Hover Ghost

Hover Ghost
Japanese	リアゴースト
Rōmaji	Ria Gōsuto
Translation	Leer Ghost
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Search Ghost • Grand Ghost • Carrier Ghost • Living Pod • Rush Ghost • Shred Ghost • Trick Ghost (KHUχ)

Hover Ghost
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These small flying Heartless are able to spontaneously appear behind their targets and possess them. If you are ensnared, rapidly press buttons to shake loose. Hover Ghosts are quick to blink out of harm's way, but negative status effects will prevent them from vanishing.

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
42	304		912		4		24
45	304		912		4		24
52	304		912		5		24
61	381		1142		6		36
62	304		912		7		24
79	333		998		14		29
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x4.40		x4.80		x1.80			x5.67
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					16
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 36-50 Lightning Shard (40%) Missions 51-61 Lightning Gem (30%) Missions 62-72 Lightning Gem (5%) Missions 73-93 Lightning Crystal (30%)
Story Mode
Munny x16
Mission Mode
Munny x8
World(s)
Halloween Town, Olympus Coliseum

Games	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
Day 224	• Round 2: 8 Hover Ghost
	381		1142		6		36
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x4.40		x4.80		x1.80			x5.67
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: ?							16
							Flinch?
							X
Rewards
Games (Day 224) Lightning Gem (30%)
Story Mode
Munny x16
Mission Mode
Munny x8

The Hover Ghost is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Design

A Hover Ghost is a humanoid creature with white skin clad in a black coat with gold cuffs. It wears white gloves on its large, long-fingered hands, which are not directly connected to the Heartless's body and can be "thrown" at enemies. A few holes in the coat expose the creature's ribcage. Its Heartless emblem is printed on the front of its coat. The Hover Ghost's spherical head sports a jagged mouth and two yellow eyes with black spirals in them. Its right eye hangs down from its socket, attached to its head by a silver chain. It can generate spotlights from its eyes, suggesting that they may be mechanical in some fashion. The Hover Ghost's lower body is a simple, ghostly tail.

The Hover Ghost's name reflects its ability to levitate as well as its appearance, which resembles that of a stereotypical ghost. Its Japanese name, "Leer Ghost", has several possible meanings. "Leer" can refer to a malicious sideways look one gives to another, referring to the Heartless's beacon and dangling eye. It could also refer to a state of extreme wanting, which could, in turn, be a reference to ghosts that linger on because of intense worldly desires.

Strategy

Hover Ghosts can prove dangerous in groups, so it is advised to stay on the move to avoid getting caught by their grabbing attack. Keep an eye out for when they teleport, then dodge and counterattack accordingly. Magic is advised, since besides taking immense damage from Aero, as well as Blizzard and Fire, inflicting status effects will prevent them from teleporting. If caught by their grab attack, make button inputs to escape before HP falls critically low.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Band Slam (バンドスラム, Bando Suramu)		—	—	0.90	△
		Snaps its arms forward like a rubber band.
Attachment (とりつき, Toritsuki)		Flower	Blind (5%)	0.18	X
		Teleports behind the target and grabs forward, holding the target in place and dealing continuous damage.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.