Book of Retribution

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Book of Retribution
"A powerful weapon that draws forth its wielder's true worth."
Japanese		裁きの書
Rōmaji		Sabaki no Sho
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+124	+4	+15		+30	+4
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+4	+10	+4	+19	+4
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Magic Bracer 2: Heart Bonus 3: Magical Strike
Obtained
Zero Gear ⑤ (Zexion)

The Book of Retribution is a Lexicon that can be wielded by Zexion in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is his signature weapon, and his only weapon in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. The Book of Retribution, unsurprisingly, is a book, and Zexion is often seen reading it while lounging in the Grey Area.

Design

It is unclear exactly what the pages of the Book of Retribution contain, but from what can be seen, it tells some sort of story and lacks a basic dictionary layout. The cover is a dark grey, embossed with three white, intertwined Nobody emblems. The back bears the outline of another Nobody logo. The spine of the book displays a Roman numeral for six, VI, along with the title "Hallucination: Another Side", superimposed over yet another Nobody symbol; in the North American and PAL versions of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, "Hallucination" is replaced with "Ignes Fatui" (Lat: "Delusions"). Both "Hallucination" and "Delusions" allude to Zexion's attribute of "Illusion", and the "VI" on the book references Zexion's rank as the sixth member of Organization XIII.

A book is a collection of bound paper containing written material or illustrations. All of Zexion's weapons are lexicons—a type of book—and many are named after other types of books. "Retribution" is a synonym for "vengeance".

Gameplay

While the Book of Retribution is one of Zexion's stronger Lexicons, it is slightly unwieldy, as the combo finisher of his ground combo does not have the attack range that some of his other weapons do, more closely resembling those available early on. When he is on the ground, Zexion's combo is comprised of a forward slam, twin horizontal slams, and then a wide angled telepathic swing of the Book of Retribution.

When Zexion is performing his aerial combo, he will smack enemies twice in a left-to-right fashion, then finishing the combo by throwing the Lexicon forward. Pressing will cause Zexion to perform both a forward and upper slam, the -Combo ending with a toss of the Book of Retribution, and his aerial combo's combo finisher.

Combos
Ground Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Ground) Vertical Swing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Ground) Left-Right Swing Hit 1 0.5 X X X (Ground) Left-Right Swing Hit 2 0.63 X X X Hit 1 0.5 X X X Hit 2 0.63 X X X (Air) Upswing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Ground) Horizontal Circle Throw Hit 1 1.38 ◯ ◯ ◯ (Air) Front Throw Hit 1 0.75 X X X Hit 1 1.38 ◯ ◯ X		Air Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Air) Downswing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Air) Upswing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Air) Front Throw Hit 1 0.75 X X ◯ Hit 2 1.38 ◯ ◯ ◯

Gallery

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  The Book of Retribution in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.

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  Various views of the Book of Retribution.

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  The localized Book of Retribution's spine as seen during the opening credits.

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  The Book of Retribution in Kingdom Hearts Union χ.