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Party members (仲間キャラクター, Nakama kyarakutā^?, lit. "Fellow character"), orFriends inKingdom Hearts III, are allies who fight alongside the protagonist, often with customisable behaviour, equipment,items, andabilities. They have their ownHP andMPgauges, displayed above the protagonists'. Generally, a defeated party member is knocked out temporarily for a certain period of time, unless they are healed.

Cooperation characters (協力キャラクター, Kyōryoku kyarakutā^?) andjoint struggle characters (共闘キャラクター, kyōtō kyarakutā^?) are similar allies who only appear during certain story sequences. Cooperation characters are distinguished by their lack of health gauges, which makes them invincible, while joint struggle characters behave identically to party members.

There are also other allies who help during certain battles to provide some sort of support, often by opening up new attacks for the protagonist to use.

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Party members have individual stats and can be equipped withitems,accessories, and weapons. Party members have different base stats,abilities, and number of item and accessory slots. Each party member has their own weapon type and cannot equip weapons of any other type. They earn experience and level up independently toSora and are rewarded with stat boosts, new abilities, more item slots, or more accessory slots when leveling up. WhileDonald andGoofy are permanent party members, manyworlds provide a third ally. World-specific party members have limitations as each of them has only one weapon that they can equip and leveling up solely grants stat boosts.

Only two party members can be placed in the active party at a time. A menu to swap party member positions can be accessed atSave Points and whenever a party member joins or leaves the group. This menu may also be accessed when talking to certain party members after locking their world's Keyhole, includingJack Skellington andAriel. Experience is granted to party members, even if they are not in the active party or they are in another world.

In battle, pressing causes party members to attack the locked-on target. There are several enemies that are never targeted by party members, including theWhite Mushroom,Rare Truffle, andBlack Ballade.

Some characters must be present in the active party in order to carry out certain actions.

• BothDonald andGoofy are needed to activateTrinity Marks and useTrinity Limit
• Aladdin can "Call"Abu to touch Ape Statues out of Sora's reach.
• Peter Pan can communicate withTinker Bell in theDeck so that the party may be transported to theClock Tower.
• Sora can "Call" theBeast to destroy a damaged wall.

AI customization[edit]

From the "Customize" tab in the pause menu, a party member's AI can be altered to perform actions at different frequencies, which can create specialised fighting styles. There are a number of pre-made fighting styles to select:Offensive focuses on attack,Defensive concentrates on recovery and defense,Conservative preserves MP and items, andBalanced provides a mix between offense and defense. In addition, each party member has a uniquePersonal fighting style and withManual, the player can create their own fighting style.

Frequencies can be set on a number of different actions and each party member has access to a particular set of actions. Each action can be set to one of three frequency levels, "Constantly", "Frequently", or "Occasionally", with the exception of the HP Items and MP Items actions which instead use "Immediately", "Frequently", and "Only in emergency".

List of party members[edit]

Party member		World	Weapon Type	Accessory slots	Item slots	Starting equipment	Starting items
	Donald Duck	All	Staff	2	2-6[1]	Mage's Staff	Potion (x2)
	Goofy	All	Shield	2-4[1]	4-8[1]	Knight's Shield	Potion (x3),Ether
	Tarzan	Deep Jungle	Spear	1	3	Spear	Potion (x3)
	Aladdin	Agrabah	Sword	2	6	Sword,Protect Chain,Fire Ring	Potion (x4),Ether (x2)[citation needed]
	Jack Skellington	Halloween Town	No Weapon	2	3	No Weapon,Protect Chain,Fire Ring	Ether (x3)
	Ariel	Atlantica	No Weapon	3	5	No Weapon,Protect Chain (x2),Thunder Ring	Potion (x3),Ether (x2)
	Peter Pan	Neverland	Dagger	2	6	Dagger,Protect Chain (x2)	Potion (x3),Ether (x3)
	Beast	Hollow Bastion	Claws	1	8	Claws,Blizzard Ring	Hi-Potion (x4),Potion (x2),Ether (x2)
Cooperation character		Location				Abilities
Riku		Monstro, during the first battle against theParasite Cage.				Physically attacks the Parasite Cage with hisSoul Eater.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Main article:Friend card

In sync with the game's card-based system, party members are replaced withFriend cards, which temporarily call allies onto the battlefield to perform attacks.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Party members have individual stats and can be equipped with items,armor, accessories, and weapons. Party members have different base stats, abilities, and number of item, armor, and accessory slots. They earn experience and level up independently to Sora, which reward them with stat boosts. Obtaining bonuses provide party members with further stat boosts, new abilities, and more item, armor, and accessory slots.Limits are new techniques that allow Sora to perform powerful attacks with a party member. While Donald and Goofy are permanent party members, many worlds provide a third ally. World-specific party members have limitations as each of them has only one weapon to equip and bonuses do not provide item, armor, and accessory slots.

