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=== '''This is a listing of the Heroes that appear in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. Visit [[Kingdom Hearts (Franchise)/Characters|here]] for the main characters index.''' ===
This is a listing of the Heroes that appear in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. Visit [[Kingdom Hearts/Characters|here]] for the main characters index.


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== Sora ==
== Sora ==
[[File:243px-Sora_KHII_5730.png|frame|"C'mon, Riku! You've been hanging out in darkness too long. You gotta try and think positive!"|[[media:239px-Data-Sora_KHREC_4725.png|frame|Click to see]] Sora as he appears in the first game and Chain of Memories]]
[[File:243px-Sora_KHII_5730.png|frame|"C'mon, Riku! You've been hanging out in darkness too long. You gotta try and think positive!" <br />[[media:239px-Data-Sora_KHREC_4725.png|Click to see]] Sora as he appears in the first game and ''Chain of Memories''<br />[[media:200px-Sora_Scan_KH3D_798.png|Click to see]] Sora as he appears in ''Dream Drop Distance'']]
{{quote box|[[media:200px-Sora_Scan_KH3D_798.png|frame|Click to see]] Sora as he appears in Dream Drop Distance}}


{{quote|''"I don't need a weapon! My friends are my power!"''<br />
{{quote|''"I don't need a weapon! My friends are my power!"''
Voiced by: [[Miyu Irino]] (Japanese), Haley Joel Osment (English)|Young Sora voiced by: Takuto Yoshinaga (Japanese), Luke Manriquez (English)}}
Voiced by: [[Miyu Irino]] (Japanese), Haley Joel Osment (English)|Young Sora voiced by: Takuto Yoshinaga (Japanese), Luke Manriquez (English)}}


A bright and spirited boy from Destiny Islands whose peaceful life is shattered when his home is destroyed by the Heartless, and finds himself in possession of a peculiar weapon called the Keyblade. As a hero chosen to battle the forces of darkness, Sora embarks on a quest to reunite with his friends and save all other worlds from suffering the same fate as his own.
A bright and spirited boy from Destiny Islands whose peaceful life is shattered when his home is destroyed by the Heartless, and finds himself in possession of a peculiar weapon called the Keyblade. As a hero chosen to battle the forces of darkness, Sora embarks on a quest to reunite with his friends and save all other worlds from suffering the same fate as his own.


=== General Tropes ===
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Has access to ''all'' of the mobility options of the protagonists of [[Birth By Sleep]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (the dodge roll only shows up in ''Final Mix'', but it's otherwise intrinsic to him throughout the series). Aqua's cartwheel is hidden in Master Form, though.
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: Has access to ''all'' of the mobility options of the protagonists of [[Birth By Sleep]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (the dodge roll only shows up in ''Final Mix'', but it's otherwise intrinsic to him throughout the series). Aqua's cartwheel is hidden in Master Form, though.
** [[Jack of All Stats]]: In comparison to Terra, Aqua, and Ventus. He's not as skilled a mage as Aqua, as fast as Ventus or as powerful as Terra, but is superior to them in the areas they don't specialize in. He's also not as adept at using the Keyblade's full potential as a [[Morph Weapon]] and lacks technique and finesse, but is learning as he goes along. Also specifically has this as his stat distribution in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Three Five Eight Days Over Two]]''.
** [[Jack of All Stats]]: In comparison to Terra, Aqua, and Ventus. He's not as skilled a mage as Aqua, as fast as Ventus or as powerful as Terra, but is superior to them in the areas they don't specialize in. He's also not as adept at using the Keyblade's full potential as a [[Morph Weapon]] and lacks technique and finesse, but is learning as he goes along. Also specifically has this as his stat distribution in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days]]''.
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Sora says himself that Kairi means more to him than anything else. This is very apparent after he impales himself with the Keyblade of Heart to release her heart, even knowing that this will open the Final Keyhole and the Door to Darkness. Then, when Naminé writes herself over Kairi and Marluxia threatens to kill her unless she breaks Sora's mind and remakes them as her puppet, Sora was willing to allow this to happen if it meant her safety. And when Saïx tells him he has Kairi, Sora ''practically begged on his knees'' to take him to her. Saïx refused.
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Sora says himself that Kairi means more to him than anything else. This is very apparent after he impales himself with the Keyblade of Heart to release her heart, even knowing that this will open the Final Keyhole and the Door to Darkness. Then, when Naminé writes herself over Kairi and Marluxia threatens to kill her unless she breaks Sora's mind and remakes them as her puppet, Sora was willing to allow this to happen if it meant her safety. And when Saïx tells him he has Kairi, Sora ''practically begged on his knees'' to take him to her. Saïx refused.
** Lampshaded by several characters, especially Donald.
** Lampshaded by several characters, especially Donald.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Sweet Mother. His hair keeps its shape ''underwater''.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Sweet Mother. His hair keeps its shape ''underwater''.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Especially in the first game (Haley Joel Osment's younger voice in the English version definitely helps). In the second game he's pretty much a Badass [[Adorkable]].
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Especially in the first game (Haley Joel Osment's younger voice in the English version definitely helps). In the second game he's pretty much a Badass [[Adorkable]].
* [[Badass On Paper]]: While he's still more or less of a badass of his own, to longtime fans of Disney his feats border on extreme in badassitude. To be precise, his [[Rogues Gallery]] consists of almost the entire Disney Villain pantheon, who have without exaggeration [[Nightmare Fuel|collectively inspired nightmares of children worldwide]] for nigh on three-quarters of century now. The games consist in part of Sora and co. beating them down spectacularly.
* [[Badass on Paper]]: While he's still more or less of a badass of his own, to longtime fans of Disney his feats border on extreme in badassitude. To be precise, his [[Rogues Gallery]] consists of almost the entire Disney Villain pantheon, who have without exaggeration [[Nightmare Fuel|collectively inspired nightmares of children worldwide]] for nigh on three-quarters of century now. The games consist in part of Sora and co. beating them down spectacularly.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Most notably [[Love Interest|Kairi]]; he tends to get very irrational when she is threatened or in danger, even to the point of alienating his friends, which is a notable change for [[Love Freak|him]].
* [[Berserk Button]]: Most notably [[Love Interest|Kairi]]; he tends to get very irrational when she is threatened or in danger, even to the point of alienating his friends, which is a notable change for [[Love Freak|him]].
** On the subject of his friends: harming them will not end well for you. A number of villains have found this out the hard way.
** On the subject of his friends: harming them will not end well for you. A number of villains have found this out the hard way.
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* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: His Halloween Town costume.
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]: His Halloween Town costume.
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: With a single character, oddly enough. In ''Chain of Memories'', Sora has a vast array of special attacks that build off his basic spells and attacks in ''Kingdom Hearts'', with emphasis on his [[Magic Knight]] style, and massive expansion of magic techniques, while physical attacks being simple three hit combos or the [[Awesome but Impractical]] special attacks from the game. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', after having forgotten everything about Castle Oblivion, emphasis is on Sora being a [[Lightning Bruiser]], with his main offensive abilities being finishers and combo enhancers that include a bit of [[Full-Contact Magic]], everything under [[Multi Melee Master]] below, [[Super Strength|and slicing]] [[Super Speed|through]] [[Crazy Awesome|skyscrapers]] (!), with magic still being powerful, but less useful and in less variety. Fastforward to 3D and Sora is back to [[Magic Knight]].
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: With a single character, oddly enough. In ''Chain of Memories'', Sora has a vast array of special attacks that build off his basic spells and attacks in ''Kingdom Hearts'', with emphasis on his [[Magic Knight]] style, and massive expansion of magic techniques, while physical attacks being simple three hit combos or the [[Awesome but Impractical]] special attacks from the game. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', after having forgotten everything about Castle Oblivion, emphasis is on Sora being a [[Lightning Bruiser]], with his main offensive abilities being finishers and combo enhancers that include a bit of [[Full-Contact Magic]], everything under [[Multi Melee Master]] below, [[Super Strength|and slicing]] [[Super Speed|through]] [[Crazy Awesome|skyscrapers]] (!), with magic still being powerful, but less useful and in less variety. Fastforward to 3D and Sora is back to [[Magic Knight]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Grows into this as the series progresses. However, its mostly more of an impish, good natured ribbing and playful snark
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Grows into this as the series progresses.
* [[The Empath]]: The traditional signs of this are subtle, but definitely there. In keeping with his newfound role as [[The Messiah]], it is explicitly stated that Sora's super-power is the ability to "[[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|connect his heart with anyone]]" -- ie: [[Empathic Healer|he heals hearts and brings people together]] [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|simply by being in their proximity]]. {{spoiler|[[Fridge Brilliance|Presumably]], this is what his primary role in the story ''would'' have been, had Riku not screwed up his own destiny and left Sora to become [[The Unchosen One]].}}
* [[The Empath]]: The traditional signs of this are subtle, but definitely there. In keeping with his newfound role as [[The Messiah]], it is explicitly stated that Sora's super-power is the ability to "[[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|connect his heart with anyone]]" -- ie: [[Empathic Healer|he heals hearts and brings people together]] [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|simply by being in their proximity]]. {{spoiler|[[Fridge Brilliance|Presumably]], this is what his primary role in the story ''would'' have been, had Riku not screwed up his own destiny and left Sora to become [[The Unchosen One]].}}
** {{spoiler|''Coded'' ramps this up a notch by the final level, with much talk about Data-Sora willingly accepting the pain of others.}}
** {{spoiler|''Coded'' ramps this up a notch by the final level, with much talk about Data-Sora willingly accepting the pain of others.}}
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* [[Invisible Parents]]: But not [[Parental Abandonment|neglectful]]. Sora's mom makes dinner, and Sora's dad cares enough to take his son and his son's best friend out to play when they were little. But...''[[The Law of Conservation of Detail|You never actually see them]]''...
* [[Invisible Parents]]: But not [[Parental Abandonment|neglectful]]. Sora's mom makes dinner, and Sora's dad cares enough to take his son and his son's best friend out to play when they were little. But...''[[The Law of Conservation of Detail|You never actually see them]]''...
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
** {{spoiler|His newborn heart used "Boku", indicating that he was even purer and more innocent back then.}}
** {{spoiler|His newborn heart used "Boku", indicating that he was even purer and more innocent back then.}}
* [[Keet]]
* [[Keet]]
* [[Knight Errant]]
* [[Knight Errant]]
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* [[Mind Hive]]: His drive system does not canonically function as this, despite [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|what the in-game mechanics might imply]]. {{spoiler|In addition, Roxas, Xion, Ven, and probably Vanitas are sheltering inside him}}.
* [[Mind Hive]]: His drive system does not canonically function as this, despite [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|what the in-game mechanics might imply]]. {{spoiler|In addition, Roxas, Xion, Ven, and probably Vanitas are sheltering inside him}}.
** {{spoiler|Ven, Roxas, and Xion being inside of him is apparently going to be a major plot point in ''Dream Drop Distance.'' One of the recent trailers has Vanitas and someone who looks to be a younger Xehanort confronting Sora about "hearts other than your own!"}}
** {{spoiler|Ven, Roxas, and Xion being inside of him is apparently going to be a major plot point in ''Dream Drop Distance.'' One of the recent trailers has Vanitas and someone who looks to be a younger Xehanort confronting Sora about "hearts other than your own!"}}
{{quote| "[[Memetic Mutation|I'm]] {{spoiler|[[Memetic Mutation|everyone!]]}}"}}
{{quote|"[[Memetic Mutation|I'm]] {{spoiler|[[Memetic Mutation|everyone!]]}}"}}
* [[Motif]]: [[Cool Crown|Crowns]].
* [[Motif]]: [[Cool Crown|Crowns]].
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Original Generation]]
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Riku's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Riku's blue.
* [[Red Mage]]
* [[Red Mage]]
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: For some of the canon Disney couples. Watch his reaction when Mulan and Shang both get to be the Emperor's bodyguards. Donald teases it's because the couples remind him of him and Kairi.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: For some of the canon Disney couples. Watch his reaction when Mulan and Shang both get to be the Emperor's bodyguards. Donald teases it's because the couples remind him of him and Kairi.
* [[Shout-Out]]: He can learn Cloud's Meteorain and Squall's Blasting Zone as Overclock Finishers in ''Re:coded''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: He can learn Cloud's Meteorain and Squall's Blasting Zone as Overclock Finishers in ''Re:coded''.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Delivering several of those to both Maleficent, when she ranted a typical [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now|nothing can stop me now]] speech, and Xemnas, when he attempted to use [[The Victim Card]]. They both worked, much to Maleficent's rage and Xemnas's amusement.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: Delivering several of those to both Maleficent, when she ranted a typical [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now|nothing can stop me now]] speech, and Xemnas, when he attempted to use [[The Victim Card]]. They both worked, much to Maleficent's rage and Xemnas's amusement.
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* [[Weapon of Choice]]: He always has his [[Cool Crown|Kingdom]] [[Cool Key|Key]] as his default weapon.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: He always has his [[Cool Crown|Kingdom]] [[Cool Key|Key]] as his default weapon.
* [[Weapon Twirling]]: In general, but also specifically when imitating Cloud's victory animation at the Colosseum.
* [[Weapon Twirling]]: In general, but also specifically when imitating Cloud's victory animation at the Colosseum.
* [[Wide Eyed Idealist]]: At first. He loses some of the "wide-eyed" as the games go on, but keeps the idealism.
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]: At first. He loses some of the "wide-eyed" as the games go on, but keeps the idealism.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Spars with Selphie in the first level, fights Yuffie and Tifa in the Coliseum, and takes the female villains (Maleficent, Ursula, and Larxene) as seriously as the male ones.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Spars with Selphie in the first level, fights Yuffie and Tifa in the Coliseum, and takes the female villains (Maleficent, Ursula, and Larxene) as seriously as the male ones.


== Riku ==
=== Tropes Applying to Sora in [[Kingdom Hearts]] and [[Chain of Memories]] ===
[[File:KH2-Riku_cg-1.jpg|frame|"I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And... suppose there are other worlds... then that means ours is just a little piece of something much greater!"]]
* [[Achilles Heel]]: Disarming Sora of his Keyblade leaves him mostly powerless, though Sora seems to have wised up to this weakness in ''II'' and has learned to work around it.
* [[The Apprentice]]: To [[The Sword in The Stone|Merlin]] for magic. While it's not explicit, Merlin gives Sora training after Donald hands him his first spell, and continues to keep an interest in his development. There's no one to teach him about the Keyblade, unfortunately. {{spoiler|That is, until Yen Sid takes over in [[Kingdom Hearts 3D (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 3D]].}}
* [[Back From the Dead|Back from the State of Being a Heartless]]: This requires multiple sequels to explain the repercussions of.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Was this in ''Kingdom Hearts'', attacking with slow and brute Keyblade swings.
* [[Giving the Sword To A Noob]]: Its lampshaded by Leon.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Unlocked his own heart with the Keyblade of Heart to save Kairi.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Lazy, goofy, and a bit of a ditz (Nomura compares him to a humble country bumpkin), but has a powerful heart and an innate understanding of light and darkness, as well as an adventurous streak and the determination to take it to the stars. He can also be contemplative and philosophical, when no one is looking. He also hides fears and doubts that are powerful enough to take form and hides multiple personalities within his Heart.
** On another note, his Drive Forms from Kingdom Hearts 2 are his hidden depths made manifest, regarding combat and power.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Quite a bit, when provoked. Though this side of him rarely shows, except when Naminé is threatened in ''[[Chain of Memories]]''. Usually, though, Sora's very mellow.
* [[Lazy Bum]] or [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: In the first game, particularly. He's insanely hesitant about his relationship with Kairi, and just seems to laze around, content with everything as is. While he has a zest for adventure and grows into exploration and Heartless-killing, he'd really rather just have Riku and Kairi (and Donald and Goofy) back home with him on Destiny Islands. He's slowly growing out of it and acknowledging his greater responsibilities {{spoiler|towards Terra, Ven, and Aqua}}.
* [[Unskilled but Strong]]: In the beginning all he had was the power of the Keyblade and his determination(which also strengthens the Keyblade). Hes getting better but does not have a full grasp of the Keyblades poweres or higher end magic abilities.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Perhaps Sora's most overlooked aspect of his personality, as it appears mostly in ''Chain of Memories''. Sora is truly a nice kid almost all of the time, but when he is truly angry, it is definitely a sight to behold. {{spoiler|Larxene and Vexen both fell victim to this when they pushed him into it, though he didn't kill Vexen... the poor guy got offed in a much more painful manner by Axel.}}
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Spends about as much time enabling the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]]' plans as he does [[Spanner in The Works|derailing them.]] Particularly in ''Chain of Memories''.


