Lava Titan

Lava Titan
Japanese	ラーバタイタン
Rōmaji	Rāba Taitan
Homeworld	Olympus Olympus Coliseum
Origin	Hercules (1997)
Game	Kingdom Hearts III
Variations • Rock Titan • Ice Titan • Ice Colossus • Tornado Titan

Lava Titan
Kingdom Hearts III
Hercules (1997) A gargantuan being made of molten lava.

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Olympus			600		19			9			0
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×0		×1.0			×0.7				×1.0
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×0.7		×0.7		×1.0					×0.5
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
✕		✕		✕					✕
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
50		—		×0.5					16
World(s)
Olympus

The Lava Titan is a boss in Kingdom Hearts III.

Story

Kingdom Hearts III

The planets have aligned over Olympus, and with it, Hades sets into motion his master plan: releasing the four Titans - the Lava Titan being one of them - onto Olympus. After they wreak havoc in Olympus and leave it in ruins, Hades brings the Lava Titan, the Ice Titan and the Tornado Titan into the Realm of the Gods atop Mount Olympus. The Lava and Ice Titans enclose Zeus in a cooled lava cone of their own making, while Hades smugly watches from Zeus's throne, saying that he now calls the shots.

Before Hades can do much more, however, he is confronted by Sora, Donald, Goofy and Hercules, who fight both the Lava and Ice Titans together. After the two of them are subdued, they confront the Tornado Titan, who uses the powers of the defeated Lava and Ice Titans.

Finally, when all the Titans are defeated and Hercules frees Zeus from his prison, the Lava Titan, along with the other Titans, is scooped up into the Tornado Titan by Hercules's hands, and then released into space, where they are destroyed for good in an explosion.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts

The Lava Titan as shown in Kingdom Hearts manga.

The Lava Titan makes a cameo appearance in the manga adaptation of Kingdom Hearts, at Olympus Coliseum alongside the Rock Titan, Ice Titan, Tornado Titan, and Hades.

Design

The Lava Titan is made out of lava, its thick form shifting, and recasting with ease. Its arms and lower body are liquefied, drooping and glowing red, while the upper body and head are covered in a magma like substance, lava visible through the cracked lining. At the very bottom of its body, the lava is solidifying. When performing an attack of any sort, its entire body lights up in a red hue, matching the glowing eyes, and mouth respectively.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts III

In battle, the Lava Titan fights alongside the Ice Titan and the Tornado Titan, although the latter cannot be attacked during this battle. Instead, it occasionally blows Sora's party away from the titans, during which the Lava and Ice Titans shoot powerful beams at Sora. Once up close, the Lava Titan attacks by swinging one of its arms around and sending lots of fireballs raining down. This can be avoided more easily by going down the opposite side of the mound. It can also bump its head right on top of the mountain. When it is glowing red, it is immune to attacks. Because of the Ice Titan bearing more accuracy in its attacks, it is better to deal with the Lava Titan last. The strategy to defeat the titan is fairly easy; alternate between powerful combo strings, and the water magic to deplete its health quickly, and take defensive actions once it sends its fireballs raining down on the battle field.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Magma Breath (マグマブレス, Maguma Buresu)		Fire	1.5	△	—
		Raises its head and breathes magma from its mouth. Has a 100% chance to inflict the Burn status effect for 1 second.
Magma Shot (マグマ散弾, Maguma Sandan)	(arm)	Fire	1.5 x 2 hits	△	2
	(magma)	Fire	0.5 per hit	△	2
		Swings both its arms in succession and spreads magma over a wide area. The arm attack can be blocked from behind.
Headbutt (頭突き, Zudzuki)	(headbutt)	Physical	2.0	△	2
	(shockwave)	Physical	2.0	△	—
		Headbutts the lava mound and generates a shock wave. Both attacks 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.

Origin

The Lava Titan first appears in Disney's 1997 animated feature, Hercules, voiced by Jim Cummings. Known in Disney canon as "Pyros," he wreaks havoc eons before the events of the film, along with his fellow Titans. The Titans' rampage is stopped by Zeus, however, and they are all imprisoned in a cage of lightning deep beneath the sea. Eighteen years after the birth of Hercules, Hades, the Lord of the Dead, steals the young hero's godly strength and uses his power to unleash Lythos and the other Titans. Hades, playing off of the Titans' lust for vengeance against Zeus, then proceeds to use the gigantic creatures to take over Mount Olympus, as it was foretold to him long ago in a prophecy made by the three Fates.

Video

Titans – Kingdom Hearts III