Xenoblade Chronicles/Characters

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Shulk


""The Monado... I hope I can figure out the secret of its power one day.""

Voiced by: Adam Howden (English), Shintaro Asanuma (Japanese)

Shulk (シュルク) is the main protagonist of Xenoblade. He likes to think things through and is very methodical in his approach to most situations. Early details show that he is able to wield the Monado due to the fact that he was one of the only known survivors on a previous expedition to retrieve the sacred weapon. He first acquires the sword when his home, Colony 9, is attacked. His first act upon acquiring the "destined weapon" is to fight for an end to the war with the Mechons and.


 * Adorkable: Due to spending a lot of time in his lab, he tends to be pretty socially awkward at times.
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Berserk Button: Try to harm Fiora in front of Shulk and you will discover the true meaning of pain.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: And HOW!
 * Blue Eyes
 * Blue Oni: At first he serves as this to Reyn as his red counterpart, but as he gradually becomes more and more red as he lets his emotions do the talking. Despite this, he never stops being one of the team's many smart guys.
 * Chick Magnet: Both Fiora and Melia have feelings for him. He's also rather popular with the girls in Colony 9.
 * Childhood Friend Romance: With Fiora.
 * The Chosen One: Zigzagged. It's not clear whether he was explicitly chosen by the Monado or whether there was something else at work for a long time.
 * Combat Clairvoyance: From the Monado.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Has special moves revolving around both Back Stabbing enemies and kicking them while they're down. Most characters have moves like this, but Shulk's are especially prominent since they can't be unequipped.
 * Conveniently an Orphan: Although he still has mentor figures in Dickson and Dunban.
 * Elemental Powers: Mostly from the Monado.
 * Healing Hands
 * Light'Em Up / Pure Energy
 * The Engineer: Kinda. The fact that this is more prominent in sidequest just saves this from being an Informed Attribute.
 * Expy: They look almost nothing alike, but his tragic past and status as The Chosen One, among other things, parallel Fei Fong Wong.
 * Fragile Mario: He can heal, debuff enemies, dish out lots of damage and is also one of the faster party members on the whole. However, his health is rather lacking.
 * Hair of Gold: A rare male example.
 * Happily Adopted: Although his parents died when he was 4, he fits so well in Colony 9 and his Parental Substitute Dickson did such a good job with him that he's completely moved on.
 * The Hero: Who doubles as The Smart Guy.
 * Heroes Prefer Swords: And pretty huge ones. A plot justification in him using the Monado. Even before wielding it, he still fancies big honkin' swords.
 * Heroic BSOD: Justified. You don't discover everyday
 * Heroic Spirit: Nothing stops Shulk in his quest.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Reyn.
 * Hollywood Atheist: Subverted. He never openly rages against the heavens or acts like a douche. Instead, he very calmly and understandably tells Alvis that he doesn't believe in anything that he can't physically see.
 * : Although thankfully his angst is kept to a minimum, when not outright substituted by Unstoppable Rage.
 * Impossibly Cool Laser Bladed BFS Of Combat Clairvoyance And Plot Advancement: The Monado itself.
 * Instant Expert: The second he grabs the Monado ready for combat, he already wields it better than anyone before.
 * The Messiah: See "Sympathy for the Devil".
 * Moral Dissonance / What Measure Is A Non-Homs?: His ultimate goal is effectively genocide against everything on Mechonis, because they're just unthinking machines.
 * Nerds Are Sexy: Especially with his swimming gear equipped...
 * Hot Scientist
 * Nice Guy: He's an overall very pleasant person to be around, and even !
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Subverted.
 * Oblivious to Love: Subverted. Dunban notes that it's obvious that he and Fiora like each other, but they suffer from the Twice Shy problem.
 * Although when it comes to Melia, Shulk fits the trope to a T.
 * OOC Is Serious Business: Whenever Shulk swears revenge on someone, or demonstrates a willingness to kill his enemies, you know that something has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
 * Unstoppable Rage: When he meets Metal Face for the second time, Shulk basically does a complete 180 on his personality... and the rest has a very good reason for being on the Crowners page.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Against the Mechon for . It's lampshaded by everyone to be an Out of Character moment as he's usually The Messiah to a T.
 * Screw Destiny: Both in story and the gameplay.
 * Sensitive Guy: To Dunban and Reyn's Manly Men.
 * Sympathy for the Devil: He feels sympathetic towards every major antagonist he meets, or at least wishes he could have found a peaceful solution. It doesn't matter if they're a Well-Intentioned Extremist or a Complete Monster, he will deliberately and knowingly invoke this attitude towards them all.
 * Worthy Opponent: Is eventually regarded as one by Xord and Egil.
 * Oblivious to Love: Subverted. Dunban notes that it's obvious that he and Fiora like each other, but they suffer from the Twice Shy problem.
 * Although when it comes to Melia, Shulk fits the trope to a T.
 * OOC Is Serious Business: Whenever Shulk swears revenge on someone, or demonstrates a willingness to kill his enemies, you know that something has gone horribly, horribly wrong.
 * Unstoppable Rage: When he meets Metal Face for the second time, Shulk basically does a complete 180 on his personality... and the rest has a very good reason for being on the Crowners page.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Against the Mechon for . It's lampshaded by everyone to be an Out of Character moment as he's usually The Messiah to a T.
 * Screw Destiny: Both in story and the gameplay.
 * Sensitive Guy: To Dunban and Reyn's Manly Men.
 * Sympathy for the Devil: He feels sympathetic towards every major antagonist he meets, or at least wishes he could have found a peaceful solution. It doesn't matter if they're a Well-Intentioned Extremist or a Complete Monster, he will deliberately and knowingly invoke this attitude towards them all.
 * Worthy Opponent: Is eventually regarded as one by Xord and Egil.
 * Sympathy for the Devil: He feels sympathetic towards every major antagonist he meets, or at least wishes he could have found a peaceful solution. It doesn't matter if they're a Well-Intentioned Extremist or a Complete Monster, he will deliberately and knowingly invoke this attitude towards them all.
 * Worthy Opponent: Is eventually regarded as one by Xord and Egil.

Fiora


""I'm coming along as well. I'd feel better going with you boys than sitting at home worrying about you.""

Voiced by: Carina Reeves (English), Eri Nakao (Japanese)

Fiora (フィオルン, Fiorung) is the childhood friend of Shulk and the younger sister of Dunban. Naturally she has a soft-spot for Shulk and often cooks for him as he is grateful for the thought. She has a theory that Shulk has no taste buds and therefore no sense of taste.


