An explanation of the Xenoblade Chronicles chronology

Even with the release of the third mainstream game in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, which takes place more than ten years ago, it may still be difficult to comprehend how the individual games fit together. It's all a little perplexing because of the peculiar other worlds that merge together in weird ways.

So let's review the details, covering every game from the first to the final, and try to create a more comprehensive picture of the Xenoblade Chronicles timeline. Of course, the narratives of the two core games' DLC, Future Connected and Torna: The Golden Country, also play a significant role in putting everything together.

Naturally, the whole Xenoblade series up to this point will be fully revealed. Though I think it should go without saying, please stop reading if you want to avoid spoilers for any of the series' games. Instead, how about reading our Xenoblade Chronicles 3 review? Free of course of spoilers.

All right, let's get going.

An explanation of the Xenoblade Chronicles timeline

There are several flashbacks that are essential to creating a background before we begin with the in-game current. So buckle up, pals—this may take a while. Klaus is the central figure in all of this, and the conduit is the central object.

The conduit, an odd item that may aid in bridging the gap between two dimensions, was discovered in Africa during the 21st century. Many space stations were constructed by scientists for research reasons, and the conduit was preserved in the Rhadamanthus space station, which you may visit in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. In order to safeguard the conduit, they also developed the Trinity Processor, a supercomputer.

Around the same time, during a skirmish, Klaus opened the conduit because he thought it was a gift that had to be utilized to improve the world. But when it was turned on, doors to other universes emerged, and he and another scientist named Galea were drawn through with half of their bodies.

The remaining half, who came to be known as the Architect, appears in XC2, while Galea transforms into Meyneth and the other half appears in the new world as Zanza from the first game. The chronology is a little bit hazy since here is when things divide and two parallel storylines take place, but we are aware of what happens next.

Torna: The Land of Gold

About Jin, Mythra, and Malos, three XC2 side characters, Torna divulges a great deal of information. It chronicles Lora and Malos's meetings with many important individuals 500 hundred years before to the events of the two main games. It doesn't have a significant effect on the main chronology since it depends so heavily on XC2's narrative, but it does provide insight into Pyra's origins.

Mythra took on the shape after experiencing a fit of fury and remorse after destroying a Titan and witnessing the death of a little kid. After that, Addam brought Pyra to the ship, where she finally meets Rex. Jin turns into a flesh eater and the antagonist we finally meet in the main game after Lora is killed by Amalthus. As of right now, it isn't all that significant to the plot.

Chronicles Xenoblade 2

The events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 took place in the original world where half of Klaus survived. Since the conduit's activation left the ground barren, Klaus came to be known as the Architect—the sole living entity in this planet.

In addition to creating life and the cloud sea, he also collected and dispersed "miniature vessels containing memories of all [the earth's] lifeforms." The core crystals would later be named after them. These gave rise to a chemical process that naturally produced the Titans.

Massive civilizations sprung built on top of these Titans across Alrest, as the new name for Earth was called. These societies created a mythology around the Architect, claiming to have coexisted with him in a location known as Elysium, on the World Tree. The Titans were sent by the Architect to rescue them after they were reportedly banished for an unknown cause.

Then, far in the future, we meet Rex, a salvager who ventures into the cloud sea in search of treasure. He links with Pyra, the fabled Aegis sword, after accepting an offer to assist some drivers—people who wield blades by linking their core crystal.

They go out on a journey that culminates with them encountering the Architect and heading towards the World Tree in an effort to reach the summit. He discloses that he is about to pass away as he describes what the conduit did to him and the planet. The World Tree begins to disintegrate as he passes.

Pyra's third form gives her life to save the crumbling tree from destroying the whole planet. Pyra and her second form, Mythra, are resurrected in front of Rex and his crew in different bodies for the first time. They barely manage to escape after that.

Chronicles of Xenoblade

The events of Xenoblade Chronicles take place concurrently. By pulling a fellow scientist named Galea through a portal, Zanza (half of Klaus) and the conduit's activation created or discovered the planet. The nature of the planet there is unknown, but the Trinity Processor—that previous supercomputer—performed a feat that enabled them to produce things.

Since their souls weren't really in physical form after passing through the portal, they utilized this ability to construct enormous bodies to contain them. Each of them generated life by using the abilities they acquired from the Trinity Processor.

