Ripple Drive

Ripple Drive appears as translucent, pink sphere that ripples upwards as Sora swings his Keyblade.

Ripple Drive ((リップルドライヴ, Rippuru Doraivu) is an ability that appears in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. It allows the user to unleash a magic-based aura attack that damages nearby enemies.

Mechanics

In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Ripple Drive is a combat ability that grants Sora a combo finisher, usually occurring when facing multiple targets in close quarters. It requires 3 AP to equip. Its attack power is that of a magic-based attack, thus being relative to Sora's maximum MP.

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Ripple Drive is an action ability accessible in Limit Form that provides Sora with a combo finisher that mainly actives around multiple targets.

Learning Ripple Drive

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix

• Sora learns Ripple Drive at level 12 with the Dream Rod, 39 with the Dream Sword, and 69 with the Dream Shield.

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

• Limit Form has Ripple Drive as a default ability.

Trivia

• The animation Sora uses to perform Ripple Drive in the first Final Mix game is taken from his summon attack animation with Simba.