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The '''Gummi Ship''' is the main way of transportation between worlds in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts series]]''. [[King Mickey]], [[Sora]], the [[Heartless]] and [[Nobodies]] use Gummi Ships to move about. These ships are made entirely of [[Gummi Blocks]], due to the material's special ability to travel between worlds. Apparently, the ships were invented by King Mickey, and was invested by [[Scrooge McDuck|Uncle Scrooge McDuck]]. An alternate to Gummi Ship travel, commonly used by [[Heartless]], is warping via a [[Corridor of Darkness]].
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[[File:GummiShip.png|190px|thumb|The Kingdom model Gummi Ship.]]
The {{nihongo|'''Gummi Ship'''|グミシップ|Gumi Shippu}} is the main method of transportation between [[world]]s in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. The other games use other mechanics for transportation.
 
Several characters, including [[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]] and [[Sora]], as well as groups like the [[Heartless]] and the [[Nobody|Nobodies]], use Gummi Ships to move between worlds. These ships are made entirely of [[Gummi Blocks]], made of special Gummi material that allows to travel between Worlds. Gummi Ship travel is a bit slower, but more reliable alternative to warping by using a [[Corridor of Darkness]].
 
Although Gummi travel seems to have originated with King Mickey, it is now mostly handled by his loyal subjects [[Chip and Dale]], as well as [[Radiant Garden]] refugee [[Cid]] and [[Pinocchio]]'s father, [[Geppetto]].
 
==Story==
==Story==
===''Origin''===
=== ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'' ===
Gummi Ships are constructed of the meteors that assumingly fall upon the world as a result of its door being opened, as noted in the Ansem Reports by [[Xehanort's Heartless]]. King Mickey was the first to create a Gummi Ship.
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===''Before Kingdom Hearts''===
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts''===
King Mickey used the Gummi Ship to visit [[Ansem the Wise]] in [[Radiant Garden]] to discover the reason why the worlds were disappearing. Both Ansem and his apprentice, [[Xehanort]], were fascinated by the Gummi technology, and discovered it was possible because the Heartless had destroyed the world barriers.
Gummi Ships are constructed of the material that fell upon the worlds as a result of their doors being opened.{{storylink|Ansem's Report 7}}
 
King Mickey was the first to create a Gummi Ship and used it to visit [[Ansem the Wise]] in Radiant Garden to discover the reason why the worlds were disappearing.{{storylink|Ansem's Report 9}} Both Ansem and his apprentice, [[Xehanort]], were fascinated by the Gummi technology, and discovered it was possible because the Heartless had destroyed the world barriers.{{storylink|Ansem's Report 11}}


===''Kingdom Hearts''===
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
In ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] all used the Gummi Ship to sail across the worlds. Using the most open routes possible the trio traversed the universe in hopes of locating the King and [[Riku]]. It was in this game that Riku first discovered that a [[Corridor of Darkness]] works faster than any ship, but drains one's lifeforce. After sealing the [[Keyhole]] to [[Hollow Bastion]], [[Leon]] revealed that when the Heartless were extinguished, it would be impossible to traverse worlds anymore because the world barriers would be reconstructed. Sora, although disappointed, knew it would be for the best. It is unknown what happened to the Gummi Ship after the trio landed in the [[End of the World]], but it probably stayed in the world until it collapsed, and then fell into the void of darkness.
Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] all use the Gummi Ship to sail across the worlds. Using the most open routes possible, the trio traverse the universe in hopes of locating the King and [[Riku]]. Riku first discovers that a [[Corridor of Darkness]] works faster than any ship, but drains one's life force. After sealing the [[Keyhole]] of [[Hollow Bastion]], [[Leon]] reveals that when the Heartless are extinguished, it will be impossible to traverse worlds anymore because the world barriers will be reconstructed. Sora, although disappointed, knows it will be for the best. It is unknown what happened to the Gummi Ship after the trio landed in the [[End of the World]], but it presumably stays in the world until it collapses, and then falls into the void of [[darkness]].


