Editing Game:Marluxia

  |KH3battlename=Lord of the Castle

|KH3battlenamen=<ref>With Luxord and Larxene before Xemnas leaves/with just Larxene or alone</ref>

  |KH3battlename2=The 13th Struggle

|KH3battlename2n=<ref>With Luxord after Xemnas leaves</ref>

  |image=[[File:Marluxia (Second Form) KHUX.png|350x400px]]

  |sprite1=[[File:Marluxia (Second Form) KHCOM.png|Battle sprite in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]

  |game1=Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'', his Absent Silhouette and Data Rematch appear as optional bosses.  

==Strategy==

This battle is the first time the real Marluxia is fought. Marluxia fuses with the giant [[Specter]] and is fought largely in two stages. In the first stage, the objective is to destroy the scythe hands. The main attack it uses in this stage is a Deathscythe. It is possible to damage the main body in this stage, but Marluxia is only vulnerable after a card break, making Omnislash useless at this point of the fight, and there's a chance the game would start targetting a blade instead.  

 

He fires 5 Crescent Shockwaves which can be dodged by jumping and heading to the fore/background. He summons that shoot lasers first using Bit Attack, which can be easily destroyed simply by card breaking them. He occasionally uses Blossom Shower, which can be dodged with a well-timed Dodge Roll if not card broken.

 

Marluxia hovers above Sora and slams the mechanical vehicle down using Circle Reject, creating a shockwave that can be avoided by jumping at the right time. He does this three times in succession, and it is important to note that as his HP get lower, the succession becomes faster and harder to dodge. Sora can always break those cards with one Cure card at a time whenever he is in a pinch. Using 9-valued ones guarantees a card break, and using only one at a time makes them reloadable without the need of an item card.  

After this attack, Marluxia rears back and uses Body Blow. Card breaking this is important, as doing so puts Marluxia in his most vulnerable position. Once the attack is broken, Sora gets an opportunity to get on the back of the mech and Marluxia sends out three more bits to protect him, and becomes permanently targettable during that time. It's important to note is that the less bits remain on screen, the harder Sora gets pushed away from from Marluxia. A good strategy is to use high level [[Cloud]] cards (around 7-9) in succession (one at a time, not in a sleight) while in front of Marluxia, while boosted by the [[Crescendo]]'s enemy card. Doing so deals a lot of damage in a short amount of time, and can also deal with the shot buds when card breaking them. Alternatively, and given Marluxia being targettable, Sora can now use [[Omnislash]] with no fear of the sleight getting cancelled, and if he has Marluxia's Double Sleight Enemy Card equipped, he might deal even more damage, but must make use of that strategy only when all bits are destroyed. Eventually, Sora is forced off and the pattern repeats until Marluxia is defeated.

|The attack is repeated 2-5 times depending on his remaining HP unless it takes 1 Card Break.<br>After taking a Card Break, Marluxia gets immobilized while near ground level and summons three bits, giving Sora the opportunity to jump on the Specter's back. Marluxia will fly away, remove the bits, and move on to the next attack if nothing's done, but if Sora gets on its back, Marluxia will use Bit Attacks, and try to push him away harder with the wind every time a bit gets destroyed. Marluxia stops attacking if around 35 seconds pass or if all bits are destroyed.}}

{{Atk-c|com|note=Marluxia's pattern initially repeats as follows: Deathscythe, Crescent Shock Wave, summon the bits for Bit Attacks, Blossom Shower.<br>Once both blades are destroyed, Marluxia's pattern changes as follows: Crescent Shock Wave, summon the bits for Bit Attacks, Blossom Shower, Circle Reject, Body Blow.}}

* Using the Roxas Enemy Card, or alternatively the Dragon Maleficent Enemy Card if the former isn't available, and pounding Marluxia with mere Keyblade combos, taking advantage of his weakness to physical attacks.

