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"We have come for you, my liege."

—A Dusk toRoxas

TheDusk is a low-rankingNobody that is found inKingdom Hearts II,Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, andKingdom Hearts III. Dusks are the most common Nobodies. They are the only types of low Nobody known to be able to speak, and are used byOrganization XIII for simple recon and courier operations. Higher-ranking Nobodies are sometimes threatened with being transformed into Dusks as an extreme form of punishment.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Dusks are sent intoThe Other Twilight Town to bring backRoxas, but due toDiZ wiping his memory of his time in the Organization, Roxas instead fights them off along with severalCreepers andTwilight Thorn. One Dusk poses as the virtualVivi, summoning its comrades when theStruggle match freezes. Another one poses as a dog owned by a boy and hides inside a bag onSunset Hill.

Yen Sid later shows three Dusk holograms when explaining the existence of Nobodies toSora,Donald, andGoofy.

During theBattle of the 1000 Heartless, Dusks fight againstArmored KnightHeartless. However, onceMaleficent orders them to focus on Sora, Donald and Goofy, the Dusks team up with them.Saïx summons some Dusks to take out a small battalion ofSoldiers summoned by Maleficent. They then pin Maleficent to the ground, forcing her to flee through aCorridor of Darkness.

InThe World That Never Was, Dusks and aNeoshadow attempt to preventKing Mickey from advancing upNaught's Skyway. He slays them all to save DiZ.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

When Sora, Donald, and Goofy initially arrive inTwilight Town and discuss Roxas, several Dusks appear, asking if he seeks "[their] liege". Later,Xemnas summons several Dusks outside theOld Mansion in order to supplement the Neoshadows summoned byAnsem, Seeker of Darkness.

When Ansem the Wise is brought to Twilight Town,Hayner,Pence, andOlette attack the Seeker of Darkness.Vexen sends several Dusks to aid them, with one cushioning Hayner's fall when theDark Figure throws him at the wall surrounding the Old Mansion.

Design[edit]

A Dusk has a thin, sinuous body that is capable of dumbfounding feats of flexibility. It has a large, cylindrical head with a flat top that is emblazoned with theNobody symbol. Its body seems to be covered in a light grey jumpsuit, and its "mouth" is actually a zipper that undoes itself to reveal its actual, grey, sharp-toothed mouth underneath. It appears to be fairly muscular, though its arms and legs are very thin. The sides of its body are lined by a black line, which pulses weakly with light. Its feet and hands are pointed and lack digits, and its hands each sport two black bands around them.

The Dusk's name refers to the period of time when the sun begins to set and twilight begins to set in. This emphasizes how Nobodies are beings of neitherLight norDarkness, but are closer to the Darkness.

Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Dusks are fairly weak and require little strategy, but can be a bit troublesome in large groups at the beginning of the game, especially when paired with theCreeper Nobody. TheReversalReaction Command can help as it stuns the Dusk and any surrounding Dusks and Creepers. However, although this strategy works well playing as Roxas (because of the shorter combos), when at high levels, they can be eliminated with ease. Reversal can also be used to avoid other Nobodies as they normally appear with others. Also,Firemagic andThunder magic can help greatly when playing asSora in case they surround him.

Dusks counter with any of their attacks when damaged, though they can be prevented from triggering the counterattack through the repeated use of Reversal.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Dusks can be battled inKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days during several missions located inThe World That Never Was. They can easily be dispatched by staying at a distance and usingBlizzard magic, which they are weak to, and blocking their spinning charge attack which is generally easy to react to.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Lunge (突き, Tsuki?)		—	—	2.10	△
		Twists its body back and then thrusts its arm forward at the target.
Spin Rush (回転突進, Kaiten Tosshin?)		—	—	1.30	△
		Rushes at the target through the air while spinning.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Dusks have a similar attack pattern as inKingdom Hearts II, except Reversal is unavailable. Dusks that do not stagger while moving means that they are in the process of attacking. At this point, get into a defensive position to block the attack in order to open them to being staggered once again. They can be very easily dealt with usingFormchanges likeBlizzard Claws andBlizzard Blades, which exclusively deal Blizzard damage (which Dusks are weak to) and bypass their Revenge Value, which only increases when being attacked byPhysical attacks.

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga[edit]

Dusks appear to be very mischievous, drawing on Roxas's face with markers during his early days in Organization XIII, and when he fell into a coma, making him look likeGroucho Marx on Day 29, andXigbar on Day 30. Afterwards,Xion would clean his face daily, but this only prompted them to draw in permanent marker. They also seem to perform servitude roles for the other members of the Organization, such as givingXaldin a shave.

One particular Dusk develops a fascination with Xion, as she was the only member to treat it with kindness. It later perishes after trying to "slow down"Riku under Saïx's orders before leaving behindAster tataricus flowers for Xion, a reference to the meaning of her name.[?]

Trivia[edit]

• Dusks are the first common enemy to be specifically mentioned outside ofJiminy's Journal; in this case, they are referred to as such byAxel andYen Sid.
• A glitch in the North AmericanKingdom Hearts II causes a Dusk to randomly pop out of one summoned by Axel while it is being fought.

Notes and references[edit]

• Low-ranking Nobody
• Kingdom Hearts II enemies
• Titan Cup
• Titan Paradox Cup
• Hades Paradox Cup
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days enemies
• Kingdom Hearts III enemies
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory enemies

• Articles with unconfirmed statements