Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Ending, Explained
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition has an extensive story — it might begin quite simply, with Shulk and Reyn seeking revenge on the Faced Mechon that took Fiora, but as you progress throughout the game, the narrative expands all the way to the creation of the game’s universe.
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For this reason, the plot, and all of its intricacies, can be a little difficult to follow. The ending, especially, packs a lot of explanation into a ten-minute cutscene. Yes, the big evil is defeated, but now we’re left to pick up the pieces and start to digest exactly what just happened for the past 100 or so hours of playing the game.
After you defeat Zanza in the final boss fight of the game, Shulk and the party stand before Zanza. Shulk’s Monado lights up and connects to Zanza and Meyneth’s Monados by streams of light. Alvis’ disembodied voice asks Shulk, “Does this world belong to Zanza, or does it belong to you?”. Shulk responds that this is something he decided long ago, and lifts his Monado to aim it at Zanza.
A new symbol appears on the Monado, and Zanza is shocked at the sight of it, saying “that — that symbol!”. The game doesn’t explain what this symbol means, so unless you can read Japanese, you probably won’t be aware of its significance.
Translated from Japanese, this symbol means “god”, referring to the Monado’s new ability to kill a god. As the power of the Monado is now connected to Shulk, it might also be referencing Shulk’s new status among the gods.
Similarly, when Zanza first unshackled the Monado on Prison Island, the kanji that appeared on the Monado meant “person”, referring to how it could now injure Homs as well as Mechon.
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