Ansem's Guide to Heartless Part 1

Aeroplane are Heartless enemies that appear in Kingdom Hearts II. You can find an aeroplane in Timeless river. They are small, old-fashioned airplanes driven by Heartless. They fly around and fire tiny bullets at the player. In Timeless River, they are black and white in color (obviously) and in the tournaments in Olympus Coliseum we get to see the planes true color, a light shade of blue. Overall this enemy is not that hard, and shouldn't be a big threat towards you.



A variation of the Aerial Knocker Heartless. They are only found in the Cavern of Rememberence, and are much more powerful. They are also differently colored.



The Bit Sniper is the weakest of the Pureblooded Heartless in Kingdom Hearts. Their wings resemble bats wings. Bit Snipers are miniature Heartless spawned by the World of Chaos. They drop large health orbs and give 120 EXP when defeated.



The Blue Wyvern is a variation of the Wyvern Heartless.



Bolt Towers are tower-like Heartless who fire blasts from their tops. They can be very deadly when in large groups. Aim for their heads to hurt them. If you successfully use Bolt Reversal, you can take out other Heartless with the blast.



Bulky Vendors are Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II. They resemble gumball machines or gashapon machines from Japan. They have no attacks and cannot harm Sora and friends, but are of great interest to Sora and his party nonetheless. A Bulky Vendor's HP goes down all by itself, but if Sora uses a Reaction Command on it, it will spit out a rare item. The rareness depends on the amount of HP it has when the Reaction Command is used. They are located in places where elements of the setting can be struck with the Keyblade, as indicated in Jiminy's Journal.



Devastators are Heartless enemies from Kingdom Hearts II. Certainly one of the strongest normal enemies in the game, Devastators are computerized Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II. They, along with the other two types of computerized Heartless, may be found in Space Paranoids, although there are a few instances in which they have appeared in the Radiant Garden. Devastators, like Strafers and Magnum Loaders, attack in a distinct pattern. Devastators have two forms. In their flying form, Devastators use close range attacks. In their walking form, Devastators use long range attacks. The act of transforming does damage if Sora, Donald, Goofy, or Tron touches one in the process.



Emerald Blues are enemies from Kingdom Hearts II. Like its closest relatives the Crimson Jazz and Silver Rock, Emerald Blues are Heartless that utilize magic and have a pattern for having names including colors and forms of music. The name is ironic for an Emerald Blues, as it is actually striped green and turquoise ("blue"). They bear an interesting resemblance to Green Requiem. Emerald Blues use Aero magic. A much more powerful version of the Emerald Blues named Spring Metal is found in the Cavern of Remembrance.



The Evil Bumper is an alternatively colored Hot Rod, also being slightly stronger. It only appears in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+.



Fiery Globes are Heartless that appear in Agrabah. They resemble large fireballs. They are controlled by the Volcanic Lord. Whenever Firagun is used on the Volcanic Lord, the Volcanic Lord explodes into a group of Fiery Globes. Their counterparts are the Icy Cubes.



The Gargoyle Warrior is a species of Heartless. It has spiky armor all over it. It attacks by spinning around with its axe. It is controlled by a possession heartless, similar to those you fought in order to free Beast's servants.



Graveyard is a Heartless that appears in Kingdom Hearts II. It mostly appears in Halloween Town, but it shows up in Olympus Coliseum for some cups. It attacks with small ghosts. It reverts to a pumpkin form with knives that is also found in the Toy Soldier Heartless.



Hook Bat is a Heartless that appeared in Kingdom Hearts II, it resembles a bat, and is capable of ambushing at unexpected times. It can be difficult and annoying to hit, since it mostly evades your strikes by simply flying. Using the reaction command allows Sora to grapple the hook on Hook Bat and swing wildly, damaging all foes in range. An alternate tactic is to cast Magnet to attract it and finish it with a strong spell. A more powerful version of this Heartless called Perplex can be found in the Cavern of Remembrance.



A Hot Rod is an enemy from Kingdom Hearts II. Hot Rods are Heartless resembling cartoonish cars that appeared in the Timeless River. They are some of the most powerful natural enemies encountered in the game. Hot Rods attack with their tires until a good fraction of their HP is depleted. Afterwards, they go berserk and attempt to chronically and rapidly mow down Sora (while paying little attention to Donald Duck and Goofy). A Hot Rod is invincible to all physical attacks while charging, except for a few seconds after every third charge. However, it is vulnerable to magic, especially Thunder and Reflect magic. A powered-up Hot Rod is found in the Cavern of Remembrance.



Icy Cubes are Heartless that appear in Agrabah. They resemble large ice cubes. They are controlled by the Blizzard Lord. Whenever Blizzagun is used on the Blizzard Lord, the Blizzard Lord explodes into a group of Icy Cubes. Their counterparts are the Fiery Globes. You can also find them outside the Cave of Wonders.



