Cid

Cid Highwind is a character from Final Fantasy VII, who makes an appearence in Kingdom Hearts. He is voiced by Chris Edgerly and Kazuhiro Yamaji.

Kingdom Hearts
"Final Fantasy VII"

''Owner of an accessory shop in Traverse Town. A highly skilled engineer and a first-rate pilot. When the Heartless invaded his world, he escaped to Traverse Town on a gummi ship he'd built himself. He is an expert on gummi ships.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
A gifted pilot who saved Leon and the others from the Heartless when they were just children.

Cid lives in traverse town now.

Kingdom Hearts II
''An engineer, tech wizard and first-rate pilot. He met Sora as a castaway, while he was running a shop away from his hometown.''

Now that he's back home, Cid is an active member of the town's Restoration Committee.

Kingdom Hearts
In the original Kingdom Hearts, he owns the gummiship shop in Traverse Town, which is true to his Final Fantasy counterpart, as he is an expert on air travel.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
A memory-based version of Cid appears in Chain of Memories.

Kingdom Hearts II
In Kingdom Hearts II, Cid is a member of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Commitee.

Trivia
The name suggested by Riku to give to the raft in the beginning of Kingdom Hearts (the "Highwind") is Cid's last name in Final Fantasy and also the name of his Airship.