History Characters / KingdomHeartsOrganizationXIII

!!Axel (VIII)

!!Roxas (XIII)

!!Xemnas (I)

!!Xigbar (II)

* {{Tsundere}}: In a non-romantic, budding...''bond'' sort of way. Her behavior towards Roxas began leaning this way before she got sent to Castle Oblivion. There's a scene where she throws a verbal jab while giving him a healing potion. Then ''considered'' the idea of him joining her and Marluxia in their betrayal plan. The only other one who had a similar honor was Axel. She's certainly a lot more partial to Roxas than she ever was to Sora.

* VillainHasAPoint: In ''III'', it's...not unfair of her to say that ultimately, it's down to Elsa to pick light or darkness and Sora should let her have that freedom, since TheyreCalledPersonalIssuesForAReason.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Thirteen Seekers of Darkness from left to right, [[CloningBlues Dark Riku]], [[FusionDance Terra-Xehanort]], [[PowerCopying Xion]], [[TheGrimReaper Marluxia]], [[EvilSorcerer Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], [[TimeMaster Young Xehanort]], [[TheChessmaster Master Xehanort]], [[EnemyWithout Vanitas]], [[PowerOfTheVoid Xemnas]], [[SpaceMaster Xigbar]], [[{{Lunacy}} Saïx]], [[DeathDealer Luxord]] and [[PsychoElectro Larxene]]]]

* CloningBlues: His insistence that he's the real one and his boastful combat lines show that he has an inferiority complex towards the real Riku.

A past version of the [[Characters/KingdomHeartsIndependentVillains Riku Replica]] and Number X of the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness.

** ''Lodur'' or ''Ve'' as he was known in one part of Norse mythology was an early fire god and of wisdom and fertility, as he gave the first humans intelligence and wit, with his own name also meaning ''fire'' or ''the flaming'' in Old Norse, indicating a parallel with ''Ignis''. Lodur also shares the title "Fire Bringer" with Loki, which may be his later incarnation to be due to being fair of face and a trickster. Considering the ''Dark Road'' characters with Norse names of their own, this could be significant as it could tie him in with them or Skuld in the future.
** Since the mythological Bragi and Loki are enemies, the black goat and white goat quotes that Luxord himself says to Xigbar within ''Re:Mind'' before the latter's big reveal is more telling, suggesting possible bad blood between the two in future installments.

** ''Lodur'' or ''Ve'' as he was known in one part of Norse mythology was an early fire god and of wisdom and fertility, as he gave the first humans intelligence and wit, with his own name also meaning ''fire'' or ''the flaming'' in Old Norse, indicating a parallel with ''Ignis''. Lodur also shares the title "Fire Bringer" with Loki, which may be his later incarnation to be due to being fair of face and a trickster. Considering the ''Dark Road'' characters with Norse names of their own, this could be significant as it could tie him in with them or Skuld in the future.[[note]]Since the mythological Bragi and Loki are enemies, the black goat and white goat quotes that Luxord himself says to Xigbar within ''Re:Mind'' before the latter's big reveal is more telling, suggesting possible bad blood between the two in future installments.[[//note]]

** ''Lodur'' or ''Ve'' as he was known in one part of Norse mythology was an early fire god and of wisdom and fertility, as he gave the first humans intelligence and wit, with his own name also meaning ''fire'' or ''the flaming'' in Old Norse, indicating a parallel with ''Ignis''. Lodur also shares the title "Fire Bringer" with Loki, which may be his later incarnation to be due to being fair of face and a trickster. Considering the ''Dark Road'' characters with Norse names of their own, this could be significant as it could tie him in with them or Skuld in the future... though since the mythological Bragi and Loki are enemies, the black goat and white goat quotes that Luxord himself says to Xigbar within ''Re:Mind'' before the latter's big reveal is more telling, suggesting possible bad blood between the two in future installments.

** ''Lodur'' or ''Ve'' as he was known in one part of Norse mythology was an early fire god and of wisdom and fertility, as he gave the first humans intelligence and wit, with his own name also meaning ''fire'' or ''the flaming'' in Old Norse, indicating a parallel with ''Ignis''. Lodur also shares the title "Fire Bringer" with Loki, which may be his later incarnation to be due to being fair of face and a trickster.Considering the ''Dark Road'' characters with Norse names of their own, this could be significant as it could tie him in with them or Skuld in the future... though since the mythological Bragi and Loki are enemies, the black goat and white goat quotes that Luxord himself says to Xigbar within ''Re:Mind'' before the latter's big reveal is more telling, suggesting possible bad blood between the two in future installments.

* MeaningfulName: ''Lodur'' or ''Ve'' as he was known in one part of Norse mythology was an early fire god and of wisdom and fertility, as he gave the first humans intelligence and wit, with his own name also meaning ''fire'' or ''the flaming'' in Old Norse, indicating a parallel with ''Ignis''. Lodur also shares the title "Fire Bringer" with Loki, which may be his later incarnation to be due to being fair of face and a trickster.Considering the ''Dark Road'' characters with Norse names of their own, this could be significant as it could tie him in with them or Skuld in the future.
** Since the mythological Bragi and Loki are enemies, the black goat and white goat quotes that Luxord himself says to Xigbar within ''Re:Mind'' before the latter's big reveal is more telling, suggesting possible bad blood between the two in future installments.
** A possible name in ''Ludor'' could tie to a possible reincarnation of the Player, as '''ludo''' in Latin means ''to play'', very much so.

