Skylark Sound Studios

Skylark Sound Studios is an entertainment company based out of 1100 N Hollywood Way in Burbank, California. It specializes in voiceover recording, editing, mastering and dubbing for Video Games, APPs, Foreign Languages, and Animated Films.

Films

 * Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) (for Square Enix)

Series

 * Pop Secret (2006-2009)

Films

 * The 3 Wise Men (2003)
 * Dragon Hunters (2008)
 * The Illusionauts (2012) (Additional Recording)

Series

 * Amazon Riders (2016-2017) (for Amazon Prime Video)

Video Games

 * Kingdom Hearts (2002) (for Square Enix)
 * Digimon Racing (2004) (for Bandai Games)
 * Rogue Galaxy (2005) (for Sony Computer Entertainment)
 * Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (for Square Enix)
 * Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006) (for Square Enix)
 * Baten Kaitos Origins (2006) (for Nintendo)
 * Culdcept Saga (2006) (for Namco Bandai Games)
 * Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2007) (for Square Enix)
 * The World Ends with You (2007) (for Square Enix)
 * Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007) (for Square Enix)
 * Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2008) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009) (for Square Enix)
 * Spectrobes: Origins (2009) (for Disney Interactive Studios)
 * Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2010) (for Square Enix)
 * The 3rd Birthday (2010) (for Square Enix)
 * Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy (2011) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (2013) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014) (for Square Enix)
 * Final Fantasy Explorers (2014) (for Square Enix)
 * Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015) (for Square Enix)
 * World of Final Fantasy (2016) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017) (for Square Enix)
 * Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (2018) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts III (2019) (for Square Enix)
 * Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (for Square Enix)
 * Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020) (for Square Enix)
 * Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (2021) (for Square Enix)
 * NEO: The World Ends with You (2021) (for Square Enix)
 * Tower of Fantasy (2021-present) (for Hotta Studio)
 * Goddess of Victory: Nikke (2022) (for Level Infinite)

