Kingdom Hearts: Supporting Square Enix / Characters

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Due to lengthy periods between releases and the prevalence of Late Arrival Spoilers, spoilers from installments before 2010 may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.

This is a listing of the supporting cast originating from Final Fantasy and other Square Enix titles that appear in the Kingdom Hearts series.

For the Final Fantasy characters, the same characterization tropes generally apply as in their original games.

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Hollow Bastion residents

Leon (Squall Leonhart)

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"Think you can handle this many?"

^{Click here to see Leon as he appears in Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories, and Re:coded}

"We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other."

Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa (Japanese), David Boreanaz (I, English), Doug Erholtz (II, English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VIII
Appearances: I | Chain of Memories | II | Re:coded | III

A resident of Radiant Garden, he changed his name to Leon after its destruction. He leads the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee in an effort to return his home to its former glory, if not something better.

Age Lift: Depicted here in his mid-twenties, rather than the teenager he was in his original game.
Animal Motifs: 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.
Back-to-Back Badasses: Fights alongside Cloud during the Heartless invasion of Hollow Bastion.
Big Brother Mentor: For Sora.
The Cameo: 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.
Character Development: 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 Character Development in Final Fantasy VIII. He’s outright warm and friendly in III.
Cool Sword: The gunblade.
Costume Evolution: 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.
Curb-Stomp Battle: The first battle with him is fairly difficult to win for most new players, though victory is optional.
Defrosting Ice King: He starts off cold and impersonal, but gradually reveals his good side.
Do Not Call Me "Paul": He dislikes to be called by his first name, Squall.
Fireballs: His main ranged attack is firing these from his gunblade. They can be bounced back at him.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: The kind that stick for all of time.
Guest-Star Party Member: 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.
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: 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.
I Am Not Left-Handed: 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.
Improbable Weapon User: He fights with his famous Gunblade.
Laser Blade: His Gunblade can turn into one. It's an 'effin big one too, a Shout-Out to his Blasting Zone Limit Break. It's also the inspiration for the Bladecharge command style.
The Leader: Of the Restoration Committee.
Mr. Fanservice: May in fact be sexier than his VIII self, depending on the viewer. Must be the belts. And the extra seven or eight years. And the new name. And the longer hair.
Mythology Gag:
- His Laser Blade is a reference to his Blasting Zone Limit Break, and he also has normal attacks reminiscent of Fated Circle and Rough Divide.
- Leon being from Radiant Garden may be a reference to Squall being from Balamb Garden in Final Fantasy VIII.
- 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 Badass Longcoat.
- The name Leon is a reference to a character from Final Fantasy II
- 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.
Open-Ended Boss Battle: His first appearance. Sora faints from exhaustion if he wins the battle and from getting pummeled if he loses.
Optional Boss: He can be fought in some Olympus Coliseum matches in I and II.
Pet the Dog: 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.
Playing with Fire: His only long-range attack (unless you count the Laser Blade) 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.
Running Gag:
- In the manga Aerith constantly offers him her homemade beverages, and he constantly refuses, aware of its flaws.
- One in Kingdom Hearts between him and Yuffie was her continuously calling him by his first name, "Squall".
Shell-Shocked Veteran: 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 Character Development above).
That Man Is Dead: Refuses to call himself by his real name of Squall because of his guilt over what happened to Hollow Bastion. Yuffie slips in the first game, causing him to remind her that Squall is no more.
The Stoic: True to form, he's not one for regular shows of emotion.
Sugar-and-Ice Personality: Acts gruff and stern but is really a good and caring guy deep down.
Supporting Leader: He is the leader of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.
Tall, Dark, and Handsome: Definitely fits thanks to the age-up.
Team Dad: The leader of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee and the Final Fantasy characters that live there.
Too Many Belts: He wears them on his arms!
Turns Red: If he fails to defeat you with his normal gunblade, he'll turn it into the Lion Heart, which increases his range and strength.
Wake-Up Call Boss: In the first game.

Cloud Strife

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"Looking for your light? Don't lose sight of it."

^{Click here to see Cloud as he appears in Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories, Re:coded, and χ[chi]}

"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."

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Steve Burton (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VII
Appearances: I | Chain of Memories | II | coded | χ[chi]

A 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.

see Final Fantasy VII: Playable Characters for his original game and related media.

see Super Smash Bros. 4 - 60 to 63 for his entry in Super Smash Bros.

