XENOBLADE 3 IS REAL (Reaction)

[@asxius]

They showed us a THING OR... THREE!!!

[@Whovian31]

I’M REALLY FEELING IT!!!!

[@XanderW7381]

We’ll beat them with the power of friendship

[@randombluetoad1308]

Niiiiice

[@ShadeShake]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4WyqZWihteXY7s

[@lukedelameter7961]

“Now I’m fired up!”

[@YoshiyaKJ]

There was already a message by Takahashi and he confirmed that in the final shot that's the mechonis sword and the urayan titan, and that this game was already being planned at the beginning of xenoblade 2's development so there was definitely some long term planning. Also confirmed the composers and character designers (basically the same as Xenoblade 2 including Masatsugu Saito and Mitsuda).

[@bananaz7084]

Source?

[@keeysOST]

Source

[@somerandomguy4281]

Source, please.

[@YoshiyaKJ]

I do not know how to give a source because all of my comments are being deleted so try looking up “Takahashi Xenoblade 3”

[@MegabyteMusician]

I also posted both links which got deleted I guess. There’s a comment from Takahashi on the Nintendo website, and a bit more info on the official Xenoblade 3 website. :D

[@mathunit1]

2:12 You know, Enel being a teacher makes a lot of sense given how good his guides are.

[@omegazxinfinity1494]

Indeed

[@zaxtonhong3958]

Does anyone know what he’s teaching?

[@jamesa.646]

@@zaxtonhong3958 Poopology

[@someonethatisntfunny1622]

@@zaxtonhong3958 math

[@pokedude720]

Wonder if his students recognize him on here.

[@LuminousLuxray]

I can't believe Jenna Coleman told us about XC3 in 2020 plus that Melia would be coming back and I didn't believe her

[@ShadowSkyX]

I think skye Bennet technically dropped a hint too because I watched her streams playing xbc2 - which was posted 10-11 months ago now - and said she just got a job to voice act again. Now I'm no expert but wouldn't that roughly be the timeframe for dub to be done?

[@andromeda8226]

@@ShadowSkyX I hope so I would love to see Pyra and Mythra in three even if it’s a very small role.

[@BefeZ]

LITTARTLY THEY DIDNT HAVE TO MAKE ME SO EMOTIONAL WITH THIS CUZ GOD DAMN THIS TRAILER WAS BEAUTIFUL

[@BefeZ]

Also having 4 party members at a time looks hella cool!

[@ltb1345]

@Andy Witmyer When they're running on the overworld, you see the four party members.

[@moonsilvershow]

The protags flute has the pattern of Zanza's wings on it, which makes me intrigued when combined with the line talking about friends being "his" food

[@vanaah727]

Did anyone else notice the weird Brighid child? She's the one with the massive hammer and she shows up for a few seconds, she also has a core crystal in the art so I'm sure that's what's going on there. Also, the main character's name is Noah, from what I've heard

[@noahdiederich9262]

Let’s fucking go

[@lewisbaldwin9683]

She could be a human blade hybrid, explains why she has to use a physical weapon, but why she has a core crystal. She could be like steven universe

[@vanaah727]

@@lewisbaldwin9683 that's actually how I thought too, but it would mean she would no longer have a physical body, bummer, but this is really cool!!!

[@angeldude101]

@@lewisbaldwin9683 She wasn't a Flesh Eater, and her ether lines looked normal, so she's probably a normal Blade with the hammer being her Blade weapon.

[@j3kwe]

Noah? How very specific of a name to chose.

[@kevinr.9733]

Can't wait for the combined three hours of analysis between you and Luxin.

[@lukedelameter7961]

There’s always a “Vandham” character in the xeno series. Xenoblade 1 had Colonel Vangarre, X had General Jack Vandham, and Xenoblade 2 had Vandham as the leader of Garfont.

[@pauloreyes6919]

Xenosaga has Ziggy ok maybe not....

[@bucketfullabiscuits7865]

Colonel Vangarre and Vandham could not be greater foils, they are complete opposites

[@goldencyclone4984]

@@bucketfullabiscuits7865 The "joke" is that Vangarre's original name is Vandham. It was changed in the localization. So there has always been a Vandham.

