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Out of Character Information
player name: Kal
player livejournal: guardian795
playing here: N/A
are you 16 years of age or older?: Yes
In Character Information
character name: Roxas
canon source and the point from which they're taken: Kingdom Hearts | Post-Kingdom Hearts II
character's age: Roxas is exactly one year old when he was absorbed by Sora. If you count the year (estimate) that Roxas was in Sora during his adventures, then Roxas is two years old. Physically, Roxas looks sixteen.
canon powers, skills, pets and equipment: Roxas' primary abilities are almost identical to Sora; he is an expert Keybearer and is extremely strong and agile for his age and size. While Sora only wields one blade, Roxas can wield two without the aid of a Drive Form. On top of that, he has been shown to be capable of using a simple Cure spell, Glide, and very similar basic attacks that Sora has (such as aerial flips, dodges, and rolls). His primary element is Light, his own unique attribute from the Organization. A few of his special attacks include rushing forward in a blurred motion to attack, forming very bright rays of Light in the shape of the Organization symbol and as simple beams, and throwing these attacks like arrows at a target. As is standard to every Organization member, Roxas can use the Corridors of Darkness to travel across worlds and smaller distances at will. Another ability that he possesses is the ability to run up the side of a wall or building like he did in Deep Dive (Another Side, Another Story), which Sora replicated in a battle with Xemnas later on.
non-canon powers: I'll skip this section, unless you want me to give him something and take away his canon powers completely.
canon history: [Due to spoilers involving the new game, part of the History section is whited out, but is still there.] Roxas was "born" when Sora gave up his heart for Kairi, and was found in Twilight Town, outside of the White Mansion, by Xemnas. Taken in and given the name "Roxas", he became part of Organization XIII, a group of Nobodies determined to regain their hearts through any means necessary. All of them had lost their hearts in some way, and their goal was to create another Kingdom Hearts, formed from the hearts of others, if they could not get to the original. Roxas was called Number XIII, the Key of Destiny. He became good friends with Axel, but for the most part, he did not seem to keep close to any of the others within the Organization.
[Spoilers here, highlight to see:] He met a girl named Xion, Number XIV, and she was entrusted to him when Axel departed to Castle Oblivion. Slowly, she opened up to him, and they became close friends. They went on missions together, the both of them realizing quickly that only one of them could wield the Keyblade at the same time...until one mission, when she received her own. Suddenly, Roxas drifted into a coma, and did not awaken for weeks. When he finally came out of his sleep, Axel had returned, and the events in Castle Oblivion had already occurred. Roxas began the tradition of eating ice cream of Twilight Town's clock tower with the both of them this time, and they grew to hold a close bond. However, things began to change. Roxas began having dreams about Sora. He began imagining his every movement involved Sora as well. Xion began to have similar problems. She began failing missions, she fell into a coma, and finally she deserted the Organization. Roxas and Axel tried to get her back; she struck back. Axel knocked her out and took her back to the Organization. Infuriated at how everyone was keeping secrets from him and no one would answer his questions, Roxas became more and more skeptical of the motives of the Organization. When he felt he could no longer trust Axel, he left as well, claiming no one would miss him.
Xion met him at the clock tower and revealed her true form: she was a replica created from the leaked memories of Sora. Because his memories of Kairi were so powerful, she took on a female form and looked a great deal like her...but she was just a replica. She was designed to reflect people related to Sora, which is why some saw her as Sora, some saw her as Riku, and others saw her as a nameless, faceless person. Xemnas created her in order to have a keybearer in case Sora proved useless. Her final mission would be to destroy Roxas. Driven insane by the memories of Sora engulfing her mind and body, she turned into him, and attacked Roxas. She wanted to absorb him and become a whole person, no matter the cost. She transformed into a mechanical monster and attacked him. In the end, Roxas won, and she turned back into her normal form...but already Roxas began to lose his memories of her. She told him not to worry, that she had destroyed herself so she wouldn't hurt him, that she was returning to Sora. Roxas held her as she turned to ice, as the fragments of her being began being absorbed by him in turn. She told him to take her heart back to Kingdom Hearts, to not let Xemnas have his way, and that she was glad she met him and Axel. She faded away and Roxas shed a tear for her.
He struck out on his own and was ambushed by Heartless in the center square of the World That Never Was. Riku joined him in fighting them, and the two fought directly afterwards. Roxas defeated him, but Riku turned back to the dark, attacked him, and knocked him out. His memories of Xion disappeared at this point entirely. He was taken to DiZ and imprisoned within his virtual Twilight Town project. For an undetermined amount of time, probably weeks, Roxas was trapped within the confines of the virtual town, believing he had friends, a heart, and a life. Glitches began to happen in the system. Roxas began to remember Sora's memories. Riku had to interfere. And then Axel showed up, breaking the barriers and urging Roxas to come back, even though the boy could not remember.
