Blade Physiology

==Summary==
Blades (Japanese: ブレイド, Bureido) are a recurring race in the Xenoblade Chronicles series. Blades are weaponized life forms linked to a Driver who creates and summons them by resonating with a Core Crystal. Blades endow their Driver with powers and a weapon. Each Blade plays a different role, owning different stats and an elemental type, such as fire for Pyra, and providing a distinct set of Blade Arts and support abilities depending on its weapon.
They are several classifications of Blades depending on the Drivers and Blades relationship and their type. There are artificial Blades, who are not awakened from a Core Crystal like natural Blades but built using an Ether Furnace to give them Blade-like abilities. There are also Flesh Eaters, Blades who have been fused with human cells, granting them unique abilities and the ability to avoid returning to their Core Crystals.
The most powerful of all the Blades are known as the Aegis.
==General Abilities==
===All Blades===
Every kind of Blade has the following abilities:
*Immortality:
**Type 1: Blades can live foreverXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War
**Type 3: Blades are stated to be able to regenerate from any injuryXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 2: Aptitude
**Type 4 (Non-Combat Applicable): After reverting to a Core Crystal, a Blade will eventually be reborn when a new Driver resonates with itXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War
**Type 8: Blades can survive any kind of wound and regenerate as long as their Core Crystal is intact and their Driver is aliveXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War
*Regeneration (At least High-Mid): Blades can regenerate from any kind of injury,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 2: Aptitude including near-total bodily destruction as long as their Core Crystal is intact and their Driver is aliveXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War
*Weapon Creation: Blades can create their weapons from nothingXenoblade Chronicles 2, Production Notes #1: Drivers and Blades
*Forcefield Creation: Blades can create forcefields, typically to protect their DriversXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 1: Encounters
*Power Bestowal: Blades supply power to their Drivers throughout a battleXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War
*Information Analysis: Core Crystals are constantly taking in data from their surroundings, as stated by MalosXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
*Deconstruction: Blades can break down enemiesXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country through their elemental attacks.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 4: Aegis This even affects those who can swim in the Cloud Sea, which disassembles all matter it comes into contact withXenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl.
*Power Nullification: Blade Combos can nullify one of the enemy's abilitiesXenoblade Chronicles 2
*Status Effect Inducement: Blade Combos can induce certain effects on enemiesXenoblade Chronicles 2
*Limited Absorption: Blades can absorb the ether around them to cast ArtsXenoblade Chronicles 2
*Limited Sealing: The nullification of enemy abilities is referred to as "sealing them"Xenoblade Chronicles 2
*Resistance to:
**Blood Manipulation: Blades lack natural blood, instead having etherXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 6: Wounds
**Disease Manipulation: Blades do not catch coldsXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 5: Masters and Slaves
**Matter Manipulation and Deconstruction: Blades can swim in the Cloud Sea, which disassembles all matter it comes into contact with.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl.
*Limited Resistance to:
**Mind Manipulation: Blades are living weapons.Nintendo Store The consciousness of a Blade is stored in their Core CrystalXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 5: Masters and Slaves
**Power Nullification: A Blade's power is stored in their Core Crystal and cannot be nullified without affecting the Crystal itself, as shown when Malos's broken Core Crystal resulted in the loss of his MonadoXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
**Power Modification: A Blade's power is stored in their Core Crystal and cannot be modified without affecting the Crystal itself, as shown when Malos's broken Core Crystal resulted in the loss of his MonadoXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
**Power Absorption: A Blade's power is stored in their Core Crystal and cannot be absorbed without affecting the Crystal itself, as shown when Malos's broken Core Crystal resulted in the loss of his MonadoXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
Weaknesses: Will revert to a Core Crystal if their Driver dies and will not awaken until they resonate with a new one.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War Their Core Crystals are also a weak spot of sorts, as damaging them weakens their ability to heal and destroying them results in the Blade's death.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 3: Our Own War
Notable Examples:
Brighid Ref.png|Brighid|link=Mòrag (Xenoblade)
Roc Ref.png|Roc|link=Vandham (Xenoblade)
Pandoria Ref.jpg|Pandoria|link=Zeke (Xenoblade)
===Flesh Eaters===
As Blades infused with human cells, Flesh Eaters may gain potentially unique abilities depending on the Blade, but otherwise retain the same abilities as other Blades. Most importantly, though, a Flesh Eater will lose their immortality due to the presence of human cells. In place of it, they gain:
*Longevity: Even if a Flesh Eater loses their immortality, they still have a long lifespanXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 4: Aegis
Weaknesses: Same as other Blades, minus reverting to a Core Crystal if their Driver dies. Failed Flesh Eaters start aging, when Blades normally do not age.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 4: Aegis
Notable Examples:
Flesh Eater Nia Ref.png|Nia|link=Nia (Xenoblade)
Flesh Eater Jin Ref.png|Jin|link=Jin (Xenoblade)
===Aegis===
The Aegis are the most powerful Blades to exist, and thus retain all the abilities of non-Flesh Eater Blades. In addition, they have the following abilities:
*Immortality:
**Type 2: Can survive despite their heart stopping.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 8: World Tree Can survive extensive damage to their Core Crystals, as shown with Malos losing a chunk of his own and still being fine.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
**Type 5 (Limited): Aegis Blades can "live" after their death, with Malos being able to speak after dying.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl.
