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Kingdom Hearts is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive Studios. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series. The series features a mixture of familiar Disney and Final Fantasy characters, as well as several new characters designed by Tetsuya Nomura. In addition, it has an all-star voice cast which includes many of the Disney characters' official voice actors.
The series centers around the main character Sora's search for his friends and his encounters with Disney and Final Fantasy characters on their worlds. Players primarily control Sora, though there are numerous characters who join Sora's party as computer controlled members. The majority of the characters were introduced in the first game, Kingdom Hearts. Several new characters were introduced in the sequel, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, which also features alternate versions of previous characters created from Sora's memories. The third game, Kingdom Hearts II, added more Disney and Final Fantasy characters, as well as introduced new antagonists.
Various types of merchandise modeled after the characters' likeness have been produced, including figurines and jewelry. The characters have garnered praise from several video game websites and magazines for the quality of their voice acting and visual style. Comments focused on the accurate presentation of Disney characters, the unique visual style of Square Enix characters, how well all the characters blended together, and the consistent quality performances from voice actors.

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The Kingdom Hearts series is directed by Tetsuya Nomura, who also works as the character designer of the games. Nomura has stated that unlike working with Final Fantasy characters, keeping the main character Sora alive and interesting over multiple games is a challenge. He also stated that though many of the Disney characters are not normally dark and serious, there were not many challenges making them so for the story, and despite this, their personalities shine because they maintain their own characteristics. Though Disney gave Nomura freedom in the characters and worlds used for the games, he and his staff tried to stay within the established roles of characters and boundaries of the worlds. When deciding which worlds to include in the game, the development staff tried to take into account worlds with Disney characters that would be interesting.
The inclusion of specific Final Fantasy characters was based on the opinions of fans and the development staff. Another criterion for inclusion was whether the staff felt the characters would fit into the storyline and in the Kingdom Hearts universe. Initially, Nomura was hesitant to use characters he did not design, because he was unfamiliar with the background work of such characters. For Kingdom Hearts II, he changed his mind after receiving pressure from his staff. Throughout the development of the games, Nomura has often  certain events and connections between characters unexplained until the release of future games. Nomura did this because he feels that games should have room for fans to speculate and use their imagination. He stated that with speculation, even though a game may get old, people can still be happy with it.

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<section id="33522" fatherid="33520" title="Voice cast" lv="" priority="2" level="2">
The Kingdom Hearts games feature well-known voice actors for the Japanese and English versions of the characters. The Japanese version featured Miyu Irino as Sora, Risa Uchida as Kairi, and Mamoru Miyano as Riku. Kingdom Hearts II introduced Kōki Uchiyama as Roxas, Iku Nakahara as Naminé, and Genzō Wakayama as DiZ. The English release of the Kingdom Hearts games featured an all-star voice cast which included many of the Disney characters' official voice actors. Wayne Allwine (later Bret Iwan after Allwine's death), Tony Anselmo, and Bill Farmer voiced Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, respectively. Several high profile actors provided the voice acting of the main characters. The first game featured Haley Joel Osment as Sora, David Gallagher as Riku, and Hayden Panettiere as Kairi. Kingdom Hearts II saw the return of the main character voice actors and added Jesse McCartney as Roxas, Brittany Snow as Naminé, Christopher Lee as DiZ, and Alyson Stoner as Xion.
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<section id="33524" fatherid="33523" title="Sora" lv="" priority="1" level="2">
is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura, the protagonist of the series and the character that the player directly controls through a majority of the series. Sora's weapon is the Kingdom Key Keyblade. Though not the original one chosen to wield the Keyblade, Sora was ultimately chosen over Riku because Sora's heart was stronger, while Riku's heart became vulnerable and temporarily weak. Nomura has stated that Sora's name can be interpreted as "sky"; the Japanese word for sky is . Over the course of the games, Sora grows older and matures. Nomura wanted to help illustrate this by having his fighting style in Kingdom Hearts II reflect his maturity; the combat system was completely reworked in the game for this purpose. There are 5 different drive forms unlockable by the player: Valor, Wisdom, Master, Final, and Limit (only available for Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+).  He is voiced by Miyu Irino in the Japanese version and by Haley Joel Osment in the English version. As a child in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, he is voiced by Takuto Yoshinaga in the Japanese version.
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Ventus fused his heart, or part of his heart, within a younger Sora after Ventus fell into his comatose state. Whether Sora recalls this incident or not has yet to be identified. At the beginning of the series, Sora lives on the Destiny Islands along with his two friends, Riku and Kairi. When their world is attacked by a group of dark beings known as the Heartless, the three are separated. During the invasion, he obtains the Keyblade. Soon after, Sora meets Donald Duck and Goofy, who join him on his search for his friends. To blend in with the inhabitants of the various worlds they visit, the group is occasionally transformed by Donald's magic. Sora later meets Riku on several occasions, but the two clash over saving Kairi. Riku is later possessed by Xehanort's Heartless. After fighting him, Sora sacrifices his own heart to restore Kairi's to her body, becomes a Heartless and creates a Nobody, Roxas, in the process. Soon after, his heart is restored by Kairi. Sora, Donald, and Goofy then fight and defeat Xehanort's Heartless, and with the help of Riku and King Mickey on the other side, they seal the door to Kingdom Hearts. Afterwards, Sora, Donald, and Goofy resolve to find Riku and the King, who were trapped on the other side.
While traveling the three find a fortress known as Castle Oblivion. Upon entering, Sora's memories are manipulated by a girl named Naminé, under the commands of the Organization that is controlling the castle. The Organization uses Naminé's powers to alter Sora's memories and overshadow and replace memories of Kairi with herself. Sora discovers the truth behind the events that have taken place and after defeating the Organization members, he meets with Naminé. She puts Sora, Donald, and Goofy to sleep for one year to restore his memories to their state prior to entering Castle Oblivion, at the cost of losing their memories of the events in the castle.Naminé: I'm sorry. It's the only way. You have to choose, Sora. You can lose your memories of this castle and reclaim your old memories... or keep your memories here and give up the memories that you've lost. / Sora: I have to choose? / Naminé: Yes. / Sora: Put me back the way I was. / ... / Donald: We have to sleep in these to get our memories back? / Naminé: You'll be fine. It might take a little time, but I'll take care of you. / Goofy: But when we wake up, we won't remember you anymore...  The three awake a year later in Twilight Town and learn about the Nobodies and Organization XIII. Sora also obtains a new ability, "Drive Form", from the new attire provided to him by the fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, which allows him to transform into more powerful forms and access new abilities.Flora: Now, those aren't ordinary garments. / Fauna: They have very special powers. / ... / Flora: Your garments also have other powers---but you will have to discover what they are as you continue on your journey.  Sora and the others begin their quest to confront Organization XIII and solve the mystery behind that goals, though Sora questions why he is constantly being referred to as "Roxas" by them. They eventually find King Mickey and Riku, and also rescue Kairi who is kidnapped by Organization XIII during the game, and these friends assist in fighting the Organization's leader, Xemnas. Sora and Riku are separated from the others to fight Xemnas one last time. After defeating him they find their way back to Destiny Islands, where they are reunited with Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and Mickey. A while later, after Mickey, Donald and Goofy have returned to Disney Castle, Sora is sent another letter by Mickey, revealed in later games to detail his nature as the key that connects everyone connected to him, with Roxas, Xion, Naminé, and Axel among them as well as the three Keyblade users who need his help. In the final scene of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Sora decides to embark on another journey in response to help Terra, Ventus and Aqua with Kairi giving him her good luck charm once again.

