I. Xemnas
No. 1 in the Organization: Xemnas, the Superior
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No. 1 in the Organization: Xemnas, the Superior
Previously known by fans as the Enigmatic Man or the Superior, Xemnas (ゼムナス, Zemunasu?) is the Nobody of Xehanort and the main antagonist of Kingdom Hearts II. Unlike the other Organization members, his title is not revealed in The World That Never Was. His name is derived from an anagram of Ansem with an X, due to Xehanort taking his mentor's name prior to the discarding of his body. Like his counterpart, Xemnas is collecting hearts, but he intends to use Kingdom Hearts to create a world where Kingdom Hearts's power is shared with all Nobodies to make them whole and to become a god. He can manifest some sort of energy as red "aerial blades" (which are similar in appearance to lightsabers, but lack a handle, instead extending from his palms or used as projectiles) with it, use the element of nothingness, and control the Sorcerer Nobodies. He exaggerates the emotions of rage and sorrow despite, as a Nobody, not being able to feel either. He is also manipulative, as during the final battle, he attempts to turn Riku and Sora against each other. Most Organization members fear him because of his power; Vexen quickly agrees to eliminate Sora when Marluxia makes the empty threat of reporting the failure of his Riku Replica to Xemnas.
He is the man who fought Sora in the Final Mix version of the original Kingdom Hearts at Hollow Bastion to test Sora; he was the first member of the Organization that could be fought. Xemnas is first seen in Kingdom Hearts II during the beginning at a beach, stating that Roxas looks like Sora and asks if Roxas remembers his true name. It is not until later in the game that we find out Xemnas's reason for this revelation: If Xemnas was to create his Kingdom Hearts, he would need the Keyblade to defeat the Heartless and return their captive hearts back to Kingdom Hearts, but could not achieve this goal unless Sora was awakened and reunited with Roxas. Later on, he appears in front of Sora at Hollow Bastion to summon his fellow members and taunt him, and then later at Hollow Bastion again when the enormous Heartless army attacked it.
While he escapes with Mickey, Sora confronts him again in The World That Never Was when DiZ attempts to contain Kingdom Hearts' power. The two talk and Xemnas reveals that he is trying to build a new empire, one heart at a time, and he thanks his former master for this, stating that he is the source of all Heartless. DiZ, however, claims that Xemnas has learned nothing, and that is why his attempts will ultimately fail. DiZ's machine explodes, leaving a huge hole in Kingdom Hearts which triggers an event where many of the hearts in Kingdom Hearts rain down and become Heartless, hindering Xemnas's plans. However, Xemnas used what was left of Kingdom Hearts's power, taking on a new form to fight Sora and company. Though he was thought to be defeated, Xemnas managed to separate Sora and Riku from the others to fight them personally. During the battle, Xemnas tried to turn Sora and Riku against each other, asking Sora if Riku was trustworthy, and asking Riku if he wasn't jealous of Sora. His efforts failed, and the two friends managed to defeat Xemnas, who then faded back into darkness.
Xemnas is voiced by Paul St. Peter in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and by Norio Wakamoto in the Japanese version.
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II. Xigbar
No. 2 in the Organization: Xigbar, the Freeshooter.
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No. 2 in the Organization: Xigbar, the Freeshooter.
Xigbar (シグバール, Shigubāru?), the "Freeshooter", is a senior member of the Organization. He controls the Sniper Nobodies that share the same affinity for sharpshooting as he does. Being a sniper by nature, Xigbar uses gun arrows which can be combined into a rifle-like weapon. As he has the element of space, he can stand upside down in the air and alter the space of the battlefield, and teleport himself and his bullets. A missing right eye and the deep scar on his left cheek suggest that he was in some sort of intense battle in the past.
Xigbar talks a lot and likes to insult people. He has a "surfer-dude" attitude and accent, and fights based on instinct. He initially appears before Sora at Hollow Bastion near the beginning of the game to taunt Sora, though he never takes off his hood, and compares him to Roxas out of the glare he got from Sora. Later, Xigbar appears at The Land of Dragons to transform one of the world's sacred dragons into a Heartless. He succeeds, but Riku travels to the world to warn the Emperor about the dragon. Sora sees Xigbar and confuses him with Riku, whom he had met earlier. Xigbar escapes, but not before summoning his Sniper Nobodies. He confronts Sora again at The World That Never Was and calls him Roxas, confusing the Keyblade master. Xigbar fights Sora and is defeated. His original name was Braig (ブライグ, Buraigu?, mistranslated as Bleig in the English version).
