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Gargoyle
Japanese	ガーゴイル
Rōmaji	Gāgoiru
Type	Emblem Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations •

Gargoyle
Kingdom Hearts
Winged Heartless that mostly appears in Halloween Town. They can move from one place to another almost without notice. Since they are prone to sneak attack, they often get caught off guard by counter attacks.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A winged Heartless that mainly appears in Halloween Town. It pelts its stunned opponents with fireballs.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
This winged Heartless stuns foes and negates status effects. Use Medals with high attack power to bring it down!

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	70	24		20	34		20
After rescue	135	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(15) MP prize x4 Ether (2%), Mega-Ether (0.5%), Lucid Gem (4%)
World(s)
Halloween Town, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	70	24		20	34		20
After rescue	135	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hercules Cup	•Seed 9 (Dusk Vanguard): 5 Gargoyle •Seed 6 (Stray Phantom): 4 Gargoyle •Seed 3 (Dark Squadron): 2 Gargoyle
Hades Cup	•Seed 38 (Blue Legion): 2 Gargoyle •Seed 27 (Terrible Fists): 5 Gargoyle •Seed 23 (Black Flap): 2 Gargoyle •Seed 15 (Air Brigade): 1 Gargoyle

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	70	22		19	34		26
After rescue	175	31		20	48		150
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(15) MP prize x4, (5) Munny x3 Ether (4%), Mega-Ether (1%), Lucid Gem (6%)
World(s)
Halloween Town, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	70	22		19	34		26
After rescue	175	31		20	48		150
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hercules Cup	•Seed 9 (Dusk Vanguard): 5 Gargoyle •Seed 6 (Stray Phantom): 4 Gargoyle •Seed 3 (Dark Squadron): 2 Gargoyle
Hades Cup	•Seed 38 (Blue Legion): 2 Gargoyle •Seed 27 (Terrible Fists): 5 Gargoyle •Seed 23 (Black Flap): 2 Gargoyle •Seed 15 (Air Brigade): 1 Gargoyle

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	70	24		20	34		20
After rescue	135	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Rewards
(15) MP prize x4 Ether (1%), Mega-Ether (0.5%), Lucid Gem (2%)
World(s)
Halloween Town, End of the World

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue	70	24		20	34		20
After rescue	135	35		27	47		120
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0			x1.0
Percentage	Stop		Stun			None
x1.0[1]	x1.0[2]		x1.0			x1.0
Seed(s)
Hercules Cup	•Seed 9 (Dusk Vanguard): 5 Gargoyle •Seed 6 (Stray Phantom): 4 Gargoyle •Seed 3 (Dark Squadron): 2 Gargoyle
Hades Cup	•Seed 38 (Blue Legion): 2 Gargoyle •Seed 27 (Terrible Fists): 5 Gargoyle •Seed 23 (Black Flap): 2 Gargoyle •Seed 15 (Air Brigade): 1 Gargoyle

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
2F	B11F		87		5		12
3F	B10F		95		7		20
4F	B9F		103		8		25
5F	B8F		111		10		35
6F	B7F		119		11		41
7F	B6F		126		13		50
8F	B5F		134		15		50
9F	B4F		142		16		65
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
O		O				O
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
O		O		O		O
World(s)
Halloween Town
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Vanish			1 reload				30 CP
Description
Become invisible and reduce your chances of being hit.
Drop Rate					Sell
Regular		Map Card Boost
3%		7.5%			12 Moogle Points

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
2F	B11F		75		56		6		12
3F	B10F		83		62		8		20
4F	B9F		91		68		9		25
5F	B8F		99		74		11		35
6F	B7F		107		80		12		41
7F	B6F		114		86		14		50
8F	B5F		122		92		16		50
9F	B4F		130		98		17		65
Physical		Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop		Warp
O		O				O		O
Bind		Confuse		Terror		Magnet		Freeze
O		O		O		O		O
Duel Stats			No. of Cards					Time
			3 cards					4 s
World(s)
Halloween Town
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Vanish					1 reload			30 CP
Description
Become invisible and reduce your chances of being hit.
Drop Rate						Sell
Regular			Map Card Boost
3%			7.5%			20 Moogle Points

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
2F	B11F		75		56		6		12
3F	B10F		83		62		8		20
4F	B9F		91		68		9		25
5F	B8F		99		74		11		35
6F	B7F		107		80		12		41
7F	B6F		114		86		14		50
8F	B5F		122		92		16		50
9F	B4F		130		98		17		65
Physical		Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop		Warp
O		O				O		O
Bind		Confuse		Terror		Magnet		Freeze
O		O		O		O		O
Duel Stats			No. of Cards					Time
			3 cards					4 s
World(s)
Halloween Town
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Vanish					1 reload			30 CP
Description
Become invisible and reduce your chances of being hit.
Drop Rate						Sell
Regular			Map Card Boost
3%			7.5%			20 Moogle Points

