Fly-By Knight (エアライドボンバー, Ea Raido Bonbā, lit. "Air Ride Bomber")
Take to the skies with your Spirit's help. Use to steer and to attack.
Attack	Element		Power	Reaction Value	Status		Link Gauge Use
Flying	Physical		1.1[1] 1.3[2] 0.9[3]	2	—		—
Rush	Physical		1.1[1] 1.3[2] 1.8[3]	2[1] 3[4]	—		10%
Pillar of light	Physical		3.3[5] 3.6[3]	4	—		10%
Link Gauge Usage				Combo Length
6.6% per second				—

Fly-by Knight (エアライドボンバー, Ea Raido Bonbā, lit. "Air Ride Bomber")
Attributes		Target	Gauge Cost	Damage
Speed	Upright	All	0	SN++: x18.90
SN++: Deals 3 hits. 2 turns: S-Medal STR +6000, targets [↓ DEF, U- & S-DEF 15], SP ATK B +220%. Pierces Defense Boost 30%.

Fly-By Knight, sometimes written as Fly-by Knight, is a technique that appears in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts Union χ.

The name is a reference to "Fly by Night", a song and album by Canadian rock band Rush.

Mechanics

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Fly-By Knight is a Link Attack that drains the Link Gauge by 6.6% per second. It deals Physical damage and the direction can be controlled with . Pressing lets the Spirit execute an attack that costs 10% of the Link Gauge and deals Physical damage. When the Link Gauge has 10% or less remaining, pressing summons a pillar of light from the ground, which deals Physical damage.

The strength of the Link Attack varies between Spirits. Linking with a Peepsta Hoo deals the least amount of damage, while linking with a Komory Bat deals slightly more damage. Linking with an Eaglider or Halbird gives the strongest attack, but deals the least damage when flying around.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

In Kingdom Hearts Union χ, Fly-by Knight is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 0 special attack gauges to perform. It has a 30% chance to ignore the opponent's Defense Boost Skill.

Special attack	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Fly-By Knight +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x18.90		3

Special attack	Player Buff	Target Debuff	Duration
	+6	+6
Fly-By Knight	+6000  +220%	-15  -15  -15	2 turns

Learning Fly-By Knight

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

• Sora can use Fly-By Knight by linking with an Eaglider.
• Sora can use Fly-By Knight by linking with a Halbird.
• Sora can use Fly-By Knight by linking with a Komory Bat.
• Sora can use Fly-By Knight by linking with a Peepsta Hoo.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

• Fly-by Knight +6 is the special attack for medal 1921: SN++ - MoM Komory Bat.

Notes and references

• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Link Attacks
• Kingdom Hearts Union χ special attacks