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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022, 20 was when people were considered legal adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in Western countries or to Japanese players born afterward, where the age of majority has been 18, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year-olds and one 19-year old, has just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
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** The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022,20 twenty was when people were considered legal adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in Western countries or to Japanese players born afterward, where the age of majority has been 18, eighteen, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year-olds and one 19-year old, has just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
** The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022,
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** Eunie inherits classes from characters whom personality or lifestyle clashes with hers: namely Gray and his standoffish personality and Ashera and her BloodKnight lifestyle. The Full Metal Jacket class is a class that uses firearms, which also relates to Eunie's natural talent as a sharpshooter. The exception is Lost Vanguard from Monica, who instead helps her understand the nature of her life better and helps Eunie accept herself, essentially helping Eunie stop clashing with her past lives memories.
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** Eunie inherits classes from characters whom whose personality or lifestyle clashes with hers: namely Gray and his standoffish personality and Ashera and her BloodKnight lifestyle. The Full Metal Jacket class is a class that uses firearms, which also relates to Eunie's natural talent as a sharpshooter. The exception is Lost Vanguard from Monica, who instead helps her understand the nature of her life better and helps Eunie accept herself, essentially helping Eunie stop clashing with her past lives memories.
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* The Pyra and Mythra Aegis Sword Toys/{{amiibo}} skins for the Swordfighter class merely seem like the easiest possible implementation of such a feature, despite the {{irony}} of being used by a Kevesi class rather than an Agnian one. However, it's thematically appropriate and even canonically plausible (not counting the similar Monado skin) when you consider that Pyra and Mythra incarnated in Aionios as the object that would become the Veiled Sword (Matthew's Ouroboros Gauntlets), and that it contains the Pneuma core.
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* The reveal in the artbook that Lucky Seven is Fiora adds another layer of significance to Noah being Ethel's class inheritor; Ethel's [[DualWielding combat style]] is based heavily on Fiora's, and [[BeginWithAFinisher Capable Hands]] lets Noah use Lucky Seven almost at will when the class is mastered. By using Flash Fencer, Noah is unknowingly channeling the woman who became Lucky Seven, which explains why the class is so compatible with it.
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** In all, essentially Noah didn't have the opportunity to become completely dependent on Mio, had better outlets for his doubts and feelings, and what bond he did have with Mio was much more understanding on both sides... which are the components of any healthy relationship
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** In all, essentially Noah didn't have the opportunity to become completely dependent on Mio, had better outlets for his doubts and feelings, and what bond he did have with Mio was much more understanding on both sides... which are the components of any healthy relationship
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* Noah's Veiled Sword is clearly designed to resemble the Monado and the red Aegis Sword, which on the surface seems to just be a nod to the past games, since the weapon is just his normal Blade altered by Riku, and Noah seemingly painted it red even before it was modified to contain Lucky Seven (implicitly along with the Pneuma Core). But in ''Future Redeemed'', Noah's original-incarnation-turned-villain Moebius N is seen fighting alongside Shulk and Rex (plus A with their own Monado), and it's heavily implied that the events of the prequel somehow contributed to Noah being born into the Aionios cycle separately from N centuries later. Perhaps teaming up with the legendary heroes left an impression.
* Noah's Veiled Sword is clearly designed to resemble the Monado and the red Aegis Sword, which on the surface seems to just be a nod to the past games, since the weapon is just his normal Blade altered by Riku, and Noah seemingly painted it red even before it was modified to contain Lucky Seven (implicitly along with the Pneuma Core). But in ''Future Redeemed'', Noah's original-incarnation-turned-villain Moebius N is seen fighting alongside Shulk and Rex (plus A with their own Monado), and it's heavily implied that the events of the prequel somehow contributed to Noah being born into the Aionios cycle separately from N centuries later. Perhaps teaming up with the legendary heroes left an impression.
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** It also explains why M was able to mimic the fighting styles of the people she possessed. Mio's Ouroboros powers let her master their classes.
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## Flashbacks in Chapter 6 suggest that Noah and Mio used to meet a lot earlier into their lifespans than the current pair did, as several of their incarnations were more clearly a couple, with the last one even having a child together what's implied to be around two years before Mio died. The current Mio, however, is already mere months away from her Homecoming when she meets Noah.
