Link System

This article is about the Link System from Dream Drop Distance. You may be looking for Link Summons in Kingdom Hearts III.

The Link Gauge is a rounded, pink bar.

The Link System (リンクシステム, Rinku Shisutemu) is a game mechanic that appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It allows Sora and Riku to harness the powers of the Spirit Dream Eaters in their party.

Linking with a Spirit uses up the Link Gauge, which appears below its profile sprite. If one Spirit's Link Gauge is full, a Single Link can be initiated with it, and when both active Spirits have full Link Gauges, a Dual Link can be initiated with both of them. While a link is in effect, the Link Gauge or Gauges will steadily deplete until empty, although links can be ended or interrupted prematurely. The Link Gauge is filled when active Spirits attack enemies, or a Dream Candy is used.

Sora and Riku each use a different type of link with the Dream Eaters in their party.

Link Attack

Link Attack

Sora can join with a Spirit to execute a Link Attack (リンクアタック, Rinku Atakku), a special technique utilizing the Spirit's natural abilities. Many species of Dream Eater have unique Link Actions associated with them, although some techniques are shared between species.

Name	Description	Spirits
Meow Wounce (ワンダージャンプ, Wandā Janpu, lit. "Wonder Jump")	Bounce around on your Spirit's back and trounce the enemy. Use to steer.	Meow Wow Flowbermeow Meowjesty Catanuki[KH DDD HD]
Roll Call (ローリングボール, Rōringu Bōru, lit. "Rolling Ball")	Hop onto your Spirit and bowl over enemies. Use to steer.	Cera Terror Drill Sye Escarglow Tama Sheep
Whirling Bronco (スピニングロデオ, Supiningu Rodeo, lit. "Spinning Rodeo")	Crash into enemies astride your Spirit. Use to steer and to add a spin attack.	Cyber Yog Yoggy Ram
Fly-By Knight (エアライドボンバー, Ea Raido Bonbā, lit. "Air Ride Bomber")	Take to the skies with your Spirit's help. Use to steer and to attack.	Eaglider Halbird Komory Bat Peepsta Hoo
Hammer Throw (ハンマースロー, Hanmā Surō)	Swing Pricklemane around like a morning star. Use to move.	Pricklemane
Flame Thrower (フレムスロー, Furemu Surō, lit. "Flame Throw")	Turn your Spirit into a fireball you can throw at enemies. Use to control your Spirit after the throw.	Hebby Repp Sudo Neku
Decussation (ユニゾンクロス, Yunizon Kurosu, lit. "Unison Cross")	Sync up with your Spirit to unleash a series of fast and powerful strikes. Press to perform each strike.	Chef Kyroo Lord Kyroo Ryu Dragon Sir Kyroo
Poison Dash (ポイズンダッシュ, Poizun Dasshu)	Attack from inside Toximander's poison bubble. Use to move. The bubble will grow as you touch enemies.	Toximander
Water Blaster (ウォータブラスター, Wōta Burasutā)	Make your Spirit fire a stream of water. Use to control the stream's direction.	Fin Fatale Fishboné
Bubble Blaster (バブルブラスター, Baburu Burasutā)	Snipe enemies from astride Tatsu Steed. Use to turn and hold to fire a barrage of bubbles.	Tatsu Steed
Paw Groove (リズミックパッド, Rizumikku Paddo, lit. "Rhythmic Pad")	Bust a mew with your Spirit. Press the buttons shown at the right time to dance enemies to their doom.	Necho Cat Frootz Cat
Equestrian Raid (サラブレッドライド, Sarabureddo Raido, lit. "Thoroughbred Ride")	Hitch a ride on your Spirit and charge your enemies. Use to steer and to add a glide attack. Race around on Thunderaffe's back and crash into enemies to deal damage. Use to steer.	Electricorn Pegaslick Thunderaffe
Swing Fling (ジャイアントスイング, Jaianto Suingu, lit. "Giant Swing")	Attack foes while your Spirit swings you around. Use to steer.	Kooma Panda Majik Lapin Me Me Bunny Ursa Circus
Belly Raid (バトリングライド, Batoringu Raido, lit. "Battering Ride")	Slide around atop Iceguin Ace and crash into enemies to deal damage. Use to steer.	Iceguin Ace
Target Shot (ターゲットショット, Tāgetto Shotto)	Snipe enemies from astride your Spirit. Aim with and successfully lock on with to fire homing projectiles.	Kab Kannon KO Kabuto
Trap Shot (トラップショット, Torappu Shotto)	Snipe enemies from astride Staggerceps. Aim with and fire a pincer shot with . Hit your mark to stop a foe in its tracks.	Staggerceps
Cure Sun (キュアサン, Kyua San)	Restore HP to the entire party and eliminate negative status effects with Wheeflower's help.	Wheeflower
Vacuum Ghost (ゴーストバキューム, Gōsuto Bakyūmu, lit. "Ghost Vacuum")	Have your Spirit slurp up surrounding enemies, deal damage, and then spit them back out. Use to move your Spirit.	Ghostabocky Jestabocky
Berserker Bronco (バーサクロデオ, Bāsaku Rodeo, lit. "Berserk Rodeo")	Jump onto Zolephant's back and swat enemies down with a titanic trunk. Use to steer.	Zolephant Beatalike[KH DDD HD]
Lucky Dice (ラッキーダイス, Rakkī Daisu)	Cause various effects to friend and foe based on how your Spirit's dice roll.	Juggle Pup R & R Seal
Fire Blaster (ファイアブラスター, Faia Burasutā)	Snipe enemies from astride Tatsu Blaze. Use to turn and hold to fire a barrage of bubbles.	Tatsu Blaze
Poison Rain (ポイズンレイン, Poizun Rein)	Use Woeflower to shower enemies with toxic rain. Inflicts negative status effects on all foes.	Woeflower
Flame Raid (フレイムライド, Fureimu Raido, lit. "Flame Ride")	Hitch a ride on Tyranto Rex and charge your enemies. Use to steer and to breathe fire.	Tyranto Rex
Ice Raid (アイスライド, Aisu Raido, lit. "Ice Ride")	Hitch a ride on Skelterwild and charge your enemies. Use to steer and to breathe ice.	Skelterwild
Tail Groove (リズミックテイル, Rizumikku Teiru, lit. "Rhythmic Tail")	Get your groove on with your Spirit. Press the buttons shown at the right time to dance enemies to their doom.	Drak Quack Ducky Goose
Aura Raid (オーラライド, Ōra Raido, lit. "Aura Ride")	Hitch a ride on your Spirit and charge your enemies. Use to steer and to fire your aura.	Aura Lion Keeba Tiger
Unwind (リラックスタイム, Rirakkusu Taimu, lit. "Relax Time")	Race around with Tubguin Ace and crash into enemies to deal damage. Use to steer.	Tubguin Ace[KH DDD HD]

