Editing Lea

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{{Q|I want everybody I meet to remember me. Inside people's memories, I can live forever.|Lea to [[Isa]]}}

==Story==

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

Lea lives an idyllic life alongside his best friend [[Isa]] on the world of [[Radiant Garden]], and conspires with Isa to break into [[Ansem the Wise]]'s [[Hollow Bastion|castle]] for the sake of mischief. The pair walks past the town square shortly after [[Terra]] and [[Aqua]] have left Radiant Garden, where Lea notices [[Ventus]] drop his [[Wooden Keyblade]] and hands it back to him, as Isa impatiently watches. Lea teases Ventus for using a "kid" weapon, and proudly shows off his frisbees while challenging Ventus to a sparring match. Ventus readily accepts, to Isa's amusement, and easily defeats Lea. Though Lea tries to claim the match is a draw, Isa chides him and the three leave to part ways, laughing. Lea vows to Ventus that they will meet again, as they are now friends, a comfort that prompts Ventus to decide to keep making friends. As they walk away, Isa asks Lea why he keeps befriending strangers, and Lea answers that he wants to live forever in the memories of everyone he meets. As they near the castle, the pair look up to it and Lea checks if Isa is ready to begin.

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===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===

One day, Lea and Isa successfully snuck into the castle in order to investigate the mysterious cries coming from within. They found their way into the Heartless Manufactory and down into the [[Chamber of Repose]], where they encountered a young girl known only as "[[Subject X]]".{{storylink|Secret Report 5}} They befriended the girl and made plans to help her escape, but found that she had been moved elsewhere. In order to locate her, they decided to become apprentices to Ansem the Wise.{{storylink|Secret Report 6}}

===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===

Lea has a dream of [[Roxas]] reminding Axel of the promise he made to him and [[Xion]], to always be there to bring them back, and he awakens, with his memories of his time as Axel intact. Discovering that four of the founding members of Organization XIII, Aeleus, [[Even]], Dilan and [[Ienzo]], have been recompleted as well, Lea notices that [[Braig]] and Isa are missing and decides to look for them. After talking with Aeleus in Ansem the Wise's study, he finds out there is no one else in the Castle. Deciding to check the castle grounds, Lea is told by Aeleus not to bother. Ienzo explains to Lea if Braig and Isa were recompleted, they would have appeared in the same place as the others. This makes Lea wonder if Braig and Isa could have been "blasted off to some other world", which Ienzo explains is possible if the world they came from no longer exists when they are reborn; they'd reappear in [[Traverse Town]] or a similar place if that was the case. Lea then finds the remnants of Ansem's notes about the [[Door to Darkness]], and leaves to bring back Braig and Isa, without telling Ienzo and Aeleus how, complaining that he always gets stuck with the icky jobs.

Learning of the danger everyone else is in, Lea arrives in [[The World That Never Was]], just in time to save [[Sora]] from becoming [[Master Xehanort]]'s final vessel in the [[Real Organization XIII|new Organization XIII]]. His appearance shocks [[Xemnas]] and [[Xigbar]], the latter of whom calls him "Axel". Lea explains that when he was Axel, he promised Roxas he would always be there to bring back his friends and intends to make good on it, then jokes to Master Xehanort that he had plotted his "script" so well, but forgot to "write the sequel". Lea is attacked by a hooded member wielding the [[Lunatic]]. After deflecting the attack, the member's hood blows back to reveal Saïx, leaving Lea shocked to see his former friend as one of Master Xehanort's vessels. Regrouping with Mickey and [[Riku]], Lea gives up on correcting people about his name and says they should escape while they have the chance. After Donald and Goofy arrive and defeat the [[Dark Figure]], the new Organization begins disappearing, its members returning to their proper place in time. As they leave, Lea shares a final look with Saïx.

[[File:Keyblade Master Riku 02 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Lea summons his Keyblade for the first time.]]

Afterwards, Lea soon returns to Radiant Garden to continue practicing how to use his Keyblade in preparation for the upcoming war.

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===

[[File:Opposing Goals 01 KHIII.png|thumb|left|At the Twilight Town Clock Tower, Lea and Saïx discuss what happened to the girl they befriended at Radiant Garden.]]

After Sora, Donald, and Goofy defeat Xehanort within the portal, Lea and the others follow after them and share their light with Sora so that he can close Kingdom Hearts using the [[χ-blade]]. The group is then ejected back to the Keyblade Graveyard, where Sora leaves them to retrieve Kairi.

[[File:Ending 02 KHIII.png|thumb|left|The trio sits together on the Clock Tower once more.]]

After one year passes by, the Twilight Town crew are revealed to studying Roxas and Xion's memories in hopes of finding the whereabouts of the missing Sora.

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During his youth in Radiant Garden, Lea looks about the same age as Ventus. His hair resembles his Nobody's, but shorter and with the spikes styled upward. Lea has a slight {{w|widow's peak}}, a trait he also shares with Axel, though Lea's is more noticeable. Lea's eyes are also more of a blue-green color than Axel's striking green. He wears a sleeveless orange jacket with a white, sleeveless shirt underneath, and tan, baggy pants with red and white sneakers and black socks. The pockets of his jacket are a much darker shade of orange than the rest of it. He also wears a yellow and brown {{w|keffiyeh}} around his neck. The pattern of this keffiyeh changes abruptly near Lea's neck, from stripes to a very organized checkerboard pattern. Similar to [[Braig]]'s scarf, the tip of Lea's keffiyeh is frayed slightly. He bears a curious resemblance to [[Hayner]].

After being revived following Axel's demise, Lea wears the [[black coat]] he wore during his time as Axel and appears identical to his former Nobody, only lacking the tear-shaped markings below his eyes, and having a slightly darker skin tone.

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As a teenager, Lea is mischievous and childish. He conspires with Isa to sneak into Ansem the Wise's castle and flailing childishly upon being caught and thrown out by Dilan. Lea is smug and sarcastic, as shown he teases Ventus upon meeting him and exhibiting a competitive streak by challenging the latter to a duel. Lea seeks to live forever through the memories of those he meets, and he promises to always be there for his friends. Due to this, Lea often says, "Got it memorized?" as a catchphrase, emphasizing his desire to be remembered by those he meets.

 

 

As an adult, Lea acts as cocky as his Nobody counterpart. He retains his competitive streak, demonstrated when he challenges Master Xehanort while defending Sora and states that he intends to compete with Riku in the art of the Keyblade. After his restoration, Lea is often referred to as Axel by Sora and his allies, much to his exasperation, prompting him to correct them. Eventually, Lea relents to being referred to as Axel after Riku addresses him by the wrong name. Ultimately, he decides to go by Axel after seeing Kairi as Xion for a moment, believing that being called Axel was important in remembering what he'd forgotten.

==Abilities==

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==Notes and references==

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