ALWAYS AHEAD - Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed - 9 - Ending

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In the finale of our Let's Play, walkthrough, and playthrough of Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed, Matthew and team find themselves in an unfamiliar world-the origin of everything-where they must decide everyone's future!
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GAME: Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
AUTHOR: Monolith Soft
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 takes place in Aionios, a world resulting from the fusion between the settings of the previous two games. In Aionios, human life is subjected to ten-year lifespans, with each year referred to as a "term." Two warring nations, Keves and Agnus, engage in perpetual war with the purpose of extending their own lifespan. As the story progresses six soldiers, Noah, Eunie and Lanz from Keves, and Mio, Taion and Sena from Agnus, gain the ability to merge into lifeforms called Ouroboros. Their journey is obstructed by the Consuls from each nation, which have the ability to transform into a lifeform similar to Ouroboros, called Moebius.
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[@NicoB]

Future Redeemed was phenomenal-a culmination of excellent gameplay and an amazing send-off to a story that started all the way back in 1998. Massive kudos to Takahashi and his team at Monolith Soft.

[@benjaws5263]

Dang Nico you uploaded early today

[@QuizMasterEntertainment]

It's been quite a trip, in more ways than one

[@remini255]

Hey Nico if your looking for another game to play might I recommend “Witch on the Holy Night” it’s a rather underground visual novel that got great reviews

[@gzthehackerman9355]

You finally get a game where Vandham lives

[@LemonChanh]

Don't for get lore dump radio. We all love lore dump radio

[@Dr.Farewell]

What takahashi didn’t show when Shulk, Rex and A walked off. Rex: Ya know what Shulk, these really were the Xenoblade Chronicles Shulk: Rex… what the hell are you talking about? A: Phenomenal

[@dragonhunter1315]

And they're all feeling full of beans

[@sayospecter6731]

Rex: The Future Redeemed is in your hands, kids. Shulk: _This guy, I swear._

[@Blarglesnarfe]

Rex: Awright, well, I’ve got two new spouses! And eventually, two new kids! Shulk: I-I’m Male! A: I’m genderfluid. Rex: Ain’t gunna stop me from tryin’!

[@epsillon4305]

By the way Nico, the people they were referring to with “them” wasn’t Melia or Nia, but Pneuma and Logos. Note how Matthew’s gauntlets opened up to reveal Pneuma’s core crystal, and an emphasis was given to N’s “sword of the end” which glowed the same purple as Logo’s core crystal.

[@Flomen01]

The purple glow could easily just mean Moebius. I think people are jumping the gun way too much on this one considering how huge of a reveal it would be if Logos is in fact alive. It could just as easily be Pyra and Mythra Rex was referring to

[@Rognik]

I definitely think "those two" is Pyra and Mythra Rex is calling for. The "them" he directs to A at the end, that could be almost anyone given that point in the story.

[@Linkaro2]

A shame that Nico was too hype to notice the core

[@antoniohumberto5510]

@@Flomen01 he never truly died, he talks with pneuma a few minutes after his supposed “death”

[@kaz7886]

@@Flomen01 Hmm, i doubt it. It's incredibly hinted to during the whole DLC when N shows up, each damn time.

[@ensislucis2395]

I love the juxtaposition in the Radio scene because Na’el is talking about how peaceful this world is but the radio is talking about people debating over a Human Rights bill

[@danielmunoz1275]

Also also name dropping a villain.

[@ag9953]

The bill was probably all kinds of messed up considering it was proppsed by the Saviorites, the same group that attacked the Radamanthus shortly before Klaus' experiment, so the debate was probably warranted.

[@ShadowSkyX]

Yet she's agreeing that they should set out to a new world

[@Thebrawlbro]

I love how not a single person playing the game listens to Na'el, instead just trying to figure out what the hell the radio is talking about

[@dragonhunter1315]

That is straight up Xenoblade lore dumbing, of course we were gonna pay attention to that

[@DankuCrown]

Except Nico.

[@Linkaro2]

Unless if you are Nicoml. Always listen to the person talking and not the lore dump behied.

[@masterxxxtamer48]

Which is a shame because the juxtaposition of that scene is masterful

[@calebjames5600]

I feel like they knew too and waited till after to do the sibling heart-to-heart lmao

[@Kidusrox]

Nico thinking the regular battle theme was a new unique one because he never heard it go for that long before is so funny

[@ChaosBlitzBeta]

So, a fun fact, if you lose to this fight's first phase enough times, you get a tutorial for how to get through Monado Speed and I am not even kidding.

[@multilad816]

That is rubbing salts and rubbing alcohol in the wounds. Is there footage?

[@Flutterdark_]

i think you only need to lose once to see it. which is fine

[@neku757]

So nico for context the radio in the cutscene after finding Na'el is LORE DUMPING EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL XENO GAMES

[@badlatency9979]

And tying together a canonicity across the Xeno series.

[@demosthenes995]

@@badlatency9979 no its not, its just tying in saga.

[@badlatency9979]

@@demosthenes995 there are implications towards Xenogears, they just can't be explicit. The Philidelphia class mothership is the ship from Xenogears.

[@byronlyons3548]

He already knows the context. It's just that at the time, he doesn't remember, nor care for the Xenosaga stuff, such as Dimitri Yuriev and all that.

[@byronlyons3548]

@@badlatency9979 This pretty much. Also Project Exodus is a project name from Xenoblade X, especially from the localization side of it all. So while it's not exactly tying them all in I'd say, they're at least all referenced, in some way or form by that radio. And you know, touching a bit of the lore page info that comes with Xenoblade 2's Siren model kit.

[@JohnPaul-ec5ug]

Beyond the radio being a huge reference to Xenosaga and Xenoblade Chronicles X, it’s cool how it acts as a nice contrast to Na’el’s words. As she’s describing what kind of peaceful and nice world with no killing that world is, that same world is spilling all of its problems onto her, and it’s all going over her head. Human rights issues, escaping the so-called “paradise” on ships to distant galaxies… it’s a nice contrast. I also really like how the ending theme has the same singer as Kokoro from Xenosaga, and even has a similar flute sound to the one that that song had. It’s a really nice throwback. I *also* love how Rex’s beliefs are still coming through now, even in the end. His “pass it on” to Glimmer is the same as what he said to Jin at the end of 2. It’s great.

[@dragonhunter1315]

Having Joanne Hogg do Future Awaits to cap off the Xenoblade's Klaus trilogy is is amazing.

