History Characters / Xenoblade

* EleventhHourSuperpower: The Monado III in the main game. In Future Connected, right before the final battle he, with the help of Teelan and Radzam, upgrade the Monado REX to be able to create a [[{{VideoGame/Xenosaga}} Hilbert Effect]] like field to make the Fog King tangible as the Monado REX+.

** This aspect of Shulk is played up in Future Connected, as his scientific and engineering skills are his main impact on the plot while the journey itself focuses more on Melia, Kino, and Nene. In item descriptions it shows that on top of making the Monado EX and helping design its upgraded anti Fog King field, he's even delved into designing new types of fabric for with his REX gear. There's also multiple nods scattered throughout FC that Shulk's newfound access to the assistance of Machina science teams and their knowledge has caused the technology level of the world to skyrocket in the year since Zanza's defeat.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: The Monado III in the main game. In Future Connected, right before the final battle he, with the help of Teelan and Radzam, upgrade the Monado EX to be able to create a [[{{VideoGame/Xenosaga}} Hilbert Effect]] like field to make the Fog King tangible as the Monado EX+.

* PromotedToParent: Fiora was born twelve years after he was, and Dunban tells Shulk that he had to protect and raise her like a daughter, after their father was killed not long after.

* DualWielding: Her Monado turns out to take the form of a pair of swords.

* BoomerangBigot: She's a half-Hom-Entia, and yet hates half Hom-Entia with a passion. She softens up as time goes on.

* YouAreWhatYouHate: She despises half-blooded High Entia, yet she is [[BoomerangBigot one herself]].

* NiceGirl: Eventhough his is the princess and future empress of the high Entia, Melia is nothing but a kind, humble, and modest individual.

* Nice Girl: Eventhough his is the princess and future empress of the high Entia, Melia is nothing but a kind, humble, and modest individual.

* TheDutifulSon: Well, daughter, but she always tries to be dutiful to her father and her people.

* DyingAsYourself: He reverts to his original High Entia form moments before his death.

* MentorOccupationalHazard: He's Melia's older half-brother and frequent supporter who ends up committing a HeroicSacrifice to thwart Lorithia's plans.

* BalefulPolymorph: Transforms into a Telethia like the rest of the pure-blooded High Entia. However, he retains his mind long enough to attempt a suicide attack against Lorithia.

* DyingAsYourself: He reverted to his original High Entia form moments before his death.

* FamousLastWords: "Melia, at long last I can be with Father. You must now live your own life. The path you forge, the future you choose, ''that'' is the hope of the High Entia."

* TakingYouWithMe: Shortly before his death, he returned to his senses and made sure Lorithia would die as well.

-->'''Sorean'''*sigh* [[FamousLastWords Melia... ugh... Cry for as long as you must. But when... when your tears are dry...]] ''[dies]''

* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: While it's never brought up during the main story, Reyn's Heart to Hearts (primarily his final Heart to Heart with Riki) reveal his parent's are dead with no explanation for what the cause was. Despite this, Reyn rarely lets this drag him down and is only saddened for a short time when bringing it up.

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* NiceGuy: Dunban is both an honorable fighter, and a genuinely kind indavidual.

--> (After Shulk has a vision) No! ''How can you still have visions?!''

* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A in her default Homs costume, visible in the picture above.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Confusingly, the Mass-Produced Face that shows up to save Juju from the Telethia at the end [[https://i.redd.it/xcdkfe6xhb051.jpg is him]], despite him havind apparently died by that point due to exploding in the Ether Mines and having Spirit - Xord appear after defeating Dickson.

* AlmightyMom: The majority of what the audience learns of Oka comes from Nene's fear and reverence of her. She and Kino are terrified of Oka, due to her in Nene's words, "spank first ask questions later". She also mentions that Riki apologizing on his hands and knees to Oka for messing up is not an uncommon occurrence.

* FactionMotto: "We measure! Find treasure! Ponspectors til we die!"

* {{Robosexual}}: His attraction to Fiora doesn't diminish one bit when she's turned into a half-Mechon.

* {{Robosexual}}: His attraction to Fiora doesn't diminish one bit when she's turned into a half-Mechon.

* BadassAdorable: Sweet, kind, cute, and capable of wiping the floor with her enemies' asses.
* BeamSpam: If you decide to use them consistently. They're all-around efficient, effective, and powerful.

* CriticalHitClass: Her ''Critical Combo'' skill turns all of her double attacks into critical hits, and her ''Speed Shift'' aura increases her Double Attack rate and the speed of her auto-attack, turning her into a killing machine that deals DeathOfAThousandCuts. She can also link Dunban's ''Critical Drain'' skill, allowing her to constantly heal herself just by auto-attacking.