[[media:225px-RikuKHCGI_1673.png|Click to see]] Riku as he appears in the first game and Chain of Memories.<br />
=== Tropes Applying to Sora in [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] ===
[[media:RikuBlindFold_4528.png|Click to see]] Riku as he appears in the 358/2 Days.<br />
* [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]: Via [[Hannibal Lecture]].
[[media:200px-Riku_Scan_KH3D_1155.png|Click to see]] Riku as he appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D]]''
* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: Sora's fighting style is completely self taught. This doesn't stop him from being one of the most powerful and skilled fighters in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' verse, with relatively little practice. Sora's merging with Roxas, who had close to a year to develop his skills, near the beginning of [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] may have contributed to his growth in skill.
** The Keyblade itself is implied to have a mind of its own, so it's presumed that that helps smooth things over.
** Considering the characters from BBS had to be trained in it while Sora just wings it the whole time... Wow Sora just wow!
*** This is even more impressive when you realize that Sora still doesn't actually know the full potential of the Keyblade, mostly using it as a simple melee weapon and only really knowing how to utilize a couple of its non-combat related skills. This means he's basically been doing his journey on Hard Mode without realizing it this whole time.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: With [[The Lancer|Riku]] {{spoiler|at the final battle with [[Big Bad|Xemnas]] and/or when using [[Limit Break|Eternal Session]] with him.}}
* [[Beehive Barrier]]: Sora's Reflect spell manifests like this and is borderline a [[Game Breaker]].
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Sora's [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Anti Form's]] combo finishers are of the dark element. In fact, his Dark Void looks like a dark version of [[Frickin' Laser Beams|Ragnarok]]. Also, Sora's Dark Cannon when in [[Limit Break|Eternal Session]] with Riku (although that may be mostly Riku's doing).
* [[Cutlass Between the Teeth]]: Wields the Keyblade like this in his lion form when in the [[The Lion King|Pride Lands]]. Surprisingly, it works just fine.
* [[Cutscene Incompetence]]: He can mow down 1000 Heartless with ease, but you'd never know it watching some of the scenes.
* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: ''Kingdom Hearts II''. The triangle button goes from being a vestigial button used only for magic shortcuts to being the button you use to jump hundreds of feet, teleport to deflect arrows by kicking them (via [[Flash Step]]), and throw skyscrapers at dragons. Of course, you don't actually have control over any of this beyond initiating the cutscene.
** Naturally, this led to the [[Fan Nickname]] of Sorangle.
* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Figures out how to do this during ''Kingdom Hearts II''. {{spoiler|''[[Word of God|Roxas, Xion, and Ven]]'' probably helped.}} Promotional materials typically give him [[Yin-Yang Bomb|Oblivion and Oathkeeper]] when [[Dual-Wielding]] like Roxas.
** Roxas can help even more; during his battle, you can steal ''his'' Keyblades. ''i.e.'', ''Triple'' Wielding.
* [[Flying Weapon]]: Sora moves his Keyblade(s) with magic when in Master or Final Form, as well as when he steals Oblivion and Oathkeeper from Roxas.
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: In Kingdom Hearts II, while assisting various Disney Heroes on their own turf, Sora tends to play second banana. However, he ''will'' be doing most of the work dealing with the Disney Villains and beating back the Heartless.
* [[Multi Melee Master]]: Though in most of ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'' Sora is restricted to his Keyblade, at various points in the story, he makes use of staves, shields, swords, claymores, scythes, ''water clones'', some sort of spear, and cards as effective melee weapons. In addition, he can also switch between dual-wielding Keyblades, levitating both Keyblades, levitating one Keyblade while holding the other one normally, levitating ''two Keyblades'' while holding another one normally, dual-wielding while holding one Keyblade in a reverse grip, wielding a Keyblade by ''his fingers'', or just using the Keyblade normally.
* [[Spam Attack]]: In Kingdom Hearts II Sora's fully upgraded combos are incredibly long and fast, and consist mostly of variations on "smack it with the Keyblade". While you won't get a boss to sit still long enough to just take it, even more efficient shortened combos fall into this trope.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: In both games, Sora ends up derailing every single plan involving him. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', DiZ even makes note of how all plans he had for Sora fell apart once Sora got awakened. He essentially starts the game by derailing someone else's destiny.
* [[Super Mode]]: His Drive Forms in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' complete with [[Multiform Balance]]:
** [[Lightning Bruiser|Valor Form]]: Channels Goofy's power, can't cast magic at all but gains a huge boost to speed and attack power via [[Dual-Wielding]], doing [[Spam Attack|more damage per hit and hitting more times]].
** [[Squishy Wizard|Wisdom Form]]: Channels Donald's power, [[Power Floats|glides around]] and can use magic while moving and in quick succession. Instead of normal swings, the Keyblade fires [[Beam Spam|barrages of energy orbs]].
** [[Magic Knight|Master Form]]: Channels Mickey's power, moves and attacks quickly and magic powers up, but neither power up is [[Master of None|as strong as the two forms specializing in them]]. Includes a [[Spin Attack]] as a finisher and one keyblade used as a [[Flying Weapon]].
** [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower|Final Form]]: Channels {{spoiler|Roxas's}} power, moves and attacks very, ''very'' fast, using long [[Light'Em Up|light-themed]] combos [[Dual-Wielding|two]] [[Flying Weapon|flying keyblades]] and powerful magic. [[Not Quite Flight|Sora glides through the air]] and is [[Game Breaker|virtually invincible]].
** [[The Dark Side|Anti Form]]: A "dud" form that occurs randomly when Sora enters drive form. Symbolizes the darkness in his heart. Discards the Keyblade to [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs|furiously scratch and claw at enemies]]. Decently strong, but locks all commands and Sora cannot [[Glass Cannon|heal himself]].
** [[Retraux|Limit Form]]: Channels his own power to re-learn his abilities from ''Kingdom Hearts'', including [[Spell Blade|Ars Arcanum]], [[Beam Spam|Ragnarok]], [[Blade Spam|Sonic Blade]], [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|Strike Raid]], and [[Unnecessary Combat Roll|Dodge Roll]].
* [[Sympathy for The Devil]]: [[Averted Trope|Averted]]. Sora [[Shut UP, Hannibal|frequently called out Organization XIII]] whenever they feigned emotions. He does show some sympathy to Xemnas when it looks like Xemnas is fading away, though... {{spoiler|and then Xemnas comes back and tries to kill him and Riku again. Naturally, Sora expresses no sorrow after Xemnas dies for real.}}
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: He was given the Star Seeker keychain, retaining the memories of Yen Sid's and Mickey's old Keyblade and allowing Sora's Keyblade to take its form, in a symbolic portrayal of the trope. {{spoiler|Ven's heart hiding within Sora allows him to use Ven's own Keyblade, although this was unintentional.}}
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: After {{spoiler|re-merging with Roxas.}}


=== Tropes Applying to [[Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance]] ===

* [[Casting a Shadow]]: {{spoiler|Sora in the Nightmare Armor however has no qualms in using the powers of darkness}}.
* [[Combination Attack]]: Sora's Link Action's with his Dream Eaters is this including [[All in A Row|Unison]] [[Air Jousting|Rush]], [[Colony Drop|Comet]], [[Frickin Laser Beam|Ragnarok]], [[Shaping Your Attacks|Chaos Snake]][[Everything's Better With Rainbows|Rainbow Prism]], [[Shockwave Stomp|Wonder Jamboree]] and [[Signature Move|of course]] [[Combined Energy Attack|Trinity Limit]].
** [[Horse of a Different Color]]: Lots of Sora's Link Action [[Combination Attack]] involve him using a [[Dream Eater]] as a noble steed.
* [[The Dark Side]]: [[Word of God]] said that his [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Anti-Form]] is a proof that all the events are [[Sanity Slippage|taking their toll on him]], and the fact that he's {{spoiler|[[Wild Mass Guessing|possibly sharing his heart with a crazy psychopath, among other people]], probably isn't helping him. And after a [[Mind Rape]] courtesy of Xehanort he nearly falls into darkness only to be saved by Ventus [[Instant Armor|gifting him with his Keyblade Armor]], unfortunately that didn't keep the armor itself becoming corrupted by Sora's nightmare.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Decoy Protagonist]]: in ''3D'' he ends up in comatose at the end of his story. Riku has to save him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Elemental Shapeshifter]]: As the Nightmare Armor, Sora can turn himself into an inky mass of darkness.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Empty Shell]]: When his heart is asleep Sora acts like one and his nightmares [[The Heartless|spawn monsters]] and even [[Demonic Possession|take over his body]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Final Boss]]: In 3D as the Nightmare Armor}}
* {{spoiler|[[Instant Armor]]: Ventus gives Sora his.}}
* [[Knight Fever]]: Sora's [[Knight Errant|Knight Erranting]] earns him an official knight's title this time around!
* [[Le Parkour]]
* [[Reality Warper]]: Reality Shifts which uses the powers of the Dream World's themselves to do unique attacks.
** [[Brats With Slingshots|Slings Shot]]: The Reality Shift of [[First Town|Traverse Town]] which shoots a [[Confetti Drop|confetti filled projectile]].
** [[Holy Hand Grenade|Holy]] [[Grind Boots|Rope]]: The Reality Shift of [[Dungeon Town|La Cité des Cloches]] which you grind into enemies upon [[Holy Hand Grenade|chains of light]].
** [[Hack Your Enemy|Code Breaker]]: Reality Shift of [[Cyberspace|The Grid]] giving you the ability to program enemies to turn against each other.
** [[Floating in A Bubble|Popping Bubbles]]: Reality Shift of [[Circus of Fear|Prankster's Paradise]] giving you the ability to [[Bubble Gun|launch bubbles]] at the enemy as well as trap them in one and smash them into the floor.
** [[Interactive Comic|Wonder Comic]]: The Reality Shift of the County Of Musketeers, after preforming in an interactive comic sequence you unleash an [[Combination Attack|team attack]] with [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]].
** [[Magic Music|Fantasmic]]: The Reality Shift of the Symphony of Sorcery, after a [[Rhythm Game]] unleash a [[Deadly Fireworks Display]] on the enemy.
** [[Bifurcated Weapon|Mirage Split]]: The Reality Shift in [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon|The World That Never Was]] has Sora and Riku combining [[Yin-Yang Bomb|light and dark]] themed keyblades into one [[BFS|huge one]] then [[Bash Brothers|swinging it]] [[Combination Attack|together]].
* [[Reverse Grip]]: {{spoiler|When fighting as the Nightmare Armor}}.
** {{spoiler|Though, only half the time. The other half, he is in his usual battle stance. This might be meant to show, that not only Sora's, but also Ventus' heart was trapped within the Nightmare Armor after the later saved the former from oblivion.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: The graphics of {{spoiler|the Nightmare Armors darkness attacks look like the ink blot attacks straight out of [[Epic Mickey]].}}


== Riku ==
[[File:KH2-Riku_cg-1.jpg|frame|"I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And... suppose there are other worlds... then that means ours is just a little piece of something much greater!"|[[media:225px-RikuKHCGI_1673.png|Click to see]] Riku as he appears in the first game and Chain of Memories|frame]]
[[media:RikuBlindFold_4528.png|frame|Click to see]] Riku as he appears in the 358/2 Days
[[media:200px-Riku_Scan_KH3D_1155.png|frame|Click to see]] Riku as he appears in ["Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance"]


{{quote|''"Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"''<br />
{{quote|''"Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"''
Voiced by: [[Mamoru Miyano]] (Japanese), David Gallagher (English)|Young Riku voiced by: Eiji Shima (Japanese), Ty Panitz (English)}}
Voiced by: [[Mamoru Miyano]] (Japanese), David Gallagher (English)|Young Riku voiced by: Eiji Shima (Japanese), Ty Panitz (English)}}


Sora's best friend and rival. His desire to see something greater beyond his tiny, secluded island home led to him being seduced by the forces of darkness. But once he realizes the harm he's caused, he begins working in the shadows to assist Sora in whatever way possible. {{spoiler|He's actually the original owner of Sora's Keyblade, but has to work to get his own when the Keyblade decides Sora is more fit.}}
Sora's best friend and rival. His desire to see something greater beyond his tiny, secluded island home led to him being seduced by the forces of darkness. But once he realizes the harm he's caused, he begins working in the shadows to assist Sora in whatever way possible. {{spoiler|He's actually the original owner of Sora's Keyblade, but has to work to get his own when the Keyblade decides Sora is more fit.}}


=== General Tropes ===
* [[The Ace]]: Lampshaded by Sora on ocassion.
* [[The Ace]]: Lampshaded by Sora on ocassion.
** [[Always Someone Better]]
** [[Always Someone Better]]
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* [[Bishonen]]: Look at those fangirls [[Squee]].
* [[Bishonen]]: Look at those fangirls [[Squee]].
* [[Black Knight]]: Sans the armor but he fits the sympathetic version of this to some degree in most of the games, having a sword forged out of darkness and being [[Lightning Bruiser|very strong]], not to mention that most of his signature moves are [[Black Magic|da]][[Casting a Shadow|rk]]-based in nature even when having regular skills in ''Dream Drop Distance''. His sword Soul Eater is even a [[Shout-Out]] to the Dark Knight class of [[Final Fantasy]].
* [[Black Knight]]: Sans the armor but he fits the sympathetic version of this to some degree in most of the games, having a sword forged out of darkness and being [[Lightning Bruiser|very strong]], not to mention that most of his signature moves are [[Black Magic|da]][[Casting a Shadow|rk]]-based in nature even when having regular skills in ''Dream Drop Distance''. His sword Soul Eater is even a [[Shout-Out]] to the Dark Knight class of [[Final Fantasy]].
* [[Black Magic]]/[[Casting a Shadow]]: All his signature attacks are darkness-based, such as his [[Fireballs|Dark Firaga]], [[Death From Above|Dark Break/Helm Split]], [[Spell Blade|Darkstorm]], [[Force Field|Dark Shield]], and of course, the infamous [[Teleport Spam|Dark Aura]].
* [[Black Magic]]/[[Casting a Shadow]]: All his signature attacks are darkness-based, such as his [[Fireballs|Dark Firaga]], [[Death From Above|Dark Break/Helm Split]], [[Spell Blade|Darkstorm]], [[Force Field|Dark Shield]], and of course, the infamous [[Teleport Spam|Dark Aura]].
* [[Celebrity Voice Actor]]: David Gallagher, who you probably remember as Simon from ''[[Seventh Heaven]]''.
* [[Celebrity Voice Actor]]: David Gallagher, who you probably remember as Simon from ''[[7th Heaven]]''.
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]
* [[Character Exaggeration]]: Sora is much more obviously comical and idiotic in the later games post-''Chain of Memories'', and probably even more immature. In ''Kingdom Hearts I'', he's more serious and focused.
* [[Child Prodigy]]: In ''Birth by Sleep,'' anyway. That is one incredibly perceptive and philosophical five-year-old.
* [[Child Prodigy]]: In ''Birth by Sleep,'' anyway. That is one incredibly perceptive and philosophical five-year-old.
** Four-year-old Sora even acknowledges it.
** Four-year-old Sora even acknowledges it.
{{quote| "I don't know Riku, you say some weird stuff sometimes, but I'll try it!"}}
{{quote|"I don't know Riku, you say some weird stuff sometimes, but I'll try it!"}}
** Though, he was probably only trying to cheer Sora up by making a pun with his name, which is pretty obvious in the Japanese version, where [[Meaningful Name|Sora's name and the word "sky" are absolutely interchangable.]] What he said pretty much amounts to ''"Maybe you are sad, because you are the sky everybody is praying to."'' And he probably also didn't know how ''[[Messianic Archetype|right]]'' he was about this.
** Though, he was probably only trying to cheer Sora up by making a pun with his name, which is pretty obvious in the Japanese version, where [[Meaningful Name|Sora's name and the word "sky" are absolutely interchangable.]] What he said pretty much amounts to ''"Maybe you are sad, because you are the sky everybody is praying to."'' And he probably also didn't know how ''[[Messianic Archetype|right]]'' he was about this.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: After his [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: After his [[Heel Face Turn]].
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* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: Way too early, and it proved to be his downfall.
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: Way too early, and it proved to be his downfall.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: And how. Riku's [[Deal With the Devil|bargain with Ansem for power]] in the first game proves to have devastating long-term consequences for him, both mentally and physically, even after reverting back to good at the end of the first game.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: And how. Riku's [[Deal with the Devil|bargain with Ansem for power]] in the first game proves to have devastating long-term consequences for him, both mentally and physically, even after reverting back to good at the end of the first game.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Has one, "Riku", in the second game.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Has one, "Riku", in the second game.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: His general fighting style is striking fast and hard, but he has rather poor magic skills, only having his Dark Firaga and Dark Shield, and and a Cure Potion for spot healing. ''Dream Drop Distance'' finally gives him more varied magic and standard Cure spells at last.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: His general fighting style is striking fast and hard, but he has rather poor magic skills, only having his Dark Firaga and Dark Shield, and and a Cure Potion for spot healing. ''Dream Drop Distance'' finally gives him more varied magic and standard Cure spells at last.
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* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Unless you take [[One True Threesome|a third option]].
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Unless you take [[One True Threesome|a third option]].
** Though the end of the first game implied a [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]].
** Though the end of the first game implied a [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]].
* [[Out of Focus]]: In ''Kingdom Hearts II'' until the last world.
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Personality Powers]]: Wields darkness and is brooding.
* [[Personality Powers]]: Wields darkness and is brooding.
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* [[The Rival]]
* [[The Rival]]
* [[Signature Move]]: [[Teleport Spam|Dark Aura]].
* [[Signature Move]]: [[Teleport Spam|Dark Aura]].
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]: He only wears them when he's in Dark Mode or wearing the Organization cloak.
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]: He only wears them when he's in Dark Mode or wearing the Organization cloak.
* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Over the course of the series.
* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Over the course of the series.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The [[Evil Weapon|Soul Eater]] [[Cool Sword|sword]] from ''I'' to the last part of ''II''. From then on, he wields the [[Cool Key|Key]][[Cool Sword|blade]] [[Good Wings, Evil Wings|Way to the Dawn]]. However he didn't discard Soul Eater for Way to the Dawn, but actually Soul Eater ''became'' Way to the Dawn.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The [[Evil Weapon|Soul Eater]] [[Cool Sword|sword]] from ''I'' to the last part of ''II''. From then on, he wields the [[Cool Key|Key]][[Cool Sword|blade]] [[Good Wings, Evil Wings|Way to the Dawn]]. However he didn't discard Soul Eater for Way to the Dawn, but actually Soul Eater ''became'' Way to the Dawn.
* [[Yin-Yang Bomb]]: Although his use of [[Light'Em Up|light magic and skills]] is extremely limited. He finally picks up the pace in ''3D'' although he still favors darkness by a wide margin.
* [[Yin-Yang Bomb]]: Although his use of [[Light'Em Up|light magic and skills]] is extremely limited. He finally picks up the pace in ''3D'' although he still favors darkness by a wide margin.

