Shulk

Shulk in Xenoblade Chronicles

"*The Monado... I hope I can figure out the secret of its power one day.*"
— Shulk
**Shulk** (Japanese: シュルク, *Shuruku*; English dub: /ˈʃʊlk/) is the main playable character and protagonist of *Xenoblade Chronicles*. His ability to wield the Monado, using the sword's unique powers, as well as visions of the future, makes him one of the main forces against the Mechon. He is often referred to by some characters as the "Heir to the Monado".

## Appearance

Shulk is a 1.71 m (5'7" inches) young man with jaw-length wavy blonde hair, grayish blue eyes, and a pointed face.

Shulk's default attire, which he wears in promotional material as well as in his appearances in other games, consists of a short red jacket, a black sweater with pink and purple patterning, grey shorts with straps and flat-soled boots. He wears a whistle around his neck.

## Personality

Shulk is determined, organized, strong-hearted, smart, kind, and quick-witted to the bone. Despite being usually called out by Dickson for spending too much time indoors doing research, Shulk is a very kind person, and is usually seen trying to help others. He likes to think things through and is very methodical in his approach to most situations.

However, Shulk is also often portrayed as being oblivious to other people's feelings. He is also seen as vengeful against the Mechon after they attacked Colony 9, being revenge the main factor that led to him and Reyn leaving the Colony. Despite this, Shulk trusts his companions above anything else, and would do anything to protect them. Shulk also tends to be pessimistic, often feeling particularly frustrated whenever he fails to change the future of his visions.

## Story

*Main article: **Xenoblade Chronicles (plot)***

Shulk was one of the only known survivors on an expedition to retrieve the Monado from the Sealed Tower, and as a young man becomes a budding researcher set on unlocking the sword's secrets as a form of honoring the memory of his parents. He first wields the sacred weapon when his home, Colony 9, is attacked by Mechon.

Late in the game it is revealed that Shulk had been killed along with his parents during the Monado expedition and that Zanza had possessed his body and laid dormant within. The revived Shulk was then found by Dickson, who recognized him as Zanza's new vessel and took him to Colony 9 along with the Monado. Shulk was thus able to grow up with Dickson looking after him, unaware that he was a pawn in the plan to revive Zanza. It is because of Zanza residing within Shulk that Shulk is able to wield the Monado to its full potential and is not harmed by its use like other Homs.

When Shulk confronts Egil and ultimately chooses to spare him, Dickson intervenes and shoots Shulk. As Shulk falls unconscious, Zanza leaves his body and takes the Monado into his own hands before taking control of the Bionis. Shulk, left in a comatose state, is taken back to Colony 6 aboard Junks. Within his mind, Shulk struggles to find the will to continue on, but manages to find his way again with the help of Alvis and is revived. Upon awaking, Shulk receives a replica Monado built by the Machina and manages to help fend off a Telethia attack on Colony 6, where he learns that Alvis is also a disciple for Zanza.

Aiming to stop Zanza, Shulk and his allies journey through the Bionis' Interior and Prison Island, defeating the other disciples, Lorithia and Dickson in the process. From there, Shulk's party enters Memory Space and confronts Zanza. During their final battle, Shulk awakens to the power of a new Monado, his True Monado, and uses it to strike Zanza down. At the game's end, it is revealed by Alvis that Shulk has become a third god on par with Zanza and Meyneth, and is given the chance to decree the fate of the world. Hesitant to take on such a responsibility at first, in the end Shulk wishes for a world without gods, and the world is reborn once more, with new, Earth-like landmasses. The fallen body of Bionis can still be seen in the distance from Colony 9's place on the new world, now inhabited by all of the beings of Bionis and Mechonis.

## In battle

Most of Shulk's arts revolve around positioning, often requiring other party members to draw aggro away from him in order for his arts to deal their additional effects, which makes him weaker when fighting enemies head-on, as his arts require him to wait for openings.

