Editing Absent Silhouette

An {{nihongo|'''Absent Silhouette'''|アブセント・シルエット|Abusento Shiruetto}} is a "ghost" version of a member of [[Organization XIII]] who had already been slain. It appears as an extra set of challenges in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix]]''. Whenever [[Sora]] challenges an Absent Silhouette to a battle, the Absent Silhouette takes the form of the slain member it represents and fights him.  There are five Absent Silhouettes in total: [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]], [[Marluxia]] and [[Larxene]]. All of them died in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.

At first, the Absent Silhouette looks like a sphere of darkness with nothingness and the slain member's element circling around it; a picture of the slain member's [[weapon]] is also featured in the center of the sphere. When Sora accepts its challenge, it warps Sora, Donald and Goofy to wherever its member was last fought, with the exception of Marluxia's, which is the area of the second to last battle against him. There, it challenges him to an extremely difficult battle.

An Absent Silhouette usually bears a different fighting style than the member originally exhibited in ''Chain of Memories''. For example, Larxene often threw her [[Larxene#Weapon|knives]] and Zexion created copies of himself using the stolen skills of his opponent. However, in ''Final Mix'', Larxene's Silhouette favors using copies of herself for speedy attacks from all directions, and Zexion's favors trapping his prey into a dimension within his weapon, a [[Zexion#Weapon|lexicon]].  

Their respective locations are:

*'''Zexion''' - ''Cave of the Dead (Inner Chamber)'' in the [[Underworld]] ([[Olympus Coliseum]]). It appears first, after escaping [[Hades]]. After [[Demyx]]'s "battle" in the same [[world]], a brief cutscene commences in which he explains to Sora about the Absent Silhouettes.  Zexion's sphere has no actual element swirling around it, but instead his lexicon fades in and out. Supposedly, the lexicon is an illusion, his element.
*'''Larxene''' - [[Isla de Muerta]] Rock Face area in [[Port Royal]]. It appears second, materializing when you arrive at Isla de Muerta.
*'''Lexaeus''' - The Sandlot in [[Twilight Town]]. It appears third, after defeating the [[Nobodies]] in the area.
*'''Marluxia''' - [[Beast|Beast's]] room in [[Beast's Castle]]. It appears fourth, after the Beast decides to join you and defeat [[Xaldin]]. This sphere is notable in that before Marluxia himself appears, it is seen through two different camera views at once until both cameras focus on the same point. 
*'''Vexen''' - Merchant's Shop in [[Agrabah]]. Appears last, when the shop changes.

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Image:Zexion Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Zexion]]
Image:Larxene Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Larxene]]
Image:Lexaeus Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Lexaeus]]
Image:Marluxia Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Marluxia]]
Image:Vexen Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Vexen]]
</gallery>

==Rewards==
Once an Absent Silhouette is defeated, Sora gains a [[Vanished Vision]] and a [[recipe]]. The recipes allow Sora to synthesize [[Accessory|accessories]] that are similar to the weapons wielded by the Absent Silhouettes, with the exception of the recipes obtained after defeating Lexaeus and Vexen, which instead lead to weapons that can be wielded by [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]] respectively.  The recipes are:
*'''Zexion''' - An [[accessory]], [[Shade Archive]];
*'''Larxene''' - An [[armor]], [[Shock Charm]].
*'''Lexaeus''' - A staff for [[Donald]], [[Centurion]];
*'''Marluxia''' - An [[accessory]], [[Full Bloom]];
*'''Vexen'''- A [[shield]] for [[Goofy]], [[Freeze Pride]].

