Aeleus

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Aeleus
Japanese	エレウス
Rōmaji	Ereusu
Voice actors	(Ja:) Fumihiko Tachiki (En:) Dave Boat
Homeworld	Radiant Garden
Games	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Lexaeus

Aeleus
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
A man of true grit who serves in the Royal Guard who watch over Radiant Garden. He values action over words.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
The human form of Lexaeus, one of Organization XIII's Nobodies. At one time, he was one of Ansem the Wise's apprentices and helped guard the castle. He has awoken in Radiant Garden.
Kingdom Hearts III
The human form of Lexaeus, one of Organization XIII's Nobodies. Before joining the Organization, he was one of Ansem the Wise's apprentices and guarded the castle together with Dilan.

"The castle is presently closed."

—Aeleus to Ventus as he blocks him from entering Ansem's castle.

Aeleus is one of Ansem the Wise's six apprentices, and the human form of Lexaeus.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Aeleus and Dilan kick Isa and Lea out of Ansem's castle.

Aeleus is an apprentice to the ruler and scientist of Radiant Garden, Ansem the Wise, alongside Braig, Dilan, Even, and Ienzo, and guards the castle with Dilan. When Ventus attempts to enter the castle, Aeleus and Dilan stop him as the castle is closed to visitors, and warn him about the Unversed. Ventus leaves to fight the Unversed, and Aeleus and Dilan attempt to follow him, but Even appears and reminds them that their priority should be the castle. Even then informs them that Ansem asked to see them.

Later, Aeleus is present when Dilan throws Lea and Isa out of the castle after their attempt to sneak in.

Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts

About a decade prior to Kingdom Hearts, after Terra-Xehanort has joined them as an apprentice, Ansem begins performing tests on Xehanort's heart due to his worry that the darkness in people's hearts would eventually consume his world. Eventually, he creates a laboratory in his castle's basement for such experimentation. Unbeknownst to Ansem, Aeleus and the other apprentices begin conducting inhumane experiments on the human heart and the darkness within it in the laboratory. Such experimentation leads to the creation of Heartless. When Ansem discovers their secret experiments, he immediately orders them to stop.

Shortly after Lea and Isa become apprentices, Aeleus and the other apprentices oust Ansem and banish him to the Realm of Darkness. Xehanort convinces the other apprentices to cast off their hearts, and uses his Keyblade to remove their hearts, which creates both a Heartless and Nobody due to the apprentice's strong hearts. The Nobodies form Organization XIII, and Aeleus takes on the name Lexaeus.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Aeleus is revived, along with Dilan, Even and Ienzo.

Aeleus is restored following the demise of his Heartless and Lexaeus. He awakens within the Heartless Manufactory with Dilan, Even, Ienzo and Lea, and soon realizes that Braig and Isa are mysteriously absent. As Dilan and Even are still tired and unstable after their restoration, Aeleus has them rest.

Sometime after Lea leaves to search for Braig and Isa, Even goes missing. Aeleus and Dilan search for him, but are unable to find him.

Kingdom Hearts III

Aeleus and Dilan escort Naminé out of the castle.

Aeleus appears alongside Ienzo on Sora's Gummiphone, but is reluctant to speak to Sora due to his connection to Roxas.

Aeleus and Ienzo later meet with Mickey and Riku to discuss replicas.

The night before the second Keyblade War, Aeleus and Dilan rush into the lab to see Ienzo with their former master Ansem the Wise, who has been returned to them by Demyx. As Ienzo apologies to Ansem for the apprentices' betrayal, Aeleus comforts a remorseful Dilan.

Following Xehanort's defeat and Naminé's restoration, Aeleus and Dilan escort Naminé out of the castle to be picked up by Riku and the Gummi Ship.

Design

As Lexaeus's human form, Aeleus looks nearly identical to his Nobody counterpart, aside from some minor alterations. He wears the same guard outfit as Dilan: a grey uniform with white cuffs and a red heart on the chest. There are blue hearts on the cuffs of both of his gloves. He wields an Axe Sword that appear to be much smaller than his Nobody's weapon, as well as being more reminiscent of an actual axe rather than a combination of an axe and a sword.

Personality

Like with Dilan, Aeleus appears to be much more good-natured and noble than Lexaeus, although their outward personalities seem similar. He shows concern for Ventus when the latter volunteers to fight Trinity Armor alone, and is only stopped from following Ventus by Even, who orders him back to his post.

In Kingdom Hearts III, Aeleus appears to be remorseful of his actions as a Nobody, judging by his reluctance to speak with Sora and how he aided his friends in their quest in defeating Master Xehanort. Further, Aeleus indeed regretted how he and his fellow apprentices betrayed their teacher, Ansem, the Wise and thus, was able to make amends with his former master.

Gallery

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  Aeleus's Axe Sword.

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  Concept art of Aeleus' Axe Sword in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.