Rafael Ilyich III

&nbsp A (presumed dead) character in Kingdom Hearts: Sinister. He is Kleatus Synestyr's best friend, despite their families' history, and a captain in the Black Army. He was attacked by Heartless during Chapter 1, in the beginning of the first story arc, and was presumed dead because of it.

Friends
Rafael first met Kleatus after the Synestyr family had been framed and demerited by an unknown perpitrator and the family vanished into obscurity. At the time, he was living in a small town, and was the son of an entrepreneur, but a lucky break in business propmted his father to move the family to one of the Northern Kingdom's larger cities, coincidentally right next to the small-ish mansion that Kleatus has moved to. The two became fast friends, and were taught by the same professor. Eventually, when Kleatus expressed his wish to join the Black Army after his father's death, Rafael supported him, and decided to do the same. Rafael was immediately promoted to corporal because of his family's new status, bu had to wait as Kleatus advanced from private. Soon, the two were captains in the same unit by a stoke of luck. When the war broke out, Rafael gladly followed his friend into battle.

Kingdom Hearts: Sinister
Rafael was seperated from Kleatus in Chapter one of Arc 1 in the forests of the Northern Kingdoms and presumed dead.