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Description EDIT#3: Okay. I already KNEW Axel's nobody is Lea, not Reno. This deviation is OLD. It was made long before the new game came out. Sorry that I don't update my OLD art with new information as you new people are so keen on pointing out.

EDIT: Holy freaking crap! WHat the hell???? 900+ pageviews and over 70 favorites? What's wrong with you people???? D: I go to bed with barely 20 views and then suddenly this happens when I wake up? Thankyou. Thankyou a lot!


Here's me playing around with photoshop. XDD
I heart both of them. I've had a crush on Reno for a long time, but my love for Axel was sorta ruined by yaoi fans. I hate you people. Anyways, enjoy teh "hot"ness.

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I'm a believer in the theory. Reno, in my opinion, is Axel's somebody. The similaries are unmistakable. So I don't have to elaborate later, here's everything I've found.

Obvious similarities:

Red, spikey hair. Facial tatoos/marks. Blue/green eyes (both of their eyes seem to constantly change color in both series). Angular, slim body types. Both use a lazy way of speaking. They also share the same voice actors both in english and japanese.

Other similarities:

Both work for questionable people Axel=organization, Reno=Turks/ShinRa. Both do the Dirty work for the higher ups. Both act as both foes and allies at some point in the games. Axel's magic is fire, likewise, Reno is in one battle in FF7, immune to fire magic. EDIT: apparently it was Rude, not Reno, who was immune to Fire, and Reno was immune to Gravity. It's been a while since I played the game, but I could have sworn I had it right... O.o;;

Reno's name was never translated with an added "X" like the other organization members. However, Reno's favorite drink is Ale, an alchoholic beverage. Ale + X = Axel. 8D

EDIT#2: yes. I knew that Nomura based Axel's design off of Reno. I read an interview where he said that he wanted to know how a similar character would interact in a different world. I was tired last night so, I forgot about this.

Rumors:
There's a stupid rumor going around that Axel is actually Riku's Nobody, however, Riku was never turned into a heartless. Sure he was posessed by Ansem, but possession isn't killing. D:

Another rumor was that Axel is actually Zack's Nobody. However, Zack isn't even in the game. However, again, Axel looks similar to Terra... I don't know. That's another theory.

Anyways, It's been denied constantly that Reno will appear in the game. They already have too many FF7 characters in KH already, so to me it'd be overkill to have Reno. Personally, I don't want Reno to be in KH, cuz of reasons stated in my "KH Purity Stamp" deviation [link] . This was meant just to be a "what if" deviation for fun. ^w^
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Comments: 241

Antivirus134 In reply to ??? [2009-04-19 12:00:40 +0000 UTC]

Reno is Alex's Nobody.
That's awesome!!!

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RoxyRoo In reply to Antivirus134 [2009-04-19 19:25:58 +0000 UTC]

you mean his somebody? Axel is the nobody.

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Rebexa-Okami In reply to ??? [2009-04-18 21:12:26 +0000 UTC]

sooooo kwl.. i no what u mean by the similarities.. when i first saw reno i thought of axel. and u have to admit they are hot.. if my friends knew i sed that i'd be dead but u've done an ace job

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RoxyRoo In reply to Rebexa-Okami [2009-04-18 22:20:52 +0000 UTC]

:3

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o-Scythe-o In reply to ??? [2009-04-15 18:45:23 +0000 UTC]

I knew it was true!! (?) xD

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Shiawase-Mexina In reply to ??? [2009-04-09 13:54:32 +0000 UTC]

Its amazing

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Tundra95 [2009-04-06 07:08:17 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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DragonSpire [2009-03-31 23:09:39 +0000 UTC]

Reno's only magic immunity is technically gravity. He's weak to Lightning at first, but eventually comes to absorb it as the game progresses. It's Rude who is strong against (and later absorbs) fire magic.

I also firmly believe that Reno and Axel are separate people. While their appearances are similar (which Nomura said himself), they have a huge difference in motivation. Axel's is selfish and he's extremely disloyal, whereas pretty much everything Reno does is for ShinRa Company. (You could attribute this to Axel's lack of heart, but the other members of the Organization are capable of loyalty, so it's a weak argument.)

But that's just me disagreeing. The shop is quite good, especially the shading on the shirt. Only thing is that the one bang on Reno's side doesn't quite taper as nicely as it could. Otherwise, nice work. :3

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RoxyRoo In reply to DragonSpire [2009-04-01 00:42:06 +0000 UTC]

^^

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DragonSpire In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-04-01 01:35:08 +0000 UTC]

So you're not going to change your mistake with the fire immunity thing?

