Xenoblade Chronicles
Shulk was first publicly revealed at E3 2009 in the first trailer for "Monado: Beginning of the World", the working title for "Xenoblade Chronicles". In 2013, Monolith Soft and Nintendo announced a spiritual sequel to "Xenoblade Chronicles" titled "Xenoblade Chronicles X". At the end of a 2013 trailer for the game, journalists noted the appearance of a character that looked very similar to Shulk. While he does not play a role in the game, the game's character creation tool allows the player to make their playable avatar resemble Shulk, complete with the option for Adam Howden as a voice actor. In August 2014, a handheld port of "Xenoblade Chronicles", titled "Xenoblade Chronicles 3D", was announced for Nintendo's New Nintendo 3DS system, with Shulk reprising his role as the main character. Shulk, along with Fiora, appears in the "Xenoblade Chronicles 2" "Challenge Mode" downloadable content (DLC), where they are playable as "Blades" - side characters directed during battle.