i've been stuck on the riku fight after you beat maleficent as a dragon , i know that you use ars arcantum (or something on the lines of that) and you only heal yourself with potions or elixirs. i can get him down to where the pillar things start to appear but i always manage to get hit by one, and if i survive (1 time) i dont know what to do next

Before approaching him, re-stock Sora's items and make sure that he is in top notch condition. You are alone in this boss battle. It is strongly recommended that you equip Guard, Dodge Roll, Glide, and Counterattack. Also, it is highly recommended that you beat the 3 cups at Olympus Coliseum and get the Olympia Keyblade, and if you don't mind losing some MP, the Metal Chocobo can be useful as well. Riku's HP is made up of several bars. In his first HP bar, he'll attempt to toy with you, passing around you and executing his standard two-hit combo; just simply dodge and attack him. Whatever combo that you use, try to refrain from executing the combo finisher (unless you equip Blitz); Riku has fast recovery and can unleash devastating counterattacks. If you have equipped Ars Arcanum, save it for later. Also beware: magic only makes this boss counterattack with Dark Firaga.

 

When you drain his first life bar away, Riku will start using a new attack; he'll spin around while swinging his Keyblade, similar to Sora's Vortex. He uses this attack very often, mostly to break your combos. During this time, try keeping yourself at a safe distance, but not too far, or Riku will make a high leap and attempt to stab you with his Keyblade, creating shockwaves that move sideways from his position. Now it will be a good time to use Ars Arcanum, but just use it a few times, and try saving your MP, because you'll be needing it later.

 

Eventually Riku will invoke himself with darkness, and a purple aura will surround him. During this period, his speed and agility increase, and he gains two new attacks; one involves throwing his Keyblade at you, similar to Strike Raid (be careful when countering this attack, as if it hits Riku he will use Dark Firaga), and his infamous Dark Aura. Fortunately, his thrown Keyblade can be deflected either by guarding or striking with perfect timing; for each successful deflect, Riku will receive damage and be momentarily stunned. Seize this opportunity and bash him with all you've got.

 

When Riku's health bar drops to his final one, he'll become more and more aggressive, so that he no longer taunts you and instead uses Dark Aura very often (watch out for the phrases "Behold the power of darkness!" and "Open your heart to darkness!"). Riku's Dark Aura is a predictable move, but it can be difficult to dodge. When you see him floating and charging, keep your distance from him and High Jump right before he starts shooting around. Immediately execute Glide and move around in a circular fashion. Near the end of his assault you'll have to repeat the phase and start Gliding again. Riku's finisher covers about 60% of the arena, so it'll be pretty hard to evade it. Alternatively, when he charges to one particular end of the arena (he usually starts with the top left corner), jump and stay there: Riku will not charge into the same area twice. Stay there until the finisher is executed (because he will not hit that area).

 

Attacking and counterattacking are good tactics while Riku is in this form, just pay attention to what he says and heal occasionally and you should be fine.

 

Note also that aside from the first hit, he cannot use Dark Aura when you stand RIGHT next to the computer. However, he will Strike Raid and combo you IMMEDIATELY afterward.

 

When Riku's health hits critical, be sure to finish him as fast as you can, for he'll pull Dark Aura very often, thus prolonging the fight. Aside from that, he'll start to keep his distance from you, so track him down and continue hacking at him and you'll eventually win. Suggested Keyblades to use are the Olympia and Metal Chocobo

very detailed thanks a ton

LOL, i beat him when i was like,8. I had such a hard time, i was like " T~T why is he so hard..."

It took me months to be him o.o

He was so hard, my brother had to do it for me, and he doesn't even play Kingdom Hearts lol.

woah.... KingdomHearts125, how do you know so much about the riku fight, i bow down to your epic knowledge, i am not worthy But seriously, awesome job man

 

And i think everybody had trouble with the riku fight, because i now remember that scene before the fight word for word, and i still laugh when Sora says "Kairi's inside me", yes i know im perverted

The five minute cutsene right before it, I was so sick of it after I beat him. Did anyone notice that Riku's dark mode when he is invoked in the dark aurora the lightning on suit complement the lightning that you can see in the broken tubing; just thought I would throw it out there.

woah.... KingdomHearts125, how do you know so much about the riku fight, i bow down to your epic knowledge, i am not worthy But seriously, awesome job man

 

 

 

It's called copy and paste. But yeah, whatever guide he took that from is correct.