Only two party members can be placed in the active party at a time but switching between party members is much smoother than in the originalKingdom Hearts. In theCommand Menu, a "Party" command allows the player to swap out a party member on the fly, even if they are fallen. Support abilities, such asAuto Change andAuto Healing, can be equipped on party members to aid the process. Party members can also be swapped around from the "Party" tab in the pause menu. Experience is granted to party members, even if they are not in the active party or they are in another world.

AI customization[edit]

In the menu's "Customize" tab, the player can change their party members' settings. Each enabled action ability can be set to be used at a different frequency, ranging fromFree (じゆうに, Jiyū ni^?, lit. "Freely"),Well-Balanced (バランスよく, Baransu yoku^?), orRare (あんまり, Anmari^?, lit. "Not Often"). Like Sora, party members can enableAuto-Reload through a toggle for each item slot.

Also, each party member's behaviour can be set to a particularBattle Style (バトルスタイル, Batoru Sutairu^?):

• Technic Attack (じゆうにたたかえ, Jiyū ni Tatakae^?, lit. "Fight Freely"): Party Members fight with their individual techniques.
• Target Attack (いっしょにたたかえ, Issho ni Tatakae^?, lit. "Fight Together"): Party Members concentrate attacks on Sora's target.
• Huddle Attack (ちかくでたたかえ, Chikaku de Tatakae^?, lit. "Fight Close By"): Party Members fight close to Sora.
• Party Attack (わかれてたたかえ, Wakarete Tatakae^?, lit. "Fight Separately"): Party Members will fight a target other than Sora's.
• Sora Attack (ソラにまかせろ, Sora ni Makasero^?, lit. "Leave It to Sora"): While Sora attacks, Party Members will support him.
• Relentless Attack (ねらいをさだめろ, Nerai o Sadamero^?, lit. "Take Aim"): Party Members defeat their target before attacking another.

List of party members[edit]

