Kingdom Hearts/Characters

Sora
The Hero of the Keyblade and the Main Character of the Kingdom Hearts series. He is 14 years old and lives on the Destiny Islands. He grew up with Riku and has known Kairi for a long time. He has budding romantic feelings for Kairi, but hides them as he is unsure. After the Door to Destiny Islands is opened, Sora gains the Keyblade and fights the giant Heartless Darkside and is sent through the Darkness to Traverse Town, a mysterious world where refugees of destroyed worlds are sent.

He meets with Donald and Goofy, who have been sent by King Mickey Mouse of Disney Castle to stick by the Keyblade wielder and search for the cause of the Darkness in the worlds. He now searches frantically for Riku and Kairi, as well as the source of all Darkness.

Riku
Riku is Sora and Kairi's best friend and is 15 years old. Originally living on the Destiny Islands, he grew up with Sora and has known Kairi for a long time. He has deep romantic feelings for Kairi but hides it due to insecurity. His desire to escape from the monotony of secluded life causes him to open the Door to Destiny Islands and allow the Darkness to take him away. He was originally intended to receive the Keyblade, but his surrender to the Heartless made Sora obtain it instead. On the other side of the door, he meets Maleficent, the Wicked Fairy who uses the Darkness to her own ends. She attempts to recruit him in her dark cadare but does not truly gain his trust until he grows jealous at Sora's new friends, Donald and Goofy.

Feeling abandoned by Sora, he searches for Kairi alone and will do anything - even giving up all his heart to darkness - to save her.

Kairi
Kairi is Sora and Riku's old friend and possible love interest. She is 14 years old. She was born in Hollow Bastion and was a Princess there until she was sent to Destiny Islands by the wicked King Ansem as an experiment following the myth that a Princess's heart is drawn to the Keyblade Hero. She has lived with Sora and Riku for a long time and it is unknown if she shares the feelings they have for her.

She loses her heart following the Door to Destiny Islands being opened, and both Sora and Riku are willing to do anything to find her.