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Kingdom Hearts II

Part 55

Kingdom Hearts II Mushroom VI, VII, and VIII challenges: strategies, locations, and drops. Learn how to achieve Rank S.

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Kingdom Hearts II Mushroom VI, VII, and VIII challenges: strategies, locations, and drops. Learn how to achieve Rank S.

Mushroom VI

Location: Olympus Coliseum - Underworld Caverns: Atrium

Goal: Defeat all the mushrooms within 45 seconds

Rank A: Defeat all the mushrooms within 35 seconds

Rank S: Defeat all the mushrooms within 31 seconds

Drops: Happy Mushroom, Happy Mushroom+, Palatial Mushroom, Palatial Mushroom+, Limited Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Boost your Magic as high as possible and enter Final Form.
  2. 2
    Start the challenge and defeat the first Mushroom with a strike.
  3. 3
    Lock-On and use Thunder to defeat entire waves of Mushrooms. This makes Mushroom VI one of the simpler challenges because Thunder hits so many at once.

Mushroom VII

Location: Twilight Town - Tunnelway

Goal: Defeat the mushroom within 10 seconds

Rank A: Defeat the mushroom within 4 seconds

Rank S: Defeat the mushroom within 3 seconds

Drops: Pleasure Mushroom, Pleasure Mushroom+, Precious Mushroom, Precious Mushroom+, Premium Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Raise your Magic as high as possible.
  2. 2
    Use Reflect followed by Thunder. This combination can kill Mushroom VII in time for Rank S.

Mushroom VIII

Location: Twilight Town - The Tower

Goal: Juggle the mushroom 85 times

Rank A: Juggle the mushroom 97 times

Rank S: Juggle the mushroom 99 times

Drops: Happy Mushroom, Happy Mushroom+, Palatial Mushroom, Palatial Mushroom+, Limited Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Equip Combo Plus as much as possible and have the Fatal Crest equipped.
  2. 2
    Take off MP Haste, MP Hastera, and MP Rage.
  3. 3
    Start the battle using Thunder until you are out of MP. This immediately gets a lot of hits up and puts you into Berserk Charge mode.
  4. 4
    Follow with Aerial Combos until the final hit knocks Mushroom VIII away.
  5. 5
    Use Thunder again or Trinity Limit to shoot your score upwards to Rank S.

Mushroom IX

Location: Hollow Bastion (Radiant Garden) - Castle Gate

Goal: Spin the mushroom 75 times without stopping

Rank A: Spin the mushroom 97 times without stopping

Rank S: Spin the mushroom 99 times without stopping

Drops: Pleasure Mushroom, Pleasure Mushroom+, Precious Mushroom, Precious Mushroom+, Premium Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start with Wisdom Form and use Thunder until you are out of MP.
  2. 2
    Continue firing with Wisdom Shot, equipped with Rumbling Rose and Finisher Plus abilities, to rack up the spins.

Mushroom X

Location: Port Royal - Isla De Muerta: Moonlight Nook

Goal: Defeat the mushroom within 55 seconds

Rank A: Defeat the mushroom within 37 seconds

Rank S: Defeat the mushroom within 36 seconds

Drops: Happy Mushroom, Happy Mushroom+, Palatial Mushroom, Palatial Mushroom+, Limited Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Use Donald's Limit Flare Force.
  2. 2
    Stand back and watch the real Mushroom X.
  3. 3
    Use Duck Flare, then Rocket Flare from a distance.
  4. 4
    Use Megaduck Flare, lock onto the real Mushroom X, and use it.
  5. 5
    While the Limit is going off, pummel the Mushroom.
  6. 6
    Use an item to recover your MP and repeat. This should only take two rounds.

Mushroom XI

Location: Timeless River - Waterway

Goal: Reduce the counter to 0 within 19 seconds

Rank A: Reduce the counter to 0 within 16 seconds

Rank S: Reduce the counter to 0 within 15 seconds

Drops: Pleasure Mushroom, Pleasure Mushroom+, Precious Mushroom, Precious Mushroom+, Premium Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Equip all Finisher Plus and Negative Combo abilities, removing Combo Plus.
  2. 2
    Equip Rumbling Rose.
  3. 3
    Start in Wisdom Form.
  4. 4
    Keep a medium distance while firing quickly to get the added Finisher damage.

Mushroom XII

Location: Twilight Town - The Old Mansion

Goal: Kill 40 mushrooms in 30 seconds

Rank A: Kill 47 mushrooms in 30 seconds

Rank S: Kill 50 mushrooms in 30 seconds

Drops: Happy Mushroom, Happy Mushroom+, Palatial Mushroom, Palatial Mushroom+, Limited Mushroom, Tranquil Shard, Tranquil Stone, Tranquil Gem, Tranquil Crystal

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Use Wisdom Form.
  2. 2
    Lock your camera to an overhead view.
  3. 3
    Move back and forth through the middle.
  4. 4
    Use short bursts so you aren't doing a super combo; one hit should be enough to defeat a Mushroom.
  5. 5
    Thunder is useful for enemies you can't see.
  6. 6
    If you are having trouble, use Berserk Charge in Wisdom Form.

Mushroom XIII

Location: Hollow Bastion - The Great Maw

Drops: Winner's Proof, Tranquil Proof

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    If you have completed at least Rank B (Goal) on the other 12 Mushrooms, Mushroom XIII rewards you.

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