Post by Axel on Mar 10, 2010 4:17:55 GMT -5
Axel
“If you have a dream, don't wait. Act. One of life's little rules.”
Age: Appears 25, actually closer to 10
Family: None known
Race: Nobody
Side: Neutral
Job: The Organization's Number VIII
Items: One slightly scorched WINNER popsicle stick he carries around in his pocket
Accessories: None
Personality: Cocky, in a word, but also laid back and quick to make the most of a situation, or spell something out. He knows too much, and while he doesn’t exactly keep that a secret, by the time he does something self-incriminating it’s too late for his victim to squeal. His sarcastic sense of humor lets him play off Larxene’s, but the only people he actually seems to trust are Roxas and Xion—and even then he doesn’t hesitate to resort to violence when things aren’t going well.
While he seems just as determined to get his heart back as any other member of the Organization, the fact that Roxas—and possibly Xion—is around keeps him simmered down and could be a source of leverage in a tight spot. Not that provoking him is a good idea given his blood-streaked history, and let’s not forget about the fire and the spikes and the hurting, but his lack of remorse is in part due to his lack of feelings (and thus a general lack of inhibitions) altogether. A Nobody is a dangerous thing and Axel’s no exception.
History: At some indeterminate point in the past, Axel joined the Organization. He became Number VIII and pursued the Organization’s goal like any other high-ranking Nobody. Numbers XIII and XIV became his closest friends.
But then he was assigned to Castle Oblivion, along with Numbers IV through VI, XI, and XII. Axel took to the castle’s topside with Larxene and Marluxia while Vexen, Zexion, and Lexaeus ran their experiments in the basement. In the process, he became involved with a plot to overthrow Xemnas and the rest of the Organization using Naminé, the puppet charged with the task of calling Sora to the castle. He and Sora came face to face on the second floor of the castle, where Axel warned him against his memories and offered him help. Sora turned him down, though, and Axel went back to discuss the condition of the Keybearer with Larxene. He was interested in the fact that Sora had remained conscious as a Heartless, which led Larxene to deduce that Axel was interested in the strength of Sora’s heart.
Vexen crashed the party when he showed up with his new toy, the Riku Replica. Where Larxene belittled and snarked at their superior, Axel maintained a level of respect and gave Vexen the card that would punctuate his battle with Sora. Not long after that, Marluxia ordered him to take out Vexen. Axel obliged, proving himself a worthy traitor to the Organization in Marluxia’s eyes, but then he turned around again and encouraged Naminé to escape and help Sora. Larxene realized his betrayal too late, so by the time Sora got to Marluxia, the Lord of the Castle and the Cloaked Schemer were the only two people left in Axel’s way. Marluxia escaped with Naminé while Sora fought with Axel on the grounds that Axel was willing to harm Namineé to get to Marluxia and Sora wanted to eliminate any threat to her survival. Axel was defeated, and to Sora it probably looked like he died, but in fact he only escaped in time to find the Riku Replica wandering by itself. He convinced the Replica that finding new power would make him real and give him the ability to take out the real Riku, and so used it to destroy Zexion, who was already weary after his battle with Riku. This forwarded his own shadowy agenda, which as it happened was tied up with Saïx’s.
Axel returned to the rest of the Organization, gave his report, and spent the rest of the year in a relatively idyllic state with Roxas at his side. Not long after that, Roxas looked to discover the reason behind the Keyblade’s choice. This was mainly prompted by his friendship with Xion—a friendship that Axel shared, and that he tried to protect in spite of the fact that he discovered only one of the two could absorb all of Sora’s memories and survive. Despite his best efforts, Xion escaped again and again and Roxas carried on her legacy after her demise—right down to being captured by Riku and placed in a false Twilight Town that DiZ had designed out of data. The Organization found a way inside and sent Axel along with several Dusks to find and capture Roxas. Axel faced him during the Struggle Tournament and discovered that Roxas’s memory had been wiped, but the boy wouldn’t come with him willingly and DiZ got involved in the middle of the fight. Axel had to run away, and was given the order to eliminate Roxas. He objected, but when Xemnas threatened to turn him into a Dusk he conceded and tracked Roxas down at the usual spot on the sixth day. DiZ froze him before he could attack, though, and Roxas escaped to the Old Mansion. Axel, who had gotten in through a portal in the corner of the room in the basement, challenged him there again. Roxas discovered his ability to fight with two Keyblades and defeated Axel again, but promised to meet him in the next life.
Axel faded away and fell into DiZ’s hands. DiZ ordered Riku to eliminate both Axel and Naminé, who had spent the year working to fix Sora’s memories, but Riku let her escape with him instead. At Naminé’s request, Axel went to Destiny Islands to collect Kairi, but King Mickey opened a portal for her to escape through. Axel chased her to Twilight Town and seized her, only for her to escape him a second time and become Saix’s captive. Axel told Sora as much when he showed up at Hollow Bastion, and also explained the reasoning behind the Organization’s plan—using Sora to complete Kingdom Hearts. But when Saix appeared Axel was quick to escape.
Persecuted by the Nobodies he used to command, Axel made his way to the divide between the data Twilight Town and The World That Never Was, hoping to see Roxas when Sora came through. He did see Sora and battled alongside him with diminishing strength, but in the end there were too many enemies and Axel saw his only recourse as a devastating kamikaze attack. It cleared the way for Sora, who bent by Axel’s side and heard from him that Axel had really only been there to see his best friend. Axel apologized for kidnapping Kairi, and with his last bit of strength opened the portal to The World That Never Was. Then he faded like the others.
But Axel did get to see Roxas one last time. Their consciousnesses met on the clocktower at Twilight Town after Sora fought Roxas in The World That Never Was, and they discussed what life (and death) was going to be like for them now. Then Roxas faded away into Sora, with his question about the Keyblade answered and his last words to Axel spoken.
Weapon: Chakrams
Ability:
Lesser Nobodies - Axel's are called Assassins. They can strike from the ground or explode on contact, but he only has control over them if he holds enough sway over the Nobodies in battle at the time.
Corridors of Darkness - His basic navigation takes him down the veins of darkness itself, not that Axel has to worry since he doesn't have a heart that can be lost to it.
Magic: Axel has dominion over fire and all things exploding and burning. He controls it to the point that not having a fuel around isn’t a problem, since his fire burns as long as he wills it to.
Crushes: None
