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In order to allow the player to monitor their status at a glance, the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series of games traditionally uses a set of extra-canonical '''gauges''' which display, proportionally, how much of a certain statistic that a character retains. Most of these gauges are tied to the player character, whose prowess can be improved by either extending the gauge or equipping abilities and bonuses that modify the rates at which the gauges drain or fill. Gauges are also used to depict the progress a player is making within a mission, whether they depict the completion of a mini-game, the integrity of a character or object to be protected, or the remaining strength of an enemy.

===HP Gauge===

[[File:HP Gauge KHII.png|right|200px]]

The player character's HP Gauge is located on the bottom-right corner of the screen, top-left in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', together with most of the gauges that may be present during gameplay, such as the MP Gauge, the Drive Gauge, the D-Link Gauge, and the Clock Gauge. If there are any party members, their individual HP gauges will be displayed above the player character's.

During [[Ursula's Revenge]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Ursula has her own unique health bar which is depleted by hitting correct notes.

The '''MP Gauge''', which appears in ''Kingdom Hearts'', ''Kingdom Hearts II'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'', and ''Kingdom Hearts III'', measures a character's ability to use [[magic]] and special abilities.

===Gummi Ship gauges===

In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the damage gauge appears in the following instances:

*Defending [[Megara]] from [[Pete]] and the Heartless, during the first visit to [[Olympus Coliseum]].

*Defending [[Timon and Pumbaa]] from [[Scar]], [[Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed]], during the first visit to the [[Prideland]].

In ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', the damage gauge appears in the following instances:

*Ventus escorting [[Snow White]] through the [[Deep Woods]] in the [[Dwarf Woodlands]].

*Aqua escorting [[Jaq]] through the [[Wardrobe Room]] in the [[Castle of Dreams]].

In ''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-'', the Focus Gauge is repositioned and redesigned to resemble the D-Link Gauge from the preceding game. The Focus Gauge is filled by collecting Focus Orb prizes dropped by enemies or props, or using [[Elixir]]s or [[Megalixir]]s. The Focus Gauge is otherwise identical in function to its ''Birth by Sleep'' counterpart, depleting at a steady rate when locking onto targets with Prism Rain, and only permanently depleting after Prism Rain is activated.

==''Kingdom Hearts''==

[[Simba]] and Bambi also have a "Charge (CHG) gauge" that affects their special ability. Simba's gauge is filled by selecting the "Charge" <!--In KHHD, it's "Charge Up". Is that a Final Mix thing or a change in KHHD?-->command, and letting it fill powers up his [[Proud Roar]] attack. Bambi's gauge fills as Sora defeats enemies, and it affects the items Bambi drops with his [[Paradise]] skill.

==''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''==

While Riku is in his standard form, the DP Gauge is blue, as is the DP counter to its left. During Dark Mode, the gauge and the counter turn white. The gauge is also accompanied by a [[Symbols in the Kingdom Hearts series#Heartless|Heartless symbol]], which becomes a white letter "D" during Dark Mode.

===Monstro's Belly Brawl gauge===

[[File:Monstro's Belly Brawl Gauge KHRECOM.png|right]]

While playing the [[Monstro's Belly Brawl]] mini-game, a gauge appears on the right of the screen. It increases with every Heartless defeated and decreases with every second the player doesn't defeat a Heartless. The mini-game is complete when the gauge is filled and all remaining Heartless are destroyed. If the gauge becomes empty, Sora leaves the Key to Truth room and must return to try again. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'', a time limit to fill up the gauge is set to two minutes.

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==''Kingdom Hearts II''==

[[File:Limit Gauge KHII.png|right|200px]]

When using a [[Limit]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', either with a party member or a summon, the '''Limit gauge''' appears in the top right corner of the screen. It depletes at a steady rate, pausing only while Limit attacks are executed. If the gauge empties completely, the Limit will end. Alternately, if the user activates the Limit's finishing attack, the gauge is emptied, and the Limit ends.

===Stamina Gauge===

When Roxas investigates the [[Seven Wonders|animated bag]], a '''Stamina gauge''' appears in the top left of the screen. The gauge depletes gradually whenever Roxas is riding on top of the bag, and jumping over trashcans depletes it more. Once the gauge is empty, the bag stops moving and the gameplay event ends.