 * Action Girl
 * Angst? What Angst?: Lampshaded in-universe, as she isn't too eaten up about . is envious of it.
 * Badass Adorable: Especially when.
 * Betty:
 * Beware the Nice Ones: After seeing her taking care of his brother and preparing lunch for Shulk, you wouldn't expect to see her
 * The Chick and The Lancer
 * Childhood Friend Romance: With Shulk.
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt
 * Dub Name Change - She's called "Fiorung" in the original Japanase ("フィオルン" written in katakana). Nintendo of Europe's localization team probably modified it because "-ung" is, in most European languages' phonetics, an exclusively male name ending.
 * Expy:
 * Fan Nickname:  Which brings us to:
 * Fragile Speedster: Faster than Shulk and even more squishy.
 * Girl Next Door
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold / Power Blonde: She manages to be both at the same time..
 * Interface Spoiler:
 * Knife Nut
 * Ms. Fanservice: Mostly after her.
 * Absolute Cleavage: Mostly while wearing the
 * Baby Got Back: Especially prominent when wearing a bikini or.
 * Sexy Backless Outfit: ... And just as many display this with pride.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Her standard outfit. And she bares it good!
 * She can also be equiped with a  if you're into that.
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Pollyana: Her reaction to and ? "It'll be fine.."
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Shulk, Blue to Reyn.
 * Spam Attack: Her Talent Art.
 * Shallow Love Interest: As Badass as she may be, the main story path doesn't really do a good job of showing why she and Shulk like each other.
 * Averted if you go for the Affinity conversations, though.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man
 * Stepford Smiler:, but she never openly angsts about it.
 * Took a Level in Badass: . By far, the biggest example in the entire game.
 * Tsundere: Type B.
 * Walking Spoiler: Hoo boy. The real spoiler isn't.
 * Weapon Twirling: She just loves to spin her weapons "cowboy with his revolver" style whenever she takes them out or puts them away. The latter takes around 5 seconds after every single battle or even if you flee a battle, leaving you wide open to get mauled by whatever you're running from. Needless to say, it gets kind of annoying.
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Ms. Fanservice: Mostly after her.
 * Absolute Cleavage: Mostly while wearing the
 * Baby Got Back: Especially prominent when wearing a bikini or.
 * Sexy Backless Outfit: ... And just as many display this with pride.
 * Bare Your Midriff: Her standard outfit. And she bares it good!
 * She can also be equiped with a  if you're into that.
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Pollyana: Her reaction to and ? "It'll be fine.."
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Shulk, Blue to Reyn.
 * Spam Attack: Her Talent Art.
 * Shallow Love Interest: As Badass as she may be, the main story path doesn't really do a good job of showing why she and Shulk like each other.
 * Averted if you go for the Affinity conversations, though.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man
 * Stepford Smiler:, but she never openly angsts about it.
 * Took a Level in Badass: . By far, the biggest example in the entire game.
 * Tsundere: Type B.
 * Walking Spoiler: Hoo boy. The real spoiler isn't.
 * Weapon Twirling: She just loves to spin her weapons "cowboy with his revolver" style whenever she takes them out or puts them away. The latter takes around 5 seconds after every single battle or even if you flee a battle, leaving you wide open to get mauled by whatever you're running from. Needless to say, it gets kind of annoying.
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Took a Level in Badass: . By far, the biggest example in the entire game.
 * Tsundere: Type B.
 * Walking Spoiler: Hoo boy. The real spoiler isn't.
 * Weapon Twirling: She just loves to spin her weapons "cowboy with his revolver" style whenever she takes them out or puts them away. The latter takes around 5 seconds after every single battle or even if you flee a battle, leaving you wide open to get mauled by whatever you're running from. Needless to say, it gets kind of annoying.
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Walking Spoiler: Hoo boy. The real spoiler isn't.
 * Weapon Twirling: She just loves to spin her weapons "cowboy with his revolver" style whenever she takes them out or puts them away. The latter takes around 5 seconds after every single battle or even if you flee a battle, leaving you wide open to get mauled by whatever you're running from. Needless to say, it gets kind of annoying.
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Reyn


""OK, I got it. I'll make you a promise. Shulk won't even get a scratch.""

- Voiced by: Jay Taylor (English), Eiji Miyashita (Japanese)

Reyn (ライン, Rein), one of Shulk's childhood friends, he is the second character introduced into the game. Although he is a member of Colony 9's Defense Force, he can often be seen at Shulk and Fiora's side. Reyn is the stereotypical fun-loving joker of the group. He uses an oversized shield-gunlance, which can switch from shield mode into gun or lance mode.


 * Bash Brothers: with Shulk.
 * The Big Guy and The Lancer
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Gentle Giant: Not that it always shines through.
 * Book Dumb: He's frequently shown to be the slowest member of the team...
 * Dumb Is Good: ... And he's also one of its most loyal and dependable members... eventually.
 * Hidden Depths: Reyn may be rather slow academically, but he's also one of the most empathic and insightful people on the team.
 * Character Development: He goes from a rather boisterous and irresponsible young man into a strong and compassionate warrior who defends his friends to the best of his ability.
 * Deadpan Snarker: He has his moments.
 * Expy: While he himself doesn't really have a clear-cut counterpart in Gears or Saga, his weapons bear some resemblance to Shion's MWS.
 * He also has more than a passing resemblance to Wakka from Final Fantasy X.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Luckily, My Impossibly Cool Mix-and-Match Weapon Will Protect Me: Reyn's Weapon of Choice is just simultaneously ridiculous and awesome in terms of how much it combines.
 * BFG: The weapon is officially deemed a "gunlance", although the first part is rarely seen.
 * BFS Blade on a Stick: Most of Reyn's attacks involve using the massive blade to stab or slash things.
 * Drop the Hammer: It has the weight to function as one, which is good as Reyn frequently uses it in such a manner in his Battle Arts.
 * Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The weapon is frequently used as a shield due to his massive size.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: His dialogue during pretty much reeks of this.
 * Not So Different: From Gadolt, which he often lampshades.
 * Number Two: To Shulk.
 * Overshadowed by Awesome: It forms part of his Character Development. He used to protect the weedy Shulk when they were young, but later in the game he realises that Shulk has become strong enough to protect himself. He then decides that even if that's the case, he can still watch his friend's back.
 * Red Oni: Although this is later reversed as he begins to mature and become more level-headed.
 * Replacement Goldfish: Mocked. When Sharla starts comparing him to her fiance, his response is "What am I, some kind of Gadolt substitute?"
 * Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Shulk, Sensitive Guy to Dunban; although that's more on account of Dunban being more mature than anything else.
 * Ship Tease: With Sharla. Lots with Sharla.
 * Shipper on Deck: Although,, he reveals that he's become something akin to this for her and Gadolt.
 * Stone Wall: Given that he's the game's primary tank...
 * Mighty Glacier: ... Although he also has the physical power required to be one of these.
 * Undying Loyalty: It doesn't matter how dangerous the going gets, Reyn will never ever leave his friends' sides. Especially not Shulk's.
 * Unknown Rival: He seems to consider Gadolt his rival for Sharla's affections on a subconscious level, despite having never met him. He eventually grows out of it, though.
 * Worthy Opponent: Somewhat. They're not quite hostile, but his strength and determination are eventually respected by Gadolt.
 * You Remind Me Of My Younger Days: Dunban compares him to how he used to be and he's spot-on. Watch how Dunban acts during the prologue cutscene and then watch any five minutes of Reyn in action. You could swap their character models around during this time and nobody'd be able to tell the difference.
 * You Remind Me Of My Younger Days: Dunban compares him to how he used to be and he's spot-on. Watch how Dunban acts during the prologue cutscene and then watch any five minutes of Reyn in action. You could swap their character models around during this time and nobody'd be able to tell the difference.

Dunban


""We may die if we take a stand here. But staying gives us the chance to change our destinies.""

Voiced by: Rufus Jones (English), Ryo Horikawa (Japanese)

A high-ranking soldier of Colony 9, Dunban (ダンバン) was originally thought to be the only one capable of wielding the legendary Monado, and used the weapon to great effect against the invading Mechon at the Battle of Sword Valley, one year prior to the game's main story. During the battle, however, the Monado took a considerable toll on Dunban's health, so much so that his right arm is now almost completely paralyzed, and he is thus no longer able to wield the Monado, as any further exposure to the weapon could potentially kill him. However, he is still able to effectively wield a katana with his left arm to fight against enemies.


