

The player can also initiate Driver Combos via the status effects Break, Topple, Launch, and Smash. Five burst orbs will cause the party to launch an even more powerful group attack. Once the player has marked the enemy with enough orbs, they can unleash a Chain Attack and burst the orbs, causing massive damage. This orb seals an ability of the opponent, at the expense of giving the enemy defense against attacks of that orb's element. Upon completion of the third level of the blade combo, the enemy is given an element orb based on the finishing element of a combo. Using a special art in combat will initiate a blade combo, which increases in tier according to both element of the next special art used and its level. By using arts, the Driver can raise the level of "Special Arts". Instead of waiting for arts to recharge over time, arts are charged through auto-attacks. Each Blade has four arts that can be leveled up with points earned by taking down enemies however, the player is limited to three of these arts for use in battle. Each playable character has a special Blade that cannot be disengaged, as well as two additional Blades to fight with. Like in Xenoblade Chronicles 1, the party is limited to 3 characters during battle and the player can choose to play as any available party member. However, unlike the previous games, the arts are determined by the Blades and not the characters themselves. Like the previous games in the series, the fighting centers around auto attacks and the Arts used by the playable characters. The player can switch between the two Blades and their Driver as its main playable character at any time. His Blade is Pandoria.Īll the characters from the DLC work in trio rather than having the Driver as the playable character and the Blade as their follower. He was sent by Praetor Amalthus to test the Driver of the Aegis. Zeke - the prince of the Kingdom of Tantal.She joins Rex out of sheer curiosity about the true nature of Elysium. She is the Driver of Brighid, the most powerful Blade in the empire. Mòrag Ladair - The Special Inquisitor of the Empire of Mor Ardain and sister of Emperor Niall Ardanach.He built and fights with an artificial Blade, Poppi, and follows Rex in his journey with hopes of finding his lost father. Tora - A Nopon with no potential for being a Driver.She left the organization along with her Blade, Dromarch, to follow Rex in his journey to Elysium. Rex - a salvager from the Leftherian Archipelago who promised Pyra that he would take her to Elysium, the supposed birthplace of humanity.