Xigbar is voiced by James Patrick Stuart in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and Hochu Otsuka in the Japanese version.
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III. Xaldin
No. 3 in the Organization: Xaldin, the Whirlwind Lancer.
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No. 3 in the Organization: Xaldin, the Whirlwind Lancer.
Xaldin (ザルディン, Zarudin?), the "Whirlwind Lancer", wields six lances, and uses the element of wind. He also controls the Dragoon Nobodies who all wield spears much like his own.
Xaldin confronts Sora in Beast's Castle when he manipulates the Beast's rage by various means so that a powerful Nobody and Heartless could be created from the Beast, forcing Beast to turn on those he cares about. But Sora's interference with his plan forces Xaldin to take more drastic measures: stealing the mystical rose and kidnapping Belle to force Beast's rage. Sora and Beast run to the castle bridge, where Xaldin waits and forces Beast to make the ultimate decision: whether Belle or the rose is more important to him. The plan fails when Belle gets away with the rose in hand and Xaldin's impulsive actions led to his downfall against Sora. His original name was Dilan (ディラン, Diran?, mistranslated as Dilin in the English version).
Xaldin is voiced by David Dayan Fisher in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and Yōsuke Akimoto in the Japanese version.
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IV. Vexen
No. 4 in the Organization: Vexen, the Chilly Academic.
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No. 4 in the Organization: Vexen, the Chilly Academic.
Vexen (ヴィクセン, Vikusen?), the "Chilly Academic", is the research scientist of the group and loves to study the secrets of the heart. He is often very stoic in his behavior. Vexen is ranked higher than the others in Chain of Memories. He can control the power of ice and carries a large shield in battle that blocks any frontal attacks made against him. His fighting style typically revolves around hindering Sora's movement, and when he is fought in Twilight Town, his attacks include sending icicles to chase Sora, creating slippery frozen puddles on the ground and freezing Sora in a block of ice.
In Chain of Memories, he appears to help in Marluxia's plot, but is actually siding with Zexion and Lexaeus. He first battles Riku in order to gather data to create a replica of him. However, Vexen cared nothing for his "experiment" and allows Naminé to manipulate the Riku Replica 's memories against his wishes. When he encounters Sora, Vexen says that he came to collect his "debt" and provokes Sora's anger by making him believe that he controlled Riku rather than created a replica. After their battle, Vexen gives Sora the card to Twilight Town with the intention of revealing something important to the boy. Marluxia considers him a traitor as a result and sends Axel to kill him, suspecting that he will reveal the existence of Roxas to Sora.
In Twilight Town, Vexen attempts to reveal to Sora why he feels as though he has been to Twilight Town despite being fairly certain that he had never been there. Sora and Vexen battle again after Vexen tells Sora to throw away his memories and listen to his heart. After being defeated, Vexen sees Sora as a true threat; even after being weakened by false memories, Sora remained very strong. Just as Vexen is about to reveal to Sora Marluxia's plot to use him and Roxas' presence, Vexen is struck from behind by one of Axel's chakrams. Despite pleading for mercy, Axel lays the deathblow to Vexen, telling him, "Now you can be nothing instead of just being nobody." His original name was Even (エヴェン, Even?), and he was interested in studying Xehanort's heart.
In the Chain of Memories manga, there is a research lab in the lower levels of Castle Oblivion where Vexen spends most of his time. Vexen produces a set of Vexen Replicas that leave Castle Oblivion along with the Riku Replica in a humorous bonus comic short.
Vexen is voiced by Tatsuya Kando in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
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V. Lexaeus
No. 5 in the Organization: Lexaeus, the Silent Hero.
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No. 5 in the Organization: Lexaeus, the Silent Hero.
