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Kingdom Hearts III

Anchor Raider

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Anchor Raider

Anchor Raider from the Ultimania

Japanese アンカーパイレーツ
Rōmaji Ankā Pairētsu
Translation Anchor Pirate

Type Emblem Heartless
Game Kingdom Hearts III

The Anchor Raider is an Emblem Heartless that appears in Kingdom Hearts III.

Design

The Anchor Raider seems to take inspiration from Captain Hook, due to the red captain's jacket and sharp metal object replacing a hand. Its anchor hand literally pierces a hole in reality, allowing it to hang down from anywhere. Its jacket has grey feathers around the collar with gold and black pads on the shoulders with additional feathers. The Anchor Raider wears a blue shirt and a white caveat. With a face similar to a white skull, this Heartless tops its outfit with a bicorn hat with the emblem on it. Its one available blue hand carries a large red sword.

Strategy

Anchor Raiders will always hover in the air, and are not easy to stagger due to their relatively high Reaction Endurance. However, their attacks are quite telegraphed and have long periods of downtime between use; furthermore, when they spin their chain in air like a propeller, they are completely open to damage (and a potential stagger opportunity) and will not attack until the animation is complete.

Blocking their slash attacks and using Reprisals can prove to be very effective, as can mindful use of magic from afar, which can keep the player out of range of their powerful attacks. In crowded battles, take the fight to the air and make taking these Heartless out a priority, since their high damage and the wide area their slashes cover can catch Sora out even when the Anchor Raiders are targeting party members.

Technique Element Status Power Block? Repel LV
Sabre Attack (サーベル攻撃
Sāberu Kōgeki
?)
Physical 2.0 2
Slashes at its opponent while swaying like a pendulum.
Anchor Shot (アンカーショット
Ankā Shotto
?)
Physical 2.0 2
Charges with its sabre pointing forward.
Sabre Drop (サーベル落とし
Sāberu Otoshi
?)
(sabre) Physical 2.0 2

(shockwave) Physical 2.0

Moves overhead its target, then drops and thrusts its sabre into the ground, generating a shock wave.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

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