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Darkball
Japanese	ダークボール
Rōmaji	Dākubōru
Type	Pureblood Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts coded Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Circus Balloon

Darkball
Kingdom Hearts
Heartless born purely out of darkness. Their movements are unpredictable, as they often make sudden moves and attacks.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A Heartless made from the very shadows of darkness. The Darkball mostly just bobs through the air, but its random weaving and biting are a nuisance.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Heartless hewn from the very shadows. Usually they just waft through the air, but they can be annoyingly unpredictable, bobbing around erratically or charging right at you without a moment's warning.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
A Heartless whose heart has been lost within the darkness. It teases its prey by teleporting randomly, and surprises them with its chomping attack.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Boasting high HP and strength, this sinister Heartless boosts its stats even further and lowers those of opponents to gain an edge in battle.

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	60	31		24	40		32
After rescue	90	35		27	45		60
World of Chaos	90	35		27	53		60
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(1) HP prize x10 (1) Munny x1, (5) Munny x1 Hi-Potion (1%), Lucid Crystal (1%) World of Chaos (2) MP prize x15 Mega-Ether (10%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Deep Jungle, Agrabah, Monstro, Atlantica, Halloween Town, Neverland, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	60	31		24	40		32
After rescue	90	35		27	45		60
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 24 (Dark Knights): 6 Darkball • Seed 21 (Air Corsairs): 4 Darkball • Seed 16 (Dark Storm): 21 Darkball • Seed 9 (Night Rave): 3 Darkball • Seed 5 (Black Storm): 11 Darkball • Seed 2 (Final Battalion): 10 Darkball

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	60	28		20	43		45
After rescue	105	31		20	48		90
World of Chaos	105	31		20	100		200
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(1) HP prize x15 (1) Munny x1, (5) Munny x1 Hi-Potion (2%), Lucid Crystal (2%) World of Chaos (2) MP prize x20 Mega-Ether (50%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Deep Jungle, Agrabah, Monstro, Atlantica, Halloween Town, Neverland, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	60	28		20	43		45
After rescue	105	31		20	48		90
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 24 (Dark Knights): 6 Darkball • Seed 21 (Air Corsairs): 4 Darkball • Seed 16 (Dark Storm): 21 Darkball • Seed 9 (Night Rave): 3 Darkball • Seed 5 (Black Storm): 11 Darkball • Seed 2 (Final Battalion): 10 Darkball

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	60	31		24	40		32
After rescue	90	35		27	45		60
World of Chaos	90	35		27	53		60
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(1) HP prize x10 (1) Munny x1, (5) Munny x1 Hi-Potion (1%), Lucid Crystal (1%) World of Chaos (2) MP prize x15 Mega-Ether (10%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Deep Jungle, Agrabah, Monstro, Atlantica, Halloween Town, Neverland, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	60	31		24	40		32
After rescue	90	35		27	45		60
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 24 (Dark Knights): 6 Darkball • Seed 21 (Air Corsairs): 4 Darkball • Seed 16 (Dark Storm): 21 Darkball • Seed 9 (Night Rave): 3 Darkball • Seed 5 (Black Storm): 11 Darkball • Seed 2 (Final Battalion): 10 Darkball

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
1F	B12F		70		3		10
2F	B11F		76		4		25
3F	B10F		83		5		40
4F	B9F		90		6		50
5F	B8F		97		7		70
6F	B7F		104		8		80
7F	B6F		111		10		100
8F	B5F		117		11		100
9F	B4F		124		12		130
10F	B3F		131		13		130
12F	B1F		223		12		269
13F			237		13		289
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
◯		◯				◯
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
◯		◯		◯		◯
World(s)
Atlantica, Neverland, Hollow Bastion, Destiny Islands, Castle Oblivion
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Cardblind			1 reload				25 CP
Description
Hide the cards you hold from hostile eyes.
Drop Rate					Sell
Regular		Map Card Boost
4%		10%			10 Moogle Points

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
1F	B12F		62		47		4		10
2F	B11F		68		51		5		25
3F	B10F		75		56		6		40
4F	B9F		78		59		7		50
5F	B8F		85		64		8		70
6F	B7F		92		69		9		80
7F	B6F		99		74		11		100
8F	B5F		105		79		12		100
9F	B4F		112		84		13		130
10F	B3F		119		89		14		130
12F	B1F		211		158		14		169
13F			225		169		15		189
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
			5 cards					6 s
World(s)
Atlantica, Neverland, Hollow Bastion, Destiny Islands, Castle Oblivion
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Duel Trigger					1 reload			—
Description
Next card activates card duel regardless of the number.
Available (Riku)
Atlantica

World		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Hollow Bastion Part I		74	153	74	56
Hollow Bastion Part I (Questploration)		83	224	82	62
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
O		O		O	O
Slow	Stop	Confuse		Stun	Magnet
O	O	O		O	O
Rewards
HP prize x4-8, Munny x22
Beginner Mode			Potion (3.00%)
Standard Mode			Potion (3.00%)
Proud Mode			Potion (2.00%)
Critical Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Worlds
Hollow Bastion Part I

