Thunder (element)

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Thunder (サンダー, Sandā), also called Lightning (雷, Kaminari), is a recurring element that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. The Thunder element is associated with the Lightning material and the Electrify status effect.

Kingdom Hearts

Attacks and abilities

Party members

Attack	Type	Description
Thunder Potion	Combat Ability	Use potions packed with Thunder power. [Special attack. Cost: 1 MP.]
Bolts of Sorrow	Combat Ability	Call lightning down to shock enemies. [Special attack. Cost: 1 MP.]
Thunder	Magic	Calls bolts of lightning to the target area. Consumes 1 MP.
Thundara	Magic	Calls a powerful lightning storm to the target area. Consumes 1 MP.
Thundaga	Magic	Calls a great maelstrom of lightning storm to the target area. Consumes 1 MP.
Showtime	Summon Ability	(Thunder only)

Enemies

Enemy Attack Description Yellow Opera Rush Attack (突進攻撃, Tosshin Kōgeki) Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Aquatank Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Wizard Random Thundara (ランダムサンダラ, Randamu Sandara) Angel Star Thunderbolt (サンダーボルト, Sandāboruto) Pot Centipede Shock Antenna (電撃触角, Dengeki Shokkaku) Jafar Shock Wave (ショックウェイブ, Shokku Weibu) Jafar thrusts his staff into the ground, sending a shock wave of light around it. Jafar (Genie) Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Ursula (Second battle) Trident Thunder (トライデントサンダー, Toraidento Sandā) Trident Thunder Breath (トライデントサンダーブレス, Toraidento Sandā Buresu) Trident Thunder Special (トライデントサンダースペシャル, Toraidento Sandā Supesharu) Maleficent Thundaga (サンダガ, Sandaga) Face Single Thunder (単発サンダー Tanpatsu Sandā) Rapid-fire Thunder (連発サンダー, Renpatsu Sandā) All Directions Spark (全方位スパーク, Zen Hōi Supāku) Black Ballade[KH I FM] Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Kurt Zisa Thundara Ball (サンダラボール, Sandara Bōru) Thundaga Ball (サンダガボール, Sandaga Bōru) Unknown[KH I FM] Spark Wall (スパークウォール, Supāku Wōru) Xemnas summons a wall in front of him that repels attacks. Counter Attack (Right Blade) (カウンター攻撃（右手ブレード）, Kauntā Kōgeki (Migite Burēdo)) Xemnas slashes while spinning to the right. Counter Attack (Left Blade) (カウンター攻撃（左手ブレード）, Kauntā Kōgeki (Hidarite Burēdo)) Xemnas slashes while spinning to the left. Spark Bomb (スパークボム, Supāku Bomu) Xemnas fires two blue and white orbs forward. Spark Shot (Blue) (スパークショット（青）, Supāku Shotto (Ao)) Xemnas fires a small blue orb at the opponent. Spark Shot (Red) (スパークショット（赤）, Supāku Shotto (Aka)) Xemnas fires a small red orb at the opponent. Dual Blade (Blade) (二刀流攻撃（ブレード）, Nitōryū Kōgeki (Burēdo), lit. "Dual-Wield Attack (Blade)") Xemnas slashes with a sword in both hands while spinning. Dual Blade (Finish) (二刀流攻撃（フィニッシュ）, Nitōryū Kōgeki (Finisshu), lit. "Dual-Wield Attack (Finish)") Xemnas gets on his knees and sweeps the opponent off his feet with a sword in both hands. Laser Shower (レーザーシャワー, Rēzā Shawā) Xemnas wraps himself in a blue and white orb, and fires lasers around him.

Weakness and Resistance

Party members

Several accessories provide Thunder Resistance when equipped.

