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'''Struggle''', as the name implies, is a common sport played throughout [[Twilight Town]], while it appears to be a simple fighting competition, Struggle consist of three different "Bats", one modelled after a regular bat(symbolizing strength and power), one modelled with a handguard(symbolizing protect and defence) and one modelled somewhat like a wand/staff(symbolizing Magic and mystic).
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[[File:Struggle (Roxas) 01 KHII.png|thumb|300px|Struggle mini-game from ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
'''Struggle'''<!--nihongo--> is a popular sport played throughout [[Twilight Town]]. It consists of two players who battle with [[Struggle Bats]] in order to knock "Struggle Orbs" off of each other. The winner is the player with the most Orbs at the end of sixty seconds.


The Struggle bat is also Twilight Town's most basic self-defence weapon, as seen in [[Seifer]] utilizing it. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', Struggle takes a large role in Roxas's storyline, where his first battle with Seifer consist of choosing three different bats as stated above. Should [[Roxas]] chose the regular bat, his strength will increase by one point. Same with the other two, should Roxas chose the handguard modelled bat, his defence will increase. Finally should he chose the staff modelled bat, his Magic potential will increase by one point.
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
[[File:A Promise with Hayner 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|Roxas and Hayner promise to compete in the Struggle tournament.]]
Struggle is a popular sport in both Twilight Town and [[The Other Twilight Town]], and one of the main forms of recreation. A single-elimination tournament is held in the town every summer, the prize of which is the [["The Struggle" Trophy]], and a chance at a match against the reigning champion for an additional prize. Said reigning champion is the gambler [[Setzer]], who has become very popular with Twilight Town's women. [[Roxas]] and [[Hayner]] are both interested in competing in the tournament that year.


Twilight Town's inhabitants seems to see Struggle as a sports entertainment, later, one of Roxas's jobs include posting the upcoming Struggle Match posters. In the virtual Twilight Town, [[Setzer]] is the tournament's champion while Seifer is the champion in the real Twilight Town.  
While investigating the missing photographs on the First Day, Roxas and his friends run into [[Seifer]] and his gang. Seifer offers to let their accusation of stealing the photos slide if they get down and beg. Initially, Roxas does crouch to beg, but after hearing Hayner shout his name, he looks up and spots three [[Struggle Bats]] on the floor. Without hesitation, Roxas runs to grab one of the bats and challenges Seifer to a fight. Regardless of who wins the battle, the photograph made of Roxas is then stolen by a [[Dusk]], which the Struggle Bat proves to be a useless weapon against.


The tournament later played an important role during Roxas's time in virtual Twilight Town, where he is forced to fight [[Axel]], a member of the [[Organization XIII]], while slowly realizing weird phenomena in the Twilight Town in which he's staying.
The next day, the group encounter a poster for the Struggle posted up on the wall of Station Heights. Roxas and Hayner promise each other that they will both make it to the finals, so that regardless of the winner, all four of them will be able to split the trophy between them.


Later, in [[Sora]]'s storyline, Struggle becomes a sidequest.
During that day, to earn money, Roxas can [[Poster Duty|put up posters for the competition]] around the Tram Common.
 
[[File:A Midsummer's Struggle Battle 01 KHII.png|thumb|The referee explains that winner of the tournament gets to take on Setzer.]]
The Struggle finals take place on the Fourth Day. Roxas, Hayner, Seifer, and [[Vivi]] have made it to the final four. After a quick revision of the rules, Roxas is pit against Hayner. Roxas wins the fight, knocking Hayner out of the tournament finals.
 
The next match is between Vivi and Seifer. Vivi flies at Seifer and aggressively knocks several orbs from him at the end of the match, then walking away. The match is declared in Vivi's favor, and Seifer withdraws from the competition altogether, telling Roxas quickly that the person he just fought was not Vivi. Seifer's withdrawal leaves Hayner in third place.
 
