History Characters / XenobladeChronicles2Torna

* CompositeCharacter: Of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife and Sephiroth]]. Like both of them, he is designed by Creator/TetsuyaNomura. Outside of that, he shares Cloud's [[TheStoic stoic]] temperament, as well as a DarkAndTroubledPast and a failure involved [[spoiler:[[ILetGwenStacyDie a woman important to him that he failed to save]].]] Like Sephiroth, he's a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart silver-haired]] rival to the main protagonist who carries a long and thing sword, and being a FallenHero whose CynicismCatalyst involved an ugly truth about his true nature (Sephiroth discovering that he was experimented on with JENOVA cells, Jin's inability to remember his past lives due to being a Blade). In addition to this, the traits he shares with both are also combined with traits of [[spoiler:[[Grahf/Lacan]] from ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', making him the resident Grahf {{Expy}} of ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' until [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3 Consul N]] came along.]]

* CompositeCharacter: Of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife and Sephiroth]]. Like both of them, he is designed by Creator/TetsuyaNomura. Outside of that, he shares Cloud's [[TheStoic stoic]] temperament, as well as a DarkAndTroubledPast and a failure involved [[spoiler:[[ILetGwenStacyDie a woman important to him that he failed to save]]. Like Sephiroth, he's a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart silver-haired]] rival to the main protagonist who carries a long and thing sword, and being a FallenHero whose CynicismCatalyst involved an ugly truth about his true nature (Sephiroth discovering that he was experimented on with JENOVA cells, Jin's inability to remember his past lives due to being a Blade). In addition to this, the traits he shares with both are also combined with traits of [[spoiler:[[Grahf/Lacan]] from ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', making him the resident Grahf {{Expy}} of ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' until [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3 Consul N]] came along.]]

* DemotedToDragon: [[spoiler: Malos terrorized Alrest independently in the past before working for Jin. Unlike most examples, his service is entirely voluntary.]]

* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Even considering that he is a DeathSeeker, Malos isn't bothered by losing the FinalBattle with the protagonists.]]

* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: Kills Vandam when he tries to hold Malos and Akhos.]]

** [[spoiler: Despite reveling in destruction, Malos does regret the pain he caused Jin when they were enemies.]]

* BladeOnAStick: Wields a pole arm [[spoiler:after losing Perdido called the Cobra Bardiche.]]

* NotQuiteDead: Several times:
** [[spoiler:Was thought to have been defeated by Mythra at the end of the Aegis War, but reappears five hundred years later as a member of Torna.]]
** [[spoiler:When Nia causes his cells to multiply and regrow at an extremely fast rate, he ends up incapacitated and mistaken for dead by the party - only to be found standing side-by-side with Jin immediately afterwards.]]
** [[spoiler:While Malos himself was KilledOffForReal at the end of ''2'', it's implied that his Core Crystal still exists as part of [[Characters/XenobladeChronicles3ConsulN Consul N's]] sheathe, having somehow managed to reincarnate as the Logos core prior to the events of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'' and ''[[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3FutureRedeemed Future Redeemed]]''.]]

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:The Cain to Pyra's/Mythra's Abel, as both are Aegises created by the Architect, making them siblings in a sense. To drive the point home, both refer to the Architect as "Father"]].

* PurpleIsPowerful: It shows in his darkness and destructive attacks, although intermingled with [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack black]] most of the time. [[spoiler:It is also the color of his Core Crystal, a similar unique coloration like Pyra/Mythra's emerald one]].