Equipment	Thunder Resistance	Description
Thunder Ring	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20% and slightly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Thundara Ring	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20% and raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Thundaga Ring	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20% and significantly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Element Ring	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20% and raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Three Stars	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20% and significantly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Holy Circlet	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20%. Also raises max AP.
Ribbon	+20%	Reduces all elemental damage by 20%. Equip more to boost effect.
Thundagun Band[KH I FM]	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20%, and raises Strength and Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Royal Crown[KH I FM]	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20%. Raises max MP, but reduces Strength.
Ramuh Belt[KH I FM]	+40%	Reduces lightning damage by 40%, and raises max AP.

Enemies
Most bosses have a x0.50 or higher resistance to Thunder in the original Japanese version. Certain enemies can absorb Thunder attacks.
Resistance Enemy Resistance Black Fungus Deals 1 damage Rare Truffle Deals 2 damage Darkside x0.50 Leon x0.50 Guard Armor x0.50 Opposite Armor x0.50 Trickmaster x0.50 Cloud x0.50 Cerberus x0.50 Yuffie x0.50 Hercules x0.01 Rock Titan x0.50 Sabor x0.50 Clayton x0.50 Stealth Sneak x0.50 Pot Centipede x0.50 Cave of Wonders Guardian x0.50 Jafar x0.50 Parasite Cage x0.50 The Shark x0.50 Ursula (Second battle) x0.50 Lock, Shock, and Barrel x0.50 Oogie Boogie x0.25 Shadow Sora x0.50 AntiSora x0.50 Maleficent x0.50 Maleficent (Dragon) x0.50 Chernabog x0.25 Ansem, Seeker of Darkness x0.50 World of Chaos x0.50 Face x0.50 Gigas Shadow[KH I FM] x0.50 Stealth Soldier[KH I FM] x0.1 Sniperwild[KH I FM] x0.50 Neoshadow[KH I FM] x0.50 Jet Balloon[KH I FM] x0.25 Ice Titan x0.50	Immunity Enemy Resistance Yellow Opera Absorbs Green Requiem Absorbs Wizard Absorbs Angel Star Absorbs Behemoth x0 Destroyed Behemoth[KH I FM] x0 Arch Behemoth[KH I FM] x0 Queen of Hearts x0 Jafar (Genie) x0 Ursula (First battle) x0 Oogie's Manor x0 Captain Hook x0 Riku x0 Black Ballade[KH I FM] x0 Grand Ghost[KH I FM] x0 Missile Diver[KH I FM] x0 Pink Agaricus[KH I FM] x0 Sephiroth x0 Unknown[KH I FM] x0

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Attacks and abilities

Party members

Several Thunder-based abilities can be used in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. While under the effect of Thunder Boost, Thunder attacks deal 50% more damage.

Attack	Type	Description
Spellbinder	Attack Card	A special attack card with lightning-based attacks.
Photon Debugger[KH Re:CoM]	Attack Card	A special attack card with lightning-based attacks.
Thunder	Magic Card	Magic that deals lightning damage. Stock two cards for Thundara and three cards for Thundaga.
Thundara	Magic Sleight	Shock the opposition with powerful lightning magic.
Thundaga	Magic Sleight	Fry the opposition with supreme lightning magic.
Thunder Raid	Magic Sleight	Hurl the Keyblade and inflict lightning damage.
Genie	Summon Card	Genie casts Thundara, Gravira or Stopra. Stock more than one and Genie will cast multiple spells.
Showtime Lv2	Summon Sleight	Genie randomly casts two spells chosen from Gravira, Thundara, and Stopra.
Showtime Lv3	Summon Sleight	Genie randomly casts three spells chosen from Gravira, Thundara, and Stopra.
Magic Lv1 (Thunder only)	Friend Card	Donald randomly casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Cure. Stock more than one to power up Donald's magic.[KH CoM] Donald randomly casts two spells from Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Cure. Stock more than one to power up Donald's magic.[KH Re:CoM]
Magic Lv2 (Thundara only)	Friend Sleight	Donald double-casts Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, or Cura.
Magic Lv3 (Thundaga only)	Friend Sleight	Donald double-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Curaga.
Surprise! Lv1 (Thunder only)	Friend Card	Jack casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Gravity. Stock more than one to power up Jack's magic.[KH CoM] Jack casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Gravity. Stock more than one and Jack will cast multiple, more powerful spells.[KH Re:CoM]
Surprise! Lv2 (Thundara only)	Friend Sleight	Jack double-casts Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, or Gravira
Surprise! Lv3 (Thundaga only)	Friend Sleight	Jack triple-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Graviga.