[@OJvdH]

I completely agree. The lord dunno is nice and all but the whay it works as a contrast and contradiction in the Seven is what mates or so good for me.

[@Babbler49]

One interesting thing about the radio scene that nobody seems to have commented on how it sets up parallels and contrasts between two relationship in the series, namely Future Redeemed's Alpha and Ne'el and XC2's Rex and Prya(/Mythra/Pneuma). In both cases, you have a portion of the Trinity Processor, a god-like entity, creating a vision of a Utopia from selective memories of the old (i.e. our) world which serves as the beginning of a journey. The utopic visions even take place around the same object, the space elevator that would become the World Tree, with XC2's Elysium being at the top and FR's cul-de-sac being at the bottom. The only difference being that in XC2, it was the beginning of protagonist's journey and in FR, it was the beginning of an antagonist's journey. I guess the difference is that for all the troubles they had, both Rex and Pyra still had good intentions at heart, while Na'el and Alpha were so disgusted and disillusioned by the world that they wanted to destroy in order to remake, just has Almathus in XC2 want to.

[@skieth9999]

The radio being cheeky and saying "let's recap for latecomers" always makes me laugh "And now, for the lore-dump for all you people who started with Xenoblade and didn't touch xenosaga or gears"

[@Christian_Kim]

Glimmer: What is this place? Rex: This must be the place Klaus told me about. It’s called *America* ! It’s where all of the Blade accents from my world came from!

[@byronlyons3548]

Glimmer: Wait, our weapons talk?

[@TimothyGod]

​@@byronlyons3548Rex : oh right, guess you wouldn't know about that, eh?

[@Tyuzinhuh]

Ah yes, the radio that broke the Xenoblade community

[@dragonhunter1315]

Who knew one radio could dumb so much lore in the background

[@Magic_Ice]

That ending man. From the callbacks to literally every game from Xenogears to Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the voice acting, THE MUSIC, literally everything about this ending was perfect. The ending made me cry for 3 hours and I wouldn’t haven’t any other way. Also something you didn’t notice was that the Pneuma Trinity Processor was in Matthew’s Gauntlet and it is heavily implied by the camera shots that N’s Sword has the Logos Processor inside of it. You gotta do a Xenoblade character tier list like what you did with Kingdom Hearts. It would be so cool.

[@dragonhunter1315]

I so wanna go back through the Klaus trilogy in one massive marathon now that it's over, i've been meaning to do a Xenoblade marathon for almost a year now

[@TheLaioElektrizzel]

In hindsight the purple light of N's sword of the end is quite obviously the same coulor as Malos' Energy in 2, so it explains why it was so special. And explains why N/Noah are so special. They are likely the current equivalent of being Malos' Driver which could also explain why Noah was reborn again even after N came to be. Though that leaves the question of Mio, seeing as that explanation does not work for her. But then again maybe Nia and Poppi were pulling the strings for that one

[@ZoruaMaster]

A character tier list is something I'd love to see, but I think he may have to play Xenoblade Chronicles X

[@cti23gy46]

My favorite Xenoblade ytp clip goes as follows: Melia: “Alvis! You train!” Alvis: “All aboard people.”

[@Averi0]

Holy shit Apollo and the gift of prophecy strikes

[@drew2031]

I love this dlc ends with a vandham a name we've been hearing throughout this entire saga.

[@TainoMoya]

The best type of people too

[@RedTheWeeb]

Imagine vandham was the last name of klaus or meyneth

[@drew2031]

@@RedTheWeeb Klaus Vandham would be awesome

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

Even all the way back from xenogears the van name is still alive to this day

[@Omeyrolx_theChessmaster]

Start of Xenoblade 3: "Time for Guernica Vandham to make an entrance!" End of Future Redeemed: "Matthew Vandham is outta here!"

[@Signedcentaur]

Nico, you need to realize... Riku was the 7th Founder

[@alphaomegagiant]

Whenever Rex mentions "them", he is refering to Logos and Pneuma, not Melia and Nia. The Aegis cores for the two are actually in N's sword and Matthew's fists respectively (you can see the Pneuma core crystal when Matthew punches the sword) and the camera always cuts to the two whenever Rex says "them".

[@inudeku]

It's not in his blade. It's in his sheath

[@TimothyGod]

​@@inudekuhe never said that...

[@inudeku]

@@TimothyGod it's pretty obvious. The sword of the end is made from origin metal and the sheath is very clearly glowing purple. It zoomed in on it when the sword wasn't even in it.

[@TimothyGod]

@@inudeku huh?? Based on what you replied with, it wasn't relevant to the original comment

[@RivalLinkVO]

Beyond the sky, where we used to be in a moment of eternity, we saw one last you and finally reached where we belong. And now, the future awaits. Thank you Monolith soft, Thank you Takahashi for this amazing journey.

[@stfilo1948]

Clever. Love this comment

[@kittyboo4260]

Nico you must do a lore stream or video of the entire Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy it would be glorious. I'm looking forward to Final Fantasy 16 I wonder how many side quests there are. I don't know when this year but I hope that Nico will return and do another route in Fire Emblem Three Houses hopefully as the Black Eagles with the Ashen Wolves dlc.

[@Galeforce017]

The cutscenes surrounding the final battle are some of the most satisfying narrative conclusions I have ever seen, good lord Monolith never stops.

[@MozillaVulpix]

The only thing that would have made it more satisfying is seeing all the characters reunited after the end of Aionios, but maybe that'd be too much fanservice

[@krasherom]

So yah, N essentially had the power of Malos/Logos in his sword while Matthew had the power of Pyra/Mythra/Pnuema in his Gauntlet. Noah later got them both in the end(in the form of his own sheath as well as the rest of the power when he assimilated N) as well as the Sword of Orgins, which represents/IS the party from Xenoblade 1. TLDR: Noah was quite literally carrying the wills of both sides.

[@sirensong1794]

gotta appreciate the upgrade the vandamns have gotten over the years, from the "van" named characters being ff cid-esc side characters, often comedic ones, to main characters dead mentor, to the descendents of the main characters, to the main character being one himself. seriously so many characters are tied into the vandham family now, it's insane. AND it all started with rex too, which feels very poetic and touching

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

The van family really became the joestars of xenoblade with rex acting as the progenitor. You can consider rex the Jonathon Joestar of xenoblade and it's so weirdly fitting lmao.

