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[[File:Struggle (Roxas) 01 KHII.png|thumb|300px|Struggle mini-game from ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
[[File:A Midsummer's Struggle Battle 01 KHII.png|thumb|Twilight Town getting ready for the Struggle tournaments.]]
'''Struggle'''<!--nihongo--> is a popular sport played throughout [[Twilight Town]]. It consists of two players who battle with [[Struggle Bats]] in order to knock "Struggle Orbs" off of each other. The winner is the player with the most Orbs at the end of sixty seconds.
'''Struggle''', as the name implies, is a common sport played throughout [[Twilight Town]]. Whilst it appears to be a simple fighting competition, there are three different weapons, or as they are called, "[[Struggle Bats]]".


==Story==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', Struggle takes a large role in Roxas's storyline, where his first battle with Seifer consists of choosing one of three different bats as stated above. Should [[Roxas]] choose the regular bat, his strength will increase by one point. Should Roxas choose the hand guard-modeled bat, his defense will increase. Finally ,should he choose the staff-modeled bat, his Magic potential will increase by one point.
[[File:A Promise with Hayner 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|Roxas and Hayner promise to compete in the Struggle tournament.]]
Struggle is a popular sport in both Twilight Town and [[The Other Twilight Town]], and one of the main forms of recreation. A single-elimination tournament is held in the town every summer, the prize of which is the [["The Struggle" Trophy]], and a chance at a match against the reigning champion for an additional prize. Said reigning champion is the gambler [[Setzer]], who has become very popular with Twilight Town's women. [[Roxas]] and [[Hayner]] are both interested in competing in the tournament that year.


While investigating the missing photographs on the First Day, Roxas and his friends run into [[Seifer]] and his gang. Seifer offers to let their accusation of stealing the photos slide if they get down and beg. Initially, Roxas does crouch to beg, but after hearing Hayner shout his name, he looks up and spots three [[Struggle Bats]] on the floor. Without hesitation, Roxas runs to grab one of the bats and challenges Seifer to a fight. Regardless of who wins the battle, the photograph made of Roxas is then stolen by a [[Dusk]], which the Struggle Bat proves to be a useless weapon against.
Twilight Town's inhabitants seem to see the Struggle as an recreational sport. Later, one of Roxas's jobs includes posting the upcoming Struggle Match posters. In the [[Simulated Twilight Town|virtual Twilight Town]], [[Setzer]] is the tournament's champion while Seifer is the champion in the real Twilight Town.


The next day, the group encounter a poster for the Struggle posted up on the wall of Station Heights. Roxas and Hayner promise each other that they will both make it to the finals, so that regardless of the winner, all four of them will be able to split the trophy between them.
The tournament later plays an important role during Roxas's time in virtual Twilight Town, where he is forced to fight [[Axel]], a member of [[Organization XIII]], while slowly realizing weird phenomena in the Twilight Town in which he is staying.


During that day, to earn money, Roxas can [[Poster Duty|put up posters for the competition]] around the Tram Common.
Later, in [[Sora]]'s storyline, Struggle becomes a [[Mini-games|mini-game]]. The game of Struggle is last seen sometime after the defeat of Xemnas, where Hayner engages with Seifer; the outcome is unknown, however.


[[File:A Midsummer's Struggle Battle 01 KHII.png|thumb|The referee explains that winner of the tournament gets to take on Setzer.]]
{{canon}}
The Struggle finals take place on the Fourth Day. Roxas, Hayner, Seifer, and [[Vivi]] have made it to the final four. After a quick revision of the rules, Roxas is pit against Hayner. Roxas wins the fight, knocking Hayner out of the tournament finals.
Struggle also appears in the manga version of ''Kingdom Hearts II''. In the [[Kingdom Hearts II (manga)|''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga]], Roxas and Hayner are seen wearing black Velcro covering with the orbs on them.
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The next match is between Vivi and Seifer. Vivi flies at Seifer and aggressively knocks several orbs from him at the end of the match, then walking away. The match is declared in Vivi's favor, and Seifer withdraws from the competition altogether, telling Roxas quickly that the person he just fought was not Vivi. Seifer's withdrawal leaves Hayner in third place.
==Rules==
The Struggle Tournament consists of a few simple rules: each participant begins with 100 colored orbs. Every time one of the participants is hit, they'll drop colored orbs (participants each hold different colored orbs). There's also a time limit. Collecting the opponents' orbs will increase your score, but opponents can also regain their orbs by simply picking them up. In Roxas's storyline, during his participating in the tournament, the opponent cannot lose by simply depleting their HP, the result is judged by the number of obtained orbs once the time limit is over and the higher one wins. Alternatively, if all 200 orbs are collected before the time limit ends, you win.


