Editing Flash Step

{{Game|FM2|KH3}}
{{InfoAbility
|kana=フラッシュステップ
|romaji=Furasshu Suteppu
|kh2name=Flash Step
|kh2image=Flash Step KHIIFM.gif
|kh2desc=Unleashes a guard-piercing attack on a slightly distant target while keeping up your own guard.
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|kh2el1={{AT|att}} Physical
|kh2pow1=x0.5
|kh2drv1=1
|kh2def1=O
|kh2fin1=X
|kh2atk2=2nd part
|kh2el2={{AT|att}} Physical
|kh2pow2=x1.0
|kh2drv2=3
|kh2def2=X
|kh2fin2=X
|kh2ap=2
|kh3name=Flash Step
|kh3image=Flash Step KHIII.gif
|kh3desc=Charge a faraway target while blocking.
|kh3el1={{AT|att}} Physical
|kh3pow1=?
|kh3grd1=O
|kh3form1=?
|kh3reac1=0×2
|kh3rev1=0.6×2
|kh3rep1=?<ref>Flash Step's initial hit has varying parrying behavior between enemy attacks of the same Repel LV (see [[#Kingdom Hearts III|Mechanics section]] above).</ref> + 0
}}
'''Flash Step''' is an ability in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. It allows the user to unleash a guard-piercing attack on a slightly distant target while keeping up their own guard.

==Mechanics==
===''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''===
In ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', Flash Step is an [[action ability]] that costs 2 {{AP}} to equip. When equipped, [[Sora]] slides forward with his [[Keyblade]] held in front with both hands, before stopping with a small jump that brings the Keyblade upward. This allows him to break through an enemy's guard or parry their attack without his own attack being blocked or interrupted, dealing two hits. Physical defenses such as a [[Large Body]]'s front do not stop the attack either. The range that would activate the attack begins at roughly the distance that Sora would deliver his basic thrust, to just short of the distance of [[Slide Dash]].

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Flash Step is an {{c|action ability|kh3}} that costs 3 {{AP}} to equip. Like its previous incarnation, it is a two-hit ability that can pierce an enemy's guard, with both a forward and a upwards component. The forward portion of the attack will parry any attacks it comes into contact with as long as they are not explicitly unblockable. The upwards portion of the attack does not have the ability to parry, but instead grants Sora a brief period of invulnerability while active.

If Sora can [[Block]] an enemy attack regularly, Flash Step's first hit will invariably be able to parry it as well, putting Sora in his standard Block stance. If an enemy attack would normally break Sora's guard, in many cases Flash Step's parry has the ability to 'power through' the guard break and will put Sora in his regular Block stance instead, allowing for Reprisal follow-ups rather than the standard [[Risk Dodge]] prompt. This guard break 'nullification' depends on many factors, but it is mainly affected by the timing of when the clash occurs; a Flash Step that is out of time with an enemy attack can still lead to Sora becoming guard-broken even if the parry is successful.

Flash Step can be used either in the air or on the ground, and as a combo starter, it will take priority when attacking a distant enemy that is at the same height as Sora.
==Learning Flash Step==
===''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''===
*Sora learns Flash Step after defeating the [[Prison Keeper]].

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
*[[Sora]] learns Flash Step after beating the game.<ref>Flash Step was added in the Version 1.0.7 update.</ref><ref>On New Game+, Sora has Flash Step as a default ability.</ref>
*[[Light Form]] has Flash Step as a form ability.
*[[Dark Form]] has Flash Step as a form ability.

==Other appearances==
===''Final Fantasy Brave Exvius''===
[[File:Ability 20 FFBE.png|40px|left]]
In ''[[Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]]'', Flash Step is an ability learned by Sora (KHIII). It costs 45 MP to perform. Flash Step deals physical damage to one enemy, and adds the light element to the user's physical attacks for 4 turns.

==See also==
*[[Sliding Block]]

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Kingdom Hearts II abilities]]
[[Category:Kingdom Hearts III abilities]]