Yozora

Yozora (Japanese: ヨゾラ) is a fictional character introduced in the Square Enix video game Kingdom Hearts III. Yozora first appears in Toy Box, a world based on the Toy Story franchise, as the protagonist of the in-series video game Verum Rex. He later appears in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts III, encountering protagonist Sora within the Final World in the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind downloadable content. Yozora was created by director Tetsuya Nomura as a minor character in his introduction who would be more important in future projects, as his portrayal in the DLC Re Mind was intentionally made difficult to beat. He is voiced by Dylan Sprouse in English and Tasuku Hatanaka in Japanese. The character's debut surprised game critics and gamers in general due to his similarities to Noctis Lucis Caelum, the protagonist of Square Enix's role-playing game Final Fantasy XV, which Nomura had also worked on. The difficulty of beating him in the DLC was remarked on by journalists, to the point that he came across as one of the hardest boss characters in the franchise. The character's enigmatic identity and nature also resulted in several journalists speculating on his role in the series.