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'''Luxord''', the {{nihongo|''Gambler of Fate''|運命を賭す者|Unmei o Tosumono}}, is Rank X within the original [[Organization XIII]]. He possesses the power of time manipulation, and uses his ability to force his opponents to play timed games, with unfortunate consequences if they cannot learn the rules and lose. He commands the [[Gambler]] Nobodies.

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', he harassed [[Sora]] and his friends in [[Port Royal]], playing a game with them involving the cursed Aztec treasure there. He later battles Sora alone in [[The World That Never Was]], and is the third-to-last member of Organization XIII to fall.  

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', he was revived as a member of the [[real Organization XIII]], and harassed Sora again in [[The Caribbean]].

On an unknown world, Luxord's original persona became a Heartless, his strong will allowing his body to continue on as his Nobody, Luxord. He was later found by an unknown member and became the tenth member of Organization XIII.

At a table, Luxord was beating [[Axel]] at a game of cards. Embarrassed, Axel challenged him for another game. At Axel's words, Luxord started shuffling the cards, laughing, as [[Xigbar]] arrived. Luxord asked him for a game, but he refused. The trio started to talk about [[Xemnas]] going out of the [[Castle That Never Was|castle]], as it was an important time for Organization XIII.

When Axel asked why, Xigbar replied that the world is moving. Although, this made both Axel and Luxord confused. Xigbar refused to tell more, leaving them puzzled. Luxord commented about the original six members having been companions since before Organization XIII was formed and that he did not understand what they were planning. Grinning, Axel dropped the subject and the pair started to play cards again.

Luxord is present when [[Xion]] joined Organization XIII, and often teams up with [[Roxas]] in missions in [[Wonderland]]. This association with this world is more than likely thanks to the [[Queen of Hearts]]'s card army. Luxord joins Roxas on other missions and stays in the [[Castle That Never Was#The Grey Area|Grey Area]] as well. Luxord takes all of his missions as a game, and tends to comment on them as such to Roxas. He appears shocked when Xemnas announces at an Organization meeting the truth about Xion being a [[Replica]], and remarks, "If only the whispers from the top of the ladder carried to the bottom rung," before vanishing from [[Castle That Never Was#Where Nothing Gathers|Where Nothing Gathers]]. If Roxas talks to him before leaving on his mission, he remarks that "No game is complete without pawns," seemingly resigned to his own role as a pawn in the Organization.

[[File:Parle from Organization XIII 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|200px|Luxord orders the destruction of the Interceptor while Sora and his friends are still aboard.]]

Immediately after taunting Sora, the Organization returns to [[Where Nothing Gathers|their meeting chamber]]. In response to talk about making plans for the future, Luxord states his hope for the boy and his intention to lend a hand to determine Sora's fate. This causes [[Demyx]] to suggest his own method, much Xigbar's chagrin, and after [[Xaldin]] chastises him, Luxord expresses disappointment, realizing that he needs to wait for his fun to begin.

Upon making second rounds to the worlds in search of Organization XIII's stronghold, Sora and co. join [[Jack Sparrow]] in Port Royal to find [[William Turner]], who has gone missing while investigating the theft of cursed pirate gold by a man in a black hood. They seek out Will using the ''[[Black Pearl]]'', and find him on the ''Interceptor''. As soon as they recover Will, Luxord appears on the ''Black Pearl'' with the cursed gold beside him, and greets Jack Sparrow. He reveals that he is at Port Royal to assess the value of the cursed gold to the Organization, and summons the [[Grim Reaper]] [[Heartless]]. After the Heartless is thrown overboard, Luxord invokes the right of {{w|parley}} before Jack can get off a shot with his pistol. He agrees to hand over the chest, but takes four [[medallion]]s and gives them to his Gambler Nobodies, who vanish. This reactivates the curse on Jack, as well as placing it on the Grim Reaper.

The Grim Reaper then knocks Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], and Jack onto the ''Interceptor'', and has the cannons of the ''Black Pearl'' destroy the ship. Sora and the others survive and track down the medallions, after which they head to Port Royal and defeat the Grim Reaper, lifting the curse on Jack. Even with Luxord's experiments having failed, he manages to bring the heart that the Grim Reaper was holding to Kingdom Hearts, and promptly flees.

After having returned to his human form, the [[real Organization XIII]] recreates him as the Nobody Luxord and re-inducts her into the Organization.

Luxord, wearing his black coat, appears alongside his fellow members of the real Organization XIII at [[Where Nothing Gathers]]. As the heroes advance, the Organization's allotted time expires and its members, including Luxord, retreat to their rightful points in time.

{{Q|A wild card; you've earned it. Could come in handy.|Luxord}}

[[File:The Long Game 01 KHIII.png|thumb|right|200px|Luxord summons a fleet of [[Heartless Ship]]s.]]