Shulk is able to call upon the power of the Monado in battle, which can stock up to eight unique skills, unlocked by progressing through the story or by finishing quests, and all of his moves are useful in a variety of ways, from giving useful buffs to protecting his entire party from harm.

Shulk has the third lowest HP of the playable cast, but his Strength and Agility greatly balance out this flaw. After gaining the Monado, Shulk cannot switch weapons. However, the Monado's stats will scale according to Shulk's level.

## General stats

Template:Character stats
※ These stats are raw and do not include the bonuses from the skill lines.

* each auto-attack hit adds 20% to his Talent Gauge
* can have up to 8 Monado Arts, which can be rearranged but cannot be removed from the Battle Palette
* can only use a Monado Art after using Activate Monado, the amount of Talent Gauge depletion from using a Monado Art depends on the Art
* low cooldown Break arts in Stream Edge and Air Slash
* can constantly keep an enemy's physical defence down with Slit Edge
* high burst damage with Back Slash
* increases damage and lets the party hurt Mechon with Monado Enchant; can also deal burst damage against Mechon using Monado Buster
* defensive party buffs in Monado Speed, Monado Shield and Monado Armor
* only character who can remove Soul Read using Monado Purge; can remove other buffs with Monado Eater
* can Break, Topple then Daze an enemy single-handedly with Monado Cyclone

## Arts

* Turn Strike [Talent Art] - Heavy damage to a single target, and inflicts Break for a long duration. Permanently replaced by Activate Monado after obtaining the Monado.
* Back Slash - Damages single target. Attacking the target's back will cause double damage.
* Light Heal - Restores HP to a single ally.
* Slit Edge - Damages single target. Attacking the target's side will reduce Physical Defence.
* Stream Edge - Damages multiple enemies in front of Shulk, inflicts Break and fills Talent Gauge.
* Shadow Eye - Reduces aggro and increases damage of next physical Art.
* Air Slash - Damages and inflicts Break on a single target. A side hit may inflict Slow.
* Shaker Edge - Damages single target. Dazes if target is Toppled.
* Battle Soul - Sacrifices half of Shulk's current HP to refill a portion of his Talent Gauge.

For information on leveling battle arts, see Levelling Battle Arts.

### Monado Arts

* Activate Monado [Talent Art] [Aura] - Switches Shulk's available Arts between his normal Arts and Monado Arts.
* Buster - Damages enemies in a straight line. Mechon and Machina suffer double damage.
* Enchant - Allows allies to damage Mechon for a time and boosts attack power.
* Shield - Blocks Talent Arts of equal level or lower. Best used when Shulk has a vision.
* Speed - Improves evasion of a single ally.
* Purge - Damages single target at a distance. Removes Auras and Spike effects and inflicts Aura Seal.
* Eater - Damages enemies in front, removes all buffs and inflicts Bleed.
* Armour - Reduces all Physical and Ether damage to the party.
* Cyclone - Damages all enemies around Shulk. Enemies suffering Break will be Toppled.

## Skill trees

Shulk has the following Skill Trees:

* Integrity
* Humanity
* Intuition
* Pessimism
* Bravery

**Integrity** is one of Shulk's initial three skill trees, and the first skill is unlocked at the start of the game.

Prioritizing Integrity improves Shulk's block rate, based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

 Block Rate Increase

**Skills**

**Humanity** is one of Shulk's initial three skill trees.

Prioritizing Humanity improves Shulk's Ether based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

 Ether Increase

**Skills**

**Intuition** is one of Shulk's initial three skill trees.

Prioritizing Intuition improves Shulk's Agility based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

 Agility Increase

**Skills**

**Pessimism** is Shulk's fourth skill tree. It can be unlocked by completing *Désirée's Future*, which requires Colony 9 affinity of 4½☆.

Prioritizing Pessimism improves Shulk's Ether Defence based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

 Ether Defence Increase

**Skills**

**Bravery** is Shulk's fifth Skill Tree. It is obtained by completing either *A Young Captain's Trust* or *A Young Captain's Revival*, which require Colony 9 affinity of 4½☆.

