Mission 31: Eliminate the Bully Dog

Mission 31 Eliminate the Bully Dog Day(s): 96
Ally: Xion
Rank	Badges		Chests
Novice	Unity Badge Ordeal Badge Ordeal Blazon		7
Heart factor	Munny factor		EXP factor
x2.80
Clear Bonuses		Random Bonuses
Pack Extender Shining Shard Frost Shard		Frost Shard Ether

Mission 31 for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days sends Roxas and Xion to Beast's Castle, where they decide to try an experiment to restore Xion's Keyblade.

Mission Goal

Regular Mission

Eliminate the Bully Dog

Story Summary

Saix refuses to send Roxas and Xion on anymore missions together. In one last, desperate attempt to keep him from find out about Xion's loss of power, Roxas lends her his Keyblade, hoping its familiar feel might bring back her ability to again summon her own. It works; upon the defeat of the Bully Dog, Xion is able to summon her Keyblade once again. They celebrate with Axel and some Sea-Salt Ice Cream, expressing their wish that their friendships all continue forever...

Mission Walkthrough

Before you start, equip yourself with magic, as much as you can! You'll have a stick for most of this mission and you'll need to defend yourself. Ethers (and Hi-Ethers, if you have them), will also come in handy, though you will find quite a few on the mission as most of the treasure chests contain them.

You'll enter on the high platform of the secret passage. There are enemies all around, a couple of Mega-Shadows and Snapper Dogs apiece. You can head straight for the exit to the West Hall, but you'll miss out on some chests down below if you do.

Continue into the West Hall and beat more of the same until you reach the south end. Oh goody...it's Cogsworth. You're going to have to sneak past him as usual; just stay out of his red range of view and you should be fine. This time, he makes a roughly circular pattern in the center of the hall. He will occasionally make a quick glance, but for the most part stays looking in the direction he moves in. In spite of the narrower hall, it should be pretty easy if you watch him carefully.

Once you're in the Entrance Hall, you'll probably want to slip down into the main part; there's a Bulky Vendor waiting at the base of the stairs, as well as a couple of treasure chests. Make sure Xion is right behind you and not hung up on the stairs, or else have some magic ready, as your stick isn't going to cut it. There are also a couple of Sergeants in the center, roughly between the two chests. Once you clear everything out, make sure you've re-powered your magic with Ethers before you head into the Ballroom.

After a short scene, you'll find your target, the Bully Dog. Before you engage the Bully Dog fully, you'll want to run and grab the chests in the Ballroom. Fire magic in particular seems to hurt the big bully; after the fight, you automatically RTC, so you won't have to worry about making the return trip sans Keyblade.

Challenge Mission

Challenge Mission 31 Finish in record time
Restrictions
Level capped at 5 No recovery items
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Challenge Mission 31sp Avoid taking damage
Restrictions
Level capped at 5 Enemy level +50
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Enemies

• Bulky Vendor.png

  Bulky Vendor

• Bully Dog.png

  Bully Dog

• Sergeant.png

  Sergeant

• Mega Shadow.png

  Mega-Shadow

• SnapperDog.png

  Snapper Dog

Treasures

Type	Items Found	Locations	Notes
Regular	Ether	Secret Passage	Southwestern corner
	Ether	Entrance Hall	Southwest corner
	Ether	Entrance Hall	Southeast corner
	Ether	Ballroom	West wall
	Ether	Ballroom	East wall
	Ether	Ballroom	North end, opposite the main entrance.
Synthesis	Frost Shard	West Hall	Southern alcove next to the stairs.
Badge	Unity Badge	West Hall	Southeastern end by wall.
	Ordeal Badge	Secret Passage	Western end.
	Ordeal Blazon	Entrance Hall	Above the center stairs.

Video

Video walkthrough here.