Tora

Tora () is a playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Tora is unable to become a real Driver, so as a workaround he built Poppi, an artificial Blade.
==Appearance and personality==
Tora is an oddly-large-for-his-age orange Nopon with tiger-like brown stripes across his body. He wears a pair of blue overalls over a white shirt, a purple bandolier with several pouches, and a pair of gold-rimmed goggles on his head. Tora's age is ambiguous, but it is clear from his behavior that he is an older child or younger teenager.
Tora is a young, intelligent, and friendly Nopon who dreams to become a Driver despite his lack of aptitude, and to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather by creating the first Artificial Blade. He highly looks up to Rex as a role model, calling him "Rex-Rex" (, Big Brother). Having spent most of his time in his house working on Poppi, Tora can be rather naive and awkward with others despite his good intentions. He has a large interest in cute or "blushy-crushy" (moe) things, particularly maids, and is usually very enthusiastic about showing it to others.
==Story arc==
===Xenoblade Chronicles 2===
Tora's first effect on the plot is to launch a weapon at the authorities because he doesn't like how they're bullying someone. Luckily, the "Boom Biter" strikes a water pipe, dousing the fire Blade Brighid and allowing Rex, Pyra, and Gramps to get away. Tora steps out of his hidey-hole and invites them to his hidden house to help them lose the soldiers. He then proceeds to declare that he's decided "Rex-Rex" is now a friend and mentor of his for being such a good Driver, and is willing to help them rescue Nia and Dromarch from the troops. But to do so, he needs help (financially) - he's very close to completing an Artificial Blade, one started by his dead grampypon and missing dadapon. Rex agrees, and it isn't too long before Tora is able to complete Poppi, who immediately proves invaluable in sneaking aboard the Titan Battleship where Nia is being held.
===Xenoblade Chronicles 3===
Tora makes a brief appearance during Nia's narration on how Aionios came to be, overlooking the construction of the Alrest half of Origin along with Nia and three unidentified individuals. Tora also made an appearance in a photograph of the party as the world splits back into Alrest and Bionis respectively.
==Lore==
*Tora learned to play the Whispercorder when he was five years old.
==As a playable character==
As Tora is not a real Driver, his own gameplay is fairly limited, having access to very few predetermined Blades. These Blades are very good, however, and while his own arts are somewhat locked into making him two parts defender and one part attacker, with proper investment he can be carried into being the best player-controlled character in the game.
==As an NPC==
Tora can first be found on the Indoline Titan Ship at the very beginning of . He can later be found at Messet Point, during the party's stay in Fonsett Village.
===Dialogue===
====Indoline Titan Ship====
====Fonsett Village====
*Tora (boss)
==In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate==
Tora appears in as a . He also appears on the stage in the background alongside his Blade, Poppi.
==Trivia==
* In Japanese, Tora is voiced by Ai Nonaka, who also voices the 100-Series Observational Realians in Xenosaga Episode II and Xenosaga Episode III.
==In other languages==
==Gallery==
===Xenoblade Chronicles 2===
====Artwork====
Tora concept art .jpg|Concept art
Tora Poppi New Years illust.jpg|Illustration of Tora with Poppi by Masatsugu Saito from his Twitter for New Years
====Screenshots====
Tora signals the party.jpg|Tora signaling the party to follow him
Tora nosebleed.jpg|Tora having a nosebleed after failing to resonate with a Core Crystal
Tora pulls lever.jpg|Tora pulls the lever to wake Poppi up
Party looking through melted door.jpg|The party looking through the hole melted by Pyra
Party resting at Traveler's Resting Tree.jpg|The party resting at Traveler's Resting Tree
Vandham (XC2) funeral.jpg|The party at Vandham's funeral
Tora meets Muimui.jpg|Tora meets Muimui
Muimui with Tora family.jpg|Muimui working with Tatazo and Soosoo on Lila while Tora watches
Tatazo gives furnace to Tora.jpg|Tatazo gives the ether furnace to Tora
Tatazo and Tora reunite.jpg|Tora reunites with his father
Tora and Poppi QT.jpg|Tora and Poppi QT
Rex and Tora celebrate.jpg|Rex and Tora celebrate Bana stopping the production of artificial Blades
Zeke and Tora boss.jpg
Rex and Tora fiddle with ship.jpg|Rex and Tora try to launch the escape pod
Tora and Boreas eating contest.jpg|Boreas and Tora at the eating contest
Tora loses eating contest.jpg|Tora loses the eating contest
Tora stands on Nia.jpg|Tora stands proudly on top of Nia
Nia shakes Tora off.jpg|Nia shakes Tora off
Tora and co ready for Poppi upgrade.jpg|Tora, Tatazo, and Lila ready for Poppi's upgrade
Poppi QTpi carries Tora.jpg|Tora is carried by Poppi QTπ
Poppi QTpi leaves with Tora.jpg|Poppi QTπ leaves with Tora
Party arrives in Land of Challenge (XC2).jpg|The party arrives in the Land of Challenge
Tora eats dumplings.jpg|Tora eats dumplings during Tranquility
===Xenoblade Chronicles 3===
====Screenshots====
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 party's photo.png|Tora in a group photo in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
Tora and Poppi (SSBU).png|Tora and Poppi in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Category:Characters (XC2)
Category:Drivers (XC2)
Category:Nopon (XC2)
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