Party member

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Party members (仲間キャラクター, Nakama kyarakutā, lit. "Fellow character"), or Friends in Kingdom Hearts III, are allies who fight alongside the protagonist, often with customisable behaviour, equipment, items, and abilities. They have their own HP and MP gauges, displayed above the protagonists'. Generally, a defeated party member is knocked out temporarily for a certain period of time, unless they are healed.

Cooperation characters (協力キャラクター, Kyōryoku kyarakutā) and joint struggle characters (共闘キャラクター, kyōtō kyarakutā) are similar allies who only appear during certain story sequences. Cooperation characters are distinguished by their lack of health gauges, which makes them invincible, while joint struggle characters behave identically to party members.

There are also other allies who help during certain battles to provide some sort of support, often by opening up new attacks for the protagonist to use.

Kingdom Hearts

Party members have individual stats and can be equipped with items, accessories, and weapons. Party members have different base stats, abilities, and number of item and accessory slots. Each party member has their own weapon type and cannot equip weapons of any other type. They earn experience and level up independently to Sora and are rewarded with stat boosts, new abilities, more item slots, or more accessory slots when leveling up. While Donald and Goofy are permanent party members, many worlds provide a third ally. World-specific party members have limitations as each of them has only one weapon that they can equip and leveling up solely grants stat boosts.

Only two party members can be placed in the active party at a time. A menu to swap party member positions can be accessed at Save Points and whenever a party member joins or leaves the group. This menu may also be accessed via Jack Skellington's dialogue tree after locking his world's Keyhole. Experience is granted to party members, even if they are not in the active party or they are in another world.

In battle, pressing causes party members to attack the locked-on target. There are several enemies that are never targeted by party members, including the White Mushroom, Rare Truffle, and Black Ballade.

Some characters must be present in the active party in order to carry out certain actions.

• Both Donald and Goofy are needed to activate Trinity Marks and use Trinity Limit
• Aladdin can "Call" Abu to touch Ape Statues out of Sora's reach.
• Peter Pan can communicate with Tinker Bell in the Deck so that the party may be transported to the Clock Tower.
• Sora can "Call" the Beast to destroy a damaged wall.

AI customization

From the "Customize" tab in the pause menu, a party member's AI can be altered to perform actions at different frequencies, which can create specialised fighting styles. There are a number of pre-made fighting styles to select: Offensive focuses on attack, Defensive concentrates on recovery and defense, Conservative preserves MP and items, and Balanced provides a mix between offense and defense. In addition, each party member has a unique Personal fighting style and with Manual, the player can create their own fighting style.

Frequencies can be set on a number of different actions and each party member has access to a particular set of actions. Each action can be set to one of three frequency levels, "Constantly", "Frequently", or "Occasionally", with the exception of the HP Items and MP Items actions which instead use "Immediately", "Frequently", and "Only in emergency".

Action	Description					Personal
	Offensive	Defensive	Conservative	Balanced		Donald	Goofy	Tarzan	Aladdin	Jack	Ariel	Peter Pan	Beast
Regular Attacks (ノーマル攻撃, Nōmaru Kōgeki, lit. "Normal Attacks")	Tells how often to perform melee attacks.					Frequently	Frequently	Frequently	Frequently	Frequently	Frequently	Constantly	Frequently
	Frequently	Frequently	Constantly	Frequently
Special Attacks (スペシャル攻撃, Supesharu Kōgeki)	Tells how often to use offensive abilities that consume MP.					—	Constantly	Constantly	Constantly	Constantly	Constantly	Constantly	Constantly
	Constantly	Occasionally	Occasionally	Frequently
Defensive Moves (ディフェンス技, Difensu Waza, lit. "Defense Skills")	Tells how often to use restorative and defensive abilities that consume MP.					—	—	Constantly	—	—	Constantly	Frequently	—
	Occasionally	Constantly	Frequently	Frequently
Offensive Magic (スタンダード魔法, Sutandādo Mahō, lit. "Standard Magic")	Tells how often to use attack magic that consumes MP.					Constantly	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Constantly	Occasionally	Occasionally	Frequently
Defensive Magic (ディフェンス魔法, Difensu Mahō, lit. "Defense Magic")	Tells how often to use restorative and defensive magic that consumes MP.					Frequently	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Occasionally	Constantly	Frequently	Constantly
Advanced Magic (アドバンスト魔法, Adobansuto Mahō)	Tells how often to use special magic that consumes MP.					Frequently	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Constantly	Frequently	Occasionally	Frequently
Shield Techniques (シールドアクション, Shīrudo Akushon, lit. "Shield Actions")	Tells how often to perform defensive actions with the shield.					—	Constantly	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Occasionally	Constantly	Frequently	Frequently
Support Actions (サポートアクション, Sapāto Akushon)	Tells how often to use abilities that support the party and consume MP.					—	Frequently	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Occasionally	Constantly	Frequently	Frequently
HP Items (HPアイテム, HP Aitemu)	Tells how often to use HP-restoring items.					Only in emergency	Frequently	Frequently	Frequently	Only in emergency	Only in emergency	Frequently	Frequently
	Only in emergency	Immediately	Only in emergency	Immediately
MP Items (MPアイテム, MP Aitemu)	Tells how often to use MP-restoring items.					Frequently	Only in emergency	Only in emergency	Frequently	Frequently	Frequently	Only in emergency	Only in emergency
	Immediately	Immediately	Only in emergency	Only in emergency

