Game:Vexen

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Vexen
Japanese	ヴィクセン
Rōmaji	Vikusen
Type	Organization XIII
Game	Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
Variations • Vexen's Absent Silhouette • Vexen's Data Rematch
KHCOM tracks Battle theme - The 13th Struggle

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
3F	B10F		1120		3		975
10F	B3F		1120		15		4125
11F	B2F		1120		20		5700
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		Absorb		x0.5		x0.5
Stun		Percentage				Stop
△		X				X
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
X		◯		X		X
Rewards
10th floor Mega-Ether (Value of 4) 11th floor Vexen Enemy Card
World(s)
Castle Oblivion, Twilight Town
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Auto-Life			1 use				60 CP
Description
Revives you automatically when your HP reaches 0. Only a small amount of HP is restored. Immune to ice, but stunned by fire.

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
3F	B10F		1090		818		6		575
10F	B3F		1250		938		17		3525
11F	B2F		1460		1095		18		5700
Physical		Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0		x0.5		Absorb		x0.5		x0.5
Stun		Percentage				Stop		Warp
△		X				X		X
Bind		Confuse		Terror		Magnet		Freeze
◯		X		X		△		X
Duel Stats			No. of Cards					Time
			5 cards					6 s
Rewards
10th floor Freeze 11th floor Vexen Enemy Card
World(s)
Castle Oblivion, Twilight Town
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Auto-Life					1 use			60 CP
Description
Revives you automatically when your HP reaches 0. Only a small amount of HP is restored. Immune to ice, but stunned by fire.

Vexen
Japanese	ヴィクセン
Rōmaji	Vikusen
Type	Organization XIII
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Variations • Vexen • Vexen's Data Rematch
KHII tracks Battle theme - The 13th Reflection

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Agrabah		1500	45		26	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.5			×0.25
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
Sora: Armor slot Donald: Max HP +3 Goofy: Max HP +4 Road to Discovery, Lost Illusion (100%)
World(s)
Agrabah

Shield
Japanese	盾
Rōmaji	Tate
Type	Construct
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
KHII tracks Battle theme - The 13th Reflection

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Agrabah		100	45		26	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0	×0			×1.0
World(s)
Agrabah

Clone Sora
Japanese	クローンソラ
Rōmaji	Kurōn Sora
Type	Construct
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Variations • Shadow Sora • AntiSora • Sora-Heartless
KHII tracks Battle theme - The 13th Reflection

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Agrabah		LV1: 100 LV2: 160 LV3: 250 LV4: 350 LV5: 450	45		26	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.5			×1.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×4
World(s)
Agrabah

Vexen
Japanese	ヴィクセン
Rōmaji	Vikusen
Type	Organization XIII
Games	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Variations • Vexen • Vexen's Absent Silhouette
KHII tracks Battle theme - The 13th Reflection

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Garden of Assemblage		2715	86		51	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.5			×0.25
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
Lost Illusion (100%)
World(s)
Radiant Garden

Shield
Japanese	盾
Rōmaji	Tate
Type	Construct
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
KHII tracks Battle theme - The 13th Reflection

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Garden of Assemblage		181	86		51	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×0			×0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×0	×0			×1.0
World(s)
Radiant Garden

Clone Sora
Japanese	クローンソラ
Rōmaji	Kurōn Sora
Type	Construct
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
Variations • Shadow Sora • AntiSora • Sora-Heartless
KHII tracks Battle theme - The 13th Reflection

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Radiant Garden Garden of Assemblage		LV1: 181 LV2: 290 LV3: 453 LV4: 634 LV5: 815	86		51	0
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.5			×1.5
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.5	×0.5			×1.0
Rewards
MP prize (3) ×4
World(s)
Radiant Garden

Vexen is fought as a boss in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, and Kingdom Hearts Union χ. First appearing to Riku in hopes of recruiting him to help accomplish his goals, Vexen instead was defeated and obtained valuable combat data he would later use to test Riku and even Sora in the form of the Riku Replica. His "product of pure research" dubbed a failure by Marluxia, Vexen later appeared before Sora to prove himself and his strength to his traitorous fellow Nobody. He then craftily lured Sora to the memory-based Twilight Town for a second battle, hoping to ruin the rebellious Marluxia, Axel, and Larxene's plans to take over the Organization at the same time. This attempt led to Vexen's own elimination, however, at Axel's hand, the Nobody appearing to Sora a year after these events transpired as both an Absent Silhouette and a Data Rematch.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

First battle

At the beginning of the battle, Sora should immediately begin to attack Vexen, but take note that he will Guard against all frontal attacks and must be hit from behind. Be careful not to abuse Sleights, as this will rapidly deplete the number of usable Cards in Sora's deck, possibly making Vexen's attacks harder or nearly impossible to Card Break. Any Friend Cards should be saved for Sleights or singular usage if they are of high value. It may be wise to equip the Enemy Card Oogie Boogie, Captain Hook, Jafar, or Maleficent cards. Each of these will either make attacking Vexen easier or aid Sora in terms of HP and survival. Sora should also use the Fire Raid sleight by stocking one Fire and two attack cards, boosted by the Red Nocturne card to do heavy damage on Vexen. When the latter is used from the farthest distance it can reach, it may land extra hits for more damage.

