Vermilion Samba

Vermilion Samba
Japanese	バーミリオンサンバ
Rōmaji	Bāmirion Sanba
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts III
Variations • Red Nocturne • Blue Rhapsody • Yellow Opera • Green Requiem • Black Ballade • Silver Rock • Emerald Blues • Crimson Jazz • Spring Metal • Scarlet Tango • Grey Caprice • Striped Aria • Sapphire Elegy • Pink Concerto • Turquoise March • Emerald Serenade • Violet Waltz • Wicked Watermelon • Large Watermelon • Huge Watermelon • Festive Fireworks • Large Fireworks • Huge Fireworks • Jack O' Lantern • Round Rice Cake • Large Rice Cake • Bitter Macaron • Mighty Macaron • Swaying Spook • Wandering Spook • Emerald Sonata • Amber Opera • Apricot Opera • Brilliant Opera • Marine Rumba • Gold Beat • Malachite Bolero

Vermilion Samba
Kingdom Hearts III
These fiery fliers come to a midair halt and conjure up a sigil before they launch flaming badness at you. Use that opportunity to strike! When they do start dishing out the rapid-fire spells, keep a cool head and dodge out of the way. Nothing rains on their parade quite like a cool sip of Water magic. If you've got the MP to spare, go ahead and make a splash!

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Olympus			3		19			9			2
Olympus (4 worlds cleared)			4		29			14			5
Olympus (6 worlds cleared)			6		36			18			11
Olympus (The Final World cleared)			8		44			22			19
Twilight Town			42		25			12			15
Twilight Town (6 worlds cleared)			53		31			15			30
Twilight Town (The Final World cleared)			68		38			19			62
Toy Box			45		27			13			19
Toy Box (4 worlds cleared)			53		31			15			30
Toy Box (6 worlds cleared)			68		38			19			62
Toy Box (The Final World cleared)			83		46			23			105
Monstropolis			68 6		38			19			62 13
Monstropolis (6 worlds cleared)			76 7		42			21			82 17
Monstropolis (The Final World cleared)			91 9		50			25			131 27
Keyblade Graveyard (Battlegate 13)			137		73			37			353
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×0		×1.0			×1.0				×1.5
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×0.7		×1.0		×1.0					×1.0
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
◯		◯		◯					◯
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
0		—		×1.1					—
Rewards
MP prize (5) ×1, Focus prize (3) ×3 Blazing Stone (12%), Blazing Gem (6%)
World(s)
Olympus, Twilight Town, Toy Box, Monstropolis, Keyblade Graveyard

The Vermilion Samba is an Emblem Heartless that appears in Kingdom Hearts III.

Design

The Vermilion Samba has a smooth, conical body colored red and pink and has a Heartless emblem emblazoned on its chest. The top of its body flares outward and forms a jagged "collar" below the Heartless's spherical, pitch black head. It also wears a conical, pink and dark crimson hat that has a jagged brim and a thin, curled tip. Like many Heartless, the Vermilion Samba has glowing yellow eyes.

Like other Heartless in its family, the Vermilion Samba's name refers to a color—in this case, vermilion—and a musical term—in this case, a Samba, a type of Brazilian dance music.

Strategy

Once they summon their sigil, Vermillion Sambas have only two attacks: throwing 5 balls of fire at the target, or lighting itself aflame and ramming the target. These attacks can easily be blocked or dodged, after which the Vermilion Samba's sigil will vanish and the Heartless will be open for attack. If Sora has MP, then Water magic is perfect as it will not only stop its attack, but also deal extra damage. Blizzard can also work because of its freezing capabilities.

The Vermilion Samba is resistant to Aero, and immune to Fire.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Fire Magnum (ファイアマグナム, Faia Magunamu)		Fire	—	1.0 per hit	△	1
		Shoots fire forward in five directions.
Fire Strike (ファイアストライク, Faia Sutoraiku)		Fire	—	1.5	△ (Risk Dodge)	3
		Rams opponents while its sigil burns.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.