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|journal358='''HD 1.5 ReMIX'''<br>The fourteenth member of Organization XIII. Like Roxas, she wields a Keyblade. Through interactions with Roxas, she forms her own identity and develops a friendship with Roxas and Axel.
|journalDDD=Organization XIII's mysterious fourteenth member. She was an experimental replica used to "catch" Roxas's memories and create a Keyblade wielder for the Organization. In the end, she was erased from existence and returned to Sora where she belonged.
|journalUX='''SP Xion/Illustrated Xion'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)<br>The 14th member of Organization XIII. She develops a friendship with Roxas and Axel.<br><br>'''Roxas & Axel & Xion'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)<br>After a mission, these three friends like to relax over sea-salt ice cream.<br><br>'''Xion A'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)<br>The 14th member of Organization XIII. She, Roxas, and Axel are good friends.<br><br>'''Final Boss Xion'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)<br>The 14th member of Organization XIII. She battles Roxas in this form.<br><br>'''HD Xion [EX]'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)<br>The 14th member of Organization XIII. She's good friends with Axel and Roxas.
|journalUNC='''HD Xion'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)<br>The 14th member of Organization XIII. She develops a friendship with Roxas and Axel.
|journalKH3=The former Organization XIII's mysterious fourteenth member. She was an experimental replica used to siphon Sora's memories out of Roxas, and this allowed her to become a Keyblade wielder. Xion grew to question the meaning of her existence, and ultimately elected to return her memories to Sora and disappear.<br><br>Master Xehanort was using Xion to fill a spot in his new Organization XIII, but when she was confronted by her best friends Axel and Roxas, her memories came back to her and she chose to become a guardian of light.
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{{Q|Who am I? What am I... here for?|Xion}}
<!--DO NOT REFER TO XION AS A FEMALE--> 
'''Xion''' is the Rank XIV member of the original [[Organization XIII]] as well as a member of the [[real Organization XIII]]. She debuted in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' as one of the game's main characters.
'''Xion''' is the fourteenth member of [[Organization XIII]] and first appears in the game ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', in which she could be viewed as both a main protagonist and antagonist. She is not actually a [[Nobody]], and not even a true member of the Organization. Instead, she's an imperfect [[Replica]] created from [[Sora|Sora's]] leaked memories as a fail-safe in case Sora or [[Roxas]] proved to be useless to Organization XIII's plans. While this enables her to use the [[Keyblade]], Xion's existence also slows Sora's progression of regaining his memories to fully awaken while in his pod, something which [[Naminé]], [[Ansem the Wise|DiZ]], and [[Riku]] recognize.


As Sora's memories are the basis of her being, Xion initially resembles [[Kairi]], who was Sora's strongest memory at the time of her birth, though her physical appearance eventually changes depending on who is viewing her and who they have connections with. Roxas, Axel, and Riku see her as Xion (and later, as Sora), while [[Xemnas]] and [[Xigbar]] see her as [[Ventus]], and [[Saïx]] sees her only as a hooded doll.
She is not a normal [[Nobody]] and only a nominal member of the Organization. Because of this, she does not have a throne in [[Where Nothing Gathers]], nor does she have a title or a type of Nobody to control. Instead, she is an imperfect [[replica]] created from [[Sora]]'s leaked memories as a fail-safe in case both Sora and [[Roxas]] proved to be useless to Organization XIII's plans. Similar to [[Riku Replica]], Xion was created by the Organization's scientist [[Vexen]]. While the nature of her existence enables her to use the [[Keyblade]], Xion's existence also halts Sora's progression of regaining his memories to fully awaken while in his [[pod]], something which [[Naminé]], [[Ansem the Wise|DiZ]], and [[Riku]] recognize.


Xion's name contains the Japanese words for {{nihongo|"tide"|潮|shio}}, fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi and Naminé, and {{nihongo|''[[wikipedia:Aster tataricus|Aster tataricus]]''|紫苑|shion}}. According to [[wikipedia:Hanakotoba|Japanese floriography]], ''Aster tataricus'' is used to mean "I won't forget you" or "remembrance." It is also revealed within the [[Secret Reports]] that her "original name" was "No.''i''", her ID as an experiment of the [[Replica Program]]. The "''i''" used here is in fact the [[wikipedia:i (number)|imaginary number]].
As Sora's memories are the basis of her being, Xion initially looked like a hooded doll, but her physical appearance eventually changes depending on who is viewing her and who they have connections with. The majority of the time, she resembles [[Kairi]], who was Sora's strongest memory at the time of her birth, though [[Xigbar]] sees her as [[Ventus]], and [[Xemnas]] sees her as [[Sora]]. As Naminé stated while talking with Riku, Xion's face was originally blank, until Sora's memories found their way into Xion while she gained an identity.


==Journal Entries==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
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[[File:Meet Xion 01 KHD.png|thumb|left|Xemnas introduces a hooded Xion into Organization XIII.]]
''Reports on this figure have existed for some time now.''<br>
A week after Roxas joins Organization XIII, Xemnas introduces Xion to the other members. After looking at the other members, she smiles up at Roxas, puzzling him. As Roxas departs for his first training mission, he spots Xion shyly watching him nearby, and [[Saïx]] formally introduces her to [[Axel]] and Roxas.
''It was assumed this was the man who defeated Xion, but the truth of the matter remains unclear.''


;Xion<nowiki>:</nowiki> First Form
When Axel is sent to [[Castle Oblivion]], Xemnas entrusts Roxas with the task of looking after Xion, who quickly bonds with him. After only a couple of missions together, Xion removes her hood, surprising Roxas by her gender. She reveals her ability to wield the Keyblade to him and looks after him when he falls into a coma for several weeks in conjunction with Sora being put to sleep to regain his memories. Xion visits [[Destiny Islands]], collects the seashells there including a [[Thalassa Shell]] and places them on Roxas's bed. When Roxas wakes up from his coma, Xion is happy and gives him a shell to listen to on the clock tower.
''Xion, transformed. Sora's memories from each world have multiplied her powers.''<br>
''Her barrier restores HP. Stop it by striking with your weapon before she can raise it. She'll counter if you block her sword combo, so dodge roll out of the way instead.''<br>
''She will always spread her wings to signal her Sonic Blade charge.''


;Xion<nowiki>:</nowiki> Second Form
After discovering that Sora and Riku had slain all of the Organization members (except Axel) that were in [[Castle Oblivion]] at the time, Roxas, Axel, and Xion all begin spending more time together as per Roxas's suggestion and become fast friends, such as enjoying [[Sea-Salt Ice Cream|sea-salt ice cream]] together. After Xion asks Axel to be her friend, and he accepts, he stops seeing her as a hooded figure and begins seeing her as the black-haired girl that Roxas sees. Unfortunately, Xion can not summon the Keyblade, although she regains the ability on Day 96.
''Xion, transformed. Sora's memories from each world have multiplied her powers.''<br>
''Her Ragnarok attack fires homing lasers that cannot be blocked—dodge them instead. However, play too hard to get and she'll fire repeatedly.''
''Strike with your weapon if you see her trying to raise a barrier to prevent it from healing her.''


;Xion<nowiki>:</nowiki> Third Form
[[File:Xion's Defeat 01 KHD.png|200px|thumb|Xion is defeated by Riku at Beast's Castle on Day 149.]]
''Xion, transformed. Sora's memories from each world have multiplied her powers.''<br>
A series of events begin to split the trio apart: While DiZ and Naminé oversee the restoration of the sleeping Sora's memories (moving him from Castle Oblivion to [[Twilight Town]]), Roxas begins to experience the process for himself, and starts to ponder over how he is able to wield the Keyblade and doubt the Organization's motives; Axel is reprimanded by their superiors for placing his friendship with Roxas and Xion before the Organization's goals, and Xion is thrown into disarray after a confrontation with Riku at [[Beast's Castle]], who questions who she is and why she wields the Keyblade, especially after he sees her face, although he lets her go.
''Beware her Ars Arcanum attack, a fierce flurry of blows from her four arms. Most of her attacks cannot be blocked, so dodge roll out of the way, then counter.''<br>
''Strike with your weapon if you see her trying to raise a barrier to prevent it from healing her.''


;Xion<nowiki>:</nowiki> Final Form
On Day 150, she was reprimanded by Saix for failing to defeat an impostor which greatly upsets her. The next day she reveals to Roxas the dreams she's been having and her confusion on her role in the Organization.
''Xion's ultimate transformation. Sora's memories from each world have multiplied her powers.''<br>
''This form packs a new arsenal of moves, including a powerful Final Limit once her HP dwindles. Glide up to her side and take shelter before it connects.''


==Story==
On Day 171, Xion failed another mission, putting her in a coma. Roxas then begins giving seashells to Xion. After Xion has a dream, or more accurately, a flashback of Sora disappearing in front of Kairi at Hollow Bastion, Xion wakes up beside Roxas on Day 193.
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
 
A week after Roxas joins Organization XIII, Xemnas introduces Xion to the other members. After looking at the other members, she smiles up at Roxas, puzzling him. As Roxas departs for his first training mission, he spots Xion shyly watching him nearby, and Saïx formally introduces her to [[Axel]] and Roxas.
On Day 225, Xion discovers the Organization's computer and reads records about her existence.


[[File:Roxas xion axel.jpg|thumb|left|Xion, Axel, and Roxas eating ice cream on the clocktower.]]
On Day 255, Xion visits Castle Oblivion and crosses paths with Axel who is on a mission. She learns who she is and escapes the Organization.
When Axel is sent to [[Castle Oblivion]], [[Xemnas]] entrusts Roxas to look after Xion, who quickly bonds with him. She reveals her ability to wield the Keyblade to him, and looks after him when he falls into a coma for several weeks in conjunction to Sora being put to sleep to regain his memories. After discovering that Sora and Riku had slain all of the Organization members (except Axel) that were in Castle Oblivion at the time, Roxas, Axel, and Xion all begin spending more time together as per Roxas's suggestion and become fast friends. After Xion asks Axel to be her friend, and he accepts, he stops seeing her as a doll, and begins seeing her as the black-haired girl that Roxas sees.


[[File:Riku xion ds.jpg|right|thumb|Xion is defeated by Riku.]]
On Day 276, Xion decides to visit Destiny Islands again. She is overwhelmed by memories and faints. She is saved by Riku and he tells her of his current condition. He explains to her that his friend Sora needs Xion to return him his memories if he is to ever awaken. She doesn't understand why she has Sora's memories to begin with, causing her to become torn between staying with her friends in the Organization or leaving to merge with Sora as Riku suggests. Xion travels with Riku for several weeks, eventually leaving him to stay at DiZ's base in Castle Oblivion.
However, a series of events begin to split the trio apart: While [[Ansem the Wise|DiZ]] and Naminé oversee the restoration of the sleeping Sora's memories (moving him from Castle Oblivion to [[Twilight Town]]), Roxas begins to experience the process for himself, and begins to ponder over how he is able to wield the Keyblade and doubt the Organization's motives; Axel is reprimanded by their superiors for placing his friendship with Roxas and Xion before the Organization's goals; and Xion is thrown into disarray after a confrontation with Riku, who questions who she is and why she wields the Keyblade, becoming torn between staying with her friends and leaving the Organization to merge with her true self as Riku suggests.


