Aerial Viking

Aerial Viking
Japanese	エアバイキング
Rōmaji	Ea Baikingu
Translation	Air Viking
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Variations • Air Pirate

Aerial Viking
Kingdom Hearts II
It attacks rapidly, leaving very little time for counterattacks. Use magic to limit its movement. When it unleashes its relentless tackles, use reaction commands to get through it!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Cavern of Remembrance		109	50		29	400
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
Munny (5) ×2 Remembrance Stone (6%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden

The Aerial Viking is a variation of the Air Pirate Heartless; it appears only in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. They are only found in the Cavern of Remembrance, and they are much more powerful than the original.

Design

An Aerial Viking is a humanoid Heartless with a tan body and large, orange and yellow wings on its back. It wears brown bracelets on each of its wrists, a skull on each of its shoulders, acting like a pauldron, navy blue pants with blue-white patches on the knees, and yellow and white striped boots. It also sports a gold choker and a black face with glowing yellow eyes partially obscured by a blue and white striped bandana. Its Heartless emblem is on its chest.

The Aerial Viking's name reflects its flying abilities, as well as Vikings, Norse warriors and pirates.

Strategy

The Aerial Viking shares the same attacks as its variant, the Air Pirate, however it behaves much more aggressively. The Aerial Viking constantly flies around in the air and can quickly attack without warning, often using its Charge Punch attack against distant opponents. It counters using its Kick attack at a close range and its Rush Kick attack at a long range when damaged.

Like the Air Pirate, the Aerial Viking can be defeated using its Air Twister Reaction Command.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Uppercut (アッパーカット, Appākatto)		Physical	—	x1.0	△
		Its fist glows, then it descends and launches an uppercut.
Charge Punch (チャージパンチ, Chāji Panchi)		Physical	—	x1.5	O
		Its fist glows, then it turns while descending and attacks downwards.
Kick (キック, Kikku)		Physical	—	x1.5	△
		Kicks with both legs in mid-air.
Rush Kick (突進蹴り, Tosshin Keri)		Physical	—	x1.5	△
		Its foot glows, then it kicks out while lunging.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Attribute	Power	Description
Air Twister (エアツイスター, Ea Tsuisutā)	Physical	x1.0→2.0→4.0	Can be used when an Aerial Viking uses its Rush Kick attack. Grab the Aerial Viking's foot. After that, press to swing it about and attack surrounding enemies; after that's used five times consecutively, throw the Aerial Viking and swing the Keyblade downward onto it.