Party member		World	Weapon	Limit	Armor slots	Accessory slots	Item slots	Starting items
	Donald Duck	All	Mage's Staff[2]	Fantasia,Flare Force	1-2[3]	2-3[3]	2-4[3]	Potion,Ether
	Goofy	All	Knight's Shield[4]	Tornado Fusion,Teamwork	2-3[3]	1-2[3]	3-6[3]	Potion (x3)
	Ping/Mulan	The Land of Dragons	Sword of the Ancestor	Dragonblaze	1	1	3	Potion (x2),Ether
	Beast	Beast's Castle	Beast's Claw	Howling Moon	0	1	4	Potion (x4)
	Auron	Olympus Coliseum	Battlefields of War	Overdrive	1	0	2	Potion (x2)
	Jack Sparrow	Port Royal	Skill and Crossbones	Treasure Isle	1	1	4	Potion (x4)
	Jack Skellington	Halloween Town	Bone Fist	Applause, Applause	0	2	3	Potion,Ether (x2)
	Aladdin	Agrabah	Scimitar	Trick Fantasy	2	0	5	Potion (x3),Ether (x2)
	Simba	Pride Lands	Proud Fang	King's Pride	0	2	3	Potion (x2),Ether
	Tron	Space Paranoids	Identity Disk	Complete Compilement	1	1	2	Potion,Ether
	Riku	The World That Never Was	Way to the Dawn	Eternal Session	2	1	6	Potion (x4),Ether (x2)
Cooperation character		Location			Abilities
Leon		Hollow Bastion, when defending the gates fromNobodies on the first visit, and on the second section of theRavine Trail before theBattle of 1000 Heartless.			Physically attacks enemies with his Gunblade.
Minnie Mouse		Disney Castle, when being escorted across theAudience Chamber.			CastsPearl against enemies. Responds to theCall Over Reaction Command. Triggers theFaith Reaction Command.
Pete?		Timeless River, during the final fight againstPete.			Physically attacks Pete using his fists. Interrupted by Sora's attacks.
Yuffie		Hollow Bastion, on the first section of theRavine Trail before theBattle of 1000 Heartless.			Throws shurikens at enemies and physically attacks them. Can teleport in clouds of smoke.
Tifa		Hollow Bastion, on the third section of theRavine Trail before theBattle of 1000 Heartless.			Physically attacks enemies with her fists.
Cloud		Hollow Bastion, on the final section of theRavine Trail before theBattle of 1000 Heartless.			Physically attacks enemies with his Buster Sword.
Hercules		Olympus Coliseum, when fighting against Pete andHades.			Physically attacks enemies with his fists. Triggers severalReaction Commands, such asAura Guard,Pinball, andAura Sphere.
Mickey Mouse		Twilight Town, while fightingNobodies in front of theOld Mansion.			Physically attacks enemies with theKingdom Key D.
Axel		Betwixt and Between, during the fight against masses ofNobodies.			Physically attacks enemies with his chakrams. Uses fire attacks.
Other ally		Location			Abilities
Lumière		Beast's Castle, while lighting lanterns in theSecret Passage.			Follows Sora. Triggers theSprinkle Reaction Command.
Mrs. Potts		Beast's Castle, while lighting lanterns in theSecret Passage.			Follows Sora. Triggers theSprinkle Reaction Command.
Cogsworth		Beast's Castle, during the fight againstBeast.			Follows Sora. Triggers theWake Up! Reaction Command.
Megara		Olympus Coliseum, during the fight against theHydra.			Stationed at the very edge of the arena. When close, she throws HP, MP, and Drive orbs.
Philoctetes		Olympus Coliseum, during the fight against theHydra.			Triggers thePhil One-Two andUrninator Reaction Commands.
Pegasus		Olympus Coliseum, during the fight against theHydra.			Triggers thePegasus Run andAttack Reaction Commands.
Timon and Pumbaa		Pride Lands, during the fight againstShenzi, Banzai, and Ed in theKing's Den.			Must be protected. Triggers theCall Over Reaction Command.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

Members of theOrganization XIII are automatically assigned as party members on certain missions. Typically, only one party member accompaniesRoxas on each mission, althoughMission 56 begins with two party members and Roxas works alone for many other missions. In battle, party members physically attack enemies and cast magic. The abilities a party member can use depend on the current day. In multiplayerMission Mode, other players are displayed as party members.

AI customization[edit]

TheCombat Partner Behavior can be altered from the Config menu.

List of party members[edit]

