Editing Maleficent's Goon

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'''Maleficent's Goons''' are dark creatures of [[Enchanted Dominion]] that serve [[Maleficent]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]''. They guard their mistress's castle with their lives and use spears, maces, and bows to attack.  

During [[Ventus]]'s visit to [[Enchanted Dominion]], he infiltrates Maleficent's fortress to free [[Aurora]]'s heart, battling Maleficent's Goons in the process. Later, after being imprisoned in Maleficent's castle, [[Aqua]] and [[Prince Phillip]] break out of her dungeon and fight their way through Maleficent's Goons to escape.

Maleficent's Goons are bipedal and come in two varieties in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'': one is of a light build and has the head of a vulture, while the other is stockier and has a porcine visage. Both types of goons wear greenish-brown tunics and spiked helmets, and burst into green flames when defeated.  In ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'', a third variety appears, also pig-like but taller and thinner than the other with a shock of dark hair and two horns that resemble Maleficent's. These wear only a skirt of the same greenish tone as their skin, and carry a shield with the device of a snake.

The goons wield one of four weapons: a mace, an axe, a bow, or a spear. In ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', the axe-wielding goon is labeled as a "Spear" goon. The name was changed to the more accurate "Axe" in ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'', while a new variety is given the "Spear" title in that game.

==Strategy==

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===

Individually, Maleficent's Goons are easy to defeat. They can become a threat if faced in large numbers, however. Most of the goons' attacks can be blocked, and the "Bow" variety's shots can be deflected back at them to deal damage.

In addition to standard status effects, the goons are also cripplingly vulnerable to elemental damage, as all types will stun them and prevent them from attacking. Since they only act a few seconds after spawning, one should immediatly use their magic command before they get an opportunity to attack and become very dangerous, especially on higher difficulties where Second Chance and Once More may have yet to be obtained.