Xion travels with Riku for several days before being captured by Axel and brought back into the Organization. However Naminé's attempts to restore Sora's memories are soon halted when Xion starts absorbing them faster, causing Roxas to weaken while she becomes stronger, as Xemnas intended. Eventually, after being tricked into fighting Roxas by Saïx, Xion decides to take Riku's advice and leaves the Organization.
[[File:Xion's Capture 01 KHD.png|thumb|left|200px|Xion before being captured by Axel at Twilight Town.]]
On Day 298, Xion is found by Roxas in Twilight Town and he invites her to return "home" with him, but she says she is unable to. Xion tries to flee again, but Roxas stops her, prompting her to point her Keyblade at him. Axel appears and fights Xion, knocking her unconscious, forcibly returning her into the Organization.


[[File:AxelRoxasXion.png|left|thumb|Roxas, Xion, and Axel at Destiny Islands.]]
On Day 321, Naminé's attempts to restore Sora's memories are soon halted when Xion starts absorbing them faster, causing Roxas to weaken while she becomes stronger, as Xemnas intended. Later, Xion informs Axel of this strange situation and he tells her she could think of an answer to this problem herself. She also tells him she saw a boy today who looks just like Roxas, implying she saw Sora somehow.
After her departure, Xion comes into contact with Naminé at Twilight Town's [[Old Mansion]], questioning her own existence and the fate that will soon befall Roxas. She discovers that she is not a Nobody, but an imperfect Replica of Sora created as a fail-safe in case Sora and Roxas turned out to be useless to the Organization's plans. Naminé also reveals that as a memory being, once Xion returns to Sora everyone's memories of her will inevitably be forgotten. Furthermore, Naminé's attempts to restore Sora's memories not only affect Roxas, but Xion as well, stating why they both keep having memory relapses throughout the game. Xion accepts the facts, and decides to go back to Sora. Before she does, though, DiZ barges in with the news that an Organization member has followed her, in which Xion says she will take care of it, despite Naminé's protests, and heads out of the mansion.


It is Axel who has arrived, having finally tracked Xion down. Not only is Axel curious of Xion's motives, he is also given specific orders to capture her again, which would possibly convince Roxas to return to the Organization. Xion refuses, leaving Axel no choice but to accomplish his mission with full force, leading to a heated battle. Having defeated Xion, Axel brings her back to [[The World That Never Was]], but soon faints from fatigue. Xemnas then steps out from the shadows and carries the unconscious Xion away to reprogram her to use the [[Organization XIII Device|devices]] he had planted throughout the worlds.
[[File:Resolve 01 KHD.png|thumb|Xion takes on Ventus's appearance through Xigbar's eye.]]
On Day 352, after being tricked into fighting Roxas by Saïx at [[Halloween Town]], Xion decides to take Riku's advice and leaves the Organization. The next day, Xion fights [[Xigbar]] in [[Wonderland]] who perceives her as [[Ventus]] and knocks him unconscious. She unhoods in front of Axel who was also on the mission, shocking him, and asks him to let her go, which he agrees to, and she retreats through a [[Corridor of Darkness]]. Xion talks to Riku at Beast's Castle, wondering what she should do next, and he implores her to find Naminé in Twilight Town for answers.


[[File:Xion's_final_moments.png|thumb|Xion's last moments.]]
On Day 356, Xion meets with Naminé in Twilight Town's [[Old Mansion]] in order to learn about her nature and how it affects Roxas. Naminé informs her that she is a replica made from Sora's memories, rather than a Nobody and that this means that reuniting with Sora will cause her to not only no longer exist, but also be completely forgotten. Xion persists in her commitment, certain that it's where she belongs but is interrupted by DiZ, intruding in the conversation to warn them that they have been located by a member of the Organization. Xion goes to investigate and finds Axel, upset that he has been tasked with retrieving her, and conversely that letting her reunite with Sora as she wants would also result in her termination. Xion explains that she is committed to her path, and asks Axel "Please don't hold back". In response, he promises that he will "always be there to bring [her] back". Axel is able to subdue Xion after an intense battle, and limps back to the castle with her unconscious body in tow, fainting at the entrance. She is then found and dragged away by Xemnas.
Soon afterwards, Roxas finds Xion at the [[Twilight Town]] train station, and after she reveals her altered, Sora-like form to him, she explains that she has been compelled by Xemnas to absorb Roxas and become a "full" Sora, which would in turn prevent the real Sora from ever waking. It is explained in her Secret Reports that this is somewhat of a ruse - she knows that Roxas will disappear if she continues to exist, so she plans to force Roxas to absorb her, saving himself and thwarting Xemnas. She then transforms into a monstrous version of Sora using Xemnas's devices, and attacks.


During the battle, Roxas and Xion are transported to [[Wonderland]], [[Halloween Town]], and [[Agrabah]], before returning to Twilight Town. In each world, Xion absorbs power from the "devices" that were placed there, which contain memories of Sora's battles in each world. After a long and grueling battle, Roxas manages to defeat her, while she regains her original appearance in his view. When done, he doesn't seem to recall who she is, though she assures him that he'll be better off now. Cradling her in his arms, Roxas shares an emotional conversation with her, during which she explains to him that she had no regrets for meeting him or Axel, reveals the true colors of the Organization to him, and pleads with him not to let Xemnas win before dying peacefully in his arms. Saddened, Roxas suddenly remembers her name and holds Xion's hand as her body crystallizes and disintegrates into nothingness.
[[File:Tears 01 KHD.png|thumb|200px|left|Xion shows Roxas she has nearly become a complete copy of Sora.]]
The next day, Roxas finds Xion at the Twilight Town train station, and after she reveals her altered, Sora-like form to him, she explains that she has been compelled by Xemnas to absorb Roxas and become a "full" Sora, which would, in turn, prevent the real Sora from ever waking. Knowing that Roxas will disappear if she continues to exist, she attacks Roxas to have him destroy her, saving himself and thwarting Xemnas's plan. She then transforms into a monstrous version of Sora using Xemnas's devices, transporting them to [[Wonderland]], Halloween Town, and [[Agrabah]], before returning to Twilight Town. In each world, Xion absorbs power from the "devices" that were placed there, which contain memories of Sora's battles in each world.


Though Naminé states that everyone's memories of Xion will vanish when she does, Roxas, Riku, Xemnas, and Saïx manage to retain some memories of her into the next day. By then, Roxas has returned to the World That Never Was in order to set Kingdom Hearts free, which he hopes will reunite him with Xion. However, he is being stalked by a swarm of [[Neoshadow]] [[Heartless]], as well as a determined Riku, who has arrived to capture Roxas to finish Sora's memory restoration. Riku looks down upon the Nobody, before Roxas starts his path up the skyscraper. Through him, Xion is able to throw the Oblivion Keyblade to Riku in order to tell him to stop Roxas before he can reach Xemnas, because she believes Roxas is not strong enough to face him yet. In turn, touching the Oblivion causes Riku to recall flashbacks of the time he spent together with Xion, putting him in shock for a moment.
After a long and grueling battle, Roxas manages to defeat her, while she regains her original appearance in his view. He doesn't seem to recall who she is, though she assures him that he will be better off now. While Roxas cradles her in his arms, she tells him that she chose to sacrifice herself to slow down Xemnas's plans, asks that he prevent Xemnas from obtaining [[Kingdom Hearts]], and tells him that she is glad that she met him and Axel. As Xion's [[body]] crystallizes and disintegrates, Roxas suddenly remembers her name and holds her hand until she disappears completely, leaving behind a single Thalassa Shell.


When Roxas and Riku finish eradicating the Heartless, they turn on each other for a battle. By this time, it is a struggle for Roxas to even remember Xion's name, and all he knows about her is that he wants her back. While Roxas is able to knock Riku down first, Riku manages to stop Roxas once he removes his blindfold and transforms into [[Riku-Ansem]]. Unconscious, Roxas hears Xion talking to him through his mind, telling him not to be sad, as she has become one with him and Sora, and that soon Roxas will also join them. Despite the fact that memories of Xion have been forgotten by everyone, she tells him that she still has her own memories, so she doesn't mind that he has forgotten her, as she won't forget him or Axel. As Riku knocks him out, Roxas's last memories of Xion fade away.
[[File:Xion's End 01 KHD.png|thumb|200px|Xion spends her last moments in Roxas's arms.]]
Though Naminé states that everyone's memories of Xion will vanish as she does, Roxas, Riku, Xemnas, and Saïx manage to retain some memories of her into the next day. By then, Roxas has returned to [[The World That Never Was]] in order to set Kingdom Hearts free, which he hopes will reunite him with his lost friend. However, he is being stalked by a swarm of [[Neoshadow]] [[Heartless]], as well as a determined Riku, who has arrived to capture Roxas to finish Sora's memory restoration. Riku looks down upon the Nobody as Roxas starts his path up the skyscraper. When Xion's lingering influence makes Roxas throw his [[Oblivion]] Keyblade to Riku, she is able to communicate to Riku, begging him to stop Roxas before he can reach Xemnas, because she believes Roxas is not strong enough to face him yet.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer:''' "When Roxas tries to do what Xion has asked of him, Riku hears Xion's voice asking him to stop Roxas. Why?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "First, we have to look at things in order. First, the reason why Roxas throws a Keyblade to Riku, and we then see a vision of Xion, is that there is a small remaining part of Xion in Roxas that wants to stop him, and makes him take those actions. The name of the Keyblade that is given to Riku suggests that it has something to do with Xion. Xion wants Roxas to set Kingdom Hearts free but doesn't want him to face Xemnas right now. She sees that he would most likely lose. So she begs Riku to stop him." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/358-2-Days-Scenario-Interview-894 Translation via Krexia and Lissar].</ref> With the message, Riku receives memories of the time he spent with Xion, shocking him for a moment, but they begin to fade as he reaches the ground.


<!--These are plot, not trivia
When Roxas and Riku finish eradicating the Heartless, they turn on each other for a battle. By this time, it is a struggle for Roxas to even remember Xion's name, and all he knows about her is that he wants her back. While Roxas is able to knock Riku down first, Xion then projects her words to Riku, somehow telepathically, to stop Roxas at any cost, and so he does once he removes his blindfold and transforms into [[Riku-Ansem]]. Unconscious, Roxas hears Xion talking to him through his mind, telling him not to be sad, as she has become one with him and Sora, and that soon Roxas will also join them. Despite the fact that memories of Xion have been forgotten by everyone, she tells him that she still has her own memories, so she doesn't mind that he has forgotten her, as she won't forget him or Axel. As Riku knocks him out, Roxas's last memories of Xion fade away.
* During her nightmare at Destiny Islands, Xion recalls not Sora's but Riku's memories of his confrontation with [[Zexion]], something only Riku had knowledge of and Sora never had the knowledge of. It is likely that she only saw the memory because she was with Riku during the time of the nightmare.
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===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
In the Data Castle Oblivion, the data Naminé reveals to [[Data Sora]] and [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] that Xion is one of the people that, while gone, is still connected to Sora's heart.
In the Data Castle Oblivion, [[Data-Naminé]] reveals to [[Data-Sora]] and [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] that Xion is one of the people that, while gone, is still connected to Sora's [[heart]]. Data-Sora wonders who she is and remarks that she feels familiar and that something terrible must have happened.


