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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

Jiruuji In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 21:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Guh, I knew they were similar but not...THIS similar! Their faces are even the same shape and so are their eyes, eyebrows. Weird lol.

This is really cool. ^^

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Sesshomaru0111 In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 19:53:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this manip is awesome!^__^
They are creepy similar...O_o

Im not so sure he's suppose to be his somebody - he might be, but i think it's more of that he was based completely off of Reno.
They make characters based off of final fantasy ones, ive found. An example of this would be a heartless in the game, Dark Thorn, its based off of the second aeon you get in FFX, Ifrit. (At least it seems to be, imo.) And idk, but ive always thought that the basic face for heartless looked like Vivi....>___>

Anyway! Uncanny similarities!^__^ Maybe they might pull Reno into the KH series and reveal him to be his somebody? Who knows, great job either way!:3

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RoxyRoo In reply to Sesshomaru0111 [2009-02-28 21:51:03 +0000 UTC]

I noticed the Vivi thing. o.o I thought it was sooo wierd.

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Sesshomaru0111 In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-03-01 00:14:31 +0000 UTC]

I know! When i first saw him in the game i was like "OMG!! HEARTLESS!" xD I thought they were gunna make vivi be some awkward heartless, no joke. haha.

And the fact that they used him in the beginning the way they did...idk, its just weird that they picked him of all of them.

Even when i saw Vivi in FF9, i was like '...heartless?o_o' (because i played kingdom hearts before i saw anything for FF9.)x3

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MehgoMeh In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 19:12:10 +0000 UTC]

Makes sense, lol :]

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DemonDo In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 18:57:00 +0000 UTC]

I"ve actually heard about the Theory. And though that wouldn have been cool if it was true. I also never knew that his fav bev was Ale..though it sort of makes sense more to me now... you skillz in photoshop is shitz >.< love it.

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TurquoiseMonkey [2009-02-28 18:44:32 +0000 UTC]

Wow! You've changed the other half to Reno so well! It looks very realistic, well done!

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freakwithashoe [2009-02-28 18:31:18 +0000 UTC]

Ack! Awesome!!! I support playing around in Photoshop!!! <3

Yesss, the ale thing... And Nomura actually said that Axel's name was based off of Reno's favorite drink x3
Yay! ^^

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kyuketsuki-chan In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 17:57:48 +0000 UTC]

You know, technically you're right. Axel's character was based off of Reno, but not fully his Nobody, that's what Tetsuya Nomura said in an interview. I always thought it was funny how they made such obvious similarities.

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Ravenrockmind In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 15:53:42 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, plus Axel is based on Reno too, I wouldn't be surprised if it actually gets confirmed.

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Flaming-Fury In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 10:28:05 +0000 UTC]

Woop! I support this theory too ^^

"... my love for Axel was sorta ruined by yaoi fans."

Part of me will forever hate the Internet for that very reason. Bah.

Gorgeous manip in more ways than one

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Tseng-Akera In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 10:26:37 +0000 UTC]

that is amazing how close the two of them really are. gotta wonder if axel is really reno in disguise.

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ReleveeMySweet In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 09:52:30 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow...this is fantastic photoshopping. 8D

And good job on finding all those similarities! I knew some of them, but I certainly never thought about the "Ale + x = Axel" thing. xD

...And yes, I agree. Yaoi fangirls, sadly, do ruin a lot for me too. :/ (the rabid ones, anyway...I have some friends who are into yaoi, but a lot of them are tame fangirls, so I can deal with them. Besides, they're my friends. x3 )

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GIRS-taco-lady In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 09:27:27 +0000 UTC]

I'm a believer too, even though the creators said that Reno isn't Axel's somebody. The only other evidence against the theory is that Axel is two full heads taller than Reno. (Axel is taller than Cloud is taller than Reno.)

And I can't tell: did you match up screencaps, or did you completely PhotoShop one of them?

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RoxyRoo In reply to GIRS-taco-lady [2009-02-28 19:28:14 +0000 UTC]

oh yeah. No. I just painted over one side of the picture. >.>

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RoxyRoo In reply to GIRS-taco-lady [2009-02-28 19:27:55 +0000 UTC]

Actually, Reno's a bit taller. Though his height is never stated (N/A) he's taller than Cloud in the game. It's because of the stupid camera angles and Cloud's rediculous hair style that it's hard to tell his height in the movie.

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GIRS-taco-lady In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-02-28 20:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Oh, okay. I had heard from another fan that that was a reason Reno couldn't be Axel's somebody. So much for that debunking theory XD

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RuKorbin In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 07:51:25 +0000 UTC]

Way awesome.
I believe this theory too.