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<section id="33525" fatherid="33523" title="Kairi" lv="" priority="2" level="2">
is the best friend of Sora and Riku, and one of the seven "Princesses of Heart". She is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura for the Kingdom Hearts series. Nomura has stated that Kairi's name can be interpreted as "sea"; the Japanese on'yomi pronunciation of sea is . She is voiced by Risa Uchida in the Japanese version of the series and is voiced in English by Hayden Panettiere in the first two games and Alyson Stoner in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. As a child in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, she is voiced by Sumire Morohoshi in the Japanese version.
Kairi was originally a resident of Radiant Garden, having encountered Aqua and Mickey at age five as they sensed the light in her heart that made her a target of the Unversed. Some time after, a few years before the events of Kingdom Hearts, Kairi was sent to Destiny Island by Xehanort in an experiment to test the connection between a Princess of Heart and a Keyblade bearer.  At the beginning of the main series, she is fourteen years old. When Destiny Island is destroyed by Heartless, Kairi's heart is separated from her body, creating her Nobody Naminé, and soon enters Sora's body, leading him to see visions of Kairi and parts of her past. Riku, searching for a way to revive her, brings Kairi's empty and unresponsive body to Hollow Bastion where her identity as a Princess of Heart is revealed along with the location of her heart. Learning of this, Sora travels to Hollow Bastion, gives up his heart in order to release hers and restore her heart back into her body. Since Sora's heart has also  his body, this creates Roxas, Sora's Nobody, and transforms himself into a Heartless in the process. Soon after, Kairi finds Sora's Heartless and restores him back to human form. After Xehanort's Heartless is defeated, Kairi is  behind on the reforming Destiny Islands and separated from Sora. Sora promises to return to her with Riku, and Kairi waits on the island for their return.
During Chain of Memories, Naminé's memory-altering powers break the memories in Sora's heart as well as those of his friends on Destiny Islands. In Kingdom Hearts II, Kairi, and all of Sora's friends, slowly begin to remember Sora. Kairi sends a letter she wrote out to sea in hopes that it will find its way to him. After Sora's memories had been restored by Naminé, Kairi is confronted by Axel, who hopes to use Kairi to lure Sora to him. With the help of Pluto, Kairi evades him and escapes through a dark portal that mysteriously opens taking her to Twilight Town, but is captured by Axel soon after. However, Saïx takes Kairi from Axel and imprisons her and Pluto in a jail cell in the World That Never Was. She escapes her cell with the help of Naminé and they are saved from Saïx by Riku, in the guise of Xehanort's Heartless. Riku gives her the Keyblade Destiny Place which she uses to fight off the Heartless that Saïx summons. Kairi and Riku are reunited with Sora, and along with Donald, Goofy and King Mickey, the group face and defeat Xemnas. Kairi then returns to Destiny Islands with Sora and Riku, but a while later, decides to give her lucky charm to Sora again as he goes on another quest in response to a letter sent by King Mickey.

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<section id="33526" fatherid="33523" title="Riku" lv="" priority="3" level="2">
is Sora's and Kairi's best friend, and character created by Tetsuya Nomura for the Kingdom Hearts series. Nomura has stated that Riku's name can be interpreted as "land"; the Japanese on'yomi pronunciation of land is . Riku is voiced by Mamoru Miyano in the Japanese version and by David Gallagher in the English version. As a child in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, he is voiced by Eiji Shima in the Japanese version. He is playable in the second story mode of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and as a world-specific ally in Kingdom Hearts II. In 358/2 Days, Riku is playable in the multiplayer mode and also serves as the final boss in the game's story mode.
Appearing in Birth by Sleep, Riku had an obsession to see other worlds and explained his reasons to Terra that he wanted to get stronger. He then held Terra's Keyblade at his request before Sora arrived and Riku promised not to tell him what occurred. By the beginning of the main series, now fifteen years old, Riku's desire was able to come true thanks to Kairi. Riku went with the darkness as their world is attacked by the Heartless, with the Keyblade coming to Sora. Separated from his friends, Riku ends up at Hollow Bastion where Maleficent finds him, thus giving him the Soul Eater. Under her influence, Riku turns on Sora and searches for a way to help Kairi. Riku eventually becomes possessed by Xehanort's Heartless, with his heart sent to the realm of darkness where he meets King Mickey and helps him and Sora seal the door to the realm of darkness.
In Chain of Memories, through DiZ, Riku awakens in the basement levels of Castle Oblivion and begins climbing to the ground floor. Along the way, Riku confronts the remaining darkness in his heart and a replica of himself that is created by Vexen; he also encounters DiZ, who has been overseeing his progress. After being reunited with King Mickey, Riku reaches the main floor where he finds Naminé as she attends to a sleeping Sora. She offers to seal away his darkness by sealing his memories, but Riku turns her down and chooses to find a balance between his light and darkness, allowing him to defeat what remained of Xehanort's Heartless. Soon after, donning the black cloak DiZ gives him along with a blindfold, Riku joins him to ensure Sora is restored in peace.
While capturing Roxas in order to make Sora complete again, Riku uses the power of darkness at the cost of becoming a physical manifestation of Xehanort's Heartless.Riku: All . You've  me with no other choice. / Roxas: What? / Riku: I have to release the power in my heart—the dark power that I've been holding back. Even...if it changes me forever. ... I have accepted it.  Trapped in that form even after leaving DiZ, Riku helps Sora in secret, ashamed of his appearance and gaining the Way to the Dawn Keyblade. Riku returns to his original form when Ansem the Wise's machine to digitally seal away Kingdom Hearts malfunctions and self-destructs. Joining Sora, they battle and defeat Xemnas, however in his final maneuver, Riku is severely injured saving Sora. In the end, they end up on a dark beach, and discuss how strong their friendship is and how much each of them wanted to be like the other. Shortly after, a bottle washes ashore, Riku opens the bottle revealing the letter Kairi had written and hands it to Sora, saying it's for him. Sora reads the letter, thus opening the door to light, which leads them to Destiny Islands. The two use the portal to return home, but a year later, Riku bids farewell to Sora as the latter embarks on a quest to find and rescue Terra, Aqua and Ven from their individual fates.

