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When using a [[Limit]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', either with a party member or a summon, the Limit gauge appears in the top right corner of the screen. It depletes at a steady rate, pausing only while Limit attacks are executed. If the gauge empties completely, the Limit will end. Alternately, if the user activates the Limit's finishing attack, the gauge is emptied, and the Limit ends.

In ''Kingdom Hearts'', the Gummi Ship has an Armor (ARM) gauge and a Power (PWR) gauge that take the place of Sora's HP and MP gauges, respectively, in both appearance and function. The length of the Armor gauge is determined by the number and type of Armor Gummis used in the ship's construction. It depletes when the Gummi Ship collides with obstables or enemy ships, or when it is hit by enemy attacks, and it is restored partially by Armor prizes and completely by Special prizes. The length of the Power gauge is initially 3 segments, and it is increased to 5 and 8 after purchasing the COM.LV2 and COM.LV3 upgrades, respectively, from Cid. The use of special weapons and tools, such as Laser Gummis or Drain-G, depletes the gauge, and it is restored one segment at a time by Power prizes and fully by Special prizes.

Equipping the Gummi Ship with Haste-G or Haste2-G adds an orange Charge (CHG) gauge to the left of the Armor and Power gauges. While the ship is using a speed boost, the gauge depletes until empty, and it restores itself gradually during normal flight.

Equipping the Gummi Ship with Shield-G or Shield2-G adds a red, segmented Shield (SHD) gauge to the bottom-left of the Armor and Power gauges. The ship is protected from damage for five hits, each depleting a bar from the gauge. Shield prizes each restore one bar to the gauge, ans Special prizes fully restore the gauge.

During escort missions in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', escorted characters will have a Damage gauge appear in the top left of the screen. If the gauge fills completely or turns fully red, the mission will be failed.

In [[the Land of Dragons]], Sora and company undertake a number of missions for [[Li Shang]], during which a Morale gauge appears in the top left of the screen. The gauge depletes gradually over time, and taking damage from enemies depletes it more. It is restored by collecting Morale orbs that are dropped by defeated enemies and damaged party members.

During certain events in [[Space Paranoids]], a Clusters gauge appears in the top left of the screen. Collecting orbs dropped by certain objects in the field or enemies fills the gauge. Once the gauge is full, Sora can execute a special Reaction Command, either activating a device or freezing enemies. In the former case, the gauge empties immediately, while in the later, it depletes at a continuous rate while the freeze remains in effect.

During the battle against [[Luxord]], both he and Sora will have a Time Gauge appearing the top of the screen. For Luxord, this acts as his health gauge, and it must be emptied to defeat him; however, Sora will be defeated if either his HP or Time gauges run out. Dealing damage against Luxord and winning his games depletes his gauge, while taking damage and losing games depletes Sora's gauge.

During the battle against [[Saïx]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', this gauge appears at the top left of the screen. It starts out full at the beginning of the battle, and thereafter it increases at a continuous rate, speeding up when Saïx stands motionless with his arms raised. When full, Saïx will enter his berserk state at the first opportunity, becoming stronger, more aggressive, and more resistant to damage. In order to empty the gauge and revert Saïx to his normal state, Sora must use his Claymores against him with the Berserk, Eclipse, and Magna Storm Reaction Commands.