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## Flashbacks in Chapter 6 suggest that Noah and Mio used to meet a lot earlier into their lifespans than the current pair did, as several of their incarnations were more clearly a couple, with the last one even having a child together during what's implied to be around two years before Mio died. The current Mio, however, is already mere months away from her Homecoming when she meets Noah.
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** In all, essentially Noah didn't have the opportunity to become completely dependent on Mio, had better outlets for his doubts and feelings, and what bond he did have with Mio was much more understanding on both sides…which sides... which are the components of any healthy relationship
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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022, 20 was when people were considered legal adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in Western countries or to Japanese players born afterwards, where the age of majority has been 18, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year olds and one 19-year old, have just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022, 20 was when people were considered legal adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in Western countries or to Japanese players born afterwards, afterward, where the age of majority has been 18, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year olds 18-year-olds and one 19-year old, have has just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
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** In all, essentially Noah didn't have the opportunity to become completely dependent on Mio, had better outlets for his doubts and feelings, and what bond he did have with Mio was much more understanding on both sides…which are the components of any healthy relationship
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** Combine that with Mio's plea that M wanted N to "Go back to the name Noah" and "call her by the name Mio;" she wanted him to break away from Moebius' dehumanization and dissociation from humanity and return to the fight ''against'' Moebius once more.
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* Only Kevesi classes have access to Daze and Launch as a master art while Agnian classes have access to Burst and Smash as a master art. This could be an allusion to the amount of steps in a combo from their respective games, as Xenoblade 1 stopped at Daze, hence why they would have master arts for the third step in the combo. Xenoblade 2 expanded its combos to four steps, giving them master arts for the fourth step in the combo.
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* Only Kevesi Agnian classes have access to Daze and Launch as a master art Master Arts while Agnian Kevesi classes have access to Burst and Smash as a master art. Master Art. This could be an allusion to the amount of steps in a combo from their respective games, as Xenoblade 1 stopped at Daze, hence why they would have master arts Master Arts for the third step in the combo. Xenoblade 2 expanded its combos to four steps, giving them master arts Master Arts for the fourth step in the combo.
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* Noah's final confrontation with N doesn't quite go into the exact reasons why it was possible for Noah to turn out to be the MorallySuperiorCopy beyond ThePowerOfFriendship and all the different people he interacted with, given that he has been shown to still be susceptible to the same doubts and desires that made N into a villain in the first place, but comparing the two reveals quite a few details that may have influenced this outcome:
## Flashbacks in Chapter 6 suggest that Noah and Mio used to meet a lot earlier into their lifespans than the current pair did, as several of their incarnations were more clearly a couple, with the last one even having a child together what's implied to be around two years before Mio died. The current Mio, however, is already mere months away from her Homecoming when she meets Noah.
## The above difference also means that, rather than spending a significant portion of time together in the City, our Noah and Mio mostly hang out with their old companions. Noah in particular is accompanied by friends who have been with him literally since he was born, and he is already in his ninth term.
## Noah being an off-seer is another huge factor. On one hand, it's a way for him to freely channel his WarriorPoet side in a manner that doesn't conflict with the fighting. On the other hand, it's shown that he chose this job in an attempt to understand what people feel in their last moments, giving him a much more philosophical attitude towards death.
## As ''Future Redeemed'' demonstrates, Ouroboros Interlinks weren't a thing until ''after'' the original Noah joined Moebius as Consul N. Considering Interlinks provide some access to one's partner's thoughts and memories, this allows for better mutual understanding between the new Noah and Mio.
## Flashbacks in Chapter 6 suggest that Noah and Mio used to meet a lot earlier into their lifespans than the current pair did, as several of their incarnations were more clearly a couple, with the last one even having a child together what's implied to be around two years before Mio died. The current Mio, however, is already mere months away from her Homecoming when she meets Noah.
## The above difference also means that, rather than spending a significant portion of time together in the City, our Noah and Mio mostly hang out with their old companions. Noah in particular is accompanied by friends who have been with him literally since he was born, and he is already in his ninth term.
