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Master Eraqus
Japanese	マスター・エラクゥス
Rōmaji	Masutā Erakwusu
Game	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Variations • Armor of Eraqus
KHBBS tracks Battle theme - Terra

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Land of Departure		750	0	25	15
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x0.5	x1.0
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x0	x0	x0	x0	x0	x0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x0	x0	x0	x0	x0	x0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x0		x0		x0
Rewards
Chaos Ripper, Xehanort's Report 8
World(s)
Land of Departure

Master Eraqus is fought only in Terra's storyline, when the Keyblade apprentice is forced to battle his master in order to save Ventus. Master Eraqus had attempted to destroy the boy to prevent the creation of the χ-blade, but Terra refused to let him hurt his friend, and submits to the darkness in order to protect Ventus. After Eraqus sheds a single tear, the two fight a climatic battle in which Terra is the victor.

Strategy

Master Eraqus is one of the most powerful bosses fought in Terra's scenario. His attacks are mainly light-based, but he can also use fire to a degree and favors fast-paced physical attack combos, as well. Terra has access to Shotlocks but not Dimension Links in this battle, and his arsenal of Command Styles is limited, as he only has access to the slow but powerful Dark Impulse. It is because of Dark Impulse's power that Shotlocks should not be needed, regardless of their availability. However, the player should not be reckless during the battle, and he or she should only follow a hit-and-run strategy.

At the start of the battle, Terra will instantly gain access to Dark Impulse. It is at this point that the player should begin hammering Eraqus with physical attacks, careful to use Slide in order to escape Master Eraqus's upward slashes, which he tends to use at close range. Eraqus may also begin to use a Sonic Blade-like attack or another basic, multi-hit combo, both attacks avoidable with the Guard and Counter Hammer combo. Counter Hammer will deal great damage to the boss, opening him up for more damage as he is knocked off his feet. The player can then run farther away from the boss as he recollects himself, dealing damage with a long-range attack such as Dark Firaga, or they can immediately close the gap between Terra and Eraqus with Chaos Blade. Beware that the farther away Terra is from the boss, the higher the chance there is of him using a desperation attack to deal heavy damage to his old apprentice.

Eraqus may surround himself with blade-like energy beams, the area around him glowing with light. He will then fire these long-range projectiles at Terra. These beams can only be defended against with Guard, the benefit of guarding being the fact that the beams will then be deflected back at Eraqus to deal damage. When Eraqus fires several spheres of light energy at Terra, the same can be done. If Eraqus surrounds himself with more blade-like energy beams and leaps into the air, sending them into the ground, chain several Slides together to avoid the homing columns of fire he summons.

Keep at the hit-and-run strategy, and Master Eraqus will go down in time. Curaga can be used if one is at low health, and one should use whatever darkness-based abilities in Terra's arsenal that have been equipped in order to fill the Command Gauge and speed up the accessing of Dark Impulse. While running away from Eraqus will cause the Command Gauge to quickly empty again due to a lack of constant attack, the player should use the Dark Impulse finisher as soon as it appears as a Deck Command. This will ensure Terra escapes damage from attacks as he sinks into a pool of darkness, dealing heavy damage with a dark hand as he re-emerges. Mine Square can be used to trip Eraqus as he chases after Terra, opening him up to more damage.

Since most of the commands can leave you open to an attack in this battle (because Eraqus tends to counter right away), another idea would be to exchange all Attack Commands with Healing Commands and solely using the regular Attack to take him down. This proves rather useful in Critical Mode. With patience, powerful attacks, and a lack of recklessness, Eraqus will fall with relative ease.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Continuous Slash (連続斬り, Renzoku Kiri)		Physical	—	0.5 x8	◯
		Slashes eight times at high speed.
Rush Slash (突進斬り, Tosshin Kiri)		Physical	—	1.5	◯
		With a shout, holds the Keyblade in front and thrusts.
		Rush Slash is often used in succession, making it appear similar to Sonic Blade. If struck, prevent a combo by using Payback Fang. Eraqus will usually follow this with Continuous Slash, then another set of Rush Slash.
Heat Haze (陽炎（かげろう）, Kagerō)		Fire	—	1.5	◯
		Steps forward and jumps while slashing up.
		Eraqus rarely moves while preparing Heat Haze, leaving him vulnerable to ranged attacks. Also used after a successful guard.
Hazy (朧（おぼろ）, Oboro)		Physical	—	1.5 x3	◯
		Covers his whole body in light, then fires three light bullets from the Keyblade.
		If he has less than 50% HP remaining, Eraqus usually follows this with Flash, so dodge with Slide.
Mist (霞（かすみ）, Kasumi)		Physical	—	1.0 per hit	△
		Covers his whole body in light, then summons 8 swords of light that spin around him before unleashing them. The swords of light fly in a parabolic arc before slowly following the opponent.
		Deflected blades will partially defend Terra.
The Sun (日輪（にちりん）, Nichirin)		Fire	—	1.5 per hit	△
		Dims the light, then summons 8 swords of light that spin around him before transforming them into beams with a shout, and sweeps them away.
Crimson Lotus (紅蓮（ぐれん）, Guren)		Fire	Ignite	2.0 per hit	△
		Dims the light, then summons 3 sword of light and shoot them into the ground. When a sword of light hits the ground, it transforms into a pillar of fire and slowly chases the opponent.
Flash (一閃（いっせん）, Issen)		Physical	—	1.0 x3	◯
		Teleports to the opponent's side and slashes 3 times.
		Eraqus uses Flash after Terra receives damage or guards. Because it is used more frequently in the second half, be careful to always Slide.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Videos

Master Eraqus — Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (Terra)