Shulk

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==Summary==
Shulk (シュルク) is the main protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles.
He likes to think things through and is very methodical in his approach to most situations. He was one of the only known survivors on a previous expedition to retrieve the Monado, and as a young man has become a budding researcher set on unlocking the sword's secrets. He first wields the sacred weapon when his home, Colony 9, is attacked by Mechon.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Monado I | Monado II | Replica Monado | Monado III | Future Connected | Future Redeemed
Name: Shulk
Origin: Xenoblade
Gender: Male
Age: 18 (Xenoblade Chronicles), 19 (Future Connected), Unknown but appears in his 40s (Future Redeemed)
Classification: Homs, God (Briefly), Ouroboros, Godcleaver
Powers and Abilities:
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Attack Potency: Small Town level+ (The Monado I was used by Dunban to generate a large amount of light which requires this amount of energy) | Low Complex Multiverse level (It's the same Monado that the Bionis used) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Defeated Dickson, who previously killed him in his Monado 2 state) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Receives his power from the Conduit, which draws its power from the Far-Flung Dimension, a 6-dimensional realm) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Despite giving up his Godhood, he should still be comparable if not superior to his Replica Monado self) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Should be superior to his Future Connected self due to being decades older, fought against Alpha)
Speed: Supersonic+ (Is able to compete with Telethia), Higher with Monado Speed (Monado Speed is stated to increase the user's speed by 40%) | Sub-Relativistic (Comparable to the Bionis, who can move at this speed), Higher with Monado Speed | Massively FTL+ (Capable of fighting against Zanza who is superior to his creations of the Telethia which are capable of fighting against foes who are this fast), Higher with Monado Speed (The 40% speed boost from Monado Speed lets Shulk reach 300208.2c), likely Infinite (Able to keep up with the likes of Zanza who can keep up with the likes of Monado III Shulk) | At least Massively FTL+ (Matched Zanza's speed and is faster than before), Higher with Monado Speed, likely Infinite (Comparable to the likes of Alvis who is comparable to Alpha, should be faster than his older self) | Massively FTL+, Higher with Monado Speed, likely Infinite (Should be just as fast as before) | Massively FTL+, Higher with Monado Speed, likely Infinite (Kept up with the likes of Alpha)
Lifting Strength: Class 100 (Able to topple characters such as Xord) | At least Class E (Wields the same sword as the Bionis did) | Immeasurable (Able to contend with Zanza) | Immeasurable (Far stronger than before, and is empowered by the same Conduit that empowers Alvis) | Immeasurable (Should be superior to his Replica Monado self) | Immeasurable (Far stronger than before. Repeatedly clashed with N)
Striking Strength: Small Town level+ | Low Complex Multiverse level | Low Complex Multiverse level | Low Complex Multiverse level | Low Complex Multiverse level | Low Complex Multiverse level
Durability: Small Town level+ (Can tank attacks from Telethia), Higher with Monado Shield (Monado Shield was able to cause an attack that would have killed Reyn in a single attack to bounce off) | Low Complex Multiverse level (Comparable to Bionis), Higher with Monado Shield | Low Complex Multiverse level (Tanked blows from Dickson), Higher with Monado Shield | Low Complex Multiverse level (Tanked blows from Zanza), Higher with Monado Shield | Low Complex Multiverse level, Higher with Monado Shield | Low Complex Multiverse level, Higher with Monado Shield
Stamina: Superhuman (Can run for entire days without tiring) | Superhuman, likely Infinite with Alvis | Superhuman
Range: Tens of Meters with Monado | Thousands of Kilometers (Can stretch the Monado II over 2000 kilometers long) | Thousands of Kilometers | Low Complex Multiversal | Thousands of Kilometers
Standard Equipment: The Monado I, various ether gems and equipment | The Monado II, various ether gems and equipment | The Replica Monado, various ether gem and equipment | Alvis, various ether gems and equipment | The Replica Monado EX (Later the Replica Monado EX+), various ether gems and equipment | The Replica Monado EX+, various ether gems and accessories
Shulk's Monados and equipment:
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Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Shulk is an intelligent tech savvy individual who was capable of mastering The Monado, something that skilled veterans such as Dunban (who is so skilled to the point where The Monado could not possess him like it did Arglas due his pure skill) could not do. Comes up with strategies on the fly to defeat foes as evident by him taking advantage of the Telethia's ability to absorb ether [something that normally benefits the Telethia] by forcing it to absorb too much. Became adept in weapons making just by watching Dickson make weapons. Is one the most skilled swordsman in history as he has mastered multiple fighting styles such as when he adopted and then mastered Dunban's fighting style after losing an arm. Was capable of building a replacement organ for a Machina child to allow him to grow again even when he has only learned about the existence of Machina recently. Was capable of designing Origin which is capable of holding the memories and souls of the Xenoblade 1 and 2 universes and recreating both universes after their mutual destruction. Was considered to be the best candidate to replace Zanza)
Weaknesses:: The Monado I is unable to harm the "Children of the Bionis" including Nopon, High Entia, and Homs (Xenoblade's Term for Human) though this does not mean that The Monado I cannot damage characters not from Xenoblade in a Versus Thread. | None Notable 
Notable Techniques/Attacks:
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Visions Of The Future.gif|Shulk having his first visions of the future
Innate_Visions.gif|Shulk knowing the future without having a vision
*Visions: Shulk's main ability which allows him to see into the future which was bestowed upon him by The Monado. When this happens Shulk's eyes glow blue and his perception slows to a halt when having a vision with him describing the experience as "as if time had stopped". Originally Shulk had no control over these visions with them appearing to him nigh randomly about futures he needs to change or to give him information on future events. Later however, Shulk developed his own visions without the need of The Monado and with them he became able to have complete control over what he wants to see along with the previous benefit of having a vision without having to trigger it himself with some scenarios including Shulk just being aware of what's to happen without the use of a vision. 
