Editing Xaldin

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{{Q|Feed your anger! Only anger will keep you strong.|Xaldin}}

Dilan, along with the other apprentices, was consumed by the darkness, producing a Heartless. However, the apprentices all had strong wills, and so Dilan also produced a [[Nobody]], Xaldin. The six Nobodies formed [[Organization XIII]], and banished Ansem the Wise to the [[Realm of Darkness]].{{fact}}<!--citation and storylink-->

Xaldin later interrupts [[Demyx]]'s strumming, telling him to keep it down because he wanted to sleep. Annoyed, Xaldin questioned why Demyx clung to his human memories, but received no reply. Xaldin told him that [[Nobody|Nobodies]] needed to sleep because a terrible force was moving the world, and they need rest to store up power. Demyx did not reply once again as Xaldin left the room, displeased.{{fact}}<!--citation and storylink-->

 

Xaldin, along with [[Xigbar]], found and brought [[Marluxia]] into the Organization.{{fact}}<!--citation and storylink-->

Present when Xion joined Organization XIII, Xaldin aided Roxas on various missions, particularly to Beast's Castle. It was on one of these missions that Xaldin witnessed the Beast's power, his later quest to obtain the Beast's Heartless and Nobody beginning at this point. Xaldin's plan grew during the continuous visits to the castle, as he learned the strong connections between the Beast, his rose, and the only human in the castle, [[Belle]]. He deemed that it was a spell that made the Beast what he was, and the rose and Belle were important to the breaking of this spell. Xaldin decided to use this to his advantage and his plan began.

[[File:The Organization's Thoughts A Traitor's End 01 KHIIFM.png|thumb|right|Xaldin threatens Axel when the latter displays hesitation at going after Roxas.]]

Xaldin is present when [[Axel]] is ordered to eliminate [[Roxas]] after it is clear that Roxas has no intention of returning to the Organization, driving the order home by sending one of his lances into the backrest of Axel's chair, inches from his head.

 

A week later, he appears alongside [[Xemnas]], [[Saïx]], [[Xigbar]], [[Luxord]], and [[Demyx]] at [[Hollow Bastion]], and laughs emptily with the rest of the group at Xemnas's empty humor at Sora's expense.

Sora, fighting his way through the [[Heartless]] that have settled into the castle, eventually reaches Beast's bedroom. Xaldin tells Beast that Sora and his party are only there to help Belle against Beast, and that she has sent them to steal the rose symbolizing his curse from him with the intention of eventually taking his life. Beast, still under Xaldin's influence, attacks Sora as Xaldin flees, but Sora is able to bring Beast back to his senses.

Xaldin is present at a later meeting of the Organization, remarking that Sora is ten years too young to wield the Keyblade, and later breaking up an argument between [[Xigbar]] and [[Demyx]], much to Luxord's disappointment.

 

[[File:Belle or the Rose 02 KHII.png|thumb|right|Xaldin ready to battle Beast and Sora.]]

Belle shuts herself in her room, confining herself to looking out on the balcony. There she finds Beast's rose, and gladly signals to Sora from the balcony. The rose is just a trap, however, and Xaldin appears behind her, kidnapping her as well as retaking the rose. Xaldin flies down in front of Beast in his courtyard, taunting him by saying he can only carry either the rose or Belle along with him, and forcing Beast to choose which one he wants him to leave behind. Before Beast has time to choose, however, Belle elbows Xaldin in the side and grabs the rose, taking the time from Xaldin's surprise to escape his grasp. Beast then attacks Xaldin, who leaps aside and conjures six long spears using his powers over wind. He battles Sora and Beast on the bridge, using his abilities to the fullest, but is defeated and fades into darkness, relinquishing his body and soul to reunite with his heart at Radiant Garden and recreate [[Dilan]].

===''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga===

Once Xaldin is defeated by Sora, he retreats to [[The World That Never Was]]. While walking back to headquarters, he is confronted by [[Vex Replica No. 44]]. After a brief conversation, Xaldin accuses the Replica of returning to attack the Organization in retribution for Vexen being betrayed at Castle Oblivion, and the Replica slays him in self-defense.

