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Auron
Japanese	アーロン
Rōmaji	Āron
Voice actors	(Ja:) Hideo Ishikawa (En:) Matt McKenzie
Homeworld	Unknown Underworld
Origin	Final Fantasy X
Game	Kingdom Hearts II

Auron
Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy X A warrior that Hades called forth from the Underworld. In exchange for his freedom, Auron was commanded to defeat Hercules. But he refused to work with Hades, saying, "This is my story." He doesn't talk about himself very much. What sort of story has he written thus far?
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Auron KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005) A warrior that Hades called forth from the Underworld. Illustrated Auron KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005) A warrior that Hades called forth from the Underworld to defeat Hercules and Sora.

"This is my story, and you're not part of it."

—Auron to Hades when asked to destroy Hercules

Auron is a character that appears in Kingdom Hearts II, originally from Final Fantasy X.

Story

Before Kingdom Hearts II

Before his death, Auron spent his life as a guardian, and tried to prevent his ward from sacrificing his life. When he died, however, he was taken by Hades and imprisoned in the deepest parts of the Underworld. Because of his past, Auron refuses to see himself as a hero.

Kingdom Hearts II

When Hades becomes increasingly frustrated in his attempts to defeat Hercules, as the hero slays every opponent the Lord of the Dead throws at him, Pete sarcastically suggests that Hades should send an opponent who was already dead. Hades decides to summon Auron, offering to let him out of the Underworld if he kills Hercules.

Auron declines and insults him, derisively telling him that "This is my story, and you're not part of it." Hades, in a rage, attacks him just as Sora comes in, and the group escapes, battling legions of Heartless and Cerberus along the way. On the way, Sora complements Auron's fighting skills and asks if he is a hero, though Auron denies being a hero. He asks Sora if he needs a guardian, but Sora politely declines. Soon after escaping Cerberus, Auron disappears.

In the second visit, Auron is revealed to be the final contestant in the Hades Cup by Hercules. When Sora attempted to talk to him, Auron says that he must defeat them and atone for his crimes; this confuses the group enough to follow him. Sora and Donald then witness a conversation between Hades and Auron, in which Hades asks his crime. In response, Auron says it was because he existed. When Hades told Auron to not only defeat Hercules, but also get rid of "three meddling friends" (Sora, Donald, and Goofy). When Auron refuses, Hades seals Auron's free will into a doll and forces him to fight Hercules in the Underworld Coliseum.

Sora enters the Underworld in search for the doll. Meanwhile, Auron came close to defeating Hercules, pinning him under Battlefields of War. However, moments after, Sora brings back the doll, restoring his free will. Auron then joined Sora and the party to help defeat Hades. Subsequently, he decided to travel the Underworld to write his own story, granting Sora the Guardian Soul Keyblade before leaving.

Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Auron fades back into pyreflies (the essence of a person's soul in Final Fantasy X) after witnessing the restoration of the Olympus Coliseum.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts III

A statue of Auron appears as it is explained how Hades used him to further his plans but failed.

Design

Auron greatly resembles his original, Final Fantasy X incarnation in his youth, though with a less complex outfit and without the "nog" bottle on his left hip. Auron wears a blood red haori with blue lining, kept closed with a thick, black and blue strap with two brown belts wrapped around it. Auron tucks his left arm into the front of his haori, making it look as though his arm is in a sling. Though in Final Fantasy X he removes his arm from here several times, he never does so in Kingdom Hearts II. There is a brown shoulder pad on his left shoulder that is intricately decorated with tan, green, and blue patterns, as well as a beaded ornament that dangles from it.

He wears black pants and shoes, the latter of which have brown straps and triangular metal plating adorning them. Auron also wears a black shirt with a peculiar, grey collar with intersecting brown straps that are high enough to cover his mouth. His short hair is dark grey and spiked, and he seems to have some light stubble on his chin. There is a large scar over the right half of Auron's face and over his right eye, which is constantly shut as a result. His left eye is brown colored. as Auron wields his starting weapon from Final Fantasy X, the "Katana" (named "Battlefields of War" in Kingdom Hearts II), though it has more in common with the fictional zanbatou sword than a Katana.

