Chernabog

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Chernabog
Japanese	チェルナボーグ
Rōmaji	Cherunabōgu
Other names	Demon of Fantasia (ファンタジアの魔人, Fantajia no Majin)
Homeworld	Symphony of Sorcery End of the World
Origin	Fantasia
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
KH tracks Battle theme - A Night on the Bare Mountain Battle theme - Squirming Evil KH3D tracks Battle theme - A Night on the Bare Mountain

Chernabog
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
"Night on Bald Mountain" (1940) A giant demon that emerged from the depths of the earth in a fiery eruption.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Fantasia (1940) A giant demon from the earth's depths that emerged from an erupting volcano.

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
End of the World	1500	40		30	58		15000
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x0.25
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.01	x0.1		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Superglide
World(s)
End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
End of the World	2400	35		22	63		15000
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x0.5
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.02	x0.2		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Superglide
World(s)
End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
End of the World	1500	40		30	58		9000
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x0.49		x0.5			x0.25
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.01	x0.1		x0.5			x0.5
Rewards
Superglide
World(s)
End of the World

Fiend
Japanese	悪霊
Rōmaji	Akuryō
Translation	Evil Spirit
Homeworld	Symphony of Sorcery
Origin	Fantasia
Game	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
KH3D tracks Battle theme - A Night on the Bare Mountain

Chernabog is a giant demon that appears as a boss at the End of the World in Kingdom Hearts and in Symphony of Sorcery in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. He originally appeared in Disney's Fantasia in the segment set to "Night on Bald Mountain". In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Chernabog can summon Fiends during battle.

In the international version of Kingdom Hearts, as well as in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Chernabog's boss theme is an arrangement of "Night on Bald Mountain", "A Night on the Bare Mountain", referencing his film of origin.

In Kingdom Hearts, Chernabog is one of only eight enemies in who do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal. The others are AntiSora, Bit Sniper, the Cave of Wonders Guardian, Shadow Sora, the Crank Tower, the Shark, and the World of Chaos. The Fiends have a journal entry in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance only.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

Chernabog survived the destruction of his homeworld, Symphony of Sorcery, and wound up at the End of the World.

While fighting through legions of Heartless and the World Terminus on their way to confront Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, Sora, Donald, and Goofy stumble upon Chernabog at the remnants of Bald Mountain. He awakens and promptly attacks the trio, but is defeated in an explosion of fire after a battle, revealing the passageway deeper into the mountain which the three heroes descend into.

Kingdom Hearts II

Chernabog makes a brief appearance in one of Roxas's dreams.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

After travelling through Symphony of Sorcery as part of his Mark of Mastery exam, Riku is cast off into Bald Mountain by Young Xehanort after retrieving the second Sound Idea. There, Young Xehanort mocks Riku for not being able to control the darkness within him and for his failure to wield the Keyblade. After Riku states that he's here to change all of his past failures, Young Xehanort says that his abyss awaits and summons Chernabog from the volcano to fight Riku before disappearing. However, Riku defeats Chernabog and escapes Bald Mountain.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Chernabog appears as a Scratch Card icon on the Villains Card.

Design

Chernabog is a gigantic, muscular, humanoid demon. His skin is entirely colored black, and he is so large that Sora is roughly the size of his head. His head sports two curved horns, he has four fangs in his mouth, and his eyes are a glowing yellow. He has enormous, black, bat-like wings, and his wingspan is larger than he is tall. Chernabog is always seen trapped from the knees-down in a volcano.

Abilities

Chernabog has many frightening powers at his disposal. His main ability is to control fire, and uses it in various ways such as breathing fire or shooting fireballs from his hands. He can also cause the volcano he resides in to erupt with tremendous force, flap his huge wings to create a gale to blow opponents away, and, when in desperate need, summon six orbs of light to attack opponents.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

In this battle, Sora and party can fly around the area, similar to the battle with the Phantom and the World of Chaos.

Although his attacks are few, they are very upscale and dangerous to the health bar. The most powerful attack is when he looks as though he is bent over, apparently hurt, but then rises triumphantly, causing the volcano to erupt violently. This attack gets more powerful later in the battle. Another attack would be when he consistently breathes fire, either from left to right, or right to left. When he begins to lose health, he will use variants of Aero to knock the party far away from him, at which point he will send out beams of light similar to the ones Ansem casts from his World of Chaos form.

A good way to avoid the first one is to quickly fly away, and press to signal to Donald and Goofy to follow Sora, so that they will not perish either. The second can be avoided by simply flying behind his head, and merely waiting for him to stop breathing fire. Also, now would be a good time to attack from the back of his skull. The third cannot be avoided, but the fourth can be difficultly maneuvered past.

