User:Troisnyxetienne/Re:Chain Walkthrough: Difference between revisions

==Gist of the story==

Meanwhile, for some reason or other Riku ends up in the 12th basement of Castle Oblivion and he decides to get rid of his darkness. He often sees [[Xehanort's Heartless]] tormenting him, though the King comes to his aid. But later on he is told that his darkness and his light belong to him, and that he should use both to his ability. So he finally gets rid of the embodiment of Xehanort's Heartless, though a part of the villain still remains in him. Poor soul, I wonder how he even lives.

|{{nihongo|'''[[Magic (ability)|Magic Lv3]]'''|マジックLv3|<br>Majikku Lv3}}||Donald double-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Curaga.||Available from the beginning.||{{sleight|Donald Duck|Donald Duck|Donald Duck}}

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|{{nihongo|'''[[Stardust Blitz]]'''{{ReCoM}}|スターダストブリッツ|<br>Sutādasuto Burittsu}}||Knock up to three of Donald's fireballs towards the enemy. Press {{button|t}} when it flashes on-screen to hit the fireball.||1^st [[Twilight Town]] [[Room of Rewards|Reward]]|| {{sleight|Donald Duck|Fire}}

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|{{nihongo|'''[[Wild Crush]]'''{{ReCoM}}|ワイルドクラッシャー|<br>Wairudo Kurasshā|lit. "Wild Crasher"}}||Carry Goofy and ram into the enemy. Use the left analog stick to control the direction of attack.||Available from the beginning.||{{sleight|Goofy|Donald Duck|Kingdom Key}}

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===Progressing ahead===

I recommend you to level up to at least Level 8... or whatever level you're comfortable with - at least it's safer to defeat the Guard Armor. No, '''please''' don't go there at Level 2 and say "No, the Guard Armor pwned me again..."

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*'''HP''' : 200

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Just load that deck with cards 5-0 - I say try finding lots of them - top it up with a Cure card and a [[File:Potion (card).png|30px]] Potion card (I think the only one you begin with is #5, but it's enough to break Guard Armor if you have the chance). Don't forget the [[File:Gimmick Card.png|30px]] [[Gimmick Card]] ! - using it will shatter the Guard Armor to pieces (literally... well, maybe I'm exaggerating), giving you all the room you need to attack.

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*'''HP''' : 320  

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Attack cards must be numbered 6-0.

===Post-defeat===

===Entering the 2nd Floor===

Upon entry Sora and friends see the board and there's a tourney going on, and they're happy to participate with the hopes of being called heroes one day. They leave the scene ; [[Hades]] comes in, ever determined to take down that pesky [[Hercules]], and he hires the Buster Sword-wielding [[Cloud]]. Almost the same story as in the first ''Kingdom Hearts'', though a little bit distorted due to the contortion of Sora's memory.

=== Olympus Coliseum map ===

I believe this one takes you to Hercules and Phil, though I'm not sure of what's going on (I can only read Japanese in bits and pieces, that too, I learned by myself)... so I risk having to replay that scene over again. Not sure if this thing's included in theatre mode, but I'll try.

===Room Creation===

I haven't got a [[File:Calm Bounty (card).png|30px]] Calm Bounty yet but if I do, I'll be able to unlock [[Monochrome]] as a ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'' Completion Bonus. No, what am I talking about ? I believe that's Room of Rewards. Oh well...

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*'''HP''' :  

Well, the one reason why I'm putting this here is because there are two things that require mention so far :

#I used another Calm Bounty in [[Olympus Coliseum]] and this time, I got {{sleight|Blizzard|Kingdom Key|Kingdom Key}} '''[[Strike Raid|Blizzard Raid]]''' ! Note the sequence : '''Strike Raid''' first, followed by '''Blizzard Raid''' (because [[Blizzard]] is one of your default Magic cards). I think, following this sequence are '''Fire Raid''' and '''Thunder Raid''' respectively, though I'll need to play through the entire game to confirm this.

