Editing Earth Core

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{{cleanup|Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- information and stats}}
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{{Character
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 |katakana=アースコア
 |romaji=Āsu Koa
 |image=[[File:Earth Core KHIII.png|300px]]
 |game1=Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-
 |game2=Kingdom Hearts III
 |type=Pureblood Heartless
 |spec=Heartless
 |fr=Terranucléo
 |de=Erdkern
 |s1=Flame Core
 |s2=Water Core
 |journalKH3=If you want to rock these baddies' world, aim for the face; their pointy posteriors will only deflect your blows. Physical attacks will pass through them when they sand-travel, but spells still hit home, so mash that magic!<br><br>When they gather sand and grow enormous, a Goofy Bombardier will cut them down to size in no time.
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 |KH3EXP0=2.0
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 |KH3LV1=4
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 |KH3LV3=22
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 |KH3bliz=×0.5
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 |KH3dam=—
 |KH3reward=HP prize (5) ×2, Focus prize (5) ×1<br>Pulsing Shard (15%), Pulsing Stone (10%)
 |KH3world=Olympus, Kingdom of Corona, The Caribbean
}}{{tab|c}}{{tab|Tower}}{{Character
 |name=Earth Core (Tower)
 |katakana=アースコア(タワー)
 |romaji=Āsu Koa (Tawā)
 |image=[[File:Earth Core (Tower) KHIII.png|300px]]
 |game1=Kingdom Hearts III
 |type=Pureblood Heartless
 |spec=Heartless
 |s1=Flame Core
 |s2=Water Core
 |journalKH3=If you want to rock these baddies' world, aim for the face; their pointy posteriors will only deflect your blows. Physical attacks will pass through them when they sand-travel, but spells still hit home, so mash that magic!<br><br>When they gather sand and grow enormous, a Goofy Bombardier will cut them down to size in no time.
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 |KH3att=×0.8
 |KH3dam=—
 |KH3reward=HP prize (5) ×2, Focus prize (5) ×3<br>Hungry Shard (12%), Hungry Stone (4%)
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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==
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==
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
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
{{Atk-o|KH3}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Drill Attack'''|ドリルアタック|<br>Doriru Atakku|}}
|Physical
|1.5
|◯ (Risk Dodge)
|3
|Leaps and spins like a drill. Has a 40% chance to inflict the Stun status effect for 6 seconds.
}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Spin Liner'''|スピンライナー|<br>Supin Rainā|}}
|Physical
|1.2
|△
|2
|Buries its head in the ground and moves around while spinning sideways. Has a 25% chance to inflict the Stun status effect for 6 seconds.
}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Moving Sand'''|砂移動|<br>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.
}}
{{Atk-c}}
;Earth Core (Tower)
{{Atk-o|KH3}}
{{Atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Rock Spout'''|岩吐き出し|<br>Iwa Hakidashi|}}
|(headbutt)
|Physical
|1.5
|△
|2
|Spits out five rocks from its mouth with lunging headbutts; the rocks fall in a parabolic pattern.
|
|(rocks)
|Physical
|1.0 per hit
|△
|2
}}
{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Sand Dive'''|砂もぐり|<br>Suna Moguri|}}
|Physical
|2.0
|△
|—
|Dives underground and emerges from sandy soil nearby, launching opponents in its way.
}}
{{Atk-c}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Earth Core KH0.2.png|Earth Core in ''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage''.
</gallery>
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