Black Ballade

The Black Ballade is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.

Design
A Black Ballade, true to its name, has a smooth, conical, black body with a Heartless emblem emblazoned on its chest. The top of its body flares outward and forms a jagged "collar" below the Heartless’s spherical, pitch black head. It also wears a conical, dark red hat with a jagged brim, white stripes decorating it, and a thin, curled tip. Like many Heartless, the Black Ballade has glowing yellow eyes. Its seemingly useless feet sport three small, thin toes.

Like many Heartless in its family, the Black Ballade's name is comprised of a color—in this case, black—and a musical term—in this case a "ballade", a one-movement musical piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities.

Strategy
When battling a Black Ballade, Sora had to watch it split into five. From those, Sora had to find the one who jumped, indicating that it was the real one. Attacking otherwise would've led to an unavoidable shock. Black Ballade Heartless are the only Heartless in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix to drop a Thunder Stone.