[@TimothyGod]

​@@potatofarmergyro1720nah, the Speedwagon foundation

[@TeeTop_]

How did i start with Rex? I'm a bit lost.

[@sirensong1794]

@@TeeTop_ the current vandham family tree that is. bc mio is his and nia's kid and then matthew and then vandhams

[@Tyuzinhuh]

"Malos didn't show up in this dlc" Does he know?

[@antoniohumberto5510]

Noah in the base game: “ I’ll tear all down” Malos’s disembodied voice : “INDEED!!!!!”

[@fang5087]

Thus concludes the Xenoblade trilogy until Xenoblade X comes and I will say this dlc lore dumped hard here with that radio. I hope that Mario and Luigi superstar Saga is next it is short enough to get through to FF16 and Raincode. I hope after these let's play Nico can return to Three Houses there is still a lot more left.

[@Mr96POP]

The final boss theme is absolutely based on “Zanza the Divine” by Manami Kiyota in XC1. It’s fitting how Alpha takes on Zanza’s theme as a foundation for his own. Also, the ending theme, “Future Awaits,” is sung by Joanne Hogg, who sang the credits theme for Xenogears. It truly is a sendoff for Xenoblade, especially since the credits played scenes from XC1, XC2, and XC3 during each verse. I also love the post-credits scene for clarifying the major question after base XC3’s ending: Will the worlds merge? The answer is now a definitive yes, and that means the saga ends on a happy note. While we may not know the details of what happens with everyone (like who Mythra’s child is), we know that things will work out well, and that alone is a great way to conclude the Klaus Saga. Speaking of the ending, that light heading towards Earth will spark debates for the next few years. Some people believe it’s KOS-MOS after the ending of Xenosaga 3 in which she finds Lost Jerusalem/Earth. Others think it’s the White Whale (the ship in XCX) landing on planet Mira. Personally, I don’t think the new merged world is planet Mira from XCX since Mira is an alien planet devoid of human life. The fused worlds of Bionis and Alrest would definitely be full of people (such as the casts of XC1, XC2, & XC3), so I don’t believe this world is Mira. KOS-MOS is more likely to me since part of the Xenosaga games was refinding Lost Jerusalem (Earth) after thousands of years of humanity being away from Earth.

[@dragonhunter1315]

I'm definitely leaning more towards the star being KOS-MOS. What this all means is that Saviorite rebels' attack on the orbital station and Klaus' experiment that split the world into 2, Zanza's desire to be the sole God, Amalthus' genocide of Tornan people and turning Malos into a killing machine, and Z's endless now, it's all Dimitri Yuriev's fault.

[@gallantblade1825]

Y’all realize that, due to working on the Ouroboros Stone, as well as planning to stay with the City people for the good while, Riku is most likely the 7th Founder of the City.

[@danielmunoz1275]

And he purposedly decided to be taken out of the records and history, because he doesn't like fame. Also, I guess being famous among Moebius' main threat/enemies would've made it hard for him to infiltrate Keves.

[@vnellu6740]

This expansion was phenomenal it gave N much needed depth, Uncle Rex and we'll just more Xenoblade Chronicles 3 in general. Now the question is what is going to be next between now and near the end of June I think maybe Hunter X Hunter. I hope that after Zelda or one of the later let's play Nico could return to Three Houses it's been such a long time.

[@ninjaydes]

A much happier ending than XC2's DLC.

[@Magic_Ice]

Every other Xenoblade ending: Very emotional and happy ending!!!! Torna’s ending: *endless misery*

[@TainoMoya]

​@@Magic_Ice OHHH THE MISERY 🎶

[@ShadowSkyX]

It's more hopeful, perhaps, but remember, it's still a thousand years of misery for N and every person stuck in the cycle

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

@@ShadowSkyX The Past fully comes to an end as the Future is inserted into the Endless Now, risking the Now's end as well

[@silentxt241]

Idk if anyone's mentioned this but when everyone fused into the Mega Ouroboros, they likely saw each other's memories like the main game's cast did. This means that Nikol and Glimmer probably saw their fathers' memories.

[@ericquiabazza2608]

When you see the memory of your concepcion....

[@elizamalaguld9064]

It's even worse when you realize that N was ALSO in that Mega-boros... Yeah...

[@mimesforcrimes8393]

@@elizamalaguld9064 Wait N WAS IN THERE?! Man...

[@corruptedteka]

OH SHIT. I somehow did NOT think about that ! Holy shit wait you're so right ! They'd have to ask the City people for the details though...

[@wyldloganroth5303]

Believe the "two" they keep referring to are Logos and Pneuma. We know Pneuma's core crystal is the entire basis of Ouroboros as it was passed down through Matthew's lineage (which makes sense since they're all from Nia's side of the Rex polycule) and it's basically outright told us that Logos is with N's sword

[@ZenoKnightShade]

On a non Xenoblade related note, this episode officially ties this LP with DV3 for the channel’s second longest LP

[@ensislucis2395]

Damn I was really hoping Nico would catch them saying Dimitri Yuriev since he was a major Xenosaga villain

[@byronlyons3548]

He hasn't played past episode 1, nor beat that. And even then, when he was watching Simmons stream it, he hard zoned out a lot of times, which is how much he did not care or like the saga trilogy. Which is kind of how bad it was, especially for him watching. So chances are that he forgot, or didn't payed attention to him.

[@theomegastar7315]

Please let Super Paper Mario be next it's short and has a good story it will be perfect for the wait for Final Fantasy 16. I hope at some point this year or next year we return to FE Three Houses.

[@darktheg.o.d5541]

This series has certainly been a thing or three ✊🏾

[@dragonhunter1315]

Also phenomenal.

[@charlessegale6493]

​@@dragonhunter1315 And full of beans!

[@Eclipse_NT]

And meatier

[@pikespeakaudio8898]

1:12:32 NicoB: "[Future Connected]'s...not nearly as meaty." Eunie: So what you're saying... Noah: Eunie- Matthew: Hold up, she's on a roll. Eunie: ...is that NicoB... Taion: Eunie-! Rex: Let 'er cook! Eunie: ...WISHED HE HAD FOUND SOMETHING A BIT MEATIER, EH?! Reyn/Zeke/Lanz: WOOO! Melia/Morag/A: *sighs and shakes their heads*

[@bwobkjobrien2508]

I feel like Nico missed or didn’t see a lot of major things that happened this episode, like the worlds reuniting at the end, pneuma’s core crystal in Mathew’s gauntlet and even when Origin was falling he completely missed the scene of the colony survivors flying out.(I’m not blaming him for focusing on the narrative and not listening to the radio for references) I guess it doesn’t really matter, but it does feel like that uncertainty he feels at the end could at least be partly attributed to him missing plot details shown in the episode.

