Rex (Xenoblade)

Rex
Official artwork of Rex in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed.
Series	Xenoblade
First Appearance	Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Species	Leftherian
Age	15 (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
Year Created	2017
Created by	Monolith Soft
Voiced by (English)	Al Weaver (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) Fergus O'Donnell (Future Redeemed)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Hiro Shimono

Rex is the main protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He is a Leftherian scavenger who becomes the Driver of a Blade named Pyra and harness her power in battle. Together with Pyra, he goes on a quest to find her long-lost home, Elysium, a legendary paradise.

Xenoblade series

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Affinity Chart

Tier	Name	Effect	SP
1	Muscle Builder	Increases Strength by 20.	375
	Reflex Response	Increases Agility by 20.	250
	Rapid Attack I	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to the X Button at the start of battle.	750
	Ether Studies	Increases Ether by 20.	625
	Rescue	Increases the HP restored when reviving a teammate by 15%.	500
2	Picture of Health	Increases HP restored to self (not using HP Potions) by 10%.	1500
	Arts Chain	Lets you use a Driver Art after canceling a Driver Art.	3000
	Combo Enhance	Adds 20% to damage ratio after canceling an auto-attack.	2000
	Rapid Attack II	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to the Y Button at the start of battle.	2500
	Gramps' Blessing	Increases Luck by 20.	1000
3	Rapid Attack III	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to the B Button at the start of battle.	5000
	Lively Lad	Increases maximum HP by 200.	2000
	Ultimate Relay	Increases attack power ratio at the start of a Chain Attack.	4000
	Topple Champ	Extends Topple duration by 15%.	6000
	Drive to Win	Slightly fills the Party Gauge for each critical hit delivered.	3000

Hidden Affinity Chart

Tier	Name	Effect	SP
1	Further Ether Studies	Boosts Ether by 10%.	7500
	Shadow Strike	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 50%.	3750
	Cheer Up	Increases Affinity by 25% after winning a Special button challenge.	2500
	Prediction	Increases Dexterity by 20.	5000
	Fight or Flight	Reduces enemy Break resist.	6500
2	Inherit Muscle	Boosts Strength by 10%.	7500
	Herbalism	Boosts the effect of HP Potions by 20%.	12,500
	Eyes on the Prize	Boosts Agility by 10%.	5000
	Combat Boost	Restores 3% HP when canceling an auto-attack with a Driver Art.	15,000
	Pre-empt Moves	Boosts Dexterity by 10%.	10,000
3	Solidarity	Slightly fills the Party Gauge when an "Excellent" is scored during a Special.	15,000
	Relentless Spirit	50% chance to survive hit with 1 HP + 5 secs invincibility (once per battle).	30,000
	Heart Recharge	Boosts recharge for Specials after canceling by 20%.	25,000
	Child of Steel	Boosts maximum HP by 10%.	20,000
	Gramps' Auspices	Boosts Luck by 10%.	10,000

Favorite Item

• Item types: Drinks, Art
• Specific items: Pan-Fried Tartari, Coral Reversi

Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Future Redeemed

Rex is one of the six playable characters in the Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed DLC. At some point he met Shulk and fought alongside him and Z against Alpha as he planned to destroy the world and save only those from the City. They lost, however, with Rex losing his left eye as a result. Rex and Shulk eventually became the leader of the Liberators, based in Colony 9.

Rex first appears as Consul W attempts to kill Glimmer and Nikol with a laser. He and Shulk take them, Matthew, and A back to Colony 9.

After encountering Alpha-possessed Na'el, Rex and Shulk plan to head to Origin to confront Alpha. Glimmer and Nikol request to accompany them, but Rex (who is Glimmer's father, unbeknownst to her) denies them. After they are bested in combat, Rex reverses his decision and allows the two to come along.

In Origin, Rex and the rest of the party are temporarily transported to a memory of the past world. After this, they confront Alpha and defeat him. But as Ontos was the core processor of Origin, it needs a replacement to be sustained. Rex, Shulk, and A tell the others they will act as this replacement core, promising to meet again someday. Before they do, Rex and Shulk give life force to Glimmer and Nikol respectively, allowing them to live beyond the terms allocated by the Flame Clock system.

After the completion of both Future Redeemed and the main story, the player can unlock Rex and Shulk as heroes by completing one of the challenge battles.

Main story

Rex appears at the end of the game, where he is pictured alongside the rest of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 main cast. The picture implies that he fathered seperate children with Mythra, Pyra, and Nia. Glimmer is implied to be Pyra's daughter, while Mio is implied to be Nia's. The identity of Mythra's child is unknown.

He is also depicted in a statue in the City, built to represent him instead of his student Linka.

The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Link wearing Rex's outfit in "Breath of the Wild".

On November 7, 2017 during a Nintendo Direct dedicated to Xenoblade Chronicles 2, a cross promotion with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was announced and a costume inspired by Rex's outfit for Link to wear. The costume is refered to as the Salvager Set and mainly gives Link a swimming speed boost.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rex's Mii Costume.

Rex appears as a Mii costume for the Mii Swordfighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as part of the DLC fighter pack. Masahiro Sakurai, the director of the series also precised that they added him as a Mii costume because they were unable to make him a fighter since the design of the character was finalised after the final roster of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was decided. Rex is also featured as an Ace Primary Spirit and as such, he can be used to customize playable characters.

Rex also appears in Pyra and Mythra's moveset, assisting during their Final Smash. He also appears in some of their taunts.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Stats	Ability	Acquisition
966		Rex	Shield	★★★	3	2,934—8,825 Brawn Badge: 1,394—4,192 Protection Badge: 1,540—4,633	No Ability	Battle via World of Light Battle via Spirit Board Purchase from the Vault Shop for 6000G

Trivia

• The word Rex comes from the Latin word "Rex", which stands for King.