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Command Style

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When a Command Style activates, the user is wrapped in an aura and gains access to enhanced attacks.

Command Style (コマンドスタイル Komando Sutairu?) is a battle system introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. When Terra, Ventus, and Aqua fill up the Command Gauge with a certain type of Deck Commands, they can undergo a Style Change which grants increased strength and new weapon combos. There are some shared Command Styles that two or three characters can utilize, and some exclusive Styles that only one can perform. The enhanced Magic and physical attacks made available by Command Styles create more effective methods and strategies of combat.

Mechanics[edit]

Upon meeting certain requirements while filling up the Command Gauge, located above the Command Deck, a character may undergo a Style Change rather than executing a Finish Command. Every style change has certain requirements for activating; for example, the criteria for activating Diamond Dust is to fill part of the Command Gauge with Blizzard-type attacks.

While using a Level 1 Command Style, the player can further achieve a second level by filling up the Command Gauge an additional time. For example, if Ventus fills Firestorm's Command Gauge with Aero-related commands, the result will be the powerful Cyclone Command Style.

Command Styles can also be achieved through the use of Ice Cream items once the Command Style has been unlocked, with the Ice Cream immediately filling the Command Gauge upon use. Each flavor of Ice Cream will trigger a specific Command Style regardless of the Style's level, though use of any Ice Cream also carries a chance of triggering the Frozen Fortune Command Style, if it has been unlocked. Activating Command Styles in this manner does not impact the number of consecutive Style Changes that can occur before returning to the character's base state. For example, if one uses Ice Cream to activate a Level 2 Command Style without first activating a Level 1 Style, one can still transition to a second Level 2 Command Style by filling the Command Gauge appropriately.

Each Command Style replaces the basic attack combo, with Level 1 Command Styles replacing the attack command with Surge (ブリッツ Burittsu?, lit. "Blitz"), Level 2 Command Styles replacing it with Storm (バラージュ Barāju?, lit. "Barrage"), and Frozen Fortune replacing it with Ice Surge (アイスブリッツ Aisu Burittsu?, lit. "Ice Blitz"). Some Level 2 Command Styles may also replace or disable Action Commands, such as by changing the dodge or block ability, and others may transform the character's weapon in some manner. Each Style has its own unique Finish Command named for the Command Style itself that triggers when the Command Gauge is filled without triggering another Command Style.

List of Command Styles[edit]

