KHBBSFM Terra Any% Critical Notes: 5 Thunder Surge Route

Note: The vast majority of these notes are those of SonicShadowSilver2 used with his permission. I just edited it for the route changes, clarity, some strat changes, and me personally doing some things differently. Neverland and onwards is where the major route changes took place since his notes that I have edited.

1.	Orbs- 2 hits in the air or any finisher will (typically) send orbs flying. Use that and quick blitz to knock them into each other as much as possible. Use almost full shotlock on 2nd wave.
2.	World Map
3.	- Menu: Turn on Zero EXP and change camera if you want to for preference.
4.
5.	Enchanted Dominion
6.	- Use Ven D-Link until you get LV1, then try to get Aqua's D-Link to LV1.
7.	- Get the Potion chest near the entrance to the next room and get the Blizzard chest to the left in the next room
8.	- Get the Zero Gravity chest to the right and get the Ether chest right next to the stairs in Audience Chamber
9.	- Get the Ether chest next to the 3 Floods in the next room, then go to Aurora's Chamber
10.	- Go to the room behind you and get the Sleep chest, then go fight Wheel Master
11.	– Hold forward at the start of the fight as you enter Ventus D-Link, this should give you the pattern where he swings his arms at you. Be aware of hp barrier at 8/10ths of his last bar.
12.
13.	Dwarf Woodlands
14.	- Get Flame Salvo in Vault with Sonic Shadow movement, then get the Fission Firaga chest
15.	- Moogle Shop: Sell: Quick Blitz and Sliding Dash
16.	           Buy:  Blizzard x1 and Poison x1 (200 Munny needed)
17.	- Menu: Blizzard -> Empty
18.	        Blizzard -> Empty
19.	        Zero Gravity -> Empty
20.	        Poison -> Empty
21.	        Sleep -> Empty
			Equip Flame Savlo (Shotlock)
22.	- Use Aqua D-Link magnet spam in forced fight. If you haven't gotten Aqua's D-Link level to LV1 entering this fight, use Poison, then Aqua D-Link.
	-Menu: Reequip Sonic Shadow
23.	- Use Sonic Shadow movement in Vault,
24.	IF Aqua is not LV2 Menu: Fission Firaga->Zero Gravity.
25.	Go fight Magic Mirror (can grab ether right below flame slavo chest if munny is very low (40-50 before forced fight typically) but this is just for safety)
26.	    - If Aqua's D-Link is not LV2, dash to Mirror, hit him once + Poison, hit him once or twice and cast blizzard/firaga, repeat pattern of hit poison, hit blizz, hit firaga for rest of fight
27.	    - If he does the hallway, then attack the one that is smiling. If he moves from left to right, then shotlock him
28.	    - If he does the circle attack, then use Blizzard to shoot the one that's smiling once he stops or slide past the orbs
29.	        - If Aqua's D-Link is LV2, dash to him, hit him once + Poison, Blizzard, then enter Aqua D-Link
30.	        - Use all commands except for Mine Square, Fire Strike, and Cura by mashing Triangle, then use Magic Volley after Magnera
31.	        - If he moves from left to right or dives at you, set a Mine Square down, move back, then Magic Volley again
32.	        - If he does the circle attack, try to shoot the one that's smiling with Blizzara or slide past the orbs
33.
34.	- Go back to Courtyard and enter the shop
35.	- Moogle Shop: Sell: Fission Firaga, Zero Gravity, Poison, Sleep, and extra items if needed
36.	               Buy:  Fire x1, Blizzard x2, Thunder x2, Magnet x2, and Bind x1 (990 Munny needed)
37.	- Menu: Fire -> Blizzard
38.	        Bind -> Blizzard
39.	        Magnet -> Stun Edge
40.	        Magnet -> Empty
41.	        Thunder -> Empty
42.	        Thunder -> Empty
43.	        Equip Flame Salvo
44.	- Leave World and enter Castle of Dreams
45.