Prioritizing Bravery improves Shulk's Critical Hit rate based on the number of skills that have been unlocked in this tree:

 Critical Hit Rate Increase

**Skills**

**Legend**

## Gem Crafting

Shulk owns unique Shooter and Engineer abilities for Gem Crafting, they are:

### Shooter

* Fever Plus: Gets into a Fever easily when crafting.

### Engineer

* Strong Flame: Average
* Medium Flame: Average
* Gentle Flame: Good

## Presents

### 3 hearts

* Azure Hollyhock (Flower, Mechonis Field)
* Rainbow Slug (Animal, Fallen Arm)
* Shield Bug (Bug, Makna Forest)
* Blue Chain (Part, Colony 9)
* Winding Gear (Part, Bionis' Leg)
* Digital Filament (Part, Fallen Arm)
* Grape Spring (Part, Agniratha)
* Pauper's Cup (Strange, Satorl Marsh)

### 2 hearts

* Sirius Anemone (Flower, Colony 6)
* Orb Daisy (Flower, Satorl Marsh)
* Black Blossom (Flower, Sword Valley)
* Mud Squirrel (Animal, Valak Mountain)
* Cable Mouse (Animal, Central Factory)
* Rumble Stonefly (Bug, Tephra Cave)
* Mystery Firefly (Bug, Ether Mine)
* Water Boatman (Bug, Mechonis Field)
* Art Core Coil (Part, Galahad Fortress)
* Modern Blue Gear (Part, Mechonis Field)
* Blue Light Amp (Part, Agniratha)
* Strong Screw (Part, Prison Island)
* Thunder Compass (Other)
* Black Panel (Strange, Frontier Village)
* Steel Hauyne (Strange, Eryth Sea)
* Dramatic Night (Strange, Agniratha)
* Blue Blood (Strange, Prison Island)

## In *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*

Template:Infobox Blade
Shulk and Fiora make an appearance in Challenge Battle Mode, released as part of Version 1.5.0 for players with the Expansion Pass. In it, the two appear as Blades; like Poppibuster, they can freely switch between Drivers (excluding Tora) without the need of an Overdrive Protocol. However, they cannot be taken out of the Land of Challenge until the party receives the Alrest Linkring. Shulk uses the light element, wields the Monado, and acts as an Attacker in battle.

For this appearance, Shulk was redesigned by Kunihiko Tanaka, lead character designer for *Xenoblade Chronicles X*, as well as the *Xenogears* and *Xenosaga* series.

In the English dub of *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*, the original pronunciation for Shulk's name from *Xenoblade Chronicles* (/ˈʃʊlk/) can still be heard, but an alternate pronunciation (/ˈʃʌlk/) can also be heard.

### Abilities

#### Specials

* Lv. 1 - Monado Purge - Brandish the Monado to generate a mid-air shockwave.
* Lv. 2 - Monado Cyclone - Perform a rising spin to damage enemies surrounding you.
* Lv. 3 - Monado Buster - A powerful slash using the true power of the Monado.
* Lv. 4 - Monado Unbound - Unleash the true power of the Monado in a series of strikes.

#### Blade Arts

* Accuracy Up - Increases accuracy.
* Debuff Cancel - Cancels debuffs from enemies.
* Back Attack Up - Increases backstab dmg; halves aggro.

#### Battle Skills

* Vision - Can negate powerful enemy attack via button challenge (100 - 60 sec cooldown).
* Monado Enchant - Increases damage dealt by the party by 20% to 40% when at max Affinity.
* Monado Speed - Increases accuracy and evasion rate of team by 24% to 40% at max Affinity.

