Original Character Guide to Manifest Destiny (excluding Organization XIII)
Hyakutaro
Sora's friend (same age as Sora) whom he meets at Memory Isle. For you FFVII fans, his role in the fanfic is somewhat, but not entirely, similar to the role Zack plays in FFVII, and his history with SOLDIER and Sephiroth are very similar to Cloud's. He ultimately winds up traveling with Sora on his journey as another failed member of SOLDIER, but he and Cloud don't get along at all. Hyakutaro (referred to mainly as Taro) was an experiment of Xukri's after he had already failed SOLDIER, and Xukri tried to "exploit the SOLDIER in him" and use it for his own good--even though he had no idea what SOLDIER even was. The result of several experiments performed on the boy left him with a strange power that is entirely out of his control. When he enters this state, the darkness left within his heart pushes him into a "Berserker" state (much like Saix, but worse) and little by little, each time it happens, he becomes more out of control. Eventually, this condition may or may not be responsible for his death.
Enikkusu
Hyakutaro's cousin, who is older than Taro (about Cloud's age). All Square Enix fans will be interested to know that his name means "Enix" in Japanese (Square Enix translated into Japanese is "Sukuwea Enikkusu"). He is very protective of Taro, and the only person still alive in their family after the disasters caused by the Heartless and Organization XIII. Enik, as he is called by Taro, is very close to his younger cousin and the only person other than Sora, Riku, and Cloud that know about his dark condition. The things that have happened to his family and Taro himself cause him to be extremely wary and cautious of Sora and his friends, and he though he tries to act like he accepts him, Enik tries very hard to distance himself and Taro from anything to do with the Keyblade master.