Reaction Endurance
Sandbox notes: - Is this a thing in BBS?
Reaction Endurance (リアクション耐久値 Riakushon Taikyū-chi) is a combat mechanic in the Kingdom Hearts series. It determines how many hits an enemy will take before flinching or being blown away.
Enemies begin encounters with a certain amount of Reaction Endurance. Each attack that hits the enemy decreases their Reaction Endurance by a certain amount, which is referred to as the attack's Reaction Value (リアクション値 Riakushon-chi). When an enemy's Reaction Endurance reaches 0, they will finch or be blown away.
Mechanics
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, every enemy and Spirit has a hidden Reaction Endurance value. Every attack landed on the target will deplete their Reaction Endurance by the attack's Reaction Value. Once a target's Reaction Endurance reaches 0, they will flinch or be blown away. If a creature with a current Reaction Endurance of 1 or greater is unharmed for at least 10 seconds, their Reaction Endurance will fully recover. If a creature with a current Reaction Endurance of 0 flinches, their Reaction Endurance will fully recover, while Young Xehanort, Xemnas, and the Spellican will also have their endurance restored after a short period of time.
Ordinary Dream Eaters have a Reaction Endurance of 1. Certain strong Dream Eaters have a Reaction Endurance of 3 or 4; this includes the Kooma Panda, Zolephant, Drill Sye, Halbird, Eaglider, Thunderaffe, Cera Terror, Tyranto Rex, Aura Lion, Pegaslick, Electricorn, Skelterwild, Keeba Tiger, Ryu Dragon, Ursa Circus, and Beatalike[KH DDD HD]. Bosses have a unique Reaction Endurance value.
Kingdom Hearts III
In Kingdom Hearts III, Reaction Endurance functions nearly identically to Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. When an enemy is hit, their Reaction Endurance decreases by the attack's Reaction Value, and the enemy will react to the blow once their Reaction Endurance reaches 0.
An enemy's Reaction Endurance is restored by 1 for every 10 seconds the enemy is not attacked. The Reaction Endurance will be completely restored if the enemy reacts (small flinches excluded), if 10 seconds pass after the endurance reaches 0, or if the enemy activates a Revenge Action.
Enemies in Armor Mode do not flinch or react regardless of their current Reaction Endurance. The Darkside, Rock Titan, Demon Tower, Demon Tide, King of Toys, Raging Vulture, and Lightning Angler also do not react. Many members of the real Organization XIII have a Reaction Endurance value of 0, but they do not flinch during attacks.
See also
Article name: Revenge? Or Revenge Action? "Revenge Value" is the most common term, but it refers to a very specific part of the mechanic, not the system as a whole.
Determines how many hits an enemy will take before retaliating
- Revenge Action (リベンジ行動 Ribenji Kōdō) - move that enemies use
- Revenge Value (リベンジ値 Ribenji-chi) - stat that attacks have
- Revenge Activation Value (リベンジ発動値 Ribenji Hatsudō-chi) - stat that enemies have
- "accumulated Revenge Value" - in-the-moment value that enemies have
Dusk, Reaper, Sorcerer, and "about half of the boss enemies"
- When enemies are attacked, revenge value of attacks accumulates
- When the accumulated value exceeds the Revenge Activation Value, a Revenge Action is immediately activated
- If even a small amount of Revenge Value is accumulated for 20 seconds, the Revenge Action will be activated regardless of the amount accumulated.
- If the accumulated Revenge Value remains unchanged for about 3 seconds (including while being hit by an attack with a Revenge Value of 0), the accumulated Revenge Value will rapidly decrease to 0
- When the enemy performs some kind of attack or takes a Revenge Action, the accumulated Revenge Value becomes zero.
Revenge Actions
- Sudden counterattack or warp away
- Enemies do not flinch while taking revenge actions
Special rules: (irresistible = cannot change the accumulated Revenge Value? Check translation)
- Dusk: Revenge Value is irresistible (huh?) for attacks with attributes other than Physical
- Reaper: Every time it uses the Revenge Action twice, the Revenge Value becomes irresistible (huh?) for 20 seconds after activation
- Demon Tower: Revenge Value is reduced from the accumulated total for Blizzard element damage
- Anti-Aqua: Revenge Value is reduced from the accumulated total for Fire element damage
- Lich:
- Every time it uses the Revenge Action twice, the Revenge Value becomes irresistible (huh?) for 12 seconds after activation
- Dark and Non-element have irresistible (huh?) Revenge Value
- Revenge value is 25% of the normal value for:
- Blizzard, Thunder, and Water in Olympus and Monstropolis
- Blizzard and Water in Toy Box
- Blizzard and Thunder in Kingdom of Corona and The Caribbean
- Thunder and Water in Arendelle
