Editing Game:Roxas

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{{Character
 |name=Roxas
 |katakana=ロクサス
 |romaji=Rokusasu
 |fr=Roxas (Ennemi)
 |image=[[File:Roxas (Dual Wield) KHII.png|350x400px]]
 |game1=Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
 |type=Organization XIII
 |spec=NobodyBoss
 |s1=Roxas's Data Rematch
 |s2=Data-Roxas
 |s3=Shadow Roxas
 |REability=Double Strike
 |desc=Doubles the damage dealt by an attack card.
 |duration=20 attacks
 |CP=99
 |COMget=[[Twilight Town]] [[Room of Rewards]]
 |KH2HP1=1300
 |KH2EXP=0
 |KH2loc1=The World That Never Was
 |KH2LV1=50
 |KH2phys=×1.0
 |KH2fire=×0.25
 |KH2bliz=×0.25
 |KH2thun=×0.25
 |KH2dark=×0.25
 |KH2neut=×0.25
 |KH2reward='''Sora:''' Max HP +5, [[Combo Master]], [[Two Become One]]<br>Secret Ansem Report 8
 |KH2world=The World That Never Was
 |FM2ex=*
 |KH2battlename=The Other Promise
 |KH2battlefile=The Other Promise KHIIFM.ogg
}}
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{{Character
 |name=Roxas
 |katakana=ロクサス
 |romaji=Rokusasu
 |image=[[File:Roxas (Dual Wield) KHII.png|350x400px]]
 |game1=Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
 |type=Organization XIII
 |spec=NobodyBoss
 |s1=Roxas
 |KH2HP1=3168
 |KH2EXP1=0
 |KH2loc1=Radiant Garden
 |KH2enc1=Garden of Assemblage
 |KH2LV1=99FM
 |KH2phys=×1.0
 |KH2fire=×0.25
 |KH2bliz=×0.25
 |KH2thun=×0.25
 |KH2dark=×0.25
 |KH2neut=×0.25
 |KH2reward=Magic Boost
 |KH2world=Radiant Garden
 |FM2ex=*
 |KH2battlename=The Other Promise
 |KH2battlefile=The Other Promise KHIIFM.ogg
}}
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'''[[Roxas]]''' is a boss in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'' at [[The World That Never Was]].

==Strategy==
===''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix''===
Roxas possesses higher than average resistance to non-physical elements, and as such, Sora should not rely on offensive magic other than Reflect in this fight for defensive purposes. Even if Reflect deals damage to Roxas, it will only deal roughly 1/10th worth of damage to one of Roxas's HP bar. Roxas has two movement speeds: a slow guarded trot with his Keyblades up, and gliding across the battlefield in a trail of light at extremely high speeds, equitable to Larxene's dash.

The battle will always begin with Sora directly in his attack range. Just as the battle commences, Roxas will immediately use a variation of Whirlwind Swing that covers a large portion of the field, buffering the beginning animation while the cinematic camera is still craning behind [[Sora]], slightly before the player gains control. This attack can be fairly easily circumvented by guarding, dodging, casting [[Reflect]], or even jumping at the right time. If improperly evaded and assuming the attack is not lethal, the late hitboxes cause very short hitstun, but will push Sora very far back, making it nearly impossible to counterattack. 

After the initial attack, he will run behind Sora and use either Aerial Spin Swing, Whirlwind Swing, or Continuous Swing. Watch for the Continuous Swing attack, as guarding the final dash attack causes Roxas to stagger back and stake his Keyblades in the ground in order to regain his balance, during which Sora has multiple seconds to start attacking. Guarding twice against the first portions of Continuous Swing is enough in order to prepare to block the final charge in order to properly stagger Roxas.

Roxas may use Duel Attack every now and again, and when caught by it, a cinematic duel between Sora and Roxas begins, which is very similar to the [[Samurai]]'s Duel Stance [[Reaction Command]]. Once the duel has begun, the command menu will go blank, after which "The End" will appear in a random slot. This must be selected within the extremely stringent time limit of 0.8 seconds. If successful, Sora strikes first, sending Roxas into the air and stealing his Keyblades. If failed, Roxas cleaves downward through Sora, who takes significant damage. Roxas initiates this sequence by dashing toward Sora, and it will automatically occur if he touches him. Regardless, the duel can be avoided by repeatedly Reflecting, or by jumping and staying afloat for a few seconds with Air Dodge or Glide, after which Roxas will switch tactics. Unlike Duel Stance, Duel Attack does not technically count as a Reaction Command because Sora cannot choose whether to opt into it with {{button|t}} and must actively avoid it, making it just as akin to Duel Stance as Lexaeus's cinematic grab attacks.
[[File:Versus Roxas KHIIFM.png|thumb|right|Roxas battling against Sora within the [[Station of Serenity]].]]