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He's my most hated character, to the point that I like fighting him. Even in the first game I didn't win in my first try, I decided to reset the console and try again. And when I finally whooped his arse, oh, the joy that came with it ! ^_^

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=== Wonderland map ===

[[File:CoMWonderlandMap.png]]

===Entering the Third Floor===

===First round of gallivanting===

Thankfully Wonderland is not as confusing as it was in the first game.

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So the formation is as follows :

*'''Card of Spades x3'''. These are easy to evade as they swing their axes in a horizontal radius, and their attack radius is pretty short, so you can easily dodge them.

*'''Card of Hearts x2 and Card of Spades x1'''.

*[[File:Olympia (card).png|30px]] An entire attack deck of Olympia cards. (Note that in the Japanese version they're called ''Power of Hero'' or something like that...) I chose not to go with [[File:Lady Luck (card).png|30px]] Lady Luck (or, ''Last Resort'') because as the Japanese name suggests, it's a '''last resort''' ! The stats are lower than Olympia, and I believe I can use these Olympia cards right up to the 11th floor, just like I did in my previous save file.

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*'''HP''' : 600

Note that I did not see the need to change to my boss battle deck - I went in with my '''Troisnyx''' deck - the one I use for normal battles. It's got several Olympia and Kingdom Key cards (as I said, the sole 0 card in that deck is a Kingdom Key), two [[File:Cure (card).png|30px]] Cure cards (one of them is a Premium), one [[File:Hi-Potion (card).png|30px]] Hi-Potion card #9 (which is virtually unbreakable), one [[File:Fire (card).png|30px]] Fire card and one [[File:Blizzard (card).png|30px]] Blizzard card.

#slams its batons onto the floor, creating a fiery shockwave, and  

|style="text-align:center" bgcolor="indigo" border: border: "1px #AAAAAA solid;"|<font color = white size = 4 face = "Calibri">'''Boss : <s>Parasitocage</s> *cough cough* Parasite Cage'''</font>

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*'''HP''' : 715

Considering Olympia is a strong weapon which can be used all the way to the 11th floor (no, seriously, I'm not kidding), I wouldn't prepare much, but I'll do basic leveling up.

So I save, and open the gates to [[Agrabah]]...

=== Agrabah Map ===

*Note: This map works on any world, on the '''''fifth''''' floor

===Introduction===

Sora and company enter into the Main Street (I'm not sure which part of the Main Street it is, though I know that's the place which has two pillars which you can climb to reach Aladdin's house in ''Kingdom Hearts''). And then we go through something which we're sick and tired of already.

Also, I attained Level 32 during that battle, which gives me the sleight Lethal Frame - my favourite sleight EVER ! {{sleight|Stop|Kingdom Key|Kingdom Key}}

===Key of Beginnings===

Regardless, we enter into battle, and these are Oogie's stats. Since this is the 6th floor, and the last card in the first set, expect his stats to be really beefed up.

'''HP :''' 750<br>

'''AP :''' 15<br>

===Larxene : First Encounter===  

Her stats are as follows :

*One [[File:Bouncywild (card).png|30px]] Bouncywild card.

Now, Larxene's attacks are pretty simple in this battle, but take note that in this battle, whenever she casts Thunder, she does so with a 9 card. I didn't get to see her sleights because I broke them with relative ease with the 0 cards. I admit it was difficult to break the Thunder spell, considering that most of my cards are numbered less than 9... but Lethal Frame ({{sleight|Stop|Kingdom Key|Kingdom Key}}) worked wonders in this battle.

===Post-defeat===

I'm aware that I'll be in for a fight one floor from now, but I'm picking my card, and it's...

I scored 30 points, but deliberately missed the next steps because I just wanted to get this level over with. Now I remember my previous save file had some 100+ points, but I don't remember my exact score. Regardless, just score 25 points if you're pressed for time.