List of party members

Party member		World	Weapon Type	Accessory slots	Item slots	Starting equipment	Starting items
	Donald Duck	All	Staff	2	2-6	Mage's Staff	Potion (x2)
	Goofy	All	Shield	2-4	4-8	Knight's Shield	Potion (x3), Ether
	Tarzan	Deep Jungle	Spear	1	3	Spear	Potion (x3)
	Aladdin	Agrabah	Sword	2	6	Sword, Protect Chain, Fire Ring	Potion (x4), Ether (x2)
	Jack Skellington	Halloween Town	No Weapon	2	3	No Weapon, Protect Chain, Fire Ring	Ether (x3)
	Ariel	Atlantica	No Weapon	3	5	No Weapon, Protect Chain (x2), Thunder Ring	Potion (x3), Ether (x2)
	Peter Pan	Neverland	Dagger	2	6	Dagger, Protect Chain (x2)	Potion (x3), Ether (x3)
	Beast	Hollow Bastion	Claws	1	8	Claws, Blizzard Ring	Hi-Potion (x4), Potion (x2), Ether (x2)
Cooperation character		Location			Abilities
Riku		Monstro, during the first battle against the Parasite Cage.			Physically attacks the Parasite Cage with his Soul Eater.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

In sync with the game's card-based system, party members are replaced with Friend cards, which temporarily call allies onto the battlefield to perform attacks.

Kingdom Hearts II

Party members have individual stats and can be equipped with items, armor, accessories, and weapons. Party members have different base stats, abilities, and number of item, armor, and accessory slots. They earn experience and level up independently to Sora, which reward them with stat boosts. Obtaining bonuses provide party members with further stat boosts, new abilities, and more item, armor, and accessory slots. Limits are new techniques that allow Sora to perform powerful attacks with a party member. While Donald and Goofy are permanent party members, many worlds provide a third ally. World-specific party members have limitations as each of them has only one weapon to equip and bonuses do not provide item, armor, and accessory slots.

Only two party members can be placed in the active party at a time but switching between party members is much smoother than in the original Kingdom Hearts. In the Command Menu, a "Party" command allows the player to swap out a party member on the fly, even if they are fallen. Support abilities, such as Auto Change and Auto Healing, can be equipped on party members to aid the process. Party members can also be swapped around from the "Party" tab in the pause menu. Experience is granted to party members, even if they are not in the active party or they are in another world.

AI customization

In the menu's "Customize" tab, the player can change their party members' settings. Each enabled action ability can be set to be used at a different frequency, ranging from Free (じゆうに, Jiyū ni, lit. "Freely"), Well-Balanced (バランスよく, Baransu yoku), or Rare (あんまり, Anmari, lit. "Not Often"). Like Sora, party members can enable Auto-Reload through a toggle for each item slot.

Also, each party member's behaviour can be set to a particular Battle Style (バトルスタイル, Batoru Sutairu):

• Technic Attack (じゆうにたたかえ, Jiyū ni Tatakae, lit. "Fight Freely"): Party Members fight with their individual techniques.
• Target Attack (いっしょにたたかえ, Issho ni Tatakae, lit. "Fight Together"): Party Members concentrate attacks on Sora's target.
• Huddle Attack (ちかくでたたかえ, Chikaku de Tatakae, lit. "Fight Close By"): Party Members fight close to Sora.
• Party Attack (わかれてたたかえ, Wakarete Tatakae, lit. "Fight Separately"): Party Members will fight a target other than Sora's.
• Sora Attack (ソラにまかせろ, Sora ni Makasero, lit. "Leave It to Sora"): While Sora attacks, Party Members will support him.
• Relentless Attack (ねらいをさだめろ, Nerai o Sadamero, lit. "Take Aim"): Party Members defeat their target before attacking another.

