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Samurai
Japanese	サムライ
Rōmaji	Samurai
Type	High-ranking Nobody
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory

Samurai
Kingdom Hearts II
A samurai. A high-ranking Nobody. Using swords and their sheaths as weapons, it can handle up to four weapons at a time. It attacks with calmness and efficiency. Make sure not to lose sight of it once it hides beneath the ground. After parrying its attack, it sits and waits, giving an opportunity to use reaction commands. Fight one-on-one while the others sit back and watch.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
An advanced Nobody well-suited to combat in close quarters. It pairs naturally high attack power with a dual blade attack that brings targets into submission. These Nobodies serve under Roxas.

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 1		50	11		5	30
The Land of Dragons Episode 2 (Pre-Xigbar reveal)		122	34		19	425
Twilight Town Episode 2		152	43		25	860
The World That Never Was		160	45		26	1000
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×6 Dense Gem (12%), Serenity Crystal (4%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, The Land of Dragons, Twilight Town, The World That Never Was

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Episode 1		50	11		5	24
Radiant Garden Cavern of Remembrance		228	67		39	800
The Land of Dragons Episode 2 (Pre-Xigbar reveal)		122	34		19	340
Twilight Town Episode 2		152	43		25	688
The World That Never Was		160	45		26	800
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (1) ×2, MP prize (3) ×2 Dense Gem (12%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden, The Land of Dragons, Twilight Town, The World That Never Was

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Titan Cup		• Match 7: 2 Samurai
		138	39		22
Titan Paradox Cup		• Match 7: 2 Samurai
		240	70		41
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 9: 1 Samurai • Match 31: 2 Samurai • Match 33: 4 Samurai • Match 38: 4 Samurai
		290	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Titan Cup		• Match 7: 2 Samurai
		148	42		24
Titan Paradox Cup		• Match 7: 2 Samurai
		240	70		41
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 9: 1 Samurai • Match 31: 2 Samurai • Match 33: 4 Samurai • Match 38: 4 Samurai
		290	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
33	1102		3306		8		24
71	2111		6334		18		68
91	1172		3515		75		27
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x0.99		x1.12		x0.41			x1.25
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.30		x0.30		x0.30			x0
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					—
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 15-35 — Missions 62-72 — Missions 73-93 —
Story Mode
Munny x11
Mission Mode
Munny x6
World(s)
The World That Never Was

The Samurai is a high-ranking Nobody controlled by Roxas that is found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

A pair of Samurai Nobodies suddenly appear as Sora and his friends approach Memory's Skyscraper, separating Sora from Donald and Goofy so that their master Roxas, who simultaneously appears from a Corridor of Darkness, can attack Sora and pull them both into the Station of Awakening. While Sora and Roxas fight within their own hearts, Donald and Goofy slay the Samurai.

Design

A Samurai has a distinctive cylindrical head that is a darker shade of grey than the most of the rest of its body. This head bears six diagonal slits on the front, three on each side. The majority of its body appears to be covered in a grey jumpsuit with bell sleeves and a lighter grey seam going down the front. Each sleeve has the Nobody emblem printed on them, and only the Samurai's black hands are visible. The creature's black, featureless, pointed feet sprout out from the legs of the jumpsuit.

There is also a dark grey belt-like pattern that wraps around its waist, though it does not seem to have a purpose. The (also grey) swords used by the Samurai usually just float very close to it, either crossing behind its back or resting at either of its hips. The shape of certain parts of a Samurai's body, particularly its legs, have a vague resemblance to the design of the Nobody symbol, and it can, like all lesser Nobodies, contort itself in normally impossible ways.

The Samurai is based on the eponymous job class from Final Fantasy.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts II

Samurai Nobodies do not attack very spontaneously. Rather, these Nobodies will remain calm and poised for a long while before sending a flurry of blade swipes at Sora. Moving slowly, but gracefully, Samurais wait for Sora's attack before attacking themselves. Their Reaction Command, Duel Stance, results in a stand-off between Sora and the Nobody. The command list will go blank and the command "The End" will appear in a random command box. The command must be selected before the Samurai makes its move. If not, the Samurai will strike first and deal a fair amount of damage. If successful, Sora will slice through the Samurai, dealing severe damage. If there are other Nobodies or Heartless in close proximity to Sora's Reaction Command strike, they will also be affected by the attack.

If a Samurai's attack is blocked while it is being executed, it kneels on the floor and does nothing temporarily. It often counters with its Four Slashes and Ten Slashes attacks when damaged.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Vertical Slash (縦斬り, Tate Kiri)		Physical	—	x1.5	O
		Swings sword in right hand vertically.
Horizontal Slash (横斬り, Yoko Kiri)		Physical	—	x1.5	O
		Swings sword in right hand wide.
Four Slashes (4連斬り, 4-Ren Kiri, lit. "4 Consecutive Slashes")		Physical	—	x0.5	O
		Thrusts with swords in both hands in succession, then swings them upward.
Ten Slashes (10連斬り, 10-Ren Kiri, lit. "10 Consecutive Slashes")		Physical	—	Hit 1-9: x0.25 Hit 10: x2.0	O Hit 4, 10: △
		After slashing continuously, it swings its sword while dashing.
Draw Slash (居合い抜き, Iai Nuki)		Physical	—	x2.0	△
		Draws its sword and attacks an opponent without warning as it passes by.
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
Duel Stance (デュエルバウト, Dyueru Bauto, lit. "Duel Bout")	Physical	x10.0	Can be used when near a kneeling Samurai. All commands change to ?; after 4.3 seconds, one changes to "The End" (ジ・エンド, Ji Endo). If The End is selected, Sora cuts through the Samurai. No penalty applies if ? is selected. If 0.7 seconds pass after The End is displayed, Sora is struck by the Samurai's Draw Slash.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

These Nobodies are the most powerful variety encountered. They deal high levels of damage, and since the "Duel Stance" command is not usable as in Kingdom Hearts II, they are far harder to take down. However, if they are blocked when attacking with both swords, they will stagger. The Samurais have low defense but high attack.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Slash (模斬り, Mo Kiri)		—	—	2.87	△
		Prepares it sword, then slashes the target.
Dual Wielding Dance (二刀流乱舞, Nitōryū Ranbu)		—	—	1.95	◯
		Advances toward the target while slashing with both of its swords.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.