When Duel Attack is completed successfully, Sora will wield Roxas's stolen Keyblades in conjunction to his own. Roxas's Keyblades will react depending on Sora's actions, not just his attacks, such as spiraling around him during ground combos or piercing through Roxas from multiple directions during combo finishers. However, this may also cause Roxas to retaliate sooner as more specific types of hits are landed on him, so be wary. Eventually, he'll perform his Instant Recapture Attack and inevitably reacquire his stolen Keyblades, so while Sora has Roxas's Keyblades in his possession take advantage of the situation in a careful and quick manner, dealing as much damage on him as possible while avoiding retaliation. When Roxas attempts to retake his Keyblades, Sora can quickly use Reversal to escape his counterattack, but failure will result in Roxas knocking Sora away for heavy damage. Either way, both results will end up with Roxas regaining his Keyblades.

After a quarter of his health is gone, Roxas gets even more aggressive. Duel Attack is used less frequently, and Roxas also adds several light-based elements and extra beams during several of his actions, causing him to have a more erratic attack range. Be on guard and do not try to block on misjudgment if possible (due to the light beams being unblockable), as Roxas's physical moves can still be blocked and countered normally.

However, regarding moves that come with the beams, it's possible to have Roxas turn around if Sora ends up behind him, altering the locations of the beams and allowing for easier room to block his physical attacks. Blocking any of his physical moves will at least always allow Sora to bypass his beams with Guard's invincibility from successful blocking.

After reaching 75% HP, 40% HP, and then randomly thereafter, Roxas will use his Keyblade Release attack. It is unblockable with the standard Guard, and must be either Reflected or dodged in some way, most reliably by moving along the edge of the arena in a circle. For the duration of the attack, an array of short lasers circle underneath Roxas like a protective cage, and he is also completely intangible. Also after being reduced to 75% HP, Roxas will begin using Spot Beam during his other attacks.

Once he is down to 40% of his HP, Roxas enters his desperation state will use his Keyblade Release attack frequently, and light beams will even be launched simply from him dashing around.

If Roxas is knocked into the air when reaching his retaliation point/Revenge Value, he will normally retaliate with an Aerial Spin Swing, but may instead go for his Keyblade Throw combo. This makes triggering his Revenge Value rather dangerous since the latter revenge move is very hard to see coming and is near-instantaneous.

However, having Roxas reach his Revenge Value on ground has him retaliate with random moves if Sora lets up on his assault somehow, especially during the later phases after using his desperation move, Keyblade Release. This also can cause his later phase in general to also be very hard to predict, thus purposefully dropping combos in order to have him keep looping with either Whirlwind Swing, Continuous Swing or Aerial Spin Swing is often a solid strategy to safely damage him; his Keyblade Release will not trigger as a result if Sora can keep punishing him and then cutting his combos just short of reaching Revenge Value (one combo finisher is enough to not trigger it).

====Data Rematch====
[[File:Versus Roxas's Replica Data KHIIFM.png|thumb|right|Roxas's Replica Data appears before Sora in the [[Garden of Assemblage]].]] 
In the data rematch, Sora should use exactly the same strategy he used when taking down his Nobody in the World that Never Was, but there are some differences, apart from Roxas's higher HP.

Roxas retaliates sooner from Sora's combos, and can now retaliate after just one finisher, though it may be hard to tell if Sora has Finishing Pluses and uses them on his Nobody. The projectiles in Keyblade Release now fly at faster speeds, requiring Sora to use '''Glide''' ('''Quick Run''' and '''Dodge Roll''' are not as advised due to the recovery on such movement options) to evade them.

Furthermore, said retaliations/Revenge moves can now involve Roxas's Keyblade Throw under certain circumstances, which tends to be near-instant and can allow Roxas to extend into a full combo if he even merely clips Sora with this attack. This can easily lead to a huge chunk of damage if not foreseen with a well-timed invincibility option.

The best strategy is to activate (and win) his Duel Attack whenever possible to steal the Oathkeeper and Oblivion and bombard Roxas continuously, preventing him from using his best retaliation/Revenge attacks as often as possible. As long as Sora heals when necessary, the battle can be cleared with few problems.

