Joe

Joe was a Manhattan civilian who attempted to rape Marla Shift (thinking he was a woman) with his friends Mike and Brandon. Shift kidnapped the three, and while captured, Joe was forced to eat poisonous apple seeds that made him terribly ill. He then witnesses Brandon horribly executed by Shift with a scythe through the anus. After this, Shift leaves the two surviving friends, who manage to escape. Over time, Joe grows worse with his sickness, and when he is finally released, he blames Mike for the incident. When Mike insults him, Joe attacks and kills Mike with a knife in Shift's room. Taking the knife, Joe heads down to the lobby of Oblivion Labs where Roxas is lounging. The sickness now really seeping into him, Joe falls on top of the knife, mortally wounding himself. His last words ("[I'm here] to kill you all!") makes Roxas suspicious of Marluxia.

Although Joe's role is subtle, his death and last words -- which are misunderstood by Roxas -- begins the set-up to the story's climax.