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Donald Duck is the court wizard of Disney Castle, a loyal servant to King Mickey, and one of Sora's two partners throughout the series. He is voiced by Kōichi Yamadera in the Japanese version and by Tony Anselmo in the English version. Donald is a short-tempered, powerful magician on a quest to find King Mickey Mouse. In Kingdom Hearts, he and Goofy embark on a journey to carry out the missing king’s orders to follow the Keyblade wielder. Initially, he only seems to care for Sora as an asset to track down King Mickey, telling a white lie to him about being able to locate his missing friends in order to convince him to accompany them;Goofy: Hey, why don't ya come with us? We can go to other worlds on our vessel. / Sora: I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi... / Donald Duck: Of course. / Goofy: Are you sure? / Donald Duck: Who knows? But we need him to come with us to help us find the king.  however, he eventually grows to deeply care for him as a friend. At the end of Chain of Memories, he, Sora, and Goofy are put to sleep for a year while their memories are fixed by Naminé. In Kingdom Hearts II, he awakens with his friends and continues to fight the Heartless along with the Nobodies and Organization XIII. In 358/2 Days, Donald is playable in the multiplayer mode.
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Goofy is the captain of the Royal Knights of Disney Castle and the second of Sora's two partners throughout the series. Goofy is voiced by Yū Shimaka in the Japanese version and by Bill Farmer in the English version. Despite his position as a knight, Goofy dislikes using weapons, instead wielding a simple shield, and prefers to avoid fighting whenever possible. The Goofy of Kingdom Hearts retains his trademark clumsiness and simple-mindedness, but is an eternal optimist who takes life in stride. He has surprisingly accurate intuitive skills, often noticing things that others miss. Under the king’s orders, he accompanies Donald on the quest to find the key. At the end of Chain of Memories, he, Sora, and Donald are put to sleep for a year while their memories are fixed by Naminé. In Kingdom Hearts II, he awakens with his friends and continues to fight the Heartless along with the Nobodies and Organization XIII. In 358/2 Days, Goofy becomes playable in the multiplayer mode.
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<section id="33529" fatherid="33523" title="King Mickey" lv="" priority="6" level="2">
King Mickey is the ruler of Disney Castle. He is voiced by Takashi Aoyagi in the Japanese version of the series and is voiced in English by Wayne Allwine (from Kingdom Hearts up until Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days) and later by Bret Iwan. Mickey's inclusion in the series was initially restricted to a small cameo for only one scene. The larger role he played in the sequels first required the approval of Disney. In Birth by Sleep, Mickey was a student under Yen Sid and met Ansem the Wise while helping out Terra's group with the Star Seeker Keyblade. By the time Kingdom Hearts begins, when the Heartless began to invade other worlds, Mickey  his world to discover the cause. While he had Donald and Goofy find and protect the Keyblade Master, Mickey was on a mission of his own to uncover the plot of Organization XIII that ultimately leads to obtaining a new Keyblade called Kingdom Key D from within the realm of darkness, using it to seal Kingdom Hearts with Sora. In Chain of Memories, he helps Riku in spirit at first, but then returns from the dark realm thanks to DiZ to help directly. Donning a cloak of darkness in unity with Riku, Mickey continues to uncover the Organization's plan in secret before helping Sora directly. He is only playable in certain boss battles in Kingdom Hearts II; if Sora and his friends are defeated, King Mickey will step in to fight in Sora's place until he is able to revive Sora, as the game forbids King Mickey from defeating a boss on his own. In the aftermath of Xemnas' defeat, Mickey returns to his world, only to go on another adventure in the events of the mobile game Kingdom Hearts coded where he learns the fates of Terra, Aqua and Ven as he contacts Sora to help them.
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<section id="33530" fatherid="33523" title="Ansem the Wise" lv="" priority="7" level="2">
is an original character created for the Kingdom Hearts series. He first appeared in the "Reverse/Rebirth" mode of Chain of Memories under the disguise of a mysterious man named  and appeared again in Kingdom Hearts II. The name "DiZ" is an acronym for "Darkness in Zero". Ansem is voiced by Genzō Wakayama in the Japanese version of the series and is voiced in English by Christopher Lee in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Corey Burton in Re:Chain of Memories. Ansem was formerly a respected sage and ruler of the Radiant Garden. As a researcher and ruler of his world, Ansem studied the heart and delved into the many secrets of the worlds. He and his apprentice, Xehanort, believed that darkness could spread into and take control of the heart. After meeting with King Mickey, Ansem ceased the experiments when he heard his research may be connected with a current crisis happening on other worlds. He later found his report on the experiments was given new entries by Xehanort, now using the name Ansem as his own. Ansem's apprentices then betrayed him and banished him to a world of nothingness, where he took on the name DiZ. From that point on, until he cleared his name and had his revenge, DiZ wore concealing red robes and covered most of his face with red bandages.
In Chain of Memories, he helps guide Riku through his encounters in Castle Oblivion. Soon after Riku joins in his campaign, DiZ convinces Naminé to move Sora, Donald, and Goofy to Twilight Town for safekeeping. However, learning that Naminé is having increasing difficulty in stabilizing Sora's memories, DiZ sends Riku to capture Roxas in hopes that the Nobody's reunion with Sora can complete the restoration. In Kingdom Hearts II, Naminé begins to act on her own and Riku declines to help him in his revenge. As he observes the lengths that Riku is willing to go to in order to help Sora, DiZ loses his lust for revenge and grows regretful of his actions. When Sora awakens and embarks on his new quest, he does not function as DiZ wants, and all of his plans fall apart.Ansem the Wise: I made so many plans. But when Sora became an acting force, they all fell apart. All my research amounted to nothing, compared to that one boy's heart.  In the World That Never Was, he reveals himself to Mickey while attempting to digitally seal away Kingdom Hearts. However, the hearts prove unpredictable and begin to overload the machine, and Ansem chooses to sacrifice himself in order to help defeat the Organization. After apologizing to Roxas for his mistakes,Ansem the Wise: Sora, it's all up to you now. And Roxas- I doubt you can hear me, but... I am sorry.  the machine self-destructs, and Ansem is consumed in the blast which disrupts the power contained in Kingdom Hearts and restores Riku to his true form. However, as revealed in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Ansem is not killed, but ends up in the Realm of Darkness, donning the Organization's cloak as he meets Aqua, telling her that Sora is going to save them.

