Magic Pulse 1 (マジックパルス １, Majikku Parusu 1)
Launch orbs of magic upward and knock surrounding enemies into the air. Confuses some foes.
Attack	No. of Hits		Power
Magic Pulse 1	1		4.0
Element	Status			Level
Physical	Confuse (25%/3.3s)			2

Magic Pulse 2 (マジックパルス ２, Majikku Parusu 2)
Launch orbs of magic upward, confusing or freezing some foes.
Attack	No. of Hits	Power
Magic Pulse 2	1	5.5
Element	Status		Level
Physical	Freeze (50%/5s) Confuse (50%/3.3s)		3

Magic Pulse 3 (マジックパルス ３, Majikku Parusu 3)
Launch orbs of magic upward which confuse, freeze, or bind some foes.
Attack	No. of Hits	Power
Magic Pulse 3	1	6.5
Element	Status		Level
Physical	Freeze (75%/5s) Confuse (75%/3.3s) Bind (75%/3.3s)		4

Magic Pulse 4 (マジックパルス ４, Majikku Parusu 4)
Press at the right times to repeatedly launch orbs of magic upward which freeze, bind, or cause other negative status effects.
Attack	No. of Hits	Power
Initial	1	4.0
1st additional input	1	3.5
2nd additional input	1	4.5
Element	Status		Level
Physical	Freeze (0%-25%-100%/5s)[1] Ignite (0%-25%-100%/3.3s)[1] Confuse (0%-25%-100%/3.3s)[1] Bind (0%-25%-100%/3.3s)[1]		5

Magic Pulse (マジックパルス, Majikku Parusu)
Attributes		Target	Gauge Cost	Damage
Magic	Upright	Single	3	7★: x11.86 SN+: x13.75
7★: Deals 4 hits. 1 turn: ↑ U-STR by 3, ↓ target's M-DEF by 1. SN+: Deals 4 hits. 1 turn: ↑ U- & M-STR 10, ↓ target's M-DEF 10. 10% chance to ignore target's Defense Boost.
Magic Pulse EX (マジックパルス改, Majikku Parusu Kai, lit. "Magic Pulse Revision")
Attributes		Target	Gauge Cost	Damage
Magic	Upright	All	3	SN++: x20.20
SN++: Deals 4 hits. 1 turn: M-Medal STR +10000, self [↑ STR, U- & M-STR 15], targets [↓ DEF, U- & M-DEF 15], SAB +220%. Reflects 100% Magic. Count ±0. Pierces DEF Boost 30%. Next Medal turns Magic.

Magic Pulse II (マジックパルス２, Majikku Parusu 2, lit. "Magic Pulse 2")
Attributes		Target	Gauge Cost	Damage
Magic	Upright	All	3	7★: x9.18 - 13.48
7★: Deals 3 hits. 1 turn: ↑ U-STR by 3, SP ATK bonus +30%. Damage+: 1 enemy or 0 parts left.

Magic Pulse (マジックパルス, Majikku Parusu)
Attack	Element	Power	Guard?
	Status	Revenge Value	Repel LV
Hit 1-3	Physical	1.0 x3	X
	—	0.5 x3	—
Final hit	Physical	2.0	X
	Stun (50%/10s)	1.5	—

Magic Pulse (マジックパルス, Majikku Parusu)
Attack	Element	Power	Guard?	Status
	Form Value	Reaction Value	Revenge Value		Repel LV
Hit 1-3	Physical	1.0 x3	X	—
	5 x3	0	0.5 x3		—
Final hit	Physical	2.0	X	Stun (50%/10s)
	10	1	1		—

Magic Pulse (マジックパルス, Majikku Parusu)
A powerful water-element magic attack.
Color	Type	Element	Power
Light Blue	Magic	Water	25 - 65

Magic Pulse is a series of techniques introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. They allow the user to unleash spinning orbs that may inflict status effects on enemies.

Mechanics

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Magic Pulse is a series of Finish commands exclusive to Aqua. Magic Pulse 1 is a Level 2 Finish Command that summons two orbs of magic that spiral upwards around the user and has a 25% chance of confusing enemies. Magic Pulse 2 is a Level 3 Finish Command that summons three orbs and has a 50% chance of confusing or freezing enemies. Magic Pulse 3 is a Level 4 Finish Command that summons four orbs and has a 75% chance of confusing, freezing, or blinding enemies. Magic Pulse 4 is a Level 5 Finish Command that summons two orbs that stun enemies, and has two additional attacks that can be added by tapping when prompted, first one unleashing a burst of wind and the second one summons a rainbow of orbs in a wider range.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

In Kingdom Hearts Union χ, Magic Pulse is a special attack that target a single enemy. It costs 3 special attack gauges to perform. Magic Pulse +7 has a 10% chance to ignore the target's Defense Boost skill.

