The untapped potential of Xenoblade Warriors 

Xenoblade Warriors feels like basically free money as long as Nintendo does it well. Introduce new characters and really push parts of the story that weren't as center stage in Xenoblade 3 and even if the story is bonkers or somewhat fanservicey it'd still be a fun ride regardless.

Instead of using Origin, I think they could use the Nopon Archsage and have something go wrong and he brings these heroes together to fight the evil he has accidentally created.

All Musou have Original Characters. My bet for what character they'd make for a Xenoblade Warriors would be Mythra's child.

Z or X would totally end up in the roster if Malos and Egil made it in, because Warriors games love to throw in villains as playable characters. You could probably throw in Giga Rosa or Immovable Gonzalez as the goofy moveset select (i cant recall more popular ones other than these two).

They could use the fog king or other fog beasts replicating previous villians as the antagonists as they're still quite mysterious and unexplained, and the game could take place during the merging of origin at the end of Xenoblade 3 where the characters have to ensure that all the data being tampered by the fog beasts is arranged correctly so the timelines play out as they should, perhaps with some little tamperings like having a better ending for Lora and Hugo.

This would just print money, man. But I also think a Xenoblade spin-off with a tactical strategy style like Fire Emblem would be damn awesome.

One idea I've always had for a warriors games were some "What If" scenarios. For example it's heavily implied That N's sword of the end uses Data from Malos's core crystal for it's power, so in a hypothetical game concept where Origin repairs Malos's core, Noah could awaken as his driver.

Honestly, with this, I'd prefer a nonsense story with as much crammed fanservice over a story that makes sense but allows for less fullfilled fan-dreams in the actual game. The latter, they could maybe do as an eventual sequel, like FE did.

I’ve been manifesting Xenoblade Warriors ever since finishing 3. It’s just way too easy and writes itself. Just make it happen after the worlds re-merge, let 3’s cast age up a bit, and basically all the characters are there. They can do flashback or side missions to throw in any missing Aionios or dead characters without needing to canonize them being alive again or something. Warriors games have done it countless times. This can be the huge fanservice moment we all want before Monolith starts anew with Xenoblade 4

Man, I'd put hundreds of hours into a Xenoblade Warriors game! Personally, I'm less concerned about the story and lore justifications for characters, I'd just want the chance to play as lots of awesome Xenoblade characters, both mainline and obscure, like Seven from Xenoblade 1, Elma from X, Azami from 2 and Segiri + Mech from 3. Also, I really hope a Xenoblade Warriors would finally do justice to Taion's Mondo weapon, which looks so cool and versatile in cut-scenes, yet amounted to so little in-game.

I definitely want a Xenoblade Warriors but I would expect it to be a non-canon elseworlds story the way that all of the Nintendo Warriors games are.

F in chat for Lora and Gang and Kino + Nene. I think this could wokr and if its the fanservice entry then it could also have secret unlockable characters not involved in the story like Vandham, Lora, Elma, Kos-Mos and even Monica. WOuld be cool to see.

Honestly with the Conduit being a thing, pretty much any crossover can be hand-waved into existence.

My setup for the story post-Xenoblade 3 will be something a little different that could theoretically be a canon story. The main threat are unknown aliens arriving to Earth. But these aren't just any aliens, they're the Gnosis. The same Gnosis that at the end of Xenosaga episode 3 were sent to Lost Jerusalem aka Earth. You'd also have other enemies as well. That being the descendants of the humans who left Earth and have come back to reclaim it since it's their holy land. And they would view the people of Bionis and Alrest as lesser beings. So that would be another faction you'd have to deal with. Later on in the game we would eventually find KOS-MOS and repair her so she can be playable. As well as the cast of Xenosaga also showing up to reunite with her and being playable as well. The only issue with this premise is whether or not Monolithsoft would prefer this as the main story of Xenoblade 4 or not. As tying massive crossover elements with Xenosaga might be something they want to save for a mainline game.

Death Match with Torna as bgm makes this a better video than it already is

YES! EGIL MENTIONED! Ive seen a few people mention him as a possible playable character, and I hope they DO include him if it ever happens.