Party member		World	Mission	Abilities
	Xigbar	Agrabah Olympus Coliseum Beast's Castle Wonderland Halloween Town	Mission 15: Investigate this new world Mission 36: Investigate this new world Mission 41: Eliminate the Morning Star Mission 49: Collect hearts Mission 67: Eliminate the Emerald Serenade Mission 79: Eliminate the giant Heartless Mission 84: Eliminate the Scorching Sphere	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+:Fire LV2 Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 26+:Blizzard LV2 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 117+:Aero LV2 Day 151+:Fira LV2 Day 193+:Glide LV3 Day 255+:Final Limit
	Xaldin	Beast's Castle Agrabah	Mission 38: Investigate the castle's master Mission 43: Eliminate the giant Heartless Mission 48: Eliminate the Solid Armor	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV3 Day 75+:Air Slide LV5 Day 117+:Aero LV4 Day 173+:Aerora LV4 Day 193+:Glide LV5 Day 255+:Final Limit Day 297+:Aeroga LV4
	Vexen	Twilight Town	Mission 05: Learn about reconnaissance	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 12+:Blizzard LV4 Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV1[5] Day 51+:Blizzara LV4 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV1 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 255+:Final Limit Day 297+:Blizzaga LV4
	Lexaeus	Twilight Town	Mission 06: Learn about Limit Breaks	—
	Zexion	Twilight Town	Mission 03: Learn about your field duties	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+:Fire LV3 Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV1[5] Day 26+:Blizzard LV3 Day 51+:Blizzara LV3 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV1 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 117+:Aero LV3 Day 119+:Thunder LV3 Day 151+:Fira LV3 Day 173+:Aerora LV3 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 194+:Thundara LV3 Day 255+:Final Limit
	Axel	Twilight Town Agrabah Neverland Beast's Castle	Mission 01: Learn mission basics Mission 07: Collect hearts Mission 11: Eliminate the Guardian Mission 21: Collect hearts Mission 23: Search for Xion Mission 56: Eliminate both giant Heartless Mission 58: Eliminate the Artful Flyers Mission 64: Eliminate the Emerald Serenade Mission 70: Eliminate the Deserters Mission 74: Search for the impostor	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+:Fire LV4,Block LV3[6] Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 151+:Fira LV4 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 225+:Firaga LV4 Day 255+:Final Limit
	Demyx	Agrabah Olympus Coliseum Halloween Town	Mission 34: Eliminate the Aerial Masters Mission 46: Collect hearts Mission 54: Eliminate the Dual Blade Mission 61: Vanquish the Heartless threat	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 26+:Blizzard LV2 Day 51+:Blizzara LV2 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 173+:Aerora LV2 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 255+:Final Limit
	Luxord	Wonderland Halloween Town Neverland	Mission 51: Eliminate the Pink Concertos Mission 55: Collect Organization emblems Mission 57: Eliminate the Commanders Mission 65: Eliminate the Novashadow Mission 72: Collect hearts Mission 86: Collect Organization emblems	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 14+:Fire LV2 Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 26+:Blizzard LV2 Day 51+:Blizzara LV2 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 117+:Aero LV2 Day 119+:Thunder LV2 Day 151+:Fira LV2 Day 173+:Aerora LV2 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 194+:Thundara LV2 Day 255+:Final Limit
	Marluxia	Twilight Town	Mission 02: Learn the basics of combat Mission 09: Collect hearts	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+:Block LV2[7] Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 26+:Blizzard LV2 Day 51+:Blizzara LV2 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 117+:Aero LV2 Day 119+:Thunder LV2 Day 173+:Aerora LV2 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 255+:Final Limit
	Larxene	Twilight Town	Mission 04: Learn how to use magic Mission 08: Eliminate the Watchers	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Day 15+:Thunder LV4 Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV3[5] Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV3 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 194+:Thundara LV4 Day 255+:Final Limit Day 297+:Thundaga LV4
	Xion	Twilight Town Agrabah Beast's Castle Wonderland	Mission 12: Eliminate the Poison Plant Mission 13: Eliminate the Deserters Mission 14: Eliminate the Darkside Mission 24: Investigate the desert cave Mission 25: Collect Organization emblems Mission 26: Destroy the shadow globs Mission 27: Investigate Beast's Castle Mission 28: Collect hearts Mission 29: Eliminate the Neoshadow Mission 30: Collect hearts Mission 31: Eliminate the Bully Dog Mission 44: Eliminate the Avalanche Mission 56: Eliminate both giant Heartless Mission 63: Destroy the shadow globs Mission 82: Eliminate the Spiked Crawler	Hi-Potion Mega-Potion Damage Control Day 14+:Fire LV2 Day 16+:Dodge Roll LV2[5] Day 26+:Blizzard LV2 Day 71+:Aerial Recovery LV1 Day 72+:Cure LV2 Day 75+:Air Slide LV2 Day 117+:Aero LV2 Day 119+:Thunder LV2 Day 193:Glide LV3 Day 255+:Final Limit

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

Party members only appear during certain events in the story, similar to cooperation characters fromKingdom Hearts II.Friendship Commands are most effective within a party, especially when playing multiplayerMirage Arena. Enemies do not grant experience if it is defeated by a party member. Some commands, likeGroup Cure, support party members through restoration or buffs, while other commands, such asTrinity Limit, are attacks that deal extra damage with party members.

In some sequences, an ally must be escorted through an area ofUnversed. A "Damage" gauge fills up when the ally takes damage, forcing "Game Over" when full.

In the company of a party member or escorted ally,Dimension Links are disabled and severalSpecial Commands may be triggered.

