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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]] | [[Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingOriginals Supporting Original Characters]] | '''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 supporting cast originating from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' and other Creator/SquareEnix titles that appear in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series.
7
8For the ''Final Fantasy'' characters, the same characterization tropes generally apply as in their original games.
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10[[foldercontrol]]
11
12!!Hollow Bastion residents
13
14[[folder:Leon (Squall Leonhart)]]
15[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leon_khiiirm.png]]
16 %%[[caption-width-right:275:some caption text]]
17->"We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other."
18-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HideoIshikawa (Japanese), Creator/DavidBoreanaz (''I'', English), Creator/DougErholtz (''II'', English)\
19'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''\
20'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded Re:coded]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]''
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22A resident of Radiant Garden, he changed his name to Leon after its destruction. [[SupportingLeader He leads the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee]] in an effort to return his home to its former glory, if not something better.
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24* AgeLift: Depicted here in his mid-twenties, rather than the teenager he was in his original game.
25* AnimalMotifs: His lion motif is as omnipresent as ever; in addition to his name and his clothes, he provides Sora with the Simba summonstone and the Lionheart and Sleeping Lion keychains.
26* BackToBackBadasses: Fights alongside Cloud during the Heartless invasion of Hollow Bastion.
27* BigBrotherMentor: For Sora.
28* TheCameo: His Datascape construct appears in one optional scene in ''Re:coded'', along with Yuffie. Notably, it's in Castle Oblivion's illusion of Traverse Town and not Traverse Town itself.
29* CharacterDevelopment: He's quite gruff and taciturn in the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' game, but notably more relaxed in the second. Getting back to Radiant Garden presumably helped. This reflects his CharacterDevelopment in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''. He’s outright warm and friendly in ''III''.
30* CoolSword: The gunblade.
31* CostumeEvolution: With each new entry, Leon's look slowly looks more and more like his original appearance. By ''II'', he regains his fur collar and his hair becomes shorter and less splayed outward.
32* CurbStompBattle: The first battle with him is fairly difficult to win for most new players, though victory is optional.
33* DefrostingIceKing: He starts off cold and impersonal, but gradually reveals his good side.
34* DoNotCallMePaul: He dislikes to be called by his first name, Squall.
35* {{Fireballs}}: His main ranged attack is firing these from his gunblade. They can be bounced back at him.
36* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[ScarsAreForever The kind that stick for all of time]].
37* GuestStarPartyMember: Fights alongside Sora temporarily in the second game, first at the end of the first visit to Hollow Bastion and later as the second of Sora's four assistants as he makes his way down the Ravine Trail to the Crystal Fissure before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.
38* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: When Sora fights him during their first encounter in Traverse Town, either Leon wins and Sora passes out, or Sora wins... and passes out from the effort while Leon stands back up.
39* IAmNotLeftHanded: If Squall loses in his first battle with Sora, he'll claim it's because he was going easy on Sora. Given his performance when he actually goes all out in later battles, he was telling the truth.
40* ImprobableWeaponUser: He fights with his famous [[ImpossiblyCoolWeapon Gunblade.]]
41* LaserBlade: His [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gunblade]] can turn into one. It's an [[{{BFS}} 'effin big one too]], a ShoutOut to his Blasting Zone LimitBreak. It's also the inspiration for the Bladecharge command style.
42* TheLeader: Of the Restoration Committee.
43* MrFanservice: May in fact be sexier than his ''VIII'' self, depending on the viewer. Must be the belts. And the [[SheIsAllGrownUp extra seven or eight years]]. And the [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign new name]]. And the [[ImportantHaircut longer]] [[InvertedTrope hair]].
44* MythologyGag:
45** His LaserBlade is a reference to his Blasting Zone LimitBreak, and he also has normal attacks reminiscent of Fated Circle and Rough Divide.
46** Leon being from Radiant Garden may be a reference to Squall being from [[MilitaryAcademy Balamb Garden]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''.
47** Both of his character designs include a stylized pair of red wings on the back of his jacket, a visual reference to the white angel wings on the back of Rinoa's jacket in ''FFVIII''. In addition, the red Griever insignia (a lion-headed cross) on the sleeve of his jacket may be a callout to the red cross on Seifer's ''FFVIII'' BadassLongcoat.
48** The name Leon is a reference to a character from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''
49** Rinoa is hinted to exist within the Kingdom Hearts universe as Leon receives a letter with her trademark angel wings in it during the credits of the second game.
50* OpenEndedBossBattle: His first appearance. Sora faints from exhaustion if he wins the battle and from getting pummeled if he loses.
51* OptionalBoss: He can be fought in some Olympus Coliseum matches in ''I'' and ''II''.
52* PetTheDog: In the first ''Kingdom Hearts'', he expresses concern over the lost Dalmatian puppies (literal dogs), and later rescues Geppetto and Pinocchio from the sea of stars and got them a house when they arrive in Traverse Town.
53* PlayingWithFire: His only long-range attack (unless you count the LaserBlade) is a fire spell. He shoots it at you as if the gunblade was an actual gun. May be a reference to the fact that Ifrit is one of his first Guardian Forces in his original game.
54* RunningGag:
55** In the manga Aerith constantly offers him her [[LethalChef homemade]] beverages, and he constantly refuses, aware of its flaws.
56** One in ''Kingdom Hearts'' between him and Yuffie was her continuously calling him by his first name, "Squall".
57* ShellShockedVeteran: In the first game it's clear that he suffers from the memories of Hollow Bastion's destruction at the hands of the Heartless. In the second game, he's lightened up while helping to rebuild it (see CharacterDevelopment above).
58* ThatManIsDead: Refuses to call himself by his real name of Squall because of his guilt over what happened to [[DoomedHometown Hollow Bastion.]] Yuffie slips in the first game, [[InsistentTerminology causing him to remind her that Squall is no more]].
59* TheStoic: True to form, he's not one for regular shows of emotion.
60* SugarAndIcePersonality: Acts gruff and stern but is really a good and caring guy deep down.
61* SupportingLeader: He is the leader of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.
62* TallDarkAndHandsome: Definitely fits thanks to the age-up.
63* TeamDad: The leader of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee and the ''Final Fantasy'' characters that live there.
64* TooManyBelts: He wears them on his ''arms''!
65* TurnsRed: If he fails to defeat you with his normal gunblade, he'll turn it into the Lion Heart, which increases his range and strength.
66* WakeUpCallBoss: In the first game.
67[[/folder]]
68
69[[folder:Cloud Strife]]
70[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_21076.png]]
71[[caption-width-right:233:"Looking for your light? Don't lose sight of it."]]
72[[caption-width-right:233:Click [[labelnote:here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_31065.png[[/labelnote]] to see Cloud in ''Kingdom Hearts II'']]
73->"I'm looking for someone. Hades promised to help. I tried to exploit the power of darkness, but it backfired. I fell into darkness, and couldn't find the light."
74-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese), Steve Burton (English)\
75'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''\
76'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX χ[chi]]]''
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78A brooding swordsman who is busy trying to work out his dark past. He first appears as a hired thug for Hades as part of one of his many attempts on Hercules's life, but joins the rest of the Hollow Bastion gang by the end of the first game.
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80-> see Characters/FinalFantasyVIIPlayableCharacters for his original game and related media.