* TheConscience: [[spoiler:In an ironic twist, '''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3FutureConnected'' reveals he's one to Ontos, aka Alvis - as Logos, he has the capacity to recognize flaws and nuance, including [[BeingEvilSucks in himself]], and without him, Ontos lost perspective and became [[TheComputerIsYourFriend Alpha]].]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite Malos' ultimate aim of [[OmnicidalManiac destroying Alrest]], he's disturbed by Akhos' suggestion to [[FignerInTheMail cut off one of Iona's fingers]] to goad Pyra into surrendering herself and vetoes the idea. [[PragmaticVillainy He settles for just kidnapping her instead,]] showing he has some code of honor he adheres to and isn't soulessly evil.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Malos haven't really shown interested in any other person (mainly focusing on his goals), but there been subtext and hints that Malos may have/had feelings for Jin, [[spoiler:even giving him a tender hug as goodbyes, believing it's the last time they will see each other.]] Malos' own VA, David Menkin, believe something was going on by context alone.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite Malos' ultimate aim of [[OmnicidalManiac destroying Alrest]], he's disturbed by Akhos' suggestion to cut off one of Iona's fingers to goad Pyra into surrendering herself and vetoes the idea. [[PragmaticVillainy He settles for just kidnapping her instead,]] showing he has some code of honor he adheres to and isn't soulessly evil.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite Malos' ultimate aim of [[OmnicidalManiac destroying Alrest]], he vetoes Akhos' suggestion to cut off one of Iona's fingers to goad Pyra into surrendering herself. [[PragmaticVillainy He settles for just kidnapping her instead,]] showing he has some code of honor he adheres to and isn't soulessly evil.

* WouldHurtAChild: Sadistically remarks that he felt it would've been more effective to send Iona's finger to the heroes as a means of motivating Pyra to come alone and surrender herself.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite Malos' ultimate aim of [[OmnicidalManiac destroying Alrest]], he's disturbed by Akhos' suggestion to cut off one of Iona's fingers to goad Pyra into surrendering herself and shuts him down. [[PragmaticVillainy He settles for just kidnapping her instead,]] showing he has some code of honor he adheres to and isn't soulessly evil.

* WouldHurtAChild: Sadistically remarks that he felt it would've been more effective to send Iona's finger to the heroes as a means of motivating Pyra to come alone and surrender herself. Even [[EvenEvilHasStandards Malos]] is a little too disturbed by it despite himself being an OmnicidalManiac.

-->Voiced by: Yuri Yamaoka (Japanese), Naomi [=McDonald=] (English)

* MeaningfulName: His NA version name is Jin which ironically is also Japanese, and can mean both "man" and "blade", [[spoiler:later reveal makes this a big foreshadowing of his identity as a Flesh Eater a half-human and half-Blade]].

* BodyHorror: We see a flashback to how he looked [[spoiler:after Mythra did her damnedest to kill him in a rage at the end of the Aegis War. In addition to his Core Crystal having a chunk of it gone, half of his body is either missing or dissolving into purple ether specks.]]

* CoolSword: His [[spoiler:true Aegis weapon]] is a dark sword [[spoiler:that's his own version of the [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 Monado]]. Just to emphasize it, most of his [[CallingYourAttacks attack names]] [[spoiler:are the [[CallBack same Monado Arts Shulk uses in the first game]].]]

* BeingEvilSucks: Malos is thoroughly miserable due to the fact that his own existence and actions led to so much pain and suffering for those around him, which in turn further corrupts his personality and leads to more tragedies. [[spoiler:He makes it very clear that being subjected to the nihilistic desires of others such as Jin and Amalthus was not pleasant at all. ]]

* OneWingedAngel: His true form bares his chest and gives him a set of wing-like appendages on his lower back. His physical abilities become significantly boosted, taking down the entire party in the blink of an eye and completely overwhelming Rex and Mythra. [[spoiler:As Jin never uses this form during ''Torna: The Golden Country'' or even hints he has it, it can be surmised this is the particular power-up he got from becoming Flesh Eater.]] Considering [[Creator/TetsuyaNomura who he's designed by]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII and who he looks like]] this isn't exactly surprising.

* OneWingedAngel: His true form bares his chest and gives him a set of wing-like appendages on his lower back. His physical abilities become significantly boosted, taking down the entire party in the blink of an eye and completely overwhelming Rex and Mythra. Considering [[Creator/TetsuyaNomura who he's designed by]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII and who he looks like]] this isn't exactly surprising.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Sacrifices himself to kill Amalthus]]

* PurpleIsPowerful: It shows in his darkness and destructive attacks, although intermingled with [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack black]] most of the time. [[spoiler:It is also the color of his Core Crystal]].

A Driver partnered with fellow Driver Patroka, the two overseeing the deal of artificial Blades sold between Bana and Torna. A huge flirt towards woman, especially towards Patroka, but despite all this, he's rather laid back.

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:The party easily accepts his offer to help them in NewGamePlus, despite his past actions of terrorism. And because he still has his memories, unlike the rest of the Torna Blades, he can still technically be held accountable for his actions.]]