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'''Monstro''' is both a character and [[world]] from ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''. Like many of the worlds from the original game, it also appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' as well. Monstro is an immense [[wikipedia:List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films#The Song of the Space Whale|space whale]] that swims the [[Universe of Kingdom Hearts#Lanes Between|Lanes Between]], so large that its innards are a world to themselves, similar to [[Deep Space]], and have also appeared as an arena for the [[Mirage Arena]] matches<!--specify match name--> in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]''. However, despite its monstrous size, it is actually fought as a boss in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix'', in an oceanic arena seemingly based upon [[Pinocchio]]'s world.<!--remove seemingly when this is verified with release--> Although Monstro is considered a world, it lacks a [[Keyhole]], and its mobile nature means that Sora and his friends cannot always reach it whenever they try.

Monstro is one of the few worlds in ''Kingdom Hearts'' that do not need to be cleared to beat the game, but Gepetto and Pinocchio will not appear in [[Traverse Town]] until it is completed. Furthermore, if the player waits until they have cleared Hollow Bastion to venture through Monstro, Riku will not appear in any of the world's cutscenes or battles.

[[Image:MonstroStomach.jpg|right|thumb|Artwork of one of Monstro's many inner chambers]]

Monstro has one of the most confusing layouts of any world; it is essentially an interconnecting maze. It takes a lot of patience and a little ingenuity to make your way all the way through. Many openings open into different parts of the same room, allowing for much confusion of anyone trying to work their way through. As the surfaces in each area look the same, the only visual differences in the Chambers are the ledges, the treasures, and the occasional Barrel and debris found in them. In addition, the Chambers are marked only with numbers and are not traveled through in numerical order. Finally, Monstro defies anatomy as it is known, so natural assumptions such as going "down" to reach his stomach, for example, do not hold (you have to climb ''up'' his throat.)

[[Image:Monstro (mouth).jpg|right|thumb|Artwork of Monstro's mouth]]

[[Sora]] and his party enter through '''Monstro: Mouth''', the largest room in the world. Here, among the piles of wood and shipwrecks, the party will come across [[Gepetto]] and [[Pinocchio]], as well as the world's [[Save Point]]. Troublesome Pinocchio leads the party down the into the whale's innards. '''Monstro: Chamber 1''' is the arrival point for the party here. The lowest door leads to a dead-end at '''Monstro: Chamber 3''', marked by a large piece of debris blocking off the other lowest exit. The door on the ledge of Chamber 1 will take the party to '''Monstro: Chamber 2''', which leads to Chamber 3 going down, and to '''Monstro: Chamber 5''' going up. '''Monstro: Chamber 6''', which comes soon after, stands out because it is formed like a set of stairs. Chamber 5 will also send the party to '''Monstro: Chamber 4''', from which the '''Monstro: Bowels''' and first battle with Parasite Cage can be found, as well as a Save Point.

Returning to the Mouth and using [[High Jump]], given by Gepetto, the party can at last reach the '''Monstro: Throat''', a tall, pink chamber with a series of ledges to ascend. At the top, the party can reach the '''Monstro: Stomach''' and the final boss battle.

In ''Chain of Memories'', there are extensions coming out of the floor which can be hit or jumped on to gain items. There are also extensions from the walls which can cause damage to Sora or Riku if approached; these can be hit to gain HP orbs.

Sora, Donald, and [[Goofy]] are flying away from [[Agrabah]] to get to their next destination; they spot something huge flying towards them on the [[Gummi Ship|Gummi]] Route. They quickly realize it is a massive whale, but cannot get out of the way before the beast swallows their ship whole.

Inside Monstro's flooded mouth, the trio finds [[Pinocchio]] again and meets his father Geppetto in a broken ship. While speaking with Geppetto, Pinocchio slips off to explore Monstro. Sora and his party quickly run after the puppet into the bowels of Monstro. There, he finds [[Riku]]; the two friends exchange some quick words before Riku runs off with Pinocchio, hinting at Riku's new found darker nature.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy chase the two through the whale, until he eventually finds them in a large circular chamber that are the bowels of the beast. Pinocchio is taken captive inside the [[Parasite Cage]] [[Heartless]]. Sora and Riku team up to take down the Heartless, but are unable to completely destroy it. Riku takes Pinocchio; his words hint to Sora that there is something different about his old friend. Sora tracks the puppet to the Stomach, where Riku and the Heartless attempt to take Pinocchio's heart, but fail. Riku flees as Sora enters the belly of the beast where he defeats the Parasite Cage once and for all and rescues Pinocchio.

===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===

In ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'', the events of Sora's first visit to Monstro are re-enacted, minus [[Riku]]'s involvement in the events that transpired. Both the chase for Pinocchio and the puppet's reunion with Jiminy are very similar. The Parasite Cage also has a role similar to its debut in ''Kingdom Hearts'', but it is only fought once, Pinocchio told to be brave and his struggles eventually getting him out of the Heartless's maw-like belly. Within the last story room, a fight with several Shadow Heartless ensues in order to make Monstro spit out Pinocchio and Gepetto, as per the puppet's suggestion that a big enough struggle would cause the whale to sneeze.

Image:Pinocchio.jpg|[[Pinocchio]]<br>''([[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]] & [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]])''

Image:Geppetto.jpg|[[Geppetto]]<br>''([[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]] & [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]])''

Image:Cleo.jpg|[[Cleo]]<br>(''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'')

Image:Shadow (KHII).png|[[Shadow]]

File:Soldier KH2.png|[[Soldier]]

Image:Air Soldier.png|[[Air Soldier]]

Image:Large Body (KHII).png|[[Large Body]]

File:Fat Bandit (KHII).png|[[Fat Bandit]]

Image:Blue_Rhapsody.png|[[Blue Rhapsody]]

Image:Yellow_Opera.jpg|[[Yellow Opera]]

Image:Green_Requiem.jpg|[[Green Requiem]]

Image:Bouncywild.jpg|[[Bouncywild]]

Image:Bandit.png|[[Bandit]]

Image:Barrel_Spider.png|[[Barrel Spider]]

Image:Search Ghost-Heartless.jpg|[[Search Ghost]]

Image:Grand_Ghost render.png|[[Grand Ghost]]

File:AirPirate-khii.png|[[Air Pirate]]

Image:Darkball.png|[[Darkball]]

Image:Rare_Truffle.png|[[Rare Truffle]]

File:TornadoStep.jpg|[[Tornado Step]]

File:Parasite Cage.png|'''[[Parasite Cage]]'''

*55, 56, & 57 - '''Chamber 3''' on one of the mid-level ledges.

*73, 74, & 75 - '''Mouth''', on the tall pile of wreckage next to Gepetto's ship.

*76, 77, & 78 - '''Chamber 3''' on the highest ledge in the room.

*79, 80, & 81 - '''Chamber 5''', on the high ledge.

 

|On the platform on top of the tall rock in the center of the Mouth.

|[[Potion]] x 2, [[Cottage]] and [[Munny]]

|On the ground right in front of the lower entrance from Chamber 6.

|In the low-lying area behind the tallest "step".

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