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'''Chernabog''' is a giant demon that appears as a boss at the [[End of the World]] in ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'' and in [[Symphony of Sorcery]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. He originally appeared in Disney's ''{{w|Fantasia (film)|Fantasia}}'' in the segment set to "{{w|Night on Bald Mountain}}". In ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', Chernabog can summon '''Fiends''' during battle.


'''Chernabog''' (meaning "Black God" in Slavic) is the demonic denizen of Bald Mountain, but can be found in ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' as a boss in the [[End of the World]]. Although he is a difficult adversary, there are different tactics to defeating him quite easily.  
In the international version of ''Kingdom Hearts'', as well as in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]'' and ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', Chernabog's boss theme is an arrangement of "Night on Bald Mountain", "[[A Night on the Bare Mountain]]", referencing his film of origin.


Chernabog is originally a [[wikipedia:Disney Pictures|Disney]] villain, from Walt Disney's Masterpiece, ''Fantasia'', during the ''Night on Bald Mountain'' segment, in which he erupts from the mountain in a similar way to his game-counterpart. He ensues with his devilish antics at night until church bells ringing "[[wikipedia:Ave Maria|Ave Maria]]" cast him away in the morning.
In ''Kingdom Hearts'', Chernabog is one of only eight enemies in who do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal. The others are [[AntiSora]], [[Bit Sniper]], the [[Cave of Wonders Guardian]], [[Shadow Sora]], the [[Crank Tower]], the [[Shark]], and the [[World of Chaos]]. The Fiends have a journal entry in the Japanese version of ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' only.


An arranged version of the [[wikipedia:Night on Bald Mountain|original score]] from the short is used as the battle music in ''Kingdom Hearts''.
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
Chernabog survived the destruction of his homeworld, [[Symphony of Sorcery]], and wound up at the [[End of the World]].


==Location==
While fighting through legions of Heartless and the World Terminus on their way to confront [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]], [[Sora]], [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] stumble upon Chernabog at the remnants of Bald Mountain. He awakens and promptly attacks the trio, but is defeated in an explosion of fire after a battle, revealing the passageway deeper into the mountain which the three heroes descend into.
* [[End of the World]]


==Strategy==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
Chernabog makes a brief appearance in one of Roxas's dreams.


In this battle, Sora and Party can fly around the area, much similar to the battle with the [[Phantom]] and the final battle with [[World of Chaos]].
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
After travelling through Symphony of Sorcery as part of his [[Mark of Mastery exam]], [[Riku]] is cast off into Bald Mountain by [[Young Xehanort]] after retrieving the second Sound Idea. There, Young Xehanort mocks Riku for not being able to control the darkness within him and for his failure to wield the Keyblade. After Riku states that he's here to change all of his past failures, Young Xehanort says that his abyss awaits and summons Chernabog from the volcano to fight Riku before disappearing. However, Riku defeats Chernabog and escapes Bald Mountain. <!--Chernabog appears in the world [[Symphony of Sorcery]], as a Dive sequence boss fight.   in-universe!-->


Although his attacks are few, they are very upscale and dangerous to the health bar. The most powerful attack is when he looks as though he is bent over, apparently hurt, but then rises triumphantly, causing the volcano to erupt violently.This attack gets more powerful later in the battle. Another attack would be when he consistently breathes fire, either from left to right, or right to left. When he begins to lose health, he will use manners of [[Aero]] to knock the party far away from him, at which point he will send out beams of light similar to the ones Ansem casts from his World of Chaos form.
==Other appearances==
===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===
Chernabog appears as a Scratch Card icon on the Villains Card.  


A good way to avoid the first one is to quickly fly away, and press {{Button|t}} to signal to [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]] to follow [[Sora]], so that they will not perish either.
==Design==
Chernabog is a gigantic, muscular, humanoid demon. His skin is entirely colored black, and he is so large that Sora is roughly the size of his head. His head sports two curved horns, he has four fangs in his mouth, and his eyes are a glowing yellow. He has enormous, black, bat-like wings, and his wingspan is larger than he is tall. Chernabog is always seen trapped from the knees-down in a volcano.


The second can be avoided by simply flying behind his head, and merely waiting for him to stop breathing fire. Also, now would be a good time to attack from the back of his skull.
==Abilities==
Chernabog has many frightening powers at his disposal. His main ability is to control fire, and uses it in various ways such as breathing fire or shooting fireballs from his hands. He can also cause the volcano he resides in to erupt with tremendous force, flap his huge wings to create a gale to blow opponents away, and, when in desperate need, summon six orbs of light to attack opponents.


