Wizard

The Wizard (ウィザード) is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

Wizards are one of the enemies Sora encounters on the balconies of Hollow Bastion. It is one of the two Heartless in its family to not have a name referring to a color and a form of music (the other is the Bookmaster).

Wizards are masters of magic. Unlike their relatives, which only use one form of magic, Wizards use all but three types. They use Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, and Gravity magic; but they don't use Cure, Aero, and Stop magic (and in terms of the games as a whole, they don't use Reflect and Magnet either). They additionally have the ability to teleport. Wizards may be found most commonly in Hollow Bastion, but are also a common appearance in Wonderland after the castle's keyhole is revealed.

Design
A Wizard has a small torso and thin upper arms, but very wide, three-fingered forearms and hands. Its upper body and arms are covered by a high-collared, purple coat with a Heartless emblem on the chest and thin, white lining at its bottom. It sports a violet, wide-brimmed, conical hat with a thin, curled tip that resembles a stereotypical witch hat as well as the hat worn by Donald Duck in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. It also wears a small, gold belt around its waist, over the coat, and a lavender robes underneath it that hides its feet and legs. Its head is a black sphere and it has glowing yellow eyes. A Wizard always holds a staff known as the Wizard's Relic. Unlike most Heartless, the Wizard did not gain a new coloration in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix.

The Wizard’s name is a clear reference to wizards, referencing its magical prowess.

Abilities
Wizards use all forms of magic except Cure, Aero, and Stop. They also teleport around the battlefield and cast from far away. They cannot be harmed by most magic, and instead absorb the spells and go into a frenzy of casting. This can be countered if close, and will result in no damage.

Trivia

 * The Wizard and the Defender are the only two Heartless in Kingdom Hearts that may drop a weapon when they are defeated.