Air Pirate

The Air Pirate (エアパイレーツ) is an Emblem Heartless that is found in all Kingdom Hearts games.

Kingdom Hearts

 * Neverland

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

 * Neverland

Kingdom Hearts II

 * Port Royal
 * Land of Dragons

Kingdom Hearts
''Winged Heartless that mostly appear in Neverland. They are extremely combative and are hardly ever caught off guard. They attack with martial-arts-like techniques.''

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
''A winged Heartless that mostly sticks to Neverland. It's not armed, but it doesn't need to be. The Air Pirate deals a brutal punch right after its fist flashes.''

Kingdom Hearts II
''Its swiftness makes it hard to attack, so wait until it is still before attacking. Use magic to stop its movements.''

Avoid its retaliating tackling kicks by using the reaction commands!

Strategy
Air Pirates are generally easy to destroy. You can jump and use an aerial combo to destroy it, or you can use magic like Thunder, or airborne Blizzard. Back away when it starts to circle--this means it's about to attack! Another good way is to use the Reaction Command: Air Twister. To do this first hit the Air Pirate once, then get a lot of distance between Sora and the Air Pirate. Then after he does a pointing pose, he'll charge at you with a kick. That's the time to use the Reaction Command: Air Twister, which allows Sora to spin the Air Pirate around and attack surrounding enemies.

Trivia

 * In Kingdom Hearts II, the Air Pirate is the only enemy to drop the Dark Crystal, which is a necessary ingredient in synthesizing  Magic Boosts and  AP Boosts.