Maurice

Maurice is a character in Kingdom Hearts χ. He originally appeared in the animated film  and is Belle's father.

Kingdom Hearts χ [chi]
When Maurice falls ill, Beast allows Belle to leave the castle so she can help him. However, they being attack by several Rabid Dog Heartless, both father and daughter are saved by the player. Then, Belle asks the player to return to Beast as she accompanies Maurice home. After he recovers, and he realized that Belle liked the castle.

After he and Belle learn that Gaston decides to eliminate the Beast, they returns to the castle to aid the latter. However, Gaston saw them when he attacks Beast, who isn't fighting back, his dark aura grows stronger and summons a Malicious Reindeer Heartless to attack them. The player tell him and Belle to go on ahead while taking care the enemy. After the death of Gaston and the Beast has regained his human appearance, Maurice cheerfully observes Belle and Prince Adam dancing in the ballroom.

Kingdom Hearts II
When Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy meet the Beast's servants, they explain how Belle gave up her freedom in exchange for the Beast allowing Maurice to leave the castle.

Origin
Maurice first appears in Walt Disney's Academy Award winning film,, voiced by Rex Everhart. He is an eccentric inventor whose misunderstood ideas have made him the laughingstock of the village in the eyes of all but his beloved daughter, Belle. When she trades her freedom to the Beast in exchange for her father's safety, Maurice desperately tries to save her, but fails to reach the castle and collapses amidst a ferocious blizzard. The Beast, having fallen for Belle, frees her so that she can save her father. The two later return to the castle during Gaston's siege in order to help the Beast. Once Gaston was defeated and the curse on the castle was lifted, Maurice is able to live out the rest of his life, knowing his daughter has found happiness with her one true love.