{{spoiler}}
===''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''===
[[File:Naminé and Xion 02 KH3D.png|thumb|left|Sora meets Xion for the first time.]]
After Sora catches up to Naminé in his dream in The World That Never Was, she suddenly transforms into Xion. Xion does not respond to Sora's questions, merely looking at the floor with a look of sadness on her face. Although Sora doesn't recognize her, he suddenly sheds a tear, to his own surprise and confusion. Xion raises her hood and runs off.


===''[[Reconnect. Kingdom Hearts]]''===
After catching up to Xigbar, Sora comments on how Axel, Roxas, Naminé, and "that other girl" all must have had hearts. When Sora reaffirms to Xigbar that his strength comes from his friends, Xigbar sees an image of the many individuals connected to Sora standing behind him, including Xion. Unnerved, Xigbar leaves Sora to Xemnas and leaves.
After [[Aqua]] speaks with [[Ansem]] about Sora, a scene of Xion, Roxas, and Axel is seen. Xion is sitting atop the Twilight Town clock tower and eating [[Sea-Salt Ice Cream|sea-salt ice cream]] with her friends, and while watching the sunset, Roxas and Xion say Sora's name together.
{{spoilerend}}


==Appearance==
After Riku dives into Sora's heart and defeats the [[Armored Ventus Nightmare]], he appears on a memory of the Destiny Islands. After meeting Roxas and Ventus, who each ask him a question, Riku finds Xion sitting on the [[paopu]] tree, intially mistaking her for Sora from a distance. He does not remember her and questions who she is. She then asks him what he wishes, and disappears once he answers.
[[File:Xion.png|frame|Xion hooded.]]
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Xion's Organization coat is similar to the one Roxas wears, with slightly pointed shoulders and closer-fitting sleeves. She also wears the more feminine, heeled boots that [[Larxene]] wears and the basic black gloves. Physically, Xion strongly resembles Kairi in her appearance from [[Kingdom Hearts (game)|the first game]], having virtually the same haircut (though Xion's hair is black and parted on the left side of her head rather than the right as it was on Kairi) and eye color (blue). She is roughly the same height as Roxas, albeit a bit shorter. As a result of her being crafted from Sora's memories, Xion's appearance is somewhat unstable and she transforms into Roxas (in his [[Black Cloak]]) and both Riku and [[Sora]] in their original appearances from the first game. Her appearance is also slightly different depending on who is looking at her, which is most noticeable when Xigbar sees her as Ventus.


During Roxas's battle with Xion, she dons armor which changes a number of time throughout the fight. Her basic form is a bizzarely-shaped suit that is predominantly silver and black, with some dull red armor near her waist, gold on her boots, and orange armored gloves. Xion's helmet sports two black spikes that jut out horizontally on either side and a large, red Nobody symbol on the faceplate, part of which forms something of a horn on the top of the helmet. In her first fightable form, Xion has large, skeletal, colorful wings and a huge, orange and red, intricately-shaped sword. In her second form, Xion loses her wings and grows to be about twice the size of Roxas, summoning a large, scythe-like weapon vaguely resembling the [[Decisive Pumpkin]] Keyblade or a [[Chimaera]] arm as a weapon.
===Between ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' and ''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Saïx found Vexen's notes on replica No. i, sparking his memory of Xion; thus her revival was added to his atonement. While meeting at the Keyblade Graveyard with [[Master Xehanort]], Saïx recommends reviving Xion to serve as Sora's replacement in their ranks.


For the third section of the battle, Xion transforms into a figure with four huge arms, decorated with elegant, gold, purple and red designs. She also has large blades instead of hands, resembling [[Kurt Zisa]]'s own arms. Her main body is also slightly larger than normal during this part of the battle. In her final transformation, Xion grows to titanic size, about the same height as the Train Station tower. Her armor is now embroidered with numerous spikes and ribbons. She also gains two Keyblade-like, pink and silver weapons with the teeth in the shape of the Nobody symbol as well as Sora's signature crown's spot is replaced with a Nobody symbol.
Xion's heart is brought from the past by [[Young Xehanort]] and placed in a replica along with a fragment of Master Xehanort's heart. However, because her heart came from the time before she had a sense of self, Xion has no will to act; she is kept at the Keyblade Graveyard until the final battle.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania]]'', p. 683'''; "A Replica containing "Xion's heart from shortly after she joined Organizaton XIII.""</ref>
 
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
[[Lea]]’s subconscious memories of his time with Xion continue to persist as he trains with Kairi, and he often catches himself staring at her because their resemblance stirs his memories of his lost friend. At one point, he presents Kairi with some sea-salt ice cream to celebrate summoning their Keyblades. Kairi gets excited to duel in the ring, telling Lea to promise not to hold back; however, it stirs memories of Xion, causing Lea to drop his ice cream in shock before shedding a tear.
 
While traveling in the [[Gummi Ship]], Sora and company are contacted by [[Ienzo]], who informs them Sora has three unique hearts on his own. While they agree that the first two hearts belong to [[Roxas]] and [[Ventus]], they are unable to identify Xion as the owner of the third.
 
On the eve of the final battle, Saïx tracks Lea down at the Clock Tower and points out that Lea has bought an extra ice cream bar for Xion without realizing it.
 
[[File:You Admit It 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|Xion, Roxas, and Lea tearfully embrace as they are finally reunited.]]
At the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], Xion accompanies the real Organization when they confront the [[Guardians of Light]] and pairs with Saïx to fight Lea and Kairi. Saïx subtly tries jogging Xion’s memory by saying [[Axel]] and [[Roxas]]’s names. When Xemnas appears and attempts to kill Lea, Xion intervenes. Stirred by this, Roxas’s heart calls out to her via Sora, causing Xion to waver further, eventually leading to the present day version of her heart leaving Sora’s to inhabit the replica vessel and displace the past version back to its proper time. With the release of Xion's heart, the memories of those who knew her return, causing Lea to remember their friendship when he was Axel. Shortly afterward, Xemnas’s imperilment of Xion and Sora triggered Roxas’s heart to fly to his waiting vessel, allowing him to stop Xemnas from executing her and Lea. Xion, Roxas, and Sora then battle and defeat Saïx.
 
[[File:Ending 02 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|The trio sit together on the Clock Tower once more.]]
After Master Xehanort opens [[Kingdom Hearts]], Xion arrives with Lea, Roxas, Ventus, [[Aqua]], and [[Terra]] to help [[King Mickey]] and Riku hold off its power while Sora sends Master Xehanort to [[Scala ad Caelum]] with the intent of keeping him from using Kingdom Hearts. She assures Sora that Kairi would be safe.
 
However, the [[Replica Xehanort]]s, which Sora had just fought, emerge from Kingdom Hearts and pull the Guardians into the sky where they are cornered by them. The guardians manage to triumph over the Replicas but end up getting sucked up into the multiple [[keyhole]]s created from Kingdom Hearts.  
 
Despite this, future Sora manages to free Xion and the others by connecting their bonds, allowing them to play a part in fully restoring Kairi to normal. Once Sora and Kairi defeat the Armored Xehanort replica, the Guardians of Light all rejoin at the battlefield to finish him off. Everyone aims their Keyblades at Xehanort and fire off a large beam of [[light]] that manages to pierce Xehanort, destroying him for good. Once the battle is over, the heroes all travel to where Sora's heart is located, which is Scala ad Caelum.
 
After Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] defeat Master Xehanort, Xion and the other Guardians help close Kingdom Hearts and return to the Keyblade Graveyard
 
In the aftermath, Xion, Roxas, and Lea return to [[Twilight Town]] at the clock tower to spend time together once again. Xion also becomes friends with [[Isa]], [[Olette]], [[Hayner]], and [[Pence]] once they join the trio on the clock tower.
 
Riku arrives in the [[Highwind]] and takes them to the Destiny Islands for a party celebrating their victory over Xehanort. Xion is shown collecting seashells with Naminé and watches as Kairi shares a moment with Sora before he fades away.
 
After one year passes by, the Twilight Town crew are revealed to be studying Roxas and Xion's memories in hopes of finding the whereabouts of the missing Sora.
 
==Other appearances==
===''[[Blank Points]]''===
After Aqua speaks with Ansem the Wise about Sora, Xion is seen sitting atop the Twilight Town clock tower, eating sea-salt ice cream with Roxas and Axel. Then, Xion and Roxas say Sora's name while watching the sunset together.
 
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''{{ssb|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}'', Xion appears in the 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock Stations in the [[Dive to the Heart]] sections of the {{ssb|Hollow Bastion}} stage and as an obtainable {{ssb|spirit}} in Sora's {{ssb|DLC Spirits (mode)|Spirit Board}}. In her {{ssb|Spirit#Spirit Battles|Spirit Battle}}, she is represented by {{ssb|Robin (SSBU)|Robin}}, being fought on the Shine Gate in {{ssb|Delfino Plaza}} which represents the Twilight Town clock tower. She is accompanied by two other Robins, one starting with a {{ssb|Killing Edge}} and the other being larger and continuously using {{ssb|Arcfire}}, representing Roxas and Axel respectively.
 
==Design==
Xion's Organization coat is similar to the one Roxas wears, with slightly pointed shoulders and closer-fitting sleeves. She also wears more feminine, heeled boots similar to [[Larxene]]'s and the basic black gloves.
 
Physically, Xion strongly resembles Kairi, having the same blue eyes. Though Xion's hair is black, it is short like Kairi's in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', and her bangs part on the opposite side like Kairi's do in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts II}}'', with some strands also tucked behind her right ear. She is slightly shorter than Roxas. In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', her hair color has slightly changed, becoming dark brown.
 
As a result of her being crafted imperfectly from Sora's memories, Xion's appearance in her original Replica body is somewhat unstable, as most of the Organization, such as Saïx and, early on, Axel, view her as a hooded puppet, while to Xigbar she appears identical to Ventus. Xemnas, on the other hand, sees her as her as a perfect copy of Sora. In a nightmare, she also appears as Roxas (in his [[black coat]]) and both Riku and Sora in their original appearances from the first game.
 
{{canon
|In the [[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (manga)|manga]], Riku and Naminé occasionally see Xion as Kairi, while in the [[Kingdom Hearts (novels)|novel]], it is implied Riku sees her briefly as Sora at the Destiny Islands.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts (novels)#Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days|Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days novel]]: '''''"Feeling uneasy, Riku lifted his blindfold just a bit to look at her. And just for an instant…she looked like someone else. Not Kairi or Naminé—but ''him''."</ref>
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In the final battle between Xion and Roxas, Xion wears a suit similar to [[Keyblade Armor]], which includes aspects of Sora's clothing and the Nobody sigil.
 