=== Tropes Appearing in [[Kingdom Hearts]] and [[Chain of Memories]] ===
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type III when working with Maleficent, until he [[Took a Level In Jerkass]] and pretty much [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|lost himself in darkness.]]
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse|Attempted Murder of the Hypotenuse]]: Clashes with Sora in the first game, partially out of his obsession with being the one to save Kairi (not so much out of love as out of his own Maleficent-fueled arrogance), which leads to...
* [[The Atoner]]: From ''Chain of Memories'' onward.
* [[The Chosen One]]: Until he screwed it up. {{spoiler|As of ''Dream Drop Distance'' he's back on track though, Yen Sid appointing him a Keyblade Master while Sora has yet to officially earn the title.}}
* [[The Corruptible]]
* [[Deal With the Devil]]: Multiple, when he was a villain.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: All of his skills are offensive-based magic and in every game he's been playable in Riku had no healing magic of his own, so he needed to rely on either support cards in [[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]] or potions in [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] to restore his health.
* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: Riku, who's spent his entire life -- literally ever since he was a toddler -- dreaming of adventure and power, is utterly convinced his destiny absolutely ''must'' lie beyond his little island town. When his best friend, Sora, turns out to be the hero instead, it gives Riku his [[Start of Darkness]].
* [[Love Triangle]]
** [[Hopeless Suitor]]
** [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: "Take care of her."
** [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Joins the [[Dark Side]] in order to save Kairi, his [[Implied Love Interest]], in the first game.
** [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: To Kairi.
* [[The Nose Knows]]: He has the ability to smell darkness and light.
* [[Refused By the Call]]: Thanks to the aforementioned jumping too early.
* [[Rival Turned Evil]]: But [[Heel Face Turn|he got over it]].
* [[Special Snowflake Syndrome]]: [[Your Mileage May Vary|Some people]] find him a little too overpowered in his "Hero of Darkness" state.
* [[Super Mode]]: His [[Casting a Shadow|Dark Mode]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Chain of Memories]]'', which makes him [[Lightning Bruiser|stronger and faster]] and lets him use powerful [[Black Magic|dark magic techniques]].
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: In the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', until the [[Laser-Guided Karma]] he receives brings him back to his senses.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: In the first game, Riku's determination to save Kairi was admirable. Except, you know, he ended up siding with the villains, gave into the darkness, fought his best friend constantly, etc etc...
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Fits the trope in his villain days.

=== Tropes Appearing in 358/2 Days and [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]] ===
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III when working with fellow [[Anti-Hero]] DiZ.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: See Sora's Bash Brothers entry.
* [[Blind Weaponmaster]]
* [[Cursed With Awesome]]: He gains enough power to knock Roxas out, but at the cost of his body becoming his [[Enemy Within]]'s.
* [[Disability Superpower]]: He spent a considerable amount of time fighting completely blindfolded due to being [[Cursed With Awesome]].
* [[Eleventh-Hour Ranger]]: Becomes a playable party member in the final world of [[KH 2]].
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: As a result of his turn to the dark path.
* {{spoiler|[[Final Boss]]}}: {{spoiler|In Days, depicting the battle between him and Roxas and why Roxas was taken to the simulated Twilight Town.}}
* [[The Lancer]]: Becomes one at the climax of ''II''.
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: In ''II''. Though it's easy to tell who he is when he confronts you with Soul Eater on The Land Of Dragons.
* [[Out of Focus]]: In ''II'' up until the last world, where he ends up {{spoiler|becoming the last additional party member in the game.}}
* [[Redemption Demotion]]: On the side of evil, he was manipulated into being Maleficent's bitch. On the side of good, he ''willingly'' became [[Christopher Lee|DiZ's]] bitch. Though, both times, it was in order to try and save one of his friends; first Kairi, then Sora. Maleficent turned him against Sora, but he joined her willingly to save Kairi.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: After finally ending his period of [[Badass Decay]], Riku {{spoiler|gets a Keyblade and becomes a party member}} at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts II''. He regains his self-confidence and sense of humor at this point too.


=== Tropes Appearing in [[Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance]] ===
* [[Beehive Barrier]]: In ''3D'' Riku's [[Force Field|Dark Shield]] manifests as this and can replace his guard much like Aqua's barrier.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]
* [[Colony Drop]]: Riku inherits Terra's Meteor commands as his ultimate magic.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: Had shades of this in ''Chain of Memories'', then achieved full status at the end of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' where he and Sora take on [[Big Bad|Xemnas]] together, and the upcoming ''Dream Drop Distance'', where both of them take the Mark of Mastery exam.
** {{spoiler|[[The Hero]]}}: {{spoiler|Arguably the focus character in Dream Drop Distance, and when Sora's heart gets shattered by Young Xehanort and gets taken by darkness, you play as Riku for the rest of the story to derail Young Xehanort's plans and bring Sora back to the light.}}
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: In ''Dream Drop Distance'', his hair is about as short as it was when he was younger, if not shorter.
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Did not possess any attacks or magic spells with these elements for many years until ''Dream Drop Distance'' came out. ''358/2 Days'' '''did''' let him access these spells along with Aero and Cure spells when you played as him, but his possession of them until ''Dream Drop Distance'' is questionable canon at best.
* [[Fusion Dance]]: He has the ability to [[Fusion Dance|Link Style]] with [[Mons|Dream Eaters]] which can give him a variety of [[Power Ups]] and [[Super Mode|Super Modes]].
** [[Light'Em Up|Light Hammer]]: Riku finally show's the light in the [[Yin-Yang Bomb|twilight]] assailing the enemies with hammering blows creating powerful [[Shockwave Stomp|shockwaves]] of light magic.
** [[Casting a Shadow|Dark Fierce]]: Riku rushes the enemy with darkness based blows manifesting as [[Wolverine Claws]] on his hands and feet.
** [[Playing With Fire|Fire Raid]]: Riku's keyblade becomes a [[Flaming Sword]] which he uses [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|hurls at the enemy]] for mid ranged attacks.
** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderstorm]]: Electricity crackles on Riku's keyblade giving him fast thunder based attacks that easily [[Splash Damage|attack in all directions]].
** [[Making a Splash|Wave Surfer]]: Defying the tradition of [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]], Riku uses water elemental attacks instead of [[An Ice Person|ice]], [[Implausible Boarding Skills|surfing]] to assault enemy's with columns of water.
** [[Teleport Spam|Ghost Drive]]: Riku teleports to attack enemies automatically, making gratuitous use of [[Flash Step|Flash Steps]] to avoid being hit.
** [[BFS|Blade]] [[Laser Blade|Charge]]: Keyblade becomes [[Spell Blade|engulfed in magic]], giving a huge boost to the range of attacks.
** [[Power Gives You Wings|Rising Wing]]: Riku gains [[Good Wings, Evil Wings|batlike wings]] and unleashes powerful [[High Altitude Battle|midair strikes]] and [[Death From Above|dive bombs]], Uses a [[Blow You Away|tornado]] attack for a combo finisher.
* [[Guardian Entity]]: {{spoiler|After the fight with Anti-Black Coat it is revealed that Riku had been a Spirit type Dream Eater in Sora's dreams protecting him since the exam began.}}
* [[Le Parkour]]
* [[Magic Knight]]: Is this as of ''Dream Drop Distance'', however at core he remains a [[Black Knight]] down to both starting with darkness based magic and all but one of his unique spells being the same.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Reality Shifts which uses the powers of the Dream World's themselves to do unique attacks.
** [[Brats With Slingshots|Slings Shot]]: The Reality Shift of [[First Town|Traverse Town]] which shoots a [[Confetti Drop|confetti filled projectile]].
** [[Holy Hand Grenade|Holy]] [[Grind Boots|Rope]]: The Reality Shift of [[Dungeon Town|La Cité des Cloches]] which you grind into enemies upon [[Holy Hand Grenade|chains of light]].
** [[Hack Your Enemy|Code Breaker]]: Reality Shift of [[Cyberspace|The Grid]] giving you the ability to program enemies to turn against each other.
** [[Floating in A Bubble|Popping Bubbles]]: Reality Shift of [[Womb Level|Prankster's Paradise]] giving you the ability to [[Bubble Gun|launch bubbles]] at the enemy as well as trap them in one and smash them into the floor.
** [[Interactive Comic|Wonder Comic]]: The Reality Shift of the County Of Musketeers, after preforming in an interactive comic sequence you unleash an [[Combination Attack|team attack]] with [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]].
** [[Musical Assassin|Fantasmic]]: The Reality Shift of the Symphony of Sorcery, after a [[Rhythm Game]] unleash a [[Deadly Fireworks Display]] on the enemy.
** [[Bifurcated Weapon|Mirage Split]]: The Reality Shift in [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon|The World That Never Was]] has Sora and Riku combining [[Yin-Yang Bomb|light and dark]] themed keyblades into one [[BFS|huge one]] then [[Bash Brothers|swinging it]] [[Combination Attack|together]].



== Kairi ==
== Kairi ==
[[File:KH2_Kairi-1.jpg|frame|[[media:224px-Kairi-cg-character-model_8281.jpg|frame|Click to see]] Kairi as she appears in the first game and Chain of Memories]]
[[File:KH2_Kairi-1.jpg|frame|"Maybe... waiting isn't good enough."<br />([[media:224px-Kairi-cg-character-model_8281.jpg|Click to see]] Kairi as she appears in the first game and ''Chain of Memories'')]]



{{quote box|"Maybe... waiting isn't good enough."}}
{{quote|''"Don't ever forget. Wherever you go, I'm always with you."''
{{quote|''"Don't ever forget. Wherever you go, I'm always with you."''<br />
Voiced by: Risa Uchida (Japanese), [[Hayden Panettiere]]/Alyson Stoner (English)|Young Kairi voiced by: Sumire Moroboshi (Japanese), [[Ariel Winter]] (English)}}
Voiced by: Risa Uchida (Japanese), [[Hayden Panettiere]]/Alyson Stoner (English)|Young Kairi voiced by: Sumire Moroboshi (Japanese), [[Ariel Winter]] (English)}}


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* [[Coy Girlish Flirt Pose]]: Just more friendly than flirty.
* [[Coy Girlish Flirt Pose]]: Just more friendly than flirty.
* [[Designated Victim]]: In both games. In the first game, her situation made sense. But in the second, the Organization kidnap her as leverage to use against Sora. See [[Always Save the Girl]] in Sora's section.
* [[Designated Victim]]: In both games. In the first game, her situation made sense. But in the second, the Organization kidnap her as leverage to use against Sora. See [[Always Save the Girl]] in Sora's section.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Apparently played straight in I and II but actually subverted everytime. In I, her heart is safe inside Sora's body, in II she escapes from Axel on her own, and still in II she escapes from Saïx with Namine’s help.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Played with. In I, her heart is safe inside Sora's body, in II she escapes from Axel on her own, and still in II she escapes from Saïx with Namine’s help.
* [[Empty Shell]]: Spends part of the first game as one. Sora temporarily turns himself into a heartless (and unknowingly into a nobody) to save her.
* [[Empty Shell]]: Spends part of the first game as one. Sora temporarily turns himself into a heartless (and unknowingly into a nobody) to save her.
* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]: Though she is not royalty, she is considered one of the princesses of heart.
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Though she is not royalty, she is considered one of the princesses of heart.
* [[Flip-Flop of God]]: In an interview, Nomura said that Kairi was not a Keyblade wielder. In another, he said she was. Guess during the first one, he hadn't worked out the whole ''Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony'' concept just yet.
* [[Flip-Flop of God]]: In an interview, Nomura said that Kairi was not a Keyblade wielder. In another, he said she was. Guess during the first one, he hadn't worked out the whole ''Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony'' concept just yet.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Her Keyblade, Destiny's Embrace, has one.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Her Keyblade, Destiny's Embrace, has one.
* [[Girliness Upgrade]]: She's somewhat of a tomboy in I, [[She Is All Grown Up|far less so in II.]]
* [[Girliness Upgrade]]: She's somewhat of a tomboy in I, [[She's All Grown Up|far less so in II.]]
* [[Girl Next Door]]
* [[Girl Next Door]]
* [[Girly Run]]: Bonus points for [[Holding Hands]] with Namine at the same time.
* [[Girly Run]]: Bonus points for [[Holding Hands]] with Namine at the same time.
* [[The Heart]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Hardy har]].
* [[The Heart]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Hardy har]].
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Just ask Sora and Riku.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Just ask Sora and Riku.
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword|Hot Chick With A Keyblade]]: Near the end of ''II''.
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword|Hot Chick With A Keyblade]]: Near the end of ''II''.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: By definition.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: By definition.
* [[The Ingenue]]: A more modern version, she can be quite [[Little Miss Snarker|snarky]] as well, but never in a mean way (unless you [[Ron the Death Eater|ask the fangirls.]])
* [[The Ingenue]]: A more modern version, she can be quite [[Little Miss Snarker|snarky]] as well, but never in a mean way (unless you [[Ron the Death Eater|ask the fangirls.]])
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* [[Nice Girl]]: And she's so ''cute''!
* [[Nice Girl]]: And she's so ''cute''!
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: A [[Empathic Weapon|Keyblade]]-[[The Chosen One|wielding]] [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Princess]] [[Barrier Maiden|of Heart]]. {{spoiler|[[The Stinger]] of ''3D'' takes it further by very heavily implying she is both a Princess of Heart and a Guardian of Light.}}
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: A [[Empathic Weapon|Keyblade]]-[[The Chosen One|wielding]] [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Princess]] [[Barrier Maiden|of Heart]]. {{spoiler|[[The Stinger]] of ''3D'' takes it further by very heavily implying she is both a Princess of Heart and a Guardian of Light.}}
* [[The Other Darrin]]: [[Celebrity Voice Actor|Hayden Panettiere]] voiced Kairi in the first two games, but was replaced by Alyson Stoner in ''<nowiki>Re:COM</nowiki>'' most likely because of ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]''. In ''Days'', this led to [[Flashback With the Other Darrin]]. As of ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', Hayden's not only back but voicing Xion as well (replacing Alyson).
* [[The Other Darrin]]: [[Celebrity Voice Actor|Hayden Panettiere]] voiced Kairi in the first two games, but was replaced by Alyson Stoner in ''<nowiki>Re:COM</nowiki>'' most likely because of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''. In ''Days'', this led to [[Flashback with the Other Darrin]]. As of ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', Hayden's not only back but voicing Xion as well (replacing Alyson).
** The Voiceless: In ''KH3D'', leading to the bizarre situation where [[Hayden Panettiere]] returns to voice Xion<ref>a character she only voiced for one line in ''BBS''</ref> and not Kairi <ref>a character who she's consistently voiced throughout the series' main numbered entries</ref>.
** The Voiceless: In ''KH3D'', leading to the bizarre situation where [[Hayden Panettiere]] returns to voice Xion<ref>a character she only voiced for one line in ''BBS''</ref> and not Kairi <ref>a character who she's consistently voiced throughout the series' main numbered entries</ref>.
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Out of Focus]]: In ''II'' except during the prologue, climax and last world, and so far also in every game since.
* [[Out of Focus]]: In ''II'' except during the prologue, mid-game climax and last world, and so far also in every game since.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Can be done by rotating the camera in a certain area. They are even fully modeled, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSD80QQq31k down to the frilly edges and everything]. Considering the Law of [[Conservation of Detail]]... [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|well...]]
* [[Panty Shot]]: Can be done by rotating the camera in a certain area. They are even fully modeled, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSD80QQq31k down to the frilly edges and everything]. Considering the Law of [[Conservation of Detail]]... [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|well...]]
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Her outfit in the second game.
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: Her outfit in the second game.
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* [[Protective Charm]]: {{spoiler|Aqua placed one on her necklace that lead her to Sora when Xehanort cast her into the darkness as a child.}}
* [[Protective Charm]]: {{spoiler|Aqua placed one on her necklace that lead her to Sora when Xehanort cast her into the darkness as a child.}}
* [[Redheaded Hero|Red Headed Heroine]]: {{spoiler|Looks like she might become this.}}
* [[Redheaded Hero|Red Headed Heroine]]: {{spoiler|Looks like she might become this.}}
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead|Redhead]]: To Namine's Blonde and Xion's Brunette.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead|Redhead]]: To Namine's Blonde and Xion's Brunette.
* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: In the second game, despite only happening after one year. Went from "cute" to "cute" ''and'' "hot", in many a male gamer's opinion.
* [[She's All Grown Up]]: In the second game, despite only happening after one year. Went from "cute" to "cute" ''and'' "hot", in many a male gamer's opinion.
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[She's Got Legs]]
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Kairi only has eyes for [[The Messiah|Sora]] rather than [[Troubled but Cute|Riku]].
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Kairi only has eyes for [[The Messiah|Sora]] rather than [[Troubled but Cute|Riku]].
* [[Spirited Young Lady]]
* [[Spirited Young Lady]]
* [[Standard Female Grab Area]]: Kairi easily gets kidnapped by Axel in ''II'' by grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her away. Granted, she does try to struggle, but in a very... er, flimsy way. Yet one of ''II's'' many [[Narm]] moments, but then again he is [[Teens Are Short|twice as tall as her]].
* [[Standard Female Grab Area]]: Kairi easily gets kidnapped by Axel in ''II'' by grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her away. Granted, she does try to struggle, but in a very... er, flimsy way. Yet one of ''II's'' many [[Narm]] moments, but then again he is [[Teens Are Short|twice as tall as her]].
* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: Justified in the first game, as she had no combat skills, though only time will tell if the second example in ''Birth By Sleep's'' secret ending has any justification or not, as Kairi can use a Keyblade now.
** It's been justified; 3D, the next game, will be Sora and Riku's {{spoiler|Mark of Mastery exam, and while she is a Keyblade wielder, she is not ready to become a Master.}} Now it is more of a case if Kairi will be a victim of [[Can't Catch Up]] like many an unfortunate Shonen female lead or not. {{spoiler|Then [[The Stinger]] for 3D implies that Yen Sid will take her in for Keyblade training, meaning she may subvert this trope in due time.}}
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: {{spoiler|Unknown to Aqua, when Kairi grabbed her Keyblade in fear as a child, Aqua performed the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony for her, allowing Kairi to claim Destiny's Embrace in the second game.}}
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: {{spoiler|Unknown to Aqua, when Kairi grabbed her Keyblade in fear as a child, Aqua performed the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony for her, allowing Kairi to claim Destiny's Embrace in the second game.}}
* [[Theme Naming]]: She, Sora, and Riku are "sea", "sky", and "land". She also shares ocean-themed naming with Naminé and Xion. She and Aqua are both the water in their trio.
* [[Theme Naming]]: She, Sora, and Riku are "sea", "sky", and "land". She also shares ocean-themed naming with Naminé and Xion. She and Aqua are both the water in their trio.
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* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: While the Princesses of Heart have incredible and incorruptible light in them, none of them seem to be able to call on it to help them when they are under attack. Justified in that none of them have any magical or combat training to do it, however.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: While the Princesses of Heart have incredible and incorruptible light in them, none of them seem to be able to call on it to help them when they are under attack. Justified in that none of them have any magical or combat training to do it, however.
** [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: On the other hand, it lets her restore Sora {{spoiler|when he becomes a Heartless (though that one only worked because of Sora and Kairi's special connection and wasn't just due to her powers), as well as makes her immune to the corroding nature of the Dark Corridor and eventually lets her wield a Keyblade. }}
** [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: On the other hand, it lets her restore Sora {{spoiler|when he becomes a Heartless (though that one only worked because of Sora and Kairi's special connection and wasn't just due to her powers), as well as makes her immune to the corroding nature of the Dark Corridor and eventually lets her wield a Keyblade. }}
* [[Xenafication]]: After becoming a Keyblade wielder.
* [[Xenafication]]: After becoming a Keyblade wielder.