The battle in ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' is very similar to the battle in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', although Marluxia is always targettable, the field is much large and the arena itself is different, and Marluxia will often glide away from Sora. He uses many of his attacks from ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', including the Bit Attack, Crescent Shock Wave, and Circle Reject. Marluxia still uses only one card at a time, but his new attacks are more like sleights. The first of which is when he engulfs the field in [[darkness]] using Radiance of Darkness, preventing Sora from seeing his cards (except for the reload card), while also turning the skies of the arena into a night sky full of shooting stars, similar to that from the original fight, and the second is when he creates a massive Blossom Shower. The perspective in these attacks changes to Marluxia, which can make it difficult to dodge these attacks. There is a way around the card seeing, stock cards and keep using sleights or removing when they are memorized.

For the first part of the battle, the objective is nearly the same as in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'': destroy the scythes. Marluxia will swing at Sora with his scythes in a manner similar to Deathscythe. This can be avoided by dodge rolling around the machine he rides. When destroyed on Sora's own, each of the blades releases a few HP orbs. It is possible to attack Marluxia directly and lock on to him when his HP is visible by moving past the blades and avoid dealing with them. When Marluxia's HP Gauge is reduced to three bars, any remaining scythe blades will be destroyed. After both are destroyed, Marluxia will rocket across the field in an attempt to ram into Sora, though this can easily be dodged with a well-timed Dodge Roll. Unlike ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', this attack, once broken, doesn't give Sora the opportunity to jump on the nobody's back.

He will summon three shot buds, but they can be disposed of easily by simply card breaking Marluxia when he uses Bit Attack. Afterwards, he will create a rotating ring of three to five "X"-shaped flower waves and fire them at Sora. He does this faster as his HP gets lower, and uses more the less blades remain. At regular intervals, he will use his sleight-like attacks: the mega Blossom Shower and the Radiance of Darkness. As previously mentioned, the Radiance of Darkness attack turns the entire deck completely black (with the exception of the reload card), preventing Sora from seeing them. He repeats this attack pattern until his HP almost reaches halfway, then he begins using the drop down shockwave attack. Marluxia does this three times in a row, then repeats the previous attack pattern. This continues until he is defeated.

|The bits summoned by Marluxia fire a bullet each. The bullets can be avoided by running in a big circle or gliding.

|The bits disappear after 7 attacks (50% chance that one more attack is added for each destroyed bit) if not destroyed.

|Only used after both scythes have been destroyed. Once after having flown up, the Specter plunges down, causing an explosion. The explosion spreads over a wide area, but can be avoided by running behind where Marluxia jumped up.

|Is repeated 3 times. If it takes two Card Breaks in a row, Marluxia moves on to the next attack.}}

{{Atk-c|com|note=While the blades are not destroyed, Marluxia's pattern repeats as follows: Deathscythe, Crescent Shock Waves, Blossom Shower, summon the bits for Bit Attacks, Radiance of Darkness.<br>Once the blades are destroyed, Marluxia's pattern repeats as follows: Body Blow, Crescent Shock Waves, Blossom Shower, summon the bits for Bit Attacks, Circle Reject, Radiance of Darkness.}}

|Used when 50% HP of maximum or higher. After summoning the bits, one of them fires a bullet. Compared to the previous battle, it has less power and 0 cards aren't used.

|Used as long as Marluxia has a pink aura, while his arms are horizontal.<br> The bits disappear after 7 attacks (50% chance that one more attack is added for each destroyed bit) if not destroyed.

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{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Whirlwind to the Void'''<ref>Some versions of the game misspell this Sleight as "Whirldwind to the Void".<!--Which versions? KHHD has this mistake.--></ref>|虚無への旋風|<br>Kyomu e no Senpū|lit. "Whirlwind to Nothingness"}}

|Marluxia and the Specter generate 3 tornadoes that chase Sora and circle around. When hit, they scatter the Cards from Sora's Deck across the arena (excluding stocked Cards, unreloadable Cards, Enemy Cards, and Special Cards; Friend Cards are permanently lost). Sora can retrieve the Cards by walking over them. After about 20 seconds, Cards that haven't been picked up will fly away (except the Reload Card), but will return to the Deck when reloading.

|Used as long as Marluxia has a pink aura. Is repeated 3 times, unless the attack hits.<br>The effect of this sleight acts like an instant manual reload on Sora's deck. It adds 1 to the Reload Count if it is less than 3, uses up 1 Reload on Enemy/Special Cards in use, and renders every reloadable card available for Sora to retrieve and use.

|Used when Marluxia's HP is less than 50% of maximum. The Specter warps to Sora and strikes the ground with the scythe's hilt, creating a shock wave. Has a shorter attack range compared to the previous battle.

|Used as long as Marluxia has a pink aura while crossing his arms. Is repeated 3 times.

