Lance Soldier

The Lance Soldier is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts II.

Design
A Lance Soldier is a tall, skinny, humanoid Heartless with a spherical, black head with glowing yellow eyes. Its hour glass-shaped helmet, armored boots, breastplate, and gauntlets are all orange. The top of the helmet sports a short, curled, orange antenna on it. It also seems to wear black pants. Its Heartless emblem is on its breastplate. The soldier’s lance is black with a silver, riveted base. Its handle is black and has a spiked ring around its center. The base of the lance sports two curled, silver protrusions that resemble ears or horns. The lance has a jagged-toothed maw and angular, spiral, red "eyes".

In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, the Lance Soldier's helmet, gauntlets, and boots are silver. Its breastplate and pants are dark violet, and its antenna is red. The lance is yellow with a dark blue base and orange spiral "eyes".

The Lance Soldier's name may reference the fact that the lance and soldier are two independent beings that act together, or simply that the Heartless is a soldier that uses a lance as a weapon.

Attacks

 * Rush Attack: Charge and lance-pierce
 * Reckless Lancing: Run wildly around with lance waving madly

Strategy
The Lance Soldier is not too overly difficult to defeat, but its attacks are quick and can sometimes be hard to defend against. In addition, it has an attack that renders it invulnerable to magic and most normal attacks, while it zips around the area at high speed. When it utilizes this move, it can become quite a threat. The best technique is to simply use the reaction command. If timed quickly enough, the player can get away with little or no damage and slice out the majority of the enemy's health bar. If the Heartless does not use this attack, Blizzard and Thunder magic can be an efficient way to take the enemy out, provided the player has enough MP reserved.