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==Appearance==
==Appearance==
[[File:Triple Artwork.png|250px|left|thumb|Roxas looking several years older than he has ever appeared.]]
[[File:Roxas KHII.png|thumb|200px|Roxas as he appears in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
 
Roxas looks identical to [[Ventus]], due to Ventus's heart having been within Sora's heart when Roxas was created.<ref>[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania''']], '''Interviewer:''' "Why do Roxas and Ventus look alike?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "Sora and Ventus's heart are linked... And so Roxas, who is a part of Sora, was affected by that and looks just like Ventus." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref> He has bright blue eyes, a muscular build, and golden blond hair. His hair is spiky, as the front concentrates the spikes on the right side of his head as if windswept, while the back is smoother and more flaky.  
Roxas looks identical to [[Ventus]], due to Ventus's heart having been within Sora's heart when Roxas was created.<ref>[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania''']], '''Interviewer:''' "Why do Roxas and Ventus look alike?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "Sora and Ventus's heart are linked... And so Roxas, who is a part of Sora, was affected by that and looks just like Ventus." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref> He has bright blue eyes, a muscular build, and golden blond hair. His hair is spiky, as the front concentrates the spikes on the right side of his head as if windswept, while the back is smoother and more flaky.  


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He also has clothes for sleeping in the simulated Twilight Town. He wears a white shirt with black coloration for the collar and arms. The arms also supports a half star motifs. He also wears a matching black shorts with a skull and crossbones symbol on the lower left side of the pants.
He also has clothes for sleeping in the simulated Twilight Town. He wears a white shirt with black coloration for the collar and arms. The arms also supports a half star motifs. He also wears a matching black shorts with a skull and crossbones symbol on the lower left side of the pants.
An early promotional artwork for ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and ''Kingdom Hearts coded'' depicted the main characters of each game in a tripartite mural. Roxas was included in the ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' section, yet was drawn to look several years older than his ''Kingdom Hearts II'' appearance. Nothing related to this was covered in the actual game, and as of yet no explanation has been given for this design variation.


In ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', Roxas's face was changed to be slightly wider, with his cheekbones less defined and sullen, in order to make his design more closely resemble Ventus's.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qkr21oREfc Differences between ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and the ''Final Mix'' version]</ref>
In ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', Roxas's face was changed to be slightly wider, with his cheekbones less defined and sullen, in order to make his design more closely resemble Ventus's.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qkr21oREfc Differences between ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and the ''Final Mix'' version]</ref>
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==Gallery==
==Trivia==
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[[File:Triple Artwork.png|250px|thumb|Roxas looking several years older than he has ever appeared.]]
File:Roxas KHII.png|Roxas as he appears in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
File:Roxas KHD.png|Roxas as he appears in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.
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==Trivia==
* An early promotional artwork for ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and ''Kingdom Hearts coded'' depicted the main characters of each game in a tripartite mural. Roxas was included in the ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' section, yet was drawn to look several years older than his ''Kingdom Hearts II'' appearance. Nothing related to this was covered in the actual game, and as of yet no explanation has been given for this design variation.
*The scene in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' where Axel bids Roxas goodbye is similar to the one in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' where Xion greeted Roxas on the clocktower before their battle. In both cases, Roxas is seen cradling himself before being surprised by the appearance of his friends. He is then offered to share one final sea-salt ice cream with them.
*The scene in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' where Axel bids Roxas goodbye is similar to the one in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' where Xion greeted Roxas on the clocktower before their battle. In both cases, Roxas is seen cradling himself before being surprised by the appearance of his friends. He is then offered to share one final sea-salt ice cream with them.