Characters of Kingdom Hearts

As one of the seven Princesses of Heart, she was cast adrift from her homeworld of Radiant Garden at a young age as part of Xehanort's experiment to locate the key bearer,[17] which eventually brings her to the Destiny Islands, piquing Sora and Riku's interest in other worlds.

Terra (テラ, Tera) is introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as an apprentice Keyblade wielder who trains alongside Aqua and Ventus at the Land of Departure.

[24][25] During his journey, the vagabond Master Xehanort appeals to Terra to channel the power of darkness freely,[26] creating a schism between him and his friends as they grow troubled by his actions.

[31] The process that turns Terra into Terra-Xehanort also transfers his disembodied mind into his discarded armor, which becomes the Lingering Will that defeats Xehanort and remains in the Keyblade Graveyard.

[42] At the beginning of the game, Vanitas provokes Ventus into pursuing Terra during the latter's search for Xehanort,[43] pitting him against dark creatures called the Unversed to strengthen him.

[53][54] While attempting to protect Ventus and save Terra from Xehanort's control, she becomes trapped in the realm of darkness, where she remains suspended in time throughout the series while fending off the Heartless.

[11] In Kingdom Hearts II, Naminé visits Roxas in the virtual Twilight Town to help him discover his true identity as Sora's Nobody.

The game's "Reverse/Rebirth" story mode depicts Riku's confrontations with his replica, who is eventually destroyed in a fight meant to prove his right to exist after discovering his origins.

Ansem the Wise (賢者アンセム, Kenja Ansemu) is the former sage king of Radiant Garden, who first appears in the "Reverse/Rebirth" storyline of Chain of Memories as a bandaged figure known as DiZ (ディズ, Dizu).

Along with Riku and Naminé, DiZ oversees the restoration of Sora, Donald, and Goofy's memories throughout 358/2 Days, moving them from Castle Oblivion to Twilight Town for safekeeping.

During the events of Kingdom Hearts III, Ansem is brought back to the realm of light by Xehanort's Heartless to locate one of his former test subjects for the Organization before being rescued by Vexen's intervention.

Vanitas (ヴァニタス, Vanitasu) is a Keyblade wielder and antagonist who first appears in Birth by Sleep, created by Master Xehanort from darkness extracted from Ventus's heart as part of his plan to forge the χ-blade.

When the digital Daybreak Town is about to be destroyed, the five leaders and Elrena escape and are sent to the future, appearing in different times, while the remaining Dandelions' hearts merge with their Chirithies, becoming Dream Eaters.

He is also an experienced Keyblade Master, alternatively wielding a golden version of Sora's "Kingdom Key" retrieved from the realm of darkness, and the "Star Seeker" he is seen using during his apprenticeship to Yen Sid in Birth by Sleep.

[93] Her defeat results in her becoming trapped in the realm of darkness,[94] but she returns after her raven forces Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather to recall their memories of her, allowing her to resume her conquest of worlds.

Pete is included in Kingdom Hearts II as Maleficent's bumbling henchman, who first encounters Sora's group while amassing a Heartless army for her, unaware of her earlier defeat.

[98] In addition to providing counsel to the main characters of Birth by Sleep, he oversees Sora and Riku's Mark of Mastery exam in Dream Drop Distance to prepare them for the showdown with Master Xehanort and trains Kairi and Lea to serve as two of the potential seven "guardians of light".

The first game features six different party members in addition to Donald and Goofy: Tarzan in Deep Jungle; Aladdin in Agrabah; Ariel in Atlantica; Jack Skellington in Halloween Town; Peter Pan in Never Land; and Beast in Hollow Bastion.

These characters are Prince Phillip in Enchanted Dominion; Hercules and Zack Fair in Olympus Coliseum, with the latter being based on his appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core; and Stitch, who is named "Experiment 626", in Deep Space.

Pluto reprises his role as Mickey's pet and makes recurring appearances throughout the series, accompanying Donald and Goofy's search for the king in the first game.

Chip 'n' Dale act as Disney Castle's technicians, managing the Gummi Ship that Sora's party uses to travel between worlds; they play a major role in Coded, where they construct the machine used to digitize the contents of Jiminy Cricket's journal.

Jiminy Cricket appears as a chronicler of Sora's travels, recording information about the people, places and events they encounter in his journals;[103][104] he also retains his role from Pinocchio as the titular character's conscience.

Merlin from The Sword in the Stone acts as Sora's mentor in performing magic and keeps an enchanted book that allows players access to the Hundred Acre Wood where Winnie the Pooh and his friends came be found.

Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather from Sleeping Beauty appear in Kingdom Hearts II, where they provide Sora with new clothes that grant him access to Drive Forms.

These characters form the "Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee" in Kingdom Hearts II to rebuild their destroyed world following Maleficent's defeat, using Merlin's house as a base.

Cloud Strife appears in Kingdom Hearts at Olympus Coliseum, in which he is a mercenary hired by Hades to kill Hercules in exchange for the whereabouts of Sephiroth, who is an optional boss in the North American, PAL, and Final Mix releases of the game.

[107] Younger incarnations of Final Fantasy VIII characters Seifer Almasy and Fujin and Raijin, who are known as "Fuu" and "Rai" appear in Kingdom Hearts II as members of Twilight Town's self-proclaimed disciplinary committee.

[8] The Gullwings from Final Fantasy X-2—Yuna, Rikku and Paine—are depicted as fairy-like creatures in Kingdom Hearts II, where they are initially sent by Maleficent to spy on the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, but later switch sides to help Sora's group in exchange for treasure.

Kefka Palazzo and the Warring Triad from Final Fantasy VI appear as a Heartless boss named "Mysterious Sir" in Kingdom Hearts Union χ.

The main characters of The World Ends with You—Neku Sakuraba, Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu, Shiki Misaki, Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito, and Raimu "Rhyme" Bito—appear in Dream Drop Distance as players of a Reapers' Game in Traverse Town.