During her time as a vessel of [[Xehanort]]'s heart and a member of the [[real Organization XIII]], Xion's eyes are golden.<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/vflxBck.png|https://i.imgur.com/vflxBck.png Hooded Xion Model's Gold Eyes]</ref> While her hood is up, her face is heavily dimmed.
 
[[File:Ending 07 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|Xion in her new outfit at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts III''.]]
At the end of ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Xion now wears a sleeveless double buttoned, collared shirt and a black belt, a short white pleated skirt and black boots that reach her mid-shin with beige color to the upper fifth, similar to Kairi's ''Kingdom Hearts III'' outfit.
 
Tomoco Kanemaki is responsible for Xion having black hair.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days novel]] — Afterword''''', '''Tomoco Kanemaki:''' "Xion's hair color is the result of a personal request of mine—I asked Mr. Nomura to draw a girl with black hair. I really took full advantage of the job perks."</ref>
 
"[[Vector to the Heavens]]", the music that plays during Xion's final form, is a mix of ''[[Kairi (track)|Kairi's Theme]]'', ''[[Musique pour la tristesse de Xion]]'', and ''[[Dearly Beloved]]''.
 
Xion's name was coined by Tomoco Kanemaki, one of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''s scenario writers and the writer of the ''[[Kingdom Hearts novels]]''. Tetsuya Nomura took a liking to it and notes that it has many meanings. Xion's name contains the Japanese words for {{nihongo|"tide"|潮|shio}}, fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi and Naminé, and {{nihongo|''{{w|Aster tataricus}}''|紫苑|shion}}, which, according to {{w|Hanakotoba|Japanese floriography}}, means "I won't forget you" or "remembrance". It is also revealed within the [[Secret Reports]] that her "original name" was "No. ''i''", her ID as an experiment of the [[Replica Program]]. The "''i''" used here is the {{w|imaginary unit}}.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania]]''''', '''Yukari Ishida:''' "Xion's original name, "No. ''i''", was named after a "non-real" figure in mathematics for expressing imaginary numbers. Also, when you write Kairi (海, ''Kai''), Naminé (波, ''Nami''), and Xion (潮, ''Shio'') in kanji, all three of their names are words related to the ocean." [https://www.khinsider.com/358-2-days/interviews/kingdom-hearts-358-2-days-ultimania Translation via Krexia and Lissar].</ref><ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days novel]] — Afterword''''', '''Tomoco Kanemaki:''' "The ''Ultimania'' and other sources have already touched on this, but Xion's name comes from ''shio-ne'', the sound of the tide, to echo Naminé's (the sound of the waves). It also serves as an anagram for the imaginary number, No. ''i'', with an ''X''. And in the language of flowers, ''shion'' (Tartarian aster) means "I won't forget you.""</ref>
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==Personality==
==Personality==
First arriving at Organization XIII, Xion is a shy, secluded individual. When going on a mission with Roxas, Xion begins to open up to him, and later Axel. She does seem to express emotions due to her nature of existence, and is always happy to be with her friends. However, she is somewhat emotionally fragile, becoming deeply enraged with the right provocation. After finding out the origins of her existence, she also becomes deeply confused and lost. She has a strong sense of justice and generosity, seen in the way she willingly gave up herself to join with Sora. She resembles Kairi and Namine in the way that she fights to protect those she has come to care for.
{{Q|I love Roxas and Axel. I'm sure Saïx would scoff at that. Call it a trick of my artificial memories. But the time I spent on that clock tower was real. I wish the three of us could stay together, just like this, forever. But I have to end this. I'll never forget today's sunset. Even if Roxas and Axel do, I won't forget.|Xion in her diary}}
 
[[File:Riku Turns Into Ansem 01 KHD.png|200px|thumb|left|Xion bonds with Axel and Roxas as they eat ice cream together on the clock tower.]]
Upon joining Organization XIII, Xion is a shy, secluded, and taciturn individual; at this point, Xion had not developed a will of her own. She first opens up to Roxas while they are on a mission together, and later grows close to Axel as well. Her shyness is reflected in her tone during her early days, as she speaks softly and sadly; however, by the time of her first death, Xion spoke a clear and calm voice as she had come to terms with her existence.
 
She does seem to express emotions due to her nature of existence and is always happy to be with her friends. She is emotionally fragile, however, becoming deeply engaged with the right provocation. When she is reminded of her past in ''Kingdom Hearts III'', she has a breakdown and begins to cry when she feels she has wronged her friends. She has a strong sense of justice and generosity, willingly sacrificing herself to join with Sora. Xion fights passionately to protect those she has come to care for.
 
After finding out the origins of her existence, she grows deeply confused and lost, and begins turning to Riku and Naminé for support as she does not want to make Roxas feel burdened, while Axel tries to keep her identity a secret from her.
 
Like Kairi, Xion takes a particular interest in seashells. When Roxas enters a coma, Xion places a seashell on his bedside table for every day he is asleep. In her nightmare on Destiny Islands, Roxas picks up a shell while whispering her name. After Roxas defeats Xion and her remaining memories go back to Sora, all that is left of her body is a single seashell.
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==Abilities==
[[File:Xion Final Form KHMOM.png|200px|thumb|Xion in her final form.]]
As an indirect replica of Sora, Xion's fighting style as a playable character is very similar to his. After absorbing many of Sora's memories using the Organization XIII Devices, Xion is able to replicate Sora's Limits from ''Kingdom Hearts''. However, Xion's movement is quite similar to [[Limit Form]]'s, jumping back and stepping forward between attacks and slashing through the enemy in the finisher. Like Roxas, she thrusts with one hand and her finisher resembles the {{c|Vortex|ability}} ability. Before Xion obtains the Keyblade herself, she is limited to simply shooting basic spells from her palm.
 
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
Once she obtains her Keyblade, Xion proves adept at handling it, being able to fight with it using her right or left hand. Her boss battle depicts her using many powerful melee attacks she seemed to have inherited from Sora. She also uses light much more often during her boss fight, such as creating spiraling circles of Light that suck in the player, leaving them vulnerable to one of Xion's aforementioned physical attacks. She can also use a light spell similar to [[Ragnarok]] and can envelop her weapon in Light to make her other attacks even more powerful.
 
Xion's [[Limit Break]] in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' is {{nihongo|'''Black Hole'''|イベントホライズン|Ibento Horaizun|lit. "Event Horizon"}}. During Black Hole, Xion rapidly darts around the field with her Keyblade enveloped in light, slashing away at enemies with great strength. In her [[Final Limit]], she summons four thin pillars of light to quickly move in straight paths to ends of the field, dealing heavy damage to any enemies in their path.
 
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', as a member of the Real Organization XIII, Xion makes use of basic Keyblade combos and [[Strike Raid]] in battle and is able to copy Saïx's berserker state. She is also able to perform a flurry of attacks with her Keyblade, finishing by switching to Saïx's claymore.


Xion seems to take an interest in seashells. While Roxas was in a coma when Sora was put to sleep, Xion put a seashell on his bedside table every day he was asleep. In her nightmare on [[Destiny Islands]], Roxas is in the dream and picks up a shell while whispering her name. After Xion was absorbed into Roxas, all that was left of her was a single seashell. This is likely a reference to how Kairi also had a liking for seashells.
Once she regains her memories and joins the guardians of light, Xion becomes a support-focused party member. She can heal her allies with [[Curaga]] and can cast a remarkable and powerful spell [[Laser Rain]] at the cost of 10 [[MP]], which is similar to her Final Limit attack in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. She raises her Keyblade after shouting "Get 'em!" or "Holy!" with the tip brimming with energy and summons pillars of light to attack Saïx twelve times before ending with three pillars of light.


==Fighting Style==
In ''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind'', she can team up with Roxas and Lea to perform the [[Thinking of You]] [[Team Attack]], where she performs a series of coordinated slash attacks with Roxas, with the enemy trapped by Lea in a ring of fire. She is also implicitly as skilled with magic as [[Aqua]] and [[King Mickey]], as she teams up with them to shield the Guardians of Light with [[Reflega]] in the battle against the [[Replica Xehanort]]s.  
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[[File:Kingdom Key.png|thumb|left|Xion's Kingdom Key.]]
As an indirect Replica of Sora through Roxas, Xion's fighting style as a playable character is very similar to his. After absorbing many of Sora's memories using the Organization XIII Devices, Xion is able to replicate Sora's Limits from ''Kingdom Hearts''. However, Xion's movement is quite similar to [[Limit Form|Limit Form's]], jumping back and stepping forward between attacks and slashing through the enemy in the finisher. Like Roxas, she thrusts with one hand and her finisher resembles the [[Vortex]] ability. Xion's Limit Break, Event Horizon, involves covering her Keyblade in an aura of Light and performing a devastating combo. Xion can also call down elegantly shaped pillars of light to attack nearby and far away enemies. Before Xion obtains the [[Keyblade]] herself, she is limited to simply shooting magic out of her hand, none of which is Light-based.


Once she obtains her Keyblade, Xion is very good at handling it, being able to fight with it using her right or left hand. Her boss battle depicts her using many powerful melee attacks she seemed to have inherited from Sora. She also uses light much more often during her boss fight, such as creating spiraling circles of Light that suck in the player, leaving them vulnerable to one of Xion's aforementioned physical attacks. She can also use a Light spell similar to [[Ragnarok]], and can envelope her weapon in Light to make her other attacks even more powerful.  
Xion's data replica can bounce around the battlefield as a ray of light. She can also conjure thin pillars of light similar to the ones from her Final Limit in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', as well as a larger golden variant.
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!Total Power Modifier
!Attribute
!Status Effect
!Description
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|colspan="2"|{{nihongo|'''Attack (Combo)'''|たたかう (コンボ)|<br>Tatakau (Konbo)}}
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|Physical
|—
|Attacks three times with weapon.
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|colspan="2'|'''[[Laser Rain]]'''
|0.3(per hit)
|Neutral
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|Rains down twelve light pillars around an enemy before ending with three at once.
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|colspan="2"|'''[[Curaga]]'''
|—
|—
|—
|Restores 210(+Xion's magic stat) HP to the target and 130(+Xion's magic stat) to nearby allies. Uses up all remaining MP.
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!style="{{style|kh3|a}}; font-size:12px" colspan="6"|Support Abilities
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!colspan="4"|Description
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|'''[[Double Team]]'''
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|colspan="4"|Deal extra damage when attacking the same target as the player character.
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|'''[[Damage Control]]'''
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|colspan="4"|Halve the damage you take when your HP is at 25% or below. Stack the ability to increase the effect.
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===Weapon===
===Weapon===
As Roxas's Replica, Xion can wield the Keyblade. She wields her weapon fairly skillfully, being able to disarm Axel. Because Xion and Roxas are both part of Sora, they can both wield his Keyblade, even at the same time. Xion and Roxas can share keychains with each other, allowing them to use the same Keyblades and limit break in multiplayer mode. After she fades back to Sora, Roxas gains the ability to duel-wield Keyblades; his original, and Xion's.
As a replica intended to siphon Roxas's powers, Xion can wield the Keyblade. She wields her weapon fairly skillfully, being able to disarm Axel. Because Xion siphons her power from Roxas, whose powers come from Sora, they can both wield his [[Kingdom Key]], even at the same time. Because their weapons are the same, the [[Gear]]s produce the same forms when applied to either Keyblade.<ref>When using Xion in Mission Mode, equipping three ability units to the Zero Gear transforms it back to the [[Kingdom Key+]], as it does with Roxas in Story Mode.</ref> In her boss fight, her weapons resemble aspects from the world they are currently in. Her first form in Wonderland uses a large sword with a similar design to the Card Soldiers that protect the Queen, her second form in Halloween Town uses a pincer-like weapon with monstrous decorations, and her third form in Agrabah uses four giant Scimitars. In her final form, she wields two giant Keyblade-like weapons that resemble the Nobody sigil.