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RoxyRoo In reply to DragonSpire [2009-04-01 06:30:14 +0000 UTC]

O.o;;;; oops.

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DragonSpire In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-04-02 01:14:31 +0000 UTC]

Hm.

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Libran-Tigress In reply to ??? [2009-03-31 21:16:10 +0000 UTC]

I've never been a believer of Axel being Reno's Nobody since I have always thought of him as his own person. Meaning, instead of Axel = Reno, I felt Axel probably equals Alex (own person and not the Nobody of an existing/established character we gamers know already) given he may be one of those characters who already has an X in his name. Plus Nomura even stated bluntly in an interview "To me, Axel is an existence close to Reno, created in the same concept, but they are different people. Those two are different people subconsciously alike. I wanted to see how it would be to have completely different characters that are really similar to each other but hold different kind of roles in different worlds."

One major difference people seem to forget about Reno is he was never a manipulative back stabber like Axel given the Flurry of Dancing Flames gets more development in the Official Novel rather than the game (which is really half-ass)... I'd have to say their personalities aren't as similar as most choose to believe.

Yeah >.> I've heard of that rumor too about Axel = Riku. Judging from all the scans I've been seeing of KH 358/2 Days... it seems as though Axel will end up equaling Riku. IF that happens, after I try BBS, I won't play any new KH games to come in the future since throwing in a 14th member (Xion) - who was never mentioned in KH 2, KH 2 Final Mix, the Mangas, Chain of Memories, Re Chain of Memories or the Official Novel yet is OMG best friends with Axel & Roxas - of an Organization with XIII in its name in the DS game that is suppose to be about ROXAS is one thing... but making Axel = Riku just tells me Square Enix is seriously lacking originality (just as they're whoring off the FF 7 series) and is just doing whatever comes to mind to squeeze more money out the fans.

But anyway, I like the way you manipulated this picture ^.^ to express your belief about the Axel = Reno theory. Even though I disagree, I'm not trying to change your opinion so hopefully my comment doesn't irk you in any way.

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RoxyRoo In reply to Libran-Tigress [2009-03-31 22:13:53 +0000 UTC]

No. Not irksome. Just... wow. That was a huge comment. XDDDD

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Libran-Tigress In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-04-01 02:32:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh sorry for posting an essay.

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RoxyRoo In reply to Libran-Tigress [2009-04-01 06:32:07 +0000 UTC]

lol. np. One of the biggest i've ever gotten. I made sure to read all of it.

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Reould In reply to ??? [2009-03-24 05:50:44 +0000 UTC]

I have been waiting to see one of this pics for a lonnnnggg time!
And what you clearly have written in your comment is mostly true. But i have heard the rumor about Riku beging is nobody or whatever but he didn't turn into a heartless. And the one about Zack being his nobody? Where did that come from? It is believed that Terra is Zack but in Kingdom Hearts.
And did you know that reason behind Axel is becouase when Kingdom Hearts 2 was beging made, the character desginer wanted to take one character from Final Fantasy Vii and put him in a different role and slightly different look. But he has said that he is unsure if Reno is Axel until later Kingdom Heart agmes. He is even thinking about Vincent Valentine being in it too. O_O

I believe he is but i dont want to imagine Reno dead thats all! It would be amzaing if it was true!

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"'Love'....is that what makes us so strong?"

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RoxyRoo In reply to Reould [2009-03-24 22:06:16 +0000 UTC]

the last two theories with Zack and Rikku where just speculations I've read from fans. I don't believe them either.

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Reould In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-25 08:54:50 +0000 UTC]

but still, i have not heard them before!! O_O

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"'Love'....is that what makes us so strong?"

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NaosuLoff In reply to ??? [2009-03-21 09:04:56 +0000 UTC]

.....You scare me.
But this is awesome.

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RoxyRoo In reply to NaosuLoff [2009-03-21 17:46:49 +0000 UTC]

scare you in a good way?

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NaosuLoff In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-21 19:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Definitely in a good way.

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HelenaHelenova In reply to ??? [2009-03-19 18:00:47 +0000 UTC]

You deserve the much love for this. It's really good, and an awesome idea.

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RoxyRoo In reply to HelenaHelenova [2009-03-19 20:27:34 +0000 UTC]

^^ thanks.

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Ryugexu In reply to ??? [2009-03-18 04:01:45 +0000 UTC]

I'm a Reno fangirl. THIS IS EPIC AND MADE ME LAUGH A LITTLE.

