Powered Armor

Powered Armor (パワードアーマー) is an Heartless from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. A relative of the Guard Armor, it is blue in coloration. Fought in the Sandlot in Twilight Town, it is a challenge for Roxas to defeat as a boss on Day 353.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
This improved version of the Guard Armor still uses the same basic tactics.

''The powerful shockwave it produces causes it to drop its head. Strike then and the body will eventually fall to pieces. Start with limbs and take them all out.''

Strategy
The Powered Armor is, true to its name, a tough boss to bring down. At the start of the Boss Fight, Lock-On and attack. Use caution, as the Heartlesss swipes at Roxas with its claws if he gets too close. While it mostly remains stationary, the Powered Armor's mighty footsteps cause shockwaves to erupt, another thing to be careful of when at close range. While it still has its legs, the Powered Armor with periodically pause, giving Roxas an opening to attack, the begin walking around, creating shockwaves (as well as swinging its arms if it has them). It will take six steps before stopping again.

When the Powered Armor's head falls off, attack repeatedly as the boss feels around blindly. It will not move at this time, so utilize attacks and magic to the maximum. If any Y-Combos are available, use them instead of combos, as they will save time and therefore do more damage. Once it finds its head, the Heartless spins its arms around it, dealing large amounts of damage if you are caught in the attack. Its limbs and body now begin to separate, attacking with a mind of their own. When only the beast's torso is left, it begins to spin around in a desperation attack. You must deplete the HP Bars of each of these limbs including the head and torso, each with 1-3 HP Bars. At this point, close combat will likely result in a quick death, so use long range high-level spells. Be cautious when using a Limit Break as the boss can still knock you out while you are attack. Powered Armor tends to get vicious towards the battle's end, so be sure to heal periodically. Do this, and the Powered Armor should fall.

It should be noted that Blocking the Powered Armor's Spinning attack will cause it's Head to fall of, leaving it wide open for further attacks for a few seconds, enough to get in a few combos and deplete around 1/3 HP Bar.

Trivia

 * The battle theme during the Powered Armor battle is "Tension Rising."

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