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The Light Cycle mini-game in Kingdom Hearts II.

The Light Cycle (ライトサイクル, Raito Saikuru^?) is a mini-game in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It is based on the Light Cycle game from the Disney films Tron and Tron: Legacy.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

After Goofy fiddles around with the computer in the holding cell in Space Paranoids, Sora is forced to participate in the Light Cycle races. Before the race starts, a Devastator blasts a hole in the wall, and so during the race, Sora battles off his Magnum Loader opponents to reach the exit.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

The Light Cycle mini-game in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

After getting captured by a Recognizer and meeting Sam Flynn, Riku is forced by CLU to play a round of Light Cycle. After derezzing numerous Guards, the Commantis appears, which Riku battles. The Dream Eater flees after its defeat, while a fed-up Riku blasts a heart-shaped hole in the stadium wall and escapes, eventually reuniting with Sam.

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II manga[edit]

A Light Cycle makes a cameo appearance while Sora and his friends look for a required piece of data that is necessary to turn on the power and escape, with Donald playing on it.

Design[edit]

Sora's Space Paranoids Light Cycle is based on (and very similar to) the redesigned Light Cycles from the PC game Tron 2.0. While the Light Cycles in the original film were shorter in length and had a canopy covering the rider, Sora's is longer, with a "floating" front wheel and a design somewhat more reminiscent of real-world motorbikes. It also lacks the canopy of the original Light Cycles, leaving Sora exposed but able to attack enemies. Additionally, Sora's Light Cycle is blue, matching his circuitry; in the original film, Flynn, Tron, and Ram respectively ride yellow, orange, and red Light Cycles while the ones ridden by the enemy team are blue.

The Light Cycles in The Grid are nearly identical to the ones in Tron: Legacy, being black vehicles that more closely resemble real-world motorbikes than their Space Paranoids counterparts. The interior of the wheels and the decals on their sides and driving seat are covered in circuitry that matches the driver's; the Black Guards' Light Cycles are covered in orange circuitry, while Riku's is covered in light blue circuitry. Like their film counterparts, these Light Cycles generate a ribbon of light matching the cycle's circuitry color that can derez opponents behind the user. Riku's Light Cycle is also equipped with two turrets that resemble Identity Disks. These turrets, when on standby, rest on the back wheels; when active, they float near the front wheels.

Kevin Flynn owns a personal Light Cycle that bears a stronger resemblance to the Light Cycles from the original Tron, complete with a canopy. It is predominantly white with black highlights. The number 786 is printed in red in front of the back wheel. Flynn's Light Cycle is only visible inside his personal hideout, and it has never been seen in action.

Controls[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

The Light Cycle mini-game operates under a rock-paper-scissors-esque attack system. Normal attacks are deflected with Guard, but can intercept Charges, which can break through Guards. If Sora drives into a wall, he will take damage.

Guard (ガード, Gādo^?): A shield surrounds the bike and protects against Heartless attacks. It protects from Attack, but is ineffective against Charge.
Charge (チャージ, Chāji^?): The bike charges up and then smashes the nearest target. It breaks through Guard, but is vulnerable to Attack.
Attack (アタック, Atakku^?): Sora attacks Heartless with the Keyblade. It can be used against Charge, but is weak against Guard.
: Move left or right.
/ : Turns the bike left. Only usable when LEFT appears on screen.
/ : Turns the bike right. Only usable when RIGHT appears on screen.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

The Light Cycle controls are much simpler here than in Kingdom Hearts II, and consist of:

Change Mode (モードチェンジ, Mōdo Chenji^?, lit. "Mode Change"): Riku switches weapons between the ribbon and turrets. Switching to the ribbon grants a brief speed boost.
Jump (ジャンプ, Janpu^?): Jumps with the Light Cycle, dodging enemy attacks.
Assault Shot (アサルトショット, Asaruto Shotto^?): Fires projectiles at enemies in front. Only usable when the turrets are active.

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Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

The ultimate goal of the Light Cycle mini-game is to destroy 30 Heartless.

Obstacles

Magnum Loader: Magnum Loaders come in four different varieties. The color scheme corresponds to the Magnum Loader's actions:
- Blue Magnum Loaders use Attack. Sora can defend their attacks with Guard.
- Yellow Magnum Loaders can use Charge. Sora can intercept their charges with Attack.
- Green Magnum Loaders can use Guard. Sora can use Charge to break their guards.
- White Magnum Loaders can use Charge, Attack, and Guard. Sora must observe their actions and counter with the appropriate command.
Devastator: Found only in the exit of the mini-game and will shoot at Sora. If Sora guards at the right moment, their projectiles will bounce off and hit themselves instead, protecting Sora while defeating them at the same time.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

See also: Commantis

The first time Riku participates in the Light Cycle, he is required to play until the Commantis appears. A variety of enemies appear to try to stop him.

