Lightning Angler
| Lightning Angler | |||||||
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| Japanese | ライトニングアングラー | ||||||
| Rōmaji | Raitoningu Angurā | ||||||
| Type | Emblem Heartless | ||||||
| Game | Kingdom Hearts III | ||||||
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| Lightning Angler |
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| Kingdom Hearts III |
| A piscine horror lurking beneath the crystal waves of The Caribbean. A glutton for the greedy, it lures prey in by posing as a treasure chest. An unusual adaptation, but it sure worked on Sora… |
| Location | HP | Strength | Defense | EXP | |||||||
| The Caribbean | 1600 | 48 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| Physical | Fire | Blizzard | Thunder | Water | |||||||
| ×1.0 | ×1.0 | ×1.0 | ×0.5 | ×1.0 | |||||||
| Aero | Dark | Neutral | Rapid-fire | ||||||||
| ×1.0 | ×1.0 | ×1.0 | ×0.5 | ||||||||
| Freeze | Electrify | Stun | Hunny | ||||||||
| ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||||||
| Reaction Endurance | Revenge Value | Attraction Magnification | Damage Limit | ||||||||
| — | — | — | 16 | ||||||||
| Rewards | |||||||||||
| Sora:Thundaga | |||||||||||
| World(s) | |||||||||||
| The Caribbean | |||||||||||
TheLightning Angler is anEmblem Heartless that appears inKingdom Hearts III. It acts as a boss inThe Caribbean, where the battle takes place underwater.
Story[edit]
Kingdom Hearts III[edit]
WhileSora,Donald, andGoofy are exploring an underwater cave system, Sora spots atreasure chest with two glowing pieces of "kelp" next to it and attempts to open it with theKeyblade, alerting the Lightning Angler that a prey has arrived. It springs up and swallows Sora along with the chest, but immediately spits him out due to the Keyblade hurting it.
Upon its defeat, it spits the chest out and crashes into the wall of the chamber, revealing a new path forward into the cavern.
Design[edit]
The Lightning Angler is an electric Heartless with the appearance of an anglerfish. It is blue, has electricity patterns spread across its body, and whiskers with lightning bolts at the end. Along with that, at the end of its tail it has what resembles a pirate ship's wheel and other pirate accessories such as hooks and anchors in the design. The aquatic Heartless has blue, spike-esque teeth with a Heartless emblem on the head.
Strategy[edit]
Since Sora is underwater during this boss battle, he cannot switchKeychains or useFormchanges,Shotlocks,Team Attacks, orLink Summons. He still has access to magic and items, and his currently equipped Keychain should be balanced in Strength and Magic since he can only use physical attacks and magic.
When attacking the Lightning Angler, it is recommended to wait until it stops attacking and then get one combo in at a time while attacking its sides to allow for better reactions to its attacks, which can come suddenly as the Lightning Angler generally will not be staggered by attacks. It will always use theSwing Rush orBite Rush attacks after using itsThundaga attack, and itsBite Rush attack cannot reduce the health of party members to 0 HP.
| Technique | Element | Status | Power | Block? | Repel LV | |
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| Swing Rush (スイング突進, Suingu Tosshin?) | Physical | — | 2.0 | △ | 2 | |
| After retreating, it lunges from below and strikes with its head. | ||||||
| Bite (食いつき, Kuitsuki?) | Physical | — | 3.0 | △ | — | |
| Opens its mouth and bites, then spits out any caught opponents far away. | ||||||
| Bite Rush (食いつき突進, Kuitsuki Tosshin?) | (bite) | Physical | — | 2.0 | △ | 2 |
| (chewing) | Physical | — | 0.5 x 5 hits[1] | X | — | |
| Swims forward and bites, chews on caught opponents five times, then spits them out. | ||||||
| Thundaga (サンダガ, Sandaga?) | Thunder | — | 1.5 per hit | △ | — | |
| Light gathers at an opponent's position and electricity strikes it; repeated 2–4 times. | ||||||
| Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked. | ||||||
Video[edit]
| Lightning Angler –Kingdom Hearts III |
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- ^Cannot drop caught opponents's HP below 1.
