Chill Ripper

The Chill Ripper is an Emblem Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, where it is one of the bosses at Halloween Town.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days[edit]

During a mission to Halloween Town, Roxas and Xigbar are sent to eliminate a giant Heartless. Once the duo reaches the Suspension Bridge, they are attacked by a group of Heartless lead by a Snowy Crystal, which Roxas mistakes as their target. Once the Heartless are defeated, the Chill Ripper slashes its way onto the battlefield, almost crushing Roxas. The two then fight and defeat the Chill Ripper and RTC.

Design[edit]

The Chill Ripper is a large, humanoid Heartless covered from head to toe in silver and grey armor, although in Kingdom Hearts χ this armor is cobalt. The armor on its legs sport white spikes and steel blue highlights. Its helmet sports two short, white spikes and a long, twisted, black antenna. A small opening in the front just barely exposes the Chill Ripper's black face and glowing yellow eyes. Its most notable features are the jagged, light blue, ice blades in place of each of its hands. It has two Heartless emblems, one on each of its shoulder pauldrons.

The Chill Ripper's name refers to its ice-based attacks and its bladed arms—a "ripper" can refer to a murderer that kills with a blade, or, more literally, it means "one who tears."

Strategy[edit]

The Chill Ripper's main two attacks are a lunging spin attack which deals severe ice-based damage, and summoning pillars of ice from the ground; both attacks can be easily avoided by keeping some distance from the Chill Ripper. It also has a charging lunge which can be parried or interrupted with Firaga to stun the Heartless. While stunned, it becomes especially vulnerable to damage.

The Chill Ripper is quite agile, and will try to dodge Roxas's attacks by leaping around the battlefield. In Story Mode, Xigbar assists in this battle, but the responsibility for finishing the boss off still falls to Roxas. If available, Roxas can use several Firaga spells to quickly exhaust the Chill Ripper's stamina. Otherwise, focus on avoiding the Chill Ripper's attacks while keeping HP up and using powerful Keyblade combos and Limit Breaks to deal damage.

Sometimes, it is possible to trigger a glitch in which the player character falls through the ground, which the game engine treats as open air. As such, it is possible for the character to Glide and Air Dash, but eventually they will hit the bottom of the room and immediately expire.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Spin Slash (回転斬り, Kaitengiri?)	(spin)	—	—	1.53	△
	(stab)	—	—	0.23	△
		Spins its sword-arms around itself, then thrusts forward and stabs the target.
Stored Slash (タメ斬り, Tame Kiri?)		Ice	Freeze (100%)	2.02	◯
		Charges up energy, then stabs forward. Will be knocked over if the stab is blocked.
Jump Attack (ジャンプ攻撃, Janpu Kōgeki?)		Ice	Freeze (100%)	1.63	X
		Jumps up high in the air and then lands on top of the target, creating a shockwave upon impact.
Blizzard (ブリザド, Burizado?)		Ice	Freeze (100%)	1.63	△
		Summons ice pillars from the ground that rise up towards the target.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Gallery[edit]

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  Chill Ripper's journal portrait in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

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  Chill Ripper's battle icon from the map.

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