The Lance Soldier is a clumsy lance-wielding Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II. It is very skinny, wears yellow/gold armor, and is considered elite versions of Soldiers. These Heartless are invulnerable to Thunder magic, but are vulnerable to Fire and Blizzard magic. A Lance Soldier is one step up from an Air Soldier, and one step down from a Red Armor. A more powerful version of this Heartless named Lance Warrior is found in Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ in the Cavern of Remembrance.



Living Bones are enemies from Kingdom Hearts II. Living Bones are fossil Heartless that appear only in the Pride Lands. They are some of the stronger enemies in the game, and are in the same ranks as other formidable foes such as Devastators and Assault Riders. By using their Reaction Command, Sora can decapitate them. Living Bones are sometimes rode on by Shamans. This forms a powerful relationship--the Living Bone's strength and the Shaman's magic make it even more intimidating. If the Living Bone a Shaman is riding on is defeated, the Shaman is defeated along with it. There is a close resemblance between Living Bones and the Groundshaker. It is plausible that the two are somehow related.



The Luna Bandit is a Heartless enemy from Kingdom Hearts II.



The Magic Ghost is a variation of the Trick Ghost Heartless.



The Magnum Loader is another computer-like Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II. They, along with the other two types of computerized Heartless, may be found in Space Paranoids, although there are a few instances in which they have appeared in the Radiant Garden. The Magnum Loader is swift on its cycle-like wheel. These creatures are encountered when Sora races on a Light Cycle.



Minute Bombs are enemies from Kingdom Hearts II. Although these Heartless are easily ignored, they have only one attack besides their self-destruction. They will send themselves into a straight line head butt. Guard this attack and you will block the attack, plus breaking their skull cap. This will make them stand still for the rest of the battle and they will not attack nor use their explosion. If you do not block the head butt, it will not damage you that much.



The Morning Star is a ball-like Heartless, which first appears in Radiant Garden and then Beast's Castle. It attacks with brute force, using its arms and round body to attack in spinning circles. It has the most chances of dropping Mega-Potions and certain Crystals used Synthesis.



A Nightwalker is an artificial Heartless. They are ghostly Heartless and they hover in midair. They use ghost-fire for long-range attacks but also use their claws for close range attacks. They can be difficult to defeat if one is low leveled, due to their aerial attacks and sweeps. They have no Reaction Command to help you defeat them. It is an Emblem Heartless, and it is located on top of its hat. This makes it difficult to determine whether its type, much like Rabid Dogs, which have emblem that are very small, or in places many don't look at.



The Perplex is a variation of the Hook Bat Heartless.



Rabid Dog is an Emblem Heartless that appeared in Kingdom Hearts II in the Underworld. It has a blue dog-like appearance with the heartless symbol on his back part, and mostly relies on instincts during battle. A pack of them are seen attacking Meg in the Underworld, before getting scared off by Sora. Rabid Dogs are some of the most harmless enemies. Most of the time, they will stand, and look at Sora, getting to sleep from time to time. However, sometimes they may bark, the bark working as a sound wave and causing damage. A relatively easy enemy that tends to appear in packs. A perverse, infernal, fiendish variation of it can be found on the Cavern of Remembrance called Bark Hound. A Larger,green version of this heartless is supposed to appear in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is first seen in a cutscene in Beast's Castle on the Kingdom Hearts:358/2 Days website.



Rapid Thruster is a type of Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II. They are small airborne Heartless that normally appear in groups.



Reckless is a variation of the Devastator Heartless.This heartless has a color pattern simmilar to a Crimson Jazz Heartless's.



Scar is a lion villain from Disney's The Lion King . Scar (so-named after the scar trailing from the top of his left eye to the bottom) was the younger brother of the Pride Lands' king, Mufasa. He was always jealous of his brother, and had plans to betray Mufasa and take over the land. These plans were put into action in The Lion King.



The Shaman is a Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II. The Shaman casts magic and is resistant to magic. Sometimes they are found riding on top of Living Bones, another Heartless found in the Pride Lands.



The Spring Metal is a variation of the Emerald Blues Heartless.Unlike it's relitive,it's name doesn't start with a color (but it still has the name of a type of music at the end of it's name.)



The Strafer is a common breed of Heartless found in the Space Paranoids world in Kingdom Hearts II. They are small and relatively weak, but tend to swarm and use electric attacks, like most of the digital Space Paranoids Heartless. Later they are sent to Hollow Bastion by the MCP by the use of the Heartless Manufactory. They are Emblem Heartless and they run sideways around you in a circle.



Toy Soldier is a toy-like Heartless from Kingdom Hearts II that appears mainly in Christmas Town. Defeating them may prove to be difficult, since they mostly attack you from afar. Should it feel threatened, it will seal itself inside its box, similar to a "jack-in-a-box". Occasionally, it will seal itself up the moment it recovers from its attacks. It has a Jack-O-Lantern form that it shares with the Graveyard Heartless.