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After the opening cutscene, open the large fruit-shaped chest in the southeast corner to acquire the Savannah Map. Save your progress at the nearby save station and travel through the passage on the east side of the area to reach the Elephant Graveyard.

Fighting with Lion Sora

Lion Sora has unique combat abilities! You should take a moment to get familiar with them:

• Lion Sora has two Combo Plus and two Air Combo Plus abilities equipped, making both his ground combo and air combo FIVE hits long.
• Press during a ground combo to use Combo Upper - this sends enemies into the air you you can continue attacking with an air combo.
• Press in the middle of your air combo to use Aerial Impulse - this does a TON of damage to nearby enemies in the air!
• At the end of your ground combo (5th hit), press to unleash Finishing Blast to deal damage to all nearby enemies.

Living Bone Ambush Living Bone Ambush

INFORMATION:   Defeat all of the Heartless! Before proceeding, Sora & Co. must defeat two Living Bone Heartless. These are deceptively quick for their size, and they can keep you staggered while dealing lots of damage. Here are a few tips for taking them out quickly: Use Magnet magic while near Living Bones to stagger them and toss them into the air for a short time; use these moments to deal lots of damage with air combos. While striking with air combos, Lion Sora’s Aerial Impulse attack will automatically stagger Living Bones if they aren’t actively attacking: jump, strike once with the button, then use the button to unleash Aerial Impulse. You can also cast Reflect magic as the Living Bones spin into you to send damage back at them. The Rodeo reaction command will become available for a short period after a Living Bone’s three-part bite attack (and it's also available for a very short period after their three glowing spin attacks). You can control the Living Bone’s movement with the left stick during the Rodeo command as it creates shockwaves that damage nearby enemies. Be sure to use the Grand Cross follow-up command to destroy its head (this prevents it from using its bite attack going forward). REWARD:  None

Across the Savannah

Move forward after the cutscene, heading east to travel through the open passage to The Savannah. Continue north across the savannah and through the open passage on the far end to reach Pride Rock.

NEW HEARTLESS: Aerial Knocker, Living Bone

Trouble at Pride Rock

After the cutscene, open the large fruit-shaped chest on the far cliff edge in front of Pride Rock to acquire the Pride Rock Map. You can Save your progress in Stone Hollow (through the small passage along the rockface in the southeast), then approach the exit to the Savannah to continue.

Escape to the Jungle Oasis

After conversing with Nala, travel southeast across the savannah and through the passageway in the southeast corner to reach Wildebeest Valley. After another cutscene, Lion Sora will learn the Dash ability - this will let you run around much more quickly by holding down the button as you move the left stick. Travel across the valley to the opposite end to reach the Wastelands.

Travel across the winding trail and through the passage at the opposite end to reach the jungle. Don't forget that you can run quickly by holding the button! Follow the path uphill and go through the passage at the highest point to reach the oasis.

Reuniting with Simba

After the cutscene, Gumo’s Moogle Shop; there are new ring accessories for purchase that boost your AP (and the more expensive options also boost Strength or Magic!). Save your progress at the nearby save station and travel downhill towards the town to continue.

When you arrive at the oasis, open the large fruit-shaped treasure chest on the far edge of the cliff across from the waterfalls to acquire the Oasis Map. You should also open the large chest near a lone tree on the opposite side of the oasis to acquire the Torn Pages. You can visit Kumop’s Moogle Shop to synthesize new items and/or purchase new weapons for Donald and Goofy at 600 Munny each.

When you’re ready to proceed, return to the jungle via the passage in the northwest corner. After the next cutscene, approach Simba and use Cheer Up. After the cutscene, Sora acquires the Circle of Life keychain and Simba joins the party (he must remain in the party at this time).

Return of the King

Save your progress in the Oasis, then travel back through the Jungle, Wastelands, and Wildebeest Valley to reach the Savannah. A cutscene will play and the party will be brought to Pride Rock; Simba leaves the party at this time.

NEW HEARTLESS: Shaman

You can Save your progress in Stone Hollow (through the small passage along the rockface in the southeast). When you are ready to proceed, enter the King’s Den located along the back wall at the top of Pride Rock.

