Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Pyra, Mythra and Nia are the blades of Rex.

Dromarch is the Blade of Nia.

Brighid is the blade of Mòrag.

Poppi is the artificial blade of Tora.

Roc is the blade of Vandham.

Pandoria is the blade of Zeke.

Blade form:
As a Blade, Nia drops her feline mannerisms and appears more visually similar to a kitsune. She retains her facial markings, eyes, and elongated canines from her Driver form. Her hair now comes down to her legs and is styled into very low twintails tied up with red shimenawa-like rope. Her ears are now much longer, point upwards and outwards, and are decorated around the base. Her clothing resembles a miko outfit, which consists of a white gold-and-red trimmed leotard, with her Core Crystal - shaped like an upside down blue geometric kite with red blotches from being a Flesh Eater - visible on her chest, and matching large detached sleeves with white gloves. Both the leotard and sleeves are adorned with red rope with the former decorated with gold-colored bells. Her boots are now red with large gold spikes on the toe caps, with gold-trimmed white thigh-high leggings. Her default Catalyst Scimitar is a long blue blade with flowers running along it, with a guarded golden hilt.

Gender: Female.
Hair colour: Green.
Eye colour: Green.

Personality:
Pneuma is calm and resolute, having lost her insecurities as Pyra and hostility as Mythra upon combining them. She does not appear to view herself as a separate entity to Pyra and Mythra (unlike Pyra and Mythra themselves, who treat each other distinctly), prefers to be called "Pyra" or "Mythra" instead of taking a unique name for herself, and does not remain present for longer than is necessary, favouring being Mythra or Pyra.

Appearance:
Pneuma's physique is identical to Pyra's and Mythra's, although she has long, green hair tied in a ponytail and green eyes. She wears a silver tiara and a white, blue and green plate suit of armor with emerald green crystal-like ornamentation, matching Rex's Master Driver armor. When using ether attacks, an emerald lattice of energy surrounds her. She also has wing-like drones behind her back during combat. "Πνευμα" is written on her chest - Pneuma in Greek - with the text of Proverbs 4:18 in Latin beneath it: "The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day". Pneuma's sword is silver, with a ring near its handle, similar to a Monado. When activated, the entire sword glows with green ether energy.

The Aegises are Blades born from the remaining cores of the Trinity Processor. The existence and power of the Aegises form the basis of the story.

They bear Core Crystals similar in shape to the Conduit, from which they draw their powers, though Mythra and Malos have different abilities. Mythra's abilities include foresight, while Malos can destroy matter. In her ascended state, Mythra is also capable of light speed travel. When using their full power, Aegises are able to rewrite the physical rules of their surroundings

The shape of an Aegis' sword varies; Malos' resembles a Monado, while Pneuma's, Mythra's, and Pyra's swords do not, although Pneuma's has a ring at the base of the blade, similar in design to a Monado and named Aegises.

Aegises do not follow many of the same rules as Blades awoken from normal Core Crystals. For example, they can live after their Driver's death, while other Blades are reverted to their Cores. Aegises can also resonate with Blades of their own, as seen when Malos fights alongside Sever. An Aegis' Core Crystal also contains information about every living being's genetic code, which may explain why they can act as Drivers.

Aegises also exhibit a degree of control over the Artifices; Amalthus refers to the Artifices as "servants of the Aegis." Mythra is able to control her own Artifice, Siren, and during the Aegis War, Malos commanded hundreds of Artifices, including one similar to Siren. Both are able to activate and control Artifice Aion, though neither can control Artifice Ophion without the use of the Omega Fetter.

Each Blade is associated with an element, and any Blade Arts they use are of that element. In battle, some enemies may exhibit a weakness to a particular element, evidenced by an icon of that element displayed in their target frame. Elements and their opposite counterparts play a key role in Blade Combos and Chain Attacks. Light is the only element that is exclusive to Legendary and Rare Blades, all other elements can also appear on random Common Blades. The eight elements, paired by opposites, are: Fire, Water, Earth, Ice, Wind, Electric, Light and Dark.

