Aerial Dodge
Aerial Dodge (エアドッジ Ea Dojji, lit. "Air Dodge") is a technique introduced in Kingdom Hearts II. It allows the user to perform a spinning midair jump to evade attacks.
Mechanics
In Kingdom Hearts II, Aerial Dodge is a growth ability that allows Sora to perform a midair jump that deflects enemy attacks by pressing 
, 
in the Japanese releases, while the user is in midair. Leveling it up increases the arc of the dodge. It costs 3 AP to equip.
Learning Aerial Dodge
Kingdom Hearts II
- Master Form has Aerial Dodge LV1 as a default ability.
- Sora learns Aerial Dodge LV1 after leveling Master Form to level 3.
- Master Form learns Aerial Dodge LV2 at level 3.
- Sora learns Aerial Dodge LV2 after leveling Master Form to level 5.
- Master Form learns Aerial Dodge LV3 at level 5.
- Sora learns Aerial Dodge LV3 after leveling Master Form to level 7.
- Master Form learns Aerial Dodge MAX at level 7.
Other appearances
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Riku possesses a movement skill while in Dark Mode that is similar to Aerial Dodge. It is triggered in Chain of Memories by pressing 
twice, and in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories by pressing twice.
- Aerial Dodge (Riku) KHCOM.gif
Riku using Aerial Dodge in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.
- Aerial Dodge (Riku) KHRECOM.gif
Riku using Aerial Dodge in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.
Kingdom Hearts II
During his second fight against Xemnas's armored form, Sora can perform Aerial Dodge an indefinite number of times in a row, even if it is not equipped.