 * Badass: Arguably the biggest one in the game. He competes with Yuri Lowell for the amount of Badass tropes he embodies.
 * Almighty Janitor: Implied. Dunban probably wasn't particularly high-ranked in the Homs defence force, otherwise he wouldn't have been deployed as a soldier. Despite this, he was the reason why they survived the last war.
 * Badass Abnormal: With the Monado.
 * Badass Normal: Without it.
 * Brought Down to Badass & Power Loss Makes You Strong
 * Badass Boast: "Born in a world of strife! Against the odds, we choose to fight! BLOSSOM DANCE!"
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Family: Has this with Fiora.
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Handicapped Badass
 * Heartbroken Badass: Even if he doesn't show it, it's clear that affects him.
 * Memetic Badass: Considered to be one in-universe at first due to his use of the Monado and the fact that his doing so is entire reason why the Homs weren't wiped out a year ago. Gradually subverted as the group comes to understand that, for all Dunban's Badassery he's still a normal person and is not to be put on a pedestal.
 * No Badass To His Sister
 * One-Man Army
 * Person of Mass Destruction: Take a guess what with.
 * Retired Badass: Due to his arm injury, he can't serve in the defence force anymore.
 * Submissive Badass: He might be the party's biggest Badass, but he defers to Shulk when it comes to leading them.
 * Tranquil Fury: Every last one of his encounters with Metal Face...
 * Berserk Button / Not So Stoic / Roaring Rampage of Revenge / Unstoppable Rage: After The Reveal.
 * Batman Grabs a Gun: After learning, Dunban attempts to
 * Big Brother Mentor: To Shulk, Reyn and Fiora.
 * Crazy Awesome: An in-universe deconstruction that shows what happens when somebody actually tries running on the Rule of Cool. During the Action Prologue, he's the only one who can wield the Monado and somehow manages to defeat the Mechon through the liberal application of Leeroy Jenkins tactics. He's so wild and unpredictable that Dickson ends up referring to him as a "Beast". He doesn't have any strategy, tactics or planning. Just a crapload of balls and a total disregard for the danger that his own life is in... and it works, but he loses the use of his right arm due to being overloaded with the Monado's power. Despite this, he still thinks he'll be able to use the sword. This turns out to be horribly wrong as when he tries to be Crazy Awesome again, he can't take the sword's power and nearly ends up getting himself killed. Cue Shulk picking the sword up...
 * Took a Level in Badass: Dunban takes his level in badass by taking one in common sense. After he gives up the Monado, he becomes a lot calmer and much more responsible. This is most noticeable during his reunion with the party, where he tells Shulk to understand his limits after their second battle with Metal Face comes to an abrupt end. The Dunban of one year ago would have recklessly charged the Mechon without a second thought.
 * Eyepatch of Power: He can wear one as a head gear. And he doesn't seem to loose any depth perception, for some reason.
 * Decoy Protagonist: He is initially the lead character and the one who wields the Monado. However, soon the Monado becomes too much for him to bear, Shulk takes it and the main narrative focus changes to the boy.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Bloody Murder: Well, given that Gale Slash makes people Bleed...
 * Blow You Away
 * Light'Em Up / Pure Energy: When he had the Monado.
 * Petal Power: BLOSSOM DANCE!
 * Shock and Awe
 * Emotional Bruiser: According to Fiora, however, he's a massive softie underneath the badass persona he presents to everybody. This eventually shines through as he connects more and more with the party on an emotional level and reveals his Shipper on Deck hopes for her and Shulk.
 * Expy: Of Jin Uzuki, and by recursion, Citan Uzuki.
 * Glass Cannon / Fragile Speedster: He's arguably the game's best damage-dealer, and he can dodge most anything if you spam agility gems on him, but when he does get hit, he gets hit hard.
 * Katanas Are Just Better: Subverted in that while his fighting style clearly revolves around the use of one, quite a few of his weapons turn out to be hand axes or BFS'.
 * Heroic RROD: Over-use of the Monado resulted in the loss of his right arm.
 * Large Ham: Mostly in battle. His attack cries are undeniably, ridiculously over-the-top. Doubles up as Not So Above It All given his status as the sensible Team Dad outside of combat. Blossom Dance in particular is evidence that Rufus Jones could become the English answer to the likes of Jamieson Price.
 * Manly Man: To Shulk and Reyn.
 * McSamurai: He's the one with the katana-themed fighting style, yet he isn't from the local Wutai equivalent (on account of the game not having one) and, in the dub, has a very English accent.
 * Mr. Exposition
 * My Sister Is Off-Limits: Averted. See "Shipper on Deck".
 * The Obi-Wan
 * Revenge Before Reason: Against, once the truth comes out. It's notable in that this is the first time Dunban displays any of his characters flaws openly and Shulk has to help him back down because Dunban's Roaring Rampage of Revenge has the potential to even worse than his.
 * Shipper on Deck:
 * He ships Shulk and Fiora.
 * He wishes for Shulk to marry Seven, as seen in the Heart-To-Heart A Gift For A Loved One..
 * The Smart Guy: On account of being Mr. Exposition, he is this precisely half of the time. He was The Hero during the war one year ago, however.
 * Team Dad: And this during the other half.
 * The Stoic: A kinder version. The man goes through things that would break most people, but he bottles it up to stay strong for everyone.
 * The Southpaw: Subverted, as he's not actually left-handed. He's just forced to use it because his right arm has all but stopped working.
 * The Unchosen One: He lacked Shulk's special affinity for the Monado and his gift of foresight, but he still wielded the blade because nobody else could until his injury.
 * Unskilled but Strong: His Monado usage can best be summed up as this.
 * Warrior Poet: Recites a badass Haiku about war when using Blossom Dance.

Sharla


""I swear I won't stop until I've scrapped each and every one of you!""

Voiced by: Kellie Bright (English), Akeno Watanabe (Japanese)

Sharla (カルナ, Carna) is a medic of Colony 6's Defense Force. She uses an ether rifle to fight, and her specialty is healing.


 * Abnormal Ammo: She has specialized medical bullets formed from ether.
 * Awesome but Practical: Head Shot. It deals an insane amount of damage despite Sharla having relatively low attack power and also has a chance to One-Hit Kill Dazed enemies.
 * Baby Got Back
 * Badass: No, being a medic does not stop her from being an extreme arsekicker.
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Big Sister Instinct / Mama Bear: Just try to hurt Juju in front of her. Even if it takes her a long and painful trek through an Ether Mine, she will find her brother and she will put a bullet between the eyes of whoever took him, even if that someone is an enormous hulking Mechon.
 * BFG: She wields a rather large rifle as a weapon.
 * Boobs of Steel: If we're going by a defensive physical power rather than an aggressive one, then sure.
 * The Chick: A more mature and level-headed version, but she counts.
 * Combat Medic: She's the primary healer, although she'll spend a lot of time fighting as well due to the insane cooldown times on her healing Arts.
 * Cool Big Sis: Especially to Melia.
 * Dub Name Change: In Japan she's known as "Carna" (written "カルナ" in katakana).
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Healing Hands
 * Shock and Awe
 * Expy: Her skill with a gun marks her as the successor to Billy Lee Black and Junior.
 * Face Palm: She usually does it when Reyn does something stupid..
 * Gainaxing: Make her lead and start running.
 * Goggles Do Nothing
 * Liking A Shadow: Her friendship with Reyn seems to be based mostly off his similarities to Gadolt. Reyn eventually catches on to this, but realises that he can't compete with him, leading to a "I Want My Beloved to Be Happy" moment.
 * Jiggle Physics: She's the best stacked female in the game (and that's saying something), and it shows.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Played very straight. The number of outfits she has that aren't Stripperific in some way can be counted on one hand.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge / Unstoppable Rage: After, she goes absolutely apeshit and swears to "scrap each and every one of (the Mechon)" in revenge. Fittingly,.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: The yin to Juju's yang.
 * Shiny Midnight Black
 * Shipper on Deck: She supports Shulk x Melia.
 * Ship Tease: With Reyn.
 * Silent Snarker: Somewhat. Although she can speak, she very rarely vocalises her snark. Instead, she prefers to let her body language to the talking.
 * Stone Wall: Especially with her heavy armour: she's not a big damage dealer (Though Headshot can be awesome in chain attacks) but she's the best healer on the team and is capable of dispelling debuffs as well.
 * Team Mom
 * Team Mom

Melia Antiqua


""If you do not grasp the importance of loved ones until after they are gone... That is simply too late.""

Voiced by: Jenna Louise Coleman (English), Shiori Katsuta (Japanese)

Melia (メリア) is a powerful mage who lives in the Royal City of Alcamoth prior to the games events. Her arts focus on summoning elemental spirits and ether magic.


