Guard Armor

Guard Armor(ガードアーマー)
Type	Emblem Heartless
Romaji	Gādo Āmā
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts coded Kingdom Hearts χ
Kingdom Hearts
Leader of the Heartless in Traverse Town. It falls apart when it receives damage, but each part attacks individually. Sora meets Donald and Goofy for the first time just before fighting this Heartless.
Leader of the Heartless in Traverse Town. It falls apart when it receives damage, but each part attacks individually. Sora meets Donald and Goofy for the first time just before fighting this Heartless.
Chain of Memories
Sora's Story	A Heartless that haunts Traverse Town. It appeared when the bells rang to wreak havoc on the town.
Sora's Story	A Heartless that haunts Traverse Town. It appeared when the bells rang to wreak havoc on the town.
Reverse/Rebirth	A Heartless that haunts Traverse Town. It appeared before Riku as a token of the indelible darkness in his heart.
Reverse/Rebirth	A Heartless that haunts Traverse Town. It appeared before Riku as a token of the indelible darkness in his heart.
358/2 Days
Large and heavily armored, these Heartless will jump and then crash into the ground, creating a powerful shockwave. They drop their heads after landing, however; strike then and the body will eventually fall to pieces, with each piece acting autonomously. Start with the limbs and take them all out.
Large and heavily armored, these Heartless will jump and then crash into the ground, creating a powerful shockwave. They drop their heads after landing, however; strike then and the body will eventually fall to pieces, with each piece acting autonomously. Start with the limbs and take them all out.
coded
The hulking head honcho of the Heartless haunting Traverse Town. Before you can say that five time fast, this brute will have already blasted you with its powerful cannon, so keep your eyes peeled: if it assumes a defensive stance, rush in there first and clobber the creep with a combo.
The hulking head honcho of the Heartless haunting Traverse Town. Before you can say that five time fast, this brute will have already blasted you with its powerful cannon, so keep your eyes peeled: if it assumes a defensive stance, rush in there first and clobber the creep with a combo.
Opposite Armor Red Armor Powered Armor Guard Armor Ω Sinister Sweets Spiteful Sweets

The Guard Armor is a Heartless enemy who can be found exclusively as a boss in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts coded, and Kingdom Hearts Union χ.

Design

The Guard Armor's body is divided into several pieces — a body, a head, two arms, and two legs — none of which are directly connected to each other and all of which can act independently of the other. The Armored Torso is vaguely hour glass-shaped and is violet with a lilac, diamond pattern around its waist, and light black additives. The Heartless emblem is emblazoned on the center of the armor. Its head is violet, spherical, and sports three silver spikes and a silver faceplate with several holes in it. Both of the Gauntlets are violet with wide wrists and three lilac, segmented fingers. The Hammerlegs are short, violet and end in large, hammer-like, black feet. All of the pieces of the Guard Armor seem to be hollow. In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, the violet sections of the Guard Armor are silver, its torso gains red, yellow, and blue stripes on its upper half, its head becomes red with yellow spikes and the additives on its top and upper rims become blue and yellow, respectively. Its fingers become grey, while its feet become red.

Strategies

Kingdom Hearts

The Guard Armor utilizes its size and strength in battle. Each part attacks individually. The Torso and Gauntlets attack by spinning, while the Hammerlegs attack by stomping. It may also jump in the air and crash down, creating a shockwave.

This Boss has a torso and four limbs, all of which act as targets. Remember to watch over your new teammates, since this is your first time controlling a party. Lock onto its torso and attack with combos, since your attacks will most likely strike the limbs as you go past them.

Hitting the torso also keeps it from launching its main attack. Just remember to destroy the limbs before you actually finish off the torso. Doing so will make the limbs drop needed HP balls. The Guard Armor will also throw itself up in the air and come crashing down near Sora's position. The player must try to dodge this as it will take away half of their HP. To dodge, simply jump out of the way. Its attacks are deflectable.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

The strategy for the Guard Armor is slightly different in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories due to not having unlimited attacks. Using the Green Mickey card will make the Guard Armor collapse and this allows you to attack the limbs respectively. When the Guard Armor is only the torso and head, attacking the head is simple, but one must dodge the attacks quickly as Sora does not have that much HP.

In Re: Chain of Memories using a Goofy Friend Card and one Attack card to use Goofy's strike limit attack works wonders in this battle.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Main article: Mission 61: Vanquish the Heartless threat

The Guard Armor is extremely resilient against all forms of magic, so use melee attacks to overcome it. Jump and attack its head, then move away when it begins to march and swat at the ground, then circle it to continue attacking its head.

Sometimes the Guard Armor leaps into the air and crashes to the ground, releasing a mild shockwave that causes minor damage. When this happens, its head falls off. While it scrambles to recover its head, run up and attack the helmet on the ground.

Afterwards, the Guard Armor reattaches its head, but the damage inflicted causes its arms and legs to separate from the torso and act independently. Lock on to the arms and attack them, using Limit Breaks if possible. The idea is to destroy both limbs before the Guard Armor reassembles itself. Otherwise, if you destroy one limb and not the other, the missing limb regenerates after the boss reassembles. The Guard Armor also regains some HP during this regeneration process.