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<section id="33531" fatherid="33523" title="Naminé" lv="" priority="8" level="2">
is an original character created for the Kingdom Hearts series. She has the ability to change or erase the memories of Sora and those close to him by rearranging and creating new links between them, and is called a witch because of it.Larxene: The girl you've been trying to protect all this time... is really a manipulative witch who shackles peoples' hearts! Naminé: I'm a witch with power over Sora's memories and those around him. / Roxas: A witch? / Naminé: That's what DiZ called me.  She can also create objects by drawing them in her sketchbook. Naminé is voiced by Iku Nakahara in the Japanese version of the series and is voiced in English by Brittany Snow in Kingdom Hearts II and by Meaghan Jette Martin in all subsequent appearances.
Naminé first appears in Chain of Memories, being held hostage by Organization XIII. Under orders from the Organization, she alters Sora's memories to remember her as a close friend from Destiny Islands. When Axel releases Naminé under his own agenda, she reveals herself and the truth to Sora. When Marluxia is defeated, Naminé puts Sora, Donald, and Goofy to sleep for a year in order to restore the chains of memories which she broke. Naminé also saves Riku in "Reverse/Rebirth" from Zexion by teaching him not to fear the darkness. When they meet in person, she offers to lock away the darkness of his heart at the cost of his memories, but he refuses the offer, opting to battle the darkness himself. Afterwards, she contacts DiZ to help protect Sora, Donald, and Goofy until they awaken. However, Xemnas's creation of the Replica Xion from Sora's memories, and Xion's later death and return to Sora, hampers her ability to restore Sora's memory, forcing DiZ to have Riku obtain Roxas for her to complete her task.
In Kingdom Hearts II, Naminé is revealed to be a "special Nobody" born from Kairi's heart when it  Sora's body. As Kairi had no darkness in her heart, her heart hid within Sora's body instead of becoming a Heartless when Destiny Islands was consumed by darkness. When Sora impaled himself with the dark Keyblade, his body and soul were used to create not only Roxas, but Naminé as well. As a result of this, she has none of Kairi's memories. Naminé's special birth in conjunction with the fact that Kairi's heart had been in direct contact with Sora's is why Naminé's special powers could only affect the memories of Sora and those whose hearts are connected to his. Despite DiZ's orders, Naminé visits Roxas in the virtual Twilight Town to help him discover his true identity. DiZ instructs Riku to destroy Naminé since she is no longer useful. However, a new scene in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix reveals that Riku lets her go with Axel in return for her help in Castle Oblivion. After meeting with Roxas once more through Sora after Xemnas' apparent defeat, she fuses with Kairi to complete her.
She later cameos in the mobile game Kingdom Hearts coded where she uses Jiminy's Journal to contact Mickey and reveal to him the fate of Terra's group. She also briefly appears in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, shown drawing a picture of Sora sitting alone on a Paopu tree in his Kingdom Hearts II attire on Destiny Islands and says Sora's name.

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<section id="33532" fatherid="33523" title="Roxas" lv="" priority="9" level="2">
is Sora's Nobody who was created when Sora became a Heartless to save Kairi. "Roxas" is an anagram of "Sora" with an X. He was first featured in the secret trailer "Another Side, Another Story" while wearing the Organization's cloak, though he was unnamed and his face was hidden under a hood. He is also seen at the end of "Reverse/Rebirth" in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and is playable in the beginning portion of Kingdom Hearts II, and the entire game of "Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days". Roxas is voiced by Kōki Uchiyama in the Japanese version and by Jesse McCartney in the English version. Roxas joined Organization XIII when he was found by Xemnas in Twilight Town and given his name. Unlike the other Organization members, he lacks memories of his previous life. In 358/2 Days, Roxas becomes friends with Axel and Xion, who is later revealed to be a replica of Sora created by Xemnas from Sora's leaked memories, necessary if Roxas were to be useless to Organization XIII's plans. When her attempt to absorb Roxas to become the real "Sora" fails, Xion reveals to him the Organization's true motives which motivates Roxas to leave the Organization and meet Sora. After leaving he gains the ability to use Xion's keyblade and alter their form to the Oblivion and Oathkeeper. Later he is confronted by Riku who defeats and captures him to have Roxas rejoin with Sora. Roxas's personality tends to be more solemn and quiet than Sora, either due to his apparent "lack of a heart" or all the tragedy he's been through. Roxas later cameos in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, sitting along with both Axel and Xion as he and Xion say Sora's name.
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<section id="33533" fatherid="33523" title="Terra" lv="" priority="10" level="2">
is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura, he first appears as one of the main protagonists of Birth by Sleep, originally wielding the Earth Shaker Keyblade. He is voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu in the Japanese version of the game. His name means "earth", from Latin, both it and his Keyblade follow the "land" theme Riku represents.  Though he takes the Master Qualification Exam alongside Aqua, Terra is unable to become a Keyblade Master.  Subsequently, he is sent by Master Eraqus to seek out Master Xehanort and his cohort  when they both disappear. Terra is believed to have succumbed to darkness for power because of Master Xehanort, believing he had done something to his heart. In the end of the game, Master Xehanort's heart possesses Terra's body and mind, transforming him into the current Xehanort, while the will of his own heart finds residence within his discarded armor, wielding Gaia Bane Keyblade and becomes known as the . The Lingering Sentiment engages the new Xehanort in a fierce battle, and wins, but only succeeds in knocking Xehanort out long enough for him to be transported to the Radiant Garden, where he confronts Aqua and loses his memories. Prior to Birth by Sleep, Nomura had stated the connection between Terra and the Lingering Sentiment was uncertain and irrelevant.
The Lingering Sentiment later appears as an optional boss in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix, reached through a portal in Disney Castle, in the Hall of the Cornerstone. When Sora meets the Sentiment in the Keyblade Graveyard, he calls out Xehanort's name and attacks Sora, who manages to defeat him after an intense battle. The Sentiment respectfully acknowledges Sora as a Keyblade Master after this and bestows him with the Gold Crown. If Sora comes back to challenge the Sentiment again, he states he has nothing else to give him, and that the only thing he has  is his hatred towards Xehanort.
The climax of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep shows that Terra, having Eraqus's heart, and Master Xehanort are still battling for dominance over the new Xehanort's body. What with the apparent destruction of both Xehanort's Heartless and Xemnas, the status of this internal battle is unknown, but it is known that Terra, is some shape or form, is still alive, as Sora sets out to rescue him, Aqua and Ven at the climax of Birth by Sleep.