Glad I'm not the only one who wants to have a Xenoblade Warriors' set after Xenoblade 3. But there are things I would change. First is the roster. I wouldn't really bring back Egil, Jin, Matthew, and Na'el into the roster. The former two being that reviving them would feel a bit contrived and the latter two aren't born yet. Yeah I know Origin wackiness but I also want to keep the roster size reasonable since these warriors games don't usually make a ton of unique movesets for characters if the roster is more than 16. Fire Emblem got away with having so many characters because the movesets were tied to character classes. I could see A and Alvis working as one character. Similar to King Rhoam. Where changing between A and Alvis gives you different fighting styles. But that's if they want to do the idea that A still has the data on turning back into Alvis. One thing I also want to add is who will technically be the main character of the game. Usually in a massive all-star roster like this you need to center on 1 character being the main lead of the story. And to me the perfect character to choose would be Mythra's kid. The one we haven't seen. Since they'd be a brand new character for the story and for use to follow it'd make writing the story a little easier. I'd also like Heart to Hearts in the game as well. Since they already work like supports in Fire Emblem. That way we can have characters from different games interact with each other.

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I can see kosmos , telos, elma , tatsu and riku/manana as DLC waves

I personally would want a Xenoblade warriors game, but I would prefer it have an actual canon story. I would set it during and after Z's takeover of origin. There are a decently high number of characters that I feel you could fairly reasonably justify being in the game. The main cast of 1 and 2 could be there with the caveat that you would probably have to kill everyone other than Shulk and Rex by the end of the game. While it would require a huge coincidence to have the whole main cast of 3 be there you could at least justify Noah and Mio being freed from their flame clocks, You could also include Glimmer and Nikol and Mythra's kid because it makes sense that they would go out of their way to save their children. The only thing is you would probably have to have the game last nearly 10 years to justify The former soldiers being old enough for their parents to let them fight. Also you would have to kill them to. I am realizing now that the story I'm sugesting would end up with a lot of people dead, so this probably wouldn't be what they go with for a wariors game, But i still think it would be pretty cool if they did.

I mean, XCX has a connection through Elma being a DLC Blade in XC2. She could fit into a potential Warriors title.

What do you mean Malos was never playable? He joins your party before you meet Pyra

I wonder if the story could be a prequel to XC3 and reveal some answers to ongoing questions? Act 1 starts with the worlds separate and the world's first make contact. All the characters from 1 and 2 are there and only slightly older than in future connected. The rise of fog beasts invading both worlds provides the story for the battles and building Origin. Act 2 follows the merging of the worlds and explains how Shulk and Rex escaped the cycle. All the other characters (minus Melia and the Aegis') are now part of the cycle and the story tells of how Shulk and Rex found and recruited the members of their party from Angus and Keves, as well as recruiting alternate versions of the Xenoblade 3 cast and some other fan favourites. They fight against Mobius as well. Finally, act 3 follows older Shulk and Rex after the rest of their party has finished their ten year lifespan. They setup the new colony 9 and the final battle is against Alpha with help from Mobius (so Z, N and M can be playable). After the main story is completed, Nopon Archsage crazyness lets you recruit Egil, Metal Face, Malos, Lorna, Jin, Haze, Adam, Vandam, Elma and Lin. A bit like how Lyn and Celica are recruited in the first Fire Emblem Warriors. Or maybe they can be DLC, like all the other characters that came to Fire Emblem Warriors shortly after release. The only problem is, I'm not sure how to fit Matthew, A, Mikal and Glimmer in... (Quick sidenote: I also think Vanea should be playable, since I heard she was scrapped as playable late into development).

The story excuse could also be the Nopon Archsage gathering the strongest warriors from across time and different dimensions, which we already know he can do, to fight something even he can't control. Also, a needed new character is Mythra's child. Can't have the whole Rex family and not include the final member.

has anyone else thought of a xenoblade fighting game? i think that could work really well

If they do make a Xenoblade Warriors game, I think it’s better they do it like Persona 5 Strikers where you explore around and when you encounter an enemy, more spawn around them and the Musou gameplay starts. Although you won’t have as much characters to play as, the game would be able to focus on and have a better story.

3:51 personally I think QTπ would also probably get her own slot but that's just me And you forgot the OCs

We also need the story characters playable. Give me Egil, give me Vanea, give me Dickson and Mumkhar. Give me Bana (XB2 version)

Gameplay wise I’d like it to be more like P5 strikers, in that game you were able to really explore the places you visit instead of being some boring map that forces you to go around it in a boring cycle of defending a base or defeating a powerful enemy that appeared out of nothing

Xenoblade just feels like the most ideal Nintendo franchise to get a Warriors game. It’s the only other fully Nintendo owned series with changing casts that hasn’t gotten one yet (I’m not mentioning Pokémon because TPC would handle it), as well as the games already being connected in canon. I also don’t see them doing Zelda or Fire Emblem again next

4:22 Dude, WHAT? I was a happier person before learning this, ignorance truly is bliss.

