Marluxia's voice is second only to Xemnas...Those confident laughs man. And then...those SCREAMS! Like He wants to rip You into pieces! You also gotta love Saix..."MOON, Shine down! HGGHH, HGGHH, HGGHH, MOVE ASIDE! ARRRRRRRYYYAAGGHHH! ALL SHALL BE LOST TO YOU!" Fucking LOVED these Games man....
@tenjiw5 it's a hit counter from Marluxia's scythe attacks, if it reaches 0, you die, no matter what HP you have left, the reaction command at 3:38 adds hits to the counter
also, if you want more clarification, the area with the rest of the organization guys is in that hole in the wall in the restoration site in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden
Its called the 13th Reflection. The one during the fight with Axel is the 13th Struggle, the fights with Saix and the others is 13th Dilemma and Xemnas has the Darkness of the Unknown if anyone wants to know.
I love how he casts Doom on you right as the battle begins. It really makes the battle a true "Test of Time" in my opinion. Also, I kinda find it fitting as Marluxia's element is like Life and Death, or so I think.
I love watching this fight. It brings out his craftiness with the hit counter trick... I just love how all the fights aren't exactly the same, and there is always some gimmick to it.
The Reaction Command that Sora uses in this battle(the one he gets off Marluxia's Scythe with the Keyblade and attacks him with it)is called "Love Scythe" or "Rob Scythe" 'cause in Katakana it says "Robu Saizu"
@gadgaurd It would just be a matter of navigating the menus, and setting up skills, because as you can hear, the voice acting is in English for this game.
358/2 days probably fits in during kh1 and chain of memories and during the period of time while sora's asleep because its about how the organization got together. Birth by sleep takes place about 15 years before kh1 (or something like that cant exactly remember) and Terra Aqua and Ven are Keyblade Weilders from that period and are called chasers probably because they are chasing Master Xehanort and his apprentice Hope this helped! ;)
@Shnzmnky In thsi fight you dont lose HP from direct hits from Marluxia's scythe, you only lose hp with his spells and stuff. However each time you get hit by Marluxia's weapon , you will notice the number over Sora's head go down.. when it goes down to 0 : Game over.
@Oathkeeper1319 the number is equal to Sora's level. With every hit it decreases by one. When the number hits zero, it's a gameover for you. the Reaction Command at :25 allows you to replenish your number.
It's called a Death Counter, sorta like Doom spell from other games, except that instead of time/turns counting down it counts down # of hits from Marluxia's sytche, which when it reaches 0 you die.
@chaoslight11 It's kind of like Marluxia's Doom sleight from Re:CoM. Every time you take a hit, the number goes down by one. If it hits zero, you lose, regardless of HP.
@Lumoreno321 those numbers above soras head means how many more times sora can get hit before sora loses the battle. If you get the number to zero, you lose the match. The only way you can get more points is to use the reaction command when sora uses Marluxia's weapon against him. Sora will gain 13 more points.
It gives you a sythe-shaped accesory called Full Bloom that just increases your AP by 5 and your ATK by 3. When you level it up to Full Bloom+, it gives you the ability MP Haste
@9DarkAvenger5 because Square Enixi n the us gave us extra stuff for the game such as more disney characters so Tetsuya nomura thought it would be better if japan has experienced more as well and came up with such as you see now (the video of fighting Marluxia)
This is KH2FM, the remake of Kingdom Hearts 2, it also comes with the ps2 remake of Chain of Memories. KH2FM comes with many bonuses, including 5 battles with the organization 13 members you didn't fight with in KH2, 13 Data versions of Org.13 who are much harder bosses than the originals, and Terra, the hardest bonus boss.
@Angelstar I think these are data forms of them made by Vexen before they died by the awesomeness of sora and Riku. and for some reason his voice sounds deeper in this game.
They added 5 Organization XIII battles of the members that died in Castle Oblivion, they added Roxas in The World that Never Was, 13 Organization XIII DATA Battles, and Terra, which is 20 extra bosses.
