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1[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' '''[[Characters/KingdomHearts Main Character Index]]'''\
2'''Destiny Islands Trio''' ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsSora Sora]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsRiku Riku]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsKairi Kairi]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyCastleTrio Disney Castle Trio]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsRoxasAxelAndXion Clock Tower Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsRoxas Roxas]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAxel Axel]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXion Xion]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsTerraAquaAndVentus Wayfinder Trio]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsTerra Terra]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAqua Aqua]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsVentus Ventus]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsPartyMembersAndSummons Party Members and Summons]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXehanortsIncarnations Xehanort's Incarnations]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsMasterXehanort Master Xehanort]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsOrganizationXIII Organization XIII]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsXigbar Xigbar]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSaix Saïx]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsVanitas Vanitas]]) | Disney Villains ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsDisneyVillainsMaleficentsCouncilAndAllies Maleficent's Council and Allies]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsOtherDisneyVillains Other Disney Villains]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsIndependentVillains Independent Villains]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsEnemyCreatures Enemy Creatures]] ([[Characters/KingdomHeartsHeartless Heartless]]) | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsAnsemAndApprentices Ansem and his Apprentices]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXCharacters Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingOriginals Supporting Original Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingSquareEnix Supporting Square Enix Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingDisney Supporting Disney Characters]] -] ]]]]
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8[[Characters/KingdomHeartsSora Sora]], [[Characters/KingdomHeartsRiku Riku]], and [[Characters/KingdomHeartsKairi Kairi]] are the primary characters of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. Raised on Destiny Islands (although Kairi was born in Radiant Garden), they dreamed of leaving their small world and exploring the other worlds. They got their wish when the Heartless consumed their world, separating them and setting them on an epic journey with the fate of all worlds hanging in the balance.
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10* ClonesArePeopleToo: Throughout the series, Sora and Kairi end up with Nobodies who become characters in their own right. Riku and Sora also end up with clones, and Sora has a data version of himself. All in all, these three characters end up creating quite a few more of them through the rules of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe.
11* ColorCodedCharacters: Sora's outfits always contain some amount of [[RedIsHeroic red]] and black outside of Drive Forms. Riku always includes [[RedOniBlueOni blues to contrast Sora's red]] when they're a duo, but also yellow as the [[ChromaticArrangement fourth main hero after Donald (another blue) and Goofy (green)]]; his unique skills and [=HUD=] elements also take on [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple]] hues in later games to acknowledge his dark powers. Kairi is marked by her [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple]] skirt in the first game as a medium between Sora and Riku, but after ''KHII'' almost exclusively wears [[PrincessesPreferPink pink]] in the context of the larger team; her Light-based skills take on a pink hue to contrast other wielders' white and yellow lights.
12* DimensionalTraveler: [[VillainTeleportation Besides the villains]], they're the only people who can jump between worlds easily.
13* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Downplayed throughout the series but Riku and Kairi don't have too many moments actually interacting or conversing with one another in a meaningful way like they do with Sora, at least rarely on-screen. They clearly care about one another since Kairi is the motivation behind much of Riku's action in the first game while Kairi is very happy to reunite with Riku again in ''II.'' Not to mention, the events of the games frequently keep the trio from being together but it's still rather noticeable. By the time of ''III,'' they don't say a single word to one another at any point in the game despite several opportunities to do so.
14** WordOfGod indicates that this is intentional, as Nomura has spoken in two separate interviews (one in the Ultimania for 'II' and one in the pre-release promotion for 'III') about depicting childhood friends growing apart as they get older, the former interview in particular addresses this concept in relation to Kairi.
15* GenerationXerox: Sora, Riku, and Kairi have the same ThemeNaming, similar personalities and inherited the powers of Ven, Terra, and Aqua respectively. The connection is most apparent between Terra and Riku: both are tricked into aiding the villains, wield the power of Darkness, and are possessed by Xehanort. In contrast, the older trio had Ven out of commission while Aqua tried to redeem Terra, while the younger trio had Kairi go comatose and later be PutOnABus while Sora tried to redeem Riku.
16* HeroesPreferSwords: All of them can use Keyblades.
17* LandSeaSky: Riku, Kairi, and Sora by their respective names.
18* MagicKnight: All of them can use both magic and weapons.
19* TheNotLoveInterest: Riku and Sora have such a close friendship that it often overlaps with HomoeroticSubtext.
20* OnlyOneName: They are simply "Sora," "Riku", and "Kairi", with no indication of a family name for any of them.
21* OriginalGeneration: They're some of the original characters in this crossover between Creator/{{Disney}} and ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.
22* PowerTrio: The three of them form one, albeit that's almost always separated after the opening of the first game. Their goals throughout the series generally fall under reuniting with each other.
23* TookALevelInBadass: They go from kids having fun in islands to saviors of the universe. Kairi in particular is a standout example, starting off as a DamselInDistress but by ''Re:Mind'', she's taking on [[BigBad Xehanort]] alongside Sora.
24%%* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Sora, Riku and Kairi.
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