My friend showed me a picture of Zack from Final Fantasy 7 and I noticed one thing about him. He looks very similar to Axel. The face features are similar and the hair is pretty similar. I just felt like pointing out this cool similarity. Maybe he's who inspired Square of how Axel should look. Post you comments about this.
Zack: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/ccg1990/7zack-f.jpg
Axel: http://kh2.co.uk/assets/characters/com/CH_axel.gif
http://www.rpgplanet.com/kingdomhearts/kingdomhearts2/media/characters/red.jpg
I know I have no evidence, but maybe this has something to do with Axel's story.
Zack: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/ccg1990/7zack-f.jpg
Axel: http://kh2.co.uk/assets/characters/com/CH_axel.gif
http://www.rpgplanet.com/kingdomhearts/kingdomhearts2/media/characters/red.jpg
I know I have no evidence, but maybe this has something to do with Axel's story.