Possessor

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Possessor
Japanese	ポセッサー
Rōmaji	Posessā
Type	Pureblood Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts χ
Variations • Massive Possessor • Gargoyle Knight • Gargoyle Warrior • Possessors • Cloudy Sunrise • Pink Possessor
KHII tracks Battle theme - Dance to the Death

Possessor
Kingdom Hearts II
A Heartless that appeared in Beast's Castle. It possessed the dungeon doors, turning it into Thresholder. It had the power to conceal itself, but had very few other powers.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These Pureblood Heartless are slow and generally weak, but can engulf targets and drain their life. Jump free to escape their capture.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
This fog-like fiend travels in a herd and inflicts status ailments like poison. Clear the air with an all-encompassing attack or special attack!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Beast's Castle Episode 1		98	15		8	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0.5			×0.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×0.5
Rewards
Sora: Upper Slash Donald: Donald Fire Goofy: Max HP +5 When it hides in the door Drive prize (1%) ×10, Drive prize (3%) ×5
World(s)
Beast's Castle

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Beast's Castle Episode 1		98	15		8	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0.5			×0.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
Sora: Upper Slash Donald: Donald Fire Goofy: Max HP +4 When it hides in the door Drive prize (1%) ×10, Drive prize (3%) ×5
World(s)
Beast's Castle

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
05	44		132		1		8
07	76		228		1		30
14	44		132		1		8
20	59		177		1		18
21	59		177		1		18
22	59		177		1		18
26	59		177		1		18
43	72		215		2		27
63	84		253		3		36
67	84		253		3		36
77	106		317		6		51
83	106		317		8		51
89	106		317		11		51
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x2.20		x3.20		x1.20			x3.40
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x0			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: ?							—
							Flinch?
							X
Rewards
Missions 1-14 Blazing Shard (10%) Missions 15-35 Potion (10%) Missions 36-50 Hi-Potion (20%) Missions 62-72 Blazing Crystal (9%) Missions 73-93 Lightning Crystal (10%)
World(s)
Twilight Town, Agrabah, Beast's Castle, Wonderland, Neverland

Thresholder
Japanese	ゲートガーディアン
Translation	Gate Guardian
Type	Pureblood Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts II
KHII tracks Battle theme - Dance to the Death

Thresholder
Kingdom Hearts II
The doors possessed by Possessor that attacked Sora and his friends. Possessor was separated from the doors with Release, in which the power of the Keyblade was poured into the keyhole blocked by its arms.

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Beast's Castle Episode 1		137	15		8	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0.5			×0.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×0.5
Rewards
When it stops moving HP prize (1) ×10, HP prize (5) ×5
World(s)
Beast's Castle

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Beast's Castle Episode 1		137	15		8	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0.5			×0.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
When it stops moving HP prize (1) ×10, HP prize (5) ×5
World(s)
Beast's Castle

The Possessor is a Pureblood Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is one of the bosses at Beast's Castle in the former game, and they are common enemies in the latter game.

The Possessor is quite weak on its own, but is able to animate the various statues and sculptures around the castle. In this manner, it can become the Thresholder, as well as a Gargoyle Knight or Warrior.

Story

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Roxas experiences a memory of Sora fighting in the Rabbit Hole section of Wonderland during Mission 47, which falsely has Sora fighting Possessors.

Kingdom Hearts II

The Possessor possessed the Dungeon doors in the Undercroft, transforming them into the Thresholder in order to fight Sora. After being forced out of the doors, it floats about helplessly before returning to them, reanimating Thresholder. Though it summoned many Hook Bats, Gargoyle Knights, and Gargoyle Warriors to assist it, Sora, Donald, and Goofy were able to vanquish the Possessor, returning the Thresholder into a normal door as the Possessor faded into darkness.

Other Possessors animate the Gargoyle Knight and Gargoyle Warrior Heartless and appear when they are destroyed, but disappear without attacking Sora. The Dark Thorn can summon Possessors to throw at Sora, but these disappear as soon as they are thrown.