The third cannot be avoided, but the fourth can be difficultly maneuvered past.
==Strategy==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
In this battle, Sora and his party members can fly around the area, similar to the battle with the [[Phantom]] and the [[World of Chaos]].


As Chernabog is fought while in flight, summons are not available to the party, which can be a serious hindrance. However Sora can get around this by landing on his shoulder or the summit of the mountain. Summoning [[Tinker Bell]] can be a tide turning advantage. Also, using Aeroga can help a great deal, as it helps decrease the damage dealt.
Although his attacks are few, they are very upscale and dangerous to the health bar. The most powerful attack is when he looks as though he is bent over, apparently hurt, but then rises triumphantly, causing the volcano to erupt violently. This attack gets more powerful later in the battle. Another attack would be when he consistently breathes fire, either from left to right, or right to left. When he begins to lose health, he will use variants of [[Aero]] to knock the party far away from him, at which point he will send out beams of light similar to the ones Ansem casts from his World of Chaos form.


==Trivia==
A good way to avoid the first one is to quickly fly away, and press {{Button|t}} to signal to [[Donald]] and [[Goofy]] to follow [[Sora]], so that they will not perish either. The second can be avoided by simply flying behind his head, and merely waiting for him to stop breathing fire. Also, now would be a good time to attack from the back of his skull. The third cannot be avoided, but the fourth can be difficultly maneuvered past.


* Chernabog is the only Disney villain with no explained reason for fighting Sora or aiding the Heartless in the series. It is possible that he is such a dark entity already, he independently chooses to aid the Heartless in plummeting the universe into darkness by his own choice. This immense darkness could also be the reason he is the only non-Heartless fought in End of the World, because there's no point to turn him into a Heartless. It is also entirely possible that he is unaware of the Heartless and their goal, and simply fights because his dark and evil nature makes him want to wipe out sources of good and light, such as Sora, who just happens to cross his path. Considering his location, however, it is possible he is simply a gatekeeper used by Ansem to bar Sora from the innermost reaches of the End of the World.
As Chernabog is fought while in flight, summons are not available to the party, which can be a serious hindrance. However Sora can get around this by landing on his shoulder or the summit of the mountain. Summoning [[Tinker Bell]] can be a tide turning advantage. Also, using Aeroga can help a great deal, as it helps decrease the damage dealt. The reward for victory is the [[Superglide]] ability.
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{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Firaga Breath LV2'''|ファイガブレスLV2|<br>Faiga Buresu LV2|lit. "Figa Breath LV2"}}|Fire|—|8|—|Breathes out flames, sweeping violently from right to left.}}
{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Body-wrapping Flame LV1'''|全身を包む炎LV1|<br>Zenshin o Tsutsumu Honō LV1}}|Fire|—|8|—|Makes flames erupt from its feet.}}
{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Body-wrapping Flame LV2'''|全身を包む炎LV2|<br>Zenshin o Tsutsumu Honō LV2}}|Fire|—|10|—|Makes flames erupt in a wide area around itself.}}
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* Chernabog is one of only eight enemies who do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal (the others being [[AntiSora]], [[Bit Sniper]], [[Cave of Wonders Guardian]], [[Crank Tower]], [[Glut]], [[Shadow Sora]], and [[World of Chaos]]).
===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
Instead of maneuvering around Chernabog, the fight uses the format of Dive Mode. Riku must use the Diving Strike ability to attack Chernabog a total of three times to defeat him, one for each of his 3 HP bars, however reaching him is not easy. Riku must avoid the fireballs the demon throws and the pillars of fire that erupt from below. These can be avoided by either flying around them or using Dodging Deflect, the latter technique grants temporary invincibility. Note that getting hit once blows Riku rather far away. Each time Riku successfully damages Chernabog, the demon will knock him back further down the valley and it will take longer to reach him.  


