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[[File:Struggle (Roxas) 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Roxas fighting with Hayner in a Struggle Battle.]]
[[File:Struggle (Roxas) 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Roxas fighting with Hayner in a Struggle Battle.]]
'''Struggle'''<!--nihongo--> is a popular sport played throughout [[Twilight Town]]. It consists of two players who battle with foam weapons in order to knock "Struggle Orbs" off of each other. The winner is the player with the most Orbs at the end of three minutes.{{fact}}<!--confirm this is the time limit-->
'''Struggle'''<!--nihongo--> is a popular sport played throughout [[Twilight Town]]. It consists of two players who battle with foam weapons in order to knock "Struggle Orbs" off of each other. The winner is the player with the most Orbs at the end of sixty seconds.
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==Story==
==Story==
Struggle is a popular sport in both [[Twilight Town]] and its [[Simulated Twilight Town|simulation]], and one of the main forms of recreation. The reigning champion is the gambler [[Setzer]], who has become very popular with Twilight Town's women.
Struggle is a popular sport in both [[Twilight Town]] and its [[Simulated Twilight Town|simulation]], and one of the main forms of recreation. A single-elimination tournament is held in the town every summer, the prize of which is the [[Struggle Trophy|Four Crystal Trophy]], and a chance at a match against the reigning champion for an additional prize. Said reigning champion is the gambler [[Setzer]], who has become very popular with Twilight Town's women. Roxas and Hayner are both interested in competing in the tournament that year.


When Seifer's gang shows up to pick on Roxas and his friends, they fight through a Struggle battle.<!--who challenges who?--> Roxas chooses from three different Struggle bats: a normal bat that increases his [[Strength]], a bat with a handguard that increases his [[Defense]], or a wand-shaped bat that increases his [[Magic]].
While investigating the missing photographs on the First Day, Roxas and his friends run into Seifer and his gang. Seifer offers to let their accusation of stealing the photos slide if they get down and beg. Initially, Roxas does crouch to beg, but after hearing Hayner shout his name, he looks up and spots three [[Struggle Bats]] on the floor. Without hesitation, Roxas runs to grab one of the bats and challenges Seifer to a fight.
{{section-stub}}<!--what happens after he chooses a bat-->
 
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Regardless of who wins the battle, the photograph made of Roxas is then stolen by a Dusk, which the Struggle Bat proves to be a useless weapon against.


[[File:A Promise with Hayner 01 KHII.png|thumb|Roxas and Hayner promised to compete in the Struggle tournament.]]
[[File:A Promise with Hayner 01 KHII.png|thumb|Roxas and Hayner promised to compete in the Struggle tournament.]]
Later that week, Roxas tries to earn money by doing odd jobs around town, one of them being to [[Poster Duty|put up posters]] for the Struggle Tournament at the end of the summer.
The next day, the group encounter a poster for the Struggle posted up on the wall of Station Heights. Roxas and Hayner promise each other that they will both make it to the finals, so that regardless of the winner, all four of them will be able to split the trophy between them.
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During that day, to earn money, Roxas can [[Poster Duty|put up posters for the competition]] around the Tram Common.


[[File:A Midsummer's Struggle Battle 01 KHII.png|thumb|The winner of the tournament gets to take on Setzer.]]
[[File:A Midsummer's Struggle Battle 01 KHII.png|thumb|The winner of the tournament gets to take on Setzer.]]
<!--leadup to Struggle with Hayner, Struggle battle, etc.
The Struggle finals take place on the Fourth Day. Roxas, Hayner, Seifer and Vivi have made it to the final four. After a quick revision of the rules, Roxas is pit against Hayner. Roxas wins the fight, knocking Hayner out of the tournament finals and placing the burden of collecting the trophy solely on his shoulders.
{{Main|Game:Hayner}}
 
The next match is between Vivi and Seifer. Vivi flies at Seifer and aggressively knocks several orbs from him at the end of the match, then walking away. The match is declared in Vivi's favour, and Seifer withdraws from the competition altogether, telling Roxas quickly that the person he just fought was not Vivi. Seifer's withdrawal leaves Hayner in third place.
 
Roxas and the [[fake Vivi]] are both moved to second place and compete in a final match against one another. At the end of the match, the virtual town glitches with time apparently stopping, and the fake Vivi reveals itself to be a Dusk in disguise, with more Dusk appearing. Once Roxas eliminates the Dusks with the Keyblade, Axel appears and approaches him, remarking on his cluelessness. Claiming to 'have no time for a Q&A', Axel announces that he'll just have to fight Roxas, but hesitates when everything around Roxas begins to distort. Roxas tosses the Keyblade onto the floor in anger, asking again what's happening, only to have it reappear in his hand. He resigns himself to the battle.
{{Main|Game:Axel}}
 
At the end of the match, [[DiZ]] intervenes, the two of them telling Roxas that the other is lying about what is happening. Roxas clutches his head in pain and screams his friend's names, only for townspeople to suddenly unfreeze, and DiZ and Axel to have disappeared. Vivi is standing across from him and slumps as if Roxas had just defeated him in the match, although he is confused as to how he got there. Roxas has apparently won the competition, and is awarded the Four Crystal Trophy off-screen.