Afterward, Riku can return to the Light Cycle track in order to play the mini-game version. Here, he attempts to take down as many opponents as possible to obtain points.

Obstacles

Guards ride Light Cycles and try to damage Riku with their light ribbons. They can be destroyed with Riku's ribbon or turrets.
Flying Guards fly along the track and attack Riku with bombs. They can be shot down with Riku's turrets.
Recognizers are indestructible, and shoot a single laser down the track before flying away.

Characters[edit]

Heartless[edit]

Dream Eaters[edit]

Commantis

Other[edit]

Guard

Gallery[edit]

Sora's Light Cycle in Kingdom Hearts II.
Riku's Light Cycle in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
Flynn's Light Cycle.
A Light Cycle in the manga adaptation.

Videos[edit]

Light Cycle - Kingdom Hearts II	Light Cycle - Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

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+[[File:Light Cycle Gameplay KHII.png|thumb|300px|The Light Cycle mini-game in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.]]
+The {{nihongo|'''Light Cycle'''|ライトサイクル|Raito Saikuru}} is a mini-game in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''. It is based on the {{w|Light Cycle}} game from the Disney films ''{{w|Tron (film)|Tron}}'' and ''{{w|Tron: Legacy}}''.
+<!--Only cover the stuff to do with KH
+In the game, the competitors were forced into a life or death game where the Light Cycle bikes would create lines wherever they went. If a bike crashed into a line, the rider would be derezzed. The game is played in a Light Cycle arena, a large empty space with a gridded floor and walls all around--><!--Kingdom Hearts II--><!--The arena in The Grid resembles a racing track rather than a game grid-->
-[[Image:Light.png|thumb|250px|Sora's Light Cycle in Space Paranoids]]
+==Story==
+===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
+After [[Goofy]] fiddles around with the computer in the holding cell in [[Space Paranoids]], [[Sora]] is forced to participate in the Light Cycle races. Before the race starts, a [[Devastator]] blasts a hole in the wall, and so during the race, Sora battles off his [[Magnum Loader]] opponents to reach the exit.
-The '''Light Cycle''' first appeared in the 1982 movie ''[[wikipedia:Tron (film)|Tron]]''. The game in the movie was like the popular game ''Snake'', where the player had to guide other players into the lines created by the cycles. It appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' as a mini-game with different rules than the original.
+===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
+[[File:Light Cycle Gameplay KH3D.png|thumb|200px|The Light Cycle mini-game in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''.]]
+After getting captured by a Recognizer and meeting [[Sam Flynn]], [[Riku]] is forced by [[CLU]] to play a round of Light Cycle. After derezzing numerous Guards, the [[Commantis]] appears, which Riku battles. The Dream Eater flees after its defeat, while a fed-up Riku blasts a heart-shaped hole in the stadium wall and escapes, eventually reuniting with Sam.
-In the game, the competitors were forced into a life or death game where the Light Cycle bikes would create lines wherever they went. If a bike crashed into a line, the rider would be derezzed. The game is played in a Light Cycle arena, a large empty space with a gridded floor and walls all around.
+==Other appearances==
+===''{{c|Kingdom Hearts II|manga}}'' manga===
+A Light Cycle makes a cameo appearance while Sora and his friends look for a required piece of data that is necessary to turn on the power and escape, with Donald playing on it.
+{{-}}
-==''Kingdom Hearts II''==
+==Design==
-===Design===
+Sora's Space Paranoids Light Cycle is based on (and very similar to) the redesigned Light Cycles from the PC game ''{{w|Tron 2.0}}''. While the Light Cycles in the original film were shorter in length and had a canopy covering the rider, Sora's is longer, with a "floating" front wheel and a design somewhat more reminiscent of real-world motorbikes. It also lacks the canopy of the original Light Cycles, leaving Sora exposed but able to attack enemies. Additionally, Sora's Light Cycle is blue, matching his circuitry; in the original film, Flynn, Tron, and Ram respectively ride yellow, orange, and red Light Cycles while the ones ridden by the enemy team are blue.
