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{{Game|KH2|FM2|FA}}
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{{InfoCharacter
{{Character
|name=Santa Claus
|name=Santa Claus
|image=[[File:Santa Claus KHII.png|350x400px]]
|image=[[Image:SantaClaus.png|300px]]
|game1=Kingdom Hearts II
|game=Kingdom Hearts II
|katakana=サンタクロース
|kana=サンタクロース, or サンディ・クローズ
|romaji=Santa Kurōsu
|romaji=''Santa Kurōsu'' or ''Sandi Kurōzu''
|alias={{nihongo|'''Sandy Claws'''|サンディ・クローズ|Sandi Kurōzu}}
|world=[[Christmas Town]]
|fr=Père Noël
|role=Ally
|de=Santa Claus
|first=''[[wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''
|type=Entelechy
|engvoice=[[wikipedia:Corey Burton|Corey Burton]]
|charworld1=Halloween Town
|japvoice=Tomoaki Nagae  
|origin=The Nightmare Before Christmas
|company=Disney
|enva=Corey Burton
|java=Tomoaki Nagae
|journalKH2=The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)<br><br>Known to some as Father Christmas, Santa Claus makes children's dreams come true every year on December 25th, delivering presents in a sleigh drawn by flying reindeer. To get ready for Christmas, he depends on his list of this year's good little girls and boys.<br><br>It seems our friend Jack Skellington is a bit confused. He thinks Santa's name is actually Sandy Claws.
}}
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{{Q|Don't even think of taking over for me again!|Santa Claus}}
{{Q|Don't even think of taking over for me again!|Santa Claus}}
'''Santa Claus''', known as '''Sandy Claws''' to the residents of [[Halloween Town]], is a character in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. He is the leader of [[Christmas Town]], and is constantly asked questions about Christmas by [[Jack Skellington]].
[[Santa Claus]] is a character in the [[Halloween Town]] world of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. He is the leader of [[Christmas Town]], and is constantly asked questions about Christmas by [[Jack Skellington]]. Jack Skellington almost always mispronounces Santa's name as '''Sandy Claws''', leaving Sora and company in a state of confusion.
 
==Journal Entries==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
''The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)''
 
''Known to some as Father Christmas, Santa Claus makes children's dreams come true every year on December 25th, delivering presents in a sleigh drawn by flying reindeer. To get ready for Christmas, he depends on his list of this year's good little girls and boys.''
 
''It seems our friend Jack Skellington is a bit confused. He thinks Santa's name is actually Sandy Claws.''


== Story ==
== Story ==
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''===
Six years before the [[Heartless]] invaded the [[Destiny Islands]], [[Sora]] was convinced by [[Riku]] not to believe in Santa Claus. As a result of telling the rest of his friends that he did not believe in Santa, Sora was removed from Santa's "nice" list for years, though Sora forgot about the incident.
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
When Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] arrive in Halloween Town, Jack asks them to accompany him to Christmas Town to get Santa's blessing on taking over Christmas for the year, as well as to protect him from the Heartless. They find Santa in his workshop, where he informs a shocked Sora that the Keyblade wielder is not on the "nice" list due to telling his friends seven years earlier that he didn't believe in Santa; however, he reassures Goofy and Donald that they are still listed.
During [[Sora|Sora's]] first visit to Halloween Town, he is kidnapped by [[Oogie Boogie]] at [[Maleficent|Maleficent's]] request. Maleficent plans on turning Santa Claus into a [[Heartless]]. When Santa is captured, [[Sally]] saves Santa from Oogie Boogie. When Sora defeats Oogie Boogie, Santa tells Jack that he should concentrate on Halloween, and Santa should concentrate on Christmas. He also tells Sora to believe that he will meet [[Riku]] again.


Later, Santa is kidnapped by [[Oogie Boogie]] under the orders of [[Maleficent]], who plans on turning Santa into a Heartless. [[Sally]] saves Santa from Oogie Boogie, while Sora and company battle the villain. After Oogie's defeat, Santa tells Jack that he should concentrate on Halloween, and Santa should concentrate on Christmas. Before the group leaves, Santa recalls that Riku may have convinced Sora not to believe, but professes his belief that the two friends will reunite someday.
During Sora's second visit, Santa's presents get stolen by [[Dr. Finkelstein|Dr. Finkelstein's]] [[The Experiment|Experiment]]. He helps Jack make decoy presents to attract the Experiment. Jack and company get them back by hiding in a decoy present. After they defeat the Experiment, Santa Claus decides to give Jack a taste of what it's like to deliver Christmas presents. After Jack finishes delivering presents, Santa takes back his sleigh and brings forth beautiful snow drops as a present to those in Halloween Town.