Abled in the Adaptation: His mental illness from his home series makes no appearance.
Anime Hair: It's a staple. Was toned down in II to match his appearance in Advent Children.
Ascended Extra: His appearance in I is brief and entirely skippable. In II, he becomes Guest-Star Party Member for The War Sequence 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.
Badass Cape: In the first game, due to Cloud being heavily inspired by Vincent Valentine.
Back-to-Back Badasses: With Leon before The War Sequence. Their snark-fest doubles as a playful jab to the Fandom rivalry between Cloud and Squall.
BFS: Wields his classic Buster Sword in the first game, and the First Tsurugi from Advent Children in the second game - both wound with bandages, for whatever reason.
Character Exaggeration: 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 canonical Flanderization of Cloud from Advent Children onward (save for Dissidia, where the obsession is reversed).
Composite Character: In the first game, he has the red cloak, golden claw, and brooding personality of Vincent Valentine.
Costume Evolution: He switches from his original outfit to his Advent Children design for the second game.
Good Wings, Evil Wings: A single black bat wing that appears when he uses his his version of Omnislash, mirroring Sephiroth's constantly-present wing.
Guest-Star Party Member: Just before The War Sequence, 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.
Hired Guns: 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 You Have Failed Me card on him after his failed fight with Sora, whether it's by losing to him, or refusing to finish him off after beating him.
Limit Break: The trademark Omnislash, but it's less of a 16-hit slash attack than just him flying around Advent Children-style trying to hit you from behind. Cross-Slash also appears in Chain of Memories if you summon Cloud.
Mythology Gag: He uses his various Limit Breaks from FFVII, like Braver and Omnislash.
Only I Can Kill Him: His relationship here with Sephiroth, it seems, which was one of the reasons why he joined the Olympus tournaments.
Open-Ended Boss Battle: His first appearance. Regardless of the outcome, Cerberus incapacitates him afterward.
Optional Boss: He can be fought in some Coliseum cups in both I and II.
Optional Party Member: 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.
Power Gives You Wings: He grows a wing when using Omnislash.
Ship Tease: With Aerith. Also with Tifa in the second game, depending on your interpretation of what Tifa actually is in that game.
The Cameo: Cloud himself makes a brief cameo as a statue in III during the retelling of Hades' many attempts to conquer Olympus.
The Stoic: Even more so than he was in his original game, alluding to his more recent portrayals shown in modern depictions of Cloud.

Aerith Gainsborough

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"No matter where we are, our hearts will bring us together again."

^{Click here to see Aerith as she appears in Kingdom Hearts and Chain of Memories}

"Bon appetit! Don't talk with your mouth full."

Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese), Mandy Moore (I, English), Mena Suvari (II, English), Andrea Bowen (III, English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VII
Appearances: I | Chain of Memories | II | Re Mind

A resident of Radiant Garden prior to its destruction, she ends up in Traverse Town instead. In Kingdom Hearts II, she (like most of Traverse Town's residents) moves back to Hollow Bastion and assists in its rebuilding.

Action Girl: Implied: when she's questioned as to whether or not she can fight against the Heartless, she gives a pretty nice Death Glare. Given that she was a magically competent Red Mage 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.
Character Exaggeration: Much like Cloud, Aerith's Incorruptible Pure Pureness 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.
Cordon Bleugh Chef: She's one of these in the manga adaptations.
Costume Evolution: 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
Demoted to Extra: She and Cid don't take part in fights, despite them being playable characters in FFVII.
Glamour Failure: 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.
The Heart: Of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.
Lethal Chef: In the manga adaptations. She makes her own homemade beverages and refreshments, but always adds the wrong ingredients.
The Medic: Heals Yuffie during the Heartless invasion, and teaches Sora the highest level of Cure in the first game.
Ojou Ringlets: Has them as a design holdover, fitting her leadership with Squall.
Ship Tease: With Cloud, like in the original game.
Statuesque Stunner: In Data Greeting Mode in III, Aerith is only slightly shorter than Riku who is reasonably tall.
Spared by the Adaptation: In Final Fantasy VII, she dies by the end of Disc 1. In Kingdom Hearts, she's fine and dandy.
Team Mom: Leon's second in the Restoration Committee, apparently in charge of healing them in combat when they fight.

Tifa Lockhart

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"Cloud, you can have my light."

"I'm looking for somebody. Have any of you seen a guy with spiky hair?"

Voiced by: Ayumi Ito (Japanese), Rachael Leigh Cook (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VII
Appearances: II

A young woman who constantly searches for Cloud. Word of God has evoked the possibility of her being the materialization of Cloud's light, just like Sephiroth would be the materialization of his darkness.

