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2[[Characters/KingdomHeartsDestinyIslandsTrio 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]] | '''Supporting Original Characters''' | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingSquareEnix Supporting Square Enix Characters]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingDisney Supporting Disney Characters]] -] ]]]]
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4!!Due to lengthy periods between releases and the prevalence of {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s, spoilers from installments before 2010 may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
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6This is a listing of the OriginalGeneration characters in the supporting cast that appear in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series.
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12[[folder:Naminé]]
13!!Naminé
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16[[caption-width-right:200:"Yes, it's true. We may not have homes... But there IS someplace I want to go. And...someone I want to see."]]
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18!!!'''Voiced by:''' Iku Nakahara (Japanese), Creator/BrittanySnow (''II'' only, English), Creator/MeaghanMartin (all other games[[note]]In the ''II.5'' version of ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', her voice is only used for the new cutscenes. Scenes that were present in the original use Brittany Snow's voice tracks.[[/note]], English)
19!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]''
20->''"Roxas! We will meet again. And then we can talk about everything. I may not know it's you, and you may not know it's me. But we will meet again. Someday soon. I promise!"''
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22A soft-spoken girl who likes to draw. She's a witch with the power to alter memories, which was exploited by Organization XIII to manipulate Sora during the events of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories''.
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24Naminé is Kairi's Nobody, born when Kairi's heart was freed from Sora's after he turned into a Heartless. Unlike the others, she appears to actually have feelings due to lacking memories of her previous life to base her reaction off of.
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26* BackFromTheDead: Through the efforts of the Riku Replica, Ansem the Wise, Ienzo, and Even, Naminé is restored to physical form through a spare replica body.
27* BackstoryInvader: Her unique control over Sora's memories allow her to insert herself into them as Sora's childhood friend, which Organization XIII exploits in order to attempt to manipulate him while he's in Castle Oblivion.
28* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Sora's party were the first people ''ever'' to be nice to her, even despite everything she'd done to them, which is why she spends the next year straight working on their behalf. It goes to the extent that, despite being at Marluxia's mercy, she openly defies him and refuses to hurt Sora anymore.
29* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's overall a pretty demure person who, at worst, is a bit passive-aggressive. When the Riku Replica was about to kill Sora she used her powers, which [[MindRape completely shattered his memories]], to protect Sora, although in that case even she seemed surprised at herself for having done that, suggesting PowerIncontinence.
30* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Blonde to Xion's Brunette and Kairi's Redhead.
31* BornAsAnAdult: Like other Nobodies, Naminé was born the same age as her human: a fourteen year old girl.
32* TheCameo: Appears for a moment in ''3D'' on Sora's dream version of The World That Never Was. Before Sora has a chance to thank her as instructed to by Jiminy's Journal, her form changed into that of Xion and she runs off.
33* CharacterDevelopment: Starts off in ''Chain of Memories'' as extremely passive and did whatever she was told, but Sora's influence led to her gaining confidence in herself and ignoring orders to do what was right. In ''II'' she openly defies [=DiZ=]'s orders to not get herself involved with the matters concerning Roxas and facilitates Kairi's escape from Organization XIII's captivity, both at the risk of her own life.
34* CuteWitch: Larxene and [=DiZ=] explicitly call her a witch, and she is a small and adorable teenage girl [[{{Moe}} you just want to give a hug]].
35* DamselInDistress: She was born into the role as a prisoner of Marluxia in ''Chain of Memories''. Averted in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', where, despite technically being [=DiZ=]'s prisoner, she goes out of her way to help Roxas and even saves Kairi from her cell in The World That Never Was.
36* DemotedToExtra:
37** From ''Chain of Memories'' to ''Kingdom Hearts II'', along with Axel. However, considering how the entire plot of ''Chain of Memories'' revolved around her, this was unavoidable.
38** A rather extreme case in ''Kingdom Hearts III''. Though she's mentioned repeatedly, she only speaks in one scene and she doesn't get a physical body until just before the end credits roll. Nevertheless, that one scene reveals that she indirectly helps the Guardians of Light by sending the Lingering Will to aid them against Terra-Xehanort in Keyblade Graveyard, so at least [[SmallRoleBigImpact she still contributes]] something.
39* DirtyBusiness: Naminé's actions are ambiguous at best, but the poor girl is stuck between a rock and a hard place really. She promised Sora she was going to fix his memories after she herself was forced to mess them up by Marluxia and Larxene. Bringing him back is necessary (his heart is connected to so many) as well, to the point that [=DiZ=] and Riku work with her. As she does this, it gets messy with Xion and Roxas coming into the picture because of their relation to Sora and their absorption of his memories. Both characters had to relinquish their right to being for basically the [[TheNeedsOfTheMany greater good]]. All Naminé can do for them is provide a semblance of choice in the manner. ''Coded'' hints that she's affected by the suffering that this whole situation caused.
40* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In ''Chain of Memories''. She's a teenager who is being held as hostage by a bunch of adults, mostly male, [[FromBadToWorse but then we see]] that [[SmurfettePrinciple Larxene]] is actually even dirtier than the men, as she has NoSenseOfPersonalSpace at the poor little girl.
41* EarnYourHappyEnding: She comes back at the end of ''III'' through the efforts of Even/Vexen, Ienzo, and Ansem the Wise and is last seen with Xion gathering seashells on the shore of Destiny Islands. Xion's Character File in the KHIII Ultimania implies Naminè lives in Twilight Town.
42* ExtremeDoormat: Through most of ''Chain of Memories'', justified since she has been isolated, exploited, threatened, manipulated, and abused (emotionally, and at least once physically) by [[AbusiveParents Organization XIII]] literally since the day she was born. With Sora's help though, she GrewASpine. Come ''Days'' and ''II'', she's focused enough on saving Sora that she's willing to put up with [=DiZ=], who makes no secret of his hatred of Nobodies but whose resources and know-how she needs to fulfill her promises to Sora and Riku. At the same time, she doesn't wilt under his commands as she did with the Organization, instead repeatedly hijacking his Twilight Town simulation against his orders out of her determination to speak to Roxas and help him, to the point [=DiZ=] angrily exclaims that she's beyond his control.
43* FanservicePack: Namine noticeably appears much more curvaceous in ''III'' than before.
44* FakeMemories: Part of what her powers revolve around. In ''COM'', she uses them to replace Kairi in Sora's memories and give the Riku Replica those same memories on the orders of the Organization.
45* AFriendInNeed:
46** Most of Naminé's scenes in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' are based around her strong feelings of attachment to Roxas and wanting to help him/reunite with him, although the romantic angle is underplayed enough that [[ShipTease teases]] aside, she's aiding him by virtue of the unfairness fate has handed to him (in where she was forced to play a part in because of Sora's memory restoration). And that the only thing they ''can'' look forward to/be happy about is that they are [[LonelyTogether not alone once they return to their respective original selves]] as they see each other the way they remember one another to be.
47** In ''III'', Naminé is Sora's only friend who shows up to him in the Final World, giving him motivation to escape and providing a means for the Guardians of Light to change fate.
48* GirlInTheTower: In ''Chain of Memories'', with Sora trying to make his way through and rescue her as his memories were rewritten to make him believe Naminé was a precious childhood friend of his he'd forgotten. She was actually born in Castle Oblivion and hadn't set foot outside it before. The threat of being locked in there alone ''forever'' is what initially convinced her to go along with the Organization's plans.
49* GirlyRun: Bonus points for HoldingHands with Kairi at the same time.
50* GrewASpine: Previously, Naminé only defied Marluxia when Axel told her that it was safe for her to. After Sora forgives her for what she did to him, she defies Marluxia to his face and at great personal risk, saying she would rather die than hurt Sora again. This new found confidence continues onwards to ''KHII''.
51* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Is classified as a Nobody of pure light, and is shockingly empathetic and considerate of others for her lack of a heart. Interestingly, this means that Naminé is not a redhead like her Other self (who does have a heart, and one made of pure light), when all other Nobodies save Roxas are identical to their Somebodies. [[WordofGod Word Of God]] states that Naminè's pale visuals and white color theme were done for aesthetics to make [[MysteriousWaif her look ethereal, and ghostly]]. He also goes on to say she may be a ''subspecies'' of a Nobody.
52* HartmanHips: Around the time of ''II,'' Namine's figure began to become defined by her small waist and comparatively [[https://imgur.com/a/Y8IGFSY protruding hips.]]
53* HalfIdenticalTwins: Averted. Roxas and Naminé were born out of Sora's body due to Sora carrying both his and Kairi's heart, but Roxas was the one who inherited the body, literally, and Naminè has no body to speak of (her existence is more than likely lesser than that of a Nobody). She wasn't necessary for Sora to return and had nothing to return ''to'' him, 100% fully assimilating into Kairi, and was able to coexist with him, unlike when she came in contact with Kairi herself, wherein she began to fizzle out after freeing her in ''KHII''. They have similar hair and eye color, but they aren't literal twins and don't look like each other beyond being blue-eyed blond(e)s. [[WordofGod Word of God]] states in an interview that the reason for Naminè's look is because he wanted her to be "ethereal", like a ghost, and the decision was purely aesthetic. In the KHII novel, Naminé does note that them being born at the same time is similar to the concept of how twins are born at the same time.
54* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: As powerful as memory manipulation is, she's limited to Sora's memories and anyone who's ever connected with him. Considering the [[AllLovingHero kind of guy]] [[DimensionalTraveler he is though,]] it's proven to be an incredibly potent ability with far-reaching consequences.
55* HighHeelFaceTurn: She was never evil herself, but she was still aligned with Organization XIII, doing whatever they told her to because Marluxia said they'd lock her in Castle Oblivion forever if she didn't. To put it bluntly, Naminé is the reason why ''Chain of Memories'' happens at all, including Sora forgetting Kairi and having to sleep for a year to get his memories fixed. Ordinarily that'd be more than enough to set the perpetrator up as a major threat, but because Naminé starts to feel guilty about tricking Sora and then Sora forgives her when she tells him the truth, she finds the courage to start standing up to Marluxia and then spends the next year taking care of the sleeping Sora as she [[MustMakeAmends fixes his memories]]. She does quite a bit to aid the heroes from then on, most notably at the end of ''II'' and ''III''.
