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This article is about the boss from Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded and Kingdom Hearts III. You may be looking for the Ice Colossus from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

Ice Titan
Japanese	アイスタイタン
Rōmaji	Aisu Taitan
Homeworld	Olympus Olympus Coliseum
Origin	Hercules (1997)
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Kingdom Hearts III
Variations • Ice Colossus • Rock Titan • Lava Titan • Tornado Titan
KH tracks Battle theme - The Deep End KHREC tracks Battle theme - Fight and Away KHIII tracks Battle theme - Titanic Clash

Ice Titan
Kingdom Hearts
Defeated once by Hercules, he received new powers from Hades and resurfaced. His body is made of large blocks of seemingly impregnable ice. But the ice shaping his face is quite fragile. Naturally, he is weak against fire. He shook the scene in "Hercules" (1997).
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
A glacial giant who haunts the innermost reaches of the Olympus Coliseum labyrinth. Any one of his ice attacks poses a titanic threat; combine those with high Defense, and you've got one tough opponent to melt. Hit him with everything you've got!
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Hercules (1997) An icy giant defeated in the past by Hercules.
Kingdom Hearts III
Hercules (1997) A gargantuan being made of frigid ice.

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Gold Match	1500	46		46	70		5000
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x2.0		x0			x0.5
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.02	x0		x0.5			x0.5
Seed(s)
Gold Match	• Seed 1: Ice Titan

World		HP	Strength	Defense
Olympus Coliseum		5775	82	65
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x2.00	x0.00		x0.50	x0.50
Ignite	Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X	X		X	X
Slow	Stop	Confuse	Stun	Magnet
X	X	X	X	X
Worlds
Olympus Coliseum

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Olympus			600		19			9			0
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×1.0		×0			×0.7				×0.7
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×0.7		×0.7		×1.0					×0.5
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
✕		✕		✕					✕
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
50		—		×0.5					16
World(s)
Olympus

The Ice Titan is a resident of Olympus Coliseum, and one of the powerful Titans who serve Hades. He appears as an optional boss in the international and Final Mix versions of Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, and Kingdom Hearts III.

Story

Kingdom Hearts

Following Sora's completion of the Hades Cup, the Ice Titan appears in Olympus Coliseum as the sole contender in the Gold Match. Sora enters the Gold Match alone and finds the colossal, ferocious giant of ice awaiting him inside the dim, darkened Coliseum. Sora takes the Ice Titan on in battle and proves to be victorious, earning the Diamond Dust Keychain for his trouble.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

The Ice Titan is the last of the four sources of the bugs in Data-Olympus Coliseum, and resides deep within the Keyhole, on Layer 30. Together, Data-Sora, Data-Hercules, and Data-Cloud are able to defeat him and fix the world's code.

Kingdom Hearts III

The planets have aligned over Olympus, and with it, Hades sets into motion his master plan: releasing the four Titans - the Ice Titan being one of them - onto Olympus. After they wreak havoc in Olympus and leave it in ruins, Hades brings the Ice Titan, the Lava Titan and the Tornado Titan into the Realm of the Gods atop Mount Olympus. The Ice and Lava Titans enclose Zeus in a cooled lava cone of their own making, while Hades smugly watches from Zeus's throne, saying that he now calls the shots.

Before Hades can do much more, however, he is confronted by Sora, Donald, Goofy and Hercules, who fight both the Ice and Lava Titans together. After the two of them are subdued, they confront the Tornado Titan, who uses the powers of the defeated Ice and Lava Titans.

Finally, when all the Titans are defeated and Hercules frees Zeus from his prison, the Ice Titan, along with the other Titans, is scooped up into the Tornado Titan by Hercules's hands, and then released into space, where they are destroyed for good in an explosion.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts II

The Ice Titan appears as an illustration on the backside of the Titan Cup trophy.

Kingdom Hearts II manga

The Ice Titan easily defeats Sora in a match in the Hades Cup.

Design

The Ice Titan is a gigantic, emaciated, humanoid being that is, true to his name, composed entirely of ice. He has fairly long arms that end in clawed, four-fingered hands. His icy ribcage is always visible, and his upper back is lined by tall spikes. His head is rather small in comparison to the rest of his body. His blocky mouth is filled with sharp teeth, and his eyes are small and barely visible. He has a spiky crest decorating the back of his head and cheeks. His upper legs are very thin, while his thicker lower legs are frozen to the ground, forcing the Ice Titan to constantly break and regenerate them to walk. The Ice Titan is actually a very small being of ice, not even reaching Sora's knee, but he is able to grow very large in order to tower over his opponents.

