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Earth Core
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The Earth Core is a Pureblood Heartless that appears in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- and Kingdom Hearts III.
Design[edit]
Earth Cores appear as a Heartless resembling a hedgehog. Its body is round and oval shaped, with a pair of beady yellow eyes and a large purple jagged mouth as its face. It has several cracks in its body where its purple interior can be seen. Outside of its face, its entire body is covered with rocky spikes that extend outward. It has no limbs, instead using the spikes on its bottom to bounce around and swim through the ground.
Strategy[edit]
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
The Earth Core does not generate earthy matter for its attacks. Its face is the only vulnerable spot on its body. Any attempts to attack elsewhere with Physical, Dark, or Neutral attacks are simply repelled unless the player uses a Formchange with the Guardbreaker ability; collision with this Heartless briefly stuns whoever it hits, leaving them vulnerable for additional damage. This can be avoided with a well-timed Guard, by dodging, or having Stun Protection active. Their Drill Attack will also break Sora's guard and trigger Risk Dodge. While using Drill Attack or Spin Liner, Earth Cores can only be damaged by Fire, Blizzard, and Thunder attacks.
In Kingdom Hearts III, Earth Cores have the ability to travel underground. While this leaves them invulnerable to physical attacks in this state, they are still vulnerable to magic and non-Physical type attacks. They can also transform into Towers, where they have more health and can spit boulders and charge at Sora. However, if Sora uses Goofy Bombardier (which has a 100% chance for Goofy to activate while an Earth Core Tower is present) while locked on to a Tower, Goofy will go inside the tower and destroy it instantly. While visiting Kingdom of Corona, Earth Cores will never transform into towers.
- Earth Core
| Technique | Element | Status | Power | Block? | Repel LV | |
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| Drill Attack (ドリルアタック Doriru Atakku) |
Physical | Stun (40%/6s) | 1.5 | ◯ (Risk Dodge) | 3 | |
| Leaps and spins like a drill. | ||||||
| Spin Liner (スピンライナー Supin Rainā) |
Physical | Stun (25%/6s) | 1.2 | △ | 2 | |
| Buries its head in the ground and moves around while spinning sideways. | ||||||
| Moving Sand (砂移動 Suna Idō) |
Physical | — | 1.0 per hit | △ | — | |
| Turns into sand, circles around opponents at high speed and/or collides into them, then leaps out and bites at opponents. | ||||||
| Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked. | ||||||
- Earth Core (Tower)
| Technique | Element | Status | Power | Block? | Repel LV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Spout (岩吐き出し Iwa Hakidashi) |
(headbutt) | Physical | — | 1.5 | △ | 2
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| (rocks) | Physical | — | 1.0 per hit | △ | 2 | |
| Spits out five rocks from its mouth with lunging headbutts; the rocks fall in a parabolic pattern. | ||||||
| Sand Dive (砂もぐり Suna Moguri) |
Physical | — | 2.0 | △ | — | |
| Dives underground and emerges from sandy soil nearby, launching opponents in its way. | ||||||
| Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked. | ||||||
Gallery[edit]
Earth Core in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage.
Earth Core's sprite in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
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