Talent Pool
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Voice Actors

 * Brad Abrell
 * Orion Acaba
 * Zach Aguilar (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Carlos Alazraqui (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Chris Jai Alex
 * Wayne Allwine (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II", "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories" and "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days")
 * Antonio Alvarez
 * Leif Anders
 * Tony Anselmo (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Stacey J. Aswad
 * Tony Azzolino (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Laura Bailey
 * Brock Baker (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Ogie Banks
 * Dee Bradley Baker (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Troy Baker
 * Jeff Bennett (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Jodi Benson (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories")
 * John Eric Bentley
 * Laila Berzins
 * Anjali Bhimani
 * Soso Bianchi (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Beau Billingslea (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children")
 * Susanne Blakeslee (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Brian Bloom (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance" and "Final Fantasy Explorers")
 * Steve Blum (until 2015)
 * Johnny Yong Bosch
 * Edward Bosco
 * Andrea Bowen
 * Andrew Bowen
 * G.K. Bowes (only "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Bob Buchholz
 * Kira Buckland
 * Reba Buhr
 * Griffin Burns (since 2020)
 * Corey Burton (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Hedy Burress (2006; 2011; 2016; 2018)
 * Jared Butler (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Terrence C. Carson (only "Baten Kaitos Origins")
 * Aimée Castle (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD")
 * Cathy Cavadini
 * Andy Chanley
 * Brian Chase
 * Ray Chase (since 2016)
 * Alvin Chea (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Sean Chiplock
 * Greg Chun
 * Charlet Chung
 * Cam Clarke (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Jim Cummings (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Eddie Carroll (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II", and "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories")
 * David Cooley
 * Vincent Corazza (only "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories", "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance", "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory")
 * Jesse David Corti (only "The World Ends with You" and "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Jamie Costa
 * Erin Cottrell (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance", "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD", and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Sara Cravens (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Randy Crenshaw
 * Moe Daniels
 * Skyler Davenport (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Hunter Davis
 * Robbie Daymond
 * Darin De Paul
 * Barry Dennen (†) (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD")
 * Trevor Devall (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Jessica DiCicco (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * John DiMaggio
 * Barbara Dirickson
 * Benjamin Diskin
 * Melissa Disney (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Lucien Dodge
 * Michael Donovan (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD")
 * Robin Atkin Downes
 * Courtnee Draper (only "Kingdom Hearts II", "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD", and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Chris Edgerly (2006-2007; 2020)
 * Remy Edgerly
 * Paul Eiding (only "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII" and "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII")
 * Greg Ellis (only "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children", "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII" and "Rogue Galaxy")
 * Gideon Emery
 * Richard Epcar
 * Doug Erholtz
 * Dorothy Elias-Fahn
 * Melissa Fahn
 * Renee Faia (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Keythe Farley
 * Bill Farmer (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Keith Ferguson
 * Jeff Fischer (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD")
 * Erin Fitzgerald
 * Antonia Flynn
 * Quinton Flynn*
 * Connor Fogarty
 * Lauri Fraser
 * Crispin Freeman
 * Chris Fries
 * Will Friedle (only "Kingdom Hearts II", "Rogue Galaxy" and "Final Fantasy Explorers")
 * Larissa Gallagher (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Brian George (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Grant George
 * Peter Giles
 * Jean Gilpin
 * Marc Ginsburg
 * Rick Gomez (only "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children", "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep and "World of Final Fantasy")
 * Barbara Goodson (only "World of Final Fantasy" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Alana Gospodnetich
 * Michael J. Gough (only "Kingdom Hearts II", "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Anna Graves (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Jake Green
 * Kim Mai Guest (only "Baten Kaitos Origins", "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII", "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Todd Haberkorn
 * Chris Hackney
 * Jennifer Hale (only "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" and "World of Final Fantasy")
 * Heather Halley
 * Gavin Hammon
 * Jim Hanks (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Arin Hanson
 * Mark C. Hanson
 * Erika Harlacher (since 2019)
 * Jess Harnell (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II", "Dragon Hunters", and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Kyle Hebert
 * Megan Hensley
 * Marieve Herington (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Joe Hernandez (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Kate Higgins
 * Ali Hillis
 * Heather Hogan (2007-2008; 2012; 2015-2016; 2020-2021)
 * Megan Hollingshead (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * James Horan (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Xanthe Huynh (only "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Erika Ishii (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Kevin Ivie
 * Bret Iwan (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Ashley Johnson (only "Final Fantasy Explorers")
 * Shane Johnson (only "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Bob Joles ("Kingdom Hearts II", "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep", "World of Final Fantasy" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Danielle Judovits (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * David S. Jung
 * Billy Kametz (†) (until 2022)
 * Neil Kaplan (only "Baten Kaitos Origins")
 * JP Karliak (2016; since 2019)
 * David Kaye (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Mikey Kelley
 * Josh Keaton
 * Tom Kenny (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Matthew Yang King (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Andrew Kishino (2008; since 2020)
 * Brianna Knickerbocker (2016; since 2020)
 * William Frederick Knight (†) (only "World of Final Fantasy")
 * Jason Konopisos
 * Brandy Kopp
 * Maurice LaMarche (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Phil LaMarr (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance" and "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT")
 * Natalie Lander (2007; 2009; 2011; 2016; 2018)
 * Lex Lang (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Kelsey Lansdowne (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Linda Larkin (only "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Mick Lauer (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Aleks Le
 * Dana Lee
 * Mela Lee (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Misty Lee
 * Wendee Lee
 * Cherami Leigh
 * Ben Lepley
 * Ryan Colt Levy (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake" and "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Erica Lindbeck
 * Jonathan Lipow
 * David Lodge
 * A.J. LoCascio
 * Eric Lopez
 * Matt Lowe
 * Yuri Lowenthal
 * Erica Luttrell (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Scott Ly
 * Tress MacNeille (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Julie Maddalena (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Brian Maillard (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * J.P. Manoux (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Deborah Marlowe
 * Vanessa Marshall (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Austin Lee Matthews
 * Elizabeth Maxwell (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Adam McArthur (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD")
 * Kyle McCarley
 * Michael McConnohie
 * Matt McKenzie (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Danielle McRae (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Mike MacRae (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Erica Mendez (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Matthew Mercer
 * Dan Milano (only "Rogue Galaxy")
 * Jason C. Miller
 * Lara Jill Miller (2017; 2019-2020)
 * Daman Mills (since 2021)
 * Dave B. Mitchell
 * Candi Milo
 * Max Mittelman (since 2017)
 * Xander Mobus (since 2021)
 * Cassandra Lee Morris
 * Julie Nathanson
 * Iara Nemirovsky (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Christopher Niosi*
 * Travis Oates (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Joe Ochman
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey
 * Jason Palmer
 * Arnie Pantoja (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Bryce Papenbrook
 * Chris Parson
 * Chris Patton (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Rob Paulsen (only "Dragon Hunters" and "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep")
 * Khary Payton (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Paul St. Peter
 * Tara Platt
 * Laura Post
 * Tony Pope (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Jay Preston
 * Jamieson Price
 * Derek Stephen Prince
 * Ben Pronsky (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Griffin Puatu (since 2020)
 * Andrew Racho
 * Phillip Reich
 * Maximilian Reid
 * Enn Reitel (only "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Jordan Reynolds
 * Scott Reyns
 * Kevin Michael Richardson (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II", "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" and "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Eden Riegel
 * Sam Riegel
 * Daniel Robaire
 * Andre Robinson (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Bumper Robinson
 * Cindy Robinson
 * Isaac Robinson-Smith
 * Ashley Rose (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Neil Ross
 * Ari Rubin (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Alejandro Saab
 * William Salyers (only "World of Final Fantasy" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Chris Sanders (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep")
 * Ken Sansom (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Tara Sands
 * Alem Brhan Sapp
 * Jeff Schine (only "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Eliza Schneider
 * Jonah Scott (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Patrick Seitz
 * Ashlyn Selich
 * Pete Sepenuk (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Nick Shakoour (since 2019)
 * Stephanie Sheh
 * Desiree Siahann (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * James Sie
 * Susan Silo
 * Keith Silverstein
 * Christopher Corey Smith
 * Roger Craig Smith
 * Phil Snyder* (only "Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded" and "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * André Sogliuzzo
 * Michael Sorich
 * Kath Soucie
 * Aaron Spann (2008-2009; 2011-2012; 2018)
 * Jason Spisak
 * Ted Sroka (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Steve Staley
 * Stephen Stanton
 * Karissa Lee Staples (only "The 3rd Birthday", "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD", "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue", "Kingdom Hearts III", and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Brian T. Stevenson
 * David Ogden Stiers (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep")
 * Andre Stojka* (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Karen Strassman (only "Kingdom Hearts III" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Tara Strong (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "World of Final Fantasy")
 * Christopher Swindle (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Catherine Taber (only "Baten Kaitos Origins" and "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD")
 * Teke Tabor
 * Kaiji Tang
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Richard Tatum
 * Armen Taylor
 * Courtenay Taylor
 * James Arnold Taylor
 * Russi Taylor (†) (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Craig Lee Thomas
 * Josh Robert Thompson (only "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep")
 * Kirk Thornton
 * Jeannie Tirado (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Joshua Tomar
 * Katy Townsend
 * Amanda Troop
 * Abby Trott (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Maya Tuttle
 * Max Udell (only "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Tasia Valenza (only "Baten Kaitos Origins", "Dissidia Final Fantasy", "Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy", and "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT")
 * Cristina Valenzuela (2015; since 2019)
 * Brad Venable (†) (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Selah Victor (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * David Vincent (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Anna Vocino (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Kari Wahlgren
 * Talon Warburton
 * Ezra Weisz (only "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" and "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Imari Williams (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Sarah Anne Williams (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake" and "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Mae Whitman (only "Kingdom Hearts II", "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII" and "Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind")
 * Mark Whitten (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Scott Whyte
 * Travis Willingham
 * Ciara Riley Wilson (only "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Crawford Wilson (only "Baten Kaitos Origins", "The World Ends with You" and "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Brandon Winckler
 * Mick Wingert
 * Wally Wingert
 * Dave Wittenberg
 * Fryda Wolff (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Shanelle Workman (only "Baten Kaitos Origins", "Rogue Galaxy", "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Anne Yatco (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake" and "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * ViviAnn Yee (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Gwendoline Yeo (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Suzie Yeung (since 2021)
 * Jenny Yokobori (only "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Alan Young (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep")
 * Zakiya Young
 * Erin Yvette (only "NEO: The World Ends with You")
 * Julian Zane (only "Kingdom Hearts III")