* MeaningfulName: ''Lodur'' or ''Ve'' as he was known in one part of Norse mythology was an early fire god and of wisdom and fertility, as he gave the first humans intelligence and wit, with his own name also meaning ''fire'' or ''the flaming'' in Old Norse, indicating a parallel with ''Ignis''. Lodur also shares the title "Fire Bringer" with Loki, which may be his later incarnation to be due to being fair of face and a trickster. Considering the ''Dark Road'' characters with Norse names of their own, this could be significant as it could tie him in with them or Skuld in the future.

* NamedWeapons: ''358/2 Days'' reveals that all of their weapons have official names.

* EvilIsBigger: With the exceptions of the younger, more heroic [[TeensAreShort Roxas and Xion]], the members of the organization all tend to tower over the heroes.

* BackFromTheDead: He returns in ''III'' as a member of the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness.

* AlphaBitch: Her '''default''' mode, as she [[ItsAllAboutMe gives zero licks]] [[HatesEveryoneEqually about]] ''[[HatesEveryoneEqually everyone]]''. She is mean to both ally and enemy alike, and is an absolute sadist. Her sadistic and sarcastic comments as well as actions often harass her own allies, particularly the resident dork Demyx, whom she also has doing favors for her against his liking. However, her behavior is probably due to her lack of emotions combined with a painful past life from back when she did have them.
* AnIcePerson: Seems to have a lot of skill with ice, though it's "not her style," in ''III'', as she manages to create a multiple-level labyrinth, complete with elevators and multiple rooms on each level, in seconds while in [[Franchise/{{Frozen}} Arendelle]].

* BackFromTheDead: She's returned in ''III'' as a member of the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness.

* PetTheDog: She helped Roxas learn magic and gave him a potion, despite coming along with ''plenty'' of [[ChildHater verbal abuse.]] Her last interaction with Roxas in ''Days'' is her saying that he's "almost half-competent now" and that maybe he'd make a good addition to her and Marluxia's rebellion plan. And that, friends, is just about the nicest Larxene has ''ever'' been.

* {{Troll}}: In a particularly sadistic way. She gets off on people's pain, misery and anger in response to her words and actions. Unless the reaction is overdone to the point of being "predictable", that is, then she just gets bored.

* BackFromTheDead: He's back in ''III'' as a member of the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness.

A past version of the [[Characters/KingdomHeartsIndependentVillains Riku Replica]], and Number X of the real Organization.

* BonusBoss: "Absent Silhouettes" of the members killed in ''Chain of Memories'' appear as optional bosses in ''II [[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix]]''. All thirteen members have extra-hard Replica Data battles accessible within the [[BonusDungeon Cavern of Remembrance]]. Both instances are considered non-canon since in ''III'' Sora, Donald, and Goofy don't recognize Marluxia or any other Castle Oblivion Organization members.

* KnightOfCerebus: During the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', ''all'' of the villains -- even Maleficent and Ansem -- turned out to be rather silly and hammy. Generally the series became much more serious in general once the Organization showed up. Their first appearance in ''Chain of Memories'' [[note]](Unless you count Xemnas' EarlyBirdCameo as a BonusBoss in the original game's ''Final Mix'' release, which was notably very dark and challenging)[[/note]] is a attempt to brainwash Sora by using and abusing a teenage girl, even their more quirky members tend to be much more difficult boss fights than any of the villains native to the world, and their plans to create havoc among the worlds are much more outright dangerous than the Disney villains like say Pete despite frequently similar goals. GoldfishPoopGang these guys definitely aren't.

* LightningBruiser: While normal boss fights against them vary, as BonusBoss fights in the ''[[UpdatedRerelease Final Mix+]]'' just about all of them are this in at least one phase of the fight.

* TheSpeechless: The [[BonusBoss Absent Silhouettes]] in ''Final Mix II'' derived from the members who were eliminated in Castle Oblivion are all incapable of any form of verbal communication. Thus unlike the remaining members who will taunt and/or verbally threaten Sora throughout their fight, the Absent Silhouettes will only grunt, yell, or perform an EvilLaugh. This has the side effect of making them all come across as rather AxCrazy.

* MysteriousPast: More so than just about every other member of the Organization. Thanks to the revelations made in ''Union χ'', just about every member's past -- or at least identity -- has been revealed in some form. Luxord and Demyx are the only exceptions, though it's clear they have SOME deep connections to the first Keyblade War. However, [[TheUnfavorite whereas everyone]] [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain just writes Demyx off]], Luxord has an air of mystery that attracts attention. Even Luxu doesn't know who he is or what game he's playing. [[spoiler:Should the good ending of the BonusBoss fight be achieved by beating Yozora, the driver of the car Yozora is in sounds suspiciously like Luxord, hinting at his true origins.]]