 * All Love Is Unrequited:.
 * Black Magician Girl
 * British Accents: Noted by Reyn that she has a bit of a Posh accent.
 * Brother-Sister Incest: Averted and mocked (because Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humour). There's nothing to say that the relationship between her and her brother is anything more than familial, but when is revealed to be a villain  states that "Maybe  will be (her) boyfriend in the next life!"
 * Costume Porn: Her standard outfit is very fancy.
 * The Dutiful Daughter
 * Elemental Powers:
 * An Ice Person
 * Blow You Away
 * Casting a Shadow: Many of her debuffing spells certainly evoke this.
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Light'Em Up: Mind Blast.
 * Making a Splash
 * Playing with Fire
 * Shock and Awe
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * Expy: Of Marguerite Fatima (though she also looks a bit like a Gender Flipped Billy).
 * Kuudere: She acts very formal around Shulk, even as she develops love for him.
 * The Lancer: She provides a more practical counterpoint to Shulk's idealism in the beginning and eventually becomes one of his strongest supporters. Like many characters, she also has shades of being The Smart Girl, with her particular field being more ancient knowledge.
 * The Chick: She eventually becomes a more traditional version of this
 * Limit Break: Her Battle Arts that can only be used during Elemental Burst, especially Mind Blast, could qualify.
 * Mini-Dress of Power
 * Nice Hat
 * Nice Shoes
 * Opera Gloves
 * Pimped-Out Cape
 * Pimped-Out Dress
 * Pink Means Feminine
 * Squishy Wizard: With shades of The Red Mage.
 * Summon Magic: Her elemental spells are this in a fashion, as they call forth an elemental spirit that can be fired to inflict damage.
 * Tranquil Fury: She doesn't lose her cool when, but it's clear to all that she's pissed.
 * Even earlier than that, she's the only party member to not be fazed when
 * Trauma Conga Line: Hot diggity DAMN. Let's recap: And through all that, she still keeps her chin up. *hugs Melly*
 * True-Blue Femininity
 * Veronica:.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * The Woobie: Even with all of what the rest of the main cast has to endure, she gets hit hardest and most often. It begins even before Shulk's team meets her:
 * So to summarize, by the end of the game,
 * Even earlier than that, she's the only party member to not be fazed when
 * Trauma Conga Line: Hot diggity DAMN. Let's recap: And through all that, she still keeps her chin up. *hugs Melly*
 * True-Blue Femininity
 * Veronica:.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * The Woobie: Even with all of what the rest of the main cast has to endure, she gets hit hardest and most often. It begins even before Shulk's team meets her:
 * So to summarize, by the end of the game,
 * So to summarize, by the end of the game,

Riki


""New Hom Hom friends! Meet this year's legendary Heropon, Riki! Riki live to serve!""

Voiced by: Wayne Forester (English), Yuki Kaida (Japanese)

Riki (リキ) is a member of the mercantile Nopon race. Although he looks like a child, he is actually 40 years old and has at least six children. A natural story-teller, he will go on at length about how he is actually the true legendary hero spoken of in the prophecies.

""Riki can win by himself.""
 * Adult Child: Like every Nopon who isn't the Elder, he comes off as this due to his cutesy dialect.
 * Badass Adorable - One of his battle quotes is:


 * And win by himself he does.
 * Big Eater: He likes eating a lot and mentions that he's hungry quite often throughout the story. In fact, Sharla's surprised that he doesn't only think about food.
 * Cat Smile: Like most Nopon.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: "Power sound like sour. Sweets are better."
 * Dude, Where's My Respect?: Even though, if played right, Riki is one of the most useful characters in the game combining elements of thief and tank with some very useful XP boosting passive skills that can be shared with the others, the rest of the party treat him as a joke. Even if you have him as the lead character in the fight against the Makna Forest Telethia Reyn will mock him when he tries to claim credit for the victory.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * An Ice Person
 * Playing with Fire
 * Poisonous Person
 * Shock and Awe
 * Expy: Of, for some unfathomable reason, Chu-Chu.
 * Fake Ultimate Hero: He'd have you believe that he's a legendary heropon. Nobody is really fooled, but they humour him. Funnily enough, he is more than capable of a battler unlike most examples he's just a wee bit too prideful.
 * Gradual Grinder / Stone Wall: He has a rather pathetic damage output... but with his health and Battle Arts that focus on debuffing and slowly sapping the health of enemies allow him to outlast almost anything.
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation: In the Heart-to-Heart "A Heropon's Perspective", he beats himself over being a coward and possibly weak, but Sharla says to him to not worry about it, and that he isn't like that at all.
 * Hidden Depths: He can come off as really insensitive and a tad arrogant at times, but he has a lot of moments where he shows just how empathetic he truly is towards others, a great example being his talk with Dunban about what being a father means. He also dotes on Melia a lot and wants to be best friends with her.
 * Intergenerational Friendship: With Melia, as well as a great deal of the cast since he's around twice their age.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: An inversion. Although he's clearly a good guy at heart, his Pride still causes him to do some pretty dickish things. For example: After fighting the first Telethia, he pretty much takes all the credit... and most of the other Nopon seem to believe him. He's more of a gold-hearted guy with some dickish tendencies.
 * Lethal Joke Character: Indeed. You'd expect him to be incredibly squishy and not that good of a damage dealer, but his starting health is higher than Reyn's, and he can make use of all sorts of useful abilities: he can boost random stats and share said boosts with the party, use Poison and Bleed abilities to inflict damage over time, and can even do a disgusting amount of damage with a certain attack the more debuffs are put onto an enemy. He may be a tad arrogant when it comes to being the Heropon, but he has every right to be cocky.
 * Magic Knight: He has both good damaging arts (Sneaky, Bitey-Bitey, Say Sorry) and can use elemental ether (Burninate, Freezinate) in combat.
 * Older Than They Look: He's forty years old, which takes everyone by complete surprise.
 * The Pollyana: He's constantly cheerful, even when the going gets tough.
 * Punch Clock Hero: Not really helping our heroes out of goodness but because he needs to pay his debts. He does grows out of it as the story goes and stays out of loyalty even as the situation escalates well beyond expectations.
 * Really 40 Years Old: Happily married with seven children!
 * Henpecked Husband: How much happy is open for interpretation, especially since his wife is an abusive gold-digging bitch.
 * Ridiculously Cute Critter: Much like all Nopon, he is ridiculously adorable!
 * Sad Clown: A very possible interpretation of his character. Despite everything he does for his village, his wife and fourteen kids spend tons of money and leave him in a perpetual cycle of debt, causing him to risk his life on a daily basis by fighting dangerous monsters with Chief Dunga being more than happy to stack debt after debt after debt on him. And it's implied that his wife is a gold-digger and has been noted to slap him, meaning that he's in an abusive relationship.
 * Small Annoying Creature: Well, Reyn thinks so. They get over it, eventually.
 * Standard Status Effects: Half of his moveset is based around them.
 * Tagalong Critter: Everybody else in the party has quite a big reason for wanting to fight the Mechon, be it avenging loved ones or trying to rescue them. Riki is pretty much roped into assisting them because Chief Dunga wants him away from the village and stacked more debt on him.
 * Team Dad: Funnily enough, he actually fits as one. After all, he gives sound advice to Dunban about what it means to be a father (Or a daddypon if you prefer), and shares quite a bit of wisdom during some of his heart-to-hearts. It's fitting since he has 14 of his own littlepons waiting for him back at home.
 * Third Person Person
 * Verbal Tic: Adding "pon" to every second word in his vocabulary. In the Japanese dub, he ends every single sentence with "mo".

Dickson


""I like the look in your eye there, lad. It's time. This is war.""

Voiced by: Anthony May (English)

Dickson Soss is a veteran of the battle of Sword Valley a year before the events of the game and a comrade of Dunban and Mumkhar. He is a resident of Colony 9 and looks over Shulk, Reyn and the other residents. He claims to have found Shulk in the Valak Mountain with the Monado and his parents dead. Dickson raised Shulk as his own.