81-> see Characters/SuperSmashBros460To63 for his entry in Super Smash Bros.
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85* AbledInTheAdaptation: His mental illness from [[Franchise/FinalFantasy his home series]] makes no appearance.
86* AnimeHair: It's a staple. Was toned down in ''II'' to match his appearance in ''Advent Children''.
87* AscendedExtra: His appearance in ''I'' is brief and entirely skippable. In ''II'', he becomes GuestStarPartyMember for TheWarSequence in Hollow Bastion and has slightly more important role than his previous appearance. In ''Chain of Memories'' and ''coded'', respectively, he becomes a summon and more proper party member for Olympus Coliseum.
88* BadassCape: In the first game, due to Cloud being heavily inspired by Vincent Valentine.
89* BackToBackBadasses: With Leon before TheWarSequence. Their snark-fest doubles as a playful jab to the {{Fandom}} rivalry between Cloud and Squall.
90* {{BFS}}: Wields his classic Buster Sword in the first game, and the First Tsurugi from ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]'' in the second game - both wound with bandages, for whatever reason.
91* CharacterExaggeration: This version of Cloud is a lot more broody, stoic and obsessed with Sephiroth than the one in the original game. It might be a factor for the later [[RetCanon canonical]] {{Flanderization}} of Cloud from ''Advent Children'' onward (save for ''Dissidia'', where the obsession is reversed).
92* CompositeCharacter: In the first game, he has the red cloak, golden claw, and brooding personality of Vincent Valentine.
93* CostumeEvolution: He switches from his original outfit to his ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]'' design for the second game.
94* GoodWingsEvilWings: A single black bat wing that appears when he uses his his version of Omnislash, mirroring Sephiroth's constantly-present wing.
95* GuestStarPartyMember: Just before TheWarSequence, Cloud acts as the fourth and last of Sora's four assistants as he makes his way down the Ravine Trail to the Crystal Fissure before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.
96* HiredGuns: Was this for Hades in the first game for a short time. He was hired by him to kill Hercules, and then Sora, in the Olympus Coliseum. He broke his contract with Hades when he pulled an YouHaveFailedMe card on him after his failed fight with Sora, [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose whether it's by losing to him, or refusing to finish him off after beating him.]]
97* LimitBreak: The trademark Omnislash, but it's less of a 16-hit slash attack than just him flying around ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]''-style trying to hit you from behind. Cross-Slash also appears in ''Chain of Memories'' if you summon Cloud.
98* MythologyGag: He uses his various {{Limit Break}}s from FFVII, like Braver and Omnislash.
99* OnlyICanKillHim: His relationship here with Sephiroth, it seems, which was one of the reasons why he joined the Olympus tournaments.
100* OpenEndedBossBattle: His first appearance. Regardless of the outcome, Cerberus incapacitates him afterward.
101* OptionalBoss: He can be fought in some Coliseum cups in both ''I'' and ''II''.
102* OptionalPartyMember: In ''coded'', Cloud can be recruited in the Olympus Coliseum to fight alongside Data-Sora and Hercules. Recruiting him is so simple that it almost feels mandatory, however.
103* PowerGivesYouWings: He grows a wing when using Omnislash.
104* ShipTease: With Aerith. Also with Tifa in the second game, depending on your interpretation of [[AmbiguouslyHuman what Tifa actually is]] in that game.
105* TheCameo: Cloud himself makes a brief cameo as a statue in ''III'' during the retelling of Hades' many attempts to conquer Olympus.
106* TheStoic: Even more so than he was in his original game, alluding to his more recent portrayals shown in modern depictions of Cloud.
107[[/folder]]
108
109[[folder:Aerith Gainsborough]]
110[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aerith_khiiirm.png]]
111[[caption-width-right:275:"No matter how far away we are, our hearts will bring us together again."]]
112-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese), Music/MandyMoore (''I'', English), Creator/MenaSuvari (''II'', English), Creator/AndreaBowen (''III'', English)\
113'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''\
114'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind Re Mind]]''
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116A resident of Radiant Garden prior to its destruction, she ends up in Traverse Town instead. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', she (like most of Traverse Town's residents) moves back to Hollow Bastion and assists in its rebuilding.
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118* ActionGirl: Implied: when she's questioned as to whether or not she can fight against the Heartless, she gives a pretty nice DeathGlare. Given that she was a magically competent RedMage in her original game and knew how to defend herself with a quarterstaff to boot, it isn't too much of a stretch to believe that she's capable here either.
119* CharacterExaggeration: Much like Cloud, Aerith's IncorruptiblePurePureness traits were ramped up and her more tomboyish and plucky ones were removed, which carried over to ''Advent Children'' and media beyond until the release of the remake.
120* CordonBleughChef: She's one of these in the manga adaptations.
121* CostumeEvolution: Aerith switches out her plain pink dress from the first game for a carmine pink and white top held up by a string that wraps around her neck with a double layer flare skirt in pink and white for ''Kingdom Hearts II''
122* DemotedToExtra: She and Cid don't take part in fights, despite them being playable characters in FFVII.
123* GlamourFailure: In ''Chain of Memories'', she's the only one who seems to be aware that she and the others are constructs of Sora's memory.
124* TheHeart: Of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.
125* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Cloud, as the credits for ''2.8'' show them together smack dab in the middle of a montage of [[OfficialCouple Official Couples]] from Disney that have been featured in the games, such as Herc/Meg, Simba/Nala, and Aladdin/Jasmine.
126* LethalChef: In the manga adaptations. She makes her own homemade beverages and refreshments, but always adds the wrong ingredients.
127* TheMedic: Heals Yuffie during the Heartless invasion, and teaches Sora the highest level of Cure in the first game.
128* OjouRinglets: Has them as a design holdover, fitting her leadership with Squall.
129* ShipTease: With Cloud, like in the original game.
130* StatuesqueStunner: In Data Greeting Mode in ''III'', Aerith is only slightly shorter than Riku who is reasonably tall.
131* SparedByTheAdaptation: In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', she dies by the end of Disc 1. In ''Kingdom Hearts'', she's fine and dandy.
132* TeamMom: Leon's second in the Restoration Committee, apparently in charge of healing them in combat when they fight.
133[[/folder]]
134
135[[folder:Tifa Lockhart]]
136[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_22065.png]]
137[[caption-width-right:233:"Cloud, you can have my light."]]
138-->'''Voiced by''': Ayumi Ito (Japanese), Creator/RachaelLeighCook (English)\
139'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''\
140'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
141
142A young woman who constantly searches for Cloud. WordOfGod has evoked the possibility of her being the materialization of Cloud's light, just like Sephiroth would be the materialization of his darkness.
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144* ActionGirl: Just to be clear on ''how'' badass she is, Tifa can fight on even ground against [[SuperSoldier Sephiroth]], and she can do it without any weapons, other than just her fists and feet.
145* BareFistedMonk: She fights using martial arts rather than a weapon.
146* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: Her physical strength is so intimidating that Sora, Donald and Goofy shut up and hold a salute until she leaves the room in order to avoid her laying them out.
147* EnemyWithout: Inverted, if the below is true.
148** More specifically, as noted above, its implied that, similar to Sephiroth being the embodiment of Cloud's darkness, Tifa is the embodiment of Cloud's light.
149* GuestStarPartyMember: Acts as the third of Sora's four assistants as he makes his way down the Ravine Trail to the Crystal Fissure before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.