Roxas and the [[fake Vivi]] are both moved to second place and compete in a final match against one another. At the end of the match, the virtual town glitches with time apparently stopping, and the fake Vivi reveals itself to be a Dusk in disguise, with more Dusk appearing. Once Roxas eliminates the Dusks with the Keyblade, [[Axel]] appears and approaches him, remarking on his cluelessness. Claiming to "have no time for a Q&A", Axel announces that he will just have to fight Roxas, but hesitates when everything around Roxas begins to distort. Roxas tosses the Keyblade onto the floor in anger, only to have it reappear in his hand. He resigns himself to the battle.
 
At the end of the match, [[DiZ]] intervenes, the two of them telling Roxas that the other is lying about what is happening. Roxas clutches his head in pain and screams his friend's names, only for townspeople to suddenly unfreeze, and DiZ and Axel to have disappeared. Vivi is standing across from him and slumps as if Roxas had just defeated him in the match, although he is confused as to how he got there. Roxas has apparently won the competition, and is awarded the "The Struggle" Trophy off-screen.
 
Roxas then gets to take on the champion, Setzer. Setzer asks him to throw the match, mentioning that he will make it worth Roxas's while, but Roxas refuses the deal.
{{canon
|If the player wins the battle, Roxas wins the [[Champion Belt]]. If the player loses the battle, Roxas receives the {{c|Medal|accessory}} as a consolation prize from Setzer.
}}
 
After the tournament, Roxas and his friends go to the top of the station clock tower. Roxas breaks off the crystals from the Trophy and throws one each at his friends before taking the blue one for himself, thus "splitting" the prize between them. They each hold up the crystal to the light of sun, but when Olette reaches behind her and reveals a bunch of [[sea-salt ice cream]]s, Roxas stands up quickly, imbalanced, and falls from the top of the tower. The blue crystal seemingly disappears, while in reality it is taken by [[Riku]].
 
[[File:Struggle (Sora) 01 KHII.png|thumb|left|Sora fights Seifer in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.]]
In the real Twilight Town, Seifer apparently won the Struggle tournament, defeated Setzer and became the new champion. He is in possession of the "The Struggle" Trophy, but gives it up willingly after [[Sora]] defeats a group of [[Nobodies]] partway through his journey, declaring him the "strongest guy in Twilight Town".
 
When Sora returns to Twilight Town near the end of his journey, he can challenge Hayner, then Setzer, and finally Seifer in practice Struggle battles. Sora must defeat each opponent ten times to be able to challenge the next one.
 
Some time after [[Xemnas]]'s defeat, Hayner engages Seifer in a Struggle battle.
{{-}}


==Rules==
==Rules==
The Struggle Tournament consist of a few simple rule, everytime one of the participants is hit, they'll drop coloured orbs(participants each hold different coloured orbs). There's also a time limit, by collecting the opponents orbs will increase your score, but opponents can also regain their orbs by simply picking them up. In Roxas's storyline, during participating the tournament, the opponent cannot lose by simply depleting their HP, the result is judged by each obtained orbs once the time limit is over and the higher one wins.
Each player begins with one hundred colored orbs. Each time a participant is hit, they drop orbs of their color, which either player can pick up to increase their score. The players have sixty seconds to collect as many orbs as possible; they can also end the match early by collecting all two hundred orbs. Opponents can be temporarily knocked out by depleting their HP gauge.
 
{{canon
|In the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts II|manga}}'' manga, the orbs are adhered to velco straps worn by the players.
}}
<!--Add Coverage due to mini-game format:
*Match list for Sora (Roxas's is not considered a mini-game, I think)
*Jiminy Memo requirements
*Reaching the finals adds a journal entry about [[Setzer]].-->
 
==Objective==
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==Strategy==
{{main|Game:Hayner|Fake Vivi|Game:Setzer|Game:Seifer}}
As Roxas does not have access to many abilities, his focus should be on simply acquiring more Struggle orbs than his opponent. Once he has the number advantage, he may continue fighting or simply retreat.


