+=============================+ | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | | Muitiplayer Characters FAQ | +=============================+ by: Besonator Table of Contents: 01 - Introduction 02 - Game Information 03 - Legal Information/Version History 04 - Characters |_Xemnas |_Xigbar |_Xaldin |_Lexaeus |_Vexen |_Zexion |_Saïx |_Axel |_Demyx |_Luxord |_Marluxia |_Larxene |_Roxas |_Xion |_Donald |_Goofy |_Riku |_King Mickey |_Sora 05 - Weapons 06 - Team Setup Strategies 07 - How To Unlock Characters 08 - Closing Notes/Contact Information 09 - Credits ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 01 - Introduction Hello! My name is Matt, but you can call me Bes. In this guide, (which will be my 9th entry to CheatHappens) I will walk you through the abilities and background of each playable multiplayer character. These are mainly comprised of the members of Organization XIII. There are also four bonus characters you can play as depending on how far into the game you have progressed. I'll also give you some good strategies to use when building a team for you and your friends to use. Ready? Let's go! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 02 - Game Information Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pronounced 358 Days over 2) takes place in between the time of the events of Kingdom Hearts and leading up to the events of Kingdom Hearts II. In the game, you play as Roxas, Sora's nobody who worked for Organization XIII before leaving after learning just how much Xemnas and Saïx were hiding from him. His best friends, Axel and Xion shared a different fate. Xion died at Roxas's hand and Axel was left alone and friendless, desperate to get Roxas back. In the multiplayer mode, you can play as any one of 17 characters. The 14 members of Organization XIII, Sora's friends Donald and Goofy, and Sora's best friend, Riku. So, let's get on with it. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 03 - Legal Information/Version History This guide may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Version History: Friday, December 18, 2009 Version 1.000 This FAQ was rather easy. I submitted the first version today. WEBSITES THIS GUIDE IS ALLOWED TO BE POSTED ON: --CheatHappens www.cheathappens.com --GameFAQs www.gamefaqs.com --KingdomHearts Power www.kingdomheartspower.freeforums.org ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 04 - Characters The first 14 characters are the members of Organization XIII. Only one of them (Xion) needs to be unlocked. The last five are friends of Sora that do not appear in the one player game and need to be unlocked to use. These are Donald, Goofy, Riku, King Mickey, and Sora. 04.1 - Xemnas Number: I Weapon: Ethereal Blades - "Interdiction" Control Power: Nothingness Rank: LEADER Real Name: Ansem Background: There was Ansem. There was Xehanort. There was Xemnas. A human, a heartless, and a nobody. The real Ansem is a brilliant scientist who is secretly DiZ, the man helping King Mickey from the sidelines. He regrets all of the damage that his nobody was causing. He eventually gave his life trying to stop Kingdom Hearts from falling into Xemnas' hands. Xemnas founded Organization XIII and used it to collect hearts from Heartless and build Kingdom Hearts. His intents may be pure (to gain existance for the nobodies) but his methods are very very lethal. He was eventually defeated by Sora and Riku in the Castle That Never Was. He faded into darkness, never to see the nobodies gain hearts. 04.2 - Xigbar Number: II Weapon: Arrowguns - "Sharpshooter" Control Power: Space Rank: FOUNDING MEMBER Real Name: Braig Background: Xigbar made his first appearance during Kingdom Hearts II. He shows up at Hollow Bastion. He never showed his face, however. When Sora returned to the Land of Dragons to aid Mulan, A dragon was turned into a Heartless by Xigbar and Sora killed him in the emporer's palace. 04.3 - Xaldin Number: III Weapon: Lances - "Lindworm" Control Power: Wind Rank: FOUNDING MEMBER/Commander Real Name: Dalin Background: Xaldin first showed his face in Kingdom Hearts II. He appears in Hollow Bastion alongside cohort, Xigbar. He aided Roxas in his missions to Beast's Castle and attempted to turn Beast into a massive Heartless. He was thwarted by Sora however. He perished at the hand of Sora at Beast's Castle. 04.5 - Vexen Number: IV Weapon: Shield - "Frozen Pride" Control Power: Ice Rank: FOUNDING MEMBER Real Name: Even Background: Vexen was originally known as a mad scientist named Even. He was dedicated to the research of Xeahonort's memories. Although he first appeared in Chain of Memories, his main role was in 358/2 Days where he was charged by Xemnas to create replicas. The first of these was Xion. Vexen was attempting to create a replica of Riku when Marluxia stopped him. After that, Vexen attempted to explain Roxas to Sora. Axel, under Marluxia's orders, showed up and killed Vexen, ensuring that the Organization maintained control. 