World		Sector	Floor	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Agrabah		E		136	1430	135	101
Hollow Bastion Part I		A		93	153	74	56
Hollow Bastion Part I		B	5	193	2326	153	115
			6	196	2473	155	116
			8	208	3154	165	124
Hollow Bastion Part II		A		51	21	40	30
Hollow Bastion Part II		B		67	53	53	40
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder		Aero
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00		x1.00
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt		Air-Toss
O		O		O		O
Slow	Stop	Confuse		Stun		Magnet
O	O	O		O		O
Rewards
HP prize x4-8, Munny x22
Beginner Mode			Potion (3.00%)
Standard Mode			Potion (3.00%)
Proud Mode			Potion (2.00%)
Critical Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Worlds
Agrabah, Hollow Bastion Part I, Hollow Bastion Part II

Colored rows
The color of the row indicates the type of enemy: Blue = Regular enemies Red = Bugged enemies Green = Green bugged enemies
Status resistance symbols
The symbol indicates the effectiveness of the status effect: O = Effective Δ = Partially effective X = Not effective

Layer	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Layer 14	52	59	61	46
Layers 16-20	61	101	71	53
Layer 21-24	64	115	74	56
Layer 27	68	139	78	59
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Rewards
HP prize x4-6

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Realm of Darkness		98	48	26	15
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
?	?	?	?	?	?
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Rewards
Shop LV 8 Abounding Crystal (?%), Mega-Ether (?%), Crawling Fire (?%)
World(s)
Realm of Darkness

Episode			LV		BP
Episode 3			46		460
Episode 5			46		460
Episode 7			46		460
Last Episode			46		460
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Resist	Weak		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Resist	Resist		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical + MAG Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Magic Resist +1
Defeat 1000		Magic Resist +1

World		Rank		LV		BP
Agrabah		★★★★		46		460
Wonderland		★★★★		46		460
Scala ad Caelum		Fill Out Your Album		10		18
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire			Water
Normal		Normal			Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Resist	Weak		Weak			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Resist	Resist		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical + MAG Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Magic Resist +1
Defeat 1000		Magic Resist +1

Event			LV		BP
Daily Challenge			10		18
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Resist	Weak		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Resist	Resist		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical + MAG Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Magic Resist +1
Defeat 1000		Magic Resist +1

Floor	Time Period		LV		BP
31-49	1, 2, 3, 4, 5		46		460
91-94	2		46		460
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			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Normal		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Resist	Weak		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Resist	Resist		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical + MAG Down
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		Defense +1
Defeat 100		Magic Resist +1
Defeat 1000		Magic Resist +1

Attack	Strong
Type
Aerial	Multi-Attack Ability
Music Stages
Simple and Clean, Destiny Islands, Bustin' Up on the Beach, Traverse Town, Welcome to Wonderland, To Our Surprise, Hand in Hand (KH), A Day in Agrabah, Arabian Dream, A Very Small Wish, Monstrous Monstro, Under the Sea, An Adventure in Atlantica, This is Halloween, Spooks of Halloween Town, Night of Fate, Destiny's Force, Shrouding Dark Cloud, One‑Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII), Don't Think Twice, Hand in Hand (Piano Collections), Destati, A Whole New World, Dive into the Heart ‑Destati‑

The Darkball is a Pureblood Heartless that appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts coded, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts χ, Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, and Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.

Design

The Darkball, true to its name, has a spherical body that is pitch black and streaked with dark blue. Its glowing, yellow eyes are rather small. The inside of its mouth is blue, and the mouth itself is a jagged, toothy opening. This Heartless has three thick, black and blue tentacles with frayed, pink tips sprouting out of its body; two are on its top, and one is on its underside. The Darkball closely resembles the Shadow Stalker from Kingdom Hearts II, although the Shadow Stalker has a smoother appearance overall, and several smaller appendages.

The Darkball's name reflects its spherical shape and its status as a Heartless, a heart corrupted by the darkness.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

Darkballs are relatively easy Heartless to defeat; their attacks do little damage, they attack infrequently, and their HP is low. These Heartless teleport from one place to another in a way similar to the Invisible.

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Chomp Attack (かみつき攻撃, Kamitsuki Kōgeki)		None	x0.1[KH I] x0.3[KH I FM]	2	Repellable (Recoil: 40)
		Charges forward while making a biting motion.
Wild Dance Attack (乱舞攻撃, Ranbu Kōgeki)		Dark	x0	4	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		Flies around its current location at high speed.
Materialization Attack (実体化攻撃, Jittaika Kōgeki)		Dark	x0	4	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		When it materializes, it attacks the area around itself with black light.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Deck

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

Attacks

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Cards
Chomp Attack (かみつき攻撃, Kamitsuki Kōgeki)		Physical	—	x1.5
		Only used when the opponent is in front of it. Charges forward while making a biting motion.
Wild Dance (乱舞, Ranbu)		Physical	—	x1.0
		Rams the surrounding area with a rampaging motion. Can hit multiple times.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Rage (暴れる, Abareru)		—	Shoe-glue (Low)	1.00 [1.16]	△
		Flies around in a zigzag pattern with quick movement.
Chomp (かみつき, Kamitsuki)		—	—	1.00 [1.16]	◯
		After clicking its teeth, lunges forward while biting repeatedly.
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.

Olympus Coliseum

Technique	Target	Element	Power	Hit Rate	Critical Rate	Guard Timing
Chomp (かみつき, Kamitsuki)	Near (Single)	—	1.0	90%	8%	Late
	Lunges while biting repeatedly.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix they have a tendency to ambush Aqua at the first few seconds after they appear.