Shulk

Shulk is the main protagonist and one of the seven playable characters of the video game Xenoblade Chronicles and the deuteragonist of Future Connected. He is a Homs who lives in Colony 9 and a childhood friend of Fiora and Reyn. 
Early details show that he is able to wield the Monado due to the fact that he was one of the only known survivors on a previous expedition to retrieve the sacred weapon. He first acquires the sword when his home, Colony 9, is attacked. His first act upon acquiring the destined weapon is to fight for an end to the war with the Mechon.
He is voiced by Shintarō Asanuma in the Japanese version of the game and Adam Howden in the English version.
== Appearance ==
Shulk is an 18-year old Homs with short pale blond hair, blue eyes, and a fairly average height of 1.71m. His main appearance comprises a red hooded vest, a black sweater, multi-coloured shorts with knee straps, and red boots.
Shulk, in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, has longer blond hair, wears a black sweater similar to his original one, and now has a mechanical arm. He also wears a short red cape, a gray jacket, black pants, and black and red boots.
==Personality==
As the main hero of Xenoblade Chronicles, Shulk is a young man with strong qualities. He is determined, organized, strong-hearted, smart, kind, and quick to the bone. Despite losing his parents at a young age, Shulk was still surrounded by people who cared about him, and he cared for those people in return. His kindness has been noted by several characters, most notably Fiora, who states that this is the main reason she fell in love with him. However, there are limits to his kindness, and he shows a very vengeful side when he witnesses Fiora's apparent death at the hands of Metal Face, after which he vows to kill him and all other Mechon.
Initially, Shulk sees his ability to see the future as a burden, particularly after witnessing Fiora's demise and being completely helpless as he saw it come true. After the fight with the Arachno Queen in Tephra Cave, however, he realizes that the future he sees is not set, and that he can use his power to change it. Nevertheless, there are still several occasions where he sees the future but is unable to do anything about it, which frustrates him deeply. As a result, he can be quite the pessimist, as noted by Désirée, though she adds that it shows how much he cares for others. Sharla, however, claims that he doesn't give himself enough credit, since his ability to see the future has saved them countless times.
Shulk easily gets along with almost anyone he fights alongside with; his team-mates in particular. For example, he and Reyn have treated each other as brothers ever since they were children. The two have a shared oath of covering each others' backs on everything and, despite their vastly different personalities, they almost never argue, Reyn claims that he can count the number of times they have argued on one hand. They aren't above pulling pranks on each other however; a Heart-to-Heart between them reveals that Shulk put a spider in Reyn's shoe back when they were kids, as revenge for Reyn putting a caterpillar in Shulk's sock drawer, which gave them a phobia of spiders and caterpillars, respectively.
He looks up to Dunban as a mentor as well as a second-in-command of the team; he gets along with Fiora very well, especially since the two share mutual feelings for each other. As shown in the field, Shulk is also very protective of everyone. He seems to take it personally if anyone gets hurt during battle. He also asks everyone how they are holding up, even when the case is the other way around. He is also very humble, which is best shown when he flat-out refuses to become Zanza's disciple, saying that he just wants to live his life as a Homs, in a world that has no need for gods.
In a Heart-to-Heart between Dunban and Sharla at Eryth Sea, Dunban stated that Shulk's diet is not healthy as he dislikes vegetables. He eats the vegetables Fiora cooks him without complaining though, because he is too embarrassed to admit that he does not like them to her. This, however, convinces Fiora that he has no sense of taste, though it doesn't stop her from cooking for him.
==Abilities==
Aside from the Monado arts, Shulk has very few normal arts (only eight) compared to every other permanently playable character (about fifteen moves each). Most of his arts revolve around positioning, requiring other party members to draw aggro away from him in order for his arts to gain additional power or effects, and this makes him weaker when fighting enemies head-on, as his arts require him to wait for openings. However, he can call upon the power of the Monado, which can stock another eight skills unique to the Monado itself, and all of his moves are useful in a variety of ways, including giving useful buffs and protecting his entire party from harm with a single Monado Art. He also has the third lowest HP of the playable cast, above Melia and slightly more than Sharla, but his Strength and Agility greatly balance out this flaw. An important note is that after gaining the Monado, Shulk cannot switch weapons. This works both for and against him. Whenever a point in the story occurs where Shulk gains a new Art for the Monado, its damage will increase. This means at times he will jump ahead of the other characters in terms of damage, but they will eventually catch up to him.
==Gallery==
===Images===
Shulk XC1.png|Shulk's artwork for the original Xenoblade Chronicles.
Shulk XB2.png|Shulk's artwork of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Shulk and Rex.png|Shulk meets Rex for the first time in the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC.
Shulk SSB4.png|Shulk's artwork of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Shulk SSBU.png|Shulk's artwork of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Shulk 2.jpg
Shulk against Dunban.png|Shulk preventing Dunban from attacking Metal Face/Mumkhar, despite everything he's done.
Shulk and Fiora.jpg|Shulk with Fiora
Shulk and Reyn.jpg|Shulk with Reyn
Happy Shulk.png|The memetic image of Shulk smiling at Fiora.
Shulk, Dunban and Fiora.jpg
Shulk Fiora kiss.PNG|Shulk and Fiora kiss
1600px-SSBUWebsiteShulk5.jpg|Shulk's Final Smash alongside Dunban, Mecha-Fiora and Riki.
File:Xenoblade 3 Shulk.jpg|Shulk's appearance in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Shulk FR.png
Nikol's Tool.png|Shulk is very impressed with Nikol's device.
File:Shulk Rex battle Alvis.jpg|Shulk and Rex fight against Alvis
File:SSB for 3DS and Wii U.jpg
Monado II.png|Shulk wielding the new Monado II.
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