The Ice Titan's name references his frozen body, while "titan" is derived from the Titans of Greek mythology, which were loosely represented by the Ice Titan and his companions in Hercules.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

Sora should set Firaga and Curaga in the shortcut menu.

The Ice Titan's primary method of attack is firing Ice Lances at Sora. Normally, the Ice Lances are small ice bullets; the key to defeating the boss is to deflect these Ice Lances back at the boss through parrying or using Guard, earning 24 Tech Points (125 in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix with all Tech Boosts equipped) per bullet deflected. However, so long as Sora has any form of Aero magic active, the boss will instead fire larger Ice Lances that cannot be deflected, removing the main method to defeat the boss and negating the benefits of Aero.

Once the Ice Titan has been hit with enough Ice Lances, he falls to his knees for a short period, making him vulnerable to air combos and Ragnarok. However, the Ice Titan expels a flurry of Ice Lances when he stands back up. The Ice Titan can also be damaged with Fire spells or Strike Raid. However, Fire spells take longer to hit than the deflected Ice Lances, while Strike Raid deals less damage and forces Sora to stand still, making him highly vulnerable to the Ice Titan's attacks. It is also possible to jump on the Ice Titan's hand when he strikes the ground, then ride it up to his head and land a few air combos before falling back to the ground.

The Ice Titan can also attack by summoning shards of ice from the ground, conjuring snowballs to fall on top of Sora, creating an icy mist to freeze Sora in place, and performing a technique that freezes Sora. Most of these moves can be avoided simply by constantly moving. The Ice Titan can also create patches of slick ice on the ground which will trip Sora, preventing him from attacking but making him temporarily unable to be hit. Sora should stay close to the corners when the Ice Titan angrily lifts his hands in the air, which only happens while the Ice Titan is on his yellow and green HP ranges. This allows Sora to dodge two of the Ice Titan's freezing techniques.

The Ice Titan also sends out shock waves from his feet whenever he moves, but staying in the bleachers throughout the fight allows Sora to avoid the attack, as well as providing a better view of the Ice Lances he shoots.

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Ice Lance (Small Ice Bullets) (アイスランス（小氷弾）, Aisu Ransu (Ko Kōri-dan))		Blizzard	x0.005	2	Returnable (Recoil: 0)
		Fires small ice bullets.
Ice Lance (Large Ice Bullets) (アイスランス（大氷弾）, Aisu Ransu (Dai Kōri-dan))		Blizzard	x0	4	Returnable (Recoil: 100)
		Fires large ice bullets.
		Only used as long as Aero is active on Sora.
Ice Lance (Right Arm) (アイスランス（右腕）, Aisu Ransu (Migiude))		Blizzard	—	4	—
		Performs Ice Lance after swinging its right arm sideways.
Ice Claw (アイスクロー, Aisu Kurō)	Left arm	Blizzard	—	4	—
	Ice	Blizzard	—	2	—
		Summons ice thorns below the opponents' feet.
Ice Meteor (アイスメテオ, Aisu Meteo)		Blizzard	x0	4	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		Drops a large block of ice on the opponent's head.
Ice Breath (アイスブレス, Aisu Buresu)		Blizzard	—	6	—
		Breathes ice to freeze the opponent and the ground.
		Walking on frozen ground makes Sora fall and take 5 damage.
Ice Stamp (アイススタンプ, Aisu Sutanpu)		Blizzard	—	4	—
		Stomps its foot, releasing a shock wave around it.
Diamond Dust (ダイヤモンドダスト, Daiyamondo Dasuto)		Blizzard	—	6	—
		Creates an icy mist in front that freezes the opponent.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

The only real strategy to defeat the Ice Titan is to use Attack-L, Defense-L, and Auto-Block-L. The Ice Titan is, however, weak to fire-based attacks, so have commands that give Sora the move Explosion, and cast healing spells once any party members are low on HP. The Ice Titan can damage Sora if his attacks aren't blocked and can hit harder if Sora doesn't have Defense-L active. In addition to the ones mentioned above, have Reload-L and/or Reload-Boost-L, if using magic. Have Auto-Life-L put on Sora (mainly), Hercules, or Cloud, if close to losing.

