Editing Grim Guardianess

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 |spec=HeartlessBoss
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The '''Grim Guardianess''' is the [[Emblem Heartless]] of [[Mother Gothel]], that is found in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''. It is the final boss of the [[Kingdom of Corona]].

==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
Sensing that [[Mother Gothel]] has succumbed to [[darkness]] as she falls out of the tower window, [[Marluxia]] deems her a threat to [[Rapunzel]], whom the [[real Organization XIII]] requires as one of the [[New Seven Hearts]]. He thus creates this Heartless from Gothel's remains, forcing [[Sora]] to destroy it so that her lingering darkness would not hinder the Organization's plans.

==Design==
The Grim Guardianess is a massive tree-like Heartless. Its face is brown and wooden, with yellow eyes and a jagged mouth, while its bottom resembles a stump with scales and green markings. The Heartless insignia is present on its forehead. It is surrounded by a "mane" of green leaves, and four arms emerge from the hair, each also green and tipped with black fingers with purple fingertips.

The Grim Guardianess's name reflects Mother Gothel's grim personality and her protectiveness of the magical flower and its successor, Rapunzel. "Grim" also refers the Brothers Grimm, a pair of German academics who collected and catalogued various European folk tales including "Rapunzel." Its Japanese name, "Mad Mother," refers to her anger and status as Rapunzel's surrogate mother.

==Strategy==
The Grim Guardianess is the final boss of Kingdom of Corona, and takes place in a large open arena to fight in. It will begin the battle by spawning dark sparrows from its mouth and sending them at Sora. At close range, it will swipe at the party with its four arms. It can also spawn propellers on its wrists and charge at Sora, as well as pound the ground with its head, kicking up pollen that inflicts the [[Sneeze]] [[status ailment]]. For offense, the [[Hyper Hammer]] and [[Drill Punch]] [[Formchange]]s are good choices for their high damage. Likewise, the [[Double Arrowguns]] and [[Magic Launcher]] formchanges are good choices to fight at a distance thanks to their homing capabilities. 

After a while, the Grim Guardianess will emit a bright flash from its eyes, using it as a distraction while it climbs to the top of the tower and wall the party in with a cage of vines. From there, it will begin raining down cherry bombs on the area. Sora must look for gaps in the cages to escape and make his way to the Grim Guardianess, avoiding the bombardment, and must knock it from the tower to end the attack. At lower health, The Grim Guardianess gains a new attack. It will spawn several flowers that will trap members of the party with a vine if they wander too close. If a party member is trapped, Sora must destroy the flower to free them. If all three members are restrained, they will be trapped inside the flowers and the Grim Guardianess will rip the flowers out of the ground and throw them to the ground, dealing heavy damage.

Eventually, the Grim Guardianess will coil itself around the tower once more and bombard the area again. Sora must knock it from the tower once more. So long as Sora avoids the Heartless' attacks and heals when necessary, the Grim Guardianess will fall in due time.
;Grim Guardianess
{{Atk-o|KH3}}
{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Scratch'''|引っかき|<br>Hikkaki|}}
|Physical
|—
|2.0
|△
|2
|Scratches with its left and right hands simultaneously.
}}
{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Pollen'''|花粉|<br>Kafun|}}
|Physical
|Sneeze (100%/15s)
|2.5
|△{{note|Can be blocked from behind.}}
|—
|Slams its head into the ground and scatters pollen.
}}
{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Charge'''|突進|<br>Tosshin|}}
|Physical
|—
|2.5 per hit
|△
|2
|Spins like a drill and charges at opponents 1–3 times.
}}
{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Dark Bird'''|ダークバード|<br>Dāku Bādo|}}
|Dark
|—
|0.5 per hit
|△
|1
|Spawns several birds from its mouth and sends them at the targets.
}}
{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Call Bomb'''|コールボム|<br>Kōru Bomu|}}
|Fire
|—
|2.0 per hit
|△{{note|Can be blocked from behind.}}
|2
|Repeatedly rains down berry-shaped bombs. Only used while on top of the tower.
}}
{{Atk-c|note=After a while, Grim Guardianess's eyes emit a bright flash at the screen and goes atop the tower. During that period, it will surround Sora with circular walls with the gap being alternating between behind and in front, while using Call Bomb. After taking 120 HP of damage, it will fall off the tower.}}
;Flower Post
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{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Ivy Bind'''|ツタ拘束|<br>Tsuta Kōsoku|}}
|—
|—
|—
|X
|—
|Extends an ivy vine straight ahead and ensnares opponent; it holds on to its target for 10 seconds, then uses Pull Attack. Ensnared targets can only move around near the ensnaring Flower Stump. The ensnare is broken if a Formchange or Link is used.
}}
{{atk|col=5|{{nihongo|'''Pull Attack'''|引きこみ攻撃|<br>Hikikomi Kōgeki|}}
|Physical
|Sneeze (100%/15s)<ref>If Sora is pulled in.</ref>
|5.0
|X
|—
|If all three members of the party are restrained, they will be trapped inside the flowers and the Grim Guardianess will rip the flowers out of the ground and throw them to the ground, dealing heavy damage.
}}
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==Gallery==
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File:Grim Guardianess (Art).png|Concept art of the Grim Guardianess.
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==Video==
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! Grim Guardianess – ''Kingdom Hearts III''
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==Notes and references==
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{{HeartlessBossDirectory}}
[[Category:Kingdom of Corona]]
[[Category:Kingdom Hearts III bosses]]