Fermata

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Fermata
"A weapon that possesses extreme Strength. Devastates tough enemies."
Japanese		クレッシェンド
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+68	+2	+32		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+3	+1	+0	+1	+5	+1
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Striker 2: Vitality Surge 3: Offensive Block
Obtained
Nimble Gear ④ (Demyx)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Fermata+
"An upgraded Fermata. Possesses extreme Strength. Devastates tough enemies."
Japanese		クレッシェンド+
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+87	+2	+15		+0	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+3	+1	+6	+1	+5	+1
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Defender 2: Striker 3: Offensive Block
Obtained
Nimble Gear+ ④ (Demyx)

The Fermata (クレッシェンド, Kuresshendo, lit. "Crescendo") is a Sitar that can be wielded by Demyx in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It can be upgraded to the Fermata+.

Design

The headstock of the Fermata is comprised by three white spikes with black edges and flat tips. The neck of the sitar is white at its tip and black toward its base. Its edges are magenta-colored and become gradually thinner toward the base. The Fermata’s body has a hexagonal shape, with large, flat spike adorning five of its corners. The space between the spikes on either side of the sitar’s body is filled in by a small, white section with thin, black edges. The body is predominantly black with magenta edges. It has three white strings that are anchored to the body by a pale, three-pronged, wing-like piece.

Musically, a fermata is a marking that means to "hold the note", and a crescendo is a dynamic that means to "get gradually louder".

Gameplay

Fermata's normal ground combo starts with Demyx performing a 360° spinning diagonal slash with the tip of the sitar, followed by a powerful attack where Demyx lifts the weapon by the neck above his head and slams it downward in a pickaxe-like fashion. The combo can be activated after the first attack, and consists of Demyx swinging the sitar by the neck diagonally upward in a baseball bat-like fashion, followed by a blast of three yellow shockwaves forwards.

The aerial combo consists of a downward diagonal slash with the tip of the sitar, followed by a thrust upward.