Technique	Target	Element	Power	Hit Rate	Critical Rate	Guard Timing
Ice Lance (アイスランス, Aisu Ransu)	Random	Blizzard	2.90 x5	95%	0%	Early
	Sends 5 ice bullets flying at high speed.
Ice Meteor (アイスメテオ, Aisu Meteo)	Random	Blizzard	3.50 x2	85%	16%	Late
	Drops a huge chunk of ice twice.
Ice Breath (アイスブレス, Aisu Buresu)	All	Blizzard	3.30	90%	0%	Late
	Braces itself, then blows cold air.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Kingdom Hearts III

Sora fights the Ice Titan and the Lava Titan together. They have additional support from the Tornado Titan, who cannot be fought in this battle, but which will begin with a powerful gust that blows Sora and the rest of the party to the gates to Zeus's domain. Whenever the Tornado Titan blows this powerful gust of wind, be prepared to block the long ranged Ice Breath attack from the Ice Titan.

Both Titans open up with a powerful attack where they breathe their element in a straight beam that approaches Sora and the rest of the party, dealing heavy damage for very early in the game. The Lava Titan attacks first; the Ice Titan immediately thereafter. Block both attacks, then climb the conical prison containing Zeus in order to reach the two Titans' heads. Both Titans' only weak point is their heads, so attack or cast spells of the opposing element as soon as the opportunity presents itself. One way to deal a lot of damage at once is Hercules' Heroic Swing Situation Command. Doing so will result in an attack that can simultaneously strike the heads of both Titans and allow Sora to land the falling strike directly on one of them as well. The Attraction Flow ability Magic Carousel can be used similarly.

On occasion, the Ice Titan will conjure ice spikes that rise from the floor beneath Sora; run away from them before they fling Sora into the air.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Ice Breath (アイスブレス, Aisu Buresu)		Blizzard	Freeze (100%/0.5s)	1.5	△	—
		Raises its head and breathes ice from its mouth.
Ice Frost (アイスフロスト, Aisu Furosuto)		Blizzard	Freeze (100%/1.5s)	0.5 per hit	X	—
		Grabs the lava mound and breathes ice.
Ice Claw (アイスクロー, Aisu Kurō)	(hand)	Blizzard	—	2.0	△	2
	(icicle)	Blizzard	—	1.5 per hit	△	2
		Strikes the ground with his right palm and summons ice pillars that repeatedly protrude from directly underneath the opponent.
Stomp (足踏み, Ashibumi)	(foot)	Blizzard	—	1.5 per hit	△	2
	(icicle)	Blizzard	—	2.0 per hit	△	2
		Stomps on the ground alternatively with its left and right feet, causing icicles to stick out in the direction of the target.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Origin

The Ice Titan as it appears in Disney's Hercules.

The Ice Titan first appears in Disney's 1997 animated feature, Hercules, voiced by Jim Ward. Known in Disney canon as "Hydros," he wreaks havoc eons before the events of the film, along with his fellow Titans. The Titans' rampage is stopped by Zeus, however, and they are all imprisoned in a cage of lightning deep beneath the sea. Eighteen years after the birth of Hercules, Hades, the Lord of the Dead, steals the young hero's godly strength and uses his power to unleash Hydros and the other Titans. Hades, playing off of the Titans' lust for vengeance against Zeus, then proceeds to use the gigantic creatures to take over Mount Olympus, as it was foretold to him long ago in a prophecy made by the three Fates.

Together with the Lava Titan, Pyros, Hydros traps Zeus in a prison of ice and lava, but before Hades can "get too comfortable" as the new ruler of Mount Olympus, Hercules intervenes and begins to free the various gods and goddesses Hades has captured. Enraged, Hades demands that Hydros and the other Titans stop Hercules, but the young hero easily deflects the icicles Hydros throws at him. Attempting to trap Hercules once more using his icy breath, Hydros ends up freezing Hades, at which point Hercules manages to free Zeus. Zeus is able to topple the Rock Titan, Lythos, with renewed strength, prompting Hydros and the other Titans to flee Mount Olympus despite Hades's objections. Before the Titans can escape, however, Hercules grabs the Tornado Titan, Stratos, and uses him to suck up the remaining Titans. Hercules hurls Stratos into space, and Hydros and his Titan brethren are vanquished forever in an intense explosion.

Videos

Ice Titan – Kingdom Hearts	Ice Titan – Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Titans – Kingdom Hearts III