Thunder (element)

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Thunder (サンダー, Sandā), also called Lightning (雷, Kaminari), is a recurring element that appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. The Thunder element is associated with the Lightning material and the Electrify status effect.

Kingdom Hearts

Attacks and abilities

Party members

Attack	Type	Description
Thunder Potion	Combat Ability	Use potions packed with Thunder power. [Special attack. Cost: 1 MP.]
Bolts of Sorrow	Combat Ability	Call lightning down to shock enemies. [Special attack. Cost: 1 MP.]
Thunder	Magic	Calls bolts of lightning to the target area. Consumes 1 MP.
Thundara	Magic	Calls a powerful lightning storm to the target area. Consumes 1 MP.
Thundaga	Magic	Calls a great maelstrom of lightning storm to the target area. Consumes 1 MP.
Showtime: Thunder	Summon Ability

Enemies

Enemy Attack Description Yellow Opera Rush Attack (突進攻撃, Tosshin Kōgeki) Charges its body with electricity and lunges. Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Drops lightning above the opponent's head. Aquatank Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Charges antenna with electricity and strikes nearby allies and enemies with lightning. Wizard Random Thundara (ランダムサンダラ, Randamu Sandara) Charges self with electricity and drops lightning around itself. Angel Star Thunderbolt (サンダーボルト, Sandāboruto) Fires three lightning bullets from its lower body. Pot Centipede Shock Antenna (電撃触角, Dengeki Shokkaku) Swings its electrified antennae. Jafar Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Jafar shoots a beam from his staff. Jafar (Genie) Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Fires a beam from his eyes. Ursula (Second battle) Trident Thunder (トライデントサンダー, Toraidento Sandā) Summons lightning directly above Sora. Trident Thunder Breath (トライデントサンダーブレス, Toraidento Sandā Buresu) Shoots lightning from mouth. Trident Thunder Special (トライデントサンダースペシャル, Toraidento Sandā Supesharu) Summons lightning around self. Maleficent Thundaga (サンダガ, Sandaga) Summons a purple thundercloud overhead that shoots lightning. Face Single-fire Thunder (単発サンダー, Tanpatsu Sandā) Summons lightning above Sora's head. Rapid-fire Thunder (連発サンダー, Renpatsu Sandā) Narrows its eyes, then opens them, summoning lightning around itself. Omnidirectional Spark (全方位スパーク, Zenhōi Supāku) Opens its mouth after looking up, releasing electricity around itself. Black Ballade[KH I FM] Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) Kurt Zisa Thundara Ball (サンダラボール, Sandara Bōru) Lightning bullets appear from the ground and fly towards the opponent. Thundaga Ball (サンダガボール, Sandaga Bōru) One large lightning bullet appears from the ground and flies towards the opponent. Unknown[KH I FM] Spark Wall (スパークウォール, Supāku Wōru) Xemnas summons a wall in front of him that repels attacks. Counter Attack (Right Blade) (カウンター攻撃（右手ブレード）, Kauntā Kōgeki (Migite Burēdo)) Xemnas slashes while spinning to the right. Counter Attack (Left Blade) (カウンター攻撃（左手ブレード）, Kauntā Kōgeki (Hidarite Burēdo)) Xemnas slashes while spinning to the left. Spark Bomb (スパークボム, Supāku Bomu) Xemnas fires two blue and white orbs forward. Spark Shot (Blue) (スパークショット（青）, Supāku Shotto (Ao)) Xemnas fires a small blue orb at the opponent. Spark Shot (Red) (スパークショット（赤）, Supāku Shotto (Aka)) Xemnas fires a small red orb at the opponent. Dual Blade (Blade) (二刀流攻撃（ブレード）, Nitōryū Kōgeki (Burēdo), lit. "Dual-Wield Attack (Blade)") Xemnas slashes with a sword in both hands while spinning. Dual Blade (Finish) (二刀流攻撃（フィニッシュ）, Nitōryū Kōgeki (Finisshu), lit. "Dual-Wield Attack (Finish)") Xemnas gets on his knees and sweeps the opponent off his feet with a sword in both hands. Laser Shower (レーザーシャワー, Rēzā Shawā) Xemnas wraps himself in a blue and white orb, and fires lasers around him.

