Kairi

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**Kairi** is a major supporting character of the ***Kingdom Hearts*** video game series and its following manga/novel series.

Kairi originated from the world of Hollow Bastion but spends most of her childhood with her best friends Sora and Riku. She is also one of the seven Princesses of Heart, making her a primary target for the Villains and later Organization XIII.

Despite this, Kairi soon found herself involved in Organization XIII's plan once Axel kidnapped her to restore his friend Roxas. She'd later join up with Sora and Riku once again, this time wielding her own keyblade to help them fight back against the Organization. Kairi would soon become one of the Seven Guardians of Light.

She serves as a secondary character throughout the series. Kairi also is the original counterpart of her Nobody Naminé and physical template for Xion. Kairi's main weapon of choice is her "Destiny Embrace" Keyblade.

## Appearance

Kairi is a young teenage girl with long red hair, light blue eyes, and bright skin. Like many other females in the series, Kairi possesses a feminine-like build. Kairi also dons a necklace with a silver bead throughout most of her appearances. Her outfits are mostly associated with the color pink or purple, reflecting on her status as a former resident of Radiant Garden.

In her debut in **Kingdom Hearts**, Kairi has short-length hair and wears a white top with some black underneath, which exposes her purple/naval bike shorts underneath a purple skirt with a blue belt. Kairi wears white slip-on shoes with purple caps and a black choker on her neck. She also dons a purple armband on her left hand and a pair of bracelets on the right.

As of **Kingdom Hearts II**, Kairi is taller and resembles a teenager more as opposed to a child, her hair has become longer and her bangs part to the opposite side. She dons two outfits: her school uniform which has a white shirt of which she has rolled up the sleeves, a sky blue striped tie which she has slightly loosened up, a matching skirt with navy knee-high stockings and black shoes; and then her main outfit which mainly contains a pink strapless mini-dress made up of three zippers (two appear to be just decorative) as well as a white halter top underneath her mini-dress with a black hood. She also sports three bracelets on her left wrist, a black belt reminiscent of suspenders with a notebook-shaped bag attachment, and lilac sneakers.

## Personality

Kairi is caring, kindhearted, wise, supportive, and outspoken, although she quickly becomes determined and courageous when someone she cares about is in danger. Her sociable, charismatic nature enables her to quickly befriend others comparable to Sora's ability. At fourteen years old, Kairi was somewhat brash and bold, but by *Kingdom Hearts II*, she has become more mature, responsible, and wise, although she still retains her tomboyishness and bravery.

Kairi is usually optimistic and upbeat, but she can be rather stubborn sometimes. When faced with a challenge and to protect her friends, Kairi becomes quite loyal and headstrong. Even when dealing with stronger foes such as Xigbar or Saix, Kairi shows no fear in confronting them head-on and usually shows her bravery with great confidence. This often results in her performing many reckless stunts that shows how she's willing to act when the opportunity comes by. She also willingly desires to become better at using the Keyblade to catch up with her friends Sora and Riku.

## History

Born from Radiant Garden, Kairi would spend most of her time picking flowers and listening to her grandma's stories about light and darkness. At one point, Kairi was attacked by the Unversed, a group of dark creatures originating from Vanitas. However, she was rescued by both Aqua and Mickey Mouse. Unbeknownst to Kairi, she ended up undergoing a Keyblade Ceremony by touching Aqua's Keyblade by accident.

Sometime after Birth By Sleep, Radiant Garden fell under the forces of darkness and many of its citizens were scattered during the Heartless Invasion. In the midst of the chaos, Kairi was abducted by a man named "Ansem", who would experiment on her for unknown reasons. "Ansem" soon sent her to the world beyond others to search for a Keyblade Wielder, resulting in her losing memories as well.

Kairi was later found on Destiny Island's shores by Sora, who witnessed her appearing during the great meteor shower. Kairi was then raised by the mayor and his wife, becoming quite popular with the citizens of Destiny Islands. Sora and Riku would occasionally visit Kairi, bonding with her, and making sure she'd feel safe around their presence. Kairi soon became best friends with Sora and Riku. The three form a special bond and desire to explore worlds beyond the Destiny Islands. They'd also form a plan to build a raft, with Kairi listing out objects to collect and checking in on Sora's progress once in a while.

## *Kingdom Hearts Final Mix*

### Manga

Kairi wakes up the "lazy bum".Sora tells Riku and Kairi that he feels ready to explore other worlds.

## *Kingdom Hearts II*

### Manga

Kairi decides to search for Sora and Riku.Axel "asks" Kairi to come with him.Kairi annoyed by Axel's attitude.Kairi is taken hostage by Saix.Kairi tries to break free.Demyx catches Kairi trying to escape.Refusing to cry even when injured.Kairi shows her brave determination.Kairi tearfully reunites with a hooded Riku.Riku realizes Kairi doesn't want to be left behind again.The Heroes of Light confront XemnasKairi relieved that Sora's alright.Kairi and Sora playfully tease Riku.Namine merges back with Kairi.The aftermath of the battle.My Sanctuary.

## *Covers and Miscellenous*

### Light Novel Covers

Volume 4 Back CoverShort Stories Volume 2 Back Cover