[@chilithid941]

I wonder what Nico will let's play next I am hoping for Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga I mean come on more Bowser. I hope at least this year we can finally return to Three Houses it's been 3 long years.

[@Nexus_427]

So... the radio lol I think it's pretty given there is a lot going on with it, but it seems to confirm that Xenoblade X is indeed referenced in some way, but much more importantly, Xenosaga might now heavily tied to the future of the series. X gets a cheeky nod in form of ships transporting people to space, but Xenosaga, oh boy. On the radio itself you can see the logo of the Vector Industries, important group from Xenosaga, Dimitri Yuriev is one of its main antagonists, Saviorites are the group who attacked the "World Tree" where Klaus conducted his experiment, their name actually being just new localized name for Salvators, also from Xenosaga. But also, most importantly, that falling blue star is most likely a recreation of Xenosaga's ending where KOS-MOS is falling through space and it's heavily implied she makes it back to Earth or in this case whatever the fusion of the two worlds is now. Well, looks like she did after so many years. Oh, and the credits theme is sung by the same lady who did Xenogears theme song. And if you still have doubts, Bandai Namco is credited as Special Thanks in both the credits and game's legal info, including mentioning Xenosaga by name. Xenosaga remaster when, Bandai.

[@ninjaydes]

8:09 And suddenly they see a Keyblade-wielding boy off in the distance. Sora: "MY FRIENDS ARE MY POWER!" Donald: "THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SPOT TO FIND SOME INGREDIENTS!" Rex: "... We could learn a thing or three from their choice catchphrases."

[@lucasvalls5436]

The battle theme against the final super boss is the normal battle theme Nico. It is just that normally the fights ends way before you ever get to that point.

[@ThaTrueRealmWalker]

With the interlinking scene and the heartbreaking good bye of our beloved protagonists from previous adventures, there is something very important and heart breaking to realize. THEY INTERLINKED, OH THOSE POOR KIDS. They most likely saw each other memories, and now those kids have to deal with the fact their dads left for the milk right after they learned who they are. THANKS MONOLITH SOFT, NOW I'M SAD.

[@shiromatsunoki]

The ending had me in tears, I can't lie. Credits that do a clip show of all the best moments from a series always get me emotional lol. I'm super excited to see where the series goes from here for its next big storyline. Its next big SAGA, if you will. (I'm sorry, the pun was there I had to take it.)

[@netherfire50]

This DLC definitely did one thing in regards to the main game and that is N. Here we see him still caring about his family and relatives (Ghondor, Matthew) but still he pushes forward Moebius's agenda to continue the endless now. We also have my personal favorite twist, the fact that N actually went ahead and awoken the true powers of Ouroboros that eventually would landslide into Moebius's defeat with Noah and co. Definitely one of my favorite parts of the DLC. Not to mention its highly theorized that Ns sheath or even his Lucky Seven holds Logos in there, hense why they were able to defeat Alpha because both Pneuma and Logos were there. Logos really loves his anime swordman 😉. Also, Im suprised you didnt notice but it showed Pneumas crystal inside Matthews gauntlets when he punched Ns blade... which eventually gets passed down to Riku once Matthew leaves recorded history and is eventually reforged into Noahs gauntlet thing for his Lucky Seven.

[@potatoarcher3985]

I also really love the symbolism that both swords (Noah's Lucky Seven and N's) are pretty much some really sharp, indestructible kevesi swords being powered up by cores that originated from Agnus. Really shows that to beat Moebius, both worlds needed to come together in harmony

[@sirensong1794]

i'll be honest, i got a bit of a different vibe. he probably did care about his son but na'el and matthew were straight up "fuck them kids" to him. he seemed surprised and taken aback when ghondor died and i wouldnt be surprised if he did mourn it deep down, but he's not gonna express that anytime soon, and was pretty willing to kill both na'el and matthew to get to alpha. he definitely does carry a lot of repressed feelings but mans was certainly NOT being a good grandpapa this dlc.

[@netherfire50]

@sirensong1794 yeah he's obviously not fully caring for his family. If they stand against the endless now he won't hesitate to murder them.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

Trails in the Sky as the next Lets play??? It’s only tradition for Xenoblade fans to become Trails fans. 👀

[@Bageltrice]

I can confirm. That is the same thing that happened to me.

[@TainoMoya]

I went through another dimension and became an Ys fan Also a long time ago in a stream i think it was astros playroom he said he wasn't gonna play trails, he looked into it but he didn't jive with it.

[@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE]

@@TainoMoya Aww dang it. Well it was a long time ago as you said so maybe his mind can change. Guess we’ll have to see though but I think it’s something he’d really love.

[@TainoMoya]

@@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE yeah definitely especially with how requested it is every end of a series. It's definitely on his mind

[@Bageltrice]

@@BobbyTheGamerOfJUSTICE It did take some convincing to get him to play Xenoblade 2 and he ended up loving it. So, not all hope is lost.

[@J.P1981]

Matthew and friends approaching one of the houses and hearing through the door: "HELLO! This NicoB here with a let's play Xenoblade Chronicles 3". And they're just like- " Best we don't talk to them, sounds like some lunatics are in these homes." Funny enough I didn't cry until the credits because it had set in that this really was the end and I just couldn't stop the tears. On a more serious note, I'm glad I got to experience this series. And then again with everyone here. It's been a fun and wild ride.

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

Rex becoming the avatar of pneuma is just so fucking cool to me, rex literally becoming the embodiment of the power he used in xc2 to achieve his dream of elysium. Now he's the one passing on his will to the new generation for a new bright future. Idc what anyone says about rex he'll always be my goat.

[@TheWcasey]

This final boss music slaps so f+cking hard. I've been listening to it on and off for weeks. Also that radio casually referencing Xenogears and Xenosaga. I hope for more in the future.

[@brony4869]

"It doesn't matter what you call 'em. The real enemy is whoever threatens our lives. Whoever tries to rob us of our hopes and dreams." Like, what a raw line. Its true irl too.

