Metal Troll: Difference between revisions

'''Mow Down''' has the Troll very quickly smack any party members near itself with its left hand, and tends to be used most frequently when Sora or a party member is directly under the Troll. Its extremely fast speed compared to the Troll's other attacks makes it the most important attack to look out for when engaging in your own offensive. During '''Continuous Mow Down''', the Troll will swing its axe left then right, with the second swing breaking Sora's guard if blocked. '''Downswing''' is exactly is its name implies and is the Troll's single strongest move, but is relatively slow to come out and is not hard to react to. Although both '''Continuous Mow Down''' and '''Downswing''' are well-telegraphed, be careful when attempting to block these moves when ''very close'' to the Troll, as every swing can sometimes hit Sora's defenseless back instead in this situation and 'go through' your [[Block]]. Lastly, '''Spin Rock Shot''' is the Metal Troll's only ranged attack in its unmasked state; the rocks from this move have multiple arcs that they can follow that are dependent entirely on Sora's vertical position at the time ''the attack is activated'', and generally speaking three rocks from the volley will sent in Sora's direction.

There are many options available that are effective in breaking a Troll's mask. [[Shotlock]]s and attacks with many hits like [[Double Arrowguns]]'s [[Auto-Shot]] or [[Mirage Staff]]'s [[Avatar Barrage]] are excellent at shredding the armor gauge, as is [[Artillery-style Magic]] from any forms with access to it. [[Link]] finishers will also deal a single large chunk of damage to the armor gauge, at the cost of all of Sora's MP. If none of these options are available, for example due to [[PRO Code]]s being active, counterattacking with reprisals after blocking each of the Troll's attacks in this phase is likely the next best bet for players.

Whenever Metal Trolls are fought on the Bridge in [[San Fransokyo]], there are multiple destructible cars in the arena that give access to the ''Cover Shot'' [[Situation Command]]. This ability sends out a stream of magic projectiles at foes; its damage increases with Sora's Magic stat. ''Cover Shot'' is notable as it increases the Situation Gauge extremely quickly, allowing players to build up all of their [[Formchange]]s essentially on demand, and it also provides a safe and easy way to deal light armor damage to the Troll when it is masked up. As mentioned above, however, these cars will be sent flying and destroyed by the Metal Troll's attacks until none are left on the bridge.

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|Physical

|1.5

|△ (Risk Dodge)

|Swings left arm sideways. Used in both modes.

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|Physical

|0.5

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|Steps firmly on the ground and scatters rocks. Used in both modes.

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|Physical

|1.0 + 2.0

|△ {{note|Negate with Risk Dodge when swinging to the right}}

|Swings its axe left and right. Only used in its normal mode.

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|(axe)

|Physical

|2.0

|△ (Risk Dodge)

|(rock)

|Aero

|1.5

|△ (Risk Dodge)

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|Physical

|0.5 per hit

|△

|Spins on its grounded axe like a top, scattering small rocks around it from the mouth of its mask. Only used in its normal mode.

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|Physical

|2.5

|△ (Risk Dodge)

|Pushes its face forward and rams opponents. Used only while wearing its mask.

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|Physical

|0.5 per hit

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