56* TheIngenue: While she isn't exactly naïve, she's this in ''Chain of Memories'' more than in any of her other appearances due to her upbringing. While misguided (better to be whole than to "disappear"), she's optimistic when it comes to her merging back into Kairi. The knowledge of who she is makes her well informed from the beginning of what her ultimate end would be that she can't object to it with defiance like Roxas (who she tried to help in coming to terms with it too) could because she's come to peace with it already.
57* InnocentBlueEyes: Has a sense of pureness about her, invoked by her white attire (and/or motif) and soft-spoken, calm demeanor. Since her birth, she's been stuck within walls and was only able to get out by ''II''.
58* {{Leitmotif}}: "Naminé".
59* LightIsGood: Is a pale girl with light blonde hair and a white dress, and turns out to be the Nobody of a [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Princess of Heart]] and thus described by Ansem as a "Nobody of pure light". While she had some undertones of LightIsNotGood in ''COM'' due to her (unwilling) association with Organization XIII and rewritting Sora's memories to replace Kairi with herself, she ultimately redeems herself and proves to be a helpful ally to the heroes.
60* LimitedWardrobe: Although she's not the only character who play this trope in the games (as many Disney characters are also this), Naminé is more noticeable for still wearing the very same sundress in Kingdom Hearts II. Inevitably as she gets taller, even if it's not really played for {{Fanservice}}, the sundress no longer covers her knees. Like Roxas, she still wears the same outfit she was initially seen in upon revival in ''III'', whereas everyone else, even Xion, have changed their wardrobe.
61* ManipulativeBitch: What Larxene calls her. Although this is [[RewritingReality technically true]], the mindgames [[AlphaBitch Larxene]] plays with Naminé and Sora makes the call a case of HypocriticalHumor.
62* MindOverManners: She confesses to Roxas that she's not sure how to use her memory manipulation powers, or if she even should.
63* MissExposition: Her main role post ''Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', particularly in ''Coded''. It's gotten to the point that she's become more or less the game's [[TheOmniscient Omniscient]].
64* MoralityPet: She is this to Riku Replica, mirroring how Kairi is also this to the real Riku in the first game. After the truth about his origins is revealed, just about the only thing that keeps him sane is his promise to protect Naminé; even if the promise is also lie, he ''wants'' to believe that it is real. In ''III'', Riku Replica chooses to give up his chance to possess a spare Replica body so Naminé can inhabit it instead.
65* MustMakeAmends: After screwing up Sora's memories under Marluxia and Larxene's orders, she promises to make it up to Sora by fixing them and spends an entire year watching over him and setting them back together. Unfortunately, this only causes more pain; in her trying to repair Sora's memories, Xion and Roxas are inadvertently affected, with Roxas absorbing Sora's restored memories through their connection as Others and Xion absorbing them in turn from Roxas. Xion and Roxas aren't doing it knowingly or maliciously and can't shut it off, and because the memories have become part of them now, they can't return the memories to Sora without giving up their own independent existences. Knowing that they both have to return to Sora to fulfill her promises and there's nothing she can do to save them, it's all Naminé can do to try to offer Xion and Roxas some choice and words of comfort in the matter. Her data-self in ''coded'' implies she feels guilty about this.
66* MysteriousWaif: In ''Chain of Memories'' and the prologue of ''II'', with more information about Naminé, the roles she plays in each game's plots, the nature of her powers, and the truth of her existence gradually coming out.
67* NeutralFemale: Despite bigoted remarks by [=DiZ=] on her and all the Nobodies, she never spoke up against him one bit. Compare this to Roxas and Riku, the former declaring that he hated him while the latter abandons him after revealing his selfish intentions. Toward the end of her tenure with him, however, she finally did [[TheDogBitesBack get sick of this enough to defy him in order to help Roxas.]]
68* NeverASelfMadeWoman: She works for or with Marluxia, Axel, Riku and [=DiZ=], but seldom takes action of her own volition, with a noteworthy exception being in [=KH2's=] prologue in which she defies [=DiZ=] in order to help Roxas choose to merge with Sora rather than be forced into it.
69* NiceGirl: She's gentle, considerate, and does her best to make things better for other people even at the cost of her own happiness. Despite the unbearable loneliness she feels as the Organization's prisoner and their threats to lock her away forever if she fails them, when Sora believes the alterations she's done to his memories and comes to help her, Naminé actually feels guilty for deceiving him and tells him the truth, risking punishment by the Organization on top of Sora possibly hating her for what she'd done. She also repeatedly goes out of her way to help Roxas in the prologue for ''II'' when she'd never met him before and he was doomed to be absorbed into Sora anyway, simply because he was in desperate need of guidance (and because she'd promised Xion she'd help him, not that Naminé could remember her). It's worth noting that Naminé is a Nobody and by definition ''should'' be an emotionless, self-serving husk, especially considering how the only year she was alive consisted of her [[BreakTheCutie being used and mistreated by almost everyone she met]] with little opportunity to form any positive connections and grow a heart of her own...but given that she comes from a Princess of Heart (and with Sora and Ven in her "genetics" to boot), perhaps it's not that big a surprise.
70* NoSocialSkills: Downplayed, Naminé may have a great deal of empathy for a Nobody, but she still is a Nobody and between this and how she is isolated and mistreated for much of her life, she seems to have some trouble understanding the best ways to talk to people even after [[CharacterDevelopment outgrowing]] her ExtremeDoormat characterization. In ''II'' she weirds Roxas out by stopping time to show up out of nowhere, reveal she knows his name, and say she wanted to meet him at least once, though he still manages to [[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful bashfully turn his head sideways and scratch the back of it at this declaration]] when she reaffirms again that, yes, it's him she wanted to meet when he questioned it. She then walks off cheerfully oblivious to how confused he is, and later pops into his room to observe him. A light-hearted exchange between them ends up upsetting him by her bluntly telling him [[BrutalHonesty he wasn't meant to exist]], something she immediately apologizes for when he calls her on it [[InnocentlyInsensitive being cruel to say even if it's true]].
71* OddNameOut: The only Nobody whose name isn't [[SignificantAnagram an anagram of her original self's name with a X inserted in it]].[[note]]This can also technically apply to Xemnas, but Terra-Xehanort had already stolen Ansem's name by the time he became him, so one can argue he still counts.[[/note]] This is most likely in part to being the only Nobody to not be a member of Organization XIII.
72* ThePromise: The promises that Naminé makes and that other characters make to her, are important character moments that motivate her for ''COM'', ''II'', and ''Days''.
73** She makes both Sora and Riku Replica think that they swore an oath to protect her. When they find out about it, they...don't take it well. However, Riku Replica decides to believe in it regardless, because he considers it a happy memory and that's all that matters, and Sora admits he can't bring himself to be mad at her when he remembers promising he wouldn't make her cry.
74** She made her first real promise with Sora at the end of ''Chain of Memories'' that when he woke up they were going to be real friends after he's properly thanked her. Jiminy writes down "Thank Naminé" to help Sora fulfill it, but a year later it's only a source of confusion for them all when Sora, Donald, and Goofy read it and have no idea who (or where) Naminé is. As of the end of ''III'' Sora still hasn't fulfilled his end, at least in part due to poor timing and circumstances.
75** From the same game, she also promises Sora that she'll fix his memories, and Riku reminds her in ''Days'' that she promised him she'd look after Sora. When preparing for her HeroicSuicide and knowing it'll be hard for Roxas to return Sora, Xion also asks her to watch over Roxas on her behalf near the end of ''Days''. By ''II'', Naminé has essentially made good on all these promises, even though she can't remember Xion herself. When being forced away from Roxas by [=DiZ=], she also makes a point of returning to console Roxas by swearing to him that they'll meet again soon and talk then, even if they don't recognize each other. At the end of the game, she fulfills this promise as well as she speaks to Roxas before returning to Kairi, with the two Nobodies able to find some happiness in that they ''are'' able to recognize each other through Sora and Kairi whenever the two Somebodies are together.
76* PsychicLink: Because of the nature of her power, she's pretty much linked to anyone Sora has come in contact with or is related to. Notably, she pops up in Roxas' unconscious mind, twice. If the First Breath concert is anything to go by, she's ''conversed'' with the ''Lingering Will'' about Aqua as a result of her deeply following the chain within Sora's heart. She even did it again in KHIII to prevent Terra-Xehanort from attacking the heroes again, when time rewound, in the Final World after talking to Sora.
77* RewritingReality: Uses drawing to manipulate memories.
78* ShipTease:
79** With Roxas. She has interest in him beyond simply returning him to Sora, making a point of meeting him as himself, openly smiling at him several times despite her usual shyness, and going out of her way to watch over and try to help him in the prologue. For his part, Roxas quickly comes to view her as the only one he can trust in the middle of everything that's going on and is very worried for her when she gets dragged off by [=DiZ=]. They are also happy to reunite at the end of ''II'', with Naminé excited to spend every day with him and Kairi and Sora briefly appearing as Naminé and Roxas to smile at each other in the ending cinematic. To add to it, their scenes together appear in the credits of ''2.8 Final Chapter Prologue'', which places them in a montage of romantic couples. In ''III'' the two do not interact at all due to their circumstances at the time, but Roxas does get one of his two emotional triggers of the game (that lifts his dormant status slightly) when Sora is at the mansion and gazes at her room window from within him. Sora also tells her in the Final World that Roxas misses her, which he should personally feel, considering he holds his heart.
80** With the Riku Replica, mostly one-sided. He becomes devoted to her in ''COM'' as he is given FakeMemories of her as his [[ChildhoodFriendRomance childhood best friend]] he promised to protect and his feelings for her drive his antagonistic actions towards Sora, exactly how Riku's feelings for childhood friend Kairi in the first game were used to turn him against Sora. But even after Naminé shattered those fake memories and Riku Replica realized they were lies, he remains her protector, something that visibly affects Naminé. In ''III'', he specifically [[HeroicSacrifice denies himself the chance]] of living his own life by leaving the empty replica body behind for Naminé, and in a moment that is LostInTranslation, his parting words to Riku about Naminé [[CallBack mirror]] his own [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy parting words to Sora about Kairi]] from the first game. [[note]]The line in Japanese is along the lines of "I leave (her) to you," which became "Take care of her," in English. But unfortunately, it just became "Good luck" in the English version.[[/note]] Nomura, in the KH 3 Ultimania, states that the one that Naminé wanted to see the most was the Riku Replica - this is in reference to her talk with Sora in which he lists several people (including Roxas) who will want to see her, and then states there's "someone else" special won't let her down. Nomura also states that the scene where Riku, who acts on Replica Riku's behalf, goes to pick up Naminé was a way of showing the depth of their bond. There's even pink petals gently floating as she goes with him. Nonetheless, Naminè's sentiments towards him are ambiguous, as we never hear or know the reason ''why'' she wanted to see him from her, aside from possible left-over guilt, there's no implication of romantic interest on her end, and doesn't mention him at all after ''Chain of Memories'' aside from one drawing in ''KHII''.
