Zantetsuken

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Has a 30% chance of unleashing a finishing combo attack that can destroy a weaker enemy.
Attack	Element	Power		Crit Chance	Crit Bonus	Deflect	Recoil
Zantetsuken	Percentage	250(%)		100%	0	O	0
AP Cost	2		MP Cost		0

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Break a card and render it unreloadable until the end of the battle.
Element	Power	Card Combination	Enemy Card Boost
Neutral	x1.0	+ + (0 or 27)	—

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Unleashes a finishing combo move on a single target. This powerful attack can instantly eliminate weaker enemies.
Attack	Element	Power	Drive Value	Deflect	Finishing Blow
Zantetsuken	Physical	x6.0	9.0	X	O
AP Cost		0	MP Cost		0

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Potentially deal a devastating amount of damages with a single, impossibly fast strike.
Attack		No. of Hits	Power			Critical %		Clock Gauge		Blocks Hit
			LV 0	LV 50	LV 100
Zantetsuken		1	1.75	2.19	2.63	75%		+350		Multiple
Type	Element		Status		Reload Speed		Aerial Use			Keyblade Reach
Attack	—		—		25 seconds		X			X
Max CP		Memory Consumption		Buy		Shop LV			Sell
540		22%		—		—			700

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Assail enemies with a single, blindingly fast Keyblade strike that has a chance of destroying them on the spot.
LV	CP Required		Attack			No. of Hits			Power		Chance to activate an instant kill against an enemy
LV1	—		Without activation			1			4.2		55%
			With activation			1			∞
LV2	470		Without activation			1			4.3		60%
			With activation			1			∞
LV3	500		Without activation			1			4.4		65%
			With activation			1			∞
LV4	530		Without activation			1			4.5		70%
			With activation			1			∞
LV5	560		Without activation			1			4.6		75%
			With activation			1			∞
Element			Status Effect				Reload Speed			Command Gauge
Physical			—				20 seconds			+40
Buy					Sell
Price		Shop LV			Base				LV Bonus		Ability Bonus
1700		5			850				212.5		425

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Stop an enemy in its tracks, then dispatch it with one powerful slash.
Attack	Element		Power	Reaction Value	Status		Guard?
Without activation	Neutral		4.8	4	—		▲
With activation	Neutral		7.7	4	Zantetsuken (100%)		▲
Reload Speed				Dream Eater Bonus
32 seconds				Strength +4
Buy		Bargain		Sell		Shop LV
—		—		1000		—

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken)
Attributes		Target	Gauge Cost	Damage
Power	Upright	All	2	x6.84 - 7.91
7★: Inflicts more damage the lower your HP.
Speed	Upright	All	2	x6.84 - 7.91
7★: Inflicts more damage the lower your HP.

Zantetsuken is a technique introduced in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. It allows the user to execute a single, impossibly fast Keyblade strike, usually dealing a devastating amount of damage.

Mechanics

In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Zantetsuken is a combat ability that costs 2 AP to equip. It gives Sora a 30% chance to deliver a ground combo finisher that deals percentage-based Gravity damage equivalent to 250% of the enemy's HP, and always inflicts a Critical Hit. After hitting the target, Sora takes 34 frames (1.1 seconds) to recover.

In Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Zantetsuken is an attack sleight that renders the opponent's cards unreloadable if it is used to break them, but only deals a small amount of damage. The unreloadable cards may still be restored through Item cards such as Elixirs, however. Of note is that the attack does not actually need to land for the broken card or cards to be affected.

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Zantetsuken is an action ability available in Limit Form. It is a ground combo finisher that activates when Sora is attacking a single target. It is three times as strong as a normal finisher, making it the most powerful single-hitting attack available to Sora, although it eats up an entire Form Gauge without Form Boost equipped. The Zantetsu Counter ability allows Sora to use it as a counterattack during a successful Guard.

In Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Zantetsuken is an attack command that has a memory consumption of 22% and a normal reload time of 25 seconds. On top of its high critical hit rate, it deals 50% more added damage than normal when dealing a critical hit and boosts the Clock Gauge 50% more than usual. If the Zantetsu Prime ability is active, Zantetsuken will destroy non-boss enemies in a single stroke if a critical hit is dealt, tripling the normal Clock Gauge boost if successful. If used in midair, Data-Sora will return to the ground before performing the attack.

