List of Bosses

Bosses are common enemies in the Kingdom Hearts series. They are more difficult and often larger enemies the normal monster. Often Bosses will happen to have some kind of significant role in the storyline.

Kingdom Hearts

 * Darkside: A gigantic form of Heartless fought as the first boss, capable of summoning lesser Shadows.
 * Guard Armor: A bizarre armor seemingly possessing a will. Later, it appears as a normal enemy in coliseum challenges.
 * Card Soldier: Loyal soldier of the Queen of Hearts. Each soldier's weapons are identified by their symbol (example: Spade utilizes a Spade-ended axe, while a Heart wields a heart-ended spear.)
 * Trickmaster: A juggler-like Heartless who is capable of executing strong and wild swings, as well as being able to breathe fire.
 * Cloud: An enigmatic mercenary who wields a buster sword. Capable of using dark powers.
 * Cerberus: A three headed dog who is said to guard the door to the underworld.
 * Sabor: A vicious leopard with a bloodlust personality.
 * Clayton: A ruthless hunter who poses as a guide but schemes about capturing gorillas in the background.
 * Stealth Sneak: A chameleon-like Heartless, capable of fusing with the scenery while manipulating Clayton from behind. Appears as a normal enemy in coliseum challenges.
 * Opposite Armor: A stronger, modified form of Guard Armor. Capable of turning its main body into a cannon.
 * Pot Centipede: A series of connected Pot Spiders conjured by Jafar to create a centipede-esque Heartless.
 * Cave of Wonder's Tiger Head: A large structure of serving as the Cave of Wonder's entrance; corrupted by Heartless, the player is required to defeat it before gaining access into the cave.
 * Jafar: A King's council and a powerful sorcerer. Capable of transforming himself into a a misty orb to escape.
 * Genie Jafar: After making his last wish to be as powerful as Genie, Jafar was transformed into a red fiery demon similar to Jinn. Capable of using high level fire-based spells.
 * Parasite Cage: A parasite-type Heartless who resides in Monstro's intestine.
 * Shark: A vicious and ruthless shark who ambushes his prey before attacking.
 * Ursula: An exiled sea witch who tricked Ariel into obtaining the proof of the ruler of the seas, King Triton's trident.
 * Gigantic Ursula:After absorbing the powers of the trident, Ursula grows to gigantic proportions.


 * Lock, Shock and Barrel: Three mischievous kids who also turn out to be Oogie Boogie's henchmen.
 * Oogie Boogie: Derived from the children's horror tale, Boogie Man, a sack of bugs who enjoys gambling.
 * Mega Oogie: After he lost at the torture chamber, Oogie Boogie merges himself with his Manor, creating a gigantic version of himself.


 * Anti Sora-A doppelganger of Sora created by Riku. Capable of using all dark incarnations of Sora's attacks, and able to split into three.
 * Captain Hook: A vicious pirate whose goal is to defeat Peter Pan and the Keyblade Master.
 * Riku: Sora's childhood friend, now seduced and tainted by the Darkness.


 * Maleficent: A witch who wanted more knowledge about the Heartless and darkness's power. Capable of summoning meteors and Defenders.
 * Dragon Maleficient: After being impaled by Riku, Maleficient transform into a gigantic Dragon. Capable of spewing and controlling Green Flames.


 * Dark Riku: After he lost in the first match, Riku's jealousy allows Ansem to possess him. Utilizing a dark version Keyblade, Riku now  becomes the darkness itself.
 * Behemoth: A gigantic beast-type Heartless who appeared in the Realm of Darkness. Later appears as a normal enemy in End of the World and coliseum challenges.
 * Chernabog: A gigantic winged demon sealed in a volcanic fire pit. Capable of summoning flame pillars and breathing fire.
 * Ansem: A wise ruler of Hollow Bastion, now seduced by Darkness and turns into a human-formed Heartless. Capable of Summoning a Heartless Guardian.
 * World of Chaos: After he lost in Destiny Islands, Ansem releases all his powers and summons a large ark-typed Heartless. Capable of firing large destructive lasers.

