Age: 15
Homeworld: Destiny Islands
Weapon: The Keyblade

Sora is a young man who once saved the Universe from everlasting darkness, when he sealed the door to Kingdom Hearts. Cheerful, naive, but undeniably strong-willed, he travels the worlds with companions Donald and Goofy in a never-ceasing search for the Door to the Light.

Sora holds his two best friends, Riku and Kairi, very close to his heart, and will stop at nothing to find a way for all three of them to be together again. However, he was forced to close the doors of Kingdom Hearts with Riku trapped inside, comforted only by Mickey's words: "There will always be a door to the light." Soon after, as the lost worlds reappeared and the light returned, Sora was separated from Kairi, but not without a promise that he would find a way to come back to her. Now, almost one year later, he resolves to find Riku and return to Kairi, who waits on the Destiny Islands.

Sora comes to realize that he has spent the entire last year sleeping in a strange pod device, and cannot seem to recall how he got there or why. He emerges into the world of Twilight Town, which tugs at a familiar memory, though he is sure he's never been there before. After meeting with King Mickey's former teacher, Yen Sid, Sora sets out to continue his search for his friends with a new outfit and renewed heart. However, will the appearance of strange new enemies called Nobodies and the treacherous Organization XIII hinder the young Keyblade Master? What's more, who is this person called...Roxas?

Age: 15 (physically)
Homeworld: Twilight Town
Weapon: Struggle bat/Keyblade

Roxas is a quiet young man living in the bustling city of Twilight Town, a burg nestled between the realms of light and darkness. He lives an idealistic city-boy existence, wanting nothing more than to enjoy the last days of summer vacation with his three best friends, Hayner, Pence, and Olette.

However, bizarre dreams have been haunting him--ones involving a boy his age with spiky brown hair, wielding what looks like a giant key. When even stranger things begin happening in his own town, Roxas becomes more and more determined to get to the bottom of these mysteries, and hopefully to unlock the secrets of his own past.

For more information on Roxas, see Organization XIII.

Age: 16
Homeworld: Destiny Islands
Weapon: Soul Eater/Way to Dawn (Keyblade)

One year ago, Riku chose to remain in the realm of darkness to aid Sora in saving the worlds from eternal darkness. A victim of manipulation in the past, Riku has lost a bit of the cockiness he held when he was a carefree young man on the Destiny Islands. Influenced, used as a puppet, and then finally tossed away by Ansem, the seeker of darkness, Riku's body and heart ended up re-meeting on the other side of the door to Darkness, within Kingdom Hearts. After briefly exposing some light in him when he worried about his best friends Sora and Kairi, he met King Mickey, and together they set out to find a way out of the realm of darkness and back to their friends.

Riku escaped Kingdom Hearts via a corridor of darkness that the Heartless often used, and ended up in the lowest basement of Castle Oblivion. Working his way up, he was haunted by the shadow of Ansem in his heart and pursued by the rogue Organization, battling Vexen, Lexaeus, and Zexion. However, his journey was not without friends: DiZ, a mysterious entity shrouded in red, aided him along his way, and eventually King Mickey found his way back to his young friend.

Riku happened to meet Namine on his travels, and in the process stumbled upon Sora sleeping in his memory pod. Resolving to defeat the darkness inside him once and for all, Riku denied Namine's offer to place a lock on his heart and set out to blot out the last shadow of his possessor within him. After he subdued Ansem a final time, Riku and Mickey left the castle to travel the "road to dawn". Riku has not been seen since this time, and it is Sora's goal to reunite with his best friend and bring him back to the Destiny Islands.

Age: 15
Homeworld: Destiny Islands
Weapon: Keyblade

Kairi was, for the most part, helpless during her last adventure, as her heart was sleeping inside Sora's until he found her at long last in Hollow Bastion. After a brief stay in Traverse Town and a few meaningful words exchanged with Sora, Kairi was suddenly thrust back to her homeworld after Kingdom Hearts was closed. As the world borders separated, Sora promised her that he would come back to her, before letting go of her hand as the Destiny Islands reformed around her.

One year later, Kairi stands atop a hill on the residential island of her homeworld, watching the children's island and worrying about her lost friends. However, she can only see and remember Riku clearly in her mind's eye--but she has an odd feeling there was one other boy she's forgotten, one who used to play with her and Riku all the time. Her friends don't believe her, having no recollection of any other playmate, but Kairi is determined to remember his name and face...she won't go back to the children's island until she can recall his voice.