Enemies

Enemy Attack Description Yellow Opera Rush Attack (突進攻撃, Tosshin Kōgeki) The Yellow Opera rises while covered in electricity, then swoops forward with a body slam. Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) The Yellow Opera calls down a thunderbolt on the opponent's location. Jafar (Genie) 'Beam (ビーム, Bīmu) Wrathful Beam (怒りビーム, Ikari Bīmu) Ursula Trident Thunder (トライデントサンダー, Toraidento Sandā) Ursula summons bolts to strike at where Sora or Riku is standing. Trident Thunder Breath (トライデントサンダーブレス, Toraidento Sandā Buresu) Ursula emits a large bolt from her mouth that sweeps across the area. Larxene Angry Rush (アングリーラッシュ, Angurī Rassu) Used when Larxene's HP is low. Larxene strikes four times before summoning a thunderbolt. The attack stops if Larxene misses or the attack is negated. Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Used when Larxene has a lot of HP. Larxene summons multiple lightning strikes at Sora's location. Lightning Bolt (ライトニングボルト, Raitoningu Boruto) Larxene discharges electricity from her hands. When it hits, it lifts Sora from the ground, stunning him and dealing continuous damage. Knife Throw (ナイフスロー, Naifu Surō)[KH Re:CoM] Larxene throws 4 knives forwards twice. Occassionally, she rolls back before throwing the first set of knives. The knives spread out, but can't hit Sora when jumping. Mega Volt (メガヴォルト, Mega Voruto)[KH Re:CoM] Larxene throws 8 knives into the ground, and summons lightning over a wide area. The lightning can hit 2-3 times. Blade Storm (ブレイドストーム, Bureido Sutōmu)[KH Re:CoM] Only used during the second battle. 8 electric shocks are spread along the arena. If one hits Sora, he gets lifted in the air and receives damage 4 times at 1-second intervals. If the attack is not broken, Sora will be stunned at the end.

Weakness and Resistance

Party members

Certain Enemy Card effects provide a temporary resistance to Lightning attacks, while others cause you to be stunned when hit by a Lightning attack.

Resistance

Ability	Enemy Card	Description
Second Chance	Captain Hook	Retain 1 HP after a critical hit, provided you have 2 or more HP left. Resistant to lightning Stunned by fire[KH CoM] Retains 1 HP after a critical hit, provided you have 2 or more HP left. Resistant to lightning, but stunned by fire.[KH Re:CoM]
Sleight Lock	Riku Replica	Keeps cards used in sleights available for reloading. Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning.
Sleightblind	Ansem	Conceal your stocked cards from opponents. -Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning[KH CoM] Grants Sora resistance to certain elements. Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning.[KH Re:CoM]
Quick Barrier[KH Re:CoM]	Xemnas	When receiving consecutive attacks, guards beyond the second strike. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Shot Charge[KH Re:CoM]	Xigbar	Powers up missile attacks such as Strike Raid and Fire. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Aero Guard[KH Re:CoM]	Xaldin	Activates Aero for a set time, inflicting damage to enemies who touch it. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Warp Break	Lexaeus	Obliterate enemies with the finishing blow of a combo with a high success rate. Immune to ice, and resistant to physical attacks, but weak against special attacks.
Confu-Strike[KH Re:CoM]	Zexion	Causes attacks to confuse enemy at a certain rate. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Combo Boost[KH Re:CoM]	Saïx	Boosts power with every strike with an attack card. Returns to normal when a card is broken. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Water Charge[KH Re:CoM]	Demyx	Dramatically boosts power of ice-based attacks, such as Aqua Splash and Blizzard. Immune to ice, and resistant to lightning, and special attacks Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Omni Break[KH Re:CoM]	Luxord	Breaks enemy's card no matter what the value. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Double Sleight	Marluxia	Use stocked cards and sleights twice in a row. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks, but weak against physical attacks.
Dash	Larxene	Increase running speed. Immune to lightning Weak against special attacks[KH CoM] Increases running speed. Immune to lightning, but weak against special attacks.[KH Re:CoM]

Enemies
Certain bosses can get stunned by Blizzard attacks when using Enemy Cards.
Resistance Enemy Resistance Red Nocturne x0.50 Blue Rhapsody x0.50 Black Fungus x0.50[KH CoM] Guard Armor x0.50 Jafar (Genie) x0.50 Cloud x0.50 Trickmaster x0.50 Parasite Cage x0.50 Oogie Boogie x0.50 Ursula x0.50 Maleficent (Dragon) x0.50 Darkside x0.50 Axel x0.50 Riku Replica x0.50 Vexen x0.50 Marluxia x0.50 Marluxia (Second Form) x0.50 Marluxia (Third Form)[KH Re:CoM] x0.50 Lexaeus x0.50 Zexion[KH Re:CoM] x0.50 Zexion's Lexicons[KH Re:CoM] x0.50 Ansem, Seeker of Darkness x0.50	Weakness Enemy Weakness Sea Neon Stunned	Immunity Enemy Resistance Yellow Opera Absorbs Green Requiem Absorbs Aquatank Absorbs Screwdiver Absorbs Wizard Absorbs Hades x0 Captain Hook x0 Larxene Absorbs

Kingdom Hearts II

Attacks and abilities

The Thunder Boost ability increases damage from Thunder attacks by 20% for each ability installed.

Party members

Attack	Type	Description
Donald Thunder	Action Ability	Call down a bombardment of lightning bolts on your target! MP Cost: 10
Bolts of Sorrow	Action Ability	Conjures a barrage of thunderbolts to continually strike opponents. MP Cost: 10
Pulsing Thunder	Action Ability	Releases electricity to attack nearby enemies. MP Cost: 10
Thunder	Magic	MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM]
Thundara	Magic	MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM]
Thundaga	Magic	MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM]

Enemies

Enemy Attack Description Bookmaster Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Eight thunderbolts appear over the opponent and rain down on them sequentially. Bolt Tower Catch Laser (キャッチレーザー, Kyatchi Rēzā) Captures and holds opponent with laser for three seconds, then deals damage ten times in succession. Flash (フラッシュ, Furasshu) Emits a flash of light from the antenna at its top. Strafer Laser (レーザー, Rēzā) Fires a short-range laser. Homing Beam (ホーミングビーム, Hōmingu Bīmu) Fires a ring-shaped beam that follows an opponent. Devastator Rapid-Fire Shot (ショット連射, Shotto Rensha) Hovers in mid-air and shoots six orbs in succession. Proto Cannon (プロットキャノン, Purotto Kyanon) Shoots three homing orbs simultaneously. Electron Ball (エレクトロンボール, Erekutoron Bōru) Hovers forward and shoots homing orbs. Transform (変形, Henkei) Transforms while discharging electricity. Oogie Boogie Thunder Gimmick (サンダーギミック, Sandā Gimikku) Lightning rains down from under forward-moving lifts. Scar Thunder Change (モードチェンジ(雷), Mōdo Chenji (Kaminari), lit. "Mode Change (Thunder)") Body is enveloped in electricity. Thunder Attack (雷攻撃, Kaminari Kōgeki) Unleashes electricity around himself several times in succession. Hostile Program Cluster (クラスター, Kurasutā) Fires projectiles from both hands that chase Sora. Vulcan (バルカン, Barukan) Fires a Vulcan cannon randomly, followed up with a concentrated attack when an opponent is hit. Master Control Program Electromagnet Field (電磁波, Denjiha) Surrounds the spinning protective walls with electromagnetic waves. Sark Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Rains down lightning on Sora's location. Storm Rider Thunder Bomb (雷撃弾, Raigekidan) Targets Sora and unleashes lightning from its wings. Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Discharges electricity from its horns that rain down as lightning. Thunder Beam (サンダービーム, Sandā Bīmu) Charges electricity in its horns and fires a beam of lightning. Lightning Wall (雷の壁, Kaminari no Kabe) Raises two walls of lightning that discharge electricity. Groundshaker Shockwave (衝撃波, Shōgekiha) Stomps on the ground, generating shock waves. Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Fires lightning from a ball of light, or its mask. Thunder Punch (サンダーパンチ, Sandā Panchi) Unleashes two lightning-infused punches, then swings fists downward. Punch Rush (パンチラッシュ, Panchi Rasshu) Turns self invisible and approaches opponents, then punches them repeatedly. Jafar (Genie) Thundaga (サンダガ, Sandaga) Rains down lightning directly above Sora. Xemnas (First Battle) Spark Wall (スパークウォール, Supāku Wōru) Raises a wall that deflects frontal attacks. Deals Thunder damage in Final Mix only. Xemnas (Armored) Spark Wall (スパークウォール, Supāku Wōru) Raises a wall that deflects frontal attacks. Runemaster[KH II FM] Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Ten thunderbolts appear over the opponent and rain down on them sequentially. Reckless[KH II FM] Electric Discharge (放電, Hōden) Discharges electricity. Larxene[KH II FM] Two-Body Rush Slash (２体突進斬り, 2-tai Tosshin Kiri) Larxene releases electricity, vanishes, and performs a rush together with a clone. Only the Discharge deals Thunder damage. Rumbling Thunder (鳴雷, Meirai) Larxene either summons three thunderbolts directly above Sora, or she summons thunderbolts one after another towards Sora. Furious Thunder (怒雷, Dorai) Larxene summons thunder around herself. Used as a counterattack. Thundercrack (雷轟, Raigou) While dimming the light, Larxene moves to the center of the arena and releases electricity, before summoning lightning from her hands and slowly spinning around. Then she disappears, and 5 clones rush in from various directions. Only the Discharge and the lightning deals Thunder damage. Knife Attack (ナイフ攻撃, Naifu Kōgeki) One clone disappears, and two attack in close succession. They either strike 1-3 times, jump and strike down while summoning lightning, or rush in and strike in an X-shape. Only the lightning deals Thunder damage. Raging Winds (疾風迅雷, Shippūjinrai, lit. "Lightning Speed") While dimming the light, Larxene and her clone vanish. Then a group of five slashes at Sora in succession, then surround him before rushing in, and Larxene finishes with a dive from above followed by lighting. Only the lightning deals Thunder damage. Xemnas's Replica Data[KH II FM] Shot (ショット, Shotto) Arranges red lasers in the air and fires them. Spark Bomb (スパークボム, Supāku Bomu) Fires two light spheres that explode. Spark Wall (スパークウォール, Supāku Wōru) Raises a wall that deflects frontal attacks. Multi Shot (全方位ショット, Zenhōi Shotto, lit. "Omnidirectional Shot") Arranges countless red lasers around opponents and fires them.

Weakness and Resistance

Party members

Several pieces of armor provide Thunder Resistance when equipped.

Equipment	Fire Resistance	Description
Thunder Trinket	+20%	Increases thunder resistance and slightly increases defense.
Thundara Trinket	+20%	Increases thunder resistance and increases defense.
Thundaga Trinket	+20%	Increases thunder resistance and greatly increases defense.
Thundagun Trinket	+25%	Highly increases thunder resistance and greatly increases defense.
Champion Belt	+20%	Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance.
Abas Chain	+20%	Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and slightly increases defense.
Aegis Chain	+20%	Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and increases defense.
Acrisius	+20%	Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and greatly increases defense.
Acrisius+	+25%	Highly increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and greatly increases defense.
Cosmic Chain	+30%	Greatly increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and greatly increases defense.
Petite Ribbon	+10%	Slightly increases all resistances and extremely increases defense.
Ribbon	+20%[KH II] +15%[KH II FM]	Increases all resistances and extremely increases defense.
Grand Ribbon[KH II FM]	+25%	Highly increases all resistances and extremely increases defense.
Shock Charm[KH II FM]	+40%	Extremely increases thunder resistance and defense.
Shock Charm +[KH II FM]	+40%	Extremely increases thunder resistance and defense, and also increases damage done by thunder-based attacks by 20%.

Enemies
In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Organization XIII Replica Data has the same resistance as the regular battle or Absent Silhouette unless specified.
Resistance Enemy Resistance Emerald Blues x0.50 Crimson Jazz x0.50 Fiery Globe x0.50 Icy Cube x0.50 Shaman x0.50 Twilight Thorn x0.50 Shan-Yu x0.50 Thresholder & Possessor x0.50 Shadow Stalker x0.50 Dark Thorn x0.50 Cerberus x0.50 Hydra x0.50 Pete? x0.50 Pete x0.50 Captain Barbossa x0.75 Illuminator x0.50 Prison Keeper x0.50 Blizzard Lord and Volcanic Lord x0.50 Oogie Boogie x0.25 Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed x0.50 Scar x0.50 Hostile Program x0.50 Demyx x0.50 Mysterious Man x0.50 Xaldin x0.50 Grim Reaper x0.75 Hades x0.50 Jafar (Genie) x0.50 Lock, Shock, and Barrel x0.50 The Experiment x0.50 Groundshaker x0.50 Sark x0.50 MCP x0.50 Leon x0.50 Tifa x0.50 Hercules x0.50 Xigbar x0.25 Luxord x0.50 Saïx x0.50 Xemnas (First battle) x0.50 Energy Core x0.50 Spring Metal[KH II FM] x0.50 Necromancer[KH II FM] x0.50 Zexion[KH II FM] x0.50 Zexion's Book[KH II FM] x0.50 Vexen[KH II FM] x0.50 Lexaeus[KH II FM] x0.50 Marluxia[KH II FM] x0.50 Roxas[KH II FM] x0.25 Luxord's Replica Data[KH II FM] x0.15 Lingering Will[KH II FM] x0.50	Weakness Enemy Weakness Undead Pirate A x2.50 Undead Pirate B x2.50 Undead Pirate C x2.50 Clone Sora[KH II FM] x1.50	Immunity Enemy Resistance Silver Rock x0 Bookmaster x0 Lance Soldier x0 Bolt Tower x0 Gargoyle Knight x0 Gargoyle Warrior x0 Sorcerer x0 Storm Rider x0 Cloud x0 Yuffie x0 Sephiroth x0 Runemaster[KH II FM] x0 Lance Warrior[KH II FM] x0 Camo Cannon[KH II FM] x0 Reckless[KH II FM] x0 Larxene[KH II FM] x0 Xemnas's Replica Data[KH II FM] x0 Vexen's Shield[KH II FM] x0

Origin

Lightning, also known as Thunder and Electric, is a recurring element in the Final Fantasy series. It is one of the earliest elements introduced, and forms a trifecta with the elements of Fire and Ice. Mechanical and aquatic enemies are typically weak to this element. It is usually the opposing element of Water, but occasionally it can be the opposing element of Poison and Ice.