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Nobodies are created when strong-willed individuals lose their hearts. The bodies that remain give Nobodies their form, while the abandoned souls give them life. People with the strongest wills are able to retain human form when they become Nobodies. While never stated, lesser Nobodies are inadequate for being [[Real Organization XIII|Seekers of Darkness]], as Xemnas only sought humanoid Nobodies for the first Organization.

Nobodies are said to be incapable of experiencing emotion. While they tend to retain the memories they made as humans, the feelings they display are merely an act.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Yen Sid:''' "Nobodies may seem to have feelings, but this is a ruse---they only pretend to have hearts. You must not be deceived!"</ref><ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''''', '''Xaldin:''' "You act as though you have a heart. When was the last time any of us felt anything?"</ref>Memories alone enable Nobodies to correctly respond to the situations in which they find themselves. Despite this, Nobodies are able to think for themselves and are organized, whereas the Heartless are more instinctual enemies, generally attacking opponents in massive swarms, relying on sheer strength of numbers to defeat them.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Yen Sid:''' "While Heartless act on instinct, Nobodies function in a higher manner. They can think and plan."</ref> Nobodies feel physical pain, and in the ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'' manga, they are seen reading, cooking, or doing jigsaw puzzles in an attempt to fill their emptiness. Innate behaviors and preferences are retained, like Axel's fondness for [[Sea-salt ice cream]]<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''''', '''Roxas:''' "Sea-salt is Axel's favorite."</ref> and Vexen's obsession with research. <ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories''''', '''Vexen:'''' "I'm a scientist; experiments are what I do, yes."</ref> Humanoid Nobodies can still age, as shown with [[Zexion]], who became a Nobody as a child, and [[Naminé]].  

When defeated, Nobodies fade back into darkness. Their defeat, in combination with the destruction of their original selves' Heartless, restores their human forms. Completed once more, the Nobodies' memories remain intact. However, their human form will still have to deal with any trauma resulting from the attack that destroyed their physical body.{{?}}<!--cite to KH3 Ultimania -- secret reports section-->In Sora's case, whose Nobody gained a heart of its own, he does not retain any memory from their Nobody consciously. Because of such, a running gag is that those who knew Roxas in the first Organization mistakenly believe that Sora retains memory of Roxas's time with them.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts II}}{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts III}} Xemnas is an even stranger case; when he was restored as Terra's heartless vessel (due Terra's heart being trapped in the Dark Figure), the decade of aging he went through disappeared. {{Fact}}