Spiked Crawler
Japanese	スパイククローラー
Rōmaji	Supaiku Kurōrā
Translation	Spike Crawler
Type	Emblem Heartless
Game	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Variations • Morning Star • Scorching Sphere • Gummi Hammer
KHD tracks Battle theme - Tension Rising

Spiked Crawler
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Sharp spikes cover these large Heartless. Though they are impervious during their spin attack, you can slow their onslaught with a block, bringing them to an eventual halt. Alternatively, Thunder magic will stop them with a single blast.

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	International		Japanese
82	933		1166		39		83
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x0.44		x0.49		x0.32			x0.54
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.05		x0.05		x0.20			x0
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: 3.00					46
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 73-93 —
Munny x21, HP prize (large) x5, HP prize (small) x2
World(s)
Agrabah

Mission	HP			EXP			STR/DEF
82	3498			39			83
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x0.44		x0.49		x0.32			x0.54
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x0.05		x0.05		x0.20			x0
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: 3.00					46
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 73-93 —
Munny x11, HP prize (large) x3, HP prize (small) x1
World(s)
Agrabah

The Spiked Crawler is an Emblem Heartless that is found in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is one of the bosses in Agrabah.

Story

While suffering from a lack of strength, Roxas is sent to eliminate a Spiked Crawler alongside Xion. Roxas struggles to defeat the Heartless and almost runs out of energy when Xion cuts down the Spiked Crawler in one blow using strength she siphoned from Roxas, thus prematurely ending the fight.

Design

A Spiked Crawler has a black, spherical head with two beady, yellow eyes on it. It wears a conical, black helmet with an angular antenna attached to its tip and a silver brim. The majority of its body is encased in a spherical suit of armor with eight conical, black spikes spaced evenly over its surface. This armor is primarily colored in shades of blue and white, with some red decorations on it. Its thin arms jut out of circular openings in the armor on either of its sides. Its spindly legs share a large, circular opening at the bottom of the armor, and the tips of its feet point upward. The Spiked Crawler has two Heartless emblems, on its front and another on its back, both of which are placed in the middle of a yellow ring.

The Spiked Crawler's name refers to the prominent spikes on its body, and its normal method of movement when not spinning is a slow crawl.

Strategy

The Spiked Crawler has an extremely high Defense stat, so it will take some time to defeat. When it starts spinning, immediately bombard it with Thunder magic until it hits. This will stop the Spiked Crawler in its tracks, enabling Roxas to damage it. Thunder can also take a toll on the Spiked Crawler's HP. In Story Mode, Xion will finish off this Heartless halfway through the battle against it, but it will not drop any items or munny. The full battle against the Spiked Crawler can only be accessed in Mission Mode.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Spike Spin (トゲ回転, Toge Kaiten)		Light	Radar Zap (20%)	0.73	△
		Spins around with its defenses up.
Body Attack (ボディアタック, Bodi Atakku)		Light	Radar Zap (40%)	2.02	X
		Jumps up, then lands on top of the target.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

• Emblem Heartless
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days enemies