Eliminate both arms, then do the same with the legs. When the legs and arms are gone, the floating torso becomes helpless. Continue attacking the helmet until the Guard Armor collapses.

Stats & Abilities

Guard Armor

Attacks

• Smash: The Guard Armor jumps into the air and body slams players.

Armored Torso

Weapon	x1.0
Weapon	x1.0
Fire	x0.49
Fire	x0.49
Blizzard	x0.5
Blizzard	x0.5
Thunder	x1.0
Thunder	x1.0
Gravity	x0.04
Gravity	x0.04
Stop	x0
Stop	x0
KO	x0.5
KO	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Before Rescue
HP	700
HP	700
Attack	8
Attack	8
Defense	8
Defense	8
MP Recovery	12
MP Recovery	12
EXP	110
EXP	110
After Rescue
HP	N/A
HP	N/A
Attack	N/A
Attack	N/A
Defense	N/A
Defense	N/A
MP Recovery	N/A
MP Recovery	N/A
EXP	N/A
EXP	N/A
Phil Cup
Seed 1 (Shadow Battalion): 1x
Seed 1 (Shadow Battalion): 1x
Hades Cup
Seed 37 (Sorcerous Armor): 37x
Seed 37 (Sorcerous Armor): 37x
Rewards
Brave Warrior
Brave Warrior
Worlds
Traverse Town
Traverse Town
Hearts	72
Hearts	72
Lvl	—
Lvl	—
HP	x4.16
HP	x4.16
EXP	x39.60
EXP	x39.60
Def	x1.00~2.04
Def	x1.00~2.04
Stun	—
Stun	—
Fire	x0.39
Fire	x0.39
Blizzard	x0.43
Blizzard	x0.43
Thunder	x0.33
Thunder	x0.33
Aero	x0.47
Aero	x0.47
Ignite	x0
Ignite	x0
Freeze	x0
Freeze	x0
Jolt	x0.10
Jolt	x0.10
Air-toss	x0
Air-toss	x0
Mission 61
Lvl	31
Lvl	31
Reward	—
Reward	—
Worlds
Olympus Coliseum
Olympus Coliseum

Attacks

• Tornado: The Armored Torso spins around at high speed.

• Original
• Final Mix

1/2

Gauntlets

Weapon	x1.0
Weapon	x1.0
Fire	x0.49
Fire	x0.49
Blizzard	x0.5
Blizzard	x0.5
Thunder	x1.0
Thunder	x1.0
Gravity	x0.04
Gravity	x0.04
Stop	x0
Stop	x0
KO	x0.5
KO	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Before Rescue
HP	84
HP	84
Attack	11
Attack	11
Defense	10
Defense	10
MP Recovery	13
MP Recovery	13
EXP	0
EXP	0
After Rescue
HP	N/A
HP	N/A
Attack	N/A
Attack	N/A
Defense	N/A
Defense	N/A
MP Recovery	N/A
MP Recovery	N/A
EXP	N/A
EXP	N/A
Phil Cup
Seed 4 (Hard-Hitters): 4x Seed 2 (Wild Corps): 2x
Seed 4 (Hard-Hitters): 4x Seed 2 (Wild Corps): 2x
Hades Cup
Seed 37 (Sorcerous Armor): 37x Seed 27 (Terrible Fists): 27x
Seed 37 (Sorcerous Armor): 37x Seed 27 (Terrible Fists): 27x
Rewards
(1) HP Ball x 15
(1) HP Ball x 15
Worlds
Traverse Town
Traverse Town

Attacks

• Spinning Claw: The Guard Armor's gauntlets spin around trying to hit players.

• Original
• Final Mix

1/2

Hammerlegs

Weapon	x1.0
Weapon	x1.0
Fire	x0.49
Fire	x0.49
Blizzard	x0.5
Blizzard	x0.5
Thunder	x1.0
Thunder	x1.0
Gravity	x0.04
Gravity	x0.04
Stop	x0
Stop	x0
KO	x0.5
KO	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Before Rescue
HP	196
HP	196
Attack	11
Attack	11
Defense	10
Defense	10
MP Recovery	13
MP Recovery	13
EXP	0
EXP	0
After Rescue
HP	N/A
HP	N/A
Attack	N/A
Attack	N/A
Defense	N/A
Defense	N/A
MP Recovery	N/A
MP Recovery	N/A
EXP	N/A
EXP	N/A
Phil Cup
Seed 7 (Big Feet): 7x Seed 2 (Wild Corps): 2x
Seed 7 (Big Feet): 7x Seed 2 (Wild Corps): 2x
Hades Cup
Seed 47 (Terrible Feet): 47x Seed 37 (Sorcerous Armor): 37x
Seed 47 (Terrible Feet): 47x Seed 37 (Sorcerous Armor): 37x
Rewards
(1) HP Ball x 15
(1) HP Ball x 15
Worlds
Traverse Town
Traverse Town

Attacks

• Stomp: The Hammerlegs stomp around to hit players.

• Original
• Final Mix

1/2

Gallery

[CoM]

[KHχ]

Concept Art

Trivia

• In the original version of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the Guard Armor was incorrectly fought in the Third District, where the first Guard Armor appeared in Kingdom Hearts, even though the previous scene was set in the Second District, where the ringing bell summoned the second Guard Armor. This was corrected in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.