Rare Vendor

Rare Vendor
Katakana	レアベンダー
Rōmaji	Rea Bendā
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Bulky Vendor

Rare Vendor
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Uncombative by nature, these large capsule Heartless will disappear after a short time. They hold rare and valuable prizes, however, and should be defeated when possible. They gain speed as they take damage. Don't let them get away!

Hearts	Munny	Stun
0	49
Mission	HP	EXP	STR/DEF
54	157	8	55
57	179	9	66
59	179	9	66
61	182	10	69
72	218	13	88
74	222	16	90
76	226	19	92
81	247	23	104
Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Aero
x0.98	x1.60	x0.60	x1.70
Ignite	Freeze	Jolt	Air-Toss
x0.50	x0.50	x0.50	x0.50
Rewards
Missions 54, 57 Iron (60%), Shield Tech (30%), Elixir Recipe (10%) Missions 59, 61 Iron (60%), Power Tech (30%), Elixir Recipe (10%) Mission 72 Bronze (60%), Frost Gem (30%), Blazing Crystal (10%) Missions 74, 76 Dark Ingot (60%), Adamantite (30%), Luck Tech (10%) Mission 81 Dark Ingot (60%), Diamond (30%), Luck Tech (10%)
World(s)
Halloween Town, Wonderland, Twilight Town, Olympus Coliseum, Neverland

The Rare Vendor is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Its main function is to provide Roxas with prizes.

Design

A Rare Vendor resembles a black and silver gashapon machine. Its rectangular, tooth-filled mouth and glowing, yellow eyes are set in the machine's base, and it uses the four red legs of the machine to move. There is a large, red knob just above the base of the machine. A huge, glass sphere with a silver cap is placed at the top of the machine. A bent, grey antenna sprouts out of the cap, and the Heartless emblem is present on the front of the sphere. The sphere itself is filled with round capsules of a variety of colors, including green, blue, orange, and pink.

The Rare Vendor's name references its scarcity when compared to most other Heartless. "Vendor" refers to the fact that it resembles a toy vending machine, specifically a gashapon machine.

Strategy

Rare Vendors are rather easy to eliminate. They are completely non-offensive, preferring to just hop around the battlefield. They appear for only a short time, however, so it is recommended that Roxas pursue it and use a combination of offensive magic and physical attacks. As Rare Vendors have little HP, they should fall in due time, but they also have a high defense. The reward for a Rare Vendor's defeat is a rare item. It should be noted that this Heartless does not release any hearts.