Hero

Heroes are non-playable party members in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. By either progressing the main story or completing s, these characters can be recruited by the party and used as a seventh party member. Outside of the Archsage's Gauntlet, only one Hero may participate in battle at a time. Each Hero has a unique , which can be unlocked for use by the main party.
While recruiting Heroes is mostly optional, some Hero Quests are part of the main story, thus making those heroes mandatory.
==List of Heroes==
	Name 	Role 	Affiliation 	Class 	Acquisition 	Ascension 	Class Inheritor
	Ethel 	Attacker	Keves 	Flash Fencer 	No Want of CourageThis quest is part of the main story.After departing Colony 4 near the beginning of , Ethel cannot join the party until her ascension condition has been met.	Achieve Rank 10 with Flash Fencer and Seraph, go to Colony Omega, and have Ethel undergo the maturation process. No ascension quest, once the requirements are met, Cammurarvi must be in the party when arriving to the laboratory in Colony Omega.	Noah
	Valdi 	Healer 	Keves 	War Medic 	The Kind Right Hand 	I'm a Mechanic 	Lanz
	Zeon 	Defender	Keves 	Guardian Commander	Where The Heart Is 	Reasons to Evolve 	Noah
	Teach 	Healer 	Agnus 	Thaumaturge 	Going Beyond Power 	Shadow of Enmity 	Mio
	Riku & Manana 	Attacker	Keves & Agnus 	Yumsmith 	A Nopon's Counsel 	Culinary Repertoire 	Sena
	Gray 	Attacker	City 	 	A Gray Matter 	Payback for Treason 	Eunie
	Isurd 	Healer 	Agnus 	Strategos 	Unwavering Resolve 	Effervescent Heart 	Taion
	Juniper 	Attacker	Agnus 	Stalker 	 	Survivors 	Noah
	Ashera 	Defender	Keves 	Lone Exile 	The Wrath of Ashera 	A Deep-Seated Scar 	Eunie
	Alexandria 	Attacker	Agnus 	Incursor 	Her Reasons 	Inescapable Past 	Taion
	 	Defender	City 	Lost Vanguard 	Vandham's Heir 	Promise to the Future 	Eunie
	Fiona 	Healer 	Agnus 	Signifer 	Transparent Dreams 	A Farewell Reset 	Lanz
	Triton 	Attacker	Moebius 	Soulhacker 	Doing It My Way 	My Memories 	Lanz
	Ghondor 	Attacker	City 	Martial Artist 	 	Knowing Your Family 	Sena
	Miyabi 	Healer 	Agnus 	Troubadour 	Side Story: Mio 	Happiness 	Mio
	Cammuravi 	Attacker	Agnus 	Seraph 	A Twist of Fate 	Achieve Rank 10 with Flash Fencer and Seraph, go to Colony Omega, and have Ethel undergo the maturation process. 	Taion
	Segiri 	Attacker	Keves 	Machine Assassin 	Inhumanity 	Invisible Bond 	Sena
	Nia 	Healer 	Agnus 	Lifesage 	Go to the Hall of the Serene in the Cloudkeep after completing the main story. 	Grasping My Future 	Mio
	Melia 	Attacker	Keves 	Royal Summoner 	Go to the Main Castle Gate of Keves Castle after completing the main story. 	From Atop Her Throne 	Noah
	InoThis Hero is part of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass.	Defender	Nopon Caravans	Noponic Champion 	Champion of the Nopon 	The Hope of Noponkind 	Noah
	Masha 	Healer 	City 	Lapidarist 	Lapidarist Extraordinaire 	For the Sake of Keepsakes 	Mio
	Shulk 	Defender	Keves 	Grand Marshal 	Beat the Challenge "The Two Saviours" in the , after completing Future Redeemed 	Automatically at acquisition 	none
	Rex 	Attacker	Agnus 	Master Driver 	Beat the Challenge "The Two Saviours" in the , after completing Future Redeemed 	Automatically at acquisition 	none
==Gameplay==
==Trivia==
* Heroes have different voicelines when being chosen on the Hero selection menu once reaching the final point of the main story.
* While certain Heroes like Monica and Ghondor become temporarily unselectable during certain parts of the main story, Ethel is the only Hero who remains unselectable until meeting her ascension condition and it is entirely optional.
* Ethel and Cammuravi are the only two non-DLC Heroes that don't have ascension quests, as well as the only two that share the same ascension condition.
** Both are also the only Heroes to be killed by Moebius in the main story.
** Ethel is the only Hero where her ascension condition requires another Hero in the party to complete.
* Ghondor is the only Hero that neither needs a Hero Quest completed nor going to a certain location to acquire. Miyabi has a similar condition in that she is gained from somebody else's Side Story.
* DLC Heroes will not be summoned by Melia and Nia during the second phase of the final boss X∞ and Y∞.
* Riku & Manana, Nia, and Melia are the only non-DLC Heroes that can never be fought by the party, which includes DLC challenge battle.
** Similarly, Monica and Fiona can only be fought in the DLC , Heroes Frontline.
* All non-DLC Heroes with the exception of Triton appear as part of the ending cutscene, regardless of whether they have been recruited (or in Ethel's case re-recruited). This is due to the scene being pre-rendered.
* Shulk and Rex are the only Heroes to not have a class inheritor, as both classes are unusable by the main party.
==In other languages==
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Ethel.png|Ethel
Valdi.png|Valdi
Zeon.png|Zeon
Teach.png|Teach
Riku and Manana.png|Riku & Manana
Gray.png|Gray
Isurd.png|Isurd
Juniper.png|Juniper
Ashera.png|Ashera
Alexandria.png|Alexandria
Monica.png|Monica
Fiona.png|Fiona
Triton.png|Triton
Ghondor.png|Ghondor
Miyabi.png|Miyabi
Cammuravi.png|Cammuravi
Segiri.png|Segiri
Nia (XC3).png|Nia
Melia (XC3).png|Melia
Ino.png|Ino
Masha.png|Masha
Shulk (XC3FR).png|Shulk
Rex (XC3FR).png|Rex
===Screenshots===
Hero Selection from XC3 Direct English.jpg | Hero selection screen from the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct, notice Ethel's profile icon censored.
Hero menu (late).jpg|The Hero selection in endgame
Kevesi.png|Kevesi heroes and their allies in the ending
Agnian.png|Agnian heroes and their allies in the ending
Lost Numbers.png|The Lost Numbers and their allies in the ending
==Notes==
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