Action Girl: Just to be clear on how badass she is, Tifa can fight on even ground against Sephiroth, and she can do it without any weapons, other than just her fists and feet.
Bare-Fisted Monk: She fights using martial arts rather than a weapon.
Charles Atlas Super Power: 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.
Enemy Without: Inverted, if the below is true.
- 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.
Guest-Star Party Member: 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.
Good Old Fisticuffs: Being Tifa, she uses these. As an added bonus, her punches and kicks also block attacks.
I Will Find You: Searching for Cloud is basically all she does in the game (well, that and beating up Heartless).
Lampshade Hanging: She hangs one hell of a lampshade about both Cloud's and Sora's Anime Hair:
Tifa: Hey, you! (to Sora) I'm looking for somebody. Have any of you seen a guy with spiky hair?
Sora: (points to his own)
Tifa: (chuckles) Spikier.
- Ironically, Cloud's hair has become less spiky than Sora's by that point.
- 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.
Limit Break: She uses "Final Heaven" during her boss fight, her strongest Limit Break from FFVII.
Meaningful Name: In a different way than in Final Fantasy VII, 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 Incorruptible Pure Pureness.
Mythology Gag:
- 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.
Optional Boss: She can be fought against a couple of times in the optional Hades Paradox Cup in Olympus Coliseum.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: Her outfit leaves her arms bare. The better to punch apart Heartless with.
Woman Scorned: Played for Laughs and somewhat more platonic in context despite the nature of their relationship, she's furious when Cloud left her during his search for Sephiroth in KHII, she almost thrashed Hollow Bastion in the process of searching for him.

Yuffie Kisaragi

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"Kairi? Who are you talking about? I'm the great ninja Yuffie!"

^{Click here to see Yuffie as she appears in Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories, and Re:coded}

"I see you all are still in top form!"

Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu (Japanese), Christy Carlson Romano (I, English), Mae Whitman (subsequent appearances, English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VII
Appearances: I | Chain of Memories | II | Re:coded | III

A former resident of Radiant Garden who appears in Traverse Town. She is closely in league with Leon.

Action Girl: In the first game the sole offensive member of the Final Fantasy cast. The sequel rounds them out with Tifa.
The Artifact: Elements of her outfit in Kingdom Hearts and Chain of Memories were holdovers from her character slot originaly being intended for Rikku.
The Cameo: 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.
Combat Medic: A fighter that is also able to heal herself and allies.
Costume Evolution: For the seccond game onwards she switches to her outfit from Advent Children.
Fuuma Shuriken: She uses these.
Genki Girl: Remains energetic and preppy.
Guest-Star Party Member: 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.
Highly-Visible Ninja: Stealth and subterfuge don't play much part in her battle tactics.
The Medic: In Kingdom Hearts, she is extremely pesky in battle because she can heal her partners with Clear Tranquil.
Ninja: As usual.
Odd Friendship: With Leon - which, unsurprisingly enough, led to a lot of shipping from the fans. Others would rather see Leon as a Big Brother Mentor to her.
Optional Boss: In Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, she appears in a few optional Coliseum matches as an opponent.
Playing Tennis with the Boss: 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.
Smoke Out: In II, she's picked up the ability to vanish in a puff of smoke.

Cid Highwind

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"Don't call me gramps!"

"I hope you're not expectin' me to turn a dream into data."

Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese), Chris Edgerly (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VII
Appearances: I | Chain of Memories | II | coded | III

The 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 Final Fantasy characters in Kingdom Hearts II, and is responsible for the Claymore security system.

Ace Pilot: He claims to be a master Gummi Ship pilot and mechanic.
Bowdlerization: His ever-present cigarette from VII is replaced with a toothpick.
Demoted to Extra: Cid and Aerith don't take part in fights, despite them being playable characters in FFVII.
The Engineer: Installs upgrades to the Gummi Ship in the first game and designed the Hollow Bastion defense system in Kingdom Hearts II.
Friend to All Children: 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.
Goggles Do Nothing: He keeps his flight goggles despite having no reason to ever don them.
Grumpy Old Man: The oldest member of the Final Fantasy cast and rather crusty, too.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He’s pretty curmudgeonly sometimes, but he does look out for Sora and the others and is loyal to them.
Magic Versus Science: 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.
Non-Action Guy: Unlike his original counterpart he never does any fighting, rather he more important role of the battlefield, such as acting as The Engineer for the Gummy ship in the first game, and developing the anti-MCP program (with the additional help of Merlin's magic).
Oral Fixation: A toothpick to replace his cigarettes.
Team Dad: 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.
The Engineer/The Smart Guy: 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.

