History Trivia / XenobladeChronicles1

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In the United States: The original Wii is now out of print from its highly limited run by one retailer. This gives it a high value to collectors. This is likely the reason why it got a port on the New UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. The Wii version has also since been released on the Wii U Virtual Console, in Europe on August 5, 2015, North America on April 28, 2016, and Japan on August 5, 2016. Used copies can be found at nearly any Gamestop, albeit still at close to original retail price. Eventually, the game was remastered[=/=]remade for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch as the ''Definitive Edition''.

* {{Fanon}}: Some fans give Dunban and Fiora the surname "Uzuki," even though their actual surnames are never given (assuming they even ''have'' them, since most Homs have OnlyOneName). This is mostly a homage to [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Jin, Shion,]] and [[VideoGame/{{Xenogears}} Citan Uzuki]].

* IKnewIt:
** There was a theory that the Mechon that saved Juju and Otharon from the Telethia when Shulk and the party is going up against Dickson was actually Xord, due to sharing the same voice actor, though some were unsure that this was the case due to Xord exploding. [[https://i.redd.it/xcdkfe6xhb051.jpg The Monado Archives confirms that it was actually Xord.]]
** As people completed ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'', there was an immediate suspect for where the dimensionally-lost Ontos core ended up. ''Definitive Edition'' confirmed this by changing Alvis' keyring necklace into what is clearly a dark red Aegis Core crystal.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://xenoblade.wikia.com/wiki/Xenoblade_Wiki The Xenoblade Wiki]] and [[https://www.xenoserieswiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Xeno Series Wiki]].

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** In the English voice cast, [[Creator/AdamHowden Shulk]], Gadolt (Nicholas Boulton), and Meyneth are ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''[='s=] Anders, male Hawke and Lady Hawke respectively!
*** Thanks to both being dubbed in the UK, we have [[Creator/AdamHowden Shulk]], Fiora (Carina Reeves) and [[Creator/BlakeRitson Alvis]] as [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV post-Heavensward]] Pipin Tarupin, Tataru Taru and Aymeric de Borel.
** In Japanese, [[Creator/RyoHorikawa Dunban]] is [[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]]. [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Metal Face]] is by that proxy, [[Anime/DragonBallZ Cell]].
*** Likewise, both [[Creator/JojiNakata Sorean]] and [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Metal Face]] can be respectively, [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Alucard and Anderson]], [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy and Johnny]], [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Luxord and Xemnas]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Van Grants]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2 Barbatos Goetia]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Algol and Yoshimitsu]]; the list can go on.
** Via as of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV V]]'', [[Creator/ShintaroAsanuma Shulk]][[note]][[spoiler:and Zanza]][[/note]] is [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Alex]], [[Creator/AkenoWatanabe Sharla]] is Rose and [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Metal Face]] is M.Bison/Vega (the dictator).

** There is are also a few explorable maps that were DummiedOut of the game (though still accessible by hacking). The most prominent of these are a large, elaborate map set on Bionis' left shoulder, and a map for the Colony 9 created after Zanza's defeat, implying that a post-game was to be included at some point in the game's development. Bionis' left shoulder is set to return in the ''Definitive Edition'', finally averting this, though whether or not other cut content will make it is yet to be known.

* NamesTheSame:
** "Beyond The Sky" is both the title of a song in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' and in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'', both on Nintendo platforms. Other than that, they share no relation.
** Prior to ''Xenoblade'', the most common association with the name "Shulk" was as an InSeriesNickname for ''ComicBook/SheHulk''.
** Prison Island happens to be the name of a location in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Shulk himself was explicitly stated by Takahashi as being this in regards to creating a likable protagonist. To be more specific, both of his previous protagonists had been very polarizing characters; Fei Fong Wong, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', had a habit of coming across as an IdiotHero due to his CaptainObvious habits, and the fact he tended come across as angsty at times came across as grating to some, while Shion Uzuki, the protagonist of the ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' trilogy, ended up becoming an ''extreme'' BaseBreakingCharacter in the last entry due to the direction her CharacterDevelopment took (see the [=YMMV=] of ''[[YMMV/{{Xenosaga}} Xenosaga]]'' for details), something that Takahashi didn't take well at all. Thus, he stated in interviews that one of his main concerns while writing ''Xenoblade'' was to make sure that the protagonist was likable during the entire story. And he seems to have succeeded, since Shulk is one of, if not THE most beloved main character in all the ''Xeno'' franchises, with detractors being a clear minority.