===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' in [[Twilight Town]], [[Yen Sid]] had magically retrieved the Gummi Ship, and returned it to Sora and company when they arrived at his tower. King Mickey must have used his Gummi Ship to travel across worlds as well. In [[Radiant Garden]] Scrooge reveals how the Gummi Ships were made. This time around, the gang had to bust world barriers in order to make it across worlds before Heartless appeared there. Once again, it is unknown what happened to the Gummi Ship when [[the World That Never Was]] fell apart, although it probably fell into the void again. However, King Mickey left a letter, so it is possible that the Gummi Ships were found.
[[Yen Sid]] magically retrieves the Gummi Ship and returns it to Sora and company when they arrive at his tower. King Mickey likely uses his Gummi Ship to travel across worlds as well. In [[Radiant Garden]], [[Scrooge McDuck|Uncle Scrooge]] reveals how the Gummi Ships were made. This time around, the gang have to unlock [[Gate]]s in order to make it across worlds before Heartless appear there. Once again, it is unknown what happened to the Gummi Ship when [[The World That Never Was]] fell apart, but it is likely that it was recovered and used for Mickey to report to Yen Sid about the location of [[Ventus]]'s [[heart]] later on.
==== Teeny Ships ====
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', smaller ships, called teeny ships were added.  Both ships are controlled by [[Chip]] and [[Dale]].


==Interior, Exterior, and Weapons==
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
Gummi Ships, like most space faring ships, use lasers to exterminate enemies. It can use anything from small head guns, to Energy Cannons on the back of the ship. Much like the [[Keyblade]] Gummi Ships can be rebuilt to fit certain needs. They range from the size of a shack to the size of a deluxe battleship. They seem to have seats within the front of the ship and one large viewing screen for watching battles.  [[Fire]], [[Blizzard]], and [[Gravity]] are the three types of guns used on a gummi ship.  [[Thunder]] weapons fired lasers and special gummi could hurt enemies on contact.
Mickey, Donald and Goofy use the Gummi Ship to travel from the [[Mysterious Tower]] to [[Disney Castle]] to confront [[Maleficent]], and likely use it to return.


==Control==
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
In order for Sora to regain the powers he lost when Xehanort kidnapped his [[body]], Yen Sid directs Sora and his friends to go seek training from [[Hercules]] at [[Olympus Coliseum]]. On board the Gummi Ship, Sora initially has trouble finding a route, but at Goofy's urging, takes Yen Sid's words to heart and uses his heart as his "guiding key", opening a [[Gate]] to the world.


In the Original Kingdom Hearts, Gummi travel was simple: The ship would move forward on its own, and you could control up, down, left and right. The ability to brake was also included, but merely slowed the ship instead of a full stop. Numerous enemy ships would appear, and upon their destruction would leave a Gummi block or a blueprint for that enemy ship. The meters included in flight would consist of armor (substituting HP) and Power (substituting MP). Certain blocks added additional meters, such as shield (from the Shield and Shield-2 blocks) and turbo (from the Haste and Haste-2 blocks). On the garage menu, you could create your own ship, with a block limit almost impossible to reach. Blocks could also be turned and colored for use.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy often sit in the cockpit of the Gummi Ship as they decide what to do next and keep up with Riku, Mickey, and [[Ienzo]] on the [[Gummiphone]].


While Gummi travel did not appear in Kingdom hearts: COM, it appeared in a different form in Kingdom Hearts 2. Although the System was more complicated, the concept became that of a mini-game. A path would have to be traversed once to get to a world, and then that world would become available without the use of Gummi travel. However, each track has 3 missions with set goals and a score system, which acted as a side game that did not affect the story. Blocks would be awarded as prizes for score, and rarely dropped by a ship, which also included Nobody ships. The most notable features are the ability to turn the ship around during flight, the Overdrive feature, the concept of in-flight bosses, and the addition of Teeny Ships, smaller ships that can fly along side you. While the game allowed for the customization of ships, completed blueprints were awarded for flight, based off of the Highwind, Invincible, and the Falcon, all airships of the Final Fantasy series. Bonus ships included the Tonberry, Moogle, Chocobo, Cactuar, Cait Saith and Fenrir, all modeled and named after characters or enemies in the Final Fantasy series.
After Xehanort's defeat, Riku uses the Gummi Ship to pick up [[Naminé]] at Radiant Garden, and [[Roxas]], [[Xion]], [[Hayner]], [[Pence]], [[Olette]], [[Isa]], and [[Lea]] at [[Twilight Town]], and brings them all to the [[Destiny Islands]] for a party.