Sephiroth

See Kingdom Hearts: Independent Villains

Yuna, Rikku, and Paine

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(from left to right) Yuna, Paine, and Rikku

Yuna voiced by: Mayuko Aoki (Japanese), Hedy Burress (English)
Rikku voiced by: Marika Matsumoto (Japanese), Tara Strong (English)
Paine voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese), Gwendoline Yeo (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy X (Yuna and Rikku), Final Fantasy X-2 (Paine)
Appearances: II

Also 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.

Adaptational Modesty: 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.
Adaptation Species Change: Here they changed from humans to fairies.
Adaptational Villainy: 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.
Adaptational Wimp: A Justified example. Due to being far smaller then their original counterparts the naturally lack the strength they possessed in X-2.
Bowdlerise: Compared to their original X-2 incarnations, their outfits aren't nearly as revealing.
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.
Fun Size: In the original game they were normal humans, but here they become three cute fairies.
Heel–Face Turn: They stop working for Maleficent and help the heroes out after being bribed by Donald.
Hired Guns: They work for money for anyone who can pay them.
Only in It for the Money: They help out the heroes after being promised treasure.
Our Fairies Are Different: In this version all three are fairies.
Punch-Clock Villain: They work for money, not for evil.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Paine.
Summon Magic: The only plausible way that they could have given Sora the Gull Wing Keychain aside from Hammerspace, seeing as it's as bigger than they are.
Teleporters and Transporters: Via Smoke Out, but under their own magical power.
Weak, but Skilled: 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.
Winged Humanoid: Though Yuna's "wings" are a hair decoration and Rikku's are her scarf. Paine is a straight example.

Twilight Town residents

Seifer Almasy

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"That was undeniable proof that we totally owned you lamers!"

"I don't feel like cooperating with destiny."

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Will Friedle (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VIII
Appearances: II

Head of the so-called Twilight Town Disciplinary Committee. He is really just a bully who likes to pick on Hayner, Pence, and Olette.

Adaptational Attractiveness : Downplayed. Seifer was always easy on the eyes, but this incarnation of him (being younger) definitely fits the more 'standard' Pretty Boy as well as showing more skin.
Adaptational Heroism: Thankfully never Jumped Off The Slippery Slope 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.
Adaptational Wimp: 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.
Age Lift: Late teens in FFVIII, early to mid teens here.
Beauty Is Bad: Downplayed. He is more of a bully than a proper bad guy and even that doesn't stick for too long.
Dumb Muscle: Surprisingly Averted. At worst, he seems to be more of average intelligence than anything else.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: 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.
Hunk: He is probably one of the youngest in fiction. Not surprising, as his original incarnation was also one.
Jerk Jock: He's proud of his physical prowess and Struggle skill and is constantly boasting about it.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: 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.
- 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.
Light Is Not Good: Downplayed twofold:
- He wasn't ever that bad, even for a bully.
- He doesn't even WEAR that much white.
Mr. Fanservice: Ho boy! Is he ever! This is only less noticeable because of him getting Put on a Bus, but his character design screams this trope. Let's see: Good Scars, Evil Scars? Check! Still a Pretty Boy despite of (or perhaps because of) it? Check? Has a cool hoodie? Check! Has his lower stomach prominently exposed? Check! Muscular arms that aren't hidden beneath any clothing? Double Check! Here is his full body design.
Muscles Are Meaningful: There is a very clear and understandable reason why he was a Jerk Jock to begin with.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: After "Vivi"^noteactually a Dusk disguised as Vivi 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.
Put on a Bus: 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.
Screw Destiny: 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.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: He seems to very eager to show of those muscular arms of his. Not that anybody is complaining.
Stone Wall: 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 Counter-Attack. Downplayed since he actually has a lot less health than Hayner though.
Terrible Trio: Him, alongside Fuu and Rai. Vivi is their lackey and only puts up with them because he admires Seifer's strength.
The Bully: Granted, not as heinous as most examples, but still counts.
Totally Radical: "That was undeniable proof that we totally owned you lamers." May be a case of Fridge Brilliance since only the digital recreation of Seifer (that was programmed In-Universe by a much older man) talks like this, and the real one isn't shown to speak like this. Could also count as Character Exaggeration, since the closest he ever got to this in FF8 was "chicken-wuss".
Worthy Opponent: Towards Sora.

Fujin and Raijin

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Voiced by:
Fuu: Rio Natsuki (Japanese), Jillian Bowen (English)
Rai: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese), Brandon Adams (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VIII
Appearances: II

Seifer's henchmen and members of the Disciplinary Committee.

