Flood

Flood
Japanese	フラッド
Rōmaji	Furaddo
Type	Unversed
Games	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Kingdom Hearts III

Flood
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Just because these foes like to dart around as they strike doesn't mean you should get antsy yourself. Lock on and let your keyblade do the talking. Careful, though: your attacks won't hit if the Floods have seeped into the ground.
Kingdom Hearts III
The Unversed equivalent of a Shadow. Agile, but otherwise unimpressive.

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Enchanted Dominion		15	1	7	3
Castle of Dreams		16	1	8	3
Dwarf Woodlands		16	2	11	4
Mysterious Tower		16	2	11	4
Radiant Garden		18	2	14	6
Disney Town		20	3	16	9
Olympus Coliseum		20	3	16	9
Neverland		27	5	23	14
Keyblade Graveyard		31	10	26	15
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Rewards
Shop LV 1-6 Soothing Crystal (100%) Shop LV 7-8 Soothing Crystal (99%), Secret Gem (1%)
World(s)
Enchanted Dominion, Castle of Dreams, Dwarf Woodlands, Mysterious Tower, Radiant Garden, Disney Town, Olympus Coliseum, Neverland, Keyblade Graveyard

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Dwarf Woodlands		15	1	7	3
Castle of Dreams		16	1	8	3
Enchanted Dominion		16	2	11	4
Radiant Garden		18	2	14	6
Disney Town		20	3	16	9
Olympus Coliseum		20	3	16	9
Neverland		27	5	23	14
Mysterious Tower		23	3	19	12
Keyblade Graveyard		31	10	26	15
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Rewards
Shop LV 1-6 Soothing Crystal (100%) Shop LV 7-8 Soothing Crystal (99%), Secret Gem (1%)
World(s)
Dwarf Woodlands, Castle of Dreams, Enchanted Dominion, Radiant Garden, Disney Town, Olympus Coliseum, Neverland, Mysterious Tower, Keyblade Graveyard

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Castle of Dreams		15	1	7	3
Dwarf Woodlands		16	1	8	3
Enchanted Dominion		16	2	11	4
Radiant Garden		18	2	14	6
Disney Town		20	3	16	9
Olympus Coliseum		23	3	19	12
Deep Space		23	3	19	12
Neverland		27	5	23	14
Mysterious Tower		20	3	16	9
Keyblade Graveyard		31	10	26	15
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Rewards
Shop LV 1-6 Soothing Crystal (100%) Shop LV 7-8 Soothing Crystal (99%), Secret Gem (1%)
World(s)
Castle of Dreams, Dwarf Woodlands, Enchanted Dominion, Radiant Garden, Disney Town, Olympus Coliseum, Deep Space, Neverland, Mysterious Tower, Keyblade Graveyard

Match		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Day of Reckoning		• Round 1: Flood x7
		25	5	13	4
Risky Riches		• Round 1: Flood x3
		25	5	13	4
Weaver Fever		• Round 1: Flood x3
		30	8	19	7
Sinister Sentinel		• Round 1: Flood x5 • Round 2: Flood x11
		38	10	21	10
Dead Ringer		• Round 1: Flood x6 • Round 2: Flood x10 • Round 3: Flood x6
		30	8	19	7
Combined Threat		• Round 3: Flood x11
		43	14	24	13
Keepers of the Arena		• Round 1: Flood x6
		65	32	36	19
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Monstropolis			68		38			19			62
Monstropolis (6 worlds cleared)			76		42			21			82
Monstropolis (The Final World cleared)			91		50			25			131
Keyblade Graveyard			33		55			28			36
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×1.0		×1.5			×1.0				×1.0
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×1.0		×0.8		×1.0					×1.0
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
◯		◯		◯					◯
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
0		—		×1.1					—
Rewards
HP prize (1) ×2, Munny (1) ×2 Sinister Shard (12%), Wellspring Shard (4%)
World(s)
Monstropolis, Keyblade Graveyard

The Flood is an Unversed that is found in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts III. It is the most common form of Unversed.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

Floods tend to be the first Unversed to appear whenever, Terra, Aqua and Ventus visit a world.

In Enchanted Dominion, a group of Floods attack Terra as soon as he arrives. He slays all but one, which he chases to a bridge leading to King Stephan's castle.

In Castle of Dreams, Floods are attracted Cinderella's despair after her ballgown was ruined by her wicked step-family. Terra later spots some on the balcony above the ballroom.

In Dwarf Woodlands, Floods appear and scare Snow White into the forest, leaving Terra to dispatch them.

In Radiant Garden, a swarm attack Terra upon his arrival, confirming that Vanitas is there. Some later chase a young Kairi, prompting Mickey and Aqua to team up to get rid of them.

Aqua finds them upon her arrival in Deep Space.

At the Keyblade Graveyard, Floods are among the many Unversed summoned by Vanitas. He uses three of them to bind Ventus, so he force him to merge back together, creating Ventus-Vanitas.

Kingdom Hearts III

Floods appear in the lobby of Monsters, Inc. along with Spiked Turtletoads, much to Sora, Donald, and Goofy's confusion, as they are not familiar with the Unversed. Goofy later remembers that Yen Sid had warned him about them, and that it had been a very long time since they appeared. Floods are seen entering doors to scare children and collect the energy from their terror.

Design

The Flood is a sleek, humanoid creature with blue skin. Its arms and legs end in points and have no distinct digits. It has a triangular head with two long, jagged, lightning bolt-shaped antennae reminiscent of the Unversed symbol. Its red eyes are set in an angry expression, and it moves in a jerking, twitchy motion. While most Floods are roughly the size of a Shadow Heartless, some in the Keyblade Graveyard are shown to be quite large. It is the only generic Unversed that does not have an Unversed emblem on its body.

Like all Unversed, the Flood is created from a negative emotion; the Flood is a monument to the sin of "irritation".

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the Flood receives a palette swap which gives it a purple body and fuchsia antennae.

Interestingly, the Flood's behavior mimics that of a Shadow, the basic form of Heartless, and a Dusk, the basic form of Nobodies. Like Shadows, the Flood is able to sink flat into the ground and become temporarily invincible. Like Dusks, a Flood's body stretches and contorts when it spawns.

A "flood" is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. This could refer to the danger Floods pose in great numbers and their blue coloration, as well as "overflowing emotion".

Strategy

The Flood has a similar fighting style to a Shadow Heartless. It sinks into the ground to avoid damage and attacks enemies with its claws. The player can easily defend against a Flood's attack by watching for it to wave its arms just beforehand.

Although very weak, Floods can be quite a menace when they appear in large groups. While they often appear alongside larger Unversed, it only takes a few hits from the Keyblade to destroy them. It is also possible to use magic in order to defeat this enemy. If a Flood sinks into the ground, simply wait for it to surface before attacking.

Attacks

• Cut Apart (切り裂き, Kirisaki): Strikes the player with its claws.
• Thrust (突き, Tsuki):
• Dive Thrust (ダイブ突き, Daibu Tsuki): Sinks into the ground to avoid damage.

Gallery

• 

  A Flood as it appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.

• 

  Concept art of the Flood.