Sora is the hero of the Kingdom Hearts series. Sora is voiced by Haley Joel Osment in the US version and by Miyu Irino in the Japanese version. He is an upbeat teenager who may seem simple minded at times. He possesses a strong sense of justice and an unrelenting heart. At times, he is impulsive and quick to anger, but he is always sincere about what he says and does.
Sora is fourteen years old at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts and lives on the Destiny Islands with his best friends Riku and Kairi, and others including many characters named after Final Fantasy characters such as Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka. He and his friends Riku and Kairi wish to escape from the Destiny Islands, since it is boring. On the night before they leave a huge storm comes, which is actually the Heartless who have come to find the heart of the world.
The Keyblade, a mystical weapon said to bring both salvation and ruin depending on the wielder, is offered to Riku, but he gives in to the darkness and the Keyblade moves to the next person, which is Sora. Sora from there on becomes the one to wield the Keyblade and defeat the Heartless.