In Sora's storyline, however, Sora must still collect more orbs than his opponent before time runs out, but his opponents has HP meters that can be depeleted. Upon losing all their HP the opponent collapses for a short time, and they eventually recover but are left highly vulnerable meanwhile.
Sora, however, has access to many useful abilities like [[Draw]] and [[Trinity Limit]]. Trinity Limit can be used to immediately knock out all Struggle orbs out of the opponent, at which point they can quickly be collected. When not dazed, the number of orbs the opponent's drop depends on the strength of the attack used on them, so combo finishers can be useful in emptying their stock.


==Match List==
==Combatants==
===Roxas's Storyline===
<gallery>
#Roxas
File:Roxas KHII.png|'''[[Roxas]]'''
#Setzer
File:Hayner KHII.png|'''{{ns|Game|Hayner}}'''
#Vivi
File:Seifer KHII.png|'''{{ns|Game|Seifer}}'''
#Seifer
File:Vivi KHII.png|'''[[Fake Vivi]]'''
#Hayner
File:Setzer KHII.png|'''{{ns|game|Setzer}}'''
*Should Roxas defeat Setzer in the final match, he'll receive the [[Champion Belt]], which increases his element resistance by 20%. Alternatively, losing to Setzer will result a different cutscene, and Roxas will receive a different item, the [[Medal]].
File:Sora (KHIIFM) KHIIHD.png|'''[[Sora]]'''
</gallery>


===Sora's Storyline===
==Other appearances==
#Sora
===''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''===
#Seifer
Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls in certain map card rooms of [[Twilight Town]].
#Setzer
#Hayner
*Unlike Roxas's match, Sora can only challenge the next opponent by defeating the previous one 10 times. Although Sora will obtain nothing upon reaching the finals, it is crucial to complete Jiminy's Journal by finishing all the matches.


==Trivia==
===''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''===
*Struggle Tournament is last seen in the credits, where Hayner engages with Seifer, the outcome is unknown, though.
Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls during missions in Twilight Town.


===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls in Twilight Town.
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 10 September 2024

Struggle mini-game from Kingdom Hearts II.

Struggle is a popular sport played throughout Twilight Town. It consists of two players who battle with Struggle Bats in order to knock "Struggle Orbs" off of each other. The winner is the player with the most Orbs at the end of sixty seconds.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Roxas and Hayner promise to compete in the Struggle tournament.

Struggle is a popular sport in both Twilight Town and The Other Twilight Town, and one of the main forms of recreation. A single-elimination tournament is held in the town every summer, the prize of which is the "The Struggle" Trophy, and a chance at a match against the reigning champion for an additional prize. Said reigning champion is the gambler Setzer, who has become very popular with Twilight Town's women. Roxas and Hayner are both interested in competing in the tournament that year.

While investigating the missing photographs on the First Day, Roxas and his friends run into Seifer and his gang. Seifer offers to let their accusation of stealing the photos slide if they get down and beg. Initially, Roxas does crouch to beg, but after hearing Hayner shout his name, he looks up and spots three Struggle Bats on the floor. Without hesitation, Roxas runs to grab one of the bats and challenges Seifer to a fight. Regardless of who wins the battle, the photograph made of Roxas is then stolen by a Dusk, which the Struggle Bat proves to be a useless weapon against.

The next day, the group encounter a poster for the Struggle posted up on the wall of Station Heights. Roxas and Hayner promise each other that they will both make it to the finals, so that regardless of the winner, all four of them will be able to split the trophy between them.

During that day, to earn money, Roxas can put up posters for the competition around the Tram Common.

The referee explains that winner of the tournament gets to take on Setzer.

The Struggle finals take place on the Fourth Day. Roxas, Hayner, Seifer, and Vivi have made it to the final four. After a quick revision of the rules, Roxas is pit against Hayner. Roxas wins the fight, knocking Hayner out of the tournament finals.