81* ShrinkingViolet: For the most part in ''Chain of Memories'', until she gains some confidence at the end.
82** Also this in ''358/2 Days'', but grows out of it by ''Kingdom Hearts II''. She continues to be open and straight-forward about her thoughts and feelings in her cameo appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts III''.
83* TheShutIn: Non-consensual. It's even symbolized by the mini-doll of her stuck in a bird cage. Naminé's existence is just tragic all around. From the moment she was born in Castle Oblivion she's been sheltered and stuck behind walls majority of her short life. While other characters got to at least experience real friendship even if they had to feel loss, she was so lonely that she beckoned Sora to her (which was used by Marluxia and Larxene for their notorious plot); a mistake that has caused sacrifices. Not only did she have nobody around, her life accumulates to basically being [[KickTheDog abused]] for her powers by others above her.
84* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her ''only'' appearance in ''III'' was entirely skippable before 1.07 update came out, and she never even appears in in any human form as Sora's only interaction with her is with her as a heart in the Final World. That said, without her, the Guardians of Light may never have been able to survive to truly face the XIII Seekers of Darkness: Naminé, as a heart separated from Kairi, is responsible for calling for the help of the Lingering Will, without whom the Guardians would never have been able to make it past the battle that initially [[TotalPartyKill killed them all.]] It's no exaggeration to say, in this sense, Naminé literally saved the Guardians of Light, and the World by extension.
85* SpannerInTheWorks: She becomes this in ''III'' when she summons Terra's Lingering Will while she's in the Final World, for without the Lingering Will being summoned into the Keyblade Graveyard to fight Terra-Xehanort it would've been safe to say he in his most unstable moment would've killed the Guardians of Light once more.
86* SplitPersonalityMerge: With Kairi at the end of ''II'', though she still seems to be able to communicate with Sora and Roxas, considering Riku's comment in the ''Final Mix +'' that Sora can thank her after they beat Xemnas (which, at that point, was after said merge), and she and Roxas exchange smiles through Sora and Kairi in the ending scene.
87* StalkerWithoutACrush: Is seen watching Roxas in his ''room'' when in fake Twilight Town. She also appears in Roxas' unconscious mind during ''Days'' and ''II'', with Roxas naturally asking who she is. To be fair, it's vague if this is her knowingly reaching out to him or vice-versa, or if it occurs because of the ties with Sora and his memories. What ''is'' certain is that she senses Roxas during it and is so aware of it by ''Kingdom Hearts II'' that she smiles at him.
88* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Kairi in ''all'' senses in ''Chain of Memories'', but Sora doesn't catch on until she sets him straight about it.
89* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Subverted in the tie-in manga. Naminé sews up Axel's black coat out of gratitude towards him, but according to him did a poor job of it.
90* ThemeNaming: Her part in the "girls related to Kairi" group is ''nami'' for wave.
91* ThinkingUpPortals: Even though she is a Nobody of light, she can manifest [[CastingAShadow Corridors of Darkness]]. Notably, she can do so even after she has merged with Kairi.
92* TookALevelInBadass:
93** Near the end of ''Chain of Memories'', she stands up to Larxene and Marluxia, and manages to almost pull an ''accidental'' one hit kill on the Riku Replica. For some reason, that portion of her power is never mentioned again.
94** She gains a ''lot'' more confidence in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', evaded capture from the Organization, and helped rescue Kairi. She and Kairi together even stood up to Saïx physically, and that's gotta count for something.
95** In ''III'', she is able to extend her powers to being able to communicate with the Lingering Will to aid the Guardians of Light during the final battle while existing as just a heart in what's essentially Kingdom Hearts's version of [[PurgatoryAndLimbo Purgatory]].
96* VoluntaryShapeshifting: It is unclear whether she's this or a MasterOfIllusion, but Naminé, much like [=DiZ=], can change her appearance with the power of darkness. She only uses this in order to change into the form of Kairi, so while the extent of changes she can make is unknown, she could not hide her "light vs. darkness" scent.
97* WaterIsWomanly: The nami in Naminé is Japanese for "wave". She is Kairi's Nobody, every bit kind and lovely as Kairi, and, unlike the latter, who is a bit of a tomboy, Naminé is a girly girl through and through.
98* WhiteMagicianGirl: Although she fixes psyches rather than bodies, her role as the main source of healing in the plot is clear.
99* WitchWithACapitalB: Downplayed in that she did have magical powers. But Larxene's intention in calling her "[[ManipulativeBitch manipulative witch]]" is pretty clear.
100* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: At the end of Roxas's prologue in ''II'', [=DiZ=] outright says that with Sora completely restored, he has no further use for Naminé, and orders Riku to kill her. Of course, Riku is already disgusted with [=DiZ=] for using Sora in an effort to get revenge on Organization XIII, and instead lets her go.
101* YoungerThanTheyLook: She's physically a teenager, but technically, by the time of ''II'', she's at most one year old.
102[[/folder]]
103
104[[folder:Data-Sora]]
105!!Data-Sora
106
107[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/data_sora.png]]
108
109!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiyuIrino (Japanese), Creator/HaleyJoelOsment (English)
110!!!'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]''
111
112A digital recreation of Sora based on the information contained in Jiminy's Journal. He only appears in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'', but is just as heroic and self-sacrificing as the original.
113----
114* ArtificialHuman: Like all of the digital characters in ''coded''.
115* BroughtDownToNormal: After Maleficent destroyed his keyblade, he's reduced to only his movement abilities and must avoid enemies while exploring the exterior of Hollow Bastion. Thankfully, Goofy and later Donald show up to handle combat for him and he's even able to perform a CombinationAttack with them.
116* TheBusCameBack: A version of him returns in [[spoiler:''Re:Mind'' as a playable character, to challenge the data versions of the Seekers of Darkness]].
117* ColonyDrop: "Meteor Rain".
118* CombinationAttack: While weaponless and forced to rely on Donald and Goofy to fight Heartless, the three have the unique Finish Command of [[LightEmUp "Spinner Ray"]]
119* DoomedProtagonist: Data-Sora was created to find and stop the cause of the bugs and glitches in Jiminy's Journal, and has to be erased once he's done. Subverted in the end, as both Data-Sora and the world inside the Journal live on.
120* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: Only Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Chip, and Dale know the full story of his adventure, with Maleficent and Pete remembering parts of it.
121* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: After Data-Sora's Data-Keyblade is destroyed, the power of the heart he's grown forms a real one.
122* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Once Sora's Heartless is defeated and the bugs fixed, the journal has to be formatted to put everything right again, erasing his memories of the game's events. [[ThePowerOfFriendship Though he does get better]].
123* LightEmUp: Just like the real Sora. Notably he can use "Faith".
124* MagicKnight: Like his original incarnation, he is skilled with both Keyblade and magic, though not emphasizing either of them.
125* OnlyOneName: Unless you count "Data" as a part of his name, it's the same deal as Sora, sans LampshadeHanging.
126* TheRedMage: Like his original incarnation, he can use both [[ElementalPowers elemental magic]] and [[HealingHands healing powers]].
127* SaveTheVillain: After defeating Maleficent and Pete and foiling their plan, Data-Sora resolves to save their lives from the Data-version of his Heartless in what at first appears to be the endgame. Despite Data-Riku's arguments against the decision on the grounds that it isn't worth his artificial life, Data-Sora arrives just in time to watch them apparently die. In actuality, Data-Riku saved them using a rift in the Datascape and informs Data-Sora of this after the imminent threat is neutralized. In fact, Data-Sora seems unusually ''overjoyed'' when he sees them alive and well. [[UngratefulBastard Maleficent's response is predictable.]]
128* ShoutOut: Can get both [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud's]] [[ColonyDrop Meteor Rain]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Squall's]] [[SwordBeam Blasting Zone]] {{Limit Break}}s as Overclock Finishers.
129* StatusEffects: He has some, though the amount compared to those that the enemies can inflict is small. He can inflict "Freeze", "Stop", "Confused", "Burn", and "Slow".
130%%* SwordBeam: "Judgement Triad"
131* SwordOverHead: After Data-Roxas is defeated in the final battle, he tries to goad Data-Sora into finishing him off. Instead, Data-Sora shows mercy, explaining that he sensed and empathized with Data-Roxas' deep emotional pain while they battled and would be willing to share it if it would help lessen it any.
132* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: "Dodge Roll", like his original incarnation.
133* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Is a digital copy of the real Sora. Nonetheless, he eventually gets a heart of his own and a real Keyblade to go with it.
134* WhatYouAreInTheDark: His final trial in the last level. He has to pass a series of SecretTestOfCharacter trials, and is encouraged to take the easy way past them by lying and being mean because it'll be faster. The characters he meets are just chunks of data that will vanish when he leaves, his memories of them will be erased, and no one else knows about any of this, so who cares what he does to them? Turns out, he still can't bring himself to not help them, because even if he forgets the memories, his heart knows the truth.
135[[/folder]]
136
137[[folder:Hayner, Pence, and Olette]]
138!!!'''Voiced by:'''\
139'''Hayner''': Kazunori Sasaki (Japanese), Justin Cowden (English), Creator/ZacharyGordon (English, ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]'') \
140'''Pence''': Hayato Taya (Japanese), Creator/SeanMarquette (English), Tristian Chase (English, ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]'')\
141'''Olette''': Yuka Hirasawa (Japanese), Creator/JessicaDiCicco (English), Ashley Boettcher (English, ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]'')
142!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]] | [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]] | [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]] | [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]] | [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]] | [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]''
143
144[[quoteright:177:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/177px_hayner_khiii.png]]
145[[caption-width-right:177:Hayner]]
146[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/192px_pence_khiii.png]]
147[[caption-width-right:192:Pence]]
148[[quoteright:151:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/150px_olette_khiii.png]]
149[[caption-width-right:151:Olette]]
150
151A trio of kids from Twilight Town. They are all close friends and like to hang out, put off homework, and eat sea-salt ice cream together. A virtual Hayner, Pence, and Olette serve as Roxas's friends in [=DiZ=]'s simulation of Twilight Town during the opening of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' to keep Roxas occupied while [=DiZ=] manipulates him.