@TheKoopalings its called doom state in final fantasy but this one... instead of losing one doom counter per turn(which is impossible in this kind of system) and if it reach 0 your dead... but in this one that kind of doom decreases a counter per hit. when reach 0 your dead....
the only attack that can damage ur hp, it seems, is when marluxia makes those orbs on the floor and you either touch the orbs, or, whens he puts that thing that follows u and eventually explodes
wooow!!!marluxia has so many lives while sora has so little!!ur so much like a pro!!anyways,how did u get the growth ability??i never had it in the game!!T_T
Actually he is level 59 because the number above sora's head is how many hits you have until you are defeated and that relates to your level and also because he said in the description
For ALL people unfamiliar to this Marluxia fight, he is facing the Absent Silhouette of Marluxia. The Absent Silhouette is kind of like a ghost/reproduction you could say of the members of Organization XIII you killed in COM. The number above Sora's head is the number of hits he can take before he dies. Sora is only damaged physically by touching the pools of flowers or by the flower budding above his head.
this is an exclusive that only STAYS in Japan. The only way you get it is if you import it from Japan or if S-E plans on giving it international by plans
@TheKoopalings PS: it doesnt mean that when you got hit it count. if the hit is blocked or evaded it doesnt count. the only hit that counts is the one that damages sora's hp.....
ok i think i got it why the numbers are over his head for those of you who havent played the game(i havent either my friend has though)but i think the numbers mean thats how many hits it takes until all your hp i might be wrong though idk
id love to see a fight with Sephiroth vs Marluxia, or even better yet, Sephiroth vs all of Organization XIII that would be beyond epic, awesome vid and well done :)
@turbobladez Actually, to kill the water forms all you need is a finisher. magic is ALWAYS counted as a finisher, but is like 3 times stronger when actually used as a finisher. So pretty much, 2 magnet splashes a combo will get the job done for a while. You will still need to firaga spam but you wont need as many ethers. Very good on the wallet :) lol even though it's easy to make money due to gambler spamming.
Many of Marluxia's attacks do not actually reduce HP; instead, you have a hit-counter floating above your head, determined by what level you are when you fight him. Take that many hits, and you die, instantly.
Yes, basically the same stats, but with the added Critical Mode, you play the game with bonus abilities, more AP bonus, in return for being more vulnerable to attacks than proud mode and 60 max HP.
@michaellovegrove caps suck. Final Mix only. During the second visit in the Beast´s Castle, there is a pink orb in one of the rooms. Go there and you will find Marluxia.
Marluxia whispers in Sora's ear to inlfict Sora a curse.The numbers that appear on Sora's head decrease every time hes hit and Sora dies when it reaches 0.(This is the curse) Also,this battle is in KH2 final mix,not KH CoM.
they're all the same except in The Kh2 Final Mix you get to go to a new place called the Garden Of Assemblage in which the place allows to have remathes with the org. XII members only they're data forms. Which are twice as hard as than the normal battles.
leveling up your drive forms grants you a new set of abilities, Valour give you High Jump, Wisdom give you Dash, Master gives you Ariel Dodge, and Final give you Fly
Did anyone also notice that the number of hits recovered from Marluxia's second Reaction Command is 13 ... :P jeje guess that's just another place to remind you of their Organization.
Marluxia is indeed one of the top 3 most badass Organization XIII members. What other video game character, that fights with flowers, can make it look so badass?
actually those petals are symbolic me being an Otaku and loving every thing about Japan I'll let you know the pink petals are in alot of Samuri movie and anime this useally indecates that a fight scene is happening and the petals represent the death of the opponent which is Marluxia's element death his weapon also sybolises death but i'm sure you already knew that
Marluxia's power scream FTW. "YAAAAAAH!!!" Love it. You know, now that I have 358/2 days, I thought Marly would kinda suck, but...he's actually one of my best o_O Great job, as I think I said many times before...
marluxia's little scythe attack doesnt hurt your health at all, but if you notcie, every time it hits you, it lowers the doom bar. but wen you do the reaction command to hit the shit outta him, you get it back
Epic fight!! I seriously need to get Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix + (I'll most likely get it at Play Asia...it is $34.50 under the ULTIMATE HITS print) because right now, im already playing the official Eng. version of RE Chain of Memories.
yea. i saw the tokyo game show trailer and was hurt to find out it wasn't for the next-gen console. O well, that just means that the one for the PS3 is gonna look INSANE!!!
