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Like Sora and [[Roxas]], Xion can wield a [[Keyblade]], the [[Kingdom Key]], leading to a brief confrontation with Riku who questions why she can wield the Keyblade, and whether or not it is real. | Like Sora and [[Roxas]], Xion can wield a [[Keyblade]], the [[Kingdom Key]], leading to a brief confrontation with Riku who questions why she can wield the Keyblade, and whether or not it is real. | ||
Xion's name contains the Japanese words for {{nihongo|"tide"|潮|shio}}, fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi and Naminé, and {{nihongo|''[[wikipedia:Aster tataricus|Aster tataricus]]''|紫苑|shion}}. According to [[wikipedia:Hanakotoba|Japanese floriography]], ''Aster tataricus'' is used to mean "I won't forget you" or "remembrance." | Xion's name contains the Japanese words for {{nihongo|"tide"|潮|shio}}, fitting the oceanic naming theme of Kairi and Naminé, and {{nihongo|''[[wikipedia:Aster tataricus|Aster tataricus]]''|紫苑|shion}}. According to [[wikipedia:Hanakotoba|Japanese floriography]], ''Aster tataricus'' is used to mean "I won't forget you" or "remembrance." | ||
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[[File:Riku xion ds.jpg|right|thumb|Xion is defeated by Riku.]] | [[File:Riku xion ds.jpg|right|thumb|Xion is defeated by Riku.]] | ||
However, a series of events begin to split the trio apart: While DiZ and Naminé oversee the restoration of the sleeping Sora's memories (moving him from Castle Oblivion to [[Twilight Town]]), Roxas begins to experience the process for himself, and begins to ponder over how he is able to wield the Keyblade and doubt the Organization's motives; Axel is reprimanded by their superiors for placing his friendship with Roxas and Xion before the Organization's goals; and Xion is thrown into disarray after a confrontation with Riku, who questions who she is and why she wields the Keyblade, becoming torn between staying with her friends and leaving the Organization to merge with her true self as Riku suggests | However, a series of events begin to split the trio apart: While DiZ and Naminé oversee the restoration of the sleeping Sora's memories (moving him from Castle Oblivion to [[Twilight Town]]), Roxas begins to experience the process for himself, and begins to ponder over how he is able to wield the Keyblade and doubt the Organization's motives; Axel is reprimanded by their superiors for placing his friendship with Roxas and Xion before the Organization's goals; and Xion is thrown into disarray after a confrontation with Riku, who questions who she is and why she wields the Keyblade, becoming torn between staying with her friends and leaving the Organization to merge with her true self as Riku suggests. Eventually, Xion decides to take Riku's advice and leaves the Organization. | ||
[[File:AxelRoxasXion.png|left|thumb|Roxas, Xion, and Axel at Destiny Islands.]] | [[File:AxelRoxasXion.png|left|thumb|Roxas, Xion, and Axel at Destiny Islands.]] | ||
After her departure, Xion comes into contact with Naminé at Twilight Town's [[Old Mansion]], questioning her own existence and the fate that will soon befall Roxas. Around this time, she discovers that she is not a [[Nobody]], but an imperfect [[Replica]] of | After her departure, Xion comes into contact with Naminé at Twilight Town's [[Old Mansion]], questioning her own existence and the fate that will soon befall Roxas. Around this time, she discovers that she is not a [[Nobody]], but an imperfect [[Replica]] of Roxas created from his sampled memories by Xemnas as a fail-safe in case Sora turned out to be useless to the Organization's plans; her probable resemblance to Kairi is because the memories she holds of Sora are those containing her. However, Xion's appearance ranges with different people depending on their connection to Sora, such as Riku seeing her as Sora the very first time he observed her face at [[Beast's Castle]]. Naminé also reveals in their meeting that with Xion created as a memory being, once she returns to Sora, everyone's memory of her will be forgotten in the process, and that Naminé herself can't stop it. Furthermore, Naminé's attempts to restore Sora's memories not only affect Roxas, but Xion as well, stating why they both keep having memory relapses throughout the game. Xion accepts the facts, and decides to go back to Sora. Before she does, though, DiZ barges in with the news that an Organization member has followed her, in which