[@bucketfullabiscuits7865]

@@goldencyclone4984 huh, fun fact

[@lukedelameter7961]

@@pauloreyes6919 You know who else is in Xenosaga? Vanderkam.

[@vulpinedave]

That’s exactly what it is in the background. The Mechonis Sword and a Titan next to each other symbolizing the combining of the worlds. Also, keep in mind that Future Connected plot with the Fog King will be related somehow…

[@Marrksterr33]

I think it's meant to be the Urayan titan remains. If it is, the title screen art is basically a combination of XC1 and XC2's art--XC1 being mechonis in the background and XC2 being the Urayan titan in the background

[@YasEmisDaBus]

@@Marrksterr33 It is Uraya. Takahashi confirmed that he designed that sometime between XC1 finished and XC2 started.

[@michaelthompson785]

Melia & Nia confirmed, after being rejected by Shulk & Rex their love turned cold & began a 1000 year war across the titans, what follows are the events that lead up to these events....

[@goldencyclone4984]

The final title screen that implies an OT4 with Rex, Nia, Pyra, and Mythra is canon and you cannot convince me otherwise

[@michaelthompson785]

@@goldencyclone4984 fair do's, I can just a lot of meme material coming from this 😅, if indeed it is them. But after some careful observation I do believe it is Melia & Nia, what has to the real reason why fighting I don't know

[@sfodd1979]

It's definitely them.

[@jontayy6592]

@@goldencyclone4984 man we need you to tell us more theories like this, you were right

[@goldencyclone4984]

@@jontayy6592 Damn fucking straight I was, and I was incredibly happy to see it

[@bearic_o]

The Vandham look-alike can definitely be Zeke provided that Zeke had somehow extended his life being a blade-eater. Also the Vandham look-alike kinda also looks like has a scar on his chest. Making me think more that this could really be Zeke.

[@tuckersins9904]

Face scar is same as Vandham’s. Same VA as Vandham too. It could be but i really don’t think it’s zeke

[@nicoloenricorimoldi7425]

He’s way too ripped to be Zeke. The personality doesn’t fit either.

[@bearic_o]

@@tuckersins9904 yeah. Whoever he is though, I hope they won't pull another Vandham again.

[@somerandomguy4281]

I think it is Rex, viven de are not too far into the future.

[@hallaloth3112]

Doubt it is Zeke. . .but now I want to see Zeke in the game even just briefly.

[@rebellious6660]

My theory is that all of the people who have the blue glowing circles on their clothes are the people from XC1 because those belts are exactly what Shulk was wearing in Definitive Edition. The MC's weapon looks like it's a replica Monado version of the Monado 3 too and because of his black hair I'm guessing he's a descendant of Dunban perhaps?

[@CRAgamer]

Or a descendent of shulk and fiora she was his brother and the black hair could have been a recessive gene.

[@ltb1345]

@@CRAgamer Yeah.

[@legendarywolf4882]

Morag descendent :v

[@Jazardly]

I really hope Mik surviving the fall is canon

[@rhettmitchell]

Wait was Mikhail in here

[@ltb1345]

Is that a theory?

[@shinnemort4271]

@@ltb1345 in the DLC and NG+ of 2, MIkhail survives the fall and joins the party if you go to the base of the World tree.

[@julienandrus4169]

I was cautiously optimistic, but the more times I watch this, the more I am OK with the merged universes

[@dugtrioramen]

Nintendo says that's Uraya being cut open by Mechonis Sword. The theme of the game is "life". And the music will have the flute as it's motif

[@mithreal1291]

This game is so confusing but I'm loving each and every second of it

[@somekid2500]

This feels exactly like when 2 was announced and people analysed every frame to try figure out wtf was happening

[@truant6910]

Seeing a minute of the game explains why its confusing, hype either way. More xenoblade is all I need.

[@thevioletbee5879]

Me throughout any Xenoblade game.

