Nia

Nia
Series	Xenoblade
First Appearance	Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Species	Gormotti (disguise) Blade (Flesh Eater)
Year Created	2017
Created by	Monolith Soft
Voiced by	Hitomi Ōwada

Nia is one of the main playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. She is a Gormotti Driver and is accompanied by her Blade, Dromarch. She comes from the Imperial Province of Gormott and decide to follow Rex on his journey after defecting from Torna. It is later revealed that she is a Flesh Eater who joined Torna due to her hatred for humanity.

As a Driver

Affinity Chart

Tier	Name	Effect	SP
1	Feral Awakening I	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to the X Button at the start of battle.	750
	Soothing Hand	Increases the HP restored when reviving a teammate by 15%.	250
	Catgirl	Increases Agility by 20.	625
	Ether Talent	Increases Ether by 20.	375
	Kinetic Vision	Increases Dexterity by 20.	500
2	Herb Synthesis	Boosts the effect of HP Potions by 20%.	1000
	Big Cat	Increases maximum HP by 200.	2000
	Mutual Happiness	Slightly fills the Party Gauge when an "Excellent" is scored during a Special.	1500
	Tooth and Claw	Lets you use a Driver Art after canceling a Driver Art.	3000
	Feral Awakening II	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to the Y Button at the start of battle.	2500
3	Feral Awakening III	Allows use of the Driver Art assigned to the B Button at the start of battle.	5000
	Hard Hitter	Extends Break duration by 15%	6000
	Bestial Pursuit	Adds 20% to damage ratio after canceling an auto-attack.	4000
	Natural Selection	Increases HP restored to self (not using HP Potions) by 10%	3000
	Panther Pounce	Increases damage dealt by a surprise attack by 50%.	2000

Favorite Items

• Item types: Seafood, Textiles
• Specific items: Cream Orange Paratha, Ardainian Bear Carving

As a Blade

Favorite Items

• Item types: Seafood, Instruments
• Specific items: Snowbaby Potato Salad, Sneak-Thief King

Trivia

• Nia's name comes from the word "Nya" which is the Japanese counterpart of "Meow".
  • Nia is a feminine given name derived from the Irish origin meaning bright and the Swahili origin meaning purpose. It is also the short form of the Welsh name, "Niamh".