150* GoodOldFisticuffs: Being Tifa, she uses these. As an added bonus, her punches and kicks also ''block attacks''.
151* IWillFindYou: Searching for Cloud is basically all she does in the game (well, that and beating up Heartless).
152* LampshadeHanging: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CW-vl73hhI&feature=related She hangs one hell of a lampshade about both Cloud's and Sora's]] AnimeHair:
153-->'''Tifa:''' Hey, you! ''(to Sora)'' I'm looking for somebody. Have any of you seen a guy with spiky hair?\
154'''Sora:''' ''(points to his own)''\
155'''Tifa:''' ''(chuckles)'' Spikier.
156** Ironically, Cloud's hair has become less spiky than Sora's by that point.
157** Not only that, but it never occurs to Tifa to even mention Cloud by name or further describe his characteristics, including his hair color (blonde, as opposed to Sora's brown), or that he carries a big sword, similar to how Cloud described Sephiroth, nor does it ever occur to Sora to at least ask her to describe him further, so both Tifa and Sora are at fault here. Because of this, Tifa doesn't catch up to Cloud until his battle with Sephiroth, which only occurs after Sora himself fights Sephiroth, and only then, her encounter with him is extremely brief, as both Cloud and Sephiroth teleport away at the end of the battle, leaving Tifa alone again to start her search anew. Earlier, during the battle of the 1000 heartless, Tifa almost catches up to Cloud after Sephiroth confronts him, but after Sephiroth teleports away, Cloud runs off, leaving Tifa to fight a group of heartless on her own.
158* LimitBreak: She uses "Final Heaven" during her boss fight, her strongest Limit Break from FFVII.
159* MeaningfulName: In a different way than in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', although her last name is never actually mentioned in-game. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', the last name ''Lockhart'' referred to keeping secrets locked inside her heart, but in this game, her last name could theoretically imply that her heart is in fact locked, meaning that the heartless cannot get her heart, but that would in turn mean that Tifa would have to develop an extremely strong resistance against the corrupting forces of darkness in order to achieve a locked heart. As it is implied that Tifa is the embodiment of Cloud's light to oppose Sephiroth, who represents Cloud's darkness, she has most likely developed an extremely strong resistance against darkness, effectively turning her into a case of IncorruptiblePurePureness.
160* MythologyGag:
161** In FFVII, Aerith died while Tifa remained alive. In this game, it is ambiguous as to whether Tifa is a physical person. Then again, assuming she does in fact possess a "locked heart", as her last name implies (although it is never actually mentioned in-game), she could still be a real person.
162* OptionalBoss: She can be fought against a couple of times in the optional Hades Paradox Cup in Olympus Coliseum.
163* SleevesAreForWimps: Her outfit leaves her arms bare. The better to punch apart Heartless with.
164* WomanScorned: PlayedForLaughs and somewhat more platonic in context despite the nature of their relationship, she's furious when Cloud [[ItsNotYouitsMyEnemies left her]] during his search for Sephiroth in KHII, she [[MegatonPunch almost thrashed]] Hollow Bastion in the process of searching for him.
165[[/folder]]
166
167[[folder:Yuffie Kisaragi]]
168[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuffie_khiiirm.png]]
169[[caption-width-right:275:"Kairi? Who are you talking about? I'm the great ninja Yuffie!"]]
170->"I see you all are still in top form!"
171-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YumiKakazu (Japanese), Creator/ChristyCarlsonRomano (''I'', English), Creator/MaeWhitman (subsequent appearances, English)\
172'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''\
173'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded Re:coded]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]''
174
175A former resident of Radiant Garden who appears in Traverse Town. She is closely in league with Leon.
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177* ActionGirl: In the first game the sole offensive member of the ''Final Fantasy'' cast. The sequel rounds them out with Tifa.
178* TheArtifact: Elements of her outfit in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' and ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' were holdovers from her character slot originaly being intended for [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Rikku]].
179* TheCameo: Her Datascape construct appears in one optional scene in ''Re:coded'', along with Leon. Notably, it's in Castle Oblivion's illusion of Traverse Town and not Traverse Town itself.
180* CombatMedic: A fighter that is also able to heal herself and allies.
181* CostumeEvolution: For the seccond game onwards she switches to her outfit from ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]''.
182* FuumaShuriken: She uses these.
183* GenkiGirl: Remains energetic and preppy.
184* GuestStarPartyMember: In the second game, she acts as the first of Sora's four assistants as he makes his way down the Ravine Trail to the Crystal Fissure before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.
185* HighlyVisibleNinja: Stealth and subterfuge don't play much part in her battle tactics.
186* TheMedic: In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'', she is extremely pesky in battle because she can heal her partners with Clear Tranquil.
187* {{Ninja}}: As usual.
188* OddFriendship: With Leon - which, unsurprisingly enough, led to a lot of {{shipping}} from the fans. Others would rather see Leon as a BigBrotherMentor to her.
189* OptionalBoss: In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', she appears in a few optional Coliseum matches as an opponent.
190* PlayingTennisWithTheBoss: Her shuriken attacks can be reflected back at her by smacking them with the Keyblade. Not required to beat her, but doing so makes her much easier to handle.
191* SmokeOut: In ''II'', she's picked up the ability to vanish in a puff of smoke.
192[[/folder]]
193
194[[folder:Cid Highwind]]
195[[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cid_khiiirm.png]]
196[[caption-width-right:275:"Don't call me gramps!"]]
197-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese), Chris Edgerly (English)\
198'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''\
199'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII III]]''
200
201The owner of the Traverse Town accessory shop and a Gummi Ship expert. He saved Leon and the others during the destruction of Radiant Garden. He returns to Hollow Bastion with his fellow ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' characters in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', and is responsible for the Claymore security system.
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203* AcePilot: He claims to be a master Gummi Ship pilot and mechanic.
204* {{Bowdlerization}}: His ever-present cigarette from ''VII'' is replaced with a toothpick.
205* DemotedToExtra: Cid and Aerith don't take part in fights, despite them being playable characters in FFVII.
206* TheEngineer: Installs upgrades to the Gummi Ship in the first game and designed the Hollow Bastion defense system in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.
207* FriendToAllChildren: When the Heartless destroyed Radiant Garden, he rescued the young Leon, Cloud, Yuffie, and Aerith in his ship. When Sora arrives in Traverse Town, he quickly takes him under his wing after learning he’s the only known (at the time) survivor of his world and several times wishes that Sora didn’t have to fight the Heartless.
208* GogglesDoNothing: He keeps his flight goggles despite having no reason to ever don them.
209* GrumpyOldMan: The oldest member of the ''Final Fantasy'' cast and rather crusty, too.
210* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He’s pretty curmudgeonly sometimes, but he does look out for Sora and the others and is loyal to them.
211* MagicVersusScience: He has a semi-friendly rivalry with Merlin over this (their personalities don't help). They're forced to work together when the MCP takes over the network.
212* NonActionGuy: Unlike his original counterpart he never does any fighting, rather he more important role of the battlefield, such as acting as TheEngineer for the Gummy ship in the first game, and developing the anti-MCP program (with the additional help of Merlin's magic).
213* TeamDad: He saved the crew when Radiant Garden fell when they where children. He looks out for Sora when he comes to Traverse Town and tries to stop him from going to the more dangerous parts of space towards the end of the game.