==Appearance==

Xaldin is a broad-shouldered man whose attire consists of a basic Organization black cloak, along with the usual boots and gloves. Xaldin's black hair is styled into distinctive dreadlocks that flair dramatically when he manipulates the wind. One of these dreads is used to tie most of the others into a sort of ponytail, while four thinner dreads dangle in front of Xaldin's face (two on each side). He also has bushy eyebrows and very thick sideburns, the latter of which hook around his cheeks, parallel to his violet eyes. Xaldin also has flesh tunnels with an earring through the hole.

Xaldin is a high-ranking and independent Organization member, working alone for the entirety of his presence in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (sans his hooded appearance in Hollow Bastion). Xaldin acts sadistic and appears to revel in despair, attempting to cause hopelessness for Beast both in the castle and by taunting him and Sora during their fight. Interestingly enough some of Xaldin's in battle quotes and the delivery of his lines seem to give him a sense of meaninglessness (emphasized by the fact that he will hold his arms behind his back in scenes, and even in battle).

His unpleasant personality is shown in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', where he is sarcastic and impatient with Roxas during their missions together. He expresses a keen interest in the psychological weaknesses of his opponents, and how they can be exploited, explaining why he was given the task of turning Beast into a Heartless. This also shows during his investigation, where the only details he find relevant are ones that show more about the personalities of those who live there (which he concludes with great accuracy, given his Nobody status). He also seems to enjoy fighting opponents, a trait that is shown during the [[Dark Follower]] mission. As well, he disapproves of laziness, which is something he, when spoken to in the Grey Area, says he cannot stand. This disapproval is also implied when, during a mission with Roxas, he tells the younger Nobody "No breaks." In the [[Secret Reports]], he writes that he has a contempt for beings with emotion, and that he desires a heart so that he may be able to do what only people with hearts can do; he has no desire to feel emotion. He has been shown to have an incredibly pessimistic side, stating the power of love is the stuff of poetry, not practicality, and that love never lasts.

Although Xaldin is only the third [[Organization XIII]] member battled in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', the fight against him was considered difficult enough that it was one of the ten battles in the game where [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] can rescue [[Sora]] if he is defeated (the other nine including the fight against [[Shadow Stalker]] and [[Dark Thorn]], Xemnas (first armored form) and [[Cerberus]]). In fact, many fans have pointed out that only the fights against Xemnas and [[Sephiroth]] were harder.<!--Is this last sentence really necessary to have?-->

In ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xaldin has a Limit Break called Dragoon Storm. During Dragoon Storm, Xaldin's swirls his lances around him in powerful bursts. Enemies that are hit take wind damage, and are pushed away from Xaldin. During Xaldin's Final Limit, Xaldin can launch himself into the air, and come down with a mighty blow onto one enemy. Faithful to his name, this is a similar technique to the [[finalfantasy:Jump|Jump]] ability that can be used by [[finalfantasy:Dragoon|Dragoons]] in the [[finalfantasy:Final Fantasy (Series)|''Final Fantasy'' video game series]].  

Xaldin carries six '''Lances''', called '''[[Lindworm]]'''. They, along with Xaldin's attacks and Dragoon Lesser Nobodies, are a reference to Final Fantasy's [[finalfantasy:dragoon|Dragoon]] Job Class. They are purple and blue, longer than six feet, each has the shape of the Nobody symbol, and one end resembles a Dragoon Nobody's "head" combined with the lower half of the Nobody logo. Xaldin only holds up to three at a time, and the rest float around him in the wind Xaldin commands.

Xaldin can use them to thrust from long distances, twirl them around himself as a form of defense, jump down on a foe with all six pointed downward, or have them grow and fuse into an enormous dragon that he rides on before firing a whirlwind from the dragon's mouth. Although, in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xaldin lines up all six of his lances in front of him, in order to block himself, supposedly in the style of a barrier or wall.

File:Lindworm KHII.png|One of Xaldin's Lindworm lances

==See also==

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