Joshua

Joshua is a character who appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. He appears in Traverse Town.

Development
Joshua, along with Neku, Shiki, Beat, and Rhyme are the first characters to appear in the Kingdom Hearts series who originated from something other than Disney, Final Fantasy, or Kingdom Hearts fiction, although they are from another game that is property of Square Enix, as well as being designed by Tetsuya Nomura.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Joshua meets Riku in the Third District of Traverse Town. He sits atop the arch over the fountain and tells Riku about the goings-on in town, asking for his assistance in locating a girl named Rhyme whose dreams he has been using as a Portal to another version of the town. Riku refuses initially, but when Joshua implies that Sora might be on the other side of the Portal, Riku reluctantly agrees to help him out.

When Joshua and Riku reach the Second District, Riku wonders aloud why the Dream Eaters don't attack Joshua. Joshua answers that the Dream Eaters "only attack dreamers," and that even though Joshua has plenty of dreams, he apparently isn't one. When Riku wonders aloud if he's a dreamer, Joshua says that "all human beings are dreamers." At this point, Joshua gives Riku the recipe to make a Komory Bat Dream Eater to assist him in battle.

Just as Riku's new Spirit friend materializes, Beat charges into the District, shouting threats at Joshua. Joshua insists that Beat has been tricked by "that rogue in the black coat," a remark that immediately catches Riku's attention. Beat, having had it with Joshua's "reverse psychiatry," summons a Kooma Panda Dream Eater to battle Joshua and Riku. The Panda, however, is a Spirit, and would rather play around with Riku's Komory Bat. More Dream Eaters appear, Nightmares this time, and Riku dispatches them. Beat then relents, explaining that he'd been willing to try anything to save Rhyme. Neither he nor Joshua seems to notice Riku passing out, and neither is present when Riku wakes up again.

After Sora defeats the Hockomonkey in the Fifth District, Joshua appears before him and explains that he and Riku are in two seperate versions of Traverse Town, as Sora sees an illusion of Riku and the unknown figure in the black coat. Riku sees a similar image of Joshua, Sora, and Rhyme after he defeats his side's version of the Hakozaru.

Later, Joshua speaks to Sora and Riku simultaneously, between the two sides of Traverse Town. He explains the nature of the dreaming Traverse Town, telling them that the world seems entirely the same but also altogether different. He also tells them about how they are able to see each other is because of the strong bonds between, using Neku and Shiki and Beat and Rhyme as examples. When Sora and Riku ask in unison if he has any friends with strong ties to him too, he just chuckles and says, "Maybe." At that word, ethereal angel wings sprout onto his back, surprising the pair, and he flies up into the night sky and disappears.

On Sora and Riku's return trips to Traverse Town, Joshua coordinates between them in order to defeat the Spellican.

Appearance
Joshua is a lanky, fair-skinned teenager with scraggly ash blond hair and lavender-colored eyes. He wears a white button-down shirt, with a fairly exposed neck and collar. Joshua wears dark grey pants and plain white shoes with black laces. Joshua can also manifest shining blue, ethereal wings on his back.

Origin
Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu is a character from Square Enix's . A sly and precocious boy with an incredibly deep view of the world around him, he is shrouded in mystery. Joshua partners with Neku in the beginning of Neku's second week of the Reaper's Game. Joshua is an illegal player, meaning he didn't die to enter the game, but joins it anyway since he claims he can see the dead and has watched the Game many times. During the week, Joshua looks for the "Shibuya River" with Neku, using a tracker Mr. Hanekoma installed in his and Neku's cellphones.