Lexaeus (レクセウス, Rekuseusu?), the "Silent Hero", is a well-built, muscular fighter in Organization XIII's ranks. Lexaeus is one of the two members of the Organization in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories that appears in Riku's story only. He employs a large tomahawk and the element of earth in battle, throwing his tomahawk, breaking rocks and shaking the arena itself.
Lexaeus, along with Vexen and Zexion, are older members of the Organization who are less than pleased when they are forced to submit to the will of newcomers like Marluxia. When they realize the Lord of Castle Oblivion plans to overthrow the Organization by capturing and manipulating Sora, Lexaeus and Zexion decide to capture Riku and use him in the same fashion to counter Marluxia.
Lexaeus seems to keep an eye on events unfolding in the higher floors of Castle Oblivion and he is the one that informs Zexion that Axel has killed Vexen. When it became dangerously apparent that Sora might fall into Marluxia's grasp, Lexaeus confronts Riku directly, trying to convince him to open himself up to the power of the darkness in his heart. Riku refuses to give in and Lexaeus attacks him. In a very close battle, Riku manages to defeat the brute, but with his last bits of strength, Lexaeus releases all of the darkness within him in hopes of overwhelming and consuming Riku. However, King Mickey protects Riku from the part of Xehanort's Heartless in his heart. His original name was Elaeus (エレウス, Ereusu?, mistranslated as Eleus in the English version).
In the Chain of Memories manga, there is a gym in the lower levels of Castle Oblivion where Lexaeus spends most of his time.
Lexaeus is voiced by Tatsuya Kando in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
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VI. Zexion
No. 6 in the Organization: Zexion, the Cloaked Schemer.
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No. 6 in the Organization: Zexion, the Cloaked Schemer.
Like Axel, Zexion (ゼクシオン, Zekushion?), the "Cloaked Schemer", is a skilled manipulator by nature. Appearing in Chain of Memories, his talents lay outside of battle; he is the only Organization member who does not fight in a gameplay battle and lacks a voice actor.
He is one of two Organization members who appear only in Riku's story. He has the ability to identify individuals by their scent and is able to sense when they die by noticing their scents fading, and seems to be able to do so from great distances. His element is unknown.
Zexion informs Vexen and Lexaeus when he senses two new scents in the lowest basement of Castle Oblivion. One of the scents is Maleficent, and he senses that she is eliminated by the other visitor, one with a scent "exactly similar" to that of Xemnas (referred to as the Superior). With little information on what was happening, he and the others decide to await development. Not long after, he identifies the other guest in the castle: Riku. He observes the boy's progress through Castle Oblivion until Vexen's death, when he and Lexaeus decide that they should use Riku just as they believe Marluxia will use Sora.
After Larxene, Lexaeus, and even Marluxia are killed, Zexion sees that Riku is no longer needed and attempts to destroy Riku himself. He does not plan to use brute force, though, partly because of personal preference, and partly because Riku already defeated Lexaeus, one of the stronger Organization members. He leads Riku into a manifestation of Destiny Islands, Sora and Riku's home, in which Riku sees his friends disappear without saying a word. Zexion appears and wages psychological war on Riku, telling him about how he threw away his friends and his home, opened the door to darkness, and destroyed his islands.
Following Riku's battle with a Darkside Heartless, Zexion uses his power to disguise himself as Sora and attacks him, telling him that he's become nothing more than a pawn of the darkness. He engulfs Riku in light, but a vision of Kairi (who is actually Naminé) manages to convince Riku to shed his fear of the darkness and accept both it and the light. With newfound strength, Riku follows Zexion's dark scent through the light and strikes him, but Zexion escapes. His escape was short-lived; Axel brings the Riku Replica down to him and convinces the replica that he can become real by gaining power that the real Riku does not have. The replica agrees, and with Axel's suggestion, absorbs Zexion's power, supposedly killing him without difficulty. The player does not see Zexion die, because the screen fades to black just before the replica strikes, when the sound of a sword slash is heard. Kingdom Hearts α Ultimania ~Introduction of Kingdom Hearts II, a short guidebook released to promote the game, indicates him as being "fallen into ruin", though the meaning of this remains unclear.
Zexion's weapon is unknown, as Nomura wants an air of mystery to surround it, to the point that the weapon panel for Zexion that should show what he wields in the World That Never Was is completely destroyed. However, Nomura recently stated in an interview he has an idea of what Zexion's weapon should be, but he will keep it to himself for now.