Abled in the Adaptation: Minor case. Fuu's left eye is still hidden by her bangs, but the lack of eyepatch suggests it's at least intact.
Adaptation Name Change: Downplayed. In Final Fantasy VIII, 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.
Age Lift: Late teens in FFVIII, early to mid teens here.
Ambiguously Brown: Rai. Y'know?
Good Old Fisticuffs / Informed Ability: The stances they assume during their first meeting with the Nobodies indicates that they can fight, but the following cutscenes shows them on their asses later.
Mythology Gag: They share Japanese voice actors with their Expys from Final Fantasy X, Lulu and Wakka.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: They're named after Fuujin and Raijin.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: Both of them wear sleeveless outfits.
Those Two Guys: Appear always together.
Verbal Tic: Fuu tends to speak short one or two-word sentences, while Rai appends "y'know?" to most of his sentences.

Setzer Gabbiani

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"Whatever you think is right, you're wrong. And that is a big mistake."

"My life is a chip in your pile. Time to ante up."

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Crispin Freeman (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VI
Appearances: II

An 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.

Adaptational Attractiveness: He is more handsome than the original game with the facial scars being far less noticeable.
Adaptational Weapon Swap: Setzer uses 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.
Adaptational Villainy: 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.
Adaptational Weapon Swap: Uses a Struggle Bat instead of cards like in his home game.
Badass Cape/Badass Longcoat: 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.
Blade Spam: Or the Struggle Bat equivalent of it.
Bragging Rights Reward: The Champion Belt you win for beating him gives 20% resistance to Fire, Ice, Lightning, 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.
Character Exaggeration: His showy-ness and arrogance is played up big time. Then again, the primary version we actually see is in the computer simulation made by DiZ; much like Seifer, the real one might not be quite like that.
Coat Cape: Setzer wears his trademark coat around his neck with his arms out of the sleeves, treating it more like a cape.
The Fighting Narcissist: Is rather vain and boastful and maintains poise even in the heat of battle.
Graceful Loser: 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.
Miles Gloriosus: 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.
Hair Flip: When entering a battle.
Spin Attack: Will perform one as one of his most powerful attacks.
Weak, but Skilled: Despite having far less health than Hayner, he still has some relatively impressive moves with that foam bat of his complete with a Counter-Attack 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.
White Hair, Black Heart: Though more of a jerk than outright villainous.

Vivi Ornitier

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Voiced by: Ikue Otani (Japanese), Melissa Disney (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy IX
Appearances: II

A 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.

Adaptational Weapon Swap: Vivi is a black mage in his home game and uses a staff. Here, he uses a Struggle Bat instead.
Ambiguously Human: It's not clear if he's an Artificial Human like in his original game, and the fact that he looks uncannily like a Heartless doesn't clarify matters.
Anti-Role Model: Vivi looks up to Seifer, but he's not what you call a proper "role model".
Butt-Monkey: Seifer and co. makes him their personal gopher, very reminiscent of how Puck treated him at the start of Final Fantasy IX.
Hero-Worshipper: To Seifer, unfortunately.
Token Good Teammate: By far the nicest member of Seifer's gang, and the only one who was a hero in their own game.
Took a Level in Badass: Deconstructed - the meek, quiet Vivi suddenly being able to deal a Curb-Stomp Battle to the much older and stronger Seifer indicates something has gone very wrong in Roxas's world and it's ultimately revealed as A Glitch in the Matrix caused by the Nobodies.
Zipperiffic: His HAT has a freaking zipper.

Other Final Fantasy characters

Moogles

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Origin: Final Fantasy III

Little 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.

They are based on the race of the same name found in most Final Fantasy titles, though their design is original to the Kingdom Hearts games.

Ambiguous Situation: Whether or not the Organization Moogle in Days is a fellow Nobody is vague, to say the least.
Black Cloak: Not even Moogles are safe from this in the series. The one in Days who stays with Organization XIII has one.
Call-Back: The Days Moogle makes a reference to one of Xemnas's first lines. See No Name Given below.
The Cameo: In regards to the Final Fantasy series more so than any other FF cameo by virtue of every single game containing a Moogle, even when there are diff erent, only one, or no non-KH characters owned by Square Enix.
Hologram: Aside from in the KH-original worlds, all the Moogle shops are done via hologram.
Honest John's Dealership: To an extent in the Days Manga, The moogle that runs the shop sells expired potions for cheap to Roxas and Xion.
Mythology Gag:
- Most Moogles are named after Moogles that have been named in the Final Fantasy series.
- In Days, when Roxas asked his name, the Organization Moogle imitates Xemnas's line from II: "My name is of no importance, kupo."
My Species Doth Protest Too Much: An uncommon villainous example in Days who supports members of Organization XIII with equipment for the field.
No Name Given: The Days Moogle. All of the others, at least in Kingdom Hearts II, have names.
"My name is of no importance, kupo."
Original Generation: 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 Final Fantasy series.
Protagonist-Centered Morality: 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.
Ridiculously Cute Critter: Of course they are Kupo! Gets poked fun at a few times as well, such as moogles mentioning they dislike getting their poms touched.
Verbal Tic: Take a guess, kupo.

Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie

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The other trio on Destiny Islands.

^{Click here to see Selphie as she appears in Kingdom Hearts II}

Voiced by:
Tidus: Masakazu Morita (Japanese), Shaun Fleming (English)
Wakka: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese), Dee Bradley Baker (English)
Selphie: Mayuko Aoki (Japanese), Molly Marlette (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VIII (Selphie), Final Fantasy X (Tidus and Wakka)
Appearances: I | Chain of Memories | II (Selphie only) | coded

A trio of children from the Destiny Islands who play with Sora and the gang.

Age Lift: 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.
Ascended Extra: 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.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Just like his home game, Tidus's right pants leg is longer.
Forgotten Fallen Friend:
- For all Sora, Riku and Kairi's obsession with each other; they never talk about having shared the island with these three. Especially 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.
- In KHII, Kairi has the same "line of sight" memory that forgets that Selphie ever existed after she goes through the Corridor of Darkness.
I Know Madden Kombat: Wakka fights with a blitzball as usual, though it's more of a regular beach ball.
Improbable Weapon User: 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.
Joshikousei: Selphie shows up in Kingdom Hearts II in a school uniform.
Limit Break: 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.
Palette Swap:
- Wakka's character model is used for an NPC in Agrabah after the keyhole is sealed^note, but with different clothes and a shorter hairstyle.
- Tidus's character model is also used for an NPC in Traverse Town.
Playful Cat Smile: Selphie's default expression is this.
Tennis Boss: The best way to get EXP while fighting Wakka is to knock his Blitzballs back at him.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Selphie's the girly girl to Kairi's tomboy. Most evident in the first game, though it's still somewhat easy to spot in the second (Selphie's white-and-pink school bag with a Moogle keychain vs. Kairi's simple brown school bag, for instance).
Two Guys and a Girl: Once more.
Variable-Length Chain: Selphie's jump-rope.
Wolfpack Boss: After fighting all three individually, you have the option of taking them all on at once.
Wooden Katanas Are Even Better: Tidus fights with a long, red rod to this effect.

Zack Fair

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‎"Hey, how about one date?"

"Listen to those cheers, man. You don't get to decide if you're a hero or not. They do. And they've already made up their mind. Whether you like it or not, you're their hero. And mine, too."

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura (Japanese), Rick Gomez (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy VII
Appearances: Birth by Sleep

A hero-in-training who shows up in Olympus Coliseum during Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.

Anime Hair: His black spikes aren't near as pointy as Cloud or Sora, but they're still impressive.
Casting a Shadow: When Hades curses him he has a lot of pesky Darkness skills.
Colony Drop: Meteor Shots is back from Crisis Core and Ehrgeiz.
Heroes Prefer Swords: As do Heroes in training!
Leitmotif: "A Date with Fate", a rather bouncy remake of Crisis Core's main theme.
Mythology Gag: 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.
Nice Guy: He treats everyone like a friend, even if he just met them and doesn't even know them.
Non-Standard Character Design: He's the odd man out compared to the other Final Fantasy characters due to taking on elements of the Hercules artstyle.
Spirited Competitor: Even when he loses he's happy to keep going and training.
Teleport Spam: His Hero's Pride Limit Break, which is essentially Zack's version of Omnislash with this trope thrown in for good measure.
What Happened to the Mouse?: In the game's ending, Zack mysteriously disappears when a single black feather drops near him, said feather noted by Word of God to be that of Sephiroth. Given the series's Anachronic Order, no mention of him is made during the ten-year interim. He most likely suffered a similar fate to his deaths in both FF7 and Crisis Core, which an avid FF7 fan would likely guess.
Would Hit a Girl: Fights Aqua in the Coliseum, though he's not really pleased about hitting her.

Auron

"All my life, I've been protecting others... And now, there's no one left to protect."

