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. Debut game is in italics.

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 - Kingdom Hearts
 * Neoshadow - Kingdom Hearts (seen), Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (playable)
 * Darkball - Kingdom Hearts
 * Invisible - Kingdom Hearts
 * Darkside - Kingdom Hearts
 * Possessor - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Shadow Stalker - Kingdom Hearts 2

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 - Kingdom Hearts
 * Large Body - Kingdom Hearts
 * Air Soldier - Kingdom Hearts
 * Defender - Kingdom Hearts
 * Lance Soldier - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Armored Knight - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Guard Armor - Kingdom Hearts
 * Opposite Armor - Kingdom Hearts

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 - Kingdom Hearts
 * Air Pirate - Kingdom Hearts
 * Battleship - Kingdom Hearts
 * Cannon Gun - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Grim Reaper - Kingdom Hearts 2

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 - Kingdom Hearts
 * Fat Bandit - Kingdom Hearts
 * Luna Bandit - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Fortuneteller - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Blizzard Lord - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Volcanic Lord - Kingdom Hearts 2

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 - Kingdom Hearts
 * Blue Rhapsody - Kingdom Hearts
 * Yellow Opera - Kingdom Hearts
 * Green Requiem - Kingdom Hearts
 * Black Ballade - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
 * Crimson Jazz - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Emerald Blues - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Silver Rock - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Wizard - Kingdom Hearts
 * Bookmaster - Kingdom Hearts 2

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 - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Gargoyle Warrior - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Thresholder - Kingdom Hearts 2

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 - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Aeroplane - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Minute Bomb - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Hammer Frame - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Bulky Vendor - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Driller Mole - Kingdom Hearts 2

Chinese Class
Characterized by their major appearance in the Land of Dragons, Chinese Heartless tend to show Chinese and Japanese culture.
 * Assault Rider - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Nightwalker - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Bolt Tower - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Rapid Thruster - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Storm Rider - Kingdom Hearts 2

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

Cyber Class
Cyber Heartless are Heartless created by the MCP in Space Paranoids. They tend to move clockwise.
 * Magnum Loader - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Strafer - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Devastator - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Hostile Program - Kingdom Hearts 2

African Class
The African class involves special Heartless found in the Pride Lands.
 * Living Bone - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Aerial Knocker - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Groundshaker - Kingdom Hearts 2

Aquatic Class
Aquatic Heartless appear only in Atlantica and Never Land.
 * Aquatank - Kingdom Hearts
 * Sea Neon - Kingdom Hearts
 * Screwdiver - Kingdom Hearts
 * Jet Balloon - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
 * Missilediver - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
 * Sheltering Zone - Kingdom Hearts

Pot Class
The Pot class includes the strange arthropod Heartless that hide in containers, usually corresponding to the Pirate and Bandit classes.
 * Barrel Spider - Kingdom Hearts
 * Pot Spider - Kingdom Hearts
 * Pot Centipede - Kingdom Hearts

Mushroom Class
The rarest enemies in Kingdom Hearts, the Mushroom Heartless carry extremely rare and valuable goods that cannot be obtained anywhere else.
 * White Mushroom - Kingdom Hearts
 * Rare Truffle - Kingdom Hearts
 * Black Fungus - Kingdom Hearts
 * Pink Agaricus - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix

Jungle Class
The monkey Heartless, which may be found in Traverse Town, Deep Jungle, and the Pride Lands.
 * Powerwild - Kingdom Hearts
 * Bouncywild - Kingdom Hearts
 * Sniperwild - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
 * Shaman - Kingdom Hearts 2

Machine Class
Machine Heartless are contraptions found in Halloween Town and Christmas Town.
 * Chimera - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
 * Toy Soldier - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Graveyard - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Prison Keeper - Kingdom Hearts 2

Other Heartless

 * Wight Knight - Kingdom Hearts
 * Hook Bat - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Surveillance Robot - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Fiery Globe - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Icy Cube - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Morning Star - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Gargoyle - Kingdom Hearts
 * Wyvern - Kingdom Hearts
 * Blue Wyvern - Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
 * Trick Ghost - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Search Ghost - Kingdom Hearts
 * Angel Star - Kingdom Hearts
 * Trickmaster - Kingdom Hearts
 * Stealth Sneak - Kingdom Hearts
 * Parasite Cage - Kingdom Hearts
 * Behemoth - Kingdom Hearts
 * Clock Tower Phantom - Kingdom Hearts
 * Kurt Zisa - Kingdom Hearts (US/EU), Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (Japan)
 * Ansem - Kingdom Hearts
 * Guardian - Kingdom Hearts
 * World of Chaos - Kingdom Hearts
 * Dark Thorn - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Illuminator - Kingdom Hearts 2

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


 * Antisora - Kingdom Hearts
 * Shadow Sora - Kingdom Hearts
 * Scar's Ghost - Kingdom Hearts 2
 * Sora (Anti Form) - Kingdom Hearts 2