CoM!Axel = KHII!Axel
And now we have proof.
In an interview concerning Chain of Memories, the following exchange occurred between Nomura and the interviewer:
"Q: In the newly introduced 'Org.' members, which is your favorite?
A: I guess that would be Axel. He is also very popular with a majority of the other members of the staff. Given that he is furter given delicious roles in KH2... Axel's true motivations, though I cannot tell them now, are a great story. You could cry. The scene where he tells you what he really wants is one scene you simply cannot miss in KH2." (emphasis added)
So, there you have it. Nomura states, officially, that Axel did what he did in CoM for Roxas's sake.
Now everyone who wants to whine about the badass CoM!Axel being defamed into a woobie KHII!Axel because of his attachment to his best friend can shut the fuck up. Because they were always, always, ALWAYS intended by the creator as being one in the same.
In an interview concerning Chain of Memories, the following exchange occurred between Nomura and the interviewer:
"Q: In the newly introduced 'Org.' members, which is your favorite?
A: I guess that would be Axel. He is also very popular with a majority of the other members of the staff. Given that he is furter given delicious roles in KH2... Axel's true motivations, though I cannot tell them now, are a great story. You could cry. The scene where he tells you what he really wants is one scene you simply cannot miss in KH2." (emphasis added)
So, there you have it. Nomura states, officially, that Axel did what he did in CoM for Roxas's sake.
Now everyone who wants to whine about the badass CoM!Axel being defamed into a woobie KHII!Axel because of his attachment to his best friend can shut the fuck up. Because they were always, always, ALWAYS intended by the creator as being one in the same.