[@dragonmaster1500]

1:04 Well, considering that Vandham (or the Van man) is a a recurring character in the Xeno series, I wouldnt be surprised if that was his descendant. 3:33 if you look closely you can see a Flesh Eater core crystal on her chest. 4:10 this guy really looks like he might be related to Brighid, just based on the hair alone, and possibly Morag. Interesting. Is it just me, or do some of the environment shots from 4:38 to 4:48 really give off Xenoblade Chronicles X vibes? Specifically the shots at 4:38, 4:42, 4:44 and 4:46? 5:11 Well, considering he's a Blade Eater, there's probably the potential for him to be around as long as Pandoria is. It really looks like Vandham's model though, he's even got the same scar on his forehead. In the end though, the story might by fleeting but the Van man is eternal. 6:04 it could be Mythra, but it also looks a bit like Fiora and/or Klaus, though I highly doubt that last one.

[@rumotu]

I got X vibes a lot. People are telling that they forgot about X, but the vibes in that trailer were high. Also high Entia girl for some reason reminds me of Elma a lot.

[@cqllel5186]

At 6:04 , it's obviously Shulk and Fiora's child/grandchild. 1:26 is obviously Melia, and she's much older. Since she was 87yo in XC1, she's probably aged almost another century or something The girl with the black hair and Monado replica, is either Shulk's or Rex's descendant. And the girl with the core crystal on her chest is Nia, she's still alive.

[@cqllel5186]

@@rumotu They combined literally errything from all Xenoblade games. Canonically. The character designs look SO clean, like they used XCX models and added the XC2 art onto them. It looks like a more mature/less cartoony Xenoblade and I love it

[@zeke2388]

I'm not sure about descendent. Vandham's kid is dead.

[@rumotu]

@@cqllel5186 Honestly I too loved everything I saw there. It looks like they took everything good about XC and made it even better. I only hope the battle system is something like Torna in there because I liked that one the most. And that they give us XCDE visual customization where we can use visuals without changing stats.

[@Confron7a7ion7]

This has to have something to do with the shadow from Future Connected. The one that looks just like the rift the Architect was half in. The shadow merged the worlds.

[@lewisbaldwin9683]

The fog beast. Im trying. To see how it connects toghther

[@Confron7a7ion7]

@@lewisbaldwin9683 I might have to replay Future Connected. There are clues in there. It has to be important.

[@stevelopez6957]

Makes sense with how the naming of the endgame content never made much sense beyond just aspects of Melia’s story

[@QuaintHazard]

I'm thinking the Vandham in XC3 is an old Rex, carrying on XC2 Vandham's legacy (and maybe Zeke's with the eye patch????). Its hard to tell by the lighting but I think that new Vandham has brown hair. Likewise, it appears like he has yellow eyes just like Rex. Perhaps he gained greater longevity than others after being the Master Driver (similar to Amalthus's)? Also the narration made by XC3 Vandham makes it sound like he knows who the "true enemy" is.

[@4KDolbyDigital]

Amalthus had a much longer lifespan anyway, being Indoline. On top of that, he was a blade eater. I don't think being the Master Driver would necessarily have extended it any more, but maybe. I would love to see that Vandham turn out to be Rex, just because it makes more sense than being Zeke. But again, reincarnation is also a recurring thing in the Xeno series and it could be the original Vandham.

[@QuaintHazard]

@@4KDolbyDigital I definitely agree with the Amalthus standpoint, and I wouldn't expect Rex to live nearly as long as him. But I would imagine 50 years extra is somewhat reasonable? Also my guess based off of Melia being in the game (if that is really her) and High Entia biology is that XC3 could take anywhere between 0 - 300ish years. I'm more inclined to believe that its 50-100 years personally just from young Melia appears to be (unless there are wrinkles under that mask lol). Likewise, I think if there is anyone who would look like XC2 Vandham (intention or unintentional), it would be Rex. It would make sense seeing how much Rex idolized Vandham. Additionally, the VA for XC2 Vandham has returned and had very important lines in the trailer. To me it sounds like XC3 Vandham knows much more than what an average solider in either Keves or Agnus nations would know. But I agree; I would never rule out reincarnation in a Xeno game. It could be something as simple as that.