[@slobertooth1358]

Idk if you caught this Nico, but at the end, it showed that eventually the two worlds fused back together successfully one day and became one world again Also, this dlc unlike Torna is not sold separately

[@Humblepie_WHAT]

There are a few things of note that you missed: --Malos actually does appear! ...kind of. Rex yells "If only those two were here!" with N looking down at his blade. When Matthew leaps to strike N's blade, his fists open up to reveal Pneuma'score crystal. And finally, when Rex says "If it were them, I don't think they'd bat an eye at helping." As the camera pans through Matthew's gauntlets (Pneuma) and N's sword of the end (Logos/Malos). --Radio Radio Radio As many have pointed out, the radio is a massive lore dump that canonizes the xenogears series. Allegedly. I never played those games, but the internet has never lied to me, so I'm willing to trust. --We actually do get to see more of the ending of 3. After the worlds split apart again, a blue and yellow light envelopes the respective planets, two colors that are commonly linked to Keves and Agnus interlinking. The worlds of 1 and 2, as a result of everything that happened in Aionios caused the two worlds to interlink. They have become one, at last. --Star at the end is probably KOS-MOS Again, I have never played Xenosaga. But Namco is credited in the credits, leaving KOS-MOS to be the most likely identity.

[@TheAntiYuu]

I definitely teared up at the end. Really felt like the series finally reached a conclusion.

[@4LeafedDragon]

The last thing Rex said to the kids was almost identical to what he said years back with Jin, about handing things over to the next person to carry on ones will.

[@RPGPersona]

Them refers to Mythra/Pyra and Malos. They directly showed that Matthew had Mythra/Pyra's core crystal and it is implied that N has the remains of Malos' core crystal in his Sword of the End.

[@Sonicstriforce]

Kinda sad Nico didnt know anything from the Radio scene cause he wouldve given some great giddy screams (like BlunZ did). Hopefully next stream he can talk about his thoughts on the connections of the Xeno series before that stream's game.

[@Hawlo]

Wait did Nico actually record this whole final segment on May 16th? That's amazing.

[@zeroknight1311]

Well, he didn't do an outro for the previous episode.

[@24hr-Gaming]

So by far the craziest thing about this game was full cards up confirmation from Takahashi that he's still continuing on with the absolutely bonkers ideas that he cooked up during Xenogears. The radio scene is actually really good since even if you didn't understand the context of it the overall scene is still very strong in conveying Na'el's emotions and how what she wants isn't going to work out. But also the terms dropped in that radio cast had bits of lore from Xenogears (the Philadelphia class ship is the same kind of ship seen in the beginning of the game), Project Exodus and the White Whale (Xenoblade X), Savorites, Vector, and Dimitri (Xenosaga) and there's very good arguments that the weird blue light at the end is Kosmos. Plus Noah disappearing at the end of 3 lines up with the two worlds reconverging into one.

[@wistwispwistfulwisp]

Why did this have to end so soon I need more Xenoblade more well with that said I'm glad this dlc came out early and not sometime in Autumn we needed more Xenoblade. On to other matters I hope after Final Fantasy 16 Nico could replay Three Houses with the dlc.

[@cursedfurby6656]

I think it would be cool to see a video of Nico understanding the implications of everything, and how it can shape the future for the Xeno series!

[@oOPrettywinxOo]

Everyone has alrd said what needed to be said so i will just leave you with this fun fact: You never got to see it, but Monolith actually DID deactivate both the menu jingle and the chain attack theme for this last section. If you had entered the menu in the boss room nefore engaging Alpha, the menu would open but it would play a subdued version of the bg music. If you had used a chain attack in the final battle it would be the final battle theme but iirc, they add a bit of rock guitar riffs into it to make it even more intense. TLDR; Monolith DID hear us about the menu and chain attack music, but it almost feels like they wanted to troll us by only fixing the issue in the last minutes of the game haha (& at the same time, it kind of drives the importance and epicness of that battle home further, so thats genius).

[@gaspelios3340]

I think the openness of the finale is very on purpose, I mean, Future Awaits is a song about literally going forward into an unknown future that facing together and with hope in our hearts, it will one day be "Our Future" This was a fantastic send-off for the Klaus Saga and one hell of a testament to the Xeno series. Thank you for showing and sharing your experience with this masterpiece Nico.

[@The_Evening_Sun]

One thing that im suprised no one talks about is that we get to see the original pure space elevator version of the beanstalk(world tree) from 2

[@willd1790]

One thing I've always found really interesting about this DLC is how Alpha contrasts Z. In the base game the villains want to preserve their static "endless now" at the cost of everyone's future, while in the DLC the villains want to destroy any remnant of the past and create a world they think would be unburdened by it. Both of these are of course actually impossible, and I like the ultimate answer both parties come to in the end-the world must move forward, but it does so for the sake of the everyone living there and all that led them to that point, not to damn all of it.

[@Cyrus_Bright]

I hope Nico gives Trails in the Sky a chance someday and at the very least checks out the first game with an open mind. Could very easily be another Xenoblade 2 situation of "don't judge a book by its cover"

[@lightmaker5648]

Didn't even notice the Dimitri Yuriev

[@zeroknight1311]

So Regarding the Pneuma Core being in Matthew's Knuckles, I personally believe that Ghondor had found it at some point in his youth and used it as a "Core" for the knuckles. And I still stand by the Knuckles having been made into the sheath that Noah uses in the Base Game. Which means that our Swordsman throwing his weapon into the water is him Throwing Mythra and Pyra into the water. But hey, if Melia can keep The Monado REX+. Then Nia kept some salvager's gear to use to get the sword out of the water. Also the Post Credits Scene with a light going to the reunited world is implied to be the Body of KOS MOS floating towards Lost Jerusalem shortly after the universe is rebooted during the events of Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra.

[@Winters004]

Rex assuring A that both Pneuma AND Logos would have extended Nikol and Glimmer's lives is pretty heartwarming, because it means that even after all of this time, Rex is still certain that Malos had the capacity to do good.

[@ammonahwong9994]

If he had the right driver

[@Vinylmelody1517]

Think nico missed the fact that Matthew's fists contained Pura and mythras core crystal and the purple color of N's sword and his words about "them" when he looked at the sword and fists implies the sword contains a portion of logo's/ malos power

[@hoyitsmiguel]

I believe the "two" that Rex refers to in the final battle and post-battle when giving their lives are Pneuma and Logos, since A/Alpha represents Ontos

[@joserachi96]

7:01 Why do they look like a group of cosplayers that got on the wrong bus

[@RosyMiranto]

Kind of admittedly i was expecting Don't Forget Me for the final And we're back to 😢

[@Cosplaythief]

I still won't forget him though. T_T

[@phillipjarvis5754]

Xenoblade X- Lao: I think I could have taken it. Xenoblade 2: YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME?!

