

However, he does smirk and laugh at some points. Also, it seems that by his tone of voice, which is dull and monotone, that Marluxia doesn't pretend to have emotions, like Xemnas or Saïx, and sticks to his true emotionless nature. He also flourishes his weapon after striking with it, occasionally leaving himself open, fitting his title in the Organization.ĭuring battle, he uses unique tactics like a death counter to represent his devious personality. Like Xemnas, Marluxia has a habit of being overly dramatic and giving long speeches. For example, when Axel confronted Marluxia regarding his betrayal to the Organization, he only taunts Axel and leaves Sora to fight the latter. Personality wise, he is often portrayed as very arrogant and vain.

He makes an attempt to rebel against the Organization by using Sora as a puppet to accomplish his goals. Marluxia makes an appearance in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and is a playable character in Mission Mode. He would later participate in the Keyblade War, and would vanish yet again after his defeat. Along with Larxene, he was tasked with overwatching the New Seven Hearts should the Organization’s plan with the Seven Guardians of Light go awry, with him particularly overseeing Mother Gothel’s imprisonment of Rapunzel in the Kingdom of Corona. However, thanks to Axel's meddling, Marluxia's plans were thwarted, and he was ultimately destroyed by Sora after a climatic showdown.ĭespite his treacherous actions towards the original Organization, Marluxia was later brought back to serve as a member of the real Organization XIII. Originally discovered by senior Organization members Xigbar and Xaldin, Marluxia is the mastermind of an internal rebellion in the Organization against Xemnas, planning to use Naminé's unique powers of memory manipulation to turn Sora into his puppet and claim the power of the Keyblade as his own. He controls flowers, and uses his control to command beams of destructive energy from flower-themed minions, bombard the opponent with flurries of petals, and to attack opponents with his massive scythe. He is the lord of Castle Oblivion, and the main antagonist of Sora's story in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Graceful Assassin's Blade), is the Nobody of Lauriam, Rank XI of Organization XIII, and Rank VII of the real Organization XIII. Marluxia, the Graceful Assassin ( 優雅なる凶刃, Yūga-naru Kyōjin ?, lit. You would knowing shackle your heart with a chain of memories born of lies? You would be one who has a heart, yet cast aside your heart's freedom? You turn from the truth because your heart is weak.
