Decisive Pumpkin
| Kingdom Hearts II Decisive Pumpkin | ||
|---|---|---|
 _KHII.png) _KHII.png) _KHII.png) "The greater number of combos landed, the more damage is dealt, leading to a strong finishing move!" | ||
| Token |  | |
| Japanese | ホーリーパンプキン | |
| Rōmaji | Hōrī Panpukin | |
| Translation | Holly Pumpkin | |
| Stats | ||
| Strength | Magic | Length |
| +6 | +1 | 126 |
| Ability | ||
| Combo Boost | ||
| DefeatThe Experiment. | ||
TheDecisive Pumpkin is aKeychain forSora's Keyblade which appears inKingdom Hearts II.
Design[edit]
Similar to the theme inThe Nightmare Before Christmas, Decisive Pumpkin sports a Christmas motif with a tint of Halloween. The main hand guard is designed withDr. Finklestein's skeletonreindeer, with the emblem ofJack Skellington wearing a Christmas Hat at the central part. The blade's body resembles the giant snake seen in the filmThe Nightmare Before Christmas swallowing presents and Christmas trees, but could also be a version ofHalloween Town's dragon-like fountain with a candy cane pattern. Thechains sport a Jack-o-Lantern motif, symbolizing Jack's image as the Pumpkin King, and the token isZero. The symbols that appear when the Decisive Pumpkin makes contact with an enemy are Jack-o'-Lanterns, furthering the Halloween motif. It makes jingling sounds when it hits an enemy, completing the Christmas theme.
Like other Keyblades, the Decisive Pumpkin has a monochrome scheme while inTimeless River, a darker, ashen scheme while in Halloween Town, and a blue neon scheme while inSpace Paranoids.
The name alludes to Jack's position as the Pumpkin King. "Decisive" references Jack's internal conflict between Halloween and Christmas. The Japanese name, Holly Pumpkin, references two types of plants that are associated with both holidays.
Gameplay[edit]
The Decisive Pumpkin is among the best Keyblades inKingdom Hearts II. It has amazing Strength, bad Magic, and decent reach. While its Strength stat is on-par with Keyblades such asUltima Weapon andOblivion, itsCombo Boost ability boosts the damage delivered by ground combo finishers, effectively makingGuard Break andExplosion stronger. This makes the Decisive Pumpkin the strongest grounded Keyblade, assuming you have access to Finishing Plus (otherwise, Rumbling Rose will be able to output more damage in a combo thanks to the second finisher). Decisive Pumpkin is an excellent choice forLimit Form, as it makesZantetsuken andRipple Drive extremely deadly against enemies.
Other appearances[edit]
Decisive Pumpkin is one of two Keyblades packaged with thePlay Arts Kai figureSora (Halloween Town Ver).
Gallery[edit]
Concept art of the Decisive Pumpkin.
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