Link System

The Link System (リンクシステム) is a game mechanic that appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It allows Sora and Riku to harness the powers of the Spirit Dream Eaters in their party.

Linking with a Spirit uses up the Link Gauge, which appears below its profile sprite. If one Spirit's Link Gauge is full, a Single Link can be initiated with it, and when both active Spirits have full Link Gauges, a Dual Link can be initiated with both of them. While a link is in effect, the Link Gauge or Gauges will steadily deplete until empty, although links can be ended or interrupted prematurely.

Sora and Riku each use a different type of link with the the Dream Eaters in their party.

Link Action
Sora can join with a Spirit to execute a Link Action (リンクアクション), a special technique utilizing the Spirit's natural abilities. Many species of Dream Eater have unique Link Actions associated with them, although some techniques are shared between species.


 * Whirling Bronco (スピニングロデオ): Crash into enemies astride your Spirit. Use to steer and  to add a spin attack.
 * Fly-by Knight (エアライドボンバー): Take to the skies with your Spirit's help. Use to steer and  to attack.
 * Hammer Throw (ハンマースロー): Swing Pricklemane around like a morning star. Use to move.
 * Flame Thrower (フレムスロー): Turn your Spirit into a fireball you can throw at enemies. Use to control your Spirit after the throw.
 * Decussation (ユニゾンクロス): Sync up with your Spirit to unleash a series of fast and powerful strikes. Press to perform each strike.
 * Poison Dash (ポイズンダッシュ): Attack from inside Toximander's poison bubble. Use to move. The bubble will grow as you touch enemies.
 * Water Blaster (ウォータブラスター): Make your Spirit fire a stream of water. Use to control the stream's direction.
 * Bubble Blaster (バブルブラスター): Snipe enemies from astride Tatsu Steed. Use to turn and hold  to fire a barrage of bubbles.
 * Paw Groove (リズミックパッド): Bust a mew with your Spirit. Press the buttons shown at the right time to dance enemies to their doom.
 * Equestrian Raid (サラブレッドライド): Hitch a ride on your Spirit and charge your enemies. Use to steer and  to add a glide attack.//Race around on Thunderaffe's back and crash into enemies to deal damage. Use  to steer.
 * Swing Fling (ジャイアントスイング): Attack foes while your Spirit swings you around. Use  to steer.
 * Belly Raid (バトリングライド): Slide around atop Iceguin Ace and crash into enemies to deal damage. Use to steer.
 * Target Shot (ターゲットショット): Snipe enemies from astride your Spirit. Aim with  and successfully lock on with  to fire homing projectiles.
 * Trap Shot (トラップショット): Snipe enemies from astride Staggerceps. Aim with and fire a pincer shot with . Hit your mark to stop a foe in its tracks.
 * Cure Sun (キュアサン): Restore HP to the entire party and eliminate negative status effects with Wheeflower's help.
 * Vacuum Ghost (ゴーストバキューム): Have your Spirit slurp up surrounding enemies, deal damage, and then spit them back out. Use to move your Spirit.
 * Berserker Bronco (バーサクロデオ): Jump onto Zolephant's back and swat enemies down with a titanic trunk. Use to steer.Berserk Bronco?
 * Lucky Dice (ラッキーダイス): Cause various effects to friend and foe based on how your Spirit's dice roll.
 * Fire Blaster (ファイアブラスター): Snipe enemies from astride Tatsu Blaze. Use to turn and hold  to fire a barrage of bubbles.
 * Poison Rain (ポイズンレイン): Use Woeflower to shower enemies with toxic rain. Inflicts negative status effects on all foes.
 * Flame Raid (フレイムライド): Hitch a ride on Tyranto Rex and charge your enemies. Use to steer and  to breathe fire.
 * Ice Raid (アイスライド): Hitch a ride on Skelterwild and charge your enemies. Use to steer and  to breathe ice.
 * Tail Groove (リズミックテイル): Get your groove on with your Spirit. Press the buttons shown at the right time to dance enemies to their doom.
 * Aura Raid (オーラライド): Hitch a ride on your Spirit and charge your enemies. Use to steer and  to fire your aura.

If there are two Dream Eaters in the party with full Link Gauges, Sora can initiate a Dual Action. In most cases, the Dual Action used is determined by the Attributes of the two Spirits.

Link Style
Riku can fuse with a Spirit to initiate a Link Style (リンクスタイル), which enhances his attack combos. The Link Style used depends on the Style attribute of the fused Dream Eater.

If there are two Dream Eaters in the party with full Link Gauges, Riku can activate a Dual Style. The Dual Style used is determined by the Style attributes of the two Spirits.