Xaldin (ザルディン, Zarudin^?), appears in Kingdom Hearts II. He is also known as the "Whirlwind Lancer" (旋風の六槍, Senpū no Rokusō^?, lit. "Six Lances of the Whirlwind"). Xaldin's original self was named Dilan (ディラン, Diran^?, mistransliterated as Dilin in the North American version). Xaldin is voiced by David Dayan Fisher in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II and Yōsuke Akimoto in the Japanese version. With his powers, he uses wind to manipulate his six lances
and shield himself. Xaldin's lances can transform into a dragon-shaped
contraption to attack opponents with whirlwinds. He controls
lance-wielding Dragoon Nobodies.^[4]
Xaldin first appeared in Kingdom Hearts II at Hollow Bastion with other members. He later confronts Sora in Beast's
Castle when he manipulates the Beast's rage by various means so that a
powerful Nobody and Heartless could be created from the Beast.^[10]
But Sora's interference with his plan forces Xaldin to steal the
Beast's mystical rose to temper the Beast's rage. Sora and the Beast
find him, and he reveals that the Organization needs Kingdom Hearts to
become complete beings.^[11] He then kidnaps Belle,
forcing the Beast to choose whether Belle or the rose is more important
to him. The plan fails when Belle gets away with the rose and Xaldin
falls against Sora and the Beast.