Tetsuya Nomura
The "Final Fantasy" Moogle character returns as the item shopkeeper. Most other "Final Fantasy" characters were excluded from the initial game release as Tetsuya Nomura felt that they would detract from the story, and that the "Kingdom Hearts" characters needed less support than they did before. However, the characters Squall Leonhart, Aerith Gainsborough, Yuffie Kisaragi, and Cid Highwind are included in the downloadable "Re Mind" expansion.