*Reactive Evolution: Much like the Monado, as Alvis (an Aegis) is the true Monado, Aegis Blades can overcome weaknesses,Xenoblade Chronicles, Chapter 6 grow in power,Xenoblade Chronicles, Chapter 15 develop resistances,Xenoblade Chronicles, Chapter 14 and develop new abilities when needed.Xenoblade Chronicles, Chapter 7
**Note: For a list of abilities compatible with Aegis Blades' Reactive Evolution, see the abilities listed here.
*Matter Manipulation: The Sirens of Aegis Blades can fire blasts that can turn rock into glass, which is said to be a hallmark of the AegisXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country
*Summoning: Aegis Blades can summon their Sirens to fight with themXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country
*Limited Regeneration (At least Low-Godly, possibly High-Godly; Information): Can regenerate, albeit not completely, from total deconstruction.Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country A Core Crystal contains a Blade's information,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries meaning Aegis Blades can regenerate from their information being destroyed.
*Limited Inorganic Physiology (Type 2) and Nonexistent Physiology (Type 1; Aspects 1, 3, and 4): Aegis Blades' ability to "live" after their death enables them to do so as a disembodied voice,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl. and it includes the destruction of their Core Crystal, which contains their life force,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 1: Encounters information,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries and mindXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 5: Masters and Slaves
*Immunity to:
**Conventional Mind Manipulation: The Aegis comprise the three AIs that were used to control the Trinity ProcessorMira on WordPress: Dedicated to Translating and Analyzing Anything Related to the Xeno Series
*Resistance to:
**Biological Manipulation: Aegis Blades - as shown with Malos - can resonate with Core Crystals, which cause significant blood injuries to those who are unqualified,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 2: Aptitude along with being able to shrug off Nia's ability toXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries alter the replication rate of her target's cells.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
**Greater Deconstruction: Aegis Blades can withstand Siren beams, which deconstruct the target.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 8: World Tree Siren beams are capable of affecting those who can swim in the Cloud Sea.
**Absolute Zero: Aegis Blades can withstand being in Jin's Absolute Zero.Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries
**Probability Manipulation: Aegis Blades are able to stay around Kasandra, who passively causes those around her to be incredibly unlucky,Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with Kasandra also being able to unknowingly cause impossible situations that benefit her to occur.Xenoblade Chronicles 2
*Limited Resistance to:
**Data Manipulation: Aegis Blades can survive for a short timeXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries without their Core Crystal,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl. which contains their data.
**Soul Manipulation: Aegis Blades can survive for a short timeXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries without their Core Crystal,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl. which contains their soul.
**Memory Manipulation: Aegis Blades can survive for a short timeXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries without their Core Crystal,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl. which contains their memories.
**Information Manipulation (Type 2): Aegis Blades can survive for a short timeXenoblade Chronicles 2, Chapter 7: The Fear She Carries without their Core Crystal,Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Final Chapter: And thus, boy met girl. which contains their information.
Weaknesses: Same as other Blades, minus reverting to a Core Crystal if their Driver dies
Notable Examples:
Pyra and Mythra.jpg|Pyra/Mythra|link=Pyra (Xenoblade)
Malos Thumbnail.jpg|Malos|link=Malos (Xenoblade)
==References==
Category:Verse-specific Powers and Abilities
Category:Xeno (Series)
Category:Xenoblade