| Defender
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| Katakana
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ディフェンダー
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| Romaji
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Difendā
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| Type
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Emblem Heartless
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| Games
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Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts coded
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| Defender
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Kingdom Hearts
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| Heartless that mostly appear in Hollow Bastion. They carry an eerie shield with a face that casts Fire and Blizzard and bites nearby enemies.
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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
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A Heartless that primarily resides in Hollow Bastion.
Its shield stops head-on physical and magical attacks, and can launch fireballs.
The Defender is also a skilled card user, and will break the cards of unprepared opponents.
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Kingdom Hearts coded
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| Heartless that tote eerie shields which bite at you, cast Fire and Blizzard—and, of course, repel your attacks. Thankfully, Defenders are slow and easy to get the jump on.
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| Before rescue
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After
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| HP
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240
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300
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| Attack
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31
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35
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| Defense
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24
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27
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| MP recovery
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44
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49
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| EXP
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120
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240
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| Weapon
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Fire
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Blizzard
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Thunder
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| x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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| Gravity
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Stop
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Stun
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Other
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| x0.9
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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| Rewards
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(1) MP Ball x 20
(1) Munny x 5, (5) Munny x 2, (20) Munny x 4
Elixir (1%), Bright Crystal (2%), Defender (0.2%)
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| World(s)
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| Hollow Bastion, Traverse Town, Wonderland
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| Before rescue
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After
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| HP
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240
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300
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| Attack
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31
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35
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| Defense
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24
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27
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| MP recovery
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44
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49
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| EXP
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120
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240
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| Weapon
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Fire
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Blizzard
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Thunder
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| x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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| Gravity
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Stop
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Stun
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Other
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| x0.9
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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| Seed(s)
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| Hades Cup
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• Seed 42 (Dark Garrison): 1 Defender
• Seed 13 (Heavy Warriors): 1 Defender
• Seed 12 (Interceptors): 3 Defender
• Seed 3 (Shadow Troopers): 2 Defender
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| Floor
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Basement
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HP
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AP
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EXP
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| 1
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12
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90
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4
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13
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| 7
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6
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144
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14
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130
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| 8
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5
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153
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15
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150
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| 9
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4
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162
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17
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169
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| 10
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3
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171
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18
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189
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| 12
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1
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288
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17
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371
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| 13
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—
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306
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18
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403
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| Physical
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Fire
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Blizzard
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Thunder
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Neutral
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| x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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Status
Effects
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Gravity
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Stun
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Stop
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Warp
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| x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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| Bind
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Confuse
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Terror
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Magnet
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Freeze
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| x1.0
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x1.0
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x1.0
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x0
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x1.0
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| Protect
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| Description
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| Decrease physical damage inflicted by enemies. Magical attacks inflict normal damage.
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| Duration
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Cost
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Values
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Duel
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Time
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| 1 reload
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25 CP
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1, 2, 4, 8
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5 cards
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6 s
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| World(s)
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| Hollow Bastion, Castle Oblivion
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The Defender (ディフェンダー, Difendā?) is an Emblem Heartless found in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts coded.
One of the Hollow Bastion Heartless, the Defender is essentially a Goofy-themed enemy and counterpart to the Wizard. Defenders have two minds; the Defender has a mind of its own. Though Defenders do not do much themselves, their shields use Fire and Blizzard magic, block attacks, and bite approaching targets. There is only a 0.2% chance that a Defender would leave behind its shield, which is equal to a 1 in 500 chance, making the shield extremely rare. It is suggested that one equip as may Lucky Strike abilities as possible in order to attain the Defender (shield).
The Defender seems to be the predecessor of the Lance Soldier from Kingdom Hearts II, and to a lesser extent the Berserker Nobodies as they appear to be controlled by their claymores and Defenders appear to be controlled by their shields.
[edit] Design
The Defenders themselves are rather simple in design, resembling a knight clad in purple and blue armor with white trim and yellow buttons; they also have the tell-tale Heartless zig-zag jawline, with a purple head and a silver jaw. The arms and torso are also proportioned much larger than the head and legs, the arm not holding the Defender's main weapon actually rests ape-like on the ground.
In battle, the portion of a Defender that tends to be seen most is the massive and fearsome shield. The barrier portion of the shield is a simple blue and light blue pattern with gold trim, but far more prominent is the very large and very dangerous blue-black dog head, complete with sharp fangs and spiked collar. The dog also has three glowing yellow eyes arranged in a triangle formation, a feature they oddly share with the far more delicate-looking but equally dangerous Angel Stars.
The Defender's name is a reference to the Defender job class from the Final Fantasy series.
[edit] Abilities
- Guards against frontal attacks with its dog-faced shield, though limit attacks can overcome this.
- Shoots fireballs at enemies for a mid-range attack.
- Sprays a freezing "breath" from the "mouth" of its shield.
- "Bites" nearby enemies with its shield.
- Swings its shield around once to knock away nearby enemies.
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