KH1-E Notes

Kingdom Hearts English Any% Route Notes by Glitchedd


Station of Awakening

Pick Sword and Drop Shield [Staff is also fine]
Dawn Route


Traverse Town 1

Die to Leon

Grab Elixir in Green Room

	Menu
		- Exchange Goofy’s Ether to Sora
		- Equip Brave Warrior (Sora)
		- Equip Dodge Roll (Sora)

Pick up Postcard from the safe in 1st District.

District 3 - Blue Trinity(pick up munny, camping set) next to Fire Door by Merlin’s.

Merlin’s - Roll to Blue Trinity by save point, use it.(Mega ether, munny).

Leave the world from that save point.


Wonderland

Lotus Forest - Blue Trinity (Potion, Tent, and an Ether) and get the evidence.
Evidence Box with heartless is always the FIRST ONE TO APPEAR/LAST ONE TO FALL.

Crank Tower
Full height jump and slow your air combos down as much as possible.
BE SURE TO PICK UP MUNNY - 20-40 munny here for money route.

Trickmaster
Fire to knock him down once he stands up, 3 Full air combos when he falls down.


Deep Jungle

Kill Sabor during the first fight, fire is really strong.

	Menu
		- Remove: Asp’s Bite, Raging Boar, Wind Armor (Tarzan)
		- Add Critical Plus x2 (Tarzan)

Pickup the Mega-Ether chest above before jumping down the hole.

After the tent scene, watch slides

	Party: Donald | Tarzan

Leave the tent and go to the Hippo’s lagoon (left) and platform on the hippos to climb up the pole.

Power Wilds

Sabor
Fire is really strong, clank and corner

	Menu
		- Equip White Fang (Sora)

Clayton
FULL HEIGHT Jump after he says “HA!” to dodge, 2 air combos to stagger Lizard. Make him roll behind you to the back side of the map, corner combo him with the party by mashing Triangle and doing air combos.


Traverse Town 2

1st District Blue Trinity (munny)
Mail your postcard for Cottage to sell.

Talk to Cid. Sell all the items until you reach 1250 munny. If you’re short, sell Gummi parts when buying Fira/Haste G.

Save Warp to Merlin’s to get Simba.
Go meet Riku in 3rd district

Buy Gummi parts at Cid (Fira-G & Haste-G)

Edit Gummi and add Fira-G & Haste-G

Warp to Wonderland, back out, take blue portal for shorter gummi mission.


Agrabah

Get the Megalixir chest in Aladdin’s house (next to save point)
Go outside towards the desert and Roll once , pick up chest next to you for Mega Ether

Desert Bandits - Use Simba’s full charges to kill them or blizzard groups of them.

	Party: Donald | Aladdin

	Menu
		- Equip Jungle King (Sora)
		- Exchange Aladdin Ethers to (Sora)
		- Remove Sandstorm, Cheer (Aladdin)
		- Add Critical Plus (Aladdin)

Pick up the Mega ether next to the Bazaar room.

Pot Centipede
If Blizzard hits his head + tail its double damage, do ground combos between his eyes and just heal before you’re in red HP to survive.

Tiger Head
Split damage between eyes, swap targets after 2 hits per eye
Two hits > Blizzard when there’s one eye remaining

	Menu
		- Equip Scan (Sora)

Jafar
SUS FIGHT HAVE FUN
For Emulator his AI is broken so just deal with the fact that you can’t 2 cycle

Genie Jafar
Same as FM u just do less damage, Blizz big Jafar and whack Iago with air combos. Mash Triangle for Aladdin’s thicc damage

After talking to Aladdin, go out back towards the desert and go to the storage room on the right.
Get the Green Trinity to get the Power up.

	Menu
		- Equip Three Wishes (Sora)
		- Use Power Up (Sora)

Leave world from save point


Monstro

Grab the High Jump chest after Parasite Cage

	Menu
		- Equip Berserk (Sora)
		- Equip Cheer (Goofy)
		- Equip High Jump (Shared)

Pick up Water Gleam Chest for Dumbo - same spot as FM. You must pick it up before you leave, because you CAN miss monstro when warping to him, similar to hook ship.

Parasite Cage
Just combo his ass with low air combos.