* StatusEffects: His BonusBoss incarnations in 2FM and Re:Mind's Limit Cut episode are fond of using Doom, in his 2FM Data battle Doom works on a per-hit basis while in 3RM it's an actual timer akin to in Franchise/FinalFantasy.

* TeleportSpam: Becomes incredibly fond of this in his BonusBoss incarnation, to the point that he will use his scythe to play Sora ping-pong ''with himself''. He also combines FlashStep with it.

* MindOverMatter: During his BonusBoss fight in ''II Final Mix'' he holds his shield in front of him using his mind instead of having it in his hand like in ''Chain of Memories''.

* FreakyFashionMildMind: His somewhat messy PeekABangs and dark, BlackCloak give him a rather unruly appearance, but he's a loyal, polite BadassBookworm.

* PeekABangs: Without being emo, especially after he returns to being Ienzo once more. They fit his penchant for manipulation and deception but even that aspect of his personality fades away as Ienzo.

* RatedMForManly: Though not to the extent of Lexaeus, he still probably has the most masculine overall design and characteristics out of all the surviving members of the Organization in ''II.''

* RatedMForManly: Amidst the Organization's CastFullOfPrettyBoys ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Larxene]]), Lexaeus is truly an exception (the only competition being Xaldin).

* DarkChick: The TokenGirl, with a flirtatious but manipulative personality.

* BladeOnAStick: His six lances, Lindworm.

* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Some of his combo finishers in ''358/2 Days'' involve conjuring some sort of weapon from the pages of his various books to strike enemies. They're usually [[CoolSword bladed]] with some resembling a [[BladeOnAStick polearm]] and others having [[WolverineClaws multiple claw-like protrusions.]] A couple others seem to be some sort of blunt object, resembling a [[ShieldBash shield]] or the end of a BatteringRam.

--> '''Dark Riku''': Come on Sora! I thought you were stronger than that.

* EvilIsBigger: Inverted. Thanks to being the Riku Replica from back in ''Chain of Memories'', he's much shorter than the real Riku in ''III''.

* MirrorMatch: Downplayed. You still control Sora in your boss fight against him, but Riku is in your team. Played straight in ''[=Re:Mind=]'', in which you're playing as Riku against Dark Riku.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: One of his [[UnblockableAttack Unblockable Attacks]] involve throwing the Soul Eater.

** Its also played with in both of his fights in ''II''. Luxord begins his first battle by turning Sora into a die, and then will challenge him to his games, but since the player can't possibly accept because Sora's commands are locked, they'll likely end up punished for not accepting the challenge. In his Data Rematch, Luxord will use his DesperationAttack when his gauge gets low, and if Sora fails it Luxord drains half his gauge to restore his own, but then once Sora's transformation into a card or die wears off, Luxord uses his DesperationAttack ''again'', and will repeat this pattern until Sora wins; essentially he gives up any pretense of strategy or fairness and resorts to trying to [[CheeseStrategy cheese]] way to victory by spamming his best move.

* FairPlayVillain: He teleports Sora's allies away to fight him as a DuelBoss, making the battle a TimedMission where they have to attack each other to deplete a time gauge. Subverted in the tie-in manga, where Sora's friends have been turned into cards and Sora has to flip cards over to either free a friend or release an enemy. Luxord insists that, on his pride as a gambler, he's playing fairly but when Saïx destroys all the cards it's revealed that Sora's friends were in another deck entirely. When Luxord repeats the game against Jiminy, he does play fairly though.

** Marluxia will cast Doom on Sora, creating a number of his head; each time Sora gets hit the number decreases, and if it hits 0, he's instantly KO'd. You can restore the number by blocking one of his attacks and using a Reaction Command. Otherwise most of Marluxia's attacks don't actually damage Sora, they deplete his Doom counter, and his main attack that ''does'' deal damage covers the arena in dark portals that take a big chunk out of Sora's HP.

%%zce* TheChessmaster: Xemnas and Xigbar above all.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The different members are constantly at each others throats. In short, the only members who either don't plan to take out other members or are the victims of such plots are Xaldin, Demyx, and Luxord. Xemnas and Xigbar are planning to turn everyone into hosts for Xehanort. Marluxia and Larxene try to overthrow Xemnas by using Sora as a weapon. Axel is working against them and at Saïx's behest is also gunning for the loyal members in Castle Oblivion while jockeying for position. Axel and Saïx then fall out over the former's growing friendship with Roxas and Xion, both of whom quit the Organization, fighting others on their way out.
-->'''Sora:''' Not a very organized Organization.

* TheGambler: Likes to play games that involve gambling, uses lots of gambling metaphors, and his weapon is a deck of magic playing cards. It also factors into his personality, especially come ''II'', and if one takes into account his character in ''358/2 Days'', always trying to find some fun in the situation. All of the Final Mix-exclusive Organization meeting scenes have him express a sense of excitement of the "game" that is unfolding, but is often shut down by Saïx or Xaldin, particularly when he expresses YouGotSpunk for Axel's "[[HeroicSacrifice wager]]".