04.4 - Lexaeus Number: V Weapon: Axe Sword - "Skysplitter" Control Power: Earth Rank: FOUNDING MEMBER Real Name: Aeleus Background: Lexaeus served as a guard to Ansem while he was still performing his research. In Chain of Memories, he shows up during Riku's story. Lexaeus uncovered Marluxia's treachery and attempted to use Riku to destroy him. Riku fought with him and, when he became possessed by Xeahonort's Heartless, killed him. 04.6 - Zexion Number: VI Weapon: Lexicon - "Book of Retribution" Control Power: Illusion Rank: FOUNDING MEMBER Real Name: Ienzo Background: Zexion was Ansem's young lab assistant and was responsible for the creation of the underground laboratory. Zexion attempted to convince Riku that he was worthless and destined for darkness when Namine stepped in and convinced him to accept both darkness and light. Riku's replica was turned against Zexion with promises of existance for killing him. The replica destroyed Zexion although being used only to up Saix's rank and to prevent Zexion from treachery. 04.7 - Saix Number: VII Weapon: Claymore - "Lunatic" Control Power: Moon Rank: Lieutenant Commander Real Name: Isa Background: Saix used Axel, a former friend to attempt to gain control over Xemnas. He also ordered him to kidnap Kairi. Saix attempted to destroy Sora at Hollow Bastion but he failed. Later, during his climb to the top of Castle Oblivion, Sora encounters Saix and destroys the berserk nobody. His death spelled out inevitable destruction for Organization XIII. 04.8 - Axel Number: VIII Weapon: Chakrams - "Eternal Flames" Control Power: Fire Rank: Agent Real Name: Lea Background: Axel is the nobody who caused the most stir throughout the organization. First was his love affair with Larxene, second was his causing the deaths of both Marluxia, Zexion, and Xion, third was his betrayal of Saix to befriend Roxas. He secretly aided Sora on his journey through Kingdom Hearts II and eventually died performing a suicide attack to save him during Sora's trip through the path to The World That Never Was. 04.9 - Demyx Number: IX Weapon: Sitar - "Arpeggio" Control Power: Water Rank: Agent Real Name: Meyd Background: Demyx really has no major link to the story except for his role in deterring Sora during the events of Kingdom Hearts II. He isn't much of a fighter and perished at Sora's hand. 04.10 - Luxord Number: X Weapon: Cards - "Fair Game" Control Power: Time Rank: Agent Real Name: Dolur Background: Like Demyx, Luxord has very few real ties to the storyline. He appeared in Kingdom Hearts II and cursed Jack Sparrow for his own amusement. He eventually attempted to take Sora's life but was destroyed by Sora and Riku at Castle Oblivion. 04.11 - Marluxia Number: XI Weapon: Scythe - "Graceful Dahlia" Control Power: Flowers Rank: Agent Real Name: Liamaru Background: Marluxia first appeared in Chain of Memories and was the leader of the opposition force ho attempted to overthrow Xemnas. His cohorts included Vexen, Lexaeus, and Larxene. He led Sora on a game of cat and mouse throughout Castle Oblivion but was eradicated by Sora. 04.12 - Larxene Number: XII Weapon: Knives - "Foudre" Control Power: Lightning Rank: Agent Real Name: Nelare Background: Larxene appeared in Chain of Memories in an attempt to manipulate Sora by revealing Namine to him. She used her savage and treacherous mind to her own advantage by conspiring with Marluxia to overthrow Xemnas. After Axel betrayed her, she set out to kill Sora herself. She almost succeded but Donald and Goofy managed to find him and took her down. She then faded into darkness. 04.13 - Roxas Number: XIII Weapon: Keyblade Control Power: Light Rank: Agent Real Name: Sora Background: Roxas was found in Twilight Town by Xemnas. He is Sora's nobody and can wield any of the Keyblades. Due to this fact, Xemnas manipulated him into working for the organization in order to collect and build Kingdom Hearts. In his desperation to exist, Xemnas created Xion, Roxas's replica to quicken the operation and to provide a failsafe should Roxas fail. Roxas befriended Axel and Xion but later left the organization when he discovered the consipracy surrounding him. He was later forced by Xion to eliminate her. He desperately tried to avoid it but in the end, his last act was to eliminate his best friend. 