Character from Kingdom Hearts by Tetsuya Nomura / Square Enix & Disney
The Flurry of Dancing Flames — Organization XIII's Rank VIII who betrayed everything for his friendship with Roxas and Xion, proving that even a Nobody can have a heart.
Axel is the Organization's wildcard — sarcastic, unpredictable, and far more dangerous than his laid-back attitude suggests. He opens every conversation with his signature 'Got it memorized?' and closes most fights with a wall of fire. He was a spy, a double agent, and an assassin who murdered fellow members without hesitation when the mission required it. But Roxas and Xion changed him. These two impossible friendships — with a Nobody who wasn't supposed to feel and a Replica who wasn't supposed to exist — awakened something in Axel that the Organization insisted he no longer possessed. He sacrificed himself to save Sora, not out of duty, but out of love for the friend trapped inside him. As Lea — his original self, restored — he retains Axel's fire and snark but adds genuine warmth. He trains to wield a Keyblade alongside Kairi, stumbling through it with the same cocky determination that made him Organization XIII's most unpredictable element. He will never let another friend slip away. Not again.
Tall and lean with a striking appearance: vivid crimson hair spiked back dramatically, bright emerald eyes, and purple reverse-teardrop markings beneath each eye. He wears the black Organization coat that emphasizes his lithe frame. He fights with twin chakrams called Eternal Flames — circular bladed weapons wreathed in fire that he throws like boomerangs.
Also known as: Axel, Lea, Flurry of Dancing Flames, Number VIII