5. Lexaeus
No. 5 in the Organization: Lexaeus.Lexaeus, the "Peaceful Giant", is a well-built, muscular fighter in Organization XIII's ranks. Lexaeus is one of the two members of the Organization in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories that appears in Riku's story only. He employs a large tomahawk and the element of earth in battle.
Lexaeus, along with Vexen and Zexion are older members of the Organization who are less than pleased when they are forced to submit to the will of newcomers like Marluxia. When they realize the Lord of Castle Oblivion plans to overthrow the Organization by capturing and manipulating Sora, Lexaeus and Zexion decide to capture Riku and use him in the same fashion to counter Marluxia.
Lexaeus seems to keep an eye on events unfolding in the higher floors of Castle Oblivion and he is the one that informs Zexion that Axel has killed Vexen. When it becomes dangerously apparent that Sora might fall into Marluxia's grasp, Lexaeus confronts Riku directly, trying to convince him to open himself up to the power of the darkness in his heart. Riku refuses to give in, however, and Lexaeus attacks him. In a very close battle, Riku manages to defeat the brute, but with his last bits of strength, Lexaeus releases all of the darkness within him in hopes of overwhelming and consuming Riku. However, King Mickey protected Riku once more. His original name was Elaeus.
6. Zexion
No. 6 in the Organization: Zexion.Like Axel, Zexion, the "Shadow Walking Tactician", is a skilled manipulator by nature, though as we discover, not skilled enough. Appearing in Chain of Memories, his talents lie outside of battle, even to the point where he does not possess a weapon; he is the only Organization member in the entire game that does not fight in an actual battle.
He is one of two Organization members who appear only in Riku's story. He has the ability to identify individuals by their scent, sensing when they die, and seems to be able to do so from great distances. His element is shadow.
Zexion informs Vexen and Lexaeus when he senses two new scents in the lowest basement of Castle Oblivion. One of the scents was Maleficent, and he senses that she was eliminated by the other visitor, one with a scent "exactly similar" to that of the Superior. With little information on what was happening, he and the others decide to see what develops. Not long after, though, he identifies the other guest in the castle: Riku. He observes the boy's progress through Castle Oblivion until Vexen's death, when he and Lexaeus decide that they should use Riku just as they believe Marluxia will use Sora.
After Larxene, Lexaeus, and even Marluxia are killed, Zexion sees that Riku is no longer needed and attempts to destroy him himself. He leads Riku into a manifestation of the Destiny Islands, Sora and Riku's home, in which Riku sees his friends disappear. Zexion appears and wages psychological war on Riku, telling him about how he threw away his friends and his home, opened the door to darkness, and destroyed his islands. Following Riku's battle with a Darkside Heartless, Zexion uses his power to disguise himself as Sora and attacks him, telling him that he's become nothing more than a pawn of the darkness. He engulfs Riku in light, but a vision of Kairi manages to convince Riku to shed his fear of the darkness. With newfound strength, Riku follows Zexion's scent through the light and strikes him, but Zexion escapes. However, his escape was short-lived. Axel brings the Riku Replica down to him and convinces the replica that he could become real by gaining power that the real Riku didn't have. The replica agreed, and with Axel's suggestion, struck down Zexion without difficulty.
He was originally one of Ansem's youngest lab assistants and test subjects, Ienzo.
7. Saix
No. 7 in the Organization: Saix.Saix, the "Moon Dancing Demon Man", has an X-shaped scar on his face and wields a gigantic broadsword that can change form to suit his needs. Despite his ranking, he is respected as if he were the second in command. He doesn't feel any emotion, or at least doesn't let any show. He controls the element of moon.
8. Axel
No. 8 in the Organization: Axel.Axel, the "Wind of Dancing Flames", worked as a double agent in Castle Oblivion. In battle, he utilizes a pair of chakram as well as the element of fire. He is a skilled manipulator and one never quite knows whose side he is really on. He seems to have some connection to Sora due to his relation to Roxas.
Chain of Memories
Axel was the first member of the Organization to battle with Sora in Castle Oblivion, though the fight was nothing more than a test of Sora's strength. He gave Sora his first set of world cards to proceed through the castle. Later, he pretended to join with Larxene and Marluxia in their plan to seize control of the Organization using Sora. To gain their trust, he asassinated Vexen when ordered by Marluxia to rid them of "traitors". However, Axel's intent on killing Vexen was also personal due to Sora almost learning about Roxas. Afterwards, in order to derail Marluxia's plans, Axel set Naminé free so that she could reveal Sora the truth about how she has manipulated the memory of him and his friends.
Eventually, Axel confronted Marluxia, prepared to destroy him by reminding him the order to wipe out traitors of the Organization, but Marluxia used Naminé as shield to keep Axel at bay, though he resolves to go through anyone, even Naminé, in order to kill Marluxia. He says so just as Sora finds the two black-coated men facing off, and Marluxia vanishes with Naminé, leaving Sora to fight Axel. Sora eventually defeats Axel, after which he states their common relation before vanishing, letting Sora believe him to be gone for good. After Marluxia is defeated by Sora, Axel enlisted the aid of the Riku Replica that Vexen created to kill Zexion in Castle Oblivion's basement levels and fight the real Riku. Of the six members of the Organization to appear in Chain of Memories, Axel is the only one who survived.
Kingdom Hearts II
His role and motives are fully revealed Kingdom Hearts II to revolve around Roxas, whom Axel sees as a dear friend and kindred spirit. He was the one who dragged Roxas back to the Organization personally on the reason that he does not want Roxas to find Sora knowing well what would happen once they meet. To that end, Axel took matters to ensure that by abducting Kairi and convincing other members that they were being set up. However, those acts eventually branded Axel as a traitor due to him becoming a hinderence in DiZ's plan. Axel, starting to realize that he was wrong to stop Roxas, sacrificed himself to save Sora from the Nobodies with a kamikaze attack.