"Suddenly, Xenoblade Warriors comes out and it's a prequel that makes absolutely no sense" (If this comes true, I'm going to eat my foot)

If they make Haze a playable character, I will be the happiest man on this planet.

I would be all in with a Xenoblade Warriors game.

I'm certain a Xenoblade Warriors game will find a way to be canon, even if it doesn't impact the future stories. I'm surprised this video didn't mention the potential of having Mythra's kid in the game.

I would hack and slash for like 1000 hours on this. Its gotta have Xenoblade level soundtrack though.

My reaction to the title: "Shut up and take my money." I'm dead serious if they did a Xenoblade Warriors I wouldn't play anything else for like a year, especially if we got the option to play as characters like Alvis or Malos. (Yes A exists but it's not the same). I'm not usually the type of person to go for games like that but I would absolutely make an exception.

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Thing I only expect in Xenoblade Warriors is new Poppi (Hanna) model!

I really see vanea over egil. Also i have to say i would fully expect for them have Gondor and Monica as thr city people, they are after all the only ones outside your main party to be there for the final battle. Also i cant see them not including riku and manana. Dlc though Lora with haze, hugo with Aegeon and adam with Minoth to round out all campaigns and elma for some extra spice. Maybe nene and kino as well.

Peak Xenoblade Warriors for me would be a sequel to Xeno 3 taking place in the new world Future Redeemed showed with Mythra Kid as the protag

Xenoblade Warriors with the Gameplay from FEW1, I would buy it directly

There is no way they will have a semi-canon story Xenoblade Warriors game first, it will be like the original Hyrule Warriors and Fire Emblem Warriors. Xenoblade X will have playable characters too.

Riku and Manana as one fighter feels like an obvious playable character for me. I would also love to see some Torna's characters like Addam and Lora

The Main Villain could be the Nopon Archsage could even have them meet their younger selves

A Xenoblade Warriors game really would just be printing money. In my opinion, the most interesting possibility for it would be seeing the clashing ideals between characters. I mean, imagine the debate Shulk and Noah could have with Malos regarding the state of the world and how destruction can lead to salvation, or Jin, Mio, and Sharla discussing how to move past the death of a loved one or beloved friend. Hell, Rex and Egil (either before or after his fight with Shulk in the Mechonis core) could lead to an interesting debate on who should or shouldn't be saved when the world reaches its end. There is so much potential there that i just need to see. The story wouldn't need to be anything too deep if it meant seeing any of these interactions or more that haven't crossed my mind. Sure Xenoblade is known for its writing, but its defined by its characters.

As others have already mentioned ocs, I do think a hypothetical Xenoblade Warriors will also have something else other Warriors gsmes have: a completely out of left field canon pick. Not even talking about characters like Elma or Kosmos, (although there's a high likelihood they'd be there too) No, I mean weird characters, like Agatha, that one Sage from Botw, and Gatekeeper and Monica but alive this time. Like I could see Roc, Aegaeon, or Wulfric showing up, but also somebody crazy, like Bana riding a Pterix, or Vangarre riding in on a Colony 9 mech. Or even one of the common blades with a generic name being made into main character status. That's even happened before in a Warriors game, Warriors Orochi has Dodomeki and Gyuki, who started out as generic demon enemies, with dozens of other demon enemies appearing identical, but suddenly these guys became playable a in few Orochi games.

Ethel and cammuravi should also be playable just saying.

The Problem is that that cant just make it a semicanonical spinoff with everyone together because xenoblade universe lore runs so deep, so they can't just sorta phone in the story like with some of the other warriors games. On the other side that means there is endless potential to explore there not only gameplay wise (and you KNOW that gameplay would go unfathomably hard) but also story wise. Make it take place within origin, procedually Generating all the things and people it has saved, or maybe when the universes split again have origin remain seperate and generate its own fucked up pocket Dimension where all it has saved exists as one. Idk if xenoblade makes the money or has the IP Power to constitute a game like this being made but holy shit would I play that game to death like the other warriors games (i have like 400h in hwl without any dlc, heavily concidering buying the definitive Edition even now and I 100%ed aoc including dlc, these games are some of my favourite timesinks!)

