Clay Armor

Clay Armor
Japanese	ソイルアーマー
Rōmaji	Soiru Āmā
Translation	Soil Armor
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Large Body • Fat Bandit • Large Armor • Solid Armor • Land Armor • Large Snowman • Huge Snowman • Ringmaster • Ferocious Fins • Shipwreck Shark • Icy Beast • Helmed Body

Clay Armor
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Armor covers every inch of these large Heartless, allowing them to deflect blows from every direction. Instead, aim for the head and knock them down, rendering them vulnerable to further attack. Use Thunder magic to keep them down longer.

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
39	1580		4739		8		29
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x1.65		x1.79		x0.90			x1.99
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0		x0		x0.12			x0.12
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					43
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 36-50 —
Story Mode
Munny x32
Mission Mode
Munny x16
World(s)
Olympus Coliseum

The Clay Armor is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is one of the bosses in Olympus Coliseum.

Story

Roxas is sent to collect hearts at Olympus Coliseum, where Phil has him enter the arena to take out the Clay Armor. While fighting the Clay Armor, Roxas sees a brief memory of Sora fighting a horde of Soldier Heartless at the Coliseum.

Design

A Clay Armor has a very large, round body that is almost entirely covered in armor. Its head is very small, pitch-black, and has a jagged mouth, glowing yellow eyes, and short, orange horns. It wears gold boots and large, gold and red gauntlets. The armor around its neck is gold, its breastplate is silver and light green, and the armor on its lower body is brown with a black, zig-zagging line around its abdomen. Its Heartless emblem is in the middle of its belly, just below its breastplate.

The Clay Armor's name references the Heartless's ability to use Earth-based attacks. The name also highlights the thick armor plating adorning the Heartless's body.

Strategy

At the start of the battle, jump to avoid the shock wave that the Clay Armor summons when it leaps into the air. It may also cause a wave of energy to ripple across the field in a straight path, this is easily avoidable. Aim for the head of the Clay Armor as its body is invulnerable. Always watch for its movements; when the Clay Armor stops moving, it is about to attack. Should Roxas get hit, he will face a great amount of damage from the Clay Armor's side-to-side slap attack.

Should Roxas's HP fall into the "Alarm Zone", do not hesitate to use a Limit Break, though back away once the Clay Armor prepares to attack again. It is recommended have Block, Potions, Ethers, Cure, and Thunder panels equipped. Simply attack until Clay Armor falls and seize the opportunity to deal a slightly greater amount of damage on its head.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Clay Armor.