Wowz gud job man!!!! this is so cool but is the final mix version for sale in the US? guess not, but the equipped abilities and everything is jux kewl, u jux keeep slashing him, mainly not evn getting hurt at all-ur gud ^^ ^^ ^^
By the way, if you fly during Marluxia's creepy "float over your shoulder" thing, his attack doesn't work. Nothing springs up out of the ground because you aren't touching the floor. I watched my friend do this battle, and I'm pretty sure that's how it was. (:
Yeah they do actually. They don't drain HP but notice the little counter on top of Sora's head at the beggining of the battle? Everytime he gets hit by an attack from Marluxia that does 0 dmg it takes away 1 from his counter. But also just to complicate things the 3 pools attack (or your holes w/e you call them) they actually do damage. Also you take damage from some thorn cage marluxia forms around Sora. Hope that helped :/.
does anybody know anywhere on ebay or any website where i can get Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix +??? I have KH 1, 2, CoM (english) for PS2 and GBA Advance, KH 358/2 Days but I'm just missing KH 1 & 2 FM+ versions. I'm only looking for KH2: FM+ for right now. Please let me know! Thanks
Its your doom Counter. If it reaches Zero, it's game over. The Number depends what level your at. To gain back lost points Grab Marluxias Scythe with the reaction command and regain lost points.
because Marluxia was las org left in castle IN sora story. Because he is the brains of the plan to overthrow the Org, it make sense to become the last boss,a.k.a Final Boss
No. The number means your number of hits, everytime Marluxia hits you with his blade, your number will go down, its also possible that you can add more to your doom amount by using a reaction command but once he hits you enough for it to go to 0 you will die. Its like HP.
Sorry, 1st comment didn't post, i said: that if anyone noticed how after healing in 3:44 Sora doesn't sustain any damage from Marluxia's attacks for the remainder of the battle ?? why would that be ??
I cant finish the Timless river on Critical Lv 1 mode. This crisis games are too hard.=_= Good Work man^^ Is this in Beasts Castle, or in Hollow Bastion?
The number above him is the amount of time Marluxia needs to hit you to 1 Hit-Ko you apparently. The number is equal to your level, so the higher your level, the higher your timer.
Marluxia's voice is second only to Xemnas...Those confident laughs man. And then...those SCREAMS! Like He wants to rip You into pieces!
You also gotta love Saix..."MOON, Shine down! HGGHH, HGGHH, HGGHH, MOVE ASIDE! ARRRRRRRYYYAAGGHHH! ALL SHALL BE LOST TO YOU!"
Fucking LOVED these Games man....
@tenjiw5 it's a hit counter from Marluxia's scythe attacks, if it reaches 0, you die, no matter what HP you have left, the reaction command at 3:38 adds hits to the counter
also, if you want more clarification, the area with the rest of the organization guys is in that hole in the wall in the restoration site in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden
Its called the 13th Reflection.
The one during the fight with Axel is the 13th Struggle, the fights with Saix and the others is 13th Dilemma and Xemnas has the Darkness of the Unknown if anyone wants to know.
I love how he casts Doom on you right as the battle begins. It really makes the battle a true "Test of Time" in my opinion.
Also, I kinda find it fitting as Marluxia's element is like Life and Death, or so I think.
I love watching this fight. It brings out his craftiness with the hit counter trick...
I just love how all the fights aren't exactly the same, and there is always some gimmick to it.
@Comment276 lol, marluxias scythe attacks don't do damage. They move down the number above soras head, and if that reaches 0 sora instantly dies.
@nealdeal14 the 59 that he starts out with is the number of allowed hits Sora has before he dies.
The Reaction Command that Sora uses in this battle(the one he gets off Marluxia's Scythe with the Keyblade and attacks him with it)is called "Love Scythe" or "Rob Scythe" 'cause in Katakana it says "Robu Saizu"
@Callum0050 from what i understand, in japan that flower represents death or something related with death
@MajoraMasks66 in Final Mix II, in the Beast Castle, Belle Room (i think)
@Ziad12364
it's Kingdom Hearts II - Final Mix
@gadgaurd It would just be a matter of navigating the menus, and setting up skills, because as you can hear, the voice acting is in English for this game.