Also, ship customization was improved as well. Along with coloring blocks, the player also has the choice of using block skins, which have special designs. New blocks were included, such as blades, shields, saws, propellers, and even wheels. Also, each block has a cost, instead of a "Block Limit". The most abstract feature is the ability system, which grants certain powers to the ship during flight.
==Gameplay==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
[[File:Gummi Ship Gameplay 01 KH.png|thumb|The Gummi Ship in action in ''Kingdom Hearts''.]]
In the Gummi Garage, the player can create their own Gummi Ship from the Gummi Blocks they possess. The player can create any design of ship they desire, so long as it uses no more than a set number of blocks, but [[blueprint]]s with pre-made designs can also be obtained through various means. Gummi Blocks can be obtained by purchasing them in shops, finding them in treasure chests, or looting them from destroyed enemy ships. However, Sora will receive a full set of Gummi Blocks for retrieving all [[99 Puppies]], so that no further purchases or looting is necessary.


==Modification==
In order to reach other worlds, the player must fly along the route between the worlds each time until they obtain the [[Special Gummi#Warp-G|Warp-G]] that lets them teleport directly to that world. When flying along routes, Gummi Ships fly forward on their own through dense, generic asteroid fields, with the player controlling the ship's position on the screen—up, down, left and right. The player can also hit the brakes, slowing the ship down. Meanwhile, enemy Gummi Ships piloted by Heartless fly through the expanse, infrequently harrying the Gummi Ship or sometimes simply blocking its way. When the obstacles are destroyed by weapons fire, they will drop pick-ups that refill the Gummi Ship's Armor or Power. When enemy ships are destroyed, they will randomly drop Gummi Blocks or the ship's blueprint. Certain routes also contain wormholes  (called Warp Holes in-game) that detour to other routes, or the gigantic whale [[Monstro]], who will swallow the ship and force it to land within him. While certain special blocks and blueprints can be obtained by arriving at each world under a certain criteria in the ''Final Mix'' version of the game, no points are awarded for flying Gummi routes, and in general the only purpose of flying one is to get from point A to point B.


Gummi Ships can be modified and customized through the use of additional [[Gummi Blocks]]. The Gummi Garage, run by [[Chip and Dale]], is where Ship modification can be performed.
The meters reflecting a ship's stats in flight consist of:
*Armor: The ship's [[Hit Points]].
*Power: The ship's [[Magic|Magic Points]].
*Shield: Extra defense for the ship which can only be obtained from the Shield blocks.
*Turbo: Extra speed for the ship which can only be obtained from Haste blocks.


== Trivia ==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
The Gummi Ship system in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is much more coherent as a full-formed mini-game, but is also compact and mostly separated from the main game.


*Cid's Gummi Ship and Mickey's Gummi Ship have not yet been seen.
Gummi Ships are constructed much the same as in ''Kingdom Hearts'', but Gummis that provide special effects, such as weapons or engines, take up a parallel space to generic material gummis, and therefore can be embedded within them. More complex designs can also be applied to each block, instead of just flat colors. Gummi Ships can also equip a certain number of [[Gummi Abilities|abilities]] that grant certain boons to the ship, such as automatically drawing in dropped items or making the weapons more powerful. In addition, the Gummi Ship can be partnered with up to two "Teeny Ships", much tinier ships that fly in formation around the main Gummi Ship. As in the first game, the player can create Gummi Ships in any design they wish, but new blueprints are only awarded as part of specific Gummi Missions.
*[[Geppetto]], like Cid, can build Gummi Ships.
*In the first Kingdom Hearts game, the name of Sora's Gummi Ship is either Highwind or the name you pick for thier raft because both the Gummi Ship and the raft were intended to help them reach other worlds.


