A Keyblade is a magical key-shaped melee weapon from the Kingdom Hearts videogame series. It is an iconic weapon used by the main protagonist, Sora, as well as a number of other important characters in the franchise. Almost every Keyblade design, whether canon or fan-made, universally follows the same design layout: a hilt with a two-sided hand guard, a keychain below the hilt, a long shaft for the "blade", and a head at the end of the shaft that resembles the teeth of a skeleton key.