The Machina was developed by Zanza, and the Telethia by Galea, who resides in the body of Mechonis. The High Entia and the Giants were the two races that emerged from Telethia. On the head of Bionis, the High Entia formed the city of Alcemoth, while on the head of Mechonis, the Machina erected the city of Agniratha.

But it wasn't simply because the two gods were lonely that led them to create this existence. It was imperative that they continued to do just that since Zanza fed off the ether left behind when his creatures perished. However, the Machina commander Egil and the Giant Arglas want to explore other planets. Zanza had to put an end to this.

Zanza took a few actions. Initially, Arglas controlled the Monado and used him to start the conflict between Bionis and Mechonis. In addition, he appointed Dickson, Alvis, and Lorithia as his three followers. They will come in handy later.

Meyneth and Zanza's life powers were exhausted by the conflict between Bionis and Mechonis, forcing them to take a break and replenish their energy. Bits of Zanza's soul were held in both the Monado and Arglas, which were imprisoned on Prison Island.

Since Zanza was not yet completely vanquished, Egil built the Mechon to exterminate every living thing on Bionis and prevent Zanza from reclaiming sufficient ether. However, those former followers were still living. And they set about trying to revive him.

The game's events then begin, with Dickson tracking down Shulk and the Monado, and conclude with Shulk, at the request of Alvis—who is really descended from the Trinity Processor—creating a new universe. The world in which the surviving may live in peace is one devoid of gods.

Intelligent Future

The Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition DLC takes place immediately after the original game's events, when Fiora transforms into a human, and after Shulk wishes for a future devoid of gods where humanity may live peacefully. But this time, Shulk and Melia are the center of attention.

Shulk and Melia go out to investigate when rumors of the reappearance of the High Entian city of Alcamoth are discovered. They discover that the city has been overtaken by the Fog King after meeting a few Nopon. They explore the unusual beast, meet some other individuals, and decide to take it on.

What occurs in the end is what matters. Following their victory against the Fog King, Shulk and the Nopon return to Colony 9. Melia remains in Alcamoth, nevertheless, and upon the return of the High Entia, she is elected Empress of the High Entia. Who knows what is ahead for them?

Chapter 3 of Xenoblade Chronicles "Xenoblade Chronicles 3" begins with no overt allusion to any of the Xenoblade timeline's worlds. There are clues, of course (the opening sequence is mentioned explicitly at the conclusion), but none of them are very important to understanding the overall plot.The intriguing mechanical distinction between Keves and Agnus is the first indication that there may be a link to earlier entries. Similar to the original game, the troops of Keves power up their arts by simply waiting for the ring to fill up. However, similar to XC2, Agnus troops charge them up with auto-attacks. Our Xenoblade Chronicles 3 combat guide has more information about this, but the most intriguing part is covered here.The two leaders of Agnus and Keves provide the second clue. A lady with little wings perched atop her head and a mask on is the leader of Keves. Melia from XC1 is this.Next is the other leader, a mask-wearing cat. This is XC2's Nia, a meat eater.Would it be reasonable to assume that these two worlds are overlapping if the soldiers led by the characters from the first and second games engage in combat that is mechanically similar to that of the first game and the second game, respectively?Are you still with me?That's precisely what was postulated at the beginning, and it proved to be accurate. Melia and Nia decided to keep their people's souls at a location known as Origin in an effort to prevent their divided worlds from recombining and erasing one another entirely.After the universes recombined, they might use Origin to reconstruct the half that they had each built. Instead, Z, the commander of Moebius (and, to some degree, Moebius itself; though this is a little ambiguous), came into being as a result of some kind of corruption in Origin. He stopped the re-fusion of the worlds and utilized Origin to populate a new planet that existed in between.These clones would battle ceaselessly to provide the energy needed to keep this freeze going, and Moebius himself as well as these so-called flame clocks were inexplicably fed by their birth and rebirth cycles. Z also extended Moebius, promising everlasting life to a few of these clones in exchange for maintaining this state of affairs.The protagonists of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gradually come to realize this, which puts them in conflict with Z. Z struggles mightily to keep his "endless now" from ending, but the heroes ultimately prevail and kill Z and Moebius.This causes the initial plan to be carried out, which naturally results in the division and return of our six heroes to their respective hometowns. Even though Noah and Mio may never see one another again, their freedom to choose is restored and their worlds are rescued in the process.In any case, if you share my enthusiasm for the show, check out our Xenoblade Chronicles Operation Rainfall interview to learn more about its history.