Xenoblade Chronicles 3has a lot of quality of life improvements over many games in this immediate series and theXenobrand overall. The main party consists of six core members that will always participate in battles. Eventually, a seventh slot will open up. This is the guest slot and most guests can be swapped at any time in the menu.
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There are some story exceptions but overallXenoblade Chronicles 3allows players to use seven characters in combat which is huge. It’s almost like commanding asmall MMO squadroninto battle. Of the many guests in the game, who are the best in terms of combat use and personality? There will be story spoilers for the game ahead.
19Ethel
Ethel is a legendary character in the game’s narrative as she belongs to a silver-ranked colony. She is the first sub-character that can be unlocked but after acquiring her, she will disappear quickly. There is a way to sort of get her back later but it’s very deep into the game and it’s not the way players may think. This makes her hard to put higher on the list since she is absent for most of it. She’s cool in the context of the story but not so much as a sub-character.
18Segiri
Segiri can first be encountered in the arc wherein Noah and the others have to gather food in the forest on their way to the Keves headquarters. She will appear in her mech suit, prompting a quick battle before she retreats without a word said. To fully unlock her players have to do a ton of other side quests for Colony 4. Segiri is a tedious side character to unlock but she will be the only one in the group piloting a true mech, thus making her a godlike attack class. Unfortunately, she’s doesn’t have an energetic personality to vibe with.
17Juniper
Juniper is a great guest character to unlock as she is one of the few ranged charactersXenoblade Chronicles 3.Any good RPGbalances out a party with both ranged and up-close classes. Taion is the only character with a decent ranged until Juniper shows up and shows her skills with a bow. She’s not an attack-type class and is instead more like a supportive one. She can boost allies with ranged area effects which is critical for boss fights.
16Zeon
Zeon is an old friend of Noah’s company who resided in the same colony. If players try to return to it after the initial setup, Zeon will block the way along with a new troop. He has become the new leader of the colony and is loyal to Keves and his Consul so much so that he doesn’t trust Noah anymore. His sword and shield combo is better than Riku and Manana’s and his recruitment quest is a good side story.
15Miyabi
Miyabi is talked about quite a bit in the main narrative via Mio. It seems like she died long ago, which is technically true. However, Moebius and the Consuls revived her to play her flute like some sort of evil puppeteer and also revived several other familiar faces. It’ll be hard to fight back some tears by the end of this quest line. Her class is healing based but she’s not a bad fighter as well.
14Riku
Riku is with the party as soon as the team forms along with Manana. He doesn’t become a guest character until ten-plus hours into the game though. This is odd considering he, and Manana, are always around.
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If anything the two of them should be the permanent seventh character with an eighth opening up for true guest characters. Semantics aside, these Nopon are not the typicalcomic relief characterslike in other games in the series with their decent sword and shield combo class.
13Valdi
Valdi is one of the better healers inXenoblade Chronicles 3. It doesn’t make sense how he can heal as he uses a giant rivet-like gun as a weapon. Valdi is an inventor so if anyone can figure out how to combine healing and attack skills, it’s him. He’s the first permanent guest character players will unlock after Ethel. Even though his side quest story is short, it’s one of the more memorable ones involving robots, another battle with a Consul, and a few tugs at the old heartstrings.
12Melia
Melia is the Queen of Keves and also a character from the first gamein the series. Her class is like a Summoner in theFinal Fantasyseries although she uses powerful magic without the aid of giant monsters in battle which is less cool. She’s a powerful ally in battle and her class has good stats for whoever equips it. However, as a character in the game’s story, she is a bit sleepy.
11Monica
Monica is the daughter of Guernica and she is also the leader of the City. She joins the team as part of the story. After players finish the first arc for the City, players can easily recruit Monica by going back into her office. She’s another sword and shield user like the previous characters before her. She’s a defense-type class and has a huge amount of HP which is great for boss battles, making her the best sword and shield user inXenoblade Chronicles 3.
10Fiona
Fiona has a similar healing class to Eunie’s. She uses a spear with a flag attached to it as her weapon, making her like a banner maiden or like a bard in other RPGs. She twirls her flag to heal and grant buffs to the entire party, making her an excellent addition to the team. Her quest is also one of the saddest in the game, pitting friend against friend with some surprising twists.