[@hugenose8824]

The “Vandham is Zeke” makes a lot of sense, because I can easily see Zeke cosplaying as a “hero of legend” (thanks Minoth’s play). Him having a core crystal could easily extend his life. I doubt it’s Rex because I doubt he’s still alive. He’s no longer a Blade Eater by the end of 2. We DO hear a more-mature sounding Al Weaver here, so I’m gonna guess that’s a flashback

[@mrpyrostorm3165]

That has to be Vandhams VA. He has an eye patch. I am thinking this is Rex in the future. Vandham and Zeke both left a huge impression on Rex. I have so many questions but this game is looking beautiful

[@darrenJ99]

Can't be rex they don't have the same eye color

[@mrpyrostorm3165]

@@darrenJ99 true enough. Didn't think of that

[@cjthenarhwalking1378]

Turns out he is Rex's descendent

[@sharkt9877]

Vanham is a character that has appeared multiple times in the original series (sagas and gears) He was in almost every game with a similar personality but a different person. Vandham was a main character in x. And in 2. And I believe he was in 1 somewhere as a minor character. Ah yes! He was renamed via translation and was the purple mustache guy named Colonel Vangarre. He has been in ever xeno game. And this will continue that trend

[@pietrom.4846]

Enel know that 😉

[@XenoMobius]

I'm actually wondering if they could literally call the new guy Vandham but he's just a completely new character. Even with the same VA, maybe they just won't explain it at all lmao.

[@sharkt9877]

@@XenoMobius it could easily be his descendent. I’m pretty sure the female chakram girl who’s name is one letter off from mia is her great grand daughter or something

[@sharkt9877]

@@pietrom.4846 well by how he was reacting I wouldn’t suspect it. Also... how do you know whether he knows or not?

[@pietrom.4846]

@@sharkt9877 he said that trivia in his streams of xenosaga

[@naturessmurf8740]

I am unbelievably hyped about this. Xc2 is one of my favourite games of all time and I just got xc1 for Christmas. It looks amazing, September release date, I can't be happier.

[@TheJaredPunch]

I got XC1 on Christmas too, and I am nearly done. It has been a fun ride playing the game.

[@yasser9399]

My original thought is maybe Mio who looks like Nia is the human (Nia’s “sister”) and They somehow split and they both kept a core crystal similar to the aegis at the end of 2, but I’m honestly not sure anymore it’s probably a coincidence

[@souio]

"September.. I'm a teacher! It's the worst possible time to release it!" Nintendo 2 weeks ago: Oh sorry, let me fix that for you!

[@themonkeyman2910]

I only want to know… How does my homie Rex connect to this? Is he gonna appear later in the game to function as this games Klaus? Some wise powerful hermit? Or is he gonna appear as a playable character again? Or is he gonna become a story element more then a character? Have some sort of connection to our new main character? Send him off on his new journey? God damn, this Direct has me too excited! I’m not gonna be able to wait until September.

[@s1ber1anstorm41]

Rex is afro now with birds 😁

[@ADarkrei_Old]

We heard Pyras voice in the trailer which basically also confirms Mythra, so this is already a 10/10 game for me. I am excited to see how they connect the new game to XB1 and 2!

[@MegabyteMusician]

when is it? I can’t hear it for the life of me haha

[@dragongamer4753]

Timestamp?

[@seb3082]

Yeah I can’t seem to hear her voice either…

[@rhettmitchell]

Yeah I can’t really hear it

[@mymanjohan5101]

0:42

[@GameSlots7]

Wild idea. But after seeing the illustrations, I'm convinced the big sword dude is a Machina, not Indoline. His face marks look a lot like egil, and his arms have robotic patterns on them. Seeing as how Keves is xb1 stuff it checks out

[@penguwave4025]

Something I noticed is our Reyn this game seems to be a Machina? He has a very similar face to Egil but does not seem to be as tall or robotic as the other Machina. It makes me think this is WAY in the future where the Machina evolved. I also saw that in that opening shot there were no blades, like not even the common ones. Maybe blades are antiquated technology now? Also, the Shield Hammer girl has hair a lot like Brigid. Maybe blades can awaken themselves now? Not sure AT ALL whether this is XC1 or XC2 world as a base though. My gut feeling is that XC1 overlapped with the XC2 world due to Shulk or some external force.

