#kh lea/axel

[briefobservationdreamer]

Kingdom Hearts Characters: Lea/Axel

What I think of the character: So many thoughts about him. Axel was a really fun villain in Chain of Memories and a pretty interesting morally gray character, being the devious assasin throughout his time as a Nobody but was friendly, fun-loving and had a soft spot to him that still made him likeable. However, he did a lot of awful things and deeply hurt a lot of people, but many of them get overlooked once he gets recompleted as Lea and I don't think they should be. I don't take issue with him being a flawed character as long as he learns and fixes his mistakes, but he has a lot of work to do to atone and earn trust and forgiveness. Giving him a keyblade might be fanservice but it was a good way to make him self-reflect, discover what's most important to him, show his determination to fix his mistakes and bring back the friends he lost by his own actions. Unfortunately that potential was lost in KH3 and he didn't really do anything for the war or to atone, he mostly became comic relief with a couple of emotional moments. Xemnas destroying his keyblade and beating him up was just the final insult to his arc. And I think that's a shame because he definitely deserved a character arc and deserved to be more than comic relief. While I don't entirely hate him, I can have a lot of trouble forgiving him for the things he did at times. I do really like his chakrams and keyblade though, and I've always loved fire powers and had a soft spot for characters who use them.

Headcannons:

How he got those teardrop tattoos. We know Saïx gave them to him to help him stop crying, which I like though I wish it had a slightly different context because it's not healthy to discourage crying. Maybe as a charm to wipe away tears, or ward away the need for them? I like to think it happened soon after they became Nobodies, with Lea struggling to cope with everything that happened, especially if Saïx got his scar just before that.

The manga showed that, despite being an extrovert who tries to befriend everyone and taking it upon himself to be the big brother to his group of teens, he isn't as socially smooth and can be a bit more awkward than most realise. He's surprisingly particular about personal space and being touched, and isn't comfortable about physical intimacy with just anyone, only people he's particularly close to. The games kind of hint at this too, so I'm not sure how much this counts as a headcannon, but I'll put it here anyway.

Has a magical connection to the sun, but far more subtle than Isa's connection to the moon. It makes his fire magic easier to use when outside during the day.

Relationships:

Roxas and Xion: I like the idea a lot, and the dynamic is cute. However, what I think a lot of people don't realise is that the relationship is not as wholesome, innocent and harmless as it appears on the surface. Axel used deception and force to keep them with him in the Organisation, and while none of the options were good, it was still toxic and manipulative, and he hurt a lot of other people for them as well. What he did in Days and 2 wasn't healthy, and it isn't cute seeing a grown man do those things because he was obsessed with keeping a pair of vulnerable children. I don't ship Lea with either of them because of the age gap, he's more of a big brother in the role of guardian.

Isa/Saïx: I like the dynamic a lot, and they play off each others strengths and weaknesses very well, and I'm really intrigued by their story. I take huge issue with Axel replacing Saïx and abandoning him when he needed him most, and it's the thing I find hardest to forgive Axel for. I am glad they were able to reconcile, but I wish Lea had taken more responsibility and done more to make up for it and show he really cared about him post recompletion, because there was no excuse. Also no, I don't ship them partly because of what I just said and because I'm not big on romance in general. I just like them as best friends/honorary brothers.

Kairi: It was nice to see them patch things up in KH3 and Lea trying to make amends. It's a shame KH3 was had too much going on to expand on this more, I like to think that Kairi was able to give him some much needed emotional support, help him come to terms with his past and process any guilt he feels about what happened.

Subject X: This is definitely a retcon and sudden thing to bring up now of all times, particularly with Axels many conflicting motivations, but I do like the idea a lot. It adds an extra layer Lea's and Isa's story and motivations, makes things more tragic. It also gives a personal perspective to enhance how messed up the human experiments done by Ansem, Xehanort and the other apprentices did really were, instead of just being facts and figures. Because it's one of many motivations Axel eventually abandoned, despite him claiming not to have given up, its a bit difficult to say how he really feels about it with the "content to miss what's gone" quote from his secret reports in Days. It could be taken to mean he gave up and stopped caring, which would have made his actions and situation with Saix make a lot of sense. But it could also mean he still cares and wants to look, but is 'content to just miss her' for the time being and isn't letting it dominate his life and stopping him appreciating what is going on in the present, which is a healthier attitude to have that is also in line with Lea's personality. We don't know what their relationship was like yet, but I hope they find her in the future.

[mellllllky]

Sea salt family

[cjillustrate]

got it memorised?

[luxmoogle]

.｡*ﾟ+.*.｡A tall figure looms amidst the graveyard...｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆.

[aspaceace]

Error... Data corrupted... Memory override failed...

happy march caprice everybody :)

[theforsakenprince]

Kingdom hearts 3: Axel and Xion

"Don't hold back Lea. Promise?"

[cherryblossmsofjupiter]

Got into Kingdom Hearts. Thinking a lot about the little brother of all time not being allowed to keep his friends/older siblings without darkness taking them away. He’s so lonely :(

[haunted-xander]

Chibibibibibi

[lego-ninja-bilbo]

Little Lea and Isa doodle :)

[ink-witch111]

Lea sketches from like 2 weeks ago.

It was gonna be for a comic but turns out comics are a lot harder than I thought.

Also I’m so fuckin slow at drawing it’s ridiculous.

[anime-grimmy-art]

"Got it memorized?"

Yeah, I havent gotten this dude outta my head the last 15 years.

[briefobservationdreamer]

I've always thought it was such a shame the events of Chain of Memories aren't touched on more. Seeing Lea having to figure out how to interact with Ienzo and Even (and possibly Isa too depending on what he specifically ordered Axel to do), Riku talking with Aeleus and Ienzo, or Sora interacting with Marluxia and Larxene in KH3 with their history being acknowledged. I feel there was a lot of missed potential there.

[semokan]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Happy 15th Anniversary!

Omg it has been 15 years….

I can’t believe I have been drawing Rokushi for 15 years…

I will love them till the end of my life. (*ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ*.ﾟ

And I’m glad that they now living a happy life.

[luxmoogle]

...leaning heavily into Gravedigger!Isa & Corpse!Lea...

[is0gild]

Thinking of You team attack ✨

[suzieloveships]