History Trivia / XenobladeChronicles2

** Several voice actors also provided additional voices, but aren't listed under Additional Voices in the credits. For example, Al Weaver plays two sidequest characters[[note]]A Tantalese miner in Wulfric's sidequest, and an Urayan in Floren's sidequest.[[/note]], and Skye Bennett plays three sidequest characters (Astelle[[labelnote:Note]]Zeke's cousin who plays a prominent role in KOS-MOS's blade quest[[/labelnote]], Misimisi[[labelnote:Note]]The Nopon mineral appraiser who plays a prominent role in Agate's blade quest[[/labelnote]], and Omulette[[labelnote:Note]]The Tirkin princess who plays a prominent role in Finch's blade quest[[/labelnote]]). Additionally, both of them voice Nopon in the "This Year's Heropon" Challenge Battle (Yamama and [[VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX Satsu]][[note]]one of Tatsu's siblings[[/note]], respectively).

* IKnewIt:
** Many fans have correctly guessed that [[spoiler:the Architect is someone from the original ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', and that he would be voiced by Creator/AdamHowden]].
** [[spoiler:After it was stated that players would understand why it's called ''Xenoblade 2'' during the course of the game, the game being a StealthSequel was an easy assumption]].
** A common guess before release was that [[spoiler:Mòrag and Vandham]] would join the party due to their prominent placement on the special edition's boxart, which proved true.

** [[spoiler: Creator/AdamHowden voices both the Architect/Professor Klaus and Shulk. Considering what was [[SoulJar established]] [[IdenticalStranger about]] Shulk in the original ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', this is justified.]]
*** [[spoiler:As proven by reaching out to him in episode 80 of {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}’s playthrough of the game, he also voices the Tantalese Soldiers. According to Chugga, whether Howden voiced the soldiers was apparently a rumored matter of debate until then.]]

* WordOfSaintPaul: In a [[https://gaymingmag.com/2023/02/david-menkin-on-becoming-an-actor-coming-out-and-voicing-luke-skywalker/ interview]] with Gayming magazine, Creator/DavidMenkin (Malos' english voice actor) has stated that he interprets the relationship between Jin and Malos as a gay one.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Seven of the voices in the game (Jules de Jongh, Teresa Gallagher, Kerry Shale, Christopher Ragland, Rasmus Hardiker, Creator/DavidMenkin, and John Schwab) have all been involved with ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''. By extension, Sean Barrett was one of the voice actors on ''WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}}'', ''Thomas''' sister series. Additionally, three of them[[labelnote:Note]]Plus fellow cast member William Roberts[[/labelnote]] (de Jongh, Gallagher, Schwab) have all been involved in ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' games.
*** Three English voice actors (Teresa Gallagher, Hugo Harold-Harrison, and Kerry Shale) also worked on WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball.
** In Japanese, [[Creator/AkiraIshida Niall]] and [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Aegaeon]] are once again a ruler and subordinate, except [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny unlike last time]] the roles are reversed.
** Sticking with [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Aegaeon]] in Japanese, he's found some camaraderie with [[Creator/TohruFuruya Godfrey]], given some Japanese-only post-battle lines. Ironic, given that they are the voices of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam anime's most famous archrivals]].
** This isn't the first time [[Creator/YuuichiNakamura Malos]] has worked with [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters a man named Jin]].
** Rasmus Hardiker (Tora) and Freddie Fox (Corvin) are also Walter and Dennis, respectively, in ''Dennis And Gnasher: Unleashed''.
** In Japanese, ''many'' voice actors who have done work for ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' were cast. [[Creator/TetsuInada Dromarch]] is Tarkus, [[Creator/ShizukaIto Brighid]] is Tomoko Higashikata, [[Creator/KenjiroTsuda Zeke]] is Bruford and Tiziano, [[Creator/RyoHirohashi Pandoria]] is Reimi, [[Creator/TesshoGenda Vandham]] is Imposter Captain Tennille, [[Creator/ShigeruChiba Azurda]] is Yoshihiro Kira, [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Jin]] is Rohan, [[Creator/YuuichiNakamura Malos]] is Bucciarati, [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa Mikhail]] is Anasui, [[Creator/AnriKatsu Sever]] is Chaka, [[Creator/JunichiSuwabe Amalthus]] is Telence T. D'Arby and Abbacchio, [[Creator/ShinichiroMiki Minoth]] is Gyro, [[Creator/AkioOtsuka Bana]] is Wamuu, and [[Creator/YasuyukiKase Prince Zettar]] is Mikitaka and Funny Valentine.

