Roxas

## More info

### Likes:

Being with friends, living life his way, sea-salt ice cream, going to the beach, star and moon shapes, watching the sunset, being with Naminé

### Dislikes:

Villains, being called Sora, Ansem the Wise/DiZ (formerly), being taunted or misled, Xigbar's pet names

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**Roxas** (ロクサス, *Rokusasu*) is one of the main characters of the Disney/Square Enix *Kingdom Hearts* series, the protagonist of *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days*, and the prologue of *Kingdom Hearts II*.

He is the Nobody of Sora and was No. XIII within the original Organization XIII. Although Sora's heart was restored after his creation, Roxas continued to endure and exist until he was eventually absorbed back into him. However, the knowledge of Roxas would influence Sora to search for a way to revive Roxas. The solution turned out to be by providing a Replica vessel to house Roxas' newly-formed heart, giving Roxas a life of separation from Sora's.

## Appearance

Though he is Sora's nobody, Roxas primarily resembles Ventus due to Ventus's heart residing within Sora during his creation; he and Ventus are virtually identical aside from his browner eyebrows versus Ventus's blonde eyebrows.

Though he is chronologically only a few years old, Roxas appears to be a 15-year-old teenager with striking blue eyes and short, spiky dirty-blonde hair. He is thin and somewhat short, especially compared to his older fellow Organization members.

He spends much of his existence in a standard Organization XIII uniform, a black zipped-up hooded coat that reaches his ankles, and simple black shoes. His sleeves fit him somewhat looser than some other members.

At his creation and after his time in the Organization, he wears an off-white short-sleeved jacket with a red collar lined with black and accented with black checkers. Under it he wears a sleeveless black zip-up jacket with the zipper resembling the nobody symbol. He wears two-toned jeans that are charcoal colored around the top, but beige beginning halfway through his thigh. On his left hand, he has a wristband with a black-and-white checkered pattern and two similar finger coverings, a black one on his index finger and a white one on his middle finger.

## Personality

As he has gained his own heart, Roxas genuinely has his own emotions and personality. Similar to Sora and Ventus, he's kind, likable, and friendly. He cares about others and is brave, and would do anything to protect the ones he cares about.

Roxas is generally more mature and will think rationally before moving forward, unlike the happy-go-lucky Sora. However, Roxas also displays a much more aggressive personality compared to Sora when teased or confused, and can be irritable and impatient. He can also be cocky and arrogant at times.

A defining trait of Roxas is his desire to have a life of his own and to be acknowledged as a single being. He spends his entire existence wanting to have friends and to spend time with them like a normal teenager ever since he first saw children in Twilight Town doing so. Though he will still help people in need, he actually would prefer not to have the keyblade, as it prevents him from living the normal life he wants.

He intensely dislikes being compared to Sora because he would rather people see him as his own person. He ultimately opts to merge with Sora regardless of all the aforementioned, proving him to be responsible and selfless.

Roxas mellows out considerably after he learns of and accepts his fate as Sora's nobody.

When he was first created, he was somewhat "blank", not yet understanding life and what it means to have one. He was naive and very curious about his surroundings as his new best friend Axel showed him the world.

## Trivia

* The scene in *Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix* where Axel bids Roxas goodbye is similar to the one in *Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days* where Xion greeted Roxas on the clocktower before their battle. In both cases, Roxas is seen cradling himself before being surprised by the appearance of his friends. He is then offered to share one final sea-salt ice cream and watch one more sunset with them before moving on.
* It appears that Roxas is fond of star and moon shapes, as his bedroom in the simulated Twilight Town is filled with the shapes in the furniture. Examples include: a star-shaped desk chair, a moon phase calendar on his wall, star-shaped clothing hooks and even a night sky-theme glass window on his bedroom door. This is directly parallel to Ventus, who similarly had interest in astronomy and was fond of star-gazing.
* Roxas has appeared in every entry in the *Kingdom Hearts* series, even before his formal introduction in *Kingdom Hearts II*. In the original *KH*, he is featured in the secret ending, though his identity would not be revealed until *KHII*'s release.
* Roxas and Naminé's relationship is implied to be similar to Sora and Kairi's relationship in *Kingdom Hearts II*, especially in the ending and the credits where the pair appears when other Disney couples are being shown.
* In the original version of *Kingdom Hearts II*, in Japanese, Roxas' voice sounded significantly younger than the new cutscenes in the *Final Mix* version.
* Roxas was originally planned by Nomura to be more akin to Sora in terms of physical appearance, before Ventus was created as a character.