[@dragongamer4753]

Either a machina or indoline.

[@hallaloth3112]

I'd be okay with a Machina party member. However, WHERE is my TIRKIN party member?!

[@rumotu]

As far as I can tell it looks like because of XC1&2 are at the same time, this game is direct sequel, like 3 Aegis crystals fused so their worlds fused too, creating new stuff and reincarnating everyone that fell. And fusing those who lived.

[@ethanl3657]

My day one theory is that when shulk wished for a new world without gods, alvis found it easiest transfer over the various aspects of xbc1 into Alrest, likely sometime very close to after the Titans come together

[@W0nderful111]

I'm so hyped, I really hope to see my boy Shulk (well, probably an old version of him) somewhere later in the story, hopefully with Rex, but I doubt it's happening. We will have to wait and see! Collector's edition will be mine as soon as possible.

[@nikopierrot]

The main character reminds me of Fei, mostly due to his character design and the emphasis on music. I really hope they don't lean too heavily into blatant fanservice with past characters (it has to make sense if it is implemented) and have a more consistent story tone than 2. The world design and enemies look so good, I can't wait.

[@Player-jh4ko]

Bro this is Xenoblade, nothing has to necessarily make snese anymore.

[@kennethhernandez9243]

I didn’t even make that connection but now that you mention it I can’t Unsee it. Maybe fei, maybe jin… this game should be epic.

[@leugim475]

I think the core in Mio is pinker than blue, meaning that Nia is probably her mother and her father is a Homs, hence her Core crystal being more Homs and less blade

[@NaKoSV0]

1:00 that plataform may not be important for yall , but that my friends is the top of the index finger of the mechonis fallen arm

[@Tom-101]

1:19 BRO I THINK REX GOT TURNED INTO A NOPON SAME HAIR, DOES THAT MEAN THE OTHER NOPON IS PYRA??? LMAO Or maybe they're comedic relief characters meant to represent them spiritually or something? Somethings going on there.

[@Player-jh4ko]

Omg I hope they are minor characters because I cannot unsee that. 😭😭😭

[@orangepotato2112]

Dude have good luck teaching and let's hope xc3 is amazing!

[@MonadoBoyFlameRock]

Are we not gonna discuss the fact that Nia & Melia are fighting each other

[@rhettmitchell]

ENEL IS A TEACHER? Biggest surprise of the direct

[@fluffyspark798]

I am so hyped. I need a full analysis ASAP

[@conorb.1901]

This announcement legitimately made my year. Is it September yet?

[@_1More_]

Dude I cannot wait for this game and more of your content! Words can’t even describe how excited I am

[@deredere-sama5995]

Awesome reaction! I’m also excited!

[@seedofwonder]

It makes sense to have Gormotti and all other races considering the titans all fused into one massive continent. Any relation to old characters has to be purely speculative until further notice. Through time and different races getting married you easily get high entia with brown hair and any other combinations. The real question is how the two worlds come together. I guess we should have known the Nopon Archsage would always be the last boss of the series. On a more serious note, I get the sense from the dialogue that the conflict is between the two worlds and not the two worlds united against a common enemy, at least in the early game.

[@veeshadow]

Have you thought about how far 2 worlds apart? To me like Earth and Venus/Mars or even Shulk is American while Rex is Japanese. Cloud Sea might play bigger part in this merge..

[@seedofwonder]

@@veeshadow Klaus's experiment created a singularity so they could very easily be parallel and overlapping. In 1 the titans emerged from an endless sea, whereas in 2 there was a sea under the cloud sea at the end (Azurda flew the party to new super continent of dead titans). So we don't need space travel or anything. However, the tech in the trailer could well be connected to X. The battle from which the White Whale fled looks like the opening of chapter 10 in 2. Lots of potential here.

