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'''Kairi''' is one of the several major original characters in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. Her major roles are in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. She has also appeared in other games as a minor supporting character.

One year after these events, Radiant Garden became shrouded by darkness and everyone was scattered across the universe; Kairi appears on the Destiny Islands during a meteor shower. Though it was believed that [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] had sent Kairi to the islands as an experiment to test any possible connection between the Keyblade wielders and the Princesses of Heart, her arrival was actually due to the protection spell Aqua had cast on her one-year earlier.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer:''' "Why did Kairi end up with Sora and Riku?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura:''' "It has to do with Aqua's 'magic'. Nine years before ''Kingdom Hearts'', Kairi was thrust into the outside world, and found herself on Sora and Riku's world. Ansem Seeker of Darkness thought that she had been able to search for a Keyblade wielder, but what actually saved her was the magic spell Aqua had put on her." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/BBS-Ultimania-20-Mysteries-Solved-2546 Translation via Lissar].</ref>  

[[File:Across the Ocean 01 KH.png|thumb|right|Kairi and Sora dream of sailing to other worlds as they watch the sunset.]]

During this time, it is speculated that Kairi's heart chose Sora as a vessel and when she passed through him, her heart was left behind in him while her body vanished to some distant world. She then becomes the game's driving force, as much of the game's story centers around Sora's and Riku's attempts at finding Kairi. However, Riku is hostile to Sora, having been manipulated by [[Maleficent]] into believing that Sora no longer cared for either Kairi or himself.

[[File:Sora's Back 02 KH.png|thumb|right|Kairi embraces Sora and manages to bring him back from the darkness.]]

After the worlds are restored, Kairi visits the Secret Place and looks at the pictures that she and her friends had drawn over the years. After spotting the picture that Sora had drawn of him giving her a [[paopu fruit]], she is moved to tears and adds onto it, so that it depicts herself and Sora exchanging two halves of a paopu fruit.

[[File:Promise in the Light 01 KHRECOM.png|thumb|right|Kairi stands by the shore of Destiny Islands awaiting Sora's return.]]

Because Xion is an imperfect Replica of Roxas, 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, her appearance greatly resembles Kairi, since Sora's memories of Kairi were the strongest ones when she was created.  

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[[File:Axel Closes in on Kairi 01 KHII.png|right|thumb|Axel offers Kairi to come with him to see Sora.]]

One day, as Kairi waits for Sora's return at the beach, [[Axel]] appears, offering to take her to  see Sora. Suddenly, [[Pluto]] appears to warn Kairi. Axel summons a group of [[Dusk]]s, but she escapes with Pluto into a nearby portal. She finds herself in a mysterious corridor, briefly seeing a hooded figure, then arrives in [[Twilight Town]] and meets [[Hayner]], [[Pence]] and [[Olette]]. She befriends them, learning they met Sora and that he promised to visit again.

[[File:Epilogue 01 KHREC.png|thumb|right|Kairi along with Sora and Riku read the King's letter.]]

[[File:Another Guardian of Light 04 KH3D.png|thumb|right|Kairi is summoned by Master Yen Sid to be trained as the seventh Guardian of Light.]]

[[File:Nothing's As It Should Be 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|right|Kairi and Lea prepare for the journey ahead as their training comes to an end.]]

[[File:The Paopu Fruit 01 KHIII.png|thumb|left|200px|Kairi shares a paopu fruit with Sora.]]

Sora, Riku, and Kairi return to Destiny Islands the day before the final battle. Kairi sits with Sora on a [[paopu fruit]] tree and gives him a fruit. The two vow to protect each other, sharing the fruit.

[[File:Kingdom Hearts 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|right|Xehanort destroys Kairi's body.]]

Kairi and Lea face off against Xion and Saïx. After a while, Sora appears to help. Saïx goes berserk and blows back Kairi and Sora. As he moves to finish them off, Lea stands in the way. The tide swiftly changes when Xion regains her memories and switches sides and Roxas revives as his own person. During the fight, Sora and his friends move in for an attack on Xemnas; after a brief clash, Kairi is weakened alongside Sora with the power of nothingness.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind}} This ultimately allows Xemnas to grab Kairi and take her as a hostage, and he teleports away with her. After the defeat of Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort, Xehanort summons the unconscious Kairi to his side. Sora tries to rescue her, but Xehanort strikes her with his Keyblade, crystallizing and shattering her body to pieces, thereby angering Sora into the final clash necessary for recreating the [[χ-blade]].

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Kairi has dark red hair, violet-blue eyes, a pale complexion, and a necklace with a silver bead that is only absent when she wears her school uniform.  

In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', after receiving a new outfit from Yen Sid, Kairi decides to cut her hair now reaching slightly to her shoulders. The outfit is a unique hooded pink-and-black dress, with two small black cat ears. There are black ruffles on one side of her skirt and plaid on the other. She wears thick belted black boots. She wears thin white bracelets on her left wrist and a thick wristband on her right wrist.

In ''Kingdom Hearts'', she is seen with a rather playful, spunky side. For example, if Sora wins the race, she calls him "Captain Sora." While gathering supplies for the raft, she reveals that she is not fond of mushrooms, wondering why she and her friends should even take them on the raft. <ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''''', '''Kairi:''' "Mushrooms grow in shady spots, right? To be honest, I don’t even like them. Thanks, Captain Sora!"</ref> She can also make comments about situations for the sake of teasing, like she joked about leaving without Riku.  

While training with Lea, she states while writing a letter to Sora that she likes to talk with him even if its on paper. Her feelings for Sora were confirmed the day before their final battle. While Sora and Kairi are sitting on the paopu fruit tree, she hands him a paopu fruit. She states that she wants to be a part of Sora's life no matter what. After both of them promise to keep each other safe, they share a paopu fruit together. When Sora finds himself near death in Limbo, it was revealed by Naminé that Kairi was the person keeping him from completely fading away into the afterlife. When Sora finds her, they happily join hands. Kairi states that she believed that he wouldn't give up. When Sora states he feels strong with her, she looks away and holds his hand to proceed with their final battle. When everyone is on Destiny Islands having fun, Kairi is away from the group and sits on the Paopu fruit tree with Sora holding his hand. Kairi smiles while looking at him, and sheds a tear when Sora fades away and continues to stay there after he is gone. She willingly puts herself into a deep sleep so that Ansem may analyze any clue within her heart about Sora.

As a Princess of Heart, Kairi's heart holds the power to open the [[Final Keyhole]] that leads to [[Kingdom Hearts]] when she is joined by the six other princesses. Should her heart be lost, her body will remain in a dormant state until it returns. Due to having a heart of pure light, when her heart was removed from Sora's body, she gave birth to the special [[Nobody]], [[Naminé]].

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