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Fat Bandit

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Fat Bandit
Japanese ファットバンディット
Rōmaji Fatto Banditto

Type Emblem Heartless
Games Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts coded
Kingdom Hearts χ
Kingdom Hearts Dark Road
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations
Large Body
Large Armor
Clay Armor
Solid Armor
Land Armor
Large Snowman
Huge Snowman
Ringmaster
Ferocious Fins
Shipwreck Shark
Icy Beast
Helmed Body

The Fat Bandit is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts.

Design

"Fat Bandit" is the perfect name for these massive, essentially spherical Heartless. A cousin of the more svelte Bandit, Fat Bandits boast the blue skin, turbans, face masks, and curled-toe shoes of their skinnier counterparts. Their dress is stereotypically Arabian, in keeping with the area they tend to be seen most in, and is bright and colorful, probably to distinguish them from the similarly shaped but more muted Large Bodies. Fat Bandits are clad in an orange, pointy-shouldered vest trimmed in light yellow, light orange wristbands, a yellow sash, and bright green baggy pants, the warm colors serving as a warning of their Fire-based magic abilities.

In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Fat Bandits are colored completely differently from the originals; they feature grey skin, a light blue sash, dark blue pants, green wristbands, and a red vest trimmed in gold.

The Fat Bandit's name references the size of the Heartless's round, bloated body, and highlights its resemblance to Arabian thugs. Historically, bandits were outlaws that would commit crimes such as robbery or murder.

Strategy

Attacks
  • Flame Throw (火炎放射 Kaen Housha?): Blows long flame forward
  • Flame Shot (火炎弾 Kaendan?): Blows fireballs from its mouth
  • Fist of Light (光の拳 Hikari no Ken?): Low jump followed by double-fist swing
  • Fist of Flame (炎の拳 Honō no Ken?): Fiery punch creates shockwave

They are quite similar to Large Bodies, since damage to their front side is negated, but can attack with fire, by spitting it and breathing it. They can turn around much faster to protect their backsides, whereas the Large Body cannot. Because of their long range fire-based attacks, Fat Bandits are best attacked with magic from afar. However, Fire has no effect on them. The Fat Bandits also take damage from attacks to the head, and are very easy to attack when they turn around to charge up their attack that sends a wave of fire on the floor.

In Kingdom Hearts, if timed correctly, Sora can earn Tech Points for blocking the Fat Bandit's attacks.[4][5][6][7][8]

Notes and references

  1. ^ x0.8 after rescuing Kairi.
  2. ^ x0.6 after rescuing Kairi.
  3. ^ Fat Bandits do not give EXP when the time has been frozen.
  4. ^ Before Kairi's rescue, 6 and 4 Tech Points can be earned for blocking the Blaze Punch attack in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, respectively.
  5. ^ Before Kairi's rescue, 4 Tech Points can be earned for defeating the Fat Bandit before it uses the Flamethrower attack in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.
  6. ^ Before Kairi's rescue, 8 Tech Points can be earned for blocking the Flame Shot attack in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. An additional 2 Tech Points can be earned if the Flame Shot attack is deflected back at the Fat Bandit in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.
  7. ^ After Kairi's rescue, 72 and 90 Tech Points can be earned for blocking the Blaze Punch attack in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, respectively.
  8. ^ After Kairi's rescue, an additional 24 Tech Points can be earned if the Flame Shot attack is deflected back at the Fat Bandit in Kingdom Hearts.