214* TheEngineer[=/=]TheSmartGuy: He's an expert in Gummi ships and knows his way around computers to boot - he's the guy who sets up the security system for the town in KHII, and he programmed the Data Organization fights for KHIII.
215* OralFixation: A toothpick to replace his cigarettes.
216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder:Sephiroth]]
219->''See Characters/KingdomHeartsIndependentVillains''
220[[/folder]]
221
222[[folder:Yuna, Rikku, and Paine]]
223[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000_6star_yuna_&_rikku_&_paine_render.png]]
224[[caption-width-right:350:(from left to right) Yuna, Paine, and Rikku]]
225->'''Yuna voiced by:''' Mayuko Aoki (Japanese), Hedy Burress (English)\
226'''Rikku voiced by:''' Creator/MarikaMatsumoto (Japanese), Creator/TaraStrong (English)\
227'''Paine voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese), Creator/GwendolineYeo (English)\
228'''Origin:''' ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' (Yuna and Rikku), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' (Paine)\
229'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
230
231Also known as "the Gullwings", they are a trio of friendly neighborhood something-or-others. They are originally sent by Maleficent to spy on the heroes, but later switch sides.
232----
233* AdaptationalModesty: Keeping the game's rating of E10+, the trio's outfits have been modified to show less skin. Notably, Rikku's bikini top has been changed to a tank top.
234* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Here they changed from humans to fairies.
235* AdaptationalVillainy: Downplayed. They start off as Maleficent's lackies despite being the heroines of ''X-2'', but they are only doing her bidding due her paying them, not because they believe in her cause and they don't act particularly antagonistic towards Sora and company either.
236* AdaptationalWimp: A Justified example. Due to being far smaller then their original counterparts the naturally lack the strength they possessed in ''X-2''.
237* {{Bowdlerise}}: Compared to their original ''X-2'' incarnations, their outfits aren't nearly as revealing.
238* {{Flanderization}}: While their X-2 counterparts did enjoy a good treasure hunt, their love for treasure is a lot more exaggerated here. For one thing, the original versions would definitely have drawn the line at working for a villain in exchange for treasure.
239* FunSize: In the original game they were normal humans, but here they become three cute fairies.
240* HeelFaceTurn: They stop working for Maleficent and help the heroes out after being bribed by Donald.
241* HiredGuns: They work for money for anyone who can pay them.
242* OnlyInItForTheMoney: They help out the heroes after being promised treasure.
243* OurFairiesAreDifferent: In this version all three are fairies.
244* PunchClockVillain: They work for money, not for evil.
245* RedEyesTakeWarning: Paine.
246* SummonMagic: The only plausible way that they could have given Sora the [[CoolSword Gull Wing Keychain]] aside from {{Hammerspace}}, seeing as it's as bigger than they are.
247* TeleportersAndTransporters: Via SmokeOut, but under their own magical power.
248* WeakButSkilled: As seen during the battle of Hallow Bastion Their small size is both a blessing and a curse. As Paine was able to lure an Armored Knight Heartless into a trap by distracting it, and Yuna and Rikku double-team it and knock it off the edge with two simultaneous jump-kicks, proving that they can handle singular opponents. Shortly afterward though, a massive legion of Armored Knights chases them off, proving that too many opponents can overwhelm them.
249* WingedHumanoid: Though Yuna's "wings" are a hair decoration and Rikku's are her scarf. Paine is a straight example.
250[[/folder]]
251
252!!Twilight Town residents
253
254[[folder:Seifer Almasy]]
255[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_31326.png]]
256[[caption-width-right:233:"That was undeniable proof that we totally owned you lamers!"]]
257->"I don't feel like cooperating with destiny."
258-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/WillFriedle (English)\
259'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''\
260'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
261
262Head of the so-called Twilight Town Disciplinary Committee. He is really just a bully who likes to pick on Hayner, Pence, and Olette.
263----
264* AdaptationalAttractiveness : {{Downplayed}}. Seifer was always easy on the eyes, but this incarnation of him (being younger) definitely fits the more 'standard' PrettyBoy as well as showing more skin.
265* AdaptationalHeroism: Thankfully never JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope as his original did. He lacks any romanticized dream that would drive him into madness, and so pretty much stays in his schoolyard bully phase. Even then, it's downplayed compared to ''VIII''.
266* AdaptationalWimp: While his ''[=FFVIII=]'' self was a legitimate warrior that wielded a gunblade and magic, this version is little more than a schoolyard bully armed with a foam bat that can't do any real damage.
267* AgeLift: Late teens in ''[=FFVIII=]'', early to mid teens here.
268* BeautyIsBad: {{Downplayed}}. He is more of a bully than a proper bad guy and even that doesn't stick for too long.
269* DumbMuscle: Surprisingly {{Averted}}. At worst, he seems to be more of average intelligence than anything else.
270* GoodScarsEvilScars: Although he's more of a jerk than a legit villain, just like his original appearance. Oddly, his scar is still a mirror image of Squall's despite the fact that they have no connection in this universe.
271* {{Hunk}}: He is probably one of the youngest in fiction. Not surprising, as his original incarnation was also one.
272* JerkJock: He's proud of his physical prowess and Struggle skill and is constantly boasting about it.
273* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Starts to shape up to one at the end; he gave his trophy to Sora when he saved his life from the Nobodies and Saïx. When he refused, he instead gave it to Goofy.
274** While it wasn't the real Seifer, he offers to be friends with Roxas after admitting that he doesn't really know why the latter makes him angry, and also agreed to help them infiltrate the mansion.
275* LightIsNotGood: {{Downplayed}} twofold:
276** He wasn't ever ''that'' bad, even for a bully.
277** He doesn't even [[MrFanservice WEAR]] that much white.
278* MrFanservice: Ho boy! Is he ever! This is only less noticeable because of him getting PutOnABus, but his character design '''screams''' this trope. Let's see: GoodScarsEvilScars? Check! Still a PrettyBoy despite of (or perhaps ''because of'') it? Check? Has a cool hoodie? Check! Has his lower stomach prominently exposed? Check! [[MusclesAreMeaningful Muscular arms]] [[SleevesAreForWimps that aren't hidden beneath any clothing]]? Double Check! [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/1/11/Seifer.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/280?cb=20130921001208 Here is his full body design.]]
279* MusclesAreMeaningful: There is a very clear and understandable reason why he was a JerkJock to begin with.
280* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: After "Vivi"[[note]]actually a Dusk disguised as Vivi[[/note]] soundly defeats Seifer in the Struggle tournament, Seifer drops his bravado completely. Instead of anger or insults, Seifer walks past Roxas's gang and coldly tells them that it ''wasn't'' Vivi he just fought, and encourages Roxas to trash him.
281* PutOnABus: In ''III'', background dialogue in Twilight Town has townspeople mention he up and left a while back, going on some kind of journey, taking Rai and Fuu with him.
282* ScrewDestiny: He openly admits he doesn't feel like going along with destiny. When Roxas suggests that maybe it is "destiny" that causes Seifer to get ticked off every time they meet, Seifer jokingly says in that case they should be friends.
283* SleevesAreForWimps: He seems to very eager to show of those muscular arms of his. [[{{Fanservice}} Not that anybody is complaining.]]
