What does a keyblade look like without a keychain?

[Deathscythe 31]

I've been thinking about this for a couple weeks, and I'm like 99% sure this hasn't been covered in the series. Does it just turn into a stick? Let me know if you know the answer to my question or whatever.

[ocean's rage 770]

i always imagined it would just be its default appearance 

[Deathscythe 31]

2 hours ago, ocean's rage said:

i always imagined it would just be its default appearance 

The kingdom key? But that has a keychain...

[ocean's rage 770]

6 minutes ago, Deathscythe said:

The kingdom key? But that has a keychain...

the way i see it he takes off the keychain it looks the same until he attaches a new one, he removes it it goes back to kingdom key until the next one is put on

[JPansullo7 16]

The keyblade of people's hearts that Riku/Ansem wields in KH1 has no keychain

[FadedSparkle 18]

Soul Eater was an interim keyblade that evolved into Way to Dawn (as shown over the course of Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days, and KH2) and could be devolved back as shown by Riku (in Dream Drop Distance) and as Soul Eater has no chain. It also had no chain as Way to Dawn the first time we see Riku use it as such (against Shang in a Land of Dragons cutscene) so basically imagine any existing keyblade but without the keychain.

[Deathscythe 31]

7 hours ago, FadedSparkle said:

Soul Eater was an interim keyblade that evolved into Way to Dawn (as shown over the course of Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days, and KH2) and could be devolved back as shown by Riku (in Dream Drop Distance) and as Soul Eater has no chain. It also had no chain as Way to Dawn the first time we see Riku use it as such (against Shang in a Land of Dragons cutscene) so basically imagine any existing keyblade but without the keychain.

Oh. That's kinda disappointing.