Lanz

Lanz (, Lanz) is a playable character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and a soldier from Keves.
==Appearance and personality==
Lanz has a remarkably tall and muscular physique with distinctive grey skin and white hair. The golden lines along his face and arms resemble the skin of Machina, however for his age and his appearance is closer to that of a Homs.
He wears military style grey cargo pants, a tight grey tank top, some kind of black and blue coat adorning the Keves symbol, and black metallic boots. Additionally, he wears metallic gloves. During his time as a soldier, Lanz wears full sleeves underneath his coat, and black pants. His term mark is located on his chin. Lanz uses a Shieldblade in battle that also acts as a shield, as well as a turret, which he uses to protect his friends. It can be upgraded into the Adamant Shell.
He is known as reliable ally who goes great lengths to protect his friends, even if he puts his own life in danger.
===As Ouroboros===
When interlinking with Sena, Lanz takes on one of two Ouroboros forms: one associated with himself, the other with Sena. Lanz's Ouroboros form is a broad, deep-purple humanoid with a glowing core in its chest. Its upper body is surrounded by concentric rings resting on its shoulders, which support two large upright turrets behind the head. Its main weapons are large gauntlets on its fists, which may be turned around to function as a front-facing scattershot laser cannon.
Lanz's Ouroboros is extremely effective at directly taking hits to shield allies. Its shield is strong enough to tank a sustained attack from a Ferronis's main cannon, and its effective blocking size is several times larger than the Ouroboros form itself. Its offensive capabilities consist of slow shots from long or short range, combined with faster punches and grapples when close-up.
==Story arc==
===Prologue===
A young Lanz and his friends Noah, Eunie and Joran are seen dashing through a crowd for the Queen's anniversary in . When the clock strikes six, time appears to stop and everyone except for Noah freezes in place.
===Chapter 1===
Lanz, Noah, Eunie, Mwamba and Riku take part in the battle against Colony Sigma in which they are victorious. Lanz the asks why Noah sent off the fallen Agnians despite being enemies. He then laments the fact that the transports took off without them, forcing the party to make the long trek back to on foot.
In a flashback, a young Lanz is shown fighting in a training exercise alongside Noah, Eunie, and Joran. They end up losing the standoff with Garvel's team after Joran decides to put himself in harm's way in order to heal Lanz. Afterwards, an angry Lanz attempts to punch Joran for his recklessness only for Noah to stop him, followed by Eunie who claims that Joran did the right thing. She later reminds Noah of his birthday, which he forgot about. The next day, the four friends attend a Homecoming; one that is conducted by the Queen of Keves herself. Lanz remarks that someday that he will reach his Homecoming.
Back in the present, the party heads to the bathing tent after arriving to Colony 9. While in the tent, is revealed through conversation that Joran had died a couple of years ago. Eunie asks Noah if he is still hurt by Joran's loss, to which he replies that he's "not over it, but getting there", pointing out that Lanz had been the most affected and that they should worry about him instead. Lanz is seen talking to Mwamba before he joins them in the bath, he and Eunie get into an argument about who earned the most points in the earlier battle.
The next day after waking up, Lanz blames Riku for messing up his power frame for his lack of sleep, a royal decree is issued by the Castle. Colony 9's mission is to destroy a large ether source of unknown origin in the Alfeto Valley. Agnian forces are noted to also be targeting the ether source, alongside a potential third party. With these orders, the main group (accompanied by Mwamba and Riku as before) make their way into the valley.
==Lore==
==As a party member==
Lanz's primary class is Heavy Guard, a Defender class focusing on maintaining the enemy's aggro and tanking hits. He can interlink with Sena.
==Trivia==
*Lanz was Jack Bardoe's first VO gig. https://x.com/JimmyLstone/status/1653076342865264641?s=20 
==In other languages==
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
Young Lanz.png|Lanz in his early terms
Lanz defending Noah from Garvel.png|Lanz defends Noah from Garvel
Lanz vs Garvel.png|Lanz and Garvel facing off
Lanz defeats Garvel.jpg|Lanz defeats Garvel in training
Lanz badge.jpg|Lanz earns a badge for winning practice
Young Lanz pushed by Joran.png|Lanz watches as Joran sacrifices himself
Lanz bathing tent.png|Lanz in the bathing tent
Lanz annoyed at Riku.png|Lanz annoyed at Riku for messing up his power frame setting
Noah with Eunie and Lanz.PNG|Lanz with Noah and Eunie
Lanz and Sena become Ouroboros.PNG|Lanz and Sena become Ouroboros
Lanz Interlinking.png|Lanz Interlinking with for the first time with Sena
XC3 Unwavering Resolve Lanz warning.jpg|Lanz shouts a warning
XC3 Unwavering Resolve Lanz Sena 2.jpg|Lanz and Sena in awe of Taion's skill
XC3 Unwavering Resolve removing the boulder.jpg|Lanz and Taion pushing a boulder
XC3 Stolen Provisions Taion Lanz Sena.jpg|Lanz gathers mushrooms with Taion and Sena
XC3 Stolen Provisions Lanz Sena Manana.jpg|Lanz, Manana and Sena
Lanz and the Lost Numbers.jpg|Lanz watches the Lost Numbers train
Zack and Lanz.jpg|Zack and Lanz
Lanz stops Garvel.jpg|Lanz stops Garvel
Lanz spots Seraphic Ceratinia.png|Lanz spots Seraphic Ceratinia
====Pre-release====
Lanz_promo1.jpg|Lanz with the mark on his chin
Lanz_promo2.jpg|Lanz protecting Noah from Sena
Lanz_interlink_promo.png|Lanz Interlinking for the first time with Sena
===Gameplay===
XC3 party member icon Lanz.png| Lanz's menu icon.
XC3 party member icon Lanz (Chapter 1).png|Lanz's menu icon during Chapter 1.
XC3 battle portrait Lanz.png|Lanz's battle portrait.
XC3 battle portrait Lanz (Chapter 1).png|Lanz's battle portrait during Chapter 1.
XC3 class portrait Lanz.gif|Portrait used for the Heavy Guard class.
XC3 Chain Attack portrait Lanz.png|Lanz's Chain Order portrait.
XC3 Chain Attack portrait Lanz Ouroboros.png|Lanz's Ouroboros Chain Order portrait.
XC3 level up portrait Lanz.png|Lanz's level up portrait.
XC3 level up portrait Lanz (Chapter 1).png|Lanz's level up portrait during Chapter 1.
XC3 level up portrait Lanz (Unused).png|Presumably an unused level up portrait.
Lanz Chain Attack.png|Lanz begins a Chain Attack.
===Artwork===
XC3 OST key artwork.png|Cover of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Original Soundtrack
MS recruitment.png|Artwork from a Monolith Soft recruitment brochure.
Lanz illust.jpg|Illustration of Lanz by Masatsugu Saito from his Twitter for the upcoming release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 
====Concept art====
Lanz concept art 1.png
Lanz concept art 2.png
Lanz concept art 3.png
Lanz concept art 4.png
Lanz Ouroboros concept art 1.png
Lanz Ouroboros concept art 2.png
Lanz Ouroboros concept art 3.png
Lanz Ouroboros concept art 4.png
==References==
Category: Kevesi
Category:Characters (XC3)
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