[@LarryButz]

The radio. That dang radio. Everyone on Twitter just kept on posting a picture of the radio and captioning things like “DAAMMMNNN YOOUU TAKAHASHI” with no spoiler context for those in the “if you know, you know,” it was a brain melter and symbol of insanity for everyone.

[@uchytjes10]

Man, finishing the Xenoblade trilogy is a hell of a triumph. These games are huge. Looking forward to the next massive JRPG franchise you get sucked into, hopefully its Trails lol

[@SeiyaTempest]

I thought Nico said he isn't interested in the Trails series.

[@uchytjes10]

@@SeiyaTempest He also said that about Xenoblade, and look at us now.

[@byronlyons3548]

@@uchytjes10 This is because of Simmons pushing him to try out the rest of the Xenoblade games. However, Simmons will not push the Trials series on him, due to a reason or two he doesn't like it either. One of them being because of the fans. So if Simmons ain't feeling it, Nico probably isn't going to feel it either.

[@uchytjes10]

@@byronlyons3548 Thats a bit shit tbh. Is it true that Simmons doesn't like the fans of it? Aside from the insistence that more people should play the series, the fans of the series are all pretty damn chill in my experience.

[@byronlyons3548]

@@uchytjes10 It's them nagging him to "PLAY THEM IN ORDER!", that got to him. Which honestly, that is a legitimate problem with the fanbase half the times. The other is the sexualization, like the stripper club scene, and the fact there's more stuff like that. Possibly with the young girls even. That is what turns him away as well.

[@aleisterleopold6229]

It is heavily implied that Riku is the 7th founder of the city

[@TriforceZard]

This DLC was everything I wanted. It was so good that I’m having trouble deciding whether I like Xenoblade 2 or 3 more as a complete package. I loved every character in this, especially Rex. It’s such a great sendoff. Easy 10/10, from me at least. Also THE XENOSAGA! THE XENOSAGA IS REAAAAAL!

[@videogamerzero1schannel]

After that radio scene I have to say, Namco you have to include a Xenosaga remaster collection if you allowed that to happen especially that you also remember Klonoa & Baten Kaitos, franchises that aren't big sellers yet also gotten remasters

[@masterxxxtamer48]

Nico doesn’t like xenosaga (rightfully so) so I doubt he’s excited about the references

[@TriforceZard]

@@videogamerzero1schannel God I hope we get a Xenosaga collection.

[@videogamerzero1schannel]

@@TriforceZard I do as well because I lack a PC required to emulate a game, so I hope Namco throws me another bone with Xenosaga like they did with Baten Kaitos

[@TriforceZard]

@@videogamerzero1schannel I plan on emulating this summer, but I’ll gladly pick up a remaster if they announce one and I hope they do.

[@marmitetempest2699]

You know, I find it funny how many people call Alpha Alvis when A is far more Alvis then Alpha is

[@masteroflight7296]

Im a little disapointed that Nico didnt recocnize any of the Radio dialogue as he has played Xenosaga

[@NoonDragoon]

Tbh he’s said before that he didn’t like Xenosaga 1 and I don’t blame him, that game and 2 are hard to get through. But 3 is good at least.

[@byronlyons3548]

Not only did he not like the games, but he zoned out pretty hard when watching a streamer he occasionally watches play those games. He just did not care, nor payed attention to it more than half the time. Emphasized more when he talked about it during today's stream, near the start.

[@NoonDragoon]

@@byronlyons3548 The first game can be reaaally hard to get through, it has a terribly slow opening and slow battle system. The game doesn't really pick up in any interesting way in the story department until you meet Jr. either, so I do not blame Nico for being uninterested. I only finally got through the whole series myself because people had raved about Episode 3 for so long that I wanted to see what it was about.

[@Sakisaka_Rei]

I don't know why you thought Melia and Nia instead of Pyra/Mythra and Logos.

[@tsunekune5753]

*A:* Ok, we have to make up this world's trinity processor and one of you have to take the role of Logos! *Rex:* Might as well be Pneuma since I was one in a sense but if you're going to be Ontos and I take on Pneuma then that leaves Shulk. *Shulk:* ....damn On a latter note, it's been a satisfying end for Klaus's experiment and the reference to Xenosaga of all things. There was some comment that told about the bonus line from XS3 where a blue light was emitting from KOS-MOS and if we take the radio by heart (like most people did) then, not only is Xenosaga connected via radio/Vector Industries, but it could also mean that Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Xenoblade have been an "overarching storyline" with the Zohar/Conduit being that connection along with some aspects that carried over from the last Xeno game. But that's just me. EDIT: XC2 is honestly a game that may be my favorite out of the Klaus Trilogy since it has all these designs but had a story that just makes you feel something. While XC1's ending makes me feel satisfied in the end, I cried like a baby towards the ending of XC2. I honestly recommend playing it through the JP dub first since the UK dub direction, from what I heard, was a bad that the VAs didn't have time to do a redo in some lines.

[@knownname1587]

Matthew: who knows... Maybe it'll even be you N: .... *thousand years later* Riku: and riku took that literally (By the way i got this from a meme on reddit. So all credit goes to the user who made it.)

[@danielmunoz1275]

Maybe not only Riku. Noah also had the red-like Origin Metal that Matthew had (inherited by his grandfather, and his father as well). How did Noah got his blade to be made of said metal? Matthew went on his travels right at the end of the events in FR, but it is unknown to history what exactly did he do during the time other than exploring the world and coming back to the city (with a family)? I have the double theory that Matthew either lost his fists somehow (doubt it since they are inherited to a person's iris), OR Matthew on his travels actually found Noah, his great grandfather reincarnated inside the system. Who knows what his experience with encountering Noah was; however, to me it is most likely that Matthew decided to give Noah the metal of his fists (Pneuma's core along with it), and since Noah's blade is naturally a sword the metal just adapted to it. After that Noah kept repeating the cycle until he was the Noah we played as in the Base Game. There's a lot of maybes, but Riku could've been more inclined to give Noah the Sword of Origin, precisely because he noticed Noah had Matthew's Origin metal on top of judging Noah as a noble person.

