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Bad Dog
Japanese	マッドドッグ
Rōmaji	Maddo Doggu
Translation	Mad Dog
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Snapper Dog • Bully Dog • Raging Reindeer • Rush Sheep

Bad Dog
Kingdom Hearts II
It won't move until approached, so move in swiftly and attack. It becomes tired and lets its guard down after counterattacks. Attack then for an easy battle.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Small and canine in appearance, these Heartless wander aimlessly until a target draws near. Their bark is bad, but not worse than their bite; they'll snap at you if you hit them. Deflect this with a block to stagger them.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Don't let this dog have its day! Defeat it before it has a chance to use its paralyzing attacks.

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Olympus Coliseum Episode 1		31	17		9	17
Port Royal Episode 2		56	35		20	97
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (5) ×1, Munny (1) ×2 Lucid Shard (6%), Bright Shard (3%)
World(s)
Olympus Coliseum, Port Royal

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Pain and Panic Cup		• Match 3: 5 Bad Dog • Match 7: 1 Bad Dog
		36	21		11
Pain and Panic Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 5 Bad Dog • Match 7: 1 Bad Dog
		82	54		31
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 4: 5 Bad Dog • Match 27: 4 Bad Dog
		127	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Pain and Panic Cup		• Match 3: 5 Bad Dog • Match 7: 1 Bad Dog
		42	25		14
Pain and Panic Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 5 Bad Dog • Match 7: 1 Bad Dog
		82	54		31
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 4: 5 Bad Dog • Match 27: 4 Bad Dog
		127	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
22	213		638		2		21
27	213		638		2		21
28	213		638		2		21
49	213		638		3		21
50	213		638		3		21
83	213		638		14		21
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x3.30		x4.00		x1.50			x4.25
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: ?							—
							Flinch?
							X
Rewards
Missions 15-35 Iron (20%) Missions 36-50 Bronze (21%) Missions 73-93 Power Tech++ (45%)
World(s)
Beast's Castle

World		Rank		LV		BP
Scala ad Caelum		Fill Out Your Album		44		460
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire			Water
Normal		Normal			Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Weak	Normal		Resist			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Strength +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

The Bad Dog, also called Rabid Dog, is an Emblem Heartless that was introduced in Kingdom Hearts II.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

A pack of Rabid Dogs are seen attacking Megara in the Underworld before getting scared off by Sora. Rabid Dogs appear often to fight Sora, but oddly, a pack of three attacked a group of Dusks to help Sora escape with Auron's free will for unknown reasons.

Design

A Bad Dog resembles a small, blue dog with a massive head and an equally massive, toothed maw. Its ears are long, stand on end, and curl at the tips. It has a crooked, blue tail and four short legs with no discernible digits on its paws. Its long, pink tongue is often seen hanging out of its mouth. The Bad Dog's large, yellow eyes each sport a black spiral pattern. It also wears a large, red collar with several conical, silver spikes on it, though, because of the Heartless's size, it is worn around its waist instead of its neck. Its Heartless emblem is on its rear.

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Bad Dog's body is dark red in color, its mouth is lavender on the inside, and the black spirals in its eyes are red. Its collar is yellow and the spikes on it are lavender.

The Bad Dog's name references the fact that it resembles a real-world dog. Its Kingdom Hearts II name also references rabies, an illness that induces manic behavior, which its Japanese name, "Mad Dog", also references. Dogs are more responsible for transferring the virus to humans than any other animal.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts II

Rabid Dogs are one of the more harmless enemies, but they tend to appear in packs. Most of the time, they will act passively while keeping a distance from Sora. However, they will retaliate when attacked, using their Multi-Howl attack when damaged at a close range and their Pounce attack when at a long range. If approached closely, the Rabid Dog will use its Howl attack. However, they have low defense, are vulnerable to magic, and can generally be defeated easily. Rabid Dogs are open to attack when their Pounce attack is blocked, causing them to be stunned, or after their Multi-Howl attack, where they fall limp for an extended duration or until attacked. As such, a safe strategy is to attack the Rabid Dog once to bait out its counterattack, quickly move away, then finish it off while it lays limp.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Howl (吠え声, Hoegoe, lit. "Bark")		Neutral	—	x1.5	X
		Barks and fires a shock wave at its opponent.
Multi-Howl (連続吠え, Renzoku Hoe, lit. "Continuous Barking")		Neutral	—	x1.5	X
		Barks four times, generating a shock wave with each bark.
Pounce (飛びかかり, Tobikakari)		Physical	—	x1.0	O
		Pounces and bites twice.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Bad Dogs are relatively unthreatening on their own, but may cause more damage if in groups. Watch for when the Bad Dog lurches back, as that signals its attack. Blocking its bite attack has the added advantage of stunning the Bad Dog. Along with the short range of its attacks, the Bad Dog is also very weak to all forms of magic, especially Aero and Blizzard, so it is recommended to pick them off with magic from a distance.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Bite (かみつき, Kamitsuki)		—	—	1.63	◯
		Jumps forward and bites the target.
Bark Attack (吠え攻撃, Hoe Kōgeki)		—	—	0.93	△
		Barks and sends a short ranged shockwave in front of itself.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.