Command Style Level Description Triggered by Obtained
Critical Impact KHBBS.png
Critical Impact (フェイタルモード
Feitaru Mōdo
?, lit. "Fatal Mode")
LV 1 Activates when you use attacks like Quick Blitz. Attack commands Terra: Defeat the Orbs of Light
Fever Pitch KHBBS.png
Fever Pitch (スピードレイヴ
Supīdo Reivu
?, lit. "Speed Rave")
LV 1 Activates when you use attacks like Quick Blitz. Attack commands Ventus: Defeat the Orbs of Light
Spellweaver KHBBS.png
Spellweaver (マジックウィッシュ
Majikku Wisshu
?, lit. "Magic Wish")
LV 1 Activates when you use differing types of magic. Magic commands Aqua: Defeat the Orbs of Light
Firestorm KHBBS.png
Firestorm (ファイアブレイザー
Faia Bureizā
?, lit. "Fire Blazer")
LV 1 Activates when you use Fire-related commands. Fire commands Terra: Defeat the Spirit of the Magic Mirror
Ventus: Defeat the Mad Treant
Aqua: Defeat Dragon Maleficent
Diamond Dust KHBBS.png
Diamond Dust (ダイヤモンドダスト
Daiyamondo Dasuto
?)
LV 1 Activates when you use Blizzard-related commands. Blizzard commands Terra: Defeat the Wheel Master
Ventus: Defeat Lucifer
Aqua: Defeat the Ice Colossus and Hades
Thunderbolt KHBBS.png
Thunderbolt (サンダーボルト
Sandāboruto
?)
LV 1 Activates when you use Thunder-related commands. Thunder commands Terra: Defeat Experiment 221
Ventus: Defeat Maleficent
Aqua: Escort Jaq
Bladecharge KHBBS.png
Bladecharge (ブレードチャージ
Burēdochāji
?)
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Fire-related commands, Blizzard-related commands, or strike attacks like Fire Strike. Fire commands
Blizzard commands
Strike commands
Terra: Defeat Peter Pan
Aqua: Defeat the Trinity Armor
Rockbreaker KHBBS.png
Rockbreaker (ロックブレイカー
Rokkubureikā
?)
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with edge attacks like Stun Edge, mine attacks like Mine Shield, or Brutal Blast. Jumping commands
Edge commands
Mine commands
Brutal Blast
Geo Impact
Quake
Meteor
Terra: Defeat the Trinity Armor
Cyclone KHBBS.png
Cyclone (サイクロン
Saikuron
?)
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Aero-related commands, strike attacks like Fire Strike, or raid attacks like Strike Raid. Raid commands
Strike commands
Aero commands
Tornado
Ventus: Defeat the Trinity Armor
Sky Climber KHBBS.png
Sky Climber (エアライダー
Ea Raidā
?, lit. "Air Rider")
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Zero Gravity-related commands, lunges like Sliding Dash, or jumping attacks like Quick Blitz. Jumping commands
Lunge commands
Zero Gravity commands
Aero commands
Status commands
Ventus: Complete Sinister Sentinel
Aqua: Complete Combined Threat
Ghost Drive KHBBS.png
Ghost Drive (ゴーストドライヴ
Gōsuto Doraivu
?)
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Magnet-related commands, Thunder-related commands, or reprisals. Reprisal commands
Thunder commands
Combo commands
Magnet commands
Aqua: Defeat Vanitas in Never Land
Rhythm Mixer KHBBSFM.png
Rhythm Mixer (リズムミキサー
Rizumu Mikisā
?)
[KH BbS FM]
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Thunder-related commands, mine attacks, or strike attacks like Fire Strike. Thunder commands
Mine commands
Strike commands
Terra: Earn 140 points in the Sticker Album[1]
Ventus: Earn 140 points in the Sticker Album[1]
Aqua: Earn 140 points in the Sticker Album[1]
Dark Impulse KHBBS.png
Dark Impulse (ダークインパルス
Dāku Inparusu
?)
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Zero Gravity-related commands, Magnet-related commands, or dark commands. Dark commands
Zero Gravity commands
Magnet commands
Status commands
Zantetsuken
Ars Solum
Limit Storm
Sacrifice
Warp
Terra: Visit the Badlands for the second time
Wingblade KHBBS.png
Wingblade (ウィングブレード
Winguburēdo
?)
LV 2 Activates when you are already using a Command Style and follow with Magnet-related commands, edge attacks like Stun Edge, or reprisals. Reprisal commands
Combo commands
Edge commands
Magnet commands
Salvation
Faith
Transcendence
Ventus: Defeat the Metamorphosis in the Lanes Between
Frozen Fortune KHBBS.png
Frozen Fortune (アイスブラスト
Aisu Burasuto
?, lit. "Ice Blast")
Special Activates when you use your sweetest commands. Ice Cream (20% chance) Terra: Earn a Fantastic score on Master Mode for Dessert Paradise
Ventus: Earn a Fantastic score on Master Mode for Dessert Paradise
Aqua: Earn a Fantastic score on Master Mode for Dessert Paradise

Command Categories[edit]

The categories mentioned in the table above consist of the following commands. Categories listed in bold in the above listing are weighted twice as heavily for the corresponding Command Style. In case of commands that fit into multiple categories, like Thunder Surge, the category listed in bold takes precedence.

Fire Blizzard Thunder Dark Aero Zero Gravity Magnet
Mine Jumping Lunge Edge Strike Raid Combo Status

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b c In the PSP version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Rhythm Mixer can be obtained from the start by using a memory card containing a save file with the "One Down" Trophy unlocked.