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Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Soul Eater
"Reacts to dark power. Riku's strength is higher when he wields darkness in battle."
Japanese	ソウルイーター
Rōmaji	Souru Ītā
Stats
Strike	Thrust	Finish
D+ / C[1]	D+ / C[1]	D+
Swing Speed	Break Recovery
B / A[1]	A / ★[1][KH CoM] ★[KH Re:CoM]
Element
Physical
Obtained
Default

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Soul Eater
"A sword that swims with darkness. Possesses high Strength."
Japanese		ソウルイーター
Rōmaji		Souru Ītā
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+70	+1/ +2/ +3	+30		+0	+1/ +2/ +3
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+1/ +2/ +3	+5	+1/ +2/ +3	+7	+1/ +2/ +3
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.13		1.13
Abilities
1:Striker 2:Grand Slam 3:Critical Boost
Obtained
No Gear,Skill Gear,Skill Gear+ ②,Technical Gear ③,Technical Gear+ ③,Duel Gear ④,Duel Gear+ ④,Loaded Gear,Loaded Gear+ ②,Chrono Gear ③,Chrono Gear+ ③,Phantom Gear ④,Phantom Gear+ ④,Phantom Gear++ ⑤,Lift Gear ③,Lift Gear+ ③,Nimble Gear ④,Nimble Gear+ ④,Wild Gear ③,Wild Gear+ ③,Ominous Gear ④,Ominous Gear+ ④,Valor Gear ②,Valor Gear+ ②,Fearless Gear ③,Fearless Gear+ ③,Prestige Gear ④,Prestige Gear+ ④,Hazard Gear ⑤,Hazard Gear+ ⑤,Casual Gear ②,Mystery Gear ③ (Riku)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Soul Eater+
"An upgraded Soul Eater. Possesses high Strength."
Japanese		ソウルイーター+
Rōmaji		Souru Ītā+
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+100	+3	+15		+15	+3
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+3	+7	+5	+10	+3
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.13		1.13
Abilities
1:Striker 2:Grand Slam 3:Critical Boost
Obtained
Duel Gear++ ⑤,Crisis Gear ⑤,Crisis Gear+ ⑤,Rage Gear ⑤,Rage Gear+ ⑤ (Riku)

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Soul Eater++
"The ultimate Soul Eater. Possesses high Strength."
Japanese		ソウルイーター++
Rōmaji		Souru Ītā++
Stats
Strength				Magic
Base	Unit	Ultima		Base	Unit
+120	+3	+15		+25	+3
Defense		Crit Rate		Crit Bonus
Base	Unit	Base	Unit	Base	Unit
+0	+3	+12	+3	+15	+3
Attack Speed		Approach Speed
		Ground		Air
1.0		1.13		1.13
Abilities
1:Striker 2:Grand Slam 3:Critical Boost
Obtained
Omega Gear ⑥,Omega Gear+ ⑥,Champion Gear ⑤,Champion Gear+ ⑤,Ultimate Gear ⑥,Ultimate Gear+ ⑥ (Riku)

Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Soul Eater
Japanese	ソウルイーター
Rōmaji	Souru Ītā
Stats
Strength	Magic		Length
5	4		85
Critical Rate		Reality Shift Rate
10%		—
Obtained
Riku's weapon as a party member during thePhantom Ursula battle.

TheSoul Eater is a weapon used byRiku, introduced inKingdom Hearts. It is a sword that grows more powerful when used with darkness, and is the developing form of theWay to the DawnKeyblade.^[2] The Soul Eater is also wielded byRiku Replica,Data-Riku,Dark Riku, and Dark Riku'sReplica Xehanort counterpart, all of whom are copies of Riku.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Some time after arriving atHollow Bastion and being taken in byMaleficent, Riku learns to summon the Soul Eater, which he uses as his primary weapon. Later, while he is inTraverse Town, he uses it to take out a pair ofSoldiers that are about to attackSora. He continues to use Soul Eater in his battles until he is possessed byAnsem; at that point, he uses theKeyblade of heart instead. During Sora's final battle against Ansem andWorld of Chaos, Ansem uses a giant, double-bladed, pole-arm version of the Soul Eater.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Riku continues to use the Soul Eater as he makes his way up from the lowest basement ofCastle Oblivion. Along the way, he battlesVexen, who uses data from the battle to create theRiku Replica; this clone uses his own Soul Eater in his battles against both Riku and Sora, who is ascending the upper floors of the castle.

