Editing Trickmaster

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The '''Trickmaster''' is an [[Emblem Heartless]] boss that is found in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts χ]]''. It is one of the bosses at [[Wonderland]].

After [[Alice]] goes missing following [[Sora]]'s battle with the [[Card Soldier]]'s, Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] set out to find her. Following the [[Cheshire Cat]]'s advice, they light the lamps on the [[Bizarre Room]]'s ceiling. When they return to the regular Bizarre Room, the Trickmaster drops down from the ceiling and attacks. Once the Heartless has been defeated, Sora discovers Wonderland's [[Keyhole]] and seals it.

Trickmaster is seen in [[Castle Oblivion]] as a figment of Sora's memory in his memories of Wonderland. It steals the [[Queen of Hearts]]'s memory, and she accuses Alice of this crime. After escaping from the Queen of Hearts with Alice, Sora battles the Trickmaster and defeats it.

==Strategy==

This Heartless can only be fought while Sora's party is small. You cannot damage the legs, so a well timed jump attack (one strike per jump), or getting on top of the table via the chair or grappling the edge is required for melee. If you already visited [[Olympus Coliseum]], [[Thunder]] magic can also be used, which will immediately cause the Trickmaster to be stunned. The Trickmaster ignites its juggling clubs at the stove at the left side of the fireplace, and the damage from a lit club is increased significantly. Using the Fire spell on the clubs may cause them to light as well. The Trickmaster will regularly return to the left side of the fireplace to ignite their clubs after taking steady damage, noting an audible kitchen timer ding noise before they return. After a while, the Trickmaster will regularly push the round table into the ground as well, forcing you to use the chair to gain height for melee combos. You can target the base of the furnace that the Trickmaster returns to and cast Blizzard to ensure they can no longer ignite the two clubs, forcing them to resort to lower damage melee for the rest of the fight. If the Trickmaster's clubs are on fire, hitting them with a Blizzard spell returns them to normal.

The Trickmaster will initially begin by juggling its clubs, regaining HP as it does so. It is recommended that Sora uses Magic. The only other attack that Trickmaster has in this stage is slamming its clubs onto the ground, creating a small circle that erupts in flames. It will then continue to jaunt around the room.

 

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Club Upswing'''|棍棒振り上げ|<br>Konbō Furiage}}|Physical|—|x1.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster|com=*}}|After lowering its stance, swings its clubs up.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Stomp Attack'''|踏みつけ攻撃|<br>Fumitsuke Kōgeki}}|Neutral|—|x1.0|{{sleight|Trickmaster|com=*}}|Nimbly steps from right to left, or left to right, while stomping on the opponent.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Table Destruction Attack'''|テーブル破壊攻撃|<br>Tēburu Hakai Kōgeki}}|Physical|—|x2.0|{{sleight|Trickmaster|com=*}}|Only used when the table is present. Hits the table with both arms, making it disappear.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Earth Shake'''|アースシェイク|<br>Āsu Sheiku}}|Neutral|—|x1.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster|com=*}}|Strikes the ground with both arms, causing an earthquake. If the opponent is on the ground, the attack hits regardless of the distance.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Fire'''|ファイア|<br>Faia}}|Fire|—|x2.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster|com=*}}|Shoots a fireball from the flaming clubs. After flying straight, the fireball will fly towards the opponent.}}

Unlike the original game, the battle starts with the chair and table already present with the player character on it. One of the best ways to beat the Trickmaster is to have plenty of [[Fire]] cards in the deck. It is helpful if they are high numbers, therefore making them successful without a combo. However, it is not imperative to have them so. When the battle begins, Sora will start on the table so make use of it. Jump and attack the Trickmaster either with a high attack card or combination of lower attack cards, or chain Firaga sleights.

The Trickmaster can cause the table to disappear with Table Destruction. This is not a problem as it's actually easier to avoid some of its fire attacks on the ground. The only attack to be wary of is the area-wide ground attack, as the Trickmaster throws its clubs in the air and brings them down again. In order to avoid this attack, try jumping. Now, unload the fire cards, stock them in sets of three, to activate Firaga, or two, in which case make the last card a magic refill card. This does major damage, and as long as Sora is locked on, the fire will track it down, dealing massive damage, but Sora needs to be at a sufficient distance for it to hit. Activate the [[Red Nocturne]] card to boost Fire's power.

If Riku chooses Wonderland for Basement five and above, this battle will be very difficult: no matter how much {{AP|2}} Riku has, he is reduced to nine cards—namely the enemy cards and Soul Eater cards numbered one to five. The occasional six to zero cards will only appear in the form of a King Mickey friend card, so he will have a difficult time breaking the Trickmaster's attacks. Unlike the first ''Kingdom Hearts'', its clubs are automatically lit, and will remain lit throughout the battle, so be on guard when the Trickmaster is below half HP.

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{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Earth Shake'''|アースシェイク|<br>Āsu Sheiku}}|Neutral|—|x1.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster||||Cards valued 1~8}}|Used when Sora or Riku is on the ground or on the chair. Strikes the ground with both arms, causing an earthquake. Touching the clubs will also damage the opponent.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Table Destruction'''|テーブル破壊|<br>Tēburu Hakai}}|Physical|—|x1.2|{{sleight|Trickmaster||||Cards valued 8}}|Only used when Sora or Riku is on the table. Crushes the table and chair with both clubs.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Club Attack (Upper)'''|棍棒攻撃（上段）|<br>Konbō Kōgeki (Jōdan)}}|Physical|—|x1.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster||||Cards valued 1~8}}|Only used when Sora or Riku is on the table. Alternately swings its clubs. The attack will reach the entire area of the table, but will not hit when the opponent is in the air.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Club Attack (Lower)'''|棍棒攻撃（下段）|<br>Konbō Kōgeki (Gedan)}}|Physical|—|x1.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster||||Cards valued 1~8}}|Only used when Sora or Riku is on the ground or on the chair. Stands on one leg, raises its club, and swings it down. Only swings the club once, and has a small attack range.}}

{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Fire'''|ファイア|<br>Faia}}|Fire|—|x1.5|{{sleight|Trickmaster||||Cards valued 1~8}}|Used when HP drops below 50%. Crosses its clubs and sends a flame flying forward, then alternately sends flames flying from the left and right club 4 times. The flames fly after Sora or Riku, but disappear when they hit the ground or table.}}

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In the second battle, Sora will be fighting it along with the [[Danger Blox]] it summons. They may include [[Prize Blox]] as well, make sure to use these. In this part, it'll use a new move: it'll summon balls of fire energy that will bounce and eventually break, Sora can shoot these with the orbs of energy to break much faster. It will also use the moves from the first battle. Its attacks can be predicted by the glow of its clubs. If they glow red, it's going to use the fire attacks. If they glow purple, it'll summon obstacles. However, most of this battle is avoiding the obstacles it sends out, so Sora will be able to finish it quickly.

In the third and final battle, it will use all of its moves from both the first and second battle. Make sure to avoid its attacks as well, and be on guard for it might change the screen direction. Its attacks can still be predicted by the glow of its clubs. If they glow red, it's going to use the fire attacks, either sending out a fireball, shooting out a line of fire, or sending out spinning balls of flame. If they glow purple, it'll summon obstacles and if it glows a lighter shade of purple, with a red core, it means it's going to jump and flip the scenery. The Trickmaster may also make himself catch on fire, and throw flaming rocks that home in on Sora, but he can dodge them with Dodge Roll.