284* StoneWall: Has the most defensive fighting style out of all the Struggle fighters constantly guarding when not attacking. He even tries to goad enemies into attacking so he can CounterAttack. Downplayed since he actually has a lot less health than Hayner though.
285* TerribleTrio: Him, alongside Fuu and Rai. Vivi is their lackey and only puts up with them because he [[HeroWorshipper admires Seifer's strength]].
286* TheBully: Granted, not as heinous as most examples, but still counts.
287* TotallyRadical: "That was undeniable proof that we totally owned you lamers." May be a case of FridgeBrilliance since only the digital recreation of Seifer (that was programmed InUniverse by [[TwoDecadesBehind a much older man]]) talks like this, and the real one isn't shown to speak like this. Could also count as CharacterExaggeration, since the closest he ever got to this in ''[=FF8=]'' was "chicken-wuss".
288* WorthyOpponent: Towards Sora.
289[[/folder]]
290
291[[folder:Fujin and Raijin]]
292[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_33335.png]]
293-->'''Voiced by''':\
294'''Fuu''': Creator/RioNatsuki (Japanese), Jillian Bowen (English)\
295'''Rai''': Creator/KazuyaNakai (Japanese), Brandon Adams (English)\
296'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''\
297'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
298
299Seifer's henchmen and members of the Disciplinary Committee.
300----
301* AbledInTheAdaptation: Minor case. Fuu's left eye is still hidden by her bangs, but the lack of eyepatch suggests it's at least intact.
302* AdaptationNameChange: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', their names are Fujin and Raijin. However, their Jiminy's Journal entries still list Fuujin and Raijin next to their shortened names for some reason, implying that their names here are nicknames.
303* AgeLift: Late teens in ''[=FFVIII=]'', early to mid teens here.
304* AmbiguouslyBrown: Rai. Y'know?
305* GoodOldFisticuffs / InformedAbility: The stances they assume during their first meeting with the Nobodies indicates that they can fight, but the following cutscenes [[CurbStompBattle shows them on their asses later.]]
306* MythologyGag: They share voice actors with their {{Expy}}s from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' Lulu and Wakka.
307%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: Fuu.
308* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: They're named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%ABjin Fuujin]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raijin Raijin]].
309* SleevesAreForWimps: Both of them wear sleeveless outfits.
310* ThoseTwoGuys: Appear always together.
311* VerbalTic: Fuu tends to speak short one or two-word sentences, while Rai appends "y'know?" to most of his sentences.
312[[/folder]]
313
314[[folder:Setzer Gabbiani]]
315[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_553514.png]]
316[[caption-width-right:233:"Whatever you think is right, you're wrong. And that is a big mistake."]]
317->"My life is a chip in your pile. Time to ante up."
318-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese), Creator/CrispinFreeman (English)\
319'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''\
320'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
321
322An inhabitant of Twilight Town, he's the Struggle champion in the digital town but is just another competitor in the real world. Aside from the Moogles, Setzer is the only returning character from the first six Final Fantasy games.
323----
324* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He is more handsome than the original game with the facial scars being far less noticeable.
325* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: Setzer uses [[DeathDealer cards]] as his weapon of choice in his home game. Here, he uses a Struggle Bat instead, which is the equivalent of a sword or a club.
326* AdaptationalVillainy: Massively downplayed since he's a showy braggart at worse but of the characters in the Twilight Town journal file, he's listed with a red square so Sora and his friends technically only consider him an antagonist even if it's merely in a competitive sport.
327* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: Uses a Struggle Bat instead of cards like in his home game.
328* BadassCape[=/=]BadassLongcoat: Square Enix combines two of their favorite costume tropes at last. Setzer wears his trademark coat around his neck with his arms out of the sleeves, treating it more like a cape.
329* BladeSpam: Or the Struggle Bat equivalent of it.
330* BraggingRightsReward: The Champion Belt you win for beating him gives 20% resistance to FireIceLightning, but you won't be encountering enemies that use those attacks for some time. It's actually better to lose to him and get the Medal, which gives a minor attack boost so it'll be useful immediately.
331* CharacterExaggeration: His showy-ness and arrogance is played up big time. Then again, the only time we actually see him is in the computer simulation made by [[UnreliableNarrator DiZ]], so much like Seifer, the real one might not be quite like that.
332* CoatCape: Setzer wears his trademark coat around his neck with his arms out of the sleeves, treating it more like a cape.
333* TheFightingNarcissist: Is rather vain and boastful and maintains poise even in the heat of battle.
334* GracefulLoser: If he loses against Roxas in the Struggle tournament, he'll point to Roxas congratulating his victory. He was actually going to say something to him, but got interrupted by the kids cheering on Roxas. This prompts Setzer to silently leave, clearly resigned.
335* MilesGloriosus: For all his boasting and showing off, Setzer is a very poor Struggle fighter. He attacks slowly, he doesn't defend well, and he takes the time to pose at the start of the fight giving the player ample opportunity to make the first move. Further he has the lowest health of all the fighters, so he can easily be knocked out and rendered defenseless for a fair bit of time. It's rather telling that in the real world, Seifer's the current champion instead of him.
336* HairFlip: When entering a battle.
337* SpinAttack: Will perform one as one of his most powerful attacks.
338* WeakButSkilled: Despite having far less health than Hayner, he still has some relatively impressive moves with that foam bat of his complete with a CounterAttack and is a higher-ranked Struggle fighter than Hayner though his tendency to grandstand rather than actually fight means skilled fighters like Sora and Roxas have little trouble taking him on. Not to mention, the ending credits shows Hayner challenging the current champion Seifer in a Struggle match suggesting that he apparently lost a match to Hayner sometime after Xemnas' defeat.
339* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Though more of a jerk than outright villainous.
340[[/folder]]
341
342[[folder:Vivi Ornitier]]
343[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_33125.png]]
344-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese), Creator/MelissaDisney (English)\
345'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''\
346'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
347
348A young resident of Twilight Town who admires Seifer and strives to be like him. His "simulation" version is one of the first hints that there is something wrong in Roxas's Twilight Town, as he gains an uncharacteristic spike in both confidence and skill during the Struggle tournament.
349----
350* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: Vivi is a black mage in his home game and uses a staff. Here, he uses a Struggle Bat instead.
351* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's not clear if he's an ArtificialHuman like in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX his original game]], and the fact that he looks uncannily like a Heartless doesn't clarify matters.
352* AntiRoleModel: Vivi looks up to Seifer, but he's not what you call a proper "role model".
353* ButtMonkey: Seifer and co. makes him their personal gopher, very reminiscent of how Puck treated him at the start of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''.
354* HeroWorshipper: To Seifer, unfortunately.
355* TokenGoodTeammate: By far the nicest member of Seifer's gang, and the only one who was a hero in their own game.
356* TookALevelInBadass: {{Deconstructed}} - the meek, quiet Vivi suddenly being able to deal a CurbStompBattle to the much older and stronger Seifer indicates something has gone very '''wrong''' in Roxas's world and it's ultimately revealed as AGlitchInTheMatrix caused by the Nobodies.
357* {{Zipperiffic}}: His HAT has a freaking zipper.
358[[/folder]]
359
360!!Other ''Final Fantasy'' characters
361
362[[folder:Moogles]]
363[[quoteright:326:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moogle_khiii.png]]
364 %%[[caption-width-right:326:some caption text]]
365-->'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''
366
367Little fairy-type creatures that can be found in at least one place in every world to sell and/or synthesize items for the main character.