When a Blade returns to its Core Crystal, the data contained within it, including its memories, is passed to the cores of the Trinity Processor tasked with managing the Blades, specifically Logos and Pneuma, which processes it for then return it to the core so that it can be resonated again, resulting in continuously evolving Blades. After a Blade has returned to its Core Crystal enough times, which may span centuries, it returns, if possible, to the Titan who gave birt to it and, after a period of gestation, becomes a Titan which will serve as a home for other living beings while producing new Core Crystals, thus completing the cycle. According to Rex, Core Crystals are a dominant genetic trait, making them more likely to show up in an individual with Blade descendancy. However, this genetic attribute is not eternal as, while in the past the people of the City included people with both Kevesi and Agnian very visible characteristics, such as Na'el's Gormotti ears and Blade Core Crystal, by present time no one shows said traits, suggesting that they got diluted after each generation.

They are several classifications of Blades depending on the Drivers and Blades relationship and their type. Blades can be recruited into the party through different means, depending on their rarity: Common, Rare and Legendary. The uniquely named Legendary Blades, such as Pyra and Dromarch, are mainly recruited through the story progression and are linked to a unique Driver. Rare Blades, such as Boreas, are created from Common, Rare, Legendary or specific Core Crystals and can be linked to any Driver in the party. The randomized Common Blades are created from Common, Rare or Legendary Core Crystals through resonance. The Special Blades have story importance, are the signature Blades of their respective Drivers, and have a unique weapon (except for Dromarch and Aegaeon, who use Twin Rings and Chroma Katana respectively). While most of them are Legendary Blades, those of Torna members are Rare Blades. There are also Artificial Blades, mechanical lifeforms who are not awakened from a Core Crystal like natural Blades but built using an Ether Furnace to give them Blade-like abilities; Examples include Poppi, Lila, Rosa (and her Giga variant), the Blade Bots created by Mikhail, and Ino. Those that work in pair are controlled by characters who are not real Drivers, but the resultant duos function very similarly to normal Blade/Driver groups. Lastly, there are Flesh Eaters, which are Blades who have been fused with human cells, granting them unique abilities and the ability to avoid returning to their Core Crystals. While Blades are technically immortal, being able to recover from any injury, they return to their Core Crystal when their Driver dies. Furthermore, if their Core Crystal was to be fragmented, their healing capabilities would be severely reduced. If a Blade's Core Crystal is sufficiently damaged or even outright destroyed, the Blade dies.

Blades are weaponized life forms linked to a Driver who creates and summons them by resonating with a Core Crystal. Blades endow their Driver with powers and a weapon. Since the Blade's individual appearence and personality is heavily influenced by the Drivers, particularly the first, it resonated with, which can include humans of all kinds, Nopon, and even monsters, Blades can have a wide arrange of shapes and forms, some mostly resembling humans, while others have much more exotic appearence; the only shared characteristic that can be seen at first glance, its the glowing ether lines running on their bodies and the Core Crystal they originated from on their chest. Some Blades are powerful enough to function as independent enemies even in the absence of their Drivers, the Aegises in particular, although their full potential can only be reached when near their Driver. Each Blade plays a different role, owning different stats and an elemental type, such as fire for Pyra, and providing a distinct set of Blade Arts and support abilities depending on its weapon. By searching for and collecting Blades, the player chooses to attach and selects Blade companions and the kind of role desired.

Physical Build:
Body: He has a stout, pear-shaped torso with a prominent belly and a thick layer of cream-white fur.
Limbs: His arms are relatively short and are often held crossed in a dignified manner. He has powerful-looking hind legs ending in three-toed, clawed feet.
Tail: A long, thick, reptilian tail extends from his lower back, tapering toward the end.