Personality

Auron is the strong silent type. He speaks only if necessary, but when he does, he speaks words of wisdom. He appears as a strict, no-nonsense warrior with a dry wit. As a 'Guardian', Auron devotes his life to protecting those in need, putting the matters of others before his own without concern for his own well being. His experiences from his mortal life have strengthened his spirit. A man of unshakable resolve and loyalty to those he protects with enlightening wisdom, Auron is seen by his peers as an excellent role model more than worthy of the Guardian role.

Abilities

Auron is naturally a physical character who attacks very quickly, leaping through the air to strike enemies with his long sword.

His action abilities are a mixture of offense and defense as he can use the Divider attack and the Healing Water restorative spell. His limit, Overdrive, involves Auron and Sora attacking enemies with a variety of techniques and stances. He also has access to a number of support abilities, including MP Rage, MP Haste, Once More, and Auto Limit.

Auron starts with 45 HP and 100 MP. He has 1 armor slot, 0 accessory slots, and 2 item slots, both of which start equipped with Potions. Auron can obtain an additional 40 and 15 HP by defeating Cerberus and Hades respectively.

Action Abilities
Attack		Attribute	Power Multiplier	Form Value	Guard?	Finisher?
Horizontal Swing (地上横振り, Chijō Yoko Furi, lit. "Ground Horizontal Swing")		Physical	x0.65	—	O	X
		Twists while stepping lightly and swipes his sword from left to right.
Vertical Swing (地上縦振り, Chijō Tate Furi, lit. "Ground Vertical Swing")		Physical	x1.0	—	O	X
		Quickly swings sword diagonally downward. Executes quickly, but has a short reach.
Aerial Upswing (空中振り上げ, Kūchū Furiage)		Physical	x1.0	—	O	X
		Jumps, then immediately swings sword upward from directly below.
Aerial Downswing (空中振り下ろし, Kūchū Furi Oroshi)		Physical	x1.0	—	O	X
		Attacks by swinging sword downward after descending from a jump.
Divider		Physical	Hit 1: x1.0 Hits 2-7: x0.25 Hit 8: x2.0	—	X	X
		Attacks nearby enemies while flying through the air. MP Cost: 10
Healing Water		—	—	—	—	—
		Restores 60% of a selected ally's maximum HP. MP Cost: 99

Support Abilities
Ability	AP	Description
MP Rage	3	Restores MP relative to the amount of damage taken. Equip more to increase the effect.
MP Haste	3	Increases MP restoration speed by 25% after MP is fully consumed. Equip more to increase the effect.
Once More	4	Ensures 1 HP remains after taking damage from a combo.
Auto Limit	1	Automatically sets the Reaction Command to Limit, if Limit is usable.

Origin

Auron was originally a playable character from Final Fantasy X. A wise monk shrouded in mystery, he acts as the Guardian of Yuna and a mentor towards Tidus. He was close to both of their fathers, the High Summoner, Braska, and fellow Guardian, Jecht, respectively.

Kingdom Hearts II's Auron resembles his Final Fantasy X counterpart in many ways, albeit he appears younger, and many more references are made to his original incarnation than most other Final Fantasy characters. For example, the lines heard after Sora takes the Auron doll are lines Auron spoke to Braska and Jecht in Final Fantasy X, rerecorded for Kingdom Hearts II. He references his previous profession as a guardian of summoners. Auron also turns into pyreflies as he returns to the Underworld (a phenomenon occurring in/connected to Spira).

Much of Auron's dialogue is taken or paraphrased from Final Fantasy X. Upon activating the finishing move of his Limit, he says, "Your pain shall be twofold," which is said in Final Fantasy X when using Armor Break. Additionally, Auron's constant taunt at Hades, "This is my story...", is derived from Final Fantasy X as well. It is a comment that Tidus—featured in the original Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X—would also make. Oddly, Auron's line, "Thanks for meddling," is spoken in a similar manner by Jecht in Dissidia Final Fantasy, when Firion tells him Tidus is his true opponent.

Additionally, all of Auron's Limit commands are the names of his various Overdrives in Final Fantasy X, except for Spiral, which is based on Tornado, his final Overdrive.