Lea lives an idyllic life alongside his best friend Isa on the world of Radiant Garden, and conspires with Isa to break into Ansem the Wise's castle for the sake of mischief. As they walk away, Isa asks Lea why he keeps befriending strangers, and Lea answers that he wants to live forever in the memories of everyone he meets. Lea travels to the Mysterious Tower with Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, being brought up to speed regarding Sora and Riku's Mark of Mastery exam and Xehanort's inevitable return. [65] He makes recurring appearances throughout Kingdom Hearts II and later installments, menacing Sora's group alongside Maleficent and various other Disney villains. Mickey is absent for most of the original game,[7] which sees him departing his world to discover a solution to the Heartless' invasion, leaving instructions for Donald and Goofy telling to find and protect the Keyblade wielder. He then reveals he has also betrayed Marluxia but before they fight, Sora appears.
Following Ansem's defeat, Riku helps Sora and King Mickey close the door to Kingdom Hearts, remaining on the other side with the king. Ventus later aids Sora and his allies in the final battle with Xehanort. ■ Collection Once Maleficent and Pete are gone, Lea reveals and introduces himself to Mickey and his friends. Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Together with Riku and Naminé, DiZ oversees the restoration of Sora, Donald, and Goofy's memories throughout 358/2 Days, moving them from Castle Oblivion to Twilight Town for safekeeping. 0.2 Birth by Sleep-A fragmentary passage-, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Characters in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack, https://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Leon?oldid=793710, Although they were originally set to appear in. Lea then finds the remnants of Ansem's notes about the Door to Darkness, and leaves to bring back Braig and Isa, without telling Ienzo and Aeleus how, complaining that he always gets stuck with the icky jobs. He appears to feel responsible and blames himself for how his former friend had fallen because of him abandoning him just for Roxas and Xion, displaying he does not believe in favoritism and felt sincere regret for not trying harder to reach out to what remained to Isa inside Saïx, and still considers him a dear friend to the end, vowing to bring him back to the light like with both Roxas and Xion, trying his best to reason with him when they finally fought and expressing nothing but sympathy for his old friend's plight as he died. The pockets of his jacket are a much darker shade of orange than the rest of it. └ Radiant Garden Issues: KH3 section is script regurgitation.
He is the first member of Organization XIII for Sora to meet. His appearance shocks Xemnas and Xigbar, the latter of whom calls him "Axel". Saïx notes that Lea was prone to crying when he was young; thus his Nobody gained tear-like marks under his eyes to symbolize how much Lea cares.