Kingdom Hearts II Sleeping Lion
"Well-balanced with strength and magic, increasing maximum ground-based combos by 1."
Token
Japanese	スリーピングライオン
Rōmaji	Surīpingu Raion
Stats
Strength	Magic	Length
+5	+3	152
Ability
Combo Plus
Talk toLeon before the second visit toSpace Paranoids.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Sleeping Lion
Token
Japanese	スリーピングライオン
Rōmaji	Surīpingu Raion
Obtained
Quest 3: Combat 102 (Proud Mode)

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Sleeping Lion
Token
Japanese	スリーピングライオン
Rōmaji	Surīpingu Raion
Obtained
Keyblade LV Up

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Sleeping Lion
Token
Japanese	スリーピングライオン
Rōmaji	Surīpingu Raion
Obtained
Keyblade LV Up

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross] Sleeping Lion
Token
Japanese	スリーピングライオン
Rōmaji	Surīpingu Raion
Obtained
Keyblade LV Up

Lv
	SA gauges			Friend bonus
+0	x1.00	x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.10 x2.00
	15			x???
+1	x1.00	x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.10 x2.10
	15			x???
+2	x1.10	x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.10 x2.10
	15			x???
+3	x1.10	x1.00	x1.00		x1.10	x1.10 x2.10
	15			x???
+4	x1.10	x1.00	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.20
	15			x???
+5	x1.10	x1.10	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.20
	15			x???
+6	x1.10	x1.10 x1.50	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.20
	15			x???
+7	x1.10	x1.10 x1.60	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.20
	15			x???
+8	x1.10	x1.10 x1.60	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.30
	15			x???
+9	x1.10	x1.10 x1.70	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.30
	15			x???
+10	x1.10 x1.50	x1.10 x1.70	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.30
	15			x???
+11	x1.10 x1.60	x1.10 x1.70	x1.00		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.30
	15			x???
+12	x1.10 x1.60	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.30
	15			x???
+13	x1.10 x1.60	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10		x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x2.40
	15			x???
+14	x1.10 x1.60	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10		x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x2.40
	15			x???
+15	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10		x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.40
	15			x???
+16	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10		x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.50
	15			x???
+17	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.00		x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.50
	15			x???
+18	x1.10 x1.70	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.10		x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.50
	15			x???
+19	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.10		x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.50
	15			x???
+20	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.10		x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.60
	16			x???
+21	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.20		x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.60
	16			x???
+22	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.20		x1.10 x2.10	x1.10 x2.60
	16			x???
+23	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.20		x1.10 x2.10	x1.10 x2.60
	16			x???
+24	x1.10 x1.80	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.10	x1.10 x2.60
	16			x???
+25	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.10	x1.10 x2.60
	17			x???
+26	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.10	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+27	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.20	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+28	x1.10 x1.90	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+29	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+30	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.10	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+31	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.20	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+32	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.20	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.40	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+33	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.40	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+34	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.30		x1.10 x2.50	x1.10 x2.70
	17			x???
+35	x1.10 x2.00	x1.10 x2.30	x1.10 x2.40		x1.10 x2.50	x1.10 x2.80
	18			x???

Lv	Materials
1	x1
2	x1
3	x1
4	x1
5	x1
6	x2
7	x2
8	x2
9	x2
10	x2
11	x3
12	x3
13	x3
14	x3
15	x3
16	x4
17	x4
18	x4
19	x4
20	x4
21	x10
22	x10
23	x10
24	x10
25	x10
26	x1
27	x1	x1
28	x1	x1
29	x2	x1
30	x2	x1
31	x2	x2
32	x3	x2
33	x3	x3
34	x4	x4
35	x5	x5

TheSleeping Lion is aKeychain forSora's andPlayer's Keyblades that appears inKingdom Hearts II andKingdom Hearts Union χ. It is also one of the types of Keyblades left at theKeyblade Graveyard.

Design[edit]

The Sleeping Lion's design varies depending on the upgrade, most of which are seen inKingdom Hearts Union χ. It bears a resemblance to Squall's Revolver Gunblade fromFinal Fantasy VIII.

The default Sleeping Lion has a dull grey color scheme. Its design invokes Squall's Revolver, with a barrel as the blade's base. Its handle is green, while the guard is a dark grey. The blade is a thin shaft, with a maneless lion head as the tip and afleur-de-lis as the teeth. The Keychain is a dull grey, with the token being a maneless lion head.

The first upgrade, also seen inKingdom Hearts II, has a grey hilt, blade, and Keychain. The lion's head on the tip and blade has a more visible mane. Thefleur-de-lis has more prominent wings, and the blade has a wider shaft. The Keyblade bears resemblance to both Squall's Revolver and Twin Lance Gunblades fromFinal Fantasy VIII.

In the second upgrade, the handle remains the same, but the guard is now not as symmetrical as previous iterations and now bears a wing similar to theWay to the Dawn's teeth. The blade is longer and more cyan, as is the Keychain, and thefleur-de-lis has more prominent wings. The Keychain token now has a wing emerging from the mane. It is meant to resemble the Lionheart Gunblade fromFinal Fantasy VIII.

The third upgrade accompanies the Keyblade with an aquamarine aura, trailing wisps of light, a lens flare, and five Lux—three blues and two yellows.

The Keyblade Graveyard variant lacks the lion's head at the tip, and also lacks a Keychain.

Gameplay[edit]

InKingdom Hearts II, the Sleeping Lion is a well-balanced weapon with decent stats and a long reach, but it is outclassed in all regards by other late-game Keyblades that are more focused, such as theDecisive Pumpkin orFatal Crest. Its ability allows Sora to perform an extra hit on his ground combos, but as Sora is most proficient at aerial combat inKingdom Hearts II, this is of dubious use. The weapon is best used withValor Form, which is more ground-based and relies on rapid combos. When wielded together with the Decisive Pumpkin, Sora's attack strings are quite powerful and build to devastating finishers.

Other appearances[edit]

Play Arts Figures[edit]

Sleeping Lion is one of the Keyblades packaged with the Series 1Play Arts FiguresFinal Form figure.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[edit]

The Sleeping Lion appears as a downloadable weapon for Squall Leonheart inDissidia Final Fantasy NT, albeit with its handle replaced by the same gun-trigger grip as Squall's other gunblades. It comes packaged with Squall'sSleeping Lion outfit, based on his appearance in the firstKingdom Hearts.

Gallery[edit]

• 

  Concept art of the Sleeping Lion.

• 

  The Sleeping Lion variation in the Keyblade Graveyard.

• 

  Sleeping Lion's carousel inKingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross].

See also[edit]

• Lionheart

• Keyblades (Sora)
• Kingdom Hearts II Keyblades
• Keyblades (Player)
• Kingdom Hearts Union χ Keyblades