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TheWatcher, called "Surveillance Robot" inKingdom Hearts II, is anEmblem Heartless introduced inKingdom Hearts II.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

The boulder which hitGoofy while trying to protectKing Mickey was dislodged by a Surveillance Robot, rendering him unconscious.

It is one of the only two species of Heartless thatSora fights in theBattle of the 1000 Heartless.

Design[edit]

A Watcher is a bronze-colored, funnel-shaped, mechanical Heartless with a diamond-shaped opening in its front, exposing its glowing, yellow eyes. Two black, rectangular guns are mounted on either side of its body. Each of these guns sports a silver, pyramidal spike on both of its ends. There is a silver ring that acts somewhat like agyroscope hovering around its base, despite not being directly connected to the Heartless. This ring bears a vague resemblance to the top half of theNobodysymbol. It has a silver spike on the top of its head, and its Heartless emblem is just below the opening for its eyes.

The name "Surveillance Robot" obviously refers to its mechanical nature. "Surveillance" may refer to military surveillance, a systematic set of observations, or simply "surveil", which means "to continuously monitor". The Heartless's ability to levitate would presumably make it better suited for surveillance than other Heartless. "Watcher" holds a similar meaning, and can also mean "guard".

Strategy[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

The Surveillance Robot is not a very difficult opponent, and can prove very useful with its Sparkle Ray Reaction Command. Sparkle Ray won't damage it, however, so Sora will have to attack it directly. However, this is especially helpful in the Battle of the 1000 Heartless. Since Sparkle Ray is very powerful and it doesn't damage the Surveillance Robot, Sora can use the same Surveillance Robot again and again until all the other Heartless are destroyed.

The Surveillance Robot often counters with itsMow Down attack when damaged, or itsCharge Laser attack when damaged continuously. ItsTwin Laser and Charge Laser attacks can be deflected, damaging the Heartless and causing it to become temporarily inactive.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

InKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the Watcher is more annoying in the sense that it shoots lasers randomly and may shoe-glueRoxas, preventing him from jumping. If shoe-glued, consider using homingmagic such asFire,Aero, orBlizzard, all of which the Watcher is weak to. It is possible to deflect the lasers back at it, but it will counter with a powerful laser that can't be blocked. Either way, it is still a very easy opponent.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Laser (レーザー, Rēzā?)		—	—	0.40	◯
		Fires short lasers around itself several times.
Power Laser (パワーレーザー, Pawā Rēzā?)		Space	Shoe-glue (15%)	1.63	X
		Charges up and fires a large laser directly in front of itself.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

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