152----
153* AgentScully: Pence is always looking for a logical explanation to whatever he finds around town. Of course, after he meets Kairi, his ideals become more illogical.
154* BigDamnHeroes: They help to rescue Ansem the Wise from Ansem [=SoD=] in ''Kingdom Hearts III''.
155* BigEater: Olette fits the trope, having overdone it with the food at Little Chef's Bistrot.
156* BigFun: Pence may be a chubby kid, but he's shown to be a great friend to have.
157* ConnectedAllAlong: ''Days'' reveals that they did meet Roxas in real Twilight Town. But due to Roxas's ties with the Organization, he never made an attempt to befriend them. Even more bizarre that Pence also met Axel, [[ForgottenFirstMeeting but didn't seem to recognize him]] in ''II''.
158* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: While Hayner didn't land a hit on Ansem [=SoD=], the trio was instrumental in rescuing Ansem the Wise from the Seekers in ''III''.
159* DynamicEntry: In ''III'', Hayner attempts a horizontal diving kick on Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. [[NoSell Unsurprisingly]], it fails to register.
160* {{Expy}}: In-universe, the digital versions of the trio serve as expies of Axel and Xion. At the end of each day they eat ice cream with Roxas at the top of the tower, something that we do not see the real trio doing in the actual town. At least until the end of ''III'', where the trio join Roxas, Lea, Xion, and Isa to eat ice cream atop the tower.
161** Hayner seems to be inspired from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Zell Dincht]] as they have similar design and even share dislike/rivalry on Seifer. His design also appears to be a homage to [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/square/images/a/a4/Bnc-kou2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20071110014251: Kou Leifoh]] of ''VideoGame/TheBouncer''.
162* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Discounting Roxas' moments in the Data Twilight Town, Pence actually met him long before Roxas left the Organization but apparently doesn't remember him a year or so later.
163* HotBlooded: Hayner. He even attempted to take on Axel in a fist fight alongside Pence as backup. Luckily for him Axel was busy. He attempted to drop kick Ansem, Seeker of darkness in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' which ended with expected results.
164* TheLeader: Hayner is in charge of the group and dictates most of their activities, even though Pence and Olette are more sensible than him.
165* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Sadly, they don't know it, but they are this for Roxas.
166* NeutralFemale: Compared to the male Hayner and Pence who at least tried to attack Axel when kidnapping Kairi, Olette does not make any attempt to attack him one bit. She makes up for it in ''III'' when she's just as active as her male friends in helping to rescue Ansem the Wise, even being the one to actually drag him by the arm to safety.
167* NiceGuy: They're all very nice and quick to make new friends. They became fast friends with Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Kairi shortly after they met. In ''III'', they agree to help Sora finding Roxas.
168* NonActionGuy: Pence, not to say he doesn't try to help save Kairi when Axel kidnaps her.
169* PlatonicLifePartners: Pence and Olette seem to be slightly closer to each other than to Hayner and can often be seen hanging out without him. That said, there's no sign of romance between them.
170* RememberTheNewGuy: An in-universe example. Before the events of ''II'', Roxas was made to remember Hayner, Pence, and Olette as his best friends in the artificial Twilight Town. They ''did'' meet a few times in the real world, but never became friends because Roxas was serving in the Organization XIII. The connection between the data copies of the trio and their real selves later enforces the trope the other way, as they gain an instinctual sense of friendship with Roxas despite their lack of interaction.
171* ShipperOnDeck: Olette seems to be quite entranced with Kairi's story about her and Sora. She even calls it "romantic".
172* ShoutOut: "Dog Street", the brand on Pence's clothes, is a reference to both ''VideoGame/TheBouncer'' (Creator/SquareEnix's debut Platform/PlayStation2 game) and the [[FunWithAcronyms Disk Original Group]] software team within Square in the mid-80's.
173* TheSmartGuy: As shown toward the end of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Pence is good with computers, being able to help Sora, Donald, and Goofy hack into [=DiZ=]'s computer at the Old Mansion to get the simulation beam up and running. He uses the computer again in ''III'' to transfer Roxas' data to Radiant Garden's computer, where Ienzo can begin reconstructing Roxas' memories.
174* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: They fill the role of TwoGuysAndAGirl trio in the protagonist's hometown, much like Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie in the first game. Hayner and Olette even look visually similar to Tidus and Selphie, being blonde guy and brunette girl, respectively.
175* ThoseTwoGuys: A bit, even to Sora in the middle stages of ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
176* TookALevelInBadass: While none of them learn any magic in the interim between ''II'' and ''III'', in ''II'' they were completely ineffectual at preventing Kairi's kidnapping. This changes in the latter game, as they and Vexen manage to save Ansem the Wise from the clutches of the XIII Seekers of Darkness.
177* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Olette is the only girl in the trio.
178* UnskilledButStrong: Relatively speaking, but Hayner actually has the most health out of all of the Struggle fighters in Twilight Town and his actual in-game stats suggest he'd be fairly threatening on par with the likes of the Final Fantasy characters like Cloud and Leon if he used a real weapon instead of a foam bat. That said, his fighting style is [[AttackAttackAttack all offense with no real defensive skills]] unlike Setzer and Seifer who are tellingly higher ranked Struggle fighers.
179[[/folder]]
180
181[[folder:Master Eraqus]]
182!!Master Eraqus
183
184[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/master_eraqus_khiii.png]]
185[[caption-width-right:350:"Perhaps. But unlike darkness, there is more to light than meets the eye. You might be surprised."]]
186[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see The Boy in White]]\
187https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_boy_in_white_khiii_0.png[[/labelnote]]]]
188
189!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakioInoue (Old, Japanese), Creator/MarkHamill (Old, English), Creator/DaisukeNamikawa (Young, Japanese), Creator/DrakeBell (Young, English)
190!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Dark Road]]''
191->''"Fear leads to obsession with power, and obsession beckons the darkness."''
192\
193One of the few remaining Keyblade Masters in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', he lives in the Land of Departure as the mentor of Terra, Aqua, and Ventus. Eraqus is a kind and fatherly man, but he vehemently opposes the use of darkness and refuses to accept the idea that it may have a proper place in the world. This places him at odds with Master Xehanort, as they trained together but Xehanort developed some rather different ideas about darkness.
194----
195* AllYourPowersCombined: His armor makes use of his students' elements, and changes combat styles depending on who you're fighting it with. Considering the armor's data is based on his fighting style, it's easy to infer that Eraqus himself has the same abilities.
196* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: To Yen Sid. [[MeaningfulName Look at his name]].
197* AnimatedArmor: The Armor of Eraqus OptionalBoss is a data simulation of his armor turned animate via his will a la Lingering Will.
198* BackForTheDead: After Blank Points hints he'd survived inside Terra, he doesn't reappear until the absolute end of ''III'', to have one last talk with his students and disappear into the light with Xehanort.
199* BadassTeacher: Is the master of Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, and is a formidable Keyblade wielder himself.
200* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Downplays the trope the same way that Master Xehanort downplays EvilMakesYouUgly in the sense that despite the two of them once being a pair of attractive youths, the benevolent Eraqus [[CoolOldGuy aged far more gracefully]] than the [[ObviouslyEvil nefarious Xehanort]] despite only being slightly younger than Xehanort.
201* BlackAndWhiteMorality: As said by [[UnreliableNarrator Master Xehanort]], he only thinks in absolutes: in his mind, LightIsGood and DarkIsEvil, no exceptions. Granted, Xehanort in any incarnation isn't the best in terms of reliability on that subject, but his behavior, such as failing Terra in the Mark of Mastery Exam for having any darkness in his fighting style, even by accident, seems to indicate this is true.
202** Given that Riku uses/used Darkness and Yen Sid makes him a master, it backs up Xehanort's point even more. Eraqus is ''too'' extreme in his "light is good" and it creates a lot of problems.
203* BlowYouAway: One of his attacks as an OptionalBoss is a massive tornado.
204* BossRemix: The Armor of the Master battle is backed by a more dramatic version of the Land of Departure battle theme.
205* CainAndAbel: Master Xehanort was like a brother to him growing up. Guess which one Eraqus ends up being. [[note]]It's the one who dies, in case you don't know![[/note]]
206* ClassClown: He was this during his time as a student in Scala ad Caleum, if the fact that he freely and proudly called himself "Tardy Fleetfoot" is any indication. Though there are many hints that this aspect of his was [[ObfuscatingStupidity a facade.]]
207* ClimaxBoss: The last boss in ''Birth by Sleep'' chronologically before the final bosses.
208* CoolKey[[CoolSword blade]]: Master's Defender, which looks like an "[[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS E]]" toward the teeth (likely for "Enix").
209* CowardlyLion: Was this during the years before his time as a Keyblade Master, happily and repeatedly admitting to his classmates that he'd run away as fast as the wind when confronted with dangerous situations. Despite this admisson, Eraqus doesn't hesitant to fight along side his friends against the Heartless on various worlds.
210* CunningLikeAFox: Is refered to as a "sly fox" by Xehanort twice in the series.
211* DisappointedByTheMotive: Overlapping with GoodCannotComprehendEvil, he thinks Xehanort's curiosity is a lousy motivation for wanting to start a Keyblade War.
212* DisneyDeath: Blank Points hints that he may have escaped death by seeking refuge in Terra's heart. [[SequelHook Terra only smirks]]. ''III'' confirms it.
213* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: When he tried to kill Ventus only for Terra to intervene, he orders Terra to get out of his way, and when Terra refuses...
214-->'''Eraqus''': Why do all my attempts to reach you ''fail''? If you don't have it in your heart to obey... then you will have to share Ventus's fate. [''sheds a SingleTear'']
215* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Willfully vanishes into Terra, preemptively giving him Eraqus's LightEmUp Heart to later counter Master Xehanort's CastingAShadow one. [[spoiler: When he returns in ''III'', ''he's'' the one to convince Xehanort to become a GracefulLoser and give up the χ-blade before disappearing up and into Kingdom Hearts.]]
216* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: Eraqus has a very prominent samurai motif, down to his clothing, his armor and his fighting style. Even his attack names are poetic kanji as is traditional for the samurai of Final Fantasy.
217* FaceHeelTurn: Not quite, though you do have to fight him as Terra. Instead, it's implied that he's become so absorbed in his Light-based philosophy and so torn between his emotional connections to Xehanort, Ventus and Terra and the situation at hand that he falls into darkness by the time Terra battles him.
218* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Had Eraqus ''succeeded'' in killing Ven, the proto-χ-blade wouldn't have been forged... which, given the [[FlawedPrototype "proto" prefix]] and that Xehanort is working on the real thing in the present day, [[SenselessSacrifice would have amounted to nothing]].
219* FatalFlaw: He allowed himself to fear darkness so much that he become [[KnightTemplar blinded by his own light.]]
220--> '''Xehanort''': My brother pupil Eraqus thinks only in absolutes. He has persuaded himself that light is the only way, but forgets that light cannot exist without shadow.
221* FreudianExcuse: ''Dark Road'' hints that something bad happened to his grandfather while battling the darkness and whatever happened planted the seeds for Eraqus' later anxieties regarding darkness.
222* GoodOldWays: He's a traditionalist by nature, shown in his belief in light and rejection of darkness.
223* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has two scars across his face, said scars having been inflicted by Xehanort.
224* HeelRealization: He has a serious "MyGodWhatHaveIDone" moment after Terra stops him from fighting further, understanding that his dogmatic belief in pure light is what has brought so much pain to his pupils.
225* HeelFaceDoorSlam: He barely has enough time for a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment after his attempt on Ven and Terra's lives before Xehanort kills him.
226* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: It's implied that though the one that truly has the distorted view is Master Xehanort, Eraqus himself also has an equally distorted view for still trusting him in the first place; even after Xehanort attacked and scarred him when Eraqus pointed out the severe moral issues in his plans, Eraqus still forgave and trusted him after several years of avoiding each other. Then, during the Mark of Mastery exam, when Xehanort sabotages the balls of light, he doesn't for a second suspect that it was him, despite the fact he was sitting right next to him.
227* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Which was try to kill Ven to save the worlds - something he absolutely took no pleasure in.
228* InTheBlood: In ''Dark Road'', he thinks he inherited hating darkness from his grandfather.
229* {{Irony}}: Forgiving Xehanort and inviting him to the Mark of Mastery (i.e., a surprisingly open-minded response by such an "absolutist") allows things to derail as they do, while wanting nothing more to do with Xehanort (i.e., what you'd expect from such an "absolutist") would've been the better option in the end.
230* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself for not seeing Terra's fall into darkness. Ultimately, he accepts blame for Ventus' "harrowing experience" and giving Aqua "such a heavy burden".
231* JerkassHasAPoint: Given the countless DarkIsEvil moments in the series and how much danger the worlds and its inhabitants have been put in danger because of it, combined with Xehanort being such an UnreliableNarrator about his YinYangBomb claims, you really can't blame Eraqus for disliking Darkness so much (bad actual decisions notwithstanding). [[ManipulativeBastard Xehanort's]] actions during ''Birth By Sleep'' and long after in addition to the harm many others inflict when they succumb to it only bolsters the reasoning behind Eraqus's mindset about the dangers the Darkness holds.
232** Him having Aqua essentially spy on Terra is understandably seen as a huge breach of trust by the latter...and one that was completely justified given the amount times Terra has been tricked and led astray on his journey throughout his travels. There is genuinely no telling how bad things would have gotten if Aqua wasn't there to clean up the messes Terra left behind on the various worlds he's been to. By the time the FinalBattle occurs on the Keyblade Graveyard, Terra somberly admits that Eraqus was right about him needing to be watched.
233* KickTheMoralityPet: He becomes so determined to stop Xehanort from acquiring the χ-blade that he's willing to outright ''kill'' Ventus to prevent it, and then Terra when he steps in and refuses to let him harm Ven. After the battle, Eraqus has just enough time to realize he screwed up before Xehanort finishes him off from behind.
234-->'''Eraqus''': I failed you, Terra. Perhaps I've no one to blame but myself for the darkness inside you. And now, I've done worse... raised my Keyblade against you and Ventus. My own heart is darkness!
235* KnightTemplar: He absolutely hates darkness and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep it from spreading, even if he must ''murder'' Ventus to prevent Master Xehanort from taking the χ-blade and destroying the world again. Master Xehanort claims Eraqus is "blinded by light" and despite being the BigBad, there's some truth to that claim. Considering all other Keyblade Masters acknowledge darkness is a necessary force to keep the worlds in balance, Eraqus comes off as a fanatic.
236* LightEmUp: Almost of his attacks are of the light element.
237* LightIsGood: A vehement believer in this. And while he certainly can be seen as somewhat misguided, alot of Eraqus's actions backs him up as this. [[spoiler: When he was killed, his heart entered Terra and it was his light that allowed his student to survive [[DarkIsEvil Xehanort's]] GrandTheftMe for so long and keep his sense of self as the Guardian.]] It should also be noted that during the endgame of ''III'', when [[spoiler: Eraqus successfully appeals to Xehanort's better side and long buried rectitude, even when everyone else - including Xehanort himself - thinks he's BeyondRedemption, he's surrounded by a ethereal, bright glow, making him come across as an divine being from the heavens.]]
238* LightIsNotGood: Actually an SubvertedTrope in the long run. While it is true that his belief that straying from the light in any capacity is evil - even coming across as downright fanatical at times - and is what causes him to attack Ventus and Terra, he is still the just, wise, and benevolent Keyblade Master that he is presented as from the beginning. This is most evident when after attempting said action against towards his students, his first reaction was self-disgust and complete ''horror'' at what he tried to pull and was nothing less than regretful. Hell, even that attack could have been considered a MercyKill at that point [[FateWorseThanDeath considering what happens to his two students]].
239* LikeASonToMe: It is made very, very clear that Eraqus loves the Wayfinder Trio like they were his own sons and daughter and are his children in all but blood. So given the horrible events that each one experiences without him being there to protect or even ''help'' them is nothing less than a nightmare for a parent like him. The fact that its his own former best friend - someone who he even considers his brother - whose completely responsible for all of it makes it all the worst.
240* ManlyTears: Before his DisneyDeath.
241* MasterSwordsman: He ''is'' a Keyblade Master and not a retired one at that.
242* TheMentor: Ironic, considering that [[Creator/MarkHamill he is]] [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]] and filled the same role in the ''Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy''....and unfortunately, also in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', as far as Luke's luck with apprentices falling to the dark side, whose actions ultimately cause the end of everything their respective masters had built.
243* MentorOccupationalHazard: And, for the most part, it's pretty much his fault, since he pushed Terra's BerserkButton without explaining himself.
244* MercyKill: In hindsight, if he'd killed Ven, it certainly would've been this.
245* MirrorCharacter: As a youth, his personality is not unlike Sora in his interactions with Xehanort (who can be compared to Riku).
246* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he fights Terra, he realizes just how far his KnightTemplar tendencies made him go.
247* MyGreatestFailure: As he admits to the ''BBS'' trio at the end of ''III'', he massively failed all three of them in one way or another.
248* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Honestly it would be easier to count the number of times Eraqus wasn't guilty of this trope. His consistently poor judgment in handling the issues of his students and dealing with Xehanort led him to drive his pupils to their doom in respective ways, put himself and his students in danger as pawns for Xehanort's plans, and cause Darkness to consume his own protectorate world.
249* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His appearance is quite likely based on ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. Not to mention his name which is an anagram of "[[Creator/SquareEnix Square]]".
250* ObfuscatingStupidity: Heavily implied to be this through out much of his youth, before he became a Keyblade Master. In his older years, he seems to have put this behind him in favor of a more open SternTeacher approach.
251** When playing a game of VariantChess with Xehanort, the latter asks him if he knows about the story of Keyblade War. When Eraqus deflects the question by casually saying he's never heard of such a tale, Xehanort almost bluntly tells him, "[[LampshadeHanging You can drop the facade.]]"
252** In his character description for ''Dark Road'', Eraqus is stated to be the class clown of among his fellow students in Scala ad Calem. It follows up this by stating that he's also incredibly insightful and perceptive, with the implication that his more zany and jokey behavior is all an act.
253* OlderThanHeLooks: He is assumed to be around the same age as both Yen Sid and Xehanort. [[spoiler:''Re:Mind'' reveals that Xehanort was about seventeen seventy five years ago, meaning Xehanort is ''somewhere in his eighties'' (and a decade older than that if one assumes his age in the intervening years after ''Birth By Sleep''). Eraqus is only a few years younger, making him in his late seventies to early eighties during the events of Birth by Sleep, just over a decade prior to ''Re:Mind''.]]
254* OptionalBoss: His armor makes for a nasty one in the ''Final Mix'' edition of ''Birth By Sleep''.
255* ParentalSubstitute: The reports state that he loves Terra, Ven, and Aqua like his own children; Terra even outright calls him his father.
256* PlayingWithFire: Notably his only magical attack not to be light elemental is fire.
257* ProperlyParanoid: Xehanort certainly reinforces his negative views about darkness.
258* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Subverted; he turns out to be more of a KnightTemplar.
259* ReverseShrapnel: One of his most powerful attacks is surrounding himself with magical light Keyblades which spin around him and shoot lasers.
260* SamuraiPonytail: His hair is done in one, adding to his very samurai inspired character design.
261* ScrewDestiny: In ''III'''s opening, Young Eraqus flat says that there's nothing saying he can't change the future if he wants to, in response to Young Xehanort's comments concerning how light is destined to expire and darkness prevail. An amused Young Xehanort says he hopes he's right about it.
262* ShieldBash: As his Armor Data, he's fond of using the light shield on his back to trap his target.
263* ShootTheDog: He tries to do this when he learns that Xehanort needs Ven to create the χ-blade. Terra catches him in the act and is ''not'' happy.
264* SiblingRivalry: It is mentioned in the Xehanort reports that Xehanort and Eraqus viewed each other as brothers, which goes a long way towards explaining why it takes so long for anyone to suspect Master Xehanort is up to no good. Still, it's also mentioned that Xehanort began turning his intellect down darker paths once their master chose Eraqus as his successor instead of Xehanort...
265* SmartPeoplePlayChess: His younger self played a chess-like game with Xehanort. From the looks of it, he's losing, but chess ''is'' one of those games where [[BackFromTheBrink the number of pieces remaining doesn't always determine the outcome.]] Among his final words to Xehanort in ''III'' is to tell him "checkmate".
266* StormOfBlades: One of his more brutal desperation attacks is to shoot out a bunch of [[LightEmUp light]] magic Keyblades.