Party member		Location	Scenario	Abilities
	Terra	Land of Departure, during theMark of Mastery Exam, and Radiant Garden, during the battle against theTrinity Armor.	Ventus, Aqua	Physically attacks enemies with hisKeyblade. If the protagonist usesTrinity Limit, Terra will participate and strengthen the attack.
	Ventus	Land of Departure, during theMark of Mastery Exam, and Radiant Garden, during the battle against theTrinity Armor.	Terra, Aqua	Physically attacks enemies with hisKeyblade. If the protagonist usesTrinity Limit, Ventus will participate and strengthen the attack.
	Aqua	Land of Departure, during theMark of Mastery Exam, and Radiant Garden, during the battle against theTrinity Armor.	Terra, Ventus	Physically attacks enemies with herKeyblade. If the protagonist usesTrinity Limit, Aqua will participate and strengthen the attack.
	Prince Phillip	Enchanted Dominion, when fightingMaleficent's Goons in theHall and at theGates, and during the fight againstMaleficent.	Aqua	Physically attacks enemies with his sword and blocks with his shield. Triggers theSelfless Prince Reaction Command.
	Mickey	The Badlands, during the fight againstVanitas.	Ventus	Physically attacks with hisKeyblade and shoots orbs of light. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such asBurst of Faith and with Ventus,Avenger Rush.
		Radiant Garden, when defendingKairi fromUnversed, and Keyblade Graveyard, during the fight againstVentus-Vanitas.	Aqua
	Hercules	Olympus Coliseum, when fighting Unversed after arriving, and during the fight against a horde ofJellyshades.	Ventus	Attacks enemies with his fists. Can swing barrels and throw them into enemies. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such asAvenger Tornado during Ventus's first fight,Swing Slash during Ventus's second fight, andAvenger Save during Aqua's fight.
		Olympus Coliseum, when fighting Unversed after arriving.	Aqua
	Zack	Olympus Coliseum, when fighting Unversed after arriving.	Ventus	Attacks enemies with his sword. Triggers theAvenger Tornado Reaction Command.
	Experiment 626	Deep Space, during the fight against theMetamorphosis.	Ventus	Shoots enemies with his blaster. Triggers several Reaction Commands, such asAstro Strike with Ventus, andAstro Shot with Aqua.
		Deep Space, when fighting Unversed after finding him in theTuro Prison Block, and during the fight againstGantu.	Aqua
	Terra (Armored)	Mirage Arena, during a multiplayer match.	Terra, Ventus, Aqua	Controlled by a player with their equipped abilities, commands, andKeyblade.
	Ventus (Armored)
	Aqua (Armored)
Escorted ally		Location	Scenario	Abilities
	Cinderella	Castle of Dreams, when being escorted through theCorridor andFoyer.	Terra	Triggers theLast Dance Reaction Command. At the end of the Corridor, Terra must be close to her in order to continue on with the "Proceed" command.
	Snow White	Dwarf Woodlands, when being escorted through theDeep Woods.	Ventus	Triggers theWhite Calm andAvenger Rush Reaction Commands. At the clearing, Ventus must be close to her in order to end with the "Goal" command.
	Jaq	Castle of Dreams, when being escorted through theWardrobe Room.	Aqua	Triggers theAvenger Save Reaction Command. At the mousehole's entrance, Aqua must be close to him in order to end with the "Goal" command.
Other ally		Location	Scenario	Abilities
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather		Enchanted Dominion, during the fight againstMaleficent.	Ventus	Triggers theJoint Force Reaction Command.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Only two worlds feature party members inKingdom Hearts coded, and they each use different gameplay systems.

InOlympus Coliseum's turn-based combatLabyrinth, party members are controlled by the player in the same way asData-Sora, although "Game Over" only occurs if Data-Sora dies. Each party member has a differentspecial attack and amount of health.

InHollow Bastion, Data-Sora cannot attack and instead issues instructions to his party members. In place ofAttack, theAsk for Help command cycles the party members' focus between following Data-Sora, attacking enemies, and destroyingBug Blox. Deck commands are replaced with new commands that party members carry out; a deck command's type determines which party member executes the new command. Finish commands are disabled, exceptSpinner Ray which can be used when both party members have joined the party. If a party member's HP is reduced to 0, they can be revived by going to them and usingRescue.

Party member		World	Unlocked	Abilities
	Hercules	Olympus Coliseum	Layer 02	Attack,Zero to Hero
	Cloud	Olympus Coliseum	Layer 04, after defending him from Heartless.	Attack,Omnislash
	Goofy	Hollow Bastion	Entrance Hall (LL), after holding out againstPete's attacks.	Goofy Turbo,Goofy Tornado
	Donald Duck	Hollow Bastion	Waterway, after Goofy joins the party.	Donald Firaga,Donald Thundaga

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

See also:Spirit

SpiritDream Eaters act as Sora and Riku's party members and are synthesized out ofDream Pieces. They each have different stats, abilities, andAbility Link boards. The newLink System allows characters to perform powerful techniques with Spirits. When selecting a New Game Plus, Spirits carry over with their stats, only their levels are put to 1, and their Ability Link panels are reset.