==Trivia==
*The Absent Silhouettes do not say any words at all; instead they simply grumble, grunt, laugh, and cry out whenever you hit them or when they perform their attacks. Like in ''Chain of Memories'', these members were not given English voice actors for the English audio track used for Final Mix.
*The voices of the Absent Silhouettes sound exactly like their Japanese voice actors in ''Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories''. They '''were''', in fact, voiced by the Japanese cast, since the end credits quote the names of Larxene's, Marluxia's, Vexen's, Zexion's and Lexaeus' Japanese voice actors.
*It is never explained why the Absent Silhouettes are fought where they are. One possible reason is that four of the five battles take place in worlds not present in the game. Another possible explanation is that they are placed in worlds that have no purpose after they are locked. By placing Absent Silhouettes in the said worlds, they become more visitable. Another possibility is that they only appear where another member of the Organization has appeared, which is true for the four of the five locations (Demyx appeared in the Olympus Coliseum, Luxord appeared in Port Royal, Roxas, Axel, and Saïx appeared in Twilight Town, and Xaldin appeared in Beast's Castle). However, the merchant in Agrabah said that his riches were brought from a man in a black coat, which is then interpreted by Sora to be a member of the Organization.
*It is also suggested that the Absent Silhouette is a type of [[Nobody]], since it appears in the same fashion a Nobody does.
*When the battle against an Absent Silhouette is initiated, the portal used to get to the location appears and takes form of its respective Organization member. However, when the battle against the Marluxia Absent Silhouette is initiated, '''two''' portals appear, merge together, and the single portal takes form of Marluxia.

