Seven Guardians of Light

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Issues: Apparently a Nomura interview states that Terra, not Xion, took Kairi's place

The seven guardians of light.

The seven guardians of light (7光の守護者, Shichi no Hikari no gādian^?), is a group nominally consisting of seven Keyblade wielders that is first referenced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

Story

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Following their sealing of the seven Sleeping Keyholes, Sora and Riku both end up in The World That Never Was. While the former is put into a deep slumber by Xemnas, Xigbar, and Young Xehanort, Riku escapes from within Sora's dreams and arrives in the true world. Reaching the castle and meeting up with King Mickey, Riku faces Young Xehanort before the other members of the real Organization XIII appear and taunt the heroes. Master Xehanort then reveals his plans to them; while he had originally attempted to create the χ-blade and summon Kingdom Hearts using Ventus and Vanitas, this was not the proper method. Instead, a clash between thirteen hearts of darkness and seven hearts of light would create the χ-blade and allow Xehanort to more properly accomplish his goals. He then states that, should the heroes want to protect the seven Princesses of Heart, they would need to gather seven guardians of light to defend the princesses and face the darkness.

Mickey hypothesizes that the guardians could include himself, Sora, Riku, and his three lost friends (Terra, Aqua, and Ventus), but cannot think of a seventh. Xehanort then contradicts this count, claiming that Sora and Terra, who he refers to as "another on your list", belong to the Organization. Just as Xehanort prepares to send a piece of his heart into Sora to create the thirteenth vessel, Lea arrives to help the heroes escape, later joined by Donald and Goofy. Having been thwarted from claiming Sora, Xehanort tasks both groups with filling in their numbers before they meet again as destined.

Later, after Riku rescues Sora from the Armored Ventus Nightmare, Lea reveals that he had been training to use a Keyblade, and surprisingly manages to summon his Keyblade, Flame Liberator, as he speaks. Yen Sid then tells Riku to bring Kairi to him, where he declares her to be another guardian of light.

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Kingdom Hearts III

Yen Sid sends both Lea and Kairi to Merlin, where the two were trained in order to join the guardians of light and be able to battle against the real Organization XIII in equal footing. Meanwhile, both Riku and Mickey seeks out a way to rescue Aqua from the Realm of Darkness, while Sora travels to other worlds in order to regain his lost strength. In time, he joins Riku and Mickey as the former battles against Anti-Aqua, and succeeds in expunging the dark influence from Aqua and rescuing her from the dark realm.

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Members

Type	Name	Keyblade	Other Weapons	Description
Main	Sora	Kingdom Key		A boy from Destiny Islands which has the ability to wield the Keyblade. With the help of friends he's save the world several times.
Main	Riku	Braveheart ; Formerly Way to the Dawn	Formerly Soul Eater	Sora's best friend and a Keyblade Master.
Main	Kairi	Destiny's Embrace		A Princess of Heart and one of the new Keyblade wielders under Master Yen Sid and Merlin.
Main	King Mickey	Kingdom Key W ; Formerly Star Seeker and Kingdom Key D		Human form of Axel and one of the new Keyblade wielders under Master Yen Sid and Merlin.
Additionnal	Terra	Earthshaker ; Formerly Ends of the Earth		One of Eraqus's students. Initially a member of the Real Organization XIII as Terra-Xehanort's vessel, he manages to regain control of his body with the help of Sora. After Lea's Flame Liberator is broken by Xemnas, Terra takes his spot as a Guardian of light during the final battle.
Main	Aqua	Master Keeper ; Formerly Rainfell		One of Eraqus's students and a Keyblade Master who was brought back from the Realm of Darkness by Sora, Riku, and Mickey.
Main	Ventus	Wayward Wind ; Formerly Missing Ache		One of Eraqus's students who was brought back from his sleep by Sora's Power of Waking.
Main	Lea	Flame Liberator	Eternal Flames and Frisbees	Human form of Axel and one of the new Keyblade wielders under Master Yen Sid and Merlin.
Additionnal	Roxas	Oathkeeper and Oblivion ; Formerly Kingdom Key		Sora's Nobody and a member of the first Organization XIII. With the help of Ienzo, Vexen, and others, Roxas manages to obtain a vessel for his heart and becomes a guardian of light during the final battle, fighting in Kairi's place after she is taken by Xemnas.
Additionnal	Xion	Replica Kingdom Key	Replica Lunatic	Sora's female Replica and an unofficial member of the first Organization. Initially a member of the Real Organization XIII, her memories returned with the help of Sora and Lea. After Kairi is captured by Xemnas, Xion takes her spot as a Guardian of Light to help Sora and Roxas against Saïx.
Other	Donald		Mage's Staff	Disney Castle's Royal Magician and one of the King Mickey's assistant. Considered as a honorary Guardians of Light by Yen Sid, though he doesn't possess a Keyblade.
Other	Goofy		Knight's Shield	Captain of the Disney Castle's Royal Knights and one of the King Mickey's assistant. Considered as a honorary Guardians of Light by Yen Sid, though he doesn't possess a Keyblade.
Other	Riku Replica	Way to the Dawn	Formerly Soul Eater	Replica of Riku participating in theSecond Keyblade War through the heart of the latter. He will sacrifice himself to defeat Dark Riku and allow the return of Naminé.