== See Also ==
Flying along routes is much different as well. The player must only complete the simplest version of a Gummi Mission to get to a new world, and can then warp straight to that world afterward. The routes close again after the battle at [[Hollow Bastion]], but can be unlocked once again. Each Gummi route is also much more energetic—each route has a coherent theme, such as floating islands, ancient ruins, or a fleet of battle cruisers, and enemy ships fly in complex formations aggressively attacking the Gummi Ship. Rather than flying regular ships that the player can obtain for themselves, enemy ships are actual Heartless or Nobody species, and instead of dropping Gummi Blocks or Blueprints, enemy ships only drop Medals used for scoring the mission and items that regenerate the ship's health.


*[[Chip]]
The main change to flying Gummi routes, however, is that they operate as scored mini-games. The first level of a Gummi route ranks the player on how many Medals they acquire, the second level ranks them on how many enemy ships they destroy, and the third level ranks them on how many flat points they acquire. Unlike in the first game, third level missions allow the ship to also pivot to the side or backwards, although the ship continues flying along the route. In the ''Final Mix'' version of the game, each level also has an "EX" challenge that requires the Gummi Ship used to be built to specific criteria. Gummi Blocks, blueprints, and abilities are only obtained, once each, by defeating certain enemies along certain routes, or by reaching certain scores during a Gummi Mission.
*[[Dale]]
*[[Geppetto]]
*[[Cid]]


