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[[File:OrganizationXIII.png|thumb|300px|The original members of Organization XIII displaying their weapons. From left to right: Demyx, Luxord, Xaldin, Xigbar, Axel, Roxas, Xemnas, Xion, Saïx, Marluxia, Lexaeus, Zexion, Larxene and Vexen.]]
{{nihongo|'''Organization XIII'''|XIII機関|Jūsan Kikan|lead=yes}} is a fictional group of characters featured in [[Square Enix]] and [[Disney Interactive Studios]]' ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' video game series. The group comprises thirteen beings, including Xemnas and his twelve followers.
The concept of the Organization was originally introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'' within a bonus ending titled "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]", where their Japanese name was translated as the "Thirteenth Order". The group was later introduced as the "Organization" in
The group was moderately well received by reviewers
==Concept and creation==
The members of Organization XIII
In ''Chain of Memories'', the staff had several of the Organization's members defeated as part of the plot. While Nomura intended to have
Several former members appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'', having regained their hearts following the destruction of their Heartless and Nobodies. In both the game and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
==Members==
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The events of
===Xemnas===
:{{voiced by|[[Norio Wakamoto]]|[[Paul St. Peter]]}}<ref name="KHII-GSTechInfo">{{cite web| title = Kingdom Hearts II Tech Info| publisher = [[GameSpot]]| url = http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/kingdomhearts2/tech_info.html| access-date = 2009-06-16| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121112132340/http://www.gamespot.com/kingdom-hearts-ii/techinfo/platform/ps2/| archive-date = 2012-11-12}}</ref><ref name="GS-358Tech">{{cite web| url = http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/kingdomhearts3582days/tech_info.html| title = Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Tech Info| publisher = [[GameSpot]]| access-date = 2009-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226114526/http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/kingdomhearts3582days/tech_info.html|archive-date=2010-02-26}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|Xemnas|ゼムナス|Zemunasu}} is the leader of the original Organization XIII, ranked first as the {{Nihongo|"Superior of the In-Between"|狭間の指導者|Hazama no Shidōsha}}.
The secret ending of ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' reveals that
===Xigbar<span id="Xigbar"></span><span id="Braig"></span>===
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:{{voiced by|[[Kenjiro Tsuda]]|[[Max Mittelman]]}}
{{Nihongo|Xigbar|シグバール|Shigubāru}} is the Nobody of {{Nihongo|Braig{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Romanized as "Bleig" in the North American release of ''Kingdom Hearts II''.}}|ブライグ}}, who was a guardsman at Radiant Garden and a collaborator with Xehanort prior to the Organization's formation.
In ''358/2 Days'', Xigbar discovers Xion's true nature as a Replica before the other members
The [[telescopic sight]] sequence of Xigbar's boss battle underwent
===Xaldin<span id="Xaldin"></span><span id="Dilan"></span>===
:{{voiced by|[[Yōsuke Akimoto]]|[[David Dayan Fisher]]}}<ref name="KHII-GSTechInfo"/><ref name="GS-358Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Xaldin|ザルディン|Zarudin}} is the Nobody of Ansem's guardsman {{Nihongo|Dilan{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Romanized as "Dilin" in the North American release of ''Kingdom Hearts II''.}}|ディラン|Diran}}, who is first introduced in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' as the original Organization's number three. He is nicknamed the {{Nihongo|"Whirlwind Lancer"|旋風の六槍|Senpū no Rokusō|lit. "Six Lances of the Whirlwind"}}, using [[wind]] to manipulate his six [[lances]]. He commands the lance-wielding "Dragoon" Nobodies.<ref name="ultimania"/>
===Vexen<span id="Vexen"></span><span id="Even"></span>===
:{{voiced by|Tatsuya Kando (''COM'') (Japanese), [[Nachi Nozawa]] (''Re:COM''-''BbS'') (Japanese), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (''KHIII'')|[[Derek Stephen Prince]]}}<ref name="CoM-GSTechInfo">{{cite web|title=Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Tech Info|work=[[GameSpot]]|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/rpg/kingdomheartschainofmemories/tech_info.html|access-date=September 24, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104031342/http://www.gamespot.com/kingdom-hearts-chain-of-memories/techinfo/platform/gba/|archive-date=November 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name="GS-ReCoM-Tech">{{cite web|url =http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/kingdomheartsrechainofmemories/tech_info.html|title=Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories Tech Info|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=June 16, 2009}}</ref><ref name="GS-358Tech"/><ref name="GS-KHIIFM-Tech">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/kingdomheartsiifinalmix/tech_info.html|title=Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix + Tech Info|work=[[GameSpot]]|access-date= 2009-06-16}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|Vexen|ヴィクセン|Vikusen}}, originally named {{Nihongo|Even|エヴェン}}, is a mad scientist and researcher of the heart.
