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Gambler
Japanese	ギャンブラー
Rōmaji	Gyanburā
Type	High-ranking Nobody
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts III

Gambler
Kingdom Hearts II
A gambler. A high-ranking Nobody. It doesn't seem to like fighting, and just floats around aimlessly. Use the reaction command when it attacks with cards and dice, and let the games begin! Don't lose, for something terrible happens. Win for a chance to attack—and maybe even for a little something extra!
Kingdom Hearts III
It's all fun and games until somebody gets mauled by a giant playing card. Can you imagine the paper cuts from those things?! When a hand of them start circling you, watch for a flash; that's your cue to dodge. Not interested in playing dice? Try playing baseball. Batter up!

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Port Royal Episode 2		127	35		20	485
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 Twilight Shard (12%), Serenity Gem (4%), Nobody Guard (1%) If a card or dice game is won Munny (10) ×10
World(s)
Port Royal, Twilight Town, The World That Never Was

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Port Royal Episode 2		127	35		20	388
Twilight Town Episode 2		152	43		25	688
The World That Never Was		160	45		26	800
Radiant Garden Cavern of Remembrance		228	67		39	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 Twilight Shard (12%), Nobody Guard (1%) If a card or dice game is won Munny (10) ×10 Twilight Shard (12%), Nobody Guard (3%)
World(s)
Port Royal, Twilight Town, The World That Never Was, Radiant Garden

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 29: 2 Gambler • Match 38: 4 Gambler
		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
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 29: 2 Gambler • Match 38: 4 Gambler
		290	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Arendelle (Battlegate 9)			205		73			37			530
The Caribbean			130		48			24			177
The Caribbean (The Final World cleared)			148		54			27			242
Scala ad Caelum			177		63			32			371
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×1.0		×1.0			×1.5				×0.7
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×1.0		×1.0		×1.0					×0.8
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
✕		✕		✕					✕
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
0		—		×1.1					—
Rewards
MP prize (5) ×2, Munny (10) ×4 Twilight Stone (18%), Twilight Gem (12%), Twilight Crystal (6%)
World(s)
Arendelle, The Caribbean, Scala ad Caelum

The Gambler is a high-ranking Nobody controlled by Luxord that is found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

Once Luxord invokes "parley" from the pirates' code, he summons four Gamblers to keep a cursed medallion each. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Jack Sparrow later find one at the Ship Graveyard, promptly defeating it and gaining the medallion back. They then set out to find the other three to return them to the chest and free Jack from the Grim Reaper's curse.

Design

A Gambler does not seem to have an actual body, and is instead an animated set of clothing. Its upper body is comprised of a pink coat with very thin, dark salmon-colored bell sleeves. It juggles dice and playing cards decorated with Nobody symbols in various ways through these sleeves. Either side of its long neck sports a dark salmon colored spike like those on the Nobody logo, and the Nobody's "head" has the same shape. The Gambler's lower body is a faded pink gown that widens near the base and is decorated by several small, white Nobody logos. Its feet are long, flat, and black. The Nobody's lower and upper bodies are not directly connected in any way, and the two halves will occasionally become separated when the Gambler is being attacked. Its overall body structure is meant to resemble the Nobody sigil. Like all Nobodies, Gamblers have astonishing flexibility.

The deck of cards it floats with depict Vexen, Lexaeus, Marluxia, and Larxene, with their respective number in the Organization on the top-right and bottom-left corners. There is also an ace among them, simply showing the Nobody emblem and having an "A" in the corners.

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

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts II

Have everyone equipped with the Jackpot ability. Sora should also have Wishing Lamp. Lots of Gamblers appear in Port Royal, especially where Barbossa is fought The same basic principle (Wishing Lamp does not have to be equipped), can be used in the Underworld Cups, to get a lot of points. This is also a good opportunity to level up summons. Before going into a room with Gamblers, summon Genie. The main reason to summon is if Sora loses a game with a Gambler and he has a summon active, he will never turn into a card or a die.

Gamblers drop the most amount of munny of any enemy, but not by defeating one. Instead, munny is rewarded by winning one of its games. Winning a game, be it a Stop Dice or Card game, forces the Nobody to drop 100 munny and stuns it. If there are multiple Gamblers present, one game will force all Gamblers on the ground to drop 100 munny. For example: Sora engages four Gamblers in a battle and one challenges him to a dice or card game. If he wins and all four Gamblers happen to be on the ground, they will collectively drop 400 munny. Sora can also get a Nobody Guard shield or Twilight Shard by winning. The Jackpot Ability makes them drop 50 additional munny for every Jackpot ability equipped.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Spin Attack (回転攻撃, Kaiten Kōgeki)		Physical	—	x0.25	O
		Handstands, then rams opponents while spinning.
Card (カード, Kādo)		Physical	—	x0.25	X
		Fires many small cards that slice through opponents.
Dice (ダイス, Daisu)		Physical	—	x1.0 Hit 2+: x0.5	O
		Throws a giant die.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Reaction Commands
Reaction Command	Attribute	Power	Description
Begin Game (ゲームスタート, Gēmu Sutāto, lit. "Game Start")	—	—	Begins game where Sora has to hit the "O" in the Command Menu to earn munny and stun any nearby Gamblers. If he hits "X" or 3.3 seconds pass, he is turned into a card instead.
Stop Dice (ダイスストップ, Daisu Sutoppu, lit. "Dice Stop")	—	—	Begins game where Sora has to hit the Reaction Command when it shows a "O" to earn munny and stun any nearby Gamblers. If he hits "X" or 3.5 seconds pass, he is turned into a die instead.

Kingdom Hearts III

Thunder magic excels at destroying groups of Gamblers due to their weakness to it. While they can't be easily farmed for munny using their Reaction Command like in Kingdom Hearts II, they still drop 40 munny upon being defeated. Their Card Shuffle attack can be blocked from behind, so using a Dodge Roll isn't necessary.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Spin Attack (回転攻撃, Kaiten Kōgeki)		Physical	0.6 per hit	◯	2
		Advances towards the target while spinning.
Die Press (ダイスプレス, Daisu Puresu)		Physical	1.5	◯	2
		Summons a giant die that rolls at the target.
Card Shuffle (カードシャッフル, Kādo Shaffuru)		Physical	0.3 per hit	△	—
		Ten cards surround and strike the target. Can be blocked from behind.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

See also

• Nobody Guard