Hoder
| Hoder | ||
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| Japanese | ヘズ | |
| Rōmaji | Hezu | |
| Translation | Höðr | |
| Homeworld | Scala ad Caelum | |
| Game | Kingdom Hearts Dark Road | |
Hoder is a character in Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. She is a Keyblade wielder, one of the upper classmen, and Baldr's older sister.
Story[edit]
Before Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
Hoder trains as a Keyblade wielder in Scala ad Caelum under Odin alongside her fellow upper classmen Vala, Vali, Heimdall, Helgi, Sigrun, and Vidar, whom she becomes good friends with. Hoder's younger brother, Baldr, also begins training as a Keyblade wielder. The two are close, and Baldr feels safe around Hoder due to the light he senses in her heart. Unbeknownst to Hoder, after some time, darkness begins to take root inside Baldr's heart. The darkness plans to use Hoder in order to summon Kingdom Hearts and return the worlds to darkness.
In preparation for her Mark of Mastery exam, Hoder and her classmates travel to other worlds to observe the world order in them. They encounter strife in each world due to the conflicting views of their residents. In Enchanted Dominion, Hoder and her classmates learn that Aurora has been cursed by Maleficent, and debate whether they should interfere. While the group rests for the night, Hoder sneaks away to seek out and challenge Maleficent. While she fights Dragon Maleficent, Baldr arrives. Hoder attempts to protect Baldr from Maleficent, but the darkness in Baldr's heart strikes her down, while Baldr loses consciousness. Heimdall, Helgi, and Sigrun arrive to find her, and her fading spirit pleads with them to help Baldr, but they are killed soon after.
Vidar, Vala, and Vali learn of the deaths of Hoder and her classmates and seek revenge.
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]
Following her death, Hoder arrives at The Final World along with Heimdall, Helgi, and Sigrun. They make a deal with Hades to appear in the Underworld, where they meet Xehanort and Eraqus. After the other three have faded away once again, Hoder asks Xehanort to take refuge in his heart so that she can reconnect with Baldr.
After Baldr kills most of the remaining students, Xehanort confronts him, and during the fight, Hoder's spirit emerges from Baldr's heart. Hoder tries to comfort Baldr, listening as he talks about how his fears and worries warped his worldview. Hoder reassures Baldr and tells him he doesn't have to be afraid. Hoder and Baldr reach for each other, but instead, the two draw their Keyblades, which surprises neither of them. Xehanort tells them to stop, causing both of them to momentarily reconsider, but Baldr's darkness takes over once again. As he attempts to attack Hoder, he is restrained by Odin, who urges Xehanort to purge Baldr's darkness. While Xehanort is hesitant, Hoder resolutely attacks Baldr once more. Baldr counters her attack, and both siblings fall to the floor. In her final moments, Hoder reaches out for him, before fading into light. Soon after, Baldr is struck down by Xehanort.
Hoder and Baldr are later enshrined in the same grave in Scala as Caelum's graveyard.
Design[edit]
Hoder is a young woman with short, feathery white hair and silver eyes, similar to her brother, Baldr. She wears a collared white dress with black trim and a diamond-shaped cutout in the front. The dress is asymmetrical, with the right side halting at her thigh and having a thick gold band underneath, and the left side being loose and flowy and extending to her calves. Like her classmates, her outfit has a traditional Japanese influence. Around her waist is a gold obi which is pulled into a large bow in the back, with a black obijime wrapped around it and a gold Terra's Mark charm in the center, acting as an obidome. She also wears black thigh-high boots with criss-crossing red cords wrapped around the tops, forming an "X".
In Norse mythology, Höðr is Balder's blind brother and eventual killer.
Abilities[edit]
Like her classmates, Hoder wields the Keyblade.
