Neoshadow

Neoshadow(ネオシャドウ)
Type	Pureblood Heartless
Romaji	Neo Shadou
Games	Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix Kingdom Hearts χ
Union χ
KINGDOM HEARTS (2002) A Heartless that believes in strength in numbers. Quite the team player. Battle A fearsome foe and jack-of-all-trades boasting boosted attack power, poison, and more. Charge your special attack gauge before engaging in this battle!
KINGDOM HEARTS (2002) A Heartless that believes in strength in numbers. Quite the team player. Battle A fearsome foe and jack-of-all-trades boasting boosted attack power, poison, and more. Charge your special attack gauge before engaging in this battle!
Birth by Sleep
One of the many forms the heart takes after being swallowed by darkness.They look like Shadows, but their movements are more quick-witted.
One of the many forms the heart takes after being swallowed by darkness.They look like Shadows, but their movements are more quick-witted.
Kingdom Hearts
A Heartless that appears bringing along many allies. With their powers combined, they try to defeat Sora while, at the same time, reviving fallen comrades, which makes these Heartless experts in teamwork. Leave one alive and it will call new allies, so it's a good idea to stay on your toes until the very end.
A Heartless that appears bringing along many allies. With their powers combined, they try to defeat Sora while, at the same time, reviving fallen comrades, which makes these Heartless experts in teamwork. Leave one alive and it will call new allies, so it's a good idea to stay on your toes until the very end.
Chain of Memories
Sora's Story	A nimble Heartless that swims through the shadows.
Sora's Story	A nimble Heartless that swims through the shadows.
Re:Chain of Memories	An extremely agile Heartless. It dives into shadows before it pops up in front of its enemy and delivers a rolling attack. The Neoshadow moves in the shadows, making it a difficult opponent to fight.
Re:Chain of Memories	An extremely agile Heartless. It dives into shadows before it pops up in front of its enemy and delivers a rolling attack. The Neoshadow moves in the shadows, making it a difficult opponent to fight.
358/2 Days
A Pureblood Heartless that flows across the ground as a shadow, completely immune to attack. It may unleash a shockwave as it emerges, so stay on guard. Block when it charges you to earn a few precious seconds during which you can deal double damage.
A Pureblood Heartless that flows across the ground as a shadow, completely immune to attack. It may unleash a shockwave as it emerges, so stay on guard. Block when it charges you to earn a few precious seconds during which you can deal double damage.
Kingdom Hearts II
It produces a shadow on the ground before attacking. Catch it off guard right after it attacks. Once it tries to jump and attack, use the reaction command Aerial Dance for a flurry of attacks!
It produces a shadow on the ground before attacking. Catch it off guard right after it attacks. Once it tries to jump and attack, use the reaction command Aerial Dance for a flurry of attacks!
Kingdom Hearts III
These souped-up Shadows hit hard and fast with their jump attacks; if they're in the air, better get out of there. Once they melt into the ground, they're beyond the reach of most attacks, but that's nothing a little Water magic can't fix. Fight puddles with puddles!
These souped-up Shadows hit hard and fast with their jump attacks; if they're in the air, better get out of there. Once they melt into the ground, they're beyond the reach of most attacks, but that's nothing a little Water magic can't fix. Fight puddles with puddles!
Novashadow

The Neoshadow is a Pureblood Heartless that appears throughout the Kingdom Hearts series.

Design

A Neoshadow has a more humanoid body structure than a normal Shadow, but shares the same pitch black skin and spherical, glowing yellow eyes. Its crooked antennae are quite long and fall back behind the Heartless. It seems to be rather muscular, and its hands are very large, each one sporting five clawed fingers. Its feet, like those of a normal Shadow, are long and lack digits, but a Neoshadow's feet more resemble boots. Its body is also lined by several faint, blue veins of color.

The name "Neoshadow" is derived from the prefix "neo-", which means "new", and "shadow".

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix

The Neoshadow is stronger and faster than a Shadow, and is more strategic in combat. The Neoshadows are among the most difficult common enemies, working together as a team to defeat Sora. Fighting Neoshadows is a multi-stage battle, and the stages change based on how many Neoshadows are alive. At the beginning of the fight, there are seven Neoshadows, who will attack by jumping into the air and spinning, then launching at Sora similar to the Bandit. They will also use basic melee strikes and sink into the floor to avoid attacks, similar to a Shadow. At this point in the fight, they are vulnerable to Stop magic, but not to Gravity magic.

After there are only four Neoshadows remaining, they change tactics and sink into shadowy portals that appear beneath them on the ground. Afterwards, nine of these portals will appear around Sora, and the Neoshadows will choose random portals to jump out of and attack simultaneously. After attacking, they land on the ground for a brief moment, then the portals reappear beneath them and they sink back into the ground. The only time they can be hurt at this stage is right when they land on the ground, before the portals appear beneath them once again. If a single blow connects with one of them, it opens a short window to execute a combo. At this point, Stop magic no longer affects them.

Once there are only two Neoshadows left, they change tactics once more. In this stage of the fight, a single Neoshadow will wander around the room, and has access to all the attacks and abilities of the earlier stages (instead of several portals appearing on the ground like stage two of the fight, the Neoshadow will just use it as a way to get close to Sora to attack him). It also retains the immunity to Stop magic. While this Neoshadow attacks Sora, the other one appears as a black portal beneath Sora, then partially emerges from it to grab Sora's leg, which prevents him from moving, attacking, or using magic for a brief period. To counter this, Sora can jump when the portal appears beneath him, but cannot hurt this Neoshadow in any way. Instead, Sora must focus on the other Neoshadow that moves around the room, and attempt to kill it instead.

