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|DDDBRstun=x0<ref>Can be left stunned after destroying all Magic Hands and getting staggered.</ref>

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The '''Hockomonkey''' is a [[Dream Eater]] that appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. It serves as the boss of [[Traverse Town]] and is fought by both [[Sora]] and [[Riku]].

In the first visit to Traverse Town, Sora and [[Rhyme]] meet [[Neku]] at the top of a garden plaza in the [[Fifth District]]. Neku apologizes to Sora for handing him over to the [[Xehanort|hooded figure]]. Sora accepts his apology and then asks if Rhyme is his partner, to which Neku says she is not. Rhyme then disappears just as the hooded figure appears. Neku tries to attack him, but is smacked aside. The hooded figure summons the Brute Hockomonkey before vanishing. Sora fights and defeats it.

In Riku's incarnation of the town, he and Shiki encounter Young Xehanort in the Fifth District, who taunts Riku. Beat appears and tells Riku that Xehanort posed as a Reaper and promised to return Shiki to her world if she delivered Riku to him. Xehanort takes off his hood and summons the Mage Hockomonkey before vanishing. Riku fights the Dream Eater and defeats it.

The Brute Hockomonkey is the first Nightmare boss summoned by the [[Spellican]] during Sora's second visit to Traverse Town, followed by the [[Wargoyle]] and the [[Char Clawbster]].

 

The Brute version fought by Sora has two types of arms it can alternate between in battle. The first is a pair of twin, dark blue arms beginning with fuscia and periwinkle sleeves. The arms themselves are spiky, equipped with yellow gauntlets ending in rounded knuckles, and are tipped with four-fingered hands with yellow claws. The second type is a pair of stretchy arms with a green, yellow, and magenta zigzag pattern, with dark blue shoulders and an orange collar. The arms end with orange sleeves with a green stripe and a yellow pattern, tipped with yellow boxing gloves. Its legs are also dark blue with a yellow tail, twin yellow and blue bands, and five-clawed toes.

 

 

Hockomonkey's name combines the words for {{nihongo|"box"|箱|hako}} and {{nihongo|"monkey"|猿|saru}}.

The Hockomonkey is initially fought in the Fifth District of Traverse Town. Once it takes enough damage, or around the start of the fight on Critical Mode, it will destroy the glass ceiling and drag Sora with it into the Garden, though it is possible to defeat it before this happens. Hockomonkey will withdraw its arms and summon floating versions of its boxing gloves that will home in on Sora once he drops from the rooftop of the Garden.

When prompted with enough damage, Sora can also use [[Slingshot]] to toss Hockomonkey and leave it stunned momentarily.

If it is in '''Strong Arms''' mode, then it mainly attacks with a two-strike Shake Off attack. It may also use Wall Kick, to jump off a wall and charge at Sora in midair. Hockomonkey also attacks with Trick Kick by turning its body upside down and kicking Sora. One must be careful to back away when it is preparing its Guard Bomb for its drop speed-increasing Sleep status upon explosion.

When in '''Extending Arms''' mode, Hockomonkey now attacks by punching Sora from a distance, utilizing its Long Punch attack. Sora can guard against this, or avoid the attack altogether by staying underneath Hockomonkey. Hockomonkey also utilizes its Hammer Punch attack where it transforms its body into a hammer and slams the battlefield. The attack is hard to react to and must be avoided by backing away from it at first sight. If too close, Sora may Dodge Roll right before the hammer lands. If the attack connects, Hockomonkey will trap Sora in its head and pummel him with its boxing gloves. Once it ends, immediatly use either Aerial Recovery or Payback Raid to prevent getting blown too far away, if any of these commands are available. If the attack misses, Hockomonkey will be left vulnerable to further attacks.  

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Shake Off'''|振り払い|<br>Furiharai}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.0 x2|△|Sweeps its right arm sideways, followed by its left arm.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Trick Kick'''|トリックキック|<br>Torikku Kikku}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.2 x2|△|Performs a handstand and kicks down with both feet.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Guard Bomb'''|ガードボム|<br>Gādo Bomu}}|{{AT|mag}} Physical|Sleep|0|△|Retreats its body in the box, allowing it to block Physical attacks from all directions, while approaching Sora, before causing an explosion.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Wall Kick'''|壁キック|<br>Kabe Kikku}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.35 per hit|△|Roars and beats his chest, then kicks the wall and hurls itself at the opponent. The attack hits several times instantly.}}

{{Atk-c|note=Hockomonkey can switch to Extending Arms anytime.<br>When fought at the Fifth District, when Sora is on the glass rooftop, and Hockomonkey uses its Strong Arms, it may surround the rooftop with walls, and use Wall Kick to break the rooftop, moving the fight into the Garden below. Hockomonkey can no longer switch to Extending Arms afterwards.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Long Punch'''|ロングパンチ|<br>Rongu Panchi}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.0 x2|△|Delivers a long extended one-two punch.}}

{{atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Hammer Punch'''|ハンマーパンチ|<br>Hanmā Panchi}}|Hammer|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|0.2|△|Changes its body into the shape of a hammer and hits. If it hits Sora, he is trapped in the box of Hockomonkey's body with only his head sticking out, and gets hit multiple times, before being blown very far away.||Hits|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|0.2 x12<ref>Cannot drop Sora's HP below 1. The damage dealt to Sora extends beyond the punching animations and until he gets blown away.</ref>|X}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Punch Rocket'''|パンチロケット|<br>Panchi Roketto}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|0.8 per hit|△|Makes both arms disappear, and makes gloves appear from doors and windows in various places to fly at Sora.|Only used when fought at the Fifth District, if Sora leaves the rooftop.}}

{{atk-c|note=Hockomonkey can switch to Strong Arms anytime.}}

 

 

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Fire'''|ファイア|<br>Faia}}|{{AT|mag}} Fire|—|1.0 x2|△|Releases two flame bullets that follow the opponent.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Launch Punch'''|打ち上げパンチ|<br>Uchiage Panchi}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.5 per hit|△|Summons a punch up from the ground repeatedly.|Only used after the Magic Hands have been destroyed.}}

{{atk-c|note=After some time, Hockomonkey summons Magic Hands and disappears. The Magic Hands must be struck down to make Hockomonkey reappear, stunned.}}

 

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{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Hit'''|叩く|<br>Tataku}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.0|△|Slaps with its palm.|Can only use this technique if the ones below cannot be used due to lack of props.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Palm Tree Stamp'''|ヤシの木スタンプ|<br>Yashi no Ki Sutanpu}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.0 per hit|△|Pulls out a nearby palm tree, and repeatedly hits with the roots.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Fling'''|投げつけ|<br>Nagetsuke}}|{{AT|att}} Physical|—|1.5|△|Pulls out a nearby houseplant, balcony or pathway part and throws it.}}

File:Hockomonkey (Brute) (Art).png|Concept art of the Hockomonkey on Sora's side.

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