== King Mickey ==
== King Mickey ==
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* [[Combat Tropes]]
* [[Combat Tropes]]
** [[Glass Cannon]]: In terms of gameplay.
** [[Glass Cannon]]: In terms of gameplay.
** [[Magic Knight]]: Though he is a [[White Magic]] specialist.
** [[Magic Knight]]: Though he is a [[White Magic]] specialist.
*** [[Healing Hands]]: Has a Cure spell in Birth By Sleep and in Kingdom Hearts 2 has a spell called Healing Light that restores Sora to life after he has been defeated.
*** [[Healing Hands]]: Has a Cure spell in Birth By Sleep and in Kingdom Hearts 2 has a spell called Healing Light that restores Sora to life after he has been defeated.
*** [[Light'Em Up]] and [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Loves these attacks the most. His [[Limit Break]] in Days is even the [[Final Fantasy|Holy]] spell.
*** [[Light'Em Up]] and [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Loves these attacks the most. His [[Limit Break]] in Days is even the [[Final Fantasy|Holy]] spell.
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** [[The Paladin]]
** [[The Paladin]]
** [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Now with [[Star Wars|Yoda]]-esque acrobatics!
** [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Now with [[Star Wars|Yoda]]-esque acrobatics!
* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: He is a perpetrator of this, his first appearance has him striking down a pair of Darkside Heartless in one blow. {{spoiler|In 3D he is able to freeze all thirteen Seekers of Darkness with a [[Time Stands Still|Stopga spell]]}}.
* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: He is a perpetrator of this, his first appearance has him striking down a pair of Darkside Heartless in one blow. {{spoiler|In 3D he is able to freeze all thirteen Seekers of Darkness with a [[Time Stands Still|Stopga spell]]}}.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Wields the Keyblade of the Realm of Darkness.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Wields the Keyblade of the Realm of Darkness.
** Partly true. Only his Kingdom Key D is from the Realm of Darkness. His Star Seeker (which is apparently his original Keyblade) is from the Realm of Light.
** Partly true. Only his Kingdom Key D is from the Realm of Darkness. His Star Seeker (which is apparently his original Keyblade) is from the Realm of Light.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: His actual name is rarely used, as opposed to simply calling him the King or addressed as "Your Majesty".
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: His actual name is rarely used, as opposed to simply calling him the King or addressed as "Your Majesty".
* [[Failure Knight]]: For all of his effort in ''Birth By Sleep'', he couldn't save Ven, Aqua, or Terra from their fates.
* [[Failure Knight]]: For all of his effort in ''Birth By Sleep'', he couldn't save Ven, Aqua, or Terra from their fates.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|It also explains]] his reluctance to allow Sora to get involved in the Heartless war on Hollow Bastion.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|It also explains]] his reluctance to allow Sora to get involved in the Heartless war on Hollow Bastion.
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* [[Happily Married]]: To Minnie. Just like [[Real Life Relative|Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor]].
* [[Happily Married]]: To Minnie. Just like [[Real Life Relative|Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor]].
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Suffers from one due to the [[Downer Ending]] of ''Birth by Sleep''. Yen Sid manages to rouse him out of it fairly quickly.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Suffers from one due to the [[Downer Ending]] of ''Birth by Sleep''. Yen Sid manages to rouse him out of it fairly quickly.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Riku, for a while, although ''Days'' inserted a disruption. Mickey was essentially Riku's sole support throughout Chain of Memories, and gives him an epic glomp at the end of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' when they reunite.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Riku, for a while, although ''Days'' inserted a disruption. Mickey was essentially Riku's sole support throughout Chain of Memories, and gives him an epic glomp at the end of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' when they reunite.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Like Aqua, he's no Princess of Heart in terms of purity, but is able to spend extended time the Realm of Darkness without a Black Cloak to protect himself, and only uses his to prevent the Organization from detecting him.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Like Aqua, he's no Princess of Heart in terms of purity, but is able to spend extended time the Realm of Darkness without a Black Cloak to protect himself, and only uses his to prevent the Organization from detecting him.
** [[Word of God|Supposedly]], it was the [[Dark Is Not Evil|dark-aligned]] Kingdom Key D that protected him during that time, although Nomura also said that Mickey, like Riku, is not affected by darkness at all. Something about "similarities" between them that [[Shrug of God|have yet to be revealed]] in-game...
** [[Word of God|Supposedly]], it was the [[Dark Is Not Evil|dark-aligned]] Kingdom Key D that protected him during that time, although Nomura also said that Mickey, like Riku, is not affected by darkness at all. Something about "similarities" between them that [[Shrug of God|have yet to be revealed]] in-game...
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* [[The Leader]]
* [[The Leader]]
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]:
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]:
{{quote| '''Mickey''': "They'll ''pay'' for this."<ref>The "this" in question doubles as a case of [[It's Personal]], given that Goofy just appeared to have died.</ref>}}
{{quote|'''Mickey''': "They'll ''pay'' for this."<ref>The "this" in question doubles as a case of [[It's Personal]], given that Goofy just appeared to have died.</ref>}}
* [[Mickey Mouse]]
* [[Mickey Mouse]]
* [[Older Than He Looks]]: Though Mickey has generally been timeless (and Kingdom Hearts has odd implications in that direction as well), he was already a King and Keyblade Master ten years previous to the main story, making him on the way to middle age. Despite that, he still displays the characteristic youthful Mickey Mouse exuberance and looks no different than any other portrayal (excepting the clothes, of course). That said, see [[Vague Age]].
* [[Older Than He Looks]]: Though Mickey has generally been timeless (and Kingdom Hearts has odd implications in that direction as well), he was already a King and Keyblade Master ten years previous to the main story, making him on the way to middle age. Despite that, he still displays the characteristic youthful Mickey Mouse exuberance and looks no different than any other portrayal (excepting the clothes, of course). That said, see [[Vague Age]].
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** [[Modest Royalty]]: None of his outfits are particularly kingly although his [[Bling of War]] in the Land of Musketeers fairly fancy.
** [[Modest Royalty]]: None of his outfits are particularly kingly although his [[Bling of War]] in the Land of Musketeers fairly fancy.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: To Terra, Aqua, and Ven as well as Sora's group.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: To Terra, Aqua, and Ven as well as Sora's group.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: In ''Birth By Sleep''. {{spoiler|The plan was for Vanitas to take over Ventus's body and form the χ-blade while Master Xehanort committed [[Grand Theft Me]] on Terra, and sometime while he dealt with Ventus Vanitas would kill Aqua. Unfortunately for them Mickey happened upon the scene and saved her, an act that would lead to Aqua further disrupting their schemes}}.
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: In ''Birth By Sleep''. {{spoiler|The plan was for Vanitas to take over Ventus's body and form the χ-blade while Master Xehanort committed [[Grand Theft Me]] on Terra, and sometime while he dealt with Ventus Vanitas would kill Aqua. Unfortunately for them Mickey happened upon the scene and saved her, an act that would lead to Aqua further disrupting their schemes}}.
* [[Supporting Leader]]
* [[Supporting Leader]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: The exact process is detailed in ''Birth by Sleep''.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: The exact process is detailed in ''Birth by Sleep''.
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* [[Vague Age]]: He was a King and Keyblade Master with the same general outlook and personality (minus some character development) ten years previously. However, [[Nostalgia Level|Timeless River]] shows him to be acting ''vastly'' different sometime in the past while still appearing to be the same general age. Pete seems to imply that the events happened as depicted. If so, than Kingdom Hearts may be going for the same timeless chronology regarding Mickey Mouse as, for instance, [[Epic Mickey]] did, with decades of animation history all simultaneously being in Mickey's past.
* [[Vague Age]]: He was a King and Keyblade Master with the same general outlook and personality (minus some character development) ten years previously. However, [[Nostalgia Level|Timeless River]] shows him to be acting ''vastly'' different sometime in the past while still appearing to be the same general age. Pete seems to imply that the events happened as depicted. If so, than Kingdom Hearts may be going for the same timeless chronology regarding Mickey Mouse as, for instance, [[Epic Mickey]] did, with decades of animation history all simultaneously being in Mickey's past.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The [[Cool Key|Key]][[Cool Sword|blade]] of the Dark Realm, [[Cool Crown|Kingdom]] [[Cool Key|Key]] [[Dark Is Not Evil|D]], a counterpart to Sora's Kingdom Key. In ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', he wields the familiar [[Star Power|Star Seeker]], and uses it again in ''Coded'' and back to Kingdom Key D in ''3D''. In his past however we find he learned his sword fighting wielding a [[Royal Rapier]].
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The [[Cool Key|Key]][[Cool Sword|blade]] of the Dark Realm, [[Cool Crown|Kingdom]] [[Cool Key|Key]] [[Dark Is Not Evil|D]], a counterpart to Sora's Kingdom Key. In ''[[Birth By Sleep]]'', he wields the familiar [[Star Power|Star Seeker]], and uses it again in ''Coded'' and back to Kingdom Key D in ''3D''. In his past however we find he learned his sword fighting wielding a [[Royal Rapier]].
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: {{spoiler|Xehanort seems to think so in [[KH 3 D]]. Notable considering how little Xehanort cares for any of the other protagonists beyond their usefulness to him. Mickey seems to be the only foe Xehanort actually respects at this point.}}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: {{spoiler|Xehanort seems to think so in KH3D. Notable considering how little Xehanort cares for any of the other protagonists beyond their usefulness to him. Mickey seems to be the only foe Xehanort actually respects at this point.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Your Approval Fills Me With Shame|The feeling is far from mutual however]].}}
** {{spoiler|[[Your Approval Fills Me with Shame|The feeling is far from mutual however]].}}