Gummi Ship stats were increased to five:
*'''HP:''' The ship's hit points, similar to Armor.
*'''Offense:''' The amount of weaponry on a ship.
*'''Power:''' How much damage each piece of weaponry hits for.
*'''Mobility:''' Allows faster and freer turns and spins for the ship.
*'''Speed:''' How fast the ship moves through the course.
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
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==Other Features==
===Ship Modification===
[[File:Gummi Ship Builder 02 KH.png|thumb|A Gummi Ship being altered in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Gummi Garage.]]
Gummi Ships can be modified and customized extensively through the use of additional [[Gummi Blocks]]. Many of the most rare and powerful blocks must be won or found through the course of the game. In ''Kingdom Hearts'', Gummi Blocks were frequently rewards from chests, but in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', they can only be won through completing Gummi Missions. In addition, ''Kingdom Hearts II'' allowed players to create special "helper ships" called [[Teeny Ship]]s.
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===Gummi Weaponry===
[[File:Gummi Ship Builder KHII.png|thumb|The Gummi Ship Editor in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
Gummi Ships, like most ships in classic space-faring games, use lasers to exterminate enemies. A ship can use anything from small head guns to Energy Cannons on the back of the ship. In the first game, [[Thunder]] blasters were used to damage enemies; in addition, weapons named after powerful spells from the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise fired lasers with homing capabilities. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'' new weapon types were added. Blasters now came in three types—[[Fire]], [[Blizzard]] and [[Gravity]], while [[Thunder]] Gummis were now lasers. In addition to cannons and lasers similar to those from the first game, a ship could be equipped with two new types, Slash and Impact Gummis. The former fill a special gauge as enemies are defeated, and when full, the Gummi unleashes a powerful, devastating attack. The latter deals damage when enemy ships collide with the player's.
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==Video==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Gummi Hangar (Art).png|The Gummi Ship Workshop at [[Disney Castle]].
</gallery>
==Gummi Enemies==
===Gummi Heartless===
<gallery>
File:Crawler KHII.png|[[Crawler]]
File:Dragonfly KHII.png|[[Dragonfly]]
File:Driller KHII.png|[[Driller]]
File:Hunter KHII.png|[[Hunter]]
File:Hunter Bomb KHII.png|[[Hunter Bomb]]
File:Hunter-X KHII.png|[[Hunter-X]]
File:Hunter-X Bomb KHII.png|[[Hunter-X Bomb]]
File:Ghost KHII.png|[[Pirate Ship|Ghost]]
File:Ghoul KHII.png|[[Pirate Ship|Ghoul]]
File:Reaper's Wheel KHII.png|[[Reaper's Wheel]]
File:Submarine KHII.png|[[Submarine]]
File:Pirate Ship KHII.png|'''[[Pirate Ship]]'''
File:Flare Gunner KHIII.png|[[Flare Gunner]]
File:Teeny Tower KHIII.png|[[Teeny Tower]]
File:Strike Shuttle KHIII.png|[[Strike Shuttle]]
File:Butterfly KHIII.png|[[Butterfly]]
File:Dazzler KHIII.png|[[Dazzler]]
File:Stardust KHIII.png|{{c|Stardust|Heartless}}
File:Wingspinner KHIII.png|[[Wingspinner]]
File:Rocket Manta KHIII.png|[[Rocket Manta]]
File:Blaze Cluster KHIII.png|[[Blaze Cluster]]
File:Heavy Laser KHIII.png|[[Heavy Laser]]
File:Prize Box KHIII.png|[[Prize Box]]
File:Space Lantern KHIII.png|[[Space Lantern]]
File:Octoship KHIII.png|[[Octoship]]
File:Frost Penguin KHIII.png|[[Frost Penguin]]
File:Sonic Diver KHIII.png|[[Sonic Diver]]
File:Microsix KHIII.png|[[Microsix]]
File:Rocket Runner KHIII.png|[[Rocket Runner]]
File:Flower Guardian KHIII.png|'''[[Flower Guardian]]'''
File:Astrowarrior KHIII.png|'''[[Astrowarrior]]'''
File:Supreme Warrior KHIII.png|'''[[Supreme Warrior]]'''
File:Space Worm KHIII.png|'''[[Space Worm]]'''
File:Comet Crawler KHIII.png|'''[[Comet Crawler]]'''
File:Dreadshark KHIII.png|'''[[Dreadshark]]'''
File:Scarlet Shark KHIII.png|'''[[Scarlet Shark]]'''
File:Glacial Fortress KHIII.png|'''[[Glacial Fortress]]'''
File:Schwarzgeist KHIII.png|'''[[Schwarzgeist]]'''
File:Colossus Pyramid KHIII.png|'''[[Colossus Pyramid]]'''
File:Omega Machina KHIII.png|'''[[Omega Machina]]'''
</gallery>
===Gummi Nobodies===
<gallery>
File:Bomb Bell KHII.png|[[Bomb Bell]]
File:Bomber KHII.png|[[Bomber]]
File:Cyclops KHII.png|[[Cyclops]]
File:Gatling Ship KHII.png|[[Gatling Ship]]
File:Grappler KHII.png|[[Grappler]]
File:Hex Ring KHII.png|[[Hex Ring]]
File:Knight Head KHII.png|[[Knight Head]]
File:Mega Tank KHII.png|[[Mega Tank]]
File:Mystic Flyer KHII.png|[[Mystic Flyer]]
File:Phoenix KHII.png|[[Phoenix]]
File:Ring Tank KHII.png|[[Ring Tank]]
File:Shield KHII.png|{{c|Shield|Gummi Ship}}
File:Speeder KHII.png|[[Speeder]]
File:Spider KHII.png|[[Spider]]
File:Spiked Roller KHII.png|[[Spiked Roller]]
File:Tank KHII.png|[[Tank]]
File:U.F.O. KHII.png|[[U.F.O.]]
File:Core KHII.png|[[Core]]
File:Cruiser KHII.png|[[Cruiser]]
File:Mini Cruiser KHII.png|[[Mini Cruiser]]
File:Mad Rider KHII.png|[[Mad Rider]]
</gallery>
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The Kingdom model Gummi Ship.

The Gummi Ship (グミシップ Gumi Shippu?) is the main method of transportation between worlds in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III. The other games use other mechanics for transportation.

Several characters, including King Mickey and Sora, as well as groups like the Heartless and the Nobodies, use Gummi Ships to move between worlds. These ships are made entirely of Gummi Blocks, made of special Gummi material that allows to travel between Worlds. Gummi Ship travel is a bit slower, but more reliable alternative to warping by using a Corridor of Darkness.

