Glide
Glide (グライド, Guraido?) is a skill introduced inKingdom Hearts. It allows the user to ride the wind and travel over distances in the air. It can be used as a faster mode of transportation than running, or as an evasion technique.
Story[edit]
Kingdom Hearts[edit]
In Neverland, Peter Pan asks Tinker Bell to sprinkle her pixie dust over Sora, Donald and Goofy so that they can fly in Neverland. After Sora seals Neverland's Keyhole, the party obtains the Glide shared ability.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]
In Neverland, Tinker Bell sprinkles her pixie dust on Roxas so that he can fly in this world. After his first mission in Neverland, Roxas gains the Glide panel.
During Roxas's final fight withXion, Roxas uses Glide to dodge Xion's beams of light.
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]
InThe Final World,Kairi uses Glide to chase down scattered fragments of her heart.
Mechanics[edit]
InKingdom Hearts, Glide is ashared ability. It is activated by holding
while in midair,
in the Japanese release.
InKingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Glide is a movement ability that can be used bySora. It is automatically equipped when learned, and it is activated by pressing and holding in midair, in the Japanese release.
InKingdom Hearts II, Glide is agrowth ability that costs 3AP to equip. It allows Sora to glide by holding
in midair, slowly floating downward until he lands on the ground. When activated, Sora will remain in place until
is tilted in a direction. Leveling it up decreases the descent angle of the glide, allowing Sora to stay aloft longer, even staying aloft permanently at LV3, as well as increasing his gliding speed. When using Glide, Sora can transition between it and other aerial actions. While Glide causes Sora to start slow and move faster according to the level of the glide, abilities such as a high-levelAerial Dodge give him momentum to start gliding at full speed right away.
InKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Glide is anability panel that can be leveled up fromGlide LV1 toGlide LV2,Glide LV3,Glide LV4, andGlide LV5 by linkingGlide LV+ Ⓛ (グライドアップⓁ, Guraido Appu Ⓛ?, lit. "Glide Up Ⓛ") panels. Each level decreases loss of altitude, increases acceleration and maximum glide speed, allows for tighter turning, increases the time the user can glide continuously at ground level, and decreases the delay time after ending a glide before other actions can be performed. It is activated by pressing and holding
while in midair. It cannot be used in certain areas, such asThe Grey Area orStation Plaza on Day 357.
InKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Glide is amovement command exclusive toVentus that is activated by pressing and holding while in midair. It has a maximum level of 1.
InKingdom Hearts Re:coded, Glide is aBonus Booster ability that can be leveled up from Glide Lv.1 to Glide Lv.2. It is activated by holding while in midair. Data-Sora can transition to and from Glide while using other aerial actions, such asAir Slide.
InKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Glide is amovement command exclusive to Sora that is activated by pressing and holding
while in midair. Gliding will disable the use of all commands until Sora lands.
InKingdom Hearts III, Glide is amobility ability that can be used by Sora that costs 1 AP to equip. It allows Sora to glide by holding in midair. It has a high speed and low rate of descent. IfDoubleflight is equipped, pressing in midair will activate Doubleflight. However, holding on the initial jump triggers Glide instead.
InKingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, Glide can be used by holding while in midair. The user will stay at a fixed level without descent while Glide is being used.
Learning Glide[edit]
Kingdom Hearts[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories[edit]
- Sora learns Glide when he first enters Neverland.
Kingdom Hearts II[edit]
- Final Form has Glide LV1 as a default ability.
- Sora learns Glide LV1 after leveling Final Form to level 3.
- Final Form learns Glide LV2 at level 3.
- Sora learns Glide LV2 after leveling Final Form to level 5.
- Final Form learns Glide LV3 at level 5.
- Sora learns Glide LV3 after leveling Final Form to level 7.
- Final Form learns Glide MAX at level 7.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]
Glide ③ is received after completingMission 53.- Glide ⑤ can be redeemed from theMoogle Shop for 150Challenge Sigils.
Glide LV+ Ⓛ is a clear bonus forMission 76, can be obtained from a treasure chest at theCave of Wonders duringMission 68, can be purchased for 1000Heart Points onceRoxas is promoted to Expertrank, and can be redeemed from the Moogle Shop for 170Challenge Sigils.
Panels that link to Glide[edit]
Homing Glide Ⓛ: Allows you to lock on to a target while gliding to automatically move toward it.
Rocket Glide Ⓛ: Allows you to slam past foes by gliding right after you begin anAir Slide.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]
- Ventus obtains Glide after meetingPeter Pan andTinker Bell atMermaid Lagoon.
- Ventus can purchase Glide from theCommand Shop for 2000 munny once the command has already been obtained elsewhere.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]
- Data-Sora learns and levels up Glide by linking the CPU to the respectiveBonus Boosters in the ninth section of theStat Matrix.
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]
- Sora can obtain Glide from a chest in theCloudwalk.
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
- Sora obtains Glide after defeating the massive swarm of Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed in theKeyblade Graveyard.
- Blitz Form has Glide as a form ability.
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]
- Glide can be used by default.
Recipes[edit]
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]
The Homing Glide Ⓛ can be synthesized for 8800 munny once Roxas is promoted to Novice rank.
The Rocket Glide Ⓛ can be synthesized for 8800 munny once Roxas is promoted to Novice rank.
Synthesized commands[edit]
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]
Glide is used to meld the following commands:
