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* KickTheSonOfABitch: He eliminates Vexen and Zexion, two of the Organization's resident {{Insufferable Genius}}es who pleasure themselves with [[KickTheDog tormenting Sora and Riku]]. The former was done in order to gain Marluxia's trust, while the latter was because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]] about what happened at Castle Oblivion.
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* KickTheDog: In ''Chain of Memories'', he threatens to kill Naminé when Marluxia uses her as a shield. He later pushes the [[CloningBlues Riku Replica]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope off the slippery slope]] with an empty promise to make him into the real Riku by setting him on Zexion.

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* KickTheDog: In ''Chain of Memories'', he threatens to kill Naminé when Marluxia uses her as a shield. He later pushes the [[CloningBlues Riku Replica]] Replica [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope off the slippery slope]] with an empty promise to make him into the real Riku by setting him on Zexion.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: In regards to Roxas, this is his driving motivation between ''358/2 Days'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'' after he started mentoring Roxas. Of course, a lot of this has more to do with [[PoisonousFriend himself than with Roxas]] until toward the end.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: In regards to Roxas, this is his driving motivation between ''358/2 Days'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'' after he started mentoring Roxas. Of course, a lot of this has more to do with [[PoisonousFriend himself than with Roxas]] Roxas until toward the end.



* PoisonousFriend: As demonstrated in ''358/2 Days'', he's so obsessed with keeping Roxas and Xion as his friends that he lies to them, does questionable stuff behind their backs, and when they try to leave the Organization of their own free will, he attempts to bring them back by force for selfish reasons. Roxas does wise up near the end and responds in kind by leaving for good. [[spoiler:Axel eventually redeems himself in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' by [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] to save Sora and, in turn, Roxas]].


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* PsychoSupporter: As demonstrated in ''358/2 Days'', he's so obsessed with keeping Roxas and Xion as his friends that he lies to them, does questionable stuff behind their backs, and when they try to leave the Organization of their own free will, he attempts to bring them back by force for selfish reasons. Roxas does wise up near the end and responds in kind by leaving for good. [[spoiler:Axel eventually redeems himself in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' by [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] to save Sora and, in turn, Roxas]].
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* {{Badass}}: Officially, he's only been defeated twice: once by Riku, who was forced to enact a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to surprise and overwhelm him; and again by Sora due to misunderstanding the SummonToHand element of a Keyblade. This is compared to the hundreds upon hundreds of Heartless he felled while part of the Organization, [[spoiler:plus being able to beat a fully powered [[TheBerserker Saïx]] while at half his own strength]].
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* PoisonousFriend: As demonstrated in ''358/2 Days'', he's so obsessed with keeping Roxas and Xion as his friends that he lies to them, does questionable stuff behind their backs, and when they try to leave the Organization of their own free will, he attempts to bring them back by force for selfish reasons. Roxas does wise up near the end and responds in kind by leaving for good. [[spoiler:Axel eventually redeems himself in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' by [[HeroicSacrificing sacrificing himself]] to save Sora and, in turn, Roxas]].

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* PoisonousFriend: As demonstrated in ''358/2 Days'', he's so obsessed with keeping Roxas and Xion as his friends that he lies to them, does questionable stuff behind their backs, and when they try to leave the Organization of their own free will, he attempts to bring them back by force for selfish reasons. Roxas does wise up near the end and responds in kind by leaving for good. [[spoiler:Axel eventually redeems himself in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' by [[HeroicSacrificing [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] to save Sora and, in turn, Roxas]].
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* PoisonousFriend: As demonstrated in ''358/2 Days'', he's so obsessed with keeping Roxas and Xion as his friends that he lies to them, does questionable stuff behind their backs, and when they try to leave the Organization of their own free will, he attempts to bring them back by force for selfish reasons. Roxas does wise up near the end and responds in kind by leaving for good. [[spoiler:Axel eventually redeems himself in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' by [[HeroicSacrificing sacrificing himself]] to save Sora and, in turn, Roxas]].