* For obvious reasons, Chernabog has unique boss music not heard anywhere else in the game: an arrangement of the classical piece ''Night on Bald Mountain'', originally by Modest Mussorgski (though the version heard here, like the one in ''Fantasia'', underwent various permutations to get where it is today). The track is not on the original ''Kingdom Hearts'' soundtrack, but was included in the Final Mix Additional Tracks CD and [[Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack Complete]].
Chernabog's most dangerous attack is to summon Fiends that will attempt to grab Riku. These Fiends slowly drain Riku's health and must be shaken off by performing a Dodging Deflect. There are two varieties of Fiends, the blue versions take longer to shake off. A risky but effective method of removing the Fiends is to perform a Dodging Deflect into a fire pillar. If timed successfully, Riku will remove the Fiends but not take damage. Another method is to use the Dive Charge right as Riku is about to pass the Fiends, aiming to an area where there are less of them. If a few fiends manage to hang onto Riku, simply use dodging Deflect to shake them off.
* It is possible that End of the World is not Chernabog's original homeworld, as his homeworld may have been destroyed by the Heartless. If this is so his survival could be explained by the fact he is such a dark entity that the Heartless couldn't take his heart (assuming he has one) or that he could somehow control them, but he was absorbed into End of the World anyway and remained there possibly of his own choice due to it being an entirely dark world. Alternitively his survival could be explained due to him being a god and immortal like Hades however, this is merely speculation.
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{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Flame Shot (Front)'''|火焔弾(正面)|<br>Kaendan (Shōmen)}}|—|—|10|△|Waves its arms repeatedly to fire a series of fireballs flying straight forward while spiraling.}}
{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Flame Shot (Diagonal)'''|火焔弾(斜め)|<br>Kaendan (Naname)}}|—|—|10|△|Raises both arms, causing a large number of fireballs to rain down from the sky. Some fireballs slightly follow opponents.}}
{{atk|{{nihongo|'''Wall of Flame'''|炎の壁|<br>Honō no Kabe}}|—|—|10|△|Spreads its arms, causing a V-shaped or +-shaped flame to appear in front of the opponent. 1 HP prize will appear in the center of the V-shaped flame, or in both the upper left and upper right of the +-shaped flame.}}
{{atk-m|{{nihongo|'''Haunt'''|取りつき|<br>Toritsuku}}|Black Fiend|—|—|1 every 0.4 seconds|X|Raises both arms and summons multiple Fiends. The Fiends fly straight and follow the opponent, and when coming into contact, cling to the opponent, gradually lowering their HP and slowing their movement speed. When using "Dodging Deflect", there is a high chance one Fiend will be shaken off.|The number of Fiends attached does not increase the damage received. Fiends cannot lower Riku's HP below 1.|Blue Fiend|—|—|1 every 0.2 seconds|X}}
{{atk-c|note=Chernabog blows Riku farther  away with his arm after each successful Diving Strike on him.}}


==Video==
==Origin==
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Chernabog first appeared in Walt Disney's ''{{w|Fantasia (film)|Fantasia}}'', during the ''Night on Bald Mountain'' segment, in which he erupts from the mountain in the same way as in the game. Chernabog awakens on top of Bald Mountain on {{w|Walpurgis Night}}, and uses his dark powers to raise ghosts, skeletons, demons, witches, harpies, goblins, and zombies from a nearby town. He summons fire and lava, and makes the wretches in his control dance and fly around, before he destroys them. However, the Angelus bells suddenly begin ringing, heralding sunrise, driving Chernabog and his slaves back into hiding, as a line of monks proceeds through the forest and a ruined cathedral to the sounds of "{{w|Ave Maria (Schubert)|Ave Maria}}".


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His name is taken from the Slavic deity {{w|Crnobog}}, whose name means "black god". However, Disney designed him with Satan in mind. His Japanese name, "Demon of Fantasia", references his role in ''Fantasia'', the Disney film he first appeared in.
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 14 November 2024

Chernabog

Chernabog from the Ultimania

Japanese チェルナボーグ
Rōmaji Cherunabōgu
Other names Demon of Fantasia (ファンタジアの魔人 Fantajia no Majin?)
Homeworld Symphony of Sorcery
End of the World
Origin Fantasia
Games Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Themes Header.png

KH tracks
Battle theme - Squirming Evil[1]
Battle theme - A Night on the Bare Mountain
KH3D tracks
Battle theme - A Night on the Bare Mountain
Chernabog

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
"Night on Bald Mountain" (1940)

A giant demon that emerged from the depths of the earth in a fiery eruption.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Fantasia (1940)
A giant demon from the earth's depths that emerged from an erupting volcano.
HP STR DEF MP rec EXP
End of the World 1500 40 30 58 15000
Weapon Fire Blizzard Thunder
x1.0 x0.49 x0.5 x0.25
Percentage Stop Stun Other
x0.01 x0.1 x0.5 x0.5
Rewards
Superglide
World(s)
End of the World

HP STR DEF MP rec EXP
End of the World 2400 35 22 63 15000
Weapon Fire Blizzard Thunder
x1.0 x0.49 x0.5 x0.5
Percentage Stop Stun Other
x0.02 x0.2 x0.5 x0.5
Rewards
Superglide
World(s)
End of the World