-The design of the Light Cycle is completely different than that of the original movie, instead using the design of the redesigned Light Cycles from the PC game first sequel to the movie, ''Tron 2.0''. The design difference is that it is more like a real-life motorcycle than a capsule-like one, and looking like the redesign from the theatrical sequel of the first movie, ''Tron: Legacy''.
-===Storyline===
+The Light Cycles in The Grid are nearly identical to the ones in ''Tron: Legacy'', being black vehicles that more closely resemble real-world motorbikes than their Space Paranoids counterparts. The interior of the wheels and the decals on their sides and driving seat are covered in circuitry that matches the driver's; the Black Guards' Light Cycles are covered in orange circuitry, while Riku's is covered in light blue circuitry. Like their film counterparts, these Light Cycles generate a ribbon of light matching the cycle's circuitry color that can derez opponents behind the user. Riku's Light Cycle is also equipped with two turrets that resemble Identity Disks. These turrets, when on standby, rest on the back wheels; when active, they float near the front wheels.
-In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', [[Sora]] had to play a round of Light Cycle against some [[Magnum Loader|cycle-like Heartless]], after [[Goofy]] fiddled around with the computer in the holding cell in [[Space Paranoids]]. Unlike its predecessor, walls would self-generate as Sora raced through it, while the Heartless would also race against Sora, attempting to run him into the walls.
-Prior to the race, a [[Devastator]] [[Heartless]] blasted a hole in the wall, which Sora attempts to get to.
+[[Kevin Flynn]] owns a personal Light Cycle that bears a stronger resemblance to the Light Cycles from the original ''Tron'', complete with a canopy. It is predominantly white with black highlights. The number 786 is printed in red in front of the back wheel. Flynn's Light Cycle is only visible inside his personal hideout, and it has never been seen in action.
-After completing it once for the storyline, Light Cycle becomes a replayable mini-game in which you have to destroy as many Heartless as you can before dying or coming to the end of the course.
+==Controls==
+===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
+The Light Cycle mini-game operates under a rock-paper-scissors-esque attack system. Normal attacks are deflected with Guard, but can intercept Charges, which can break through Guards. If Sora drives into a wall, he will take damage.
-===Controls===
+*{{Button|c}} {{Nihongo|'''Guard'''|ガード|Gādo}}: A shield surrounds the bike and protects against Heartless attacks. It protects from Attack, but is ineffective against Charge.
-The Light Cycle mini-game operates under a rock-paper-scissors-esque attack system. If you Attack an enemy while it is guarding, you are blown away. If you use Charge against an enemy that is guarding, the barrier will be destroyed and the Heartless damaged. You can easily block a Charge with an Attack. If you pass through a barrier or run into a wall, you will take damage.
+*{{Button|s}} {{nihongo|'''Charge'''|チャージ|Chāji}}: The bike charges up and then smashes the nearest target. It breaks through Guard, but is vulnerable to Attack.
+*{{Button|x}} {{nihongo|'''Attack'''|アタック|Atakku}}: Sora attacks Heartless with the [[Keyblade]]. It can be used against Charge, but is weak against Guard.
+*{{button|lana}}: Move left or right.
+*{{Button|l1}} / {{Button|l2}}: Turns the bike left. Only usable when LEFT appears on screen.
+*{{Button|r1}} / {{Button|r2}}: Turns the bike right. Only usable when RIGHT appears on screen.
-*{{Button|c}} Guard: A shield surrounds the bike and protects against Heartless attacks. It protects from Attack, but is ineffective against Charge.
+===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
-*{{Button|s}} Charge: The bike charges up and then smashes the nearest target. It breaks through Guard, but is vulnerable to Attack.
+The Light Cycle controls are much simpler here than in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', and consist of:
-*{{Button|x}} Attack: Sora attacks Heartless with the [[Keyblade]]. It can be used against Charge, but is weak against Guard.
+*{{button|dsy}} {{nihongo|'''Change Mode'''|モードチェンジ|Mōdo Chenji|lit. "Mode Change"}}: Riku switches weapons between the ribbon and turrets. Switching to the ribbon grants a brief speed boost.
-*{{Button|l1}} / {{Button|l2}}: Turns the bike left.
+*{{button|dsb}} {{nihongo|'''Jump'''|ジャンプ|Janpu}}: Jumps with the Light Cycle, dodging enemy attacks.
-*{{Button|r1}} / {{Button|r2}}: Turns the bike right.
+*{{button|dsa}} {{nihongo|'''Assault Shot'''|アサルトショット|Asaruto Shotto}}: Fires projectiles at enemies in front. Only usable when the turrets are active.
