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[[File:Menu (D-Link) KHBBS.png|thumb|250px|The D-Link menu allows the player to enable or disable D-Links and switch the Finish Commands equipped to them.]]

The {{nihongo|'''Dimension Link'''|ディメンションリンク|Dimenshon Rinku}}, abbreviated to '''D-Link''', is a feature similar to [[summon]]ing that appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. It allows the user to summon another character's power from across the worlds.

[[Aqua]] makes three [[Wayfinder]]s, and she gives two of them to [[Terra]] and [[Ventus]] the night before she and Terra take the [[Mark of Mastery exam]]. After telling the legend behind the Wayfinder, she explains that she added some magic to the ones she made, representing an "unbreakable connection".

 

As the three of them journey from world to world, the bonds they make with those they meet along the way create D-Links, through the power of their Wayfinders.

[[File:D-Link Gauge KHBBS.png|thumb|The D-Link Gauge.]]

A Dimension Link can only be activated when the blue D-Link Gauge is full. The gauge is located directly above the HP gauge, and it is filled by picking up blue D-Link prizes, or by using a [[Balloon Letter]]. The protagonists can activate D-Links by pressing {{button|right}} on the D-pad and selecting an enabled link from the list. D-Links cannot be activated if there are temporary allies in the party, and during the battle against {{ns|Game|Terra-Xehanort}} in Terra's scenario.

[[File:D-Link Emblem KHBBS.png|100px|thumb|left|The D-Link emblem resembles a [[Wayfinder]].]]

While the player character is using a D-Link, defeated enemies have a chance of dropping a special {{nihongo|'''emblem'''|シンボルマーク|Shinboru Māku|lit. "Symbol Mark"}} that can be collected to raise the D-Link's level, expanding its Command Deck and unlocking a unique ability, as represented by the symbols to the left of the linked companion's sprite. Bringing the link up to Level 2 expands the deck again, adds a second ability, and grants access to a more powerful Finish command. Once a D-Link has reached Level 2, any additional emblems collected simply restore the D-Link Gauge.

In the PSP releases of the game, the player can create custom D-Links based on their friends' characters at the [[Mirage Arena]], using the PSP's wireless connection. This feature is not present in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]'' release due to the removal of multiplayer. These D-Links can also be removed or replaced at player discretion. The custom D-Link will operate as a variant of the Terra, Ventus, or Aqua D-Links, depending on which character their friend is using, but its Command Deck and Finish Command will match whatever commands the friend had equipped when the D-Link was created. Regardless of level, these D-Links' sprites are an armored version of the character the friend is playing as. Like the standard Terra, Ventus, and Aqua D-Links, it can be leveled up by collecting emblems, unlocking the appropriate abilities as well as any Advanced or Ultimate commands that were part of the Command Deck. However, the player cannot use any commands that their character wouldn't be able to use in normal gameplay (e.g., Terra cannot use a [[Faith]] command within the custom deck).

==List of D-Links==

![[File:Ventus D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Ventus#D-Link]]

![[File:Aqua D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Aqua#D-Link]]

|'''V:''' Defeat [[Vanitas]] at the [[Badlands]]<br>'''A:''' Defeat the [[Unversed]] at the [[Front Doors]]

![[File:Donald D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Donald Duck#D-Link]]

|style="width:10%"|[[File:Regen KHBBS.png|25x25px]] [[Regen]]

![[File:Maleficent D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Maleficent#D-Link]]

|Fire and sleep attacks.

|[[File:Focus Saver KHBBS.png|25x25px]] [[Focus Saver]]

![[File:Zack D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Zack#D-Link]]

|Finish a Command Board game from the menu in which either the "Captain Justice" or "Captain Dark" special events are activated<ref>Not available in the original Japanese version.</ref>

![[File:Vanitas D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Vanitas#D-Link]]

![[File:Mirage Arena (Terra) D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Terra#D-Link]]

|[[File:Overdrive KHBBS.png|25x25px]] {{c|Overdrive|ability}}

|[[File:Auto-Block KHBBS.png|25x25px]] {{c|Auto-Block|BBS}}

|Link with another player's Terra in the [[Mirage Arena]]<ref name="psp">Only available in the PSP versions of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix''.</ref>

|[[File:Auto-Counter KHBBS.png|25x25px]] [[Auto-Counter]]

![[File:Mirage Arena (Aqua) D-Link KHBBS.png|150px|link=Aqua#D-Link]]

|[[File:Magic Deflector KHBBS.png|25x25px]] [[Magic Deflector]]

|Link with another player's Aqua in the Mirage Arena<ref name="psp"/>

==Notes and references==

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{{Mechanics}}

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