Although Gummi travel seems to have originated with King Mickey, it is now mostly handled by his loyal subjects Chip and Dale, as well as Radiant Garden refugee Cid and Pinocchio's father, Geppetto.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

Before Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Gummi Ships are constructed of the material that fell upon the worlds as a result of their doors being opened. Ansem's Report 7

King Mickey was the first to create a Gummi Ship and used it to visit Ansem the Wise in Radiant Garden to discover the reason why the worlds were disappearing. Ansem's Report 9 Both Ansem and his apprentice, Xehanort, were fascinated by the Gummi technology, and discovered it was possible because the Heartless had destroyed the world barriers. Ansem's Report 11

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Sora, Donald, and Goofy all use the Gummi Ship to sail across the worlds. Using the most open routes possible, the trio traverse the universe in hopes of locating the King and Riku. Riku first discovers that a Corridor of Darkness works faster than any ship, but drains one's life force. After sealing the Keyhole of Hollow Bastion, Leon reveals that when the Heartless are extinguished, it will be impossible to traverse worlds anymore because the world barriers will be reconstructed. Sora, although disappointed, knows it will be for the best. It is unknown what happened to the Gummi Ship after the trio landed in the End of the World, but it presumably stays in the world until it collapses, and then falls into the void of darkness.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Yen Sid magically retrieves the Gummi Ship and returns it to Sora and company when they arrive at his tower. King Mickey likely uses his Gummi Ship to travel across worlds as well. In Radiant Garden, Uncle Scrooge reveals how the Gummi Ships were made. This time around, the gang have to unlock Gates in order to make it across worlds before Heartless appear there. Once again, it is unknown what happened to the Gummi Ship when The World That Never Was fell apart, but it is likely that it was recovered and used for Mickey to report to Yen Sid about the location of Ventus's heart later on.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Mickey, Donald and Goofy use the Gummi Ship to travel from the Mysterious Tower to Disney Castle to confront Maleficent, and likely use it to return.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

In order for Sora to regain the powers he lost when Xehanort kidnapped his body, Yen Sid directs Sora and his friends to go seek training from Hercules at Olympus Coliseum. On board the Gummi Ship, Sora initially has trouble finding a route, but at Goofy's urging, takes Yen Sid's words to heart and uses his heart as his "guiding key", opening a Gate to the world.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy often sit in the cockpit of the Gummi Ship as they decide what to do next and keep up with Riku, Mickey, and Ienzo on the Gummiphone.

After Xehanort's defeat, Riku uses the Gummi Ship to pick up Naminé at Radiant Garden, and Roxas, Xion, Hayner, Pence, Olette, Isa, and Lea at Twilight Town, and brings them all to the Destiny Islands for a party.

Gameplay[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

The Gummi Ship in action in Kingdom Hearts.

In the Gummi Garage, the player can create their own Gummi Ship from the Gummi Blocks they possess. The player can create any design of ship they desire, so long as it uses no more than a set number of blocks, but blueprints with pre-made designs can also be obtained through various means. Gummi Blocks can be obtained by purchasing them in shops, finding them in treasure chests, or looting them from destroyed enemy ships. However, Sora will receive a full set of Gummi Blocks for retrieving all 99 Puppies, so that no further purchases or looting is necessary.

In order to reach other worlds, the player must fly along the route between the worlds each time until they obtain the Warp-G that lets them teleport directly to that world. When flying along routes, Gummi Ships fly forward on their own through dense, generic asteroid fields, with the player controlling the ship's position on the screen—up, down, left and right. The player can also hit the brakes, slowing the ship down. Meanwhile, enemy Gummi Ships piloted by Heartless fly through the expanse, infrequently harrying the Gummi Ship or sometimes simply blocking its way. When the obstacles are destroyed by weapons fire, they will drop pick-ups that refill the Gummi Ship's Armor or Power. When enemy ships are destroyed, they will randomly drop Gummi Blocks or the ship's blueprint. Certain routes also contain wormholes (called Warp Holes in-game) that detour to other routes, or the gigantic whale Monstro, who will swallow the ship and force it to land within him. While certain special blocks and blueprints can be obtained by arriving at each world under a certain criteria in the Final Mix version of the game, no points are awarded for flying Gummi routes, and in general the only purpose of flying one is to get from point A to point B.