HP STR DEF MP rec EXP
End of the World 1500 40 30 58 9000
Weapon Fire Blizzard Thunder
x1.0 x0.49 x0.5 x0.25
Percentage Stop Stun Other
x0.01 x0.1 x0.5 x0.5
Rewards
Superglide
World(s)
End of the World
Fiend

Fiend (Blue) from the Ultimania

Fiend (Black) from the Ultimania

Japanese 悪霊
Rōmaji Akuryō
Translation Evil Spirit
Homeworld Symphony of Sorcery
Origin Fantasia
Game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Themes Header.png

KH3D tracks
Battle theme - A Night on the Bare Mountain

Chernabog is a giant demon that appears as a boss at the End of the World in Kingdom Hearts and in Symphony of Sorcery in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. He originally appeared in Disney's Fantasia in the segment set to "Night on Bald Mountain". In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Chernabog can summon Fiends during battle.

In the international version of Kingdom Hearts, as well as in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Chernabog's boss theme is an arrangement of "Night on Bald Mountain", "A Night on the Bare Mountain", referencing his film of origin.

In Kingdom Hearts, Chernabog is one of only eight enemies in who do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal. The others are AntiSora, Bit Sniper, the Cave of Wonders Guardian, Shadow Sora, the Crank Tower, the Shark, and the World of Chaos. The Fiends have a journal entry in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance only.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Chernabog survived the destruction of his homeworld, Symphony of Sorcery, and wound up at the End of the World.

While fighting through legions of Heartless and the World Terminus on their way to confront Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Sora, Donald, and Goofy stumble upon Chernabog at the remnants of Bald Mountain. He awakens and promptly attacks the trio, but is defeated in an explosion of fire after a battle, revealing the passageway deeper into the mountain which the three heroes descend into.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Chernabog makes a brief appearance in one of Roxas's dreams.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

After travelling through Symphony of Sorcery as part of his Mark of Mastery exam, Riku is cast off into Bald Mountain by Young Xehanort after retrieving the second Sound Idea. There, Young Xehanort mocks Riku for not being able to control the darkness within him and for his failure to wield the Keyblade. After Riku states that he's here to change all of his past failures, Young Xehanort says that his abyss awaits and summons Chernabog from the volcano to fight Riku before disappearing. However, Riku defeats Chernabog and escapes Bald Mountain.

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Chernabog appears as a Scratch Card icon on the Villains Card.

Design[edit]

Chernabog is a gigantic, muscular, humanoid demon. His skin is entirely colored black, and he is so large that Sora is roughly the size of his head. His head sports two curved horns, he has four fangs in his mouth, and his eyes are a glowing yellow. He has enormous, black, bat-like wings, and his wingspan is larger than he is tall. Chernabog is always seen trapped from the knees-down in a volcano.

Abilities[edit]

Chernabog has many frightening powers at his disposal. His main ability is to control fire, and uses it in various ways such as breathing fire or shooting fireballs from his hands. He can also cause the volcano he resides in to erupt with tremendous force, flap his huge wings to create a gale to blow opponents away, and, when in desperate need, summon six orbs of light to attack opponents.

Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

In this battle, Sora and his party members can fly around the area, similar to the battle with the Phantom and the World of Chaos.

Although his attacks are few, they are very upscale and dangerous to the health bar. The most powerful attack is when he looks as though he is bent over, apparently hurt, but then rises triumphantly, causing the volcano to erupt violently. This attack gets more powerful later in the battle. Another attack would be when he consistently breathes fire, either from left to right, or right to left. When he begins to lose health, he will use variants of Aero to knock the party far away from him, at which point he will send out beams of light similar to the ones Ansem casts from his World of Chaos form.

A good way to avoid the first one is to quickly fly away, and press Triangle to signal to Donald and Goofy to follow Sora, so that they will not perish either. The second can be avoided by simply flying behind his head, and merely waiting for him to stop breathing fire. Also, now would be a good time to attack from the back of his skull. The third cannot be avoided, but the fourth can be difficultly maneuvered past.

As Chernabog is fought while in flight, summons are not available to the party, which can be a serious hindrance. However Sora can get around this by landing on his shoulder or the summit of the mountain. Summoning Tinker Bell can be a tide turning advantage. Also, using Aeroga can help a great deal, as it helps decrease the damage dealt. The reward for victory is the Superglide ability.

