Reapers Wheel¶

Design

The Reaper’s Wheel’s main body, true to its name, is a thick wheel. The center of this wheel is violet, its edges are black, and the two colors are separated by zig-zagging, pale yellow lines. The wheel is also lined by two rows of pyramidal, white spikes. The sides of the main wheel are silver and attach to two thinner wheels. These two side wheels are both predominantly lavender and violet with white highlights. There are two engines on each of the side wheels one on the top and one on the bottom of the rim. The Reaper’s Wheel has two small, spherical, black heads, one on each of the top two engines. Both of these heads sport glowing yellow eyes. A further extension on the sides of each of these wheels is a translucent, violet shield, each with a Heartless emblem emblazoned on both of their centers.

The Reaper’s Wheel’s name refers to its dangerous power -“Reaper”- and is a nod to the Grim Reaper, the Western personification of death—and the massive wheel it uses to move. A Joyrider is a person who steals a vehicle and drives it around with no particular goal. This could be referencing the ship’s speed and recklessness.

Ring Tank¶

Design

A normal Ring Tank has a vaguely cannon-shaped, blue body with light blue highlights and a white Nobody symbol on its front. There are two small, silver spikes on its bottom and a silver ring on its top. This ring is lined by four long, thin, blue spikes. It has two blue and light blue, conical wheels on its sides, both of which have black markings on them.

The Ring Tank’s name refers to its spiked ring, as well as tanks, war vehicles that it has vague similarities to.

Shield¶

Design

A basic Shield’s body is a large, flat, and vaguely heart-shaped. It is a faded blue color with a pale yellow border and a black hole in its center. This hole has a pale yellow ring around it and four glowing blue, teardrop-shaped lights around it. Its head—which is placed in a deep indent at the top of its body and juts outward slightly—is jar-shaped, blue, and has a spike on its flat top. A white Nobody logo is emblazoned on its face. A semi-circular blade is connected to either side of the Shield’s body. Both of these blades are faded blue with blue edges.

The Shield’s name is a clear reference to a Shield, which its body strongly resembles.

Speeder¶

Design

A basic Speeder is a seemingly mechanical Nobody that resembles a small space shuttle. Its head, adorned with a white Nobody logo, is teardrop-shaped and has an antenna on its top. A conical gun is mounted in front of the Nobody’s body, attached to a ring that is, in turn, connected to the main body. The tip of its gun is yellow and the base of its gun is blue with several small vents lining it. Its head is white, its body is blue, and the ring that connects it to its gun is blue and tan. During the battle with Xemnas’s draconian form, a version of this Nobody appears with a black emblem and a body colored in shades of silver, white, and light blue.

The Speeder’s name is a clear reference to the ships’s speed and tendency to race past without firing many shots at the Gummi ship.

Spider¶

Design

A normal Spider is a large, apparently mechanical Nobody with a wide, flying saucer-like main body. Its body is orange with off-white highlights and three black vent openings in its front. Its head, a thick, black spike with the Nobody emblem adorning its front, is set in the middle of the top half of its body and is partially surrounded by a “collar”. It has six “arms” and one “tail”, all of which share the same vaguely conical spike shape. Its six arms are arranged on the sides of the Spider’s body in a similar manner to those of Kurt Zisa. The two middle arms on either side are predominantly off-white with black tips and a yellow and purple ring near the tips. The other four arms are all predominantly purple with black tips and a yellow and off-white ring near the tips. The Spider’s tail is larger than its arms and attached to the underside of its body. It is predominantly purple with a black, claw-like tip.

The Spider’s name is a reference to its seven limbs, which are reminiscent of the eight legs on arachnids like spiders.

Spiked Roller¶

Design

The Spiked Roller is a mechanical Nobody with a head that is spherical with a rounded protrusion on its underside and an arrowhead-shaped spike on its top. Its face sports a white cross that resembles the Nobody insignia. Two “arms” are attached to either of its sides, both of which end in cross-shaped guns. The Spiked Roller’s head and arms are an indigo color, the spike on its head is yellow, and the guns are shades of pink and purple with tan tips. During the battle with Xemnas’s draconian form, a version of the Spiked Roller appear that is colored in metallic shades of steel blue and sky blue. The cross on its face is black in this version.

The Spiked Roller’s name references the shape of the ships arms, and how it rolls the spiked wheel-like arms in order to move. Its Japanese name, “Missiler”, may be a reference to the real-world Missileer fighter plane.

Submarine¶

Design

A Submarine is a large, mechanical Heartless. It has glowing yellow eyes and a spherical, black head encased in a clear dome. There is a periscope on top of this dome. The Submarine’s main body is comprised of two sections that resemble large jaws with sharp, triangular teeth. The upper jaw is blue and the Heartless’s head rests on top of it. The lower jaw is sky blue and protrudes outward slightly. There is a small, yellow, diamond-shaped light in between the two jaws. There are two small engines with yellow, cross-shaped propellers on its body, one on either side. It has three “fins”, two long, relatively thin pectoral fins on its sides, and one shorter, wide tailfin. All three of its fins are sky blue with blue tips. The Submarine’s overall appearance is similar to that of an anglerfish. The Heartless insignia is on its back, behind its head.

The Submarine’s name references the underwater vehicle, which reflects its aquatic nature.

Tank¶

Design

A normal Tank has a vaguely cannon-shaped, yellow body with white and brown highlights and a white Nobody symbol on its front. There are two small, yellow spikes on its bottom. It also has two yellow and brown, conical wheels on its sides, both of which have black markings on them.

The Tank’s name refers to tanks, war vehicles that it has vague similarities to.

UFO¶

Design

A normal U.F.O. is a small, apparently mechanical Nobody with a thin, spike shaped main body. Its head is spherical and is adorned with a white Nobody sigil. Its body is mint green and pale purple. A gold ring lined by four long, mint green spikes surrounds the U.F.O.’s main body.

The U.F.O.‘s name is a reference to unidentified flying objects—typically abbreviated to “UFO”. The U.F.O. resembles a flying saucer, a stereotypical UFO. “Ring Type” seems to simply refer to the Nobody’s central ring.