Roxas then gets to take on the champion, Setzer. Setzer asks him to throw the match, mentioning that he will make it worth Roxas's while, but Roxas refuses the deal.
{{Main|Game:Setzer}}
{{canon}}
If the player wins the battle, Roxas wins the [[Champion Belt]]. If the player loses the battle, Roxas wins the [[Medal]] as a consolation prize.
{{canonend}}


#Champion: [[Game:Setzer|Setzer]]
After the tournament, Roxas and his friends are sitting on top of the station clock tower as usual. Roxas breaks off the crystals from the Trophy and throws one each at his friends before taking the blue one for himself, thus 'splitting' the prize between them. They each hold up the crystal to the light of sun, but when Olette reaches behind her and reveals a bunch of Sea Salt Ice Creams, Roxas stands up quickly, misbalances, and falls from the top of the tower. The blue crystal disappears.
#[[Fake Vivi]]
#[[Game:Hayner|Hayner]]
#[[Game:Seifer|Seifer]]
*Should Roxas defeat Setzer in the final match, he'll receive the [[Champion Belt]], which increases his element resistance by 20%. Losing to Setzer will result in a different cutscene, and Roxas will instead recieve the [[Medal]].-->
As the winner of the Struggle Tournament, Roxas gets to take on the champion, Setzer. Setzer asks him to throw the match, but Roxas decides to play seriously, and wins the [[Champion Belt]].<!--add details of that scene, add Medal option as canon-tagged, add Struggle Trophy and falling off the tower-->
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[[File:Struggle (Sora) 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Sora fighting Hayner in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.]]
[[File:Struggle (Sora) 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Sora fighting Hayner in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.]]
In the real Twilight Town, Seifer apparently won the Struggle tournament and became the new champion. When Sora returns to Twilight Town near the end of his journey, he can challenge Hayner, then Setzer, and finally Seifer in practice Struggle battles. Sora must defeat each opponent ten times to be able to challenge the next one. Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Hayner engages Seifer in a Struggle battle.
In the real Twilight Town, Seifer apparently won the Struggle tournament, defeated Setzer and became the new champion. He is in possession of the Four Crystal Trophy, but gives it up willingly after Sora defeats a group of Nobodies partway through his journey, declaring him the 'strongest guy in Twilight Town'.
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When Sora returns to Twilight Town near the end of his journey, he can challenge Hayner, then Setzer, and finally Seifer in practice Struggle battles. Sora must defeat each opponent ten times to be able to challenge the next one.
 
Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Hayner engages Seifer in a Struggle battle.


==Rules==
==Rules==
Each player begins with one hundred colored orbs, red or blue. Each time a participant is hit, they drop orbs of their color, which either player can pick up to increase their score. The players have three minutes{{fact}} to collect as many orbs as possible; they can also end the match early by collecting all one hundred orbs. In Sora's matches, he can also temporarily knock out the opponent by depleting their HP gauge.
Each player begins with one hundred colored orbs. Each time a participant is hit, they drop orbs of their color, which either player can pick up to increase their score. The players have sixty seconds to collect as many orbs as possible; they can also end the match early by collecting all two hundred orbs. In Sora's matches, he can also temporarily knock out the opponent by depleting their HP gauge.


{{canon}}
{{canon}}
In the [[Kingdom Hearts II (manga)|''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga]], the the orbs are adhered to velco straps worn by the players.
In the [[Kingdom Hearts II (manga)|''Kingdom Hearts II'' manga]], the orbs are adhered to velco straps worn by the players.
{{canonend}}
{{canonend}}



Revision as of 12:49, 24 April 2013

Roxas fighting with Hayner in a Struggle Battle.

Struggle is a popular sport played throughout Twilight Town. It consists of two players who battle with foam weapons in order to knock "Struggle Orbs" off of each other. The winner is the player with the most Orbs at the end of sixty seconds.

Story

Struggle is a popular sport in both Twilight Town and its simulation, and one of the main forms of recreation. A single-elimination tournament is held in the town every summer, the prize of which is the Four Crystal Trophy, and a chance at a match against the reigning champion for an additional prize. Said reigning champion is the gambler Setzer, who has become very popular with Twilight Town's women. Roxas and Hayner are both interested in competing in the tournament that year.