46.	Castle of Dreams
47.	- Use Aqua D-Link in forced fight
48.	- Get the Slow chest on the right and get the Pulsing Crystal chest near the stairs in the next room
49.	- Enter Cinderella Escort
50.	    - Spam Magnet + Thunder and maybe Finisher on everything
51.	    - Make sure you kill the Bruisers at the beginning of the 2nd part to ensure the 2 Magnets reach LV2
52.	    - After killing the 2 Shoegazers on the right side of the stairs, go to the left side and kill a Bruiser with Finish + 2 hits
53.	    - Let Cinderella go to the end of the escort by herself, spawn Shoegazers behind her, then finish the Escort
54.	- Get the Soothing Crystal chest to the left, get the Thunder chest in the Antechamber, then go fight Symphony Master
55.	    – Consistent Strat: Use Ven D-Link
		- Inconsistent 3-5 second faster strat: Use Aqua D-Link (must be level 2), at start of fight thunder, mine square, finisher. Then mag between his darkness rages and thunder, mine square (when available), and finisher until fight ends
56.	Mysterious Tower
57.	- Get the Cure chest on the right, then Menu
58.	- If you have any Fleeting Crystals, then meld that with the two commands below
59.	- Menu: Meld Blizzard + Blizzard + Pulsing Crystal or Nothing (option if only 1 pulsing) = Blizzara (Leaf Bracer, Random Ability, or Nothing)
60.	             Thunder + Thunder + Soothing Crystal = Thundara (HP Boost)
61.	             Magnet + Magnet + Fleeting Crystal or Nothing = Magnera (Magic Haste, Random Ability, or Nothing)
62.	        Blizzard -> Empty
63.	        Blizzard -> Empty
64.	        Thunder -> Empty
65.	        Thundara -> Empty
66.	        Magnera -> Empty
67.	        Equip Counter Hammer and Air Slide
68.	- Go to Yen Sid's room
69.
70.	World Map
71.	- Go to Keyblade Graveyard, then enter Radiant Garden
72.
73.	Radiant Garden
74.	- Magnera + Thundara/Thunder spam on 1st two waves, then enter Aqua D-Link right before 3rd wave spawns. Use finisher on 4th wave (hopefully level 2) and don’t use magnet until last wave spawns.
75.	- Get the Thunder Surge and Fleeting Crystal chests in Fountain Court and kill 4 Blue Sea Salts with it. Kill one wave on the way out of fountain if you do not have a lot of abilities to sell (should take note of that in the Yen Sid menu)
76.	- Menu: Meld Stun Edge + Thunder + *Fleeting Crystal = Thundara (Attack Haste)
77.	             Fire + Bind + *Fleeting Crystal = Ignite (Magic Haste)
78.	             Blizzard + Blizzard + *Fleeting Crystal or Nothing = Blizzara (Magic Haste or Nothing)
79.	             *If you only have 1 Fleeting Crystal, only use it when melding Ignite or Blizzara!
80.	        Thunder Surge -> Empty
81.	        Blizzara -> Empty
82.	        Blizzara -> Empty
83.	        Thundara -> Empty
84.	        Ignite -> Empty
85.	- Get the Esuna and Blackout chests, then enter Trinity Armor
86.	        - Use Ignite + Thundaras + Magnera at the beginning to enter Firestorm, then dash away after Blizzara and thunder surge when he charges at you
87.	        - Thundara after the 1st guard, then angle your Firestorm finisher after the 2nd guard
88.	        - Be careful not to use Thunder Surge or Blizzara until you have entered Firestorm!
89.	        - Use Magic Commands from under Trinity Armor after breaking both parts during the big laser attack (use blizzards, thunder surge at your own risk)
90.	        - Use Firestorm finisher right when he shoots fireballs after the big laser attack to finish him off (if you used a blizzard this will be diamond dust and works the same)
91.	- Moogle Shop: Sell: Blackout, Slow, all Items, and extra commands
92.	               Buy:  Magnera x1 and Ignite x1 (1,150 Munny needed)
93.	- Menu: Ignite -> Blizzara
94.	- Get the Fira chest to the left in Outer Gardens, then go fight Braig
95.	* Only get the Pulsing Crystal chest to the right if you got Leaf Bracer earlier + no drop
96.	    - Use Ignite when he teleports once after he's out of Sniper Mode
97.	    - If he goes into the air, then time your Ignites accordingly while deflecting his bullets back at him
98.	    - After he shoots on the ground once, deflect his bullets back at him, then Ignite + Thunder Surge while he charges up
99.	    - After both his ground and aerial pattern, jump and use Ignite as he tries to shoot at you while running in a circle (jump timing should be when he teleports right before his circle attack)
100.