Age: 15(physically)
Homeworld: None

Namine is a delicate young woman, quiet and painfully shy. She resided in Castle Oblivion under the watchful eye of the Organization, unwillingly playing a pawn in their plans to manipulate the forces of light. However, after rearranging Sora's memories so she would replace Kairi in his mind, Sora's forgiveness and her own conscience (as well as prompting from Axel) drove her to tell him the truth and put his memories back in order. Now, she watches over Sora as he sleeps, restoring his lost memories a little at a time. She uses her sketchbook to draw over the links of his memories.

Why is it that Namine can so easily replace Kairi in Sora's heart? Moreover, what does she mean when she says she is "Kairi's shadow"...?

DiZ, or "Darkness in Zero", is an entity shrouded in mystery. His face is completely masked by red bandages, only one amber eye and his mouth left exposed. He wears heavy garments and a crimson cloak, and moves with the air of an upstanding, elderly fellow. Riku meets DiZ for the first time in Castle Oblivion, and DiZ's guidance and cryptic questions eventually led the teenager and King Mickey out of the castle.

Mickey has a strange feeling he's met DiZ before, but can't put a finger on when or where.

Ansem the Wise was once the benevolent leader of Hollow Bastion, then known as Radiant Garden. He oversaw the workings of the town and castle with gentle guidance, and continued his philosophy and scientific work in his laboratory. His first delvings into the mysteries of the heart brought about the first discovery of the Heartless, and also the theories about the worlds themselves having hearts. It is his research that caused the world borders to fall for the first time, and soon after, King Mickey arrived to seek the wise leader's advice.

Ansem the Wise also had a noted fondness for sea-salt ice cream.

Age: 15
Homeworld: Twilight Town
Weapon: Struggle bat

A boy often described as Twilight Town's local "attitude problem". Feisty, impulsive, and adventurous, he often gets himself and his friends into all kinds of trouble. Once he gets an idea, he has to LIVE it--and Pence and Olette get dragged along for the ride. He's the leader of one of two "gangs" in Twilight Town, the other being led by Seifer. Being the troublemaker to Seifer's disciplinarian, there's bad blood between the two of them, but in truth it's nothing more than rivalry.

Age: 15
Homeworld: Twilight Town

Pence is the "goof" of the group, a laid-back sort of boy who'd rather eat sea-salt ice cream and chat with his best friends than anything else in the world. He's more mature than he looks, however: he likes to take his time and approach problems realistically. He's more prone to cheer from the sidelines than jump in on a spar, being a rather portly fellow, but he can hold his own in the bustling city life of Twilight Town. He is rarely seen without his camera.

Age: 15
Homeworld: Twilight Town

Olette is the classic feminine touch in her group of rowdy guy friends. While she can get into mischief with the rest of them, she'll also be the first to put her foot down if they're crossing the line. She'll even suggest they postpone their fun for--dare she say it--summer homework assignments. She's sensitive yet spunky, and loves to drag the boys along to shop on Market Street to balance out their daily exploits with Seifer's gang. She's the sensible one of the group--there's always one. Main Characters

SEIFER	Originally Seen In: Final Fantasy VIII Seifer's the self-appointed head of the Twilight Town "Disciplinary Committee". He's somewhat of a bully and gang leader, but he seems to have a particular issue with Hayner's group. He's also prone to pick fights with newcomers (even the Keyblade master himself) if he deems them untrustworthy. With a mean arm, Struggle bat, and his two "followers" Rai and Fuu always by his side, he's a force to be reckoned with--even if he's the only one who thinks so.
RAI	Originally Seen In: Final Fantasy VIII Rai's a perfect example of "all brawn, no brains". Following gang leader Seifer around twenty-four-seven, he doesn't typically pick the fights himself, but doesn't hesitate to show his considerable strength to assist in intimidating troublemakers. He's got a bad habit of ending everything that comes out of his mouth with "y'know?".
FUU	Originally Seen In: Final Fantasy VIII Fuu isn't one to waste her breath, which is made obvious by her consistent "one-liners". Fuu follows Seifer around just as faithfully as the talkative Rai does, but when she opens her mouth, it's usually to make a scathing (but quite effective) one-word statement. She doesn't like to fight much, but if Seifer's boasts are true, she can definitely hold her own.
VIVI	Originally Seen In: Final Fantasy IX Vivi is a young boy living in Twilight Town. Being a rather timid fellow, he's adopted into Seifer's gang as a bit of a lackey. He idolizes Seifer and admires his strength, and as such, often gets stuck with the thankless jobs. He doesn't mind, though--anything to be in the town's Disciplinary Committee.