I went to visit a friend last week and we continued the (unending) grind on HWD just as something to do without actually thinking 💀 And playing HW again reminded me how much I'd do for a xenoblade warriors it's literally just a free money glitch there's so much they could do oh my lord it's right there

Ive been fantasizing about xeno warriors for years now. Im glad to see other people talking about it, it makes the chances of it actually happening higher

How tou feel about a xenoblade warriors games is How I feel about a Final Fantasy Warriors games. I want both of them

Although it wouldn’t make sense story wise, I would love using robot fiora and switching suit modes to have different attacks. Sad she had to go back to human again…

As far as I'm concerned, you could go nuts for playable characters in a Warriors game. Three Hopes topped out at 46 playable characters and 49 classes. By my count you've only got 32 playable characters up there, so you can go ahead and add another ten and it still wouldn't match Three Hopes. So feel free to dream about KOS-MOS, Elma, N, M, Addam, Lora, Haze, Monica, Fiora, Ethel, Cammuravi, Na'el (good version), Ghondor, etc.

i honestly want them to bring back kos-mos as a guest character and shulk and possible tora would use her for "upgrading" origin and making it better but she ends up sending everyone to the UMN where they fight gnosis but moebius also somehow teams up with the gnosis as well

Everyone talking about warriors but what about a souls like game? Obviously mowing through waves of enemies in seconds with lucky seven or pnuemas sword with Rex but I feel a true difficulty step up would be nice, will it sell as much? Probably not but I need that difficulty and rage with xeno characters

Are you gonna make a video ranking all the Xenoblade 3 classes?

Your ideas are great! I just want to add, if Origin is the reason to bring back places and characters, I want to add Lora, Addam and Hugo to the roster 😁

Xenoblade combat is really fast in the cutscenes, but slow in the gameplay. If we could have a fast-paced Xenoblade combat system, it would go crazy.

So I had an idea for a set up for a Xenowarriors that was more inline with the plot of the OG Hyrule Warriors. Basically, what if the nopon arch sage had a few to many red pollen orbs one night and just completed messed up the space time contnium. You could have X and Saga characters, no having to do a derp dive into lore for it. It would be pure fan services, but the first warriors games of a series dont have a direct connection to one specific game over others anyways.

Havent beat any xenoblade (im like 15-20 hours into xb1 take that as you will) but i think alottt of franchises have untapped Musou potentials for real

Add me some Mwamba and Juju to the mix

I would spend a day laughing if Xenoblade gets a warriors game before Final Fantasy does.

I would absolutely pick up a XC Warriors in a heartbeat. But I fear not many would, and probably so does Nintendo. But I really hope they'll still do it!

I’m not going to lie I love the idea of a warriors game but a blaze blue fighting game but xenoblade would be fire too

The one other thing i would add is a new original main character for this game. I can think of no better character than Mythra's Child.

Persona 5 Strikers is the prefect example of Omega Force (The Warriors team) developing a Game based on their warrior structure while keeping the RPG style, the gorgeous story and everything else. It's just miles above whatever warriors game they've done with Nintendo. So, if they follow that direction, a Xenoblade Warriors would be outstanding

Imo the perfect xenoblade warriors would be more of an anthology game. Where some levels are you playing through existing scenarios like the battle of sword valley and such, and then some levels are similar to what you’ve pitched for fanservice Also btw, you’re incorrect about age of calamity and three hopes being non canon. Age of calamity is an alternate timeline that does exist within zelda canon, like how the main 3 timelines exist alongside each other. And three hopes has been said to be “more what if scenarios similar to the main routes of the original game, making all of them canon”

I mean they can introduce x as long as they keep the cannon loose

I much prefer the original Hyrule warriors to age of calamity. I’d much rather just have a fun, noncanon game. That way we can get characters, locations, and enemies from all 3 games and their DLC’s. If it follows a “cannon, sequel” format, I would have zero interest.

I don't like warriors games, but making a Xenoblade Warriors would probably cause me to 100% it without hesitation like I did with all games before it (Except X because, while I do have the game, I don't have a Wii U, and 3 because I don't have a lot of time. I do intend to 100% it though).

Right. But how to connect each one? they are form different universes, but at same time... from differents time-flowing universes. How could be the plot? Maybe everyone's conscience/existence were messed-up by someone (again) then their data were mixed with all existing and pre-existed characters. Some entity (at same level as Alvis and Zamza) was triggered and its actions put everything in motion. Hmmm any ideas?

Three Hopes is canon. While it is an what if scenario, that is much easier to stomach, when it’s based on a game, that already had four different routes. It‘s basically just giving Three Houses three more routes. So there isn‘t much reason to say, that those routes aren’t less canon the routes of Three Houses. Especially, with the heavy involvement KT already had in the development of three houses.

