Sköll: Difference between revisions

The Sköll is a wolf-like Heartless. Its head, shoulders, and front legs are made out of crystalline ice—its face is opaque white ice, with glowing yellow eyes and a Heartless insignia on its forehead, while its snowflake-shaped shoulders and legs are translucent cyan ice edged with opaque white and surrounded by large icicles resembling bristly fur. The rest of its body is a streaming dark miasma that attenuates into a bushy tail.

The Sköll's name is a reference to the {{w|Sköll|eponymous}}, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology that is fated to devour the sun during the end of the world, as reflected in the Sköll's "Dark Sun" technique.

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Double Hand Scratch'''|両手引っかき|<br>Ryōte hikkaki|}}

|2.5 (per hit)

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Two Part Scratches'''|2連引っかき|<br>2-Ren hikkaki|}}

|1.3 (per hit)

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Charge'''|突進|<br>Tosshin|}}

|2.0 (per hit)

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Dark Breath'''|ダークブレス|<br>Dākuburesu|}}

|0.5 (per hit)

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{{Atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Mirage Wolf'''|ミラージュウルフ|<br>Mirājuurufu}}

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|Unleashes a howl which summons a multitude of Wolf Heads, followed by a tail swipe which causes the stun status effect for 1.8 seconds upon impact. This attack will start being used after 20% of Sköll's HP has been depleted.

{{Atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Dark Sun'''|暗黒太陽|<br>Ankoku taiyō}}

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|Jumps into the sky and transforms into a dark sun, upon which countless wolf heads are summoned while dark rain falls from above. The party has 40 seconds to defeat enough wolf heads, upon which the '''Subzero Impact''' Situation Command will become available, and will end Dark Sun upon being used. Failing to use Subzero Impact in time will result in the dark sun falling onto the party members, dealing an overwhelming amount of damage. This attack will start being used after 40% of Sköll's HP has been depleted.

|1.0 (per hit)

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{{Atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Flame Spin'''|フレイムスピナー|<br>Fureimusupinā}}

|Swipes its tail, causing a 1.8 second stun upon impact, then begins jumping several times in the direction of the target while spinning. This attack will start being used after 40% of Sköll's HP has been depleted.

|(spin) <!--"災の輸" (wasn't entirely sure how to translate this)-->

|1.5 (per hit)

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Head Attack'''|ヘッドアタック|<br>Heddoatakku|}}

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|Charges towards the target. Only used by the Wolf Head.

 

It is best to be conservative when attacking Sköll, as it breaks out of staggers rather quickly and gives little time to react to its attacks while in the middle of a combo, so a good strategy is to wait for it to use its '''Double Hand Scratch''' or '''Two Part Scratches attack''', then block, and then unleash a reprisal followed by a short combo. Repeating this is a good way to deal damage and build up your Situation Command gauge with physical attacks while avoiding getting caught by its Double Hand Scratch attack, which will likely result in a fatal amount of damage on higher difficulties. If it uses '''Dark Breath''', try dodging the orbs rather than blocking them, as blocks will still result in your vision being darkened. Using Shotlocks frequently is a good idea in this fight, as Wolf Heads drop focus orbs upon death.