History Characters / Xenoblade

* SealedGoodInACan

[[spoiler:... Until they realise that he's actually the ''BiggerBad''. The giant is actually named Arglas and was Egil's closest friend before discovering the Bionis Monado and being possessed by the evil god within: Zanza. Considered to be the soul of the Bionis, Zanza is the being responsible for all life on it and its attack on the Mechonis. Since Zanza requires a physical body to maintain his existence, being unable to remain in his spirit form forever, he has locked all life on Bionis in an endless cycle of death and rebirth: wiping out everything and creating life anew once life on Bionis reaches a certain point. This is because, if his creations evolve too much and leave the world he has created behind, then he will be without a living host and ultimately die.

It is eventually revealed that he was once a human scientist named Klaus who destroyed the planet Earth in an experiment to create a new world and, together with Meyneth, became a god of the new one.]]

Sorean (ソレアン) Antiqua is the Emperor of the High Entia and the father of Melia and Kallian.

Kallian (カリアン) is Melia's older brother.

* BigBrotherMentor: To [[spoiler:Melia]].

Gadolt is Sharla's boyfriend and was going to be her husband after the attack on Colony 6. He is also the colonel of the defense force in Colony 6. He was like a father to Juju. He looks like a bold man and he wields a rifle which is the only thing Sharla has after the attack.

Zanza (ザンザ, Xanthe) is [[spoiler: the soul of Bionis, or the God of Bionis itself, and is the main antagonist and final boss of the game. His true name is Klaus.]]

* [[spoiler:{{Bishounen}}: Although it's implied that this is only because of his last BodySurf to Shulk.]]

* [[spoiler:CompleteMonster: He evokes this reaction in-universe. Absolutely every single character who knows of his existence regards him as completely and utterly evil and without a single redeeming quality. It's easy to see why.]]

* [[spoiler:ForTheEvulz: Zanza doesn't really have much of a reason to be such a colossal jackass. He's not a WellIntentionedExtremist, he has no FreudianExcuse... He just crosses the MoralEventHorizon with each act like it's going out of fashion purely because ''he can''.]]

* [[spoiler:OmnicidalManiac: His goal is to absorb all life on the Bionis and recreate the world.]]
** [[spoiler:It gets ramped UpToEleven when he decides to kill ''everything'' that isn't himself before recreating the world.]]

* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: From the moment he opens his mouth [[spoiler: after seperating from Shulk]], he goes on about how YouCantFightFate. Since Shulk's all about [[ScrewDestiny giving the middle finger to fate]], you can tell that, despite the fact that [[spoiler: he looks like Shulk, this guy is NOT Shulk]].

Egil is one of the main Antagonists in Xenoblade.

* [[spoiler:AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His skin is white-greyish, like all the Machina]].

* HumongousMecha: Almost bigger than all the other ones in the game put together. And it's ''golden''.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His ultimate goal is to avenge [[spoiler:his fallen people]].

--> "[[spoiler:This is]] [[HumongousMecha the strongest Mechon ever built]]. I am Egil, [[EvilOverlord leader of Mechonis]]! ... We fight to [[WellIntentionedExtremist free this world from the tyranny of the]] [[spoiler:[[GodIsEvil Bionis]]!]]"
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: [[spoiler:His HumongousMecha]] has a very disturbing one that kinda looks like [[NightmareFace a melted skull]].

* [[spoiler: [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Dude He's Like in a Coma: Melia tries this on Shulk, but stops and berates herself for it. [[LoveHurts Awww...]]]]]]

* [[DudeShesLikeInAComa Dude He's Like in a Coma: Melia tries this on Shulk, but stops and berates herself for it. [[LoveHurts Awww...]]]]

* BrotherSisterIncest: Averted and mocked (because EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour). There's nothing to say that the relationship between her and her brother is anything more than familial, but when [[spoiler:Dickson]] is revealed to be a villain [[spoiler:he]] states that "Maybe ([[spoiler:Kallian]]) will be (her) boyfriend in the next life!"

* [[spoiler:BiggerBad: Thought Egil was the true enemy, did you?]]

* [[spoiler:BiggerBad: Thought Egil was the true enemy, did you? NotSoFastBucko!]]

* [[spoiler: {{Robosexual}}/[[IfItsYouItsOkay If It's Fiora It's Okay]]: [[MsFanservice Can you blame him?]]]]

* [[spoiler: {{Robosexual}}: Well, when they look like [[MsFanservice Fiora]]...]]

