Chain of Memories So... Why did Axel have Zexion killed off?

This is true and he wnted to test Riku's power so it was a double win for Axel.

 

well i think they see axel as the most violent one, the on who doesnt care at all. so he seems perfect for it.

 

Wow some Axel haters *rolls eyes* geez if it really suits the purpose Lexaeus and Zexion were going to have Riku join up with them to save themselves, after Vexen was killed by the order of Marluixa and almost exploiting about Roxas. So in that case Vexen drove himself to his death just by trying to save himself by nearly saying the wrong thing. Axel may have known about V and VI's scheme through that crystal ball that was used to spy on Sora and the others. He may have seen that as betrayal in the organization as it was almost the same thing that Marluxia and Larxene tried to do with 'their' takeover except it was two different parties.

Zexion didn't deserve to die, *sighs* but he shouldn't have conspired with Lexaeus and if he didn't then he may have lived, (quite possible unless he took too much damage from Riku) because I feel Axel was testing his loyalty which is why he confronted him and Zexion should of not said Axel was going to die next. Then again I didn't understand their little conversation word by word, but I got the jest of it.

Having the enemy join with the Organization is going against them and considered treason and it is likely Axel was sent as a spy to keep an eye on the others by either Xenmas or Saix.

 

IDK.. i wish he hadnt though, cuz zexion is da awesomest xD

 

*raises hand*

I think I'm the only one (that I know of anyways) that's thought about this theory. But what if Axel guessed at the danger Roxas would be in if Riku walked free? (Yeah, yeah, big what if) So then Riku needs to go. And since Axel had just finished his fight with Sora and was in no condition to fight Riku, he can send out the Repliku. And, in order to power up the Repliku, Axel has him absorb Zexion's life force or whatever he was absorbing in that scene.

So then Zexion just happened to be a handy power-up instead of a potential threat to Axel's interests directly...

(Of course, it doesn't work, as Riku still leaves Castle Oblivion intact and later fights Roxas, etc, etc.)

 

I seriously doubt Axel considered that Riku would lose. Riku was a wild card just as much as Axel was in the whole thing. I'm pretty sure he assumed Riku would win and assist Sora. It was Repliku that was the piece that either needed to go or be removed from the scene so he worked it up that the two would confront each other. Repliku was evidence of things going bad at the castle and was just not safe to leave laying around for the Org to find out about.

 

well the theory does make since but zexion in my oppinion was one of the members that did not deserve to die just like demyx but o well its still sad though :(

 

Axel was the only one who was loyal to the organization and it was his mission to kill anyone who would turn on the organization because he was a double agent.

 

Uh.

Zexion wasn't against the Organization.

There doesn't need to be a understanding of why Axel killed him, or why he's consider in a-hole in CoM, because there really isn't. If it wasn't for KH2 to get people feeling sorry for him, I doubt he'd be as popular too if he died in the very same game without the development he had. The Basement group were only trying to get Riku to combat against Sora who Marluxia was plotting to use to overthrow them, for the sake of silencing and canceling the betrayal. There's NOTHING traitorous in that action. Thus, nothigng to set Zexion up to be destroyed, and in such a horrible and gruesome way, while Axel was "Teehee :D". And they say Larxene is the sadistic b!tch here? The guy was just as worst back then.

As for Zexion saying Axel is to be killed next, I think, with the new Novel translations up in the Kingdom Hearts Extras section of the forum, it's starting to make sense once you read the conversation of him and Lexeaus about their leader. Xemnas, is more into Castle Oblivion than people thought, and he rightly chose new members Marluxia, Larxene, and Axel to be the Upper Floor group on purpose, because they were the "suspicious ones", according to Zexion. That might mean that they are suspected of betrayal or so. I didn't really understand, yet, I think, from what I guessed, that Xemnas was planning for them to die in CO, or come to a conclusion on memories.

So, maybe Zexion was referring to that, and perhaps Axel being "with" Marluxia and Larxene in their scheme as a "traitor".

 

I'm not sure why Axel did it.
I guess he was just in a killing mood, you know. We all have those moods.

 

That was Zexion's oringal plan, but he changed it when he noticed that Riku's power was really simliar to their superiors and he was the last one left. He wanted to save himself and the schemer then decided to use Riku to join the organization. Axel was for the 'real organization' not against it. He might have saw that as betrayal. You know joining the enemy is against the other side.

 

I pretty much agree with what other people have been saying. It was to keep Axel from getting in trouble, honestly. Though Axel did manage to get rid of Marluxia and Larxene, which we assume is what he was supposed to do, his methods were slightly... questionable. I doubt Xemnas would have been happy if he found out Axel killed Vexen. Same deal with letting Namine go free. Now, before anyone says that Axel did that because Namine was being forced to follow Marluxia's orders, Axel probably wasn't supposed to release Namine from the entire organization, which is pretty much what he did.

So, honestly, Zexion was killed pretty much to cover up Axel's actions. Zexion certainly would have reported what Axel did to Xemnas, and that would have gotten Axel in a lot of trouble. Thus, he killed Zexion.​

 

Didn't Axel say that Zexion knew too much?
and it never revealed what "too much" was?
I think that will be explained in 358/2 Days since we saw a scan with Zexion in it

 

It was a safety precaution, and since Axel let Namine escaped, and the Organization could have used her against Sora, and eventually Roxas, Zexion would have made sure to probly use that to his advantage. Axel was just cleaning up his own mess.

 

I think Axel killed Zexion because Zexion knows about him killing Vexen and betraying Marluxia.

 

No Axel didn't get orders to kill Zexion! Also he did not kill him because he was bored. The reason is simple... To shut Zexion up, if it was told what all went on in Oblivion Castle... Axel could have been dusked... So yeah ^^;

 

Okay, Days answered the question, so this can be locked...

 

Closed at the request of the thread creator.