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Morning Star
Japanese	モーニングスター
Rōmaji	Mōningu Sutā
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts χ
Variations • Spiked Crawler • Scorching Sphere • Gummi Hammer

Morning Star
Kingdom Hearts II
When its HP gets low, it unleashes its Press attack. Use Bump and Meteor Strike for a counterattack combo! Meteor Strike can be done in succession, so make sure to grab surrounding enemies as well!
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Sharp spikes cover these large Heartless, a fact they exploit in a dangerous spin attack. Though they are impervious while spinning, you can slow their onslaught with a block, bringing them to an eventual halt. Alternatively, Aero magic will stop them with a single blast.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
When its HP gets low, it can raise its defenses and heal itself. Use a defense-decreasing special attack before attacking and it'll be seeing stars!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)		160	27		15	255
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		168	29		16	298
Radiant Garden Post-episode 2, pre-episode 3		185	32		18	398
Radiant Garden Episode 3		230	42		24	775
Beast's Castle Episode 2		193	34		19	455
Olympus Coliseum Episode 2		205	37		21	550
Port Royal Episode 2		198	35		20	485
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (5) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×4 Power Crystal (12%), Mega-Potion (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Port Royal

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)		160	27		15	204
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		168	29		16	238
Radiant Garden Post-episode 2, pre-episode 3		185	32		18	318
Radiant Garden Episode 3		230	42		24	620
Beast's Castle Episode 2		193	34		19	364
Olympus Coliseum Episode 2		205	37		21	440
Port Royal Episode 2		198	35		20	388
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (5) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×2 Power Crystal (12%), Mega-Potion (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Port Royal

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Titan Cup		• Match 2: 1 Morning Star
		215	39		22
Goddess of Fate Cup		• Match 1: 5 Morning Star
		263	48		28
Titan Paradox Cup		• Match 2: 1 Morning Star
		375	70		41
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 43: 2 Morning Star • Match 47: 3 Morning Star
		453	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Titan Cup		• Match 2: 1 Morning Star
		230	42		24
Goddess of Fate Cup		• Match 1: 5 Morning Star
		273	50		29
Titan Paradox Cup		• Match 2: 1 Morning Star
		375	70		41
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 43: 2 Morning Star • Match 47: 3 Morning Star
		453	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
41	665		1994		8		29
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x1.23		x1.14		x0.43			x2.55
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.10		x0.10		x0.12			x0.20
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					—
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 36-50 Gear Component A (100%)
World(s)
Olympus Coliseum

The Morning Star is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Design

The Morning Star has a black, spherical head with two beady, yellow eyes on it. It wears a conical, green helmet with an angular antenna attached to its tip. The majority of its body is encased in a spherical suit of armor with eight conical, black spikes spaced evenly over its surface. This armor is primarily colored in shades of green, with some yellow decorations on it. Its thin arms jut out of circular openings in the armor on either of its sides. Its spindly legs share a large, circular opening at the bottom of the armor, and the tips of its feet point upward. It can retract its arms and replace them with two large spheres covered in spikes, which it uses to beat enemies. The Morning Star has two Heartless emblems, on its front and another on its back, both of which are placed in the middle of a blue ring with a black background.

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Morning Star's armor becomes blue with cyan, violet, and some yellow highlights on it. Its spikes are now silver, as opposed to the normal black.

The Morning Star's name refers to the melee weapon of the same name, which the Heartless resembles. Its second set of arms in particular are very similar to a morning star mace.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts II

Morning Stars are large, tanky Heartless. Though their attacks can hit hard, they are also slow and easy to react to. At a close range they will use their Spinning Mow-Down and Iron Ball Punch attacks, and at a long range they will use Spinning Spike Attack and Body Press.

During their Body Press attack is their biggest opening for attack, as when they jump above Sora the Meteor Spike Reaction Command becomes available, which allows Sora to neutralize the Morning Star while dealing continuous damage until it is defeated. When reduced to 50% HP, it will exclusively use its Body Press attack.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Spinning Mow-Down (回転なぎ払い, Kaiten Nagiharai)		Physical	—	x1.0[KH II] X0.25[KH II FM] Hit 2+: x0.25	O
		Turns from side-to-side while swinging iron maces.
Iron Ball Punch (鉄球パンチ, Tekkyū Panchi)		Physical	—	x1.5[KH II] x1.0[KH II FM] Hit 2+: x0.5	O
		Strikes with iron balls with its left and right hands, in that order.
Spinning Spike Attack (回転トゲアタック, Kaiten Toge Atakku)		Physical	—	x2.0[KH II] x1.5[KH II FM]	△
		Chases opponents while spinning at high speeds.
Body Press (ボディプレス, Bodi Puresu)		Physical	—	x2.0	△
		Jumps directly overhead on opponent and drops down.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Element	Power	Description
Bump (レシーブ, Reshību, lit. "Receive")	—	—	Can be used when a Morning Star Jumps directly above Sora and uses Body Press. Prevent Body Press and launch the Morning Star into the air.
Meteor Spike (メテオバスター, Meteo Basutā, lit. "Meteor Buster")	Neutral	x2.0	Can be used after using Bump. Smash the Morning Star into the ground with Meteor Spike. Meteor Spike can be used continuously until the Morning Star is defeated.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Morning Stars can be annoying, but as long as caution is taken to block while it is spinning as well as to Air Slide away when it jumps up, it shouldn't pose too much of a threat. Once it stops spinning, hit it with some physical combos, as well as some casts of Aero magic, which it is weak to.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Spike Spin (トゲ回転, Toge Kaiten)		—	—	0.27	△
		Spins around with its defenses up.
Body Attack (ボディアタック, Bodi Atakku)		—	—	1.96	X
		Jumps up, then lands on top of the target.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.