Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Has a 30% chance of unleashing a finishing combo attack that can destroy a weaker enemy.
Attack	Element	Power		Crit Chance	Crit Bonus	Deflect	Recoil
Zantetsuken	Percentage	250(%)		100%	0	O	0
AP Cost	2		MP Cost		0

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Break a card and render it unreloadable until the end of the battle.
Element	Power	Card Combination	Enemy Card Boost
Neutral	x1.0	++ 0 or 27	—

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Unleashes a finishing combo move on a single target. This powerful attack can instantly eliminate weaker enemies.
Attack	Element	Power	Form Value	Deflect	Finishing Blow
Zantetsuken	Physical	x6.0	9.0	X	O
AP Cost		0	MP Cost		0

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Potentially deal a devastating amount of damages with a single, impossibly fast strike.
Attack		No. of Hits	Power			Critical %		Clock Gauge		Blocks Hit
			LV 0	LV 50	LV 100
Zantetsuken		1	1.75	2.19	2.63	75%		+350		Multiple
Type	Element		Status		Reload Speed		Aerial Use			Keyblade Reach
Attack	—		—		25 seconds		X			X
Max CP		Memory Consumption		Buy		Shop LV			Sell
540		22%		—		—			700
Goofy Command					Compiled Command
Goofy Tornado					Blade Line LV1

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Assail enemies with a single, blindingly fast Keyblade strike that has a chance of destroying them on the spot.
LV	CP Required		Attack			No. of Hits			Power		Instant kill activation rate
LV1	—		Without activation			1			4.2		55%
			With activation			1			∞
LV2	470		Without activation			1			4.3		60%
			With activation			1			∞
LV3	500		Without activation			1			4.4		65%
			With activation			1			∞
LV4	530		Without activation			1			4.5		70%
			With activation			1			∞
LV5	560		Without activation			1			4.6		75%
			With activation			1			∞
Element			Status Effect				Reload Speed			Command Gauge
Physical			—				20 seconds			+40
Buy					Sell
Price		Shop LV			Base				LV Bonus		Ability Bonus
1700		5			850				212.5		425

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Stop an enemy in its tracks, then dispatch it with one powerful slash.
Attack	Element		Power	Reaction Value	Status		Flinch Resistance
Without activation	Neutral		4.8	4	—		▲
With activation (50%)	Neutral		7.7/1.6	4	Zantetsuken (100%)		▲
Reload Speed				Dream Eater Bonus
32 seconds				Strength +4
Buy		Bargain		Sell		Shop LV
—		—		1000		—

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Attributes		Target	Gauge Cost	Damage
Power	Upright	All	2	x6.84 - 7.91
5★-7★: Inflicts more damage the lower your HP.
Speed	Upright	All	2	x6.84 - 7.91
5★-7★: Inflicts more damage the lower your HP.

Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン, Zantetsuken?)
Hold your Keyblade in reverse grip and launch a charging strike. (Combo finisher)
Attack	Element	Power	Guard?	Status
	Form Value	Reaction Value	Revenge Value		Repel LV
Zantetsuken	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—		—

Zantetsuken is a technique introduced inKingdom Hearts Final Mix. It allows the user to execute a single, impossibly fastKeyblade strike, usually dealing a devastating amount of damage.

Mechanics[edit]

InKingdom Hearts Final Mix, Zantetsuken is acombat ability that costs 2AP to equip. It givesSora a 30% chance to deliver a ground combo finisher that dealsPercentage damage equivalent to 250% of the enemy's HP. After hitting the target, Sora takes 1.1 seconds to recover.

InKingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Zantetsuken is anattack sleight that renders the opponent's cards unreloadable when breaking them with it, no matter if it hits or misses, and deals a small amount of damage. If a sleight or card stack gets broken by Zantetsuken, all three cards become unreloadable. The broken cards may still be restored throughItem cards that reload unreloadable cards such as Elixirs, however. It has no effect on enemies or bosses that do not use card decks, and it does not affect cards broken through a tie. Additionally, Zantetsuken can be used to repeatedly card break bosses with card decks, and eventually breaking nearly their entire deck in order to render them unable to attack while they fruitlessly keep reloading their said deck.

InKingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Zantetsuken is anaction ability available inLimit Form. It is a ground combo finisher that activates when Sora is attacking a single target. It is three times as strong as a normal finisher, making it the most powerful single-hitting attack available to Sora, although it eats up an entire Form Gauge withoutForm Boost equipped. TheZantetsu Counter ability allows Sora to use it as a counterattack during a successful Guard.

