Nightwalker

The Nightwalker (ナイトウォーカー) is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts II.

They are ghostly Heartless and they hover in midair. They use ghost-fire for long-range attacks but also use their claws for close range attacks. They can be difficult to defeat if one is low leveled, due to their aerial attacks and sweeps.

Nightwalker's appear in a cutscene in The Land of Dragons in which several wounded soldiers become them.

Journal Entry
It jumps around while attacking persistently, so attack it and defeat it immediately. Watch out for its powerful counterattack.

Locations

 * The Land of Dragons

Attacks

 * Claw: Two hand claw-scratch
 * Tailspin Charge: Aerial tailspin charge
 * Spin Slash: Low spinning attack

Appearance
Nightwalkers have an appearance similar to that of a Chinese demon, specifically the Jiang Shi, sometimes called "Chinese vampire". A small parchment covering their face implies they are in fact cursed beings.

They wear crimson Chinese robes, but with a deep violet intricate design. The same goes for the hats they wear, which are traditional Chinese top-wear.

When they appear, the robe and hat appear along with the parchment. The parchment has the Heartless Emblem on it. The parchment is lit in blue flames, bringing the Nightwalker to life to attack its target.

Trivia

 * In the Nightwalkers artwork it has the piece of parchment stuck to its hat while is moving, even though it doesn't move while it has the parchment on.


 * In the Land of Dragons some of the Imperial soldiers turn into Nightwalkers because of the despair in their hearts.