358/2 days probably fits in during kh1 and chain of memories
and during the period of time while sora's asleep because its about how the organization got together. Birth by sleep takes place about 15 years before kh1 (or something like that cant exactly remember) and Terra Aqua and Ven are Keyblade Weilders from that period and are called chasers probably because they are chasing Master Xehanort and his apprentice
Hope this helped! ;)
marluxia's desperate move is the most EPIC in all of KH
his voice is so awesome *.*
@Shnzmnky In thsi fight you dont lose HP from direct hits from Marluxia's scythe, you only lose hp with his spells and stuff. However each time you get hit by Marluxia's weapon , you will notice the number over Sora's head go down.. when it goes down to 0 : Game over.
@Oathkeeper1319 the number is equal to Sora's level. With every hit it decreases by one. When the number hits zero, it's a gameover for you. the Reaction Command at :25 allows you to replenish your number.
@heavengalvez gliding is an ability that lets the user fly in and out of battle that is broke
The ability to summon those orbs of Light and making them rapidly rotate around you have to be ones of the best finishers in KH, imo.
4:42, awesome dodge Goofy
It's called a Death Counter, sorta like Doom spell from other games, except that instead of time/turns counting down it counts down # of hits from Marluxia's sytche, which when it reaches 0 you die.
@chaoslight11
It's kind of like Marluxia's Doom sleight from Re:CoM. Every time you take a hit, the number goes down by one. If it hits zero, you lose, regardless of HP.
@Lumoreno321 those numbers above soras head means how many more times sora can get hit before sora loses the battle. If you get the number to zero, you lose the match. The only way you can get more points is to use the reaction command when sora uses Marluxia's weapon against him. Sora will gain 13 more points.
@AnoHeartedBeing It wasn't disney who made the game though, squareenix did
It gives you a sythe-shaped accesory called Full Bloom that just increases your AP by 5 and your ATK by 3. When you level it up to Full Bloom+, it gives you the ability MP Haste
@9DarkAvenger5 because Square Enixi n the us gave us extra stuff for the game such as more disney characters so Tetsuya nomura thought it would be better if japan has experienced more as well and came up with such as you see now (the video of fighting Marluxia)
This is KH2FM, the remake of Kingdom Hearts 2, it also comes with the ps2 remake of Chain of Memories. KH2FM comes with many bonuses, including 5 battles with the organization 13 members you didn't fight with in KH2, 13 Data versions of Org.13 who are much harder bosses than the originals, and Terra, the hardest bonus boss.
@Angelstar I think these are data forms of them made by Vexen before they died by the awesomeness of sora and Riku. and for some reason his voice sounds deeper in this game.
I refuse to believe he is gone. Marluxia can never go!
@DFOCHAOS KH2 final mix has japanese text but english voice acting.And no,there isn't an english version
Hannesthekid, it doesn't do anything to you except kill you with the counter reaches 0. It just annoyingly beeps a lot when the counter is 1.
@cloudtheavenger Technically, Xion's memories (and Roxas's memories of her) do exist in Sora, but it's impossible to remember her.
They added 5 Organization XIII battles of the members that died in Castle Oblivion, they added Roxas in The World that Never Was, 13 Organization XIII DATA Battles, and Terra, which is 20 extra bosses.
@TheKoopalings its called doom state in final fantasy but this one... instead of losing one doom counter per turn(which is impossible in this kind of system) and if it reach 0 your dead... but in this one that kind of doom decreases a counter per hit. when reach 0 your dead....
Because that's Marluxia's Ghost or Absent Siollhoutte,check it out in kingdom hearts wiki.
the only attack that can damage ur hp, it seems, is when marluxia makes those orbs on the floor and you either touch the orbs, or, whens he puts that thing that follows u and eventually explodes
Its where you head towards Ansem's study. But, I don't know how to like, get the entrance to it unless if its like the last thing to do in this game.
wooow!!!marluxia has so many lives while sora has so little!!ur so much like a pro!!anyways,how did u get the growth ability??i never had it in the game!!T_T
@FinalFantasyNo1Fan only in kh2 final mix, at the second time you visit beast castle, you´ll find a marluxia´s symbol in beast´s room
Actually he is level 59 because the number above sora's head is how many hits you have until you are defeated and that relates to your level and also because he said in the description
For ALL people unfamiliar to this Marluxia fight, he is facing the Absent Silhouette of Marluxia. The Absent Silhouette is kind of like a ghost/reproduction you could say of the members of Organization XIII you killed in COM.
