Gibbous

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Gibbous
"A weapon that performs extremely well in midair. Outstanding for taking on fliers."
Japanese		ギバウス
Rōmaji		Gibausu
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+69	+1	+31		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+6	+1	+5	+2
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Combo-Jump 2: Combo-Air Slide 3: Critical Boost
Obtained
Ominous Gear ④ (Saïx)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Gibbous+
"An upgraded Gibbous. Performs extremely well in midair. Outstanding for taking on fliers."
Japanese		ギバウス+
Rōmaji		Gibausu+
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+87	+1	+15		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+6	+1	+6	+2
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Chain Power 2: Chain Time 3: Critical Boost
Obtained
Ominous Gear+ ④ (Saïx)

The Gibbous is a Claymore that can be wielded by Saïx in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It can be upgraded to the Gibbous+.

Design

The Gibbous has a short, black handle with a white spike set in its pommel. Its guard is gold with blue-grey edges on its underside. Its tips are bent downward nearly at right angles. The blade is wide and each side sports two elegant, curved spikes that point downward. There is a thin, oval-shaped gap in the middle of the blade and a thin split running up the center of the upper half of the Gibbous's blade. The whole blade is sky blue with blue-grey edges.

When Saïx enters his berserker state, the shape of the Gibbous's blade changes drastically. The spikes lining the weapon's sides lengthen and become larger. The upper pair of spikes now point straight up and curve inward slightly. The lower pair now points nearly horizontally and curves upward slightly. The oval shaped gap in the center become longer, thinner, and becomes a lens shape. Additional, wide blades are now present on the tips of the lower set of spikes and a lining the upper half of the blade. These new blades are white with sky blue edges.

The Gibbous moon phase occurs when roughly three-quarters of the moon is visible in the sky.

Gameplay

Gibbous's ground combo starts with three consecutive, near-vertical slashes upward, followed by a leap and a 360° spinning attack, and ends with a downward vertical slash.

The aerial combo consists of a dash forward in mid-air and a 360° spinning swipe, then a fast sideways slash, followed by an upward diagonal slash and a powerful downward vertical slash.

Combos
Ground Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Ground) Launch Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Ground) Launch Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Ground) Launch Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Air) Rising Horizontal Spin Swing Hit 1 1.0 X X ◯ (Air) Both Hands Downswing Hit 1 1.56 ◯ ◯ X		Air Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Air) Rush Horizontal Spin Swing Hit 1 1.25 X X X (Air) Horizontal Swing Hit 1 0.63 X X X (Air) Upswing Hit 1 0.63 X X X (Air) Both Hands Downswing Hit 1 1.56 ◯ ◯ ◯