368
369They are based on the race of the same name found in most ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' titles, though their design is original to the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' games.
370----
371* AmbiguousSituation: Whether or not the Organization Moogle in ''Days'' is a fellow Nobody is vague, to say the least.
372* BlackCloak: Not even Moogles are safe from this in the series. The one in ''Days'' who stays with Organization XIII has one.
373* CallBack: The ''Days'' Moogle makes a reference to one of Xemnas's first lines. See NoNameGiven below.
374* TheCameo: In regards to the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series more so than any other FF cameo by virtue of every single game containing a Moogle, even when there are [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance diff]][[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou erent]], [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep only]] [[VideoGame/CrisisCore one]], or [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 no]] non-KH characters owned by Square Enix.
375* {{Hologram}}: Aside from in the KH-original worlds, all the Moogle shops are done via hologram.
376* HonestJohnsDealership: To an extent in the ''Days'' Manga, The moogle that runs the shop sells expired potions for cheap to Roxas and Xion.
377* MythologyGag:
378** Most Moogles are named after Moogles that have been named in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series.
379** In ''Days'', when Roxas asked his name, the Organization Moogle imitates Xemnas's line from ''II'': "My name is of no importance, [[VerbalTic kupo]]."
380* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: An uncommon villainous example in ''Days'' who supports members of Organization XIII with equipment for the field.
381* NoNameGiven: The ''Days'' Moogle. All of the others, at least in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', have names.
382-->"My name is of no importance, kupo."
383* OriginalGeneration: The ''Days'' Moogle is original, unless it's secretly one of the other Moogles. Most, if not all, Moogle merchants are named after Moogles in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series.
384* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: The one in ''Days'' has this for Roxas. He doesn't really care about Xemnas's Kingdom Hearts or anything, just the fact that Roxas was the only one who ever gave him business. That's why he accompanies Roxas out of the Castle That Never Was.
385* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Of course they are Kupo! Gets poked fun at a few times as well, such as moogles mentioning they dislike getting their poms touched.
386* VerbalTic: Take a guess, kupo.
387[[/folder]]
388
389
390[[folder:Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie]]
391[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_13011.png]]
392[[caption-width-right:350:The ''other'' trio on Destiny Islands.]]
393[[caption-width-right:323:[[labelnote:Click here to see Selphie as she appears in ''Kingdom Hearts II'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_32266.png[[/labelnote]]]]
394-->'''Voiced by''':\
395'''Tidus''': Creator/MasakazuMorita (Japanese), Shaun Fleming (English)\
396'''Wakka''': Creator/KazuyaNakai (Japanese), Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (English)\
397'''Selphie''': Mayuko Aoki (Japanese), Molly Marlette (English)\
398'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' (Selphie), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' (Tidus and Wakka)\
399'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI I]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'' (Selphie only) | ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]''
400
401A trio of children from the Destiny Islands who play with Sora and the gang.
402----
403* AgeLift: They're in their late teens (Tidus and Selphie) or early 20s (Wakka) in their original games, but here, they're within the same "mid-teens" range as Sora.
404* AscendedExtra: In the first game, they're basically just fanservice for ''Final Fantasy'' fans as they don't have much role other than being Sora's sparring partners so the players can increase Sora's level before the Heartless' invasion. Their data versions have slightly bigger role in ''coded'', being the ones to give Data-Sora informations about the Bug Blox and the man in black coat. Data-Tidus is also a mini-boss in both Destiny Islands and Castle Oblivion's reiteration of Destiny Islands.
405* FashionableAsymmetry: Just like his home game, Tidus's right pants leg is longer.
406* ForgottenFallenFriend:
407** For all Sora, Riku and Kairi's obsession with each other; they never talk about having shared the island with these three. Especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} in ''Chain Of Memories'' when Sora's revelation of there being another girl on the island besides Kairi is such a surprise to everyone. Though she does appear alongside Tidus and Wakka in Sora’s memory world of Destiny Islands within the same game, oddly enough.
408** In KHII, Kairi has the same "line of sight" memory that forgets that Selphie ever existed after she goes through the Corridor of Darkness.
409* IKnowMaddenKombat: Wakka fights with a blitzball as usual, though it's more of a regular beach ball.
410* ImprobableWeaponUser: They all use toy weapons that mimic their regular weapons. Tidus's stick isn't too out of left field, but Wakka uses a Blitzball-patterned beach ball, while Selphie uses a jump rope.
411* {{Joshikousei}}: Selphie shows up in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' in a school uniform.
412* LimitBreak: While none of them get ones of their own, Tidus may occasionally try to use Spiral Cut on Sora. As per the trope, it's his hardest-hitting move.
413* PaletteSwap:
414** Wakka's character model is used for an NPC in Agrabah after the keyhole is sealed[[note]]However, if you leave the world and then return there, he won't be there anymore as the Heartless once again attack the area.[[/note]], but with different clothes and a shorter hairstyle.
415** Tidus's character model is also used for an NPC in Traverse Town.
416* PlayfulCatSmile: Selphie's default expression is this.
417* TennisBoss: The best way to get EXP while fighting Wakka is to knock his Blitzballs back at him.
418* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Selphie's the girly girl to Kairi's tomboy. Most evident [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI in the first game]], though it's still somewhat easy to spot in [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII the second]] (Selphie's white-and-pink school bag with a Moogle keychain vs. Kairi's simple brown school bag, for instance).
419* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Once more.
420* VariableLengthChain: Selphie's ''jump-rope''.
421* WolfpackBoss: After fighting all three individually, you have the option of taking them all on at once.
422* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Tidus fights with a long, red rod to this effect.
423[[/folder]]
424
425[[folder:Zack Fair]]
426[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_31136.png]]
427[[caption-width-right:233:‎"Hey, how about one date?"]]
428-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Rick Gomez (English)\
429'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''\
430'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]''
431
432A hero-in-training who shows up in Olympus Coliseum during ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
433----
434* AnimeHair: His black spikes aren't near as pointy as Cloud or Sora, but they're still impressive.
435* CastingAShadow: When Hades curses him he has a lot of pesky Darkness skills.
436* ColonyDrop: Meteor Shots is back from ''Crisis Core'' and ''Ehrgeiz''.
437* HeroesPreferSwords: As do Heroes in training!
438* {{Leitmotif}}: "A Date with Fate", a rather bouncy remake of ''VideoGame/CrisisCore''[='s=] main theme.
439* MythologyGag: Asks Aqua out on a date, much like he asks Aerith in ''Crisis Core''. Also, Zack is frequently seen performing squats, a hobby of his from the aforementioned game. Also, Zack's D-Link emblems are colored orbs, similar to Materia from ''Final Fantasy VII'' games.
440* NiceGuy: He treats ''everyone'' like a friend, even if he just met them and doesn't even know them.
441* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He's the odd man out compared to the other ''Final Fantasy'' characters due to taking on elements of the ''Hercules'' artstyle.
442* SpiritedCompetitor: Even when he loses he's happy to keep going and training.
443* TeleportSpam: His Hero's Pride LimitBreak, which is essentially Zack's version of Omnislash with this trope thrown in for good measure.
444* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the game's ending, Zack mysteriously disappears when a single black feather drops near him, said feather noted by WordOfGod to be that of Sephiroth. Given the series's AnachronicOrder, no mention of him is made during the ten-year interim. [[spoiler:He most likely suffered a similar fate to his deaths in both [=FF7=] and Crisis Core, which an avid [=FF7=] fan would likely guess.]]
445* WouldHitAGirl: Fights Aqua in the Coliseum, though he's not really pleased about hitting her.
446[[/folder]]
447
448[[folder:Auron]]
449[[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutin_23036.png]]
450[[caption-width-right:233:"All my life, I've been protecting others... And now, there's no one left to protect."]]
451->"This is my story. And you're not a part of it."
452-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HideoIshikawa (Japanese), Matt [=McKenzie=] (English)\
453'''Origin''': ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''\
454'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]''
455
456A warrior summoned by Hades to kill Hercules in ''II'', though he refuses to comply. He serves as the GuestStarPartyMember of Olympus Coliseum.
457----
458* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Depending on your taste. Auron is a {{Hunk}} in both appearances, but where his ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' incarnation is a rugged SilverFox, his Kingdom Hearts cameo is leaner, clean-shaven and more youthful.
459* AmbiguousSituation: During the second visit to Olympus Coliseum, Sora, Donald and Goofy grab a statue of Auron that Hades is using to turn him BrainwashedAndCrazy. They subsequently experience rapid flashbacks from Auron's memories, which are represented as quotes from ''Final Fantasy X'' during Auron's time as Braska's guardian when he, Braska and Jecht embarked on the summoner's pilgrimage together. However, it is made deliberately unclear if this means that ''Kingdom Hearts II'' appearance of Auron is the actual ''Final Fantasy X'' Auron or simply a counterpart, and this cutscene is never mentioned again after the fact.
460* BackToBackBadasses: His Limit with Sora begins with the two of them standing like this before slashing to strike back enemies.
461* BadassLongcoat: His billowing red robe.
462* BadassNormal: Sure, he has MP recovery skills, but he only uses MP to fuel his normal attacks and doesn't actually have any magic. Despite this he's able to fight Hercules, the WorldsStrongestMan and a demigod son of Zeus, and give him an even fight. Granted Hercules was tired from several days of endless fighting, but still.
463* {{Brainwashed}}: Hades forces Auron into servitude by stealing Auron's willpower and imprisoning it into a statue of his likeness. Auron is then made to fight Hercules in a deathmatch. Luckily, Sora & co. [[BigDamnHeroes save the day]], and Hades gets utterly screwed.
464* CurbStompBattle: Despite the bold defiance he shows towards Hades, his diminished state can't hope to compete with a literal god in his own territory. The moment Auron tries to fend off Hades, he is immediately overwhelmed and has to be saved by Sora and friends.
465* DeadpanSnarker: He's quite sarcastic when he wants be.
466-->'''Auron:''' This is my story. And you're not part of it.\
467'''Hades:''' Did you forget who you're talking to?! I am the Lord of the Dead!!\
468'''Auron:''' No wonder no one wants to die.
469* DealWithTheDevil: Hades makes one with him in order to get rid of Sora.
470* DevilsJobOffer: Auron gets a job from Hades but then uses it to fight his way out out of Hell.
471* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Does this to Hades. See DeadpanSnarker.
472* GoodScarsEvilScars: Still has that scar over his ([[EyeScream missing]]) eye.
473* HandicappedBadass: If his original game is anything to go by, this is subverted. He doesn't have his left arm in a sling because it's broken. Instead, he just thinks he's so good that [[WithMyHandsTied he can beat people with only one hand]].
474* KatanasAreJustBetter: [[{{BFS}} Huge katanas]], that is.
475* LimitBreak: Overdrive, named after X's LimitBreak, which ends with Bushido, Auron's Overdrive from X.
476* LiteralMinded: In this exchange with Sora in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' after escaping from Hades.
477-->'''Auron:''' I suppose I should thank you.\
478'''Sora:''' [[ThinkNothingOfIt Not at all.]]\
479'''Auron:''' Fine.\
480'''Sora:''' I mean, sure, you could thank us a ''little''...\
481'''Auron:''' You should say what you mean.
482* MythologyGag: Just about everything he does or about him references ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', and when Sora gazes into his statue, they contain his very memories and lines from that game.
483* NamedWeapons: Battlefields of War.
484* NoodleIncident: It's never revealed what he did in life to be considered "the mother of all bad guys" according to Hades.
485* OneHandedZweihander: With his [[KatanasAreJustBetter Battlefields]] [[{{BFS}} of War]].
486* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "No wonder no one wants to die," he said to Hades when he was bragging about being the "Lord of the Dead". No one could hope for a more badass intro.
487* ShellShockedVeteran: An ImpliedTrope, from the look at his memories and his mannerisms.
488* TheStoic: He's very quiet and taciturn.
489* ThisIsMyStory: He [[TropeNamer named the trope]], of course.
490* TallDarkAndSnarky: As in his original game.
491* WithMyHandsTied: Potentially. See HandicappedBadass.
492* YouShallNotPass: Does this to Cerberus. Subverted when Sora returns and the two kick {{Hellhound}} rear in a BackToBackBadasses moment.
493[[/folder]]
494
495!!''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' characters
496[[folder:Neku Sakuraba]]
497[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NekuArt_7430.png]]
498[[caption-width-right:350:"Yeah, sounds great. Whatever."]]
499->''"I'll let you do the sweating."''
500-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese), Jesse David Corti (English)
501-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
502
503The protagonist of Square Enix's title ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', A young boy who always has his headphones on, behaving like he rejects everyone. In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', he appears before Sora in Traverse Town, looking for his partner so that he can survive the deadly Reaper's Game.
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505* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Neku isn't as much as an introvert like in his home game. Also, prior to his CharacterDevelopment, Neku is rather rude towards everyone but in this game, he is much nicer.
506* AerithAndBob: As a guy with ''two'' Japanese names (as opposed to, say, [[OnlyOneName Sora, Kairi or Riku]]), he certainly stands out. Lampshaded; Sora seems to find his name rather strange.
507* AnimalCompanion: His Necho Cat during Sora's first visit to Traverse Town.
508* TheAtoner: For a little while after leading Sora to Young Xehanort.
509* CollaredByFashion: His shirt has a massive collar that tends to help with obscuring his face and mouth.
510* DeadpanSnarker: The majority of his dialogue, especially when he's still cold towards other people.
511* DefrostingIceQueen: He’s very cold and snarky at first, especially towards Sora, but over the course of Sora’s visits, he starts to gradually lighten up. Shiki [[LampshadeHanging even takes note of this.]]
512* EmoTeen: Yeah, he's a bit moody.
513* {{Foil}}: To Sora, questioning his obsession with making friends.
514* HeroicSacrifice: He throws himself at Young Xehanort to protect Sora. However, he lives and shows up later.
515* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He presents himself as quite moody and anti-social, especially when compared to the much more lively and openly friendly Sora, and even temporarily betrayed Sora by bringing him to Young Xehanort. However, when push comes to shove, he’s a lot more caring than he seems and even throws himself at Xehanort to protect Sora when the latter’s treachery became apparent.
516* LeParkour: The first character in the series to use Flowmotion. Sora seeing him in action seemingly inspires him to perform the same sort of maneuvers for the rest of ''3D.''
