Due to lengthy periods between releases and the prevalence of Late Arrival Spoilers, spoilers from installments before Kingdom Hearts III may be unmarked. Read at your own risk.
"You never know who you'll run into next."
Being such a
Long Runner franchise,
Kingdom Hearts has quite the cast, having characters from both
Final Fantasy and
Disney as well as many
original characters on its own. The characters are sorted according to their roles in the overall story of the series.
Protagonists
- Destiny Islands Trio
- Disney Castle Trionote Mickey, Donald, and Goofy
- Clock Tower Trio
- Wayfinder Trio
- Party Members and Summonsnote Tarzan, Aladdin, Ariel, Jack Skellington, Peter Pan, Beast, Simba, Genie, Dumbo, Bambi, Tinker Bell, Mushu, Cloud, Mulan, Auron, Hercules, Jack Sparrow, Tron, Chicken Little, Stitch, Prince Phillip, Zack, Woody and Buzz, Sulley and Mike, Rapunzel and Flynn, Baymax, Marshmallow, Wreck-It Ralph
Antagonists
- Xehanort's Incarnationsnote Terra-Xehanort, Terra-Xehanort's Guardian, Ansem Seeker of Darkness, Xemnas
- Organization XIIInote Xaldin, Lexaeus, Zexion, Luxord, Larxene, Marluxia, Saïx, Dark Riku, Vexen, Demyx
- Disney Villains:
- Maleficent's Council and Allies note Maleficent, Pete, Diablo, Hades, Jafar, Ursula, Oogie Boogie, Captain Hook, Hector Barbossa, Scar, Cerebus, The Hydra, Ice Titan/Ice Colossus, Rock Titan, Tornado Titan, Lava Titan, Iago, Shenzi Banzai and Ed, Barbossa's Crew, Flotsam and Jetsam, Lock Shock and Barrel, Maleficent's Goons
- Other Disney Villains note Evil Queen, Magic Mirror, Jumba Jookiba, Experiment 221, Gantu, Master Control Program, Sark, CLU, Rinzler, The Black Guard, Sabor, Clayton, Davy Jones, Kraken, Lord Cutler Beckett, Chernabog, Chernabog's Ghosts, Shan Yu, Hayabusa, Lady Tremaine, Drizella and Anastasia, Lucifer, Glut, King Candy, Cy-Bugs, The Beagle Boys, Claude Frollo, Julius, Monstro, Queen of Hearts, Gaston, Randall, Mother Gothel, Prince Hans
- Independent Villainsnote Riku Replica, Sephiroth, The Hostile Program, The Experiment, Phantom Aqua, Schwarzgeist
- Enemy Creaturesnote The Nobodies, The Unversed, The Dream Eaters
Supporting Characters
- Ansem and his Apprenticesnote Ansem the Wise/DiZ, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, Ienzo
- Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Charactersnote The Master of Masters, Luxu, Ava, Ira, Aced, Gula, Invi, Player, Chirithy, Spirits, Ephemer, Skuld, Ventus, Brain, Strelitzia, Lauriam, Elrena, Daybreak Town Party, Nightmare Chirithy, the Traitor, Darkness, Master Odin, Bragi, Vor, Urd, Hermod
- Supporting Original Charactersnote Naminé, Data-Sora, Hayner Pence and Olette, Master Eraqus, Isa, Data-Riku, Subject X, Nameless Star, Yozora, Sigurd
- Supporting Disney Charactersnote Jiminy Cricket, Phil, Pluto, Queen Minnie, Daisy Duck, Merlin, Fairy Godmother, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Pinocchio, The Hundred Acre Woods, Snow White, Cinderella, Alice, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Sally, Zero, Dr. Finklestein, Lock Shock and Barrel, The Mayor, The Cheshire Cat, Card Soldiers, The White Rabbit, The Caterpillar, The Mad Hatter, March Hare, Yen Sid, Scrooge McDuck, Megara, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, Past Mickey Mouse, Past Pete, Clara Cluck, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, Grand Councilwoman, Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Phoebus, Sam, Kevin, Quorra, Sultan, Samson, Maurice, Fix-It Felix Jr., Calhoun, Vanellope, Sour Bill, Andy's Toys, Boo, Remy, Zeus, Tia Dalma, Big Hero 6, Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- Supporting Square Enix Charactersnote Leon (Squall Leonhart), Cloud Strife, Aerith Gainsborough, Tifa Lockhart, Yuffie Kisaragi, Cid Highwind, Sephiroth, Yuna, Rikku, and Paine, Seifer, Fuu and Rai, Setzer, Vivi, Moogles, Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie, Zack Fair, Auron, Neku Sakuraba, Shiki Misaki, Joshua, Beat, Rhyme
Other crossovers
- Final Fantasy Record Keeper
- Final Fantasy Brave Exviusnote Sora, Riku, Cloud (KH), Sephiroth (KH), Sora (KH3), Riku (KH3), Kairi (KH3), Young Xehanort (KHDR)
- World of Final Fantasynote Sora
- Disney Tsum Tsumnote Sora, Riku, Kairi, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Halloween Sora, Mummy Donald, Bolt-head Goofy, King Mickey, Pirate Sora, Chirithy, KH3 Sora, Shadow, Ansem, Xemnas, Young Xehanort
- Super Smash Bros.
