Hey There, Destructoid! As you can tell this is my welcome back edition. After a one week hiatus (broken consoles and whatnot), I've turned to my PS2 (Which I now refer to as "Old Reliable")for the next few entries of the series. Kingdom Hearts is one of my favorite series' in gaming for a few reasons, The Organization being one of them. I'll admit that they are an interesting set of villains to say the least, and the next two or three posts are gonna be devoted to them entirely.

I'm gonna keep the explanation short because I'd be going on for hours if I went in depth: The Heartless are what happens when someone 's heart gets overwhelmed by the darkness, but the second game added the fact that the body will act independently of the heart afterward and called a Nobody (get it). The members of the Organization are simply the most powerful of the Nobodies who've managed to retain their human forms with minor physical changes. I could go more in depth, but I'd honestly be wasting your time. So, Let's get Started! Also:SPOILER WARNING ! SPOILER WARNING ! SPOILER WARNING !!!!

Boss: Xaldin:The Whirlwind Lancer


First up in the round up is Xaldin. He's the Organization's #3 (they are ranked upon when the joined) and is first seen in the Beast's Castle trying to turn the Beast to the darkness. He's an incredibly sadistic bastard ( not as much as Larxene though ) as well as being a highly skilled warrior. As you can tell from the title, he has the ability to use the power of wind to attack his enemies and six dragon shaped lances to boot (if you saw the picture and read the title, you probably would have already known that and I basically wasted time and a sentence explaining this shit).

The battle with Xaldin itself is one of both exhilaration and frustration. He'll use various forms of melee attacks and wind based magic to try and counter you. His basics include a simple lunge forward with the lances, the Wind Scar attack, in which all of the lances form a protective cage around him, firing a sphere of energy after combining the lances for the standard mix of attacks. They all do serious damage and if you not careful, Xaldin can typically make short work of you. But, he'll typically have several openings that you can use to your advantage.Like the Dragoon nobodies, he'll give chances to use the Learn reaction command (these can be stockpiled and abused throughout the fight).

After beating him up little, he'll use much more aggravatingly difficult to avoid moves. He'll frequently jump into the air and throw his lances at you and finish by coming down like a comet, and the, wait for it, wait for it, the OOSA (Obligatory Overpowered Super Attack), which consists of him starting a killer lance combo, then transitions to his lance turning into a dragon like creature that he rides on, and finishes with lance dragon shooting a giant tornado blast at you. I've winded on long enough just memorize his attack patterns and dodge and you'll be fine.


Boss: Saix: The Luna Diviner

I don't know why, but this picture just screams Badass

Ah, Saix. I'll admit this you were a formidable adversary. He's the Organization's #7 and apparent second in command, meaning he's second only to Xemnas in terms of intellegence, power and influence and emptiness. The reason why I say emptiness is because the guy is the most emotionless prick I've ever seen in a video game. Because of this, he's perpetually calm, ruthless, and brutally efficient in his objectives. But, its all a lie! DUN DUN DUUUUUHHH ! ( You probably already knew that since it contradicts the Nobody philosophy of the whole faking emotions bit) Beneath his calm exterior belies a core of savagery which is seen in the below Pic


I don't know why, but this picture just screams I'm gonna rip you face off!

That rage is the result of his power. He has control over the power of the moon and draws his power from the same way a Kryptoninan gets superpowers from a yellow sun. The berserk mode is essentially his crutch that he'll abuse over and over in the battle. His attacks consist of shock waves, throwing is claymore, and simple combos. The battle for the most part is just him standing around absorbing enough moonlight to go berserk.

That's it for the first part of the Organization round up. I apologize for keeping the info on Saix short, I just felt like I was dragging on with Xaldin that I had to keep it succinct.

Also, if Mikey is reading this (I doubt it) watch this video, it'll give you a good idea of what kind of power a reaper truly has, and will be well suited for when I'm in the Destructoid comic ( again I doubt it).
PS. Thank you for allowing me to waste your time