Gargoyle
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The Gargoyle is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts.
StoryEdit
Kingdom HeartsEdit
During the climax of Sora's adventures in Halloween Town, Oogie Boogie calls out to the Heartless after swallowing the artificial heart created by Dr. Finkelstein, hoping to control them. The only Heartless that came to help him were two Gargoyles.
DesignEdit
Heartless Gargoyles have dark grey skin is covered by a dark purple bodysuit with roughly stitched-on light purple sleeves that end in a gold zig-zag trim and jagged edges. The purple color extends to cover the head and horns, and the horns also feature black stripes. Like other Heartless, the Gargoyle has golden eyes and a craggy maw, but it can unhinge its jaw to fearsome proportions. Their talons are long, but not nearly as alien as their dark grey feet, which are spindly and two-toed. Their leather-like wings are also pointy and sharp, particularly the tops which resemble spires, spearheads, or even a portion of the Nobody symbol.
The Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Gargoyles are much more colorful than the darker version seen in the original game. The Kingdom Hearts Final Mix versions are clad in light blue, with bright green sleeves, the blue gradating to a pale pink on the top of the heads and horns, and flame-like orange and yellow wings, while their feet are black.
The Gargoyle gets its name from resembling architectural gargoyles, stone representations of a mythological spirit said to ward off darkness.
StrategyEdit
Kingdom HeartsEdit
This type of Heartless has a hard-to-read attack cycle. One moment it is in orb form, flying around Sora's head, the next moment charging up an attack by spewing a homing ball of light from its mouth. This Heartless actually only has a few basic attacks, but they are quite powerful, so watch out.
If timed correctly, Sora can earn Tech Points for blocking the Gargoyle's attacks.[5][6][7]
| Technique | Element | Tech | Power Bonus | Guard? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing Attack (ウイング攻撃 Uingu Kōgeki) |
None | x0 | 4 | Repellable (Recoil: 100) | ||
| Swings the tips of its wings forward. | ||||||
| Flying Kick (飛行蹴り Hikō Keri) |
None | x0.1[KH I] x0.2[KH I FM] |
2 | Repellable (Recoil: 30) | ||
| Rushes forward while gliding, then kicks up. | ||||||
| Fira (ファイラ Faira) |
Fire | x0.3 | 4 | Returnable (Recoil: 0) | ||
| Spits a bouncing blue fireball from its mouth. | ||||||
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted ; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back ; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.
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Kingdom Hearts Chain of MemoriesEdit
- Deck
| Card | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gargoyle [KH CoM] |
X | X | X | O | O | X | X | X | X | X |
|
Gargoyle [KH Re:CoM] |
X | X | X | O | O | X | X | X | X | X |
- Attacks
| Technique | Element | Status | Power | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing Attack (ウイング攻撃 Uingu Kōgeki) |
Physical | — | x1.25[KH CoM] x1.5[KH Re:CoM] |
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| After gaining height, quickly falls and strike with its wings like spears. | |||||
| Fira (ファイラ Faira) |
Fire | — | x1.5[KH CoM] x1.75[KH Re:CoM] |
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| Opens its mouth and spits out a fireball. The fireball moves in a parabolic line. | |||||
Other appearancesEdit
Kingdom HeartsEdit
On the box art of Kingdom Hearts, a Gargoyle Heartless is seen in the bottom right corner.
Notes and referencesEdit
- ^ x0.8 after rescue.
- ^ x0.6 after rescue.
- ^ a b 48 prior to August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b 496 prior to August 12, 2020.
- ^ Before Kairi's rescue, 6 Tech Points can be earned for deflecting the Spewing Attack in Kingdom Hearts.
- ^ After Kairi's rescue, 36 Tech Points can be earned for deflecting the Spewing Attack in Kingdom Hearts.
- ^ After Kairi's rescue, 12 Tech Points can be earned for deflecting the Wing Attack in Kingdom Hearts.