Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (Switch 2 Edition) - Characters
The cast of Xenoblade Chronicles X: the recruitable BLADE operatives of New Los Angeles, the command staff who run the city and its defence, the alien allies humanity makes on Mira, and the Ganglion commanders hunting the survivors of Earth.
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | The player's avatar, a newly thawed survivor who is made a BLADE operative in the game's opening minutes and joins Team Elma as its rookie. | Protagonist | BLADE | Player-defined class and weapon pairings Free choice of any of BLADE's eight divisions Skell pilot once licensed | Player-created character, available from the start |
| Elma | A senior BLADE officer who leads the small team Cross is assigned to and one of the first people to put a weapon in the player's hands. | Protagonist / BLADE Officer | BLADE (Team Elma) | Dual-wield melee and pistol combat Team leader with the highest starting class ranks Skell pilot | Team member from the opening chapter |
| Lin Lee Koo | A thirteen-year-old mechanical prodigy who designs and maintains the party's Skells and treats the wreck of the White Whale as the greatest engineering puzzle ever built. | Protagonist / Engineer | BLADE (Team Elma) | Skell engineering and upgrades Shield-based defensive combat Cooking and camp development support | Team member from the opening chapter |
| Lao Huang | A veteran Pathfinder who leads survey work deep in Mira and becomes one of the campaign's most important allies before his arc turns into its central tragedy. | Ally / Pathfinder | BLADE (Pathfinders) | Long-range reconnaissance and Pathfinder operations Ranged weapon specialist Skell pilot | Recruited through the main story |
| Doug Barrett | Lin's beleaguered colleague in the engineering bay of New Los Angeles, who keeps the city's vehicles and Skells running while the player's team flies off to find trouble. | Supporting / Engineer | BLADE (Outfitters) | Vehicle and Skell maintenance FrontierNav installation support | New Los Angeles engineering bay |
| Irina Akulov | A Harrier who hunts the large creatures and Tyrants that roam Mira, working as one half of a veteran team with Gwin. | Supporting / Harrier | BLADE (Harriers) | Monster and Tyrant hunting Melee frontline combat | Recruited through BLADE mission board and story quests |
| Gwin Evans | Irina's partner in the Harriers and a young operative who takes the hunt personally. | Supporting / Harrier | BLADE (Harriers) | Tyrant tracking and pursuit Ranged support fire | Recruited through BLADE mission board and Affinity missions |
| Commander Vandham | The head of BLADE and the loudest voice in New Los Angeles, constantly pushing the organisation to claim more of Mira instead of cowering behind the city walls. | Commanding Officer | BLADE | Commander of BLADE Mandate and story quest issuer | BLADE headquarters, New Los Angeles |
| Colonel Nagi | The professional soldier who runs New Los Angeles' military command and the counterweight to Vandham's ambition. | Commanding Officer | BLADE / New Los Angeles Defence Force | Operational command of the city's defence Strategic briefings and story quests | BLADE headquarters, New Los Angeles |
| Tatsu | A Nopon from Mira who attaches himself to the party after they rescue him and who becomes the game's comic relief, complete with Lin's running threat to cook him. | Supporting (Nopon) | Nopon | Story companion Nopon trade and lore knowledge | Rescued during the early campaign |
| Alexa | A restlessly energetic engineer who is happier in a Skell cockpit than anywhere else and who spends her Affinity missions dragging the player into vehicle tests and flying experiments. | Supporting / Outfitter | BLADE (Outfitters) | Skell frame and equipment testing Vehicle-oriented Affinity missions | Recruited through BLADE mission board and Affinity missions |
| H.B. | A self-declared elite Curator who cannot resist lecturing the party on procedure and titles and who insists on calling the player his junior. | Supporting / Curator | BLADE (Curators) | Rare specimen and collectible gathering Melee skirmishing | Recruited through BLADE mission board and Affinity missions |
| Hope Alanzi | A Mediator whose work is diplomacy with the alien peoples living in and around New Los Angeles, from the Ma-non technicians to the Nopon traders to the Definian waifs who wash up in the city. | Supporting / Mediator | BLADE (Mediators) | Xenodiplomacy and refugee support Support and healing Arts | Recruited through BLADE mission board and Affinity missions |
| Luxaar | The Supreme Commander of the Ganglion and the figure behind the destruction of Earth and the pursuit of the White Whale. | Antagonist | Ganglion | Ganglion high command Commands the occupation of Mira | Main story antagonist |
| Goetia | One of Luxaar's commanders and the most visible Ganglion face in the field, leading the massed attacks on New Los Angeles and the hunts for the party's Skells. | Antagonist / Field Commander | Ganglion | Command of Ganglion strike forces Boss encounter | Main story antagonist and city defence battles |
| Ga Jiarg | A Wrothian warrior prince first met as an enemy of the party and later as a grudging ally against the Ganglion. | Ally / Wrothian Prince | Wroth | Master duellist with blade technique Wrothian military leadership | Recruited through story and Affinity missions |
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