Dancer

The Dancer is a high-ranking Nobody controlled by Demyx that is found in Kingdom Hearts II.

Locations

• Hollow Bastion
• Twilight Town
• The World That Never Was

Journal Entry

Kingdom Hearts II

A dancer. A high-ranking Nobody. It skates around the ground and quickly moves away when approached. Wait for the end of its attack to retaliate. When it approaches with a low posture, look out!

If cornered, it retaliates with its buddies with kicks and other attacks. Fight carefully when outnumbered.

Appearance

Notably more brightly colored and feminine in appearance than other Nobodies, Dancers wear pink bell-bottom pants with a white Nobody symbol printed on one leg. They also have pink beenie-like hats on that cover where their eyes would be, with a long, pink, braid-like growth sprouting from under the caps. Dancers also seem to wear dark, heeled boots with toes that point up at sharp right angles, as well as dark bracelets on each wrist, both with a small spike on them. They also have dark armor, resembling the top of the Nobody symbol, that cover their chests. This armor is worn somewhat like a halter top gown, as it exposes the Dancers' shoulders and terminates in a collar. Their hands lack fingers and their mouths look to have been sewn on into a permenant, eerie grin. Dancers move quite gracefully, gliding across the ground while their feet glow pink.

Strategy

The Dancer has a very effective fighting style. It will kick Sora vigorously for an extended period of times. Each kick sends Sora a few feet into the air. The most deadly attack comes when the Dancer is sliding with glowing hands; if one touches Sora while doing this, the dancer grabs Sora and jerks him around in a dance before kicking him for high damage. (This is the "low posture" the journal mentions above.) They are difficult to defeat in large numbers. Another attack is that the Dancer will grab Sora by his head, skate around, and fling him into the air. This can make you lose up to 30% of your total HP.

Etymology

The Dancer is based on the Final Fantasy job class of the same name.

Trivia

• The Dancer Nobodies appear to use some form of the Brazilian and African martial arts, Capoeira, for their basic kicks.