Working On Xenoblade OC Lore Once Again

In the game proper, the jukebox is an individual thing, but you know -you KNOW- in the fiction of the game's world, there are no fewer than 10 squid kids lined up at any one time all punching in 21 plays of Bang Bang Bing with one play of, I dunno, Bomb Rush Blush in the middle of it because they all think it's funny.

Thinking about the world for this Xenoblade idea. Initially I was thinking of an island world (either in a normal ocean or sky islands) but that could get too similar to Alrest. Then it hit me, cave world. People live underground in these giant cave systems. You can have funky glowing crystals and wildlife, lakes, lava caves, icy caves, weird magnetism stuff like Pokemon's Chargestone Cave, super dark areas, ruins, mines, there's plenty of variety for these caves. There's also the whole "why the fuck is everyone underground what's going on on the surface". Were they forced to go underground, and if so was it because of some natural disaster or the actions of other people? Is it dangerous on the surface? Do the cave dwellers even know the world above even exists? Lot that can be done here.

Haven't done much on the characters yet since I'd like to get the whole situation with the cave world and the surface first. Will probably have a starting trio like Shulk/Reyn/Fiora and Noah/Lanz/Eunie, trio of childhood friends. Mentor figure is also likely, might have a kid join the group, and of course there's got to be a Nopon in the group but I'm not sure what they'd do. 5-7 is the range for permanent party members in Xenoblade games so I don't want to get too carried away.

Aside from humans and Nopon (they are everywhere), there's probably other new races but I don't have any ideas yet. Another thing is that while the numbered games lean towards British accents with some American and Australian accents thrown in and X has mostly American accents, I'd like to think that the cast of this game would have their own accent(s) to help signify that this is it's own universe. Not sure what accent they'd have, I am unfortunately a dumb American.

So Xenoblade release dates

Xenoblade 1- June 10th, 2010 (2011 in Europe, 2012 in North America)

Xenoblade 1 3DS- April 2nd, 2015 (came out a week later in North America)

Xenoblade X- April 29th, 2015 (early December of that year outside Japan)

Xenoblade 2- December 1st, 2017

Xenoblade 2 Torna- September 14th, 2018

Xenoblade 1 Definitive Edition + Future Connected- May 29th, 2020

Xenoblade 3- July 29th, 2022

Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed- April 25th, 2023

Dear Monolith please give us an X port or sequel in like 2025 on the Switch 2, it’s been 8 years I need to know what happens. It’s stuck in Wii U jail, you can’t even download the free dlc that helps it actually run on that system anymore. There’s a lot of stuff that needs answered, and even though it’s pretty different from the other games it’s still a good time. X was my first Xenoblade game I miss it so much and wish it was easier to access.

i wanna go see the cool fish

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“Distressed.” Owl on canvas.

Thinking about Xenoblade OC stuff again, and I'm thinking about Kevesi/Agnian soldiers becoming traitors and joining the opposing nation. Is it even possible? I have no idea, the closest we have is Shania who wanted to become part of the cycle, but we don't find out if she'd be part of Keves (since her ancestors are from Xenoblade 1) or Agnus (she was affiliated with them after defecting). I just think it'd be neat having someone who's clearly from the Xenoblade 1 world be part of Agnus, it's good sidequest material too. Either their current incarnation is the traitor, or a previous one switched sides and the current one has been part of Agnus from when they were born.

What is bro cooking

Another Lao supporter here, he's around for a good chunk of the games. Everyone else is only around for a chapter or two at best, I'm pretty sure Alvis is only present for one fight. Lao is also just a really good character, I'd say more I don't want to spoil things since most people haven't played X. A lot of people have played 1 though, so spoilers under the cut for that game.

Get Fiora OUTTA HERE SHE COMES BACK AND STAYS FOR THE REST OF THE GAME. I know in gameplay Homs Fiora is considered a separate character from Mecha Fiora, but it doesn't feel right saying she's a temporary party member when she isn't actually gone for the whole game.

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Round 7, FINALE