by	Tetsuya Nomura
Voiced by (English)	Willa Holland
Voiced by (Japanese)	Megumi Toyoguchi
Fictional profile
Weapon	Keyblade

Aqua (Japanese: アクア, Hepburn: Akua^?), also known as Master Aqua (マスター・アクア, Masutā Akua^?), is a fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise Kingdom Hearts. Having first made cameo appearances in Kingdom Hearts II and its updated version Final Mix, Aqua is one of the three protagonists who is introduced in the 2010 prequel Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. She is one of the Keyblade apprentices training under Master Eraqus alongside her friends Terra and Ventus. As Eraqus' friend Master Xehanort leaves, Aqua and Terra are assigned to find him and defeat creatures known as the Unversed. She also appeared in other Kingdom Hearts titles, most notably Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.

Unlike Terra and Ventus, Aqua is the only protagonist who did not have a point of reference for Tetsuya Nomura to design from, and thus was designed from scratch. Later in the design process, Nomura became concerned that Aqua would not be popular, and this drove his decision to make her very distinct in her personal bravery and combat abilities. While her outfit design was based on Terra's, her movements were chosen to distinguish her from other characters by having her specialize in magical combat. Aqua is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in Japanese and Willa Holland in English.