He was originally Ansem the Wise's youngest lab assistant and test subject, under the name of Ienzo (イエンツォ, Ientso?). He was the one that convinced Ansem the Wise that they should expand the horizons of their research.
In the Chain of Memories manga, Zexion spends most of his time fooling around with various puzzles and appears much younger than pictured here. It is the original Riku who kills Zexion and not the Riku Replica.
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VII. Saïx
No. 7 in the Organization: Saïx, the Luna Diviner.
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No. 7 in the Organization: Saïx, the Luna Diviner.
Saïx (サイクス, Saikusu?, Saix), the "Luna Diviner", wields a claymore. He controls the element of moon and the Berserker Nobodies, who wield weapons much like his own. His powers and fighting style are a play on the lunar effect and he is somewhat psychotic in nature.
Despite his rank, Saïx is respected as if he was the second in command. He is a calm and collected man who shows no emotion, belying his extensively cruel nature. Axel has a clear dislike of him. Saïx becomes the one to brand Axel as a traitor to the group for attempting to derail the Organization's plans for Sora. It was Saïx who caught Kairi after she got away from Axel and decided to use this to his advantage. After Sora defeated the Heartless army at Hollow Bastion, Saïx appears and summons even more Heartless for Sora to defeat after he fills Sora's heart with anger when he refused to bring him to Kairi. Maleficent attempted to send Heartless at Saïx, but his Dusks destroyed them.
Later at The World That Never Was when Naminé helps Kairi escape, Saïx appears to deal with the two, but is stopped by Riku in the guise of Xehanort's Heartless, but Saïx escapes before any permanent damage could be done. Once Kingdom Hearts was near completion, Xemnas gave him permission to destroy Sora and his friends, and Saïx appeared quite happy to be allowed to do that. Despite appearing calm, Saïx shows his true beastlike nature when he fights Sora in The World That Never Was, going into a berserk state by absorbing the moonlight from Kingdom Hearts. However, he was mortally wounded and died while pining for Kingdom Hearts to give him his heart back.
Saïx is voiced by Kirk Thornton in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and Ginpei Sato in the Japanese version.
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VIII. Axel
No. 8 in the Organization: Axel, the Flurry of Dancing Flames.
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No. 8 in the Organization: Axel, the Flurry of Dancing Flames.
Axel (アクセル, Akuseru?), the "Flurry of Dancing Flames", utilizes a pair of chakram, as well as the element of fire with the Assassin Nobodies under his control. He is a skilled manipulator and one never quite knows whose side he is really on.
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Chain of Memories
Working as a double agent in Castle Oblivion, Axel pretends to join with Larxene and Marluxia in their plan to seize control of the Organization using Sora. To gain their trust, he assassinates Vexen when ordered by Marluxia to rid them of "traitors". In Kingdom Hearts II, Axel's other motive for killing Vexen is revealed; because of Vexen, Sora almost learns of his Nobody, Roxas. Afterwards, in order to derail Marluxia's plans, Axel sets Naminé free so that she can reveal to Sora the truth about how she manipulated his memory.
Eventually, Axel confronts Marluxia, prepared to destroy him by reminding him of the order to wipe out traitors of the Organization. Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield to keep Axel at bay, though Axel resolves to go through anyone, even Naminé, in order to kill Marluxia. When Sora makes a sudden appearance, Marluxia vanishes with Naminé, leaving Sora to fight Axel. Axel, specializing in ranged attacks, is able to throw and strike with his chakrams, create an unavoidable fire wall, and, when faced for the second time, turn his chakrams into fireballs that can seek out Sora. Sora defeats Axel, after which he states the existence of their relation before vanishing, letting Sora believe him to be gone for good (whether or not Sora believes this is unclear). After Marluxia is defeated by Sora, Axel enlists the aid of the Riku Replica that Vexen created to get rid of Zexion in Castle Oblivion's basement levels so it could fight the real Riku.
Throughout both the main storyline and "Reverse/Rebirth", Axel seemingly inadvertantly refers to himself, Vexen, and Naminé as "nobodies." The significance of these comments is only evident in Kingdom Hearts II.