However, his beams may cause a challenge to Sora to safely approach him should Sora steal his Keyblades, so it's wise to try and prevent triggering the Duel Attack sequence whenever possible for players who can't find a proper opening during that specific segment; purposely failing Duel Attack will just result in near-fatal damage being thrown Sora's way since he must actively avoid getting caught by Duel Attack in the first place, as well as failing the Reversal Reaction Command for whenever Roxas steals them back.

Another method is to use Limit Form and use '''Sonic Rave''' constantly; Sora will heal back the bits of damage he is dealt in between the limits, and do decent damage. '''Strike Raid''' is not advised because it puts Sora in a stationary position and has inconsistent invincibility frames; '''Infinity''' and '''Last Arcanum''', however, work wonders provided if Sora can connect onto Roxas properly, with the latter being exceptionally solid if Sora drops the extra Reaction Commands to prevent Roxas from reaching his retaliation point/Revenge Value sooner than usual (Last Arcanum only works to help bridge into another attack if the sequence stops just short of '''The End''').
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{{Atk-m|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Continuous Swing'''|連続振り|<br>Renzoku Furi}}
|(Continuous attack)
|Physical
|x1.0 or x0.25
|△
|Attacks with a combo, jumps back, then charges straight ahead with a rushing outwards dual slash that leaves behind a column of trailing light geysers in his wake.
|Can be used as a grounded Revenge Action; final strike can be deflected head-on where Roxas staggers back and plants-down both his Keyblades on each side of himself to support himself briefly. Spot Beam has the beam pillars sent towards Sora from Roxas's left and right sides alternatively for each swing. The straight ahead and shockwave slash attacks include two beam pillars sent sideways (even when the final blow is deflected).
|(Straight ahead)
|Physical
|x2.0<br>Hit 5+: x0.25
|◯
|(Shockwave)
|Neutral
|x1.5
|X
}}
{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Whirlwind Swing'''|旋風振り|<br>Senpū Furi}}
|Physical
|x1.5<br>Hits 2-3: x0.25<br>Hit 4+: x0.5
|△
|Assumes a stance and unleashes a whirlwind of light trails around himself.
|Always starts with this attack. Can also be used as a separate attack. Spot Beam has six beam pillars gathered around him and sent in multiple directions.
}}
{{Atk-m|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Aerial Spin Swing'''|空中回転振り|<br>Kūchū Kaiten Furi}}
|(Spin)
|Physical
|x1.0<br>Hit 2+: x0.25
|△
|Falls forward while spinning vertically.
|Can be used as one of his midair Revenge Actions. Spot Beam has six beam pillars sent forward, side to side along with him.
|(Landing)
|Physical
|x1.5<br>Hit 2+: x0.5
|△
}}
{{Atk-m|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Keyblade Throw'''|キーブレード投げ|<br>Kīburēdo Nage}}
|(Weapon)
|Physical
|x1.0<br>Hit 2+: x0.5
|△
|Quickly approaches Sora, throws weapons as stationary frontal boomerangs as he glide-floats (akin to [[Final Form]]), then retreats. Repeats this sequence two times when Roxas is above 40% HP. When below 40% HP, he repeats this sequence five times instead, quickly approaches again, swings weapons around, then unleashes a dark power aura burst from his body. Only used after Keyblade Release has been used, but may also be triggered during the first phase of his Data Rematch.
|Can be used as one of his midair Revenge Actions. Spot Beam has two beam pillars traveling in circles around Roxas's attack, but none appear when Roxas uses his dark power. The dark power explosion resembles [[Equilibrium Burst]].
|(Dark power)
|Neutral
|x1.5<br>Hit 2+: x0.5
|△
}}
{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Counterattack'''|カウンター攻撃|<br>Kauntā Kōgeki}}
|Physical
|x1.0<br>Hit 2+: x0.25<br>Hit 3+: x0.5
|△
|Quickly charges straight ahead and sweeps with weapons. Only used if interrupted and left unharmed after a Continuous Swing.
}}
{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Duel Attack'''|デュエル攻撃|<br>Dyueru Kōgeki}}
|Physical
|x2.5
|X
|Roxas attacks Sora as both characters pass by each other.
|Used when Roxas moves rapidly towards Sora. Sora's commands change to ?; after a few seconds, one changes to {{nihongo|"The End"|ジ・エンド|Ji Endo}}. If The End is selected, Sora launches Roxas in the air and steals his Keyblades which attack along with Sora (see the table below for more details), and Roxas can then only use Arranged Beam and Recapture Attack. No penalty applies if ? is selected. If some time passes after The End is displayed, Sora is struck by Roxas's attack.<!--Needs filling in the duration until The End appears, and the duration between that and Roxas's attack.-->
