Link Summon

This article is about Link Summons in Kingdom Hearts III. You may be looking for the Link System from Dream Drop Distance.

Sora uses Meow Wow Balloon's finisher.

Link Summons are a gameplay feature in Kingdom Hearts III, allowing Sora to fight alongside various allies. They serve as a replacement to the Summon and D-Link abilities from previous games.

Development

As Disney disallowed the further act of calling characters from other worlds to the one Sora's currently on, Link Summons were conceptualized as a compromise, in which they instead involve the magical manifestation of a given character from their bond with Sora's heart.

Mechanics

Link Summons consume all of Sora's MP to use, and his MP must be at maximum to use. When used, they give Sora access to a Command Menu that allows him to perform various attacks, and gives him the option to cancel the Link or use the Finish command to perform a final attack. Upon use, Links also restore all of Sora's HP, except on Critical Mode, where they restore half of his maximum HP. Sora remains vulnerable to damage during a Link, but will always keep 1 HP until it ends.

When activating a Link, a Link Cinematic will play that can be toggled on or off in the config menu. When turned on, they can be skipped with /.

As long as a Link is active, Sora's Situation Command meter will neither increase nor decrease (even with the "Form Charge" EZ Code active). The timer of any active Formchange or that of their finish command will remain frozen during a Link Summon, but timers from any other type of Situation Commands above the Command Menu will continue to deplete during a Link Summon.

Additionally, Sora's MP gauge will also remain frozen in MP Charge for the duration of a Link Summon.

When inflicted by Yozora's Time Break attack, the eponymous Time Break status can deplete the duration of a Link's Finish command, and thus shorten the Link Summon's duration. If the timer is fully depleted by Time Break, the Link Summon will instantly end.

Link Summons are disabled in areas populated with NPCs. If Sora attempts to approach NPCs while using a Link Summon activated elsewhere, it will automatically end, with Donald commenting on the dangerosity of the technique.

List of Link Summons

Name	Description	Commands	Music	Obtained
(ワンダーバルーン, Wandā Barūn, lit. "Wonder Balloon")	Summon Meow Wow to bounce around the field and damage foes. With each bounce, Meow Wow grows bigger in size, buffing the damage of Deflate Dash and Finish.	: Finish : Deflate Dash : Tornado Pounce : Cancel	Dream Eaters	Return to the Mysterious Tower after completing Olympus.
(8bitボム, 8 Bitto Bomu, lit. "8-Bit Bomb")	Summon Wreck-It Ralph to to build and destroy blocks. Each block has a unique function, and once you've arranged them to your liking hit the Finish command to wreck them all and deal heavy damage to foes.	: Finish : Build : Jump : Rush : Cancel	8Bit Smasher	Clear Verum Rex: Beat of Lead for the first time.
(キングスフレア, Kingusu Furea)	Summon Simba and ride atop him to damage and burn foes.	: Finish : Firaga Roar : Firaga Leap : Cancel	Savannah Pride	Put out the fires at the Tank Yard.
(シースペクタクル, Shī Supekutakuru)	Summon Ariel to fight alongside you. Jumping in and out of the ground shoots out orbs of water to damage foes.	: Finish : Splash : Mermaid Dive : Cancel	An Adventure in Atlantica	Chest at the Undersea Cavern.
(プラズマエンカウンター, Purazuma Enkauntā)	Summon Stitch to line up and connect strands of electricity. Pressing Finish causes the strands to unleash a powerful charged attack.	: Finish : Plasma Surge : Jump : Cancel	Mákaukau?	Complete Flash Tracer for the first time.