Dodge Slash

Dodge Slash allows the user to perform a series of teetering spin-slashes and twirl past incoming attacks, but only when at a specific distance from the target or with multiple targets nearby.

Dodge Slash (ドッジスラッシュ, Dojji Surasshu) is a technique that appears in Kingdom Hearts II. It allows the user to unleash an attack that does damage to nearby enemies.

Mechanics

In Kingdom Hearts II, Dodge Slash is an action ability exclusive to Sora. It costs 2 AP to equip. When this ability is equipped, Sora does a three-hit attack that consists of teetering spins of the Keyblade when multiple enemies are close. The individual slashes can parry attacks easily. However, Dodge Slash has a slow execution and may miss some hits with a shorter Keyblade, meaning that enemies with fast recovery to standard attacks such as Sephiroth can potentially attack Sora in the middle of Dodge Slash.

Its description is erroneously switched with that of Slapshot, but this is corrected in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.

Learning Dodge Slash

Kingdom Hearts II

• Sora learns Dodge Slash after defeating Cerberus at Olympus Coliseum.

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

• Sora learns Dodge Slash after freeing the Cornerstone of Light.