Design

The Possessor is a simple, gaseous creature that bears some resemblance to the Darkball Heartless, sporting a similar, jagged mouth—albeit the Possessor's is red—and glowing, yellow eyes. It is seemingly made up of black, dark blue, and purple shadows.

The Thresholder is made up of two ornate statues carved into a grey, hexagonal doorway. Each statue has one arm "trapped" in the door, though their claws are seemingly grasping the gold lock in the center of the door from the other side. Each statue on the Thresholder takes the form of a muscular, black-skinned demon with a thin, jagged mouth, spherical head, and beady, glowing yellow eyes, similar to a typical Heartless. Its chest, exposed arm, and each of its short, pyramidal horns sport a jagged, yellow pattern decorating them. Each wears a green collar with four short, silver spikes on it, and their hands end in three red claws. Their backs are lined by short spikes, and their lower bodies are actually curled, interweaving tails with yellow tips. Their lower and upper bodies are divided by a thick, sky blue "belt".

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, their appearance drastically changed, the Thresholder statues have lilac bodies, while their horns, head, arms, belts, and chests are dark indigo. Their claws are yellow and their collars are now violet. The door is now black and the lock is cyan.

The Possessor's name clearly refers to its ability to take control of inanimate objects. The Thresholder's name comes from the word "threshold", which has a variety of meanings, one of which is "an entrance", referring to the Thresholder's true nature as a door. Its Japanese name, Gate Guardian, holds a similar meaning. "Gate" can be taken to mean "door" and "guardian" literally means "one who guards", and the Thresholder "guards" the way to the dungeon.

Strategies

Kingdom Hearts II

Upon first entering the Undercroft, the area is filled with Gargoyle Knights. After they are defeated, move towards the Thresholder. Hook Bats will arrive to defend it. After defeating a second wave of Hook Bats Sora is clear to attack Thresholder. If possible use the Hook Bats Reaction Command "Bat Cry" close to the Thresholder to deal damage. The Thresholder will attack by extending its arms across the room and summoning orbs of darkness, so try to avoid those. When its health depletes to a certain point, the Reaction Command "Release" can be used to expel the Possessor from the door. The Possessor has no form of attack or defense, so simply attack it.

Eventually it will float back to the door and reanimate it. Thresholder then begin shooting projectiles at the party. Move in close to attack without being hit. After its health is depleted again, Possessor comes out and floats around again. Eventually, Thresholder will extend its arms at full length, cross them over, and continuously slap Sora. Both bosses must be defeated to end this battle. If Sora is defeated in this fight, the King can become temporarily playable.

Thresholder

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Punch (パンチ, Panchi)		Physical	—	x1.0 Hit 2+: x0.25	△
		Brings fists together and strikes three times.
Sweep Away (振り払い, Furiharai)		Physical	—	x0.75 Hit 2+: x0.25	△
		Extends both arms and swings them across three times.
Smash (たたきつぶし, Tatakitsubushi)		Physical	—	x1.5 Hit 2+: x0.25	△
		Extends both arms and and strikes the floor three times.
Roar (咆哮, Hōkō)		Neutral	—	x0.5	X
		The shock of its roar pushes opponents back.
Homing Bomb (追尾弾, Tsuibi-dan)	(Light)	Dark	—	x0.25	X
	(Bomb)	Dark	—	x1.0 Hit 2+: x0.25	△
		Fires five homing orbs from the larger black light orb.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Element	Power	Description
Release (リジェクト, Rijekuto, lit. "Reject")	—	—	Can be used when near the Thresholder's face after it stops moving. The Thresholder vanishes, and a Possessor appears from the door.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

As long as a Possessor is touching Roxas, his health will be continuously depleted. Jumping or performing Dodge Roll will help escape its capture. Its 'attack' is nil-based, so having Nothing to Fear equipped will prevent Roxas from taking damage.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Cling (まとわりつき, Matowaritsuki)		Nil	Null Defense (100%)	0.20	X
		Attaches itself to the target and continually drains the target's HP. Will be unattached if the target uses Dodge Roll.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Video

Possessor/Thresholder – Kingdom Hearts II