Up to three Spirits can be brought into the party at a time, and only two fight alongside Sora or Riku. Spirit positions can be changed within the party by dragging their icons around on the touch screen, replaced with an additional menu panel inKingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD. In the "Spirits" tab of the pause menu, Spirits can be placed in and out of the party; experience is only awarded to those in the party. Pressing and simultaneously or will warp Spirit Dream Eaters to Sora's or Riku's side.

If a Spirit Dream Eater's HP falls to zero, the Dream Eater is knocked out and a timer on their icon is displayed, slowly going down from 30 to 0. Once at 0, the Dream Eater expires and drops aDream Piece, and the third Dream Eater automatically takes their place in combat if present. Sora or Riku can prevent the Dream Eater from expiring by approaching it and usingRescue by repeatedly pressing / until the displayed gauge is full, reviving the Dream Eater with half HP. The first instance of Rescue requires 11 button presses; each subsequent knock out in the same battle or area will require additional 10 button presses. While using Rescue, the protagonist cannot stagger at all but can still take damage. If a boss or forced battle ends, the character drops, or moves to another area while a Dream Eater is knocked out, it will automatically get revived with half HP. If the character goes to a save point, the knocked out dream eaters will be revived with their HP fully restored.

All damage dealt by Spirits is halved in comparison to Sora and Riku's commands. Additionally, Spirits are incapable of putting a boss's HP to 0 or defeating the final enemy in a forced Nightmare encounter (Battle Portals aside). Damage dealt to Spirits is dependent on their current HP:

In the opening battle againstUrsula on theDestiny Islands, Riku acts as a cooperation member to Sora. Riku can attack with hisSoul Eater and heal.

Kingdom Hearts χ[edit]

Players can form Parties with each other of up to thirty members, which allows them permanent access to each other's Friend Medals and Raid Bosses, while also allowing the Player to activate a daily 5%Lux Boost towards the party's total, participate in Weekly Party Rankings, access a Party Chat, and compare stats.

Party's can recruit unaffiliated Players, while Players can also request to join Parties. The Parties can be set to accept players automatically or at a party admin's discretion.

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Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-[edit]

Mickey joins Aqua in theDepths of Darkness and will only accompany her in this part of theRealm of Darkness and during the final battle.

Party member		Weapon	Style Change
	Mickey Mouse	Star Seeker	Wayfinder

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

InKingdom Hearts III, some worlds will have two friends, and all friends remain active.

Rapunzel leaves the party after the main story ofKingdom of Corona is cleared, and she is unavailable as a friend afterwards.

During certain battles in the story, Sora will be accompanied byjoint struggle characters. These characters behave identically to party members, but have fixed stats, equipment, abilities, and AI that cannot be customized.

When a friend or joint struggle character is incapacitated during battle, they will automatically recover HP after a short while. This process takes 40 seconds for Donald, 35 seconds for Goofy, and 30 seconds for all other party members; this time reduced by one-half ifHyper Healing is installed and reduced by two-thirds with two copies of the ability. Party members will also recover HP if aTeam Attack is used with them, if anAttraction is activated, or if the battle ends. Regardless of the method, the party member will come back with 25% of their maximum HP, which increases to 50% with Hyper Healing and 75% with two copies of the ability. HP-restoring items and abilities can also raise party members from the incapacitated state, but they will recover half as much HP as the item or ability would normally restore.

AI customization[edit]

A party member's AI behavior can be adjusted from the "Customize" tab in the pause menu. The degree of customization is divided into three separate categories:Combat Style (バトルスタイル, Batoru Sutairu^?, lit. "Battle Style"),Abilities (アビリティ, Abiriti^?), andRecovery (回復, Kaifuku^?).