The meters reflecting a ship's stats in flight consist of:

  • Armor: The ship's Hit Points.
  • Power: The ship's Magic Points.
  • Shield: Extra defense for the ship which can only be obtained from the Shield blocks.
  • Turbo: Extra speed for the ship which can only be obtained from Haste blocks.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

The Gummi Ship system in Kingdom Hearts II is much more coherent as a full-formed mini-game, but is also compact and mostly separated from the main game.

Gummi Ships are constructed much the same as in Kingdom Hearts, but Gummis that provide special effects, such as weapons or engines, take up a parallel space to generic material gummis, and therefore can be embedded within them. More complex designs can also be applied to each block, instead of just flat colors. Gummi Ships can also equip a certain number of abilities that grant certain boons to the ship, such as automatically drawing in dropped items or making the weapons more powerful. In addition, the Gummi Ship can be partnered with up to two "Teeny Ships", much tinier ships that fly in formation around the main Gummi Ship. As in the first game, the player can create Gummi Ships in any design they wish, but new blueprints are only awarded as part of specific Gummi Missions.

Flying along routes is much different as well. The player must only complete the simplest version of a Gummi Mission to get to a new world, and can then warp straight to that world afterward. The routes close again after the battle at Hollow Bastion, but can be unlocked once again. Each Gummi route is also much more energetic—each route has a coherent theme, such as floating islands, ancient ruins, or a fleet of battle cruisers, and enemy ships fly in complex formations aggressively attacking the Gummi Ship. Rather than flying regular ships that the player can obtain for themselves, enemy ships are actual Heartless or Nobody species, and instead of dropping Gummi Blocks or Blueprints, enemy ships only drop Medals used for scoring the mission and items that regenerate the ship's health.

The main change to flying Gummi routes, however, is that they operate as scored mini-games. The first level of a Gummi route ranks the player on how many Medals they acquire, the second level ranks them on how many enemy ships they destroy, and the third level ranks them on how many flat points they acquire. Unlike in the first game, third level missions allow the ship to also pivot to the side or backwards, although the ship continues flying along the route. In the Final Mix version of the game, each level also has an "EX" challenge that requires the Gummi Ship used to be built to specific criteria. Gummi Blocks, blueprints, and abilities are only obtained, once each, by defeating certain enemies along certain routes, or by reaching certain scores during a Gummi Mission.

Gummi Ship stats were increased to five:

  • HP: The ship's hit points, similar to Armor.
  • Offense: The amount of weaponry on a ship.
  • Power: How much damage each piece of weaponry hits for.
  • Mobility: Allows faster and freer turns and spins for the ship.
  • Speed: How fast the ship moves through the course.

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Other Features[edit]

Ship Modification[edit]

A Gummi Ship being altered in the Kingdom Hearts Gummi Garage.

Gummi Ships can be modified and customized extensively through the use of additional Gummi Blocks. Many of the most rare and powerful blocks must be won or found through the course of the game. In Kingdom Hearts, Gummi Blocks were frequently rewards from chests, but in Kingdom Hearts II, they can only be won through completing Gummi Missions. In addition, Kingdom Hearts II allowed players to create special "helper ships" called Teeny Ships.

Gummi Weaponry[edit]

The Gummi Ship Editor in Kingdom Hearts II.

Gummi Ships, like most ships in classic space-faring games, use lasers to exterminate enemies. A ship can use anything from small head guns to Energy Cannons on the back of the ship. In the first game, Thunder blasters were used to damage enemies; in addition, weapons named after powerful spells from the Final Fantasy franchise fired lasers with homing capabilities. In Kingdom Hearts II new weapon types were added. Blasters now came in three types—Fire, Blizzard and Gravity, while Thunder Gummis were now lasers. In addition to cannons and lasers similar to those from the first game, a ship could be equipped with two new types, Slash and Impact Gummis. The former fill a special gauge as enemies are defeated, and when full, the Gummi unleashes a powerful, devastating attack. The latter deals damage when enemy ships collide with the player's.

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Gummi Enemies[edit]

Gummi Heartless[edit]

Gummi Nobodies[edit]