517* LivingMemory: Alongside every other character from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' except for Joshua.
518* PunnyName: Neku sounds similar to "neko" (Japanese for "cat"), and he's confirmed to have a cat dream eater.
519* RedOniBlueOni: Sora's red to Neku's blue
520* ShonenHair: Has spiky orange hair that can obscure his eyes.
521* SleevesAreForWimps: Another character with a sleeveless shirt from Square Enix.
522* YourDaysAreNumbered: Retains the Reaper's Game numeral on his hand, though its significance isn't given in this series.
523[[/folder]]
524
525[[folder:Shiki Misaki]]
526[[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ShikiArt_793.png]]
527[[caption-width-right:175:"You get out much?"]]
528->"Aren't you my knight in shining armor?"
529-->'''Voiced by''': Anna Hachimine (Japanese), [[Creator/HeatherHoganWatson Heather Hogan]] (English)
530-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
531
532One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', She always carries a black stuffed cat wherever she goes. She appears in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. Riku saves her from an onslaught of Dream Eaters after she was separated from her partner Neku.
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534* ButtMonkey: Among the ''World Ends With You'' cast, she gets the most embarassing moments.
535* {{Expy}}: Hey, it's Kairi wearing a hat! Oh wait, false alarm....she's been recolored so that the resemblance isn't as blatant anymore.
536* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Carries around Mr. Mew, a stuffed cat she designed herself and was her first sewing project.
537* GirlyGirl: She's the most feminine member of the group by far and she has the easiest time socializing with others.
538* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: ''Just look at it.'' At no point should you have such an hourglass figure that part of your torso is the same width as your thigh!
539* LivingMemory: Alongside every other character from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' except for Joshua.
540* TheNicknamer: Calls Riku "[[KnightInShiningArmor Mr. Knight]]"
541[[/folder]]
542
543[[folder:Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu]]
544[[quoteright:162:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/JoshuaArt_2519.png]]
545[[caption-width-right:162:"Wow. I'm running out of 'bravos'."]]
546->"You're not giving up, are you, Neku? Give up on yourself, and you give up the world."
547-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RyoheiKimura (Japanese), Aaron Spann (English)
548-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
549
550One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', he appears in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. He encounters Riku and Sora alongside Beat. It seems he knows about the realm of dreams in detail. The reason why he and the others appeared on Traverse Town is because Joshua channeled Rhyme's dreams to take parts of all of them into the town itself to keep them safe after their world was lost to darkness.
551----
552* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original game he barely helped Neku, his behavior bordering antagonistic. Here he's an ally of Sora and Riku and is implied to be working to the benefit of the other ''World'' characters.
553* AgentPeacock: He's even prettier than Shiki.
554* AmbiguouslyGay: True to his original character, Joshua flirts with both Neku and Riku during ''3D''.
555* AmbiguouslyHuman: When asked why Dream Eaters don't attack him, he claims it's that he's not a Dreamer (despite having many dreams of his own). During this same conversation with Riku, he also claims that "All humans are Dreamers".
556* {{Foil}}: To Riku, being much more flippant and casual about the situation at hand than he ever could be.
557* HairFlip: He's quite fond of playing with and flipping his hair while speaking.
558* HasAType: If his not-so-subtle flirting with Riku is any indication, Joshua appears to have an eye for the brooding, anti-hero kind.
559* TheLancer: To Neku.
560* LighterAndSofter: This Joshua seems nicer and less smug than the original InsufferableGenius of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''.
561* MythologyGag: Part of the above quote is lifted straight from [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou his game.]]
562* MrExposition / ExpoSpeak: Seems to take this role towards Sora and Riku.
563* PetTheDog: Joshua is the only reason the other characters from "The World Ends With You" are in this game. When their world ceased to exist, he gathered whatever remained of them and took to Traverse Town, where they were reformed, much to his delight.
564* SmugSmiler: His default expression.
565* TheOmniscient: States in game that he's kind of omniscient.
566* TookALevelInKindness: Was a smug, arrogant character in his original game. Here he is much more benevolent and is unambiguously on Sora and Riku's side. It is implied that the events of "3D" have taken part after the ending of "The World Ends With You", by the time Joshua's interactions with other characters have changed his personality for the better.
567* WingedHumanoid: Seen at the end of the first visit to Traverse Town.
568* YouRemindMeOfX: Tells Riku he reminds him of someone he knows, namely Neku.
569[[/folder]]
570
571[[folder:Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito]]
572[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/BeatArt_4134.png]]
573[[caption-width-right:160:"Your inverse psychiatry ain't gonna work on me!"]]
574->"Once I take you down, yo, me and Rhyme is goin' back to where we belong!"
575-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SubaruKimura (Japanese), Crawford Wilson (English)
576-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
577
578One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', he appears in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. He encounters Riku and Sora alongside Joshua. He is wandering Traverse Town, looking for his partner Rhyme.
579----
580* AnimalCompanion: His Kuma Panda during Riku's first visit to Traverse Town.
581* BearsAreBadNews: He uses his Kuma Panda to attack Riku.
582* BerserkButton: Again, his EmbarrassingFirstName. Even Riku thinks it's weird.
583* BigBrotherInstinct: His motivation towards Rhyme. He values her more than anything.
584* TheBigGuy: Unlike the other kids, he's got some meat on his bones and has the strength to back it up.
585* BoisterousBruiser: "Come back when you grow a pair!"
586* BruiserWithASoftCenter: His first instinct is usually to whale on whatever is causing problems for him, giving him the appearance of a thug, but deep down he's a pretty sensitive and caring fellow.
587* DefeatMeansFriendship: He becomes pals with Riku after his Kuma Panda is defeated.
588* EmbarrassingFirstName: His reaction to anyone saying his real name is freak out and maybe threaten them afterwards.
589* LivingMemory: Alongside every other character from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' except for Joshua.
590* {{Malaproper}}: As in TWEWY. Terms like "Inverse Psychiatry" [[note]]"Reverse psychology"[[/note]], and "Garnish my reputation!" [[note]]"tarnish"[[/note]].
591* MythologyGag:
592** References to his EmbarrassingFirstName. These also provoke obvious visual references to ''TWEWY''[='s=] [[GoingThroughTheMotions dialogue sprites]].
593** His trademark ''"BWAAAHHH!"'' also makes it in the English version.
594* SleevesAreForWimps: Fits with his thug image and shows off his muscular arms.
595%%* TotallyRadical
596[[/folder]]
597
598[[folder:Raimu "Rhyme" Bito]]
599[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/RhymeArt_2550.png]]
600[[caption-width-right:256:"You gotta play by the rules."]]
601->"Sometimes memories just need a little help getting out."
602-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AyanaTaketatsu (Japanese), Ashley Rose (English)
603-->'''Appearances''': ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''
604
605One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', she appears in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. Because she has lost her memories, she doesn't know why she's in Traverse Town, but that doesn't trouble her a lot. It turns out that her strong dreams allowed Joshua to take fragments of them all to safety after their world was lost to the darkness.
606----
607* CheerfulChild: Easily acts like this, even if it makes Beat look softer.
608* LivingMemory: Alongside every other character from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' except for Joshua.
609* NiceGirl: Is always calm and reassuring with Beat.
610* WistfulAmnesia: Even though she's lost her memories, she believes that they'll come back eventually.
611[[/folder]]

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