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* AnimeHair: Has a mass of spiky red hair. It's a wonder [[CompressedHair how it fits under his hood]].
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:After disappearing halfway through ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he returns just before the climax to perform a HeroicSacrifice that allows Sora and co. passage to the World That Never Was]].
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:His death at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', coupled with the destruction of his Heartless, results in his human self being restored with all of his memories as a Nobody intact in ''Dream Drop Distance'']].
* BecomingTheMask: Reading the secret reports in ''358/2 Days'' reveals that Axel's initial promise of friendship to Roxas was a lie and that he didn't really feel anything toward him, since Nobodies have no hearts. After coming back from the events at Castle Oblivion, however, he gradually becomes Roxas's friend for real. [[spoiler:It's all but stated in ''Dream Drop Distance'' that this was made possible as a result of his contact with Sora's heart, which caused him to develop a new heart for himself]].
* BigBrotherInstinct: In regards to Roxas, this is his driving motivation between ''358/2 Days'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'' after he started mentoring Roxas. Of course, a lot of this has more to do with [[PoisonousFriend himself than with Roxas]] until toward the end.
* BreakoutCharacter: He wound up getting an extended role in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' after his role in ''Chain of Memories'' was popularly received, and was made one of the main characters in ''358/2 Days''.



* CharacterDevelopment: When introduced, Axel is a remorseless assassin who kills his own comrades without batting an eye, and dismisses any emotions he feels as his own thoughts playing tricks on him. However, his friendship with Roxas and Xion causes him to develop more human-like behavior, which culminates with him trying to bring Roxas back after his convergence with Sora, stating that Roxas was the only one who made him feel like he had a heart. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''Dream Drop Distance'', he developed a new heart as a result of his contact with Sora's heart]].

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* CharacterDevelopment: When introduced, Axel is a remorseless assassin who kills his own comrades without batting an eye, and dismisses any emotions he feels as his own thoughts playing tricks on him. However, his friendship with Roxas and Xion causes him to develop more human-like behavior, which culminates with him trying to bring Roxas back after his convergence with Sora, stating that Roxas was the only one who made him feel like he had a heart. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''Dream Drop Distance'', he developed a new heart as a result heart.
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* IWillFindYou: His primary motivation in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is to reunite with his friend Roxas, who by then has left the Organization and merged with Sora. This is stemmed from ThePromise he makes in ''358/2 Days'' to bring Roxas and Xion back every time they try to run away.
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* CharacterDevelopment: When introduced, Axel is a remorseless assassin who kills his own comrades without batting an eye, and dismisses any emotions he feels as his own thoughts playing tricks on him. However, his friendship with Roxas and Xion causes him to develop more human-like behavior, which culminates with him trying to bring Roxas back after his convergence with Sora, stating that Roxas was the only one who made him feel like he had a heart. [[spoiler:As revealed in ''Dream Drop Distance'', he developed a new heart as a result of his contact with Sora's heart]].
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Prior to ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he and Roxas suffered a falling out that partially fueled the latter's desire to leave the Organization. By the time they meet again at the start of the game, Axel is distraught to find that his friend's memory has been overwritten by [=DiZ=] so that when Roxas ''does'' remember who he is, Axel declares that he is "too late" and carries out his order to eliminate Roxas. The two are later able to reconcile.

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Prior to ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he and Roxas suffered a falling out that partially fueled the latter's desire to leave the Organization. By the time they meet again at the start of the game, Axel is distraught to find that Roxas has had all of his friend's memory has been memories overwritten by [=DiZ=] [=DiZ=], which upsets Axel so deeply that when by the time Roxas ''does'' remember who he is, regains his memory, Axel declares that he is he's "too late" and carries out his order to eliminate Roxas. The two are later his friend. They're able to reconcile.reconcile at the end, though, [[spoiler:and share one last sea-salt ice cream together in a dream after Axel's death]].

