Xion

Xion's Snowglobe

2011-12-31T19:36:29Z

The first scene that appears in the murky depths of the snow globe is a cold, sterile one. There is no warmth, no colour, just a vast round room with thirteen chairs set around the edges.

A good shake will see the scene shift; a castle, shrouded in darkness, it's clearly night time and there's a drawbridge. There's two figures, dressed in black. One standing, a mass of long silver hair falling over his shoulders. The other small, hooded, sprawled at his feet. If you peer hard enough, you can make out a tiny shape like a key between them.

Another shake and the globe goes white again. It's a small room with an even smaller figure curled up in a ball on a stark white bed.

Alone.

Maybe... if the loneliness and the sterility gets too much, you'll shake it again... and then there's a sudden burst of colour. A manor at sunset.

Another shake and a sunset, a clocktower set against a dramatic skyline of blues, violets and brilliant red.

There's a plaza there, and in that plaza there's two last figures, dressed in black again.If you give the snowglobe one final shake, one of the figures seems to disappear as the plaza floods with glittering silver shards before the snowglobe once again fades to white.

When you're through with life and all hope is lost,

2011-04-15T07:54:24Z

RELATIONSHIPS

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Roxas

"The three of us—we're inseparable, right? Best friends. That's still true."

Roxas is Xion's best friend and the most important person in her life in Siren's Port. He is the one person she would lay down her life for in a heartbeat- she's done it once before and she would do it again. She loves him like a brother and then some. When he was abducted by Master Xehanort and returned to them in a zombielike state, it almost broke her heart. She is very protective of him, despite knowing that he's more than capable of looking after himself on his own; the mere thought of him getting hurt by anything terrifies her, and when she was falsely told by Ansem that he had been killed it broke her heart and drove her to Darkness. Although she's recovered from that, she still has nightmares about it.

She's proud of him for running his own business and is happy to help him out whenever she can. Now that the two of them can live (mostly) free of the Organization, there's nothing she enjoys more than spending time with him. Although she met her end in Twilight Town at Roxas' hand, it was very much her own decision and not one she regrets as ultimately it kept him safe.

Roxas is her soul mate. Nothing more, nothing less.

Axel

"There's no way you'd hurt me. I know that."

Xion's other best friend and older brother figure during her time in the Organization; Axel was Xion's mentor and source of advice, as well as her protector from Saix when the tables began to turn for her. Axel might not be everyone's favourite person, but Xion adores him and his dorky pearls of wisdom and catchphrases.

Xion misses Axel terribly now that he's left Siren's Port, and has taken on the burden of looking after his cat Winner for him until he comes back. She hopes that he'll come back the way that she did, but still doesn't quite know what she's going to do without him in her life.

Riku

"You just need to strengthen your heart and see that you don't need to be afraid."

Riku was the first person Xion met who was able to tell her about Sora, and he was the one who allowed her to reach her own decision about what needed to be done. She will always be grateful for the respect he showed her after their first meeting. She sort of views him as an authority figure, and worries a little about him too, especially after Sora and Kairi left. Now that he and Sora are reunited, Xion's happy that Riku gets to be with his best friend again.

But she still worries. Just a little.

	Kairi
	"You're a lot like you, too, Xion."
Xion likes Kairi a lot. She's incredibly grateful that her appearance is based on such a kind, thoughtful and friendly person, and can completely understand why she's so important to Sora. The two first met and bonded while shopping on Valentine's Day and Xion was able to enjoy her first experience with retail therapy. She was very sad when Kairi disappeared from Siren's Por- even though she knows it's a terrible place, she can't help but feel that it's a little sunnier for having Kairi in it.

Joe Fieldman (Riku Replica)

"We'll make new memories together, okay?"

Technically speaking, Joe is Xion's big brother. While she was somewhat taken aback by his familiarity with her when she arrived in Siren's Port, over time she has become extremely fond of him. At times she can be exasperated by his protectiveness, but she doesn't mind it as she is just as protective of him as well. She thinks he's funny, smart and a closet dork, but she wouldn't change a thing about him.

She worries at times that he takes too much upon himself and tries too hard, but that's just what sisters do.

	Naminé
	"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
Naminé is the only other girl living in Xion's apartment and her roomate. She briefly met her before coming to Siren's Port and it was from her that she learnt of her true nature as a Replica. When Naminé vanished after Xehanort's coup and the subsequent chaos, Xion was sad to see her leave, but was happy to have her come back, especially for Joe's sake as he had been pining for her. Despite Naminé's quiet nature, Xion hopes that they can become good friends and already considers her to be one, and wants to help her experience a free life the same way that she now can.

Ventus

"I'm okay, I just.... never thought you'd like me too.."

Ven is very special to Xion. The two met by chance on Valentine's Day, and since then they've hung out a fair bit. Xion was thrown a bit at first with how like Roxas he looked, but over time the similarities bother her less and less. Roxas is Roxas, and Ven is a goofier, more puppylike person altogether, and she would like him regardless of how he looked. They also share a mutual fondness for sour gummy candy.

