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During the course of experiments into the nature of the hearts and its darkness, [[Terra-Xehanort]] resolved to cast off his body and become a Heartless himself, choosing to bring the other former apprentices of [[Ansem the Wise]] with him, including [[Even]]. Having regained his Keyblade, he steals their hearts.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance}} This splits them into Heartless and Nobodies, and those Nobodies became the founding members of [[Organization XIII]].{{storylink|Secret Ansem's Report 7}} Even as a Nobody, Vexen only cared for research, and was assigned to duplicate the Keyblade wielder's memories and powers via the [[Replica Program]]. Through this program, he created a Replica of [[Roxas]] he named [[Xion]], as well as an inferior [[Riku Replica|Replica of Riku]].<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''''', '''Xemnas''': "The goal was to duplicate the Keyblade wielder's memories, and through them, his powers—thus making them our own. Vexen oversaw the project at Castle Oblivion. However, our efforts were severely derailed by his unexpected demise. And this particular Replica—the one we called Xion—came to form an identity of her own."</ref>

Axel's Secret Reports in ''358/2 Days'' would later reveal that he killed Vexen to keep the Replica Program from falling into Marluxia's clutches.{{storylink|Day 28: Dealing with the Traitors}}

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AXEL KILLED VEXEN TO PREVENT MARLUXIA AND LARXENE FROM USURPING HIS REPLICA PROGRAM.{{storylink|Day 28: Dealing with the Traitors}}-->

Vexen meets with [[Saïx]] at the [[Keyblade Graveyard]], where the latter questioned the scientist's decision to abandon his humanity a second time. Vexen lies that his research in completing the perfect vessel is all that mattered to him. However, he admits that he was very close to making a vessel that would become a true person once a heart was given to it.

Hearing of the [[Black Box]] and rumors of [[Davy Jones]] being able to exist without a heart, Vexen accompanies [[Luxord]] to [[The Caribbean]] to find out how this was possible along with whether or not the Dead Man's chest was the box they were looking for. However, Vexen is disappointed when he finally sees inside the chest, and learns that it contains a physical, not metaphysical, heart. Through his continued experiments, Vexen succeeds in bringing back [[Xion]] to serve as the thirteenth member of the group and even creates a new replica of Riku called [[Dark Riku]], which takes [[Demyx]]'s place in the Organization.

Upon hearing that [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] went to search for his former master [[Ansem the Wise]], Vexen follows them to [[Twilight Town]]. He uses [[Dusk]]s to save [[Hayner]], [[Pence]], and [[Olette]] from Ansem's wrath. Finding them in the underground tunnel, Vexen appears before his master and bows in respect, telling him that he became a Nobody again to make amends and thwart Xehanort's plans from within his group. Later, Vexen meets with Demyx at [[Radiant Garden]] and manages to convince him to take a blank replica and Ansem the Wise to [[Ienzo]], so they could prep it to house Roxas's heart.

Vexen is later reunited with his heart at some point.

Vexen appears as an enemy in the April 2018 {{khux|NEW XIII Event}}.

Vexen is also very cowardly, and displays a fear of Xemnas, immediately bowing to Marluxia's demand to destroy Sora when Marluxia threatens to tell Xemnas of the failure of the Riku Replica. He also fears approaching Xemnas in the [[Chamber of Repose]], dismissing Zexion's suggestion thereof as a joke. In the ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'' manga, Vexen is portrayed as a character who thinks that he doesn't get enough respect from the aboveground members.

Vexen is one of the most prolific Organization members in battles, appearing as an opponent three times during ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''. He fights with a large blue shield, which he uses to fend off frontal attacks, making it necessary to attack him from behind. He is also able to use the shield offensively, akin to [[Goofy]], but further enhances the style with the spikes lining the edge of his shield. He can use his cryokinetic abilities to blast his enemy with ice from his hand, and can call forth large chunks of ice from the ground to freeze his opponent solid. He also has the power to create slippery ice patches on the ground, or summon icicles that rise from the ground and follow their target for several seconds. Finally, he can create an unavoidable blizzard that can be resisted only with a [[card break]]. In the remake, Vexen can conjure up a sword out of ice and whack his opponent several times with it before performing a final shockwave which destroys the sword and ends the sleight. Like several other members of Organization XIII in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', Vexen moves by levitating, sometimes several feet into the air.