As Chernabog is fought while in flight, summons are not available to the party, which can be a serious hindrance. However Sora can get around this by landing on his shoulder or the summit of the mountain. Summoning Tinker Bell can be a tide turning advantage. Also, using Aeroga can help a great deal, as it helps decrease the damage dealt. The reward for victory is the Superglide ability.

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Firaga Breath LV1 (ファイガブレスLV1, Faiga Buresu LV1, lit. "Figa Breath LV1")		Fire	—	6	—
		Breathes out flames, sweeping from left to right.
Firaga Breath LV2 (ファイガブレスLV2, Faiga Buresu LV2, lit. "Figa Breath LV2")		Fire	—	8	—
		Breathes out flames, sweeping violently from right to left.
Body-wrapping Flame LV1 (全身を包む炎LV1, Zenshin o Tsutsumu Honō LV1)		Fire	—	8	—
		Makes flames erupt from its feet.
Body-wrapping Flame LV2 (全身を包む炎LV2, Zenshin o Tsutsumu Honō LV2)		Fire	—	10	—
		Makes flames erupt in a wide area around itself.
Soul Missile (ソウルミサイル, Souru Musairu)		None	x0	10	Returnable (Recoil: 0)
		Fires 12 light bullets that chase Sora.
7-colored Flame (7色の炎, 7-shoku no Honō)		Fire	x0.01	10	Returnable (Recoil: 0)
		Fires a total of 6 flames of different colors from both hands.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Instead of maneuvering around Chernabog, the fight uses the format of Dive Mode. Riku must use the Diving Strike ability to attack Chernabog a total of three times to defeat him, one for each of his 3 HP bars, however reaching him is not easy. Riku must avoid the fireballs the demon throws and the pillars of fire that erupt from below. These can be avoided by either flying around them or using Dodging Deflect, the latter technique grants temporary invincibility. Note that getting hit once blows Riku rather far away. Each time Riku successfully damages Chernabog, the demon will knock him back further down the valley and it will take longer to reach him.

Chernabog's most dangerous attack is to summon Fiends that will attempt to grab Riku. These Fiends slowly drain Riku's health and must be shaken off by performing a Dodging Deflect. There are two varieties of Fiends, the blue versions take longer to shake off. A risky but effective method of removing the Fiends is to perform a Dodging Deflect into a fire pillar. If timed successfully, Riku will remove the Fiends but not take damage. Another method is to use the Dive Charge right as Riku is about to pass the Fiends, aiming to an area where there are less of them. If a few fiends manage to hang onto Riku, simply use dodging Deflect to shake them off.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Magma Geyser (マグマ間欠泉, Maguma Kanketsusen)		—	—	10	△
		Raises his left arm, making a large number of fire pillars rise up.
Flame Shot (Front) (火焔弾(正面), Kaendan (Shōmen))		—	—	10	△
		Waves its arms repeatedly to fire a series of fireballs flying straight forward while spiraling.
Flame Shot (Diagonal) (火焔弾(斜め), Kaendan (Naname))		—	—	10	△
		Raises both arms, causing a large number of fireballs to rain down from the sky. Some fireballs slightly follow opponents.
Wall of Flame (炎の壁, Honō no Kabe)		—	—	10	△
		Spreads its arms, causing a V-shaped or +-shaped flame to appear in front of the opponent. 1 HP prize will appear in the center of the V-shaped flame, or in both the upper left and upper right of the +-shaped flame.
Haunt (取りつき, Toritsuku)	Black Fiend	—	—	1 every 0.4 seconds	X
	Blue Fiend	—	—	1 every 0.2 seconds	X
		Raises both arms and summons multiple Fiends. The Fiends fly straight and follow the opponent, and when coming into contact, cling to the opponent, gradually lowering their HP and slowing their movement speed. When using "Dodging Deflect", there is a high chance one Fiend will be shaken off.
		The number of Fiends attached does not increase the damage received. Fiends cannot lower Riku's HP below 1.
Chernabog blows Riku away with his arm farther after each successful Diving Strike on him.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Origin

Chernabog first appeared in Walt Disney's Fantasia, during the Night on Bald Mountain segment, in which he erupts from the mountain in the same way as in the game. Chernabog awakens on top of Bald Mountain on Walpurgis Night, and uses his dark powers to raise ghosts, skeletons, demons, witches, harpies, goblins, and zombies from a nearby town. He summons fire and lava, and makes the wretches in his control dance and fly around, before he destroys them. However, the Angelus bells suddenly begin ringing, heralding sunrise, driving Chernabog and his slaves back into hiding, as a line of monks proceeds through the forest and a ruined cathedral to the sounds of "Ave Maria".

His name is taken from the Slavic deity Crnobog, whose name means "black god". However, Disney designed him with Satan in mind. His Japanese name, "Demon of Fantasia", references his role in Fantasia, the Disney film he first appeared in.

Videos

Chernabog – Kingdom Hearts	Chernabog – Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD (Riku)