Hyena Hijinks Hyena Hijinks

INFORMATION:   Defeat all of the hyenas! Coordinate with Pumbaa to lure them together. Your goal is to defeat all three Hyenas without Timon and Pumbaa's DAMAGE gauge filling completely. Here are a few tips for survival: The hyenas will primarily target Pumbaa and circle around him. When the hyenas stop moving around, the Call Over reaction command will appear; use this command as the hyenas start to converge on Pumbaa - this will cause them to knock into each other and stagger for a short time. While they're staggered, use the opportunity to close in and deal damage up close. You can deal more damage by finishing your combo with Finishing Blast (press for the fifth/final hit of your ground combo). Alternatively, you can use Combo Upper (press in the middle of your ground combo) to knock them into the air and then press in the middle of your air combo to use Aerial Impulse - this deals a lot of quick damage. Each hyena will always recover after taking five hits, and they will retaliate after taking damage by charging forward or attacking up close with their claws; run away from them to avoid damage or use Reflect magic just as they attack to deal more damage. You will need to land a combo finisher on a hyena to KO it. If you're having trouble doing this up close, try locking on and casting Blizzard magic instead. REWARD:  Sora HP +5 | Donald HP +4 | Goofy learns Lucky Lucky

To the Summit

After sending the hyenas away, you can return to Stone Hollow to Save your progress if you wish. When you are ready to continue, travel up the northwest passageway within the King’s Den to reach the summit.

Scar Scar

HP: 440      DIFFICULTY: Scar attacks in four different modes that he can randomly move into multiple times. The fight opens with Scar in the neutral phase, where he approaches you slowly and strikes quickly with somersaults and claw attacks. You can use Lion Sora’s Dash ability to keep your distance and avoid damage. If you quickly press and release the dash button as he attacks, then jump back toward Scar, you can strike with a quick air combo that staggers him. Or you can use Reflect magic at the right time to deal damage when Scar closes in to attack. If you see Scar pause for a moment before striking, he will latch onto Sora and attack with his claws; you’ll have to break free using the Counter reaction command when it appears. In the fire phase, Scar will surround himself in flames and leap around, leaving three fire fissures that circle around wherever he lands. There’s an opportunity to stagger him whenever he is mid-jump, and you can always count on Scar to jump directly over you first. Take that moment to jump and strike with a complete air combo. You can also try staggering him this way using Thunder magic if you can’t get the jump and attack timing right. If you remain in place during his attack, Scar will typically leap in a triangle formation and the fire fissures won’t reach you; you can use these moments to heal up with cure or change out a party member if you want to. In the thunder phase, Scar will summon small groups of lightning bolts around him at regular intervals. As he circles slowly, you can stagger him with a ground combo just after he releases the small batch of bolts. He also uses a two-part attack where he leaps twice accompanied by a long series of lightning bolts - he will first leap forward, and then his second leap will be back or to the side. You can stagger him just as the bolts disappear from this second leap. I recommend casting Blizzard to stagger him first, then move in with a full ground combo. In his aura phase, Scar becomes wrapped in a dark aura and rushes around the arena with dark flames trailing behind him. As he moves around, he will turn and run directly at you three times before stopping. There are two methods you can use to avoid this tough attack; you can cast Reflect magic just as Scar approaches you directly to prevent taking damage. Or you can use the Dash ability to move in tight counter-clockwise circles, then jump to Scar’s right side as he moves directly at you, then repeat this maneuver until the attack is ended. If you try this evasion method, be sure to lock onto Scar so that you don’t have to worry about moving the camera that much. You can use Simba’s Wildcat limit to deal decent damage to Scar. Use the X-Claw command to continually deal damage at ground level, then finish with the Proud Roar command for extra damage. This limit is also great for avoiding damage during Scar’s dark aura attack because you are invincible for as long as it’s active. REWARD:  Sora acquires Fire Element & MAX MP +10 | Donald learns Fire Boost | Goofy MAX HP +5 | Simba MAX HP +30

After defeating Scar, Sora will open a new pathway with the Keyblade and acquire Fira magic. After the cutscene, you'll be taken to the world map. Before landing in a world, take note of its BATTLE LV in the top-right corner of the world menu. It's recommended to visit worlds in ascending order of battle level. Assuming you have already cleared the first story episodes in Agrabah and Halloween Town as well, your next step is to Land in Twilight Town.