Nightcloud

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Nightcloud
"A weapon that lets you string together faster, much longer ground combos."
Japanese		夕雲
Rōmaji		Yūgumo
Translation		Evening Clouds
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+29	+1	+71		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+8	+2	+4	+1
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.1		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Combo Boost 2: Chain Power
Obtained
Wild Gear ③ (Xaldin)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Nightcloud+
"An upgraded Nightcloud. Lets you string together faster, much longer ground combos."
Japanese		夕雲+
Rōmaji		Yūgumo+
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+44	+1	+56		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+6	+2	+3	+1
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.1		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Chain Power 2: Chain Time
Obtained
Wild Gear+ ③ (Xaldin)

The Nightcloud is a set of Lances that can be wielded by Xaldin in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It can be upgraded to the Nightcloud+.

Design

A Nightcloud lance's shaft is silver in the center and purple on the ends, with the colors separated by small, khaki-colored rings. The lower blade forks into two points, with each point sporting a small, slightly curved, rectangular blade. These rectangular blades are violet, and the points of the main blade are purple. The upper blade is semi-circular, violet and sports three silver spikes lining it. The middle spike is very long, while the two side spikes are quite short. There are also two circular cuts taken out of the center of the blade.

The name "Nightcloud" references Xaldin's closeness to the darkness, hence "night", and his manipulation of wind, hence "cloud".

Gameplay

Nightcloud's normal ground combo starts with a sideways slash using one lance, followed by a downward diagonal slash using the other lance, and ends with a thrust of all six lances forwards at once. The combo can be activated after the second attack, and consists of Xaldin swinging his lances from the same starting point upward to two far points in a "V" formation, followed by a leap and a downward diagonal slash with one lance. The combo then ends with a thrust of all six lances forwards at once in a pointed, star-like shape.

The aerial combo consists of a downward diagonal slash using one lance, followed by a thrust of all six lances forwards at once in a pointed, star-like shape.

Combos
Ground Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Ground) Horizontal Swing Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Ground) Downswing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Ground) Cross Launch Hit 1 0.75 X ◯ X (Ground) Six Spears Front Thrust Hit 1 1.56 ◯ ◯ ◯ (Air) Downswing Hit 1 0.63 ◯ ◯ X (Air) Six Spears Central Thrust Hit 1 1.56 ◯ ◯ X		Air Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Air) Downswing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Air) Six Spears Central Thrust Hit 1 1.56 ◯ ◯ ◯