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Kingdom Hearts II
Axel's role and motives are fully revealed in Kingdom Hearts II and revolve around Roxas, whom Axel sees as a dear friend. He attempts to personally bring Roxas back into the Organization by force, knowing that if Roxas was to find and meet face to face with Sora, the two would fuse to complete Sora; and Roxas, as the individual Axel knew, would no longer exist. Afterwards, when Axel fails to stop Roxas from joining Sora, Axel turns his back on the Organization to further his own plans. Outside of Organization orders, he kidnaps Kairi with intent on using her to bring Sora to him, but Saïx stole her away from him so that the Organization could use her to fuel Sora's anger. During the second visit of Twilight Town, Saïx warns Sora that Axel will stop at nothing to turn him into a Heartless, as Axel's reason for his betrayal was only to see Roxas again. Axel reappears after the Heartless invasion of Hollow Bastion in front of Sora, and informs Sora that Organization XIII has been manipulating him the whole time, apologizing for getting Kairi involved, before he promptly escapes when Saïx appears, and interupts Axel's explanation for what happened to Kairi.
Axel, whose feelings of friendship for Roxas live on, now focused on Sora, finds the young hero in a pathway to The World That Never Was and chooses to fight with him rather than against him. When he and Sora are attacked by a large group of hundreds of Nobodies, he performs a kamikaze attack and sacrifices himself to save Sora. With the last of his strength, Axel opens a corridor of darkness to The World That Never Was, all while asking Sora to rescue Kairi and commenting how Sora, like Roxas, made Axel feel like he had a heart.
Axel is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in both Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts II, while he is voiced by Quinton Flynn in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II.
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IX. Demyx
No. 9 in the Organization: Demyx, the Melodious Nocturne.
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No. 9 in the Organization: Demyx, the Melodious Nocturne.
A blond fighting musician, Demyx (デミックス, Demikkusu?), the "Melodious Nocturne", uses a sitar shaped like the Organization's symbol as his weapon and controls the Dancer Nobodies. He does not enjoy fighting, but can control water with his sitar to replicate himself and to execute powerful and intimidating attacks. Demyx seems not to take his mission seriously at first, joking around with Sora and complaining that the higher-ups had mistakenly chosen him to carry them out, as he claims he is a poor fighter. He also confuses Sora with Roxas, having given orders by his Superiors to eliminate the "liberate" Sora's true disposition with aggression.
Demyx first appears in the Underworld, where he is confronted by Sora for stealing the Olympus Stone, an object that protects the wearer from the restrictive effects of the Underworld. He fought Sora with the use of his clones, not taking the young Keyblade master seriously at the time and left after losing. The two soon crossed paths again at Hollow Bastion during the massive Heartless attack. Upon being reminded that he was a Nobody, and therefore had no heart, thus little, if any, actual emotion, Demyx denied that he lacked a heart. But seeing that it's pointless to defend himself, Demyx got serious, commanding the "traitor" to be silent, and unleashed his full power, using his clones and giant pillars of water to try to blast Sora apart. Unfortunately for Demyx, it was his last performance.
Demyx is voiced by Ryan O'Donohue in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and Kenichi Suzumura in the Japanese version.
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X. Luxord
No. 10 in the Organization: Luxord, the Gambler of Fate.
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No. 10 in the Organization: Luxord, the Gambler of Fate.
Being the "Gambler of Fate", Luxord (ルクソード, Rukusōdo?)'s life is permeated by gambling. He loves to gamble and sees battle as just another form of it. Like Zexion, he is more a strategist than a powerful fighter. He uses a deck of 52 playing cards that change size and the element of time. He is in control of the Gambler Nobodies.