101.	Disney Town
102.	- Menu: Blizzara -> Thunder Surge
103.	        Magnera -> Empty
Shortcut 1st Ignite (preference but useful for Zack specifically)

104.	- Rumble Racing

116.	Olympus Coliseum
117.	- Spam Magnera + Thundara in Aqua D-Link in forced fight
118.	-Go to your right in area after forced fight and get fire strike chest
119.	- Talk to Hades to enter 10 Rounds
120.	    - Round 1-6: Enter Aqua D-Link and spam Magnera + Thundara + Finish, Revert at the end of Round 6 O
121.	    - Round 7-9: Use Magnera + Thundaras so that you can get the Thunderbolt finisher ready for Round 10
OR Round 1-3 mag, thunder spam, Round 4 mag, thunder, Thunderbolt finisher, spam mags and thunders until Round 10  without using Thunderbolt finisher again
122.	    - Round 10: Immediately dash to the center, use Thunderbolt finisher, then finish them with Magneras and Thundaras
123.	- Talk to Hades to fight Zack
124.	    – Phase 1: ignite, 6-8 shotlock twice. Wait for his retaliation after. Then stun lock him with 2 hits, ignite, 2 hits, blizz, repeat to get him in a corner, use Diamond Dust finisher, wait for retaliation, repeat. If at any point you do an attack and do not see Zack flinch (stagger)- dodge away. You need to see him stagger to keep him in the loop.
125.	    – Phase 2: Strat A: fully use Flame Salvo in the beginning of 2nd phase, then use Ventus D-Link to loop him in a corner
126.	               Immediately dash back after Finisher, then prepare to use Flame Salvo just in case he breaks out with Hero's Pride
127.	    - Strat B: Fully use Flame Salvo in the beginning, 1 hit & Ignite, dodge counter, 2 hits & Ignite, shotlock during Hero's Pride,
128.	               2 hits, Ignite, dodge counter, 2 hits & Ignite, shotlock during Hero's Pride, Gold Rush & Ignite, repeat until near dead
129.	         When he's about to die when you use another Ignite, finish him off with Blizzara at the right time! Sometimes Blizzara won’t kill but you should have enough time to use gold rush which should!

		Deep Space
		- Spam X (English) / O (Japanese) on the Jellyshade Ambush
		- Magnera + Thundara spam while using Blizzaras in forced fight (use Aqua D-Link to help)
		- Get the Wellspring Crystal chest in the upper-right corner in Launch Deck if you did not get a drop
		- Get up against the left wall, enter Cinderella's D-Link, jump and lock-on, then use Enchanted Step in mid-air.
		- Drop down to the right to get the Fleeting Crystal chest, then go fight Experiment 221
		    - Dodge the first attack, then use Ignite. Guard the electric orbs back at him while using Ignite
		    - When he enters the guns, either run around the room or guard the bullets until he leaves the guns
		    - Use Flame Salvo to finish him off
130.
131.	 Neverland
132.	- Magnera + Thundara first wave, 2nd Magnera, Aqua D-Link, Mag, Mine Square, Thunder, use Aqua finisher.  Go in middle of Bruisers and use Mag+Thunder then revert and spam Ignite and blizzard on the last 3 Wild Bruisers
133.	- Moogle Shop: Sell: Fira, Fire Strike Thundara x2, Ignite x1 and extra commands (Pay attention to what you have!)
134.	               Buy:  Thunder Surge x4, Cure x1 (if you don’t have one), and Block, (Look amount of Munny up)
135.	*Note- if you don’t have enough money sell 2nd Ignite. When the notes say to use Ignite use Thunder Surge instead.