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+An {{nihongo|'''Absent Silhouette'''|アブセント・シルエット|Abusento Shiruetto}} is a "ghost" version of a member of [[Organization XIII]] who had already been slain. It appears as an extra set of challenges in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix]]''. Whenever [[Sora]] challenges an Absent Silhouette to a battle, the Absent Silhouette takes the form of the slain member it represents and fights him.  There are five Absent Silhouettes in total: [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]], [[Marluxia]] and [[Larxene]]. All of them died in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''.
-{{Q|Absent Silhouettes, presences of those who were slain. Exactly, though they come in all different shapes and sizes. The item belongs to its owner, who is now nothing more than a shadowy presence. But you can still fight them, of course. And as you do, it'll slowly awaken the real you.|Demyx's explanation}}
-An {{nihongo|'''Absent Silhouette'''|アブセント・シルエット|Abusento Shiruetto}} is a phantom version of one of the five [[Organization XIII]] members who were eliminated at [[Castle Oblivion]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'': [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]], [[Marluxia]], and [[Larxene]]. They appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' as a set of optional bosses. Upon defeat, they relinquish a [[Lost Illusion]] and a synthesis [[Recipe]] that allows the [[Moogles]] to craft an item resembling the defeated Organization member's signature weapon. Defeating an Absent Silhouette also allows Sora to challenge his or her [[Organization XIII's Replica Data]] at the [[Garden of Assemblage]].
-==Story==
+At first, the Absent Silhouette looks like a sphere of darkness with nothingness and the slain member's element circling around it; a picture of the slain member's [[weapon]] is also featured in the center of the sphere. When Sora accepts its challenge, it warps Sora, Donald and Goofy to wherever its member was last fought, with the exception of Marluxia's, which is the area of the second to last battle against him. There, it challenges him to an extremely difficult battle.
-After [[Sora]] and company have a skirmish with [[Demyx]] in the [[Inner Chamber]], a ghostly sphere appears, emblazoned with the image of a [[Lexicon]] titled ''Absent Silhouettes''. They decide not to inspect it. Later, after the group faces Demyx's water forms in the [[Underworld Caverns: Atrium]], the Nobody retreats, but reappears before the group can move on to [[the Lock]]. Demyx tells the group about Absent Silhouettes, which he describes as "shadowy presences of those who were slain." He explains that they can take many forms, and that, even though they are only shadowy presences, Sora can face them in battle.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''''', '''Demyx:''' "Exactly, though they come in all different shapes and sizes. The item belongs to its owner, who is now nothing more than a shadowy presence. But you can still fight them, of course. And as you do, it'll slowly awaken the real you."</ref>
-An Absent Silhouette initially appears as a dark sphere, depicting a silhouette of the slain member's weapon, with thornbeams and wisps of the respective member's element circling around it.<ref>As Zexion's element of Illusion is immaterial, his sphere represents it by fading in and out.</ref> When Sora accepts an Absent Silhouette's challenge, it warps him, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] to the site of the Organization member's  last fight. The Silhouette then assumes the form of its respective Organization member, commencing the battle.<ref>The battle against Marluxia's Absent Silhouette mimics the first phase of his final battle, without his Second and Third Forms, in the Second form's battlefield.</ref>
+An Absent Silhouette usually bears a different fighting style than the member originally exhibited in ''Chain of Memories''. For example, Larxene often threw her [[Larxene#Weapon|knives]] and Zexion created copies of himself using the stolen skills of his opponent. However, in ''Final Mix'', Larxene's Silhouette favors using copies of herself for speedy attacks from all directions, and Zexion's favors trapping his prey into a dimension within his weapon, a [[Zexion#Weapon|lexicon]].
-As Sora defeats each Absent Silhouette, he is given a synthesis recipe that creates an equippable item that resembles the weapon of the respective member. Each defeated Absent Silhouette reappears in the Garden of Assemblage as part of the [[Organization XIII's Replica Data]].
+Their respective locations are:
-==Gameplay==
+*'''Zexion''' - ''Cave of the Dead (Inner Chamber)'' in the [[Underworld]] ([[Olympus Coliseum]]). It appears first, after escaping [[Hades]]. After [[Demyx]]'s "battle" in the same [[world]], a brief cutscene commences in which he explains to Sora about the Absent Silhouettes.  Zexion's sphere has no actual element swirling around it, but instead his lexicon fades in and out. Supposedly, the lexicon is an illusion, his element.
-Though they serve as rematches with bosses from ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', each Absent Silhouette has a vastly different fighting style in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''. For example, in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', Larxene attacks by throwing her [[Foudre]], and Zexion uses his [[Book of Retribution]] to create doppelgangers of himself using skills stolen from his opponent. In ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', Larxene's Absent Silhouette creates clones of herself to perform speedy attacks from multiple directions, and Zexion's Absent Silhouette uses the Book of Retribution to trap Sora in a pocket dimension. The Absent Silhouettes do not speak; instead they simply grumble, grunt, laugh, or cry out when struck or while attacking.
+*'''Larxene''' - [[Isla de Muerta]] Rock Face area in [[Port Royal]]. It appears second, materializing when you arrive at Isla de Muerta.
+*'''Lexaeus''' - The Sandlot in [[Twilight Town]]. It appears third, after defeating the [[Nobodies]] in the area.
