Ultimate Form
| Ultimate Form | ||
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| Japanese | アルティメットフォーム | 
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| Rōmaji | Arutimetto Fōmu
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| Keyblades | Ultima Weapon | |
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Ultimate Form is a Form in Kingdom Hearts III. It is triggered exclusively by Ultima Weapon and changes Sora's clothes to a design very similar to Final Form. It allows him to teleport around the battlefield and use multiple swords to overwhelm enemies with fast and powerful swipes that also possess great range.
Design[edit]
Ultimate Form is signified by Sora's clothes adorning a silvery-white and black color scheme, similar to Final Form. Black wisp-like stripes can be seen on his pant legs, as well as three white crowns on each of his sleeves.
In this Form, the Ultima Weapon Formchanges into a rainbow-colored sword with a red heart symbol near the guard. Its blade is split into two segments and is pointed towards the tip. Sora also uses several auxiliary swords that sport various gilded and ornate designs colors, both in offense and defense. Ultimate Form alters Sora's appearance in other worlds:
- In his Toy Box form, Sora's jacket turns white, while his shorts turn mostly black (diverging from Sora's regular form). The crowns and stripes are replaced by blocks in various shades of grey.
- In his Monstropolis form, Sora's jacket takes on his regular Ultimate Form appearance. His fur turns white with black stripes, and his hair turns white.
- In his The Caribbean form, Sora has crowns on his cuff links, three crowns instead of one on his hat, and his tailcoat turns white. His bandana and the inside of his coattail turn white as well, displaying a black swirl pattern similar to his trousers in his standard Ultimate Form outfit.
Mechanics[edit]
In Kingdom Hearts III, Ultimate Form is the Formchange of the Ultima Weapon Keyblade. It has a base duration of 30 seconds and a maximum combo length of 6. Its basic combos barrage the enemy with multiple blades that deal high damage. Its Teleport ability ensures that Sora will always be near the enemy when attacking, as well as providing invincibility while teleporting. Ultimate Form also comes with several powerful defensive abilities such as Second Chance, Withstand Combo, and Leaf Bracer.
When in Ultimate Form, Sora can use Air Slide on the ground when outside of combat if Dodge Roll is equipped. Sora can use Aerial Dodge both on the ground and in the air, and teleports in the direction of 
when used. If Aerial Dodge is not equipped, Sora can use Air Slide when in combat, both on the ground and in the air, even if he does not have it equipped.
The Finish command has Sora attack 15 times with countless swords flying around, then releases 7 light pillars in all directions that launch struck enemies.
Abilities[edit]
| Form Actions | |||||||||
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| Attack | Attribute | Power Multiplier |
Form Value |
Reaction Value |
Revenge Value |
Guard? | Repel LV | Status Effect | |
| Formchange Performance Attack (フォームチエンジ演出中の攻撃 Fōmuchenji Enshutsu-chū no Kōgeki) |
 Neutral
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1.5+0.4(x5) | 0+3(x5) | 1(x6) | 0+0.3(x5) | O | — | — | |
| Cross Swing & Drill Rush (十字振り&きりもみ突進 Jūji Furi & Kiri-momi Tosshin) |
Neutral
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0.4(x6) | 3(x6) | 1(x6) | 0.3(x6) | O | — | — | |
| Vertical Spin Swing & Cross Throw (縦回転振り&交差投げ Tate Kaiten Furi & Kōsa Nage) |
Neutral
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0.4(x4) | 3(x4) | 1(x4) | 0.3(x4) | O | — | — | |
| Forward Whirlwind Spin Throw (前方旋風回転投げ Zenpō Senpū Kaiten Nage) |
Neutral
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0.4(x7) | 3(x7) | 1(x7) | 0.3(x7) | O | — | — | |
| Throw several blades that spin forwards, launching struck enemies upwards. | |||||||||
| Spiral Drove | Neutral
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0.8(x4) | 7(x4) | 1(x4) | 0.25(x4) | O | — | — | |
| Summon a circle of blades that dive at the enemy like bird. (Combo finisher) | |||||||||
| Radiant Brands | Neutral
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1.6 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 | O | — | — | |
| Attack enemies from underfoot with blades of light. (Combo finisher) | |||||||||
| Circle of Light | Neutral
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2.8 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 | O | — | — | |
| Call forth blades of light that coil their way outward. (Combo finisher) | |||||||||
| Blade Barrier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Press  to guard against attacks from all directions.
