Chain of Memories > Characters

	Sora Sora is a cheerful boy known for his pure heart and loyalty to his friends. Since the night when Destiny Islands was overrun with Heartless, Sora has traveled far and wide, mastering the Keyblade and protecting the world from the Heartless. In Castle Oblivion, he faces new challenges and new dangers. Fortunately, he is accompanied on this new quest by his stalwart allies Donald Duck, Goofy, and Jiminy Cricket.
	Riku Riku, Sora, and Kairi grew up as friends on Destiny Islands. Although separated by fate, their friendship remains true, even though Riku’s heart has been tainted by darkness. After sealing the Door to Darkness with the King, Riku wanders to Castle Oblivion and embarks on a journey to dispel the darkness from his heart, once and for all.
	Namine Namine is a mysterious girl being held prisoner by the Organization. She waits on the thirteenth floor of Castle Oblivion in the hopes that Sora will soon rescue her. She apparently has some sort of power over Sora’s memories. During his time in Castle Oblivion, Sora remembers Namine bit by bit. As he ventures further into the castle, he remembers the promise he once made to keep her safe no matter what.
	DiZ DiZ is a very enigmatic character who reveals himself to Riku in the form of Ansem, prompting Riku to make a choice between light and darkness. Little is known about him at this point. DiZ instructs Riku to meet with Namine and then choose to either continue to fight the darkness inside him or give in to it. He is surprised when Riku selects a third option of walking the path between the two – the road to the dawn.
	Ansem The darkness that still lurks inside Riku’s heart manifests itself in the form of Ansem, who wishes to control Riku once more. He is constantly tempting Riku with the power of the darkness during his time in Castle Oblivion. Riku battles Ansem in an effort to rid himself of the darkness inside him. When Ansem awakens the power of the darkness inside of him, Riku uses that power to give his own heart strength, rather than let it consume him.
	Axel Axel is a rather enigmatic member of the mysterious Organization who lured Sora and his friends to Castle Oblivion. His motives are very questionable an nobody really knows what he’s up to. It is later revealed that Axel is a spy, sent by the leader of the Organization to eliminate the rogue element that plans to take over. He deceives Larxene and Marluxia and tricks them into revealing their plan so that he may thwart it.
	Larxene Larxene is another member of the Organization, and plans to use Sora to overthrow its leader with the help of Marluxia. She commands the power of lightning, and her agility is deadly. Larxene is short-fused, and easily aggravated. Larxene enrages Sora on numerous occasions by playing with his feelings for Namine, and it eventually leads to her demise.
	Marluxia Marluxia has been assigned command over Castle Oblivion, but plans to use its power to control Sora and use him to overthrow the leader of the Organization. He lured Sora into Castle Oblivion so that he could lure him into his trap. Marluxia uses Namine’s power to slowly bend Sora to his whim, but in the end, his plan backfires and Sora eliminates him.
	Vexen Vexen is a brooding academic and another member of the Organization. He resides in the basement floors, but when word of Sora’s arrival to Castle Oblivion reaches him, Vexen goes topside to lend a hand to Marluxia. He creates a replica of Riku to test Sora and coax him deeper into the castle. When Vexen begins to reveal too much of Marluxia’s plan to Sora, Marluxia gives Axel the order to eliminate him.
	Lexaeus Lexaeus is definitely the strong, but silent type. He rarely has something to say, and when he does, it’s very brief. As a largest member of the Organization, he relies on his brute strength to overcome his enemies. Unfortunately, his brute strength is not enough. After Vexen’s demise, Lexaeus challenges Riku and loses to the power of the darkness that Riku commands.
	Zexion Zexion is a rather quiet member of the Organization and prefers to avoid physical conflict if possible. He is capable of picking up the scents of people in the castle. When he is the only member remaining, he confronts Riku and uses his power over illusions to deceive him. Riku unfortunately sees through his facade and deals with him. When Zexion barely escapes back to the basement floors, Vexen’s Riku replica is waiting to finish him off.