It is notable that, when Xion runs with her keyblade, she grasps it with two hands instead of slinging it over her shoulder. This is similar if not identical to how Sora runs with his keyblade in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
When Xion runs with her Keyblade, she grasps it with two hands instead of slinging it over her shoulder as Roxas does. This is identical to how Sora runs with his Keyblade in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''.


==Quotes==
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Xion wields the [[Replica Kingdom Key]]. Xion also wields [[Lunatic]] while she is copying Saïx's berserker state.
*''"My Keyblade is not a sham! What gives you the right to say that?"''
 
*''"Is it that I'm not supposed to exist?''"
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*''"I want...I want to be...with you two."''
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*''"I'm sorry, but... I can't go with you. It's my friends - they need me. And I need them, too."''
File:Kingdom Key KH3D.png|[[Kingdom Key]]
*''"I've decided that I have to go back to where I belong." ''
File:Kingdom Key KHIII.png|[[Replica Kingdom Key]]
*''"Please don't hold back, Axel. Promise."''
File:Xion (First Form) Weapon KHD.png|Xion's first form's weapon
*''"I belong with Sora. And now, I am going back... to be with him."''
File:Xion (Second Form) Weapon KHD.png|Xion's second form's weapon
*''"Roxas... I need you... to do me a favor. All those hearts that I've captured... Kingdom Hearts... Set them free."''
File:Xion (Third Form) Weapon KHD.png|Xion's third form's weapon
*''"Goodbye, Roxas.. See you again. I'm glad... I got to meet you. Oh... and of course, Axel, too. You're both my best friends. Never forget. That's the truth."''
File:Xion (Final Form) Weapon KHD.png|Xion's final form's weapon
*''"Roxas, don't be sad. I came from you and Sora. I am you... the same way that I am Sora. You'll forget me, but the memories themselves will never go away. Memories of you and me will always be together... forever, inside him."''
File:Lunatic KHIII.png|Saïx's [[Lunatic]]
*''"It's too late... for me to undo my mistakes. But you can't let Xemnas have Kingdom Hearts, you can't."''
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Xion's name was coined by Tomoco Kanemaki, one of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'''s scenario writers. Tetsuya Nomura took a liking to it and notes that it has many meanings.
*Xion was voted "Best New Character" in the 2009 ''{{w|Nintendo Power}}'' Awards.<ref>"Readers' Choice". ''{{w|Nintendo Power}}''. {{w|Future US}} (252): 66–67. March 2010.</ref>
* Xion, Zexion, and Lexaeus are the only Organization members who never physically met Sora, but Xion is the only one Sora never knew of. Sora can be considered to have learned about Zexion and Lexaeus through Jiminy's Journal entries in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
* Xion is the second female character that is playable in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series; after Larxene.
* Xion is one of four Organization members to have their own battle theme. The other three members are Roxas, Xemnas, and [[Marluxia]].
* After Roxas joined with Sora, information about the other Organization members will be added to Jiminy's Journal except Xion's. This is because all of the memories of her had been completely erased, as seen in the cutscene before battling Riku in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.
* Xion was voted "Best New Character" for the 2009 Nintendo Power Awards.


==See Also==
==Notes and references==
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 27 May 2024

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Xion

Xion from the Ultimania

Japanese シオン
Rōmaji Shion

Type Replica
Title Number XIV
Orig. name No. i
Attribute Light (光 Hikari?)
Weapon Keyblade (Kingdom Key)
Limit Black Hole
Voice actors (Ja:) Risa Uchida
(En:) Alyson Stoner (Days and KHIII)
Hayden Panettiere (BbS and KH3D)
Homeworld Castle Oblivion
The World That Never Was
Games Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts coded
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
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KHD tracks
Character theme - Musique pour la tristesse de Xion
Battle theme - Vector to the Heavens
Xion

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
HD 1.5 ReMIX
The fourteenth member of Organization XIII. Like Roxas, she wields a Keyblade. Through interactions with Roxas, she forms her own identity and develops a friendship with Roxas and Axel.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Organization XIII's mysterious fourteenth member. She was an experimental replica used to "catch" Roxas's memories and create a Keyblade wielder for the Organization. In the end, she was erased from existence and returned to Sora where she belonged.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
SP Xion/Illustrated Xion
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)
The 14th member of Organization XIII. She develops a friendship with Roxas and Axel.

Roxas & Axel & Xion
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)
After a mission, these three friends like to relax over sea-salt ice cream.

Xion A
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)
The 14th member of Organization XIII. She, Roxas, and Axel are good friends.

Final Boss Xion
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)
The 14th member of Organization XIII. She battles Roxas in this form.

HD Xion [EX]
KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days (2009)
The 14th member of Organization XIII. She's good friends with Axel and Roxas.
Kingdom Hearts III
The former Organization XIII's mysterious fourteenth member. She was an experimental replica used to siphon Sora's memories out of Roxas, and this allowed her to become a Keyblade wielder. Xion grew to question the meaning of her existence, and ultimately elected to return her memories to Sora and disappear.

Master Xehanort was using Xion to fill a spot in his new Organization XIII, but when she was confronted by her best friends Axel and Roxas, her memories came back to her and she chose to become a guardian of light.
"Who am I? What am I... here for?"
—Xion

Xion is the Rank XIV member of the original Organization XIII as well as a member of the real Organization XIII. She debuted in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as one of the game's main characters.

She is not a normal Nobody and only a nominal member of the Organization. Because of this, she does not have a throne in Where Nothing Gathers, nor does she have a title or a type of Nobody to control. Instead, she is an imperfect replica created from Sora's leaked memories as a fail-safe in case both Sora and Roxas proved to be useless to Organization XIII's plans. Similar to Riku Replica, Xion was created by the Organization's scientist Vexen. While the nature of her existence enables her to use the Keyblade, Xion's existence also halts Sora's progression of regaining his memories to fully awaken while in his pod, something which Naminé, DiZ, and Riku recognize.

As Sora's memories are the basis of her being, Xion initially looked like a hooded doll, but her physical appearance eventually changes depending on who is viewing her and who they have connections with. The majority of the time, she resembles Kairi, who was Sora's strongest memory at the time of her birth, though Xigbar sees her as Ventus, and Xemnas sees her as Sora. As Naminé stated while talking with Riku, Xion's face was originally blank, until Sora's memories found their way into Xion while she gained an identity.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Xemnas introduces a hooded Xion into Organization XIII.

A week after Roxas joins Organization XIII, Xemnas introduces Xion to the other members. After looking at the other members, she smiles up at Roxas, puzzling him. As Roxas departs for his first training mission, he spots Xion shyly watching him nearby, and Saïx formally introduces her to Axel and Roxas.

When Axel is sent to Castle Oblivion, Xemnas entrusts Roxas with the task of looking after Xion, who quickly bonds with him. After only a couple of missions together, Xion removes her hood, surprising Roxas by her gender. She reveals her ability to wield the Keyblade to him and looks after him when he falls into a coma for several weeks in conjunction with Sora being put to sleep to regain his memories. Xion visits Destiny Islands, collects the seashells there including a Thalassa Shell and places them on Roxas's bed. When Roxas wakes up from his coma, Xion is happy and gives him a shell to listen to on the clock tower.

After discovering that Sora and Riku had slain all of the Organization members (except Axel) that were in Castle Oblivion at the time, Roxas, Axel, and Xion all begin spending more time together as per Roxas's suggestion and become fast friends, such as enjoying sea-salt ice cream together. After Xion asks Axel to be her friend, and he accepts, he stops seeing her as a hooded figure and begins seeing her as the black-haired girl that Roxas sees. Unfortunately, Xion can not summon the Keyblade, although she regains the ability on Day 96.

Xion is defeated by Riku at Beast's Castle on Day 149.

A series of events begin to split the trio apart: While DiZ and Naminé oversee the restoration of the sleeping Sora's memories (moving him from Castle Oblivion to Twilight Town), Roxas begins to experience the process for himself, and starts to ponder over how he is able to wield the Keyblade and doubt the Organization's motives; Axel is reprimanded by their superiors for placing his friendship with Roxas and Xion before the Organization's goals, and Xion is thrown into disarray after a confrontation with Riku at Beast's Castle, who questions who she is and why she wields the Keyblade, especially after he sees her face, although he lets her go.

On Day 150, she was reprimanded by Saix for failing to defeat an impostor which greatly upsets her. The next day she reveals to Roxas the dreams she's been having and her confusion on her role in the Organization.

On Day 171, Xion failed another mission, putting her in a coma. Roxas then begins giving seashells to Xion. After Xion has a dream, or more accurately, a flashback of Sora disappearing in front of Kairi at Hollow Bastion, Xion wakes up beside Roxas on Day 193.

On Day 225, Xion discovers the Organization's computer and reads records about her existence.

On Day 255, Xion visits Castle Oblivion and crosses paths with Axel who is on a mission. She learns who she is and escapes the Organization.

On Day 276, Xion decides to visit Destiny Islands again. She is overwhelmed by memories and faints. She is saved by Riku and he tells her of his current condition. He explains to her that his friend Sora needs Xion to return him his memories if he is to ever awaken. She doesn't understand why she has Sora's memories to begin with, causing her to become torn between staying with her friends in the Organization or leaving to merge with Sora as Riku suggests. Xion travels with Riku for several weeks, eventually leaving him to stay at DiZ's base in Castle Oblivion.

Xion before being captured by Axel at Twilight Town.

On Day 298, Xion is found by Roxas in Twilight Town and he invites her to return "home" with him, but she says she is unable to. Xion tries to flee again, but Roxas stops her, prompting her to point her Keyblade at him. Axel appears and fights Xion, knocking her unconscious, forcibly returning her into the Organization.

On Day 321, Naminé's attempts to restore Sora's memories are soon halted when Xion starts absorbing them faster, causing Roxas to weaken while she becomes stronger, as Xemnas intended. Later, Xion informs Axel of this strange situation and he tells her she could think of an answer to this problem herself. She also tells him she saw a boy today who looks just like Roxas, implying she saw Sora somehow.

Xion takes on Ventus's appearance through Xigbar's eye.

