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'''Xigbar''', the {{nihongo|''Freeshooter''|魔弾の射手|Madan no Shashu|lit. ''Magic Bullet Shooter''}}, is the [[Nobody]] of [[Braig]] and is Rank II within [[Organization XIII]]. Xigbar has power over space, and he uses this to freely redirect the projectiles fired from his twin Arrowguns, as well as to alter the battlefield. He commands the [[Sniper]] Nobodies.

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', Xigbar is featured as a playable character in [[Mission Mode]]. In an interview, Tetsuya Nomura said that "Xigbar's attacks have a high range, but he has slow reloading time." He also said Xigbar is his favorite character to play as in Mission Mode.

Xigbar was formed when his original persona, Braig, and the other five apprentices dabbled too deep into darkness through their continued experiments. Braig found Even and Ienzo lying lifelessly on the ground inside Ansem's computer room, and he was surprised by [[Terra-Xehanort|Xehanort]], who summoned [[Master Xehanort's Keyblade]] and proceeded to stab him in the chest, extracting his heart. In his last moments, Braig asked if the man before him truly was the Master Xehanort he knew, only to be scoffed at, as his attacker preferred to be called "Ansem."{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance}} Although his heart would go on to become a Heartless, Braig's strong will enabled his body to continue existing as the [[Nobody]] Xigbar. The Nobodies of the six apprentices formed [[Organization XIII]], and they banished Ansem the Wise to the [[Realm of Darkness]]. Because of his original self's strong ties to [[Master Xehanort]], Xigbar was aware of the true purpose of Organization XIII.

After Riku and [[Naminé]] help [[Kairi]] to escape from the Organization, Riku and Kairi head for the Hall of Empty Melodies, a large, open-air room leading further up into the Castle That Never Was. Sora and his party arrive there, but they are stopped by Saïx, who spawns swarms of [[Shadow]] Heartless, as well as a few [[Armored Knight]]s, to attack the intruders. [[Maleficent]] and [[Pete]] also arrive, expressing interest in taking the Organization's castle for themselves. Saïx departs, and, while hidden, Xigbar unleashes a rain of bullets to destroy the Heartless surrounding Sora. He asks if Sora has "been a good boy," and the Keyblade wielder demands that Xigbar show himself. He does so, stating with false disappointment that it sounds like he hasn't. Xigbar explains that Sora has put Organization XIII in a "pickle," and he supposes that this must be the reason why the Keyblade chose him. He then cryptically states the Keyblade picked a "dud this time," and that Sora doesn't look like he's "half the hero the others were." Sora simply takes this as an attempt to throw him off-guard, and Xigbar engages him in battle, referring to him as "Roxas" and expressing anger over Roxas's betrayal. Ultimately, Xigbar is defeated, and he begins to fade into the darkness. Sora asks him why he called him "Roxas," to which Xigbar merely chuckles and responds, "Wouldn't you like to know..." before vanishing.

===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===

Despite his destruction, Xigbar is revived along with Ansem and Xemnas. He is the first person to meet Sora in The World That Never Was, where he explains that he, [[Young Xehanort]], and the others secretly arranged for Sora to arrive in the dream world. Later, as Sora makes his way to the Castle That Never Was, Xigbar confronts him again, and he and Xemnas reveal that the true purpose of Organization XIII was to gather thirteen empty vessels to hold the essence of Xehanort and become other incarnations of him. When Sora demands to know how Xigbar could live with having his personality replaced with another's, Xigbar merely quips that he is already "half-Xehanort." Later, in Where Nothing Gathers, Xigbar sits in Vexen's former throne. He initially mistakes Lea for Axel after Lea unexpectedly arrives to defend Sora from Master Xehanort. Xigbar then orders one of the hooded members of the [[true Organization XIII]] sitting beside him, Saïx, to attack. Reinforcements arrive, however, and Xigbar is forced to retreat with his accomplices.