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{{Game|KH2|FM2}}
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[[File:Guard Break KHII.gif|thumb|right|300px|In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the user leaps back while twirling their Keyblade for a bit, gripping it with both hands in a stance to prep for a forward thrust of energy as they recover in a turning motion.]]
{{youmay|the ability named "Guard Break" in ''Kingdom Hearts II''|[[Guardbreaker]]}}
{{nihongo|'''Guard Break'''|ストライドブレイク|Sutoraido Bureiku|lit. "Stride Break"}} is a technique introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It allows the user to unleash a powerful finishing combo move while piercing through an enemy's guard.
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|kh3name=Lunge 'n' Launch
|kh3desc=Lunge at foes with a devastating strike and launch them skyward. (Combo finisher: while grounded)
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'''Lunge 'n' Launch''', also translated as '''Guard Break''', is a technique introduced in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. It allows the user to unleash a powerful finishing combo move while piercing through an enemy's guard.


==Mechanics==
==Mechanics==
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Guard Break is an [[action ability]] exclusive to [[Sora]] that costs 3 {{AP}} to equip. It is a ground combo finisher that activates if Sora is attacking a single enemy, or by default if {{c|Explosion|ability}} is not equipped. It allows Sora to pierce a single target's guard with a short, powerful thrust, launching them into the air. The ability's trait of bypassing physical defense stems from it dealing Neutral damage rather than Physical. Guard Break is equal to [[Finishing Leap]] in strength.
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Guard Break is an [[action ability]] exclusive to [[Sora]] that costs 3 {{AP}} to equip. It is a ground combo finisher that activates if Sora is attacking a single enemy, or by default if {{c|Explosion|ability}} is not equipped. It allows Sora to pierce a single target's guard with a short, powerful thrust, launching them into the air and dealing Neutral damage.


==Learning Guard Break==
In ''Kingdom Hearts III'', Lunge 'n' Launch is an ability accessible in [[Second Form]]. It is the form's second ground combo finisher, allowing Sora to perform a powerful thrust, followed by an arcing uppercut that launches enemies skyward.
 
==Learning Lunge 'n' Launch==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
*Sora learns Guard Break after completing the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]].
*Sora learns Guard Break after completing the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]].
 
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
*Second Form has Lunge 'n' Launch as a default ability.
[[Category:Kingdom Hearts II abilities]]
[[Category:Kingdom Hearts II abilities]]
[[Category:Kingdom Hearts III abilities]]