During Sora's second visit, Santa's presents get stolen by [[Dr. Finkelstein]]'s [[The Experiment|Experiment]]. He helps Jack make decoy presents to attract the Experiment, as well as a larger decoy for Jack and company to hide in. After they defeat the Experiment and retrieve the original presents, Santa Claus decides to give Jack a taste of what it's like to deliver them. When Jack finishes delivering presents, Santa takes back his sleigh and brings forth beautiful snow drops as a present to those in Halloween Town.
==Appearance==
Santa Claus is a very fat man dressed in a faded red, white fur-lined coat closed with a darker red belt. His very tiny hands are covered by black gloves that also have white fur lining. His feet and legs, though usually hidden by his coat, are even smaller than his hands, and covered by black boots. His hat is also red and lined with white fur, and ends in a white fur ball. The hat itself is quite long and thin. Santa has white hair and eyebrows, and a very long, thick beard that nearly reaches the floor. His cheeks and bulbous nose are faintly pink, as are his lips.


==Design==
==Trivia==
Santa Claus is an elderly, rotund man dressed in a faded red, white fur-lined coat closed with a darker red belt. His very tiny hands are covered by black gloves that also have white fur lining. His feet and legs, though usually hidden by his coat, are even smaller than his hands, and covered by black boots. He also wears a pair of dark beige underwear decorated with holly leaves and berries, grouped together in triangular patterns of three leaves and berries. His hat is also red and lined with white fur, and ends in a white fur ball. The hat itself is quite long and thin. Santa has white hair and eyebrows, and a very long, thick beard that nearly reaches the floor. His cheeks and bulbous nose are faintly pink, as are his lips.
* Santa Claus reveals that Sora, at the age of eight, told everyone that he didn't believe in Santa anymore, so, he is not on his ''Good Boys'' list, much to Sora's dismay. However, Santa Claus also reveals that it was another boy (Riku) who told him that. This is strange since Sora has done a lot of "good" things by helping people against the Heartless, however Santa can only visit people if they believe in him.
* Santa's advice that Sora should believe that he would find Riku is an echo of what happens in the third visit to [[Traverse Town]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game) |Kingdom Hearts]]'', where Goofy tells Sora to believe that he would find Kairi.


==Personality==
* Santa seems to have the power to conjure up snow, as snowflakes are created when he brings presents to Halloween Town.
Santa is a jolly, fun, caring, and good individual who adores children. As evidenced by his "naughty" and "nice" lists, he is also wise, fair and thoughtful. However, when he deals with Halloween Town, he becomes much more serious, and is strict with his duties when it comes to Christmas.


==Origin==
* In any version of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Jack Skellington always seems to bungle up the name of Santa Claus, as in the movie.
While {{w|Santa Claus}} has been a famous Christmas icon for years, this version of Santa debuted in Tim Burton's Disney 1993 film ''{{w|The Nightmare Before Christmas}}''. In the film, Jack orders Lock, Shock, and Barrel to kidnap Santa Claus so that Jack can take over Christmas. However, instead of taking Santa to their lair as Jack requested, the trio brings him to Oogie Boogie. Sally, who doesn't like Jack's idea of taking over Christmas, is worried about Santa and wants to save him, but ends up being captured by Oogie Boogie as well. Later, Jack hurries back to Halloween Town to save Santa and Sally. After Oogie Boogie is defeated, Jack apologizes to Santa, who then leaves to fix Christmas. He flies around the world and delivers real presents to all the children. He and Jack also wish each other Merry Christmas and Happy Halloween as Santa brings snow to the Halloween Town.


==Gallery==
*Santa is one of the few neutral characters that can apparently travel to different worlds. The others being [[Scrooge McDuck]], and [[Monstro]].  
<gallery>
File:Santa Claus (Portrait) KHII.png|Santa Claus's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
Santa Claus (Portrait) KHIIHD.png|Santa Claus's journal portrait in ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX''.
</gallery>


* Santa's Sleigh might be Gummi Blocks, enabling him to be the Santa of every world, not just the Real World (i.e. the part of "Halloween Town" where real humans live). This is supported by the fact he knows that Riku told Sora he wasn't real.
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