List of party members

Party member		World	Weapon	Limit	Armor slots	Accessory slots	Item slots	Starting items
	Donald Duck	All	Mage's Staff	Fantasia, Flare Force	1-2	2-3	2-4	Potion, Ether
	Goofy	All	Knight's Shield	Tornado Fusion, Teamwork	2-3	1-2	3-6	Potion (x3)
	Ping/Mulan	The Land of Dragons	Sword of the Ancestor	Dragonblaze	1	1	3	Potion (x2), Ether
	Beast	Beast's Castle	Beast's Claw	Howling Moon	0	1	4	Potion (x4)
	Auron	Olympus Coliseum	Battlefields of War	Overdrive	1	0	2	Potion (x2)
	Jack Sparrow	Port Royal	Skill and Crossbones	Treasure Isle	1	1	4	Potion (x4)
	Jack Skellington	Halloween Town	Bone Fist	Applause, Applause	0	2	3	Potion, Ether (x2)
	Aladdin	Agrabah	Scimitar	Trick Fantasy	2	0	5	Potion (x3), Ether (x2)
	Simba	Pride Lands	Proud Fang	King's Pride	0	2	3	Potion (x2), Ether
	Tron	Space Paranoids	Identity Disk	Complete Compilement	1	1	2	Potion, Ether
	Riku	The World That Never Was	Way to the Dawn	Eternal Session	2	1	6	Potion (x4), Ether (x2)
Cooperation character		Location			Abilities
Leon		Hollow Bastion, when defending the gates from Nobodies on the first visit, and on the second section of the Ravine Trail before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.			Physically attacks enemies with his Gunblade.
Minnie Mouse		Disney Castle, when being escorted across the Audience Chamber.			Casts Pearl against enemies. Responds to the Call Over Reaction Command. Triggers the Faith Reaction Command.
Pete?		Timeless River, during the final fight against Pete.			Physically attacks Pete using his fists. Interrupted by Sora's attacks.
Yuffie		Hollow Bastion, on the first section of the Ravine Trail before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.			Throws shurikens at enemies and physically attacks them. Can teleport in clouds of smoke.
Tifa		Hollow Bastion, on the third section of the Ravine Trail before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.			Physically attacks enemies with her fists.
Cloud		Hollow Bastion, on the final section of the Ravine Trail before the Battle of 1000 Heartless.			Physically attacks enemies with his Buster Sword.
Hercules		Olympus Coliseum, when fighting against Pete and Hades.			Physically attacks enemies with his fists. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such as Aura Guard, Pinball, and Aura Sphere.
Mickey Mouse		Twilight Town, while fighting Nobodies in front of the Old Mansion.			Physically attacks enemies with the Kingdom Key D.
Axel		Betwixt and Between, during the fight against masses of Nobodies.			Physically attacks enemies with his chakrams. Uses fire attacks.
Other ally		Location			Abilities
Lumière		Beast's Castle, while lighting lanterns in the Secret Passage.			Follows Sora. Triggers the Sprinkle Reaction Command.
Mrs. Potts		Beast's Castle, while lighting lanterns in the Secret Passage.			Follows Sora. Triggers the Sprinkle Reaction Command.
Cogsworth		Beast's Castle, during the fight against Beast.			Follows Sora. Triggers the Wake Up! Reaction Command.
Megara		Olympus Coliseum, during the fight against the Hydra.			Stationed at the very edge of the arena. When close, she throws HP, MP, and Drive orbs.
Philoctetes		Olympus Coliseum, during the fight against the Hydra.			Triggers the Phil One-Two and Urninator Reaction Commands.
Pegasus		Olympus Coliseum, during the fight against the Hydra.			Triggers the Pegasus Run and Attack Reaction Commands.
Timon and Pumbaa		Pride Lands, during the fight against Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed in the King's Den.			Must be protected. Triggers the Call Over Reaction Command.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Members of the Organization XIII are automatically assigned as party members on certain missions. Typically, only one party member accompanies Roxas on each mission, although Mission 56 begins with two party members and Roxas works alone for many other missions. In battle, party members physically attack enemies and cast magic. The abilities a party member can use depend on the current day. In multiplayer Mission Mode, other players are displayed as party members.

AI customization

The Combat Partner Behavior can be altered from the Config menu.

Target	Same	Separate	Off
	Partners will focus their attacks on the same enemy you are targeting.	Partners will let you handle your own target, and focus their attacks on other enemies.	Partners will never attack with their weapons.
Support	Damage	Recovery	No Support
	Partners will stick mainly to using attack magic, and resort to recovery magic only when needed.	Partners will stick mainly to recovery magic/items, and resort to attack magic only when needed.	Partners will never use magic or items to help you out.

