Valor Form
Timeless River Space Paranoids Halloween Town Christmas Town "A Form specializing in physical attacks."
Japanese	ブレイヴフォーム
Rōmaji	Bureivu Fōmu
Translation	Brave Form
Growth Ability	High Jump
Drive Gauges	3
Allies Required	Goofy

LV	EXP	Bonus
		Sora	Valor Form
LV1	0	—	High Jump LV1
LV2	100	Auto Valor	Form Gauge +1
LV3	400	High Jump LV1	Form Gauge +1 High Jump LV2
LV4	760	Combo Plus	Form Gauge +1
LV5	1210	High Jump LV2	Form Gauge +1 High Jump LV3
LV6	1750	Combo Plus	Form Gauge +1
LV7	2500	High Jump LV3	Form Gauge +1 High Jump MAX

LV	EXP	Bonus
		Sora	Valor Form
LV1	0	—	High Jump LV1
LV2	80	Auto Valor	Form Gauge +1
LV3	240	High Jump LV1	Form Gauge +1 High Jump LV2
LV4	520	Combo Plus	Form Gauge +1
LV5	968	High Jump LV2	Form Gauge +1 High Jump LV3
LV6	1528	Combo Plus	Form Gauge +1
LV7	2200	High Jump LV3	Form Gauge +1 High Jump MAX

Valor Form
Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ
KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005) This form boosts Sora's strength and lets him wield two Keyblades.

Valor Form is a Drive Form specializing in physical attacks which appears in Kingdom Hearts II. It uses Goofy, and consumes three of Sora's Drive Bars. It represents Sora's strength,^[1] and is obtained along with Sora's new clothes and the Star Seeker Keyblade at Mysterious Tower. Its emblem is a red fleur-de-lis.

Design

Valor Form turns Sora's clothes red and white with the fleur-de-lis emblem on each sleeve and pant leg. Valor Form changes designs depending on the world he is in:

• In Timeless River, Sora's appearance does not change. However, his HUD sprite gains a red tint.
• In Halloween Town, Sora's mask is changed into a creature resembling a Bomb.
• In Christmas Town^{[KH II FM]}, Sora's hat gains a red fleur-de-lis, and the back of his shirt has a red thorn symbol.
• In Space Paranoids, Sora's circuitry changes to red.

In this form, Sora wields two Keyblades, and is also very dexterous, sometimes even spinning the Keyblade on a single finger during a combo. No matter what world Sora is in, Sora's hands glow light red and flicker with red electricity. When Sora runs in Valor Form, flakes of red energy fly off of his hands in a streak.

Mechanics

Valor Form is a melee-oriented Drive Form that can wield two Keyblades, but cannot perform any magic. Notably, the Guard ability has been replaced with the Over the Horizon ability, but he can still parry while attacking. Its play-style is highly aggressive, utilizing a number of combo finishers and attacks that knock enemies into the air. Valor Form runs quicker than usual and can jump very high.

Valor Form gains an experience point every time Sora strikes an enemy, including with physical hits from Reaction Commands, regardless of whether the enemies are vulnerable to it. In the original Japanese release of Kingdom Hearts II, it is possible to gain Valor Form EXP by hitting enemies with the Skateboard. By leveling up, the High Jump Growth Ability is upgraded for both Valor Form and Sora's standard form. Also, leveling up Valor Form grants Auto Valor and two Combo Plus abilities to Sora's standard form.