Luxord appears at Port Royal, where he revives the curse of the Aztec gold, and the cursed pirate nuisance along with it. Luxord makes use of the opportunity to scout the powerful Grim Reaper Heartless and the gold's curse to ascertain as to whether or not they would be useful to the Organization in terms of Sora's part in their plan and making Port Royal's people assist in it as Heartless. For amusement, he has his Gambler Nobodies steal four of the Aztec medallions while having Grim Reaper curse Jack Sparrow, resulting in a "scavenger hunt game" to get the medallions back. Sora defeats Grim Reaper in order to free Jack from his curse and Luxord collects the forthcoming heart before escaping without fighting Sora and his party himself. Later, at The World That Never Was, Luxord appears before Sora and traps his companions in his playing cards, leaving Sora to fight alone in a battle against time. He has the ability to transform Sora into a card or a die similarly to that of the Gambler Nobodies. In his final gamble, he raises his cards to defend himself from Sora's final strike in vain. Luxord fades back into darkness, surprised that "Roxas" could do something like that.
Luxord is voiced by Robin Atkins-Downes in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and by Jouji Nakata in the Japanese version.
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XI. Marluxia
No. 11 in the Organization: Marluxia, the Graceful Assassin.
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No. 11 in the Organization: Marluxia, the Graceful Assassin.
A relative newcomer to the Organization, Marluxia (マールーシャ, Mārūsha?) is lord of Castle Oblivion and the "Graceful Assassin". In battle, he wields a pink scythe and the element of flower. His abilities in battle are generally powerful and difficult to avoid.
Along with Larxene, Marluxia conspires to overthrow the Organization by using Naminé to manipulate Sora's memories. He is the first member of the Organization to battle with Sora in Castle Oblivion after luring Sora into his domain, though the fight is nothing more than a test of Sora's strength. He gives Sora his first set of world cards to proceed through the castle.
Marluxia is combined with a Nobody for the final battle of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
Marluxia is combined with a Nobody for the final battle of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
He declares the replica of Riku a failure and threatens to tell Xemnas about it. The intimidation tactic is effective and Vexen reluctantly agrees to Marluxia's order to kill Sora. Axel remarks that Vexen would kill Sora, thus rendering their plans useless, but Marluxia is confident Vexen will fail. He assigns Axel to eliminate Vexen when the latter fails to kill Sora and almost tells Sora about Roxas.
Upon Axel's return, Marluxia extends his trust to Axel as he has done with Larxene. However, Axel betrays them and convinces Naminé to do what she thinks is right. Larxene fails to kill Sora and was eliminated as well. Marluxia recaptures Naminé and is confronted by Axel, who accuses Marluxia and Larxene of being traitors for conspiring against the Organization. Axel is about to kill Marluxia, and while Marluxia uses Naminé as a shield, Axel still plans on going through Marluxia's "mascot" to attack him. Sora appears and Marluxia disappears to the thirteenth floor with Naminé, leaving Axel to fight Sora after provoking the latter by saying that Axel wanted to kill Naminé.
Seeing that Axel has been defeated, Marluxia anticipates Sora's arrival on the thirteenth floor. He orders Naminé to erase Sora's memories, but she refuses. When Marluxia implies that he will kill her for disobeying him, Sora demands that Naminé erase his memories for her safety, as his promise will remain and he can protect her. Marluxia says that Sora would become just like the Riku Replica, but the Riku Replica surprises Marluxia, who then engages Sora. The two fight, only for Sora to realize he has been fighting a replica of Marluxia; he enters a door to a dark, starry realm to begin the final showdown. The real Marluxia, atop a Nobody that has some of his abilities, confronts Sora and the final battle ensues. Marluxia, like the other members of the Organization, is defeated, and Sora seals the door with his Keyblade.
Marluxia is the last member of the Organization for Sora to battle in Chain of Memories, and, like Vexen and Lexaeus, is voiced by Tatsuya Kando.
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XII. Larxene
No. 12 in the Organization: Larxene, the Savage Nymph.
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No. 12 in the Organization: Larxene, the Savage Nymph.
The only female member and the "Savage Nymph", Larxene (ラクシーヌ, Rakushīnu?) conspires with Marluxia to overthrow Organization XIII by using Sora to achieve their ends. She is an arrogant sadist in nature, abrasive and uncaring for the feelings of others as she enjoyed seeing them suffer with her mindgames. She gets along well with Axel, and is unaware that he is using her to investigate her and Marluxia's conspiracy. Larxene uses the element of thunder to fight and wields knives held between her fingers as her weapons. Compared to the other members, she is incredibly agile in battle.