#### Field Skills

* Salvaging Mastery - Lv. 3
* Keen Eye - Lv. 3
* Ancient Wisdom - Lv. 3

### Favorite Items

* Pouch item types: Veggies, Literature
* Pouch items: Addam's Supercakes (Veggies), Ardainian Arms Album (Literature)

## In *Super Smash Bros.*

Shulk is a playable character in *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U* and its sequel *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*. His Neutral Special move gives him the ability to change his attributes in battle using his Monado Arts; Speed, Shield and Buster from *Xenoblade Chronicles* and two new Arts, Jump and Smash, invented for the sake of *Smash Bros*.

### Moveset

Shulk's Neutral Special uses his Monado Arts:

* 翔 (Jump): increased jump height, increased air speed, increased falling speed, increased Air Slash height, lower defence.
* 疾 (Speed): increased ground speed, increased air speed, decreased attack power, decreased jump height.
* 盾 (Shield): increased defence, increased weight, increased shield health, decreased ground speed, decreased air speed, decreased jump height, decreased attack power
* 斬 (Buster): increased attack power, decreased launching power, decreased defence.
* 撃 (Smash): increased launch power, decreased attack power, decreased weight

In *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* a Monado Art can be selected rather than switching between each one.

Shulk's Up Special move is Air Slash, a rising slash with an optional second slash.

Shulk's Side Special move is Back Slash. It does more damage if it hits the back, similarly to the Art's effect in *Xenoblade Chronicles*.

Shulk's Down Special move is Vision, in which he foresees an opponent's attack, dodges, and counterattacks. Vision can be altered to launch the opponent behind Shulk.

His Final Smash is a Chain Attack with Dunban and Riki. In *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Fiora is added to this Final Smash.

Some of Shulk's neutral attacks in this game also bear resemblance to other arts that he and other party members in *Xenoblade Chronicles* used, two notable examples being his forward smash's similarity to Slit Edge and his down smash's to War Swing, one of Reyn's arts.

### amiibo

Nintendo released a Shulk amiibo as part of the third wave of amiibo figures. In the US the Shulk figure was exclusive to retailer Game Stop at launch, but was made available at Best Buy retailers in October 2015. It is not exclusive to any retailer in Europe or Japan. The announced release dates by Nintendo were February 2015 in North America and 20th February, 2015 in Europe.

According to Nintendo's amiibo compatibility chart, the Shulk amiibo is compatible with the following games:

In *Xenoblade Chronicles 3D*, the Shulk amiibo can be used to unlock items in the Jukebox and Model Viewer. Using the amiibo once per day will grant three tokens to use for the raffles. The Shulk amiibo is the only amiibo currently supported by the game.

In *Super Mario Maker*, the amiibo unlocks a Shulk skin to be used in *Super Mario Bros.* stages. It also uses Shulk's Japanese voice clips.

In *Yoshi's Woolly World*, the amiibo unlocks a Shulk pattern for Yoshi.

In *Kirby: Planet Robobot*, the amiibo gives the ESP ability.

## Quotes

### Battle

* *"The enemy's weak, but don't drop your guard!"*
* *"Everyone — let's go!"*
* [Starting versus red level enemies] *"Looks like we don't have a choice!"*
* [Fighting a Unique Monster] *"Everyone do your best!"*
* [Dodging] *"Not good enough!"*
* *"We haven't lost yet!"*
* [Activating] *"This is the Monado's power!"*
* *"Nothing's gonna stop me!"*
* *"Let's aim higher!"*
* *"Almost there!"*
* [Healed] *"Just what I needed!"*
* *"Monado! Show me the way!"*
* *"Behold the power of the Monado!"*
* *"I... I'm seeing something!"*
* *"It's coming to me...!"*
* *"Ohh... Wait!"*
* *"Ok, my turn!"*
* *"Not bad!"*
* *"Monado, lend us your power!"*
* *"More enemies!"*
* *"There's no end to them!"*
* *"I'm...sorry..."*
* *"I can't...go on..."*
* *"This isn't going well..."*
* Shulk: *"I'm really feeling it!"*
Reyn: *"yeah, Shulk! get stuck in!"*
* Shulk: *"Reyn!"*
Reyn: *"I know, I know!"*
* *"Altogether for a Chain Attack!"*
* *"Sharla! Don't worry about it!"*
* [Talent Gauge full] *"We can definitely do this!"*
* Shulk: *"This isn't going well."*
Reyn: *"Sorry, I lost focus."*
* Shulk: *"Altogether now!"*
Riki: *"Riki together too!"*
* [Focussing attacks] *"Let's Focus our efforts!"*
* [Engaging at will] *"Play it by ear everyone!"*
* [Retreat] *"Everyone, make a run for it!"*

