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Soldier
Japanese	ソルジャー
Rōmaji	Sorujā
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts coded Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Stealth Soldier • Deserter • Sergeant • Commander • Pumpkin Soldier • Diver • High Soldier

Soldier
Kingdom Hearts
Heartless that emerge from various places. They are brisk in their movements, and rush into their opponents. However, they are not that tenacious. They often appear in numbers, though they lack teamwork.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A swift-moving Heartless that attacks its prey with a spin kick. Its whimsical nature makes the Soldier a less than tenacious foe.
Kingdom Hearts II
It unleashes decent attacks from every angle. Stay alert when fighting it! It counterattacks with a kick, so retaliate with Cyclone to float in midair and unleash combo attacks!
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These small Heartless primarily use their claws and a flurry of kicks to attack. The latter can be deflected with a block to trip them up.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Strangely perky Heartless which show up just about anywhere you look (as well as a few places you don't). They lunge at the first prey they spot.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Power Medals are most effective against this enemy. Defeat it before it unleashes a strong offensive attack.
Kingdom Hearts III
As threats go, these aren't all that threatening, but that's no reason to be reckless. Just be careful not to get surrounded. Focus on taking them down one by one!

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	24	8		8	8		3
After rescue	150	31		20	48		120
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 x2 (1) Munny x5 Potion (2%), Spirit Shard (8%), Protect Chain (1%)
World(s)
Traverse Town, Wonderland, Agrabah, Monstro, Hollow Bastion, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	24	8		8	8		3
After rescue	150	31		20	48		120
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)
Phil Cup	• Seed 9 (Jungle Vice): 3 Soldier
Hades Cup	• Seed 49 (Shadow Brothers): 3 Soldier • Seed 42 (Dark Garrison): 2 Soldier • Seed 41 (Bad Union): 1 Soldier • Seed 25 (Avengers): 1 Soldier

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	24	8		8	8		3
After rescue	120	35		27	47		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
Rewards
(1) HP prize x2 (1) Munny x3, (5) Munny x1 Potion (2%), Spirit Shard (6%), Protect Chain (1%)
World(s)
Traverse Town, Wonderland, Agrabah, Monstro, Hollow Bastion, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	24	8		8	8		3
After rescue	120	35		27	47		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)
Phil Cup	• Seed 9 (Jungle Vice): 3 Soldier
Hades Cup	• Seed 49 (Shadow Brothers): 3 Soldier • Seed 42 (Dark Garrison): 2 Soldier • Seed 41 (Bad Union): 1 Soldier • Seed 25 (Avengers): 1 Soldier

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
1F	B12F		60		3		5
2F	B11F		66		4		13
3F	B10F		72		5		20
4F	B9F		78		7		28
5F	B8F		84		8		35
6F	B7F		90		9		43
11F	B2F		180		12		130
12F	B1F		192		13		143
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
x1.0		x1.0				x1.0
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
World(s)
Traverse Town, Wonderland, Twilight Town
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Combo Plus			3 reloads				20 CP
Description
Add an extra hit to normal combos.

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Twilight Town Episode 0 (Mysterious Tower)		29	10		5	10
Radiant Garden Episode 1		31	11		5	12
Radiant Garden Post-episode 1, pre-episode 2		43	17		9	29
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)		64	27		15	102
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		67	29		16	119
The Land of Dragons Episode 1		34	12		6	16
Beast's Castle Episode 1		39	15		8	23
Olympus Coliseum Episode 1		44	17		9	33
Disney Castle Episode 1		48	19		10	41
Timeless River Post-1000 Heartless		74	32		18	159
Port Royal Episode 1		51	21		11	50
Agrabah Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		54	22		12	61
Agrabah Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		81	36		20	207
Halloween Town Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		57	24		13	73
Halloween Town Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		82	37		21	220
Pride Lands Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		61	26		14	87
Pride Lands Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		86	39		22	248
Space Paranoids Episode 1		64	27		15	102
Space Paranoids Post-episode 1, pre-episode 2		74	32		18	159
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (1) ×2, Munny (5) ×2 Dark Shard (8%), Bright Shard (4%)
World(s)
Twilight Town, Radiant Garden, The Land of Dragons, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Disney Castle, Timeless River, Port Royal, Agrabah, Halloween Town, Pride Lands, Space Paranoids