List of party members

Party member		World	Mission	Abilities
	Xigbar	Agrabah Olympus Coliseum Beast's Castle Wonderland Halloween Town	Mission 15: Investigate this new world Mission 36: Investigate this new world Mission 41: Eliminate the Morning Star Mission 49: Collect hearts Mission 67: Eliminate the Emerald Serenade Mission 79: Eliminate the giant Heartless Mission 84: Eliminate the Scorching Sphere	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+: Fire LV2 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 26+: Blizzard LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 117+: Aero LV2 Day 151+: Fira LV2 Day 193+: Glide LV3 Day 255+: Final Limit
	Xaldin	Beast's Castle Agrabah	Mission 38: Investigate the castle's master Mission 43: Eliminate the giant Heartless Mission 48: Eliminate the Solid Armor	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV3 Day 75+: Air Slide LV5 Day 117+: Aero LV4 Day 173+: Aerora LV4 Day 193+: Glide LV5 Day 255+: Final Limit Day 297+: Aeroga LV4
	Vexen	Twilight Town	Mission 05: Learn about reconnaissance	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 12+: Blizzard LV4 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV1 Day 51+: Blizzara LV4 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV1 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 255+: Final Limit Day 297+: Blizzaga LV4
	Lexaeus	Twilight Town	Mission 06: Learn about Limit Breaks	—
	Zexion	Twilight Town	Mission 03: Learn about your field duties	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+: Fire LV3 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV1 Day 26+: Blizzard LV3 Day 51+: Blizzara LV3 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV1 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 117+: Aero LV3 Day 119+: Thunder LV3 Day 151+: Fira LV3 Day 173+: Aerora LV3 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 194+: Thundara LV3 Day 255+: Final Limit
	Axel	Twilight Town Agrabah Neverland Beast's Castle	Mission 01: Learn mission basics Mission 07: Collect hearts Mission 11: Eliminate the Guardian Mission 21: Collect hearts Mission 23: Search for Xion Mission 56: Eliminate both giant Heartless Mission 58: Eliminate the Artful Flyers Mission 64: Eliminate the Emerald Serenade Mission 70: Eliminate the Deserters Mission 74: Search for the impostor	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+: Fire LV4, Block LV3 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 151+: Fira LV4 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 225+: Firaga LV4 Day 255+: Final Limit
	Demyx	Agrabah Olympus Coliseum Halloween Town	Mission 34: Eliminate the Aerial Masters Mission 46: Collect hearts Mission 54: Eliminate the Dual Blade Mission 61: Vanquish the Heartless threat	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 26+: Blizzard LV2 Day 51+: Blizzara LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 173+: Aerora LV2 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 255+: Final Limit
	Luxord	Wonderland Halloween Town Neverland	Mission 51: Eliminate the Pink Concertos Mission 55: Collect Organization emblems Mission 57: Eliminate the Commanders Mission 65: Eliminate the Novashadow Mission 72: Collect hearts Mission 86: Collect Organization emblems	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 14+: Fire LV2 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 26+: Blizzard LV2 Day 51+: Blizzara LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 117+: Aero LV2 Day 119+: Thunder LV2 Day 151+: Fira LV2 Day 173+: Aerora LV2 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 194+: Thundara LV2 Day 255+: Final Limit
	Marluxia	Twilight Town	Mission 02: Learn the basics of combat Mission 09: Collect hearts	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+: Block LV2 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 26+: Blizzard LV2 Day 51+: Blizzara LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 117+: Aero LV2 Day 119+: Thunder LV2 Day 173+: Aerora LV2 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 255+: Final Limit
	Larxene	Twilight Town	Mission 04: Learn how to use magic Mission 08: Eliminate the Watchers	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 15+: Thunder LV4 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV3 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV3 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 194+: Thundara LV4 Day 255+: Final Limit Day 297+:Thundaga LV4
	Xion	Twilight Town Agrabah Beast's Castle Wonderland	Mission 12: Eliminate the Poison Plant Mission 13: Eliminate the Deserters Mission 14: Eliminate the Darkside Mission 24: Investigate the desert cave Mission 25: Collect Organization emblems Mission 26: Destroy the shadow globs Mission 27: Investigate Beast's Castle Mission 28: Collect hearts Mission 29: Eliminate the Neoshadow Mission 30: Collect hearts Mission 31: Eliminate the Bully Dog Mission 44: Eliminate the Avalanche Mission 56: Eliminate both giant Heartless Mission 63: Destroy the shadow globs Mission 82: Eliminate the Spiked Crawler	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+: Fire LV2 Day 16+: Dodge Roll LV2 Day 26+: Blizzard LV2 Day 71+: Aerial Recovery LV1 Day 72+: Cure LV2 Day 75+: Air Slide LV2 Day 117+: Aero LV2 Day 119+: Thunder LV2 Day 193: Glide LV3 Day 255+: Final Limit

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Party members only appear during certain events in the story, similar to cooperation characters from Kingdom Hearts II. Friendship Commands are most effective within a party, especially when playing multiplayer Mirage Arena. Enemies do not grant experience if it is defeated by a party member. Some commands, like Group Cure, support party members through restoration or buffs, while other commands, such as Trinity Limit, are attacks that deal extra damage with party members.

