Dream Shield
| Kingdom Hearts Dream Shield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "A shield to protect loved ones. Raises max MP by 2." | |||
| Japanese | ガードオブドリーム | ||
| Stats | |||
| Strength | MP | Length | |
| +6 | +2 | — | |
| Crit. Rate | Crit. Bonus | Recoil | |
| x0 | +0 | 1 | |
| Obtained | |||
| Speak to Merlin after acquiring all seven spell Arts. | |||
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Dream Shield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A shield whose strength is kindness: the desire to help one's friends." | |||||
| Japanese | ガードオブドリーム | ||||
| Stats | |||||
| Strength | Magic | ||||
| Base | Unit | Ultima | Base | Unit | |
| +124 | +4 | +15 | +0 | +4 | |
| Defense | Crit Rate | Crit Bonus | |||
| Base | Unit | Base | Unit | Base | Unit |
| +10 | +4 | +15 | +4 | +19 | +4 |
| Attack Speed | Approach Speed | ||||
| Ground | Air | ||||
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Abilities | |||||
| 1: Offensive Block 2: Vitality Barrier 3: Brick Wall | |||||
| Obtained | |||||
| Zero Gear ⑤ (Goofy) | |||||
- "The power of the guardian. Kindness to aid friends. A shield to repel all."
- —Dive to the Heart
The Dream Shield (ガードオブドリーム Gādo obu Dorīmu, lit. "Guard of Dream") is a weapon which appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It appears within both Sora and Roxas's Dive to the Heart, alongside the Dream Sword and Dream Rod. These three weapons represent the paths that Sora and Roxas can take — the path of the warrior, the guardian, or the mystic. As the weapon of the guardian, the Dream Shield focuses on defense and avoids strength, and if Sora or Roxas choose it, they will learn their defensive abilities at lower levels. Additionally, Sora will eventually gain two extra Item Slots.
If Sora chooses the Dream Shield in Kingdom Hearts, he will use it as a weapon throughout his Dive to the Heart. Like the Dream Sword and Dream Rod it will disappear at the end of the dream. In contrast, if Roxas chooses the Dream Shield in Kingdom Hearts II, it will immediately transform into his Kingdom Key.
In Kingdom Hearts, after obtaining each of the seven spell Arts, Merlin will reward Goofy's progress with the Dream Shield. Goofy can also equip this shield within Mission Mode in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
Design
The Dream Shield has a simple design. It is pentagonal and its bottom three corners are rounded. It has a red border and the top and bottom two corners all sport a silver bolt or pin. Most of the face of the shield is black, save for the prominent Hidden Mickey symbol in the center. This symbol is red and has a pale yellow outline.
Gameplay
Goofy can wield this weapon in Mission Mode within Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days by equipping the Zero Gear. The ground combo consists of a series of continuous 360 degree spins. The aerial combo consists of a downward slash with the bottom of the shield followed by Goofy doing a backflip, jumping on the shield, and driving it downward,
