The Raging Vulture is an Emblem Heartless that manifested anonymously as a boss in Kingdom Hearts III.
Story[]
Kingdom Hearts III[]
Upon the Black Pearl's return to the living world, the Raging Vulture and a swarm of Vaporflies prepare to attack the Pearl. The Raging Vulture launches an attack near the ship, almost hitting it, and forcing Sora into hot pursuit.
Design[]
The Raging Vulture is a mechanical and wooden Heartless with the appearance of a vulture. The wings of the Heartless is composed of a mechanical wing with a cannon embedded as the joint. Three chained anchors dangle on the Heartless by its neck and two wing joints. There is also a miniature pirate flag attached to the skull-head. The Heartless insignia is present on its chest.
Strategy[]
Sora must do battle with the Raging Vulture in the air by riding a Vaporfly. For most of the fight, the Raging Vulture flies around the area. It will attack the Black Pearl and increase its damage gauge, until it's filled all the way. To stop this, Sora rides one of the Vaporflies, allowing him to damage the boss with rapid-fire projectiles and torpedoes. If dismounted, he can mount another one. After taking enough damage, it becomes stunned, allowing Sora to mount the boss and somersault across its back to reach its head before attacking it. During this phase, the boss will breathe fire at Sora every 11 seconds, which can be blocked by surrounding Sora with a barrier. It's safe to attack the Raging Vulture up to 15 times before doing so. After enough time, the boss will throw him off, returning to its original behavior.