"Combat Style" determines which enemies the party member targets in battle:

• Stick By Sora (いっしょにたたかえ, Issho ni Tatakae^?, lit. "Fight Together"): The friend will target enemies near Sora.
• Be Yourself (じゆうにたたかえ, Jiyū ni Tatakae^?, lit. "Fight Freely"): The friend will target enemies of choice. Not all friends behave the same.
• Hands Off (ソラにまかせろ, Sora ni Makasero^?, lit. "Leave It to Sora"): The friend will stay out of the fight and take a supporting role instead.
• Finish the Job (ねらいをさだめろ, Nerai o Sadamero^?, lit. "Take Aim"): The friend will target an enemy and stay on that enemy until it's defeated.

"Abilities" determines how frequently the party member uses abilities that consume MP.

• Go Wild (じゆうに, Jiyū ni^?, lit. "Freely"): The friend will use abilities at will.
• Watch MP (バランスよく, Baransu yoku^?, lit. "Well-Balanced"): The friend will balance using abilities and keeping MP in reserve.
• Conserve (あんまり, Anmari^?, lit. "Not Often"): The friend will keep ability usage to a minimum.

"Recovery" determines how often the party member uses recovery items and magic. The player can also toggle between whether or not the party member will use themOn Sora (ソラ, Sora^?, lit. "Sora"),On Self (自分, Jibun^?, lit. "Oneself"), andOn Others (仲間, Nakama^?, lit. "Comrades"):

• Use As Needed (よくつかう, Yoku Tsukau^?, lit. "Use Often"): The friend will use recovery items/magic as needed.
• Use in Emergencies (ピンチだけ, Pinchi dake^?, lit. "Only in a Pinch"): The friend will use recovery items/magic in an emergency.
• Use Like Crazy (いつもげんき, Itsumo Genki^?, lit. "Always Healthy"): The friend will use recovery items/magic if selected targets lose even the slightest amount of HP/MP.

The Recovery setting determines the minimum stat thresholds to use abilities and items both in and out of combat. Recovery items can only be used by party members during combat.

List of party members[edit]

Party member		World	Weapon	Team Attack	Armor slots	Accessory slots	Item slots	Starting items
	Donald Duck	All	Mage's Staff[2]	Flare Force,Donald Meteor	1-2[3]	2-3[3]	2-3[3]	Potion,Ether
	Goofy	All	Knight's Shield[4]	Goofy Bombardier,Trinity Guard,Tree Whip	2-3[3]	1-2[3]	3-4[3]	Potion (x2)
	Hercules	Olympus	Heart of a Hero	Heroic Swing	1	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Woody	Toy Box	Cowboy's Pride	Rocket Ruckus	2	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Buzz Lightyear	Toy Box	Space Ranger Suit		2	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Rapunzel	Kingdom of Corona	Golden Hair	Tangled Twist	2	2	3	Potion (x2)
	Flynn Rider	Kingdom of Corona	Frying Pan		2	2	4	Potion (x2)
	Sulley	Monstropolis	Claws	Scream Strike	2	3	3	Potion (x2)
	Mike Wazowski	Monstropolis	Knockout Body		2	2	4	Potion,Ether
	Marshmallow	Arendelle	Ice Claws	Mighty Avalanche	3	2	0	None
	Jack Sparrow	The Caribbean	Skill & Crossbones	Never Fear	2	3	3	Potion
	Baymax	San Fransokyo	Powered Suit	Interceptor Wing	3	2	3	Ether
Joint struggle character		Location		Weapon	Team Attack
	Mickey Mouse	Dark World, during Riku's battle against theDemon Tower		Kingdom Key D	Double Duel (Riku)
		Keyblade Graveyard, against Luxord, Marluxia, and Larxene. Keyblade Graveyard, against Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort.		Star Cluster	Faith Volley,[KH III RM]True End[KH III RM]
	Riku	Keyblade Graveyard, against Xigbar and Dark Riku. Keyblade Graveyard, against Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort.		Braveheart	True End[KH III RM]
	Aqua	Keyblade Graveyard, during the battle against Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas.		Master's Defender	—
	Ventus	Keyblade Graveyard, during the battle against Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas.		Wayward Wind	Icy Slider (Aqua)[KH III RM]
	Lea	Keyblade Graveyard, during the first battle phase against Saïx and Xion. Keyblade Graveyard, against Xemnas and Saïx.[KH III RM]		Bond of the Blaze	Thinking of You (Roxas)[KH III RM]
	Kairi	Keyblade Graveyard, during the first battle phase against Saïx and Xion. Keyblade Graveyard, against Armored Xehanort.[KH III RM]		Destiny's Embrace	One Heart[KH III RM]
	Roxas	Keyblade Graveyard, during the second battle phase against Saïx.		Oathkeeper & Oblivion	—
	Xion	Keyblade Graveyard, during the second battle phase against Saïx. Keyblade Graveyard, against Xemnas and Saïx.[KH III RM]		Replica Kingdom Key	Thinking of You (Roxas)[KH III RM]
	Sora[KH III RM]	Keyblade Graveyard, if Sora is not chosen in the character selection prompt during the battles where Riku, Aqua, Roxas, and Kairi are optionally playable.		Kingdom Key	One Heart (Kairi)