===Pooh's Muddy Path===

===Riku Replica : First Encounter===

His stats are as follows:

Nevertheless, note that he has some 4+ bars of HP at his disposition. Like Larxene, this guy managed to cut off one half of my HP bar - now at this point it's seriously ringing alarm bells - I should go and train when I have the opportunity.

''Stock up cards numbered 7-9, an Elixir and a Hi-Potion at least, two or three Stop cards (for the Lethal Frame sleight), two or three Cure cards and some 0 cards at the end of the deck (to break the Replica's attacks). You might want to insert some Premium Cards in to save CP.  

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Eighth Floor : Neverland</h2></th></tr><tr>

Sora, Donald and Goofy end up in one of the chambers with no way out, and they suddenly come across [[Tinker Bell]], who leads them out. You get the [[File:Key of Beginnings (card).png|30px]] Key of Beginnings... and the story begins.

*[[File:Moment's Reprieve (card).png|30px]] Moment's Reprieve (definitely).

*[[File:Moogle Room (card).png|30px]] Moogle Room. Note that starting from the 7th floor, you gain access to better card packs. In the previous levels, attack card packs were all priced at 100 Moogle Points ; here we have packs costing 200 and 300 Moogle Points. And I'm not gonna go at length to describe the Item Cards and/or Magic Cards, because... I recommend you to check it out for yourselves. One thing's for sure : Earlier, I used to have enough Moogle Points to obtain all the card packs in the Moogle Shop ; now, even 2,000+ points aren't enough.

===Key of Beginnings===

Peter Pan steals the show and takes Wendy off the plank and to a safe place. Hook is furious, and attempts to chase after Wendy, but almost loses his balance. (He'd better be thankful for not losing his balance, because the Tick Tock Croc is waiting in the sea right below the plank!) From the edge of that plank, he pulls out his épée (sword) and I can already imagine him saying "Come, sir, your ''passado''... no, wait, he is a pirate.

<big><big>Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free ! You are a pirate !</big></big><br>

Yes, for this battle with Captain Hook, I AM A PIRATE. :D

''Fukku senchou'''s stats are as follows :

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Ninth Floor : Hollow Bastion</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Entering the Ninth Floor===

===Key to Truth===

===Fight with Malef'===

Malef's stats are as follows :

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Tenth Floor : Atlantica</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Entering the Tenth Floor===

===Battle with Ursula===

Her stats are as follows :

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Tenth Floor Exit Hall</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Battle with Vexen===

His stats are as follows :

'''HP :''' 891<br>

'''EXP :''' Also unknown. It's irksome, yes, but it's marked with ??? here.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Eleventh Floor : Twilight Town</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Entering the 11th Floor===

===Battle with Vexen===

His stats are as follows :

'''HP :''' 1088<br>

'''EXP :''' Apparently, that's unknown too.

===Battle with Repliku, ''partie trois'', I think ?===

'''HP :''' 1350<br>

'''AP :''' 10<br>

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Twelfth Floor : Destiny Islands</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Battle with Darkside===

Its stats are as follows :

And I used to keep referring to it as a ''he'' simply because the French version refers to it as a ''he'' (well, it can be construed to mean ''it'' but regardless)...

The [[File:Gimmick Card.png|30px]] Gimmick Card, when used, creates a series of pillars for you to climb and hit the Darkside's head. The mobility of the Darkside is temporarily decreased, meaning he will not attack during that period. But to be honest, since I have a terrible aim (and that's also why I scored 0 marks in target practice during last year's National Service), I keep falling from those pillars, and I only use the Gimmick Card to immobilise the Darkside.

*When he plunges his hand into a ground creating a pool of darkness, you can easily land [[Sonic Blade]] or physically attack his hand. Note that unlike the first ''Kingdom Hearts'', defeating the Shadows in this episode will '''not''' give you experience. This attack can be broken, though I advise you not to break this attack because this means EASY ACCESS TO HAND.