In some sequences, an ally must be escorted through an area of Unversed. A "Damage" gauge fills up when the ally takes damage, forcing "Game Over" when full.

In the company of a party member or escorted ally, Dimension Links are disabled and several Reaction Commands may be triggered.

Party member		Location	Scenario	Abilities
	Terra	Land of Departure, during the Mark of Mastery Exam, and Radiant Garden, during the battle against the Trinity Armor.	Ventus, Aqua	Physically attacks enemies with his Keyblade. If the protagonist uses Trinity Limit, Terra will participate and strengthen the attack.
	Ventus	Land of Departure, during the Mark of Mastery Exam, and Radiant Garden, during the battle against the Trinity Armor.	Terra, Aqua	Physically attacks enemies with his Keyblade. If the protagonist uses Trinity Limit, Ventus will participate and strengthen the attack.
	Aqua	Land of Departure, during the Mark of Mastery Exam, and Radiant Garden, during the battle against the Trinity Armor.	Terra, Ventus	Physically attacks enemies with her Keyblade. If the protagonist uses Trinity Limit, Aqua will participate and strengthen the attack.
	Prince Phillip	Enchanted Dominion, when fighting Maleficent's Goons in the Hall and at the Gates, and during the fight against Maleficent.	Aqua	Physically attacks enemies with his sword and blocks with his shield. Triggers the Selfless Prince Reaction Command.
	Mickey	The Badlands, during the fight against Vanitas.	Ventus	Physically attacks with his Keyblade and shoots orbs of light. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such as Burst of Faith and with Ventus, Avenger Rush.
		Radiant Garden, when defending Kairi from Unversed, and Keyblade Graveyard, during the fight against Ventus-Vanitas.	Aqua
	Hercules	Olympus Coliseum, when fighting Unversed after arriving, and during the fight against a horde of Jellyshades.	Ventus	Attacks enemies with his fists. Can swing barrels and throw them into enemies. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such as Avenger Tornado during Ventus's first fight, Swing Slash during Ventus's second fight, and Avenger Save during Aqua's fight.
		Olympus Coliseum, when fighting Unversed after arriving.	Aqua
	Zack	Olympus Coliseum, when fighting Unversed after arriving.	Ventus	Attacks enemies with his sword. Triggers the Avenger Tornado Reaction Command.
	Experiment 626	Deep Space, during the fight against the Metamorphosis.	Ventus	Shoots enemies with his blaster. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such as Astro Strike with Ventus, and Astro Shot with Aqua.
		Deep Space, when fighting Unversed after finding him in the Turo Prison Block, and during the fight against Gantu.	Aqua
	Terra (Armored)	Mirage Arena, during a multiplayer match.	Terra, Ventus, Aqua	Controlled by a player with their equipped abilities, commands, and Keyblade.
	Ventus (Armored)
	Aqua (Armored)
Escorted ally		Location	Scenario	Abilities
	Cinderella	Castle of Dreams, when being escorted through the Corridor and Foyer.	Terra	Triggers the Last Dance Reaction Command. At the end of the Corridor, Terra must be close to her in order to continue on with the "Proceed" command.
	Snow White	Dwarf Woodlands, when being escorted through the Deep Woods.	Ventus	Triggers the White Calm and Avenger Rush Reaction Commands. At the clearing, Ventus must be close to her in order to end with the "Goal" command.
	Jaq	Castle of Dreams, when being escorted through the Wardrobe Room.	Aqua	Triggers the Avenger Save Reaction Command. At the mousehole's entrance, Aqua must be close to him in order to end with the "Goal" command.
Other ally		Location	Scenario	Abilities
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather		Enchanted Dominion, during the fight against Maleficent.	Ventus	Triggers the Joint Force Reaction Command.

Kingdom Hearts coded

Only two worlds feature party members in Kingdom Hearts coded, and they each use different gameplay systems.

In Olympus Coliseum's turn-based combat Labyrinth, party members are controlled by the player in the same way as Data-Sora, although "Game Over" only occurs if Data-Sora dies. Each party member has a different special attack and amount of health.

