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[[File:Guard Break KHII.gif|thumb|right|300px|Guard Break allows the user to hop back and then thrust forward with the Keyblade, piercing through their defenses.]]
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{{nihongo|'''Guard Break'''|ストライドブレイク|Sutoraido Bureiku|lit. "Stride Break"}}, translated as "'''Lunge 'n' Launch'''" in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', is a technique introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It allows the user to unleash a powerful finishing combo move while piercing through an enemy's guard.
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'''Lunge 'n' Launch''', also translated as '''Guard Break''', is a technique introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It allows the user to unleash a powerful finishing combo move while piercing through an enemy's guard.


==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Guard Break is an [[action ability]] exclusive to [[Sora]] that costs 3 {{AP}} to equip. It is a ground combo finisher that activates if Sora is attacking a single enemy, or by default if {{c|Explosion|ability}} is not equipped. It allows Sora to pierce a single target's guard with a short, powerful thrust, launching them into the air and dealing Neutral damage.
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Guard Break is an [[action ability]] exclusive to [[Sora]] that costs 3 {{AP}} to equip. It is a ground combo finisher that activates if Sora is attacking a single enemy, or by default if {{c|Explosion|ability}} is not equipped. It allows Sora to pierce a single target's guard with a short, powerful thrust, launching them into the air and dealing Neutral damage.


In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Lunge 'n' Launch is an ability accessible in [[Second Form]]. It is the form's second ground combo finisher.
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Lunge 'n' Launch is an ability accessible in [[Second Form]]. It is the form's second ground combo finisher, allowing Sora to perform a powerful thrust, followed by an arcing uppercut that launches enemies skyward.


==Learning Guard Break==
==Learning Lunge 'n' Launch==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
*Sora learns Guard Break after completing the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]].
*Sora learns Guard Break after completing the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]].

Latest revision as of 19:32, 6 July 2024

This article is about the ability named "Guard Break" in Kingdom Hearts II.
You may be looking for Guardbreaker.

Guard Break
(ストライドブレイク Sutoraido Bureiku?, lit. "Stride Break")
Guard Break KHII.gif
Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move that pierces through a target's guard.
Attack Element Power Drive Value Deflect Finishing
Blow
Guard Break Attack Command Physical x2.5 4 X O
AP Cost 3 MP Cost 0
Lunge 'n' Launch
(ストライドブレイク Sutoraido Bureiku?, lit. "Stride Break")
A video of Lunge 'n' Launch form KHIII
Lunge at foes with a devastating strike and launch them skyward. (Combo finisher: while grounded)
Attack Element Power Guard? Status
Form Value Reaction Value Revenge Value Repel LV
Lunge 'n' Launch Attack Command Physical 1.0+1.0 O
12+12 1+1 0.25+0.25

Lunge 'n' Launch, also translated as Guard Break, is a technique introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. It allows the user to unleash a powerful finishing combo move while piercing through an enemy's guard.

Mechanics[edit]

In Kingdom Hearts II, Guard Break is an action ability exclusive to Sora that costs 3 AP to equip. It is a ground combo finisher that activates if Sora is attacking a single enemy, or by default if Explosion is not equipped. It allows Sora to pierce a single target's guard with a short, powerful thrust, launching them into the air and dealing Neutral damage.

In Kingdom Hearts III, Lunge 'n' Launch is an ability accessible in Second Form. It is the form's second ground combo finisher, allowing Sora to perform a powerful thrust, followed by an arcing uppercut that launches enemies skyward.

Learning Lunge 'n' Launch[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

  • Second Form has Lunge 'n' Launch as a default ability.