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* EtTuBrute: Axel winds up discovering Xion's true identity before Roxas, but keeps it a secret from him and allows her to leave the Organization. Roxas is furious when he finds out and virtually terminates their friendship because of it.



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Organization XIII's eighth member, the "Flurry of Dancing Flames". He manipulates the element of fire, and wields a pair of chakrams as his weapons. Axel is one of the members Sora encounters in ''Chain of Memories'', where he is tasked with weeding out the traitors in the Organization stationed at Castle Oblivion. However, later games flesh out more of his character, such as his friendship with Roxas and his past life as a human named Lea.

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Organization XIII's eighth member, the "Flurry of Dancing Flames".Flames", formerly named Lea. He manipulates the element of fire, and wields a pair of chakrams as his weapons. Axel is one of the members Sora encounters in ''Chain of Memories'', where he is tasked with weeding out the traitors in the Organization stationed at Castle Oblivion. However, later games flesh out more of his character, such as his friendship with Roxas and his past life as a human named Lea.Roxas.

For information on Lea, Axel's Other, see Characters/KingdomHeartsSupportingOriginals.


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* CatchPhrase: "Got it memorized?"


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* KickTheDog: In ''Chain of Memories'', he threatens to kill Naminé when Marluxia uses her as a shield. He later pushes the [[CloningBlues Riku Replica]] [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope off the slippery slope]] with an empty promise to make him into the real Riku by setting him on Zexion.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: He eliminates Vexen and Zexion, two of the Organization's resident {{Insufferable Genius}}es who pleasure themselves with [[KickTheDog tormenting Sora and Riku]]. The former was done in order to gain Marluxia's trust, while the latter was because [[HeKnowsTooMuch he knew too much]] about what happened at Castle Oblivion.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Prior to ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he and Roxas suffered a falling out that partially fueled the latter's desire to leave the Organization. By the time they meet again at the start of the game, Axel is distraught to find that his friend's memory has been overwritten by [=DiZ=] so that when Roxas ''does'' remember who he is, Axel declares that he is "too late" and carries out his order to eliminate Roxas. The two are later able to reconcile.


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* FacialMarkings: He is distinguished from his human form as having triangular marking under his eyes.
* FlashStep: He will warp just in time to catch the chakram he throws.
* PlayingWithFire: As a fire specialist, he wreathes his chakrams in flames and throws them at his opponents like {{fireballs}}. He also creates a RingOfFire as a sleight in ''Chain of Memories'', and during Roxas' boss fight against him in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: His chakrams will always return to his hands when thrown, no matter what direction.
* PromotedToPlayable: Along with the rest of Organization XIII, who appear as bosses in ''Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Axel is a playable character in ''358/2 Days''[='=] Mission Mode.
* RingsOfDeath: His chakrams, the Eternal Flames.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: The whole "heart" thing has been debated since he's a Nobody, but he's an unarguably friendly kid

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: The whole "heart" thing has been debated since he's a Nobody, but he's an unarguably friendly kidkid who manages to make many friends.
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->Voiced by: Creator/KoukiUchiyama (JP), Creator/JesseMcCartney (EN)

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* {{Badass}}: To the point of being able to beat a full-powered [[TheBerserker Saix]] while at less than half his own strength. He's only been defeated twice: once by Riku, who was forced to enact a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to surprise and overwhelm him; and again by Sora due to misunderstanding the SummonToHand element of a Keyblade.

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* {{Badass}}: To the point of being able to beat a full-powered [[TheBerserker Saix]] while at less than half his own strength. He's Officially, he's only been defeated twice: once by Riku, who was forced to enact a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to surprise and overwhelm him; and again by Sora due to misunderstanding the SummonToHand element of a Keyblade.Keyblade. This is compared to the hundreds upon hundreds of Heartless he felled while part of the Organization, [[spoiler:plus being able to beat a fully powered [[TheBerserker Saïx]] while at half his own strength]].


