Alright ladies and gentlemen, I was thinking of this the other day while I was watching an AMV about Axel. This is my theory on who Axel/Lea was protecting. By this, I mean was he protecting Sora, or Roxas? As you know, in the beginning of KH BBS, Ventus was seen on Destiny Island with Master Xehanort. His heart had been split into two parts, one fully of light and another of darkness. While his heart was fractured, he encountered Sora's heart. The two hearts mixed and Ventus was able to be functional again. Since Ventus beared the Keyblade, this allowed Sora to do so as well, if any of you are still wondering why he has that ability. The darkness of Ven, AKA Vanitas, got his appearances from the heart of Sora getting stronger inside of Ventus. When the two clashed at the Keyblade Graveyard, a part of Sora that was inside of Ventus linked to Vanitas, therefore giving him the appearance of the future Sora, much like what was seen with Xion. Skipping ahead a little to Kingdom Hearts, Sora still kept the sleeping heart of Ventus inside of him. In order to rescue Kairi, Sora had to give up his heart. As you all know, when a Heartless is formed from a powerful heart, a Nobody is also formed. Since the remainder of the heart inside of Sora was Ven's, Roxas took the appearance of Ven.
Now, here comes the part where Axel is involved. During BBS, Lea and Isa encountered Ventus in Radiant Garden. Lea and Ventus engaged in combat, thus linking the two as friends. Skipping ahead to 358/2 Days, Axel and Roxas are a team in the Organization. Axel continues to mention that Roxas and he were friends before. In this case, he means when the two of them were Lea and Ventus. He doesn't pay much attention to the complete name difference, seeing how all of the Organization members take on a different persona. In Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM, Axel goes against the orders of the Organization to protect Sora. But is he really protecting Sora for the purpose of Kingdom Hearts, or is he doing it for Ventus? Axel knows that Ventus's heart was sleeping inside of Sora, and without Sora's heart to guide Ventus's, Ven could not be awakened. In KH 3D, Axel wakes up in Radiant Garden as Lea. He learns from Ienzo that the ones who were turned into Nobodies from different worlds would recover in a place known as Twilight Town, and that their hearts may still be asleep. Learning this, he seeks guidance from Yen Sid, and takes up the Keyblade, after discovering from Roxas during all of their missions that it is the only weapon that can wake a sleeping heart. So after all of this time, Axel was only trying to find his long lost friend, Ventus. But why would he go so far for Ventus when he barely knew him? Was he following someone's orders, as he always claims to be doing?
"There is so much to learn. You understand so little." -Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
Alright ladies and gentlemen, I was thinking of this the other day while I was watching an AMV about Axel. This is my theory on who Axel/Lea was protecting. By this, I mean was he protecting Sora, or Roxas? As you know, in the beginning of KH BBS, Ventus was seen on Destiny Island with Master Xehanort. His heart had been split into two parts, one fully of light and another of darkness. While his heart was fractured, he encountered Sora's heart. The two hearts mixed and Ventus was able to be functional again. Since Ventus beared the Keyblade, this allowed Sora to do so as well, if any of you are still wondering why he has that ability. The darkness of Ven, AKA Vanitas, got his appearances from the heart of Sora getting stronger inside of Ventus. When the two clashed at the Keyblade Graveyard, a part of Sora that was inside of Ventus linked to Vanitas, therefore giving him the appearance of the future Sora, much like what was seen with Xion. Skipping ahead a little to Kingdom Hearts, Sora still kept the sleeping heart of Ventus inside of him. In order to rescue Kairi, Sora had to give up his heart. As you all know, when a Heartless is formed from a powerful heart, a Nobody is also formed. Since the remainder of the heart inside of Sora was Ven's, Roxas took the appearance of Ven.
Now, here comes the part where Axel is involved. During BBS, Lea and Isa encountered Ventus in Radiant Garden. Lea and Ventus engaged in combat, thus linking the two as friends. Skipping ahead to 358/2 Days, Axel and Roxas are a team in the Organization. Axel continues to mention that Roxas and he were friends before. In this case, he means when the two of them were Lea and Ventus. He doesn't pay much attention to the complete name difference, seeing how all of the Organization members take on a different persona. In Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM, Axel goes against the orders of the Organization to protect Sora. But is he really protecting Sora for the purpose of Kingdom Hearts, or is he doing it for Ventus? Axel knows that Ventus's heart was sleeping inside of Sora, and without Sora's heart to guide Ventus's, Ven could not be awakened. In KH 3D, Axel wakes up in Radiant Garden as Lea. He learns from Ienzo that the ones who were turned into Nobodies from different worlds would recover in a place known as Twilight Town, and that their hearts may still be asleep. Learning this, he seeks guidance from Yen Sid, and takes up the Keyblade, after discovering from Roxas during all of their missions that it is the only weapon that can wake a sleeping heart. So after all of this time, Axel was only trying to find his long lost friend, Ventus. But why would he go so far for Ventus when he barely knew him? Was he following someone's orders, as he always claims to be doing?
"There is so much to learn. You understand so little." -Ansem, Seeker of Darkness