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* [[Bash Brothers]]: With Goofy.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: With Goofy.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|In the ending of ''3D''}}
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|In the ending of ''3D''}}
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: An unspoken agreement in the first game. Due to the "no meddling" rule, Donald and Goofy will have to leave Sora forever at one point. Subverted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'', where they are far too attached to Sora to leave him.
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: An unspoken agreement in the first game. Due to the "no meddling" rule, Donald and Goofy will have to leave Sora forever at one point. Subverted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', where they are far too attached to Sora to leave him.
* [[Character Development]]: He starts off as rather antagonistic towards Sora, but they soon grow close after having lost eachother in [[Tarzan|Deep Jungle]]. When forced to choose between duty and friendship, he follows his duty to the letter instinctively, abandoning Sora. The point at which he realizes that Sora is worth more to him is the crux of his development in the first game. At the end of the first game, he is reluctant but willing to let Sora go home, never to see him again. However, Donald implicitly defies King and country to stay with Sora when given a chance to leave in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
* [[Character Development]]: He starts off as rather antagonistic towards Sora, but they soon grow close after having lost eachother in [[Tarzan|Deep Jungle]]. When forced to choose between duty and friendship, he follows his duty to the letter instinctively, abandoning Sora. The point at which he realizes that Sora is worth more to him is the crux of his development in the first game. At the end of the first game, he is reluctant but willing to let Sora go home, never to see him again. However, Donald implicitly defies King and country to stay with Sora when given a chance to leave in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
* [[The Chew Toy]]
* [[The Chew Toy]]
* [[Combat Tropes]]
* [[Combat Tropes]]
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* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: A rare heroic example; no matter what slams Donald's HP to zero, whether Heartless, or magic, or Sephiroth, Donald will revive a minute later on his own, provided Sora survives.
* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: A rare heroic example; no matter what slams Donald's HP to zero, whether Heartless, or magic, or Sephiroth, Donald will revive a minute later on his own, provided Sora survives.
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Boku".
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Boku".
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]
* [[Knight in Sour Armor]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
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* [[Personality Powers]]: Here's a fun one. Donald's Limits are fireworks, and he's known for his explosive temper.
* [[Personality Powers]]: Here's a fun one. Donald's Limits are fireworks, and he's known for his explosive temper.
* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: Wears it in the prologue of the first game, Coded, and Birth by Sleep.
* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: Wears it in the prologue of the first game, Coded, and Birth by Sleep.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: To Sora and Kairi.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: To Sora and Kairi.
* [[Sidekick]]: To Sora, though he insisted on being the leader for a while at first, and only seems to step down from this after he comes back from his [[Honor Before Reason]] mistake.
* [[Sidekick]]: To Sora, though he insisted on being the leader for a while at first, and only seems to step down from this after he comes back from his [[Honor Before Reason]] mistake.
* [[The Smart Guy]]
* [[The Smart Guy]]
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|In the ending of ''3D''}}
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: {{spoiler|In the ending of ''3D''}}
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: An unspoken agreement in the first game. Due to the "no meddling" rule, Donald and Goofy will have to leave Sora forever at one point. Subverted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'', where they are far too attached to Sora to leave him.
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: An unspoken agreement in the first game. Due to the "no meddling" rule, Donald and Goofy will have to leave Sora forever at one point. Subverted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', where they are far too attached to Sora to leave him.
* [[Character Development]]: While Goofy is more level-headed than Donald and got on with Sora better, he, like Donald, leaves Sora when his orders technically dictate it, and eventually defies said orders to help Sora. At the end of the first game, he sadly allows Sora to return to his home world, never to see him again (though events dictate otherwise). In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'', however, both he and Donald are categorically unwilling to leave Sora, implicitly defying King and country.
* [[Character Development]]: While Goofy is more level-headed than Donald and got on with Sora better, he, like Donald, leaves Sora when his orders technically dictate it, and eventually defies said orders to help Sora. At the end of the first game, he sadly allows Sora to return to his home world, never to see him again (though events dictate otherwise). In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', however, both he and Donald are categorically unwilling to leave Sora, implicitly defying King and country.
* [[Combat Tropes]]
* [[Combat Tropes]]
** [[Fastball Special]]: The end of Goofy's Knocksmash Limit ends with a variation on this, with Sora launching Goofy as if he's a rocket, hence the [[Fan Nickname]] for the Limit.
** [[Fastball Special]]: The end of Goofy's Knocksmash Limit ends with a variation on this, with Sora launching Goofy as if he's a rocket, hence the [[Fan Nickname]] for the Limit.
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** [[Super Mode]]: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
** [[Super Mode]]: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
*** [[Lightning Bruiser|Critical Impact]]: Terra's attacks become ''much'' stronger and a bit faster. Leaps into the air and slams the ground to send out a shockwave as a finisher.
*** [[Lightning Bruiser|Critical Impact]]: Terra's attacks become ''much'' stronger and a bit faster. Leaps into the air and slams the ground to send out a shockwave as a finisher.
*** [[Playing With Fire|Firestorm]]: Keyblade turns into a [[Flaming Sword]]. Terra creates a wave of flame pillars as a finishing move.
*** [[Playing with Fire|Firestorm]]: Keyblade turns into a [[Flaming Sword]]. Terra creates a wave of flame pillars as a finishing move.
*** [[An Ice Person|Diamond Dust]]: Keyblade acquires ice powers. Terra summons a large explosion of ice around him as a finisher.
*** [[An Ice Person|Diamond Dust]]: Keyblade acquires ice powers. Terra summons a large explosion of ice around him as a finisher.
*** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderbolt]]: Keyblade crackles with lightning. Terra creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
*** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderbolt]]: Keyblade crackles with lightning. Terra creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
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* [[Emotional Bruiser]]
* [[Emotional Bruiser]]
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: For some. The [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe|tight clothing he wears]] definitely helps. And he'll do ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGWaKak-Ig4 vertical push-ups]'' on command.
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: For some. The [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe|tight clothing he wears]] definitely helps. And he'll do ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGWaKak-Ig4 vertical push-ups]'' on command.
* [[Everything's Better With Samurai]]: Well, do ''you'' have a better explanation for the hakama?
* [[Everything's Better with Samurai]]: Well, do ''you'' have a better explanation for the hakama?
** He even gets a [[Diagonal Cut]] as a unique attack that has a chance of [[One-Hit Kill|One Hit Killing]] regular enemies.
** He even gets a [[Diagonal Cut]] as a unique attack that has a chance of [[One-Hit Kill|One Hit Killing]] regular enemies.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: At the end of ''II'''s secret ending.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: At the end of ''II'''s secret ending.
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: [[Subverted]]. {{spoiler|Many people assumed that he was going to pull one to become the current Xehanort. In reality, he winds up [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] by the ''real'' [[Big Bad]], Master Xehanort, and is [[Grand Theft Me|currently serving as his vessel]].}}
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: [[Subverted]]. {{spoiler|Many people assumed that he was going to pull one to become the current Xehanort. In reality, he winds up [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] by the ''real'' [[Big Bad]], Master Xehanort, and is [[Grand Theft Me|currently serving as his vessel]].}}
* [[Fatal Flaw]]/[[Ambition Is Evil]]
* [[Fatal Flaw]]/[[Ambition Is Evil]]
* {{spoiler|[[Fighting From the Inside]]: It's what lets Aqua overcome his Xehanort-possessed body when she joins him in his [[Battle in The Center of The Mind]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Fighting From the Inside]]: It's what lets Aqua overcome his Xehanort-possessed body when she joins him in his [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]].}}
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Terra is a girl's name.
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Terra is a girl's name.
* [[Heel Realization]]
* [[Heel Realization]]
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** [[Heroic Willpower]]: Probably the most out of anyone in the series. {{spoiler|Too bad it wasn't enough to stop Xehanort from taking over his body.}}
** [[Heroic Willpower]]: Probably the most out of anyone in the series. {{spoiler|Too bad it wasn't enough to stop Xehanort from taking over his body.}}
** [[The Determinator]]
** [[The Determinator]]
* [[Hero With an F In Good]]: At first. He improves it to a B+ over time.
* [[Hero with an F In Good]]: At first. He improves it to a B+ over time.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: ([[Veronica Mars|Hi Logan!]])
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: ([[Veronica Mars|Hi Logan!]])
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Even if he has some distrust of them, he winds up listening to Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Hades, Jumba Jookiba, Captain Hook, and (of course) Master Xehanort. It ''never'' ends up well for him.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Even if he has some distrust of them, he winds up listening to Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Hades, Jumba Jookiba, Captain Hook, and (of course) Master Xehanort. It ''never'' ends up well for him.
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** [[Genre Blindness]]
** [[Genre Blindness]]
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Peter Pan if you talk to him in Neverland after finishing the storyline there.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Peter Pan if you talk to him in Neverland after finishing the storyline there.
{{quote| '''Peter''': I'd watch out if I were you. You look like an easy guy to trick.}}
{{quote|'''Peter''': I'd watch out if I were you. You look like an easy guy to trick.}}
** And earlier by Hades:
** And earlier by Hades:
{{quote| '''Hades''': Wait... Dark, moody, powerful. Yes! He's perfect.}}
{{quote|'''Hades''': Wait... Dark, moody, powerful. Yes! He's perfect.}}
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
{{quote| What I do, I do for friendship.}}
{{quote|What I do, I do for friendship.}}
** [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After beating up {{spoiler|Master Eraqus}} to the point of near-death. Xehanort finishes him off.
** [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After beating up {{spoiler|Master Eraqus}} to the point of near-death. Xehanort finishes him off.
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
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* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]: Poor Ven. No one's taking him seriously.
* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]: Poor Ven. No one's taking him seriously.
{{quote| "[[Catch Phrase|My name's Ventus. Call me Ven.]]"}}
{{quote|"[[Catch Phrase|My name's Ventus. Call me Ven.]]"}}
** [[Break the Cutie]]
** [[Break the Cutie]]
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Just like the secret ending from ''[[No Export for You|Final Mix+]]'', Ventus is frozen alive by Master Xehanort. {{spoiler|Granted, he ''does'' escape via [[Heroic Willpower]] just in the nick of time to save Aqua, but winds up being pinned down by some Unversed just for Vanitas to commit [[Grand Theft Me]]. Poor guy.}}
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Just like the secret ending from ''[[No Export for You|Final Mix+]]'', Ventus is frozen alive by Master Xehanort. {{spoiler|Granted, he ''does'' escape via [[Heroic Willpower]] just in the nick of time to save Aqua, but winds up being pinned down by some Unversed just for Vanitas to commit [[Grand Theft Me]]. Poor guy.}}
* [[Battle in The Center of The Mind]]: With {{spoiler|Vanitas.}}
* [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]]: With {{spoiler|Vanitas.}}
* [[Big Brother Worship]]: Of Terra. It's rather depressing how long it takes for poor Ven to accept that maybe there ''is'' something bad going on with him.
* [[Big Brother Worship]]: Of Terra. It's rather depressing how long it takes for poor Ven to accept that maybe there ''is'' something bad going on with him.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
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** [[Super Mode]]: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
** [[Super Mode]]: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
*** [[Spam Attack|Fever Pitch]]: Ven's attacks get even faster. Finishing move is a long combo with [[Light'Em Up|beams of light]].
*** [[Spam Attack|Fever Pitch]]: Ven's attacks get even faster. Finishing move is a long combo with [[Light'Em Up|beams of light]].
*** [[Playing With Fire|Firestorm]]: Keyblade turns into a [[Flaming Sword]]. Ven creates a storm of flame pillars as a finishing move.
*** [[Playing with Fire|Firestorm]]: Keyblade turns into a [[Flaming Sword]]. Ven creates a storm of flame pillars as a finishing move.
*** [[An Ice Person|Diamond Dust]]: Keyblade acquires ice powers, Ven summons a large explosion of ice around him as a finishing move.
*** [[An Ice Person|Diamond Dust]]: Keyblade acquires ice powers, Ven summons a large explosion of ice around him as a finishing move.
*** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderbolt]]: Keyblade crackles with lightning, Ven creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
*** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderbolt]]: Keyblade crackles with lightning, Ven creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
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* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: He crossed it when Master Xehanort told him of [[MacGuffin Girl|his true nature]].
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: He crossed it when Master Xehanort told him of [[MacGuffin Girl|his true nature]].
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Whenever his heart is in critical condition.
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Whenever his heart is in critical condition.
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]: He has an entire fighting style based on this concept called Cyclone.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: He has an entire fighting style based on this concept called Cyclone.
* [[Expy]]: Not just similar, but ''identical'' in appearance and voice (both English and Japanese) to Roxas. This is a major plot point.
* [[Expy]]: Not just similar, but ''identical'' in appearance and voice (both English and Japanese) to Roxas. This is a major plot point.
* [[Love Freak|Friendship Freak]]: Just may be the biggest one in the series. His motivation through his entire story can be summed as making/saving/protecting friends.
* [[Love Freak|Friendship Freak]]: Just may be the biggest one in the series. His motivation through his entire story can be summed as making/saving/protecting friends.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|He destroyed the χ-blade even though he knew it would destroy his heart, along with Vanitas's.}}
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|He destroyed the χ-blade even though he knew it would destroy his heart, along with Vanitas's.}}
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: The three fairies of ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' even note that he's just like Aurora, with no darkness in his heart. As it turns out, it's because {{spoiler|his darkness has been forcefully removed and personified as Vanitas.}}
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: The three fairies of ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' even note that he's just like Aurora, with no darkness in his heart. As it turns out, it's because {{spoiler|his darkness has been forcefully removed and personified as Vanitas.}}
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore".
* [[Just a Kid]]: The reason he's not allowed to take the Master Qualification Exam.
* [[Just a Kid]]: The reason he's not allowed to take the Master Qualification Exam.
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** [[Theme Naming]]
** [[Theme Naming]]
* [[Mythology Gag]]: While every character shares some of their trademark skills with Sora, which is more or less just a testament to them being series mainstays, Ven gets Ars Arcanum, several variations of Dodge Roll, Glide, and Strike Raid, and his Wingblade command style is heavily based on Final Form in appearance and fighting style, with a combo finisher that looks like Trinity. And for good measure, Faith and Salvation create pillars of light to attack enemies like Roxas's Event Horizon.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: While every character shares some of their trademark skills with Sora, which is more or less just a testament to them being series mainstays, Ven gets Ars Arcanum, several variations of Dodge Roll, Glide, and Strike Raid, and his Wingblade command style is heavily based on Final Form in appearance and fighting style, with a combo finisher that looks like Trinity. And for good measure, Faith and Salvation create pillars of light to attack enemies like Roxas's Event Horizon.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Personality Powers]]: Specializes in wind and light and is bright and cheerful.
* [[Personality Powers]]: Specializes in wind and light and is bright and cheerful.
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[[File:rsz_aqua_khbbs_8132.png|frame|"The three of us... will always be one."]]
[[File:rsz_aqua_khbbs_8132.png|frame|"The three of us... will always be one."]]


{{quote| ''"Power is born within the heart. When the time is right, you just need to look inside yourself... and you'll find it there."''}}
{{quote|''"Power is born within the heart. When the time is right, you just need to look inside yourself... and you'll find it there."''}}


{{quote| Voiced by: [[Megumi Toyoguchi]] (Japanese), [[Willa Holland]] (English)}}
{{quote|Voiced by: [[Megumi Toyoguchi]] (Japanese), [[Willa Holland]] (English)}}