04.14 - Xion Number: XIV Weapon: Keyblade Control Power: Light Rank: Replica Real Name: No, I Background: Xion was a failed attempt at copying Roxas. She was created to ensure that if Roxas failed, someone would be left to collect hearts. When she discovered what she was, she turned on the organization and forced Roxas into killing her. Before that though, she turned on her other best friend, Axel, and he was left no choice but to attempt to stop her. 04.15 - Donald Number: N/A Weapon: Mage's Staff Control Power: N/A Rank: N/A Real Name: N/A Background: The court magician of King Mickey at Disney Castle, Donald set out with Sora in Kingdom Hearts in an attempt to locate King Mickey. After Sora closed the door on the dark realm, leaving Mickey and Riku on the other side, Donald again went with him in an attempt to search for another door, a door to the light. 04.16 - Goofy Number: N/A Weapon: Knight's Shield Control Power: N/A Rank: N/A Real Name: N/A Background: The captain of the Royal Guard at Disney Castle, Goofy set out with Donald and Sora in the original Kingdom Hearts in order to help find King Mickey and Sora's missing friends. After the door to darkness was closed, he again went with Sora to find the door to the light. 04.17 - Riku Number: N/A Weapon: Keyblade - "Soul Eater" Control Power: Darkness Rank: N/A Real Name: N/A Background: The best friend of Sora and Kairi, Riku was unintentionally responsible for the destruction of the Destiny Islands. After he gave in to the darkness in order to save his friends, he transformed and was posessed by Xeahonort's heartless. He was responsible for Roxas's downfall and later deeply regretted his decision. at Castle Oblivion, he battled alongside Sora, Donald, Goofy, Kairi, Ansem, and King Mickey and eventually defeated Xemnas at Sora's side. Afterwards, he discovered that he had lost his dark power and returned to the light. 04.18 - King Mickey Number: N/A Weapon: Keyblade Control Power: Light Rank: N/A Real Name: N/A Background: After King Mickey disappeared from Disney Castle, Donald and Goofy set out with Sora on an attempt to resuce him. During the events of Kingdom Hearts, Mickey was locked up along with Riku behind the door to the darkness. In Kingdom Hearts II, Mickey uncovers DiZ as Xemnas and finds the door to the light. He eventually aids the team in the final battle against Xemnas and returns to Disney Castle. 04.19 - Sora Number: N/A Weapon: Keyblade Control Power: Light Rank: N/A Real Name: N/A Background: Sora is the main protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series. The boy from Destiny Islands was unwittingly thrust into the middle of a was between the Heartless and the Nobodies. He began his adventure in Kingdom Hearts searching for his missing friends Riku and Kairi. In Chain of Memories, he crawled through the terrifying Castle Oblivion in search of his lost memories. In Kingdom Hearts II, he found Riku and Kairi and discovered the door to the light. He later eradicated Organization XIII entirely and retuned to the Destiny Islands with his friends. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 05 - Weapons These are the weapons used in the game and how their stats are balanced out. They are exclusive to each character and may not be used with any of the others. Note that since all of the weapons are character exclusive, their stats are also the same as their respective character. Name: Ethereal Blades Used by: Xemnas Stats: HP: 6 Attack: 8 Defense: 4 Magic: 8 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 4 Crit Bonus: 5 Name: Arrowguns Used by: Xigbar Stats: HP: 3 Attack: 2 Defense: 2 Magic: 2 Attack Speed: 10 Crit Rate: 1 Crit Bonus: 2 Name: Lances Used by: Xaldin Stats: HP: 4 Attack: 6 Defense: 4 Magic: 3 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 3 Crit Bonus: 4 Name: Shield Used by: Vexen Stats: HP: 4 Attack: 3 Defense: 4 Magic: 8 Attack Speed: 3 Crit Rate: 6 Crit Bonus: 2 Name: Axe Sword Used by: Lexaeus Stats: HP: 10 Attack: 10 Defense: 10 Magic: 1 Attack Speed: 1 Crit Rate: 2 Crit Bonus: 8 Name: Lexicon Used by: Zexion Stats: HP: 1 Attack: 2 Defense: 1 Magic: 9 Attack Speed: 7 Crit Rate: 1 Crit Bonus: 10 Name: Claymore Used by: Saix Stats: HP: 7 Attack: 6 Defense: 4 Magic: 3 Attack Speed: 4 Crit Rate: 10 Crit Bonus: 10 Name: Chakrams Used by: Axel Stats: HP: 5 Attack: 6 Defense: 4 Magic: 5 Attack Speed: 6 Crit Rate: 5 Crit Bonus: 5 Name: Sitar Used by: Demyx Stats: HP: 4 Attack: 4 Defense: 3 Magic: 7 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 4 Crit Bonus: 3 Name: Cards Used by: Luxord Stats: HP: 4 Attack: 4 Defense: 5 Magic: 6 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 4 Crit Bonus: 5 Name: Scythe Used by: Marluxia Stats: HP: 6 Attack: 7 Defense: 3 Magic: 6 Attack Speed: 3 Crit Rate: 7 Crit Bonus: 7 Name: Knives Used by: Larxene Stats: HP: 3 Attack: 3 Defense: 2 Magic: 7 Attack Speed: 10 Crit Rate: 3 Crit Bonus: 1 Name: Keyblade Used by: Roxas/Xion/Sora Stats: HP: 5 Attack: 5 Defense: 5 Magic: 5 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 5 Crit Bonus: 5 Name: Keyblade (Soul Eater) Used by: Riku Stats: HP: 6 Attack: 5 Defense: 5 Magic: 3 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 6 Crit Bonus: 8 Name: Mage's Staff Used by: Donald Stats: HP: 1 Attack: 1 Defense: 1 Magic: 10 Attack Speed: 4 Crit Rate: 4 Crit Bonus: 3 Name: Knight's Shield Used by: Goofy Stats: HP: 6 Attack: 5 Defense: 8 Magic: 1 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 4 Crit Bonus: 5 Name: Keyblade Used by: King Mickey Stats: HP: 3 Attack: 5 Defense: 4 Magic: 8 Attack Speed: 5 Crit Rate: 8 Crit Bonus: 7 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 06 - Team Setup Strategies These are some strategies for setting up good teams for multi player missions. Most of these will be centered around a 4 person team but will be customizable to fit any number from 2-4. --/SMASH AND SLASH\-- This is my personal favorite team setup. It centers around two heavy strikers with one magician backup for healing and certaing foes. The fourth member balances out by having a high attack speed. #1 - Lexaeus Due to his high strength, he makes the perfect heavy hitter. #2 - Saix While not quite as strong, his high Critical makes his your perfect secondary heavy hitter. #3 - Donald This guy can cure and wield magic like nobody's buisness. Just make sure to guard him well though as his HP and DEF are low. #4 - Axel You accesory fighter who has fairly even stats and can make an amazing aid with his rapid attacks. --/THE POWER OF LIGHT\-- This is a team that is GREAT for missions with a wide variety of foes as all of the characters have very balanced stats. #1 - Roxas #2 - Xion #3 - King Mickey #4 - Sora Using all 4 LIGHT wielders may seem like overkill but they make a very brutal force against a mashed up group of foes. Just make sure you avoid enemies with very high HP. --/ALCHEMIC ASSASSINS\-- This team utalizes magic as it's primary attacking source. This team is best used against foes that are known to be quite weak to magic. #1 - Donald This guy can cure and wield magic like nobody's buisness. Just make sure to guard him well though as his HP and DEF are low. #2 - Larxene Her ultra high attack speed can mean the difference between life and death when casting magic as it leaves you relatively defenseless while casting. #3 - Zexion Your third magician has a slightly higher attack stat and can aid in defending against foes who are well protected against magic. #4 - Riku Riku is essential to this team as he is a major help against foes immune to magic. He is invaluable and should be kept alive at all costs. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 07 - How To Unlock Characters In this section, I will tell you exactly how to go about obtaining the use of the six unlockable characters. /--------------------------------------------------------------- |Xion - Unlocked by reaching Rookie rank on Day 117 in Story Mode \--------------------------------------------------------------- /-------------------------------------------------------------- |Riku - Unlocked by reaching Agent rank on Day 172 in Story Mode \-------------------------------------------------------------- /----------------------------------------------------------------- |Donald - Unlocked by reaching Expert rank on Day 225 in Story Mode \----------------------------------------------------------------- /---------------------------------------------------------------- |Goofy - Unlocked by reaching Master rank on Day 296 in Story Mode \---------------------------------------------------------------- /---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |King Mickey - Unlocked by purchasing The King's Return for 1000 Heart Points |from the Moogle Shop, ONLY AVAILABLE after completing all Story Mode missions \---------------------------------------------------------------------------- /---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sora - Unlocked by purchasing Sora's Awakening for 2000 Heart Points from the |Moogle Shop, ONLY AVAILABLE after filling the mission gauge on all Story Mode |missions. \---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 08 - Closing Notes/Contact Information Thank you for reading my guide! I hope it helped you out and you enjoyed it! If you wish to contact me for any reason, you may do so at the following locations: eMail - bes4360@gmail.com MSN: chubes4360@live.com CheatHappens.com: www.cheathappens.com/show_user.asp?userID=450129 KingdomHearts Power: www.kingdomheartspower.freeforums.org ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 09 - Credits --God For keeping me going when no one else can. --Myself The writer of this FAQ --PWizard and Nevermore For hosting this guide. --CJayC For hosting this guide. --All of my CHU friends For their encouragement --SquarEnix For the amazing game!