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<section id="33534" fatherid="33523" title="Ventus" lv="" priority="11" level="2">
, also known as , is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura who first appears as one of the main protagonists of Birth by Sleep and the character that the player directly controls in one of the scenarios of the game which also involves him exploring his true identity. He bears an extremely striking resemblance to Roxas, even being voiced by Kōki Uchiyama (Japanese) and Jesse McCartney (English).. His name means "wind" in Latin, both it and his Fresh Breeze Keyblade having a "sky" theme similar to that of Sora's.  He is often refered to by his nickname, Ven.
Ventus is the youngest apprentice of Master Eraqus; his perceived lack of experience is the reason why Eraqus does not allow Ven to take the Master Qualification Exam alongside Terra and Aqua.   His personality strongly resembles Sora, which allows him to make friends easily with the dwellers in the various worlds he visits and often helps them out without the need for a reward.  When Master Eraqus sends Terra to seek out Master Xehanort and Vanitas, Ventus impulsively follows Terra. In the end, Ventus learns that he was previously Master Xehanort's apprentice and that Xehanort used him to create Vanitas, the embodiment of the darkness within his heart, as part of his plan to complete the Χ-Blade. As Aqua is forced to defeat the possessed Ventus, Ven manages to destroy Vantias within his mind.  However, Ven loses his incomplete heart and his body is rendered comatose and placed in the Chamber of Wakening within Castle Oblivion.  Ventus's wandering heart is able to find a young Sora and Sora accepts Ventus's heart into his body, implying the reason why Sora is capable of wielding a Keyblade and why his Nobody, Roxas, resembles Ventus.
Ven cameos in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, when Xigbar and Xemnas both momentarily have flashbacks of Ventus interacting with Xion and later when Xion assumed Ven's form while fighting Xigbar. This scene foreshadows the history that Braig (Xigbar's former self) had with Terra's group and Sora's ties to Ventus.

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<section id="33535" fatherid="33523" title="Aqua" lv="" priority="12" level="2">
is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura, she first appears in Birth by Sleep and is the only female main protagonist of Birth by Sleep. She is voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese version of the game. Her name means "water" in Latin; along with her Rainfall and Rainstorm Keyblades carry a water theme similar to that of Kairi's, which means "sea". Aqua is described as a level-headed and serious person, but often worries about her friends.
Aqua takes the Master Qualification Exam along with Terra and becomes a Keyblade Master..  She is the last apprentice to be sent by Master Eraqus to seek out the missing Master Xenahort and Vanitas; Eraqus instructs her to bring Ven back to the Land of Departure and to watch over Terra, who has become vulnerable to succumbing to the darkness in his heart.  After fighting Braig and then Ventus under Vanitas' influence, Aqua loses consciousness and she ends up at Yensid's Tower. After creating Castle Oblivion to keep Ven's comatose body safe, Aqua tracks down Terra to Raidant Garden, only to find him as Xehanort. Failing to bring Terra back to his senses, Aqua fights and defeats Xehanort.  However, to save Terra's body from falling into darkness, Aqua saves him by sending her armor and Rainstorm Keyblade with him out of the darkness.  Terra's body, along with Aqua's armour and Keyblade, are found in the Radiant Garden by Ansem the Wise and his apprentices.  Her armour and Keyblade are placed in the Chamber of Repose, a room constructed by the six original members of Organization XIII under Radiant Garden, where they are visited by Xehanort and later Xemnas in his attempt to find the Chamber of Wakening. Aqua ends up in the Realm of Darkness; after the events of Kingdom Hearts II, she meets Ansem and learns about the chain of events that occurred in her absence and about Sora, the new Keyblade bearer. Knowing that Sora will come and rescue her friends, Ansem, and herself, she utters Sora's name with renewed hope.
Aqua's outfit has been altered three times as of October 2009. Since Nomura felt that the outfit she was wearing during the Tokyo Game Show 2009 was too revealing since her entire back is exposed when she jumps in the air, he modified her outfit to create a design that was neither too conservative nor too revealing.

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<section id="33536" fatherid="33523" title="Master Eraqus" lv="" priority="13" level="2">
is an original character created by Tetsuya Nomura, he appears in Birth by Sleep and is the dignified master of the three protagonists of Birth by Sleep. He is described in Famitsu as being "the one who is keeping the power of light alive in the world". He is voiced by Makio Inoue in the Japanese version of the game. Master Eraqus is one of the few remaining "Keyblade Masters" and quickly realizes that there is a problem with the Princesses of Heart. He sends out his three apprentices: Terra, Ventus and Aqua, in search of the missing Master Xehanort and his apprentice Vanitas, giving Aqua an additional task to keep a sharp eye on Ven and deal with Terra if needed. Throughout the game, it is revealed that Eraqus knew about Master Xehanort's hypothesis of using the Χ-Blade to open Kingdom Hearts, but did not take him seriously until learning the truth about Ven and Vanitas. He attempts to erase Ven in order to foil Xehanort's plan, but Terra arrives and, misinterpreting what he sees, battles and defeats Eraqus. Master Xehanort arrives and finishes Eraqus off, but the game's secret ending reveals that Eraqus's heart is sealed within Terra.
His relation with Master Xehanort is similar to that of old classmates. He was first revealed in a trailer shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2009 and was described by viewers as having a "samurai-like" appearance. He was previously thought not to appear physically in the game with only mentions of him by the protagonists. His name is an anagram of "Square", the first name of the developer. And early speculation of his name showed it as being "Master Erauqs," which is Square, only reversed.野村哲也氏独占インタビュー！ TGSサプライズ映像の内容に迫る - ファミ通.com He also bears a striking resemblance to Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.Who Does This New Kingdom Hearts Character Look Like?http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5946/wwwdotuporg260383.jpg

