Samurai

Samurai(サムライ)
Type	High-ranking Nobody
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
358/2 Days
An advanced Nobody well-suited to combat in close quarters. It pairs naturally high attack power with a dual blade attack that brings targets into submission. These Nobodies serve under Roxas.
An advanced Nobody well-suited to combat in close quarters. It pairs naturally high attack power with a dual blade attack that brings targets into submission. These Nobodies serve under Roxas.
Kingdom Hearts II
A samurai. A high-ranking Nobody. Using swords and their sheaths as weapons, it can handle up to four weapons at a time. It attacks with calmness and efficiency. Make sure not to lose sight of it once it hides beneath the ground. After parrying its attack, it sits and waits, giving an opportunity to use reaction commands. Fight one-on-one while the others sit back and watch.
A samurai. A high-ranking Nobody. Using swords and their sheaths as weapons, it can handle up to four weapons at a time. It attacks with calmness and efficiency. Make sure not to lose sight of it once it hides beneath the ground. After parrying its attack, it sits and waits, giving an opportunity to use reaction commands. Fight one-on-one while the others sit back and watch.

The Samurai is a high-ranking Nobody that obey and controlled by Roxas that is found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Story

Kingdom Hearts II

When Sora arrives at Memory's Skyscraper, a pair of Samurai Nobodies block Donald and Goofy while others surround Sora and transport him to the Station of Serenity, where Roxas attacks him.

Design

A Samurai has a distinctive cylindrical head that is a darker shade of grey than the most of the rest of its body. This head bears six diagonal slits on the front, three on each side. True to its inspiration, this further evokes its villainous attributes, as it appears to be inspired by komuso monks and their basketweave helmets known as tengai, which komuso would wear to deliberately showcase their detachment of form and ego, and which would be adopted by disenfranchised and disgraced ronin to wear in disguise for either infiltration or ambush.

The majority of its body appears to be covered in a grey jumpsuit with bell sleeves and a lighter grey seam going down the front. Each sleeve has the Nobody emblem printed on them, and only the Samurai's black hands are visible. The black, featureless, pointed feet of the creature sprouts out from each of the legs of the jumpsuit.

There is also a dark grey belt-like pattern that wraps around its waist, though it does not seem to have a purpose. The (also grey) swords used by the Samurai usually just float very close to it, either crossing behind its back or resting at either of its hips. The shape of certain parts of a Samurai's body, particularly its legs, have a vague resemblance to the design of the Nobody symbol, and it can, like all lesser Nobodies, contort itself in normally impossible ways.

The name "Samurai" is a reference to the Final Fantasy job class of the same name.

Strategy

Samurai Nobodies do not attack very spontaneously. Rather, these Nobodies will remain calm and poised for a long while before sending a flurry of blade swipes at Sora. Moving slowly, but gracefully, Samurai's wait for Sora's attack before attacking themselves. Their Reaction Command, Duel Stance, results in a classic stand-off between Sora and the Nobody. The command list then goes blank.

The command The End will appear in a random command box. The command must be selected before the Samurai makes its move. If not, the Samurai will strike first and deal a fair amount of damage. If successful, Sora will slice through the Samurai and defeat them with one single slice. If there are other Nobodies or Heartless in close proximity to Sora's Reaction Command strike, they will also be affected by the attack.

In 358/2 Days, these Nobodies are the most powerful variety you will encounter, they deal high levels of damage, and since you lack the Duel Stance command, they will be far harder to take down than in other games. However, if they are blocked when attacking with both swords, they will stagger. The Samurais also have low defense but high attack.

Stats & Abilities

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	8
Lvl	8
HP	50
HP	50
EXP	30
EXP	30
Str	11
Str	11
Def	5
Def	5
Twilight Town
Lvl	47
Lvl	47
HP	152
HP	152
EXP	860
EXP	860
Str	43
Str	43
Def	25
Def	25
The World That Never Was
Lvl	50
Lvl	50
HP	160
HP	160
EXP	1000
EXP	1000
Str	45
Str	45
Def	26
Def	26
Titan Cup
Matches	Match 7: 2x }}
Matches	Match 7: 2x }}
Lvl	41
Lvl	41
HP	138
HP	138
EXP	—
EXP	—
Str	39
Str	39
Def	22
Def	22
Titan Paradox Cup
Matches	Match 7: 2x }}
Matches	Match 7: 2x }}
Lvl	80
Lvl	80
HP	240
HP	240
EXP	—
EXP	—
Str	70
Str	70
Def	41
Def	41
Hades Paradox Cup
Matches	Match 9: 1x }} Match 31: 2x Match 33: 4x Match 38: 3x
Matches	Match 9: 1x }} Match 31: 2x Match 33: 4x Match 38: 3x
Lvl	99
Lvl	99
HP	290
HP	290
EXP	—
EXP	—
Str	87
Str	87
Def	51
Def	51
Rewards
(3) MP Ball x 6 Dense Gem (12%), Serenity Crystal (4%)
(3) MP Ball x 6 Dense Gem (12%), Serenity Crystal (4%)
Hearts	—
Hearts	—
Lvl	11
Lvl	11
HP	x11.60
HP	x11.60
EXP	x5.03
EXP	x5.03
Def	x1.25
Def	x1.25
Stun	X
Stun	X
Fire	x0.99
Fire	x0.99
Blizzard	x1.12
Blizzard	x1.12
Thunder	x0.41
Thunder	x0.41
Aero	x1.25
Aero	x1.25
Ignite	x0.30
Ignite	x0.30
Freeze	x0.30
Freeze	x0.30
Jolt	x0.30
Jolt	x0.30
Air-toss	x0
Air-toss	x0
Mission 33
Lvl	12
Lvl	12
Reward	—
Reward	—
Mission 71
Lvl	41
Lvl	41
Reward	—
Reward	—
Mission 91
Lvl	14
Lvl	14
Reward	—
Reward	—
Worlds
The World That Never Was
The World That Never Was

Gallery

Concept Art

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