!!Dickson

!!Mumkhar

!!Alvis

!!Sorean

!!Kallian

!!Lorithea

!!Otharon

!!Juju

!!Gadolt

!!Egil

!!Metal Face

!!Xord

!!Vanea

!!Lady Meyneth

!!Shulk

!!Fiora

!!Reyn

!!Dunban

!!Sharla

!!Melia

!!Riki

'''Shulk'''

'''Fiora'''

'''Reyn'''

'''Dunban'''

'''Sharla'''

'''Melia'''

'''Riki'''

'''Dickson'''

'''Mumkhar'''

'''Alvis'''

'''Sorean'''

'''Kallian'''

'''Lorithea'''

'''Otharon'''

'''Juju'''

'''Gadolt'''

'''Zanza'''

'''Egil'''

'''Metal Face'''

'''Xord'''

'''Vanea'''

'''Miqol'''

'''Lady Meyneth'''

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'''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. [[spoiler: Alvis is revealed to be the seer of the Emperor Sorean, and later one of Zanza's disciples.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay
* [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicPersonification He's one of the creators of the New Universe... and before that, he was a computer AI!]]
* {{Bishonen}}
* [[spoiler:GodWasMyCopilot]]
* {{Expy}}: Takahashi could have put [[{{Xenosaga}} chaos]]' model in some scenes and probably a lot of people wouldn't have noticed the difference. [[spoiler:Even their personalities, voices (specially in Japanese) and even roles in the story are almost the same]].
* [[spoiler:TimeAbyss]]
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

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'''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.

* CuteShotaroBoy
* DistressedDude
* GreenEyes
** GreenEyedRedhead

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'''Lorithea'''

Lorithea is the leader of the Research department.

* ChristmasCake: Clearly a lot older than the other female characters (and not just because she's a [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld High Entia]]) but by no means less attractive because of it.
* [[spoiler:{{Immortality}}: It's revealed that she assisted Zanza because she was promised this. Which is a little confusing because, as his Disciple, it stands to reason that a) She knew about him beforehand and b) Already had it to begin with, like Dickson. Whether this meant an upgrade from the standard Undying type that the Disciples have to a Class I is unknown.]]
* LadyInRed
* ObviouslyEvil: Subverted. GenreSavvy players will peg her as a baddie the moment they see her, but she's nothing but loyal to the High Entia. [[spoiler:Until it's DoubleSubverted when Zanza revives.]]
* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: By performing a FusionDance with Telethia!Kallian.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Like all the High Entia.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: If that's the official clothing of female High Entia ministers, they officially have the best Parliament ever.
* [[spoiler:SummonMagic: In a similar vein to Melia.]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RedOniBlueOni: 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. [[spoiler:The only thing it is indicative of, in hindsight, is that she was the evil one.]]
* [[spoiler:TakeThatKiss: After displaying Kallian in his Telethia form to Melia, she rubs it even more in her face by giving him a deep snog.]]
* TheVamp: Subverted. She looks the part, but she doesn't capitalise on it.
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

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'''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.

* CuteShotaroBoy
* DistressedDude
* GreenEyes
** GreenEyedRedhead

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'''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.

* AmbiguouslyBrown
* BadassGrandpa
* BaldOfAwesome
* CoolOldGuy
* FingerlessGloves

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'''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 boyfriend and was going to be her husband after the attack on Colony 6. He is also the colonel of the defense force in Colony 6. He was like a father to Juju. He looks like a bold man and he wields a rifle which is the only thing Sharla has after the attack.

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'''Sorean'''

->''"That sword... Could it be the...?"''

-->Voiced by: Peter Dickson (English)

Sorean (ソレアン) Antiqua is the Emperor of the High Entia and the father of Melia and Kallian.

* CoolOldGuy
* TheEmperor: The benevolent version.
* ForegoneConclusion: Shulk has a vision of him dying very early in the game. Part of the High Entia episode is learning how to prevent it. [[spoiler:[[YouCantFightFate It doesn't work]].]]
** ScrewDestiny: 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."
* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething
* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Guy]]: For Melia. [[spoiler:Turns out she didn't ''need'' to try and win his affection. He loved her all along.]]
* XanatosSucker: It's shown that he's unaware of the fact that [[spoiler:his First Consort]] is attempting to off his daughter, which leads to the attempts on her life. [[spoiler:Later, he becomes one of the many disposable pawns in Zanza's resurrection plot.]]

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'''Kallian'''

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

-->Voiced by: Adam Howden (English)

Kallian (カリアン) is Melia's older brother.

* {{Badass}}
* BigBrotherMentor: To [[spoiler:Melia]].
* [[spoiler:BalefulPolymorph]]
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething

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 avenge Fiora.

* [[spoiler:MagicFeather: The Monado turns out to be something like this. While it's mechon-killing powers are very real, Shulk's power to see the future turns out to be all his own, as he discovers in the late-game when he loses the Monado to Zanza.]]

* [[spoiler:MagicFeather: The Monado turns out to be something like this. While it's mechon-killing powers are very real, Shulk's power to see the future turns out to be all his own, as he discovers in the late-game when he loses the Mondado to Zanza.]]

* [[spoiler: WomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Literally. Melia has to act a certain way in public as the High Entia Princess, and even wears a mask to hide her [[HalfHumanHybrid Half-Homs]] face.]]

* [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]]: [[spoiler:Although she eventually turns out to be a Betty]].

* [[spoiler:UnwillingRoboticisation]]