Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - Spirit guide
Gotta catch ‘em all! Oh wait, that’s the other game.
Meow Wow
Part dog, part cat, all cute, the Meow Wow is created by Sora early in the game.
Ingredients:
- Vibrant Figment (4) + Rampant Figment (4)
- Vibrant Figment (6) + Vibrant Fancy (2)
- Vibrant Fancy (3) + Rampant Figment (4)
- Vibrant Fancy (2) Malleable Fantasy (1)
- Vibrant Fantasy (1) + Rampant Figment (6)
- Malleable Fantasy (3) + Wild Fantasy (1)
Recipe: Obtained by Sora during Traverse Town’s story.
Link Attack: Meow Wounce. Sora leaps onto Meow Wow’s back, and Meow Wow bounces around the battlefield, dealing damage to enemies he hits.
Link Style: Shining Hammer. Riku attacks with fast light-based strikes.
Tama Sheep
Count too many Tama Sheep, and you may doze off…and then they will crush you.
Ingredients:
- Vibrant Figment (3) + Troubling Figment (2)
- Vibrant Figment (4) + Dulcet Figment (3)
- Vibrant Figment (4) + Intrepid Figment (5)
- Vibrant Fancy (3) + Dulcet Figment (3)
Vibrant Fancy (1) + Malleable Fantasy (3)
Recipe: Can be purchased from Moogle Shops once you reach The Grid.
Link Attack: Roll Call. Sora hops onto Tama Sheep’s back as it rolls around the battlefield. Roll into enemies to deal damage.
Link Style: Shining Hammer. Riku attacks with fast light-based strikes.
Yoggy Ram
After escaping St. Louis’ football stadium, Yoggy Ram made its way to Kingdom Hearts. Get it on your side, and you’ll have a true companion.
Ingredients:
- Grim Figment (6) + Rampant Fancy (2)
- Grim Figment (3) + Dulcet Figment (2)
- Grim Figment (5) + Dulcet Fancy (3)
Grim Figment (4) + Vibrant Fancy (2) - Grim Fancy (3) + Vibrant Fantasy (1)
Recipe: Found by Riku in a chest atop the church in the northern end of Traverse Town’s Second District.
Link Attack: Whirling Bronco. Sora Rides Yoggy Ram around the battlefield, damaging enemies as he runs into them. Use the Whirling Bronco command to spin attack for extra damage.
Link Style: Fire Raid. Riku battles with a variety of flame-based attacks.
Komory Bat
Kingdom Hearts’ cute and puffy version of Zubat, Komory Bat is created by Riku early in the game.
Ingredients:
- Troubling Figment (3) + Rampant Figment (2)
- Troubling Figment (4) + Lofty Figment (2)
- Troubling Figment (5) + Intrepid Figment (4)
- Troubling Fancy (2) + Rampant Figment (3)
- Troubling Fancy (2) + Charming Fantasy (1)
Recipe: Obtained by Riku during Traverse Town’s story.
Link Attack: Fly-by Knight. Sora glides around the battlefield with Komory Bat on his back. Charge into enemies to deal damage and use the Fly-by Knight command for extra impact.
Link Style: Darkest Fears. Riku attacks with claws on his hands and feet.
Pricklemane
When the Cheshire cat meets a pile of caltrops, you get the Pricklemane.
Ingredients:
- Intrepid Figment (3) + Rampant Figment (2)
- Intrepid Figment (4) + Wild Fantasy (1)
- Intrepid Figment (3) + Charming Fantasy (1)
Recipe: Can be purchased from Moogle Shops once you reach Traverse Town.
Link Attack: Hammer Throw. Sora whirls Pricklemane around like a living mace. Move around to strike enemies within the swing radius.
Link Style: Shining Hammer. Riku attacks with fast light-based strikes.
Hebby Repp
Salamander? Snake? Whatever it is, Hebby Repp will slither its way across the battlefield in your favor.
Ingredients:
- Intrepid Figment (3) + Noble Figment (2)
- Intrepid Figment (6) + Rampant Fantasy (1)
- Intrepid Figment (5) + Troubling Fantasy (2)
- Intrepid Figment (4) + Fleeting Figment (2)
- Intrepid Fancy (3) + Noble Figment (3)
- Intrepid Fancy (3) + Charming Fantasy (1)
Recipe: Can be purchased from Moogle Shops once you reach Traverse Town.
