Veil Lizard

The Vanish Lizard (バニッシュリザード) is a Heartless boss which appears in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Appearing in front of the Old Mansion in Twilight Town, it resembles a gray, striped Stealth Sneak or Sneak Army. It appeared before Roxas and Axel as the two Nobodies explored Twilight Town. Vanish Lizard is fought on day 74.

Strategy
The Vanish Lizard is no laughing matter in battle, as this battle is two fights in one. At the start of the first match, immediately Lock-On. While your first instinct would be to rush forward and attack, use caution as the Boss will knock you away with a swing of its tail. It will turn invisible from time to time, so continue swinging the Keyblade, and it will reappear. As its HP diminishes, the Vanish Lizard's eyes will glow. Beware of the lasers that it fires from them! After a few more attacks, a cutscene interrupts the battle, starting the second phase of the fight.

At the start of the second phase, the Vanish Lizard is back to full health. From this point forward, the Heartless will use its long tongue and claws to deal damage. It will continue to turn invisible, making it difficult to land an attack. Lasers are also still fired from its eyes. Any other attacks the Heartless Boss uses in this match are the same as in the first fight, so you should already know how to dodge them.

As usual, bring as many healing items as possible into this battle. Be sure to use your Limit Break, and also equip the Fire Spell for when you need to put some distance between yourself and the Vanish Lizard. Axel will aid you in this fight, but the Heartless Boss's special ability does cause some of your attacks to miss.

Worlds Fought

 * Twilight Town

Trivia

 * While the Vanish Lizard is similar in many ways to the Stealth Sneak and the Sneak Army, it is of a different coloration. It also lacks a horn on its nose. The spikes on its back are also considerably the longest in its family of Heartless.
 * The Vanish Lizard is the only chameleon - like Heartless to use its long tongue as a weapon.
 * The Vanish Lizard is one of the few Heartless to actually roar.
 * While the Stealth Sneak and Sneak Army begin their battles invisible, the Vanish Lizard does not. Instead, it repeatedly vanishes throughout the fight.

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