Now, however, Ven's becoming something a little more than a friend after he confessed to having a crush on her at the camping trip. They shared their first kiss, traumatised Terra in the process, and have been making tentative forays into the world of romantic relationships together. Ven gives her butterflies and that's just the way she likes it.

She can totally kick his butt at staring contests with his bunny Captain Nibbles though.

Sora

"A lot of times, it feels like you gotta do all this stuff for your friends to make them feel better. But really, all you gotta do is be there for them when they need it."

Ah Sora. The reason Xion was 'born' and the reason she died. Xion was created to serve as a stand in for the Organization should Roxas fail to play the part they had assigned him in collecting hearts. Xion is a copy of Sora's powers, taking Kairi's face as the memories of his that she absorbed were his most precious: those of Kairi. While there's a lot she shares in common with Sora, now that she's met him Xion can appreciate the differences between him and herself, as well as him and Roxas. He's becoming an important friend, and one she finds easy to talk to and always able to give her spirits a boost when they need it. She would never admit it, but she's extremely protective of him; he's her future, and she needs him to be OK so that she didn't die in vain in her own world.

...as soon as she met him, Xion knew that she had done the right thing. Sora is someone very special, and she's happy to be a part of him, even if he will never know it.

Terra
"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
Terra is Ven's best friend and older brother figure, but Xion can't help but find herself a little bit nervous around him. She thinks he's nice, and looks up to him as someone older and wiser, but she gets the feeling that he doesn't really like her that much and it makes her feel uncomfortable. When his body was taken over by Xehanort, and he looked so much like Xemnas, she couldn't help but be a little scared of what those implications might mean, both for Ven and Terra, and for herself. She has no idea that Terra actually sees her as a copy of Ventus.

	Aqua
	"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
Ven's other best friend and sister figure. Xion admires her spirit and her bravery, and hopes that someday she can grow to become a strong Keyblade Master like her.

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Xemnas
"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
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	Xigbar
	"Go ahead and get settled, Poppet. You've got some catching up to do."
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Saïx
"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
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	Demyx
	"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
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Luxord
"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
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	Ansem, Seeker of Darkness/ Xehanort's Heartless
	" Even I could not leave you to the creatures of the Darkness."
Xion had her body taken over by Xehanort's heartless for a brief time, and though outwardly she appears to have recovered she still suffers from nightmares and dreads to think of the day when she might run across him again. He scares her almost as much as Xemnas does.

Vanitas
"You are not Ventus. Let me rearrange your face for you."
Vanitas is pretty high up on Xion's

	Character Name Name of Series
	"Quote goes here. Yes, here. This was stolen from Hannah."
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siren's port

Character Name Name of Series
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	Character Name Name of Series
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coding by bewails

HMD

2011-02-03T08:38:57Z

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Character Information

2011-02-03T08:23:07Z

Character Information

General
Canon Source: Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
Canon Format: Video game
Character's Name: Xion
Character's Age: Looks to be about 14/15 years of age but is actually under a year old, and one week younger than Roxas (there or thereabouts).

Abilities
Character's Canon Abilities: Xion has the ability to cast magic spells as well as using the Keyblade. Prior to her learning how to summon and use the Keyblade, she was seen to use only magic in combat, and proficiently at that. The spells that she is able to use are:
Fire, Fira and Firaga: Fire magic.
Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga: Ice magic.
Thunder, Thundara, Thundaga: Electrical magic.
Aero, Aerora, Aeroga: Air magic.
Cure, Cura, Curaga: Healing magic.

She is physically fit and active, able to run for long periods of time and jump and roll in combat. She also seems to be ambidextrous as she is shown wielding her Keyblade with both her right and left hands with equal efficiency.

Weapons: Keyblade. Xion uses the same magical weapon as Sora and Roxas, which is wielded like a sword and used to combat the Kingdom Hearts universe's resident badguys, the Heartless. The appearance and performance of Xion’s Keyblade, like Roxas’, has the capacity to change depending on which gear is added to it. Perhaps the most special attribute of the Keyblade is its ability to free the captive hearts taken by the Heartless, which Organization XIII seek to gather in order to fulfil their objective of creating Kingdom Hearts. This objective is greatly hastened when one takes into consideration that Heartless are drawn to the Keyblade instinctively.
Xion's Keyblade in its natural state is the Kingdom Key, which is a large silver key with a gold handle and silver Mickey Mouse keychain. It is the default Keyblade of both Sora and Roxas. In actuality, her Keyblade isn't a real Keyblade but in fact a copy of Sora's/Roxas'.

History/Personality/Plans/etc.

Character History: Please see here.