 * Adam Smith Hates Your Guts: So, Dickson's rolled out some sweet new tech that can pierce Mechon armour. Hooray! Also, he expects you to pay for it. As Dunban would say, "You cheap old man..."
 * Ambiguously Neutral: Dickson never does anything bad per se and he is always on hand to help Shulk, but a lot of what he says and the way he retreats from answering most of the questions presented to him presents the image of a man who is either helping out of an Enemy Mine situation or a knight in really sour armour.
 * Pet the Dog: Despite this, it seems that he does have a genuine soft spot for Shulk and Fiora, the latter of whom is his adopted son.
 * Badass. He is stabbed through by Mechon, jumps into an impossible fight against things not even the Mechon-destroying sword can kill, Flies around in a fighter on his own shooting down the hideously strong things, and pokes fun at the Hero.
 * Badass Mustache
 * BFG: That gun of his is easily longer than his arm, yet he effortlessly wields it in one hand.
 * BFS: It also doubles as a sword.
 * Cool Old Guy:
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Casting a Shadow:
 * Shock and Awe: Thunderbolt.
 * Evil Counterpart:.
 * Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: The morally grey cigar-smoking Badass variety. It becomes much more noticeable as the story approaches its climax and things get more difficult for everyone. Once he doesn't pick up another one until
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He has his asshole moments, but very clearly cares about Shulk, Fiora, Dunban, and the others.
 * Knight in Sour Armour: Goes hand in hand with his ambiguous neutrality. He's always on hand to help the heroes, but at the same time he's frequently dismissive and cynical. When he discovers that the Face Mechon, his reaction is basically, "So what? I gave up trying to figure them out yonks ago."
 * Meaningful Name: Probably why the localization team chose to write his name as Dickson instead of the more common spelling of "Dixon."
 * Though the latter would also make sense, as "Dixons" is a hardware retailer in the UK.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: He looks a lot like Hulk Hogan.
 * Parental Substitute: To Shulk.
 * The Smart Guy: A non-playable version. Despite not travelling with the heroes directly, he's still on hand to serve as a guide and provide tech support every now and then.
 * It's also shown that he served as Dunban's Lancer during the war.
 * Evil Counterpart:.
 * Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: The morally grey cigar-smoking Badass variety. It becomes much more noticeable as the story approaches its climax and things get more difficult for everyone. Once he doesn't pick up another one until
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He has his asshole moments, but very clearly cares about Shulk, Fiora, Dunban, and the others.
 * Knight in Sour Armour: Goes hand in hand with his ambiguous neutrality. He's always on hand to help the heroes, but at the same time he's frequently dismissive and cynical. When he discovers that the Face Mechon, his reaction is basically, "So what? I gave up trying to figure them out yonks ago."
 * Meaningful Name: Probably why the localization team chose to write his name as Dickson instead of the more common spelling of "Dixon."
 * Though the latter would also make sense, as "Dixons" is a hardware retailer in the UK.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: He looks a lot like Hulk Hogan.
 * Parental Substitute: To Shulk.
 * The Smart Guy: A non-playable version. Despite not travelling with the heroes directly, he's still on hand to serve as a guide and provide tech support every now and then.
 * It's also shown that he served as Dunban's Lancer during the war.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: He looks a lot like Hulk Hogan.
 * Parental Substitute: To Shulk.
 * The Smart Guy: A non-playable version. Despite not travelling with the heroes directly, he's still on hand to serve as a guide and provide tech support every now and then.
 * It's also shown that he served as Dunban's Lancer during the war.
 * The Smart Guy: A non-playable version. Despite not travelling with the heroes directly, he's still on hand to serve as a guide and provide tech support every now and then.
 * It's also shown that he served as Dunban's Lancer during the war.
 * The Smart Guy: A non-playable version. Despite not travelling with the heroes directly, he's still on hand to serve as a guide and provide tech support every now and then.
 * It's also shown that he served as Dunban's Lancer during the war.

Mumkhar


""What're they trying to prove?! I'm not throwing my life away!No point dying in some godforsaken field.""

Voiced by: Tim Watson (English) Norio Wakamoto (Japanese)

Mumkhar (ムムカ, Mumca) is is first introduced in the opening scene at the Battle of Sword Valley, alongside Dunban and Dickson. We quickly find out that Mumkhar is an honorless fighter and is willing to flee battle and abandon his comrades to save his life. We also learn that he desires the Monado for himself.


 * Always Second Best: To Dunban.
 * Beard of Evil: It's more of a goatee, but it still counts.
 * Dirty Coward: A possible contender for Most Triumphant Example. He deserts his war buddies to save his own skin barely five minutes after you first start playing the game, and goes as far as to laugh at them and yell how he'll make sure to plan their funerals.
 * Elemental Powers:
 * Casting a Shadow
 * Playing with Fire
 * Hellfire: The inevitable combination of the two.
 * Expy:
 * He also serves as an unintentional one to Pigma Dengar. Much like Pigma, he's a self-serving jackass who is a member of a three-man band of close friends, leaves those friends to die against the main villains,, and the resemblance is uncanny.
 * Gonk: Xenoblade's cast is not exactly made up of The Beautiful Elite, but they sure do look it when put next to this guy.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: He hates and envies Dunban for being the Monado's master during the war.
 * Guttural Growler
 * Jerkass: And so much more...
 * The Lancer: The underhanded variety to Dunban during the first Homs-Mechon war.
 * Obviously Evil: Let's see here... Gravelly voice, hunched-over battle stance, bulging eyes, being a rude and self-serving little bastard from the moment of his appearance... Was Dunban seriously surprised by his betrayal?
 * Primal Stance
 * Sacrificial Lamb:
 * Smug Snake: And it gets worse when.
 * Walking Spoiler: There is clearly more to him than being a treacherous Homs that seemingly dies on the prologue, but doing so reveals a pretty shocking mid-game twist.
 * Wolverine Claws
 * The Lancer: The underhanded variety to Dunban during the first Homs-Mechon war.
 * Obviously Evil: Let's see here... Gravelly voice, hunched-over battle stance, bulging eyes, being a rude and self-serving little bastard from the moment of his appearance... Was Dunban seriously surprised by his betrayal?
 * Primal Stance
 * Sacrificial Lamb:
 * Smug Snake: And it gets worse when.
 * Walking Spoiler: There is clearly more to him than being a treacherous Homs that seemingly dies on the prologue, but doing so reveals a pretty shocking mid-game twist.
 * Wolverine Claws
 * Walking Spoiler: There is clearly more to him than being a treacherous Homs that seemingly dies on the prologue, but doing so reveals a pretty shocking mid-game twist.
 * Wolverine Claws
 * Walking Spoiler: There is clearly more to him than being a treacherous Homs that seemingly dies on the prologue, but doing so reveals a pretty shocking mid-game twist.
 * Wolverine Claws

Alvis


""Do you wish to change it? The future.""

Voiced by: Blake Ritson (English)

Alvis (アルヴィース, Alviss) first meets Shulk when he is collecting some pure water crystals for Melia. They are attacked by a Telethia and Alvis teaches Shulk to use the Purge ability, while demonstrating he can use the Monado with great proficiency. Alvis is revealed to be the seer of the Emperor Sorean,


 * : Averted. Well, for everyone who isn't.
 * Bishonen
 * Cryptic Conversation: Not as bad as the character he's an Expy for, but he has quite a lot of moments.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Expy: Takahashi could have put chaos' model in some scenes and probably a lot of people wouldn't have noticed the difference..
 * Meaningful Name
 * Mr. Exposition
 * Walking Spoiler: EASILY the most spoileriffic character in this game, so it's certainly wise to NOT read any of the spoiler-tagged entries concerning him due to his completely and utterly spoiler-heavy nature.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Meaningful Name
 * Mr. Exposition
 * Walking Spoiler: EASILY the most spoileriffic character in this game, so it's certainly wise to NOT read any of the spoiler-tagged entries concerning him due to his completely and utterly spoiler-heavy nature.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Walking Spoiler: EASILY the most spoileriffic character in this game, so it's certainly wise to NOT read any of the spoiler-tagged entries concerning him due to his completely and utterly spoiler-heavy nature.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Walking Spoiler: EASILY the most spoileriffic character in this game, so it's certainly wise to NOT read any of the spoiler-tagged entries concerning him due to his completely and utterly spoiler-heavy nature.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Sorean


""That sword... Could it be the...?""

Voiced by: Peter Dickson (English), Joji Nakata (Japanese)

Sorean (ソレアン) Antiqua is the Emperor of the High Entia and father to Kalian. He is eventually revealed to be Melia's parent as well.