### Arts

* *"BATTLE SOUL!"*
* *"Shadow Eye!"*
* *"Back Slash!"*
* *"Air Slash!"*
* *"Streeeam Edge!"*
* *"Light Heal!"*
* *"Slit Edge!"*
* *"This'll leave a mark-- Shaker Edge!"*
* [Art: Shaker Edge] *"Pesky thing!*"
* *"Monado—Buster!"*
* [Art: Monado Shield] *"Monado... Shield us!"*
* [Art: Monado Speed] *"Monado, show me the way!""*
* *"You're not invincible! Monado Enchant!"*
* *"No escape..."* \*yelling\* *"Monado Purge!"*
* [Art: Monado Purge] *"That's ENOUGH!!!"*
* *"I'll blow you away... Monado Cyclone!"*
* *"Monadoooo... Eater!"*
* *"Tuuurn... Strike!"*
* [Art: Monado Eater] *"I'll smash you up!"*

### Leveling up

* *"Cool!"*
* *"I need to be even stronger!"*
* *"I can feel the power!"*

### Victory

* *"Piece of cake!"*
* *"Hahaha, we win!"*

### ​Character Yells

#### Reyn

* *"Reyn!!!"*
* *"Get up, Reyn!"*
* *"You're really getting into this, Reyn!"*
* *"Reyn! Let's see what you're made of!"*
* *"And nothing's gonna stop us."*
* *"Ok, Reyn!"*
* *"It's cause we all make such a good team, Reyn!"*
* *"Reyn! You're up!"*
* *"Easy there, Reyn!"*
* *"Reyn! You're a lifesaver!"*
* *"Reyn! It's up to you!"*
* *"Nice one, Reyn!"*
* *"Reyn! This isn't like you!"*

#### Fiora

* *"Fiora! Please, no!!!"*
* *"Come on, Fiora, get up!"*
* *"Looking good too, Fiora!"*
* *"Go get em, Fiora!"*
* *"Me too, Fiora!"*
* *"I won't let you go, Fiora!"*
* *"I feel exactly the same, Fiora!"*
* *"Fiora! Keep it coming!"*
* *"Fiora! I'll protect you."*
* *"Fiora! Glad you're around!"*
* *"Fiora! We're all with you!"*
* *"Fiora! You got it?"*
* *"Fiora, that's great!"*
* *"Fiora! Don't give up!"*

#### Dunban

* *"No way..... DUNBAN!!!!"*
* *"It's not over yet, Dunban!"*
* *"Yeah Dunban, go for it!"*
* *"Dunban! You're really shining!"*
* *"Yeah, Dunban!"*
* *"Understood, Dunban!"*
* *"Yes sir!"*
* *"Dunban! We're counting on you!"*
* *"Dunban! Don't overdo it!"*
* *"Thank you, Dunban."*
* *"Dunban! That's the one!"*
* *"Dunban! You're awesome!"*
* *"Dunban, hang in there!"*

#### Sharla

* *"SHARLA!!!"*
* *"Sharla, hang in there!"*
* *"Sharpshooter Sharla!"*
* *"Sharla! You're really focussed!"*
* *"And as one, we're unbeatable!"*
* *"We can do even better. Come on, Sharla!"*
* *"Yeah! It's cool, isn't it, Sharla?"*
* *"Sharla! Go for it!"*
* *"Sharla! You're needed here!"*
* *"Sharla! Nice shot!"*
* *"Come on, Sharla! We're not done yet!"*