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<section id="33538" fatherid="33537" title="Xehanort" lv="" priority="1" level="2">
is an original character created for the Kingdom Hearts series, serving as the primary antagonist of the franchise. In the prequel, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, it is revealed that Xehanort was once , an old Keyblade Master who serves as the primary villain of the prequel. This man mysteriously disappeared, with Terra, Aqua, and Ven sent on a quest to find him. Furthermore, as his actions relate to the Princesses of Heart, Master Xehanort attempts to have Terra succumb to the darkness. In the end, Master Xehanort uses his Keyblade to transfer his heart into Terra's body there by corrupting Terra's mind, creating the current incarnation of Xehanort while he fades into darkness. However, the unforeseen creation of the Lingering Sentiment results in a battle which culminates in Xehanort's defeat before he could achieve his goal. Xehanort ends up in Radiant Garden after his battle with Lingering Sentiment and faces against Aqua who tries to reach Terra. After a long battle, Aqua defeats Xehanort who is dragged into the darkness by the Guardian Heartless, but Aqua, desperate to save Terra's body, casts her armor to send him to the Radiant Garden, where he is found by Ansem the Wise, Braig and Dilan. This incident leaves Xehanort with no memory at all, including that of wielding the Keyblade. Xehanort then becomes a student under Ansem.
However, while researching the heart and the darkness within it, Xehanort becomes increasingly obsessed with it as he regains some of his lost memories. To that end, he sacrifices his body in the process,Ansem Report 10: My path is set. I shall seek out the wielder of the Keyblade, and the princesses. My body is too frail for such a journey, but I must do this. I will cast it off and plunge into the depths of darkness.  creating his Heartless and Nobody.
His Heartless assumes the identity of his teacher, Ansem,Mickey: But, what you actually fought was his Heartless. Ya see, he wasn't really Ansem. He just went around telling everybody that he was.  while his Nobody takes the name Xemnas.Ansem the Wise: Xemnas, the Organization's Superior, is the Nobody of Xehanort, my foremost apprentice.  "Ansem" is featured in Kingdom Hearts as the main antagonist, possessing Riku's body to regain a physical presence. Although his goal of reaching Kingdom Hearts is realized, the light behind the door to Kingdom Hearts destroys him. However, In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, "Ansem" is revealed to still exist and attempts to take over Riku's body again.Ansem: You have been thinking about me... You're afraid of the darkness I command. Good... The more you think of me, the closer my return draws. And when I have awoken, I will take hold...Your heart will be mine!   But Riku manages to defeat him, assuming his form later on while able to maintain control.
Xehanort's Nobody, Xemnas, first appears in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix as an optional boss, , who tests Sora for his own agenda. As the leader of Organization XIII and master of the power of nothingness, Xemnas controls the Sorcerer Nobodies and fights using red "Ethereal Blades", called Intrediction, in battle. Though acting on his own agenda, Xemnas' goals involve harnessing Kingdom Hearts' power, using Roxas and Xion to build it up and then having Sora add enough hearts to it so he can recreate the universe in his image.Ansem the Wise: I admit... my disregard brought chaos to more worlds than one. But what were YOU seeking? You erased me from the world, only to take my name and continue research better  forgotten... Is this the answer you've been looking for? / Xemnas: All that and more. I'm carrying on what you yourself began, and I'm creating a brand new world, one heart at a time.  He is defeated by Sora and Riku in the World That Never Was.
Xehanort is voiced by Akio Ōtsuka in the Japanese version of the series and Richard Epcar in all English versions after Kingdom Hearts, Xehanort's Heartless being voiced in the game by Billy Zane. Xemnas is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts II and by Paul St. Peter in the English version. Xehanort's name is also connected to the trailer in Kingdom Hearts II. His name without the "X" is an anagram of "No Heart" and "Another". Master Xehanort is voiced by Chikao Ōtsuka, who previously voiced Captain Hook (Naoya Uchida voiced Hook in Birth by Sleep), as well as being the father of Akio Ohtsuka, in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

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<section id="33539" fatherid="33537" title="Maleficent" lv="" priority="2" level="2">
Maleficent is an evil sorceress from Sleeping Beauty, voiced by Toshiko Sawada in the Japanese version and by Susanne Blakeslee in the English version. She is originally from the world Enchanted Dominion, encountering Terra and his group after Master Xehanort reveals to her the existence of the Princesses of Heart in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. She recruits Terra's help in cursing Princess Aurora in return for her helping him find Master Xehanort, but her plans are derailed by Aqua and Ven, who know of her treachery. In the end, Maleficent is defeated in battle by Aqua, but she flees and is not seen again for ten years. By the time of Kingdom Hearts, Maleficent has rallied a group of Disney Villains who seek to harness the power of darkness within Kingdom Hearts. Upon Riku's arrival to Hollow Bastion, she gives him the "Soul Eater" and later the power to control the heartless. Xehanort's Heartless unlocks her heart which transforms her into her dragon form. Sora defeats her but she is resurrected in Kingdom Hearts II, where she primarily seeks a new base of operations with Pete so she can obtain Kingdom Hearts. She also wants her revenge against Sora, but to that end, she ends up helping him on two occasions in order to stop Organization XIII from interfering with her plans. With the apparent destruction of Organization XIII, Maleficent resumes her quest for revenge on Sora and confronts a digital version of him in Kingdom Hearts coded, but entering the Data world made by Jiminy's Journal proves to be her downfall, as she is apparently erased completely from existence along with Pete when the debugging of the Journal is completed. The digital Sora attempts to save them both, but is unsuccessful.
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<section id="33540" fatherid="33537" title="Organization XIII" lv="" priority="3" level="2">
was a group of thirteen Nobodies based in the World That Never Was who seek to discover the mysteries that lie within the heart and use the power of Kingdom Hearts to become complete humans once again. The Organization was first formed when the six former disciples of Ansem the Wise (Xehanort, Braig, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Ienzo) became Heartless, their Nobodies becoming the first members of the Organization. Members are numbered in the order in which they joined, with Xemnas, the Nobody of Xehanort, numbered one as their leader. Each member also has the letter "X" placed in his or her name. The remaining letters are an anagram of their name prior to becoming a Nobody. As Nobodies, acting based on the memories of their original selves, they lack true emotion and morality, and are unable to feel guilt or remorse for their actions.Yen Sid: Nobodies may seem to have feelings, but this is a ruse---they only pretend to have hearts. 
They were originally introduced in the secret ending video of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, "Another Side, Another Story deep dive". More members were introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, divided into two parties that are eventually destroyed by Sora and Riku. In the third game, the Organization's plan is fully revealed as they use Sora to kill the Heartless, taking the hearts that emerge and using them to create Kingdom Hearts.Saïx: Pitiful Heartless, mindlessly collecting hearts. And yet they know not the true power of what they hold. The rage of the Keyblade releases those hearts. They gather in darkness, masterless and free... until they weave together to make Kingdom Hearts. And when that time comes, we can truly, finally exist.  Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days introduces a fourteenth member named Xion; however, due to the fact that she was not actually a Nobody, the group's title remained unchanged.