Abilities

Form Actions
Attack		Attribute	Power Multiplier	Form Value	Guard?	Finisher?
Vertical Swing (ブレイヴ地上縦振り, Bureivu Chijō Tate-furi, lit. "Brave Ground Vertical Swing")		Physical	x0.5→x0.65	0.6→0.78	O	X→O
Horizontal Swing (ブレイヴ地上横振り, Bureivu Chijō Yoko-furi, lit. "Brave Ground Horizontal Swing")		Physical	x0.5	0.3	O	X→X→O→O
Thrust (ブレイヴ地上突き, Bureivu Chijō Tsuki, lit. "Brave Ground Thrust")		Physical	x0.5→x0.25→x0.5	0.6→0.3→0.6	△→O→O	X→O→O
H-V Swing (ブレイヴ空中縦横振り, Bureivu Kūchū Jūō-furi, lit. "Brave Aerial Vertical and Horizontal Swing")		Physical	x0.5	0.6	O	X→O→O
Aerial U-D Swing (ブレイヴ空中上下振り, Bureivu Kūchū Jōge-furi, lit. "Brave Aerial Up and Down Swing")		Physical	x0.65	0.78	O	X→O
Action Abilities
Attack		Attribute	Power Multiplier	Form Value	Guard?	Finisher?
Brave Shot	Weapon	Physical	x1.5	1.8	△	O
	Shock Wave	Physical	x1.5	1.8	X	O
		Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move and knocks a single target off its feet.
Brave Beat		Physical	x0.25→x0.25→x0.25 →x0.25→x1.0→x1.0	0.3→0.3→0.3 →0.3→1.2→1.2	△	O
		Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move that successively attacks several targets at once.
Sonic Strike	Horizontal Swing	Physical	x0.5	0.6	△	O
	Thrust	Physical	x2.5	3.0	X	O
		Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move that pierces through a single target.
Sonic End		Physical	x0.25→x0.25→x0.25 →x0.25→x1.0→x1.0	0.3→0.3→0.3 →0.3→1.2→1.2	△	O
		Unleashes a powerful finishing combo move in a rapid midair attack to several targets at once.
Over the Horizon		Physical	x0.65	0.78	O	X→O
		Leaps towards a target in a rapid attack with .
Omega Finale		Deals finishing combo moves in the middle of a combo with .
Retaliating Slash		Physical	x0.5	0.6	O	X→O→O
		When knocked down, quickly regains balance and counterattacks with .
Growth Abilities
Ability	LV Learned	Description
High Jump LV1	LV1	Jump a little higher than usual. The longer is pressed down, the higher the jump.
High Jump LV2	LV3	Jump even higher than before! The longer is pressed down, the higher the jump.
High Jump LV3	LV5	Now you can jump really high! The longer is pressed down, the higher the jump.
High Jump MAX	LV7	An extreme jump! Jump even higher than you thought possible! The longer is pressed down, the higher the jump.
Support Abilities
Ability		Description
Synch Blade		Equips a Keyblade in each hand. The ability of the left hand weapon becomes available as well.
Combo Plus		Increases maximum combo by 1 when on the ground. Equip more to enable more combos.
Air Combo Plus		Increases maximum combo by 1 when in midair. Equip more to enable more combos.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Strategy

Sora performs a combo available for Valor Form.

Valor Form is a powerful damage-dealer, and is very useful against single targets, such as tough enemies and bosses. While in Valor Form, Sora moves at twice his normal speed, and can perform combo finishers at any time with Omega Finale. His rapid slashes can block enemy attacks, and can sometimes stun the enemies as well. However, Sora also becomes unable to cast any Magic, including Cure, so equip Potions and set Donald's behavior to healing-focused whenever Sora uses Valor Form. The lack of Magic, coupled with an inability to Guard, makes Valor Form the weakest Form defense-wise. As such, it is best to take advantage of the increased movement speed and jump height to evade attacks while looking for openings, then quickly moving in to deal damage.

Since Valor Form levels by dealing hits, and not by defeating enemies, try to keep enemies alive while training Valor Form. The best Keyblades for training Valor Form are the Sweet Memories and Oathkeeper; the Star Seeker and its Air Combo Plus are a good substitute for the Oathkeeper if it is unavailable. The Morning Star and Crimson Jazz Heartless, which appear together at Hollow Bastion and Beast's Castle, are the best enemies to train against, as they have high stamina, but are also easy to disrupt with Valor Form's attacks and drop a large amount of Drive Orbs when defeated. In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, both Mushroom XIII No. 5 and Mushroom XIII No. 11 allow Sora to deal a large amount of hits while being close to a save point, allowing him to quickly refill his Drive Gauge. If defeated, they will also drop some Drive Recovery items.

In contrast, when using the form for combat purposes, it is best to equip the strongest Keyblades available. The damage dealt can be maximized by equipping the Decisive Pumpkin, Sleeping Lion, Hero's Crest, Star Seeker, or Rumbling Rose, due to their Combo Boost, Combo Plus, Air Combo Boost, Air Combo Plus, and Finishing Plus abilities, respectively.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Valor Form appears in Final Fantasy Record Keeper as one of Sora's Soul Breaks, learned through the Jungle King (KH) Keyblade. It allows him to gain Empowered Infusion for fire, and reduces delay of his actions for two turns.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Valor Form appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an outfit variation for Sora. In addition, Sora will adopt Valor Form's battle stance if holding one-handed items, and he will use Valor Form's attack animations when using battering items.

Notes and references

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