"This is my story. And you're not a part of it."

Voiced by: Hideo Ishikawa (Japanese), Matt McKenzie (English)
Origin: Final Fantasy X
Appearances: II

A warrior summoned by Hades to kill Hercules in II, though he refuses to comply. He serves as the Guest-Star Party Member of Olympus Coliseum.

Adaptational Attractiveness: Depending on your taste. Auron is a Hunk in both appearances, but where his Final Fantasy X incarnation is a rugged Silver Fox, his Kingdom Hearts cameo is leaner, clean-shaven and more youthful.
Ambiguous Situation: During the second visit to Olympus Coliseum, Sora, Donald and Goofy grab a statue of Auron that Hades is using to turn him Brainwashed and Crazy. 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.
Back-to-Back Badasses: His Limit with Sora begins with the two of them standing like this before slashing to strike back enemies.
Badass Longcoat: His billowing red robe.
Badass Normal: 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 World's Strongest Man and a demigod son of Zeus, and give him an even fight. Granted Hercules was tired from several days of endless fighting, but still.
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. save the day, and Hades gets utterly screwed.
Curb-Stomp Battle: 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.
Deadpan Snarker: He's quite sarcastic when he wants be.
Auron: This is my story. And you're not part of it.
Hades: Did you forget who you're talking to?! I am the Lord of the Dead!!
Auron: No wonder no one wants to die.
Deal with the Devil: Hades makes one with him in order to get rid of Sora.
Devil's Job Offer: Auron gets a job from Hades but then uses it to fight his way out out of Hell.
Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: Does this to Hades. See Deadpan Snarker.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: Still has that scar over his (missing) eye.
Handicapped Badass: 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 he can beat people with only one hand.
Katanas Are Just Better: Huge katanas, that is.
Limit Break: Overdrive, named after X's Limit Break, which ends with Bushido, Auron's Overdrive from X.
Literal-Minded: In this exchange with Sora in Kingdom Hearts II after escaping from Hades.
Auron: I suppose I should thank you.
Sora: Not at all.
Auron: Fine.
Sora: I mean, sure, you could thank us a little...
Auron: You should say what you mean.
Mythology Gag: Just about everything he does or about him references Final Fantasy X, and when Sora gazes into his statue, they contain his very memories and lines from that game.
Named Weapons: Battlefields of War.
Noodle Incident: It's never revealed what he did in life to be considered "the mother of all bad guys" according to Hades.
One-Handed Zweihänder: With his Battlefields of War.
Pre Ass Kicking One Liner: "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.
Shell-Shocked Veteran: An Implied Trope, from the look at his memories and his mannerisms.
The Stoic: He's very quiet and taciturn.
This Is My Story: He named the trope, of course.
Tall, Dark, and Snarky: As in his original game.
With My Hands Tied: Potentially. See Handicapped Badass.
You Shall Not Pass!: Does this to Cerberus. Subverted when Sora returns and the two kick Hellhound rear in a Back-to-Back Badasses moment.

The World Ends with You characters

Neku Sakuraba

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"Yeah, sounds great. Whatever."

"I'll let you do the sweating."

Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese), Jesse David Corti (English)

Appearances: Dream Drop Distance

The protagonist of Square Enix's title The World Ends with You, A young boy who always has his headphones on, behaving like he rejects everyone. In Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], he appears before Sora in Traverse Town, looking for his partner so that he can survive the deadly Reaper's Game.

Adaptational Nice Guy: Neku isn't as much as an introvert like in his home game. Also, prior to his Character Development, Neku is rather rude towards everyone but in this game, he is much nicer.
Aerith and Bob: As a guy with two Japanese names (as opposed to, say, Sora, Kairi or Riku), he certainly stands out. Lampshaded; Sora seems to find his name rather strange.
Animal Companion: His Necho Cat during Sora's first visit to Traverse Town.
The Atoner: For a little while after leading Sora to Young Xehanort.
Collared by Fashion: His shirt has a massive collar that tends to help with obscuring his face and mouth.
Deadpan Snarker: The majority of his dialogue, especially when he's still cold towards other people.
Defrosting Ice Queen: 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 even takes note of this.
Emo Teen: Yeah, he's a bit moody.
Foil: To Sora, questioning his obsession with making friends.
Heroic Sacrifice: He throws himself at Young Xehanort to protect Sora. However, he lives and shows up later.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: 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.
Le Parkour: 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.
Living Memory: Alongside every other character from The World Ends with You except for Joshua.
Punny Name: Neku sounds similar to "neko" (Japanese for "cat"), and he's confirmed to have a cat dream eater.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Sora's red to Neku's blue
Shonen Hair: Has spiky orange hair that can obscure his eyes.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: Another character with a sleeveless shirt from Square Enix.
Your Days Are Numbered: Retains the Reaper's Game numeral on his hand, though its significance isn't given in this series.