Optional Bosses

 * Kurt Zisa-A gigantic Heartless with an Ashura-like structure. Capable of using magic to seal your magic commands and delivers dangerous combos.
 * Phantom-A eerily ghost-typed Heartless who haunts the clock tower. Immune to physical attacks unless the condition allows.
 * Sephiroth-An enigmatic man who bears a black angel wing on his back, uses a long Katana known as the Masamune in battle.
 * Ice Titan-An icicle giant who was summoned by Hades from the underworld. Capable of using high level Ice-based movements.
 * Enigmatic Man-An enigmatic man who says ambiguous words to Sora before challenging him. A vicious and powerful fighter who's capable of firing destructive lasers.(available only in Final Mix)

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
(Sora only)
 * Guard Armor- The purple floating suit of bizarre armor from Kingdom Hearts.
 * Trickmaster-A juggler-like Heartless who appeared in Kingdom Hearts.
 * Axel- This fiery, red-haired assassin wields his two chakrams expertly, but where does his affiliation lie?
 * Captain Hook-A ruthless pirate who sets out to defeat Peter Pan and his companions.
 * Cloud-An enigmatic hired assassin who wields a large sword.
 * Ursula-An exiled sea witch who wanted to rule the sea.
 * Hades-Lord of the underworld, hired numerous assassins to get rid of Hercules.
 * Maleficent-A witch who indulges herself into the study of Heartless, capable of transforming into a Black Dragon.
 * Larxene- The sadistic right-hand woman of Marluxia, she enjoyed torturing Naminé before being killed by Sora. (Sora only)
 * Vexen- An intelligent scientist, he battles with both characters but eventually is defeated in Twilight Town by Sora, and killed by Axel.
 * Lexaeus- A powerful and cruel Nobody, he is only fought once, and defeated, by Riku. (Riku only)
 * Zexion (Re:Com Only)- An Organization member with the power to identify scents. After his cohorts Vexen and Lexaeus are killed, he attacks Riku disguised as Sora, but Riku defeats him. Zexion is later killed by the Riku Replica. (Riku only)
 * Riku Replica- A recurring boss, fought 6 times in total, eventually helps Sora to conquer Castle Oblivion, but loses afterwards to the real Riku.
 * Marluxia (replica)- An amazingly well-designed fake Marluxia, this was a tough foe to bring down. (Sora only)
 * Marluxia/Nobody machine- Reminiscent of a Weapon in Final Fantasy, this mechanical, double scythe-wielding Nobody robot, controlled by Marluxia, was Sora's second challenge. (Sora only)
 * Marluxia (Re:Com only)- Sora battles Marluxia one more time on top of the Nobody robot, presenting as the last battle in Sora's Story. Sora eventually kills Marluxia in this battle. (Sora only)
 * Xehanort's Heartless- The evil in Riku's heart incarnate, he attempted to again make Riku his slave. The final battle in the Reverse/Rebirth. (Riku only)

Kingdom Hearts II

 * Seifer: The leader of Twilight Town's disciplinary group. A talented and skillful swordplayer. Also the champion in the Struggle matches.
 * Twilight Thorn: A massive Nobody who haunts Roxas in the Awakening. Capable of summoning lesser nobodies and firing thorned lighting.
 * Axel: A member of Organization XIII, utilizes a pair of chakrams and wields the element of Fire in battle. But what is his connection with Roxas?
 * Shan Yu: A ruthless character who set outs to assassinate the Chinese Emperor and claim his land.
 * Thresholder: A door that leads to the Dungeon in Beast's Castle, now corrupted and possessed by the Darkness.
 * Shadow Stalker: A round Heartless who's capable of ramming enemies with high speeds and possessing inanimate objects.
 * Dark Thorn: An aggressive beast-type Heartless evolved from Shadow Stalker. Capable of turning invisible.


