Antlion
Template:HeartlessBoss/358 The Antlion is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is one of the bosses at Agrabah.
Journal Entry
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
This massive Heartless swims freely through the sand. Aim for its face when it breaks the surface.
After sustaining damage, it will take to the sky, but its cyclone shield protects it from direct damage while airborne.
Instead, hit the debris it throws back at it to create an opening, then strike.
Strategy
Strategy
The Antlion is not a difficult boss to defeat. At the start of the battle, the beast just plows through the sand. It is best suggested that you attack it with the Fire Spell. Eventually, the Heartless Boss will escape into the ground, preparing its next form of attack. At this point, climb up onto one of the structures to avoid the sand waves that the Antlion launches at you. After enough attacks, the beast will be stunned and left open for receiving damage.
After it regains consciousness, it rises out of the sand completely, surrounding itself with a protecting whirlwind. It then drops bombs, which can be knocked at the boss to deal damage. The best time to launch the bombs back at it is when it glows red, as it explodes when it hits the beast. Be careful, as they may explode if this isn't done quickly enough. The process of the battle then repeats from square one. Also beware that the bombs it drops bounce like balls on a pool table, creating extra damage. Try to block it if you can, then lock on to the Antlion, position yourself behind the blocks, and launch them at it. Once it sustains enough damage from the blocks, it stops its Aero shield and remains still. Use this time to Air Slide to it and launch Blizzard spells or attack its head. Afterwards, the Antlion will recreate its whirlwind shield and repeat its attack pattern.
The Antlion will also shoot a laser beam at you. You can avoid the beam by Air Sliding or Dodge Rolling to the left or the right. Beware that the head continues to spin towards you while it charges for the beam, so don't stop moving. It is also a good advice to lock on to it.
Should you hit low HP, do not hesitate to use the Limit Break to stop the Antlion's aero shield. Heal periodically, and the heartless will eventually be defeated.