 * Cool Old Guy
 * The Emperor: The benevolent version.
 * Foregone Conclusion: Shulk has a vision of him dying very early in the game. Part of the High Entia episode is learning how to prevent it.
 * Screw Destiny: His opinion of this factoid is basically, "I'm going to do what's best for my people whether or not Fate does end up coming for me."
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: He is very quick to be on good terms with Shulk.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Unwitting Pawn: It's shown that he's unaware of the fact that is attempting to off his daughter, which leads to the attempts on her life.
 * Winged Humanoid
 * Winged Humanoid
 * Winged Humanoid

Kallian


""If that weapon is truly the Monado, we shall be forced to take action.""

Voiced by: Rufus Wright (English)

Kallian (カリアン) is a member of the High Entia imperial family. Noted for being both a wise, responsible and understanding young man, many believe that he has the qualities required to be the next emperor of his people and the fact that he has chosen not to follow this path, instead supporting Melia in her own bid for the throne, has come as a shock to many of them.


 * Badass
 * Big Brother Mentor: Comes off as one to many members of the party, but especially to Melia.
 * Bishounen: Dickson even makes fun of it, stating that he looks "like a sissy".
 * Expy: Of Sigurd.
 * The Good Captain: Develops into this as the Bionis-Mechonis War begins.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * To Be Lawful or Good: He will not accept saving either his sister or father when they are in danger if it goes against orders or the rules of their people.
 * Winged Humanoid
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * To Be Lawful or Good: He will not accept saving either his sister or father when they are in danger if it goes against orders or the rules of their people.
 * Winged Humanoid

Lorithea


Voiced by: Rachel Atkins (English)

Lorithea is the leader of the Research department.


 * Christmas Cake: Clearly a lot older than the other female characters (and not just because she's a High Entia) but by no means less attractive because of it.
 * Expy: Of
 * Lady in Red
 * Obviously Evil: Clad in red, sexy armor, speaks in a menacing and creepy tone, is first seen plotting to kill Melia with the First Consort... let's be honest, was anyone surprised when ?
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Like all the High Entia.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Bizarrely averted. She's the only High Entia we see who wears Stripperiffic red and gold gear. Everybody else is clad in very modest blue-white attire. One would naturally expect this to be indicative of her personality, given that most of the High Entia we see have very similarly dutiful personalities but it isn't.
 * Among.
 * Stripperiffic: If that's the official clothing of female High Entia ministers, they officially have the best Parliament ever.
 * Summon Magic: In a similar vein to Melia.
 * The Vamp: Subverted. She looks the part, but she doesn't capitalise on it.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Stripperiffic: If that's the official clothing of female High Entia ministers, they officially have the best Parliament ever.
 * Summon Magic: In a similar vein to Melia.
 * The Vamp: Subverted. She looks the part, but she doesn't capitalise on it.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Otharon


""This battle is for my people. If you can't handle it, drop that weapon and head home.""

Voiced by: Lewis MacLeod (English)

Otharon is the leader of the Colony 6 defence force.


 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Normal: Otharon can't use ether, from what we see, and he's not a crack-shot like Gadolt is. What he does have, however, are balls of steel and an incredible amount of Heroic Willpower.
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Cool Old Guy: He
 * Determinator: Just try implying that he should give up on something. He simply will not rest until he's proven you wrong.
 * Fingerless Gloves
 * Heroic Sacrifice: Shulk has a vision of him pulling one early-on and spends much of the Colony 6 story arc thinking about how to avert his death.
 * Grumpy Old Man: At first.
 * Parental Substitute: He acted like a parental figure to Gadolt on the past, and in the present says he is like a son to him.
 * Old Soldier: He is pushing sixty, and he is fighting Mechon almost alone for weeks.
 * Team Dad
 * Team Dad

Juju


""They're all cowards. I'll show them all.""

Voiced by: Jordan Clarke (English)

Juju is Sharla's younger brother. He initially lives with his sister in the Refugee Camp, but he eventually tries to head for Colony 6, only to be captured by the Mechons and led to ether mines. After Shulk, Reyn and Sharia rescues him, he and Otharon go back to Colony 6 to try repair the town.


 * Ambiguously Brown: Depending on the Artist. In-game, he looks tanned similar to Sharla. In his character art, though, he appears to have more of a Caucasian-esque tone compared to her.
 * Annoying Younger Sibling & Bratty Half-Pint: Before Character Development.
 * Dark-Skinned Redhead
 * Dude in Distress: After Xord takes him down to the Ether Mines.
 * Expy: Of Dan from Xenogears.
 * Green Eyes
 * Green Eyed Red Head
 * Hero Worshipper: Towards Gadolt, and eventually Shulk and Reyn.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * I Just Want to Be Badass
 * The Load: He thankfully improves over time, but there's no denying that he spends a good portion of the game as this.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: The yang to Sharla's yin.
 * What an Idiot!: He makes a lot of really stupid decisions early on, which the party is quick to lampshade in-universe. Justified in that he's a child and doesn't understand the full consequences of them. He eventually matures beyond this.

Gadolt


""I'll be fine. I'll be able to keep my mind on the battle knowing you're safe.""

Voiced by: Nick Boulton (English)

Gadolt is Sharla's fiance and a colonel in the Colony 6 Defence Force. A bold, fearless man whom Juju looked up to as a father-figure, he went missing during a battle with the Mechon; leaving behind only his ether rifle.


 * Badass: Let's put it this way, Dunban, the resident in-universe Memetic Badass considers Gadolt to be a legendary sniper..
 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Blonde Guys Are Evil: Subverted very, very hard. Despite looking like a thug, Gadolt is one of the most well-meaning and downright heroic characters in the game..
 * Broken Ace: He's the best shot Colony 6 has, a hero to its people, fiance to a lovely lady and an all-round good guy. He's also wrecked with grief and guilt over not being able to protect more people, to the extent that Sharla only narrowly saves him from crossing the Despair Event Horizon.
 * Bruiser With a Soft Centre
 * Chekhov's Gunman: He's mentioned fairly early in the game but doesn't make an appearance until it nears its conclusion. It's totally worth the wait.
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Despair Event Horizon: Only narrowly averted thanks to Sharla. His frustration at not being able to destroy the Mechon and having to watch his friends die on a regular basis caused him a considerable amount of rage and frustration.
 * Face of a Thug: He looks like quite a brute, but he's actually a stand-up guy.
 * Friendly Sniper
 * Not So Different: From Reyn due to the stubborn attitude that they share.
 * Parental Substitute: For Juju.
 * Shrouded in Myth: His marksmanship is so famed that even Dunban sings his praises. He doesn't quite have the same following, though.
 * Team Dad: Among the people of Colony 6.
 * Walking Spoiler: Thanks to his role once he finally shows up, it's hard to really discuss him without running into this.
 * Worthy Opponent: Similar to Reyn's case. Whereas Gadolt comes to admire Reyn's good heart and strong resolve, Reyn eventually comes to see the sniper as a good man who deserves Sharla.
 * Not So Different: From Reyn due to the stubborn attitude that they share.
 * Parental Substitute: For Juju.
 * Shrouded in Myth: His marksmanship is so famed that even Dunban sings his praises. He doesn't quite have the same following, though.
 * Team Dad: Among the people of Colony 6.
 * Walking Spoiler: Thanks to his role once he finally shows up, it's hard to really discuss him without running into this.
 * Worthy Opponent: Similar to Reyn's case. Whereas Gadolt comes to admire Reyn's good heart and strong resolve, Reyn eventually comes to see the sniper as a good man who deserves Sharla.
 * Shrouded in Myth: His marksmanship is so famed that even Dunban sings his praises. He doesn't quite have the same following, though.
 * Team Dad: Among the people of Colony 6.
 * Walking Spoiler: Thanks to his role once he finally shows up, it's hard to really discuss him without running into this.
 * Worthy Opponent: Similar to Reyn's case. Whereas Gadolt comes to admire Reyn's good heart and strong resolve, Reyn eventually comes to see the sniper as a good man who deserves Sharla.
 * Walking Spoiler: Thanks to his role once he finally shows up, it's hard to really discuss him without running into this.
 * Worthy Opponent: Similar to Reyn's case. Whereas Gadolt comes to admire Reyn's good heart and strong resolve, Reyn eventually comes to see the sniper as a good man who deserves Sharla.
 * Worthy Opponent: Similar to Reyn's case. Whereas Gadolt comes to admire Reyn's good heart and strong resolve, Reyn eventually comes to see the sniper as a good man who deserves Sharla.