267* TakeUpMySword: To Aqua. He gives the order before she leaves, but she follows it and turns the Land of Departure into Castle Oblivion posthumously using his Keyblade.
268* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: When he returns in ''III'', Eraqus [[spoiler: manages to get Xehanort to fully give up on his ambitions and the χ-blade.]]
269* TomatoSurprise: Eraqus' ancestry dates back to the age of Foretellers.
270* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His [[BlackAndWhiteMorality extremist]] [[KnightTemplar views]] of LightIsGood and DarkIsEvil caused him to reject Terra as a master, ask Aqua to spy on him out of concern that Terra might become evil from the darkness, which in turn caused Terra to lose trust in him and trust Master Xehanort more, which made it all the easier for Xehanort to manipulate all the events and succeed with his GrandTheftMe of Terra. Very probably a part of Xehanort's schemes since the beginning, as he's the one who convinced Eraqus that Terra wasn't ready to be a master in a letter addressed to him.
271* WarriorPrince: The Secret Reports in ''III'' reveal him to be a blue blood, descended from the survivors of the Keyblade War. That being said, it is dubious exactly what title/rank did he have in Scala ad Caelum.
272* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Xehanort were the best of friends for a good chunk of their lives, but had a violent falling out when Xehanort revealed his intentions to start a Keyblade War and Eraqus tried to stop him, resulting in Xehanort scarring Eraqus' face. Later on Xehanort ''pretends'' to try and make amends and rekindle their old friendship, but this time [[FalseFriend it's all an act]].
273* WeaponTombstone: Terra, Aqua, and Ventus make one out of Master's Defender at the Land of Departure on returning to it at the end of ''III''.
274* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's a good man, but is firmly convinced that LightIsGood and DarkIsEvil no matter what, to the extent that he actually tries to murder Terra and Ven.
275* WhatIsOneMansLifeInComparison: Kill Ven to prevent the χ-blade from being forged, or risk the destruction of the universe? It's not a pleasant choice.
276* WouldHurtAChild: If it's necessary to protect the worlds from darkness Eraqus is willing kill someone as young as Ventus. He'll hate every second of it though.
277* YouAreNotReady: What he says to [[AntiHero Terra]] due to his use of [[CastingAShadow darkness]].
278[[/folder]]
279
280[[folder:Data-Riku]]
281!!Data-Riku
282
283[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/data_riku_khrec.png]]
284
285!!!'''Appearances:''' [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]
286
287The data form of Riku created from all the journal's memories.
288-----
289* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: It's {{Implied|Trope}} that Jiminy's Journal took the form of Riku because it is the only person other than Sora that everyone is comfortable talking to.
290* BigGood: As the representation of the digitized Jiminy's Journal, he's this for ''coded'' and the journal's datascape in general. Even after the journal's data is fully restored and reset, he continues to assist the heroes in deciphering the mysterious message.
291* BigBrotherMentor: He is shown to care greatly for Data-Sora, even wanting him to become stronger as well.
292* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Thanks to Maleficent and Pete.
293* CastingAShadow: Has all the abilities Dark Mode Riku possessed including [[PlayingWithFire Dark Firaga]] and [[TeleportSpam Dark Aura.]]
294* CoolSword: Wields a data copy of Riku's old Soul Eater.
295* DarkIsNotEvil: Just like Riku. He's constantly wearing a BlackCloak when he's not in [[SuperMode Dark Mode,]] but he just wants to help Mickey and his friends repair the journal's data.
296* MrExposition: Fills this role for ''coded''.
297[[/folder]]
298
299[[folder:Subject X]]
300!!Subject X
301
302-->''"May your heart be your guiding key."''
303
304A mysterious girl and the subject of past experiments of Ansem the Wise. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
305----
306* ArcWords: She remembers the phrase, "May your heart be your guiding key."
307* AmbiguousSituation: Her current whereabouts are largely unknown. Ansem [=SoD=] believes Ansem the Wise hid her away, but the Secret Reports from her perspective suggests it was Braig who relocated her.
308* TheGhost: In ''III'', she is only mentioned in the Secret Reports, by the two Ansems, and Saïx during his "death" scene.
309* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: She is only known as X.
310* FishOutOfWater: She came from the time of the Keyblade War and the Unions, and has been living in the present for the ten years since first arriving in Radiant Garden.
311* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She doesn't remember her past, other than her four friends and a "key".
312* TheLostLenore: Isa and Lea would sneak into Ansem's lab to see her and became friends with her. But after Lea/Axel left, things fell apart to an unknown extent.
313* MysteriousPast: She is said to be from the time of the Keyblade War.
314* RememberTheNewGuy: She was experimented by Terra-Xehanort and imprisoned in Hollow Bastion. She is very important to Lea/Axel and Isa/Saïx's motivations and even played a part in apprentice Xehanort's StartOfDarkness, despite no prior clue that this girl existed in the series, though her saying "May my heart be my guiding key" suggest she is a Dandelion/keyblade wielder from the Unions.
315* WalkingSpoiler: Though she is TheGhost in ''III'', her role and existence interests Xehanort enough that Ansem [=SoD=] confronts Ansem the Wise about it during the game's plot.
316[[/folder]]
317
318[[folder:Nameless Star]]
319
320[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nameless_star_khiii_9.png]]
321
322!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RisaShimizu (Japanese), Creator/MadisonDavenport (English)
323!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMelodyOfMemory Melody of Memory]]''
324
325One of the several spirits found in the Final World. She's capable of speaking to Sora and appears to be waiting for someone...
326----
327* AFriendInNeed: [[spoiler: Even though she only met Sora once, because he encouraged and gave her hope, she doesn't hesitate for one moment upon finding out that he's in trouble to help Riku and Kairi find him.]]
328* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Implied. [[spoiler: WordOfGod is that she might be a form of a character that has already appeared in the series.]]
329* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:It turns out she is the third and final key in locating Sora following his disappearance as a consequences of abusing the Power of Waking. As Sora wound up in a world on the opposite side of reality (fiction), it's almost impossible to get there using the means of reality. ''Unless'' you turn one of Quadratum's inhabitants into a Portal, which is precisely what she happens to be.]]
330* ConnectedAllAlong: It is revealed in Re:Mind that the person she is waiting for is Yozora, hinting that she may be the red haired Stella expy from the ''Verum Rex'' commercial.
331* {{Expy}}: In much the same way as Yozora is similar to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum]], The Nameless Star has many similarities to [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Stella Nox Fleuret]], the original heroine of ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII'' who got replaced by XV's Lunafreya. While much of Stella remains a mystery, The Nameless Star's mannerisms and personality are very similar to what was seen of Stella. In particular, The Nameless Star speaks in a very proper way and she is very direct with Sora for most of her conversation. And if she is the same girl in the ''Verum Rex'' commercial, she would be a dead ringer for Stella, just as a redhead. Additionally, the Latin word for "star" is "stella".
332* ForgottenFallenFriend: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. She is this to Yozora, who she says is a dear friend of hers who has forgotten about her, but would be distressed by her absence if he remembered. It's also made clear that foul play has befallen her, thus indicating her status as this is intentional by whoever has changed Yozora. [[spoiler: It is also indicated that if she attempts to be more active in getting free of this situation, her heart itself will be stolen.]]
333* TheLostLenore: Possibly. She is waiting for a friend and describes him as a male. Also, a bizarre example in that she's still part of the plot even dead, while we have no idea who this friend is or if he's relevant to ''III'''s plot, although she implies he's amnesiac to some extent. Sora refers back to her when he encounters Yozora, indicating that the person she was waiting for is him.
334* NoNameGiven: The moniker "Nameless Star" comes from the credits. Neither herself nor Sora refers to a specific name for her.
335* OurSoulsAreDifferent: Like every other spirit in the Final World, she's a cluster of sparkles that take the shape of a star.
336* RealAfterAll: In the same way as Yozora, she is actually a character from [[ShowWithinAShow Verum Rex]], yet like him [[spoiler: this is a possible in-universe as well, seeing as Quadratum is speculated by Ansem the Wise to be a fictional world.]]
337* RedHerring: In ''III'' her choice of words about how "her name was stolen" and how the person she's waiting for is "beyond recognition" and Sora's reaction to this person's name, implying he knew them, lead players to believe that the Nameless Star was [[Characters/KingdomHeartsXCharacters Strelitzia]] and the person she was waiting for was Marluxia, or rather Lauriam, her brother. It wasn't until ''Re:Mind'' that it was confirmed that she was talking about Yozora.
338* RefugeeFromTVLand: [[spoiler:She hails from Quadratum, a world on the opposite side of reality, fiction.]]
339* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: She's waiting for someone specific to do this to her. That or she wants that someone to join her in the afterlife. [[spoiler: However, The Fairy Godmother mentions that if she were to return to her world, her heart will be stolen, further complicating things.]]
340* TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler: She's not just trapped in the Final World, she's also not even from the reality the main ''Kingdom Hearts'' series is set in. She found her way there after her form was taken and remains there so as to keep her heart from being stolen.]]
341[[/folder]]
342
343[[folder:Yozora]]
344!!Yozora
345[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yozora_khiiirm_8.png]]
346[[caption-width-right:150:"If you are who you say, and it was fate that brought us here, then... my path is clear."]]
347!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TasukuHatanaka (Japanese), Creator/DylanSprouse (English)
348!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]''
349->''[[CallBack "I've been having these weird thoughts lately... like is any of this for real or not?"]]''
350
351The main protagonist of ''Verum Rex'', [[ShowWithinAShow a popular Square Enix video game franchise in the Toy Box world, which includes a best-selling game, animated series, and action figure line.]] [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee Rex is a big fan of it]]. Within the series, he is a renowned young warrior and commander who fights to protect his kingdom and loved ones from a horde of giant mechanical invaders known as the Gigas - a task he can more than live up to with his high-tech sword, crossbow and incredible skill in wielding both.
352
353As the secret movie shows, there's a lot more to him than meets the eye, and fate intends to bring him face to face with another hero...
354----
355* AIRoulette: Unlike the scripted attack sequences of the Data Organization, Yozora can use any of his first ten moves as his opening move, then any of his first nine moves after that in any order he wants until he reaches half health. His second phase averts this, always attacking in the same sequence, but his third phase steps it up to having ''thirteen'' moves to choose from. To compensate for this, all of his moves have more substantial tells than most other bosses.
356* ApologeticAttacker: If he defeats Sora, he’ll apologize to him during the subsequent NonStandardGameOver.