The next match is between Vivi and Seifer. Vivi flies at Seifer and aggressively knocks several orbs from him at the end of the match, then walking away. The match is declared in Vivi's favor, and Seifer withdraws from the competition altogether, telling Roxas quickly that the person he just fought was not Vivi. Seifer's withdrawal leaves Hayner in third place.

Roxas and the fake Vivi are both moved to second place and compete in a final match against one another. At the end of the match, the virtual town glitches with time apparently stopping, and the fake Vivi reveals itself to be a Dusk in disguise, with more Dusk appearing. Once Roxas eliminates the Dusks with the Keyblade, Axel appears and approaches him, remarking on his cluelessness. Claiming to "have no time for a Q&A", Axel announces that he will just have to fight Roxas, but hesitates when everything around Roxas begins to distort. Roxas tosses the Keyblade onto the floor in anger, only to have it reappear in his hand. He resigns himself to the battle.

At the end of the match, DiZ intervenes, the two of them telling Roxas that the other is lying about what is happening. Roxas clutches his head in pain and screams his friend's names, only for townspeople to suddenly unfreeze, and DiZ and Axel to have disappeared. Vivi is standing across from him and slumps as if Roxas had just defeated him in the match, although he is confused as to how he got there. Roxas has apparently won the competition, and is awarded the "The Struggle" Trophy off-screen.

Roxas then gets to take on the champion, Setzer. Setzer asks him to throw the match, mentioning that he will make it worth Roxas's while, but Roxas refuses the deal.

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.
If the player wins the battle, Roxas wins the Champion Belt. If the player loses the battle, Roxas receives the Medal as a consolation prize from Setzer.

After the tournament, Roxas and his friends go to the top of the station clock tower. Roxas breaks off the crystals from the Trophy and throws one each at his friends before taking the blue one for himself, thus "splitting" the prize between them. They each hold up the crystal to the light of sun, but when Olette reaches behind her and reveals a bunch of sea-salt ice creams, Roxas stands up quickly, imbalanced, and falls from the top of the tower. The blue crystal seemingly disappears, while in reality it is taken by Riku.

Sora fights Seifer in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.

In the real Twilight Town, Seifer apparently won the Struggle tournament, defeated Setzer and became the new champion. He is in possession of the "The Struggle" Trophy, but gives it up willingly after Sora defeats a group of Nobodies partway through his journey, declaring him the "strongest guy in Twilight Town".

When Sora returns to Twilight Town near the end of his journey, he can challenge Hayner, then Setzer, and finally Seifer in practice Struggle battles. Sora must defeat each opponent ten times to be able to challenge the next one.

Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Hayner engages Seifer in a Struggle battle.

Rules[edit]

Each player begins with one hundred colored orbs. Each time a participant is hit, they drop orbs of their color, which either player can pick up to increase their score. The players have sixty seconds to collect as many orbs as possible; they can also end the match early by collecting all two hundred orbs. Opponents can be temporarily knocked out by depleting their HP gauge.

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.
In the Kingdom Hearts II manga, the orbs are adhered to velco straps worn by the players.

Objective[edit]

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Strategy[edit]

Main articles: Game:Hayner, Fake Vivi, Game:Setzer, and Game:Seifer

As Roxas does not have access to many abilities, his focus should be on simply acquiring more Struggle orbs than his opponent. Once he has the number advantage, he may continue fighting or simply retreat.

Sora, however, has access to many useful abilities like Draw and Trinity Limit. Trinity Limit can be used to immediately knock out all Struggle orbs out of the opponent, at which point they can quickly be collected. When not dazed, the number of orbs the opponent's drop depends on the strength of the attack used on them, so combo finishers can be useful in emptying their stock.

Combatants[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories[edit]

Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls in certain map card rooms of Twilight Town.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls during missions in Twilight Town.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Posters for the "Struggle" tournament can be seen on walls in Twilight Town.

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