Watcher

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Watcher
Japanese	サーヴィランス
Rōmaji	Sāviransu
Translation	Surveillance
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Guardian • Destroyer

Watcher
Kingdom Hearts II
Surveillance Robot Use reaction Commands Snag, then Sparkle Ray to attack surrounding enemies with a laser! Keep an eye out for opportunities to use reaction commands even if the laser attack is parried!
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Watcher These small flying drone Heartless fire lasers that can be returned with a block, but they will respond with an even stronger power laser. TIP: Space-based attacks like this power laser can shoe-glue you, robbing you of the ability to jump.

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)		45	27		15	51
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		47	29		16	60
Radiant Garden Post-episode 2, pre-episode 3		52	32		18	80
Radiant Garden Episode 3		65	42		24	155
Port Royal Episode 2		56	35		20	97
Space Paranoids Episode 2		65	42		24	155
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×1 Lightning Gem (6%), Bright Gem (3%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, Port Royal, Space Paranoids

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 2 Watcher • Match 45: Infinite Watcher
		127	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 2 Watcher • Match 45: Infinite Watcher
		127	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
08	102		306		1		11
11	102		306		1		11
20	102		—		1		11
23	102		306		2		11
73	179		536		5		36
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x2.93		x3.20		x1.80			x3.40
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: 1.30							12
							Flinch?
							△
Rewards
Missions 1-14 Potion (10%) Missions 15-35 Ether (30%) Missions 73-93 Gust Gem (20%)
Story Mode
Munny x15, HP prize (large) x1, HP prize (small) x2
Mission Mode
Munny x8, HP prize (large) x1, HP prize (small) x1
World(s)
Twilight Town, Olympus Coliseum

Games	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
Day 296	• Round 4: 4 Watcher
	179		536		5		36
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x2.93		x3.20		x1.80			x3.40
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: 1.30							12
							Flinch?
							△
Rewards
Games (Day 296) Gust Gem (20%)
Story Mode
Munny x15, HP prize (large) x1, HP prize (small) x2
Mission Mode
Munny x8, HP prize (large) x1, HP prize (small) x1

Attack	Normal
Type
Aerial	Standard Moving Pop-Up
Music Stages
Lazy Afternoons, Sinister Sundown, The Afternoon Streets, Working Together, Reviving Hollow Bastion, Scherzo Di Notte (KHII), Adventures in the Savannah, Savannah Pride, Space Paranoids, Byte Bashing, Sacred Moon, Deep Drive, Tension Rising, The 13th Struggle, Sinister Shadows, The 13th Dilemma, Darkness of the Unknown, The Other Promise, Rage Awakened, Vector to the Heavens, Working Together ‑ Allegro vivace, Sora ‑ Allegro con brio, Circle Of Life

The Watcher, called "Surveillance Robot" in Kingdom Hearts II, is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts II.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

The boulder which hit Goofy while trying to protect King Mickey was dislodged by a Surveillance Robot, rendering him unconscious.

It is one of the only two species of Heartless that Sora fights in the Battle of the 1000 Heartless.

Design

A Watcher is a bronze-colored, funnel-shaped, mechanical Heartless with a diamond-shaped opening in its front, exposing its glowing, yellow eyes. Two black, rectangular guns are mounted on either side of its body. Each of these guns sports a silver, pyramidal spike on both of its ends. There is a silver ring that acts somewhat like a gyroscope hovering around its base, despite not being directly connected to the Heartless. This ring bears a vague resemblance to the top half of the Nobody symbol. It has a silver spike on the top of its head, and its Heartless emblem is just below the opening for its eyes.

The name "Surveillance Robot" obviously refers to its mechanical nature. "Surveillance" may refer to military surveillance, a systematic set of observations, or simply "surveil", which means "to continuously monitor". The Heartless's ability to levitate would presumably make it better suited for surveillance than other Heartless. "Watcher" holds a similar meaning, and can also mean "guard".

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts II

The Surveillance Robot is not a very difficult opponent, and can prove very useful with its Sparkle Ray Reaction Command. Sparkle Ray won't damage it, however, so Sora will have to attack it directly. However, this is especially helpful in the Battle of the 1000 Heartless. Since Sparkle Ray is very powerful and it doesn't damage the Surveillance Robot, Sora can use the same Surveillance Robot again and again until all the other Heartless are destroyed.

The Surveillance Robot often counters with its Mow Down attack when damaged, or its Charge Laser attack when damaged continuously. Its Twin Laser and Charge Laser attacks can be deflected, damaging the Heartless and causing it to become temporarily inactive.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Twin Laser (ツインレーザー, Tsuin Rēzā)		Thunder	x0.65[KH II] x1.5[KH II FM]	O
		Shoots two white lasers.
Mow Down (なぎ払い, Nagiharai)		Physical	x0.65	O
		Swings the disc under its body.
Charge Laser (チャージレーザー, Chāji Rēzā)		Thunder	x0.25[KH II] x0.65[KH II FM]	O
		Shoots countless red lasers.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Element	Power	Description
Snag (キャッチ, Kyattchi, lit. "Catch")	—	—	Can be used when a Surveillance Robot is about to use Twin Laser or Charge Laser, or when it has been struck by a deflected laser. Jump and grab the Surveillance Robot.
Sparkle Ray (スパークルレイ, Supākuru Rei)	Neutral	x10.0	Can be used after using Snag. Turn sideways to attack surrounding enemies with the Surveillance Robot's laser. Doesn't damage the Surveillance Robot being used.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the Watcher is more annoying in the sense that it shoots lasers randomly and may shoe-glue Roxas, preventing him from jumping. If shoe-glued, consider using homing magic such as Fire, Aero, or Blizzard, all of which the Watcher is weak to. It is possible to deflect the lasers back at it, but it will counter with a powerful laser that can't be blocked. Either way, it is still a very easy opponent.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Laser (レーザー, Rēzā)		—	—	0.40	◯
		Fires short lasers around itself several times.
Power Laser (パワーレーザー, Pawā Rēzā)		Space	Shoe-glue (15%)	1.63	X
		Charges up and fires a large laser directly in front of itself.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.