Shield

Shields are Goofy's and Vexen's weapon of choice in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Goofy
Goofy is the captain of the Royal Knights at Disney Castle but he dislikes violence so he uses a shield as a weapon. There are many shields that Goofy can use throughout the Kingdom Hearts series. There are three different types of shields "Attacking", "Mixed", and "Defensive":


 * Shields for attacking are smaller, have a faster attack speed and do greater damage. Example: Gigas Fist.
 * Defensive shields have higher power upgrades, and are larger. Example: Chain Gear.
 * Mixed Shields have more evenly distributed upgrades for defense and attack. Example: Herc's Shield.

Shields bought from Item Shops don't have any special abilities. However, in Kingdom Hearts II, Shields dropped by certain enemies will give Goofy special abilities. For instance, the Nobody Guard shield (obtained occasionally by defeating Gamblers) will grant Goofy the Hyper Healing ability. This is useful if the Ability points are needed for something else.

Vexen
Vexen, like Goofy, carries a shield as a weapon and his main weapon is a pointed blue and silver shield named Frozen Pride. His shields tend to take the name of a glacial period or of a scientific description or term. He has been seen to have high defensive and offensive skills when wielding his shield. His shield, Frozen Pride, has even been shown to have a health bar of its own in the data battle in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. His "joke weapons" are Pot Lid and Snowman, in which Pot Lid is just the lid of a pot and Snowman is a shield that has a snowman in front of a snowflake. He can equip Frozen Pride with the Zero Gear.