[@rebellious6660]

Do you think maybe Nia tried to have a kid but then she ended up with the same illness as Nia's sister so Dromarch let her eat him so that she could live? Thus the rings and the core crystal despite blades not being able to have children but Nia theoretically could since she has a human form?

[@Katie-hb8iq]

This was the best part of the direct for me. Glad you were so happy too.

[@lazerith84]

I watched this love lurking on twitch - looking forward to the new content - sorry it’s during your teaching schedule - hope you get an early copy - good luck with the teaching plans and getting xenoblade content at the same time

[@nimrodfilms5104]

Xenoblade has consistently been one of the only game series' that has been able to make me SOOOOO excited. Like, i LOVE lore, and the fact that i am pretty sure (guessing) this takes place sometime after the first game(maybe even after the second?), but still in the same planet/universe, makes me SO happy because that means we will get more lore directly about the original xenoblade world, whereas in xeonblade 2-- SPOILERS FOR XENOBLADE 2 -- you get to see Zanzza directly, but that's about it. and Xenoblade X is so far removed from the original games that i actually don't even remember if they are related.

[@ultimatedumbass4640]

XC2 legit had the richest lore in the trilogy about the origins of the worlds and the true history.

[@nimrodfilms5104]

@@ultimatedumbass4640 actually yea wth was I thinking.....

[@sixtybuzzer8373]

There’s a lot to take in from this trailer! The direct did not disappoint!

[@JustJulyo]

The next 7 months is going to be one of the most hype for Xenoblade Chronicles speculations and theories!

[@bostondylan6902]

I was screaming when this trailer came around. I couldn’t be more excited for this game and the story it will tell.

[@keeysOST]

This trailer is so confusing yet so hype. I can't wait!!

[@ten2knock]

Haven’t watched the whole thing but that Vandham-looking guy was probably just the new Vandham, or “Van”-man, just like we get in every game.

[@DevinY1]

So I already like the main character design. I feel like it "looks" better than XB2 but maybe that's just me. I kind of wish I picked up XB2 before it became out of stock/ridiculously priced.

[@TheJaredPunch]

I like Noah’s Monado-ish sword, it doesn’t look hard to use or carry. And yet, it does give the vibe the Monado Replica EX.

[@Scyxurz]

9:48 The titan shown is Uraya, same titan that was on the XC2 cover.

[@shaadoq]

I‘m not quite sure how I feel about the story kinda uniting Xenoblade 1 and 2 instead of telling a whole new story, but I‘m definitely pumped for this game.

[@juanjosedelpinorivas7099]

It was mentioned after the trailer, it was explained the story takes place in the connected futures of xenoblade chronicles 1 and 2

[@Player-jh4ko]

Uhh what's wrong with that? It was basically confirmed at the end of two that Xeno 1 and 2 are somewhat connected...

[@keeysOST]

What? This is going to tell what happened afterwards. Xenoblade 2 and DE already connected both games.

[@Diamoondust]

idk what you are talking about, this is EXACTLY what myself and many others have been asking for.

[@RoyalCrustle]

I was just going hyper during this whole trailer since I had talked myself into believing we wouldn't get a new game for a couple more years.

[@ghostfacekhila]

You were the second Xenoblade reaction I wanted to watch, second only to OJ (Player Essence)... next is GVG Look forward to more videos. Yelling at the video, "Dude, IT IS NIA!"

[@mrcool9090]

A few things i figured out after the trailer and through supplemental information: The girl with the shield hammer seems to be an artifical blade or something like that. the names of who i assume to be the main party they seem to be setting up two factions in this war assumedly lead by Melia and Nia

[@TheRainman55]

I never thought it would happen Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of my favorite games of all time a true masterpiece and the series continuing brings me so much hype 😤

[@Effyew2]

Turn your classroom into a Xenoblade course

[@dobu1958]

Pretty sure the short haired cat girl is also Nia just in Driver form, while masked Nia is in Blade form. It might just be a new character designer. Also in the exploration bit there's a shiny sphere on the ground, like Xenoblade 1's collection system.