357-->''Sorry, but I don’t lose.''
358* AttackDrone: One of his go-to attacks is summoning drones to fire off lasers. A lot of drones. ''A LOT.'' As his Health gets lower, he scatters more and more drones - some with delayed attacks to sync up with his sword strikes. Following his "planetarium phase", [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe he can summon up to 24 drones at once]]. He can even divide one of his weapons into a quartet of drones that encase Sora within a pyramidal energy field and bombard him with lasers from all directions. The field is unblockable, but can be shattered by Sora's Thunder magic or swiftly evaded altogether.
359* AutoRevive: If he pinches a Kupo Coin off Sora, when his HP runs out he goes into what appears to be [[https://youtu.be/d1_T37_iIks?t=22 a death animation]]... before a Moogle head pops up and brings him back to life. Also, just like when Sora uses a Kupo Coin, it heals back half of his HP.
360* ArtificialGravity: One of Yozora's nastier abilities is summoning a strobe-light projector that can manipulate gravity. It ''severely'' hampers the player's mobility while active. When it transforms into an artificial sun, it begins to violently pull Sora towards it.
361* BadassBoast: Yozora drops a few boasts as banter during his fight with Sora, which he is more than capable of backing up. If Sora loses the battle, Yozora caps it off with a short, but simple: "Sorry, but I don't lose."
362-->''You thought you'd win?''
363-->''[[PowerParasite Your power is mine!]]''
364* BaitAndSwitch: When they fight, it looks like they're going to fight on top of Sora's Station of Awakening in a night-time version of The Final World... only for everything to suddenly change to modern-day Shibuya. [[spoiler:Or at least it ''looks'' like Shibuya; its true name is Quadratum.]]
365* BeamSpam: His crossbow shoots laser beams rather than arrows, and he can fire it very quickly.
366* BowAndSwordInAccord: The ''Verum Rex'' advertisement shows him fighting with a high-tech sword and crossbow. He uses these weapons against Sora in the ''[=Re:Mind=]'' DLC.
367* BreakoutCharacter: ''Verum Rex'' gained a very positive response from fans who wished it were a real game, and the secret movie boosted Yozora's popularity even further by implying more to his character than just being a ''Final Fantasy'' pastiche. ''Re:Mind'' solidified his newfound fanbase by making him the traditional superboss that hints at future plot developments, in the same vein as Xemnas in ''I'' and Terra in ''II''; said fight has been acclaimed as one of the best in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' franchise. Fans are clamoring more than ever for ''Verum Rex'' to be defictionalized, as Yozora has been well-established as a HeroOfAnotherStory.
368* ChekhovsGunman: First seen starring in an in-universe video game in the Toy Box. Then he turns out to be real all along.
369* CommandingCoolness: His driver refers to him exclusively as "Commander," but no further details are known about what it means.
370* CompositeCharacter: Of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum and Ravus Nox Fleuret]]. Most of his appearance takes from Noctis, except for his white hair and heterochromia, which he takes from Ravus.
371** His outfit is pretty much a composite character all on its own. There's some elements of Sora and Riku's designs from KHIII also being mixed in with the two, as well Roxas. Namely, Yozora wears an outfit that takes the basic design of Riku's outfit, but has with red and grey like Sora's outfit instead of yellow and blue like Riku. He also wears his shirt much like Sora. His outfit was also discovered to have both skull and crossbones like Noctis as well Nobody sigils like the one Roxas wears on his regular outfit.
372** Plus, like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], he is clearly not himself and has been twisted to act like a different person.
373** In a strange, roundabout way he also appears to be cobbled (not literally...[[AmbiguousSituation yet]]) together from bits and pieces of the in-series cast as well:
374*** Sora: They're both TheHero of their respective stories, and have very similar clothing. There's also the fact that their names are extremely similar. In Japanese, Sora means "sky" while Yozora means "night sky."
375*** Riku: Yozora is practically an IdenticalStranger of him given how similar they look.
376*** Roxas: They both dual-wield weapons and have a no-nonsense attitude concerning fighting.
377*** Xigbar: They both wield laser-crossbows and have played MysteriousWatcher.
378*** The Master of Masters: Yozora's one-blue eye is evocative of the Master's Gazing Eye.
379* ConnectedAllAlong: So far, Yozora has connections, implied or otherwise, with several other Kingdom Hearts characters, some of them from before he actually showed up in person in ''Re:Mind''.
380** Somehow, there appears to be a connection between Yozora and the Master of Masters, as both appear at the end of the Secret Movie. [[WordOfGod Tetsuya Nomura]] later vaguely implied that they may be [[ArchEnemy mortal enemies]] in some fashion.
381** To Sora as well, if both his name and his first line of dialogue are any indication.
382** The scene in the Secret Movie - at least the parts with Riku - are later said to have been a recurring dream Riku has been having, surrounded by tall buildings and feeling as if someone was watching him, connecting those two as well.
383** Sora offhandedly mentions The Nameless Star when he meets Yozora, connecting the two of them as well.
384** [[spoiler:Luxord]] appears to be his personal driver, connecting the two of them as well.
385* CurbStompBattle: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]]. If Sora loses their fight, Yozora calmly walks towards him as though barely winded while Sora is on his knees. Also a case of integrating story and gameplay; given the sheer difficulty of the fight, a lot of first-time players would likely have lost almost immediately.
386* DeadpanSnarker: He's quick to cut off Sora's rambling.
387--> '''Yozora:''' Are you done?
388* DisappearsIntoLight: He dissolves into motes of light upon being defeated, remarking that his power isn't needed yet.
389* DoppelgangerAttack: He can create HardLight copies of himself with his strobe light, and they will attack Sora ''en masse''.
390* DuelBoss: Unlike other [[{{Superboss}} secret bosses]] in the series such as [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI Xemnas]] and [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII The Lingering Will]], he fights Sora one-on-one.
391* EnergyWeapon: You're gonna be seeing these. ''A lot.'' Not only can he fire a multitude of lasers from his crossbow, the drones he summons and scatters can as well. And there's ''a lot'' of those too.
392* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first piece of dialogue is the exact same as Sora's first line from the opening of the first game, hinting towards a deeper connection between the two.
393* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum]], as the in-game advertisement shows him to have parallels with Noct, such as using similar weapons, having teleport powers, being some form of a king (as the apparently eponymous "True King" / Verum Rex), and being on a quest with a group of his friends (who are expys of [[CompositeCharacter Ignis/Gladio and Prompto/Ardyn]]) to save a LoveInterest that looks like a PaletteSwap of Stella, Tetsuya Nomura's prototype version of Luna. In English, both their names also approximately translate to "Night Sky". In ''Re:MIND'''s "An Oath to Return" secret ending, Yozora awakens in the back seat of a car and is asked what he makes of something out of the window by the driver (who sounds suspiciously like Luxord), mirroring a shot of Noctis in the Regalia from promotional material for ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII'' from 2011. The car interior is almost identical.
394* {{Foil}}: His similarities appearance-wise to Sora makes the differences between the two all of the more striking and noticeable. As implied by the parallel between the meanings of their names - Night Sky for Yozora and Sky for Sora - his taciturn and borderline cold personality along with his mysterious and unclear intentions in his first, proper introduction to the audience heavily clashes against the more gung-ho, energetic, and open-hearted Sora. In regards to fighting, Yozora's technology-based weaponry and fighting style itself heavily contrasts Sora's own magically supported arsenal and approach to battle. Rather than going for wild, fast combos like Sora, Yozora goes for methodical, brief sword attacks; he doesn't use his wilder, faster sword combos until later in his combos and his second phase's drone laser-barrage slashes when he is more likely to have stunlocked Sora from his previous strikes.
395* {{Foreshadowing}}: In hindsight, there are some hints to him not merely being the main character of a ShowWithinAShow.
396** He seems to be a blend of Sora and Riku both: His outfit is quite similar to Sora's - at least enough to fool [[TheKlutz Rex]] - and his name also contains "sky." His overall appearance however is much closer to Riku's.
397** The advertisement he appears in is very detailed and dynamic. If it really is supposed to be a mere EasterEgg referencing the ''Final Fantasy'' series, why would there be so much effort put in making it?
398** His name is very similar to Sora's. Yozora even makes a comment on this before his boss fight.
399** Instead of making a ''Final Fantasy'' {{expy}}, why not just use the expansive catalogue of already existing ''Final Fantasy'' characters?
400** Despite Sora being essentially a trespasser in the Toy Box world who wouldn't normally even exist in it, there is a toyline that looks just like him. Fittingly, ''Verum Rex'' [[ArtisticLicense may likewise be an equivocal take]] on the real Yozora.
401** ''Verum Rex'' literally translates to 'True King'. Official art has Sora occasionally depicted sitting on a throne and wearing a crown despite technically being TheUnchosenOne. The cutscene where the two meet is named ''Falsus Rex'', translating to 'False King'.
402** His one blue eye brings to mind the Master of Masters and the No Name.
403* GlassCannon: In his ''Secret Episode'' battle, Yozora has the greatest offensive capabilities of any boss in ''III'', and perhaps in the entire ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. However, he's also one of the few bosses who leaves himself open to attack at some point during ''every'' move he has, allowing Sora to quickly turn the tables on him.
404* GlowingEyesOfDoom: His red eye takes on quite the menacing glow when he activates his DM.
405* GracefulLoser: Upon being defeated in ''Secret Episode'', he accepts that his powers aren’t needed yet and fades away with a smile.
406* GravityMaster: He can create some sort of strobe-light artificial sun that alters the gravity of the battlefield. This can launch Sora high into the air, push him towards the edge of the arena, or draw him towards the center (where Yozora will try to knock him ''into'' the sun for a powerful attack).
407* HardLight: The only thing that can be used to describe Yozora's tech. Not only with his attacks, but he uses a strobe-light artificial sun to summon Gigases.
408* TheHero: He's the main character of the [[ShowWithinAShow game within a game]], ''Verum Rex''.
409* HeroOfAnotherStory: Is the main protagonist of his own fictional video game, ''Verum Rex.'' Until he shows up in the secret ending, that is. The comments he makes before fighting Sora in the ''Secret Episode'' of ''Re:Mind'' suggest that he’s been having adventures of his own.
410-->''I accidentally wandered into this place, and went through some trials. Then, I was told to “save Sora”.''
411* HomingLasers: While his crossbow can only fire lasers towards a single point, his drones can keep a single laser beam going longer and can slightly tilt vertically to home in on airbound players.
