Noel Kreiss is the 18-year-old male protagonist of Final Fantasy XIII-2.
Noel was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, who did the face, and Yusuke Naora, who designed the rest of the body and clothes. When designing his clothes, Naora took into account he was a hunter, while his swords were based on a Final Fantasy III illustration by Yoshitaka Amano. Noel's weapon, which changes from two swords into a javelin, was designed so that the character could have both short and long-range attacks.
Noel is voiced by Jason Marsden in English and by Daisuke Kishio in Japanese.