[@hilotakenaka]

I’m surprised you didn’t notice either the Dmitri Yuriev name drop in the exposition scene or the Vector logo branded on the radio

[@MozillaVulpix]

"What is this, some Saga bullshit?" you have no idea...

[@keyblademasterct2]

This DLC was fantastic in many respects, but when you get down to it, they left us with a lot of unanswered questions that I believe should have been addressed in this game/DLC, and I'm not even considering what we heard on the radio (which you didn't seem to pay attention to whatsoever; didn't you play Saga?). Although there’s still the matter of KOS-MOS possibly being that light at the end of the credits; the possibility of Chronicles canonically crossing over with Saga reminds of that one cross over game “Project X Zone”, or more specifically PXZ2, where KOS-MOS makes an appearance alongside Fiora. Speaking of Fiora, I wish at the very least she had been addressed in a few more scenes, particularly within the main story rather than just an affinity scene or two. I pictured a scenario in which Shulk would discuss his mechanical arm with Nikol, which would then lead to a Ship of Theseus-style topic: replacing one's body parts with mechanical components. Shulk would note just how horrible such a concept would be for most people, but after recalling Fiora's former circumstances, promises that anyone with a strong enough will can remain themselves and do right by the people and places they treasure, no matter what gets replaced. Something along such lines, I suppose. That's another parallel I'm surprised not many people noticed: Shulk not only lost use of his right arm like Dunban, but he's also partially mechanical like Fiora once was, albeit to a lesser extent. To this day, I believe the only actual appearances I've seen of her after XC1 are in the DLC for XC2 and curiously enough, Project X Zone 2 on the 3DS. Those, however, are regarded as non-canon and fan service. Both she and Shulk's appearances in XC2's DLC have no bearing on the overall story, and it wouldn't make sense otherwise since are tons of contradictions. I did enjoy how they made Fiora an extremely overpowered Blade. I also enjoy what they did with her in Project x Zone 2. I don't know much about PXZ, and I'm hesitant to learn more because I don't have much of a relationship with the majority of the cast of characters cross over. However, based on what I've seen, I know that they at the very least attempted to make her appearance in the plot make sense, even going so far as to explain when exactly in XC1's timeline she was transferred from her world. In some ways, PXZ2 has more regard for her character than the Xeno series has since the first game ended; from the few cutscenes I've watched, I appreciated the interplay between her and KOS-MOS. Now I want MOAR!!!

[@rcrude8866]

So, whats on the radio these days.

[@Sora_Souda]

2018 was when I became a Xenoblade fan thanks to your LP and playing XC3 and it's DLC myself was a once of a lifetime experience I'll never forget. So I wanna give my sincere thanks to Monolithsoft and to you Nico!

[@tkte85]

If it was "them" 46:47 its referring to Pnuema(Matthew's gauntlet) and Logos(N's sheath). A and Rex noticed while N granted Matthew the Fists of the End, that Logos(Malos)'s core crystal shards(being purple too) is in N's sword sheath, and that Matthew had Pnuema ever since the incident with his grandad back in the city, which was passed to him since then(Ghondor's powers were green) which also unshackled A from Alpha. It was also said that due to that, Noah from the main game actually threw away Pnuema at the end scene as Noah inherited Pnuema's core crystal(his sword sheath transforms to something similar to Matthew's gauntlet)

[@antilink7718]

In truth, the first game resonated with me and a lot people strongly in a number of aspects, just as the second game did; it might have something to do with the fact that most people these days are playing the Definitive Edition, which is worlds better and is easier to play through, partly thanks to its quality of life changes. XC1 became popular not just of XC2 but because they definitively did the game justice by improving it, and in the process we all fell in love with the characters much more easily than before. But honestly, hearing you admit things like it being not being nearly as memorable doesn't give me a good feeling. Part of me would like to believe that your underwhelming feelings towards XC1 were due to circumstance; would things been different had you waited the Definitive edition? I do hope you revisit the game one day and give the appreciation it deserves.

[@byronlyons3548]

I think it would be the same way with him anyways. Because I've played through it on the Definitive Edition, and still think highly of 2 above 1. And now 3 as well. While the story is still good, very solid. Better than most RPGs out there, which should be saying something. But there is still some things that fall short about the game at the end. For one, gameplay. It's combat is very simple, way too simple actually. Definitive didn't really change that, other than how much you can braindead cheese it now, with lvl 12 art books. Some things still aren't marked down and easily findable, such as Colony 6 construction materials needed (dear god this sucks). Secondly, the characters. A lot of them really fall short, and gets pushed off to the wayside a bit too soon before even the last quarter of the game. So much so, that the game mostly ends up being Shulk's story, with maybe Melia at times. Shulk being very annoyingly boneheaded at times, especially at the moment of stopping Dunban, just to talk-no-jutsu him. Prematurely ending Dunban's character arc right there. Sharla is mostly just there, until her fiancée shows up, which is very short lived for sure. Riki, even more just there, and kind of adds nothing to the cast, asides from more playable characters for some variety. Reyn, as a lovable buffoon he is, he definitely ends up pretty far behind. And Fiora, well, she just says and thinks about Shulk, and that's it when Meyneth leaves. While having good, if not great personality at times, tons of stuff that the story does to mostly ignore them, and not giving them much moments to grow. Hell, I would be hard press to consider any of the heart to hearts, mostly due to the high affinity requirements needed for most of them. Which requires you to using said characters a lot, sometimes in less optimal team setup even (Sharla being the biggest guilty one on being a bane for team setup most of the times). And if the story isn't giving you a whole lot of reasons to care about them, other than their archetype personality, why bother with them. And the best items to boost affinity between characters the most, is locked behind very late game, or Super Boss items. See the problem? And even if you were to meet them, there's things they do and say, that's different than how they are during the story at times. Such as Riki, who's a great dad, and amazing looking out for and taking care of things or whatever. But in the team, he does none of these great things, like, at all. A disconnect of sorts, between the heart to hearts, and the story. These are the things that kind of hold the game down, from being considered better than the later ones.

[@ensislucis2395]

Fogdweller Abassay is the Fogbeast version of the Xenoblade 1 superboss in the exact same place, Avalanche Abassay

[@GamerSapss]

28:40 I would have agreed it should have counted... if it weren't for the fact you assumed the AI was going to do everything for you in that final stretch

[@jadenyoung5297]

Hey Nico, if you want to understand more about the significance of the radio and what it was talking about, I highly recommend watching Luxin’s analysis video on it titled A Very Normal Discussion About A Radio In Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed. Luxin is this amazing Xeno series fan who literally takes a deep dive into everything about the lore of all the Xeno games, including Gears and Saga. Go check him out.