In Hollow Bastion, Data-Sora cannot attack and instead issues instructions to his party members. In place of Attack, the Ask for Help command cycles the party members' focus between following Data-Sora, attacking enemies, and destroying Bug Blox. Deck commands are replaced with new commands that party members carry out; a deck command's type determines which party member executes the new command. Finish commands are disabled, except Spinner Ray which can be used when both party members have joined the party. If a party member's HP is reduced to 0, they can be revived by going to them and using Rescue.

Party member		World	Unlocked	Abilities
	Hercules	Olympus Coliseum	Layer 02	Attack, Zero to Hero
	Cloud	Olympus Coliseum	Layer 04, after defending him from Heartless.	Attack, Omnislash
	Goofy	Hollow Bastion	Entrance Hall (LL), after holding out against Pete's attacks.	Goofy Turbo, Goofy Tornado
	Donald Duck	Hollow Bastion	Waterway, after Goofy joins the party.	Donald Firaga, Donald Thundaga

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

See also: Dream Eater

Spirit Dream Eaters act as Sora and Riku's party members and are synthesized out of Dream Pieces. They each have different stats, abilities, and Ability Link boards. The new Link System allows characters to perform powerful techniques with Spirits. When selecting a New Game Plus, Spirits carry over with their stats, only their levels are put to 1, and their Ability Link panels are reset.

Up to three Spirits can be brought into the party at a time, and only two fight alongside Sora or Riku. Spirit positions can be changed within the party by dragging their icons around on the touch screen, replaced with an additional menu panel in Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD. In the "Spirits" tab of the pause menu, Spirits can be placed in and out of the party; experience is only awarded to those in the party. Pressing and simultaneously or will warp Spirit Dream Eaters to Sora's or Riku's side. Spirits are incapable of dealing the final blow in forced boss or event battles.

If a Spirit Dream Eater's HP falls to zero, the Dream Eater is knocked out and a timer on their icon is displayed, slowly going down from 30 to 0. Once at 0, the Dream Eater expires and drops a Dream Piece, and the third Dream Eater automatically takes their place in combat. Sora or Riku can prevent the Dream Eater from expiring by approaching it and using Rescue by repeatedly pressing / until the displayed gauge is full, reviving the Dream Eater with half HP. The first instance of Rescue requires 11 button presses; each subsequent knock out in the same battle or area will require an additional 10 button presses. If a boss battle ends, the character drops, or the character or moves to another area while a Dream Eater is knocked out, it will automatically get revived with half HP. If the character goes to a save point, the knocked out dream eaters will be revived with their HP fully restored.

In the opening battle against Ursula on the Destiny Islands, Riku acts as a cooperation member to Sora. Riku can attack with his Soul Eater and heal.

Disposition

The techniques used by Spirit Dream Eaters are determined by their Disposition (性格, Seikaku). Each Spirit Dream Eater the player creates is assigned one of four dispositions. Petting or poking the Spirit in certain areas, as well as having them eat certain types of treats, will cause it to switch to another disposition. Dispositions can only be changed once while in the Dream Eaters menu, and in order to change it again, one should go back to the main menu then back to the Dream Eaters menu.

In addition controlling which commands are available for them to use on the battlefield and their relative frequency of use, a Spirit's disposition determines its eye color and shape and may unlock hidden paths on its Ability Link. Nightmare Dream Eaters have access to the same attacks as a Spirit with a Type I (purple eyes) disposition, excluding abilities that grant positive status effects.

Ability Link

The Meow Wow's Ability Link Screen in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

The Ability Link (アビリティリンク, Abiriti Rinku) is a board where the player can acquire new Commands and Abilities. Each Spirit-type Dream Eater has a different Ability Link which includes different commands and abilities, which can be redeemed with Link Points (リンクポイント, Rinku Pointo) (LP) by the player. New commands must be installed from the Command Deck menu, while new abilities are automatically installed. Stat Abilities only stay active while the Spirit from which they were acquired remains in the party. A Spirit can acquire Link Points by various methods, all of which require the Spirit to be in the party. These include combat, with defeated enemies earning one LP, giving them treats, and using the Water Barrel.

An Ability Link is composed of various icons connected by colored paths, each one being a bonus, with the needed LP to acquire them on their bottom right. The Keyhole icon shows where the Ability Link starts, which is initially connected to a single bonus. After purchasing a bonus, adjacent bonuses will break out of their crystal shields and a pink line will extend to the icon, indicating that it is now available for purchase as well. Some paths are unlocked only if the Spirit is in a certain Disposition, indicated by colored arrows. There are also door-like icons that block the path to other bonuses until a certain quota is met. These can require the player to have a certain amount of a certain item, level up the Spirit to at least a certain level, or even Link with the Spirit a certain number of times.