## Noah being an off-seer is another huge factor. On one hand, it's a way for him to freely channel his WarriorPoet side in a manner that doesn't conflict with the fighting. On the other hand, it's shown that he chose this job in an attempt to understand what people feel in their last moments, giving him a much more philosophical attitude towards death.
## As ''Future Redeemed'' demonstrates, Ouroboros Interlinks weren't a thing until ''after'' the original Noah joined Moebius as Consul N. Considering Interlinks provide some access to one's partner's thoughts and memories, this allows for better mutual understanding between the new Noah and Mio.
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* Consul D tells Ouroboros that he was a SerialKiller before he became Moebius, with flashbacks showing him kill his fellow Agnians. This makes his Interlinking with J, who was shown to have been killed by [[UnfriendlyFire his own side]] in his past lives, more screwed up.
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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022, 20 is when people are considered legal adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in Western countries or to Japanese players born afterwards, where the age of majority has been 18, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year olds and one 19-year old, have just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. Up until 2022, 20 is was when people are were considered legal adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in Western countries or to Japanese players born afterwards, where the age of majority has been 18, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year olds and one 19-year old, have just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
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** This also recontextualizes Z as being specifically the fear of growing up and suddenly having to find your own place in the world. Note that a lot of colonies-based sidequests are all about Ouroboros helping the newly-liberated Kevesi and Agnians strive without their Moebius supervisors and figure out what to do with their lives now that they no longer have to fight. And on the series-wide scale, the story is ultimately about the two worlds born as a result of Klaus's experiment struggling to find a way to survive without their creator.
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Not quite; they just lowered the age of majority to 18 for similar reasons as in the US (youths pushed for earlier voting age)
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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. In Japan, Up until 2022, 20 is when people are considered legal adults; adults in Japan; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in western countries, Western countries or to Japanese players born afterwards, where the age of majority is 18.
has been 18, although that also has the effect of creating ''new'' symbolism; the protagonists, being a group of 18-year olds and one 19-year old, have just reached the threshold at which they are formally allowed to participate in political decision-making.
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Credit to Demon Damian
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* The soldiers are born at age ten and die ten years later, on what would be their twentieth birthday. In Japan, 20 is when people are considered legal adults; this is emphasized in the City quest where children prove themselves as adults on their twentieth birthday. This really emphasizes that they are all ''child'' soldiers, and it's impossible for any of them to be real adults. A little bit of the symbolism is lost in western countries, where the age of majority is 18.
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* The mysterious orange-red glow emanating from the clouds surrounding Origin resembles the color of Alvis/Ontos' Core Crystal, providing early hints at their involvement in the story and the formation of Aionios, just as Pneuma's sea-green and Logos' violet PowerGlows are also major foreshadowing for their own roles in the plot.
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* Pay close attention to the flashback in which Z tells N to destroy the City for his first act as Moebius. N is the one who is explicitly heard saying Z's demands of him, as Z is only seen telling him to do so, with his specific order never being heard by the audience. While used for dramatic effect in ''3'', ''Future Redeemed'' reveals an even bigger reason as to why the flashback is presented in this way: [[spoiler:[[GreaterScopeVillain Alpha]] intended to transport the people of the City away while leaving Aionios to be destroyed, and Z was explaining this to N as the reason why he wanted the City destroyed - a detail that Consul M [[LockedOutOfTheLoop was never made aware of]], meaning that the truth behind why the City was attacked is kept hidden from both the other characters and the audience.]]
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* Pay close attention to the flashback in which Z tells N to destroy the City for his first act as Moebius. N is the one who is explicitly heard saying Z's demands of him, as Z is only seen telling him to do so, with his specific order never being heard by the audience. While used for dramatic effect in ''3'', ''Future Redeemed'' reveals an even bigger reason as to why the flashback is presented in this way: [[spoiler:[[GreaterScopeVillain [[GreaterScopeVillain Alpha]] intended to transport the people of the City away while leaving Aionios to be destroyed, and Z was explaining this to N as the reason why he wanted the City destroyed - destroyed. This was a detail that Consul M [[LockedOutOfTheLoop was never made aware of]], meaning that the truth behind why the City was attacked is kept hidden from both the other characters and the audience.]]
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