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RoxyRoo In reply to Ryugexu [2009-03-18 04:22:33 +0000 UTC]

^^

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kujo22 In reply to ??? [2009-03-09 14:39:03 +0000 UTC]

have u also noticed that demyx looks a bit like a character from FF 8? ^-^

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RoxyRoo In reply to kujo22 [2009-03-09 15:41:25 +0000 UTC]

I haven't played 8 yet, so no?

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GoHomeThea In reply to ??? [2009-03-09 08:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Gaaaahh. This is great,

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AbaraisSoulmate In reply to ??? [2009-03-04 18:06:32 +0000 UTC]

This is the awesomes

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aussie-angel [2009-03-04 14:13:12 +0000 UTC]

Omg I love it!!!
Big Reno Fan XD

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RoxyRoo In reply to aussie-angel [2009-03-04 17:27:13 +0000 UTC]

^^

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aussie-angel In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-04 17:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Well Done ^_^

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SapphireDolphin89 In reply to ??? [2009-03-03 04:10:23 +0000 UTC]

Totally agree with the Axel/Reno theory 100%. I knew they were similar but I didnt realize they were practically identical. nice

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hyperblonde In reply to ??? [2009-03-02 16:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Love the words. They fit quite well. Awesome overall.

Ain't this sweet, yo?

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AlyonaMaksimova In reply to ??? [2009-03-02 07:09:34 +0000 UTC]

Very, very nice! Thanks for such a great picture.

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RoxyRoo In reply to AlyonaMaksimova [2009-03-02 16:06:01 +0000 UTC]

^^

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JadeLiChen In reply to ??? [2009-03-02 01:52:21 +0000 UTC]

Nice and good observations! I have to say, though, that Zack looks like Terra to me. I don't see how people think Axel looks like Terra or Zack.

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RoxyRoo In reply to JadeLiChen [2009-03-02 02:40:47 +0000 UTC]

When I saw Terra for the first time, I thought it was an older version of Sora. XD how cool would it be to play as an adult Sora??? Well, anyway, after that suspician was debunked, I saw more pictures of Terra and then I hoped it was Zack's nobody. >.> I mean seriously, he looks a hell of a lot like Zack. But then that was debunked too.

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JadeLiChen In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-05 02:38:31 +0000 UTC]

And adult version of Sora would be cool, but maybe in the future. Though, I do suggest watching the trailer for Final Fantasy Versues XIII (different from FFXIII), the guy behind Kindom Hearts worked alot on it and you see alot of KH influence, including a guy who looks like a grown up Roxas.

And I would have liked if Terra turned out to be Zack, I like Zack, he was cool!

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RoxyRoo In reply to JadeLiChen [2009-03-05 02:58:58 +0000 UTC]

zomg, you mean Short Shotgun Blondie??? He's so hott!!! ... *cough* um... I mean, yeah. >.>;;;

Yeah. If Aeris is still alive, that must mean Zack is too, in KH! T.T right?

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JadeLiChen In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-20 01:52:47 +0000 UTC]

lol. Yep, he is a hottie, isn't he.

We can only hope Zack is still alive, though from what I've seen, they've been playing pretty strong on the Cloud/Aerith shipping.

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RoxyRoo In reply to JadeLiChen [2009-03-20 16:54:16 +0000 UTC]

yeah, much to many fans' sadness. Most of my friends are strict Cloud/Tifa and Zack/Aeris fans.

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Wilya12 In reply to ??? [2009-03-02 01:51:53 +0000 UTC]

thats great and i sooo love the title

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TheDarkLatias [2009-03-02 01:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Well, Its True, Axel IS Alex's Nobody, They Even Say So On A Offical KH Site. You See, The Organization Members Names Are Made From The Person They Came From, Take Roxas, All Xemnas Did Was Mix It Up And Add A X.

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RoxyRoo In reply to TheDarkLatias [2009-03-02 01:50:24 +0000 UTC]

if they have to add an "x" to the name, wouldn't it be Axxel? Axel minus the X is ale, eal, ael, lea, or lae, not alex.

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TheDarkLatias In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-02 01:54:45 +0000 UTC]

Well, Some Names Are Exceptions...

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xxxRiku-chanxxx In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 21:49:18 +0000 UTC]

haha idk why ur so shocked u got a lot of pageviews. idk who reno is either..

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RoxyRoo In reply to xxxRiku-chanxxx [2009-02-28 21:53:54 +0000 UTC]

I wish The Glass River would get this much popularity. T.T

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xxxRiku-chanxxx In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-01 00:34:02 +0000 UTC]

awww

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