Sora Lucis Caelum

**Sora** is the main protagonist in the *Kingdom Hearts* series, as well as a Keyblade wielder. He is an upbeat teenager who may seem simple-minded at times, but is very aware of the importance of his quest. He possesses a strong sense of justice and an unrelenting heart. At times, he is impulsive and quick to anger when defending his friends, but he is always sincere about what he says and does. He has been best friends with Riku and Kairi since he was a small boy.

Sora is four during *Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep*, fourteen years old at the beginning of *Kingdom Hearts* and *Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories*, fifteen during the events of *Kingdom Hearts II*, and sixteen during the events of *Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance*. He lives on Destiny Islands with his best friends Kairi and Riku, and all three of them dream to venture from Destiny Islands to find out what lies beyond. Sora is also the original persona of his own Heartless and Roxas, the source of Xion's memories, and the carrier of Ventus's heart.

In Summer's Adventure Series, he is the second sibling in the Quarles/Caelum family, alongside Kieran and Summer. He usually joins Summer on occasions, alongside Summer's original teammates, Donald and Goofy

## Personality

Like most typical heroes, Sora is brave and heroic, impulsively risking his own life for people he doesn't know and is loyal to a fault. Despite everything that he has endured throughout his journey, Sora retains his upbeat and optimistic attitude. He shows little tolerance for cowardice and selfishness but is ultimately forgiving of those that are sorry for their actions.

Sora has a remarkable capacity to forgive, even to those who have harmed him and his friends. He shows concern over Maleficent's safety when she is overwhelmed by Dusks and forgives Naminé for rewriting his memory which caused him to forget his friends. He is quick to show gratitude to Ansem, Seeker of Darkness for saving Kairi's life, though he was unaware that this was actually Riku in disguise. He stays by Axel's side as he fades from existence despite knowing that Axel had kidnapped Kairi prior to this, and quickly forgives Neku who had intended to hand him over to Young Xehanort.

Even after losing his friends and his Keyblade to Riku in *Kingdom Hearts*, Sora's depression was short-lived. He quickly regained his will to fight after being inspired by Beast's ambition to save his beloved Belle.

A new side of Sora was shown in *Chain of Memories* when he became angry at Donald for saying that everything that's happening, including the story of his and Naminé's childhood, doesn't make sense. After Goofy suggests that they should slow down and think things through, Sora becomes even more angry and abandons them in Castle Oblivion. Donald and Goofy quickly find Sora and they all forgive each other.

Despite everything that had happened between them, Sora's main goal in *Kingdom Hearts II* is to find Riku. After reuniting, Sora again shows his capacity to forgive and holds no resentment towards Riku. Likewise, in *Dream Drop Distance*, instead of holding resentment, Sora is proud of Riku for having passed the Mark of Mastery exam despite having failed himself.

In *Kingdom Hearts III*, Sora again shows a new side when he is disheartened that he is weaker due to the events of *Dream Drop Distance* and that his strength shows no signs of returning. This lasts for some time until Hercules gives him some words of encouragement. Sora quickly becomes more determined than ever to get his strength back and continue on with his quest.

However, Sora's personality may be affected by the presence of Ventus' heart of pure light having resided inside of him for most of his life. After Sora returns Ventus' heart, he becomes noticeably more serious. Despite being more serious than ever about his quest, Sora quickly gives up in the midst of battle believing that he is worthless without his friends.

Unlike in previous installments, Sora is quite snooty and has remarkably little patience for his foes' shenanigans.

However, Sora himself is quite competitive and childish. He often competes with Riku over numerous things, like racing across the islands, and is the first to jump when there's a contest. He is obsessed with pirates and thrilled to get his own ship in *Kingdom Hearts III*, and was eager to meet Santa Claus in *Kingdom Hearts II*. Although unintentional, Sora initially does not know how to act towards people of higher authority than him and is very discourteous to both Yen Sid and Queen Minnie.

## Relationships

* Summer Lucis Quarles/Caelum (Sora's Younger Sister)
* Xander and Claire Lucis Quarles/Caelum (Sora's Father and Mother)
* Kieran Lucis Quarles (Sora's Oldest Brother)
* Adeline Quarles (Sora's Elder Cousin)
* Kairi (Sora's close friend and love interest)