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Pain and Panic Cup		• Match 3: 2 Soldier • Match 7: 2 Soldier
		51	21		11
Pain and Panic Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 2 Soldier • Match 7: 2 Soldier
		117	54		31
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 1: 3 Soldier • Match 5: 2 Soldier • Match 8: 3 Soldier • Match 16: 4 Soldier • Match 23: 2 Soldier
		181	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Pain and Panic Cup		• Match 3: 2 Soldier • Match 7: 2 Soldier
		59	25		14
Pain and Panic Paradox Cup		• Match 3: 2 Soldier • Match 7: 2 Soldier
		117	54		31
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 1: 3 Soldier • Match 5: 2 Soldier • Match 8: 3 Soldier • Match 16: 4 Soldier • Match 23: 2 Soldier
		181	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
22	142		427		3		21
27	142		427		3		21
28	142		427		3		21
39	142		427		4		21
40	142		427		4		21
49	142		427		4		21
50	200		600		4		39
61	142		427		6		21
83	190		571		18		36
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x4.40		x4.80		x1.80			x5.10
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					16
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 15-35 Panacea (30%) Missions 36-50 Shield Tech (40%) Missions 51-61 - Missions 73-93 Combo Tech++ (45%)
Story Mode
Munny x11
Mission Mode
Munny x6
World(s)
Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum

World		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Traverse Town		38	21	38	18
Traverse Town (Questploration)		56	66	56	26
Wonderland		45	35	45	21
Wonderland (Questploration)		56	66	56	26
Castle Oblivion		110	712	110	52
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 x12
Beginner Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Standard Mode			Ether (1.00%)
Proud Mode			Rising Strike (1.00%)
Critical Mode			Round Blitz (1.00%)
Worlds
Traverse Town, Wonderland, Castle Oblivion

World		Sector	Floor	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Destiny Islands		B		72	54	52	24
Destiny Islands		C		93	121	67	31
Traverse Town		B		41	11	30	14
Traverse Town		C		52	21	38	18
Traverse Town		D	1	38	21	38	18
			1	41	11	30	14
			2,3	52	21	38	18
Traverse Town		E	2	72	54	52	24
			3	144	54	52	31
Traverse Town		F		157	806	114	54
Wonderland		A		62	35	45	21
Wonderland		C		62	35	45	21
Wonderland		D		72	54	52	24
Olympus Coliseum		A		108	204	78	37
Agrabah		D		129	384	93	44
Agrabah		E	1	176	1236	127	60
			2	179	1314	129	61
Hollow Bastion		B	1	199	2013	144	68
			9	168	3700	167	78
Hollow Bastion II		D		228	247	82	48
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 x12
Beginner Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Standard Mode			Ether (1.00%)
Proud Mode			Rising Strike (1.00%)
Critical Mode			Round Blitz (1.00%)
Worlds
Destiny Islands, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah, Hollow Bastion, Hollow Bastion 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

World	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Traverse Town	38	21	38	18
Traverse Town (Summoned by Guard Armor)	30	11	30	14
Hollow Bastion II	94	384	93	44
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Reward
HP prize x4-8, Munny x12

Layer	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Layers 1-4	31	37	52	24
Layers 7-10	35	52	58	27
Layers 11-14	37	59	61	29
Layers 16-20	43	101	71	33
Layer 22	44	115	74	35
Layer 26	47	139	78	37
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Rewards
HP prize x2-3

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Olympus			30		19			9			6
Olympus (4 worlds cleared)			49		29			14			25
Olympus (6 worlds cleared)			64		36			18			53
Olympus (The Final World cleared)			80		44			22			93
Olympus (Battlegate 2)			137		73			37			353
Monstropolis			68		38			19			62
Monstropolis (6 worlds cleared)			76		42			21			82
Monstropolis (The Final World cleared)			91		50			25			131
Arendelle			72		40			20			71
Arendelle (6 worlds cleared)			80		44			22			93
Arendelle (The Final World cleared)			95		52			26			146
San Fransokyo			95		52			26			146
San Fransokyo (The Final World cleared)			102		55			28			177
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×1.0		×1.5			×1.0				×1.0
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×1.0		×1.0		×1.0					×1.0
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
◯		◯		◯					◯
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
0		—		×1.1					—
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×3, Munny (1) ×2 Pulsing Shard (8%), Pulsing Stone (4%), Lightning Shard (8%), Wellspring Shard (4%)
World(s)
Olympus, Monstropolis, Arendelle, San Fransokyo