Kingdom Hearts χ

Players can form Parties with each other of up to thirty members, which allows them permanent access to each other's Friend Medals and Raid Bosses, while also allowing the Player to activate a daily 5% Lux Boost towards the party's total, participate in Weekly Party Rankings, access a Party Chat, and compare stats.

Party's can recruit unaffiliated Players, while Players can also request to join Parties. The Parties can be set to accept players automatically or at a party admin's discretion.

Kingdom Hearts III

In Kingdom Hearts III, some worlds will have two friends, and all friends remain active.

Rapunzel leaves the party after the main story of Kingdom of Corona is cleared, and she is unavailable as a friend afterwards.

During certain battles in the story, Sora will be accompanied by joint struggle characters. These characters behave identically to party members, but have fixed stats, equipment, abilities, and AI that cannot be customized.

AI customization

A party member's AI behavior can be adjusted from the "Customize" tab in the pause menu. The degree of customization is divided into three separate categories: Combat Style (バトルスタイル, Batoru Sutairu, lit. "Battle Style"), Abilities (アビリティ, Abiriti), and Recovery (回復, Kaifuku).

"Combat Style" determines which enemies the party member targets in battle:

• Stick By Sora (いっしょにたたかえ, Issho ni Tatakae, lit. "Fight Together"): The friend will target enemies near Sora.
• Be Yourself (じゆうにたたかえ, Jiyū ni Tatakae, lit. "Fight Freely"): The friend will target enemies of choice. Not all friends behave the same.
• Hands Off (ソラにまかせろ, Sora ni Makasero, lit. "Leave It to Sora"): The friend will stay out of the fight and take a supporting role instead.
• Finish the Job (ねらいをさだめろ, Nerai o Sadamero, lit. "Take Aim"): The friend will target an enemy and stay on that enemy until it's defeated.

"Abilities" determines how frequently the party member uses abilities that consume MP.

• Go Wild (じゆうに, Jiyū ni, lit. "Freely"): The friend will use abilities at will.
• Watch MP (バランスよく, Baransu yoku, lit. "Well-Balanced"): The friend will balance using abilities and keeping MP in reserve.
• Conserve (あんまり, Anmari, lit. "Not Often"): The friend will keep ability usage to a minimum.

"Recovery" determines how often the party member uses recovery items and magic. The player can also toggle between whether or not the party member will use them On Sora (ソラ, Sora, lit. "Sora"), On Self (自分, Jibun, lit. "Oneself"), and On Others (仲間, Nakama, lit. "Comrades"):

• Use As Needed (よくつかう, Yoku Tsukau, lit. "Use Often"): The friend will use recovery items/magic as needed.
• Use in Emergencies (ピンチだけ, Pinchi dake, lit. "Only in a Pinch"): The friend will use recovery items/magic in an emergency.
• Use Like Crazy (いつもげんき, Itsumo Genki, lit. "Always Healthy"): The friend will use recovery items/magic if selected targets lose even the slightest amount of HP/MP.

List of party members

Party member		World	Weapon	Team Attack	Armor slots	Accessory slots	Item slots	Starting items
	Donald Duck	All	Mage's Staff	Flare Force, Donald Meteor	1-2	2-3	2-3	Potion, Ether
	Goofy	All	Knight's Shield	Goofy Bombardier, Trinity Guard, Tree Whip	2-3	1-2	3-4	Potion (x2)
	Hercules	Olympus	Heart of a Hero	Heroic Swing	1	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Woody	Toy Box	Cowboy's Pride	Rocket Ruckus	2	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Buzz Lightyear	Toy Box	Space Ranger Suit		2	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Rapunzel	Kingdom of Corona	Golden Hair	Tangled Twist	2	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Flynn Rider	Kingdom of Corona	Frying Pan		2	2	4	Potion (x2)
	Sulley	Monstropolis	Claws	Scream Strike	2	3	3	Potion (x2)
	Mike Wazowski	Monstropolis	Knockout Body		2	2	4	Potion, Ether
	Marshmallow	Arendelle	Ice Claws	Mighty Avalanche	3	2	0	None
	Jack Sparrow	The Caribbean	Skill & Crossbones	Never Fear	2	3	3	Potion
	Baymax	San Fransokyo	Powered Suit	Interceptor Wing	3	2	3	Ether
Joint struggle character		Location		Weapon	Team Attack
	Mickey Mouse	Dark World, during Riku's battle against the Demon Tower		Kingdom Key D	Double Duel (Riku)
		Keyblade Graveyard, against Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene. Keyblade Graveyard, against Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort.		Star Cluster	Faith Volley,[KH III RM] True End[KH III RM]
	Riku	Keyblade Graveyard, against Xigbar and Dark Riku. Keyblade Graveyard, against Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort.		Braveheart	True End[KH III RM]
	Aqua	Keyblade Graveyard, during the battle against Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas.		Master's Defender	—
	Ventus	Keyblade Graveyard, during the battle against Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas.		Wayward Wind	Icy Slider (Aqua)[KH III RM]
	Lea	Keyblade Graveyard, during the first battle phase against Saïx and Xion. Keyblade Graveyard, against Xemnas and Saïx.[KH III RM]		Bond of the Blaze	Thinking of You (Roxas)[KH III RM]
	Kairi	Keyblade Graveyard, during the first battle phase against Saïx and Xion. Keyblade Graveyard, against Armored Xehanort.[KH III RM]		Destiny's Embrace	One Heart[KH III RM]
	Roxas	Keyblade Graveyard, during the second battle phase against Saïx.		Oathkeeper & Oblivion	—
	Xion	Keyblade Graveyard, during the second battle phase against Saïx. Keyblade Graveyard, against Xemnas and Saïx.[KH III RM]		Replica Kingdom Key	Thinking of You (Roxas)[KH III RM]
	Sora[KH III RM]	Keyblade Graveyard, if Sora is not chosen in the character selection prompt during the battles where Riku, Aqua, Roxas, and Kairi are optionally playable.		Kingdom Key	One Heart (Kairi)