Parasite Cage 2
Combo his ass again. When he opens his mouth, Run the side and Air combo him from the side, it will prevent him from standing up for a while.


Halloween Town

Pick up the Power Up chest - Same spot as FM.

	Party : Donald | Goofy

	Menu
		- Remove Jack and Goofy’s items,
		- Equip all Ethers on Sora and use Power Up
		- Equip Ray of Light over White Fang (Sora)
		- Remove Bolt of Sorrow (Jack)
		- Advanced Magic Occasionally (Donald)
		- Special/Support Attacks Constantly, all else Occasionally (Goofy)
		- First 3 to Occasional (Jack)

Lock Shock Barrel

HIT THE SWITCH IN EVIL PLAYROOM

	Menu
		- Equip: White Fang over Ray of Light (Sora)

	Party: Jack | Goofy
You must have this party to 3 cycle Oogie with Berserk, or Donald will heal you out of berserk.

Oogie
Take 2 hits (from Oogie Dice) before you press the Button to attack Oogie.
Take one hit from Oogie to activate Berserk. (Red HP)
Heal, Dice Reflect, Attack without Berserk.
Dice Reflect/Wait, Take one hit from Oogie then finish with Berserk Active

Oogie Manor

	Menu
		- Equip Pumpkinhead (Sora)

Anti Sora

	Menu
		- Equip Ray of Light over Brave Warrior (Sora)
		- Equip Ravens Claw over White Fang (Sora)
		- Equip all abilities but Berserk (Donald)
		- Equip bottom 2 abilities (Goofy)
		- Unequip Hummingbird & Time Out (Peter Pan)
		- Customize Stop & Gravity (Sora)

PRE HOOK Fight
Use Simba
Full Charge > Single Charge > Full Charge > Single Charge > Full Charge

	Party: Peter Pan | Goofy

Hook
Stop Loop same as FM

	Menu
		- Equip Fairy Harp (Sora)
		- Equip Brave Warrior over Ray of Light (Sora)
		- Equip Ray of Light (Goofy)
		- Equip Ars Arcanum (Sora)
		- Equip Air Combo Plus (Sora)
		- Equip Glide (Shared)

Fly back to Traverse Town


Traverse Town III

Land at Merlin’s and get Dumbo from Godmother.

Outside of Merlins, Jump and glide on the barrel/boxes to pickup the Yellow Trinity POWER UP

	Menu
		- Equip Power Up (Sora)

Opposite Armor
Clank with ground attack cus you dont have Guard :)
Ars the feet first then pop the hands w air combos. Blizz does decent damage.

Talk to Cid and watch cutscene with Kairi’s Granny

Head to accessory shop to leave world. Go  to Hollow Bastion


Hollow Bastion

	Menu
		- Exchange Beast Ethers to Sora
		- Equip Mega Ether above Ethers (Sora)
		- Remove Lunge and Berserk (Beast)
		- Equip Critical Plus (Beast)

Riku 1
Roll to the left Triangle Strat!

	Party: Donald | Goofy

Get Puzzle Pieces

Grab the ledge on the right pillar inside the heartless door room to find and use the Power up chest.

	Menu
		- Use Power Up (Sora)

While despawning the Wyverns pick up the HOLY-G Chest.

After the long elevator ride, grab BLUE TRINITY for Megalixir (for Dragon Mal) + Cottage.

Same Dumbo skip as FM (Summon is in Magic Menu)

Pre Maleficent 1:
Make sure you have EXACTLY 3 MP (no Orange, 2MP with mostly orange is also okay as you get hit into 3MP)
Goofy needs MAX MP - Use Ether on him
Anything more will mess up MP Gift and immediately ruin the fight.

Maleficent
5 1's then Spam Ars with 5 Bashes when she Pimp slaps you - NEVER USE ARS FINISHER
Use Ars I-Frames with bashes to fight through her meteors

	Menu (Optional)
		- Remove Ray of Light (Goofy)
		- Equip Ray of Light over Brave Warrior (Sora)

	Party: Beast | Goofy

If you choose not too roll straight into fight

Dragon Mal
Stop loop her with 3 air hits into Stop [1234 if  you do optional menu]
Megalixir when you and Goofy are out of MP and repeat

	Menu
		- Brave Warrior / White Fang / Ravens Claw (Sora)

Riku 2
Ars at the start, when its time to loop 1 to Full Air Combo Repat


Traverse Town IV

Talk to Cid

Use red trinity next to Cid, roll straight forward to the next Red trinity by the gate and wait for enemies to despawn. Use red trinity

Roll to left wall to pick up gummi piece, roll to Kairi

Talk to Cid one more time, then leave the world via accessory shop.