Slowly but surely, under DiZ's instructions, Namine's interferences, and Axel's intrusions, Roxas remembered everything, and made his way to the mansion on the outskirts of Twilight Town, where DiZ was constructing his operations. Namine regretfully informed him of his true nature as a Nobody, but promised to meet him again. Heading to the basement of the mansion, he encountered Axel, and fought him, despite his memories returning completely. He defeated him, making a promise to meet him again, before he moved on. DiZ allowed Roxas to enter the room where Sora was, but it was only a digital fragment of the man, and he left before any real damage could be done. Faced with Sora's sleeping form, Roxas willingly gave in, and disappeared, back to his Somebody's heart.
However, he was not fully suppressed. When Axel died, he was aware, and broke free to challenge Sora for dominance. He lost in the battle, but expressed his admiration for his Other, and went back to him, this time to help him in the final battles with the Organization. He met with Axel one last time in his subconscious, and the two spoke. The red head told him that he believed Roxas had a heart, but could not be sure. They contented themselves to enjoying their final few moments together, before Roxas went back to Sora and disappeared. Eventually, before Sora fought Xemnas, Roxas and Sora formed together for good, content and whole.
personality: As the thirteenth member of Organization XIII, Roxas has been seen as the underdog and the most subserviant of all the Organization members. Judging by the few scans we have of the new games, this is somewhat true. He is often sent on missions with other members teaching and watching over him, but it is easily seen how competant and powerful he is, even if he does follow orders. However, it's apparent that he has a questioning nature, because he often asks things the members wouldn't normally disclose and he is one of the few that actually hesitate. Even so, it's fairly clear that he doesn't intend to act like he is the lowest rank, and instead rises to the occasion. Roxas is one of the few members who have been fiercely insistant in his belief that he not only has a heart but can feel emotions.
He has been shown as protective of his friends and both kind and caring to the few people that treat him well and with respect. His interactions with Axel, and what little we've seen of him and Xion, have shown a good glimpse of Roxas' kinder nature. He and Axel share a bond of loyalty and friendship that is practically unheard of amongst Nobodies. Of course, as with any person, he has a darker side to the kindness. When angered, he is a force to be reckoned with. The few times he has displayed that emotion were when DiZ used him and when he was protecting his Twilight Town companions. He has shown to be protective even of people he doesn't know well, but believes to be good, as he did when Namine was in danger.
However, this can be intepreted that he acted out of frustration that his answers were being taken away from him again. Only once has he shown an emotionless side, and that was only in his internal battle with Sora for dominance. This, too, dissolved into peaceful acceptance in the end, demonstrating more evidence that Roxas has emotions.
if your character is 13 years of age or younger, please post requested information here: Unless you consider him his canonical age as two... Roxas really acts like a sixteen year old in canon. While he seems more naive and wondering in 358/2 Days, that's simply because he has no memories to base anything off of.
notes: It's speculated that Roxas has a heart, considering he is a "special Nobody". The fact that he looks exactly like Ven from the upcoming Kingdom Hearts game is a big factor. However, I'm going to leave it ambiguous. He thinks he has one and I'll leave it at that. Whether it's true or not remains to be seen, but it's an IC declaration, not an OOC one.
Writing Samples
First Person Sample: Where is this? What's going on? Namine, are you here too? Where's Sora and the Islands?
Look, this isn't funny. Someone better tell me what's going on. I didn't ask for this. I'm not supposed to be here. Sora, you had better be around here somewhere. It's your job to be the hero, not me.
...Come on, can't anyone answer me? Don't tell me I'm here all alone.
Guess I'd better go look around. Standing around and yelling isn't going to help me get anywhere.
Third Person Sample: Something so simple...
He felt like he was drowning, plunging deeper and deeper into a pit of darkness. He had the vague sensation of arms circling him, warm and inviting...only for them to turn into menacing claws, scratching and tearing at him in the dark. The black pulled him in further and further still, and he struggled, screaming, lashing out. This wasn't how he wanted it to end. He was supposed to go back to the islands, back with Sora, back to some sort of semblance of a happy ending.
Sora got to sleep for a year, got to travel with his best friends and live and now he was just supposed to fade away into nothing, not even to live life as Sora himself?
It wasn't fair.
His eyes squeezed open and he shot out a hand into the nothingness around him, hoping for someone, anyone, to help him. There was no light save for the perpetual glow his own body put forth of its own accord, reacting to threat surrounding him. It was endless, eating away at his whole body and devouring every inch of him into murky blackness. He screamed as the dark tightened on him...
And then he woke up in a bed, laying atop it like he used to in the Organization. His eyelids fluttered open and he sat up dizzily, hurriedly. He felt drained and exhausted, and tried to stand, falling back into a sitting position quickly. What had happened?
He slowly touched his chest, his arms, his face and realized almost belatedly, detachedly, that he was alive and whole as himself, not as Sora. How was this even possible?
Roxas glanced to the window and stood, pushing it open slowly and looking around. A strange sense of deja vu - Twilight Town and sparkling sunlight - broke away like glass to reveal an unknown world to his eyes, menacing, looming, and lonely.
He may have been freed from Sora, but now he was all alone, feeling emptier than ever.
Plans for the Character in this Setting: N/A