Kingdom Hearts III
Characters
### Characters

The main protagonist and playable character of the game is [Sora](/wiki/Sora_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Sora (Kingdom Hearts)"), a 15\-year\-old boy who uses a key\-shaped weapon called the [Keyblade](/wiki/Keyblade "Keyblade") to battle the forces of darkness. Sora is accompanied by [Donald Duck](/wiki/Donald_Duck "Donald Duck") and [Goofy](/wiki/Goofy "Goofy"), the royal magician and knight captain of Disney Castle, respectively. The three are supported by other Keyblade wielders, several of whom they must rescue in preparation for their final confrontation with [Master Xehanort](/wiki/Master_Xehanort "Master Xehanort"), the series' primary antagonist, as "guardians of light"; [Mickey Mouse](/wiki/Mickey_Mouse "Mickey Mouse"), an experienced Keyblade Master who is Donald and Goofy's king; [Riku](/wiki/Riku_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Riku (Kingdom Hearts)"), a Master and Sora's best friend; [Kairi](/wiki/Kairi_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Kairi (Kingdom Hearts)"), another of Sora's friends, a [Princess of Heart](/wiki/Princesses_of_Heart "Princesses of Heart") and a novice wielder; [Aqua](/wiki/Aqua_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)"), a Master trapped in the realm of darkness; [Ventus](/wiki/Ventus_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)"), a comatose boy whose heart has merged with Sora's; [Terra](/wiki/Terra_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Terra (Kingdom Hearts)"), a young man who was possessed by Xehanort; [Axel/Lea](/wiki/Axel_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Axel (Kingdom Hearts)"), a former member of [Organization XIII](/wiki/Organization_XIII "Organization XIII") and fellow novice with Kairi; [Roxas](/wiki/Roxas_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)"), Sora's [Nobody](/wiki/Nobody_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Nobody (Kingdom Hearts)"), who merged his existence with Sora's; and [Xion](/wiki/Xion_%28Kingdom_Hearts%29 "Xion (Kingdom Hearts)"), a replica member of the Organization whose existence was erased from her friends' memories.

[Organization XIII](/wiki/Organization_XIII "Organization XIII") returns as the game's antagonists, led by Master Xehanort, with different members from previous games such as past incarnations of himself, as established in *Dream Drop Distance*. *Kingdom Hearts III* also introduces a new original character named Yozora, who features prominently in an in\-universe video game commercial in the *Toy Story* world, and later in the secret ending. As with previous games in the series, a multitude of Disney characters appear in worlds based on their respective films and properties. Disney characters who serve as members of Sora's party include the returning [Hercules](/wiki/Hercules_%28Disney_character%29 "Hercules (Disney character)") and [Jack Sparrow](/wiki/Jack_Sparrow "Jack Sparrow"); new to the series are [Woody](/wiki/Sheriff_Woody "Sheriff Woody") and [Buzz Lightyear](/wiki/Buzz_Lightyear "Buzz Lightyear"), [Sulley](/wiki/James_P._Sullivan "James P. Sullivan") and [Mike Wazowski](/wiki/Mike_Wazowski "Mike Wazowski"), [Rapunzel](/wiki/Rapunzel_%28Tangled%29 "Rapunzel (Tangled)") and [Flynn Rider](/wiki/Flynn_Rider "Flynn Rider"), [Marshmallow](/wiki/Marshmallow_%28Frozen%29 "Marshmallow (Frozen)"), and [Baymax](/wiki/Baymax%23Film "Baymax#Film"). Characters that appear as summon "Links" for Sora include Dream Eaters such as the "Meow Wow" from *Dream Drop Distance*, Wreck\-It Ralph from [the film of the same name](/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph "Wreck-It Ralph"), [Simba](/wiki/Simba "Simba") from *[The Lion King](/wiki/The_Lion_King "The Lion King")*, [Ariel](/wiki/Ariel_%28The_Little_Mermaid%29 "Ariel (The Little Mermaid)") from *[The Little Mermaid](/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_%281989_film%29 "The Little Mermaid (1989 film)")*, and [Stitch](/wiki/Stitch_%28Lilo_%26_Stitch%29 "Stitch (Lilo & Stitch)") from *[Lilo \& Stitch](/wiki/Lilo_%26_Stitch "Lilo & Stitch")*. Remy from *[Ratatouille](/wiki/Ratatouille_%28film%29 "Ratatouille (film)")* (who is referred to in\-game by his nickname of "Little Chef") appears in one of the game's mini\-games at the bistro.

Most *[Final Fantasy](/wiki/Final_Fantasy "Final Fantasy")* characters were excluded from the initial game release as Tetsuya Nomura felt that they would detract from the story, and that the *Kingdom Hearts* characters needed less support than they did before; the [Moogle](/wiki/Moogle "Moogle") character returns as the [item](/wiki/Item_%28gaming%29 "Item (gaming)") shopkeeper, while the *Re Mind* DLC sees previous *Final Fantasy* characters appear.


What is the significance of the 'Dream Eaters' in the game?