Morning Star: Difference between revisions

{{game|KH2|FM2|358|KHX|UCX|DR}}

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{{Youmay|The Heartless|[[Morning Star (staff)|one of Donald's Staves]]}}

{{Character

  |image=[[File:Morning Star KHII.png|240px]]

|image2=[[File:Morning Star KHD.png|x200px|The Morning Star in ''358/2 Days'']]

  |tab3=KHX

|game1=Kingdom Hearts II

  |spec=Heartless

  |s1=Spiked Crawler

  |journalUX=When its HP gets low, it can raise its defenses and heal itself. Use a defense-decreasing special attack before attacking and it'll be seeing stars!

  |KH2HP=2.5

  |KH2EXP=2.5

  |FM2EXP=2

  |KH2loc1=Radiant Garden

  |KH2enc1=Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)

  |KH2LV1=28

  |KH2loc2=Radiant Garden

  |KH2enc2=Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)

  |KH2LV2=30

  |KH2loc3=Radiant Garden

  |KH2enc3=Post-episode 2, pre-episode 3

  |KH2LV3=34

  |KH2loc4=Radiant Garden

  |KH2enc4=Episode 3

  |KH2LV4=45

  |KH2loc5=Beast's Castle

  |KH2enc5=Episode 2

  |KH2LV5=36

  |KH2loc6=Olympus Coliseum

  |KH2enc6=Episode 2

  |KH2LV6=39

  |KH2loc7=Port Royal

  |KH2enc7=Episode 2

|KH2LV7=37

  |KH2phys=×1.0

|KH2thun=×1.0

  |KH2dark=×1.0

  |KH2neut=×1.0

  |FM2reward=HP prize (5) ×2, Drive prize (3%) ×2<br>Power Crystal (12%), Mega-Potion (5%), Serenity Stone (4%)

  |KH2world=Radiant Garden, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Port Royal

  |KH2cup1=Titan Cup

  |CFM2LV4=99FM

  |KH2cup4=Hades Paradox Cup

  |KH2match41=43

  |KH2num41=2

  |KH2match42=47

  |KH2num42=3

  |CFM2tab=*

  |358heart=44

  |358munny=27

  |358HP=6.39

  |358EXP=4.95

|358DEF=2.80

  |358M1=41

  |358LVL1=15

  |358fire=x1.23

  |358bliz=x1.14

  |358toss=x0.20

  |358reward3=Gear Component A (100%)

|DRwrank1=★★★|DRwlv1=37<ref name="LVL">49 prior to August 12, 2020.</ref>|DRwbp1=290<ref name="BP">512 prior to August 12, 2020.</ref>

|DRtper7=2, 4

The Morning Star has a black, spherical head with two beady, yellow eyes on it. It wears a conical, green helmet with an angular antenna attached to its tip. The majority of its body is encased in a spherical suit of armor with eight conical, black spikes spaced evenly over its surface. This armor is primarily colored in shades of green, with some yellow decorations on it. Its thin arms jut out of circular openings in the armor on either of its sides. Its spindly legs share a large, circular opening at the bottom of the armor, and the tips of its feet point upward. It can retract its arms and replace them with two large spheres covered in spikes, which it uses to beat enemies. The Morning Star has two Heartless emblems, on its front and another on its back, both of which are placed in the middle of a blue ring with a black background.

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]'', the Morning Star's armor becomes blue with cyan, violet, and some yellow highlights on it. Its spikes are now silver, as opposed to the normal black. In ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]'', the Morning Star's coloration is changed again to a bronze and gold color palette with red and light green highlights.

The Morning Star's name refers to the {{w|Morning star (weapon)|melee weapon of the same name}}, which the Heartless resembles. Its second set of arms in particular are very similar to a morning star mace.

==Strategy==

Morning Stars are large, tanky Heartless. Though their attacks can hit hard, they are also slow and easy to react to. At a close range they will use their '''Spinning Mow-Down''' and '''Iron Ball Punch''' attacks, and at a long range they will use '''Spinning Spike Attack''' and '''Body Press'''.

During their '''Body Press''' attack is their biggest opening for attack, as when they jump above [[Sora]] the '''Meteor Spike''' [[Reaction Command]] becomes available, which allows Sora to neutralize the Morning Star while dealing continuous damage until it is defeated. When reduced to 50% HP, it will exclusively use its '''Body Press''' attack.

{{Atk-o|KH2}}

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Spinning Mow-Down'''|回転なぎ払い|<br>Kaiten Nagiharai}}|Physical|—|x1.0{{KHII}}<br>X0.25{{FMII}}<br>Hit 2+: x0.25|O|Turns from side-to-side while swinging iron maces.}}

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Iron Ball Punch'''|鉄球パンチ|<br>Tekkyū Panchi}}|Physical|—|x1.5{{KHII}}<br>x1.0{{FMII}}<br>Hit 2+: x0.5|O|Strikes with iron balls with its left and right hands, in that order.}}

{{Atk|{{nihongo|'''Body Press'''|ボディプレス|<br>Bodi Puresu}}|Physical|—|x2.0|△|Jumps directly overhead on opponent and drops down.}}

{{rc|{{nihongo|'''Bump'''|レシーブ|<br>Reshību|lit. "Receive"}}|—|—|Can be used when a Morning Star Jumps directly above Sora and uses Body Press.<br>Prevent Body Press and launch the Morning Star into the air.}}

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

Morning Stars can be annoying, but as long as caution is taken to block while it is spinning as well as to [[Air Slide]] away when it jumps up, it shouldn't pose too much of a threat. Once it stops spinning, hit it with some physical combos, as well as some casts of [[Aero]] magic, which it is weak to.

|Spins around with its defenses up.

|Jumps up, then lands on top of the target.

==Notes and references==

{{HeartlessDirectory}}