Technique Element Tech Power Bonus Guard?
Firaga Breath LV1 (ファイガブレスLV1
Faiga Buresu LV1?, lit. "Figa Breath LV1") 		Fire — 6 —
Breathes out flames, sweeping from left to right.
Firaga Breath LV2 (ファイガブレスLV2
Faiga Buresu LV2?, lit. "Figa Breath LV2") 		Fire — 8 —
Breathes out flames, sweeping violently from right to left.
Body-wrapping Flame LV1 (全身を包む炎LV1
Zenshin o Tsutsumu Honō LV1?) 		Fire — 8 —
Makes flames erupt from its feet.
Body-wrapping Flame LV2 (全身を包む炎LV2
Zenshin o Tsutsumu Honō LV2?) 		Fire — 10 —
Makes flames erupt in a wide area around itself.
Soul Missile (ソウルミサイル
Souru Musairu?) 		None x0 10 Returnable
(Recoil: 0)
Fires 12 light bullets that chase Sora.
7-colored Flame (7色の炎
7-shoku no Honō?) 		Fire x0.01 10 Returnable
(Recoil: 0)
Fires a total of 6 flames of different colors from both hands.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interruptedSymbol - Crown.png; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected backSymbol - Crown.png; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Instead of maneuvering around Chernabog, the fight uses the format of Dive Mode. Riku must use the Diving Strike ability to attack Chernabog a total of three times to defeat him, one for each of his 3 HP bars, however reaching him is not easy. Riku must avoid the fireballs the demon throws and the pillars of fire that erupt from below. These can be avoided by either flying around them or using Dodging Deflect, the latter technique grants temporary invincibility. Note that getting hit once blows Riku rather far away. Each time Riku successfully damages Chernabog, the demon will knock him back further down the valley and it will take longer to reach him.

Chernabog's most dangerous attack is to summon Fiends that will attempt to grab Riku. These Fiends slowly drain Riku's health and must be shaken off by performing a Dodging Deflect. There are two varieties of Fiends, the blue versions take longer to shake off. A risky but effective method of removing the Fiends is to perform a Dodging Deflect into a fire pillar. If timed successfully, Riku will remove the Fiends but not take damage. Another method is to use the Dive Charge right as Riku is about to pass the Fiends, aiming to an area where there are less of them. If a few fiends manage to hang onto Riku, simply use dodging Deflect to shake them off.

Technique Element Status Power Block?
Magma Geyser (マグマ間欠泉
Maguma Kanketsusen?) 		— — 10 △
Raises his left arm, making a large number of fire pillars rise up.
Flame Shot (Front) (火焔弾(正面)
Kaendan (Shōmen)?) 		— — 10 △
Waves its arms repeatedly to fire a series of fireballs flying straight forward while spiraling.
Flame Shot (Diagonal) (火焔弾(斜め)
Kaendan (Naname)?) 		— — 10 △
Raises both arms, causing a large number of fireballs to rain down from the sky. Some fireballs slightly follow opponents.
Wall of Flame (炎の壁
Honō no Kabe?) 		— — 10 △
Spreads its arms, causing a V-shaped or +-shaped flame to appear in front of the opponent. 1 HP prize will appear in the center of the V-shaped flame, or in both the upper left and upper right of the +-shaped flame.
Haunt (取りつき
Toritsuku?) 		Black Fiend — — 1 every 0.4 seconds X

Blue Fiend — — 1 every 0.2 seconds X
Raises both arms and summons multiple Fiends. The Fiends fly straight and follow the opponent, and when coming into contact, cling to the opponent, gradually lowering their HP and slowing their movement speed. When using "Dodging Deflect", there is a high chance one Fiend will be shaken off.
The number of Fiends attached does not increase the damage received. Fiends cannot lower Riku's HP below 1.

Chernabog blows Riku farther away with his arm after each successful Diving Strike on him.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Origin[edit]

Chernabog first appeared in Walt Disney's Fantasia, during the Night on Bald Mountain segment, in which he erupts from the mountain in the same way as in the game. Chernabog awakens on top of Bald Mountain on Walpurgis Night, and uses his dark powers to raise ghosts, skeletons, demons, witches, harpies, goblins, and zombies from a nearby town. He summons fire and lava, and makes the wretches in his control dance and fly around, before he destroys them. However, the Angelus bells suddenly begin ringing, heralding sunrise, driving Chernabog and his slaves back into hiding, as a line of monks proceeds through the forest and a ruined cathedral to the sounds of "Ave Maria".

His name is taken from the Slavic deity Crnobog, whose name means "black god". However, Disney designed him with Satan in mind. His Japanese name, "Demon of Fantasia", references his role in Fantasia, the Disney film he first appeared in.

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