** Torna ~ The Golden Country was intended to be a chapter in the main game between chapters 7 and 8. However, after realizing how expansive the story of Torna was, they decided to use the DLC to tell the story instead.

* Sticking with [[Creator/ShuichiIkeda Aegaeon]] in Japanese, he's found some camaraderie with [[Creator/TohruFuruya Godfrey]], given some Japanese-only post-battle lines. Ironic, given that they are the voices of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam anime's most famous archrivals]].

** In the Japanese version, Keiji Hirai voices both Dughall and Perdido, and Creator/SaoriHayami voices both Haze and Lora. In ''Torna - The Golden Country'' the two of them [[TalkingToHimself have a number of lengthy conversations with each other]], and a gag about the two of them being like twins was LostInTranslation.

** In Japanese, ''many'' voice actors who have done work for ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' were cast. [[Creator/TetsuInada Dromarch]] is Tarkus, [[Creator/ShizukaIto Brighid]] is Tomoko Higashikata, [[Creator/KenjiroTsuda Zeke]] is Bruford and Tiziano, [[Creator/RyoHirohashi Pandoria]] is Reimi, [[Creator/TesshoGenda Vandham]] is Imposter Captain Tennille, [[Creator/ShigeruChiba Azurda]] is Yoshihiro Kira, [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Jin]] is Rohan, [[Creator/YuuichiNakamura Malos]] is Bucciarati, [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa Mikhail]] is Anasui, [[Creator/AnriKatsu Sever]] is Chaka, [[Creator/JunichiSuwabe Amalthus]] is Telence T. D'Arby and Abbacchio, [[Creator/ShinichiroMiki Minoth]] is Gyro, [[Creator/AkioOhtsuka Bana]] is Wamuu, and [[Creator/YasuyukiKase Prince Zettar]] is Mikitaka and Funny Valentine.

* NamesTheSame:
** The name "Rex" is bound to remind people of at least one of many other characters with the name, whether it be a [[Franchise/ToyStory toy dinosaur]], [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars a captain in the Clone Army]], [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex a teenage boy that can turn his body parts into machines]], [[Series/InspectorRex a police dog]] and a [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid mecha hidden on Shadow Moses Island]], among others.
*** For Japanese players, [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons a red chameleon with an affinity for bugs]] in another Nintendo game now shares the name as well.
** The Bana from [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 the first game]] returns for the "This Year's Heropon" Challenge Battle. Both he and Alrest's Bana are simply referred to as "Bana" with no modifiers, even in the credits where there are simply two separate characters named "Bana".
** Torna happens to share its name with the Torna Canal, an area in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''.

** The name "Rex" is bound to remind people of at least one of many other characters with the name, whether it be a [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory toy dinosaur]], [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars a captain in the Clone Army]], [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex a teenage boy that can turn his body parts into machines]], [[Series/InspectorRex a police dog]] and a [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid mecha hidden on Shadow Moses Island]], among others.

** Mariko Suzuki returns to voice KOS-MOS.

* In the end credits, Aegaeon is listed with the Rare Blades (and near the end) despite being a Legendary Blade with a small amount of story importance.

* BillingDisplacement: While Jin has been stated to be the protagonist of the ''Torna'' DLC, Lora is billed first, being his Driver. This seems to just be a formality as Drivers are always listed before their Blades, and also reflects the fact that Lora is usually better to start with in gameplay due to her Driver Combo potential.

* DescendedCreator: According to Skye Bennett, Padraig and the Ardainian soldiers are voiced by the game's dub voice director (listed in the credits as Jimmy Livingstone).

** In the Japanese version, Keiji Hirai voices both Dughall and Perdido, and Creator/SaoriHayami voices both Haze and Lora. In ''Torna - The Golden Country'' the two of them have a number of lengthy conversations with each other, and a gag about the two of them being like twins was LostInTranslation.

** In the Japanese version, Keiji Hirai voices both Dughall and Perdido, and Creator/SaoriHayami voices both Haze and Lora. The latter is aken UpToEleven in ''Torna - The Golden Country'' where the two of them have a number of lengthy conversations with each other, and a gag about the two of them being like twins was LostInTranslation.

** Teresa Gallagher voices both Azami and Queen Raqura.

** Seven of the voices in the game (Jules de Jongh, Teresa Gallagher, Kerry Shale, Christopher Ragland, Rasmus Hardiker, David Menkin, and John Schwab) have all been involved with ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''. By extension, Sean Barrett was one of the voice actors on ''WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}}'', ''Thomas''' sister series. Additionally, three of them[[labelnote:Note]]Plus fellow cast member William Roberts[[/labelnote]] (de Jongh, Gallagher, Schwab) have all been involved in ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' games.