In her first encounter with Sora, she flips Marluxia's plans into high gear when she attacks Sora causing him to see his lucky charm, which Naminé has turned into a shape of a star different from Kairi's. After the battle, Larxene mocks Sora, claiming he's trying to "play" the hero. The trust Marluxia and Larxene place in Axel proved to be a mistake when he derails their plans by setting Naminé free. Naminé reveals to Sora that the Organization has been using him since he stepped into Castle Oblivion. Larxene appears to Sora, after he fought the Riku Replica for the fourth time, to destroy them all. Again, Larxene mocks Sora for "chaining" himself to false memories of Naminé and the "promise" he made to her. To add injury to the insult, she harms Naminé by shoving her into a wall. This cruel act proves fatal, as her taunting delays her finishing Sora off long enough for Donald and Goofy to return to Sora's aid, and Sora's anger is aroused. The three of them fight and kill Larxene, leaving only Marluxia to contend with. In the Chain of Memories manga, there is a library in the upper area of Castle Oblivion where Larxene spends most of her time reading a book entitled Marquis de Sade, which was named after the infamous French writer, who was the namesake of sadism.
Larxene is voiced by Rieko Katayama in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.
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XIII. Roxas
No. 13 in the Organization: Roxas, the Key of Destiny.
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No. 13 in the Organization: Roxas, the Key of Destiny.
The youngest and newest member of the Organization, Roxas (ロクサス, Rokusasu?), the "Key of Destiny", was "born" when Sora briefly became a Heartless. However, due to a combination of Sora's short time as a Heartless and Kairi's heart serving in Sora's revival, Roxas has no memory of being Sora. He wields two Keyblades, and controls the element of light and the Samurai Nobodies. His name is an anagram of Sora with an x added.
Roxas in "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]".
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Roxas in "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]".
Roxas's first appearance was in the Special Secret Movie "Another side, Another story..." that is unlockable if the player accomplishes certain tasks in Kingdom Hearts; he was the first Organization member to be revealed. He later appeared in an additional video, "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]", for Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix. When pre-release screenshots and video showed this character without an Organization cloak, he was featured prominently, emphasizing his importance to the future game's plot. In the absence of an official name, fan names included Glowing-Eyed Unknown and Dual-Wielding Unknown as he appears in "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]" and Blond-Haired Kid or BHK when he was shown in his Twilight Town outfit. The Square Enix-given name in Kingdom Hearts α Ultimania ~Introduction of Kingdom Hearts II~ was Misterious Boy [sic] (謎の少年, Nazo no Shōnen?).
He is voiced by Jesse McCartney in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and Koki Uchiyama in the Japanese version.
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Story
Roxas after being placed in the Twilight Town simulation.
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Roxas after being placed in the Twilight Town simulation.
During his time in the Organization, he and Axel became best friends, but because Roxas had no prior memories of his life before and had many questions as to why he was chosen as a Keybearer, Roxas deserted to find answers the Organization was unable or unwilling to give.
Riku, motivated by his desire to help Sora regain his memories and awaken, confronted Roxas in the World that Never Was. Roxas was victorious in the first encounter; after Riku took possession of the power of darkness, Roxas was defeated. Riku took him to DiZ who placed Roxas in a virtual Twilight Town created within Sora's memories without any memory of the Organization and with a fabricated identity to throw off his pursuers. But while Naminé restored Sora's memories as DiZ wished, Roxas is affected by seeing his other self's memories in dreams. As a result of DiZ's scheme, Roxas lived a normal life in a simulated Twilight Town until his past came back to haunt him when Axel infiltrated the simulated town to save him from DiZ.
Despite Axel's attempts to stop him and the reclamation of his memories as the thirteenth member of the Organization, Roxas merged with Sora at the beginning of the game as part of DiZ's plan to use a "complete" Sora to fight the rest of the Organization. However, he appeared two more times in The World That Never Was near the end of the game. The first was a confrontation with Sora that led to a one-on-one fight. The fight is never fully explained and is left open for interpretation. Roxas appears once again with Naminé as they both combine with their others before Kairi enters the corridor of darkness back to Destiny Islands. He and Naminé imply that they will not fade but live on within Sora and Kairi as both a part of them and as their own separate beings, as seen in the ending cinematic when they smile at each other through their other selves.