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is a fictional group of characters featured in Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios' ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series. The group comprises thirteen beings without hearts called "Nobodies".〔In the video game series' setting, beings comprise a body, heart and soul, known as a 'Whole'. When a heart is corrupted by darkness, the heart becomes a creature called a "Heartless". The transformation results in the body and soul becoming a creature called a "Nobody". Heartless and Nobodies serve as the most common enemies the player must defeat in the games.〕 The Organization was originally introduced in the secret battle of the unknown (Xemnas) and the bonus trailer of ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', "Another Side, Another Story (dive )", where their Japanese name was translated as the "Thirteenth Order". The group was later introduced as the "Organization" in the game ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', where they serve as the main antagonists, and returns in the same role in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. Organization XIII is prominently featured in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' as characters available for play, along with a new female member named Xion. Several members, prior to becoming Nobodies, appear in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', return following their restoration in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', and will return in ''Kingdom Hearts III''. The group was moderately well received by reviewers. Comments focused on their difficulty as adversaries and mysterious nature which fueled expectations of future titles. Roxas specifically received press comments, focused on his introduction in ''Kingdom Hearts II''. ==Concept and creation== The Organization XIII characters were created by Tetsuya Nomura, director of the series, and other members of his development staff. The concept began with Xemnas as the first member and Roxas as the last. Each member's name is an anagram of their name prior to becoming a Nobody, with the letter "X" added to it. As of the end of ''Dream Drop Distance'', the names of the Organization members' original selves are all known except for Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene. The emblem associated with the Nobodies and Organization XIII was designed to look like a splintered heart as a complement to the Heartless emblem. In terms of good and evil, Nomura tried to portray the characters ambiguously. Throughout the development of the games, Nomura has often left certain events related to and connections between the Organization XIII characters—along with the series' other characters—unexplained until the release of sequels; he feels that games should have room for fans to speculate and use their imagination.〔 In ''Chain of Memories'', the staff had several of the Organization's members defeated as part of the plot. For ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Nomura intended to allow players to fight these members again at the Coliseum. This idea, however, was dropped due to time constraints.〔 Instead, the characters were included in ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' along with the rest of the members as data-based versions in separate optional boss fights and in a new location. Since the battles were optional, the difficulty levels of the fights was increased and the ''Chain of Memories''-exclusive characters were given previously unseen powers.〔 After working with the first game, Nomura gained interest in mushroom Heartless, most of which served to gain rare items in the title. This interest continued during the development of ''Kingdom Hearts II''. He intended to add new variants in the game, but was unable to do so due to time constraints.〔 Consequently, they are featured in the ''Final Mix'' release as the "Mushroom XIII", thirteen Heartless wearing black cloaks that also mimic traits of the Organization XIII members. For ''358/2 Days'', the developers believed the Organization and its large number of characters was a good fit for the intended multiplayer gameplay. Once the group was decided to be a central part of the gameplay, the staff felt Roxas's role as a member would be a suitable theme for the plot.〔 In ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', it is revealed that the "X" that is added to their names is derived from the concept of the χ-blade, an extremely powerful weapon that has the ability to directly unlock Kingdom Hearts and is the basis of the Keyblades. Several members appear in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', having regained their hearts following the destruction of their Heartless and Nobodies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Organization XIII」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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