Shadow Roxas

Shadow Roxas
Japanese	ロクサスの影
Rōmaji	Rokusasu no Kage
Translation	Roxas's Shadow
Type	Construct
Game	Kingdom Hearts II
Variations • Shadow Sora • AntiSora
KHII tracks Battle theme - Sinister Sundown

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
The Other Twilight Town Roxas Day 5		105	6		2	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
World(s)
The Other Twilight Town

Shadow Roxas is an enemy fought near the end of Roxas's story in Kingdom Hearts II.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

Roxas in front of the waterfall.

When investigating the Seven Wonders of the Other Twilight Town, Roxas checks up on the "Shadowy Doppelgänger" myth and ends up in front of a waterfall. He sees a reflection of himself, which turns into a dark Roxas clone. It then engages in battle with him. Shadow Roxas is last seen after Roxas and friends leave the waterfall, peering out ominously until dissipating into nothingness.

Design

Befitting its name, Shadow Roxas is a shadowy doppelgänger of Roxas, wearing his attire during his time in the Other Twilight Town. Its face is completely blank, save for its nose. It wields a shadow Struggle Sword regardless of the real Roxas's style of Struggle Bat.

Strategy

All of Shadow Roxas's attacks are based on Roxas's ground combo, though it does not copy his single-target finisher, only his multi-target finisher. The simplest method is to Guard or deflect its attacks, then counter with combos, preferably air combos. Defeating it does not yield EXP.

When an attack is repeatedly repelled, a combo of three different attacks may be launched. When reduced to 50% HP, Shadow Roxas will frequently use combo attacks.

When failing at this battle, subsequent attempts will have Roxas take less damage and deal more damage on Shadow Roxas.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Vertical Slash (縦振り, Tate Furi, lit. "Vertical Swing")		Physical	x0.5	O
		Swings its Struggle Sword downward.
		Resembles Roxas's Vertical Slash.
Horizontal Slash (横振り, Yoko Furi, lit. "Horizontal Swing")		Physical	x0.5	O
		Swings its Struggle Sword sideways.
		Resembles Roxas's Horizontal Slash.
Thrust (突き, Tsuki)		Physical	x0.5	△
		Thrusts with its Struggle Sword while stepping forward.
		Resembles Roxas's Thrust.
Rotating H-Slash (回転横振り, Kaiten Yoko Furi, lit. "Rotating Horizontal Swing")		Physical	x0.5	△
		Spins sideways and swings its Struggle Sword.
		Resembles Roxas's Rotating H-Slash.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.