Editing Game:Ansem, Seeker of Darkness

  |COMbattlename=The 13th Struggle

|COMbattlenamen=<ref>During the first battle in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'' only. In ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'', Revenge of Chaos is played instead.</ref>

  |DDDbattlename=L'Eminenza Oscura I

|The Dark Figure attacks, and possesses the opponent for about 30 seconds when it hits.

|Used below a certain amount of HP. Can be avoided by approaching Ansem from the left side. When Sora is possessed, his Attack command may occasionnally<!--At which rate?--> get replaced by Freeze which causes the Dark Figure to immobilize him for a few seconds.

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|The Dark Figure attacks with a punch, tracking the opponent throughout the movement.

|Used at close range.

|The Dark Figure spreads its arms, and at the same time, releases a shock wave forward that moves along the ground at high speed.

|Used at close to medium range.

|Performs a series of high-speed shoulder tackles as he runs back and forth across the field.

|The Dark Figure appears from under the opponent's feet a total of 8 times. If it hits, the opponent will be knocked straight up and takes continuous damage.

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|Ansem quickly approaches Riku, and the Dark Figure performs a hook with its right arm. Can be avoided with a High-Speed Step, but is difficult to dodge by jumping.

|In the tutorial fight, the Dark Figure summons small lightning pillars on the ground near Riku.

|The Dark Figure swings its hands back and forth, firing a total of seven rings of light. Has a fast firing rate, but can be avoided by moving away and High-Speed Step to the side.

|The rings of light linger after a card break.

|Charges five times. Moves very fast and is difficult to avoid.

|Used when HP falls below 25%. After the Dark Figure appears from under Riku's feet eight times in a row, Ansem unleashes shock waves that move along the ground in all directions. The Dark Figure can be avoided with High-Speed Steps, and the shock waves can be avoided by standing diagonally from the enemy.

|Only used in second battle.

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{{Atk-c|com|note=During the second fight, the Dark Figure may protect Ansem from attacks anytime. Once Ansem's HP falls below 50%, he will not attack or defend for about 2 seconds.}}

Now the battle is on a platform on Darkness's Call. Riku's Dream Eaters are back, and he may benefit from their active support. If he uses Vanish, or gets revived thanks to [[Auto-Life]], Ansem will aim at one of the two Dream Eaters of Riku's party instead. The Dark Figure now serves as a lock-on target for the time it protects Ansem, and despite it having its own HP bar in the meantime, it cannot be depleted. He remains vulnerable to commands that circumvent the Dark Figure's protection like [[Balloon]] or [[Triple Plasma]] during that time, and [[Flowmotion]] may be used on the Dark Figure the same way as on wall, interrupting the protection, where Riku can attack Ansem with a [[Shock Dive]] attack.  

On the 3DS version only, it was possible to either use a second Reality Shift or stunlock Ansem by repeatedly using the Attack command right after a successful first Reality Shift until his HP reaches 1, where then either using another Reality Shift if prompted or waiting for a few seconds and attacking him would finish him off. This strategy would fail if Ansem would immediatly get the Dark Figure to protect himself. If Riku ever triggers a Reality Shift while Ansem is facing downwards or upwards (by using Aerial Slam to knock him upwards and then having him use Rush for example), Ansem will get stuck facing one of these angles and his attacks are rendered ineffective if he faces downwards. The Dark Figure's protection may also send Ansem flying around the ceiling of the arena.<!--Source (apologies for the poor quality recording): https://youtu.be/tRx7ej1T8Vg -->

|The Dark Figure hurls six rings of energy homing in on Riku.

|Charges five times at Riku's direction.

|Ansem approaches Riku and the Dark Figure performs with a hook with its right arm.

|Used with the [[Reality Shift]] platform on. Ansem won't attack if Riku is airborne and will instead keep moving around his position and attack whenever he lands.  

|The Dark Figure rises and strikes downwards with its two arms. The attack can hit Riku even if airborne, no matter the height.

|Moves outside of the arena, and the Dark Figure charges energy and unleashes a torrent of shock waves along the ground.

In other cases, Riku needs to go back to Ansem by rolling forwards, with [[Dark Roll]] helping him move faster, or using Flowmotion with the walls on the sides.  

The Dark Laser attack can be deadly if Ansem uses it repeatedly. In order to avoid it, Riku should dodge aside the moment the Dark Figure's shots merge into the spheres. The Chaos Firaga attack can be dodged by rolling forward, but beware of Riku's Dream Eaters when they get afflicted by Confuse, as it makes them backstab him. The Dark Rain can be dodged the same way. Both latter techniques shouldn't be blocked, as Riku can get hit by a Dark Laser during a block if Ansem uses it next.

