Second Form

Second Form is a Formchange in Kingdom Hearts III. It grants Sora clothing based on his outfit from Kingdom Hearts II and gives him access to familiar abilities. It is triggered by the Kingdom Key, Starlight, Midnight Blue, Phantom Green, Dawn Till Dusk, Elemental Encoder, and Advent Red.

Although each of these Keyblades has a nominally different Formchange determined by the Keyblade — "Second Form", "Second Form S", "Second Form M", "Second Form P", "Second Form D", "Second Form E", and "Second Form A", respectively — only Second Form S actually differs from the others.

Design
Second Form changes Sora's clothes into the same colors and style of his Kingdom Hearts II attire. Second Form alters Sora's appearance in other worlds:


 * In his Toy Box form, Sora's blocks and patterns take on a similar appearance to his Kingdom Hearts II attire.


 * In his Monstropolis form, Sora's jacket is identical to his normal form's Second Form jacket, and his fur is golden yellow with blue stripes.


 * In his The Caribbean form, Sora's bandana, cuff links and coattail are grey. His jacket is grey with blue lines, and there are two crossing Keyblades on his hat.

Mechanics
In Kingdom Hearts III, Second Form is a Formchange shared by seven Keyblades under different names. Second Form is the Formchange of the Kingdom Key, as is Second Form S for Starlight, Second Form M for Midnight Blue, Second Form P for Phantom Green, Second Form D for Dawn Till Dusk, Second Form E for Elemental Encoder, and Second Form A for Advent Red. It grants Sora several abilities from Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, and has a maximum combo length of 6. At any time, Sora can use a situation command finisher that will also terminate the Formchange. Each time he fills the Situation Gauge, this finisher is replaced with a more powerful finisher—first Stun Impact, then Sonic Blade, and finally Ars Arcanum, or Ancient Light in the case of Second Form S. If Sora has Falling Slash, Quick Slash, Flash Step, Radial Blaster, Aerial Sweep, or Aerial Dive equipped, these abilities will be incorporated into Second Form's combos.

Strategy
Second Form is best suited for single target ground encounters or battles that give Sora breathing room to focus on one enemy at a time. When used for battling hordes, the player should focus on airborne enemies as this allows Sora to use Magnet Burst to drag in more enemies around him to no only do more damage, but to also fill up the situation bar faster. This tactic is especially useful for Second Form S because its third-level finisher, Ancient Light, allows Sora to annihilate groups of enemies faster.

Although Ars Arcanum deals significantly more damage than Sonic Blade and Stun Impact, the former two can still be useful during low HP situations for the invulnerability they grant.