While investigating the missing photographs on the First Day, Roxas and his friends run into Seifer and his gang. Seifer offers to let their accusation of stealing the photos slide if they get down and beg. Initially, Roxas does crouch to beg, but after hearing Hayner shout his name, he looks up and spots three Struggle Bats on the floor. Without hesitation, Roxas runs to grab one of the bats and challenges Seifer to a fight.

Regardless of who wins the battle, the photograph made of Roxas is then stolen by a Dusk, which the Struggle Bat proves to be a useless weapon against.

Roxas and Hayner promised to compete in the Struggle tournament.

The next day, the group encounter a poster for the Struggle posted up on the wall of Station Heights. Roxas and Hayner promise each other that they will both make it to the finals, so that regardless of the winner, all four of them will be able to split the trophy between them.

During that day, to earn money, Roxas can put up posters for the competition around the Tram Common.

The winner of the tournament gets to take on Setzer.

The Struggle finals take place on the Fourth Day. Roxas, Hayner, Seifer and Vivi have made it to the final four. After a quick revision of the rules, Roxas is pit against Hayner. Roxas wins the fight, knocking Hayner out of the tournament finals and placing the burden of collecting the trophy solely on his shoulders.

Main article: Game:Hayner

The next match is between Vivi and Seifer. Vivi flies at Seifer and aggressively knocks several orbs from him at the end of the match, then walking away. The match is declared in Vivi's favour, and Seifer withdraws from the competition altogether, telling Roxas quickly that the person he just fought was not Vivi. Seifer's withdrawal leaves Hayner in third place.

Roxas and the fake Vivi are both moved to second place and compete in a final match against one another. At the end of the match, the virtual town glitches with time apparently stopping, and the fake Vivi reveals itself to be a Dusk in disguise, with more Dusk appearing. Once Roxas eliminates the Dusks with the Keyblade, Axel appears and approaches him, remarking on his cluelessness. Claiming to 'have no time for a Q&A', Axel announces that he'll just have to fight Roxas, but hesitates when everything around Roxas begins to distort. Roxas tosses the Keyblade onto the floor in anger, asking again what's happening, only to have it reappear in his hand. He resigns himself to the battle.

Main article: Game:Axel

At the end of the match, DiZ intervenes, the two of them telling Roxas that the other is lying about what is happening. Roxas clutches his head in pain and screams his friend's names, only for townspeople to suddenly unfreeze, and DiZ and Axel to have disappeared. Vivi is standing across from him and slumps as if Roxas had just defeated him in the match, although he is confused as to how he got there. Roxas has apparently won the competition, and is awarded the Four Crystal Trophy off-screen.

Roxas then gets to take on the champion, Setzer. Setzer asks him to throw the match, mentioning that he will make it worth Roxas's while, but Roxas refuses the deal.

Main article: Game:Setzer
This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.

If the player wins the battle, Roxas wins the Champion Belt. If the player loses the battle, Roxas wins the Medal as a consolation prize. Template:Canonend

After the tournament, Roxas and his friends are sitting on top of the station clock tower as usual. Roxas breaks off the crystals from the Trophy and throws one each at his friends before taking the blue one for himself, thus 'splitting' the prize between them. They each hold up the crystal to the light of sun, but when Olette reaches behind her and reveals a bunch of Sea Salt Ice Creams, Roxas stands up quickly, misbalances, and falls from the top of the tower. The blue crystal disappears.

Sora fighting Hayner in a Struggle match in Twilight Town.

In the real Twilight Town, Seifer apparently won the Struggle tournament, defeated Setzer and became the new champion. He is in possession of the Four Crystal Trophy, but gives it up willingly after Sora defeats a group of Nobodies partway through his journey, declaring him the 'strongest guy in Twilight Town'.

When Sora returns to Twilight Town near the end of his journey, he can challenge Hayner, then Setzer, and finally Seifer in practice Struggle battles. Sora must defeat each opponent ten times to be able to challenge the next one.

Some time after Xemnas's defeat, Hayner engages Seifer in a Struggle battle.

Rules

Each player begins with one hundred colored orbs. Each time a participant is hit, they drop orbs of their color, which either player can pick up to increase their score. The players have sixty seconds to collect as many orbs as possible; they can also end the match early by collecting all two hundred orbs. In Sora's matches, he can also temporarily knock out the opponent by depleting their HP gauge.

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.

In the Kingdom Hearts II manga, the orbs are adhered to velco straps worn by the players. Template:Canonend


Strategy

As Roxas does not have access to many abilities, his focus should be on simply acquiring more Struggle orbs than his opponent. Once he has the number advantage, he may continue fighting or simply retreat.

Sora, however, has access to many useful abilities like Draw and Trinity Limit. Trinity Limit can be used to immediately knock out the opponent, at which point they will drop three orbs per hit until they recover. When not dazed, the number of orbs the opponent's drop depends on the strength of the attack used on them, so combo finishers can be useful in emptying their stock.