In interviews Nomura said he based Axel off Reno in a lot of ways, but never really intended for the connections to be put.
He says that Reno is not Axel's somebody but he also says that he loves that his fans are thinking about these things and he likes the idea of it.
Now to see if he pulls Reno into one of the games >3

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RoxyRoo In reply to RuKorbin [2009-02-28 19:26:01 +0000 UTC]

I don't want him to be in the game. The fandom will turn him into a gay whore along with everyone else.

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RuKorbin In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-02-28 19:36:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm just curious to see if it will happen.
If it does it will kind of ruin him.
Personally, I think he's way too good for KH (no matter how much of a KH fan I may be I have my limits)

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RoxyRoo In reply to RuKorbin [2009-02-28 21:34:02 +0000 UTC]

agreed.

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WitchyElphaba In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 07:10:01 +0000 UTC]

Dude I support the theory as well. I did so when I first played KHII.

This is awesome! You did a great job. Though doesn't Reno have blue eyes?

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RoxyRoo In reply to WitchyElphaba [2009-02-28 07:23:47 +0000 UTC]

^^ Yay!
You can't tell with them together, but if you block off your view of Axel, you'll see his eye is indeed blue. >.> It's just... hard to see. But, in the movie/game, Reno's eyes change color a lot. Blue, green and sometimes purple. It's wierd.

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WitchyElphaba In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-02-28 07:38:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it is really hard to tell. My screen resolution and color might have something to do with it though xD

Yeah I remember his eyes been greenish in the game but they were so blue in Advent Children. I don't remember purple though o.o

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RoxyRoo In reply to WitchyElphaba [2009-02-28 19:25:04 +0000 UTC]

It was in the movie. In one scene, they looked purple. O.o

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Lostoverlord In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 05:56:31 +0000 UTC]

Hey! That works!! XD

That'd be awesome if Axel was his nobody XD

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alexielshadowangel In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 05:42:33 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, not bad....Although I say their TOO alike to be nobody and other. I mean, look at other Nobody/other pairs like Sora/Roxas, or Kairi/Namine. Both have a lot of differences, and I think that's how it works. But of course this theory works too, although I imagine them as twins in my universe. I've also seen a few similarites between Axel and Zack. For starters, both have blonde spikey haired best friends who they pretty much died for. Their faces look very similar in shape and all that. Both have the loyal Best frien persona, and of course...hairstyles.

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RoxyRoo In reply to alexielshadowangel [2009-02-28 06:05:13 +0000 UTC]

or you could take Xemnas/Xeanort/Ansem... they look hella lot a like. o.o Or the other original members of OXIII. They're practically twins too.

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alexielshadowangel In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-02-28 16:41:48 +0000 UTC]

True, but there are quite a few differences. With the three you mentioned, Xemnas and Ansem have gold eyes, or orange, and tan skin, with Ansem being the darkest, Xeahnort had chocolate colored eyes and paler skin. There hair, despite being all silver, has different shades, with Xea's being nearly white, and Xemnas having the darkest shade.

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RoxyRoo In reply to alexielshadowangel [2009-02-28 19:24:12 +0000 UTC]

picky picky. lol

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alexielshadowangel In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-02-28 22:55:29 +0000 UTC]

Oh well, it gives us a way to tell them all apart.

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Shy-Guyome In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 05:16:50 +0000 UTC]

Y'know what... I totally support that theory! And the photoshop is awesome!

I saw a lot of "Axel/Reno" deviant, but this one is in my top ten!

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RoxyRoo In reply to Shy-Guyome [2009-02-28 05:18:14 +0000 UTC]

^^

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CheshFire In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 05:02:29 +0000 UTC]

So true. Love the photo-manip.

There's also a rumor going around that Axel is Riku's nobody, but that theory doesn't make any sense to me. o.O

them both. ^^

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RoxyRoo In reply to CheshFire [2009-02-28 05:11:36 +0000 UTC]

that one's been de-bunked, I think. It was just a rumor.
thanks

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Permanently-Stable In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-04-03 03:44:51 +0000 UTC]

Actually it's true.
Axel goes looking for Roxas,
like Riku goes looking for Sora.

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RoxyRoo In reply to Permanently-Stable [2009-04-03 04:07:54 +0000 UTC]

that's speculation, not proof.

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Animeluverx12 In reply to ??? [2009-02-28 05:01:06 +0000 UTC]

dude, thats awesome!

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RoxyRoo In reply to Animeluverx12 [2009-02-28 05:11:43 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Animeluverx12 In reply to RoxyRoo [2009-02-28 05:12:44 +0000 UTC]

I can so see that as being true!

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