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===Morale Gauge===

===Grip Gauge===

[[File:Grip Gauge KHII.png|right|200px]]

===Mayhem Gauge===

[[File:Mayhem Gauge KHII.png|right|200px]]

In [[Timeless River]], Sora and company must complete four missions, each of which involves clearing the Heartless out of a specific area: '''Building Site''', '''Lilliput''', '''Scene of the Fire''' and '''Mickey's House'''. During each of these missions, a '''Mayhem Gauge''' appears in the top left of the screen and gradually fills over time, which speeds up as the Heartless do more damage to the area. If the Mayhem Gauge is completely filled, the player is brought to the game over screen and the mission is failed.

===Clusters Gauge===

In the Japanese releases of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the gauge is named the Energy gauge.

===Weight Gauge===

[[File:Weight Gauge KHII.png|right|200px]]

The ''Weight gauge'' appears when riding the Solar Sailor in [[Space Paranoids]]. This gauge slowly fills as Heartless invade the Solar Sailor, and fills faster when large Heartless board. If the gauge reaches maximum before the Solar Sailor arrives at its destination, the party is defeated and the loss is treated as a Game Over.

===Time Gauge===

[[File:Time Gauge KHII.png|220px|right|200px]]

During the battle against [[Luxord]], both he and Sora will have a '''Time Gauge''' appearing the top of the screen. For Luxord, this acts as his health gauge, and it must be emptied to defeat him; however, Sora will be defeated if either his HP or Time gauges run out. Dealing damage against Luxord and winning his games depletes his gauge, while taking damage and losing games depletes Sora's gauge.

===Berserk Gauge===

During the battle against [[Saïx]] in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the '''Berserk gauge''' appears at the top left of the screen. It starts out full at the beginning of the battle, and thereafter it increases at a continuous rate, speeding up when Saïx stands motionless with his arms raised. When full, Saïx will enter his berserk state at the first opportunity, becoming stronger, more aggressive, and more resistant to damage. In order to empty the gauge and revert Saïx to his normal state, Sora must use his Claymores against him with the Berserk, Eclipse, and Magna Storm Reaction Commands.

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==''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''==

===Mission Gauge===

[[File:Mission Gauge KHD.png|right]]

===Bonus Gauge===

===Illusion Gauge===

[[File:Illusion Gauge KHBBSFM.png|right|200px]]

===Command Gauge===

The Command Gauge changes to a unique appearance to reflect an active Command Style or D-Link.

==''Kingdom Hearts coded''==

[[File:Clock Gauge KHREC.png|right]]

The '''Clock Gauge''' appears in ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'', positioned to the left of Sora's portrait sprite, in the bottom-right corner of the screen, during normal gameplay. The gauge is filled by attacking enemies or [[Bug Blox]], healing with magic commands, or using [[Ether]]s, [[Hi-Ether]]s, or [[Megalixir]]s, and it will start to empty if several seconds pass without the player using one of these methods. Each time the gauge is filled, Sora's clock level increases, activating an ability on the Clock Ability Tree and advancing to the next tier. After advancing to an endpoint on the tree, filling the gauge one more time changes the [[Attack]] command to activate the {{c|Finish command|RCO}}. The strength of the Finish Command will be higher when it is used at a higher clock level. For example, [[Blade Rush]] at Clock MAX will be more powerful than at Clock Level 3. The gauge will reset to level 1 when the Finish Command is used, or when the gauge empties twice.

===Challenge Gauge===

===Link Gauge===

[[File:link Gauge KH3D.png|right|100px]]

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==''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''==

The combat '''Special''' system (known as '''Ability''' in Japanese versions) first appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'' as one of the unique features of the port. Every [[Medal]] equipped represents a single attack in a combo that the player can perform during battle. By attacking and dealing damage to enemies, the player's Special gauge increases and once maxed out they gain a Special point.  By flicking one of the Medals to the center of the screen, the player is able to unleash the selected Medal's special ability. The cost of any given Special Attack differs between each medal.

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==''Kingdom Hearts III''==

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