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Zantetsuken is an Ultimate attack command exclusive to Terra that may destroy enemies in a single stroke. It takes up one slot in the Command Deck, has a maximum level of 5 and a normal reload time of 20 seconds, and fills the Command Gauge by 40%.

In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Zantetsuken is an attack command exclusive to Riku that has a chance to defeat enemies in one stroke. It takes up two slots in the Command Deck and has a reload time of 32 seconds. It grants +4 to Strength when attached to a Dream Eater recipe. When used, there is a 50% chance that Zantetsuken's instant kill effect will be activated, indicated by the surroundings darkening and the weapon glowing. Enemies without Zantetsuken resistance will be defeated with a single blow, while enemies with Zantetsuken resistance instead take a 1.6 power neutral damage attack.

In Kingdom Hearts Union χ, Zantetsuken is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 2 special attack gauges to perform. It inflicts more damage the lower Player's HP.

In Kingdom Hearts III, Zantetsuken is an action ability exclusive to Light Form and Dark Form. It is both forms' first ground combo finisher.

Learning Zantetsuken

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix

• Sora learns Zantetsuken after defeating the Kurt Zisa.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

• Sora can learn Zantetsuken starting at level 22.^{[KH CoM]}
• Sora can learn Zantetsuken starting at level 27.^{[KH Re:CoM]}

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

• Limit Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

• Data-Sora has a 10% chance of obtaining Zantetsuken from Pair Blox in floors 91 to 100 of the Avatar Sector.
• Data-Sora can create Zantetsuken through Command Conversion.
• Data-Sora can obtain Zantetsuken as the ★ reward for defeating the Ice Titan at Critical difficulty.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

• Terra can create Zantetsuken through Command Melding.
• Terra can purchase Zantetsuken from the Command Shop for 1700 munny once five worlds are cleared or the command has already been obtained elsewhere.
• Terra can purchase Zantetsuken from the Medal Shop for 1000 medals after reaching Shop Level 5 and Arena Level 8.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Thunderaffe Ability Link for 200 Link Points.
• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Lord Kyroo Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Cera Terror Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Staggerceps Ability Link for 400 Link Points.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

• Zantetsuken +4 is the special attack for medal 313: Aladdin and 321: Zack.
• Zantetsuken +5 is the special attack for medal 314: Aladdin and 322: Zack.
• Zantetsuken +6 is the special attack for medal 1084: Aladdin and 1083: Zack

Kingdom Hearts III

• Light Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.
• Dark Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.

Recipes

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Zantetsuken is an attack command that can be converted through one recipe.

• Judgment Triad + Gravity Drop

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Zantetsuken is an Ultimate-class attack command that can be melded through two different recipes, listed in the Giga Attack Recipe.

Character			Command #1		Command #2		Success rate	Abilities
			Command	LV	Command	LV		Shimmering	Fleeting	Pulsing	Wellspring	Soothing	Hungry	Abounding
T			Stopga	4	Sonic Blade	5	80%	Blizzard Boost	Reload Boost	Second Chance	Air Combo Plus	Damage Syphon	HP Prize Plus	Lucky Strike
T			Stopga	4	Dark Haze	4	80%	Fire Boost	Reload Boost	Finish Boost	Once More	Damage Syphon	HP Prize Plus	EXP Chance

Synthesized Commands

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Zantetsuken is used to convert Quake.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

The first ground combo attack of Roxas and Xion's Omega Weapon and the ground combo finishers of Roxas and Xion's Oathkeeper and Two Become One and Sora's Dream Sword resemble Zantetsuken.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Data-Sora's second ranged ground finish is an attack similar to Zantetsuken.

Origin

In the Final Fantasy series, Zantetsuken (斬鉄剣, lit. "Iron-cutting Sword") is the signature attack of the summon Odin, and it is sometimes mimicked by Gilgamesh. It typically inflicts Instant Death upon all enemies. It shares its name with a recurring weapon. The term Zantetsuken is derived from a nickname given to swords crafted by Japanese swordsmith Yasuhiro Kobayashi.