===Lexaeus<span id="Lexaeus"></span><span id="Aeleus"></span>===
:{{voiced by|Tatsuya Kando (''COM'') (Japanese), [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (''Re:COM'' onward)|[[Dave Boat]]}}<ref name="CoM-GSTechInfo"/><ref name="GS-358Tech"/><ref name="GS-ReCoM-Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Lexaeus|レクセウス|Rekuseusu}}
===Zexion<span id="Zexion"></span><span id="Ienzo"></span>===
:{{voiced by|[[Akira Ishida]]|[[Vince Corazza]]}}<ref name="GS-358Tech"/><ref name="GS-ReCoM-Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Zexion|ゼクシオン|Zekushion}} is the Nobody of {{Nihongo|Ienzo|イェンツォ|Yentso}},{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Written as {{Nihongo|イエンツォ||Ientso}} prior to ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''.}} Ansem's youngest apprentice, who appears as an orphaned child during the events of ''Birth by Sleep''.
===Saïx<span id="Saix"></span><span id="Isa"></span>===
:{{voiced by|[[Ginpei Sato]]|[[Kirk Thornton]]}}<ref name="KHII-GSTechInfo"/>
{{Nihongo|Saïx|サイクス|Saikusu}}, also known as the {{Nihongo|"Luna Diviner"|月に舞う魔人|Tsuki ni Mau Majin|lit. "Devil Dancing in the Moon"}}, is Xemnas' right-hand man.
In ''358/2 Days'', Saïx assigns missions to other Organization members and
===Axel<span id="Axel"></span><span id="Lea"></span>===
:{{voiced by|[[Keiji Fujiwara]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Fujiwara also provided the character's battle expressions in the international versions of ''Chain of Memories''.<ref name="CoM-GSTechInfo"/>}}|[[Quinton Flynn]]}}<ref name="KHII-GSTechInfo"/><ref name="GS-358Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Axel|アクセル|Akuseru}}
Axel is one of the members that Sora encounters at Castle Oblivion in ''Chain of Memories'', where he acts as a [[double agent]] within Marluxia and Larxene's attempted [[Coup d'état|coup]] against the Organization. The events of ''358/2 Days'' reveal his actions at Castle Oblivion to be part of
Lea sets out to find the missing Braig and Isa and helps Riku and [[Mickey Mouse]] rescue Sora from Xehanort's Organization XIII. He also reveals he had acquired a Keyblade and asked [[Yen Sid]] to teach him to use it alongside Kairi.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance|developer=Square Enix 1st Production Department|publisher=Square Enix|date=31 July 2012|platform=Nintendo 3DS|quote='''Lea:''' Ah, I'll catch up with ya in no time flat. / '''Sora:''' What? You wanna be a Keyblade Master? / '''Lea:''' Yeah. I mean, I came here to learn how to wield one.}}</ref> In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Lea, still determined to bring back Roxas, continues his Keyblade training with Kairi. After completing his training, he is reunited with the revived Ventus before going to the clock tower in Twilight Town, where he and Saïx discuss how their involvement with Subject X led them to where they are now. The following day, Lea, Kairi, and Sora fight Saïx and an unknown Organization member at the Keyblade Graveyard. Xemnas heavily injures him and the hooded girl nearly kills him until Sora stops her and calls her Xion. Xemnas kicks them back, revealing Xion's face and causing Lea's memories of her to return. Xemnas almost kills Xion but is stopped after Roxas returns. After Sora, Roxas, and Xion defeat Saïx, Lea makes amends with him before he fades away in his arms. Now reunited with Roxas and Xion, Lea helps Sora and the others defeat Master Xehanort and close Kingdom Hearts. After Xehanort's demise, Lea, Roxas, Xion, and the revived Isa sit together on the clock tower before joining the others on Destiny Islands.