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<section id="33541" fatherid="33537" title="Pete" lv="" priority="4" level="2">
Pete is part of the main group of Disney villains led by Maleficent. Pete is voiced by Tōru Ōhira in the Japanese version and by Jim Cummings in the English version. Pete is first introduced in Kingdom Hearts II, absent from the first two games because he was traveling to other worlds to build a Heartless army for Maleficent. He was originally a steamboat captain from Disney Castle, but was banished to another dimension for his evil ways. However, he is freed by Maleficent and vows to help her conquer the worlds.Goofy: We sure do! Pete's been causin' trouble for ages! His Majesty banished him to another dimension a long time ago. I wonder how he escaped. / Pete: You wanna know how, eh? Well, Maleficent busted me out, that's how! And now your world---no, no, no, all the worlds---are gonna belong to yours truly. Cause Maleficent's gonna help me conquer 'em!  Pete follows Sora throughout the worlds they visit, mainly to recruit local villains, old and new, to either join Maleficent's fold or turn them into Heartless for his own purposes.
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<section id="33542" fatherid="33537" title="Vanitas" lv="" priority="5" level="2">
Nov Edition of Famitsu Page 2 was the embodiment of the darkness in Ventus's heart, created by Master Xehanort. His name Vanitas means "emptiness" in Latin, but also suggests "vanity".  As a result, while Ventus resembles Roxas, Vanitas bears a likeness to Sora with golden yellow eyes and black hair. He originally wields a Keyblade simliar to that of Riku's Soul Eater, using a similar fighting stance and armour nearly identical to Riku's Dark Form. He monitors Ven's strength and progress in the hopes of absorbing his power prior to obtaining the Χ-Blade, a powerful Keyblade that can unlock Kingdom Hearts. By the end of the game, after being defeated within Ven's subconscious, Vanitas is destroyed and the Χ-Blade is shattered by Aqua in the physical realm.  Ven's body is rendered comatose while his incomplete heart enters a young Sora. He is voiced by Miyu Irino in the Japanese version of the game.
A secret boss in the game known as the Vanitas Sentiment appears after completing the final episode. It bears an appearance almost identical to Vanitas, only black and white, and the Unversed emblem on the helmet. It's moveset is a more powerful version of the original Vanitas. Any connection between Vanitas and the Vanitas Sentiment is currently unknown.

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<section id="33543" fatherid="0" title="Other characters" lv="" priority="5" level="1">
<section id="33544" fatherid="33543" title="" lv="" priority="-1" level="2">
A wide variety of Disney and Final Fantasy characters appear throughout the various Kingdom Hearts games. Some help the protagonist across multiple worlds, including Jiminy Cricket and Merlin. Jiminy travels with Donald and Goofy as the royal chronicler, recording information about people, places and events in his journal.Minnie: Oh, and to chronicle your travels, he will accompany you. / Jiminy: Over here! Cricket’s the name. Jiminy Cricket, at your service.  Jiminy is originally from the same world as Geppetto and Pinocchio, where he acted as Pinocchio's conscience. Merlin is an eccentric wizard whom King Mickey asked to teach Sora magic. He lives in Traverse Town during Kingdom Hearts with the Fairy Godmother. In Kingdom Hearts II, he goes to Hollow Bastion along with Leon and his group to help restore their old home. Dumbo, Bambi and Chicken Little all serve as summons. While at the End of the World, Sora confronts Chernabog from the 1940 film Fantasia.
Other characters that provide assistance to both Sora and the Organization are the Moogles, well known for their roles in the Final Fantasy series. The first Kingdom Hearts also features a side quest that involves a search of Pongo and Perdita's ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies. The two parent Dalmatians live in Traverse Town after the destruction of their world, which also scattered their 99 puppies.

