User:TheSilentHero/KH3 Walkthrough/Olympus

After a brief overview of Hades's previous and current plans to take over the world, Sora and party arrive in Olympus, a slightly different, and much bigger, world compared to the Olympus Coliseum of previous games. They comment on the change of scenery (and lack of fanfare), and decide to head up the mountain.

After only a few steps, you'll arrive at a clearing, where a bunch of Heartless appear, consisting of, , , and. You'll get a tutorial on how to use Magic (keep in mind that magic can extract Shadows from the ground), and after beating them all, you'll receive an increase in Sora's max HP.

Once you've dealt with the Heartless, it's time to continue your ascent. However, there are no ledges to jump on! Don't worry, approach the brick wall, and you'll see a tutorial about Free Running, a new ability that allows you to walk up walls (You can identify walkable walls by the faint glow). Scale the first wall to reach a statue of Zeus. Before taking a right and continuing up the mountain, climb the wall to the left to reach a treasure chest containing an.

Continue up the mountain and you'll reach a spectacular view. Sora shouts for Hercules, but gets the attention of another familiar face, Hades, Lord of the Underworld. Hades calls for his recently awakened Titans to blow you straight off the mountain. Afterwards, he is visited by yet two others, Maleficent and Pete, who are searching for a "black box".

Saving Thebes
You land straight in Hercules's arms, in the middle of a burning town. Hercules joins your party, and you get a quick tutorial on save points and the Moogle Shop. Walk toward the town square to start a cutscene, in which Sora asks Hercules where he got his power from. However, there's not a lot of time to talk, as a new type of Heartless rains down from above: the. You'll first get a tutorial on using Flowmotion; when using Air Slide against a wall or pole, you can slide a long way or perform certain attacks. Spinning around poles also draws in surrounding enemies. Defeating all Flame Cores rewards Donald with the ability. After the battle, Pegasus swoops in, carrying Megara and Phil. After leaving again, Hercules throws a statue with Sora and party on it toward a person in need. After saving the kid, Maleficent and Pete appear. Pete remarks how Sora looks weaker than before, and accidentally mentions the black box they're searching for. Once they leave, it's time to rescue some more townspeople.

There's another Save Point here, with a large chest across it that contains the, which gives you a mini-map of the area. Head down the stairs to run into some more. After defeating them, Sora's maximum HP will increase. The Flame Cores left the way forward in flames, but fortunately Goofy's shield can withstand the flames. You'll learn about Team Attacks, and you can use Trinity Sled to cross the flames atop Goofy's shield. After getting off the shield, head straight ahead to find a chest against the wall containing a. Cross the rooftops, and try to land on the statue's shield, then cross another rooftop and Air Slide to a raised building with a treasure chest containing an, and two. If you didn't make it onto the shield, you can also run up the wall of the building.

Jump down to the ground to find a group of and  surrounding a man and woman atop a pile of rocks. Defeat the Heartless, and the reinforcements that appear, and talk to the man to receive a. Head back to where you dropped of the rooftops to find a chest containing an.

Head further down the road to find another Trinity Sled section. However, this time, instead of just going straight, steer left after jumping from the ramp to reach an enclosed area. Head up a couple of steps, and jump on the ledge to the right to find a chest containing a. From there, cross some debris to end up at the start of the Trinity Sled section. This time, stick to the right to make it past it, where you'll see a building collapse in the distance.

Jump down to enter the Gardens area, and immediately turn left and enter a small building to the side, where a man is surrounded by a bunch of and a. After defeating them, talk to the man to receive a. Head back out and further into the Gardens to reach another Save Point and a chest containing a.

Head further down to path to reach a woman atop a pillar, surrounded by. Defeating these gets Sora an additional increase in max HP. Instead of going straight down the path, head right until you reach a statue (probably of Achilles). Hit the statue's heel (hence, Achilles), and it'll crash through two walls, creating a path to the other side, as well as revealing a treasure chests containing a. As you continue on, you'll see a fireball destroying another building in the distance.

Walk and slide along the path until you reach a flaming pit. Falling in there will damage you and burn you, so walk along the wall to avoid it. However, will show up, and try to hit you off the wall. Try to dodge them as you make your way across the wall, or attack them and Air Slide back to the wall to continue Free Running. On top of the building at the end of the wall is a large group of, guarding a chest containing a.

Continue down the path to reach a more open area, where a bunch of have cornered a woman and child. As before, beat them and the reinforcements, which include, then talk to the woman to receive your reward: a. Further on is another flaming path, but first head to the far wall to rescue two more people from, and. Talk to the woman to receive an, once the Heartless have been taken care of.