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* DefectorFromDecadence: As shown in ''358/2 Days'', he became so fed up with the Organization ([[EtTuBrute Axel included]]) keeping secrets about himself and Xion from him that he left to find answers on his own.
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* DualWielding: He gains the ability to wield two Keyblades at once after defecting from the Organization. According to ''[[AllThereInTheManual Birth by Sleep]] [[AllThereInTheManual Ultimania]], [[spoiler:the second Keyblade is actually Ventus']].

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* DualWielding: He gains the ability to wield two Keyblades at once after defecting from the Organization. According to ''[[AllThereInTheManual Birth by Sleep]] Sleep]]'' [[AllThereInTheManual Ultimania]], [[spoiler:the second Keyblade is actually Ventus']].

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* CoolSword: He's a Keyblade bearer and gets all the perks that come with it. He later gains the power to [[DualWielding pull out two at once]].

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* CoolSword: He's a Keyblade bearer and gets all the perks that come with it. He later gains the power to [[DualWielding pull whip out two at once]].once]].
* DualWielding: He gains the ability to wield two Keyblades at once after defecting from the Organization. According to ''[[AllThereInTheManual Birth by Sleep]] [[AllThereInTheManual Ultimania]], [[spoiler:the second Keyblade is actually Ventus']].


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* HolyHandGrenade: His element in the Organization is "light", or in other words, creating [[PillarOfLight destructive pillars of light]]
* YinYangBomb: His two Keyblades come attached with the Oathkeeper and Oblivion keychains while DualWielding, symbolizing light and dark as much as Sora's connection to Kairi and Riku, respectively.
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[[folder:Roxas]]
->Voiced by: Creator/KoukiUchiyama (JP), Creator/JesseMcCartney (EN)
->Appears in: ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'' / ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' (secret movie) / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''

A boy who is closely tied to Sora and wields a Keyblade. Introduced in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' as a seemingly ordinary teen enjoying his last days of summer vacation in Twilight Town, he is eventually revealed to be Sora's Nobody and the thirteenth member of Organization XIII, the "Key of Destiny", who defected in order to reunite with Sora and put an end to the Organization's plans.
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* AntiVillain: He's the variety of being the TokenGoodTeammate of an ambiguously villainous organization.
* {{Badass}}: To the point of being able to beat a full-powered [[TheBerserker Saix]] while at less than half his own strength. He's only been defeated twice: once by Riku, who was forced to enact a DangerousForbiddenTechnique to surprise and overwhelm him; and again by Sora due to misunderstanding the SummonToHand element of a Keyblade.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: The whole "heart" thing has been debated since he's a Nobody, but he's an unarguably friendly kid
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[[folder:Axel]]
->Voiced by: Creator/KeijiFujiwara (JP), Creator/QuintonFlynn (EN)
->Appears in: ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'' / ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded coded]]'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' (secret movie) / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''

Organization XIII's eighth member, the "Flurry of Dancing Flames". He manipulates the element of fire, and wields a pair of chakrams as his weapons. Axel is one of the members Sora encounters in ''Chain of Memories'', where he is tasked with weeding out the traitors in the Organization stationed at Castle Oblivion. However, later games flesh out more of his character, such as his friendship with Roxas and his past life as a human named Lea.
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->Voiced by: Risa Uchida (JP), Alyson Stoner (EN, ''358/2 Days'' and ''1.5 HD Remix''), Creator/HaydenPanettiere (EN, ''Birth by Sleep'' and ''Dream Drop Distance'')
->Appears in: ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'' / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' (secret movie) / ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]''

The mysterious fourteenth member of Organization XIII, joining one week after Roxas. She bears an uncanny resemblance to Kairi, and wields a Keyblade of her own. Her existence is chronicled in ''358/2 Days'', where she is shown to be friends with Roxas and Axel during their time together in the Organization--before the tragic truth of her identity is brought to light.
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