M97 Commander

The M97 Commander is an enemy in Xenoblade Chronicles that are members of the Mechon family. They can be found at level 64 in the Large Mechon Store of the Central Factory. It only appears during the "Materials for a Bomb" quest, and drops the Ether Explosive required to complete said quest. It can drop the Reinforced Thrusters, which are needed for the "A Weapon Just For Me" quest.

Chests rates

 * Wood = 0%
 * Silver = 100%
 * Gold = 0%

Wood

 * Materials
 * Reinforced Thruster - 100%

Silver

 * Cylinders
 * Ether Down IV - 21.4%
 * Topple Resist IV - 21.4%
 * Weapons
 * Machina Sword II - 8.9%
 * Machina Biter II - 7.5%
 * Machina Blade III - 5%
 * Armors
 * Gemini Leggings - 11.7%
 * Palva Drones - 9.3%
 * Taurus Cuisses - 8.7%
 * Taurus Plate - 6.1%

Gold
Items in Gold chests can only be obtained by using Riki's Yoink! ability.
 * Weapons
 * Machina Sword II - 0%
 * Machina Staff II - 0%
 * Delay Blades - 0%
 * Unique Weapons
 * Machina Driver II - 0%
 * Machina Blade II - 0%
 * Unique Armors
 * Charge Gear - 0%
 * Agrius Arms - 0%
 * Agrius Greaves - 0%