Marluxia, the Graceful Assassin (優雅なる凶刃 Yūga-naru Kyōjin?, lit. Graceful Assassin's Blade), is the Nobody of Lauriam, Rank XI of Organization XIII, and Rank VII of the real Organization XIII. He is the lord of Castle Oblivion, and the main antagonist of Sora's story in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. He controls flowers, and uses his control to command beams of destructive energy from flower-themed minions, bombard the opponent with flurries of petals, and to attack opponents with his massive scythe. He commands the Reaper Nobodies.
Originally discovered by senior Organization members Xigbar and Xaldin, Marluxia is the mastermind of an internal rebellion in the Organization against Xemnas, planning to use Naminé's unique powers of memory manipulation to turn Sora into his puppet and claim the power of the Keyblade as his own. However, thanks to Axel's meddling, Marluxia's plans were thwarted, and he was ultimately destroyed and killed by Sora after a climatic showdown.
Despite his treacherous actions towards the original Organization, Marluxia was later brought back to serve as a member of the real Organization XIII. Along with Larxene, he was tasked with overwatching the New Seven Hearts should the Organization’s plan with the Seven Guardians of Light go awry, with him particularly overseeing Mother Gothel's imprisonment of Rapunzel in the Kingdom of Corona. He would later participate in the Keyblade War, and would vanish yet again after his defeat.
Marluxia makes an appearance in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and is a playable character in Mission Mode.