* BadassNormal: Having lost his future visions and god powers, in Future Connected he's just a teenager with a homemade laser sword. It doesn't stop him from fighting his way into Alcamoth while it's swarming with monsters.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Usually he's the nicest guy around, but he will fight tooth and nail to protect the people he cares about. UpToEleven if that person is Fiora.
* {{Bishonen}}: A pretty blond boy from a Nintendo game who wields a sword that no one else can use. He probably shares the title of "Most attractive ''Xenoblade'' male" with Dunban, Alvis, and Zanza. Though Zanza is essentially an evil version of himself.

* HeroicBuild: He's huge and muscular, to contrast with Shulk's general weediness.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Fiora is compassionate to a fault, even at her own expense. When Sharla and Lenada find out that her mechon body [[YourDaysAreNumbered is unstable]], she asks both of them to keep it a secret from the others so they won't pity her; Shulk most of all. Instead, she [[ICanStillFight resolves to make the most of whatever time she has left]] by helping him defeat Zanza.

* RedemptionDemotion: Face Nemesis was powerful enough to blindside Egil, and is implied to be on at least Metal Face's level; additionally, Mumkar put up a hell of a fight on foot, proving it's not all the suit. When Fiora joins, she's only on par with the rest of the party, and even behind on AP and SP. Justified, as Face Nemesis got trashed falling from Galahad Fortress, the pilots aren't built to live without them for long periods of time even before said body took internal system damage in the fall, and the engineer who fixed said internal damage admits it's a patch job at best and Fiora's (almost literally) still not firing on all cylinders.

* SacrificialLion: She is apparently killed when the Mechons invade Colony 9. It's subverted, as it turned out she was saved by being given a robot body, and then her human form restored at the end.

* ButtMonkey: He's the constant victim of lampooning from ''all'' of his companions in post-battle dialouge.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Mocked. When Sharla starts comparing him to her fiance, his response is "What am I, some kind of Gadolt substitute?"

** "Antiqua" comes from the Latin word "antiquus", meaning "old" and "time-honored", which reflects her race's older society and long-livedness. Her [[DubNameChange japanese last name]] was even just "Ancient", making it even more on-the-nose.

* StoneWall: Riki has the highest HP stat in the party, but has a very low damage output compared to the rest of it. However, as noted under GradualGrinder, he works around the low output via his various debuffs. With the introduction of two specific builds for Sharla as of Defenitive Edition that abuse level 12 arts, there are absolutely no ways to reliably raise Riki's damage output to the level of the other cast members. In return, his heal and debuffs can make the entire party nigh unkillable.

--> '''Dickson:''' You can quit your bellyaching! I'm in total control. ''I've always been like this! Ever since long before any of you lot were born!''

* MascotVillain: Metal Face is something of an unofficial mascot for ''Xenoblade Chronicles'', being the first and the most iconic villain in the game. He even stars as the Stage Boss in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''' rendition of Gaur Plains and as a reccuring boss in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone2''.

* BrainInAJar: First generation Faced Mechons only had their brains and a few other organs preserved when they were transformed.

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 Sharla rescue him, he and Otharon go back to Colony 6 to try repair the town.

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.

* BrokenAce: 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 DespairEventHorizon.

Vanea is Egil's sister and the daughter of the Machina chief. She does not like what Egil is doing and has asked him 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. She is also the person who implanted Meyneth into Fiora's body.

* CantCatchUp: It's revealed in a Quiet Moment that the reason Kino uses a Ether Rifle substitue - instead of a Biter like Riki does - is because his wings just didn't grow big enough when he hit his growth spurt. Riki promptly spent days looking for parts - some of which are quite rare now that the Bionis is gone, like the fruit that acts as the gun barrel - and eventually invented a completely organic rifle JUST so his son wouldn't feel bad.

* AxCrazy: Despite his friendly facade, he ends up being absolutely insane and goes LaughingMad when he realises that Melia and Shulk are still alive and he's been beaten twice.

* HateSink: While most villains in the first game are morally grey, Gal'gar isn't one of them, and his hypocrisy and delusion combined with his racism make the player want to kick his ass. His targeting of Teelan and [[{{Pyromaniac}} burning down an entire house to destroy Teelan's research]] only makes him worse. In the end, he is alongside Zanza, Dickson, Lorithia and Metal Face in terms of evil and being a massive prick.

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