Weakness and Resistance

Party members

Several accessories provide Thunder Resistance when equipped.

Equipment	Thunder Resistance	Description
Thunder Ring	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20% and slightly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Thundara Ring	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20% and raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Thundaga Ring	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20% and significantly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Element Ring	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20% and raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Three Stars	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20% and significantly raises Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Holy Circlet	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20%. Also raises max AP.
Ribbon	+20%	Reduces all elemental damage by 20%. Equip more to boost effect.
Thundagun Band[KH I FM]	+20%	Reduces lightning damage by 20%, and raises Strength and Defense. Equip more to boost effect.
Royal Crown[KH I FM]	+20%	Reduces fire, ice, and lightning damage by 20%. Raises max MP, but reduces Strength.
Ramuh Belt[KH I FM]	+40%	Reduces lightning damage by 40%, and raises max AP.

Enemies
Most bosses have a x0.50 or higher resistance to Thunder in the original Japanese version. Certain enemies can absorb Thunder attacks.
Resistance Enemy Resistance Black Fungus Deals 1 damage Rare Truffle Deals 2 damage Darkside x0.50 Leon x0.50 Guard Armor x0.50 Opposite Armor x0.50 Trickmaster x0.50 Cloud x0.50 Cerberus x0.50 Yuffie x0.50 Hercules x0.01 Rock Titan x0.50 Sabor x0.50 Clayton x0.50 Stealth Sneak x0.50 Pot Centipede x0.50 Cave of Wonders Guardian x0.50 Jafar x0.50 Parasite Cage x0.50 The Shark x0.50 Ursula (Second battle) x0.50 Lock, Shock, and Barrel x0.50 Oogie Boogie x0.25 Shadow Sora x0.50 AntiSora x0.50 Maleficent x0.50 Maleficent (Dragon) x0.50 Chernabog x0.25 Ansem, Seeker of Darkness x0.50 World of Chaos x0.50 Face x0.50 Gigas Shadow[KH I FM] x0.50 Stealth Soldier[KH I FM] x0.1 Sniperwild[KH I FM] x0.50 Neoshadow[KH I FM] x0.50 Jet Balloon[KH I FM] x0.25 Ice Titan x0.50	Immunity Enemy Resistance Yellow Opera Absorbs Green Requiem Absorbs Wizard Absorbs Angel Star Absorbs Behemoth x0 Destroyed Behemoth[KH I FM] x0 Arch Behemoth[KH I FM] x0 Queen of Hearts x0 Jafar (Genie) x0 Ursula (First battle) x0 Oogie's Manor x0 Captain Hook x0 Riku x0 Black Ballade[KH I FM] x0 Grand Ghost[KH I FM] x0 Missile Diver[KH I FM] x0 Pink Agaricus[KH I FM] x0 Sephiroth x0 Unknown[KH I FM] x0

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Attacks and abilities

Party members

Several Thunder-based abilities can be used in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories. While under the effect of Thunder Boost, Thunder attacks deal 50% more damage.

Attack	Type	Description
Spellbinder	Attack Card	A special attack card with lightning-based attacks.
Photon Debugger[KH Re:CoM]	Attack Card	A special attack card with lightning-based attacks.
Thunder	Magic Card	Magic that deals lightning damage. Stock two cards for Thundara and three cards for Thundaga.
Thundara	Magic Sleight	Shock the opposition with powerful lightning magic.
Thundaga	Magic Sleight	Fry the opposition with supreme lightning magic.
Thunder Raid	Magic Sleight	Hurl the Keyblade and inflict lightning damage.
Genie	Summon Card	Genie casts Thundara, Gravira or Stopra. Stock more than one and Genie will cast multiple spells.
Showtime Lv2	Summon Sleight	Genie randomly casts two spells chosen from Gravira, Thundara, and Stopra.
Showtime Lv3	Summon Sleight	Genie randomly casts three spells chosen from Gravira, Thundara, and Stopra.
Magic Lv1 (Thunder only)	Friend Card	Donald randomly casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Cure. Stock more than one to power up Donald's magic.[KH CoM] Donald randomly casts two spells from Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Cure. Stock more than one to power up Donald's magic.[KH Re:CoM]
Magic Lv2 (Thundara only)	Friend Sleight	Donald double-casts Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, or Cura.
Magic Lv3 (Thundaga only)	Friend Sleight	Donald double-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Curaga.
Surprise! Lv1 (Thunder only)	Friend Card	Jack casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Gravity. Stock more than one to power up Jack's magic.[KH CoM] Jack casts Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, or Gravity. Stock more than one and Jack will cast multiple, more powerful spells.[KH Re:CoM]
Surprise! Lv2 (Thundara only)	Friend Sleight	Jack double-casts Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, or Gravira
Surprise! Lv3 (Thundaga only)	Friend Sleight	Jack triple-casts Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, or Graviga.