Facial Features:
Eyes & Expressions: He has large, expressive golden-brown eyes topped by distinct teal-colored, leaf-shaped eyebrows.Head: A small, white horn protrudes from his forehead. His face is rounded with a small, subtle mouth that gives him a wise or cheeky expression.

Distinctive Traits:
Wings/Ears: He features vibrant pink, wing-like appendages on the sides of his head and a pair of small, matching pink wings on his upper back.
Demeanor: Despite his small, "mascot-like" size in this form, his upright posture and folded arms convey an air of maturity and authority.

Gender: Female.
Hair colour: Purple.
Eye colour: Purple.

Personality:
Brighid - as expected of the Blade of the Special Inquisitor of Mor Ardain and the Empire's strongest Blade - is a strict, dutiful Blade to Mòrag. She is polite and strong-willed. She is also very wise and is attentive to the demands of both her and Mòrag's station; however, she will defer to Mòrag's decisions in conflicts. Knowing about how Blades lose their memories upon the deaths of their Drivers, she has taken to writing a diary to preserve her most precious memories across activations. She shares a strong friendship and rivalry with Mythra, having recollected her time spent with the Aegis five hundred years ago from her diary. She also expects to be treated with respect, and greatly disapproves of Tora's casual sexism, along with Mythra's initial brute force.

Appearance:
Brighid is a beautiful woman with long purple hair that ombrés into blue at its ends. She wears half of it loose down to her thighs and the other half in Chinese-styled buns that are constantly ablaze in blue flame. Her eyes are usually closed, but are revealed to be purple when she opens them, and she has blue flame marks on her forehead above her eyebrows. She is very tall and has a curvaceous figure accented by her dress; it is deep purple and floor-length but fronted by a transparent chemise. Her arms and legs appear to be covered in blue crystal which resembles the shape and color of her flames. She has a belt on her waist holding a dagger and several orange glow-sticks. Her core crystal is in the shape of a blue tear of flame.

Gender: Female.
Hair colour: Black.
Eye colour: Brown.

Personality:
As the leader of the Ardainian military, Mòrag is strong-willed and dedicated, and values the safety of her country and people above anything else. She rarely loses her temper and manages to stay cool-headed even in the most dangerous of situations.

Despite her abilities, Mòrag is shown to struggle to connect with her younger cousin due to the difference in their positions. Due to her mannerisms and clothing, she is sometimes mistaken for a man.

Appearance:
Mòrag is a young woman with long black hair tied in a bun (usually hidden under her hat), brown eyes, and fair skin. She has an average build. Mòrag wears a dark blue and white military uniform with white gloves. It has a half-cape and a hat with a gold visor with the Ardainian crest upon it, signalling her position as Special Inquisitor. She wears gold armor on her shoulder, hips, knees and feet.

Gender: Female.
Hair colour: Green.
Eye colour: Green.

Personality:
In her first encounter Pandoria is silent, and mirrors Zeke's actions for dramatic emphasis. Later she becomes talkative and quite cheeky, especially toward Zeke, who she teases for having bad luck, despite genuinely caring for him. She can be negligent and careless toward other's feelings, but will stick up for her friends when the need arises. Zeke calls her "Pandy". Pandoria and Zeke have a pet turtle who they call Turters.

Appearance:
Pandoria is a young woman with short green hair, green eyes and pointed ears. Her appearance recalls the steampunk style, with big glasses, a small hat, electric bulbs in place of shoulders and a bulb tail. She wears a striped gray waistcoat, frilled shorts and long gloves and boots. Her glasses are initially opaque but clear as the story progresses. Her Core Crystal shaped like a circuit board, with a triangle cut out of it.

Gender: Male.
Age: 25.
Hair colour: Dark grey.
Eye colour: Grey.