-===Strategy===
+{{sec-stub}}<!--rewrite as prose, maybe? What did we do for Keyblade Glider?-->
-The ultimate goal of the Light Cycles mini-game is to destroy 40 Heartless. There are only 2 types of Heartless available in the mini-game:
-*Magnum Loader
+==Strategy==
-**Blue: The blue Magnum Loaders can  simply attack Sora with simple attacks.
-**Yellow: The yellow Magnum Loaders can charge at Sora.
+===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
-**Green: The red Magnum Loaders can guard themselves.
+The ultimate goal of the Light Cycle mini-game is to destroy 30 Heartless.
-**White: The white Magnum Loaders can attack, guard, and charge.
-*Devastator
+;Obstacles
-**These are found only in the exit of the mini-game and will shoot at Sora. If Guard is used correctly, it can protect Sora from harm and destroy these Heartless.
+*Magnum Loader: Magnum Loaders come in four different varieties. The color scheme corresponds to the Magnum Loader's actions:
-{{sec-stub}}
+**Blue Magnum Loaders use Attack. Sora can defend their attacks with Guard.
+**Yellow Magnum Loaders can use Charge. Sora can intercept their charges with Attack.
+**Green Magnum Loaders can use Guard. Sora can use Charge to break their guards.
+**White Magnum Loaders can use Charge, Attack, and Guard. Sora must observe their actions and counter with the appropriate command.
+*Devastator: Found only in the exit of the mini-game and will shoot at Sora. If Sora guards at the right moment, their projectiles will bounce off and hit themselves instead, protecting Sora while defeating them at the same time.
+===''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''===
+{{See also|Commantis}}
+The first time Riku participates in the Light Cycle, he is required to play until the [[Commantis]] appears. A variety of enemies appear to try to stop him.
+Afterward, Riku can return to the Light Cycle track in order to play the mini-game version. Here, he attempts to take down as many opponents as possible to obtain points.<!--Completing this mini-game awards Riku with a Fleeting Figment; mention on Fleeting (KH3D)-->
+;Obstacles
+*'''Guards''' ride Light Cycles and try to damage Riku with their light ribbons. They can be destroyed with Riku's ribbon or turrets.
+*'''Flying Guards''' fly along the track and attack Riku with bombs. They can be shot down with Riku's turrets.
+*'''Recognizers''' are indestructible, and shoot a single laser down the track before flying away.
 ==Characters==
-===Racers===
+===Heartless===
 <gallery>
-File:TronSora.png|[[Sora]]
+File:Magnum Loader (White) KHII.png|White [[Magnum Loader]].
+File:Magnum Loader (Yellow) KHII.png|Yellow [[Magnum Loader]].
+File:Magnum Loader (Blue) KHII.png|Blue [[Magnum Loader]].
+File:Magnum Loader (Green) KHII.png|Green [[Magnum Loader]].
+File:Devastator KHII.png|[[Devastator]]<!--x4-->
 </gallery>
-===Heartless===
+===Dream Eaters===
+<gallery>
+File:Commantis KH3D.png|'''[[Commantis]]'''
+</gallery>
+===Other===
+<gallery>
+File:Black Guard (Light Cycle) KH3D.png|[[Black Guard|Guard]]
+</gallery>
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Magnum Loader White.png|[[Magnum Loader]] White
+File:Sora's Light Cycle KHII.png|Sora's Light Cycle in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
-File:Magnum Loader Yellow.png|Magnum Loader Yellow
+File:Riku (Light Cycle) TG KH3D.png|Riku's Light Cycle in ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''.
-File:Magnum Loader Blue.png|Magnum Loader Blue
+File:Father and Son 01 KH3D.png|Flynn's Light Cycle.
-File:Magnum Loader Green.png|Magnum Loader Green
+File:Light Cycle KHII Manga.png|A Light Cycle in the manga adaptation.
-File:Devastator.png|[[Devastator]]
 </gallery>
-{{Stub}}
+==Videos==
+{| class="video"
+! Light Cycle - ''Kingdom Hearts II''
+! Light Cycle - ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''
+|-
+| {{#widget:YouTube|id=FCKyLYQ80F4|width=320|height=240}}
+| {{#widget:YouTube|id=05ZP7GHDTiU|width=320|height=240}}
+|}
 {{Minigames}}
 [[fr:Light Cycle]]
 [[Category:Mini-games]]
+[[Category:Space Paranoids]]
+[[Category:The Grid]]

Light Cycle: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 16:44, 13 May 2024

Contents

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II manga[edit]

Design[edit]

Controls[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

Characters[edit]

Heartless[edit]

Dream Eaters[edit]

Other[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Videos[edit]

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