The Joker

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days The Joker
"A formidable weapon with exceptional capabilities."
Japanese		ザ・ジョーカー
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+92	+5	+15		+30	+5
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+5	+10	+5	+11	+5
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Grand Slam 2: Damage Control 3: Second Chance
Obtained
Pandora's Gear ⑤ (Luxord)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days The Joker+
"An upgraded The Joker. Possesses formidable power and exceptional capabilities."
Japanese		ザ・ジョーカー+
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+125	+1	+15		+34	+1
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1	+10	+1	+12	+1
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.0		1.0
Abilities
1: Grand Slam 2: Damage Control 3: Second Chance
Obtained
Pandora's Gear+ ⑤ (Luxord)

The Joker (ザ・ジョーカー, Za Jōkā) is a deck of Cards that can be wielded by Luxord in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It can be upgraded to The Joker+.

Design

A card from Luxord's The Joker deck is oval shaped with a jagged border. It has four spikes resembling those on the Nobody logo, one on each corner. There is a thin, pale yellow, inner border on the card, and the background that is faded gold. There is a large, red diamond with concave sides in the middle of the card, with a large, white "X" shaped design that resembles the top half of the Nobody symbol superimposed over it.

Its name derives from a Joker playing card found in most decks of modern playing cards. The Joker is one of only four of Luxord's weapons that's name is not drawn from one of twenty-two cards that make up a Tarot deck's Major Arcana. The others are Fair Game, Finest Fantasy 13, and High Roller's Secret.

Gameplay

The Joker's normal ground combo starts with a throw of the cards forwards in a boomerang-like fashion, followed by Luxord performing a 360-degree spin, with his cards surrounding his legs, and ends with an upward spiral of cards. The combo can be activated after the first attack, and consists of Luxord performing a 360-degree spin, with his cards surrounding his legs, followed by riding a larger version of one the cards like a surfboard while performing a forward 360-degree spinning attack with larger versions of the cards held in each hand.

The aerial combo starts with a throw of the cards forwards in a boomerang-like fashion, followed by Luxord performing a spinning leap, surrounded in an upward spiral of cards, and ends by riding a larger version of one the cards like a surfboard while performing a forward 360-degree spinning attack with larger versions of the cards held in each hand.