Tornado Titan

Tornado Titan
Japanese	トルネードタイタン
Rōmaji	Torunēdo Taitan
Homeworld	Olympus Olympus Coliseum
Origin	Hercules (1997)
Game	Kingdom Hearts III
Variations • Rock Titan • Ice Titan • Ice Colossus • Lava Titan
KHIII tracks Battle theme - Titanic Clash

Tornado Titan
Kingdom Hearts III
Hercules (1997) A gargantuan being made of violent winds.

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Olympus			1000		19			9			0
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×0.7		×0.7			×1.0				×0.7
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×0		×0.7		×1.0					×0.5
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
✕		✕		✕					✕
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
50		—		×0.5					16
Rewards
Sora: Max HP +10
World(s)
Olympus

The Tornado Titan is one of the Titans serving Hades and a boss in Kingdom Hearts III.

Story

Kingdom Hearts III

Frustrated with the lack of progress with his plans to take over Olympus, Hades releases the four Titans - the Tornado Titan being one of them - onto Olympus. After they wreak havoc in Olympus and leave it in ruins, Hades brings the Tornado Titan, the Lava Titan and the Ice Titan into the Realm of the Gods atop Mount Olympus. The Lava and Ice Titans enclose Zeus in a cooled lava cone of their own making, while Hades smugly watches from Zeus's throne, saying that he now calls the shots.

Before Hades can do much more, however, he is confronted by Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Hercules, who fight both the Lava and Ice Titans together. After the two of them are subdued, they confront the Tornado Titan, who uses the powers of the defeated Lava and Ice Titans.

Finally, when all the Titans are defeated and Hercules frees Zeus from his prison, Hercules grabs the Tornado Titan and sucks up the other Titans. He then swings all four of them into space, causing a massive explosion.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts manga

The Tornado Titan as shown in the Kingdom Hearts manga.

The Tornado Titan makes a cameo appearance in the manga adaptation of Kingdom Hearts, at Olympus Coliseum alongside the Rock Titan, Ice Titan, Lava Titan, and Hades.

Kingdom Hearts II

The Tornado Titan appears as an illustration on the backside of the Titan Cup trophy.

Design

True to his name, the Tornado Titan resembles a large, animate funnel-shaped tornado. The swirling wind composing his body is black and his eyes are red. The Tornado Titan's body is flexible and can bend, inflate, and contort his body with his movements. He is also able to extend a pair of wind funnels from the sides of his body that act as arms.

Strategy

While Sora fights the Ice and Lava Titans, the Tornado Titan remains out of reach in the background. However he is still able to act by launching non-damaging wind gusts at the party at various points in the battle, including the start of the battle, when the Ice Titan or Lava Titan's HP is reduced below 50%, and when the Ice Titan or Lava Titan is defeated.

After the other two Titans are both defeated, the Tornado Titan is fought directly. The fight begins on the ground, where the Tornado Titan can hurl debris at Sora which can be blocked. After using Blow Away and Debris Attack 2-4 times he will suck up Sora, temporarily separating him from Donald, Goofy and Hercules.

As Sora dives towards the Tornado Titan, he will shoot lots of debris and fireballs at him, and upon descending enough or using a dive attack, Sora is in a floating state while the Tornado Titan can appear in three different spots. If in the center, he will hurl debris as usual. If above the Ice Titan, he will create a gust of ice. If above the Lava Titan, he will send fireballs raining down. All of these attacks can be easily avoided by Airstepping towards a glowing piece of debris very close to him, and will even allow Sora to land a few hits on him. After 2 minutes pass in this state and the Tornado Titan is below 33% HP, he will return to his first phase where Sora fights him on the ground.

Upon the Tornado Titan's defeat, Sora will gain a max HP increase.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Blow Away (吹き飛ばし, Fukitobashi)		Aero	—	1.0	△	—
		Inflates his thin body instantly.
Debris Attack (ガレキ攻撃, Gareki Kōgeki)		Physical	—	2.0 per hit	◯	2
		Launches lots of debris from the holes in his head and arms.
Big Tornado (ビッグトルネード, Biggu Torunēdo)	(magma)	Fire	—	1.0 per hit	△	2
	(icicle)	Blizzard	—	1.0 per hit	△	2
	(debris)	Physical	—	2.0 per hit	△	2
		Attacks a falling opponent with a barrage of magma, ice, and miscellaneous debris.
Magma Storm (マグマストーム, Maguma Sutōmu)		Fire	—	1.0 per hit	△	—
		Clings on to the defeated Lava Titan, absorbs his heat, and rains down fire forward of himself
Ice Storm (アイスストーム, Aisu Sutōmu)		Blizzard	—	1.0 per hit	△	—
		Clings on to the defeated Ice Titan, absorbs his cold, and fires blocks of ice forward.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Origin

The Tornado Titan first appears in Disney's 1997 animated feature, Hercules, voiced by Corey Burton. Known in Disney canon as "Stratos," he wreaks havoc eons before the events of the film, along with his fellow Titans. The Titans' rampage is stopped by Zeus, however, and they are all imprisoned in a cage of lightning deep beneath the sea. Eighteen years after the birth of Hercules, Hades, the Lord of the Dead, steals the young hero's godly strength and uses his power to unleash Lythos and the other Titans. Hades, playing off of the Titans' lust for vengeance against Zeus, then proceeds to use the gigantic creatures to take over Mount Olympus, as it was foretold to him long ago in a prophecy made by the three Fates.

Video

Titans – Kingdom Hearts III

Gallery

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  Tornado Titan in the Kingdom Hearts III manga.