136.	 - Menu: x3/4 Thunder Surge (Make Sure the Magnera at level 2 is kept in your deck!), Equip Sonic Impact
137.	- Only get the Ether chest next to save point in the Cove if you plan on using them for Eraqus for safety, then go fight Peter Pan
138.	    – Pan: Ignite, thunder surge, shotlock (more than 6, below 11), thunder surge 2/3 times, shotlock, alternate between the two until dead.
139.	- Leave the room and re-enter
140.	    - Dash forward, then spam Magneras in Aqua D-Link for Jellyshade Swarm II

141.	World Map
142.	- Menu: Meld: Blizzara + Blizzara + Pulsing Crystal = Blizzaga (Second Chance)
143.	              Esuna + Block + Fleeting Crystal = Renewal Block (Attack Haste)
144.	              Magnera + Magnera + Wellspring Crystal = Magnega (Once More)
145.	        Thunder Surge
146.	        Thunder Surge
147.	        Thunder Surge
148.	        Thunder Surge
 Thunder Surge (can replace with an ether for Eraqus if you want to be safe)
149.	        Blizzaga
150.	        Magnega
151.	        Cure or Cura
152.	        Shortcut Cure (again preference but very useful as a panic button)
153.	        Equip Renewal Block
154.	- Go to Keyblade Graveyard/Badlands, then Land of Departure to fight Master Eraqus
155.	    - Spam Thunder Surges and guard his attacks right after he counters (do this immediately after each counter to try to stay above 1 hp.)
156.	    - If you have at least 1 HP Boost, all of his counter will not send you to 1 HP
157.	    - How much HP you restore with Renewal Block depends on what attack he uses, so pay attention!
-	After a bit he will stand still and try to run away, punish this with thunder surges or he will shotlock/dm! Cure beforehand if you are at 1 hp! Attempt to punish at 1 hp at your own risk (I don’t recommend it)
158.	    - Use Flame Salvo when he uses his DMs and use Ethers if you need to along with Cure
159.
160.	Keyblade Graveyard
161.	- *Menu: Thunder Surge -> Ether
162.	    *Only do this menu if you used equipped Ethers for Master Eraqus!
163.	- Enter Final Battles
164.	    - Vanitas & Master Xehanort
165.	        - Enter Peter Pan D-Link, and hit Vanitas with aerial hits until the gauge is full
166.	        - Partially use Flame Salvo until Vanitas lights up and yells, then use Swordbill when he jumps up in the air (or force him to come back up and hit him midair if you get there late).
167.	        - Pray that you do not crash if you die and press Retry?
168.	    - Master Xehanort
169.	        – Dive forward and use 2 thunder surges. Then hit him twice and cast blizzara. Use 3 Thunder Surges, hit once, and use Thunderstorm finisher. Repeat that until he’s dead.
170.	–If he breaks out dodge whatever attack he does and try to get him back in the loop.
171.	–If you get hit by his combo dodge away before you heal as he likes to follow one combo up with another
172.	        - If you end up getting hit by his combo attack when his HP is low, wait until he grabs you, then mash X
173.	        – Terranort
174.	-Use Thunder Surges on Terranort when he uses Ars Solum and deflect Dark Volley until he has around 3.75 bars of HP left
175.	        - When he has under 3.75 bars of HP left, he will enter 2nd phase
176.	        - When he uses the full version of Dark Volley, dash up next to him, sit there, and deflect the last part of Dark Volley
177.	        - After deflecting the last part of Dark Volley, you want to try to dash up and use Thunder Surge to punish him
178.	Use Thunder Surge as he DMs. When he DM’s either 1. Get a full shotlock off or 2. Go into a corner of the arena and block the meteors (Beware of Lingering Hit boxes!).
179.	Also be aware that during his DM meteors will come up from underneath the ground and can hit you in the process. As long as you are dashing you’re usually fine.
180.	IF he calls down a single meteor just dodge as far away as possible
181.	When he shoots a giant ball, shotlock through it at 6-8. He will usefully blink around and Ars Solum afterwards so the shorter shotlock gives you time to attempt to punish it
182.	This fight can and will kill you at random for any reason it wants.
183.	Pray.