Rock Troll

The Rock Troll is an Emblem Heartless that appears in Kingdom Hearts III. It can appear as either a boss or a common enemy depending on the fight.

Strategy
The Rock Troll is first found as a boss in Olympus. He will start his attack by slamming his axe in the ground, creating a rocky shockwave. This will break Sora's guard if blocked, and can allow the use of Risk Dodge if playing on Critical Mode. The Pirate Ship Attraction is useable during this fight and can make defeating him a lot easier. He can be defeated without its' use, however. Its other three attacks are a brutal double axe slash (second slash triggers Risk Dodge on Critical), a rock spin which deals minimal damage and can be blocked, and a quick punch with his left arm that can be blocked. Sora should be stocked with Potions to support himself and his allies.

His attacks are telegraphed by his movements. If he walks around or roars for no reason, he won't attack. If he jumps backward, he will use his shockwave axe attack. If he turns around, he will use his double slash attack. If he plants his axe in the ground, he will use his rock spin attack. This troll only has about 3.75 HP bars, so as long as Sora blocks all his attacks, heals himself and his allies with potions if necessary, and makes good use of Team Attacks and Attractions, the boss should fall with ease. Upon defeat, Sora will gain a max HP increase.

Another Rock Troll appears as an early boss in Arendelle, flanked by Winterhorns. The strategy is the same, but this troll is much stronger, has much more HP (about 8.5 bars), and can access an armored mode, of which it has three attacks: it can spit large rocks which can deal heavy damage, slam into Sora to deal heavier damage, and his old left arm quick punch. His slam triggers Risk Dodge on Critical, but on other modes it is better to simply dodge away from the charge. Upon defeating the boss, Sora will learn Groundbreaker.

Rock Trolls appear as common enemies in the Keyblade Graveyard.