 * Hades: Lord of the underworld, who, like in the original, he hired assassins to bring Hercules down, or in this case, summoned Auron.
 * Cerberus: A three-headed dog who is tasked to guard the gates to the underworld.
 * Pete: a loyal follower of Maleficent and (was) a friend of King Mickey's.
 * Hydra: A monstrous reptile-like creature with numerous heads. Summoned by Hades to distract Hercules.
 * Captain Barbossa: An undead pirate with a ruthless and bloodlust personality.
 * Illuminator: A lizard-like Heartless, summoned by Pete in Port Royal. It fights with Barbossa, and has the ability to absorb light, which was Barbossa's weakness.
 * Blizzard Lord & Volcanic Lord: A set of Heartless, summoned by Pete in Agrabah. As the name implies, one possesses the power of fire, while the other possesses the power of ice.
 * Prison Keeper: A machine-like Heartless summoned by Maleficent in Halloweentown to take down Sora and the gang. Capable of "devouring" Lock, Shock and Barrel to increase overall stats.
 * Oogie Boogie: A bug-ridden sack revived by Maleficent. Similar to the original game, his battle field contains numerous traps and devices.
 * Shenzi, Banzai and Ed: Three cunning hyenas, followers of Scar, Simba's treacherous uncle.
 * Scar: A ruthless ruler of the Pride Lands, a black lion who also happens to be Simba's uncle.
 * Hostile Program: A program created years ago in a hibernation state. Its awakening caused the Heartless Manufactory to become active again.
 * Demyx: A clumsy, carefree member of Organization XIII. In serious battles he utilizes a Sitar and wields the element of water, which, when added with his skills, makes him a force not to be reckoned with.
 * Mysterious Man: A mysterious man wielding the Soul Eater, but what is his connection with Riku?
 * Storm Rider: A dragon corrupted and transformed into a Heartless by Xigbar, no.2 of Organization XIII. Capable of using wind and storm attacks, as well as summoning thunderbolts.
 * Xaldin: A strict and ruthless member of the Organization XIII, who utilizes six lances and wields the element of wind to fight.
 * Grim Reaper: A Heartless summoned by Luxord in Port Royal to steal the cursed Aztec gold coins, utilizing a swinging scythe similar to a pendulum.
 * Jafar(Genie Form): An evil genie, now re-released and set out to gain revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment.
 * The Experiment: A creation of Dr. Finkelstein, unlike Sally, it wasn't built with a heart, and therefore its lust for a heart leads it to steal Christmas presents.
 * Groundshaker: A massive Heartless whom resembles a mammoth's skeletal structure. Created by Scar's ghost.
 * Sark&MCP: Seeing that the Hollow Bastion's data space is nearly purified and his strength weakened by Tron, the MCP gives all his remaining powers to Sark, turning him into a gigantic version of himself.
 * Roxas: An enigmatic young man who shares a resemblance to Sora. An aggressive fighter who utilizes a pair of Keyblades and wields the element of Light. But what is his connection with Sora? (Final Mix+ only)
 * Xigbar: A cocky, trash-talking member of Organization XIII, utilizes a pair of gun arrows and wields the element of space.
 * Luxord: A sophisticated member of Organization XIII who views life as a gamble. Utilizes playing cards and wields the element of time.
 * Saïx: A seemingly calm, collected member of Organization XIII with an X-shaped scar on his face. Utilizes a claymore and wields the element of the moon.
 * Xemnas: The mastermind of Organization XIII, utilizes aerial blades and wields the element of nothingness.

Optional Bosses

 * Sephiroth: An enigmatic man who bears an angel wing on his back. Represents Cloud's Darkness, uses a long Katana called the Masamune in battle.
 * Organization XIII data rematches: Organization XIII Data Replicas (Final Mix+ only)
 * Enigmatic Soldier: An enigmatic knight who wields a Keyblade, a skillful and aggressive fighter. But what is his connection with Xehanort? (Final Mix+ only)