Intermission: Dark World

Learn how to defeat the Demon Tower boss in Kingdom Hearts III's Dark World. Master Riku's abilities and strategies to overcome this tough Heartless.

Alright, so after all that, the focus shifts to King Mickey and Riku. They're on a mission in the Dark World, trying to find Master Aqua, who's been missing for about ten years. You'll take control of Riku here, and pretty soon, you'll come face-to-face with a pretty tough boss.

Boss: Demon Tower

This might look familiar if you played Kingdom Hearts 2.8, as it was Aqua's final boss. It's a nasty clump of Heartless, but Riku's got some good tools: -aga tier spells and Curaga. The main thing is to keep moving. Save your MP for healing with Curaga when you need it.

Building up that Form Gauge is super important here. The Double Duel ability is your best friend; it'll chew through the Demon Tower's HP like nobody's business.

• Keep dodging! The Demon Tower attacks fast and can hit you even when you think you're safe.
• Don't forget Riku has Air Recovery. If you get hit while airborne, mash [CIRCLE]/[B] right after to get back in control and back into the fight.
• If the Demon Tower dives underground, just keep moving around the arena until it pops back up. If you're caught underneath it when it surfaces, you're gonna take a ton of damage.
• Riku also has a Hi-Potion and a Hi-Ether on him. Don't be afraid to use them if things get really hairy.

Once you finally take down the Demon Tower, there are a bunch of cutscenes, and you'll get the Dream Heartbinder, which has your first Summon. And that's pretty much it for Kingdom Hearts II.9!