[@EnelXC]

new cat girl's name is confirmed to be Mio so definitely different character

[@dobu1958]

@@EnelXC yeah I just noticed that not too long ago. Maybe her NTR baby with Rex 🤔 How did she get the core crystal though I wonder

[@عبدالرحمنهندي-ل2ط]

@@EnelXC not to mention it is a different va

[@veeshadow]

It's more like Xenoblade devs loves reusing Assets. Klaus is discount Shulk.

[@pencilcheck]

i was surprised and caught off guard, this is so beautiful!!!!

[@welovepyra-vods]

I'm super excited about this, I haven't stopped watching the trailer, it doesn't bore me 🥺

[@selder_7]

I didn’t even pop off for this, I was just bemused that of course this would be the end for what had been a direct that gave me so much joy. So intrigued by that title screen

[@XBC3403]

My current theory for the old Vandam look-alike is that its an old Rex and the designers took inspiration from Vandam of 2 who left an impression on him in the form of his hair and scar. That's if he's a real returning character and not a new one.

[@nobodyscomment929]

Really doubt the Vandam look-alike is Rex. His eye and hair color doesn't even match Rex's and it honestly doesn't make sense for Rex to grow up to practically be Vandam's twin in regards to appearance.

[@XBC3403]

@@nobodyscomment929 its more likely a new character, but if it is a returning one, Rex i think fits more. The eye color looks closer to Rex's than say Zeke's. The lighting makes it harder to say for sure what color the hair is but even if grey, hair turning gray with age isn't surprising. But more than anyone, Rex has reason to take from Vandam. Where someone like Zeke barely knew the guy.

[@yourtrubers1728]

I cant wait to see how much Enel can predict about it before September.

[@jeffbezos5466]

I want to see my boy Zeke von genbu probably won't happen though ( edit maybe the character might be the rencarnation of Malos )

[@masterplusmargarita]

I get the vibe that there's some split thing going on with the Nia lookalike. The party member version looks like Driver form Nia, the masked version looks like Blade Nia, and the dialogue ("Tell me, what would possess you to side with them?" "We fight because there are enemies to kill" over footage of MC and "Driver Nia" fighting) implies that "Driver Nia" turns on the MC at some point - maybe they've split into two people, or something's wrong with Blades that slowly turns Nia away from the MC's side until she goes full villain/antagonist mode and lives in Blade form 24/7? I'd assume "Driver Nia" is a different character than "Blade Nia", but she's also got the Blade Eater Core Crystal which makes me think it is the same person... But it could still be a relative or just some other Gormotti. I dunno, it's fun to speculate.

[@CreepyBlackDude]

SUPER Hype! I'm so excited for this!

[@tomdaturtle5792]

The design on the 3 in the logo is the same design on the flute, so those flutes the main characters have are definitely significant!

[@fractalfalco3964]

I cant wait. Regardless of what happens i wont be dissapointed, but man my hopes are up.

[@Deebus]

I’m surprised that most people haven’t put together that the world name of aionius is a combination of the artifice aion from XC2 and the naming of bionis/mechonis

[@tristanneal9552]

Lmao Enel from your description I feel like our Legends Arceus characters look exactly the same 😂

[@Arizzo97]

I still can't believe what I saw. I read the rumors but I didn't believe it. It's amazing

[@michaelthompson785]

Lot's of Xenoblade 1 references & equivalence, if you listen hard to the a similar sounding binoios continent? No longer his friends their his fuel? Zanza reference or equivalent, definitely another Vandham, some kind of Yoldaboth equivalent & civil war setting. That's all I could pick up, others will delve more deeply, but that's just some quick observations after watching it a few times.

[@luke3810]

Y'ALL IM SO EXCITED!! SEPTEMBER CAN'T GET HERE SOON ENOUGH

[@Starcat5]

So we have a good Gormatti Nia and an evil Catalyst Nia in the same game, at the same time. W T F-ing H.

[@MrSleepyhead32]

I see this game taking place after the deaths of Shulk's crew (or they'll be old) with Melia being alive and major story role because of High Entia aging.

[@geraldgreen6794]

That shield guy looks like a Machina to me.