Point in Canon: Day 357, after being defeated in Twilight Town by Roxas and being absorbed by him/Sora/dying. (It is not stated explicitly where she goes; while Roxas seems to inherit her power after her demise, Xion herself says she's going to go to Sora.) Despite her best efforts to escape Organization XIII and reunite with Sora, Xion had been forced into fighting Roxas under the pretext of absorbing him to become a whole Replica of Sora, transforming into an armoured form of him and fighting Roxas. Xion did her best to resist Xemnas' control due to her love for Roxas, and so lost to him with a clear conscience and accepted her fate to be absorbed by Sora. She faded away in Roxas' arms, promising him that her fate was not his fault and that it was her choice to go, as well as begging him to stop Xemnas' schemes. She vanished out of existence, thanking Roxas for being her friend and for all of the good memories that he and Axel had given her during her short existence.

Character Personality: To begin with, Xion's personality is non-existent, with the possible exception of a small smile that she gives to Roxas at her induction to Organisation XIII. She begins her life in the organisation as a quiet, reserved little girl, silently going about her business and completing her missions without saying a word. It is only after she completes a mission with Roxas that signs of her personality begin to develop, and she breaks out of her shell. Like Roxas, she exhibits a genuine enthusiasm for learning more about the world that she is so new to, asking questions in a manner that is not too dissimilar to the behaviour displayed by Roxas only a few weeks earlier. (This is understandable, considering her origins.) She demonstrates a fascination and affinity for the sea through her love of collecting seashells, which more than likely stems from Kairi's connection to the sea and Destiny Islands; it is notable that the shell that was left behind after Xion disappeared was a Thalassa shell, the same shell that Kairi's good luck charm was constructed from.

Xion is not a boisterous girl. Some might argue that she is only a mild mannered and timid puppet, as that is how she comes across to those who do not know her, but beneath the surface this could not be further from the truth. While she does have some low self esteem from being told that she is nothing more than a puppet, this also upsets and angers her to some extent as she believes she is more than that. She is incredibly brave, thoughtful and ultimately selfless. While she demonstrates a slight temper during her conflict with Riku at the Beast's Castle, it could be argued that this stems from her frustration with being left in the dark about her origins and where her place is in the grand scheme of things. She is also angry at herself for being beaten by the 'Impostor' and then having to listen to him call both herself and her Keyblade 'fake'. After meeting him again on Destiny Island and learning more about his motives, she shows sensitivity and understanding when Riku's motives are revealed to be for the good of his best friend, as well as maturity in asking him for time to think about the decision he tells her she needs to make.

Where Xion most definitely deviates from being a puppet is her capacity to experience emotions; she explicitly states in the Secret Reports that she loves Roxas and Axel and wants to do what is right for them. This also shows that she has a conscience, as she knows what she has to do, but does not want to cause those she cares about any undue hurt. She actually tells Riku this when he asks her what she plans to do. Even when facing her own extinction, Xion demonstrates her consideration for the wellbeing of her friends by reassuring Roxas that he was not the one responsible for defeating her and that she had chosen for things to end the way they did. When she ultimately makes the decision to merge with Sora, it is due in part to being the right decision but also largely because she wants to protect Roxas from further harm and manipulation from the Organization.

Xion has difficulty communicating with others when she faces a dilemma; instead of sharing her troubles with those who care about her, she has a tendency to internalise her concerns and run away in the hopes that she will remove her friends from being affected by her problems. This does not work, as it only serves to worry them more.

Character Plans: Initially, I would like Xion to spend some time getting to know what it is like to have a life free from the agenda of others who are not necessarily looking out for her best interests, and to have the freedom that she was never allowed in her former life as an agent of Organization XIII. Due to being surrounded by other Nobodies who cannot emote, I believe she would be fascinated by learning more about humanity and the capacity to feel and experience emotions (which both she and Roxas are able to do). As there is no life waiting for her outside Siren’s Port, she would view her time there as a second chance at life, and relish the opportunity to have her time again without worrying about hurting her friends with her existence- though it would take time for her to be convinced that she was not a harmful influence.

One other option I would like to explore would be for her to learn more about Sora through exposure to his friends, as I am sure that there is some lingering curiosity about the boy that she came from and what makes him so important to others.

She would also, eventually, make up for lost time with her best friends Axel and Roxas by spending time with them and eating ice cream.

Appearance: ... Oh boy, this is a complicated one!
Xion's appearance is not actually a set one; it changes depending on who is looking at her, how the person views her and what their connection to Sora is. To some members of the Organisation, she appears as a hooded puppet while to Xigbar, she takes on the appearance of Ventus. Xemnas, from time to time, sees her as what he intended her to be: a perfect copy of Sora. There have also been times where her body has shifted to take the form of Roxas, Riku and Sora.

The form that she takes which is her 'own' is that of a young girl with a striking resemblance to Kairi (and by extension Namine), due to Kairi's presence being the strongest thing in the memories she took from Sora. She is fair skinned and lightly built; her eyes are vivid blue, and her hair is black and cut short in the exact same style as Kairi's from the first Kingdom Hearts game, only reversed so that her bangs fall across the opposite side of her face. She is physically petite, standing the shortest amongst the members of Organisation XIII even while wearing slightly heeled boots. Her default form is here.