Heartless
Heartless are the darkness in people's hearts, or darkness made real. They have a thirst for hearts, and are often attracted to pure hearts, such as Sora's. They were created by Ansem, as revealed by his reports. They first appeared in Kingdom Hearts.
When a Heartless eats a person's heart, the victim turns into a Heartless, while the mindless soul is created into a Nobody.
Types
Bosses are in bold.
Pure Heartless
Pure Heartless are naturally created Heartless, spawned from people's hearts. Unlike artificial Heartless, pure Heartless do not carry Ansem's insignia. Pure Heartless tend to be sinister and seemingly crazy in appearance.
Artificial Heartless
Xehanort created artificial Heartless. An artificial Heartless can be told by Ansem's insignia on it.
Soldier Class
The most common type of Heartless, after the pure type, are Soldier Heartless. They may be characterized by their helmets and guise, and by their similarity to Pirates and Bandits. Soldier Heartless may be found most commonly in Traverse Town, Wonderland, and the Timeless River, although they are abundant just about anywhere.
Pirate Class
Pirate Heartless, found mostly in Neverland and Port Royal, are very much like Soldier and Bandit Heartless. However, where the Bandit class has an answer to the Large Body, the Pirate class has an answer to the Air Soldier.
Bandit Class
Bandit Heartless, found mainly in Agrabah, are very much like Soldier and Pirate Heartless. However, where the Pirate class has an answer to the Air Soldier, the Bandit class has an answer to the Large Body.
Mage Class
Striking an interesting appearance similar to Vivi, most Mage Heartless are small and cute in stature. All but the highest ranking Mage Heartless are named after a form of music, along with their generic color.
- Red Nocturne
- Blue Rhapsody
- Yellow Opera
- Green Requiem
- Black Ballad
- Crimson Jazz
- Emerald Blues
- Silver Rock
- Wizard
- Bookmaster
Possession Class
Unlike other Artificial Heartless, Possession Heartless are not created by Xehanort (although they still sometimes bear his insignia). Instead, they are created by Possessors, a special type of pure Heartless that can possess and turn ordinary objects into Heartless. Possession Heartless may be found exclusively in Beast's Castle.
Cartoon Class
Usually comical in appearance, Cartoon Heartless are most at home in Disney Castle and the Timeless River. They tend to not be found anywhere else (except in the Olympus Colosseum). Exceptions include Driller Moles and Bulky Vendors; the latter of which may appear almost anywhere, but are extremely rare.
Chinese Class
Characterized by their major appearance in the Land of Dragons, Chinese Heartless tend to show Chinese and Japanese culture.
Chain of Memories Class
These Heartless are unique in making their first appearance in Chain of Memories.
Cyber Class
Cyber Heartless are Heartless created by the MCP in Space Paranoids. They tend to move clockwise.
African Class
The African class involves special Heartless found in the Pridelands.
Other Heartless
- Wight Knight
- Hook Bat
- Graveyard
- Toy Soldier
- Surveillance Robot
- Fiery Globe
- Icy Cube
- Morning Star
- Gargoyle
- Wyvern
- Blue Wyvern
- Trick Ghost
- Search Ghost
- Stealth Sneak
- Parasite Cage
- Guardian
- Dark Thorn
- Illuminator
Dopplegangers
These are unique Heartless; they are more or less shadows of a living person.