The number above Sora's head is the number of hits he can take before he dies. Sora is only damaged physically by touching the pools of flowers or by the flower budding above his head.
He's casting the Doom spell on him.
Great way to reference a legendary FF spell
this is an exclusive that only STAYS in Japan. The only way you get it is if you import it from Japan or if S-E plans on giving it international by plans
@TheKoopalings PS: it doesnt mean that when you got hit it count. if the hit is blocked or evaded it doesnt count. the only hit that counts is the one that damages sora's hp.....
This is Final Mix so there is some parts in the story where you can verse all the organization members
for japan feb09,and english version is,i think around nov-dec 09
ok i think i got it why the numbers are over his head for those of you who havent played the game(i havent either my friend has though)but i think the numbers mean thats how many hits it takes until all your hp i might be wrong though idk
id love to see a fight with Sephiroth vs Marluxia, or even better yet, Sephiroth vs all of Organization XIII that would be beyond epic, awesome vid and well done :)
i love the music for these battles
The 13th Reflection...
@turbobladez Actually, to kill the water forms all you need is a finisher. magic is ALWAYS counted as a finisher, but is like 3 times stronger when actually used as a finisher. So pretty much, 2 magnet splashes a combo will get the job done for a while. You will still need to firaga spam but you wont need as many ethers. Very good on the wallet :) lol even though it's easy to make money due to gambler spamming.
No, this is Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, not Re:Chain of Memories, so this fight won't be in Re:CoM.
Many of Marluxia's attacks do not actually reduce HP; instead, you have a hit-counter floating above your head, determined by what level you are when you fight him. Take that many hits, and you die, instantly.
@DarkRetroFan64 Yes i totally want HD collection with final mix versions but hopefully theres KH birth by sleep final mix too
@rasengan340
Once More+Second Chance. There may be a 3rd item, but I forget what it is. Basically you can't die with those abilities equipped iirc.
Yes, basically the same stats, but with the added Critical Mode, you play the game with bonus abilities, more AP bonus, in return for being more vulnerable to attacks than proud mode and 60 max HP.
@michaellovegrove
caps suck. Final Mix only. During the second visit in the Beast´s Castle, there is a pink orb in one of the rooms. Go there and you will find Marluxia.
Marluxia whispers in Sora's ear to inlfict Sora a curse.The numbers that appear on Sora's head decrease every time hes hit and Sora dies when it reaches 0.(This is the curse)
Also,this battle is in KH2 final mix,not KH CoM.
there is birth by sleep final mix just check out ebay or amazon
they're all the same except in The Kh2 Final Mix you get to go to a new place called the Garden Of Assemblage in which the place allows to have remathes with the org. XII members only they're data forms. Which are twice as hard as than the normal battles.
@zaqareemalcolm you can use codebreaker aswell :)... or so I have heard.
where can i get this awesomeness
leveling up your drive forms grants you a new set of abilities, Valour give you High Jump, Wisdom give you Dash, Master gives you Ariel Dodge, and Final give you Fly
Did anyone also notice that the number of hits recovered from Marluxia's second Reaction Command is 13 ... :P jeje guess that's just another place to remind you of their Organization.
the secret battles are only in the japanese version of KH2 (Final Mix)
@heavengalvez You have to max out your final form in order to fly. He not flying either though. He's gliding.
Marluxia is indeed one of the top 3 most badass Organization XIII members.
What other video game character, that fights with flowers, can make it look so badass?
actually those petals are symbolic me being an Otaku and loving every thing about Japan I'll let you know the pink petals are in alot of Samuri movie and anime this useally indecates that a fight scene is happening and the petals represent the death of the opponent which is Marluxia's element death his weapon also sybolises death but i'm sure you already knew that
yes. his element/power is flowers. gives a new meaning to the phrase flower power
@Drag0nGamerr No it's like a game when you run out of numbers you lose. In this case the numbers stand for hits.
Marluxia's power scream FTW.
"YAAAAAAH!!!" Love it.