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Gale of Severance'''|断絶の烈風|<br>Danzetsu no Reppū|lit. "Gale of Extinction"}}

|x1.3<ref>The shock wave deals no damage in-game, as shown in the following video: [https://youtu.be/JrZ2RmUw3xc?si=ivOI95ogDaqaR_6I&t=405]</ref>

|Used at short range, with a high chance. A shock wave sends Sora flying, and a gust of wind from the Specter prevents him from approaching. However, Sora can still glide to get closer.

|Can only be used between two series of attacks.

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Omni Laser'''|全方位レーザー|<br>Zenhoui Rēzā|lit. "Omni-directional Laser"}}

|Used when Marluxia's HP is less than 50% of maximum. Surrounds Sora with 16 bits from the outer ring of the arena that simultaneously shoot a ray of light. The ray is fired for 6 seconds, and hits up to 6 times (1 per second), but it can be avoided with Dodge Roll.

|Used as long as Marluxia has a pink aura, while his arms are horizontal. Is repeated 3 times.}}

{{Atk-c|com|note=Marluxia repeats a set pattern: summon Bit for Bit Attacks, Doom, Mega Deathscythe, Whirlwind to the Void, Blossom Shower.<br>Once below 50% HP, the pattern changes to: Doom, Mega Deathscythe, Whirlwind to the Void, Blossom Shower, Circle Reject, Omni Laser.}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Continuous Slash'''|連続斬り|<br>Renzokukiri}}

|Starts with this attack in the Absent Silhouette fight. At low HP, he may use a longer version of this ability.

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Tornado Slash'''|竜巻斬り|<br>Tatsumakigiri}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Warp Slash'''|ワープ斬り|<br>Wāpu Kiri}}

|Can end early if a slash either misses or gets parried.

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Phantom Saber'''|ファントムセイバー|<br>Fantomu Seibā}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Ambush Slash'''|奇襲斬り|<br>Kishū Kiri}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Bloom Shark'''|ブルームシャーク|<br>Burūmu Shāku}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Super Bloom Shark'''|超ブルームシャーク|<br>Chō Burūmu Shāku}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Flower Wreath'''|花まとい|<br>Hana Matoi}}

{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Disturbed Bloom'''|乱れ咲き|<br>Midare Saki}}

{{Atk-m|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Final Judgment'''|最後の審判|<br>Saigo no Shinpan}}

{{Atk-c|note=Marluxia starts the battle by whispering to Sora, which causes a count to appear over his head, with the starting value corresponding to Sora's current level.<br>Hits on Sora from attacks with a x0 power modifier decrease the count on his head by 1. When the count is reduced to 0, it results in his instant defeat.}}

{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Restore Count'''|ロブカウント|<br>Robu Kaunto|lit. "Rob Count"}}|—|—|Can be used when near Marluxia's scythe as he rests after using Tornado Slash.<br>Steal Marluxia's scythe, slash with it, then throw it at him, knocking him back. Does not deal damage, but Sora's overhead count recovers up to its starting value by 13.<br><br>When fighting Marluxia's Replica Data, the amount recovered is reduced each time Restore Count is used as such: 13 → 7 → 3, and is thereafter fixed at 1.}}

{{Atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Warp Slash'''|ワープ斬り|<br>Wāpu-kiri}}

{{Atk-m|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Tornado Slash'''|竜巻斬り|<br>Tatsumakigiri}}

{{Atk-m|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Phantom Blitz'''|ファントムブリッツ|<br>Fantomu Burittsu}}

[[File:Versus Marluxia's Recreated Data KHIIIRM.png|thumb|right|Marluxia's recreated data engaging in combat against Sora's data.]]