Sapphire Elegy

Sapphire Elegy
Japanese	サファイアエレジー
Rōmaji	Safaia Erejī
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Red Nocturne • Blue Rhapsody • Yellow Opera • Green Requiem • Black Ballade • Silver Rock • Emerald Blues • Crimson Jazz • Spring Metal • Scarlet Tango • Grey Caprice • Striped Aria • Pink Concerto • Turquoise March • Emerald Serenade • Violet Waltz • Wicked Watermelon • Large Watermelon • Huge Watermelon • Festive Fireworks • Large Fireworks • Huge Fireworks • Jack O' Lantern • Round Rice Cake • Large Rice Cake • Bitter Macaron • Mighty Macaron • Swaying Spook • Wandering Spook • Emerald Sonata • Amber Opera • Apricot Opera • Brilliant Opera • Vermilion Samba • Marine Rumba • Gold Beat • Malachite Bolero

Sapphire Elegy
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
These mid-sized flying Heartless can blink out when struck, avoiding damage and teleporting to a new location. Deflect their head-butts with a block to knock them out and leave them vulnerable to attack.

Hearts		Munny		Stun
23		31		X
Mission	HP		EXP		STR/DEF
47	224		7		21
55	333		8		45
65	333		11		45
67	417		12		64
85	333		28		45
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder		Aero
x2.20	x2.28		x0.86		x2.42
Ignite	Freeze		Jolt		Air-Toss
x0	x0		x0		x0
Rewards
Missions 36-50 Rune Tech (70%) Missions 51-61 Rune Tech (70%) Missions 62-72 Rune Tech+ (40%) Missions 73-93 Rune Tech++ (50%)
World(s)
Wonderland

The Sapphire Elegy is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Design

A Sapphire Elegy has a smooth, conical, dark blue body that is sapphire blue at its base and has a Heartless emblem emblazoned on its chest. The top of its body flares outward and forms a jagged "collar" below the Heartless's spherical, pitch black head. It also wears a conical, dark blue hat that has a sapphire blue tip, a turquoise inside, and a jagged brim and a thin, curled tip. Like many Heartless, the Sapphire Elegy has glowing yellow eyes. Its seemingly useless feet sport three small, thin toes.

The Sapphire Elegy's name has the same structure as other Heartless in its family, consisting of a color—in this case, sapphire blue—and a musical term—in this case, an elegy, a song set to a melancholy tone, usually to mourn.

Strategy

A Sapphire Elegy can be quite an annoyance to defeat if the correct strategy is not used against one. They are not all-out offensive, but they warp to new locations when hit with either physical attacks or magic head-on. They may also perform a swiping tactic, which is merely used as a means of knocking Roxas away. This can be avoided with a well-timed Dodge Roll. Lastly, these Heartless have access to a headbutt attack which can be avoided with Dodge Roll, Block, or even a colliding physical attack of Roxas.

If hit by their physical attack, there is a 20% base chance that the Flip-foot status effect will be inflicted, which reverses the controls that control the character's movement. When it comes to eliminating a Sapphire Elegy, it is best that Roxas launch all physical or magic-based attacks from behind, or block the Sapphire Elegy's headbutt to leave it vulnerable to both physical and magic attacks. Despite the great struggle it may be to eliminate a Sapphire Elegy, these Heartless drop munny and HP orbs upon defeat, and they may also drop any one of the three Rune Tech items.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Headbutt (頭突き, Zudzuki)		Illusion	Confuse (20%)	1.30	◯
		Charges at the enemy while emitting energy from its head.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.