On Day 352, after being tricked into fighting Roxas by Saïx at Halloween Town, Xion decides to take Riku's advice and leaves the Organization. The next day, Xion fights Xigbar in Wonderland who perceives her as Ventus and knocks him unconscious. She unhoods in front of Axel who was also on the mission, shocking him, and asks him to let her go, which he agrees to, and she retreats through a Corridor of Darkness. Xion talks to Riku at Beast's Castle, wondering what she should do next, and he implores her to find Naminé in Twilight Town for answers.

On Day 356, Xion meets with Naminé in Twilight Town's Old Mansion in order to learn about her nature and how it affects Roxas. Naminé informs her that she is a replica made from Sora's memories, rather than a Nobody and that this means that reuniting with Sora will cause her to not only no longer exist, but also be completely forgotten. Xion persists in her commitment, certain that it's where she belongs but is interrupted by DiZ, intruding in the conversation to warn them that they have been located by a member of the Organization. Xion goes to investigate and finds Axel, upset that he has been tasked with retrieving her, and conversely that letting her reunite with Sora as she wants would also result in her termination. Xion explains that she is committed to her path, and asks Axel "Please don't hold back". In response, he promises that he will "always be there to bring [her] back". Axel is able to subdue Xion after an intense battle, and limps back to the castle with her unconscious body in tow, fainting at the entrance. She is then found and dragged away by Xemnas.

Xion shows Roxas she has nearly become a complete copy of Sora.

The next day, Roxas finds Xion at the Twilight Town train station, and after she reveals her altered, Sora-like form to him, she explains that she has been compelled by Xemnas to absorb Roxas and become a "full" Sora, which would, in turn, prevent the real Sora from ever waking. Knowing that Roxas will disappear if she continues to exist, she attacks Roxas to have him destroy her, saving himself and thwarting Xemnas's plan. She then transforms into a monstrous version of Sora using Xemnas's devices, transporting them to Wonderland, Halloween Town, and Agrabah, before returning to Twilight Town. In each world, Xion absorbs power from the "devices" that were placed there, which contain memories of Sora's battles in each world.

After a long and grueling battle, Roxas manages to defeat her, while she regains her original appearance in his view. He doesn't seem to recall who she is, though she assures him that he will be better off now. While Roxas cradles her in his arms, she tells him that she chose to sacrifice herself to slow down Xemnas's plans, asks that he prevent Xemnas from obtaining Kingdom Hearts, and tells him that she is glad that she met him and Axel. As Xion's body crystallizes and disintegrates, Roxas suddenly remembers her name and holds her hand until she disappears completely, leaving behind a single Thalassa Shell.

Xion spends her last moments in Roxas's arms.

Though Naminé states that everyone's memories of Xion will vanish as she does, Roxas, Riku, Xemnas, and Saïx manage to retain some memories of her into the next day. By then, Roxas has returned to The World That Never Was in order to set Kingdom Hearts free, which he hopes will reunite him with his lost friend. However, he is being stalked by a swarm of Neoshadow Heartless, as well as a determined Riku, who has arrived to capture Roxas to finish Sora's memory restoration. Riku looks down upon the Nobody as Roxas starts his path up the skyscraper. When Xion's lingering influence makes Roxas throw his Oblivion Keyblade to Riku, she is able to communicate to Riku, begging him to stop Roxas before he can reach Xemnas, because she believes Roxas is not strong enough to face him yet.[1] With the message, Riku receives memories of the time he spent with Xion, shocking him for a moment, but they begin to fade as he reaches the ground.

When Roxas and Riku finish eradicating the Heartless, they turn on each other for a battle. By this time, it is a struggle for Roxas to even remember Xion's name, and all he knows about her is that he wants her back. While Roxas is able to knock Riku down first, Xion then projects her words to Riku, somehow telepathically, to stop Roxas at any cost, and so he does once he removes his blindfold and transforms into Riku-Ansem. Unconscious, Roxas hears Xion talking to him through his mind, telling him not to be sad, as she has become one with him and Sora, and that soon Roxas will also join them. Despite the fact that memories of Xion have been forgotten by everyone, she tells him that she still has her own memories, so she doesn't mind that he has forgotten her, as she won't forget him or Axel. As Riku knocks him out, Roxas's last memories of Xion fade away.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

In the Data Castle Oblivion, Data-Naminé reveals to Data-Sora and King Mickey that Xion is one of the people that, while gone, is still connected to Sora's heart. Data-Sora wonders who she is and remarks that she feels familiar and that something terrible must have happened.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Sora meets Xion for the first time.

After Sora catches up to Naminé in his dream in The World That Never Was, she suddenly transforms into Xion. Xion does not respond to Sora's questions, merely looking at the floor with a look of sadness on her face. Although Sora doesn't recognize her, he suddenly sheds a tear, to his own surprise and confusion. Xion raises her hood and runs off.

After catching up to Xigbar, Sora comments on how Axel, Roxas, Naminé, and "that other girl" all must have had hearts. When Sora reaffirms to Xigbar that his strength comes from his friends, Xigbar sees an image of the many individuals connected to Sora standing behind him, including Xion. Unnerved, Xigbar leaves Sora to Xemnas and leaves.

After Riku dives into Sora's heart and defeats the Armored Ventus Nightmare, he appears on a memory of the Destiny Islands. After meeting Roxas and Ventus, who each ask him a question, Riku finds Xion sitting on the paopu tree, intially mistaking her for Sora from a distance. He does not remember her and questions who she is. She then asks him what he wishes, and disappears once he answers.

Between Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Saïx found Vexen's notes on replica No. i, sparking his memory of Xion; thus her revival was added to his atonement. While meeting at the Keyblade Graveyard with Master Xehanort, Saïx recommends reviving Xion to serve as Sora's replacement in their ranks.

Xion's heart is brought from the past by Young Xehanort and placed in a replica along with a fragment of Master Xehanort's heart. However, because her heart came from the time before she had a sense of self, Xion has no will to act; she is kept at the Keyblade Graveyard until the final battle.[2]

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Lea’s subconscious memories of his time with Xion continue to persist as he trains with Kairi, and he often catches himself staring at her because their resemblance stirs his memories of his lost friend. At one point, he presents Kairi with some sea-salt ice cream to celebrate summoning their Keyblades. Kairi gets excited to duel in the ring, telling Lea to promise not to hold back; however, it stirs memories of Xion, causing Lea to drop his ice cream in shock before shedding a tear.

While traveling in the Gummi Ship, Sora and company are contacted by Ienzo, who informs them Sora has three unique hearts on his own. While they agree that the first two hearts belong to Roxas and Ventus, they are unable to identify Xion as the owner of the third.

On the eve of the final battle, Saïx tracks Lea down at the Clock Tower and points out that Lea has bought an extra ice cream bar for Xion without realizing it.

Xion, Roxas, and Lea tearfully embrace as they are finally reunited.

At the Keyblade Graveyard, Xion accompanies the real Organization when they confront the Guardians of Light and pairs with Saïx to fight Lea and Kairi. Saïx subtly tries jogging Xion’s memory by saying Axel and Roxas’s names. When Xemnas appears and attempts to kill Lea, Xion intervenes. Stirred by this, Roxas’s heart calls out to her via Sora, causing Xion to waver further, eventually leading to the present day version of her heart leaving Sora’s to inhabit the replica vessel and displace the past version back to its proper time. With the release of Xion's heart, the memories of those who knew her return, causing Lea to remember their friendship when he was Axel. Shortly afterward, Xemnas’s imperilment of Xion and Sora triggered Roxas’s heart to fly to his waiting vessel, allowing him to stop Xemnas from executing her and Lea. Xion, Roxas, and Sora then battle and defeat Saïx.

The trio sit together on the Clock Tower once more.

After Master Xehanort opens Kingdom Hearts, Xion arrives with Lea, Roxas, Ventus, Aqua, and Terra to help King Mickey and Riku hold off its power while Sora sends Master Xehanort to Scala ad Caelum with the intent of keeping him from using Kingdom Hearts. She assures Sora that Kairi would be safe.

However, the Replica Xehanorts, which Sora had just fought, emerge from Kingdom Hearts and pull the Guardians into the sky where they are cornered by them. The guardians manage to triumph over the Replicas but end up getting sucked up into the multiple keyholes created from Kingdom Hearts.

Despite this, future Sora manages to free Xion and the others by connecting their bonds, allowing them to play a part in fully restoring Kairi to normal. Once Sora and Kairi defeat the Armored Xehanort replica, the Guardians of Light all rejoin at the battlefield to finish him off. Everyone aims their Keyblades at Xehanort and fire off a large beam of light that manages to pierce Xehanort, destroying him for good. Once the battle is over, the heroes all travel to where Sora's heart is located, which is Scala ad Caelum.

After Sora, Donald, and Goofy defeat Master Xehanort, Xion and the other Guardians help close Kingdom Hearts and return to the Keyblade Graveyard

In the aftermath, Xion, Roxas, and Lea return to Twilight Town at the clock tower to spend time together once again. Xion also becomes friends with Isa, Olette, Hayner, and Pence once they join the trio on the clock tower.

Riku arrives in the Highwind and takes them to the Destiny Islands for a party celebrating their victory over Xehanort. Xion is shown collecting seashells with Naminé and watches as Kairi shares a moment with Sora before he fades away.

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

Other appearances[edit]

Blank Points[edit]

After Aqua speaks with Ansem the Wise about Sora, Xion is seen sitting atop the Twilight Town clock tower, eating sea-salt ice cream with Roxas and Axel. Then, Xion and Roxas say Sora's name while watching the sunset together.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Xion appears in the 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock Stations in the Dive to the Heart sections of the Hollow Bastion stage and as an obtainable spirit in Sora's Spirit Board. In her Spirit Battle, she is represented by Robin, being fought on the Shine Gate in Delfino Plaza which represents the Twilight Town clock tower. She is accompanied by two other Robins, one starting with a Killing Edge and the other being larger and continuously using Arcfire, representing Roxas and Axel respectively.

Design[edit]

Xion's Organization coat is similar to the one Roxas wears, with slightly pointed shoulders and closer-fitting sleeves. She also wears more feminine, heeled boots similar to Larxene's and the basic black gloves.

Physically, Xion strongly resembles Kairi, having the same blue eyes. Though Xion's hair is black, it is short like Kairi's in Kingdom Hearts, and her bangs part on the opposite side like Kairi's do in Kingdom Hearts II, with some strands also tucked behind her right ear. She is slightly shorter than Roxas. In Kingdom Hearts III, her hair color has slightly changed, becoming dark brown.

As a result of her being crafted imperfectly from Sora's memories, Xion's appearance in her original Replica body is somewhat unstable, as most of the Organization, such as Saïx and, early on, Axel, view her as a hooded puppet, while to Xigbar she appears identical to Ventus. Xemnas, on the other hand, sees her as her as a perfect copy of Sora. In a nightmare, she also appears as Roxas (in his black coat) and both Riku and Sora in their original appearances from the first game.

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.
In the manga, Riku and Naminé occasionally see Xion as Kairi, while in the novel, it is implied Riku sees her briefly as Sora at the Destiny Islands.[3]

In the final battle between Xion and Roxas, Xion wears a suit similar to Keyblade Armor, which includes aspects of Sora's clothing and the Nobody sigil.