Enemies

Enemy Attack Description Yellow Opera Rush Attack (突進攻撃, Tosshin Kōgeki) The Yellow Opera rises while covered in electricity, then swoops forward with a body slam. Thunder (サンダー, Sandā) The Yellow Opera calls down a thunderbolt on the opponent's location. Wizard Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara)[KH CoM] Lights up its staff and summons thunderbolts in a wide area in front. Random Thundara (ランダムサンダラ, Randamu Sandara)[KH Re:CoM] Jafar (Genie) Beam (ビーム, Bīmu) Fires a beam from his eyes. If the footholds are the same height, the beam will move forward along the footholds.[KH CoM] Only used when the opponent is far. Fires a ray of light from his eyes that follows the opponent for about 4 seconds. The ray can be avoided by hiding behind a step.[KH Re:CoM] Anger Beam (怒りビーム, Ikari Bīmu)[KH Re:CoM] Used immediately after lowering all footholds. Fires a ray of light from his eyes that follows the opponent for about 8 seconds. Ursula Trident Thunder (トライデントサンダー, Toraidento Sandā) Summons a blue-white light above the opponent's head, and after about 0.5 seconds, drops a lightning bolt from the light.[KH CoM] Summons 3 lightning strikes in a row directly above the opponent's head. When Ursula's HP falls below 40%, the number of lightning strikes increases to 5. The lightning strikes are difficult to avoid, unless pressing the moment the lightning strikes.[KH Re:CoM] Trident Thunder Breath (トライデントサンダーブレス, Toraidento Sandā Buresu) Only used when HP is low. Moves while shooting lightning from mouth. Hits multiple times.[KH CoM] Only used when Ursula's HP falls below 70%. Takes a deep breath, then exhales a beam of electricity for 4 seconds as it follows the opponent.[KH Re:CoM] Larxene Angry Rush (アングリーラッシュ, Angurī Rassu) Used when Larxene's HP is low. Larxene strikes four times before summoning a thunderbolt. The attack stops if Larxene misses or the attack is negated.[KH CoM] Replaces Continuous Attack when Larxene's HP is less than 50%. Larxene strikes four times before jumping in the air and summoning thunderbolts. As the attacks are delivered fast, it is impossible to escape during the attack.[KH Re:CoM] Thundara (サンダラ, Sandara) Used when Larxene has a lot of HP. Larxene summons multiple lightning strikes at Sora's location.[KH CoM] Larxene summons multiple lightning strikes at Sora's location. Difficult to dodge.[KH Re:CoM] Lightning Bolt (ライトニングボルト, Raitoningu Boruto)[KH CoM] Larxene discharges electricity from her hands. When it hits, it lifts Sora from the ground, stunning him and dealing continuous damage. Knife Throw (ナイフスロー, Naifu Surō)[KH Re:CoM] Larxene throws 4 knives forwards twice. Occassionally, she rolls back before throwing the first set of knives. The knives spread out, but can't hit Sora when jumping. Mega Volt (メガヴォルト, Mega Voruto)[KH Re:CoM] Larxene throws 8 knives into the ground, and summons lightning over a wide area. The lightning can hit 2-3 times. Blade Storm (ブレイドストーム, Bureido Sutōmu)[KH Re:CoM] Only used during the second battle. 8 electric shocks are spread along the arena. If one hits Sora, he gets lifted in the air and receives damage 4 times at 1-second intervals. If the attack is not broken, Sora will be stunned at the end.