[@LuisRPG8]

The Vandham look-alike has black hair and from what I tried to tell (yet the lighting makes it really hard to tell 100% for sure) yellow eyes, given this, and how he precisely looks like Vandham while Zeke would have no reason to, this guy has a decent enough chance to actually be Rex, though he could also be someone completely new too, and who knows maybe he's actually Zeke

[@mikemitchell6265]

So excited for the game and all of your content Enel.

[@warmybear1009]

The MC's name is apparently Noah. So in XCX you have the Arks coming to Mira (sp?)...really predictions are just that the setting is the combined worlds of XC1 + XC2 after the end, XC1 is led by Melia, XC2 is led by Nia and the Ouroborous (again, spelling?) are the Fog Beasts/King, Gnosis equivalent...but also with Noah's hair..I know Fei technically has dark brown even if half the renders make his hair look black but just wouldn't be surprised if this is - to Takahashi - an amalgamation of all the Xeno series because he realizes a 6 game etc plan iscrazy :P Even if KOSMOS isn't a character I think she'll still be in it, if only as a Blade/Summon type. Also yay for people liking the soundtrack. Some of the musicians who worked on it (not just the composers) are super cool people to work with ; )

[@zaxtonhong3958]

F in chat for Enel’s students in September.

[@cooldude6269]

Honestly surprised that Saito’s still on board as the character designer, I couldn’t tell it was him from the trailer at all frankly

[@pauloreyes6919]

Why not? He is a really good character designer. Also Mugitani CHOCO is on board so expect fanservice like all Monolithsoft games ALL.

[@JKCrafted]

In the base XB1 and XB2 the heart of the teams were always the protagonist, Shulk and Rex, the party followed them through it all and now they are gone and there is no one to guide Melia and Nia away from the wrong path. Maybe something happened and these important characters to both world vanished causing the war between the 2 believing eachother to be the cause which would expalin the talk about defeating the real enemy, having to stop the misconceptions between these 2 worlds to gain a mighty force agaisnt the being causing all of this.

[@jhon1406]

this is the best thing that's ever happened to me. also I didn't know you were a teacher!

[@grantcactus9973]

Part of me is okay with the story staying a mystery til release. I’ll prob finish definitive edition and replay 2 to prepare

[@Destian_1]

That armored guy in the secene with clearly-goth-gf-Melia kinda looks like the Black Knight from the X post credit scene but in red.

[@Xenowolf8]

I may not have been the biggest fan of Xenoblade 2, but I a game based on combining Xenoblade 1 and 2 is very interesting.

[@Sylvias2448]

Possible spoilers, sorry According to the Nintendo website, among other stuff that's revealed, this game is based on the concept of LIFE, so it's not unlikely that some people were brought back to life/reincarnated (due to [STUFF ON THE WEBSITE])

[@Lessermetal]

Very excited for this and all the content

[@sinistarman]

I knew as soon as I saw the design on the flute, also super jazzed about the sword of the mechonis in the background there.

[@gzd132]

So excited, glad to see you are too

[@lutherlessor4029]

From a fellow teacher, I wish you luck in not getting fired come September when we're all playing this.

[@astraseven]

4:38 that's the distant finger from the mechonis hand I swear

[@TheJaredPunch]

This game feels like it was born from the two worlds that Klaus created. It feels like a bridge to a new world that evolved in the future.

[@SpiritOfWaterMontaru]

I’m hearing Rex’s voice but I can’t tell if they’re just having Al Weaver voicing Noah, or if Rex is there.

[@TriforceZard]

“We’re… finally here.”

[@TheJaredPunch]

Yes. Welcome to the Ionis. (I’ll change the spelling when it’s confirmed).

[@عبدالرحمنهندي-ل2ط]

Zeke is a blade eater so it would make sense for him to be alive, also I can't help but wonder what happened to Haze? is she really dead dead? Or just in some kind of coma?

[@triplek-dysongamingwithdan7771]

Darn so I guess the rumors with Jenna Coleman were true darn now I gotta admit I was wrong

[@dugtrioramen]

I can't believe Zeke and Vandham had a baby