Tornado Step

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Tornado Step
Japanese	トルネードステップ
Rōmaji	Torunēdo Suteppu
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
Variations • Terrible Tomte • Eggster Bunny • Warlock Step • Upright Warlock • Reversed Warlock

Tornado Step
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A Heartless that flies about using its arms like propeller blades. Whether moving or attacking, it's always spin, spin, spinning—but never seems to get dizzy.
Kingdom Hearts II
It attacks as it moves, so once it starts spinning, stop its movements with reaction commands. Use Tornado Ride and grab the enemy for a free ride while attacking surrounding enemies.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
This Heartless boasts a tough offensive and healing powers. Use a special attack to defeat it quickly!

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
1F	B12F		70		3		7
2F	B11F		76		4		20
3F	B10F		83		5		32
4F	B9F		90		6		41
5F	B8F		97		7		50
6F	B7F		104		8		66
7F	B6F		111		10		80
8F	B5F		117		11		91
9F	B4F		124		12		100
10F	B3F		131		13		100
12F	B1F		223		12		219
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
◯		◯				◯
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
◯		◯		◯		◯
World(s)
Monstro, Hollow Bastion, Destiny Islands
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Reload Haste			1 reload				25 CP
Description
Subtract 2 from the reload counter.
Drop Rate					Sell
Regular		Map Card Boost
4%		10%			10 Moogle Points

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
1F	B12F		60		45		4		7
2F	B11F		66		50		5		20
3F	B10F		73		55		6		32
4F	B9F		80		60		7		41
5F	B8F		87		65		8		50
6F	B7F		94		71		9		66
7F	B6F		101		76		11		80
8F	B5F		107		80		12		91
9F	B4F		114		86		13		100
10F	B3F		121		91		14		100
12F	B1F		213		160		15		219
Physical		Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop		Warp
◯		◯				◯		◯
Bind		Confuse		Terror		Magnet		Freeze
◯		◯		◯		◯		◯
Duel Stats			No. of Cards					Time
			3 cards					4 s
World(s)
Monstro, Hollow Bastion, Destiny Islands
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Reload Haste					1 reload			25 CP
Description
Subtract 2 from the reload counter.
Drop Rate						Sell
Regular			Map Card Boost
4%			10%			20 Moogle Points

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Port Royal Episode 1		51	21		11	50
Olympus Coliseum Episode 2		82	37		21	220
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (1) ×2, Munny (5) ×2 Blazing Stone (8%), Bright Stone (4%)
World(s)
Port Royal, Olympus Coliseum

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Cerberus Cup		• Match 3: 3 Tornado Step
		64	27		15
Cerberus Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 3 Tornado Step
		133	62		36
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 14: 2 Tornado Step
		181	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Cerberus Cup		• Match 3: 3 Tornado Step
		67	29		16
Cerberus Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 3 Tornado Step
		133	62		36
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 14: 2 Tornado Step
		181	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Episode			LV		BP
Episode 3			41		336
Physical			Magic
Weak			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

World		Rank		LV		BP
Wonderland		★★★★		41		336
Physical			Magic
Weak			Normal
Non-element		Fire			Water
Normal		Normal			Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Event			LV		BP
Craft Earrings III			5		6
			20		102
			35		200
Physical			Magic
Weak			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Floor	Time Period		LV		BP
51-69	1, 3, 5		45		420
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
Weak			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Weak	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Defense +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

The Tornado Step is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. It is one of only three Heartless to debut in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, along with the Creeper Plant and Crescendo.

Design

The Tornado Step has a very small navy-blue body, emblazoned with the Heartless emblem. Two short legs can be seen at the bottom of the body, and a short, thin neck extends from the top to its round head, harboring two glowing, yellow eyes and a jagged maw. The Heartless wears a tall, conical, blue hat, with a bent tip and two yellow, spiral-like designs on the front. It is unclear whether the Heartless has arms extending from where its ears would be, or if the long, light aqua-colored extremities are actually part of the Heartless's hat. Black hands and yellow bangles can be seen at the end of the "arms".

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Tornado Step experiences a very dramatic color change; its body and head now have a reddish tint, its hat is a light-orange, the spiral-like designs are now dark-orange, its "arms" are a light-yellow color, its hands are a reddish color and the bangles it wears are green.

A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air. This highlights the Tornado Step's spinning movements and its wind-based attacks.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Deck

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Tornado Step	X	X	O	X	O	X	O	X	X	X

Attacks

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Cards
Propeller Charge (プロペラチャージ, Puropera Chāji)[KH CoM]		Physical	—	x1.5
		Steps forward as if gliding, and sweeps the opponent off their feet with both hands.
Jump Strike (ジャンプたたき, Janpu Tataki)		Physical	—	x1.0[KH CoM] x1.5[KH Re:CoM]
		Jumps slightly, somersaults forward, and swings both hands down. The attack hits quickly.
Aerial Jump Slap (空中ジャンプビンタ, Kuchū Janpu Binta)[KH Re:CoM]		Physical	—	x1.5
		—

Kingdom Hearts II

The Tornado Step is often encountered alongside Crescendo Heartless, providing them with a source of healing. During the Tornado Ride Reaction Command, Sora latches onto the Tornado Step as it spins with Keyblade extended, allowing him to control it and attack enemies before launching the Heartless away. Approaching an upward incline forces the Reaction Command to abort.

The Tornado Step often counters with its Propeller Charge attack when damaged. As a result, it can be easily dealt with by baiting out this attack and then utilizing its Reaction Command to make quick work of it.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Jump Strike (ジャンプたたき, Janpu Tataki)		Physical	x1.0	O
		Strikes with both arms while spinning vertically.
Jump Slap (ジャンプビンタ, Janpu Binta)		Physical	x1.0	O
		Strikes with both arms while spinning sideways.
Propeller Charge (プロペラチャージ, Puropera Chāji)		Physical	x1.5	O
		Extends both arms and runs around while spinning at high speed.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Element	Power	Description
Tornado Ride (トルネドライド, Torunedo Raido)	Physical	x1.0 Final hit: x3.0	Can be used when a Tornado Step uses Propeller Charge. Catch the Tornado Step and use it to attack surrounding enemies, then throw it away. You can use during execution to move in any direction.