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<section id="33545" fatherid="33543" title="Princesses of Heart" lv="" priority="2" level="2">
The Princesses of Heart are maidens who possess no darkness in their hearts. The princesses were kidnapped so that their hearts could be used to open the pathway to "Kingdom Hearts". The seventh is revealed as Kairi, who regains her heart when Sora pierces himself with the Dark Keyblade. This completes the pathway to Kingdom Hearts but releases the hearts of the princesses which were used to create the Dark Keyblade. The six princesses remain at Hollow Bastion to hold the darkness at bay until the door to Kingdom Hearts is sealed, returning to their homeworlds soon after.
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<section id="33546" fatherid="33543" title="Destiny Islands" lv="" priority="3" level="2">
The characters on Destiny Islands were introduced in Kingdom Hearts and included some of the main characters: Sora, Riku, and Kairi. Other characters include:
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<section id="33547" fatherid="33543" title="Disney Castle/Disney Town (and Timeless River)" lv="" priority="4" level="2">
The characters of the world where Disney Castle and Disney Town are located include many classic Disney characters.  It happens to be the world where Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pete originate from.
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<section id="33548" fatherid="33543" title="Wonderland" lv="" priority="5" level="2">
Wonderland features characters from the 1951 animated film, Alice in Wonderland. It is unknown if Alice originated from this world.
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<section id="33549" fatherid="33543" title="Olympus Coliseum" lv="" priority="6" level="2">
Olympus Coliseum features characters from the 1997 animated film, Hercules. as well as the Final Fantasy protagonists Cloud Strife, Zack Fair, Auron, and the villain Sephiroth. The Underworld is introduced along with its counterpart to the Olympus Coliseum: The Underdrome.
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<section id="33550" fatherid="33543" title="Deep Jungle" lv="" priority="7" level="2">
The Deep Jungle features characters from the 1999 animated film, Tarzan. Due to Disney losing the s to Tarzan, Deep Jungle has not made another appearance in any other games in the series.
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<section id="33551" fatherid="33543" title="Agrabah" lv="" priority="8" level="2">
The city of Agrabah features characters from the 1992 animated film, Aladdin. Jasmine originated from this world.
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<section id="33552" fatherid="33543" title="Monstro" lv="" priority="9" level="2">
Monstro is an enormous whale who has swallowed characters from the 1940 animated film, Pinocchio. After its world is destroyed by Heartless, the whale swims around in the dimensional rift, attacking and swallowing vessels that passes its way, including Sora's Gummi Ship and Geppetto's ship.
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<section id="33553" fatherid="33543" title="100 Acre Wood" lv="" priority="10" level="2">
The characters featured in the 100 Acre Wood are from A. A. Milne's series of Winnie-the-Pooh books that have been adapted into animated featurettes and films by Disney.
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<section id="33554" fatherid="33543" title="Atlantica" lv="" priority="11" level="2">
The characters featured in Atlantica are from 1989 animated film, The Little Mermaid.
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<section id="33555" fatherid="33543" title="Halloween Town" lv="" priority="12" level="2">
The characters featured in Halloween Town are from Touchstone Pictures' 1993 stop motion film, The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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<section id="33556" fatherid="33543" title="Neverland" lv="" priority="13" level="2">
The characters in Neverland are from the 1953 animated film Peter Pan. In the original Kingdom Hearts, most of the game's setting takes place on Captain Hook's ship but never on the actual world itself but in Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days the player can now set on foot on a specific part of the island, and various parts of the island itself will be featured in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
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<section id="33557" fatherid="33543" title="Radiant Garden" lv="" priority="14" level="2">
Radiant Garden is an original world created for Kingdom Hearts, where it came to be known as Hollow Bastion after the Heartless infested it until the city to restored to its former glory. The majority of the inhabitants are alternate versions of Final Fantasy characters, with original characters like Ansem the Wise. Sora originally met many of the residents from here in Traverse Town.
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<section id="33558" fatherid="33543" title="Space Paranoids" lv="" priority="15" level="2">
Space Paranoids features characters from Buena Vista Pictures 1982 science-fiction film, Tron. It was introduced in Kingdom Hearts II as a digital world located in Ansem the Wise's computer.
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<section id="33559" fatherid="33543" title="Twilight Town" lv="" priority="16" level="2">
Twilight Town was introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, but characters were not introduced until Kingdom Hearts II. Many of the characters were first introduced as alternate versions of themselves in DiZ's virtual Twilight Town, though they still exhibited the same personalities.
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<section id="33560" fatherid="33543" title="Beast's Castle" lv="" priority="17" level="2">
Beast's Castle features characters from the 1991 animated film, Beauty and the Beast. Belle originated from this world.
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<section id="33561" fatherid="33543" title="The Land of Dragons" lv="" priority="18" level="2">
The Land of Dragons features characters from the 1998 animated film, Mulan. This world and most of the characters were introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. The Land of Dragons is in the middle of a war between Shan Yu and the forces of China, ruled by the Emperor.Shang: You've done a passable job. But stay alert! This is just the beginning. Shan-Yu has invaded our country. We must stop him at all costs.
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<section id="33562" fatherid="33543" title="Pride Land" lv="" priority="19" level="2">
The Pride Land features characters from the 1994 animated film, The Lion King. The Pride Land and most of the characters were introduced in Kingdom Hearts II.
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<section id="33563" fatherid="33543" title="Port Royal" lv="" priority="20" level="2">
Port Royal features characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It was introduced in Kingdom Hearts II and is occupied by pirates and local residents from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, following primarily the storyline of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Though the characters of Port Royal were visually more realistic than the other Kingdom Hearts characters, the development team had experience creating realistic character models from earlier Final Fantasy titles. The characters models were created using technology that generated them from live-action pictures.
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<section id="33564" fatherid="33543" title="Mysterious Tower" lv="" priority="-21" level="2">
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<section id="33565" fatherid="33543" title="Deep Space" lv="" priority="22" level="2">
Deep Space features characters from the Lilo -anddocsymbol- Stitch series. It was introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and takes place in outer space in the galaxy of Lilo -anddocsymbol- Stitch.
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<section id="33566" fatherid="33543" title="Dwarf Woodlands" lv="" priority="23" level="2">
Dwarf Woodlands features characters from the 1937 animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and takes place in the woods of the Dwarves. Snow White originate from this world.
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<section id="33567" fatherid="33543" title="Enchanted Dominion" lv="" priority="24" level="2">
Enchanted Dominion features characters from the 1959 animated film, Sleeping Beauty, introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. Both Maleficent and Aurora originate from this world.
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<section id="33568" fatherid="33543" title="Castle of Dreams" lv="" priority="25" level="2">
Castle of Dreams features characters from the 1950 animated film, Cinderella, introduced in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. As Aqua appears in normal size, Ven is reduced to the size of a mouse.
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<section id="33569" fatherid="0" title="Merchandise" lv="" priority="6" level="1">
The characters of the Kingdom Hearts series have had various types of merchandise modeled after their likeness. Square Enix has released a collection of Formation Arts figurines that feature several of the main characters from the first game. A series of Play Arts action figures has also been released. Other merchandise includes jewelry and key chains modeled after character apparel and accessories. The characters are also featured on posters, desktop wallpapers, and trading cards that are part of the Kingdom Hearts Trading Card Game.
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<section id="33570" fatherid="0" title="Reception" lv="" priority="-7" level="1">
Overall, the characters within the Kingdom Hearts series have been well received and have garnered praise for the quality of their voice acting as well as their visual style. IGN, GameSpy, and Game Informer all praised the animation quality of the characters. IGN's David Smith's impressions of the characters were very positive, referring to them as an "engaging cast", and stating the "characters' acting is helped immensely by the facial expressions and body". The design of the characters created specifically for Kingdom Hearts was seen as the highlight of the first game, stating "the majority of its best visual moments are based on original designs". One complaint he expressed was "the odd bit of cheating with the lip-synching, where textured facial features are substituted for full 3D animation". GameSpy stated the Disney characters "slide perfectly into Square's visual style", and complemented the realistic characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, describing them as "remarkably accurate".
GameSpot commented the first game created a "fascinating world" using the Disney and Final Fantasy characters. Gaming Age commented the combination of Final Fantasy and Disney characters worked very well and outweighed any design problems in the game. For the third game, they stated Square Enix "captured the look and mannerisms of the various Disney characters" very well. GameSpy stated the inclusion of the Disney and Square Enix characters was handled well. The main character Sora has also received press comments. In January 2007, Sora was listed the 4th biggest dork of 2006 by Game Informer, citing the Atlantica singing portions of the game. IGN listed him as a possible character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; though he was not chosen as the "reader's choice".
GameSpy praised the voice cast and voice acting in the first and third games. G4TV awarded Kingdom Hearts II "Best Voice Over" in their 2006 G-phoria Awards. Game Informer praised the voice acting of the third game, particularly performances by Haley Joel Osment, Christopher Lee, and James Woods. They also stated the voice talent "shines across the board." Gaming Age praised the voice work in the first and third game and the localization of the dialogue. They commented the voice acting in the first game was one of its best features. For the third, they stated the voice actors did an "admirable job" and given the amount of characters, the small number of complaints was impressive.

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