Crimson Prankster

Crimson Prankster
Japanese	ブリードパフォーマー
Rōmaji	Burīdo Pafōmā
Translation	Breed Performer
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Trickmaster • Trickmaster Ω • Jack in the Box • Egg Master
KHD tracks Battle theme - Fight and Away

Crimson Prankster
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
This newcomer to Wonderland splits in two, attacking as a pair. Unless both halves are defeated at the same time, they will continue the cycle of merging and splitting. Counter its flamethrower with ice magic—Blizzaga if possible. Aeroga will halt its fiery spin attack.

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
69	1310		3931		245		68
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x0		x0.71		x0.20			x0.57
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0		x0		x0			x0
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Head: 1.90					98
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 62-72 —
World(s)
Wonderland

The Crimson Prankster is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is one of the bosses at Wonderland. The Crimson Prankster is able to split itself into two identical bodies, as well as to merge and re-split in order to revive a fallen body.

Story

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Roxas is assigned a mission to Wonderland in order to exterminate a mysterious Heartless. Upon arrival, he drinks the medicine on the table of the Bizarre Room and shrinks as a result. The Crimson Prankster then appears out of the shadows, prompting Roxas to defeat it.

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.

In the manga adaptation, just as the Card Soldiers prepare to execute Roxas with a guillotine, a Crimson Prankster appears and attacks the castle, allowing Roxas to untie himself. Shortly into their fight, a second Crimson Prankster appears, cornering Roxas. Roxas is saved by a now giant Luxord, a result of eating a mushroom. Luxord picks the Heartless up with ease and brings it to Roxas, who delivers the final blow.

Design

A Crimson Prankster is a bizarre Heartless with spindly legs resembling scissor jacks, arms that appear and sound like they're made of paper, and a head that is made of several segments balanced of top of each other. Each of these segments sports its own face—though all of the faces have the same glowing yellow eyes and jagged mouths—and they alternate in color from pink to indigo. Its arms are black and it often juggles clubs with zig-zagging, black and yellow stripes on them. It wears pink armor with large, indigo shoulder pads, a black codpiece, and has a very thin and small indigo body. The upper halves of its legs are indigo, while their lower halves are pink. Its feet are black, flat, and curl at the tips. Its design is slightly similar to the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix version of the Trickmaster. Despite appearing to be one of the largest Heartless Roxas fights, in reality it is roughly the size of Donald Duck, due to the shrinking potion.

The latter part of the Crimson Prankster's name shows its mischievous and carefree nature. In reference to the Trickmaster, the word "prankster" is a synonym of trickster. This shows the similar nature and appearance between the Trickmaster and the Crimson Prankster. The former part of the Heartless's name could be derived from one possible romanization of its Japanese name, "Bleed Performer", crimson being the color of blood.

Strategy

Equip Blizzard magic and a Keyblade with high strength or longer combos, such as Valor Gear+ or Rage Gear+.

The Crimson Prankster begins the battle by copying itself in two. Both copies start with equal health, and must be destroyed simultaneously. If one copy dies before the other, the surviving copy copies itself again. The resulting copy has remaining health equal to the surviving copy's.

Dodge the Pranksters' attacks using Air Glide and Air Slide. The hole under the chimney is a safe point, and can be used to dodge attacks or safely use Cure magic.

The Crimson Prankster's hitbox is its head. Use the table in the middle of the room as a platform to Glide and attack. To avoid the copies reviving each other, reduce both copies to low health, then destroy both before the surviving copy copies itself.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Club Slamming (棍棒たたきつけ, Konbō Tatakitsuke)		—	—	0.90	△
		Walks around while slamming the ground in front of itself with its left club, then its right, then finishing with both at once. If the target is above the floor, the Crimson Prankster will instead finish by leaping up and slamming the ground at the target's position.
Fire Spin Attack (炎の回転攻撃, Honō no Kaiten Kōgeki)		Fire	Ignite (10%)	1.43	△
		Lights its body on fire and begins spinning around, causing damage on contact.
Flamethrower (火炎放射, Kaen Hōsha)		Fire	Ignite (25%)	1.17	△
		Lights its clubs on fire, then breathes fire downwards while shaking its head from side to side.
Bouncing Fire Bullet (はねまわる火の弾, Hane Mawaru Hi no Dan)		Fire	Ignite (5%)	0.98	△
		Shoots fireballs that hurtle across the ground. The fireball will leave a small fire that remains at the point where it bounced.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Video

Crimson Prankster – Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Gallery

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  Crimson Prankster's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

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  Crimson Prankster's battle icon from the map.

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  Crimson Prankster in the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga.