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Defender
Japanese	ディフェンダー
Rōmaji	Difendā
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts coded Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Eliminator • Armed Warrior • Pleasure Dog • Upright Defender • Reversed Defender

Defender
Kingdom Hearts
Heartless that mostly appear in Hollow Bastion. They carry an eerie shield with a face that casts Fire and Blizzard and bites nearby enemies.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A Heartless that primarily resides in Hollow Bastion. Its shield stops head-on physical and magical attacks, and can launch fireballs. The Defender is also a skilled card user, and will break the cards of unprepared opponents.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Heartless that tote eerie shields which bite at you, cast Fire and Blizzard—and, of course, repel your attacks. Thankfully, Defenders are slow and easy to get the jump on.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
This Heartless lives by the words "the best offense is a good defense." Utilize your special attacks to overcome its mighty guard, then claim victory!

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	240	31		24	44		120
After rescue	300	35		27	49		240
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.9	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(2) MP prize x20 (1) Munny x5, (5) Munny x2, (20) Munny x4 Elixir (1%), Bright Crystal (2%), Defender (0.2%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	240	31		24	44		120
After rescue	300	35		27	49		240
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.9	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 42 (Dark Garrison): 1 Defender • Seed 13 (Heavy Warriors): 1 Defender • Seed 12 (Interceptors): 3 Defender • Seed 3 (Shadow Troopers): 2 Defender

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	240	28		20	45		180
After rescue	600	31		20	48		300
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.9	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(2) MP prize x40 (1) Munny x5, (5) Munny x6, (20) Munny x4 Elixir (2%), Bright Crystal (4%), Defender (0.2%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	240	28		20	45		180
After rescue	600	31		20	48		300
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.9	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 42 (Dark Garrison): 1 Defender • Seed 13 (Heavy Warriors): 1 Defender • Seed 12 (Interceptors): 3 Defender • Seed 3 (Shadow Troopers): 2 Defender

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	240	31		24	44		120
After rescue	300	35		27	49		180
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.9	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(2) MP prize x20 (1) Munny x10, (5) Munny x2, (20) Munny x2 Elixir (1%), Bright Crystal (2%), Defender (0.2%)
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	240	31		24	44		120
After rescue	300	35		27	49		180
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
x0.9	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hades Cup	• Seed 42 (Dark Garrison): 1 Defender • Seed 13 (Heavy Warriors): 1 Defender • Seed 12 (Interceptors): 3 Defender • Seed 3 (Shadow Troopers): 2 Defender

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
1F	B12F		90		4		13
7F	B6F		144		14		130
8F	B5F		153		15		150
9F	B4F		162		17		169
10F	B3F		171		18		189
12F	B1F		288		17		371
13F			306		18		403
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
x1.0		x1.0				x1.0
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
World(s)
Hollow Bastion, Castle Oblivion
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Protect			1 reload				25 CP
Description
Decrease physical damage inflicted by enemies. Magical attacks inflict normal damage.

World		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Hollow Bastion		159	632	79	30
Hollow Bastion (Questploration)		165	716	82	31
Castle Oblivion		231	2484	115	44
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.80		x0.80		x1.00	x1.00
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
X		X		O	X
Slow	Stop	Confuse		Stun	Magnet
O	O	O		O	X
Rewards
HP prize x8-12, Munny x90
Beginner Mode			Fire Raid (1.00%)
Standard Mode			Blizzard Raid (1.00%)
Proud Mode			Thunder Raid (1.00%)
Critical Mode			Aerora (0.50%)
Worlds
Hollow Bastion, Castle Oblivion

World		Sector	Floor	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Agrabah		E	1	352	3584	127	48
			3	363	4048	131	50
Hollow Bastion II		A		112	68	40	15
Hollow Bastion II		B		148	168	53	20
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder		Aero
x0.80		x0.80		x1.00		x1.00
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt		Air-Toss
X		X		O		X
Slow	Stop	Confuse		Stun		Magnet
O	O	O		O		X
Rewards
HP prize x8-12, Munny x90
Beginner Mode			Fire Raid (1.00%)
Standard Mode			Blizzard Raid (1.00%)
Proud Mode			Thunder Raid (1.00%)
Critical Mode			Aerora (0.50%)
Worlds
Agrabah, Hollow Bastion II

Colored rows
The color of the row indicates the type of enemy: Blue = Regular enemies Red = Bugged enemies Green = Green bugged enemies
Status resistance symbols
The symbol indicates the effectiveness of the status effect: O = Effective Δ = Partially effective X = Not effective

Layer	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Layer 14	305	106	61	23
Layers 16-17	358	181	71	27
Layers 19-20	358	181	71	27
Layer 21	370	206	74	28
Layers 23-24	370	206	74	28
Layer 28	393	250	78	30
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x0.80	x0.80		x1.00	x1.00
Rewards
HP prize x7-11

The Defender is an Emblem Heartless found in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts coded, and Kingdom Hearts χ.

Defenders have two minds; the Defender itself wields a shield with a mind of its own. Though Defenders do not do much themselves, their shields use Fire and Blizzard magic, block attacks, and bite approaching targets. A Defender has a 0.2% chance, or a 1 in 500 chance, to leave behind its shield, so it is recommended to equip as many Lucky Strike abilities as possible to obtain the shield.

Design

The Defenders themselves are rather simple in design, resembling a knight clad in purple and blue armor with white trim and yellow buttons; they also have the tell-tale Heartless zig-zag jawline, with a purple head and a silver jaw. The arms and torso are also proportioned much larger than the head and legs, the arm not holding the Defender's main weapon actually rests ape-like on the ground. They bear the Heartless emblem on their chests.

In battle, the portion of a Defender that tends to be seen most is its massive and fearsome shield, also called the Defender. The barrier portion of the shield is a simple blue and light blue pattern with gold trim, but far more prominent is the very large and very dangerous blue-black dog head, complete with sharp fangs and spiked collar. The dog also has three glowing yellow eyes arranged in a triangle formation, a feature they oddly share with the far more delicate-looking but equally dangerous Angel Stars.

The Defender's name is a reference to the Defender job class from the Final Fantasy series.

Abilities

• Guards against frontal attacks with its dog-faced shield, though limit attacks can overcome this.
• Shoots fireballs at enemies for a mid-range attack.
• Sprays a freezing "breath" from the "mouth" of its shield.
• "Bites" nearby enemies with its shield.
• Swings its shield around once to knock away nearby enemies.

If timed correctly, Sora can earn Tech Points for blocking attacks in Kingdom Hearts.