Weakness and Resistance

Party members

Certain Enemy Card effects provide a temporary resistance to Lightning attacks, while others cause you to be stunned when hit by a Lightning attack.

Resistance

Ability	Enemy Card	Description
Second Chance	Captain Hook	Retain 1 HP after a critical hit, provided you have 2 or more HP left. Resistant to lightning Stunned by fire[KH CoM] Retains 1 HP after a critical hit, provided you have 2 or more HP left. Resistant to lightning, but stunned by fire.[KH Re:CoM]
Sleight Lock	Riku Replica	Keeps cards used in sleights available for reloading. Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning.
Sleightblind	Ansem	Conceal your stocked cards from opponents. -Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning[KH CoM] Grants Sora resistance to certain elements. Resistant to fire, ice, and lightning.[KH Re:CoM]
Quick Barrier[KH Re:CoM]	Xemnas	When receiving consecutive attacks, guards beyond the second strike. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Shot Charge[KH Re:CoM]	Xigbar	Powers up missile attacks such as Strike Raid and Fire. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Aero Guard[KH Re:CoM]	Xaldin	Activates Aero for a set time, inflicting damage to enemies who touch it. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Warp Break	Lexaeus	Obliterate enemies with the finishing blow of a combo with a high success rate. Immune to ice, and resistant to physical attacks, but weak against special attacks.
Confu-Strike[KH Re:CoM]	Zexion	Causes attacks to confuse enemy at a certain rate. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Combo Boost[KH Re:CoM]	Saïx	Boosts power with every strike with an attack card. Returns to normal when a card is broken. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Water Charge[KH Re:CoM]	Demyx	Dramatically boosts power of ice-based attacks, such as Aqua Splash and Blizzard. Immune to ice, and resistant to lightning, and special attacks Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Omni Break[KH Re:CoM]	Luxord	Breaks enemy's card no matter what the value. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks.
Double Sleight	Marluxia	Use stocked cards and sleights twice in a row. Resistant to fire, ice, lightning, and special attacks, but weak against physical attacks.
Dash	Larxene	Increase running speed. Immune to lightning Weak against special attacks[KH CoM] Increases running speed. Immune to lightning, but weak against special attacks.[KH Re:CoM]

Enemies
Certain bosses can get stunned by Blizzard attacks when using Enemy Cards.
Resistance Enemy Resistance Red Nocturne x0.50 Blue Rhapsody x0.50 Black Fungus x0.50[KH CoM] Guard Armor x0.50 Jafar (Genie) x0.50 Cloud x0.50 Trickmaster x0.50 Parasite Cage x0.50 Oogie Boogie x0.50 Ursula x0.50 Maleficent (Dragon) x0.50 Darkside x0.50 Axel x0.50 Riku Replica x0.50 Vexen x0.50 Marluxia x0.50 Marluxia (Second Form) x0.50 Marluxia (Third Form)[KH Re:CoM] x0.50 Lexaeus x0.50 Zexion[KH Re:CoM] x0.50 Zexion's Lexicons[KH Re:CoM] x0.50 Ansem, Seeker of Darkness x0.50	Weakness Enemy Weakness Sea Neon Stunned	Immunity Enemy Resistance Yellow Opera Absorbs Green Requiem Absorbs Aquatank Absorbs Screwdiver Absorbs Wizard Absorbs Hades x0 Captain Hook x0 Larxene Absorbs

Kingdom Hearts II

Attacks and abilities

The Thunder Boost ability increases damage from Thunder attacks by 20% for each ability installed.

Party members

Attack	Type	Description
Donald Thunder	Action Ability	Call down a bombardment of lightning bolts on your target! MP Cost: 10
Bolts of Sorrow	Action Ability	Conjures a barrage of thunderbolts to continually strike opponents. MP Cost: 10
Pulsing Thunder	Action Ability	Releases electricity to attack nearby enemies. MP Cost: 10
Thunder	Magic	MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM]
Thundara	Magic	MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM]
Thundaga	Magic	MP Cost: 15[KH II]/18[KH II FM]

Enemies

Enemy Attack Description Bookmaster Thunder (サンダー, Sandā