	Gummi Menu
		- EQUIP HOLY-G

Choose the purple warp portal, and during the gummi mission, die once you see a wall of rotating purple squares. You cannot quit out of gummi missions with start, you must death abuse.


Hollow Bastion 2

	Party: Beast | Goofy

Same Dumbo skips as FM (Your Summon/Dismiss option is in the magic menu)

Grab Oblivion before Behemoth

	Menu
		- Equip Oblivion (Sora)

Behemoth
Hop on his back and Ars spam his horn, goofy gives you infinite MP with MP gift so just go HAM. Heal if you’re low.

	Menu
		- Equip Omega Arts over Brave Warrior & Ray of Light over White Fang (Sora)
		- Equip MP Rage & Second Chance (Goofy)
		- Equip Cheer & Second Wind (Donald)
 		- Customize Fire Over Stop (Sora)


End of the World

After the Invisible encounter Pick up FIRST CHEST (Power Up)

	Menu
		- Equip Power Up (Sora)

Angel Stars
Gravity and Air combo

Get the 2nd Chest after Angel Stars (Megalixir)

Arch Behemoth
Gravity until you see Green HP, then get on top of him and Ars the horn.

	Menu
		- Equip Oathkeeper (Sora)

Simba for OC Portal
3 One Ticks until all Air Soldiers die, then full ticks until the end

Atlantica Portal same as FM

At the Pooh Portal. Pick up the megalixir chest, along with the Hollow Bastion Portal’s

	Menu
		- Equip Oblivion (Sora)
		- Equip Brave Warrior over Ray of Light (Sora)

Chenerbog
Have Aero up at all times. Have full HP + Aero when he does big fire pillar. Single Air hits the entire time.

	Menu
		- Equip Superglide (Shared)

Final Rest
Behemoth - Gravity until you see Green, Ars the horn until he’s down.

AFTER HE DIES MENU IN BLUE

	Menu
		- Equip Oathkeeper
		- Use Cottage

THREE FULL CHARGES, 4 TICK ON 4TH WAVE, FULL CHARGES AFTER

Pick up the last Megalixir chest in the Final Save room.

	Menu
		- Fill all of Soras Item Slots with Mega-Elixirs & Elixirs
		- Equip Oblivion (Sora)
		- Equip Brave Warrior Over Ray of Light (Sora)
		- Equip Ray of Light & White Fang (Goofy)
		- Equip Critical Plus, MP Haste, Guard (Sora)

Ansem 1
Same strats as FM, keep him cornered with single air hits and use ARS when he puts up Guardian.

	Menu
		- Use Cottage
		- Equip Tornado (Goofy)

Darkside 3
3 Air hits, 2 Ars with 5 Bashes
3 Ground hits, Ars until his hands stop moving
Air hits until he dies

Ansem 2
SAVE ARS FOR DM SKIPS.
Do air hits without finisher until DM Skip thresholds.
DM Skip Thresholds - if you go below these HP Gates he will DM:

Ansem 3
Same strat as FM. Fly up to him and Cast Aero.  Regular Air hits without finisher.

Shadows Core
Kill Shadows with Ars/combos. Use Megalixir before next room

Artillery
Cast AERO and fly to the back-middle. Ars the two big cannons. Gravity the Middle small cannons and air combo each row to finish.

Darkball Core [Have 3MP at least before entering]
Use fire until they rush you, then spam Ars.
Megalixir before next room.

Face
Give Yourself and Goofy Aero. KEEP AERO UP ON SORA.  Do air hits without a finisher until he dies.

Invisible Core:
Turn around and Gravity in place (No lock on)
Ars until theyre all dead

Main Core
2 Gravity + Air combos

Ansem 4
Cast Aero FRAME ONE
Fly to the left side and Mash TRIANGLE for Goofy to go HAM with Tornado.
KEEP AERO UP AND GO HAM WITH AIR HITS TILL U WIN.


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Now go rest, our Hero.