Personality:
Zeke is prone to flamboyant speech and mannerisms, styling himself as "Zeke von Genbu, Bringer of Chaos" and "The Zekenator", and uses similarly grandiose names for his sword and arts. He is known throughout Alrest as "Thunderbolt Zeke"; the Crown Prince and most powerful Driver of the Kingdom of Tantal. Nia sometimes calls him "Shellhead". However, his over-the-top demeanor masks a deeply cynical person. Zeke's travels as a young man showed him the worst the world had to offer, and he lost belief that he could be a hero or save the downtrodden. However, upon encountering the young and idealistic driver of the Aegis, Rex, he regains some hope for the future and takes it upon himself to help Rex achieve his goals. Despite his joking, he is one of the most emotionally mature party members as well as a wise companion to Rex, with Rex even looking up to Zeke like a mentor.

Appearance:
Zeke is a tall and muscular man with short and spiky dark gray hair. He has part of Pandoria's Core Crystal embedded in his chest, marking his condition as a Blade Eater. Zeke's most notable trait is his black eye patch that covers his left eye, which he claims is his Eye of Shining Justice, but Pandoria suggests that this is due to him only being able to afford one contact lens. He is usually dressed with a long black coat that he tends to leave open, exposing his chest, with armor over his knees and shoulders. He also also wears black gloves that cover his forearms, and black/mint green boots. While he appears to have grey eyes, unlike other Tantalese, who have red eyes, Zeke uses contact lenses, so his actual eye color may be different.

Gender: Male.
Hair colour: Red, Green, & Orange.
Eye colour: White.

Personality:
Roc is proud and brusque, with excellent techniques and skill on the battlefield. His personality does not change when he is reawoken by Rex.

Appearance:
Roc is very tall, with a mostly humanoid figure. He has red, orange and green feathers on his limbs, head and wings, and smooth brown skin on his torso. His feet are those of a bird and his hands are clawed. He has long, pointed bird ears and pure white eyes edged in blue, and a beak in place of a mouth. Around his neck he carries a fully inflated bag of winds. His core crystal is tear-shaped and sits in a golden chest-piece fashioned in the likeliness of a hen.

Gender: Male.
Hair colour: Silver.
Eye colour: Gray-brown.

Appearance:
Vandham is a very large Urayan man beyond his prime with gray-brown eyes, a silver mullet with yellow and blue streaks, pointed ears, white scales on both sides of his face, and a large X-shaped scar in the middle of his face. He is a beefy and robust man, possessing a tank-like, bulky physique and incredibly massive muscles. Vandham's attire is a large set of strapped on green and blue armor, with silver and blue crosses all over it. He also wears matching leather fingerless gloves, and pointed, matching leather boots.

Personality:
Key Personality Traits:
Mentor and Leader: He is a seasoned driver who serves as a guiding mentor to Rex and the party, teaching them the realities of war.
Rugged Yet Kind: While initially appearing antagonistic, Vandham reveals himself to be a "big softie" who cares deeply for his mercenaries and children.
Tough and Disciplined: Vandham is fiercely determined and refuses to hold back in combat, challenging the party to make them stronger.
Wise and Pragmatic: He provides a grounded perspective on the war and the role of drivers and blades.

Gender: Male.
Hair colour: Gold brown.
Eye colour: Brown.

Appearance:
Tora is a young Nopon with orange and brown feathers and dark brown eyes. Due to being a mechanic, he wears denim dungarees equipped with numerous tools, including a large wrench. Tora is also particularly large in size, standing out among many other Nopon despite his young age. In a post-battle dialogue, Shulk mentions that Tora's size suggests he is around 50 years old; "So this world has Nopon too. Tora, judging by your body, I'd guess you're fifty or so, right?".

Personality:
Tora, much like his father and grandfather - Professors Tatazo and Soosoo, respectively - aspired to be a Driver, but his attempt at resonating with a Core Crystal was unsuccessful. Due to this, he started developing an artificial Blade in order to achieve his dream. He tends to call Rex "Rex-Rex" (Japanese: アニキ, Aniki, "Big Brother"), as a sign of respect, which is common among Nopon, due to his admiration towards him. Similar to other Nopon, Tora is generally friendly and gluttonous. However, he is shown to have great inventive vision and pride as a mechanic. Despite being usually annoyed by Poppi's disrespectful behavior, he tries to keep her always in the best possible conditions. Tora's main personality flaw is an idealization of "cutesy" behavior in women, which is usually frowned upon by his friends.

