Imitation

This article is about the ability in Kingdom Hearts χ. You may be looking for the ability in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.

Imitation (デュプリケート, Dyupurikēto, lit. "Duplicate") is a series of techniques introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ. It allows the user to use the special attack from either the previous or next Medal.

Mechanics

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

Lesser Imitation (デュプリケート, Dyupurikēto, lit. "Duplicate") is a special attack that targets a single enemy. It costs 5 special attack gauges to perform. It unleashes the same special attack as the previous Medal, but it works only when set after a Medal.

Lesser Imitation +6 will raise Player's Reversed-based strength by 3 tiers for 1 turn if there is no Medal to imitate.

Name	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Lesser Imitation +4	5★	x1.43	x1.47	x1.51	x1.55				1
Lesser Imitation +5	6★	x1.47	x1.51	x1.55	x1.59	x1.63	x1.67		1
Lesser Imitation +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x9.53		1

Imitation (デュプリケートmini, Dyupurikēto mini, lit. "Duplicate mini") is a special attack that targets a single enemy. It costs 2 special attack gauges to perform. It unleashes the same special attack as the previous Medal, but it works only when set after a Medal.

Imitation +6 will raise Player's Upright-based strength by 3 tiers for 1 turn if there is no Medal to imitate.

Name	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
+5	6★	x1.47	x1.51	x1.55	x1.59	x1.63	x1.67		1
+6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x9.53		1

Imitation Cost↓ I (デュプリケートeco, Dyupurikēto eco, lit. "Duplicate eco") is a special attack that targets a single enemy. It costs 1 special attack gauge to perform. It unleashes the same special attack as the previous Medal, but it works only when set after a Medal.

Imitation Cost↓ I +6 will raise Player's Reversed-based strength by 3 tiers for 1 turn if there is no Medal to imitate.

Name	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Imitation Cost↓ I +5	6★	x1.47	x1.51	x1.55	x1.59	x1.63	x1.67		1
Imitation Cost↓ I +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x9.53		1

Imitation Cost↓ II (デュプリケートB eco, Dyupurikēto B eco, lit. "Duplicate B eco") is a special attack that targets a single enemy. It costs 0 special attack gauges to perform. It unleashes the same special attack as the next Medal, but it works only when set before a Medal.

Imitation Cost↓ II +6 will raise Player's Upright- or Reversed-based strength, depending on the type of Medal, by 3 tiers for 1 turn if there is no Medal to imitate.

Name	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Imitation Cost↓ II +5	6★	x1.47	x1.51	x1.55	x1.59	x1.63	x1.67		1
Imitation Cost↓ II +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x9.53		1

Learning Imitation

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

• Lesser Imitation +4 is the special attack for medal 652: Lock & Shock & Barrel^[JP].
• Lesser Imitation +5 is the special attack for medals 653: Lock & Shock & Barrel^[JP] and 1457: Beagle Boys.
• Lesser Imitation +6 is the special attack for medals 1308: Lock & Shock & Barrel^[JP] and 1458: Beagle Boys.

• Imitation +5 is the special attack for medals 711: Key Art "Sky", 712: Key Art "Bonds", and 713: Key Art "Beginning".
• Imitation +6 is the special attack for medals 1298: Key Art "Sky", 1299: Key Art "Bonds", and 1300: Key Art "Beginning".

• Imitation Cost↓ I +5 is the special attack for medals 654: Boogie^[JP], 1002: HD Riku Replica, 1459: Lion Pete, and 1521: Illustrated Dusk.
• Imitation Cost↓ I +6 is the special attack for medals 1309: Boogie^[JP], 1431: HD Riku Replica, 1460: Lion Pete, and 1522: Illustrated Dusk.

• Imitation Cost↓ II +5 is the special attack for medals 675: HD Naminé, 768: HD Xion, 781: HD Antiform Sora, 823: HD Vanitas, 971: KH II Naminé, 1485: Phantom, and 1578: Toon Naminé.
• Imitation Cost↓ II +6 is the special attack for medals 1263: HD Naminé, 1331: HD Xion, 1348: HD Antiform Sora, 1381: HD Vanitas, 1408: KH II Naminé, 1486: Phantom, and 1579: Toon Naminé