Bug Blox (バグブロックス Bagu Burokkusu?, lit. "Bug Blocks") are computer bugs in the shape of a cube that appear as a critical part of the gameplay in Kingdom Hearts coded and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded.
Story[]
Kingdom Hearts coded[]
Bug Blox appear in all of the Data Worlds from Jiminy's Journal; they are a product of the data "bugs" from digitizing the journal. Data-Sora must destroy Bug Blox in order to progress through worlds and the storyline, as well as fix the Data Worlds.
In Episode 8, it was revealed that Naminé's manipulation of Sora's memories in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was the primary cause of the appearance of the Bug Blox. The Data-Naminé confirmed this to King Mickey and the Data-Sora, along with informing them of the suffering of some connected to Sora's heart, namely Terra, Aqua, Ventus, Roxas, the real Naminé, Axel, and Xion.
Varieties[]
There are different types of blocks with different designs and effects. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded added additional blocks and color coding, including an enemy type composed of Bug Blox.
Bug Blox | Name | Description |
Normal Blox (ノーマルブロック Nōmaru Burokku?, lit. "Normal Block") |
Can be broken with one hit. Has a 30% chance of releasing HP prizes or Munny when broken. | |
Hard Blox (ハードブロック Hādo Burokku?, lit. "Hard Block") |
Same basic nature as normal blox. Can be broken with three hits. | |
Metal Blox (メタルブロック Metaru Burokku?, lit. "Metal Block") |
Unbreakable, unmovable blox. Attacking one will cause Sora to stagger. | |
Prize Blox (プライズブロック Puraizu Burokku?, lit. "Prize Block") |
Can be broken with one hit. They release prizes or item boxes when broken. | |
Rare Prize Blox (レアプライズブロック Rea Puraizu Burokku?, lit. "Rare Prize Block") |
Can be broken with three hits. They release predetermined item boxes when broken. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, in the role normally filled by treasure chests. When a rare prize blox's contents have been obtained, it will be replaced with a regular prize blox on return visits. | |
Bounce Blox (バウンドブロック Baundo Burokku?, lit. "Bound Block") |
Unbreakable blox that bounce you back on contact. They can be jumped on to reach high places. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Ghost Blox (ゴーストブロック Gōsuto Burokku?, lit. "Ghost Block") |
Unbreakable blox that pop in and out of existence at regular intervals. While fully visible, they can be used as stepping stones, but while they are transparent, you will walk or fall right through them. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Slider Blox (スライドブロック Suraido Burokku?, lit. "Slide Block") |
Unbreakable blox that slide across the ground when struck. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Danger Blox (ダメージブロック Damēji Burokku?, lit. "Damage Block") |
Blox that inflict damage of 10% maximum HP on contact. Can be broken with one hit. They are colored red in Kingdom Hearts coded and yellow in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Blast Blox (ボムブロック Bomu Burokku?, lit. "Bomb Block") |
Blox that explode 3 seconds after being touched or immediately after being struck. The explosion sets off nearby blast blox in a chain reaction and destroys all nearby breakable blox. When caught in the explosion, Sora takes damage of 20% maximum HP, Eliminators take 12.5% maximum HP, Core Blox take 30% maximum HP, and all other enemies are instantly destroyed. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Magnet Blox (マグネブロック Magune Burokku?, lit. "Magnet Block") |
Unbreakable blox that will draw you towards them when you stand in front of their glowing faces. The sides that are darkened have no effect. Only affects Sora. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Pair Blox (ペアブロック Pea Burokku?, lit. "Pair Block") |
Blox that appear in pairs. Separately, they have the same behavior as slider blox. When paired blox are struck into each other, they fuse into a prize blox. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. | |
Rare Pair Blox (レアペアブロック Rea Pea Burokku?, lit. "Rare Pair Block") |
Has the same basic nature as regular pair blox. Paired blox fuse into a rare prize blox. On subsequent visits, they are replaced with regular pair blox. They appear only in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. |