Gender: Female.
Hair colour: Purple.
Eye colour: Orange.

Appearance:
Poppi is both clearly a robot and clearly a child; she is very short and slight and her entire body is metal-plated and bolted together. Her core crystal is round and orange, unlike the blue of natural Blades. She has purple hair, pale skin, orange eyes and red accents on her black and grey armour. She retains this color scheme across both of her upgrades. Poppi α wears black pantaloons, a white cap with a red bow, and a red cape with a white lily on its lapel. Her arms and legs are clunky and artificial-looking.

Personality:
Despite being an artificial Blade, Poppi has a fully human personality and is able to feel emotion, though she speaks like a Nopon. Befitting of her childlike appearance, Poppi has a lot of childhood innocence and curiosity. However, this occasionally irks Tora, as Poppi does not possess the social awareness when sharing something that would embarrass Tora. As Tora's creation, she is very loyal to him, though she occasionally voices a snarky opinion of Tora's habits from time to time. Poppi also gets along very well with the rest of the party. In particular, she displays sadness when another party member is suffering and when she is worried that she will turn on her friends. She admires Rex and Pyra, wanting Tora and herself to be like the duo. This is so much so that she is heartbroken when she sees Rex give up after Pyra gets captured.

Gender: Male.
Hair colour: White.
Eye colour: Blue.

Personality:
Dromarch is a somber and astute old man-tiger; he does all he can to look out for Nia and preserve an air of dignity and respect both for her and those they meet. Occasionally Dromarch attempts to make jokes, which tend to fall flat. He strikes up a friendship with Azurda given their similar personalities.

Appearance:
Dromarch is a large, thick-furred white tiger with blue eyes. He wears various pieces of metal armor on his legs and chest. He carries his twin rings on his shoulders, and his core crystal is shaped like a claw.

Personality:
In keeping with her cynical nature, Nia is very cautious and is generally the first of the group to suspect ulterior motives; when Rex claims that Elysium must exist on the grounds that Pyra is from there, Nia chides him for being overly trusting and suggests that Pyra may be setting Rex up to betray him down the line. She also initially doesn't trust Mòrag when the latter officially joins the group (partially due to Morag throwing Nia into prison before and partially due to the long-standing animosity between Gormott and Mor Ardain) and when the group are on the way to Indol to meet the Praetor in order to learn how to get to the World Tree, she warns Rex to be wary as she feels things are falling into place too easily for there not to be some foul play involved, suspicions that ultimately prove to be well-placed. Though generally rude and aloof, Nia does display empathy for Pyra's situation. She also develops a teasing camaraderie with the rest of the party, warming especially to Rex as she gets to know him better.

Gender: Female.
Age: Unknown.
Hair colour: Silver.
Eye colour: Amber.

Appearance:
Nia's Driver form is that of a young Gormotti girl with neck-length silver hair styled into a bob cut with matching feline ears on top of her head. She has amber eyes, three white stripe tattoos on her face, and elongated canine teeth. She is quite short and has a petite frame. She wears a feline-hooded yellow one-piece jumpsuit with gold-trimmed white armor plates around her chest and upper arms, and wears a brown utility belt around her hips with three daggers. She wears red and white heeled boots which come up at the top into large decorated white and black cones, which extend past her knees around the front and around her calves from the back.

Personality:
Nia usually comes across as sarcastic and cynical, always having a witty put-down at other characters' shortcomings. She is initially unfriendly and dismissive of Rex, particularly due to his belief in Elysium which she sees as childish naivety. She has a good political understanding of the annexing of Gormott by the Empire of Mor Ardain, and opts to save lives where possible in opposition to the other members of Torna.