+*'''Marluxia''' - [[Beast|Beast's]] room in [[Beast's Castle]]. It appears fourth, after the Beast decides to join you and defeat [[Xaldin]]. This sphere is notable in that before Marluxia himself appears, it is seen through two different camera views at once until both cameras focus on the same point.
+*'''Vexen''' - Merchant's Shop in [[Agrabah]]. Appears last, when the shop changes.
-<center>[[File:Vexen's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Lexaeus's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Zexion's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Marluxia's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Larxene's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]]
+<gallery>
-<!--scene name from journal if possible--></center>
+Image:Zexion Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Zexion]]
-#'''Vexen's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the 11th Floor facsimile of the [[Old Mansion]], and it relinquishes a [[Lost Illusion]] and the [[Road to Discovery]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears in [[The Peddler's Shop]] after the shop is remodeled during Sora's second visit to [[Agrabah]].
+Image:Larxene Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Larxene]]
-#'''Lexaeus's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the [[Station of Remembrance]], and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Strength Beyond Strength]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears at the [[Sandlot]] after Sora defeats the [[Nobodies]] there on his second visit to [[Twilight Town]]. The Sandlot becomes unaccessible during the third visit, however, and only becomes accessible afterwards.
+Image:Lexaeus Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Lexaeus]]
-#'''Zexion's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the 3rd Basement facsimile of [[Destiny Islands]], and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Book of Shadows]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears in the Inner Chamber upon reaching it during Sora's first visit to the [[Olympus Coliseum]].
+Image:Marluxia Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Marluxia]]
-#'''Marluxia's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the [[Station of Oblivion]], and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Eternal Blossom]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears in [[The Beast's Room]] after Beast asks [[Belle]] and Sora to leave his castle.<!--reword:
+Image:Vexen Absent Silhouette.jpg|[[Vexen]]
-This sphere is notable in that before Marluxia himself appears, it is seen through two different camera angles at once until both cameras focus on the same point. -->
+</gallery>
-#'''Larxene's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the Station of Remembrance, and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Cloaked Thunder]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears at the [[Rock Face]] after Sora lands at [[Isla de Muerta]] during his first visit after the gunpowder battle on the ''Interceptor''.
-==Unversed Remnants==
+==Rewards==
-<center>[[File:Vanitas Portal.png|x100px]][[File:Unversed Mission Emblem.png|x100px]]</center>
+Once an Absent Silhouette is defeated, Sora gains a [[Vanished Vision]] and a [[recipe]]. The recipes allow Sora to synthesize [[Accessory|accessories]] that are similar to the weapons wielded by the Absent Silhouettes, with the exception of the recipes obtained after defeating Lexaeus and Vexen, which instead lead to weapons that can be wielded by [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]] respectively.  The recipes are:
-In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'', the [[Vanitas Remnant]] and the [[Unversed Mission]]s appear throughout the worlds. Like the Absent Silhouettes, the Vanitas Remnant initially appears as a dark sphere depicting the [[Keychain]] of the [[Void Gear]], and the Unversed Missions appear as dark spheres depicting the Unversed emblem. However, the spheres are only surrounded by wisps of [[darkness]], without any thornbeams.
+*'''Zexion''' - An [[accessory]], [[Shade Archive]];
+*'''Larxene''' - An [[armor]], [[Shock Charm]].
+*'''Lexaeus''' - A staff for [[Donald]], [[Centurion]];
+*'''Marluxia''' - An [[accessory]], [[Full Bloom]];
+*'''Vexen'''- A [[shield]] for [[Goofy]], [[Freeze Pride]].
-==Notes and references==
+==Trivia==
-{{reflist}}
+*The Absent Silhouettes do not say any words at all; instead they simply grumble, grunt, laugh, and cry out whenever you hit them or when they perform their attacks. Like in ''Chain of Memories'', these members were not given English voice actors for the English audio track used for Final Mix.
+*The voices of the Absent Silhouettes sound exactly like their Japanese voice actors in ''Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories''. They '''were''', in fact, voiced by the Japanese cast, since the end credits quote the names of Larxene's, Marluxia's, Vexen's, Zexion's and Lexaeus' Japanese voice actors.
+*It is never explained why the Absent Silhouettes are fought where they are. One possible reason is that four of the five battles take place in worlds not present in the game. Another possible explanation is that they are placed in worlds that have no purpose after they are locked. By placing Absent Silhouettes in the said worlds, they become more visitable. Another possibility is that they only appear where another member of the Organization has appeared, which is true for the four of the five locations (Demyx appeared in the Olympus Coliseum, Luxord appeared in Port Royal, Roxas, Axel, and Saïx appeared in Twilight Town, and Xaldin appeared in Beast's Castle). However, the merchant in Agrabah said that his riches were brought from a man in a black coat, which is then interpreted by Sora to be a member of the Organization.
+*It is also suggested that the Absent Silhouette is a type of [[Nobody]], since it appears in the same fashion a Nobody does.
+*When the battle against an Absent Silhouette is initiated, the portal used to get to the location appears and takes form of its respective Organization member. However, when the battle against the Marluxia Absent Silhouette is initiated, '''two''' portals appear, merge together, and the single portal takes form of Marluxia.
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