You know, now that I have 358/2 days, I thought Marly would kinda suck, but...he's actually one of my best o_O
Great job, as I think I said many times before...
yes i do, the battle music is called 13th reflection(hence they are fighting Absent Silhouette), if you want i can send it to you =).
marluxia's little scythe attack doesnt hurt your health at all, but if you notcie, every time it hits you, it lowers the doom bar. but wen you do the reaction command to hit the shit outta him, you get it back
Epic fight!!
I seriously need to get Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix + (I'll most likely get it at Play Asia...it is $34.50 under the ULTIMATE HITS print) because right now, im already playing the official Eng. version of RE Chain of Memories.
yea. i saw the tokyo game show trailer and was hurt to find out it wasn't for the next-gen console. O well, that just means that the one for the PS3 is gonna look INSANE!!!
Wowz gud job man!!!! this is so cool but is the final mix version for sale in the US? guess not, but the equipped abilities and everything is jux kewl, u jux keeep slashing him, mainly not evn getting hurt at all-ur gud ^^ ^^ ^^
@TheCreed20 are you sure you don't just have Kingdom Hearts 2? This is KIngdom Hearts 2 Final Mix
@DarkRetroFan64
Just so you know, you can play final mix on an emulator with an English patch.
By the way, if you fly during Marluxia's creepy "float over your shoulder" thing, his attack doesn't work. Nothing springs up out of the ground because you aren't touching the floor.
I watched my friend do this battle, and I'm pretty sure that's how it was. (:
Yeah they do actually. They don't drain HP but notice the little counter on top of Sora's head at the beggining of the battle? Everytime he gets hit by an attack from Marluxia that does 0 dmg it takes away 1 from his counter. But also just to complicate things the 3 pools attack (or your holes w/e you call them) they actually do damage. Also you take damage from some thorn cage marluxia forms around Sora. Hope that helped :/.
does anybody know anywhere on ebay or any website where i can get Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix +??? I have KH 1, 2, CoM (english) for PS2 and GBA Advance, KH 358/2 Days but I'm just missing KH 1 & 2 FM+ versions. I'm only looking for KH2: FM+ for right now. Please let me know! Thanks
i believe this is in KH2FM, if it is, then its in a place called Garden of Assemblance or something like that. Its not avalable for the regular KH2
Its your doom Counter. If it reaches Zero, it's game over. The Number depends what level your at. To gain back lost points Grab Marluxias Scythe with the reaction command and regain lost points.
There is an ability for Sora that is named «Scan». If you activate it, you'll see the HP bars.
because Marluxia was las org left in castle IN sora story. Because he is the brains of the plan to overthrow the Org, it make sense to become the last boss,a.k.a Final Boss
Feb 24,2011 Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+ came into my mailbox.
that reminds me when i was playing against a guy who casted on me Doom in kh1. He was flying around Big Ben. I think it was in Peter Pen's storyline.
Would make sense, but it never really revealed who was in charge after Xemnas. I would agree with you though if I had to say something.
6:03 weird how Donald and Goofy following Sora while black pillars are coming up behind him.
dammit how did i miss kh fm when it came into stores!!
Only in Kingdom Hearts II FInal mix, if you have the regular version, then no you cannot battle him along with the other 5 organization members.
Gotta love Marluxia and his symbolism of death ya kno.
@DarkRetroFan64
HD collection re-release on ps3 would be pretty cool. imo it should include khfm,RE:COM,and kh2fm. that would be awesome
No. The number means your number of hits, everytime Marluxia hits you with his blade, your number will go down, its also possible that you can add more to your doom amount by using a reaction command but once he hits you enough for it to go to 0 you will die. Its like HP.
Sorry, 1st comment didn't post, i said: that if anyone noticed how after healing in 3:44 Sora doesn't sustain any damage from Marluxia's attacks for the remainder of the battle ?? why would that be ??
It also indicates how many hits you can take before you lose.
@Nihilism55 the counter is the number of youre own lvl so if your lvl 99 dont worry about it
because KH 2 FM is a ntsc-j version so the writing is japanese and the speaking is in english^^
I cant finish the Timless river on Critical Lv 1 mode. This crisis games are too hard.=_=
Good Work man^^
Is this in Beasts Castle, or in Hollow Bastion?
The number above him is the amount of time Marluxia needs to hit you to 1 Hit-Ko you apparently. The number is equal to your level, so the higher your level, the higher your timer.
0:05 Wonder what he whispered in Sora's ear?