Episode			LV		BP
Episode 1			5		6
Episode 2			15		42
			35		168
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Weak		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Normal	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		HP +1
Defeat 1000		Defense +1

World		Rank		LV		BP
Agrabah		★		5		6
		★★		15		42
		★★★		28		90
		★★★★		39		193
Wonderland		★		5		6
		★★		15		42
		★★★		28		90
		★★★★		39		193
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire			Water
Normal		Weak			Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Normal	Resist		Normal			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		HP +1
Defeat 1000		Defense +1

Event			LV		BP
Winning Streak			4		5
Daily Challenge			4		5
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Weak		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Normal	Resist		Normal		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Normal	Normal		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		HP +1
Defeat 1000		Defense +1

The Soldier is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

Sora spots his first Soldier when he enters the Second District, as an exhausted man is caught by the Heartless and has his heart stolen. The heart is transformed into a Soldier Heartless, which escapes through a Corridor of Darkness. A platoon of Soldiers later lays siege to the Hotel in which Sora, Donald, Goofy, Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith are discussing the situation, and Leon helps hold them off so that Sora can escape and find the leader of the local Heartless, the Guard Armor.

Kingdom Hearts II

As Sora first returns to Hollow Bastion, a troop of Soldiers run past. Later on, another swarm steals the 100 Acre Wood novel, damaging it and shunting Sora back out of it. Sora defeats them and retrieves the book, returning it to Merlin and going out to retrieve the stolen pages.

Design

Soldiers have a much more refined appearance than Shadows, appearing as a noble knight-type warrior at first glance. A closer examination reveals the Soldiers are just as beastly as the other Heartless. Their muscular forms are clad in a bluish-black body suit bearing the Heartless emblem and purple inverted emblems trimmed in gold on the knees. They wear black, silver trimmed shoes that end in spiral toes, silver wristbands, and a silver knight's helm decorated with two angular, eye-like spirals on the front and a yellow stripe at the base of the curled silver plume. Its true Heartless behavior comes out on a close examination of their fierce blue and red-tipped claws, and their shadowed faces with bright yellow eyes and toothy maw.

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Soldiers have their colors swapped with the Air Soldier, shading them in black, tan, and brown.

The Soldier's name references soldiers serving the military. This highlights the Heartless's battle capabilities. They also appear in large numbers, referencing an army. This is reflected in the names of its variants, such as the Sergeant and the Commander.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

Sora earns Tech Points every time he successfully blocks a Soldier's attacks. Soldiers often appear en masse, and can quickly kill Sora if they surround him, so prevent them from doing so.

Kingdom Hearts II

• Scratching Attack (引っかき攻撃, Hikkaki Kougeki): The Soldier swipes its target with the claws on its right hand.
• Two-step Scratch (2段引っかき, 2-dan Hikkaki): The Soldier swipes at its target and then thrusts forward.
• Rotating Kick (回転蹴り, Kaitengeri): The Soldier jumps and launches a spinning dropkick upon landing. Has heavy recoil if blocked.
• Continuous Kicks (あびせ蹴り, Abise Keri, lit. "Pouring Kicks"): The Soldier launches an attack consisting of multiple kicks.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Scratch (ひっがき, Higgaki) Attack		Physical		0.90	△
		Scratches at the target with its claw.
Pouring Kicks (あびせ蹴り, Abise Keri) Attack		Physical		1.43	◯
		Swings and kicks at the target.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Soldiers have a fairly predictable pattern of running around and stopping, or if close enough to the target it will run to the target and stop before using one of its attacks. Both of its attacks have a delay before hitting the target, making it easy to react to. Blocking its kick attack will cause it to fall over, allowing more damage to be dealt.

Kingdom Hearts III

• Scratch (引っかき, Hikkaki)
• Combo Thrust (コンボ突き, Konbo Tsuki)
• Aerial Whirlwind Kick (空中旋風蹴り, Kūchū Senpūgeri)
• Pouring Kicks (あびせ蹴り, Abise Keri)

Just like in previous games, the Soldier can be easily killed with a few hits, and they have the same attacks as in previous games. All attacks can be blocked, but the Aerial Whirlwind Kick will break Sora's guard, allowing the use of Risk Dodge.