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Party members make a reappearance, along with Cooperative Attacks. Prince Phillip, Experiment 626, and Mickey Mouse are the only characters confirmed so far, all for Aqua's mode. Cinderella and Jaq are both interactive Disne
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racters that need protection, by Terra and Aqua respectively. Terra uses the explosive "Last Dance" ability when working with Cinderella, and Aqua uses "Time Compression" to help keep Jaq the mouse safe.
The Dimension Link system, D-Link for short, functions much like Summons from the past Kingdom Hearts games. When asked about the reasoning behind the change, director Tetsuya Nomura said, "this time we wanted to have battles where you were constantly using attacking moves, and we didn't want the Summons to interrupt the battles, so we created the Dimension Link system". D-Links are activated by filling up the blue gauge above the HP-bar. This is done by picking up blue orbs dropped by enemies, similar to the Drive Forms in Kingdom Hearts II. The essence of a specific Disney character flows through and aids Terra, Aqua, and Ven in battle, providing them with new Deck Commands and a flashy finisher move. These unique finishers can be upgraded by gaining character-specific symbols. Three D-Links have been unveiled thus far:
Experiment 626 (Ven):
1 Symbol = Laser Gun 2 Symbols = Spaceship
Abilities are mostly Thunder-based in this mode. "Thunder Blitz", "Stun Blade", and "Esuna" are just a few of the Deck Commands available. With one symbol, pressing the right button at the right time invokes "Reflect Beam", an ability that knocks back enemy attacks. "Ohana Beam" is activated when two symbols are obtained. A Guitar-Hero-type banner will scroll across the screen. Hitting the correct buttons at the right time will send out damaging sound waves from Stitch's ukulele. One symbol gives the "Attack Up" effect, and two provides a "CP x 2".
Cinderella (Terra, Ven):
1 Symbol = Tiara 2 Symbols = Glass Slippers
The special Deck Commands when linked with Cinderella include "Fairy Cure", "Fairy Step", and "Wish Shot". "Wish Turn" gathers power and unleashes it in a spinning attack. Cinderella's one symbol attack is "Dream Sparkle", an ability that uses magic light to send enemies up in the air. "Dream Waltz", the two symbol ability, attacks enemies with a sparkling vortex. Timed buttons must be pressed as the pumpkin carriage makes it way to the castle at the bottom of the screen.
Mickey (Aqua):
1 Symbol = Star Seeker Keyblade 2 Symbols = Star Fragment
The one symbol attack, "Holy Burst", sends waves of damaging sparkling light at enemies. "Holy Charge" is a two symbol ability that is activated by pressing the correct button when as a spinning Mickey-logo lands on a specific segment of the circle.
Zack Fair (Terra):
1 Symbol = White Materia 2 Symbols = Red Materia
Terra becomes a master swordsmen when linked with Zack. The two symbol attack, "Hero's Pride", sends black smoke and shock waves towards enemies. He can teleport quickly from place to place, executing killer slamming attacks. The constant warping makes it seems like there are clones of Terra.
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