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| Counter Blade | Neutral
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1.5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | O | — | — | |
Press  after a successful block to strike back at surrounding foes with blades of light. (Reprisal)
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| Finish (フィニッシュ Finisshu) |
Neutral
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0.3(x15)+6.0 | 0 | 1(x15)+5 | 0 | O | — | — | |
| Attacks 15 times with countless swords flying around, then releases 7 light pillars in all directions that launch struck enemies. | |||||||||
| Abilities | |||||||||
| Ability | Description | ||||||||
| Teleport | Instantly close the distance between you and the target. | ||||||||
| Hover | Skate along the ground. | ||||||||
| Combo Master | Continues combos even if your swings miss the enemy. | ||||||||
| Leaf Bracer | Always finish casting recovery magic, even if you are hit by attacks in the process. | ||||||||
| Second Chance | Always retain at least 1 HP if your are hit while you have 2 HP or more. | ||||||||
| Withstand Combo | Always retain at least 1 HP if you are hit while you have 2 HP or more HP. You will remain protected throughout the enemy's combo. | ||||||||
| MP Hastera | Recharge MP 20% faster when you run out. Stack the ability to increase the effect. | ||||||||
| Hidden Potential | Gain additional Strength and Magic when battling powerful foes. | ||||||||
Strategy[edit]
Ultimate Form is the strongest Formchange in terms of raw damage on its own, especially given that the Ultima Weapon comes equipped with Combo Boost and Air Combo Boost. The fast and multi-hitting nature of Ultimate Form's blades also complements Ultima Weapon's Situation Boost, giving it a supportive function in building Situation Commands for other Formchanges and Grand Magic. The attacks themselves have excellent range and have great cancel windows for blocking or dodging incoming attacks. Sora can teleport towards his targets by pressing the attack button if he is within horizontal range and his dodge will be affected based on whether or not Aerial Dodge is equipped. If equipped, Sora will perform a teleport dodge that covers a similar distance but has greater invulnerability and reaction. Should Aerial Dodge be unequipped, Sora will perform an Air Slide that covers more distance.
Ultimate Form's attacks are hard hitting and do more damage as the length goes on, but it is important for Sora to keep in mind the nature of the attacks themselves. When Sora hits enemies with Forward Whirlwind Spin Throw, he will send them flying into the air. Sora can choose to continue his combo from there with Spiral Drove, switch to another Keyblade mid combo, or supplement one of his physical attacks with any spell. Following up with Spiral Drove allows Sora to bring down aerial enemies. If too high in the air, the enemy will fall down too far for Sora to follow up with his other combo finishers. At that point, Sora should follow up with an attack that brings him down to the enemy's position such as Falling Slash or Hyper Hammer or Boom Hammer's Flying Clobber. All of Ultimate Form's attacks do physical damage only, so equipping magic boosting accessories will not add to its power.
Blade Barrier has the same benefits as a normal barrier while in Guardian Form, allowing Sora to block attacks from all angles and cannot be guard broken. Second Chance and Withstand Combo are inherent passives when in Ultimate Form and can save Sora if he has not obtained them through leveling up and he cannot be stunned while in it.
As Ultimate Form always uses the same order of attacks even if magic spells are used in the mix, using Fire to quickly use Circle of Light isn't possible. However, the use of Grand Magic is also affected, still resetting the combo sequence counter for other Formchanges, yet retaining the multipliers granted by Combo Boost, Air Combo Boost, and Magic Galvanizer, enabling to continue a combo significantly longer than usual so long the Keyblade is swapped afterwards at least once, in particular also being a good follow-up after Forward Whirlwind Spin Throw as to maximize the accuracy of the Spiral Drove that can be used right after.
Unlike other Formchanges, Vertical Spin Swing & Cross Throw and Forward Whirlwind Spin Throw are always usable regardless of the current combo sequence when Keychain swapping to Ultimate Form after any attack that isn't the last combo finisher, while other Formchanges would use an attack or a finisher depending on such factor, and end the combo if following a second combo finisher. Therefore, by swapping from another Keychain before its third combo finisher (where applicable) to Ultimate Form, performing such 2 attacks, then swapping Keychain once again, allows to extend a combo slightly further. These traits make Ultimate Form the best Formchange to maximize damage multipliers, especially when complemented with an Element Form Formchange.
Swapping Keychain after the combo counter reaches beyond 6, such as after following up a second combo finisher with Vertical Spin Swing & Cross Throw and/or Forward Whirlwind Spin Throw, leads to Standard Form and Nano Arms to use the first non-finisher short-ranged attack in their combo sequence as to end the combo, and thus shouldn't be followed up with them out of the considerable end-lag afterwards for no appropiate trade-off, additionally Second Form, Light Form, Dark Form, and Double Form in such scenarios will use their first combo finisher over their last one, unlike every other Formchange.
Infinity Circle is among the best crowd control options in the game, as it's an omnidirectional attack that can cover nearly the entire battlefield, with its multi-hit capability potentially clearing multiple waves of enemies as they spawn, and this is further enabled by Blade Barrier easing safety while charging it. However, its considerable end-lag does prevent its use as to follow up with a combo in individual battles, its high Focus Gauge cost in contrast to its single Lock count use also results on Refocuser and Elixir items being valuable to mitigate this.
The finish command is especially devastating, hitting multiple enemies around Sora before unleashing large swords of light that circle around him, but note that its vertical range isn't as good, and so it shouldn't be used if Sora is noticeably below what this'd want to hit.
Ultimate Form has no real major downside beyond the above average Revenge Value of its attacks, and is excellent for any combat scenario. Whether it is for fighting bosses or mob fights, Ultimate Form is a force to be reckoned with thanks to his enhanced attack power, magic, high mobility, and defensive capabilities.
Other appearances[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
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Sora's Ultimate Form appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an outfit variation for Sora.
| Forms |
|---|
| Drive Forms |
| Valor | Wisdom | Limit | Master | Final | Anti |
| Formchanges |
| Second | Guardian | Strike | Element | Blitz | Ultimate | Rage | Light | Dark | Double |
| Sora's other forms |
| Lion | Card | Die |
| Costumes and world changes |
| Sora | Donald Duck | Goofy | Riku | Mickey Mouse | Pete |
