Editing Absent Silhouette

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{{Q|Absent Silhouettes, presences of those who were slain. Exactly, though they come in all different shapes and sizes. The item belongs to its owner, who is now nothing more than a shadowy presence. But you can still fight them, of course. And as you do, it'll slowly awaken the real you.|Demyx's explanation}}
An {{nihongo|'''Absent Silhouette'''|アブセント・シルエット|Abusento Shiruetto}} is a phantom version of one of the five [[Organization XIII]] members who were eliminated at [[Castle Oblivion]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'': [[Vexen]], [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]], [[Marluxia]], and [[Larxene]]. They appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' as a set of optional bosses. Upon defeat, they relinquish a [[Lost Illusion]] and a synthesis [[Recipe]] that allows the [[Moogles]] to craft an item resembling the defeated Organization member's signature weapon. Defeating an Absent Silhouette also allows Sora to challenge their [[Organization XIII's Replica Data]] at the [[Garden of Assemblage]].

==Story==
After [[Sora]] and company have a skirmish with [[Demyx]] in the [[Inner Chamber]], a ghostly sphere appears, emblazoned with the image of a [[Lexicon]] titled ''Absent Silhouettes''. They decide not to inspect it. Later, after the group faces Demyx's water forms in the [[Underworld Caverns: Atrium]], the Nobody retreats, but reappears before the group moves on to [[the Lock]]. Demyx tells the group about Absent Silhouettes, which he describes as "shadowy presences of those who were slain." He explains that they can take many forms, and that, even though they are only shadowy presences, Sora can face them in battle.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''''', '''Demyx:''' "Exactly, though they come in all different shapes and sizes. The item belongs to its owner, who is now nothing more than a shadowy presence. But you can still fight them, of course. And as you do, it'll slowly awaken the real you."</ref>

An Absent Silhouette initially appears as a dark sphere, depicting a silhouette of the slain member's weapon, with thornbeams and wisps of the respective member's element circling around it.<ref>As Zexion's element of Illusion is immaterial, his sphere represents it by fading in and out.</ref> When Sora accepts an Absent Silhouette's challenge, it warps him, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] to the site of the Organization member's  last fight. The Silhouette then assumes the form of its respective Organization member, commencing the battle.<ref>The battle against Marluxia's Absent Silhouette mimics the first phase of his final battle, without his Second and Third Forms, in the Second form's battlefield.</ref>

As Sora defeats each Absent Silhouette, he is given a synthesis recipe that creates an equippable item that resembles the weapon of the respective member. Each defeated Absent Silhouette reappears in the Garden of Assemblage as part of the [[Organization XIII's Replica Data]].

==Gameplay==
Though they serve as rematches with bosses from ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', each Absent Silhouette has a vastly different fighting style in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''. For example, in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', Larxene attacks by throwing her [[Foudre]], and Zexion uses his [[Book of Retribution]] to create doppelgangers of himself using skills stolen from his opponent. In ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', Larxene's Absent Silhouette creates clones of herself to perform speedy attacks from multiple directions, and Zexion's Absent Silhouette uses the Book of Retribution to trap Sora in a pocket dimension. The Absent Silhouettes do not speak; instead they simply grumble, grunt, laugh, or cry out when struck or while attacking.

<center>[[File:Vexen's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Lexaeus's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Zexion's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Marluxia's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]][[File:Larxene's Absent Silhouette KHIIFM.png|x100px]]
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#'''Vexen's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the 11th Floor facsimile of the [[Old Mansion]], and it relinquishes a [[Lost Illusion]] and the [[Road to Discovery]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears in [[The Peddler's Shop]] after the shop is remodeled during Sora's second visit to [[Agrabah]].
#'''Lexaeus's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the [[Station of Remembrance]], and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Strength Beyond Strength]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears at the [[Sandlot]] after Sora defeats the [[Nobodies]] there on his second visit to [[Twilight Town]]. However, the portal becomes unaccessible during the third visit of the world, due to The Sandlot becoming unaccessible as well, and only becomes accessible again once that visit is cleared.
#'''Zexion's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the 3rd Basement facsimile of the [[Storm-tossed Island]], and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Book of Shadows]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears in the Inner Chamber upon reaching it during Sora's first visit to the [[Olympus Coliseum]], and the challenge can only be accepted once Sora has access to The Lock.
#'''Marluxia's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the [[Station of Oblivion]], and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Eternal Blossom]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears in [[The Beast's Room]] after Beast asks [[Belle]] and Sora to leave his castle, during the second visit to [[Beast's Castle]].<!--reword:
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#'''Larxene's Absent Silhouette''' is fought at the Station of Remembrance, and it relinquishes a Lost Illusion and the [[Cloaked Thunder]] Recipe. The portal to the battle appears at the [[Rock Face]] after Sora lands at [[Isla de Muerta]] during his first visit after the gunpowder battle on the ''Interceptor''.

Defeating each Absent Silhouette increases the [[Bonus Level]].

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!rowspan="2"|Absent Silhouette||colspan="3"|Reward
|-style="{{style|kh2|b}}
!style="width:120px"|Sora||style="width:120px"|Donald||style="width:120px"|Goofy
|-
!Zexion
|Item Slot +1||Max HP +3||[[Damage Control]]
|-
!Larxene
|Max MP +10||Item Slot +1||Max HP +4
|-
!Lexaeus
|Accessory Slot +1||Max HP +3||Item Slot +1
|-
!Vexen
|Armor Slot +1||Max HP +3||Max HP +4
|-
!Marluxia
|Drive Gauge +1||Max HP +3||Max HP +4
|}

==Unversed Remnants==
<center>[[File:Vanitas Portal.png|x100px]][[File:Unversed Mission Emblem.png|x100px]]</center>
In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'', the [[Vanitas Remnant]] and the [[Unversed Mission]]s appear throughout the worlds. Like the Absent Silhouettes, the Vanitas Remnant initially appears as a dark sphere depicting the [[Keychain]] of the [[Void Gear]], and the Unversed Missions appear as dark spheres depicting the Unversed emblem. However, the spheres are only surrounded by wisps of [[darkness]], without any thornbeams.

==Notes and references==
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