Roxas | |
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Kingdom Hearts character | |
Roxas as seen in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
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First game | Kingdom Hearts II (2005) |
Created by | Tetsuya Nomura |
Designed by | Tetsuya Nomura |
Voiced by (English) | Jesse McCartney |
Voiced by (Japanese) | Kōki Uchiyama |
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Weapon | Keyblade |
Roxas (Japanese: ロクサス Hepburn: Rokusasu?, /ˈrɒksəs/) is a fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise Kingdom Hearts. First revealed during the final scenes of the 2004 title Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Roxas is a "Nobody", a being created when the series' main character Sora briefly loses his heart during the first game of the series. Kingdom Hearts II reveals that Roxas is a member of Organization XIII, a group of Nobodies who needed Roxas as he could wield the Keyblade, a weapon that allows him to capture hearts. As a member of the organization, Roxas bears the title "Key of Destiny" (めぐりあう鍵 Meguriau Kagi?, lit. "Serendipitous Key"). He is also the protagonist of the video game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, which revolves around his origins. In the Japanese games, Roxas is voiced by Kōki Uchiyama, while Jesse McCartney takes the role in the English versions.