The only one of her trio of friends to become a Keyblade Master. She is tasked with looking after Terra to keep him from succumbing to darkness, and to bring Ventus back to the Land of Departure after he runs away from home. {{spoiler|Her actions lead her to being trapped in the Realm of Darkness in a desperate bid to save Terra, and inadvertently brings about the destruction of many worlds.}}
The only one of her trio of friends to become a Keyblade Master. She is tasked with looking after Terra to keep him from succumbing to darkness, and to bring Ventus back to the Land of Departure after he runs away from home. {{spoiler|Her actions lead her to being trapped in the Realm of Darkness in a desperate bid to save Terra, and inadvertently brings about the destruction of many worlds.}}
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** [[Affirmative Action Girl]]: Though Kairi had fought in cut-scene form before, and Xion and Larxene had been playable in Days's multiplayer mode, Aqua is the first proper female player character.
** [[Affirmative Action Girl]]: Though Kairi had fought in cut-scene form before, and Xion and Larxene had been playable in Days's multiplayer mode, Aqua is the first proper female player character.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Subverted when she tells ''[[Final Fantasy VII|Zack]]'' to sit on the sidelines before her battle with [[Dual Boss|Hades and the Ice Colossus]]. Later played straight in an [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome fashion]] when she {{spoiler|teams up with fellow [[Memetic Badass]] Mickey to fend off a [[Demonic Possession|Vanitas-possessed]] Ven.}}
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Subverted when she tells ''[[Final Fantasy VII|Zack]]'' to sit on the sidelines before her battle with [[Dual Boss|Hades and the Ice Colossus]]. Later played straight in an [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome fashion]] when she {{spoiler|teams up with fellow [[Memetic Badass]] Mickey to fend off a [[Demonic Possession|Vanitas-possessed]] Ven.}}
* [[Badass]]: Let's see, she's the only of the trio to get the Mark of Master, she delivers a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] to every villain she meets, she turns out to be a [[Spanner in The Works]], and in pretty much every world you visit, it's Aqua who sets things right. On top of all this, she tends to be more of a [[Game Breaker]] than Terra and Ven due to her high magic stat. Not to mention that {{spoiler|after [[Year Outside, Hour Inside|''eleven years'']] in the Realm of Darkness, her heart is so strong she hasn't been corrupted yet}}.
* [[Badass]]: Let's see, she's the only of the trio to get the Mark of Master, she delivers a [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] to every villain she meets, she turns out to be a [[Spanner in the Works]], and in pretty much every world you visit, it's Aqua who sets things right. On top of all this, she tends to be more of a [[Game Breaker]] than Terra and Ven due to her high magic stat. Not to mention that {{spoiler|after [[Year Outside, Hour Inside|''eleven years'']] in the Realm of Darkness, her heart is so strong she hasn't been corrupted yet}}.
** {{spoiler|Aqua fights Xehanort in a one-on-one duel at the height of his power, a youthful, skilled, [[Lightning Bruiser]] Keyblade Master with the Guardian and all the powers of darkness. With a bit of help from Terra who's [[Fighting From the Inside]], she's able to overpower him until he resorts to locking his own memories to get rid of Terra's interference. Keep in mind this is shortly after she wakes up after being knocked unconscious when she and Mickey fought the Vanitas-possessed Ven and she used [[The Power of Friendship]] to destroy the χ-blade.}}
** {{spoiler|Aqua fights Xehanort in a one-on-one duel at the height of his power, a youthful, skilled, [[Lightning Bruiser]] Keyblade Master with the Guardian and all the powers of darkness. With a bit of help from Terra who's [[Fighting From the Inside]], she's able to overpower him until he resorts to locking his own memories to get rid of Terra's interference. Keep in mind this is shortly after she wakes up after being knocked unconscious when she and Mickey fought the Vanitas-possessed Ven and she used [[The Power of Friendship]] to destroy the χ-blade.}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do not say or do anything bad to or about her friends. {{spoiler|Vanitas, Braig, and Xehanort learned this the hard way.}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: Do not say or do anything bad to or about her friends. {{spoiler|Vanitas, Braig, and Xehanort learned this the hard way.}}
* [[BFS]]: One of her transformations turns her Keyblade into a laser sword with massive reach. Now if only she had [[Final Fantasy VIII|Blasting Zone]] as a technique.
* [[Blade of Fearsome Size]]: One of her transformations turns her Keyblade into a laser sword with massive reach. Now if only she had [[Final Fantasy VIII|Blasting Zone]] as a technique.
* [[Blessed With Suck]]: Often her Ghost Drive style can be more of a hinderance than a boon, as it teleports when she attacks and dodges, making it hard to control her properly.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]: Often her Ghost Drive style can be more of a hinderance than a boon, as it teleports when she attacks and dodges, making it hard to control her properly.
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Being that she's several years older than the other main female heroes seen so far, she's more physically developed, and is certainly the most powerful of them, as well as one of the most powerful heroes period.
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Being that she's several years older than the other main female heroes seen so far, she's more physically developed, and is certainly the most powerful of them, as well as one of the most powerful heroes period.
* [[The Chick]] AND [[The Hero]]: Much to everyone's surprise, Aqua does most of the heroics in the game, wraps up almost all of the Disney stories, and is the longest lasting original character in the series making it all the way to the end without turning evil or comatose at some point or other, all while maintaining a motherly/sisterly role.
* [[The Chick]] AND [[The Hero]]: Much to everyone's surprise, Aqua does most of the heroics in the game, wraps up almost all of the Disney stories, and is the longest lasting original character in the series making it all the way to the end without turning evil or comatose at some point or other, all while maintaining a motherly/sisterly role.
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** [[Super Mode]]: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
** [[Super Mode]]: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
*** [[Flying Weapon|Spell Weaver]]: Aqua [[Full-Contact Magic|enchants her Keyblade with magic]], using fancy [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|sword throws and twirls]] to attack and an extended [[Spin Attack]] as a finisher.
*** [[Flying Weapon|Spell Weaver]]: Aqua [[Full-Contact Magic|enchants her Keyblade with magic]], using fancy [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|sword throws and twirls]] to attack and an extended [[Spin Attack]] as a finisher.
*** [[Playing With Fire|Firestorm]]: Keyblade turns into a [[Flaming Sword]]. Aqua creates a wave of flame pillars as a finishing move.
*** [[Playing with Fire|Firestorm]]: Keyblade turns into a [[Flaming Sword]]. Aqua creates a wave of flame pillars as a finishing move.
*** [[An Ice Person|Diamond Dust]]: Keyblade acquires ice powers. Aqua summons a large explosion of ice around her as a finisher.
*** [[An Ice Person|Diamond Dust]]: Keyblade acquires ice powers. Aqua summons a large explosion of ice around her as a finisher.
*** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderbolt]]: Keyblade crackles with lightning. Aqua creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
*** [[Shock and Awe|Thunderbolt]]: Keyblade crackles with lightning. Aqua creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
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* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: She gains the Brightcrest Keyblade in the {{spoiler|Final Chapter}}. It possesses very impressive range, makes critical hits a 75% chance, ''and'' provides an outstanding boost to her already impressive magic stat.
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: She gains the Brightcrest Keyblade in the {{spoiler|Final Chapter}}. It possesses very impressive range, makes critical hits a 75% chance, ''and'' provides an outstanding boost to her already impressive magic stat.
** She gets yet another one, {{spoiler|namely Eraqus's Keyblade, Master Keeper, during the Secret Episode.}} It has the same range and magic rating as Brightcrest, but with additional physical strength.
** She gets yet another one, {{spoiler|namely Eraqus's Keyblade, Master Keeper, during the Secret Episode.}} It has the same range and magic rating as Brightcrest, but with additional physical strength.
* [[Expy]]: Averted contrary to expectations. Though she's the female in the [[Two Guys and A Girl]] [[Power Trio]] and looks like an older version of Kairi (and by extension Kairi's own Expies), Aqua is closer to the [[Team Mom]] rather then [[The Heart]]/[[The Chick]].
* [[Expy]]: Averted contrary to expectations. Though she's the female in the [[Two Guys and a Girl]] [[Power Trio]] and looks like an older version of Kairi (and by extension Kairi's own Expies), Aqua is closer to the [[Team Mom]] rather then [[The Heart]]/[[The Chick]].
* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]: Her final Shotlock Lightbloom.
* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Her final Shotlock Lightbloom.
* [[Fighting Your Friend]]: Poor girl had to fight {{spoiler|both of them}}.
* [[Fighting Your Friend]]: Poor girl had to fight {{spoiler|both of them}}.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Love Freak|Friendship Freak]]: Nearly as much as Sora.
* [[Love Freak|Friendship Freak]]: Nearly as much as Sora.
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword|Hot Chick With A Keyblade]]
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword|Hot Chick With A Keyblade]]
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Because she follows Eraqus's teachings so strongly, she has only a small bit of darkness in her heart. This leads Vanitas to plan to use her as a back up for the Master Plan, and her heart is strong enough to {{spoiler|not be consumed in the Realm of Darkness without her armor or a Black Coat for 11 years}}.
* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: Because she follows Eraqus's teachings so strongly, she has only a small bit of darkness in her heart. This leads Vanitas to plan to use her as a back up for the Master Plan, and her heart is strong enough to {{spoiler|not be consumed in the Realm of Darkness without her armor or a Black Coat for 11 years}}.
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Watashi"
* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Watashi"
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** [[Theme Naming]]
** [[Theme Naming]]
* [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My Name Is Master Aqua]]
* [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya|My Name Is Master Aqua]]
{{quote| "Now return my friend's heart, or pay the price!"}}
{{quote|"Now return my friend's heart, or pay the price!"}}
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The scene in which we are introduced to her is played out in exactly the same way we met Kairi in the first game, only with a more sisterly tone than romantic. Likewise, the lucky charms Aqua made were inspired from a misinterpretation of the two tales we heard in the first game, with the thalassa shell charm made by sailors for safe returns merged with the binding properties of the Paopu fruit.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The scene in which we are introduced to her is played out in exactly the same way we met Kairi in the first game, only with a more sisterly tone than romantic. Likewise, the lucky charms Aqua made were inspired from a misinterpretation of the two tales we heard in the first game, with the thalassa shell charm made by sailors for safe returns merged with the binding properties of the Paopu fruit.
* {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Letting Maleficent go and saving Terranort wasn't exactly the best thing for the universe....}}
* {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Letting Maleficent go and saving Terranort wasn't exactly the best thing for the universe....}}
** Nor was her creating {{spoiler|Castle Oblivion}}. To be fair, she probably didn't realize that {{spoiler|it would be used by Terranort's Nobody, Xemnas & his crew for more nefarious purposes}} later on.
** Nor was her creating {{spoiler|Castle Oblivion}}. To be fair, she probably didn't realize that {{spoiler|it would be used by Terranort's Nobody, Xemnas & his crew for more nefarious purposes}} later on.
* [[Onee-Sama]]: Arguably qualifies as this to all of the Princesses of Heart she encounters, Kairi and Cinderella in particular.
* [[Onee-Sama]]: Arguably qualifies as this to all of the Princesses of Heart she encounters, Kairi and Cinderella in particular.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Willa Holland has a slight British accent, but in one of Ven's flashbacks, her accent comes unbelievably strong. Just listen to her cast Fire or Magnet spells; her British-style "r" is unmistakable.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Willa Holland has a slight British accent, but in one of Ven's flashbacks, her accent comes unbelievably strong. Just listen to her cast Fire or Magnet spells; her British-style "r" is unmistakable.
* [[Original Generation]]
* [[Original Generation]]
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* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]: She gives up {{spoiler|her armor and her Keyblade to save Terra.}} While she turned out fine, she has to spend the next decade stuck in a hostile world at a serious disadvantage, and saving {{spoiler|Terra turns out to set most of Xehanort's evil deeds in motion.}}
* [[Senseless Sacrifice]]: She gives up {{spoiler|her armor and her Keyblade to save Terra.}} While she turned out fine, she has to spend the next decade stuck in a hostile world at a serious disadvantage, and saving {{spoiler|Terra turns out to set most of Xehanort's evil deeds in motion.}}
* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]]: To the point where ''it had to be toned down''... not that it changed much.
* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]]: To the point where ''it had to be toned down''... not that it changed much.
** For those of you curious, [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101201010961/kingdomhearts/images/5/5c/AquaPrecensor.png here] is the Sexy Backless Outfit to end all Sexy Backless Outfits.
** For those of you curious, [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101201010961/kingdomhearts/images/5/5c/AquaPrecensor.png here]{{Dead link}} is the Sexy Backless Outfit to end all Sexy Backless Outfits.
* [[She Is the King]]: ''Master'' Aqua.
* [[She Is the King]]: ''Master'' Aqua.
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: {{spoiler|Vanitas tries to kill her off several times during the game as he and Master Xehanort only need Terra and Ven for their schemes. Except she kept surviving and ultimately defeated the both of them after Terra and Ven were possessed.}}
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: {{spoiler|Vanitas tries to kill her off several times during the game as he and Master Xehanort only need Terra and Ven for their schemes. Except she kept surviving and ultimately defeated the both of them after Terra and Ven were possessed.}}
* [[Static Character]]: While she may do most of the heroics of the game, she does not do much growth as a character and essentially remains the same person as when she started.
* [[Static Character]]: While she may do most of the heroics of the game, she does not do much growth as a character and essentially remains the same person as when she started.
** [[Tropes Are Not Bad|Not necessarily a bad thing though]], since [[Your Mileage May Vary|arguably]] the entire point of her character is that in contrast to Ven and Terra, Aqua has absolute faith in Eraqus's teachings and [[Shut UP, Hannibal|doesn't care]] for [[Hannibal Lecture|Hannibal Lectures]].
** [[Tropes Are Not Bad|Not necessarily a bad thing though]], since [[Your Mileage May Vary|arguably]] the entire point of her character is that in contrast to Ven and Terra, Aqua has absolute faith in Eraqus's teachings and [[Shut UP, Hannibal|doesn't care]] for [[Hannibal Lecture|Hannibal Lectures]].
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* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Although the plot focuses more on Terra, Aqua spends more time as the Protagonist of ''[[Birth By Sleep]].'' {{spoiler|She also serves as [[The Hero]] of the epilogue.}}
* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: Although the plot focuses more on Terra, Aqua spends more time as the Protagonist of ''[[Birth By Sleep]].'' {{spoiler|She also serves as [[The Hero]] of the epilogue.}}
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Eraqus told her that {{spoiler|if he were ever killed, she should take his Keyblade as her own and use it to take control of the Land of Departure.}} In the Last Chapter, she does just that.
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Eraqus told her that {{spoiler|if he were ever killed, she should take his Keyblade as her own and use it to take control of the Land of Departure.}} In the Last Chapter, she does just that.
* [[Teachers Pet]]: Described by Nomura as an Honor Student type. She follows Master Eraqus's orders without question, and even (albeit reluctantly) spies on Terra for him.
* [[Teacher's Pet]]: Described by Nomura as an Honor Student type. She follows Master Eraqus's orders without question, and even (albeit reluctantly) spies on Terra for him.
* [[Team Mom]]: To Peter Pan and the lost boys.
* [[Team Mom]]: To Peter Pan and the lost boys.
** [[Mama Bear]]
** [[Mama Bear]]
* {{spoiler|[[Trapped in Another World]]}}: Come the ending of ''Birth By Sleep'', {{spoiler|Aqua's stuck in the World of Darkness and, according to the secret ending, was there until some time after ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Ansem says he met Sora a year ago, which would put Aqua's imprisonment at around twelve years. However, the secret ending of ''Final Mix'' implies that she still had more adventures down there and wasn't just wandering around.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Trapped in Another World]]}}: Come the ending of ''Birth By Sleep'', {{spoiler|Aqua's stuck in the World of Darkness and, according to the secret ending, was there until some time after ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Ansem says he met Sora a year ago, which would put Aqua's imprisonment at around twelve years. However, the secret ending of ''Final Mix'' implies that she still had more adventures down there and wasn't just wandering around.}}
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Making a Splash|Rainfell]] and later the upgrade [[Infinity-1 Sword|Stormfall]] [[Cool Key|key]][[Cool Sword|blade]], once she {{spoiler|gives it up to save the possessed Terra she wields the [[Take Up My Sword|Master Keeper]].}}
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Making a Splash|Rainfell]] and later the upgrade [[Infinity-1 Sword|Stormfall]] [[Cool Key|key]][[Cool Sword|blade]], once she {{spoiler|gives it up to save the possessed Terra she wields the [[Take Up My Sword|Master Keeper]].}}
* [[Women Are Wiser]]: Played with, she is more mature and centered then Terra and Ven but to them she can come off as high and mighty and a busybody.
* [[Women Are Wiser]]: Played with, she is more mature and centered then Terra and Ven but to them she can come off as high and mighty and a busybody.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: *ahem*
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: *ahem*


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This is a listing of the Heroes that appear in the Kingdom Hearts series. Visit here for the main characters index.


Sora

"C'mon, Riku! You've been hanging out in darkness too long. You gotta try and think positive!"
Click to see Sora as he appears in the first game and Chain of Memories
Click to see Sora as he appears in Dream Drop Distance

"I don't need a weapon! My friends are my power!"

Voiced by: Miyu Irino (Japanese), Haley Joel Osment (English)
—Young Sora voiced by: Takuto Yoshinaga (Japanese), Luke Manriquez (English)

A bright and spirited boy from Destiny Islands whose peaceful life is shattered when his home is destroyed by the Heartless, and finds himself in possession of a peculiar weapon called the Keyblade. As a hero chosen to battle the forces of darkness, Sora embarks on a quest to reunite with his friends and save all other worlds from suffering the same fate as his own.

  • Adorkable
  • All Your Powers Combined: Has access to all of the mobility options of the protagonists of Birth By Sleep in Kingdom Hearts II (the dodge roll only shows up in Final Mix, but it's otherwise intrinsic to him throughout the series). Aqua's cartwheel is hidden in Master Form, though.
    • Jack of All Stats: In comparison to Terra, Aqua, and Ventus. He's not as skilled a mage as Aqua, as fast as Ventus or as powerful as Terra, but is superior to them in the areas they don't specialize in. He's also not as adept at using the Keyblade's full potential as a Morph Weapon and lacks technique and finesse, but is learning as he goes along. Also specifically has this as his stat distribution in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days.
  • Always Save the Girl: Sora says himself that Kairi means more to him than anything else. This is very apparent after he impales himself with the Keyblade of Heart to release her heart, even knowing that this will open the Final Keyhole and the Door to Darkness. Then, when Naminé writes herself over Kairi and Marluxia threatens to kill her unless she breaks Sora's mind and remakes them as her puppet, Sora was willing to allow this to happen if it meant her safety. And when Saïx tells him he has Kairi, Sora practically begged on his knees to take him to her. Saïx refused.
    • Lampshaded by several characters, especially Donald.
  • Anime Hair: Sweet Mother. His hair keeps its shape underwater.
  • Badass Adorable: Especially in the first game (Haley Joel Osment's younger voice in the English version definitely helps). In the second game he's pretty much a Badass Adorkable.
  • Badass on Paper: While he's still more or less of a badass of his own, to longtime fans of Disney his feats border on extreme in badassitude. To be precise, his Rogues Gallery consists of almost the entire Disney Villain pantheon, who have without exaggeration collectively inspired nightmares of children worldwide for nigh on three-quarters of century now. The games consist in part of Sora and co. beating them down spectacularly.
  • Berserk Button: Most notably Kairi; he tends to get very irrational when she is threatened or in danger, even to the point of alienating his friends, which is a notable change for him.
    • On the subject of his friends: harming them will not end well for you. A number of villains have found this out the hard way.
  • Beware the Nice Ones: Sora is a sweet and cheerful kid who wants to help anyone who has problems, even if he doesn't know them. He forgives those who want to reform themselves, he saves the universe, and his only wish is to reunite with his two best friends. Though, he's not called a "Keyblade Wielder" for no reason. To this date, he has slaughtered thousands of creatures of pure darkness who had the universe shaking with fear, thousands of the sneaky and cunning Nobodies, put down Xehanort's Heartless and Nobody, defeated the "Mistress of All Evil" and her associates -- a few of them being the Greek God of the Underworld, the Boogeyman himself, and the captain of an undead ghost pirate crew which not even the Royal Navy of the British Empire could defeat, and in the second game, he ain't afraid to insult them, make fun of them, or tell them to go to hell.
  • A Boy And His Dream Eater: Sora and Riku also develope quite adorable relationships with their starter Dream Eaters, Wandanyan and Koumori Bat, the first of which Sora ends up lovingly nicknnaming "Eata". Sora ends up keeping all his Dream Eaters for companionship in the end, when he decides to embark on a journey on his own.
  • Celebrity Voice Actor: In English, he can see dead people.
  • Character Tics: Putting his hands on the back of his head. He does it because of Ven's heart residing in his own.
  • Charles Atlas Superpower
  • The Chosen One: Though it turns out he wasn't at first.
    • The Chosen Zero: Some people don't believe it the first time they meet him, though.
    • The Unchosen One: Sora is the only character to claim a Keyblade without performing the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony with a previous Keyblade Master. Aqua, unaware that she'd accidentally done it with Kairi earlier, considered it with Sora, but decided against it to prevent him from feeling the pain of fighting Riku if he gave into the darkness like Terra. It doesn't work. Ironically, his status as The Unchosen One is what leads him to becoming The Chosen One.
      • Specifically: The Keyblade originally meant for Riku changed its mind when Riku weakened his heart with darkness, instead making its way for the nearest suitable heart, Sora. Riku is able to use this to force the Keyblade away from Sora later on, though Sora proves his worth through his understanding of The Power of Friendship and definitively gains ownership over what was once Riku's Keyblade.
  • Chronic Hero Syndrome
  • Combination Attack: Sora's specialty is combining his powers with an allies.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
  • Cute Little Fangs: His Halloween Town costume.
  • Divergent Character Evolution: With a single character, oddly enough. In Chain of Memories, Sora has a vast array of special attacks that build off his basic spells and attacks in Kingdom Hearts, with emphasis on his Magic Knight style, and massive expansion of magic techniques, while physical attacks being simple three hit combos or the Awesome but Impractical special attacks from the game. In Kingdom Hearts II, after having forgotten everything about Castle Oblivion, emphasis is on Sora being a Lightning Bruiser, with his main offensive abilities being finishers and combo enhancers that include a bit of Full-Contact Magic, everything under Multi Melee Master below, and slicing through skyscrapers (!), with magic still being powerful, but less useful and in less variety. Fastforward to 3D and Sora is back to Magic Knight.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Grows into this as the series progresses.
  • The Empath: The traditional signs of this are subtle, but definitely there. In keeping with his newfound role as The Messiah, it is explicitly stated that Sora's super-power is the ability to "connect his heart with anyone" -- ie: he heals hearts and brings people together simply by being in their proximity. Presumably, this is what his primary role in the story would have been, had Riku not screwed up his own destiny and left Sora to become The Unchosen One.
    • Coded ramps this up a notch by the final level, with much talk about Data-Sora willingly accepting the pain of others.
  • Expy: Of Sion Barzahd (The Bouncer) and Mickey Mouse.
  • Fingerless Gloves
  • Friendship Freak
  • The Hero
  • Heterosexual Life Partners: With Riku.
  • Incorruptible Pure Pureness: While there are characters in the series whose hearts are more pure than his, there's darkness in every heart, after all. The light in his heart is still pure and strong enough that he was able to protect Kairi's heart, open a door in the Realm of Nothingness to the Realm of Light, and repair Ventus's fractured heart while he was a newborn.
    • Played with later, though. In 3D Xehanort takes advantage of Sora's purity and empathy and uses it to break his heart and force him into the darkness.
  • Invisible Parents: But not neglectful. Sora's mom makes dinner, and Sora's dad cares enough to take his son and his son's best friend out to play when they were little. But...You never actually see them...
  • Japanese Pronouns: "Ore".
    • His newborn heart used "Boku", indicating that he was even purer and more innocent back then.
  • Keet
  • Knight Errant
  • Leitmotif: Gets one -- "Sora" -- in the second game when he first awakens.
  • Light'Em Up: Most of Sora's special attacks are light powered, like Ragnarok, Ars Arcanum, Faith/Holy, and of course Trinity Limit.
  • Man Behind the Man: Sora, Donald, and Goofy pretty much orchestrate each Disney Hero's success story, usually risking life and limb, while remaining more or less in the background.
  • Master of Unlocking: He is a Keyblade wielder, after all.
  • Magic Knight: In every game Sora is equally skilled in both swordplay and sorcery.
  • Master Swordsman: Works hand and hand with Implausible Fencing Powers.
    • Could be justified, however, with a bit of Fridge Brilliance. While he was still asleep in that chamber, Roxas was using the Keyblade as a member of Organization XIII and probably raised his skills farther than what Sora could do in the first game. Then when he merged back with Sora, all of his skills were unknowingly transferred to Sora.
      • Distinct here, because he seems to be almost entirely self-taught.
  • Meaningful Name: Sora means "Sky". Prequel character Ventus has a name meaning "Wind". Hmmm... To say nothing of the recurring line "There are many worlds, but they all share the same sky."
  • The Messiah: Seriously. Name a person he doesn't like that's not a bad guy.
  • Mind Hive: His drive system does not canonically function as this, despite what the in-game mechanics might imply. In addition, Roxas, Xion, Ven, and probably Vanitas are sheltering inside him.
    • Ven, Roxas, and Xion being inside of him is apparently going to be a major plot point in Dream Drop Distance. One of the recent trailers has Vanitas and someone who looks to be a younger Xehanort confronting Sora about "hearts other than your own!"

