Maleficent's Goon

Maleficent's Goons
Japanese	マレフィセントの手下
Rōmaji	Marefisento no Teshita
Homeworld	Enchanted Dominion
Origin	Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Games	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts Union χ Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Enchanted Dominion		16	4	11	4
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.25	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
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
World(s)
Enchanted Dominion

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Enchanted Dominion		16	4	11	4
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.25	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
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
World(s)
Enchanted Dominion

Maleficent's Goons are dark creatures of Enchanted Dominion that serve Maleficent in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts Union χ. They guard their mistress's castle with their lives and use spears, maces, and bows to attack.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

During Ventus's visit to Enchanted Dominion, he infiltrates Maleficent's fortress to free Aurora's heart, battling Maleficent's Goons in the process. Later, after being imprisoned in Maleficent's castle, Aqua and Prince Phillip break out of her dungeon and fight their way through Maleficent's Goons to escape.

Design

Maleficent's Goons are bipedal and come in two varieties in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep: one is of a light build and has the head of a vulture, while the other is stockier and has a porcine visage. Both types of goons wear greenish-brown tunics and spiked helmets, and burst into green flames when defeated. In Kingdom Hearts Union χ, a third variety appears, also pig-like but taller and thinner than the other with a shock of dark hair and two horns that resemble Maleficent's. These wear only a skirt of the same greenish tone as their skin, and carry a shield with the device of a snake.

The goons wield one of four weapons: a mace, an axe, a bow, or a spear. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, the axe-wielding goon is labeled as a "Spear" goon. The name was changed to the more accurate "Axe" in Kingdom Hearts Union χ, while a new variety is given the "Spear" title in that game.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Individually, Maleficent's Goons are easy to defeat. They can become a threat if faced in large numbers, however. Most of the goons' attacks can be blocked, and the "Bow" variety's shots can be deflected back at them to deal damage.

In addition to standard status effects, the goons are also cripplingly vulnerable to elemental damage, as all types will stun them and prevent them from attacking. Since they only act a few seconds after spawning, one should immediatly use their magic command before they get an opportunity to attack and become very dangerous, especially on higher difficulties where Second Chance and Once More may have yet to be obtained.

Mace

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Downswing (振り下ろし, Furioroshi)		Physical	—	0.5	◯
		Swings its mace down.
Rock Throw (岩投げ, Iwa Nage)		Neutral	—	1.5	X
		Picks up a rock and throws it.
		Used during the escape of the castle in the Gates in Aqua's scenario.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Spear

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Two-Stage Thrust (二段突き, Nidan Tsuki)		Physical	—	1.0 x2	◯
		Swings its spear down, and follows with a thrust.
Dash Thrust (ダッシュ突き, Dasshu Tsuki)		Physical	—	1.5	◯
		Thrusts its spear while stepping forward.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Bow

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Snipe (狙撃, Sogeki)		Physical	—	1.5	◯
		Shoots an arrow.
Triple Shot (3本発射, 3-pon Hassha)	Left	Physical	—	1.0	◯
	Center and Right	Physical	—	0.5 x2	◯
		Fires arrows in three directions. Arrows fired to the left are more powerful.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Origin

Maleficent's goons first appeared in Disney's 1959 animated feature, Sleeping Beauty. In the film, Maleficent ordered them to search nearby lands for Aurora after the infant princess disappeared into the woods with Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. Sixteen years later, the goons returned to their mistress's side empty-handed, and when Maleficent learned they had spent almost two decades incompetently hunting a baby, she flew into a rage.

Later, the goons helped Maleficent capture Prince Phillip. When the prince attempted to escape the Forbidden Mountain with the aid of the three good fairies, several goons tried and failed to stop him.

Gallery

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  Maleficent's goon with the axe in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross].

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  Maleficent's goon with the axe in Kingdom Hearts V CAST.