Roxas

Player Information

Name: Nat
Age: 36
Contact details: Ammeschan Discord: Ammeschan#5385
Other characters: N/A

Character Information

Name: Roxas
Canon: Kingdom Hearts
Canon Point: End of Kingdom Hearts III
OU/AU/CRAU/OC: OU
Age: Probably somewhere around a year and a half since he first popped into existence - he looks about sixteen.

World Information: Roxas appears in 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts II, Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III. He is created from the events in Kingdom Hearts.

Personal History: Roxas' history.

Personality:

Roxas was born a Nobody. He appeared in Twilight Town in a nearly absent mental state, he was described as a zombie. During this phase of his existence, he was spacey and not terribly aware of what was going on, he just did as he was told. After an unscheduled 24 day sleep, he began developing his personality. For a Nobody, he was incredibly expressive and emotional. He cried when Xion sacrificed herself, he got angry and resentful when he perceived Axel withholding information from him and he lashed out when he was told essentially that his life, his existence, needed to end to reawaken Sora. He left the Organization with a resolve to get to the bottom of the secrets that Axel was keeping from him. Had he not been stopped by DiZ and Riku, he likely would've traveled far and wide, searching for Sora.

In many ways, he's like Sora. He believes in his own sense of justice and once he understands the scope of how wrong the Organization is, he is resolute to help diminish their numbers and make their goal impossible. He's also kind to his friends, both Axel and Xion in the Organization, and Hayner, Pence and Olette in the virtual Twilight Town. While he's not typically mean without reason, he is however a little snarky thanks to Axel's influence. He's passionate about his desire for the truth, and he had a passion to continue his existence, which was why the anger when he was told it could not be so.

DiZ was mistaken in his belief that Nobodies were simply empty husks. Roxas had completely grown a brand new heart, separate from Sora in the time he was on his own. Regardless of Roxas' acceptance of his fate and sacrificing himself for the greater good, Sora refused to accept this. When Sora told him he would save him too, this made Roxas feel cautiously optimistic. It was good that Sora wanted to save him, but he was ready to accept it if he couldn't.

During his time within Sora, he had a lot of time to think. He got a grasp of Sora's experiences and shared his own with him. They came to understand each other through this exchange. He gained a greater understanding of why the light side was much better, and he appeared to let go of much of his hate and hostility. He'd also come to understand through the interconnection of different plots going on around Xehanort, that his path was full of pitfalls, and the thorough plan he had was doomed to fall apart. When he makes his reappearance, thanks to Sora's connection and willingness to let him live as his own person he remarks, "You're not as good at winning over people's hearts as you think."

Roxas cares deeply for his friends. He took up twice the missions when Xion could no longer summon her keyblade and do missions, to cover for her, and he was horribly upset when Axel didn't come back from Castle Oblivion and people believed him dead. The fact that Axel was hiding things from him felt like a complete betrayal and caused a violent fight to break out. Despite this, he missed him. He wanted Axel to move on, but fortunately because Sora had other ideas, he didn't have to. He was reunited with Lea and Xion, and they had a group hug. In virtual Twilight Town, he made a connection with Hayner, Pence and Olette. While they weren't the real students he didn't know that and they spent their week together doing work, seeking out mysteries and attempting to go to the beach. He was fond of all of them, to the point that when Sora encounters them in the real world, a tear slides down his cheek from Roxas' influence.

Now that he's been separated as an entirely whole person on his own, he's looking forward to experiencing the world around him without the context of the Organization looming overhead. He's made friends with Hayner, Pence and Olette who were willing to meet with the boy who thought they were friends easily, and they've added Isa to their big ice cream meeting on the clock tower. He's also finally experienced playing on the beach, thanks to a visit to Destiny Islands. The experiences he's had has allowed him to make friends with the other keyblade wielders, and slot himself into somewhere he feels like he can belong.


Key themes:

The key themes that influence Roxas the most are friendship and self-sacrifice. Making friends with Axel and Xion was decidedly a turning point in his formation and the development of those feelings that distinguished him as an individual and allowed him to grow a heart of his own. Friendship allowed him a connection to people who may not have known him for real, but hearing how much he cared for them they were willing to take a chance on knowing him. Friendship gave him somewhere to go back to when he returned from Sora as himself. If he wasn't so emotionally involved and connected to others, he likely would have been like any Nobody, still just another side of Sora, easily blended back into the whole when they were rejoined.

Despite his initial reluctance, and his anger and frustration, he made the ultimate choice to rejoin with Sora, believing in full that he was ending his existence. Every worry, thought and feeling would disappear and blend in. Although Naminé told him it would feel right, he didn't think it would. With all these feelings, he still accepted his fate and when he spoke to Sora, he told him it had to be that way. This sacrifice was complete and he was prepared to go for it, but he was rewarded in the end with an opportunity to be himself.

Main Motivation:

Roxas' motivation has been his friends. He got his own life to live thanks to his connections with them, and he sees them as somewhere to belong. Now that he's free of Sora, he's got time to make more friends and see the world. He's curious to learn new things and have new experiences and challenges. He's looking for a taste of freedom.

Skills:

Swordplay - Roxas is a dual wielding keyblade wielder. He's significantly skilled, with an aggressive style that is more focused on attack than defense.

Light - He uses light magic as a skill that's unique to few characters in the series.

Agility & Speed - Roxas moves quickly. He can glide quickly in the air, and he's good at dodging, which is also part of why he doesn't spend much time on deflection. His attacks seem like they're coming from different directions as he glides from one side to the other with ease.

Reversal - A move unique to Roxas that has him slide in behind his opponent in the blink of an eye.

Dual Shot - A move unique to Roxas that allows him to throw his keyblades and get two strikes on a target.

Limit Breaks: - Limit breaks are meant to be used very sparingly and only in dire circumstances. Roxas has two of them.

Event Horizon - Light gathers around Roxas and his keyblade and he strikes with a more significant level of strength.

Magic Hour - Roxas hovers in the air while beams of light rain down on the target.

Item: He'll bring a seashell that he picked up in Destiny Islands.

Sample: Link to thread here

Notes: Not that I can think of.