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[[WMG: Xenoblade Chronicles X will shed some light on [[spoiler:Zanza's]] backstory]]

* Nope, {{jossed}}.

** Fully {{jossed}}, the games are all but unrelated.

* The original game was called ''[[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1]]'' because of the Monado that appears in-story. What's to say that the exact same Monado, even if in a different form that we're used to, will appear in this game as well?

** Funny, but no. L is his actual name.

[[WMG: The Player Character]]
Is the Avatar... [[spoiler: of the Planet Mira]]

Now for the wild guess. Mira isn't just any old god: [[spoiler: it's Zanza, or a vestigial part of him. Zanza's stated in Xenoblade's endgame to have been motivated in part by a fear of his creations leaving him, robbing him of a food source and kinship. Mira shows similar behavior by pulling in any beings that enter its area of space and refusing to let them leave. This resembles a [[VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings Giegue]]-to-[[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} Giygas]] level of degeneration, Zanza having been reduced to a singular desire: keep anything from leaving. Mira also has a Telethia of unknown origin, a creature closely associated with the Bionis and which so far only Zanza has been shown capable of creating. Xenoblade X made sure the player knew of the Telethia's existence in Mira, dedicating a chapter to showing off its power. Why do that for what otherwise serves as a superboss?]]

''Xenoblade'' was a fantasy game that underwent a GenreShift to sci-fi at the very end. ''X'' is a sci-fi game with a number of events and phenomena that [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane may not be the result of anything scientific.]] If any continuation of ''X'' is made, it will see the story shifting to ScienceFantasy.

And this is how your party members will address you instead of by your [[HelloInsertNameHere chosen name]], sort of like how "Shepard" is used in ''Franchise/MassEffect''. It also works as a title, since [[{{VideoGame/Xenogears}} Fei]], [[{{VideoGame/Xenosaga}} Shion]], and [[{{VideoGame/Xenoblade}} Shulk]] have all been [[ScrewDestiny "Destiny Emancipators"]] in their own time.

* The original game was called ''[[VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}} Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' because of the Monado that appears in-story. What's to say that the exact same Monado, even if in a different form that we're used to, will appear in this game as well?

** Maybe {{Jossed}}? What little we've seen of ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' looks inspired in equal parts by ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' and ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles''. Still time for alternate dimensions to come up.

** Furthermore, concept art shows a view of Mira from space with [[HolyShitQuotient ANOTHER SET OF CONTINENTS AND ANOTHER CITY]], and a followup to Xenoblade X would be more likely to involve those.

Now for the wild guess. Mira isn't just any old god: [[spoiler: it's Zanza, or a vestigial part of him. Zanza's stated in Xenoblade's endgame to have been motivated in part by a fear of his creations leaving him, robbing him of a food source and kinship. Mira shows similar behavior by pulling in any beings that enter its area of space and refusing to let them leave. This resembles a [[EarthboundBeginnings Giegue]]-to-[[EarthBound Giygas]] level of degeneration, Zanza having been reduced to a singular desire: keep anything from leaving. Mira also has a Telethia of unknown origin, a creature closely associated with the Bionis and which so far only Zanza has been shown capable of creating. Xenoblade X made sure the player knew of the Telethia's existence in Mira, dedicating a chapter to showing off its power. Why do that for what otherwise serves as a superboss?]]

And this is how your party members will address you instead of by your [[HelloInsertNameHere chosen name]], sort of like how "Shepard" is used in MassEffect. It also works as a title, since [[{{VideoGame/Xenogears}} Fei]], [[{{VideoGame/Xenosaga}} Shion]], and [[{{VideoGame/Xenoblade}} Shulk]] have all been [[ScrewDestiny "Destiny Emancipators"]] in their own time.

Is the [[CaptainObvious Avatar]]... [[spoiler: of the Planet Mira]]

* It would explain why the planet doesn't show up on any starcharts, how various aliens keep getting sucked into it, and why leaving the planet is impossible, or at least very difficult. Not to mention the game's backstory certainly has no lack of [[CounterpartComparison similarities to Halo...]]

** Correct, it is a sequel. [[spoiler:In the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' sense. The games are all but unrelated. {{Jossed}}.]]

** Correct, it is a sequel. [[spoiler:In the FinalFantasy sense. The games are all but unrelated. {{Jossed}}.]]

After all, you're the one who [[CharacterCustomization decides how they look]].

** Maybe {{Jossed}}? What little we've seen of XenobladeChronicles2 looks inspired in equal parts by BatenKaitos and XenobladeChronicles. Still time for alternate dimensions to come up.

[[spoiler: The computer that ''kind of'' houses the humans' conciousness, Lao, the human exodus and the Skells/Dolls]] have clear parallels in Xenogears as Deus, Miang, the other human exodus and the Gears. As we know, Monolith soft cannot legally use their old IP so changes were made to keep both franchises legally distinct. You can tell were both games would have fit togheter if they were part of the same continuity, but cannot be in good faith claimed to be part of the same universe except in the broadest of strokes. [[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste Which was the carefully crafted true intention.]]

[[spoiler: The computer that ''kind of'' houses the humans' conciousness, Lao, the human exodus and the Skells/Dolls]] have clear parallels in Xenogears as Deus, Miang, the other human exodus and the Gears. As we know, Monolith soft cannot legally use their old IP so changes were made to keep both franchises legally distinct. You can tell were both game would have fit togheter if they were part of the same continuity, but cannot be in good faith claimed to be part of the same universe except in the broadest of strokes. [[TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste Which is the true intention.]]

Finally, [[spoiler: if Zanza/Klaus destroyed Earth, how did it come back to be destroyed again in X's opening? Simple: when the new universe was born at the end of Xenoblade Chronicles, Earth was recreated alongside the planet we see the Xenoblade characters on. The Bionis/Mechonis existed in their own universe, there's plenty of room for both planets.]]

Before the player character finds out about mimeosomes, nobody mentions them beyond vague hints, but afterwards people mention them freely, even though [[TomatoSurprise everyone else knew the whole time]]. It could be that the reason for this was that, prior to the revelation, there was a cultural taboo in place where it was highly discouraged for people to talk about mimeosomes, instead pretending they were entirely human for comfort purposes. Once the main character had their revelation, however, those who knew them realized what a bad idea it was to pretend (in case there were others who were in the player's situation, as well as for the benefit of other species), and the word started to spread that it'd be best to start being more open about mimeosomes.

Which is why the continents you visit are areas that usually have high temperature.

* [[spoiler: While the final scene with her and Dahgan implies destruction, Dahgan ''is'' tough enough to go toe-to-toe with a Skell and win. Ryyz may show up in the sequel, heavily scarred/cybered up, and looking to settle the score with Elma.]]

While it is said that humans are descended from the Samaarian, there could still be some out there, or possibly some of their descendants from another chain of evolution. It could be one more element of Elma allying with humanity- our race and hers share ancestry, and she views humans as family.
* The technology she brought to Humanity, her appearance being one of the most human looking aliens yet having traits other xenoforms lack, and even seemingly knowing about the alien threat that would come to Earth years in advance are strong points of evidence towards this.

** [[spoiler:Though nothing confirms they've been lost either, and Lao's appearance in the final cutscene hints that those who had their mims destroyed or aren't awake are all still safe. It's possible that many had their mims restored off-screen before Elma found out the Lifehold core's actual state just in case any further trouble came up.]]

* The game itself hints this is probably the case. [[spoiler: However, that doesn't account for all the people whose consciousness was still locked away and everyone whose mims were destroyed over the course of the campaign.]]