#### Riki

* *"RIKI!!!"*
* *"You're all right, Riki?"*
* *"We need full power, Riki!"*
* *"Heropon on the rampage!"*
* *"Haha! Teach us, Heropon Riki!"*
* *"Hah. Good well be, Riki."*
* *"Right behind you, Riki!"*
* *"Riki! It's your turn!*
* *"Riki! Take the lead!"*
* *"Riki! Keep it up!"*
* *"Riki, a sad face doesn't suit you!"*

#### Melia

* *"MELIA!!!"*
* *"Melia! Don't give up!"*
* *"Give it all you've got, Melia!"*
* *"Melia's scary when she's angry!"*
* *"I'm glad you're with us, Melia!"*
* *"Yeah! And we're stronger than anyone else!"*
* *"Melia! Thank you!"*
* *"Melia! It's up to you!"*
* *"Melia! That's the one!"*
* *"Melia! I knew you could do it!"*
* *"Melia! Cheer up!"*

### Vision Warnings

* *"Reyn, this is not good."*
* *"Sharla, watch out!"*
* *"Dunban, listen!"*
* *"Riki, be careful!"*
* *"Melia, this is bad!"*
* *"Fiora, we've gotta hurry!"*
* *"No! I can't see it clearly!"*
* *"The future doesn't belong to you!"*

### Dialogue

* "Long ago, the world was nothing more than an endless sea cloaked in a boundless sky, reaching as far as could possibly be imagined. Then two great titans came into existence. The Bionis and the Mechonis. The titans were locked in a timeless battle. Until at last, only their lifeless corpses remained. *[…]* Eons have passed. Now, our world, this vast land stretching across the remains of the Bionis, is under attack by a relentless force known as the Mechon."

"Reyn's right. You can't go on like this. *[…]* Dunban! … This time...it's *my* turn!"

"I've made a decision. … My purpose in life - I will pursue that faced Mechon. … They attacked our colony, killed Fiora... I will find that Mechon - find it and destroy it. Destroy them all!"

"Xord? So you have a name?"

*[to Metal Face]* "You will know the pain and suffering you caused the Emperor and Fiora!"

"Fiora! It's me! Shulk! *Fiora!*"

"So it's true. You really don't remember us at all. Fiora, listen! If nothing else, you must remember your family! That's *Dunban* over there!"

[jumping after Fiora's falling Mechon] ***"Fiora!"***

**Shulk**: *[after reviving Fiora]* "Fiora. You're awake. Uh...do you remember? My name is Shu-"
*[Fiora puts her hand on Shulk's cheek, and he looks at her expression of content with surprise.]*

**Fiora**: "I can't believe it. My first kiss."
**Shulk**: *[overjoyed]* "You do remember me! Fiora!"
**Fiora**: [nods] "Of course I do, Shulk." *[The two embrace.]*

"If I'd wanted to walk the predetermined path, I wouldn't have come this far. Even with the odds stacked against us, even though I can't see the future, I'll keep walking. My own path. That I decide."

"I just want to live my life as a Homs, in a world...without...*you!*"

**Zanza**: "How, how can you have visions?! You no longer possess the Monado!"
**Shulk**: "I don't know. It comes from the bottom of my heart. It shows me my enemy. It reveals the future I must change!"
"What's important isn't whether you can see the future or not. It's the will to make a choice, and the strength to seize your destiny! Our time has come. *OUR DESTINY IS OUR OWN!*"

"Today, we use our power to fell a god, and then, *SEIZE OUR DESTINY!*"
"I won't decide. The future should be decided by each and every person in the world. And so what I... No what we wish for is... A world with no Gods!"

"I don't know what the future holds. But that means, I can imagine all the possibilities."
"I hope I can meet them all one day. The people of this endless world."