Sora looks around to see if [[Naminé]] is okay, and there she is - right behind him. Sora goes to meet her and take her hand, and he's genuinely happy that she's okay. Naminé is happy that Sora cares for her, and she thanks him... and then, ''gomenasai''...

This charm, like in the previous games, turns into the [[File:Oathkeeper (card).png|30px]] [[Oathkeeper]] card. Now, its stats are pretty good, so I won't consider getting out of Destiny Islands just yet, until I've amassed at least a few Oathkeeper 7s, 8s or 9s. Even 0s would be handy. And for this, I need to level up even further.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Twelfth Floor Exit Hall</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Surprise, surprise !===

I was actually ''preparing'' for the battle with Larxene because I knew it was going to be here. But before I could even get to Larxene...... [[Riku Replica]] awaits. First, Naminé tells Sora that she is not the one in Sora's heart. Sora expresses that he can't remember [[Kairi|that person]]'s name... And then Riku Replica arrives and tells Sora '''at knifepoint''' to leave Naminé alone.

'''EXP :''' 6225

*[[File:Bouncywild (card).png|30px]][[File:Stop (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Stop (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fire (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fire (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]][[File:Fairy Harp (card).png|30px]] This is the layout of cards from the start. The first few sleights I can do are valued between 24 and 27 each, so they're virtually unbreakable. Also, since Riku Replica only has one 0 card in his pile, it helps. The Bouncywild card helps me draw [[File:Goofy (card).png|30px]] Goofy cards together for Goofy Bash. Since I wouldn't have time to reshuffle my deck in between the Riku Replica and Larxene battles, and since I get my party members back for the Larxene battle, I thought I'd might as well keep it anyway.

===Fight with Larxene, ''partie deux''===

Her stats are as follows :

'''EXP :''' 6263

Winning this battle gives you the [[File:Larxene (card).png|30px]] Larxene card.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Thirteenth Floor : Castle Oblivion</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Entering THE 13th Floor===

===Fight with Axel, ''partie deux''===

His stats are as follows :

'''HP :''' 1680<br>

'''AP :''' 15<br>

Now, this fight is difficult mainly because I had difficulty restructuring my deck. Here's the worst part : I forgot a few cards.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>The Beginning of the End</h2></th></tr><tr>

===Fight with Marluxia===

Technically, this is the beginning of the end because it's one of the core events which leads to the end. It starts with Marluxia's first battle, and then you have a moment's reprieve (you can extend the length of time to your liking, of course) and when you're ready, you rush into the final room.

Winning this battle gives you the [[File:Marluxia (card).png|30px]] Marluxia card.

====Spectre Marluxia====

His stats are as follows :

'''EXP :''' 0

Regardless, these are the attacks Marluxia uses (taken from [[Marluxia (Third Form)]] ; I've seen all these attacks in effect during this battle). Italics denote what's on the page ; otherwise they're all my notes :

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>The End</h2></th></tr><tr>

===On 13F===

Then, a heart-to-heart conversation (if I can ever say that) between Sora and Naminé takes place, where Naminé and Sora feel that their friendship was no lie. Naminé bids Sora goodbye, but Sora says ''No ! Not goodbye !''. Sora asks Naminé to make a promise with him - that they'd see each other again. Naminé reminds Sora that he'd forget making that promise, but Sora counter-reminds her that it'd be forgotten, but not lost. So the two lock pinkies and Sora jumps into the pod.

===Credits===

And then you get a glimpse of [[Roxas]] in [[Twilight Town]] for the first time, in one of the screens (if I remember correctly), then later, during the post-credits scene.

Beyond this section, I will perhaps create one more section : the things you must do once you've obtained a clear save file for Sora's Story.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>More tips and tricks</h2></th></tr><tr>

*If you have a Final Mix+ save file you get all treasures in the Room of Rewards at once.