Link Attack: Flame Thrower. Sora throws Hebby Repp, sending him spinning along the battlefield. Steer the Spirit near enemies and use the Finish command to detonate and deal damage.
Link Style: Fire Raid. Riku battles with a variety of flame-based attacks.
Sir Kyroo
Is that Chrono Trigger’s Frog invading the Kingdom Hearts universe? Nope, it’s just Sir Kyroo, and he’ll fight with you to the end…or at least until he gets hit with fire-based magic.
Ingredients:
- Noble Fancy (6) + Intrepid Figment (10)
- Noble Fancy (4) + Lofty Figment (5)
- Noble Fancy (3) + Grim Figment (4)
- Noble Fancy (6) + Rampant Fancy (7)
- Noble Fantasy (2) + Epic Fantasy (1)
- Noble Fantasy (2) + Grim Figment (6)
Recipe: Found by Riku in a chest atop clamshell in the northern area of the Monstro: Gullet section in Prankster’s Paradise.
Link Attack: Decussation. Sora and Sir Kyroo go back to back. Tap the Decussation command to deal damage to targeted enemies.
Link Style: Wavesurfer. Riku rides a surfboard and uses it to strike enemies.
Toximander
The Geico gecko wishes he were Toximander. This slippery salamander uses toxic attacks to down his opponents.
Ingredients:
- Troubling Figment (5) + Vibrant Figment (6)
- Troubling Figment (10) + Wondrous Fancy (4)
- Troubling Figment (10) + Wondrous Fancy (4)
- Troubling Fancy (3) + Rampant Fantasy (1)
- Troubling Fancy (2) + Vibrant Fancy (4)
- Troubling Fancy (2) + Malleable Fantasy (1)
Recipe: Found by Sora in a hidden alcove in the southeast section of the Catacombs in La Cite des Cloches.
Link Attack: Poison Dash. Sora jumps into an energy sphere and hovers around the battlefield. Gather up enemies in the sphere by hovering over them, then use the Finish command to detonates the sphere and damage the Nightmares trapped inside and in the blast radius.
Link Style: Darkest Fears. Riku attacks with claws on his hands and feet.
Fin Fatale
Though it’s more rough-looking than other Spirits, Fin Fatale happily will battle alongside you as well as any other companion.
Ingredients:
- Rampant Fancy (3) + Noble Figment (3)
- Rampant Fancy (4) + Troubling Figment (6)
- Rampant Fancy (6) + Troubling Fancy (4)
- Rampant Fantasy (2) + Prickly Fantasy (1)
- Rampant Fantasy (2) + Noble Fancy (3)
- Noble Figment (4) + Wondrous Fancy (4)
Recipe: Can be purchased from Moogle Shops once you reach La Cite des Cloches.
Link Attack: Water Blaster. Sora uses Fin Fatale as a super soaker. Aim the water jet at enemies to deal damage.
Link Style: Wavesurfer. Riku rides a surfboard and uses it to strike enemies.
Tatsu Steed
The seahorse community is proud to be included in Kingdom Hearts, and Tatsu Steed is no slouch as he fills the battlefield with damaging bubbles.
Ingredients:
- Lofty Fancy (3) + Dulcet Figment (12)
- Lofty Fancy (3) + Wondrous Figment (3)
- Lofty Figment (3) + Wondrous Figment (3)
- Rampant Fancy (4) + Dulcet Figment (5)
Recipe: Found by Sora in a chest behind a water jet in the southern section of the Ocean Depths in Prankster’s Paradise.
Link Attack: Bubble Blaster. Sora hops onto Tatsu Steed’s back. Use the Bubble Blaster command to fire damaging bubbles at enemies.
Link Style: Wavesurfer. Riku rides a surfboard and uses it to strike enemies.
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Tony lives in Maryland, where he writes about those good old-fashioned video games for 12DOVE. His words have also appeared on GameSpot and G4, but he currently works for Framework Video, and runs Dungeons and Dragons streams.
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