Editing Valor Form

'''Valor Form''' is a [[Drive Form]] specializing in physical attacks which appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It uses Goofy, and consumes three of Sora's Drive Bars. It represents Sora's [[strength]],<ref>'''Yen Sid's mirror''': "An image of you utilizing your strength to its fullest flows into your mind."</ref> and is obtained along with Sora's new clothes at [[Mysterious Tower]]. Its emblem is a red ''fleur-de-lis''.

==Appearance==

Valor Form turns Sora's clothes red and white with the ''{{w|Fleur-de-lis|fleur-de-lis}}'' emblem on each sleeve and pant leg. In this form, Sora wields two Keyblades, and is also very dexterous, sometimes even spinning the Keyblade on a single finger during a combo. No matter what world Sora is in, Sora's hands glow light red and flicker with red electricity. When Sora runs in Valor Form, flakes of red energy fly off of his hands in a streak.

Valor Form is a melee-oriented Drive Form that can wield two Keyblades, but cannot perform any magic. Its play-style is highly aggressive, utilizing a number of combo finishers and attacks that knock enemies into the air. Valor Form runs quicker than usual and can jump very high.

Valor Form gains an experience point every time Sora strikes an enemy. By leveling up, the [[High Jump]] Growth Ability is upgraded for both Valor Form and Sora's standard form. Also, leveling up Valor Form grants [[Auto Valor]] and two [[Combo Plus]] abilities to Sora's standard form.

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|'''Vertical Swing'''

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|'''Horizontal Swing'''

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|'''Thrust'''

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|'''H-V Swing'''

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|'''Aerial U-D Swing'''

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|'''[[Brave Shot]]'''||Lv1||Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move and knocks a single target off its feet.

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|'''[[Brave Beat]]'''||Lv1||Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move that successively attack several targets at once.

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|'''[[Sonic Strike]]'''||Lv1||Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move that pierces through a single target.

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|'''[[Sonic End]]'''||Lv1||Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move in a rapid midair attack to several targets at once.

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|'''[[Over the Horizon]]'''||Lv1||Leaps towards a target in a rapid attack with {{button|s}}.

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|'''[[Omega Finale]]'''||Lv1||Deals finishing combo moves in the middle of a combo with {{button|s}}.

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|'''[[Retaliating Slash]]'''||Lv1||When knocked down, quickly regains balance and counterattacks with {{button|s}}.

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|'''[[High Jump LV1]]'''||Lv1<br>Lv3 <small>(Standard)</small>||Jump a little higher than usual. The longer {{button|c}} is pressed down, the higher the jump.

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|'''[[High Jump LV2]]'''||Lv3<br>Lv5 <small>(Standard)</small>||Jump even higher than before! The longer {{button|c}} is pressed down, the higher the jump.

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|'''[[High Jump LV3]]'''||Lv5<br>Lv7 <small>(Standard)</small>||Now you can jump really high! The longer {{button|c}} is pressed down, the higher the jump.

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|'''[[High Jump MAX]]'''||Lv7||An extreme jump! Jump even higher than you thought possible! The longer {{button|c}} is pressed down, the higher the jump.

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|'''[[Synch Blade]]'''||Lv1||Equips a Keyblade in each hand. The ability of the left hand weapon becomes available as well.

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|'''[[Combo Plus]]'''||Lv1<br>Lv4 <small>(standard)</small><br>Lv6 <small>(standard)</small>||Increases maximum combo by 1 when on the ground. Equip more to enable more combos.

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|'''[[Air Combo Plus]]'''||Lv1||Increases maximum combo by 1 when in midair. Equip more to enable more combos.

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Valor Form is a powerful damage-dealer, and is very useful against single targets, such as tough enemies and bosses. While in Valor Form, Sora moves at twice his normal speed{{fact}}, and becomes able to perform finishers at any time using the "Omega Finale" attack. His rapid slashes can block enemy attacks, and can sometimes stun the enemies as well. However, Sora also becomes unable to cast any Magic, including Cure, so equip Potions and set Donald's behavior to healing-focused whenever Sora uses Valor Form. The lack of Magic, coupled with an inability to Guard, makes Valor Form the weakest Form defense-wise. As such, it is best to take advantage of the increased movement speed and jump height to evade attacks while looking for openings, then quickly moving in to deal damage.

Since Valor Form levels by dealing hits, and not by defeating enemies, try to keep enemies alive while training Valor Form. The best Keyblades for training Valor Form are the [[Sweet Memories]] and [[Oathkeeper]]; the [[Star Seeker]] and its [[Air Combo Plus]] are a good substitute for the Oathkeeper if it is unavailable. The Morning Star and Crimson Jazz Heartless, which appear together at [[Hollow Bastion]] and [[Beast's Castle]], are the best enemies to train against, as they have high stamina, but are also easy to disrupt with Valor Form's attacks and drop a large amount of Drive Form Orbs when defeated. In ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', both [[Mushroom XIII No. 5]] and [[Mushroom XIII No. 11]] allow Sora to deal a large amount of hits while being close to a save point, allowing him to quickly refill his Drive Gauge. If defeated, they will also drop some [[Drive Recovery]] items.