Dual Attack

If there are two Dream Eaters in the party with full Link Gauges, Sora can initiate a Dual Attack. In most cases, the Dual Attack used is determined by the Attributes of the two Spirits.

Name	Description	Attributes
Whomperstomp (ワンダージャンボリー, Wandā Janborī, lit. "Wonder Jamboree")	Grab on tight as a gargantuan Meow Wow bounces around, flattering foes and creating king-sized shockwaves.	Meow Wow, Flowbermeow, Catanuki, or Meowjesty + anything
Comet (コメット, Kometto)	Dual Link to ride a shooting star into enemies and trigger a devastating blast.	Physical + Fire Physical + Dark Fire + Fire Fire + Water Fire + Dark
Unison Rush (ユニオンラッシュ, Yunion Rasshu, lit. "Union Rush")	Dual Link to mercilessly charge the enemy again and again.	Physical + Physical Physical + Thunder Physical + Light Physical + Blizzard
Chaos Snake (カオススネーク, Kaosu Sunēku)	Dual Link to gather light in the Keyblade and then unleash a powerful beam that can be aimed with .	Physical + Water Fire + Thunder Water + Water Dark + Dark Dark + Blizzard
Prism Light (レインボープリズム, Reinbō Purizumu, lit. "Rainbow Prism")	Dual Link to refract light through a crystal and inflict serious damage.	Fire + Blizzard Water + Blizzard Thunder + Blizzard Light + Blizzard Blizzard + Blizzard
Trinity Limit (トリニティリミット, Toriniti Rimitto)	Dual Link to summon an orb of light and inflict serious damage.	Fire + Light Water + Thunder Water + Light Light + Light Light + Dark
Ragnarok (ラグナロク, Ragunaroku)	Dual Link to launch a devastating salvo of light at the enemy.	Water + Dark Thunder + Thunder Thunder + Light Thunder + Dark

Link Style

Link Style

Riku can fuse with a Spirit to initiate a Link Style (リンクスタイル, Rinku Sutairu), which enhances his attack combos, similar to Command Styles from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. The Link Style used depends on the Style attribute of the fused Dream Eater.

Name	Description	Style
Shining Hammer (ライトハンマー, Raito Hanmā, lit. "Light Hammer")	Cut a wide swath in front of you, then strike the ground to create a shockwave of light.	Physical/Light
Fire Raid (ファイアレイド, Faia Reido)	Imbue your Keyblade with fire and hurl it at enemies.	Fire
Wavesurfer (ウェブサーファー, Webusāfā)	Imbue your Keyblade with water and assail foes with a series of spin attacks.	Aqua
Thunderstorm (サンダーストーム, Sandāsutōmu)	Imbue your Keyblade with lightning and punish foes with a flurry of attacks.	Lightning
Darkest Fears (ダークフィアース, Dāku Fiāsu, lit. "Dark Fears")	Grow dark claws and terrorize foes.	Dark

Dual Style

If there are two Dream Eaters in the party with full Link Gauges, Riku can activate a Dual Style. The Dual Style used is determined by the Style attributes of the two Spirits.

Name	Description	Styles
Bladecharge (ブレードチャージ, Burēdochāji)	Wield a giant Keyblade of light and strike down many enemies at once.	Lord Kyroo + anything Physical/Light + Physical/Light Physical/Light + Fire Physical/Light + Dark Fire + Fire Fire + Lightning Aqua + Lightning
Rising Wing (ライジングウイング, Raijingu Uingu)	Imbue your Keyblade with wind and strike a wide area with a powerful gale.	Komory Bat, Eaglider, Halbird, Pegaslick, or Ryu Dragon + anything, except Lord Kyroo or Ghostabocky Physical/Light + Aqua Fire + Aqua Aqua + Aqua Aqua + Dark
Ghost Drive (ゴーストドライブ, Gōsuto Doraivu)	Imbue your Keyblade with darkness and blindside foes with a flurry of warp attacks.	Ghostabocky + anything, except Lord Kyroo Physical/Light + Lightning Fire + Dark Lightning + Lightning Lightning + Dark Dark + Dark

See also

• Command Style