Zanza
Voiced by: Stephen Greif (English)

Zanza (ザンザ, Xanthe) is a giant that Shulk beholds in a vision and learns the secrets of the Monado from. Although he is shrouded in mystery, his knowledge prove extremely beneficial to the party.


 * Amazing Technicolor Population: He's some kind of purple shade...
 * Badass Beard:.
 * Which still doesn't even begin to
 * Cool Sword:
 * He even admits this to be his modus operandi when he explains that
 * Genius Bruiser
 * I Just Want to Have Friends:
 * Mr. Exposition: He reveals the truth, about the Monado to Shulk and co.
 * The Obi-Wan: To Shulk...
 * Obviously Evil: Subverted. Melia deduces minutes after meeting him that, despite how helpful his exposition and offer of powering-up the Monado without a catch are, the High Entia ancestors must have had a reason to seal him away. Despite this, Shulk agrees and he becomes one of the most important allies to the party...
 * Our Giants Are Bigger:
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that there's nothing to suggest that all giants aren't like this,
 * Sealed Badass in a Can
 * Sword of Plot Advancement: The Monado itself
 * Troperiffic: You are seeing how many tropes he covers, right?
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * He even admits this to be his modus operandi when he explains that
 * Genius Bruiser
 * I Just Want to Have Friends:
 * Mr. Exposition: He reveals the truth, about the Monado to Shulk and co.
 * The Obi-Wan: To Shulk...
 * Obviously Evil: Subverted. Melia deduces minutes after meeting him that, despite how helpful his exposition and offer of powering-up the Monado without a catch are, the High Entia ancestors must have had a reason to seal him away. Despite this, Shulk agrees and he becomes one of the most important allies to the party...
 * Our Giants Are Bigger:
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that there's nothing to suggest that all giants aren't like this,
 * Sealed Badass in a Can
 * Sword of Plot Advancement: The Monado itself
 * Troperiffic: You are seeing how many tropes he covers, right?
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * I Just Want to Have Friends:
 * Mr. Exposition: He reveals the truth, about the Monado to Shulk and co.
 * The Obi-Wan: To Shulk...
 * Obviously Evil: Subverted. Melia deduces minutes after meeting him that, despite how helpful his exposition and offer of powering-up the Monado without a catch are, the High Entia ancestors must have had a reason to seal him away. Despite this, Shulk agrees and he becomes one of the most important allies to the party...
 * Our Giants Are Bigger:
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that there's nothing to suggest that all giants aren't like this,
 * Sealed Badass in a Can
 * Sword of Plot Advancement: The Monado itself
 * Troperiffic: You are seeing how many tropes he covers, right?
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * Our Giants Are Bigger:
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that there's nothing to suggest that all giants aren't like this,
 * Sealed Badass in a Can
 * Sword of Plot Advancement: The Monado itself
 * Troperiffic: You are seeing how many tropes he covers, right?
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * Sealed Badass in a Can
 * Sword of Plot Advancement: The Monado itself
 * Troperiffic: You are seeing how many tropes he covers, right?
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * Troperiffic: You are seeing how many tropes he covers, right?
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.
 * Walking Spoiler: Zanza is almost as important as Shulk to the narrative, to not say the setting, but he remains on the background until the third act, so elaborating too much on him spoils the plot.

Egil


Voiced by: Peter Bramhill (English), Daisuke Kirii (Japanese)

Egil is the main antagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles

""This is the strongest Mechon ever built. I am Egil, leader of Mechonis! ... We fight to free this world from the tyranny of the Bionis!" "
 * Amazing Technicolor Population: His skin is white-greyish, like all the Machina.
 * Anti-Magic: His Apocrypha Generator, which negates the Monado's power by releasing counteracting ether-waves.
 * Anti-Villain: Somewhere between a Type I and II. He makes it clear that he doesn't actually hate the people of Bionis. He's simply trying to destroy the Bionis itself.
 * Bare-Fisted Monk:, he always fights with his bare hands.
 * Big Bad & The Evil Genius: He's the primary antagonist and by far the most intelligent, being the creator of the Faced Mechon and the instigator of all the Homs-Mechon wars.
 * Cain: He is the Cain to Vanea, though she still reluctantly helps him.
 * Ironic Echo:  His face when it's repeated by  says it all.
 * Humongous Mecha: He has one that's bigger than all the other ones in the game put together. And it's golden.
 * Large and In Charge: As a result.
 * The Man Behind The Machines: He s the creator of Face Mechons, though he hides itself until Nemesis' sudden disobedience forces him to reveal itself.
 * Not So Different: The hero swears vengeance against the man who slaughtered his people and shattered the peace between Mechonis and Bionis. Now who am I talking about? Shulk and Egil, or Egil and Zanza? In this case, it's a heroic inversion in that it's Shulk who points this out, not Egil.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: At least.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: His ultimate goal is to avenge.
 * Summon Magic: He's capable of creating Mechon during the fight with him, presumably by pulling their components out of Hammerspace and piecing them together with what looks a heck of a lot like telekinesis. Or magnetism.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Hoo boy. If genocide for the betterment of all (including the relatives of the people who were killed) doesn't count, nothing will.
 * Wham! Episode: His Establishing Character Moment, which reveals a) that the Mechon are led by an intelligent being, b) that they are in fact Well Intentioned Extremists and c) that the Bionis is not the force of good that the Homs have believed up until now.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: His ultimate goal is to avenge.
 * Summon Magic: He's capable of creating Mechon during the fight with him, presumably by pulling their components out of Hammerspace and piecing them together with what looks a heck of a lot like telekinesis. Or magnetism.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Hoo boy. If genocide for the betterment of all (including the relatives of the people who were killed) doesn't count, nothing will.
 * Wham! Episode: His Establishing Character Moment, which reveals a) that the Mechon are led by an intelligent being, b) that they are in fact Well Intentioned Extremists and c) that the Bionis is not the force of good that the Homs have believed up until now.
 * Wham! Episode: His Establishing Character Moment, which reveals a) that the Mechon are led by an intelligent being, b) that they are in fact Well Intentioned Extremists and c) that the Bionis is not the force of good that the Homs have believed up until now.
 * White Mask of Doom: His Humongous Mecha has a very disturbing one that kinda looks like a melted skull.

Metal Face (Black Face)


Voiced by: Tim Watson (English), Norio Wakamoto (Japanese)

Metal Face (黒いフェイス, Black Face) is the first primary antagonist and the first Faced Mechon introduced in Xenoblade Chronicles. He is the main reason Shulk begins the journey to the Bionis head after attacking Colony 9 and killing Fiora.


 * Arch Nemesis: For Shulk, Reyn and Dunban..
 * When you add in, both Sharla and Melia also have their reasons to hate him. So that's pretty much the entire party except for Riki.
 * Anti-Hero: Class V..
 * Big Bad Wannabe:.
 * Complete Monster: He's one hell of a sick, twisted bastard, that's for sure.
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder:.
 * The Dragon
 * Dub Name Change: His Japanese name "Black Face" is confusing, though it makes more sense once you realize his body is black. The British dub resorted to calling him something more descriptive yet still unique, since other mechons following him in his initial attack like a face.
 * Finger Wag: Fond of the gesture.
 * Flunky Boss: In his final battle, he attacks the gang alongside a small team of Mass-Produced Faces.
 * Guttural Growler: Which may clue you in
 * Hopeless Boss Fight:
 * Humongous Mecha
 * Transforming Mecha: He and the rest of the Faces can fold up into an aircraft.
 * Jerkass: Easily the biggest asshole in the game, bar none. After all, he merrily rubs in the fact that he killed Fiora to Shulk Every chance he gets.
 * Nigh Invulnerable: Like all Faced Mechon
 * Recurring Boss: You fight him three times,
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Starter Villain: He's the first Faced Mechon Shulk fights, and killing him serves as Shulk's main motivation for a good chunk of the game.
 * Token Evil Teammate:
 * Troll: He loves pissing off Shulk, and oh boy is he good at it.
 * So does that make him a Troll Face?
 * White Mask of Doom
 * Wolverine Claws: He loves skewering people with these.
 * Wolverine Claws: He loves skewering people with these.

