Game:Axel: Difference between revisions

When the battle begins, Axel will yell, "Burn, baby!" and activate Prison of Flames, covering the floor of the arena in magma that causes Roxas to slowly lose health over time. If Roxas hits Axel with a finishing move, he will be knocked into the air and Roxas can use the "Overtaker" Reaction Command. This will cause Axel and Roxas to run across the flames dueling and eventually Roxas can use the "Clear Light" Reaction Command, which slams Axel into the ground. This removes the magma from the ground and stuns Axel for a short time.

If dealt enough damage to the point of nearly defeating him, Axel will begin his "Wild Dance" move by throwing his flaming chakrams at Roxas, then striking him with a multi-hit combo, and ending with him summoning a jet of fire from the ground. This attack does heavy damage if Roxas is caught in it. Axel will also leap behind the flames surrounding the arena and jump out without warning, leaving plumes of flame behind him. Use the Reaction Command Burst Frontier to leap out of the way and throw Oblivion at Axel, damaging him. Later in the fight, Axel also covers the floor in magma again. This can be countered as before.

The Data Rematch Axel that Sora fights is based on the second fight, with Sora fighting him alone in a ring of fire. Axel will have higher HP and stronger attacks than his earlier version in Roxas's storyline. Be sure to equip the [[Mysterious Abyss]] Keyblade as it has the [[Blizzard Boost]] ability which can allow maximum damage to Axel's fire-based attacks. Stock up on Ethers and Potions as they'll be handy in the battle. [[Reflect]] is also an alternative to using [[Blizzard]], as it can do similar damage. Be sure to make use of the Overtaker and Clear Light Reaction Commands as they will cease the damage Sora receives from Prison of Flames.

In this battle, Prison of Flames will rapidly drain Sora's HP unless he uses Clear Light. A good strategy is to have Auto Limit on to transform and restore Sora's HP if he's in critical condition while his MP is recovering. Equipping Ultima Weapon along with [[MP Haste]] and MP Hastera can reduce Sora's MP recharge to a mere 15 seconds. If the player uses two finishing moves on Axel with one combo (using Finishing Plus) he will jump outside to attack Sora. This will allow Sora to counter with Burst Frontier, then Overtaker, and finally Clear Light to prevent anymore damage to his HP. Axel also cannot be beaten while the floor is on fire.

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Firetooth'''|ファイアカッター|<br>Faia Kattā|lit. "Fire Cutter"}}

|Used after getting interrupted. Axel cannot flinch before using this attack in the first battle.

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''[[Prison of Flames]]'''|火炎の牢獄|<br>Kaen no Rōgoku}}

|Only used in the second battle. The ignited floor drains Roxas's HP by 1 HP every 5 seconds. In the data rematch, Axel becomes immortal until Clear Light is used, and the ignited floor drains Sora's HP by 6 HP per second. The ignited floor stops dealing damage if the opponent is at 1 HP.

|Only used in the first battle, and below a certain amount of HP. Axel is invincible during this attack.

|Only used in the second battle, and below a certain amount of HP. Axel is invincible during this attack.

{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Overtaker'''|ランアップ|<br>Ran Appu|lit. "Run Up"}}|—|—|Can be used after knocking Axel back while the floor is burning.<br>Chase after Axel up the wall of flames. The ignited floor temporarily stops dealing damage during the use of this command.}}

{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Burst Frontier'''<ref>''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]''; localized as Burst Edge in the PS2 version</ref>|バーストエッジ|<br>Bāsuto Ejji|lit. "Burst Edge"}}|Physical|x1.0<br>Knockback: x3.0{{FMII}}|Can be used when Axel leaps out of the flame wall to peform either his Assault or Falling Attack.<br>Avoid Axel's attacks and throw the Keyblade to knock him back. Maximum of 3 hits; acts as a finisher. The ignited floor temporarily stops dealing damage during the use of this command.}}