When Riku fightsZexion on the third basement, Zexion steals Riku's Soul Eaterattack cards, which he uses to summon Soul Eater-wielding clones of himself.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

In order to avoid the notice ofOrganization XIII, Riku keeps a low profile. Even when he is spotted by Organization members, he avoids drawing his Soul Eater, instead electing to stay on the defensive and running when possible. However, on Day 149, he draws Soul Eater in a duel againstXion atBeast's Castle, and defeats her easily. He does not use it again, to the point of usingRoxas's ownOblivion Keyblade during his final battle against the Nobody atThe World That Never Was.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

In the form ofRiku-Ansem, Riku once more uses Soul Eater as his main weapon; he fends offDusks in front of theOld Mansion on the Sixth Day, and both duels Sora and subduesLi Shang inthe Land of Dragons. His fighting style and use of Soul Eater start to clue Sora in on the identity of the mysterious hooded figure.

By the time Riku arrives at The World That Never Was, Soul Eater has transformed into theWay to the Dawn. Even after this, Riku continues to refer to his weapon as Soul Eater.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Data-Riku wields his own Soul Eater in battle. He first draws it when he attempts to take on Maleficent andPete inAgrabah, and wields it againstData-Sora after he is corrupted by bugs.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

AsYen Sid introduces the Mark of Mastery exam to Sora and Riku, Riku summons the Soul Eater as he muses on his history with darkness.

After Sora and Riku begin their journey through theSleeping Worlds, they fightUrsula on the ocean. During this battle, Riku wields the Soul Eater, but he begins wielding Way to the Dawn after the battle is over.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

As the past version of the Riku Replica,Dark Riku wields his version of the Soul Eater in battle, as does hisReplica Xehanort counterpart.

Design[edit]

The Soul Eater is a falchion-esque sword, with a red, purple and blue blade shaped like a demonic wing. Its handle bears theGazing Eye, and the handle itself consists of dark braids. It has a striking resemblance to Way to the Dawn, as well asVoid Gear. The weapon can be summoned at will, appearing in Riku's hand in an amorphous cloud of darkness. InHalloween Town, the Soul Eater gains an aged appearance; the scales on the wing are more apparent, the ivory clips on the handle bear red splatter spots that resemble rust, and the Gazing Eye becomes cracked. The copy of the Soul Eater wielded by Zexion is the same as Riku's, but is surrounded by an aura of darkness.

The weapon's name is derived from an ability attributed to theDark Knight class in theFinal Fantasy series, in which Soul Eater drains the HP of the user to initiate an extra-powerful attack. The attack and the Dark Knight class are associated with darkness, and the Soul Eater ability is sometimes calledDarkside,Dark Wave or evenDarkness, making it a fitting name for Riku's weapon.

Gameplay[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

The Soul Eater serves as Riku's default weapon inMission Mode, requiring noGears in order to be equipped. Its ground combo starts with a diagonal upward slash from the left leg, followed by two thrusts, two more thrusts, and it ends with a forward rushing thrust. The aerial combo consists of a diagonal upward slash from the right leg, followed by a horizontal slash to the right, a vertical upward slash on the right side, two large forward thrust, and ends with a spinning slash.

Combos
Ground Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Ground) Spin Upswing Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Ground) 3 Continuous Thrusts Hit 1 0.5 X X X Hit 2 0.5 X X X Hit 3 1.0 X X X (Ground) 3 Continuous Thrusts Hit 1 0.5 X X X Hit 2 0.5 X X X Hit 3 0.5 X X X (Ground) 3 Continuous Thrusts Hit 1 0.5 X X X Hit 2 0.5 X X X Hit 3 1.0 X X X (Ground) Diagonal Up Thrust Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Ground) Rush Thrust Hit 1 1.5 ◯ ◯ ◯		Air Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? Attack Power Critical? Flinch? Counter? (Air) Launch Hit 1 0.75 X X X (Air) Right Left Upswing Hit 1 1.0 X X X Hit 2 1.0 X X X (Air) 2 Continuous Thrust Horizontal Spin Swing Hit 1 0.88 X ◯ ◯ Hit 2 0.88 X ◯ ◯ Hit 3 1.25 ◯ ◯ ◯

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

The Soul Eater appears in the opening video ofKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, alongside theKingdom Key; together, the two weapons shatter theDive to the Heart, and fall along withVentus.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[edit]

InFinal Fantasy Record Keeper, the "Soul Eater (KH)" appears as a 5★ Sword. It grants Riku the Darkhand Helm Split Soul Break.

When a character is equipped with the Soul Eater (KH), a sprite of the Soul Eater is shown when they attack.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[edit]

InFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius, the Soul Eater is a Sword equippable by Riku and Riku (KHIII). It grants the Eater of Souls passive ability. It is obtained as Riku's Trust Master Reward.

Forms[edit]

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  The Soul Eater inKingdom Hearts.

• 

  The dual-bladed Soul Eater polearm.

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  The Soul Eater in Halloween Town inKingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.

Notes and references[edit]

• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Physical Attack Cards
• Keyblades (Riku)
• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Keyblades
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Keyblades
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days weapons
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Keyblades
• Kingdom Hearts Keyblades
• Kingdom Hearts II Keyblades
• Kingdom Hearts III Keyblades