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road

In Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, there are a total of six party members (including Xehanort), and the maximum party size is three. Each party member has a specific style that they use in battle. Some Quests require specific party members, while others allow a choice of companions; depending on which party member is chosen, some cutscenes are slightly altered. Once all Quests are completed, Eraqus is permanently assigned to the party alongside Xehanort.

List of party members

Party member		Style	Required Quests	Optional Quests
	Xehanort	—	All	—
	Eraqus	Attack Boost	1-75 86-105	—
	Hermod	Attack	77-78 80-81 83 85	1-70 86-87
	Bragi	Protect	88-94	1-70 86-87
	Urd	Blizzard	76 82 84 100	1-70 86-87
	Vor	Magic Boost	71-75	1-70

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

In Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, there are four different teams the player can choose from that are made up of three characters. Occasionally, in certain worlds, a guest character will replace a random ally in the current team and replace certain enemies in a given level with friend orbs that net higher scores when struck, although this can be toggled on or off. A Summoning Star can summon King Mickey to join the team as a fourth member, with his design differing depending on which team he assists.

Team	Leader	Party members		Abilities	Mickey outfit	Unlocked
Team Classic (Party Original)	Sora	Donald	Goofy	Thundaga Ars Arcanum	KH II Outfit	Default
Team Days (Party Days)	Roxas	Xion	Axel	Firaga Black Hole	Black Coat	Clear Guardando nel buio in World Tour
Team BBS (Party BBS)	Aqua	Ventus	Terra	Blizzaga Spellweaver	KH BbS outfit	Clear No More Bugs!! and Wonder of Electron in World Tour
Team 3D (Party DDD)	Riku	Meow Wow	Komory Bat	Dark Firaga Dark Splicer	KH II Outfit	Clear Darkness of the Unknown in World Tour
Party member	World	Tracks		Party member	World	Tracks
Aladdin	Agrabah	A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream A Whole New World		Ariel	Atlantica	Under the Sea An Adventure in Atlantica
Peter Pan	Neverland	Captain Hook's Pirate Ship Pirate's Gigue Secret of Neverland Crossing to Neverland Daydream upon Neverland Neverland's Scherzo		Beast	Hollow Bastion Beast's Castle	Hollow Bastion Scherzo Di Notte (KH) Squirming Evil Waltz of the Damned Dance of the Daring Desire for All That Is Lost Beauty and the Beast
Hercules	Olympus Coliseum	Olympus Coliseum Go for It!		Mulan	The Land of Dragons	The Home of Dragons Fields of Honor Vim and Vigor
Simba	Pride Lands	Adventures in the Savannah Savannah Pride Circle Of Life		Stitch	Deep Space	Hau'oli, Hau'oli Mákaukau?

In Co-op mode, one player controls Sora, while the other controls Riku in his Kingdom Hearts outfit. In addition to their normal abilities, both characters have access to Friend Curaga.

In The Final World, Kairi serves as the sole party member during the "Stranded Beyond" and "Kairi III" Memory Dives.

Kingdom Hearts III Sora serves as the sole party member during the "Dark Domination" Boss Battle Music Stage.

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  Sora's Co-op sprite

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  Riku's Co-op sprite

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  Sora's Kingdom Hearts III sprite