412* IdenticalStranger: According to Rex in Toy Box, to Sora, though Sora himself thinks he looks more like Riku. When Sora and Yozora do finally meet, it is more obvious that they are wearing very similar outfits (though with different colour schemes). Interestingly, Yozora indicates that this is not his normal appearance.
413* ImmuneToFlinching: When being attacked outside of an opening by Sora, Yozora will take reduced damage and will not stagger. In addition, during the beginning of his second phase, Yozora will gain super armor in the form of a red aura.
414* LaserBlade: His sword has a blade made of red HardLight.
415* MagicFromTechnology: It's ''really'' hard to tell whether Yozora's abilities are this or {{Magitek}}, but it's clear his powers are far more science-oriented than the series has seen so far. Almost all of his abilities involve either lasers or drones, and his most powerful technique involves conjuring more technology.
416* MakingASplash: He’ll gain the ability to cast Waterga if he steals Sora’s Keyblade.
417* MeaningfulName: His name means "night sky" in Japanese. Fittingly, he and Sora meet for the first time in a night version of The Final World.
418** Yozora's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi3FH3RZB-A Nachtflugel]], maintains the theme as Nachtflugel translates into Night Wing in English.
419* MorphWeapon: His crossbow can transform into several AttackDrones that try to trap Sora within a force field, and his sword will take on the appearance of Sora’s Keyblade if he manages to steal it.
420* MysteriousWatcher: He observes Riku from afar in the Secret Movie "Yozora."
421* NightAndDayDuo: He is the Night to Sora's Day, and night seems to be his overall {{motif}}. Whereas Sora means "sky" in Japanese, "Yozora" translates to "Night Sky". Sora's initial visits to the Final World take place in the daytime, whereas before encountering Yozora it's at night. Sora's home world is the bright, sunny, and clear as day Destiny Islands while every scene that takes place in the world of Verum Rex, including the boss fight with Yozora, takes place at night. Finally, this is evident in the names of the relevant musical tracks as well; the music that plays during the FMV where Sora winds up in city with Yozora looking over is called "Secrets of the Night", and, the theme that plays when fighting him is called "Nacht flügel", which translates to "Night Wing".
422* NotHimself: InUniverse. The cutscene where he and Sora meet reveals that the person the Nameless Star has been waiting for, who has been "changed beyond recognition - his heart replaced with anothers", is Yozora. In addition to this, he claims that his current appearance is not what he really looks like.
423* PerfectPlayAI: Many of his moves take advantage of common tactics used by players. His combos have delays that exploit players who spam Guard, one of his techniques teleports his sword behind Sora to get around said Guard, and several of his attacks are minimalist (the Keyblade-stealing combo, for one) to exploit players expecting windups. Unlike other bosses in the series, Yozora can ''start'' the fight with his DesperationAttack (although this is extremely rare) and jump right to his second phase afterwards.
424* PowerParasite: In his boss battle in ''Re:Mind'', he can temporarily steal Sora's Keyblade with his sword. Sora is left unable to attack, and must dodge Yozora's moves before he gets it back. He can also steal Sora’s Kupo Coin, using it to recover some health and continue the fight when he runs out of HP.
425* ProtagonistTitle: As a Noctis {{expy}}, he is seemingly the eponymous True King / Verum Rex of his video game. The secret movie is also titled "Yozora".
426* PuzzleBoss: For the Data Organization, all you had to do was dodge and block attacks until the boss left an opening, then attack. Yozora will rarely let his guard down and forces the player to do something extra during an attack to create an opening. For the few times he does have an opening at the end of an attack, it always comes with a gimmick such as the window being incredibly precise or having to guard the attack perfectly.
427* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He holds ''some'' position of authority, though it's unclear if he's the titular king of his game, or if he truly does hold the rank of commander. Possibly both! As for the asskicking portion, considering the fact that he gave Sora (and just about every player) the fight of their lives, it's fairly self-demonstrating.
428* RealAfterAll: The secret movie implied Yozora was real, then the ''Re:Mind'' DLC pack had him meet Sora face-to-face, proving it beyond any doubt. Sora even quotes the trope name word-for-word upon meeting him. Though ''Melody of Memory'' puts an... ''[[MindScrew interesting]]'' spin on this: [[spoiler:While Yozora is still likely a real person, given his admitting of accidentally "wandering" into Quadratum, the world itself is fiction - that is, the opposite of reality. Like the Nameless Star, it may be impossible for him to assume a real (non-fictional) form, possibly explaining the detail he revealed that his current appearance isn't his true one.]]
429* RealityWarper: One of his more unusual attacks involve conjuring a strobe-light protector that transforms the battlefield into a planetarium theater, complete with animations of constellations, that allows him to manipulate gravity and summon clones of himself.
430* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has one red eye.
431* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He seems to be of royalty (hence, he is the ''Verum Rex'' or True King), but when his land and people are endangered, he steps up to defend it. While it's not clear if this is also true in reality, he's referred to as "Commander" by his driver, indicating he really is in some position of authority.
432* SadBattleMusic: While "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMYfULr80jg Nachtflügel]]" is every bit as epic as one would expect for the series' toughest boss battle yet, it's also a much more sombre and melancholy affair with an underlying melody of tragedy, emphasized by its minimalism in instruments and preference for keeping in the minor scale. It's easily the saddest boss theme in the series after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxcHYt2b7w Anti-Aqua's]].
433* TheStoic: Yozora's demeanor is quiet and collected, yet brimming with determination. He doesn't react much to either result of his boss battle, whether he's vowing to save a crystallized Sora or fading away into light.
434* StormOfBlades: If he steals the Keyblade, the last thing he’ll do with it before giving it back is launching dozens of miniature Keyblades at Sora from all angles, with hundreds more bombarding him if any of them connect.
435* StrongAndSkilled: In a single boss fight, Yozora proves himself to be one of the most powerful characters in the series. Not only is he capable of reducing Sora's health to nothing with a few strikes, but those attacks are also extremely tricky to counter or dodge.
436* {{Superboss}}: Of ''Re:Mind'', after clearing all of the data battles. He is also by far the most difficult fight in the game, and perhaps the entire franchise up to ''III'', a conscious design choice by the developers.
437* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His (''deep inhale'') name, outfit, fighting style, choice of weaponry, look, attitude, voice, and mannerisms are extremely similar to Noctis of ''Final Fantasy XV'', though his slightly more subdued personality ultimately pushes him closer to ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII'' Noctis. His secret ending is a one-for-one redo of the famous shot of Noctis waking up in his limo during the ''Versus XIII'' trailers, and he openly states to Sora that "this isn't what he really looks like." And to drive it home further, the theme that plays when fighting Yozora is called "Nacht flügel", and the word "Nacht" is sometimes pronounced "Noct" by some people. Nomura couldn't make it more obvious that he's meant to be Noctis if he tried.
438* TractorBeam: One of his abilities is armoring-up and firing off a red, tunnel-like tractor beam. It traps the player and pulls them towards him while stealing Health and items every second. And yes, he ''can'' and ''does'' steal your Kupo Coin, which will act as an AutoRevive for him.
439* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: He can throw his sword at Sora, and when it reaches him, it will hang in the air and slash at him of its own accord for a few seconds.
440* TrueFinalBoss: He's the definitive final opponent you can face in ''Kingdom Hearts III'', as well as the most challenging enemy within the game and possibly the entire series.
441* UnblockableAttack: Since the majority of Yozora's attacks are red, his attacks that can't be blocked are blue instead. His third phase makes substantially heavier use of blue attacks. His item and Keyblade-stealing fields also can't be blocked, nor can the barriers produced by his AttackDrones.
442* VideoGameStealing: He can project a tunnel of HardLight that converts Sora's HP into HP Prizes for him to pick up as well as potentially steal Sora's items. If you have a Kupo Coin in your inventory, Yozora can potentially steal it, giving him an AutoRevive.
443* WalkingSpoiler: It is difficult to talk about Yozora without bringing up the fact that he actually exists.
444* WhamLine: After his boss battle and he appears to wake up from his dream, he echoes the same first line as Sora himself from all the way back in the first game's opening.
445-->''I've been having these weird thoughts lately... like is any of this for real or not?''
446** When he finally meets Sora in person and Sora introduces himself, Yozora reveals that he's been instructed to save Sora.
447* WhamShot:
448** Him showing up in the Secret Movie, after it was assumed he was an entirely fictional character within the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe.
449** The final Re Mind trailer ended with the reveal of Sora meeting someone who initially looks like Riku in a nighttime version of The Final World...until it fully reveals that it is instead Yozora.
450** In the version of the Secret ending of Re Mind where you lose to him, [[spoiler: he wakes up in a car that is full on identical to the one that Noctis wakes up in in the Final Fantasy Vs XIII's 2010 trailer, right down to the same lines of "Impressive, is it not?" from his chauffeur in Japanese and English respectively in the ending where you defeat him]].
451* YouDontLookLikeYou: Yozora's appearance in ''Verum Rex'' is based off the fake appearance he currently has, rather than his real form. This leads to his confusion that Sora can actually recognize him by name with the fake appearance.
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453
454[[folder:Sigurd]]
455[[quoteright:172:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f11657c6_5ac1_4447_9e64_1b187052a8da.png]]
456 [[caption-width-right:172:“Light and darkness brought about the beginning and hearts nurtured it.”]]
457
458!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Union X]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMissingLink Missing-Link]]''
459
460A mysterious being who greets Brain in Scala ad Caelum during TheStinger of ''Union χ [Cross]''.
461----
462* BecauseDestinySaysSo: He's present to greet Brain when he awakens because it was written that Brain would appear where and when he did.
463* TheFaceless: He wears a full-face mask ''and'' a hood.
464* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: In a sense. Sigurd makes his debut in the final update for ''Union χ [Cross]''.
465* MeaningfulName: Like the characters introduced in ''Dark Road'' (who, like him, are residents of Scala ad Caelum), his name comes from Norse legend; Sigurd (or Siegfried) was a warrior prince who notably slew the dragon Fafnir.
466* Main/{{Narrator}}: [[https://www.kh13.com/news/new-tetsuya-nomura-interview-with-famitsu-reveals-new-kingdom-hearts-iv-missing-link-information-r3664/ As revealed by Nomura’s secret message for the 20th anniversary]], Sigurd is the one who narrates the trailers for ''Missing-Link'' and ''IV''.
467[[/folder]]

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