Special attack	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Magic Pulse +5	6★	x3.50	x3.60	x3.70	x3.80	x3.90	x4.00		4
Magic Pulse +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x11.86		4
Magic Pulse +7	SN SN+	—	—	—	—	—	x13.75		4

Special attack	Player Buff			Target Debuff		Duration
	+5	+6	+7	+5-6	+7
Magic Pulse	—	+3	+10  +10	-1	-10	1 turn

Magic Pulse II is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 3 special attack gauges to perform. It inflicts more damage when one enemy remains.

Special attack	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Magic Pulse II +5	6★	x3.82 - 5.42	x3.86 - 5.46	x3.90 - 5.50	x3.94 - 5.54	x3.98 - 5.58	x4.02 - 5.62		3
Magic Pulse II +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x9.18 - 13.48		3

Special attack	Player Buff		Target Debuff	Duration
	+5	+6	+5-6
Magic Pulse II	+30%	+3  +30%	—	1 turn

Magic Pulse EX is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 3 special attack gauges to perform. It ignores enemy counters, reflects 100% of Magic-attribute damage taken, has a 30% chance to ignore the target's Defense Boost skill, and turns the next Medal's attribute to Magic.

Special attack	Rarity	Base	•	••	•••	••••	•••••		Hits
Magic Pulse EX +6	7★	—	—	—	—	—	x20.20		4

Special attack	Player Buff	Target Debuff	Duration
	+6	+6
Magic Pulse EX	+10000  +15  +15  +15  +220%	-15  -15  -15	1 turn

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-

In Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-, Magic Pulse is Aqua's combo finisher and deals physical damage. The final hit has 50% chance of stunning the enemy for 10 seconds.

Kingdom Hearts III

In Kingdom Hearts III, Magic Pulse is an action ability. It is Aqua's combo finisher and deals physical damage. The final hit has a 50% chance of stunning the enemy for 10 seconds, but this effect cannot be seen in-game as the only enemies Aqua faces, Terra-Xehanort and Vanitas, are both immune to it.

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road

In Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, Magic Pulse is a magic ability that deals Water damage.

Learning Magic Pulse

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

• Aqua learns Magic Pulse 1 after earning 2000 CP while Finish is the equipped Finish command.
• Aqua learns Magic Pulse 2 after earning 3800 CP while Magic Pulse 1 is the equipped Finish command.
• Aqua learns Magic Pulse 3 after defeating 350 enemies while Magic Pulse 2 is the equipped Finish command.
• Aqua learns Magic Pulse 4 after defeating 500 enemies while Magic Pulse 3 is the equipped Finish command.

Kingdom Hearts Union χ

• Magic Pulse +5 is the special attack for medal 470: Illustrated Aqua A.
• Magic Pulse +6 is the special attack for medal 1138: Illustrated Aqua A.
• Magic Pulse +7 is the special attack for medals 1138: SN - Illustrated Aqua and 1138: SN+ - Illustrated Aqua.

• Magic Pulse II +5 is the special attack for medal 977: HD Aqua [EX].
• Magic Pulse II +6 is the special attack for medal 1411: HD Aqua [EX].

• Magic Pulse EX +6 is the special attack for medal 1878: SN++ - Illus. KH III Aqua.

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-

• Aqua has Magic Pulse as a default ability.

Kingdom Hearts III

• Aqua has Magic Pulse as a default ability.

Kingdom Hearts Dark Road

• The Aqua card has Magic Pulse as its ability.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts III

As a party member, Aqua uses Magic Pulse as the combo finisher of her Attack (Combo) technique. Unlike her appearance as a playable character, Magic Pulse deals Neutral damage.

Notes and references

See also

• Finish (Aqua)

• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Finish commands
• Kingdom Hearts χ special attacks
• Kingdom Hearts Union χ special attacks
• Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- abilities
• Kingdom Hearts III abilities
• Kingdom Hearts Dark Road abilities