Xord


Voiced by: Jonathan Keeble (English)

Xord is the second Faced Mechon that Shulk meets and is the first Mechon to talk in the game. Xord features the ability to transform into a bulky jet, similar to Metal Face.


 * Alas, Poor Villain: Sort of. While he is an incredibly loathsome guy and the main characters shed no tears at his demise, it's kind of sad to see him pitifully whimpering, gasping, and sobbing while all of his limbs have been blown off.
 * Big Eater: He is giddy with the thought of devouring Shulk, Reyn, and Sharla, and admits that he ate all of the Colony 6 residents that he captured because he couldn't help himself.
 * Boisterous Bruiser: Metal Face even lampshades it.
 * The Brute: Subverted. He looks the part but, as a Mass-Produced Face, he turns out to just be an Elite Mook with backstory.
 * Complete Monster: He's an unapologetic mass-murderer who gobbles up and slaughters Homs with glee, and shows a sick sense of joy at the prospect of killing Sharla's preteen brother. And of course, this asshole did . And since he.
 * Drop the Hammer: His Weapon of Choice is a hammer. He uses it realistically, swinging it around when the party members are distant and dropping it when close.
 * Faux Affably Evil: He's a downright jolly guy who introduces himself to the party in a similar manner to that of a dinner host introducing himself to his guests... and is a loathsome mass-murderer who is intent on eating said guests for dinner.
 * Flunky Boss: The first time you fight him in the Ether Mines, he sics a bunch of lower-level Mechon on Shulk and friends.
 * Foe-Tossing Charge: One of his moves involves charging through the battlefield while swinging his hammer to attack party members on his way.
 * Foreshadowing: He drops many hints that Faced Mechon
 * Giggling Villain: He gets especially giddy during the confrontation with him in the Ether Mines.
 * Graceful Loser: Despite his all-around unpleasant attitude, he takes his loss to Shulk relatively well.
 * Heel Face Turn:.
 * Humongous Mecha
 * Transforming Mecha
 * I Have Many Names: Hoo boy: for a starter baddie he has quite a few different names. You have his true name (Xord), the name he's called during his first encounter (Mysterious Face), his canon Mechon designation (Brown Face), and the more recent canon name as of Smash Bros (Bronze Face). And if you want to count the Mass Produced Faces that are basically clones of him, you can add, well, Mass Produced Face to the list.
 * I'm a Humanitarian: He loves to snack on Homs, as the residents of Colony 6 found out...
 * It Can Think: The first Mechon who displays human-like behavior in front of our heroes, cluing them in to the fact that they're something more than mindless robots.
 * Jerkass: Almost as bad as Metal Face in that regard, he laughs his ass off when revealing to Sharla that he killed all of the captured inhabitants from Colony 6.
 * Large Ham: Good lord is he ever!
 * Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: He sets Shulk on the path on how to hurt Faced Mechons with the Monado by talking about the sword' "true potential".
 * Nigh Invulnerable: You can't hurt him at all without toppling him via chain attack even with the Monado, much like Metal Face beforehand.
 * The Obi-Wan: In a very strange manner. His big mouth basically drops all of the hints that Shulk needs to seek the truth about Faced Mechon, even though he didn't mean to.
 * Shout-Out: Probably unintentional on the Japanese side, but his big bruiser physique and bucket jaw call to mind the Orkz of Warhammer 40,000 fame, which his English VA (Who, funnily enough, has lent his voice to the Warhammer series) intentionally plays up. His main weapon is even a warhammer!
 * Smug Snake: He loves to brag about how much more powerful he is than Shulk and his friends and is too overconfident for his own good... yet he's an odd example where he has every right to be smug since before some timely intervention from Otharon and a dip in an ether bath, there was no way they could really hurt him outside of toppling him during chain attacks which is easier said than done.
 * Starter Villain: Shares this role with Metal Face. While he's the second Faced Mechon that Shulk and friends fight, he's the first that they truly defeat early in the game as well as the first to clue them in on their true nature.
 * Vocal Dissonance: Let's be honest: would you expect a towering mechanical brute to have a voice that sounds like a cross between Barry Humphries and a London street thug?
 * White Mask of Doom
 * Would Hurt a Child: He wants to devour Juju (who can't be older than a preteen) after he's killed Shulk, Reyn, and Sharla.
 * White Mask of Doom
 * Would Hurt a Child: He wants to devour Juju (who can't be older than a preteen) after he's killed Shulk, Reyn, and Sharla.

Vanea


Voiced by: Harriet Carmichael (English)

Vanea is Egil's sister and the daughter of the Machina chief. She does not like what Egil is doing and has asked many times to stop killing life on Bionis. She tells her brother that she only wants a world where everyone lives in peace including him. All atempts have failed however.


 * Anti-Villain: With the subversion that she wasn't really a villain to begin with.
 * Abel: Her brother is one nasty being, and she only reluctantly works for him.
 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Amazing Technicolor Population: Same deal as.
 * Dragon with an Agenda & The Dark Chick: She assists Egil, but only because
 * Nipple-and-Dimed: Maybe...? Possibly...? It's more than a little hard to tell.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Machinas can live for thousands of years, and she is of mature age.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Machinas can live for thousands of years, and she is of mature age.

Miqol
Voiced by: Richard Ridings (English)

Egil's father. He is so old that he actually watched as Meyneth and the Bionis dueled, the cutscene depicted at the beginning of the game. He tried to stop Egil's genocidal crusade. A lot of people died. Shulk appearing on his village is the best news he received in years. Believing Egil to be beyond redemption, he asks Shulk to kill him.


 * Amazing Technicolor Population: Just like his children.
 * Big Fun: He's surprisingly jovial for a guy from Mechonis.
 * Large and In Charge: He is gigantic and the leader of the Machinas. Sadly, his son is more powerful.
 * Offing the Offspring: It's all but said he attempted to, considering his conflict with Egil led to deaths of several Machinas.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: To the point Reyn can't believe it. He watched Bionis and Mechonis fight each other.
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

Lady Meyneth


Voiced by: Jo Wyatt (English)

The anthropomorphic manifestation of Mechonis, Meyneth is the Machina goddess that protected the Mechonis' living beings from an unprovoked attack of Bionis thousands of years ago. Egil declares himself to be an agent of Meyneth, but the goddess seems nowhere to be seen.

""They are living beings! If you cannot understand this, you have no right to call yourself a !""
 * Big Good: She is Mechonis itself and, as it turns out, completely benevolent and actually helps Shulk when she realizes how much human he is.
 * Cool Big Sis / The Obi-Wan: To.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: She looks the part, being a cyborg with predominantly dark colors, but she ultimately turns out to be a kindhearted and sagely scientist/goddess.
 * Defector From Decadence: The reason why she is because she feels he's gone too far.
 * The Dark Chick: A lot more emotional and mediating than any of the other Faced Mechon.
 * Establishing Character Moment: Subverted.
 * God Is Good: She's the god of Mechonis as well as its soul, but she's willing to let her creations live their own lives and not interfere in the running of them.
 * Humongous Mecha: Face Nemesis and the Mechonis itself.
 * Ms. Exposition
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: She is at least thousands of years older, if not as old as the universe of Xenoblade itself.
 * Reason You Suck Speech: She delivers a heroic version to :
 * God Is Good: She's the god of Mechonis as well as its soul, but she's willing to let her creations live their own lives and not interfere in the running of them.
 * Humongous Mecha: Face Nemesis and the Mechonis itself.
 * Ms. Exposition
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: She is at least thousands of years older, if not as old as the universe of Xenoblade itself.
 * Reason You Suck Speech: She delivers a heroic version to :
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: She is at least thousands of years older, if not as old as the universe of Xenoblade itself.
 * Reason You Suck Speech: She delivers a heroic version to :


 * Team Mom: To the Mechonis characters.
 * Team Mom: To the Mechonis characters.
 * Team Mom: To the Mechonis characters.
 * Team Mom: To the Mechonis characters.