
There are two ground combos of this weapon. Riku can equip this weapon in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Mission Mode by equipping the Zero Gear. Its name is derived from the ending scene of Reverse/Rebirth, in which Riku declares that he is taking the "road to dawn".

Its token is the Heartless Emblem, but without the spiked bars crossing it. Also, a dark angelic wing has been added to the top of the original blade of the Soul Eater to act as the teeth of the key. The Way to the Dawn greatly resembles the Soul Eater, but the once curved wing is now straight, and the Keyblade's guard is composed of one angelic wing and one demonic wing, similar to the guards of Sora's Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keychains, respectively.

