Crimson Jazz

• Crimson Jazz
• TCG

Crimson Jazz
Japanese	クリムゾンジャズ
Rōmaji	Kurimuzon Jazu
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Red Nocturne • Blue Rhapsody • Yellow Opera • Green Requiem • Black Ballade • Silver Rock • Emerald Blues • Spring Metal • Scarlet Tango • Grey Caprice • Striped Aria • Sapphire Elegy • Pink Concerto • Turquoise March • Emerald Serenade • Violet Waltz • Wicked Watermelon • Large Watermelon • Huge Watermelon • Festive Fireworks • Large Fireworks • Huge Fireworks • Jack O' Lantern • Round Rice Cake • Large Rice Cake • Bitter Macaron • Mighty Macaron • Swaying Spook • Wandering Spook • Emerald Sonata • Amber Opera • Apricot Opera • Brilliant Opera • Vermilion Samba • Marine Rumba • Gold Beat • Malachite Bolero

Crimson Jazz
Kingdom Hearts II
It chases its target with determination while scattering mines, so be wary when fighting this creature. When its HP gets low, it places a large mine. Avoid it before it explodes. It easily resists magic, so don't be shy about using the Keyblade!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		108	29		16	298
Radiant Garden Post-episode 2, pre-episode 3		119	32		18	398
Radiant Garden Episode 3		148	42		24	775
Beast's Castle Episode 2		124	34		19	455
Olympus Coliseum Episode 2		132	37		21	550
Agrabah Episode 2		135	37		21	585
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×4 Blazing Crystal (12%), Mega-Ether (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		108	29		16	238
Radiant Garden Post-episode 2, pre-episode 3		119	32		18	318
Radiant Garden Episode 3		148	42		24	620
Beast's Castle Episode 2		124	34		19	364
Olympus Coliseum Episode 2		132	37		21	440
Agrabah Episode 2		135	37		21	468
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×2 Blazing Crystal (12%), Mega-Ether (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Titan Cup		• Match 7: 2 Crimson Jazz
		138	39		22
Goddess of Fate Cup		• Match 4: 2 Crimson Jazz
		168	48		28
Titan Paradox Cup		• Match 7: 2 Crimson Jazz
		240	70		41
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Titan Cup		• Match 7: 2 Crimson Jazz
		148	42		24
Goddess of Fate Cup		• Match 4: 2 Crimson Jazz
		175	50		29
Titan Paradox Cup		• Match 7: 2 Crimson Jazz
		240	70		41
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0

Attack	Strong
Type
Aerial	Standard Ranged Attack
Music Stages
Magical Mystery, Reviving Hollow Bastion, Scherzo Di Notte (KHII), Waltz of the Damned, Dance of the Daring, Space Paranoids, Byte Bashing, Desire for All That Is Lost, Sinister Shadows, Rage Awakened, Sora ‑ Allegro con brio, Beauty and the Beast

The Crimson Jazz is an Emblem Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II.

Design

A Crimson Jazz has a smooth, conical, red body with a Heartless emblem emblazoned on its chest and a yellow flame pattern decorating the base of its body. The top of its body flares outward and forms a jagged "collar" below the Heartless's spherical, pitch black head. It also wears a conical, red hat that is yellow on the inside and has a jagged brim and a thin, curled tip. Like many Heartless, the Crimson Jazz has glowing yellow eyes. Its seemingly useless feet sport three small, thin toes. The Crimson Jazz is one of the largest members of its family of Heartless, only contested by the likes of the Emerald Serenade and Pink Concerto.

The Crimson Jazz, like many other Heartless in its family, is named after a color—in this case, crimson, a shade of red—and a musical term—in this case, jazz.

Strategy

The Crimson Jazz, the largest Heartless of its kind, it is a powerful relative to the Red Nocturne, and can be a real danger if not quickly destroyed. Like its predecessor, it utilizes Fire magic. However, its magic is more focused on surrounding and crushing the target with explosions rather than shooting flames. Crimson Jazz attacks with exploding mines that follow Sora until they explode. Even after a Crimson Jazz is destroyed, any existing mines will still follow Sora until they explode. And with magic-resistance and having the airborne trait, this Heartless can pose quite a threat. When reduced to 40% HP, it replaces all of its other techniques with its Large Mines attack.

In an open area with two or more Crimson Jazzes, Sora can be pushed up very high by the chain of the their small mines exploding. For this, Sora should use Aerial Recovery and Aerial Dodge to keep himself aloft for a while. As the bombs do not do heavy damage, this can continue without great danger to Sora, sometimes happening unintentionally. Use Reflect to end the chain as fast as possible. Fire magic does not harm them, so it is not recommended to use it to inflict damage.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Kick (蹴り, Keri)		Physical	x1.0	O
		Swings its body back and forth on its axis and kicks.
Shockwave (衝撃波, Shougekiha)		Neutral	x1.5	X
		Stores energy and releases a shockwave.
Mines (機雷, Kirai)		Fire	x0.5	X
		Many small mines surround an opponent.
Large Mines (大型機雷, Ōgata Kirai)		Fire	x2.0	X
		Three large mines appear and strike an opponent.
		Can linger even after the heartless is destroyed.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Gallery

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  Crimson Jazz's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts II.

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  Crimson Jazz's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX.