Thunder (element)
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Thunder (サンダー Sandā ), also called Lightning (雷 Kaminari ), is a recurring element that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. The Thunder element is associated with the Lightning material and the Electrify status effect.
Kingdom Hearts
Attacks and abilities
Party members
Attack | Type | Description |
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Thunder Potion | Combat Ability | Use potions packed with Thunder power. [Special attack. Cost: 1 MP.] |
Bolts of Sorrow | Combat Ability | Call lightning down to shock enemies. [Special attack. Cost: 1 MP.] |
Thunder | Magic | Calls bolts of lightning to the target area. Consumes 1 MP. |
Thundara | Magic | Calls a powerful lightning storm to the target area. Consumes 1 MP. |
Thundaga | Magic | Calls a great maelstrom of lightning storm to the target area. Consumes 1 MP. |
Showtime | Summon Ability | (Thunder only) |
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Weakness and Resistance
Party members
Several accessories provide Thunder Resistance when equipped.
Equipment | Thunder Resistance | Description |
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Thunder Ring | +20% | Reduces lightning damage by 20% and slightly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect. |
Thundara Ring | +20% | Reduces lightning damage by 20% and raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect. |
Thundaga Ring | +20% | Reduces lightning damage by 20% and significantly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect. |
Element Ring | +20% | Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20% and raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect. |
Three Stars | +20% | Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20% and significantly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect. |
Holy Circlet | +20% | Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20%. Also raises max AP. |
Ribbon | +20% | Reduces all elemental damage by 20%. Equip more to boost effect. |
Thundagun Band[KH I FM] | +20% | Reduces lightning damage by 20%, and raises Strength and Defense. Equip more to boost effect. |
Royal Crown[KH I FM] | +20% | Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20%. Raises max MP, but reduces Strength. |
Ramuh Belt[KH I FM] | +40% | Reduces lightning damage by 40%, and raises max AP. |
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Attacks and abilities
Party members
Several Thunder-based abilities can be used in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. While under the effect of Thunder Boost, Thunder attacks deal 50% more damage.
Attack | Type | Description |
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Spellbinder | Attack Card | A special attack card with lightning-based attacks. |
Photon Debugger[KH Re:CoM] | Attack Card | A special attack card with lightning-based attacks. |
Thunder | Magic Card | Magic that deals lightning damage. Stock two cards for Thundara and three cards for Thundaga. |
Thundara | Magic Sleight | Shock the opposition with powerful lightning magic. |
Thundaga | Magic Sleight | Fry the opposition with supreme lightning magic. |
Thunder Raid | Magic Sleight | Hurl the Keyblade and inflict lightning damage. |
Genie | Summon Card | Genie casts Thundara, Gravira or Stopra. Stock more than one and Genie will cast multiple spells. |
Showtime Lv2 | Summon Sleight | Genie randomly casts two spells chosen from Gravira, Thundara, and Stopra. |
Showtime Lv3 | Summon Sleight | Genie randomly casts three spells chosen from Gravira, Thundara, and Stopra. |
Magic Lv1 (Thunder only) | Friend Card | Donald randomly casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Cure. Stock more than one to power up Donald's magic.[KH CoM] Donald randomly casts two spells from Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Cure. Stock more than one to power up Donald's magic.[KH Re:CoM] |
Magic Lv2 (Thundara only) | Friend Sleight | Donald double-casts Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, or Cura. |
Magic Lv3 (Thundaga only) | Friend Sleight | Donald double-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Curaga. |
Surprise! Lv1 (Thunder only) | Friend Card | Jack casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Gravity. Stock more than one to power up Jack's magic.[KH CoM] Jack casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Gravity. Stock more than one and Jack will cast multiple, more powerful spells.[KH Re:CoM] |
Surprise! Lv2 (Thundara only) | Friend Sleight | Jack double-casts Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, or Gravira |
Surprise! Lv3 (Thundaga only) | Friend Sleight | Jack triple-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Graviga. |
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Weakness and Resistance
Party members
Certain Enemy Card effects provide a temporary resistance to Lightning attacks, while others cause you to be stunned when hit by a Lightning attack.
- Resistance
Ability | Enemy Card | Description |
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Second Chance | Captain Hook | Retain 1 HP after a critical hit, provided you have 2 or more HP left. Resistant to lightning Stunned by fire[KH CoM] Retains 1 HP after a critical hit, provided you have 2 or more HP left. Resistant to lightning, but stunned by fire.[KH Re:CoM] |
Sleight Lock | Riku Replica | Keeps cards used in sleights available for reloading. Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning. |
Sleightblind | Ansem | Conceal your stocked cards from opponents. -Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning[KH CoM] Grants Sora resistance to certain elements. Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning.[KH Re:CoM] |
Quick Barrier[KH Re:CoM] | Xemnas | When receiving consecutive attacks, guards beyond the second strike. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks. |
Shot Charge[KH Re:CoM] | Xigbar | Powers up missile attacks such as Strike Raid and Fire. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks. |
Aero Guard[KH Re:CoM] | Xaldin | Activates Aero for a set time, inflicting damage to enemies who touch it. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks. |
Warp Break | Lexaeus | Obliterate enemies with the finishing blow of a combo with a high success rate. Immune to ice, and resistant to physical attacks, but weak against special attacks. |
Confu-Strike[KH Re:CoM] | Zexion | Causes attacks to confuse enemy at a certain rate. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks. |
Combo Boost[KH Re:CoM] | Saïx | Boosts power with every strike with an attack card. Returns to normal when a card is broken. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks. |
Water Charge[KH Re:CoM] | Demyx | Dramatically boosts power of ice-based attacks, such as Aqua Splash and Blizzard. Immune to ice, and resistant to lightning, and special attacks[7] Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.[8] |
Omni Break[KH Re:CoM] | Luxord | Breaks enemy's card no matter what the value. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks. |
Double Sleight | Marluxia | Use stocked cards and sleights twice in a row. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks, but weak against physical attacks. |
Dash | Larxene | Increase running speed. Immune to lightning Weak against special attacks[KH CoM] Increases running speed. Immune to lightning, but weak against special attacks.[KH Re:CoM] |
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Kingdom Hearts II
Attacks and abilities
The Thunder Boost ability increases damage from Thunder attacks by 20% for each ability installed.
Party members
Attack | Type | Description |
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Donald Thunder | Action Ability | Call down a bombardment of lightning bolts on your target! MP Cost: 10 |
Bolts of Sorrow | Action Ability | Conjures a barrage of thunderbolts to continually strike opponents. MP Cost: 10 |
Pulsing Thunder | Action Ability | Releases electricity to attack nearby enemies. MP Cost: 10 |
Thunder | Magic | MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM] |
Thundara | Magic | MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM] |
Thundaga | Magic | MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM] |
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Weakness and Resistance
Party members
Several pieces of armor provide Thunder Resistance when equipped.
Equipment | Fire Resistance | Description |
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Thunder Trinket | +20% | Increases thunder resistance and slightly increases defense. |
Thundara Trinket | +20% | Increases thunder resistance and increases defense. |
Thundaga Trinket | +20% | Increases thunder resistance and greatly increases defense. |
Thundagun Trinket | +25% | Highly increases thunder resistance and greatly increases defense. |
Champion Belt | +20% | Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance. |
Abas Chain | +20% | Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and slightly increases defense. |
Aegis Chain | +20% | Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and increases defense. |
Acrisius | +20% | Increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and greatly increases defense. |
Acrisius+ | +25% | Highly increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and greatly increases defense. |
Cosmic Chain | +30% | Greatly increases fire, blizzard, and thunder resistance and greatly increases defense. |
Petite Ribbon | +10% | Slightly increases all resistances and extremely increases defense. |
Ribbon | +20%[KH II] +15%[KH II FM] |
Increases all resistances and extremely increases defense. |
Grand Ribbon[KH II FM] | +25% | Highly increases all resistances and extremely increases defense. |
Shock Charm[KH II FM] | +40% | Extremely increases thunder resistance and defense. |
Shock Charm +[KH II FM] | +40% | Extremely increases thunder resistance and defense, and also increases damage done by thunder-based attacks by 20%. |
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In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Organization XIII Replica Data has the same resistance as the regular battle or Absent Silhouette unless specified. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Origin
Lightning, also known as Thunder and Electric, is a recurring element in the Final Fantasy series. It is one of the earliest elements introduced, and forms a trifecta with the elements of Fire and Ice. Mechanical and aquatic enemies are typically weak to this element. It is usually the opposing element of Water, but occasionally it can be the opposing element of Poison and Ice.
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Original Japanese version only.
- ^ a b c d x0.50 in the original Japanese version.
- ^ x1.00 for the platform.
- ^ The Queen of Hearts falls down but takes no damage.
- ^ Deals 2 damage while under the effect of Stop.
- ^ Only the thunder deals Lightning damage.
- ^ Japanese and HD versions.
- ^ English PS2 version.
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Physical - Fire - Blizzard - Thunder - Aero - Water - Light - Dark - Neutral |
Stun - Percentage - Stop - Space - Earth - Illusion - Moon - Time - Flower - Rapid-fire |