Shiki Misaki

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"You get out much?"

"Aren't you my knight in shining armor?"

Voiced by: Anna Hachimine (Japanese), Heather Hogan (English)

Appearances: Dream Drop Distance

One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title The World Ends with You, She always carries a black stuffed cat wherever she goes. She appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]. Riku saves her from an onslaught of Dream Eaters after she was separated from her partner Neku.

Butt-Monkey: Among the World Ends With You cast, she gets the most embarassing moments.
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.
Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Carries around Mr. Mew, a stuffed cat she designed herself and was her first sewing project.
Girly Girl: She's the most feminine member of the group by far and she has the easiest time socializing with others.
Impossible Hourglass Figure: 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!
Living Memory: Alongside every other character from The World Ends with You except for Joshua.
The Nicknamer: Calls Riku her Knight in Shining Armor.

Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu

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"Wow. I'm running out of 'bravos'."

"You're not giving up, are you, Neku? Give up on yourself, and you give up the world."

Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese), Aaron Spann (English)

Appearances: Dream Drop Distance

One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title The World Ends with You, he appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]. 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.

Adaptational Heroism: 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.
Agent Peacock: He's even prettier than Shiki.
Ambiguously Gay: True to his original character, Joshua flirts with both Neku and Riku during 3D.
Ambiguously Human: 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".
Foil: To Riku, being much more flippant and casual about the situation at hand than he ever could be.
Hair Flip: He's quite fond of playing with and flipping his hair while speaking.
Has a Type: If his not-so-subtle flirting with Riku is any indication, Joshua appears to have an eye for the brooding, anti-hero kind.
The Lancer: To Neku.
Lighter and Softer: This Joshua seems nicer and less smug than the original Insufferable Genius of The World Ends with You.
Mythology Gag: Part of the above quote is lifted straight from his game.
Mr. Exposition / Expo Speak: Seems to take this role towards Sora and Riku.
Pet the Dog: 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.
Smug Smiler: His default expression.
The Omniscient: States in game that he's kind of omniscient.
Took a Level in Kindness: 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.
Winged Humanoid: Seen at the end of the first visit to Traverse Town.
You Remind Me of X: Tells Riku he reminds him of someone he knows, namely Neku.

Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito

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"Your inverse psychiatry ain't gonna work on me!"

"Once I take you down, yo, me and Rhyme is goin' back to where we belong!"

Voiced by: Subaru Kimura (Japanese), Crawford Wilson (English)

Appearances: Dream Drop Distance

Animal Companion: His Kuma Panda during Riku's first visit to Traverse Town.
Bears Are Bad News: He uses his Kuma Panda to attack Riku.
Berserk Button: Again, his Embarrassing First Name. Even Riku thinks it's weird.
Big Brother Instinct: His motivation towards Rhyme. He values her more than anything.
The Big Guy: Unlike the other kids, he's got some meat on his bones and has the strength to back it up.
Boisterous Bruiser: "Come back when you grow a pair!"
Bruiser with a Soft Center: 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.
Defeat Means Friendship: He becomes pals with Riku after his Kuma Panda is defeated.
Embarrassing First Name: His reaction to anyone saying his real name is freak out and maybe threaten them afterwards.
Living Memory: Alongside every other character from The World Ends with You except for Joshua.
Malaproper: As in TWEWY. Terms like "Inverse Psychiatry" ^note"Reverse psychology", and "Garnish my reputation!" ^note"tarnish".
Mythology Gag:
- References to his Embarrassing First Name. These also provoke obvious visual references to TWEWY's dialogue sprites.
- His trademark "BWAAAHHH!" also makes it in the English version.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: Fits with his thug image and shows off his muscular arms.

Raimu "Rhyme" Bito

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"You gotta play by the rules."

"Sometimes memories just need a little help getting out."

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese), Ashley Rose (English)

Appearances: Dream Drop Distance

One of the main supporting characters of Square Enix's title The World Ends with You, she appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]. 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.

Cheerful Child: Easily acts like this, even if it makes Beat look softer.
Living Memory: Alongside every other character from The World Ends with You except for Joshua.
Nice Girl: Is always calm and reassuring with Beat.
Wistful Amnesia: Even though she's lost her memories, she believes that they'll come back eventually.

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