Gigas Shadow

Gigas Shadow
Japanese	ギガントシャドウ
Rōmaji	Giganto Shadō
Translation	Gigant Shadow
Type	Pureblood Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Shadow • Mega-Shadow • Flower Rider • Gift Shadow • Lion Dancer • Rodeo Rider • Candy Apple • Poison Apple • Shadow Witch • Shadow Magician • Flappy Rider

Gigas Shadow
Kingdom Hearts
A large Heartless similar to a Shadow. Like its predecessor, it's quite persistent and will chase its target around. If it just does the littlest amount of damage to Sora, it will fade out of sheer happiness.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These large Pureblood Heartless take the Mega-Shadow attack pattern and add even more muscle. The only way to knock them off guard is to deflect their tackles with a block.

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	150	9		9	12
After rescue	300	35		27	49
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x0.5
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.04	x0.3		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
One defeated (1) Munny x5, Lucid Shard (10%) Two defeated (1) Munny x10, Lucid Shard (20%) Three defeated (15) MP prize x5, (1) Munny x15, Lucid Shard (35%), Fury Stone (10%) Four defeated (15) MP prize x10, (1) Munny x20, Lucid Shard (50%), Fury Stone (20%) Five defeated (15) MP prize x15, (1) Munny x25, Lucid Shard (100%), Fury Stone (35%) Six defeated (15) MP prize x20, (1) Munny x25, (20) Munny x3, Lucid Shard (100%), Fury Stone (50%) Seven defeated (15) MP prize x20, (1) Munny x25, (20) Munny x3, Lucid Shard (100%), Fury Stone (100%), Fury Stone (100%)
World(s)
Wonderland

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
43	877		2632		8		38
44	640		1920		8		21
55	877		2632		10		38
63	705		2114		13		26
83	—		3861		36		66
89	1287		3861		48		66
90	1287		3861		57		66
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x2.93		x3.20		x1.20			x3.40
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.40		x0.40		x0.40			x0.40
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					—
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 36-50 Elixir Recipe (30%) Missions 51-61 Elixir Recipe (30%) Missions 62-72 Combo Tech++ (45%) Missions 73-93 Megalixir Recipe (30%)
World(s)
Beast's Castle, Wonderland, Twilight Town, Agrabah

The Gigas Shadow is a Pureblood Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Design

A Gigas Shadow has a vaguely humanoid body structure. It has a round, spherical head with circular, glowing yellow eyes. It also has two long, twisted antennae sprouting out of the top of its head. Each of its hands has three clawed fingers, and its feet are large and lack any distinguishable digits. With the exception of its eyes, this Heartless's body is completely pitch-black. The Gigas Shadow is identical to the basic Shadow and Mega-Shadow Heartless, but is much larger than either of its two relatives. In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, they are simply normal sized Shadows that gradually grow to their limit, possibly a reference to Sora's use of the shrinking potion.

The Gigas Shadow's name refers to its massive size—"gigas" is a Greek word meaning "giant"—it is otherwise identical to the appearance of a normal Shadow.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix

Gigas Shadows only appear after three waves of Shadows have been defeated in the Bizarre Room. They attack the same way normal Shadows do, but they do not become flat and move along floors. They are large and have much more HP than other Heartless in the area. They can quickly surround and swipe at Sora, but this can be avoided by moving into a corner on an elevated surface where only a few Gigas Shadows can attack at once. If a Gigas Shadow manages to strike Sora, even just once, it will escape the fight, reducing the odds of winning a Fury Stone.

Using Dumbo will prevent the Gigas Shadows from escaping, though he does little damage. Aeroga and the slightly less effective Aerora can also be used to deflect oncoming attacks. Long-range techniques, like Blizzaga and Strike Raid, can deal damage while keeping Sora away from the Gigas Shadows. Alternately, cast Stopga to freeze the Gigas Shadows and attack them with Sonic Blade or Strike Raid.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Gigas Shadows are relatively easy to defeat. They are only capable of a claw attack, a jump attack, and becoming flat and moving along the floor. Blocking a claw attack will do nothing, but blocking a jump attack will stun them temporarily, giving Roxas time to do a combo. Repeat this enough times and the Heartless will fall easily.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Scratch Attack (ひっがき攻撃, Higgaki Kōgeki)		—	—	0.98	△
		Scratches at the target.
Jumping Scratch Attack (とびつきひっか攻撃, Tobitsuki Hikka Kōgeki)		—	—	1.82	△
		Jumps at the target while scratching.
Body Attack (ボディアタック, Bodiatakku)		Space	Shoe-glue (100%)	2.11	◯
		Spreads its body and jumps at the target.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.