Emerald Serenade

Emerald Serenade
Japanese	エメラルドセレナーデ
Rōmaji	Emerarudo Serenāde
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Red Nocturne • Blue Rhapsody • Yellow Opera • Green Requiem • Black Ballade • Silver Rock • Emerald Blues • Crimson Jazz • Spring Metal • Scarlet Tango • Grey Caprice • Striped Aria • Sapphire Elegy • Pink Concerto • Turquoise March • Violet Waltz • Wicked Watermelon • Large Watermelon • Huge Watermelon • Festive Fireworks • Large Fireworks • Huge Fireworks • Jack O' Lantern • Round Rice Cake • Large Rice Cake • Bitter Macaron • Mighty Macaron • Swaying Spook • Wandering Spook • Emerald Sonata • Amber Opera • Apricot Opera • Brilliant Opera • Vermilion Samba • Marine Rumba • Gold Beat • Malachite Bolero

Emerald Serenade
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These large flying Heartless travel along a set path, making ambush a useful tactic. Their speed grows faster as their HP drops, rendering them increasingly tricky to finish off.

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
64	1094		3283		4		54
67	1264		3791		5		66
81	1454		4363		9		80
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x0.28		x0.28		x0.28			x0.28
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.50		x1.50		x1.50			x1.50
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					14
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 62-72 Silver (20%) Missions 73-93 Gold (80%)
Story Mode
Munny x40
Mission Mode
Munny x20
World(s)
Neverland, Wonderland

The Emerald Serenade is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Design

An Emerald Serenade has a smooth, conical, body covered in vertical stripes that alternate from green to white. Its Heartless emblem is emblazoned on its chest. The top of its body flares outward and forms a jagged "collar" below the Heartless's spherical, pitch black head. It also wears a conical, black hat that is green on the inside and has a jagged brim and a thin, curled tip. Like many Heartless, the Emerald Serenade has glowing yellow eyes. Its seemingly useless feet sport three small, thin toes. The Emerald Serenade is one of the largest Heartless in its family, only contested by the Crimson Jazz.

Like many other Heartless in its family, the Emerald Serenade's name refers to a color—emerald green, the same as the Emerald Blues—and a musical term—a serenade, a piece of music appropriate to the evening, characteristically played outside the house of a woman, to woo her.

Strategy

Emerald Serenades do not attack in any way, but remain in constant motion, becoming faster the more damage they take. They also have high HP.

The best way to defeat an Emerald Serenade is to watch the dot that represents it on the minimap as it moves along its specific and unchanging path. Roxas should then attempt to find a location along this path and remain stationary, thus allowing a chance to ambush the Heartless with a Blizzard spell whenever it comes into view. There is a strong chance that this spell will freeze the Emerald Serenade, increasing the damage it takes for a short time while keeping it stationary. This is the time to launch any physical attacks or other magic, such as Fire, Aero, or Thunder. It is important, however, that Roxas cast either Blizzara, or Blizzaga well before the Heartless comes into view, as the slow casting of these spells may allow the Heartless to pass free of damage, meaning Roxas must wait for it to travel around the area a second time before another ambush attempt can be made. It is important to bring several Ethers, due to the strong reliance on magic needed when facing an Emerald Serenade.

It is highly recommended when attempting to defeat an Emerald Serenade in Mission Mode to fight as Xigbar due to his attacks' long range. Lexaeus is also a strong choice when battling an Emerald Serenade in Mission Mode, as his attacks' great strength can be devastating to the Heartless's health after it has been frozen by a Blizzard spell.