Should Vexen activate an Attack Card, he will perform a single slash with his Frozen Pride. This can be dodged with simple run or Dodge Roll. If Vexen plays a magic card, he'll shoot a Blizzara spell at Sora. This attack is easily dodged, especially with Dodge Roll. Vexen will also only have access to one Sleight, Freeze. When this sleight is executed, Vexen will attempt to freeze Sora in a block of ice, slowly dealing damage to Sora as he's trapped. A well-timed run or Dodge Roll can be used to avoid the ice block, but should Sora get captured, he will have to struggle by pressing the directional inputs for the ice to break. Vexen repeats these tactics throughout the battle, so the same strategies can be used each time.

Second battle

During the second battle with Vexen his HP remains the same, but he now has new sleights to use against Sora. The Blizzara and slash attack will return, as well as the Freeze sleight. The same strategies can be used to avoid them. The same enemy cards used to help Sora win the first battle with Vexen will likely be useful in this battle as well.

The first of Vexen's new sleights is Iceburn. This sleight causes Vexen to create pools of slippery ice on random areas of the battlefield. When Sora steps on them, his speed will be reduced and he will merely trip. Careful maneuvering can be used to avoid the ice pools. Vexen also may use Ice Needles, a sleight that causes icicles to rise from the ground as they follow Sora. These icicles will not stop until they hit or until the Sleight runs its course, so it is best to keep at a constant run to avoid the icicles. He is also able to revive himself once using his Vexen Enemy Card, but this can be avoided by using the Parasite Cage enemy card.

The same strategy of using Fire-based attacks and sleights can be used.

Reverse/Rebirth

The battle against Vexen in Reverse/Rebirth is mostly similar to Sora's second battle, but Vexen has access to a new sleight, Diamond Dust, which creates an ice storm that covers the entire battlefield. It is important to Card Break this sleight in order to avoid it, but overall, Vexen can easily be defeated using Dark Mode's powerful attacks. Vexen is also able to revive himself once using his Vexen Enemy Card, but this can be avoided by using the Parasite Cage enemy card, if Riku has visited Monstro before this battle.

Deck

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
	Attack Card	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	14
	Magic Card	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	14
	Mega-Ether	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
	Elixir	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
	Enemy Card	—

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
	Attack Card	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	16
	Magic Card	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	3	2	3	17
	Mega-Ether	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5
	Elixir	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	6
	Enemy Card A	—
	Enemy Card B	—
	Enemy Card C	—

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
	Attack Card	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	12
	Magic Card	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	12
	Mega-Ether	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
	Elixir	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
	Enemy Card A	—
	Enemy Card B	—
	Enemy Card C	—

Attacks

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Cards
Shield Blow (シールドブロウ, Shīrudo Burou)		Physical	—	x0.8
		Vexen strikes with his shield while gliding forward.
Blizzara (ブリザラ, Burizara)		Ice	—	x1.0
		Vexen emits cold air that flies in a parabolic curve. When the cold air hits a target or the ground, it turns into crystal.
Freeze (フリーズ, Furīzu)		—	Freeze (5s)	1 HP damage every 2/15th of a second	+ +
		Vexen generates an ice block at the opponent's location.
Ice Needle (アイスニードル, Aisu Nīdoru)		Ice	—	x1.5	+ +
		Ice needles appear from the ground one after another, tracking the opponent. The attack stops early once it hits.
Iceburn (アイスバーン, Aisubān)		—	—	—	+ +
		Used only against Sora in the second fight. Vexen freezes the ground in three places. When Sora moves over the frozen ground, he slips and falls.
		The frozen ground spots disappear 10 to 20 seconds after the sleight, depending on their size. Whenever Vexen uses Iceburn again, the new frozen ground spots replace the previous ones if present.
Diamond Dust (ダイヤモンドダスト, Daiyamondo Dasuto)		—	—	1 HP damage every 1/4th of a second	+ +
		Used only against Riku. Vexen summons a blizzard that gradually reduces Riku's HP for 4 seconds.
Mega-Ether (メガエーテル, Mega Ēteru)		—	—	—
		Instantly reloads all Magic Cards.
Elixir (エリックサー, Erikkusā)		—	—	—
		Instantly reloads all Attack Cards and Magic Cards.

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

Vexen in the first fights in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.

First battle

In comparison to the other bosses Sora has faced thus far, Vexen will be the most difficult to overcome. He has a great amount of HP, and the fact that he blocks all frontal attacks can make landing a perfect combo a difficult task. Keep in mind Ca