During the battle against theReplica Xehanorts inKingdom Hearts III Re Mind, the party will consist of theGuardians of Light, sans Sora and Kairi. After the battle, Mickey will be the sole party member during his last stand against the Replica Xehanorts.

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road[edit]

InKingdom Hearts Dark Road, there are a total of six party members (including Xehanort), and the maximum party size is three. Each party member has a specific style that they use in battle. Some Quests require specific party members, while others allow a choice of companions; depending on which party member is chosen, some cutscenes are slightly altered. Once all Quests are completed, Eraqus is permanently assigned to the party alongside Xehanort.

List of party members[edit]

Party member		Style	Required Quests	Optional Quests
	Xehanort	—	All	—
	Eraqus	Attack Boost	1-75 86-105	—
	Hermod	Attack	77-78 80-81 83 85	1-70 86-87
	Bragi	Protect	88-94	1-70 86-87
	Urd	Blizzard	76 82 84 100	1-70 86-87
	Vor	Magic Boost	71-75	1-70

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory[edit]

InKingdom Hearts Melody of Memory, there are four different teams the player can choose from that are made up of three characters. Occasionally, in certain worlds, a guest character will replace a random ally in the current team and replace certain enemies in a given level with friend orbs that net higher scores when struck, although this can be toggled on or off. ASummoning Star can summon King Mickey to join the team as a fourth member, with his design differing depending on which team he assists.

Team	Leader	Party members		Abilities	Mickey outfit	Unlocked
Team Classic (Party Original?)	Sora	Donald	Goofy	Thundaga Ars Arcanum	KH II Outfit	Default
Team Days (Party Days?)	Roxas	Xion	Axel	Firaga Black Hole	Black Coat	ClearGuardando nel buio inWorld Tour
Team BBS (Party BBS?)	Aqua	Ventus	Terra	Blizzaga Spellweaver	KH BbS outfit	ClearNo More Bugs!! andWonder of Electron inWorld Tour
Team 3D (Party DDD?)	Riku	Meow Wow	Komory Bat	Dark Firaga Dark Splicer	KH II Outfit	ClearDarkness of the Unknown inWorld Tour
Party member	World	Tracks		Party member	World	Tracks
Aladdin	Agrabah	A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream A Whole New World		Ariel	Atlantica	Under the Sea An Adventure in Atlantica
Peter Pan	Neverland	Captain Hook's Pirate Ship Pirate's Gigue Secret of Neverland Crossing to Neverland Daydream upon Neverland Neverland's Scherzo		Beast	Hollow Bastion Beast's Castle	Hollow Bastion Scherzo Di Notte (KH) Squirming Evil Waltz of the Damned Dance of the Daring Desire for All That Is Lost Beauty and the Beast
Hercules	Olympus Coliseum	Olympus Coliseum Go for It!		Mulan	The Land of Dragons	The Home of Dragons Fields of Honor Vim and Vigor
Simba	Pride Lands	Adventures in the Savannah Savannah Pride Circle Of Life		Stitch	Deep Space	Hau'oli, Hau'oli Mákaukau?

In Co-op mode, one player controls Sora, while the other controls Riku in hisKingdom Hearts outfit. In addition to their normal abilities, both characters have access toFriend Curaga.

InThe Final World, Kairi serves as the sole party member during the "Stranded Beyond" and "Kairi III" Memory Dives.

Kingdom Hearts III Sora serves as the sole party member during the "Dark Domination" Boss Battle Music Stage.

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  Sora's Co-op sprite

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  Riku's Co-op sprite

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  Sora'sKingdom Hearts III sprite

Notes and references[edit]

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