For me, I really think Xenoblade is one of the games that Nintendo has that really makes sense to make a Musou out of, alongside Kid Icarus, Kirby (yes, I'm serious) and Pokemon, but among this list, only Xeno and Kid Icarus feels feasable, and even then Kid Icarus has been in the dark for so long that Xenoblade is the one that just makes sense. The gameplay of Musou games aren't for everyone, but man if it isn't just a good time beating up hordes of enemies while giving fanservice to fans

Then i hope Nintendo will release this on the new Switch 2.

Includes Jin but not Lora 😢

You need to include Laura

Nah man, No X = fail vid. Not being part of any “Klaus” saga’s no excuse. If XC2 could include X AND Xenosaga via DLC side content, no reason a Warriors game couldn’t do the same, to say nothing of the implications Future Redeemed had, so that logic if yours is already dubious.

We can only hope

Yes🎉

I need Lora back. Please.

Who else wants to see Jin and N go at it?

Nintendo hire this man!

"None of them are canon" eh... some of them aren't canon (I now also realize that I wrote most of this partially before you continued your sentence to exclude 3Hopes, but I'm staying by my point) Age of Calamity was made as a prequel to BotW, but with a "what if" scenario attached on top of it. It does retell parts that weren't shown in BotW, while also becoming it's own thing with the time travel aspect as you mentioned The exact same can be said for 3Hopes, and it's also a "what if" scenario that changes one key element of the story, and then builds on how the game would continue from there. Say all you want for the story of these games as they can be *very* hit or miss, but one of 3Hopes biggest draws is massively improving on the story of one of the main characters in 3 Houses... while sadly also really missing the mark on another (not mentioning which ones for spoiler reasons) I do think tho I'm on the side of "the story isn't the most important aspect of Warrior games" but it can be a nice supplement to the experience. I didn't Play the original Fire Emblem Warriors for the story, but I did play it to see characters that normally wouldn't interact to actually do so

Bit of a wered place to put this coment. But am i the only one that is disapointed that girahim or atleast Fi did not make it as DLC fore xenoblade 2? I men they are Blades

I think one thing I would want from a Xenoblade Warriors game is to see some smaller characters get to shine. Mainly characters like Blades (which I guess would more fit into being used as weapons for characters, rather than being playable characters themselves), Heroes and other side characters like Dickson, Vangarre, Bana, Lila, Shania etc. would just be fun to give their moment to shine. Otherwise, I would love a Xenoblade Warriors game, especially since I had so much fun with Persona 5 Strikers (and I would also love to see a sequel to that game too honestly).

Dude imagine if Malos and Jin has a unique special if they're near each other. Another unique special that I'm thinking of is if Malos, Pyra/Mythra, Alvis/A are near each other that they would have a unique special about them being the trinity processor. Similar to the Triangle Attack of Caeda, Hinoka and Cordelia.

Warriors games are canon

No N?

Xenoblade Warriors to the switch 2 hardware because the performance sucked after AoC and hopes.

I don’t really like the Dynasty Warrior games (really didn’t like the Zelda one) ….. Buuuuuut Xenoblade is Xenoblade….

I still have no idea what a "warriors" game is. Nobody has even explained the gameplay of one. Is it just some generic fighting game oe something?

Warrior games are garbage, stay far away from xenoblade Please 😢

I would be extremely concerned about a new warriors game with the current state of Koei. They basically killed warriors with Dynasty warriors 9 which is an extremely bad game and now they've made hyrule warriors 2, which imo was a complete dumpsterfire and fire emblem warriors 2 which was even more of a dumpsterfire. Also, fire emblem warriors 2 has some pretty stupid moveset choices because some they ripped from dynasty warriors 8... who's to say they won't do it here?

no thanks

If a Xenoblade Warriors you gotta have Kos-mos, she would easily fit right into a warriors style game with her great moveset potential.

The lack of Lora was a personal attack on me... Yes we've never encountered each other before... but it was.

Going by xenoblade 2 and hyrule warriors character designs, the main villain will just be Z who's gone up several bra sizes.

Yeah I think people need to keep expectations low for the story aspect. But honestly that’s why I think they should just make a canon fanservice game. The only way to make this canon would be if Takahashi works alongside the development team personally and writes the story. And even then it would probably be the longest warriors game yet.

Videos from Xeno RU-vidrs during dry spells between games are always so fun. This was a great video!