Monado_Buster.gif|Monado Buster
Monado_Enchant.gif|Monado Enchant
Monado_Shield.gif|Monado_Shield
Monado_Speed.gif|Monado Speed
Monado_Purge.gif|Monado Purge
Monado_Armour.gif|Monado Armour
Monado_Cyclone2.gif|Monado Cyclone
Monado_Eater.gif|Monado Eater
*Monado Arts: Monado Arts are special arts that are used by The Monado and it's replicas. Their main use is to allow for Shulk to change the future as these abilities came to Shulk in response to his desire to change an undesirable future.
*Monado Buster: Shulk extends the laser blade of the Monado multiple times its normal size, allowing to hit far more enemies than normal, and is extremely effective against the Machina and Mechons.
*Monado Enchant: Shulk strengthens the weapons of himself and his friends to the point that enemies that are resistant to specific weapons like the mechon can be harmed normally.
*Monado Shield: Shulk generates a barrier that protects himself from any incoming attacks with a swing of his sword.
*Monado Speed: Shulk gives himself or any other target a greater chance to dodge physical attacks via enhancing their speed by 40%.
*Monado Purge: Shulk shoots out a massive projectile that covers a wide area that's capable of paralyzing it's victim, rendering their abilities nulled, and can prevent damage being sent back to him upon impact.
*Monado Armour: Shulk grants himself a massive buff in defence against any physical and ether based attacks.
*Monado Cyclone: Shulk swings his blade upward, causing a massive torrent of wind that attacks everything around him, rendering those who's hit by the ability to fall and lose their bearing should they be inflicted with Break.
*Monado Eater: Shulk stabs in the direction towards the enemies, releasing a wave of ether energy that removes any buffs the enemy has given themselves.
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*Arts: Arts are techniques performed by characters which can have effects attached to them, arts can do various effects such a healing, dealing additional damage or inflicting a status effect onto a foe.
*Slit Edge: Shulk stabs the enemy with the Monado, allowing him to decrease their defence should it hit their sides.
*Back Slash: Shulk slashes the enemy with the Monado, dealing massive amounts of damage should it hit their backs.
*Light Heal: Shulk restores his or his friend's health.
*Shaker Edge Shulk winds his Monado for a massive hit, allowing him to stun enemies should they be toppled prior to the hit landing.
*Air Slash: Shulk jumps in the air to deal an upper slash onto the target to inflict break, which can slow down their movement should he hit them in the side.
*Shadow Eye: Shulk makes himself less noticeable to his foes, and buffs his next Arts in the process.
*Battle Soul: Sacrifices half of Shulk's Health to deal Chain Attacks with his friends.
*Stream Edge Shulk backsteps and swings the Monado to deal an AOE attack, inflicting Break upon anyone caught in the attack.
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Note: While Chain Attacks are only possible through numerous fighters at once; as opposed to a single individual, Shulk's access to Zanza's Monado and Alvis' aid should allow him to have guardians to fight by his side, allowing him to use Chain Attacks at will without the need of his friends.
Note 2: The Memory Space being able to replicate past foes from the victim's mind to fight them is limited based on the last time the victim remember's their power, meaning there's no power boost with the replicated enemies as they'd have the same power level as the last time the victim remembers them, as that's how Shulk and the gang was capable of defeating their past foes.
Note 3: For a list of abilities compatible with Shulk's Reactive Evolution see the abilities listed here.
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