KHBbS Why does Ventus hold his Keyblade backwards?

[VanitasMustDIE 1]

well why would ven wield his keyblade backwards? and then when his heart combined with sora's, sora did not wield his keyblade backwards. Why?

[AFS 0]

Well, its not like Sora NECESSARY had to learn and get all ventus

[kingdomlanelover 494]

Because Ven is pimp like that! No anyways, each keyblade master holds it different. It's just there trade mark.

[Reversal 53]

well why would ven wield his keyblade backwards? and then when his heart combined with sora's, sora did not wield his keyblade backwards. Why?

 

It's his own style. There are only so many ways you can wield, so a little variation is well appreciated. Sora's always wielded like that, as you can see from the early BBS trailers in the scene where Terra sees Riku and Sora sparring on the beach.

[VentusX 20]

Nomura probably just wanted a new style for him to use to show he's different than Roxas and Sora.

[Rue 3]

It's simple.

Ven's just Awsome like that. also cause I think, they wanted to make him different enoguht to show people that he looks like roxas, nothing else.

[Ventus_XIII 50]

It goes with his ability. Speed. Holding it backwards makes it easier to attack because he doesnt have to take the momentum to lift the keyblade and swing. But that's just a guess. I agree with Reversal and AFS too

[Rue 3]

It goes with his ability. Speed. Holding it backwards makes it easier to attack because he doesnt have to take the momentum to lift the keyblade and swing. But that's just a guess. I agree with Reversal and AFS too

 

that does make better sence. Then agian he was built for speed. his hair adds aerodyamics! ^^

[Heart Princess 4]

why do many people use their left hand? Why do some people write from from the bottom up instead of top to bottom? Some things just come more naturally to others and is in their comfort zone, there doesn't have to be a specific reason. Obviously Nomura made him that way to set him apart from everyone else and show how unique Ven was as a keyblade bearer. Like said earlier, there are many ways to wield keyblades and it can depend on your personality and traits

[hawk222 152]

Doesn't King Mickey also hold his Kingdom Key like Ven at one point in KH2?

[roxas is da one 1]

ventus is right I think they did that since ven is mostly only about speed terra is hardcore so they make him look a little more bad ass

[NumberXIII.Roxas 64]

Doesn't King Mickey also hold his Kingdom Key like Ven at one point in KH2?

 

I know what your talking about. I think its just the way we see it. The angle makes it look backwards.

[baylaust 2,531]

1. The Keyblade Ven uses is meant to be held backwards because of the handle design.

2. Holding it backwards allows him to attack faster.

[Athiyk 1]

Everyone that posted before me basically has the right idea. It's his style, it's his preference, it's just what he does, it's fairly new to the Kingdom Hearts series and adds a new sight to the battle system. In a practical manner, the reverse grip has its' benefits that the normal grip doesn't (flaws too, though). Of course, it also takes a decent bit of training, since not everyone can actually move their arm and wrist in the right ways. It shows his uniqueness as a character, and that he really has been training hard to become a Master.

 

If you want a quick and easy answer? It just looks cool and they wanted to show he's definitely not Roxas. Or some such simplicity.

[aznshadow390 8]

It's'just his style of fighting.

[XIIIUltimate 0]

Probably just his own style. However, it does lead to a bit of unintentional foreshadowing when Vanitas possesses Ven at the end of Aqua's story: Possessed!Ven holds his Keyblade out in front, unlike normally, so it shows that something is not right.

[HelpMeRan-Sama 141]

because he likes it

I sometimes find my self holding stuff like that too (Coincidence plz, this habit started when I was like, 11 or something )

[Antrium 10]

It's Ven's own persobnal style of fighting, I think...

[hatok 6,413]

Holding the keyblade backwards wouldn't make it go any faster. In fact, to get an effective first swing you would have to lift you are for longer than holding in forward. Ventus' reverse grip comes naturally to him, even when he casually holds things it's still backwards. Holding a blade in reverse is generally done with daggers, or stabbing utensils of a similar nature, as a sword stance, you can only make a weak first attack, but you can make a much more powerful second strike (Try it) and the 3rd strike averages it out. There's a bit of range loss as well though.

Ventus' signature command, Strike Raid, is ideal for this stance however.

Of course this is coming from a person who has always held front-ways, if it came naturally to you, or you practiced, this would be a perfectly viable stance.

[ZeroInformalities 0]

Just like everyone else said: speed, natural reaction to holding it etc. I do the same thing. I'll grab a butter knife and walk to give it to someone backwards.

[Rodman 22]

It's his style. He's gotta stay smooth.

[Oishii 3,987]

Because Nomura wanted it that way obviously

[Xer 670]

I really love the way that he holdes the keyblade >3

[Exodaze 491]

I'm thinking because of his abilities and that he is a wind-person. He must strike those keyblade fast like a wind. But in order to do that, he must hold it that way

[Kirie 3,489]

I think he hold his keyblade like that because that is the style of the keyblade...(I think)