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|journalUX='''Album'''<br>KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)<br>The 3rd member of Organization XIII. His wiles have clouded the Beast's heart.<br><br>'''Boss'''<br>This Organization member has lots of HP a uses powerful attacks. The battle will be a long one—be prepared to heal yourself often!

'''Xaldin''', the {{nihongo|''Whirlwind Lancer''|旋風の六槍|Senpū no Rokusō'|lit. ''Six Lances of the Whirlwind''}}, is the [[Nobody]] of [[Dilan]] and is Rank III within the original [[Organization XIII]]. He controls the wind, and uses his power over the air to freely manipulate his six lances without holding them directly. He commands the [[Dragoon]] Nobodies and has the second-highest throne among the Organization.

|In the manga, Xaldin interrupts [[Demyx]]'s strumming, telling him to keep it down because he wanted to sleep. Annoyed, Xaldin questioned why Demyx clung to his human memories but received no reply. Xaldin told him that [[Nobody|Nobodies]] needed to sleep because a terrible force was moving the world, and they need rest to store up power. Demyx did not reply once again as Xaldin left the room, displeased.{{fact}}<!--citation and storylink-->

[[File:Temptation of the Organization 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|Xaldin convinces Beast that Belle, Sora, and the others are against him.]]

Sora, fighting his way through the [[Heartless]] that has settled into the castle, eventually reaches Beast's bedroom. Xaldin tells Beast that Sora and his party are only there to help Belle against Beast and that she has sent them to steal the rose symbolizing his curse from him with the intention of eventually taking his life. Beast, still under Xaldin's influence, attacks Sora as Xaldin flees, but Sora is able to bring Beast back to his senses.

When Sora and Beast head downstairs into the ballroom, they encounter the [[Shadow Stalker]] Heartless, which attacks them. After being defeated, it evolves into the enormous [[Dark Thorn]], but that too is no match for Sora and is destroyed. Xaldin leaves the area without a fight but states that this isn't over and retreats to continue scheming.

Belle shuts herself in her room, confining herself to looking out on the balcony. There she finds Beast's rose and gladly signals to Sora from the balcony. The rose is just a trap, however, and Xaldin appears behind her, kidnapping her as well as retaking the rose. Xaldin flies down in front of Beast in his courtyard, taunting him by saying he can only carry either the rose or Belle along with him and forcing Beast to choose which one he wants him to leave behind. Before Beast has time to choose, however, Belle elbows Xaldin in the side and grabs the rose, taking the time from Xaldin's surprise to escape his grasp. Beast then attacks Xaldin, who leaps aside and conjures six long spears using his powers over the wind. He battles Sora and Beast on the bridge, using his abilities to the fullest, but is defeated and fades into darkness, relinquishing his body and soul to reunite with his heart at Radiant Garden and recreate his human self, [[Dilan]].

His unpleasant personality is showcased in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', where he speaks sarcastically and impatiently to Roxas during their missions together. He expresses a keen interest in the psychological weaknesses of his opponents, and how they can be exploited. He explains why he had been given the task of turning Beast into a Heartless. His disposition also shows during his investigation, detailing only the personalities of those who live there (which he concludes with great accuracy, given his Nobody status). He also seems to enjoy combat, a trait that is shown during the [[Dark Follower]] mission. In addition, he disapproves of laziness, which Xaldin, when spoken to in the Grey Area, says he cannot stand. This disapproval is also implied when, during a mission with Roxas, he tells the younger Nobody "No breaks." In the [[Secret Reports]], he writes that he has a contempt for beings with emotion and that he desires a heart only so that he may be able to do what only people with hearts can do.{{storylink|Day 119: Hearts and Emotion}} He has no desire to feel emotion. He has been shown to be deeply pessimistic and cynical, stating that the power of love is the stuff of poetry, not practicality, and that love never lasts.

Xaldin fights using six lances conjured from the wind. He can carry at least three at a time, and controls any of the lances he is not carrying by using the air around him, while at the same time floating through the air without much effort. He is very acrobatic, and his physical capabilities are greatly enhanced by his control of the attribute of wind, which he can use to move into a variety of attacks. He attacks rapidly, using the wind to hasten the speed of his strikes, and can use the Jump command his Dragoon Nobodies use, although Xaldin tends to jump multiple times and does more damage.

Xaldin can use them to thrust from long distances, twirl them around himself as a form of defense, jump down on a foe with all six-pointed downward, or have them grow and fuse into an enormous dragon that he rides on before firing a whirlwind from the dragon's mouth. Although, in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', Xaldin lines up all six of his lances in front of him, in order to block himself, supposedly in the style of a barrier or wall.