"I'm everyone!"

Riku

"I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And... suppose there are other worlds... then that means ours is just a little piece of something much greater!"

Click to see Riku as he appears in the first game and Chain of Memories.
Click to see Riku as he appears in the 358/2 Days.
Click to see Riku as he appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D

"Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"

Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), David Gallagher (English)
—Young Riku voiced by: Eiji Shima (Japanese), Ty Panitz (English)

Sora's best friend and rival. His desire to see something greater beyond his tiny, secluded island home led to him being seduced by the forces of darkness. But once he realizes the harm he's caused, he begins working in the shadows to assist Sora in whatever way possible. He's actually the original owner of Sora's Keyblade, but has to work to get his own when the Keyblade decides Sora is more fit.

"I don't know Riku, you say some weird stuff sometimes, but I'll try it!"

Kairi

"Maybe... waiting isn't good enough."
(Click to see Kairi as she appears in the first game and Chain of Memories)

"Don't ever forget. Wherever you go, I'm always with you."

Voiced by: Risa Uchida (Japanese), Hayden Panettiere/Alyson Stoner (English)
—Young Kairi voiced by: Sumire Moroboshi (Japanese), Ariel Winter (English)

A close friend of Sora and Riku who came to Destiny Islands from Radiant Garden, which sparked their interest in other worlds. Much of her role involves waiting to be rescued or waiting for her friends to return from their journeys. She's one of the seven Princesses of Heart, possessing no darkness in her heart. In the The Stinger Reconnect ending of 3D Riku brings Kairi to Yen Sid to begin her Keyblade training.


King Mickey

"Helping others should always come before asking others for help."
"Keyblades are not something you use just to bully somebody around!"
—Voiced by:Takashi Aoyagi (Japanese), Wayne Allwine/Bret Iwan (English)

The King of Disney Castle, and a Keyblade Master. He's one of the first to notice how much danger the worlds are in, and one of the first to take action. When he leaves on a journey and doesn't come back, Donald and Goofy set out to find him. Although they meet a few times, Mickey is usually one step ahead of them and has a better idea of what's going on.

Mickey: "They'll pay for this."[3]

  • Mickey Mouse
  • Older Than He Looks: Though Mickey has generally been timeless (and Kingdom Hearts has odd implications in that direction as well), he was already a King and Keyblade Master ten years previous to the main story, making him on the way to middle age. Despite that, he still displays the characteristic youthful Mickey Mouse exuberance and looks no different than any other portrayal (excepting the clothes, of course). That said, see Vague Age.
  • One-Scene Wonder: Mickey was only allowed in one scene in the first game; Tetsuya Nomura made sure to make it count.
  • The Other Darrin: Wayne Allwine, the longstanding voice of Mickey since the late '70s, died in May of 2009, shortly after he finished recording for Days. Birth by Sleep marks the debut of Bret Iwan as Mickey.
  • Personality Powers
  • Rodent of Unusual Size
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: Our mentor character, ladies and gentlemen.
  • Sixth Ranger: To Terra, Aqua, and Ven as well as Sora's group.
  • Spanner in the Works: In Birth By Sleep. The plan was for Vanitas to take over Ventus's body and form the χ-blade while Master Xehanort committed Grand Theft Me on Terra, and sometime while he dealt with Ventus Vanitas would kill Aqua. Unfortunately for them Mickey happened upon the scene and saved her, an act that would lead to Aqua further disrupting their schemes.
  • Supporting Leader
  • Took a Level In Badass: The exact process is detailed in Birth by Sleep.
    • Although by the start of Birth By Sleep, he had apparently already completed his training and become King of Disney Castle. He does gain more actual experience in exploring the worlds and combating Unversed, culminating in his takedown-assist of Vanitas.
  • Vague Age: He was a King and Keyblade Master with the same general outlook and personality (minus some character development) ten years previously. However, Timeless River shows him to be acting vastly different sometime in the past while still appearing to be the same general age. Pete seems to imply that the events happened as depicted. If so, than Kingdom Hearts may be going for the same timeless chronology regarding Mickey Mouse as, for instance, Epic Mickey did, with decades of animation history all simultaneously being in Mickey's past.
  • Weapon of Choice: The Keyblade of the Dark Realm, Kingdom Key D, a counterpart to Sora's Kingdom Key. In Birth By Sleep, he wields the familiar Star Seeker, and uses it again in Coded and back to Kingdom Key D in 3D. In his past however we find he learned his sword fighting wielding a Royal Rapier.
  • Worthy Opponent: Xehanort seems to think so in KH3D. Notable considering how little Xehanort cares for any of the other protagonists beyond their usefulness to him. Mickey seems to be the only foe Xehanort actually respects at this point.


Donald Duck

"Confounded Heartless! Get lost will ya?"
"Aw, what do you know you big palooka...?"
—Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera (Japanese), Tony Anselmo (English)

A fiery-tempered magician and a member of King Mickey's court at Disney Castle. Sent to find and follow the Keyblade bearer, he joins up with Sora to help him save the worlds and becomes one of his closest friends.


Goofy

"All for one and one for all!
"I'm not going to betray Sora, either!"
—Voiced by:Yu Shimaka (Japanese), Bill Farmer (English)

The mild-mannered yet loyal Captain of the Royal Knights at Disney Castle. Same deal as Donald.


Terra

"What I do, I do for friendship."
"Aqua... Ven... I won't let him hurt you."
—Voiced by: Ryotaro Okiayu (Japanese), Jason Dohring (English)

An aspiring Keyblade Master who is denied the title due to the darkness in his heart. He is manipulated by Master Xehanort into embracing and channeling that darkness. Though he wises up, his body is taken over by Master Xehanort, becoming the infamous Xehanort known today. His mind still exists within the Keyblade Graveyard as the Lingering Will.

  • Aesop Amnesia: Damn it Terra, STOP LISTENING TO OBVIOUS VILLAINS!
    • To be fair, the only one he truly helped was Maleficent; after that, he fixed what he would mess up.
  • Animated Armor
  • And I Must Scream
  • Anti-Hero: Type II, a "Disney Anti-Hero".
  • A Sinister Clue: A rare Anti-Heroic example who doesn't fall under The Southpaw. Though he swings his Keyblade with his right hand like the other protagonists, Terra's dark powers tend to manifest through his left, to the point where his finishers in Dark Impulse mode involve turning it into a huge, grasping claw. Nice touch, Square-Enix.
  • Badass Cape: As the Lingering Will. Sadly, it had to be removed for gameplay in Birth by Sleep due to programming difficulties.
  • Battle Aura: A vaguely flame-like, pitch-black one whenever he taps into the power of darkness.
  • Berserk Button: Same as Aqua's. Only it's not just villains who can trigger it, as Master Eraqus can attest.
  • Big Brother Instinct
    • Knight Templar Big Brother: This develops by the end of the game in regards to everyone seeming to want to end Ven's existence, whether they were good people or bad people.
  • Blue Eyes
  • Body Snatched
  • Bonus Boss: As the Lingering Will in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.
  • Broken Ace
  • Captain Obvious: He has a stange tendency to always announce when Unversed appeared.
  • Combat Tropes
    • BFK: Big Freakin' Key.
      • And he can transform it into a BFG. Terra doesn't mess around.
      • Morph Weapon: Moreso than anyone else in the series with a Keyblade. As said above, Terra can turn his Keyblade into a positively enormous cannon. Like the rest of the trio, it can also turn into a hovercycle capable of travelling through the universe like a Gummi Ship. When you face him as the Lingering Will, he ups the ante with additional forms like a whip and a bow and arrow.
    • Casting a Shadow: His specialties are darkness and earth spells. He even has a D-Link with Maleficent.
    • Diagonal Cut: His exclusive Zantesuken move (which can also One Hit KO).
    • Dishing Out Dirt: His strongest magics are earth spells like Quake and Meteor. He can also use the element in physical attacks.
    • Flash Step: Despite being the Mighty Glacier of the trio, he does have access to a few, namely his exclusive Sonic Shadow and Chaos Blade moves (which also use a brief Teleport Spam).
    • Mighty Glacier: Hits like a tank, and moves and attacks about as fast as one too.
      • Glass Cannon: Begins to overlap with this. He becomes fairly speedy with Critical Impact and Dark Impulse, but Aqua's Barrier and Ven's Dodge Roll are more effective against the Bonus Bosses than Terra's Slide and Block. His sole defensive advantage over them is his higher HP.
    • Super Mode: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
      • Critical Impact: Terra's attacks become much stronger and a bit faster. Leaps into the air and slams the ground to send out a shockwave as a finisher.
      • Firestorm: Keyblade turns into a Flaming Sword. Terra creates a wave of flame pillars as a finishing move.
      • Diamond Dust: Keyblade acquires ice powers. Terra summons a large explosion of ice around him as a finisher.
      • Thunderbolt: Keyblade crackles with lightning. Terra creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
      • Rock Breaker: Terra's attacks become earth-based and he excels at ground combat. He sends homing rock spears flying around as a finisher.
      • Dark Impulse: Terra's attacks become dark-based, and his gauntlet slams enemies with a large fist of darkness. Teleports under enemies to deliver an uppercut as a finisher.
      • BladeCharge: Keyblade becomes engulfed in light, giving a huge boost to the range of attacks. Uses an overhead Spin Attack as a finisher.
      • Frozen Fortune: Triggered by using ice cream items to fill the command gauge, uses ice to attack. Creates a field of ice orbs in the air that explode as a finisher.
      • Rhythm Mixer: Exclusive to Final Mix, spin and fly through the air to attack with dance-like attack. Create a trio of symbols and beat them to send out soundwaves as a finisher.
  • Cool Bike: His Keyblade Glider.
  • Dull Surprise: Jason Dohring's performance, except when he's really angry.
    • It should be noted that Jason Dohring's performance isn't completely emotionless, as can be seen with anger. But contrary to what Game Spot says, Dohring's acting is actually much better when he is in a scene with other characters, especially later in the game as Dohring got more comfortable with portraying the character. Though obviously it's still a large case of your Your Mileage May Vary.
  • Emotional Bruiser
  • Estrogen Brigade Bait: For some. The tight clothing he wears definitely helps. And he'll do vertical push-ups on command.
  • Everything's Better with Samurai: Well, do you have a better explanation for the hakama?
  • Eyes of Gold: At the end of II's secret ending.
  • Face Heel Turn: Subverted. Many people assumed that he was going to pull one to become the current Xehanort. In reality, he winds up possessed by the real Big Bad, Master Xehanort, and is currently serving as his vessel.
  • Fatal Flaw/Ambition Is Evil
  • Fighting From the Inside: It's what lets Aqua overcome his Xehanort-possessed body when she joins him in his Battle in the Center of the Mind.
  • Gender Blender Name: Terra is a girl's name.
  • Heel Realization
  • Heroic Spirit
  • Hero with an F In Good: At first. He improves it to a B+ over time.
  • Hey, It's That Voice!: (Hi Logan!)
  • Horrible Judge of Character: Even if he has some distrust of them, he winds up listening to Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Hades, Jumba Jookiba, Captain Hook, and (of course) Master Xehanort. It never ends up well for him.
    • To put that into perspective, the only villains in the game that Terra doesn't ally with are Lady Tremaine, Pete, and Braig. He's after Vanitas too, but they never actually meet until the very end.
      • To be fair though, Terra never really trusted Hades or Captain Hook, and never had any intention of helping the Evil Queen and was actually planning more on keeping Snow White safe just in case Master Xehanort showed up. However, he still doesn't seem to learn until after Master Xehanort tricks him into attacking Master Eraqus.
      • Justified in the Deep Space scenario, Jumba said he was put in prison for ridiculous charges and this was after Terra himself was dragged into the ship and imprisoned for almost no apparent reason.
    • Genre Blindness
    • Lampshaded by Peter Pan if you talk to him in Neverland after finishing the storyline there.

Peter: I'd watch out if I were you. You look like an easy guy to trick.

    • And earlier by Hades:

Hades: Wait... Dark, moody, powerful. Yes! He's perfect.

What I do, I do for friendship.

  • Japanese Pronouns: "Ore".
  • Laser-Guided Karma: Much like Riku, he gave into the darkness. Although Terra's consequences in comparison were much worse.
  • Leitmotif: "Terra", which is lifted from "Fate of the Unknown", the track that plays under the secret video of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.
  • Identical Stranger: Master Xehanort looked suspiciously like Terra in his youth especially after Xehanort's possession leaves him Hades Shaded.
  • Meaningful Name: Shares the "earth" theme with Riku, though he has no relation to him outside of character role, Keyblade succession, and getting possessed by Xehanort.
  • Missed the Call: According to Word of God, Terra has the skill and power of a Keyblade Master and thus is essentially one in all but title -- that's why he's able to perform the Rite of Succession with Riku. However, due to Eraqus's concern for the darkness in his heart, he chooses to make Aqua a Master instead. If Xehanort hadn't sabotaged Terra during the exam, it's likely that Terra could have made Master too, and Xehanort's manpulations of his insecurities may not have gone so well.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: See the spoiled trope below, but also, he inspired Riku, more than he already was to leave his world, most likely causing him to jump at the call as early as he did.
  • Original Generation
  • Personality Powers: Specializes in earth and darkness and is stubborn, hard headed, and brooding.
  • The Power of Hate: His hatred for Xehanort builds and builds leading up to the final battle as he realizes Xehanort manipulated him into killing Eraqus and more. Then reaches critical mass when his hatred for Xehanort becomes so intense that he reanimates his armor to fight Xehanort when he loses his body.
    • Unstoppable Rage: There's a reason the Theme Music Power-Up used when he rises against the new Xehanort is called "Rage Awakened". For once the barrier surrounding the battlefield is the hero's, to make sure Xehanort has nowhere to run and no one can interfere.
  • Rage Against the Mentor: Causes a pivotal turning point in the plot.
  • Signature Move: Ultima Cannon! Terra-Xehanort and The Lingering Will can also use it because both of them were once Terra in a way.
  • Single-Stroke Battle: The only one of the Birth By Sleep trio to learn Zantetsuken. In his case, the attack has him flash past his foes as he strikes, with a very high chance of instantly killing the enemies he hits.
  • Skilled but Naive
  • Tears of Remorse:
  • Theme Music Power-Up: Used as a tragic piece when his theme plays when he fights Eraqus. The Lingering Will gets one when it fights Terranort with Rage Awakened playing.
  • Took a Level In Badass: Through accepting his heart's darkness, but like Riku, it has its costs.
    • Not only did he defeat Master Xehanort, when Xehanort stole his body at the conclusion of the fight, he animated his armor out of force of will and defeated him again!
  • Tragic Hero
  • Unwitting Pawn
  • Weapon of Choice: The Earthshaker keyblade which is later upgraded to Ends Of The Earth.
  • What the Hell, Hero?


Ventus ("Ven")

"Friends forever..."
"At least I have some [friends]! I've become a part of their heart, just as they've become a part of mine. My friends are my power... and I'm theirs!"
—Voiced by: Kouki Uchiyama (Japanese), Jesse McCartney (English),

A rookie Keyblade wielder who trains alongside Terra and Aqua at the Land of Departure. He runs away from home to chase after Terra after receiving a warning of things to come. His heart, which has been stripped clean of darkness, is required to create the legendary χ-blade. Ven loses his heart when he destroys the χ-blade, and is currently recovering in Castle Oblivion while Sora holds on to his heart.

"My name's Ventus. Call me Ven."