Xion says she will take care of it, despite Naminé's protests, and heads out of the mansion. It is Axel who has arrived, having finally tracked Xion down. Not only is Axel curious of Xion's motives, he is also given specific orders to capture her again, which would possibly convince Roxas to return to the Organization. Xion refuses, leaving Axel no choice but to accomplish his mission with full force, leading to a heated battle. Having defeated Xion, Axel brings her back to [[The World That Never Was]], but soon faints from fatigue. Xemnas then steps out from the shadows and carries the unconscious Xion away to reprogram her into the Sora-like machines she will take forms of later. | ||
[[File:Xion's_final_moments.png|thumb|Xion's last moments.]] | [[File:Xion's_final_moments.png|thumb|Xion's last moments.]] | ||
Soon afterwards, Xion confronts Roxas at the [[Twilight Town]] train station, and after revealing | Soon afterwards, Xion confronts Roxas at the [[Twilight Town]] train station, and after revealing her altered form to him, transforms into armored machines as fixed by Xemnas and attacks him, in order to absorb Roxas and become the "real" Sora, thus fulfilling her purpose, which would overall prevent the real Sora from ever awakening. With her Secret Reports that are obtained at the end of the game, it seems that this appears to be a ruse. In her words, she knows that she and Roxas cannot coexist, placing him in danger if so, and has chosen willingly to disappear and not let Xemnas succeed: a fact that she states when she later dies. Aware that Roxas would not be able to kill her, and Axel had admitted that he could not either in his own Report, she forces Roxas to fight her instead. After a long and grueling battle, Roxas manages to defeat her, while she regains her original appearance in his view. When done, he doesn't seem to recall who she is, though she assures him that he'll be better off now. | ||
real Sora from ever awakening. | |||
Cradling her in his arms, Roxas shares an emotional conversation with her, during which she explains to him that she had no regrets for meeting him or Axel, reveals the true colors of the Organization to him, and pleads with him not to let Xemnas win before dying peacefully in his arms. Saddened, Roxas holds Xion's essence and degenerating crystallized body until she is completely gone, leaving behind a sole seashell, in addition to inadvertently bringing the restoration of Sora's memories to a complete stop. | |||
Among the other [[Secret Reports]] obtained at the end of the game, it is revealed that she is experiment "No.''i''" of the [[Replica Program]], and that she was bestowed a proper name, Xion, because living things need names to give meaning to their existence, and being a member of the Organization. | |||
Moments before the end of the game, Roxas has returned to the World That Never Was in order to destroy Xemnas and "set Kingdom Hearts free", but before he can reach the castle he is being stalked by [[Neoshadow]] [[Heartless]] as well as a determined Riku, standing on top of the skyscraper as seen in the [[Deep Dive]] trailer. He looks down upon the Nobody, before Roxas starts his path up the skyscraper. Through him, Xion is able to throw the Oblivion Keyblade to Riku in order to tell him to stop Roxas before he can reach [[Xemnas]], because she believes he is not strong enough to face him yet. In turn, touching the Oblivion causes Riku to recall flashbacks of the time spent together with her, causing him to be in slight confusion and shock for a moment. | |||
When both Roxas and Riku finished eradicating the Heartless, and turned on each other for a battle, while losing the first, Riku manages to stop Roxas once he removes the cloth from his eyes and transforms into [[Xehanort's Heartless]]. Unconscious then, Xion talks to [[Roxas]] through his mind, telling him not to be sad because she has become one with him and Sora, then she tells him that soon he too will become one with [[Sora]]. Despite the fact that memories of Xion have been forgotten by everyone, she tells him that she still has her own memories, so she doesn't mind that he has forgotten her, as she won't forget him or Axel. | |||
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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
[[File:Xion.png|thumb|left|Hooded Xion.]] | [[File:Xion.png|thumb|left|Hooded Xion.]] | ||
