The Shark is a vicious great white shark found in Atlantica, only appearing there in Kingdom Hearts. It first appeared in Disney's The Little Mermaid.

The Shark is normally found swimming around the Sunken Ship area. It is considered a minor enemy at first as Sora can avoid fighting it, but it must be defeated later to enter Ursula's lair. It attacks randomly, and can do a great deal of damage.

The Shark is one of only eight enemies in Kingdom Hearts who do not have entries in Jiminy's Journal (the others being AntiSora, Bit Sniper, the Cave of Wonders Guardian, Chernabog, the Crank Tower, Shadow Sora, and World of Chaos).

Story

Kingdom Hearts

The Shark mainly appears around the Sunken Ship and attacks Sora and company while they are in the area. When the friends are searching for Ursula's lair, it attacks in an attempt to eat them. Upon being defeated, it flees. However, it still remains around the Sunken Ship after the sea-witch's defeat.

Once the Final Keyhole opens, the Shark is no longer around the ship; Darkballs and Sheltering Zones take up residence instead.

Design

The Shark is a massive great white shark with a rotund body and yellow eyes. The top half of its body is a dark blue-grey, while the underside is a lighter blue-grey color. It has three gill slits on either side of its body and a small nick in its tail fin. The Shark only has one dorsal fin, without the second, smaller dorsal fin further down its body like most sharks. While its teeth are the typical triangular shape of a great white, they seem to lack serrations and, most notably, there is only one row of teeth in its mouth, as opposed to the multiple, rotating rows of teeth common to all sharks.

Strategy

Technique		Element	Tech	Power Bonus	Guard?
Small Bite (小かみつき, Ko Kamitsuki)		None	x0	4	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		Bites forward, or to the left or right.
Big Bite (大かみつき, Dai Kamitsuki)		None	x0	6	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		Slowly opens its mouth and moves forward while biting.
Tail Sweep (尻尾なぎ払い, Shippo Nagiharai)		None	x0	4	Repellable (Recoil: 100)
		Turns sideways and strikes with tail fin.
Rush (突進, Tosshin)		None	x0	6	Repellable (Recoil: 30)
		Quickly rushes forward.
Guard: Repellable = Can be blocked and interrupted; Returnable = Can be blocked and deflected back; Preventable = Blockable by Goofy's shield only.

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Origin

The Shark, nicknamed Glut in official Disney records,^[3] originated from the Disney 1989 movie, The Little Mermaid. He first appears attempting to kill Ariel and Flounder in the Sunken Ship and pursues them, although the chase causes damage to the ship in the process. However, Glut ends up getting his head stuck in an anchor and is not seen again afterwards.

Gallery

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  N+ Power card featuring the Shark in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi].
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  The Shark in the Kingdom Hearts manga.

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Notes and references

• Entelechy
• Disney characters
• Kingdom Hearts characters
• Kingdom Hearts bosses
• Disney bosses
• Atlantica
• Antagonists

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