Eliminator

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Eliminator
Japanese	エリミネーター
Rōmaji	Eriminētā
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Union χ Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
Variations • Defender • Armed Warrior • Pleasure Dog • Upright Defender • Reversed Defender

Eliminator
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
The kind of Heartless nightmares are made of. In addition to having high Strength, it can use its shield to repel attacks, and it will teleport after you if you try to create some distance. Attempt this fight knowing that it may be your last.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
The number above this brute gets smaller with every Medal you use. Once it reaches 0, there's a slim chance it'll unleash a devastating attack.

Data-Sora's Level		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Level 1		180	160	30	36
Level 2		186	180	31	37
Level 3		195	200	32	38
Level 4		201	220	33	40
Level 5		207	240	34	41
Level 6		213	260	35	42
Level 7		222	280	37	44
Level 8		228	300	38	46
Level 9		234	320	39	47
Level 10		243	340	40	48
Level 11		249	380	41	49
Level 12		255	420	42	50
Level 13		264	460	44	53
Level 14		270	500	45	54
Level 15		276	540	46	55
Level 16		285	580	47	56
Level 17		291	620	48	58
Level 18		297	660	49	59
Level 19		306	720	51	61
Level 20		312	780	52	62
Level 21		321	840	53	64
Level 22		327	900	54	65
Level 23		336	960	56	67
Level 24		342	1020	57	68
Level 25		351	1100	58	70
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.50		x0.50		x0.50	x0.50
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X		X		X	X
Slow	Stop		Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X		X	X	X
Rewards
HP Ball x0-5
Beginner Mode			Fire chip (0.10%)
Standard Mode			Blizzard chip (0.10%)
Proud Mode			Thunder chip (0.20%)
Critical Mode			Aero chip (0.30%)
Worlds
System Sectors

Data-Sora's Level		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Level 26		357	1180	59	71
Level 27		366	1260	61	73
Level 28		372	1340	62	74
Level 29		381	1440	63	76
Level 30		387	1540	64	77
Level 31		396	1640	66	79
Level 32		405	1760	67	80
Level 33		411	1880	68	82
Level 34		420	2000	70	84
Level 35		429	2140	71	85
Level 36		435	2280	72	86
Level 37		444	2440	74	89
Level 38		453	2600	75	90
Level 39		462	2780	77	92
Level 40		471	2960	78	94
Level 41		477	3160	79	95
Level 42		486	3360	81	97
Level 43		495	3580	82	98
Level 44		504	3820	84	101
Level 45		513	4060	85	102
Level 46		522	4320	87	104
Level 47		531	4600	88	106
Level 48		540	4900	90	108
Level 49		552	5220	92	110
Level 50		561	5560	93	112
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.50		x0.50		x0.50	x0.50
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X		X		X	X
Slow	Stop		Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X		X	X	X
Rewards
HP Ball x0-5
Beginner Mode			Fire chip (0.10%)
Standard Mode			Blizzard chip (0.10%)
Proud Mode			Thunder chip (0.20%)
Critical Mode			Aero chip (0.30%)
Worlds
System Sectors

Data-Sora's Level		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Level 51		570	5920	95	114
Level 52		579	6300	96	115
Level 53		588	6700	98	118
Level 54		600	7120	100	120
Level 55		609	7580	101	121
Level 56		621	8060	103	124
Level 57		630	8580	105	126
Level 58		639	9180	106	127
Level 59		651	9700	108	130
Level 60		660	10320	110	132
Level 61		672	10980	112	134
Level 62		684	11680	114	137
Level 63		693	12420	115	138
Level 64		705	13200	117	140
Level 65		717	14040	119	143
Level 66		729	14920	121	145
Level 67		741	15860	123	148
Level 68		753	16860	125	150
Level 69		765	17920	127	152
Level 70		777	19040	129	155
Level 71		789	20240	131	157
Level 72		801	21520	133	160
Level 73		813	22880	135	162
Level 74		825	24320	137	164
Level 75		837	25840	139	167
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.50		x0.50		x0.50	x0.50
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X		X		X	X
Slow	Stop		Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X		X	X	X
Rewards
HP Ball x0-5
Beginner Mode			Fire chip (0.10%)
Standard Mode			Blizzard chip (0.10%)
Proud Mode			Thunder chip (0.20%)
Critical Mode			Aero chip (0.30%)
Worlds
System Sectors

Data-Sora's Level		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Level 76		852	27460	142	170
Level 77		864	29180	144	173
Level 78		876	31020	146	175
Level 79		891	32960	148	178
Level 80		906	35020	151	181
Level 81		918	37220	153	184
Level 82		933	39560	155	186
Level 83		948	42040	158	190
Level 84		960	44680	160	192
Level 85		975	47480	162	194
Level 86		990	50460	165	198
Level 87		1005	53620	167	200
Level 88		1020	56980	170	204
Level 89		1035	60560	172	206
Level 90		1050	64360	175	210
Level 91		1065	68400	177	212
Level 92		1083	72680	180	216
Level 93		1098	77240	183	220
Level 94		1113	82080	185	222
Level 95		1131	87220	188	226
Level 96		1146	92680	191	229
Level 97		1164	98480	194	233
Level 98		1182	104640	197	236
Level 99		1200	111180	200	240
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.50		x0.50		x0.50	x0.50
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X		X		X	X
Slow	Stop		Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X		X	X	X
Rewards
HP Ball x0-5
Beginner Mode			Fire chip (0.10%)
Standard Mode			Blizzard chip (0.10%)
Proud Mode			Thunder chip (0.20%)
Critical Mode			Aero chip (0.30%)
Worlds
System Sectors