Roxas and the [[fake Vivi]] are both moved to second place and compete in a final match against one another. At the end of the match, the virtual town glitches with time apparently stopping, and the fake Vivi reveals itself to be a Dusk in disguise, with more Dusk appearing. Once Roxas eliminates the Dusks with the Keyblade, [[Axel]] appears and approaches him, remarking on his cluelessness. Claiming to "have no time for a Q&A", Axel announces that he will just have to fight Roxas, but hesitates when everything around Roxas begins to distort. Roxas tosses the Keyblade onto the floor in anger, only to have it reappear in his hand. He resigns himself to the battle.
In Sora's storyline, however, Sora must still collect more orbs than his opponent before time runs out, but his opponents have HP meters that can be depleted. Upon losing all their HP the opponent collapses for a short time and they eventually recover but are left highly vulnerable meanwhile.


At the end of the match, [[DiZ]] intervenes, the two of them telling Roxas that the other is lying about what is happening. Roxas clutches his head in pain and screams his friend's names, only for townspeople to suddenly unfreeze, and DiZ and Axel to have disappeared. Vivi is standing across from him and slumps as if Roxas had just defeated him in the match, although he is confused as to how he got there. Roxas has apparently won the competition, and is awarded the "The Struggle" Trophy off-screen.
==Match list==
===Roxas's storyline===
[[File:Struggle (Roxas) 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Roxas fighting with Hayner in a Struggle Battle.]]
Champion: Roxas
#[[Game:Setzer|Setzer]]
#[[Fake Vivi]]
#[[Game:Hayner|Hayner]]
#[[Game:Seifer|Seifer]]
*Should Roxas defeat Setzer in the final match, he'll receive the [[Champion Belt]], which increases his element resistance by 20%. Alternatively, losing to Setzer will result in a different cutscene, and Roxas will receive a different item, the [[Medal]].


Roxas then gets to take on the champion, Setzer. Setzer asks him to throw the match, mentioning that he will make it worth Roxas's while, but Roxas refuses the deal.
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{{canon
|If the player wins the battle, Roxas wins the [[Champion Belt]]. If the player loses the battle, Roxas receives the {{c|Medal|accessory}} as a consolation prize from Setzer.
}}


After the tournament, Roxas and his friends go to the top of the station clock tower. Roxas breaks off the crystals from the Trophy and throws one each at his friends before taking the blue one for himself, thus "splitting" the prize between them. They each hold up the crystal to the light of sun, but when Olette reaches behind her and reveals a bunch of [[sea-salt ice cream]]s, Roxas stands up quickly, imbalanced, and falls from the top of the tower. The blue crystal seemingly disappears, while in reality it is taken by [[Riku]].
===Sora's storyline===
[[File:Struggle (Sora) 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Sora fighting Hayner in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.]]
#Sora
#Seifer
#Setzer
#Hayner
*Unlike Roxas's match, Sora can only challenge the next opponent by defeating the previous one ten times. Although Sora will obtain nothing upon reaching the finals, it is crucial to complete Jiminy's Journal by finishing all the matches and adding an entry about [[Setzer]].
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[[File:Struggle (Sora) 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|Sora fights Seifer in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.]]
==Strategy==
In the real Twilight Town, Seifer apparently won the Struggle tournament, defeated Setzer and became the new champion. He is in possession of the "The Struggle" Trophy, but gives it up willingly after [[Sora]] defeats a group of [[Nobodies]] partway through his journey, declaring him the "strongest guy in Twilight Town".
As Roxas, the main focus should simply be to have more Struggle orbs than the opponent. The main strategy would simply be to whack your opponent a few times, take their orbs, and run for the rest of the match. However, if you're aiming for certain orb thresholds, then the strategy should vary between opponents.


When Sora returns to Twilight Town near the end of his journey, he can challenge Hayner, then Setzer, and finally Seifer in practice Struggle battles. Sora must defeat each opponent ten times to be able to challenge the next one.
Hayner is the first opponent, and as such, is the easiest to deal with. His base move is a two hit combo that consists of a downward swing, then an uppercut. This attack has very short range, which makes it easy to stay away from. Secondly, if you're too close to him, he may counterattack with a wide swing that damages for a ample amount of your orbs. It's difficult to interpret and avoid, so avoid too much close contact. His last move is a powerful forward thrust, which covers a decent distance and can knock out a lot of orbs. This attack is particularly easy to jump over, so if he uses it, jump and continue assualting him.


