Their Story
When Sora turns himself into a Heartless to free Kairi's heart in Kingdom Hearts, his Nobody, Roxas, is created; however, unlike most Nobodies,
Roxas lacks memories of his past life as Sora. Soon Roxas is found by Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII, and recruited as its
thirteenth member. Each day he is sent to other worlds, either alone or
accompanied by his fellow members, to destroy vast quantities of Heartless,
releasing stolen hearts and furthering the Organization's goal to summon Kingdom Hearts and become complete beings. During
his time in the Organization, Roxas is placed under the mentorship of Axel, whom he quickly befriends. Shortly after
Roxas's induction, the Organization sees the arrival of a fourteenth member
named Xion who, like Roxas, has no recollection of her
past and can also wield the Keyblade. Xion grows close to Roxas, and forms a
friendly trio with her and Axel.
As DiZ and Naminé watch over Sora while he sleeps to regain
the memories he lost at the end of Chain of Memories, Roxas begins to experience
the process for himself, 'growing' increasingly curious about why he can wield
the Keyblade and doubtful of the Organization's motives. Xion, meanwhile, is
thrown into disarray over the nature of her existence after an encounter with Riku, discovering that she is an imperfect
replica of Sora created by Xemnas from Sora's memories in the event that
Sora
turned out to be useless to the Organization's plans; in addition, Naminé's
attempts to restore Sora's memories not only affect Roxas, but Xion as well,
preventing Sora from awakening. Torn between staying with her friends and
merging with Sora as per Riku's advice, Xion eventually decides to make the
decision best for everyone and attempts to escape from the Organization.
However, she is forced to fight off her friends, who are ordered to track her
down every time she escapes, which leaves Axel disillusioned. Finally, Roxas
grows frustrated with his unanswered questions and defects from Organization
XIII, leaving Axel dejected.
At Twilight
Town, Roxas encounters Xion, who has been reprogrammed by Xemnas
to fulfill her original purpose of absorbing Roxas and becoming the "real" Sora.
After a grueling battle, Roxas defeats Xion, who exposes the Organization's true
intentions and tells Roxas to stop Xemnas at all costs before fading away,
returning to Sora and awakening a new power in Roxas. While heading back to
confront Xemnas, Roxas encounters and battles Riku, who was dispatched by DiZ to
capture him.When Riku is nearly defeated, he taps into the supressed darkness in
his heart, granting him the power necessary to subdue Roxas, but also giving him
the appearance of Xehanort's Heartless, who resides in his heart.
Riku subsequently brings Roxas to DiZ, who inserts Roxas into a virtual
simulation of Twilight Town so that he may eventually merge with Sora and
complete the restoration of his memories, setting the stage for Kingdom Hearts II.
Roxas lacks memories of his past life as Sora. Soon Roxas is found by Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII, and recruited as its
thirteenth member. Each day he is sent to other worlds, either alone or
accompanied by his fellow members, to destroy vast quantities of Heartless,
releasing stolen hearts and furthering the Organization's goal to summon Kingdom Hearts and become complete beings. During
his time in the Organization, Roxas is placed under the mentorship of Axel, whom he quickly befriends. Shortly after
Roxas's induction, the Organization sees the arrival of a fourteenth member
named Xion who, like Roxas, has no recollection of her
past and can also wield the Keyblade. Xion grows close to Roxas, and forms a
friendly trio with her and Axel.
As DiZ and Naminé watch over Sora while he sleeps to regain
the memories he lost at the end of Chain of Memories, Roxas begins to experience
the process for himself, 'growing' increasingly curious about why he can wield
the Keyblade and doubtful of the Organization's motives. Xion, meanwhile, is
thrown into disarray over the nature of her existence after an encounter with Riku, discovering that she is an imperfect
replica of Sora created by Xemnas from Sora's memories in the event that
Sora
turned out to be useless to the Organization's plans; in addition, Naminé's
attempts to restore Sora's memories not only affect Roxas, but Xion as well,
preventing Sora from awakening. Torn between staying with her friends and
merging with Sora as per Riku's advice, Xion eventually decides to make the
decision best for everyone and attempts to escape from the Organization.
However, she is forced to fight off her friends, who are ordered to track her
down every time she escapes, which leaves Axel disillusioned. Finally, Roxas
grows frustrated with his unanswered questions and defects from Organization
XIII, leaving Axel dejected.
At Twilight
Town, Roxas encounters Xion, who has been reprogrammed by Xemnas
to fulfill her original purpose of absorbing Roxas and becoming the "real" Sora.
After a grueling battle, Roxas defeats Xion, who exposes the Organization's true
intentions and tells Roxas to stop Xemnas at all costs before fading away,
returning to Sora and awakening a new power in Roxas. While heading back to
confront Xemnas, Roxas encounters and battles Riku, who was dispatched by DiZ to
capture him.When Riku is nearly defeated, he taps into the supressed darkness in
his heart, granting him the power necessary to subdue Roxas, but also giving him
the appearance of Xehanort's Heartless, who resides in his heart.
Riku subsequently brings Roxas to DiZ, who inserts Roxas into a virtual
simulation of Twilight Town so that he may eventually merge with Sora and
complete the restoration of his memories, setting the stage for Kingdom Hearts II.