World		Rank		LV		BP
Scala ad Caelum		Fill Out Your Album		45		630
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire			Water
Resist		Normal			Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical + STR Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Event			LV		BP
Use Quest keys to collect Mythril Shard!			45		630
World Battle: Agrabah Fest			45		630
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire		Water
Resist		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical + STR Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Floor	Time Period		LV		BP
51-69	3, 5		45		630
91-94	2, 4		45		630
1: 01/25/21 – 02/07/21  2: 02/15/21 – 02/28/21 3: 03/08/21 – 03/21/21  4: 03/28/21 – 04/11/21 5: 04/19/21 – 04/25/21
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire		Water
Resist		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical + STR Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

The Eliminator is an Emblem Heartless that was introduced in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded.

Design

The Eliminator resembles a knight clad in purple and red armor with white trim and yellow buttons; it also has the tell-tale Heartless zig-zag jawline, with a purple head and a silver jaw. The arms and torso are also proportioned much larger than the head and legs, the arm not holding the Eliminator's main weapon actually rests ape-like on the ground.

In battle, the massive and fearsome shield is the most upfront and visible portion of the Eliminator. The barrier portion of the shield is a simple red and purple-red pattern with white trim, but far more prominent is the very large and very dangerous red-black dog head, complete with sharp fangs and spiked collar. The dog also has three glowing eyes arranged in a triangle formation, two yellow eyes on the bottom and one red eye on the top.

The Eliminator is a palette swap of the Defender.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

An Eliminator, like Gold Tricholomas, will appear randomly when Sora enters a new System Sector while a terminal is opened. It will shoot three orbs of energy that when hit, will inflict a random status effect and effectively decrease Sora's HP, but if he is close enough, it will hit him with its shield. While both attacks can be blocked, they deal a great amount of damage. It also teleports when it is far from Sora, encountering one may cause death and loss of a large amount of SP to Sora if he isn't well-equipped. It is also immune to all status effects and it will guard against frontal attacks.

To avoid fighting it, run to a door that leads to a terminal. By doing this, the Eliminator will not follow Sora to the other room, but it may cause another to spawn in the other room. The maximum amount that they will appear on a floor is equal to how many rooms are on that floor.

Equipping Oathkeeper or Ultima Weapon is recommended, since the LV1 Clock ability on both is Undo, which protects Sora from all status effects. Ideally, one would walk up close so that the Eliminator would use its lunge attack, but quickly roll out of the way to get in a few swipes. Repeat as needed, however keep in mind that if the Eliminator is using the three blasts attack, it will track Sora down as he tries to get behind it. It is somewhat slow to unleash a first volley, so it's also safe to use the HP Cheat to reduce all HP to 1 before fighting it, then get behind it and attack as soon as it appears.

A safe and effective (though time-consuming) strategy is to equip the Armor Bangle and Energy Earring for their Round Block and Block Charger abilities. Simply block every attack the Eliminator uses until the Energy Earring maxes out the Clock Gauge. Then, use either the D-Thundara or D-Thundaga Finish Commands to safely deal heavy amounts of damage. Repeat if necessary. Alternatively, block all of its attacks until it charges, then get behind it and use Judgment Triad, which is especially effective against single targets.

Using the HP Cheat, as mentioned earlier, can be used to easily defeat the Eliminator. If trying to get behind it is too hard or too risky, equip Hi-Ethers and make sure Mega Flare is the MAX Overclock attack. Go into a room where an Eliminator is not present, but is in another room. Use two Hi- Ethers to get MAX Overclock, then head to the room. It will appear far away from you at first, but when it teleports right next to Data-Sora, immediately unleash Mega Flare. It's a much safer way to deal with it, and is especially useful when trying to defeat multiples of them on a floor.

The Eliminator scales its level to match Data-Sora's current level. While this normally means that it will remain a challenge to defeat as Data-Sora's level grows, this can be turned against the Eliminator to make it weaker: simply replace Level Up chips with stat-boosting chips to compensate for the levels' stats. The Eliminator will be forced to scale to the lower level, while Data-Sora can maintain higher stats.

The maximum amount that they will appear on a floor is equal to how many rooms are on that floor. For example, if there are 5 rooms on that floor, then up to 5 can appear, but after all rooms have been cleared of bugs. This can be very helpful when going for the chips it drops on all 4 difficulties, granting more defeats in the Enemy Profile of Jiminy's Journal, and more chances for chips.

Defeating the Eliminator for the first time will result in obtaining the Eliminator's End trophy and a Trophy Chip to go with it as well.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Shield Bite (シールドかみつき, Shīrudo Kamitsuki)		—	Freeze (100%)	1.63	△
		Thrusts with its shield and bites.
Abnormal Status Attack (状態異常攻撃, Jōtai Ijō Kōgeki)		—	Freeze / Air-toss / Slow / Flip-foot / Shoe-glue / Clock Rewind (100%)	1.25 x3	△
		Fires homing bullets at high speed from its shield in three directions.
Power in [] is for bugged enemies; Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Related trophies

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Eliminator's End Defeat an Eliminator in a system sector.