Some time after [[Xemnas]]'s defeat, Hayner engages Seifer in a Struggle battle.
When fighting Vivi (as Roxas only), he is a very nimble opponent who favors dodging a lot. Most of his moves involve enlarging his bat and meteing out widespread vicious attacks. His basic move is a large bat slam. It only hits in front, so it's not much. Second is a move where he jumps up and spins sideways with bat enlarged. This move covers great vertical distance, making it difficult to jump out of. If you are not standing close, however, it shouldn't hit you. If you are up close, he may use a two-hit retaliation that can take a toll on your orb count. He will usually use it if you are too close too long, so move away to collect orbs occasionally. His final attack is probably his hardest hitting, which is a three-hit combo that can hit a large distance in front of him and hit for a lot of orbs. The only method of evasion for this move is running or blocking.
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==Rules==
Against Setzer, he plays more of a passive game, usually standing in one spot waiting for you to get close. As such, it's more effective to employ a hit-and-run tactic against him instead of comboing like the other opponents. His first move is a single low swing, which he uses when you get close enough. His distance judgement is poor, and as such usually uses it when you're not close enough. His second move causes him to guard, after which he retaliates if you hit him. He can, however, be interrupted with a quick combo, so if you're fast enough, go in for the orbs. His third move is a trio of quick thrusts, which covers more distance than Hayner's thrust, but the tactic is essentially the same. His last move is his most dangerous, where he jumps into the air and spins like a drill into your position with bat outstreched. This move covers more distance than any of Vivi's or Hayner's moves, and the only dodge method is running or a timed block.
Each player begins with one hundred colored orbs. Each time a participant is hit, they drop orbs of their color, which either player can pick up to increase their score. The players have sixty seconds to collect as many orbs as possible; they can also end the match early by collecting all two hundred orbs. Opponents can be temporarily knocked out by depleting their HP gauge.


{{canon
As Sora, the tactical play should be a lot different than Roxas, since you have a variety of Support and Growth Abilites at your disposal, such as [[Draw]], [[Quick Run]], and [[Aerial Dodge]]. Notably, you should use [[Trinity Limit]] at the beginning of any Struggle fight, since it's the only magical attack available in a Struggle, and can knock out even Hayner in one use. It should be noted that higher ranking opponents have less HP, with Hayner having the most and Seifer having the least. Dazed opponents always drops 3 orbs on hit no matter the strength, but the opportunity should be taken regardless. However, all three of them have around the same amount of daze time, and as such, extra hits of Trinity Limit may be wasted on trying to use it on Setzer or Seifer. Since you can use any skill that you can use in combat, combo finishers can practically knock every single orb out of them, so abuse them to your will.
|In the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts II|manga}}'' manga, the orbs are adhered to velco straps worn by the players.
}}
<!--Add Coverage due to mini-game format:
*Match list for Sora (Roxas's is not considered a mini-game, I think)
*Jiminy Memo requirements
*Reaching the finals adds a journal entry about [[Setzer]].-->


==Objective==
Seifer is not an opponent that should be talked about. Despite only being able to be fought late in the game, he's ridiculously easy, due to your immense strength at that point in time and his AI being practically the same as when Roxas fought him as a boss in the prologue. In fact, he simply recycles all the same moves. The strategy's the same, the attacks are the same, so just go in for easy orbs.
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==Strategy==
==Gallery==
{{main|Game:Hayner|Fake Vivi|Game:Setzer|Game:Seifer}}
As Roxas does not have access to many abilities, his focus should be on simply acquiring more Struggle orbs than his opponent. Once he has the number advantage, he may continue fighting or simply retreat.
 
Sora, however, has access to many useful abilities like [[Draw]] and [[Trinity Limit]]. Trinity Limit can be used to immediately knock out all Struggle orbs out of the opponent, at which point they can quickly be collected. When not dazed, the number of orbs the opponent's drop depends on the strength of the attack used on them, so combo finishers can be useful in emptying their stock.
 
==Combatants==
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<gallery>
File:Roxas KHII.png|'''[[Roxas]]'''
File:A Promise with Hayner 01 KHII.png|Roxas and Hayner in front of a poster for the Struggle tournament.
File:Hayner KHII.png|'''{{ns|Game|Hayner}}'''
File:Seifer KHII.png|'''{{ns|Game|Seifer}}'''
File:Vivi KHII.png|'''[[Fake Vivi]]'''
File:Setzer KHII.png|'''{{ns|game|Setzer}}'''
File:Sora (KHIIFM) KHIIHD.png|'''[[Sora]]'''
</gallery>
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==Other appearances==
==See also==
===''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''===
*[[Struggle Bats]]
Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls in certain map card rooms of [[Twilight Town]].
*[[Struggle Trophy]]
 
*[[Champion Belt]]
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
*[[Medal]]
Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls during missions in Twilight Town.
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===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls in Twilight Town.
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