## Trivia

* In a Heart-to-Heart - "A Gift for a Loved One" - between Dunban and Sharla at Eryth Sea, Dunban states that Shulk's diet is not healthy as he dislikes vegetables. He eats the vegetables Fiora cooks him without complaining though, because he is too embarrassed to admit that he does not like them to her.
	+ In spite of collectables in the Vegetables category being Shulk's least favorite in *Xenoblade Chronicles*, with some of them lowering his Affinity by as much as 18 points, in *Xenoblade Chronicles 2* one of his favorite Pouch Items is Addam's Supercakes and one of his favorite categories is Veggies.
* According to "The Legend of the Spider", Shulk is scared of caterpillars. Apparently this was caused when Reyn hid a caterpillar in Shulk's sock drawer.
* After falling from Galahad Fortress, Shulk has a dream where he picks up a piece of scrap metal and falls through the ground as a child. The piece of scrap metal bears a high resemblance to the Monado.
* Shulk is the first *Xenoblade Chronicles* character to appear in a franchise outside his own, having appeared as playable character in *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U* and as a unlockable Mystery Mushroom costume in *Super Mario Maker*.
* Due to *Super Mario Maker*, Shulk is currently the only *Xenoblade Chronicles* character to appear on his own in a franchise outside his own, as other *Xenoblade* characters and materials appear in *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U*, and Fiora, Metal Face, and several enemies and areas from *Xenoblade Chronicles* in the non-Nintendo (but Monolith Soft developed) game, *Project X Zone 2*.
* Shulk and Zanza have the same voice actor. This is probably intended as a foreshadowing to the plot twist that he has been dead all the time and Zanza kept him alive through the Monado.
* When using the Tachyon Chip, Shulk as a Blade in *Xenoblade Chronicles 2* has the highest auto-attack stat in the game capping at 1,974 at S+ trust. This makes him have higher auto-attack than Pandoria and Poppi QTπ, who hit the 1,700's.
* Some of Shulk's post-battle dialogue reference major events from the main story of *Xenoblade Chronicles*.

## Gallery

### *Xenoblade Chronicles*

#### Official Art

ShulkOfficial art of ShulkShulk holding the MonadoShulk with the MonadoOfficial art of Shulk outside Colony 9Artwork of Shulk overlooking Gaur PlainArtwork of Shulk overlooking Alcamoth
#### Screenshots

Shulk at the beginning of the gameShulk and Reyn fighting a KrabbleShulk learning Monado PurgeShulk wielding the MonadoShulk wielding the MonadoShulk receiving the Monado IIShulk and Reyn in Gaur PlainShulk's Battle TacticsShulk's Battle TacticsShulk's various sets of armourShulk in Casual Satin ArmorShulk in Light Brave ArmorShulk in Light Hierax ArmorShulk in Light Rondine ArmorShulk in Medium Retrieved ArmorShulk in Medium Rafaga ArmorShulk in Medium Glory ArmorShulk in Medium Lancelot ArmorShulk in Heavy Ledios ArmorShulk in Heavy Titan Armor
#### Concept Art

Art of Shulk and FioraArt of Shulk (bottom left)
### *Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition*

#### Official Art

Official art of Shulk in *Definitive Edition*Artwork of Shulk and Melia in Bionis' ShoulderOfficial art of Shulk in *Future Connected*
#### Screenshots

Shulk and Melia during *Future Connected*Shulk and Melia in Bionis' Shoulder
### *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*

Shulk XB2.pngOfficial artworkShulk and Fiora as they appear in *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*Shulk meeting RexRex driving ShulkThe Monado Shield as it appears in *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*.
### *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U*

Artwork of Shulk in SmashShulk's Wii U TrophyShulk's Wii U Trophy (Alt)Shulk on Gaur Plain with Monado Buster active (Wii U version)Shulk and Riki on Gaur Plain (3DS version)
### *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*

Shulk's official artwork in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*Shulk as he appears in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*Shulk on the Great Plateau Tower stageShulk and RikiShulk and SnakeShulk's updated Final Smash featuring Dunban, Riki and the newly added FioraShulk's Monado ArtsShulk, Marth and Link facing the Rathalos Assist Trophy