InKingdom Hearts Re:coded, Zantetsuken is anattack command that has a memory consumption of 22% and a normal reload time of 25 seconds. On top of its high critical hit rate, it deals 50% more added damage than normal when dealing a critical hit and boosts the Clock Gauge 50% more than usual. If theZantetsu Prime ability is active, Zantetsuken will destroy non-boss enemies in a single stroke if a critical hit is dealt, tripling the normal Clock Gauge boost if successful. If used in midair, Data-Sora will return to the ground before performing the attack.

InKingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Zantetsuken is an Ultimateattack command exclusive toTerra that may destroy enemies in a single stroke. It takes up one slot in the Command Deck, has a maximum level of 5 and a normal reload time of 20 seconds, and fills the Command Gauge by 40%. The activation of Zantetsuken is indicated by the surroundings darkening and the weapon glowing.

InKingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Zantetsuken is anattack command exclusive toRiku that inflicts theZantetsuken status to the target if activated. It takes up two slots in the Command Deck and has a reload time of 32 seconds. It grants +4 toStrength when attached to aDream Eater recipe. When used, there is a 50% chance that Zantetsuken's status effect will be activated, indicated by the camera tilting and a screen cut effect once Riku warps behind the enemy. Enemies without Zantetsuken resistance will be defeated with a single blow, while enemies with Zantetsuken resistance instead take a 1.6 power neutral damage attack. In the original 3DS version of the game, activating and landing a failed Zantetsuken as a Portal's time limit expires, or when exiting the portal manually, can sometimes cause the game to softlock by having Riku be frozen in place.

InKingdom Hearts Union χ, Zantetsuken is aspecial attack that targets all enemies. It costs 2 special attack gauges to perform. It inflicts more damage the lower the user's HP.

InKingdom Hearts III, Zantetsuken is an action ability exclusive toLight Form andDark Form. It is both forms' first ground combo finisher.

Learning Zantetsuken[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Final Mix[edit]

• Sora learns Zantetsuken after defeatingKurt Zisa.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

• Sora can learn Zantetsuken starting at level 22.^{[KH CoM]}
• Sora can learn Zantetsuken starting at level 27.^{[KH Re:CoM]}

Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix[edit]

• Limit Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

• Data-Sora can obtain Zantetsuken by defeating theIce Titan on Critical Mode with a ranking of ★.
• Data-Sora has a 10% chance of obtaining Zantetsuken fromPair Blox on Floor 91-100 of theAvatar Sector.

Command Conversion[edit]

Zantetsuken is an attack command that can be converted through one recipe.

• Judgment Triad +Gravity Drop

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep[edit]

• Terra can purchase Zantetsuken from theCommand Shop for 1700 munny once five worlds are cleared or the command has already been obtained elsewhere.
• Terra can purchase Zantetsuken from theMedal Shop for 1000 medals after reaching Shop Level 5 and Arena Level 8.

Command Meld[edit]

Zantetsuken is an Ultimate-class attack command that can be melded through two different recipes, listed in theGiga Attack Recipe.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[edit]

• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from theThunderaffeAbility Link for 200 Link Points.
• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from theLord Kyroo Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from theCera Terror Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
• Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from theStaggerceps Ability Link for 400 Link Points.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ[edit]

• Zantetsuken +4 is the special attack for medal313: Aladdin and321: Zack.
• Zantetsuken +5 is the special attack for medal314: Aladdin and322: Zack.
• Zantetsuken +6 is the special attack for medal1084: Aladdin and1083: Zack

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

• Light Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.
• Dark Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.

Synthesized Commands[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Zantetsuken is used to convert the following commands:

• Quake

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

The first ground combo attack ofRoxas andXion'sOmega Weapon and the ground combo finishers of Roxas and Xion'sOathkeeper andTwo Become One and Sora'sDream Sword resemble Zantetsuken.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded[edit]

Data-Sora's second ranged ground finish is an attack similar to Zantetsuken.

Origin[edit]

In theFinal Fantasy series,Zantetsuken (斬鉄剣^?, lit. "Iron-Cutting Sword") is the signature attack of the summonOdin, and is sometimes mimicked byGilgamesh. It typically inflicts Instant Death upon all enemies. It shares its name with arecurring weapon. The term Zantetsuken is derived from a nickname given to swords crafted by Japanese swordsmithYasuhiro Kobayashi, who attempted to use materials other than steel to be able to craft swords seemingly more potent than iron and steel itself, though this claim has been debunked quite often.

• Kingdom Hearts abilities
• Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories abilities
• Kingdom Hearts II abilities
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Attack commands
• Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Attack commands
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Attack commands
• Kingdom Hearts χ special attacks
• Kingdom Hearts Union χ special attacks
• Kingdom Hearts III abilities