Episode			LV		BP
Episode 3			28		124
			36		240
			48		496
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Weak		Resist
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Normal	Weak		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Resist	Weak		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Strength +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

World		Rank		LV		BP
Agrabah		★★★		36[3]		240[4]
		★★★★		48		496
Wonderland		★★		28		124
		★★★		36[3]		240[4]
		★★★★		48		496
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire			Water
Normal		Weak			Resist
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Normal	Weak		Weak			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Resist	Weak		Normal			Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Strength +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Floor	Time Period		LV		BP
11-19	1, 2, 3, 4, 5		28		124
31-49	1, 2, 3, 4, 5		48		496
51-89	2, 4		48		496
71-89	1, 3, 5		48		496
1: 01/25/21 – 02/07/21  2: 02/15/21 – 02/28/21 3: 03/08/21 – 03/21/21  4: 03/28/21 – 04/11/21 5: 04/19/21 – 04/25/21
Physical			Magic
Normal			Normal
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Weak		Resist
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Normal	Weak		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Resist	Weak		Normal		Normal
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		Strength +1
Defeat 1000		Strength +1

Attack	Normal
Type
Aerial	Moving Pop-Up
Music Stages
Olympus Coliseum,Go for It!,This is Halloween,Spooks of Halloween Town,End of the World,Fragments of Sorrow,Guardando nel buio,One‑Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII),Another Side,Another Side ‑ Battle Ver. ‑

TheGargoyle is anEmblem Heartless introduced inKingdom Hearts.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

During the climax ofSora's adventures inHalloween Town,Oogie Boogie calls out to the Heartless after swallowing the artificial heart created byDr. Finkelstein, hoping to control them. The only Heartless that came to help him were two Gargoyles.

Design[edit]

Heartless Gargoyles have dark grey skin is covered by a dark purple bodysuit with roughly stitched-on light purple sleeves that end in a gold zig-zag trim and jagged edges. The purple color extends to cover the head and horns, and the horns also feature black stripes. Like other Heartless, the Gargoyle has golden eyes and a craggy maw, but it can unhinge its jaw to fearsome proportions. Their talons are long, but not nearly as alien as their dark grey feet, which are spindly and two-toed. Their leather-like wings are also pointy and sharp, particularly the tops which resemble spires, spearheads, or even a portion of theNobody symbol.

TheKingdom Hearts Final Mix Gargoyles are much more colorful than the darker version seen in the original game. TheKingdom Hearts Final Mix versions are clad in light blue, with bright green sleeves, the blue gradating to a pale pink on the top of the heads and horns, and flame-like orange and yellow wings, while their feet are black.

The Gargoyle gets its name from resembling architecturalgargoyles, stone representations of a mythological spirit said to ward off darkness.

Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

This type of Heartless has a hard-to-read attack cycle. One moment it is in orb form, flying aroundSora's head, the next moment charging up an attack by spewing a homing ball of light from its mouth. This Heartless actually only has a few basic attacks, but they are quite powerful, so watch out.

If timed correctly, Sora can earnTech Points for blocking the Gargoyle's attacks.^[5][6][7]

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Wing Attack (ウイング攻撃, Uingu Kōgeki?)		None	x0	4	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		Swings the tips of its wings forward.
Flying Kick (飛行蹴り, Hikō Keri?)		None	x0.1[KH I] x0.2[KH I FM]	2	Repellable (Recoil: 30)
		Rushes forward while gliding, then kicks up.
Fira (ファイラ, Faira?)		Fire	x0.3	4	Returnable (Recoil: 0)
		Spits a bouncing blue fireball from its mouth.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Deck

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Gargoyle [KH CoM]	X	X	X	O	O	X	X	X	X	X
	Gargoyle [KH Re:CoM]	X	X	X	O	O	X	X	X	X	X

Attacks

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Cards
Wing Attack (ウイング攻撃, Uingu Kōgeki?)		Physical	—	x1.25[KH CoM] x1.5[KH Re:CoM]
		After gaining height, quickly falls and strike with its wings like spears.
Fira (ファイラ, Faira?)		Fire	—	x1.5[KH CoM] x1.75[KH Re:CoM]
		Opens its mouth and spits out a fireball. The fireball moves in a parabolic line.

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

On the box art ofKingdom Hearts, a Gargoyle Heartless is seen in the bottom right corner.

Notes and references[edit]

• Emblem Heartless
• Kingdom Hearts χ enemies
• Kingdom Hearts enemies
• Hercules Cup
• Hades Cup
• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories enemies
• Kingdom Hearts Dark Road enemies
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory enemies