History Characters / XenobladeChronicles2MainProtagonists

* {{Chuunibyou}}: He spouts a lot of dramatic nonsense, pushes nicknames like "the Zekenator" with all his might, and insists his eyepatch hides a force of nonspecific but incredible destruction termed "the Eye of Shining Justice" (and totally not his excuse for cheaping out on contact lenses). Nobody's fooled. [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXuNesJAEM Turns out it's actually true]], at least in NewGamePlus.]] His Arts names also tend to be over-the-top, and in Japanese tend to either be [[PurpleProse ludicrously long strings of kanji]] or a mishmash of kanji and katakana, invoking a sense of GratuitousEnglish. He apperently never grows past this, [[spoiler: as in Xenoblade 3: Future Redeemed one side quest has Rex attempting to cook Zeke's daughter's favorite food, but Zeke's description of one of the fish involved and how to aquire it was so outlandish that it tricked Rex into mistaking it for a kaiju sized sea monster]].

* {{Chuunibyou}}: He spouts a lot of dramatic nonsense, pushes nicknames like "the Zekenator" with all his might, and insists his eyepatch hides a force of nonspecific but incredible destruction termed "the Eye of Shining Justice" (and totally not his excuse for cheaping out on contact lenses). Nobody's fooled. [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXuNesJAEM Turns out it's actually true]], at least in NewGamePlus.]] His Arts names also tend to be over-the-top, and in Japanese tend to either be [[PurpleProse ludicrously long strings of kanji]] or a mishmash of kanji and katakana, invoking a sense of GratuitousEnglish.

* ShipTease: She has some teasing moments with Rex, as well as a tiny bit with Mythra. [[spoiler:After NewGamePlus, the title screen changes so that she'll either get waved over to hold hands with Rex, or she'll tackle him out of the way and hold hands with Pyra and Mythra]].

->See [[Characters/XenobladeChronicles2PyraAndMythra their page]] for tropes on them.

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-->Voiced by: Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Al Weaver (English)

-->Voiced by: Creator/HitomiOhwada (Japanese), Catrin-Mai Huw (English)

-->Voiced by: Creator/MitsukiSaiga (Japanese), Kirsty Mitchell (English)

-->Voiced by: Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Daniel Barker (English)

* BoyishShorts: Both his default salvage gear and [[spoiler: Master Driver]] outfit provide the appearance as if Rex is wearing tiny shorts that exposes his thighs. This also puts him in contrast with Shulk, with Rex being the younger and more childish protagonist of the two. [[spoiler: Notably, as he grows up, he ditches this style altogether.]]

* TheChosenOne: Subverted, he was chosen to be the Driver of the legendary Aegis after coming back from the dead, but this was by chance due to being part of a mission to retrieve the Aegis, Pyra however believes that it was fate that Rex found her. [[spoiler: Later, he becomes the wielder of the third Aegis Sword and thus making him the true Driver of Pyra/Mythra]]. [[spoiler: Played Straight, in the Torna expansion, which reveals that Mythra had a vision of Rex before she sealed herself away.]]

* HeroesWantRedheads: Possibly with Pyra; Azurda distinctly implies this motivation for helping her in the Nintendo Direct presentation, and artwork [[spoiler:and the endgame title screen]] depicts them holding hands. [[spoiler:In Chapter 8, the player can choose to have Rex favor either Pyra or [[EveryoneLovesBlondes Mythra]].]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/AiNonaka (Japanese), Rasmus Hardiker (English)

* EccentricAI: She was built by [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Tora]], so naturally, she shares a lot of the quirkiness of her Mastepon. Although she usually acts as [[HamAndDeadpanDuo the straight woman to Tora's craziness]], there are times that show who her programmer really is, with plenty of NotSoAboveItAll moments, like with her crazy dances while idle, or how she once picked up Tora and wouldn't put him down due to his short legs. ''[[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3 3]]'' also introduces Ino, an {{Expy}} of Poppi herself, and as such, is also a RobotGirl. Naturally Ino also has plenty of quirkiness that coincides with her predecessor.

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He winds up on the receiving end [[spoiler:by Nia, then Brighid, and finally Poppi in Chapter 7 after a [[DarkestHour brutal loss]] against Jin's true power and Pyra surrendering herself to spare them. He was [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness willing to give up due to failing Pyra]], in a far cry from his usual optimism]].

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Heatedly shoves Rex into a bunch of barrels when [[spoiler:he succumbs to despair after a crushing defeat in Chapter 6]].

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: She's the third person to call out [[spoiler:Rex]] on losing hope. Instead of the MegatonPunch expected, she just caresses [[spoiler:Rex]]'s face.

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: QTπ is basically indistinguishable from a normal human aside from the grooves on her thighs and shoulders, which actually makes her more human-looking than most Blades. As well as this, emotionally speaking, she seems just as human as anyone else. [[spoiler:During Rex's HeroicBSOD at the start of Chapter 7, she is the only one to make an emotional appeal to Rex to not give up; Nia and Brighid [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan took the more forceful approach]] to try and snap him out of his funk. Additionally, she was genuinely torn up about Pneuma's request to not try and rescue her during the collapse of the World Tree.]]

* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: [[spoiler:When Pyra gives herself up and Rex loses hope, Brighid delivers a slap to snap him out of it]].

* DarkSecret: Zeke's return to Tantal prompts a revelation from his father, King Eulegimenos, that they are [[spoiler:''not'' descended from the hallowed folk hero Addam -- but from a cadet branch of the old royal family of Torna that took advantage of the chaos after the Aegis War. The prequel expansion heavily implies that Zeke's line was descended from the Tornan king's brother and Addam's uncle Zettar.]].

* EyesAlwaysShut: Her default expression. She only ever opens them trice -- once for a [[FreezeFrameBonus split second]] in her introduction in Torigoth, [[spoiler:when Pyra surrenders to Torna at the end of Chapter 6, and the at the end of Chapter 10 when Azurda, now a full-grown Titan, flies the gang over Morytha and through the rift, in which there's a group shot of the entire gang being surprised]].

** Rex, despite being a tad naive, especially with women, has a good grasp on people. When he first met Pyra, he could tell there was sadness in her eyes, [[spoiler:as if she didn’t want to live anymore.]] He was able to sense that Morag and Zeke are good people, even though they initially tried to pick a fight with him. Meeting with Amalthus made him think of Malos, [[spoiler:hinting that Amalthus might be responsible for Malos’ hatred for humanity.]]

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Shulk. Both were once normal people before gaining powerful abilities by coming in contact with a legendary power from ancient times, and both can use foresight, an ability to see into the future, but that’s where the similarities end. Shulk wields a weapons called the Monado that allows him to use Aether and use the foresight ability in the beginning of his adventure and has a red attire, while Rex became the Driver of the legendary Blade called the Aegis and didn’t gain the ability to use foresight until he awakened Mythra and has a blue attire.

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Pyra and Mythra tower a bit over him, though at his age he probably isn't done growing yet. Furthermore, Pyra and Mythra have the body of a [[MsFanservice voluptuous]] StatuesqueStunner alongside many other female blades - however, they're around 5'2" according to an official height chart and still look tiny next to Blades such as Brighid, Poppi QTπ and Elma, which only emphasizes how Rex is ''[[TeensAreShort even smaller]]''. [[spoiler:Turns out, Rex just had a late growth spurt after all; his cameo as an adult at the end of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'' has him as tall or taller than everyone but Zeke.]]