Gender: Female.
Age: At least 500.
Hair colour: Blonde.
Eye colour: Gold.

Appearance:
Mythra is a young woman with long blonde hair with the same styled bangs as Pyra, fair skin and golden eyes. She has an identical figure to Pyra; taller than Rex but still relatively short. After resonating with Rex, Mythra's cross-shaped Core Crystal loses its center, leaving a X-shaped gap behind. Mythra wears a short white dress with back accents and numerous golden and green ornaments, and a golden tiara. She has two green symmetrical crosses on her chest armor, differing from Pyra's single cross. Mythra's weapon is a large, jagged white sword which emits yellow-green ether energy when activated.

Personality:
Mythra is confident in herself, reckless, and independent. She has a short temper, a rude disposition, and is not afraid to openly express her thoughts. While during the events of Torna ~ The Golden Country, Mythra is shown to have little sympathy for others, in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 she is much more calm and analytical. Due to the destruction she once caused, Mythra considers herself to be a danger to others, and wants to reach Elysium alongside Pyra to beg the Architect for their death. Unlike Pyra, Mythra is not good at cooking, despite enjoying doing so. It angers her when people dislike the food she prepares. She is also a terrible sleeper, often sleepwalking and snoring among other things.

Gender: Female.
Age: At least 500.
Hair colour: Red.
Eye colour: Red.

Appearance:
Pyra is a young woman with fiery red hair that she styles into a neck-length hair and red eyes. Green ether lines can be seen running through her body when using her power. After resonating with Rex, Pyra's emerald crucifix-shaped Core Crystal loses its center, leaving a X-shape mark behind. Pyra wears short red and black armor with gold and green ornamentation. She also wears black fingerless gloves, armored red high-neck short sleeved top and matching thigh-high boots, red short-shorts, a long multicoloured reverse drape scarf-like cape and a golden tiara. According to her designer, her back is unclothed to show her vulnerability, and her arm/leg armor opposes Mythra's (Pyra's legs are covered but her arms are not, where Mythra's arms are covered but her legs are not) to convey that they are incomplete without each other (furthered by Pneuma, who has no bare skin showing beyond her face). Pyra's weapon is a large, jagged red blade which emits flame-like ether energy when activated.

Personality:
Pyra is a very kind-hearted, mild-mannered, soft spoken young woman who desires peace among both Blades and Drivers. Despite being gentle around people, she is not afraid to fight to protect those she cares about. Pyra is usually seen to be very doubtful of her worth and considers herself to be a burden and a danger to others. Due to this, she originally wants to go to Elysium alongside Mythra to ask the Architect for their death, which they could normally not obtain due to their condition as Blades. Pyra is also a very talented cook, and can easily produce delicious food, while Mythra is not good at cooking, despite enjoying doing so, people generally dislike the food she prepares and it angers her. She is also sensitive, as she becomes insulted when Rex calls her "heavy".

Age: 15.
Height: Roughly 1.5m.
Hair colour: Brown.
Eye colour: Gold.
Appearance:
Rex is a young teen with short brown hair and golden eyes. After awakening Pyra, part of her Core Crystal appears on his chest in an X shape. Rex usually wears a blue, brown and gold salvager gear on a blue outfit which is completely covered when salvaging. He wears an anchor on his left arm and a diving helmet in which he usually carries Azurda.

Personality:
Rex is an optimistic and easy-going, yet naive, young boy. He wishes to protect and support those close to him, to the point that he sends most of the money he obtains from salvaging to his home village. However, Rex tends to be careless and overconfident, which puts him and his companions in trouble from time to time. Since being a kid, Rex had a strong sense of justice and was against conflict and war; due to this, he wants to reach Elysium, as he believes that, by doing so, he can save humanity from its dying world. He fears causing suffering to others with his actions, usually blaming himself whenever someone is hurt or killed.