*Wild Crush, which is usually activated with {{sleight|Goofy|Donald Duck|Kingdom Key}}, can also be activated with {{sleight|Kingdom Key|Goofy|Donald Duck}}. I use the latter more often.

*Not sure if this happens in the English version as well, but once I managed to collect all the Keyblade cards (with the exception of Ultima Weapon - for that I need a clear R/R save file), no cards came out of Bounty rooms. At all. There was always an error message (I'm yet to figure it out). And also, for struck items, the only cards that ever came out were Kingdom Key cards.

*On F13 - Castle Oblivion, in any Moogle Room, the Moogle '''always''' prompts you to surrender some cards for synthesis. If you fail to surrender any, there'll be no synthesis done. I thought it was influenced by some kind of threshold (like 1800 MP or less) but there's no threshold whatsoever.

===I need more Moogle Points !===

*Enter every level from the back (the Conqueror's Respite rooms). There's always a chance of you striking items for lots of Moogle Points.

*Strike everything you see in your way.

*Visit the [[100 Acre Wood]]. Regularly. There's always a high possibility of landing lots and lots of Moogle Points by just smashing the pots and vases in Pooh's and Rabbit's houses. Since that's the only world without a Conqueror's Respite, you have to enter from the front.

*Get a Roulette Room map card. Try and time each spin so that you get another Roulette Room and a bunch of Moogle Room cards. Go to a 1 door and use a Moogle Room card, each time you use a Moogle Room card, the moogle will give you a free pack. Get your pack and keep what you want and sell the rest, rinse and repeat until you are out of Moogle Rooms. Then, use your Roulette Room and repeat the process.

*'''and the last deck is a balance of both''', only for use during boss battles.

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=Reverse/Rebirth=

<tr><th align="left"><h2>Basement Eight : Agrabah</h2></th></tr><tr>

Again, you instantly get the [[File:Key of Beginnings (card).png|30px]] Key to Beginnings, which, if used, will immediately take you to the boss battle.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Basement Seven : Monstro</h2></th></tr><tr>

Again, you instantly get the [[File:Key of Beginnings (card).png|30px]] Key to Beginnings, which, if used, will immediately take you to the boss battle.

===Monstro===

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Basement Six : Halloween Town</h2></th></tr><tr>

Again, you instantly get the [[File:Key of Beginnings (card).png|30px]] Key to Beginnings, which, if used, will immediately take you to the boss battle.

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<tr><th align="left"><h2>Basement Five : Wonderland</h2></th></tr><tr>

I pretty much thought that this'd be a cinch. That's because Heartless bosses don't use sleights ; they only use single cards. But I was wrong.

===Trickmaster===

For this you '''need''' to be in LV50 or above. The best way to get around this is by several Card Duels. Note that most Duel Sleights involve breaking cards numbered 3, 4 and 5 (particularly Impulse). If you successfully transform into Dark Mode, this is a plus. Dodge the Trickmaster as much as you can, and if you do not have enough cards to parry the Trickmaster's attacks, do not stand on the table. If you have finished the Halloween Town episode before Wonderland, save the [[File:Oogie Boogie (card).png|30px]] Oogie Boogie card for emergencies only.  

Note that this is for all other rooms except [[File:Feeble Darkness (card).png|30px]] Feeble Darkness and [[File:Almighty Darkness (card).png|30px]] Almighty Darkness. If you are using these two room cards, prepare at your own risk.

*[[File:Darkball (card).png|30px]] '''Darkball :''' : #2, #4 (Neverland, charging chomp attack), #5 and #6 (CO, charging chomp attack)

*[[File:Neoshadow (card).png|30px]] '''Neoshadow :''' #2, #6 and #8

*[[File:Yellow Opera (card).png|30px]] '''Yellow Opera :''' #1, #2 and #4.

*[[File:Green Requiem (card).png|30px]] '''Green Requiem :''' #1, #2