Startalents

 * Scott Adsit (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Jason Alexander (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Sean Astin (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Britt Baron (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Drake Bell (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Kristen Bell (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Brian Blessed (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Zach Braff (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * David Boreanaz (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Bruce Boxleitner (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Steve Burton
 * Zoe Caldwell (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep")
 * Cody Christian (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Jamie Chung (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Rachael Leigh Cook
 * Jason Dohring (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Tate Donovan (only "Kingdom Hearts II", "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Susan Egan (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Josh Gad (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * David Gallagher (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar (only "The Illusionauts")
 * Tony Goldwyn (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Gilbert Gottfried (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II", and "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix")
 * Jonathan Groff (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Mark Hamill (only "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" and "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Rutger Hauer (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Willa Holland (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Matt Jones (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * Charles Kimbrough (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Christopher Lee (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days")
 * Zachary Levi (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Christopher Lloyd (only "The Illusionauts", "Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind", and "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory")
 * Cheech Marin (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Idina Menzel (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Jesse McCartney (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Kevin R. McNally (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * T.J. Miller (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Mandy Moore (only "Kingdom Hearts")
 * Pat Morita (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Donna Murphy (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Leonard Nimoy (†) (only "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" and "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance")
 * Haley Joel Osment (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Hayden Panettiere (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Ryan Potter (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * John Ratzenberger (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Genesis Rodriguez (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Christy Carlson Romano (only "Kingdom Hearts" and "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children")
 * Ernie Sabella (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Chris Sarandon (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II", and "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories")
 * Wallace Shawn (only "Kingdom Hearts III")
 * Brittany Snow (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Yvonne Strahovski (only "The 3rd Birthday")
 * Mena Suvari (only "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children")
 * Scott Weinger (only "Kingdom Hearts", "Kingdom Hearts II" and "Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories")
 * Ming-Na Wen (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * Forest Whitaker (only "Dragon Hunters")
 * Briana White (only "Final Fantasy VII Remake")
 * BD Wong (only "Kingdom Hearts II")
 * James Woods (only the "Kingdom Hearts" series)
 * Billy Zane (only "Kingdom Hearts")

† deceased * defunct/inactive/retired }}