Luxord has been going from world to world in search of the [[Black Box]]; [[Xigbar]] claims that the box contains "hope" that the Organization needs. Having no success, Luxord appears in the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] just as Xemnas is about to reveal that he, along with Demyx, Marluxia, and Larxene, were initiated into both the first and second Organizations due to their connections to an ancient Keyblade legacy.  

Some time after that, Luxord arrives in [[The Caribbean]] to be briefed by [[Vexen]] on the importance of a chest located somewhere in the world. Vexen wants it for scientific research, while Luxord only goes after it to fulfill his orders to collect any black box he discovers. To that end, Luxord parleys with Jack Sparrow to offer him whatever he wishes so long as he beats him in a race to Port Royal. Sora and Jack not only win the race, but also manage to destroy Luxord's fleet of Heartless and board his ship. Reveling in his victory, Jack asks Luxord to bring him the chest on the ''Flying Dutchman'', unwittingly revealing where the black box is. Luxord then casts the pirates off his vessel and goes after the ship of [[Davy Jones]].

[[File:The Tables Turn 01 KHIII.png|thumb|200px|left|Jack breathes in Luxord's face, knocking him off the ''Flying Dutchman''.]]

Sora, Donald, and Goofy pursue Luxord, prompting him to summon a fleet of Heartless ship to combat them. Luxord manages to identify the ''Flying Dutchman'' when he sees Sora going into battle with it; despite Sora explaining that only [[Davy Jones]]' heart is inside the box, Luxord plans to collect it anyway to fulfill his orders. In the hope that he board the ''Flying Dutchman'' with less chaos, Luxord summons the [[Kraken]] to distract Sora and the pirates from their battle with Davy Jones. However, when Jack retrieves the chest first, Luxord tries to initiate parley, but is interrupted by Jack who knocks him off the ship with his bad breath and into the whirlpool below. <!--Should there be mention that Luxord gave up pursuit of the chest after Vexen saw what was inside of it?-->

Luxord is among the members of the [[real Organization XIII]] who stand beside [[Xehanort]] as he summons a labyrinth spanning the Keyblade Graveyard. He joins Xemnas, Marluxia, and Larxene in battling [[King Mickey]] until Sora intervenes. Shortly into the battle, Xemnas empowers Luxord and departs, allowing Luxord to trap Mickey in a card. He challenges Sora to one final game: to free Mickey, the hero must find Luxord hidden among a circle of cards. Sora finds and defeats Luxord, who gives Sora a wild card that could "turn the tables". Sora asks to play with him again when they are normal humans, to which Luxord agrees. He fades away and leaves behind a card, which explodes to free the King.

Luxord is also portrayed as a master of rhetoric, with an advanced vocabulary (for example, describing the Grim Reaper Heartless as "''a veritable maelstrom of avarice''", meaning endlessly greedy, using it to taunt his opponents). Like Xaldin, he also possesses a notable English Received Pronunciation accent in the English translation, furthering his air of sophistication. Another interesting note is that, unlike most other members of Organization XIII, who banter with Sora in some fashion before fighting, when Luxord appears to him he calmly smiles and says "''I'd rather we just skip the formalities''", and begins the battle right away. This somewhat contrasts his appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', where he talks a good deal to Roxas on their missions and other members of the Organization.

Luxord uses his attribute, time, in unorthodox methods when compared to other Organization XIII members. He shortens the odds originally by dispatching of Sora's companions before attacking Sora himself. Luxord does not have a HP bar; during the battle, Luxord and Sora each have a "time" bar that depletes over time and when they are damaged. The first to have theirs depleted loses the battle. This means that the player must watch Sora's HP and time gauges to make sure neither are emptied. He can blast his enemies with magic presumably of his element when they are far away, but he mainly uses his cards to fight them.

Luxord uses {{c|Cards|weapon}} as his weapon, His signature Card stock is called '''[[Fair Game]]'''. Luxord's Cards come in of varying sizes, some reaching likely more than ten feet in the air when stood on end. The back of each Card has five Nobody symbols on it, while the opposite side resembles a clock (referencing Luxord's element of time) that has Nobody symbols as the minute and hour hands, and the Roman numerals for 1-12 for the clock numbers (the numeral for 13 is in the center, just under the clock hands). Luxord uses these Cards the way that most members of Organization XIII use their element. He can turn himself into a giant Card and hide among similar Cards, turn his enemies into Cards, throw flurries of razor-sharp cards at an enemy, create defensive barriers, and at times by will can warp reality. The Reaction Command "[[Reaction Command#Luxord|Flip]]" causes the Cards to vanish, but some of them have a booby trap (represented by a symbol on the one side of the Card) that "Flip" triggers. He can also use them as sleight of hand cover, or to disorient his enemies.  

Gambler Nobodies also use Cards as their weapons, and have the ability to turn an enemy into a Card after winning a "game". They also use Dice, and have a similar ability to turn an enemy into a Die.