If Riku gets any closer, Ansem uses the Dark Webs that will drag Riku into the spheres. Beware if Ansem uses Dark Rain right before a Dark Web, as it can alter the timing of Riku's blocks, or worse, hit him while the Dark Webs are getting close, and those may catch him. Since they can't get Riku while in midair, he can use [[Flowmotion]] to evade this by staying airborne, as they last for quite a while; or use [[Firaga Burst]] with Doubleflight to stay in the air so he won't be able to drag Riku in. Then use Flowmotion with [[Sonic Impact]], if possible, to go back to the walls. Riku should avoid using Ice Barrage at this moment, even in midair, since it has him fall while using the command. If Dark Barrier is equipped, Riku can alternately repeatedly use it to block the Dark Web when close enough to Ansem, and use Counter Aura at the last moment each time. If Riku is too close though, Ansem might want to punch him using Dark Rush. Riku shouldn't stay on the sides of the arena and stay instead in the middle, as once Dark Matter is over, Riku may get caught off-guard and grabbed by the incoming moving spheres if he's in their way. In the case Riku gets caught by the Dark Webs or the spheres themselves, he will get immobilized in the sphere and struck by Planet Buster, but Planet Buster isn't a deadly attack and will put an end to Dark Matter once it is over. Willingly letting Riku get caught by the Dark Web to skip Dark Matter is a viable option if a Cure command is available for him to use afterwards.  

If Riku deals a lot of consecutive damage, the [[Nightmare's End and Mirage Split|Mirage Split]] Reality Shift prompt can eventually appear. Dealing huge damage when close and stunning Ansem for a moment. Whenever he recovers, he will tend to use Dark Galaxy immediatly due to the heavy HP loss.

 

In the 3DS version only, it was possible that if Riku pounds him with the Attack command right after his Reality Shift finishes, he can get Ansem to be stunlocked and Riku may repeat the same Attack combo on him until Ansem's HP reaches 1. After some time, while hitting him again and again, the Reality Shift prompt can reappear, so Riku will be able to finish him off with it. Otherwise, wait until Ansem reacts to the Reality Shift normally and defeat him with one final blow.<!--Source : https://youtu.be/jfYQ5MftS-g --><br>Additionally, it was also possible to trigger a glitch to alter the direction Ansem is facing by default by triggering the Reality Shift on the side, and hitting him from other angles. With Balloonga it is also possible to have Ansem face backwards. Once he recovers, the direction he sends Riku towards during Dark Matter and Dark Galaxy is altered as well, including the positions of the purple spheres and the angle of the black spheres he sends rolling towards, excluding those aimed at Riku. Once Riku is captured by the Dark Web attack, it was also possible to get him out of bounds, but he will eventually warp back to the center of the arena if he ever falls. Mind that Ansem will reset to his initial direction if he uses Dark Rush, which can only happen if Riku is too close to Ansem. <!--Source (apologies for the poor quality recording, again): https://youtu.be/K_uhv8Hm0zA -->

After this, just repeat the cycle of pounding Ansem and running back to him and he'll go down.

|△<ref>The waves may sometimes bypass Riku's Block. The parry remains guaranteed with Dark Barrier.</ref>

|Only used during normal combat, and below half or two thirds (Critical Mode) of his HP. Reality Shift prompts cannot appear, Ansem cannot flinch, and Flowmotion cannot be used on the walls during this attack.

|Used during normal combat only. Starts being used after enough time has passed. Techniques used during normal combat only are temporarily replaced by those listed below during the whole duration of the attack. The spheres disappear and the attack stops whenever Ansem flinches. Reality Shift prompts cannot appear and the arena darkens{{KHDDDHD}} while Ansem pulls the opponents backwards.

|Used during Dark Matter only, at medium and close ranges. Riku is invulnerable to other attacks while captured. If the spheres become absent while an opponent is captured by the Dark Web, they will get blown away and released a few seconds later.

|Used once Riku is captured in a sphere. Ansem moves the sphere in front of him, and has the Dark Figure release several dark projectiles into it from all sides. The explosion it causes at the end blows the captured opponents away.   

|Used during Dark Matter and ends it. The other sphere disappears when Riku gets captured, and he gets invulnerable to other attacks while in the sphere. Ansem always taunts afterwards, and doesn't act for around 5 seconds.

|Only used in the Tower of Endings. The crystals can be targetted by shotlocks.