Editing Shrouding Dark Cloud

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"'''Shrouding Dark Cloud'''" is a musical composition by Yoko Shimomura that appears throughout the [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]]. A new arrangement introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' is named "'''Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-'''".

==Appearances==
"Shrouding Dark Cloud" appears primarily as a boss theme. It is most commonly associated with [[Heartless]] battles, while the variant "Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-" is associated with [[Gigas]] battles.

===''Kingdom Hearts''===
*[[Traverse Town]]: [[Guard Armor]]
*[[Wonderland]]: [[Trickmaster]]
*[[Olympus Coliseum]]: [[Cloud]] (preliminaries)
*[[Agrabah]]: [[Pot Centipede]]
*[[Monstro]]: [[Parasite Cage]]
*[[Neverland]]: [[AntiSora]]

===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
*[[Twilight Town]]: [[Veil Lizard]] ([[Mission 23]])
*Agrabah: [[Antlion]]
*[[Wonderland]]: {{ns|Game|Xion|Xion (First Form)}}

===''Kingdom Hearts coded''===
*Every boss battle except {{ns|Game|Data-Roxas}}

===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===
*Traverse Town: Guard Armor

===''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''===
*[[Mirage Arena]]: [[Day of Reckoning]], [[Risky Riches]], [[Sinister Sentinel]], [[Harsh Punishment]], [[Keepers of the Arena]]

====Terra's Story====
;Battles:
*Olympus Coliseum: {{ns|Game|Zack}} (first fight)

;Events:
*[[Deep Space]]: "Defeat the Unversed"

====Ventus's Story====
;Events
*Deep Space: "Eliminate the Unversed to clear the barriers!"

====Aqua's Story====
;Battles
*Olympus Coliseum: Zack

===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
;Battles:
*[[Country of the Musketeers]]: [[Tyranto Rex]]

;Cutscenes:
*Country of the Musketeers: "A Nightmare Attacks the Carriage"

===''Kingdom Hearts χ''===
;Raid Bosses
*Guard Armor
*Trickmaster

===''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''===
;Raid Bosses
*Guard Armor
*Trickmaster
*[[Jack in the Box]]
*[[Crabby Cake]]
*[[Cranky Cake]]
*[[Assault Dragon]]
*[[Holiday Sleigh]]
*[[Adventurer]]
*[[Demon Tide]]
*[[Mischief Bouquet]]
*[[Red-Nosed Chariot]]

;Battles
*Agrabah: [[Jafar (Cobra)]]

;Cutscenes:
*Agrabah: "The Showdown", "The Reunion", "Jasmine's in Trouble"

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
;Battles:
*[[Toy Box]]: [[Gigas]]

;Mini-games:
*Toy Box: [[Verum Rex: Beat of Lead]]<ref name="GB">"Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-"</ref>

;Cutscenes:
*Toy Box: "The First of the Xehanorts"<ref name="GB" />, "Press Start"<ref name="GB" />

==Composition==
"Shrouding Dark Cloud" is approximately two minutes and fifteen seconds long in the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', and two minutes and sixteen seconds long in the HD remake. <!--continue on, following Namine and Lazy Afternoons as reference articles-->{{sec-stub}}

==Other appearances==
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
In ''{{Ssb|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}'', “Shrouding Dark Cloud” is a {{ssb|List of SSBU Music (Kingdom Hearts series)|track}} used in stages. It is also heard during the ''{{ssb|Mr. Sakurai Presents}}'' video presentation on [[Sora]], where it is played while {{ssb|Masahiro Sakurai}} talks about Sora's neutral special attack; {{ssb|Magic}}.
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==Albums==
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File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 18 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 18 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete
File:Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 1, Track 18 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Original Soundtrack
File:Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ (Cross) - Original Soundtrack Cover.png|Disc 2, Track 5 in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ (Cross) - Original Soundtrack|Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack]]''|link=Kingdom Hearts - III, II.8, Unchained χ & Union χ [Cross] - Original Soundtrack
</gallery>
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