During her time as a vessel of Xehanort's heart and a member of the real Organization XIII, Xion's eyes are golden.[4] While her hood is up, her face is heavily dimmed.

Xion in her new outfit at the end of Kingdom Hearts III.

At the end of Kingdom Hearts III, Xion now wears a sleeveless double buttoned, collared shirt and a black belt, a short white pleated skirt and black boots that reach her mid-shin with beige color to the upper fifth, similar to Kairi's Kingdom Hearts III outfit.

Tomoco Kanemaki is responsible for Xion having black hair.[5]

"Vector to the Heavens", the music that plays during Xion's final form, is a mix of Kairi's Theme, Musique pour la tristesse de Xion, and Dearly Beloved.

Xion's name was coined by Tomoco Kanemaki, one of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days's scenario writers and the writer of the Kingdom Hearts novels. Tetsuya Nomura took a liking to it and notes that it has many meanings. Xion's name contains the Japanese words for "tide" (潮 shio?), fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi and Naminé, and Aster tataricus (紫苑 shion?), which, according to Japanese floriography, means "I won't forget you" or "remembrance". It is also revealed within the Secret Reports that her "original name" was "No. i", her ID as an experiment of the Replica Program. The "i" used here is the imaginary unit.[6][7]

Personality[edit]

"I love Roxas and Axel. I'm sure Saïx would scoff at that. Call it a trick of my artificial memories. But the time I spent on that clock tower was real. I wish the three of us could stay together, just like this, forever. But I have to end this. I'll never forget today's sunset. Even if Roxas and Axel do, I won't forget."
—Xion in her diary
Xion bonds with Axel and Roxas as they eat ice cream together on the clock tower.

Upon joining Organization XIII, Xion is a shy, secluded, and taciturn individual; at this point, Xion had not developed a will of her own. She first opens up to Roxas while they are on a mission together, and later grows close to Axel as well. Her shyness is reflected in her tone during her early days, as she speaks softly and sadly; however, by the time of her first death, Xion spoke a clear and calm voice as she had come to terms with her existence.

She does seem to express emotions due to her nature of existence and is always happy to be with her friends. She is emotionally fragile, however, becoming deeply engaged with the right provocation. When she is reminded of her past in Kingdom Hearts III, she has a breakdown and begins to cry when she feels she has wronged her friends. She has a strong sense of justice and generosity, willingly sacrificing herself to join with Sora. Xion fights passionately to protect those she has come to care for.

After finding out the origins of her existence, she grows deeply confused and lost, and begins turning to Riku and Naminé for support as she does not want to make Roxas feel burdened, while Axel tries to keep her identity a secret from her.

Like Kairi, Xion takes a particular interest in seashells. When Roxas enters a coma, Xion places a seashell on his bedside table for every day he is asleep. In her nightmare on Destiny Islands, Roxas picks up a shell while whispering her name. After Roxas defeats Xion and her remaining memories go back to Sora, all that is left of her body is a single seashell.

Abilities[edit]

Final Xion (Originally used in a KHUX medal)
Xion in her final form.

As an indirect replica of Sora, Xion's fighting style as a playable character is very similar to his. After absorbing many of Sora's memories using the Organization XIII Devices, Xion is able to replicate Sora's Limits from Kingdom Hearts. However, Xion's movement is quite similar to Limit Form's, jumping back and stepping forward between attacks and slashing through the enemy in the finisher. Like Roxas, she thrusts with one hand and her finisher resembles the Vortex ability. Before Xion obtains the Keyblade herself, she is limited to simply shooting basic spells from her palm.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Once she obtains her Keyblade, Xion proves adept at handling it, being able to fight with it using her right or left hand. Her boss battle depicts her using many powerful melee attacks she seemed to have inherited from Sora. She also uses light much more often during her boss fight, such as creating spiraling circles of Light that suck in the player, leaving them vulnerable to one of Xion's aforementioned physical attacks. She can also use a light spell similar to Ragnarok and can envelop her weapon in Light to make her other attacks even more powerful.

Xion's Limit Break in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is Black Hole (イベントホライズン Ibento Horaizun?, lit. "Event Horizon"). During Black Hole, Xion rapidly darts around the field with her Keyblade enveloped in light, slashing away at enemies with great strength. In her Final Limit, she summons four thin pillars of light to quickly move in straight paths to ends of the field, dealing heavy damage to any enemies in their path.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

In Kingdom Hearts III, as a member of the Real Organization XIII, Xion makes use of basic Keyblade combos and Strike Raid in battle and is able to copy Saïx's berserker state. She is also able to perform a flurry of attacks with her Keyblade, finishing by switching to Saïx's claymore.

Once she regains her memories and joins the guardians of light, Xion becomes a support-focused party member. She can heal her allies with Curaga and can cast a remarkable and powerful spell Laser Rain at the cost of 10 MP, which is similar to her Final Limit attack in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. She raises her Keyblade after shouting "Get 'em!" or "Holy!" with the tip brimming with energy and summons pillars of light to attack Saïx twelve times before ending with three pillars of light.

In Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, she can team up with Roxas and Lea to perform the Thinking of You Team Attack, where she performs a series of coordinated slash attacks with Roxas, with the enemy trapped by Lea in a ring of fire. She is also implicitly as skilled with magic as Aqua and King Mickey, as she teams up with them to shield the Guardians of Light with Reflega in the battle against the Replica Xehanorts.

Xion's data replica can bounce around the battlefield as a ray of light. She can also conjure thin pillars of light similar to the ones from her Final Limit in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, as well as a larger golden variant.

Actions
Ability Total Power Modifier Attribute Status Effect Description
Attack (Combo) (たたかう (コンボ)
Tatakau (Konbo)?) 		3.5 Physical — Attacks three times with weapon.
Laser Rain 0.3(per hit) Neutral — Rains down twelve light pillars around an enemy before ending with three at once.
Curaga — — — Restores 210(+Xion's magic stat) HP to the target and 130(+Xion's magic stat) to nearby allies. Uses up all remaining MP.
Support Abilities
Ability AP Description
Double Team — Deal extra damage when attacking the same target as the player character.
Damage Control 4 Halve the damage you take when your HP is at 25% or below. Stack the ability to increase the effect.

Weapon[edit]

As a replica intended to siphon Roxas's powers, Xion can wield the Keyblade. She wields her weapon fairly skillfully, being able to disarm Axel. Because Xion siphons her power from Roxas, whose powers come from Sora, they can both wield his Kingdom Key, even at the same time. Because their weapons are the same, the Gears produce the same forms when applied to either Keyblade.[8] In her boss fight, her weapons resemble aspects from the world they are currently in. Her first form in Wonderland uses a large sword with a similar design to the Card Soldiers that protect the Queen, her second form in Halloween Town uses a pincer-like weapon with monstrous decorations, and her third form in Agrabah uses four giant Scimitars. In her final form, she wields two giant Keyblade-like weapons that resemble the Nobody sigil.

When Xion runs with her Keyblade, she grasps it with two hands instead of slinging it over her shoulder as Roxas does. This is identical to how Sora runs with his Keyblade in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

In Kingdom Hearts III, Xion wields the Replica Kingdom Key. Xion also wields Lunatic while she is copying Saïx's berserker state.