Nomura designed Lea/Axel based on a similar concept as [[Characters of Final Fantasy VII#Reno|Reno]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''; Nomura wanted to see what it would be like to have a similar character in a different role and world.<ref name="NI-Famitsu2"/> In ''Birth by Sleep'', Nomura included a scene where protagonist [[Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)|Ventus]]—whose appearance is deliberately identical to Roxas's—encounters Axel's human counterpart, which he hoped would convey the character's importance to newcomers and older players of the franchise.<ref name="event">{{cite web| title = Tetsuya Nomura Talks Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep| url = http://andriasang.com/comfb9/kh_bbs_nomura_interview/| author = Gantayat, Anoop| date = December 23, 2009| publisher = Andriasang| access-date = September 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024030145/http://andriasang.com/comfb9/kh_bbs_nomura_interview/|archive-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>▼
▲Nomura designed Lea/Axel based on a similar concept
===Demyx===
:{{voiced by|[[Kenichi Suzumura]]|[[Ryan O'Donohue]]}}<ref name="KHII-GSTechInfo"/><ref name="GS-358Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Demyx|デミックス|Demikkusu}} is the Organization's [[reconnaissance]] agent, who is
===Luxord===
:{{voiced by|[[Jouji Nakata]]|[[Robin Atkin Downes]]}}<ref name="KHII-GSTechInfo"/><ref name="GS-358Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Luxord|ルクソード|Rukusōdo}} is a courteous [[Gambling|gambler]]
===Marluxia===
:{{voiced by|Tatsuya Kando (''COM'') (Japanese), [[Shūichi Ikeda]] (''Re:COM'' onward)|[[Keith Ferguson (voice actor)|Keith Ferguson]]}}<ref name="CoM-GSTechInfo"/><ref name="GS-358Tech"/><ref name="GS-ReCoM-Tech"/>
{{Nihongo|Marluxia|マールーシャ|Mārūsha}}, also known as the {{Nihongo|"Graceful Assassin"|優雅なる凶刃|Yūga-naru Kyōjin|lit. "Graceful Assassin's Blade"}},
Plotting to use Sora and Naminé to overthrow the Organization,
===Larxene===
:{{voiced by|Rieko Katayama (''COM'') (Japanese), [[Yūko Miyamura]] (''Re:COM'' onward)|[[Shanelle Workman]]}}<ref name="GS-358Tech"/><ref name="GS-ReCoM-Tech"/><ref name="CoM-GSTechInfo"/>
{{Nihongo|Larxene|ラクシーヌ|Rakushīnu}}, also known as the {{Nihongo|"Savage Nymph"|非情の妖姫|Hijō no Yōki|lit. "Callous Vixen"}}, is a ruthless and sadistic
===Roxas===
{{main|Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kōki Uchiyama]]|[[Jesse McCartney]]}}
{{Nihongo|Roxas|ロクサス|Rokusasu}} is [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]]'s Nobody, the Organization's thirteenth member, and commander of the "Samurai" Nobodies, bearing the title of {{Nihongo|"Key of Destiny"|めぐりあう鍵|Meguriau Kagi|lit. "Serendipitous Key"}}.
===Xion===
:{{voiced by|Risa Uchida|[[Alyson Stoner]] (''Days'', ''KH1.5'', ''KHIII'') (English), [[Hayden Panettiere]] (''BBS'', ''KH3D'')}}
{{Nihongo|Xion|シオン|Shion}} is the ''de facto'' fourteenth member of Organization XIII, who is introduced in ''358/2 Days''
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'',
Xion was conceptualized during development of ''Kingdom Hearts II,'' in which the staff wanted to explain the reason why Roxas left Organization XIII.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fan Powered Q & A: Director Tetsuya Nomura Answers Your Questions|url=http://member.square-enix.com/na/features/khdays/01/|publisher=[[Square Enix]]|archive-date=May 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520210412/http://member.square-enix.com/na/features/khdays/01/|access-date=July 12, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the staff wanted to create a new member from the cartel, but
==Reception==
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