Lexaeus

**Lexaeus**, the *Taciturn Stalwart* (静かなる豪傑,*Shizuka-naru Gōketsu*, lit. "Silent Hero"), is the Nobody of Aeleus, and Rank V of Organization XIII. He wields control over earth and uses his massive Skysplitter Axe Sword to create earthquakes and brutally slam opponents.

Lexaeus appears in *Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories* and *Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories* during Riku's storyline, working with Zexion and Vexen to try and manipulate Riku into serving them. In contrast to his fighting style and physique, he is a disciplined schemer who tries to keep people such as Vexen in line. Lexaeus appears in *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days* as a playable character in Mission Mode. Tetsuya Nomura said that Lexaeus "has slow movement, but has very high attack power".

## Appearance

Lexaeus is easily the largest member of Organization XIII in terms of broadness, and his black cloak is similar to that of Vexen, with sleeves that are both wider and longer than average. He also wears the standard black boots and gloves worn by the rest of the Organization. Lexaeus has very angular and strong features, with a square chin, straight nose, and sharp cheekbones. He has blue eyes and somewhat small eyebrows. His hair is ginger and slicked back into messy spikes.

## Personality

Lexaeus is the most undeveloped member of Organization XIII: that is, not much is known about him. What is known, however, is that he is intelligent, cold and laconic, only speaking when he finds it necessary. He is fearless and assured of his power, as he patiently waited for Riku on the upper floor of the Castle’s basement, confident enough to confront him alone and head on with no trickery or subterfuge.

His taciturn nature is shattered in battle as he growls, roars, and howls like an animal when unleashing his true strength.

He's probably the most physically powerful member of the Organization. He displays incredible strength; enough to bodily throw both Sora and Riku as rag dolls. This is further shown in one scene in the novel where Axel begins trying to lift Lexaeus's tomahawk to tease him. When this happens, however, Axel (who is a fairly strong member) struggles to lift it up with both arms and remarks that it "weighs a ton" before Lexaeus effortlessly lifts it up with one arm. Another example of this is after Riku's battle with Lexaeus; even after taking such a beating, he was able to send Riku flying all the way to the ceiling of the room. On the other hand, he appears to be somewhat distrustful of the other members of Organization XIII, and is willing to step in to silence fights between the others.

It's also known that he's incredibly loyal to Zexion to the point that he can even be called Zexion's henchman due to Zexion's role as the mastermind whom decided to use Riku to counter Marluxia. This is demonstrated as he readily obeys Zexion's orders and before he dies he remarks, "Forgive me... Zexion".

He may also be considered as being friends with Zexion, as shown when Vexen and Zexion are arguing. On this occasion, Lexaeus quickly takes Zexion's side and criticizes Vexen's attitude, displeasing the other Nobody. They are also seen together many times; almost all of Lexaeus's appearances in *Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories* are with Zexion, furthering this implication. Also, in the Secret Reports, he stated that Zexion is the only member in Castle Oblivion that he can trust.

## Powers and Abilities

Lexaeus is exceptionally strong physically, as shown when he is able to knock Roxas into critical health just by whacking him over the head. He uses earth to reinforce his attacks. He regularly strikes at Riku using his enormous Axe Sword, and can hurl it into the air only to have it come down and flail about the combat area. He can also throw the Axe Sword directly at the foe, which boomerangs back to him. He also has the ability to force a rock out of the ground before shattering it, leaving the pieces to fly around and damage the enemy. Like several other Organization XIII members, Lexaeus has the ability to levitate, which is one of the few magical abilities he displays.

He does have some other supernatural abilities, however; Lexaeus can strike the floor with such force that it tilts and sometimes even makes rocks fly up from the ground. Finally, he can strike the ground with such force that a damaging, unavoidable shock wave forms and spreads throughout the arena. He is incredibly tough and does not flinch from Riku's attacks after powering up, even becoming temporarily invincible if allowed to. However, he is always susceptible to special attacks, such as Riku's Dark Aura. Gaea's Gift is another one of Lexaeus's special abilities, his strength will increase 10x and he will become temporarily invincible to *almost* every attack Riku uses.

In *Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix*, Lexaeus returns as a secret boss battle along with the other slain Organization members from *Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories*. In the battle, Lexaeus and Sora each have a power meter that Lexaeus can increase. When Lexaeus increases his own meter, a large black, red, yellow, and purple aura powers up around him, protecting him from flinching, minimizing damage and pushing enemies away.

He is incredibly strong, able to throw Sora up into the air and then knock him back down, or knock Sora into a pillar and then slam him with his tomahawk. He uses a number of attacks with his tomahawk and earth, which increase in damage with his power meter. Furthermore, Lexaeus causes rocks to jut out of the ground with almost every attack, unlike the *Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories* Lexaeus, which only occasionally heaves rocks out of the ground. Sora can use the Reaction Command Mega Impact (メガインパクト) to siphon the power away from Lexaeus onto himself.

## Role in Sora’s Adventures

Lexaeus is one of the main antagonists of the series until Jenny Foxworth uses her Power of Reunion to reunite him with Aeleus after he was betrayed by Bill Sykes. He is often seen working with Zexion. Out of all the members of Organization XIII, he has the second-least episodes where he is the antagonist, being so in just fifteen episodes; Xemnas beats this record with only nine episodes.

In Sora's Legacy to Galaxy, he becomes the second-in-command of John Silver's ship in Legacy to Galaxy, and commands the captain and Scroop to destroy Sora and Jim.

In Sora's Adventures in Paradise Falls, he acts as the commander of Charles F. Muntz's dogs in the falls to capture Kevin the snipe. It is revealed in this episode that he has been in cahoots with Muntz before.