Character Corner: Namine

Name: Namine

Age: 16

Weapon: Memories.  Also a Keyblade, she just cannot summon one on her own.  She will use Riku’s or Kairi’s when they are handed to her.  Also, in a combo she has with Kairi, she wields not one, but seven Keblades.    

Quote: “I’ll show YOU worthless.”

The Absolutely Adorable and yet Completely Scary Master of Memories

Namine grew up quite a ton during the time that she spent sharing a heart and mind with Kairi.  Her determination lead to the restoration of many lives and hearts.  Namine’s own separation from Kairi was purely for selfless reasons so she could better restore others.  Namine now has the ability to see and sift through everyone’s memories, regardless of a connection to Sora.  She does not abuse this power, though.  She only looks through memories when she is given a reason to or if she has permission (which Riku will give her on occasion.)

Namine knows basic magic attacks, most notably Cure.  She can also perform light attacks because she holds a part of Kairi's heart.  An interesting thing to note is that Namine may be viewed by some to be part-Princess of Heart because she holds this part of Kairi's heart.  Currently, Namine is working on honing in on her white magic skills, taking lessons from people like Aerith and Rinoa, but also learning together with Kairi.  Namine may not look like much, but she is easily very, very dangerous.

She once gave Xehanort a splitting headache because he was about to split Riku’s heart in-two.  She could have shattered him, given enough concentration; however, she stopped because she did not want to shatter another person’s memories again.  She was confronted with the same situation with Captain Hook in Neverland, where she realized just how simple it would have been to shatter him, but she refrained again, for the same reasons.  She still feels guilty about shattering the Riku Replica’s memories. 

Now, Namine knows that the Riku Replica is safe in another universe.  She is grateful for this and would like to see him happy.  However, she knows that appearing to him would be bad for him given his current emotional state, so she will patiently wait.  From that other universe, though, she has almost met her match when she runs into Sora’s Shadow—which she has done twice now.  She doesn’t quite know what to do with him and has since resolved to feel almost sorry for him. 

She and Riku are becoming quite the team.  They would easily do anything for each other.  Promises mean everything to them.  Everything from the promises to see more worlds to the promises to never keep anything from the other.  Promises mean everything to them.  Namine and Riku may have taken a while to realize they like each other, but they have quickly grown into a powerful force to be reckoned with.

Namine herself is a force to be reckoned with, no matter how you look at it.  She is no longer afraid to speak her mind.  Her battle prowress is impressive.  Not only can she take out massive amounts of Heartless at once in battle with only a little bit of backlash, but she can also carry around a Keyblade without it disappearing and destroy enemies that way as well.  She is not afraid to take risks, yet she is also very kindhearted.  She is… Namine.