Defender (ability)

Defender (ディフェンダー, Difendā^?) is an ability in Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix. It increases your Defense when your HP is critical.

Learning Defender

Kingdom Hearts II

• Dual-Wield Roxas has Defender as a default ability.
• Sora learns Defender at level 31 with the Dream Shield, 39 with the Dream Rod, and 59 with the Dream Sword.
• Goofy learns Defender after defeating Beast.
• Beast has Defender as a default ability.
• Jack Sparrow has Defender as a default ability.
• Simba has Defender as a default ability.
• Riku has Defender as a default ability.
• The Kingdom Key has Defender as its weapon ability.
• The Nobody Lance has Defender as its weapon ability.
• The Ogre Shield has Defender as its weapon ability.

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

• Double-Keyblade Roxas has Defender as a default ability.
• Sora learns Defender at level 31 with the Dream Shield, 39 with the Dream Rod, and 59 with the Dream Sword.
• Goofy learns Defender after defeating Beast.
• Beast has Defender as a default ability.
• Jack Sparrow has Defender as a default ability.
• Simba has Defender as a default ability.
• Riku has Defender as a default ability.
• The Spell's Relic+ has Defender as its weapon ability.
• The Ogre Shield has Defender as its weapon ability.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Weapons with Defender

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Rings with Defender

• Protect Ring

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

• Defender improves the character's defense when the character has 25% HP.
• Defender can be attached to a type J or type N Command recipe through Command Melding, either randomly or by applying a Soothing Crystal.

See also

• Striker