[@Riku-zv5dk]

There were actually a number of hints regarding future developments, as the game featured a lot of references to Xenosaga, and the final scene of the blue light approaching Earth seems to be tied to the ending of Xenosaga 3. We also saw Alrest and the Bionis have fused again, properly this time. Anyway, glad you enjoyed this let's play and series.

[@xainreaper6458]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that this means Noah technically threw his moms in laws into the ocean.

[@lunardruid6097]

Man lived every married person's dream, and doesn't even realize it. Bless him.

[@antoniohumberto5510]

Don’t forget his uncle in law as well

[@ShallBePurified]

I'm amazed Nico missed all the references in this chapter besides the one plainly stated lol.

[@Christian_Kim]

Thank you Nico for let’s playing this series and helping introduce me to now one of my favorite video game series of all time! This DLC was absolutely incredible and a great send-off for the Klaus Trilogy! While this arc may be over, I hope we can still see some of these characters again in the future and while I’m a little sad that this arc is over, I’m looking forward to what the future has in store for us!

[@Linkaro2]

I like this arrogant that Na'el shows here... or maybe she choose not to pay any attention to any bad stuff thay happens. She is mainly focusing on the beautiful scenery and how peaceful her ideal world is while ignoring any horrible news that is happening in the radio. Btw, not sure how well you know about Xenosaga but the name Dimitri Yuriev is a character from Xenosaga and one of the antagonist from that series. In fact, if you check the copyright note when getting this DLC, you will see that Xenosaga is listed there. I find it cool that they connected the two series. EDIT: When Rex meant "those two" and "them", he meant Pneuma and Logos. I am not sure if you saw it but Pneuma core was in Matthew's glove and it is hinted that Logos' core cystal is in N's sword. Oroboros is literally the power of Logos and Pneuma combine.

[@jayguthrie262]

The "Them" Rex keeps referring to are Logos and Pneuma's (tho Pneuma can interchanged with Pyra and Mythra at times) as Pneuma's true core is in Matthew's Fists and Logos is in N's sword/sheath. This to me means that Logos is still somewhat alive and the possibility of Rex finally getting his chance to punch his face and get a drink with. Wheather Logos/Malos remembers or not I believe he'll still panic seeing Rex hitting both his sisters and the woman who healed him to having cancer

[@phillipjarvis5754]

Zanza: Behold, the true form of a United World! 1: I am Monado. I was here at the beginning, and I will proclaim the end. 2: We are the Aegis. I recorded the past, and we will live in the present. 3: I am Origin. I was there at the end, and I will pave a new beg- *glub* I'm surprised that Nico didn't initially comment on the Philadelphia-Class ships from Xenogears. Na'el: praises a World without strife. Radio: announces the horrors of this World while justifying Klaus' actions as a lesser evil. The farewells hit harder when you remember that Interlinking transfers memories- Nikol and Glimmer just discovered their family connections. Rex: If it was "them", they wouldn't even bat an eyelid at helpin'. It's nice that he still believes in Malos.

[@charlessegale6493]

This DLC was truly an experience! Having played the base game and knowing what I did about the games before (I've played them all aside from X, but never did beat any game aside from 3 and Future Redeemed), this felt like such s spectacular sendoff to the Klaus Saga!

[@tsukicat3143]

Not 'another you" actually. N literally is the one that took down Z at the end of xenoblade 3. Remember when Z "lost it" and became crazy, and the only ones who could destroy it were N and M because they were fellow moebius? "Your thought could never reach a desire... But us, who are made of the same desire..." Without N at this point, everything would just have ended up resetting again.Since Z was free to destroy everything and nothing could stop him, quite literally, except for N and M. So, the one that ended up destoying Z in the main game was N, not Noah. Just as Matthew predicted. It's a nice call-forward, as it is called.

[@sirensong1794]

So that radio has been making fans lose their minds for several weeks now. Contained with mostly x and saga references, but also a gears one too with the "philadelphia class motherships" being from gears. the ship in the intro of that game is said to be one. I also think it's kinda funny you joked about malos not being in this game because well. he proooobably was. rex says "if those two were here i dont think they'd bat an eye about helping" then it pans to N's VERY PURPLE sword, and to matthew's glove which we just saw has a green ass pneuma core crystal inside. Why are they there? the most likely reason is that it's a trinity processor thing, logos in the sword of the end which represents melia's "key" to origin and pneuma being tied to unlocking ouroboros, nia's "key". it's also the power old man used ghondor before he died. I've also seen it proposed that it didn't just split A from Alpha, but might also be the reason Noah and Mio (with M appearing shortly afterward) exist at all, with why they reincarnated when their past selves were alive being a bit of an ??? remember that pneuma's core also has the data for logos' core crystal, that's why he was going after her in 2 to repair his core so it's totally possible for them to potentially recreate him. Also you might not have caught it but the ending of matthew saying goodbye pretty much confirms riku is the seventh founder. they even replaced his statue with an ouroboros stone, which he worked on. he likely didnt want a statue bc even then he was planning to go and infiltrate keves and wanted the fact he's, you know, immortal to not come up. mans gotta lay low. also, the end has several references to the end of 1. the shot on A's eye is a shot that Alvis had along with the line "i can see it, clear as day", and both where alpha die and the light shulk rex and a walk into resembles the white void alvis stands in at the end of 1 when he says that same line. i will say that although alpha has the appearance and voice of alvis and im very glad he did bc i did want to see and hear him again, i generally interpret A as moreso being more alvis, being the conscious and memory side of it all. a lot of their manneurisms are the same as alvis' (for one they share a little aha! movement with their hand A sometimes does at rest spots), plus the way they talk with shulk implies familiarity as well as their unity combo lines ("we won't need words, will we A!" "It feels like coming home...") and legit he even calls them alvis at the end so. i do also lean towards this interpretation bc the alternative is that alvis just doesn't exist anymore and "died" (or ceased to be bc of ontos' programming) offscreen, or that he became a ruthless machine then died. A carries on a lot of that thematic weight and hope for the future alvis carried, and so I really like viewing that as a logical conclusion to his character, by becoming part of a trio once more to prop up the world.

[@RPGPersona]

Since you asked, yes that level 90 super boss was putting down a field of effect damage zone as well. It is just alot bigger compared to the one put down by the final super boss.