Colony 9 (XC1)

Colony 9 (, Colony 9) is an area in Xenoblade Chronicles located on the right foot of the Bionis. It connects to Tephra Cave. Aside from the prologue in Sword Valley, this is the first area in the game. It is the hometown of Shulk, Reyn, Fiora, and Dunban. It is seen briefly in a flashback scene in Future Connected. Its ruins is an area in Future Redeemed.
==Geography==
Colony 9 is located on the lower right leg of the Bionis. Surrounded on all sides by high cliffs, the Colony 9 area is blocked off from the ocean underneath and the lake is disconnected from it. The area mainly consists of a large lake above which the colony is built. The colony itself is split into three main areas. To the west is the, , a large center of business and industry near the colony's main entrance. To the south is the the , a housing area built on a large structure near the third Anti-Air Battery and connects to the surrounding area with a secondary entrance. To the north is the Military District, a large fort where the colony's Defence Force is based. The connects all three districts with bridges. The Central Plaza's tower as well as the three Anti-Air Batteries reach far into the sky and are the region's landmarks. The area's low geographical position makes it susceptible to falling debris from higher-up regions.
The colony is connected to the rest of the Bionis via Tephra Cave, accessible through . The cave's Mag Mell Ruins link back into the colony's Cylinder Hangar, which is located on a cliffside overlooking the colony and is a remnant from the ancient High Entia civilization. To the south of the colony's entrances is a small park built at the top of a nearby cliffside, which can be accessed by a set of stairs.
After the battle with Zanza and the creation of the new universe, the Colony 9 area is open to the surrounding ocean, no longer surrounded by cliffs. The remains of the Bionis' head can be seen in the distance. While the Commercial and Residential districts, as well as some surrounding areas such as Tephra Hill and Outlook Park, are largely intact, other areas, including the Anti-Air Batteries and the Military District, are gone. The bridge that once led to the Military District is instead used as a makeshift pier where Junks is docked.
==Story==
===Xenoblade Chronicles===
Colony 9 is one of the two remaining Homs colonies, the other being Colony 6. After a mobile artillery crashes in the Residential District, Reyn is tasked with gathering ether cylinders from Tephra Cave. Shulk and Fiora join him, but when they reach the Cylinder Hangar, two attack them. They defeat them, but wonder what has caused the machines to appear. Before they can leave the hangar, an army of Mechon suddenly invades the colony.
They hurry back, and Fiora returns home to check on Dunban, but he is not there. They conclude that he went to the Weapon Development Lab to take the Monado and defend the colony. The party reaches the military district and find Colonel Vangarre and other Defence Force soldiers fighting a strange Mechon with a face. However, they don't stand a chance against it, and the Mechon throws a pod at Vangarre, resulting in an explosion and blocking the entrance to the lab. The party decides to use the mobile artillery in the Residential District to blast their way in. When they reach the , they get attacked by a group of Mechon and split up: Fiora heads for the artillery while Shulk and Reyn hold them off. Just as Fiora is able to get away, tip of the Central Plaza's tower falls doen and blocks the way to the Residential District. Dunban appears with the Monado in hand and the three of them take a detour through the commercial district to meet up with Fiora. At the , Dunban once again loses control of the Monado. Instead, Shulk takes it and sees visions that he can use to his advantage. They reach the residential district where they find Metal Face, the Mechon with the face they first saw in the Military District. Even with the Monado, they are unable to harm it. Fiora arrives in the mobile artillery and Shulk sees a vision of her getting stabbed by the Mechon. He tells her to escape, but she ignores his call. Shulk's vision becomes reality: Fiora is unable to harm the Mechon and gets stabbed by Metal Face. The Mechon retreat not long after.
Following the attack, Shulk and Reyn decide to take revenge on the Mechon and head out for Colony 6.
Colony 9 is shown again in the epilogue six months after the battle against Zanza, as well as in flashbacks in Future Connected. It has become a place inhabited not only by Homs and Nopon, but also the High Entia and Machina near the remains of the Bionis.
===Future Connected===
Colony 9 is first seen in a flashback, when Shulk tells Melia about Alcamoth and the Bionis' Shoulder. While the colony's reconstruction is still ongoing one year after Zanza's defeat, Shulk is able to convince Melia to take Junks and investigate.
Once the Fog King is defeated and Junks is repaired, Shulk, Kino, and Nene return to Colony 9 with a group of residents of the Bionis' Shoulder and enlist the colony's aid in restoring Alcamoth.
===Future Redeemed===
The ruins of the original Colony 9 are situated in Yesterdale in the Cent-Omnia Region of Aionios, serving as the base of the Liberators. The colony, along with the rest of the Cent-Omnia Region, is ultimately destroyed when Origin is sent crashing into the ground after Alpha is defeated.
==Locations==
* Agora Shore
* Anti-Air Battery 1
* Anti-Air Battery 2
* Anti-Air Battery 3
* Cliff Lake
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* Dunban's House
* Hazzai Cape
* Military District
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* Weapon Development Lab
==Landmarks==
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* Cylinder Hangar
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* Fortress Entrance
* Gem Man's Stall
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* Mechon Wreckage Site
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* Tephra Cave Entrance
* Tranquil Square
==NPCs==
* Andreas
* Arnaut
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* Cheryl
* Dean
* Désirée
* Dionysis
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* Dulland (After Battling Brutes)
* Emmy Leater
* Erik
* Françoise
* Giorgio
* Jackson
* Jan
* Jiroque
* Jolele
* Kantz
* Kenny Rohan
* King Squeeze
* Leopold
* Liliana
* Lukas
* Marcia
* Mefimefi
* Miller
* Minnie
* Monica
* Moritz
* Narine
* Nic
* Niranira
* Oleksiy
* Paola
* Peppino
* Perrine
* Raoul
* Rocco
* Rosemary
* Sesame
* Shura
* Sonia
* Suzanna
* Sylviane
* Werner
* Zukazu
==Shops==
* Colony 9 Shop
==Enemies==
==Collectables==
==Heart-To-Hearts==
* A Heropon's Perspective
* Ancient Wreckage
* Enduring Friendship
* Fiora's Cooking
* Overlooking the Colony
* Sunrise in the Park
* Watching Over Them
==Quests==
==In other languages==
==Gallery==
Colony 9 Full Map.png|Full map of Colony 9
XCDE area menu image Colony 9.png|Menu image in 
Colony 9 DE.jpg|Area preview of Colony 9 in Definitive Edition during the day
Colony 9 DE 2.jpg|Area preview of Colony 9 in Definitive Edition during the day
Colony 9 DE 3.jpg|Area preview of Colony 9 in Definitive Edition during the day
Colony 9 DE (N).jpg|Area preview of Colony 9 in Definitive Edition during the night
Colony 9 FC.png|Colony 9 as seen in the Future Connected flashback
Colony 9 Central Plaza FC.png|The Central Plaza as seen in the Future Connected flashback
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