  • And I Must Scream: Just like the secret ending from Final Mix+, Ventus is frozen alive by Master Xehanort. Granted, he does escape via Heroic Willpower just in the nick of time to save Aqua, but winds up being pinned down by some Unversed just for Vanitas to commit Grand Theft Me. Poor guy.
  • Battle in the Center of the Mind: With Vanitas.
  • Big Brother Worship: Of Terra. It's rather depressing how long it takes for poor Ven to accept that maybe there is something bad going on with him.
  • Blue Eyes
  • Character Tics: He often places his hands behind his head like Sora does.
  • Call Forward: Nearly replicates Sora's famous speech to Riku.
    • Another possible one might involve Master Eraqus mentioning how Ventus was never meant to exist, similarly to how Naminé mentions how Roxas was never meant to exist.
  • Celebrity Voice Actor: Like Roxas, Jesse McCartney.
  • Cool Board: His Keyblade Glider is basically a Galaxy Glider.
  • Combat Tropes
    • Blow You Away: His most powerful spells are wind-based like Tornado, and one of his first signature Command Styles is Cyclone. His final shotlock even combines wind magic with his light magic.
    • Fastball Special: When teamed up with Hercules, he is thrown, but when teamed with Stitch, he does the throwing.
    • Fragile Speedster: Has the fastest attacks but the lowest HP growth. Curiously though, his defense is the highest, but only by a couple points.
    • Holy Hand Grenade/Light'Em Up: Each character specializes in at least two elements. Ven's specialty aside from wind is light-based spells like Faith and Salvation. Also reflected in his Wingblade Command Style which is basically his version of Sora's Final Form.
    • Magic Knight: Ventus is more balanced in magic and sword fighting compared Terra and Aqua who focus one one or the other.
    • Multi Wielding: Gets six swords of light in his Wingblade style and holds one in each hand, with the others floating behind him.
    • Super Mode: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
      • Fever Pitch: Ven's attacks get even faster. Finishing move is a long combo with beams of light.
      • Firestorm: Keyblade turns into a Flaming Sword. Ven creates a storm of flame pillars as a finishing move.
      • Diamond Dust: Keyblade acquires ice powers, Ven summons a large explosion of ice around him as a finishing move.
      • Thunderbolt: Keyblade crackles with lightning, Ven creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
      • Cyclone: Ven spams Spin Attacks with wind-elemental powers and uses a stronger Spin Attack as a finisher.
      • Skyclimber: Greatly boosts Ven's proficiency with aerial attacks, Ven rides his Keyblade like a skateboard to hit enemies as a finisher.
      • Wingblade: Ven discards his Keyblade for six blades of light that float behind him, grabbing them to dual-wield and using long, powerful combos. Uses Instant Runes to blow up enemies as a finisher.
      • Frozen Fortune: Triggered by using ice cream items to fill the command gauge, uses ice to attack. Creates a field of ice orbs in the air that explode as a finisher.
      • Rhythm Mixer: Exclusive to Final Mix, spin and fly through the air to attack with dance-like attack. Create a trio of symbols and beat them to send out soundwaves as a finisher.
    • Reverse Grip
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Even as Xehanort's apprentice, before his darkness was extracted to make Vanitas, he was largely the same person he is now. In fact, the reason his darkness was removed in the first place was because he was too soft for Xehanort's purposes, even with all that darkness within him.
  • Decoy Protagonist: You'd think he'd be the chief protagonist due to his resemblance to Sora and Roxas. As it stands, both Terra and Aqua are both somewhat more important protagonists.
    • It could be compared to the events of the first game. While Sora was the one wielding the Keyblade, it was Riku who was supposed to get it as he was the one chosen by Terra, and then to add more insult to injury, Kairi of all people was officially chosen to be a Keyblade Wielder although, Aqua didn't know what she was doing.
  • Demonic Possession: If Vanitas can truly be percieved as a demon.
  • Determinator: Despite Vanitas completely outclassing him the last time they fought, Ven adamantly refuses to give up when the time comes for their rematch. His determination is so strong that he willingly destroys Vanitas and inflicts catastrophic damage on his own heart to keep his Evil Counterpart from wielding the χ-Blade.
  • Despair Event Horizon: He crossed it when Master Xehanort told him of his true nature.
  • Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: Whenever his heart is in critical condition.
  • Everything's Better with Spinning: He has an entire fighting style based on this concept called Cyclone.
  • Expy: Not just similar, but identical in appearance and voice (both English and Japanese) to Roxas. This is a major plot point.
  • Friendship Freak: Just may be the biggest one in the series. His motivation through his entire story can be summed as making/saving/protecting friends.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: He destroyed the χ-blade even though he knew it would destroy his heart, along with Vanitas's.
  • Incorruptible Pure Pureness: The three fairies of Sleeping Beauty even note that he's just like Aurora, with no darkness in his heart. As it turns out, it's because his darkness has been forcefully removed and personified as Vanitas.
  • Japanese Pronouns: "Ore".
  • Just a Kid: The reason he's not allowed to take the Master Qualification Exam.
  • Leitmotif: "Ventus", a mix of Sora's and Roxas' themes.
  • Identical Stranger: Is identical to Sora with the exception of hairstyle/color.
  • MacGuffin Guy
  • Meaningful Name: Ventus = wind. Sora = sky. Do the math.
  • Mythology Gag: While every character shares some of their trademark skills with Sora, which is more or less just a testament to them being series mainstays, Ven gets Ars Arcanum, several variations of Dodge Roll, Glide, and Strike Raid, and his Wingblade command style is heavily based on Final Form in appearance and fighting style, with a combo finisher that looks like Trinity. And for good measure, Faith and Salvation create pillars of light to attack enemies like Roxas's Event Horizon.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname
  • Original Generation
  • Personality Powers: Specializes in wind and light and is bright and cheerful.
  • The Power of Friendship: See the above quote.
  • Pyrrhic Victory
  • Shirtless Scene: In his awakening.
  • Took a Level In Badass: When he first fights Vanitas, he gets pummeled and needs Mickey to pull a Big Damn Heroes moment. By the end of the game he manages to beat Vanitas one-on-one, while Vanitas is armed with the χ-blade.
  • Trauma-Induced Amnesia
  • Teens Are Short: He's only a few years younger than Terra and Aqua, but he's only a couple inches taller than Ienzo, who's a preteen.
  • Weapon of Choice: The Wayward Wind keyblade, specially designed for Reverse Grip.


Aqua

"The three of us... will always be one."

"Power is born within the heart. When the time is right, you just need to look inside yourself... and you'll find it there."

Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese), Willa Holland (English)

The only one of her trio of friends to become a Keyblade Master. She is tasked with looking after Terra to keep him from succumbing to darkness, and to bring Ventus back to the Land of Departure after he runs away from home. Her actions lead her to being trapped in the Realm of Darkness in a desperate bid to save Terra, and inadvertently brings about the destruction of many worlds.

  • The Ace
  • Action Girl: Is primarily a magic user, which she can combine into a few good physical attacks. There's a reason she's the one with the Master rank, after all.
    • Affirmative Action Girl: Though Kairi had fought in cut-scene form before, and Xion and Larxene had been playable in Days's multiplayer mode, Aqua is the first proper female player character.
  • Back-to-Back Badasses: Subverted when she tells Zack to sit on the sidelines before her battle with Hades and the Ice Colossus. Later played straight in an awesome fashion when she teams up with fellow Memetic Badass Mickey to fend off a Vanitas-possessed Ven.
  • Badass: Let's see, she's the only of the trio to get the Mark of Master, she delivers a Shut UP, Hannibal to every villain she meets, she turns out to be a Spanner in the Works, and in pretty much every world you visit, it's Aqua who sets things right. On top of all this, she tends to be more of a Game Breaker than Terra and Ven due to her high magic stat. Not to mention that after eleven years in the Realm of Darkness, her heart is so strong she hasn't been corrupted yet.
    • Aqua fights Xehanort in a one-on-one duel at the height of his power, a youthful, skilled, Lightning Bruiser Keyblade Master with the Guardian and all the powers of darkness. With a bit of help from Terra who's Fighting From the Inside, she's able to overpower him until he resorts to locking his own memories to get rid of Terra's interference. Keep in mind this is shortly after she wakes up after being knocked unconscious when she and Mickey fought the Vanitas-possessed Ven and she used The Power of Friendship to destroy the χ-blade.
  • Berserk Button: Do not say or do anything bad to or about her friends. Vanitas, Braig, and Xehanort learned this the hard way.
  • Blade of Fearsome Size: One of her transformations turns her Keyblade into a laser sword with massive reach. Now if only she had Blasting Zone as a technique.
  • Blessed with Suck: Often her Ghost Drive style can be more of a hinderance than a boon, as it teleports when she attacks and dodges, making it hard to control her properly.
  • Boobs of Steel: Being that she's several years older than the other main female heroes seen so far, she's more physically developed, and is certainly the most powerful of them, as well as one of the most powerful heroes period.
  • The Chick AND The Hero: Much to everyone's surprise, Aqua does most of the heroics in the game, wraps up almost all of the Disney stories, and is the longest lasting original character in the series making it all the way to the end without turning evil or comatose at some point or other, all while maintaining a motherly/sisterly role.
  • Women Are Wiser: She is the only one of the trio who qualifies to become a Keyblade Master. Ven's too inexperienced to apply, and Terra has too much darkness in him. Though in Terra's defense, he was sabotaged.
  • Combat Tropes
    • The Archer: Her Keyblade's vehicle form also works as an enormous energy bow. Sadly, you can only use it during Keyblade Ride games, unlike Terra's BFG.
    • Barrier Warrior: Not exclusively, but where Terra and Ventus block attacks with their Keyblades, Aqua throws up a Beehive Barrier that protects her from all directions. She also learns skills to dash while projecting a barrier to damage enemies, can explode her barrier outwards to damage enemies, and is the only character who can use her Block skill in midair.
    • Fastball Special: She tosses Stitch at enemies when teamed up with him. When teamed up with Prince Phillip, however, he tosses her instead.
    • Fire, Ice, Lightning: While Terra gets Earth and Dark attacks and Ven gets Wind and Light, Aqua actually has no preference towards Water and instead focuses her skills in these three areas. Not counting the Non-Elemental ones, her unique magic skills are Triple Blizzaga, Triple Firaga, Thundaga Shot, Raging Storm, Glacier, Firaga Burst, and Ice Barrage.
    • Flash Step: Many of her spells and special attacks include this. Her "Ghost Drive" Command style makes all of her attacks Flash Steps.
    • Full-Contact Magic
    • Glass Cannon: She attacks fast, and later, on her spells seriously hurt. Sadly, her HP is unimpressive.
    • Lady of War: While Ven and Terra assume typical battle stances, Aqua stands perfectly poised even in the heat of battle. Her first Command Style, Spellweaver, hammers this concept home, where she attacks with graceful Keyblade flips and twirls.
    • Light'Em Up: Her Spellweaver and Ghost Drive magic, Magic Pulse finishers up to and including Teleport Spike, and her Lightbloom shotlock, appear as glowing white orbs of Pure Energy. She also has Roxas's Magic Hour.
    • Making a Splash: Unlike Terra and Ventus, who get a spell for their elemental namesake, Aqua's only water attack is her starting shotlock Bubble Blast. Instead her element is shown through her unique Keyblades, Rainfell and Stormfall, and her Infinity-1 Sword Brightcrest.
    • Spin Attack: Many, including her Spell Waver and Blade Charge finishers, and her Lightbloom Shotlock.
    • Squishy Wizard: She's got the lowest defense, is only slightly faster than Terra (but with a better dodge), and lacks in sword skills. However, Terra and Ven each control two magic elements (darkness and earth, light and wind), she specializes in magic in general, having a powerhouse spell in the Fire, Ice, Lightning trio, some powerful spells of nonstandard magic types, and her guard is replaced by a Reflect spell.
    • Super Mode: Command Styles, which boost offensive power:
      • Spell Weaver: Aqua enchants her Keyblade with magic, using fancy sword throws and twirls to attack and an extended Spin Attack as a finisher.
      • Firestorm: Keyblade turns into a Flaming Sword. Aqua creates a wave of flame pillars as a finishing move.
      • Diamond Dust: Keyblade acquires ice powers. Aqua summons a large explosion of ice around her as a finisher.
      • Thunderbolt: Keyblade crackles with lightning. Aqua creates a storm of lightning bolts overhead as a finisher.
      • Ghost Drive: Flash Steps to attack enemies and teleports instead of cartwheeling for a dodge. Stab spears of light into the ground and explode them as a finisher.
      • Skyclimber: Greatly boosts Aqua's proficiency with aerial attacks. Aqua rides her Keyblade like a skateboard to hit enemies as a finisher.
      • BladeCharge: Keyblade becomes engulfed in light, giving a huge boost to the range of attacks. Uses an overhead Spin Attack as a finisher.
      • Frozen Fortune: Triggered by using ice cream items to fill the command gauge, uses ice to attack. Creates a field of ice orbs in the air that explode as a finisher.
      • Rhythm Mixer: Exclusive to Final Mix, spin and fly through the air to attack with dance-like attack. Create a trio of symbols and beat them to send out soundwaves as a finisher.
    • She Fu
    • Teleport Spam: With many of her attacks.
  • Curtains Match the Window
  • Cute Bruiser
  • Detached Sleeves
  • Double Jump: Doubleflight
  • Distaff Counterpart: To Sora to a a certain extent
  • Dull Surprise: Willa Holland isn't as bad at this as Jason Dohring, but still frequent. However, sometimes it works -- when Aqua mutters dully "first things first" after encountering Unversed in one world, she sounds bored with the idea that there's yet another swarm of Mooks to mow down, which one probably would be in her situation.
  • Eleventh-Hour Superpower: She gains the Brightcrest Keyblade in the Final Chapter. It possesses very impressive range, makes critical hits a 75% chance, and provides an outstanding boost to her already impressive magic stat.
    • She gets yet another one, namely Eraqus's Keyblade, Master Keeper, during the Secret Episode. It has the same range and magic rating as Brightcrest, but with additional physical strength.
  • Expy: Averted contrary to expectations. Though she's the female in the Two Guys and a Girl Power Trio and looks like an older version of Kairi (and by extension Kairi's own Expies), Aqua is closer to the Team Mom rather then The Heart/The Chick.
  • Everything's Better with Spinning: Her final Shotlock Lightbloom.
  • Fighting Your Friend: Poor girl had to fight both of them.
  • Fingerless Gloves
  • Friendship Freak: Nearly as much as Sora.
  • Hot Chick With A Keyblade
  • Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Because she follows Eraqus's teachings so strongly, she has only a small bit of darkness in her heart. This leads Vanitas to plan to use her as a back up for the Master Plan, and her heart is strong enough to not be consumed in the Realm of Darkness without her armor or a Black Coat for 11 years.
  • Japanese Pronouns: "Watashi"
  • Jiggle Physics: Part of the reason that ESRB tagged the game with "Mild Suggestive Themes".
  • Leitmotif: "Aqua", which is lifted from "Fate of the Unknown", the track that plays under the secret video of Kingdom Hearts II's Final Mix.
  • Male Gaze: Pay close attention to where Hades's eyes briefly wander.
  • Meaningful Name: As detailed above for Kairi, Aqua continues the "water/sea" theme, though she's not related to her aside from Keyblade succession.
  • My Name Is Master Aqua

"Now return my friend's heart, or pay the price!"

  • Mythology Gag: The scene in which we are introduced to her is played out in exactly the same way we met Kairi in the first game, only with a more sisterly tone than romantic. Likewise, the lucky charms Aqua made were inspired from a misinterpretation of the two tales we heard in the first game, with the thalassa shell charm made by sailors for safe returns merged with the binding properties of the Paopu fruit.
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Letting Maleficent go and saving Terranort wasn't exactly the best thing for the universe....
    • Nor was her creating Castle Oblivion. To be fair, she probably didn't realize that it would be used by Terranort's Nobody, Xemnas & his crew for more nefarious purposes later on.
  • Onee-Sama: Arguably qualifies as this to all of the Princesses of Heart she encounters, Kairi and Cinderella in particular.
  • Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Willa Holland has a slight British accent, but in one of Ven's flashbacks, her accent comes unbelievably strong. Just listen to her cast Fire or Magnet spells; her British-style "r" is unmistakable.
  • Original Generation
  • Personality Powers: Specializes in magic in general and (minorly) water, and is levelheaded and intelligent.
  • The Power of Friendship: It can create a Spirit Sword.
  • Senseless Sacrifice: She gives up her armor and her Keyblade to save Terra. While she turned out fine, she has to spend the next decade stuck in a hostile world at a serious disadvantage, and saving Terra turns out to set most of Xehanort's evil deeds in motion.
  • Sexy Backless Outfit: To the point where it had to be toned down... not that it changed much.
    • For those of you curious, here [dead link] is the Sexy Backless Outfit to end all Sexy Backless Outfits.
  • She Is the King: Master Aqua.
  • Spanner in the Works: Vanitas tries to kill her off several times during the game as he and Master Xehanort only need Terra and Ven for their schemes. Except she kept surviving and ultimately defeated the both of them after Terra and Ven were possessed.
  • Static Character: While she may do most of the heroics of the game, she does not do much growth as a character and essentially remains the same person as when she started.
  • Sugar and Ice Personality: Nomura says that, "She puts up a cold front, but she's kind to her friends."
  • Supporting Protagonist: Although the plot focuses more on Terra, Aqua spends more time as the Protagonist of Birth By Sleep. She also serves as The Hero of the epilogue.
  • Take Up My Sword: Eraqus told her that if he were ever killed, she should take his Keyblade as her own and use it to take control of the Land of Departure. In the Last Chapter, she does just that.
  • Teacher's Pet: Described by Nomura as an Honor Student type. She follows Master Eraqus's orders without question, and even (albeit reluctantly) spies on Terra for him.
  • Team Mom: To Peter Pan and the lost boys.
  • Trapped in Another World: Come the ending of Birth By Sleep, Aqua's stuck in the World of Darkness and, according to the secret ending, was there until some time after Kingdom Hearts II. Ansem says he met Sora a year ago, which would put Aqua's imprisonment at around twelve years. However, the secret ending of Final Mix implies that she still had more adventures down there and wasn't just wandering around.
  • Weapon of Choice: Rainfell and later the upgrade Stormfall keyblade, once she gives it up to save the possessed Terra she wields the Master Keeper.
  • Women Are Wiser: Played with, she is more mature and centered then Terra and Ven but to them she can come off as high and mighty and a busybody.
  • You Gotta Have Blue Hair
  • Zettai Ryouiki: *ahem*
  1. ↑ a character she only voiced for one line in BBS
  2. ↑ a character who she's consistently voiced throughout the series' main numbered entries
  3. ↑ The "this" in question doubles as a case of It's Personal, given that Goofy just appeared to have died.
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