Heartless



Heartless are the darkness in people's hearts, or darkness made real. They have a thirst for hearts, and are often attracted to pure hearts, such as Sora's. They were created by Ansem, as revealed by his reports. They first appeared in Kingdom Hearts.

When a Heartless eats a person's heart, the victim turns into a Heartless, while the mindless soul is created into a Nobody.

Types
Bosses are in bold.

Pure Heartless
Pure Heartless are naturally created Heartless, spawned from people's hearts. Unlike artificial Heartless, pure Heartless do not carry Ansem's insignia. Pure Heartless tend to be sinister and seemingly crazy in appearance.
 * Shadow
 * Neoshadow
 * Darkball
 * Invisible
 * Darkside
 * Possessor
 * Shadow Stalker

Artificial Heartless
Xehanort created artificial Heartless. An artificial Heartless can be told by Ansem's insignia on it.

Soldier Class
The most common type of Heartless, after the pure type, are Soldier Heartless. They may be characterized by their helmets and guise, and by their similarity to Pirates and Bandits. Soldier Heartless may be found most commonly in Traverse Town, Wonderland, and the Timeless River, although they are abundant just about anywhere.
 * Soldier
 * Large Body
 * Air Soldier
 * Defender
 * Lance Soldier
 * Armored Knight
 * Guard Armor
 * Opposite Armor

Pirate Class
Pirate Heartless, found mostly in Neverland and Port Royal, are very much like Soldier and Bandit Heartless. However, where the Bandit class has an answer to the Large Body, the Pirate class has an answer to the Air Soldier.
 * Pirate
 * Air Pirate
 * Battleship
 * Cannon Gun

Bandit Class
Bandit Heartless, found mainly in Agrabah, are very much like Soldier and Pirate Heartless. However, where the Pirate class has an answer to the Air Soldier, the Bandit class has an answer to the Large Body.
 * Bandit
 * Fat Bandit
 * Luna Bandit
 * Fortuneteller

Mage Class
Striking an interesting appearance similar to Vivi, most Mage Heartless are small and cute in stature. All but the highest ranking Mage Heartless are named after a form of music, along with their generic color.
 * Red Nocturne
 * Blue Rhapsody
 * Yellow Opera
 * Green Requiem
 * Black Ballad
 * Crimson Jazz
 * Emerald Blues
 * Silver Rock
 * Wizard
 * Bookmaster

Possession Class
Unlike other Artificial Heartless, Possession Heartless are not created by Xehanort (although they still sometimes bear his insignia). Instead, they are created by Possessors, a special type of pure Heartless that can possess and turn ordinary objects into Heartless. Possession Heartless may be found exclusively in Beast's Castle.
 * Gargoyle Knight
 * Gargoyle Warrior
 * Thresholder

Cartoon Class
Usually comical in appearance, Cartoon Heartless are most at home in Disney Castle and the Timeless River. They tend to not be found anywhere else (except in the Olympus Colosseum). Exceptions include Driller Moles and Bulky Vendors; the latter of which may appear almost anywhere, but are extremely rare.
 * Hot Rod
 * Aeroplane
 * Minute Bomb
 * Hammer Frame
 * Bulky Vendor
 * Driller Mole

Chinese Class
Characterized by their major appearance in the Land of Dragons, Chinese Heartless tend to show Chinese and Japanese culture.
 * Assault Rider
 * Nightwalker
 * Bolt Tower

Chain of Memories Class
These Heartless are unique in making their first appearance in Chain of Memories.
 * Crescendo
 * Creeper Plant
 * Tornado Step
 * Rabid Dog

Cyber Class
Cyber Heartless are Heartless created by the MCP in Space Paranoids. They tend to move clockwise.
 * Magnum Loader
 * Strafer
 * Devastator
 * Hostile Program

African Class
The African class involves special Heartless found in the Pridelands.
 * Shaman
 * Living Bone
 * Aerial Knocker
 * Groundshaker

Other Heartless

 * Wight Knight
 * Hook Bat
 * Graveyard
 * Toy Soldier
 * Surveillance Robot
 * Fiery Globe
 * Icy Cube
 * Morning Star
 * Gargoyle
 * Wyvern
 * Blue Wyvern
 * Trick Ghost
 * Search Ghost
 * Angel Star
 * Stealth Sneak
 * Parasite Cage
 * Behemoth
 * Guardian
 * Dark Thorn
 * Illuminator

Dopplegangers
These are unique Heartless; they are more or less shadows of a living person.


 * Antisora
 * Shadow Sora
 * Scar's Ghost
 * Sora (Anti Form)