Switch Launcher

Switch Launcher
Japanese	トレードランチャー
Rōmaji	Torēdo Ranchā
Translation	Trade Launcher
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Cannon Gun • Camo Cannon • Ice Cannon • Jumbo Cannon

Switch Launcher
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These mid-sized cannon Heartless fire shots that rain down from above. Use dodge rolls or air slides to evacuate the target area. Their head-on shots can't be blocked, and will also warp victims into point-blank range. Regular attacks won't throw them off balance. Be careful.

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
73	806		—		10		66
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x1.47		x1.87		x0.90			x1.98
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.40		x0.40		x1.50			x0
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: 1.70							16
							Flinch?
							X
Rewards
Missions 73-93 Shining Crystal (50%)
World(s)
Olympus Coliseum

Games	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
Day 296	• Round 3: 1 Switch Launcher
	806		—		10		66
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x1.47		x1.87		x0.90			x1.98
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.40		x0.40		x1.50			x0
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: 1.70							16
							Flinch?
							X
Rewards
Games (Day 296) Shining Crystal (50%)

The Switch Launcher is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It does not appear in Mission Mode, because it was removed from that version of Mission 73.

Design

The Switch Launcher is shaped like a small cannon. Its body is yellow with white highlights and black rivets. It has four short, sharp, red legs, a large, red spike on either of its sides, and a black base. The Heartless's face is a black sphere with glowing yellow eyes set in the front of the cannon's body. The actual barrel of the cannon is black and has several green designs that cause it to resemble a face, with the mouth of the cannon being the nose. It also sports a short, curled, green fuse in its back.

The Switch Launcher's name references its ability to swap places with opponents. A "launcher" is a device that throws something.

Strategy

Switch Launchers use the same attack pattern as the Cannon Gun and similar Heartless, shooting a blast into the sky that tracks Roxas, represented as a Heartless Emblem that follows him along the ground. Use Air Slide or Dodge Roll to escape. Alternatively, if Roxas is standing in front of it, it may lean forward and fire a blast straight ahead, which can be easily avoided by blocking or dodging. Both of its attacks will cause the Heartless to switch places with Roxas. Staying close behind the Switch Launcher when attacking works well, as he will not be distanced from it if hit.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Falling Bombardment (落下砲撃, Rakka Hōgeki)		—	—	1.43	X
		Creates a tracking target that drops a projectile after several seconds, causing the target to swap locations if hit.
Forward Bombardment (前方砲撃, Zenpō Hōgeki)		Light	Radar Zap (20%)	1.43	X
		Aims forward and fires a fireball straight forward, causing the target to swap locations if hit.
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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  Switch Launcher's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.