Trivia[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania, Interviewer: "When Roxas tries to do what Xion has asked of him, Riku hears Xion's voice asking him to stop Roxas. Why?" / Tetsuya Nomura: "First, we have to look at things in order. First, the reason why Roxas throws a Keyblade to Riku, and we then see a vision of Xion, is that there is a small remaining part of Xion in Roxas that wants to stop him, and makes him take those actions. The name of the Keyblade that is given to Riku suggests that it has something to do with Xion. Xion wants Roxas to set Kingdom Hearts free but doesn't want him to face Xemnas right now. She sees that he would most likely lose. So she begs Riku to stop him." Translation via Krexia and Lissar.
  2. ^ Kingdom Hearts III Ultimania, p. 683; "A Replica containing "Xion's heart from shortly after she joined Organizaton XIII.""
  3. ^ Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days novel: "Feeling uneasy, Riku lifted his blindfold just a bit to look at her. And just for an instant…she looked like someone else. Not Kairi or Naminé—but him."
  4. ^ Hooded Xion Model's Gold Eyes
  5. ^ Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days novel — Afterword, Tomoco Kanemaki: "Xion's hair color is the result of a personal request of mine—I asked Mr. Nomura to draw a girl with black hair. I really took full advantage of the job perks."
  6. ^ Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania, Yukari Ishida: "Xion's original name, "No. i", was named after a "non-real" figure in mathematics for expressing imaginary numbers. Also, when you write Kairi (海, Kai), Naminé (波, Nami), and Xion (潮, Shio) in kanji, all three of their names are words related to the ocean." Translation via Krexia and Lissar.
  7. ^ Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days novel — Afterword, Tomoco Kanemaki: "The Ultimania and other sources have already touched on this, but Xion's name comes from shio-ne, the sound of the tide, to echo Naminé's (the sound of the waves). It also serves as an anagram for the imaginary number, No. i, with an X. And in the language of flowers, shion (Tartarian aster) means "I won't forget you.""
  8. ^ When using Xion in Mission Mode, equipping three ability units to the Zero Gear transforms it back to the Kingdom Key+, as it does with Roxas in Story Mode.
  9. ^ "Readers' Choice". Nintendo Power. Future US (252): 66–67. March 2010.
Party
Playable characters
Sora | Riku | Roxas | Mickey Mouse | Data-Sora | Terra | Ventus | Aqua | Lingering Will | Kairi | Player | Xehanort
Mission Mode
Xemnas | Xigbar | Xaldin | Vexen | Lexaeus | Zexion | Saïx | Axel | Demyx | Luxord | Marluxia | Larxene | Xion | Donald Duck | Goofy
Party members
Donald Duck | Goofy | Tarzan | Aladdin | Ariel | Jack Skellington | Peter Pan | Beast | Pluto | Mickey Mouse | Mulan | Auron | Jack Sparrow | Simba | Tron | Riku | Xigbar | Xaldin | Vexen | Lexaeus | Zexion | Axel | Demyx | Luxord | Marluxia | Larxene | Xion
Hercules | Cloud | Terra | Ventus | Aqua | Prince Phillip | Zack | Experiment 626 | Woody | Buzz Lightyear | Rapunzel | Eugene Fitzherbert | Sulley | Mike Wazowski | Marshmallow | Baymax | Eraqus | Hermod | Bragi | Urd | Vor
Dream Eaters
Joint struggle characters
Mickey Mouse | Riku | Aqua | Ventus | Lea | Kairi | Roxas | Xion | Sora
Assistants
Riku | Squall Leonhart | Cogsworth | Megara | Philoctetes | Pegasus | Queen Minnie | Captain Pete | Yuffie | Tifa | Cloud | Hercules | Mickey Mouse | Axel | Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather
Escort characters
Winnie the Pooh | Lumière | Mrs. Potts | Megara | Queen Minnie | Abu | Timon | Pumbaa | Tigger | Roo | Piglet | Eeyore | Cinderella | Jaq | Snow White | Boo
Summons
Simba | Genie | Dumbo | Bambi | Tinker Bell | Mushu | Cloud | Chicken Little | Stitch | Peter Pan | Meow Wow | Wreck-It Ralph | Ariel
D-Links
Terra | Ventus | Aqua | Cinderella | Snow White | Maleficent | Mickey Mouse | Zack | Experiment 626 | Peter Pan | Donald Duck | Goofy | Pete | Vanitas
Xion's Keyblades
Kingdom Key | Replica Kingdom Key | Missing Ache | Ominous Blight | Abaddon Plasma | Pain of Solitude | Sign of Innocence | Crown of Guilt | Abyssal Tide | Leviathan | True Light's Flight | Rejection of Fate | Midnight Roar | Glimpse of Darkness | Total Eclipse | Silent Dirge | Lunar Eclipse | Darker Than Dark | Astral Blast | Maverick Flare | Twilight Blaze | Omega Weapon | Oathkeeper | Two Become One | Umbrella | Aubade
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Characters
Party members
Roxas - Axel - Demyx - Larxene - Lexaeus - Luxord - Marluxia - Saïx - Vexen - Xaldin - Xemnas - Xigbar - Xion - Zexion
Secret characters
Donald Duck - Goofy - King Mickey - Riku - Sora
Non-playable characters
Abu - Aladdin - Ansem the Wise - Beast - Belle - Captain Hook - Card Soldiers - Carpet - Cave of Wonders Guardian - Cheshire Cat - Cogsworth - Dark Figure - Doorknob - Dr. Finkelstein - Genie - Hayner - Hercules - Jack Skellington - Jasmine - Kairi - Lock, Shock, and Barrel - Lumière - Moogle - Mr. Smee - Naminé - Olette - Pence - Pete - Philoctetes - Queen of Hearts - Tinker Bell - White Rabbit - Zero
Locations
Worlds
Agrabah - Beast's Castle - Castle Oblivion - Destiny Islands - Halloween Town - Neverland - Olympus Coliseum - The World That Never Was - Twilight Town - Wonderland
Places
The Other Twilight Town
Terms
Heart - Heartless - Keyblade - Kingdom Hearts - Mission Mode - Nobody - Organization XIII - Organization XIII Device - Replica - Replica Program - Roxas's Diary - Sea-salt ice cream - The End
Music
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack - Sanctuary
Archives
Rings - Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Keyblades - Other Weapons - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts coded
Characters
Party members
Data-Sora
Cloud - Hercules - Donald Duck - Goofy
Antagonists
Maleficent - Pete - Sora's Heartless
Non-playable characters
Aladdin - Alice - Card Soldier - Cave of Wonders Guardian - Cerberus - Cheshire Cat - Chip and Dale - Cid - Data-Naminé - Data-Riku - Data-Roxas - Hades - Huey, Dewey, and Louie - Iago - Jafar - Jasmine - Jiminy Cricket - Mickey Mouse - Moogle - Philoctetes - Pluto - Queen of Hearts - Rock Titan - Selphie - Squall Leonhart - The Peddler - Tidus - Wakka - White Rabbit - Yuffie
Locations
Worlds
Disney Castle - Datascape - Dive to the Heart - Destiny Islands - Traverse Town - Wonderland - Olympus Coliseum - Agrabah - Hollow Bastion - Castle Oblivion
Terms
Bug Blox - Command Matrix - Datascape - Debug Ability - Ending Card - Gear Matrix - Hero's License - Keyblade - Keyhole - Mickey's Letters - Questploration - Stat Matrix - The End - World Card
Music
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack - Simple and Clean
Archives
Artwork - Bosses - Items - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Characters
Party members
Sora - Riku
Dream Eater Spirits
Meow Wow - Tama Sheep - Yoggy Ram - Komory Bat - Pricklemane - Hebby Repp - Sir Kyroo - Toximander - Fin Fatale - Tatsu Steed - Necho Cat - Thunderaffe - Kooma Panda - Pegaslick - Iceguin Ace - Peepsta Hoo - Escarglow - KO Kabuto - Wheeflower - Ghostabocky - Zolephant - Juggle Pup - Halbird - Staggerceps - Fishboné - Flowbermeow - Cyber Yog - Chef Kyroo - Lord Kyroo - Tatsu Blaze - Electricorn - Woeflower - Jestabocky - Eaglider - Me Me Bunny - Drill Sye - Tyranto Rex - Majik Lapin - Cera Terror - Skelterwild - Ducky Goose - Aura Lion - Ryu Dragon - Drak Quack - Keeba Tiger - Meowjesty - Sudo Neku - Frootz Cat - Ursa Circus - Kab Kannon - R & R Seal
Antagonists
Real Organization XIII (Seekers of Darkness)
Master Xehanort - Young Xehanort - Terra-Xehanort - Ansem - Xemnas - Vanitas - Xigbar - Saïx - Luxord - Marluxia - Larxene - Dark Riku
Villains
Maleficent - Pete - Ursula
Claude Frollo - CLU - Rinzler - Beagle Boys
Non-playable characters
Aeleus - Ansem the Wise - Anti Black Coat - Aqua - Axel - Black Guard - Blue Fairy - Braig - Chernabog - Daisukenojo Bito - Dark Figure - Dilan - Donald Duck - Enchanted Brooms - Esmeralda - Even - Geppetto - Goofy - Ienzo - Jiminy Cricket - Joshua - Julius - Kairi - Kevin Flynn - Lea - Maleficent's Raven - Mickey Mouse - Minnie Mouse - Monstro - Moogle - Naminé - Neku Sakuraba - Phoebus - Pinocchio - Pluto - Quasimodo - Quorra - Rhyme - Roxas - Sam Flynn - Shiki - Terra - Ventus - Victor, Hugo, and Laverne - Xion - Yen Sid
Locations
Worlds
Traverse Town - La Cité des Cloches - The Grid - Prankster's Paradise - Country of the Musketeers - Symphony of Sorcery - The World That Never Was
Destiny Islands - Mysterious Tower - Disney Castle - Radiant Garden - Dive to the Heart
Places
Sleeping Worlds
Terms
Another Guardian of Light - Dream Eater - Glossary - Keyblade War - Mark of Mastery exam - Real Organization XIII - Sleeping Keyhole - Sleeping Worlds - The End
Gameplay terms
Ability Link - AR Card - Deck Commands - Dive Mode - Drop System - Flick Rush - Flowmotion - Forecast - Link System - Reality Shift - Spirit
Music
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack - Simple and Clean - Sanctuary
Archives
Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Keyblades - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts III
Characters
Party members
Sora - Donald Duck - Goofy - Riku - Aqua
Hercules - Woody - Buzz Lightyear - Rapunzel - Eugene Fitzherbert - James P. Sullivan - Mike Wazowski - Marshmallow - Jack Sparrow - Baymax
Mickey Mouse - Kairi - Ventus - Lea - Roxas - Xion
Link system
Meow Wow - Wreck-It Ralph - Simba - Ariel - Stitch
Antagonists
Real Organization XIII (Seekers of Darkness)
Master Xehanort - Young Xehanort - Terra-Xehanort - Ansem, Seeker of Darkness - Xemnas - Vanitas - Xigbar - Saïx - Luxord - Marluxia - Larxene - Dark Riku - Xion
Vexen - Demyx - Replica Xehanort
Villains
Maleficent - Pete - Hades - Rock Titan - Ice Titan - Lava Titan - Tornado Titan
Mother Gothel - Randall Boggs - Hans - Davy Jones - Kraken - Cutler Beckett - Dark Baymax
Other
Anti-Aqua
Non-playable characters
Seven Guardians of Light - New Seven Hearts
Aced - Aeleus - Air Droids - Angelic Amber - Anna - Ansem the Wise - Apollo - Athena - Beasts & Bugs - Boo - Bouncy Pets - CDA Agent - Chip and Dale - Chirithy - Daisy Duck - Dark Figure - Dilan - Elizabeth Swann - Elsa - Ephemer - Eraqus - Even - Fred - Gigas - Go Go Tomago - Gopher - Green Army Men - Gula - Hamm - Hayner - Hector Barbossa - Hermes - Hiro Hamada - Honey Lemon - Huey, Dewey, and Louie - Ienzo - Invi - Ira - Isa - Jiminy Cricket - Joshamee Gibbs - Kristoff - Lingering Will - Little Green Men - Lumpy - Luxu - The Master of Masters - Maximus - Megara - Merlin - Minnie Mouse - Moogle - Nameless Star - Naminé - Olaf - Olette - Pascal - Patchwork Animals - Pegasus - Pence - Piglet - Philoctetes - Pluto - Rabbit - Remy - Rex - Riku Replica - Roo - Sarge - Scrooge McDuck - Supreme Smasher - Sven - Terra - Tia Dalma - Tigger - Wasabi - William Turner - Winnie the Pooh - Yen Sid - Yozora - Zeus
Locations
Worlds
Olympus - Dark World - Mysterious Tower - Disney Castle - Radiant Garden - Twilight Town - Toy Box - Kingdom of Corona - Monstropolis - Arendelle - The Caribbean - San Fransokyo - 100 Acre Wood - Destiny Islands - Castle Oblivion / Land of Departure - Keyblade Graveyard - The Final World - Scala ad Caelum - Quadratum
Terms
Alba & Ater - Ansem's Code - Black Box - Datascape - Dream Eater - Heartless - Keyblade - Keyblade Master - Keyblade War - Kingdom Hearts - New Seven Hearts - Nobody - Port Royal - Secret Reports - Subject X - Unversed - Verum Rex - Yozora
Gameplay terms
Armor Mode - Attractions - Battlegate - Black Pearl - Classic Kingdom - Flowmotion - Formchange - Gigas - Glossary - Gummiphone - Gummi Ship - Keyblade Forge - Leviathan - Lucky Emblems - Make Your Mark - Memory Archive - Moogle Shop - Link - Shotlock - Situation Command - Tech Points - χ3
Music
Don't Think Twice - Face My Fears - Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack - Unnamed tracks
Archives
Accessories - Armor - Artwork - DLC - Enemies - Items - Keyblades - Weapons - Removed content
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Characters
Party members
Kairi - Sora - Roxas - Aqua - Riku
Donald Duck - Goofy - Axel - Xion - Terra - Ventus - Meow Wow - Komory Bat - Mickey Mouse
Hercules - Aladdin - Ariel - Peter Pan - Beast - Fa Mulan - Simba - Stitch
Antagonists
Xehanort - Ansem, Seeker of Darkness - Xemnas - Maleficent
Non-playable characters
Aeleus - Ansem the Wise - Even - Fairy Godmother - Ienzo - Nameless Star - Terra-Xehanort - Yen Sid
Locations
Worlds
Mysterious Tower - Radiant Garden - The Final World
Terms
An Oath to Return - Another Key - Key Art - Keyblade - Museum - Music Stage - Rhythm Points - Story Scene - The End - VS Battle - World Tour
Music
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory - Special Disc - Unnamed tracks
Archives
Artwork - Bosses - Enemies - Items - Trophy - Songs
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