When there is a single Neoshadow remaining, it will move to the center of the room and attempt to summon more Neoshadows. Six portals will appear on the ground in a circle around it, and new Neoshadows will appear within them, attempting to climb out of the portals back into the room. Instead of going after the last remaining Neoshadow, Sora must focus his attacks on the ones emerging from the portals, who will emerge as fully healed Neoshadows after several seconds. Once the emerging Neoshadows are slain, Sora can direct his attention to the final Neoshadow, and defeat it to end the fight. If Sora fails to defeat the new Neoshadows after a certain amount of time, they will emerge from the portals and the fight will reset to whichever stage corresponds to the new number of Neoshadows (7-5 for Stage 1, 4-3 for Stage 2, or 2 for Stage 3).

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

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Kingdom Hearts II

A powerful Reaction Command, Wind Dance, can be used to eliminate or intensely damage Neoshadows.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix

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Stats & Abilities

Weapon	x1.0
Weapon	x1.0
Fire	x0.49
Fire	x0.49
Blizzard	x0.5
Blizzard	x0.5
Thunder	x0.5
Thunder	x0.5
Gravity	x0
Gravity	x0
Stop	x0.2
Stop	x0.2
KO	x0.5
KO	x0.5
Other	x0.5
Other	x0.5
After Rescue
HP	150
HP	150
Attack	40
Attack	40
Defense	30
Defense	30
MP Recovery	55
MP Recovery	55
EXP	400
EXP	400
Rewards
First to sixth Neoshadows: (15) MP ball x 5 Seventh Neoshadow: (1) HP Ball x 20, (5) HP Ball x 5 Gale Stone (35%)
First to sixth Neoshadows: (15) MP ball x 5 Seventh Neoshadow: (1) HP Ball x 20, (5) HP Ball x 5 Gale Stone (35%)
Worlds
End of the World
End of the World
Weapon	x1.0
Weapon	x1.0
Fire	x1.0
Fire	x1.0
Blizzard	x1.0
Blizzard	x1.0
Thunder	x1.0
Thunder	x1.0
Darkness	x1.0
Darkness	x1.0
Other	x1.0
Other	x1.0
Hollow Bastion
Lvl	34
Lvl	34
HP	75
HP	75
EXP	159
EXP	159
Str	32
Str	32
Def	18
Def	18
The Land of Dragons
Lvl	35
Lvl	35
HP	76
HP	76
EXP	170
EXP	170
Str	34
Str	34
Def	19
Def	19
Beast's Castle
Lvl	36
Lvl	36
HP	77
HP	77
EXP	182
EXP	182
Str	34
Str	34
Def	19
Def	19
Port Royal
Lvl	37
Lvl	37
HP	79
HP	79
EXP	194
EXP	194
Str	35
Str	35
Def	20
Def	20
Olympus Coliseum
Lvl	39
Lvl	39
HP	82
HP	82
EXP	220
EXP	220
Str	37
Str	37
Def	21
Def	21
Agrabah
Lvl	40
Lvl	40
HP	84
HP	84
EXP	234
EXP	234
Str	37
Str	37
Def	21
Def	21
Halloween Town
Lvl	41
Lvl	41
HP	86
HP	86
EXP	248
EXP	248
Str	39
Str	39
Def	22
Def	22
Pride Land
Lvl	43
Lvl	43
HP	89
HP	89
EXP	278
EXP	278
Str	40
Str	40
Def	23
Def	23
Hollow Bastion
Lvl	45
Lvl	45
HP	92
HP	92
EXP	310
EXP	310
Str	42
Str	42
Def	24
Def	24
The World That Never Was
Lvl	50
Lvl	50
HP	100
HP	100
EXP	400
EXP	400
Str	45
Str	45
Def	26
Def	26
Titan Cup
Matches	Match 5: 3x }}
Matches	Match 5: 3x }}
Lvl	61
Lvl	61
HP	86
HP	86
EXP	—
EXP	—
Str	39
Str	39
Def	22
Def	22
Titan Paradox Cup
Matches	Match 5: 3x }}
Matches	Match 5: 3x }}
Lvl	80
Lvl	80
HP	150
HP	150
EXP	—
EXP	—
Str	70
Str	70
Def	41
Def	41
Hades Paradox Cup
Matches	Match 17: 4x }} Match 26: 2x
Matches	Match 17: 4x }} Match 26: 2x
Lvl	99
Lvl	99
HP	181
HP	181
EXP	—
EXP	—
Str	87
Str	87
Def	51
Def	51
Rewards
(1) MP Ball x 2 (5) Munny x2 Lucid Crystal (8%), Bright Crystal (4%)
(1) MP Ball x 2 (5) Munny x2 Lucid Crystal (8%), Bright Crystal (4%)
HP	x3.20
HP	x3.20
EXP	x2.63
EXP	x2.63
Def	x1.37
Def	x1.37
Stun	X
Stun	X
Fire	x1.35
Fire	x1.35
Blizzard	x1.60
Blizzard	x1.60
Thunder	x0.60
Thunder	x0.60
Aero	x1.70
Aero	x1.70
Ignite	x0.40
Ignite	x0.40
Freeze	x0.40
Freeze	x0.40
Jolt	x0.40
Jolt	x0.40
Air-toss	x0.40
Air-toss	x0.40
Mission 29
Lvl	17
Lvl	17
Reward	Combo Tech (30%)
Reward	Combo Tech (30%)
Mission 38
Lvl	17
Lvl	17
Reward	Lightning Shard (80%)
Reward	Lightning Shard (80%)
Mission 44
Lvl	17
Lvl	17
Reward	Lightning Shard (80%)
Reward	Lightning Shard (80%)
Mission 93
Lvl	17
Lvl	17
Reward	—
Reward	—
Worlds
Beast's Castle, Twilight Town, The World That Never Was
Beast's Castle, Twilight Town, The World That Never Was

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