Xion's Organization coat is similar to the one Roxas wears, with slightly pointed shoulders and closer-fitting sleeves. She also wears the more feminine, heeled boots that [[Larxene]] wears and the basic black gloves. | Xion's Organization coat is similar to the one Roxas wears, with slightly pointed shoulders and closer-fitting sleeves. She also wears the more feminine, heeled boots that [[Larxene]] wears and the basic black gloves. Physically, Xion strongly resembles [[Kairi]] in her appearance from the original ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', having virtually the same haircut (though Xion's hair is black and parted on the left side of her head rather than the right as it was on Kairi) and eye color (blue). She is roughly the same height as Roxas, albeit a bit shorter. As a result of her being crafted from Sora's memories, Xion's appearance is somewhat unstable and she transforms into both [[Sora]] and [[Riku]] in their original ''Kingdom Hearts'' appearances. Her appearance is also slightly different depending on who is looking at her, which is most noticeable when Xigbar sees her as [[Ventus]]. | ||
During Roxas's battle with Xion, she dons armor which changes a number of time throughout the fight. Her basic form is a bizzarely-shaped suit that is predominantly silver and black, with some dull red armor near her waist, gold on her boots, and orange armored gloves. Xion's helmet sports two black spikes that jut out horizontally on either side and a large, red Nobody symbol on the faceplate, part of which forms something of a horn on the top of the helmet. In her first fightable form, Xion has large, skeletal, colorful wings and a huge, orange and red, intricately-shaped sword. In her second form, Xion loses her wings and grows to be about twice the size of Roxas, summoning a large, scythe-like weapon vaguely resembling the [[Decisive Pumpkin]] Keyblade or a [[Chimaera]] arm as a weapon. | During Roxas's battle with Xion, she dons armor which changes a number of time throughout the fight. Her basic form is a bizzarely-shaped suit that is predominantly silver and black, with some dull red armor near her waist, gold on her boots, and orange armored gloves. Xion's helmet sports two black spikes that jut out horizontally on either side and a large, red Nobody symbol on the faceplate, part of which forms something of a horn on the top of the helmet. In her first fightable form, Xion has large, skeletal, colorful wings and a huge, orange and red, intricately-shaped sword. In her second form, Xion loses her wings and grows to be about twice the size of Roxas, summoning a large, scythe-like weapon vaguely resembling the [[Decisive Pumpkin]] Keyblade or a [[Chimaera]] arm as a weapon. | ||
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* Xion is one of four Organization members to have their own battle theme. The other three members are [[Roxas]], [[Xemnas]], and [[Marluxia]]. | * Xion is one of four Organization members to have their own battle theme. The other three members are [[Roxas]], [[Xemnas]], and [[Marluxia]]. | ||
* After Roxas joined with Sora, information about the other Organization members will be added to Jiminy's Journal except Xion's. This is because Xion hadn't been thought of yet. Another reason is because all of the memories of her had been completely erased, as seen in the cutscene before battling Riku in 358/2 Days. | * After Roxas joined with Sora, information about the other Organization members will be added to Jiminy's Journal except Xion's. This is because Xion hadn't been thought of yet. Another reason is because all of the memories of her had been completely erased, as seen in the cutscene before battling Riku in 358/2 Days. | ||
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* Though Naminé states everyone's memories of Xion will vanish when she does, after defeating her and forgetting his memories of her, Roxas still remembers Xion's name, and Saïx, Xemnas and Riku remember her as well. This may imply that some people may somehow retain their memories of her in spite of her vanishing. This is further supported by Xion's words to Roxas in the ending, where she states that even though Roxas will forget her, the memories themselves will live on inside Sora. However, when confronting Riku as Memory's Skyscraper, Roxas has trouble remembering her name, and Riku states it is a struggle to do so, so Xion fading from their memories may have simply taken more time. | |||
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