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{{Atk-m|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Recapture Attack'''|奪還時攻撃|<br>Dakkan-ji Kōgeki}}
|(Beam pillar)
|Neutral
|x1.0
|X
|Surrounds the area in beam pillars and attacks with reclaimed weapons.
|Only used while Sora has stolen Roxas's Keyblades.
|(Weapon)
|Physical
|x2.5
|X
}}
{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Spot Beam'''|スポットビーム|<br>Supotto Bīmu}}
|Neutral
|x1.0
|X
|Sends out beam pillars while using various attacks and moving rapidly; the amount and direction of the pillars depends on the action taken.
|Refer to the attacks mentioned above for more details. Starts using Spot Beam along other attacks when below 75% HP, and while dashing when below 40% HP.
}}
{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Arranged Beam'''|配置ビーム|<br>Haichi Bīmu}}
|Neutral
|x1.0
|X
|Sends out multiple beam pillars in various patterns.
|Only used while Sora has stolen Roxas's Keyblades. Roxas can then only use this attack until he performs his Recapture Attack. <br>The patterns include:<div style{{=}}"text-align:left">
*Roxas starting by summoning five beam pillars rotating around him while expanding the radius.
*Sending four or five beam pillars forwards or in various directions.
*One spot firing five beams in various directions and angles to the ground.
*Four or five beam pillars summoned around Sora and closing in.
</div>
}}
{{Atk|col=3|{{nihongo|'''Keyblade Release'''|キーブレード解放|<br>Kīburēdo Kaihō}}
|Neutral
|x1.0
|X
|Floats above the centre of the circle of beam pillars, changes the background scenery, then sends out 14 total homing light orbs from both weapons.
|Only used when at 75% HP, 40% HP, and below. Roxas is invincible during the attack. The pillar beams can damage Sora as well.
}}
{{Atk-c|note=Roxas is invincible when moving rapidly.}}
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{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Reversal'''|スライドターン|<br>Suraido Tān|lit. "Slide Turn"}}|—|—|Can be used 0.3-0.8 seconds after the screen changes to show Roxas approaching Sora from behind. Only occurs while Sora has stolen Roxas's Keyblades.<br>Quickly circle around Roxas, dodge his Recapture Attack, and mislead him for an instant. Roxas will always recover his Keyblades regardless of your success.}}
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{|border="1" cellspacing="0" width="900px"
|-style="text-align:center; {{style|kh2|a}}; font-size:12px;"
!style="width:40%" colspan="4"|Attacks added by the stolen Keyblades
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|-style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|colspan="4"|While Sora wields [[Oathkeeper and Oblivion]] after using The End against Roxas's Duel Attack, the two Keyblades will perform an additional attack in a corresponding manner when Sora either attacks or performs some of the Growth Abilities, making it easier to stagger Roxas.
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|-style="text-align:center; {{style|kh2|b}}; font-size:11px;"
!style="width:20%"|Sora's Attacks and Moves
!style="width:10%|Element
!style="width:10%|Power
!style="width:60%|Keyblades' behavior
|-
|-style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|Basic swinging techniques<br>'''[[Last Arcanum]]'''<br>'''[[Infinity]]'''<br>'''[[Quick Run]]'''<br>'''[[Aerial Dodge]]'''
|rowspan="5"|Neutral
|rowspan="4"|x0.1
|Rotate around Sora.
|-
|-style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|Basic thrusting techniques
|Rotate in front of Sora.
|-
|-style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|'''[[Sonic Rave]]'''
|Rotate around Sora while expanding the radius.
|-
|-style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|'''[[Strike Raid]]'''
|Fly away along with the thrown Keyblade.
|-
|-style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|At the end of various finishers
|x0.25
|4 to 8 beams are fired at Roxas.<br>(Resembles [[Mirage Thrust]])
|}

===''Kingdom Hearts coded''===
''Main Article: [[Game:Data-Roxas]]''

==Videos==
{| class="video"
|'''Roxas – ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'''''
|'''Roxas's Replica Data – ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'''''
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| {{#widget:YouTube|id=jamTaw2p8Lk|width=320|height=240}}
| {{#widget:YouTube|id=7JB8RThL4Fo|width=320|height=240}}
|}

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