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The Ganglion (Japanese: グロウス, Gurousu, Growth; English dub: /ˈɡæŋ.ɡli.ən/ or /ˈɡæŋ.li.ən/) is a hostile coalition of different alien races in Xenoblade Chronicles X. This coalition serves as the game's antagonistic force during the storyline. The alliance is a crime syndicate composed of various races originating from the Samaar Federation, founded and headed by the Ganglion. They are trying to wipe out the human race from existence, believing it is their destiny to do so. The Ganglion went to war with another alien race, having a battle above Earth and exterminating humans on the planet below, eventually destroying the planet once humans were evacuated using Ark Ships. They did not return from the battle, but were engulfed by a mysterious light and involuntarily transported to Mira.
Over the two years prior to the White Whale crashing on Mira, the Ganglion set up numerous outposts across the continents. Their main fortress is located in Cauldros.
Members
Grandmaster
Ganglion Command
- Main article: Ganglion Command
Associates
Races
- Definian
- Ganglion (race)
- Marnuck
- Milsaadi
- Wrothian (initially)
- Prone (mostly Cavern Clan)
- Orphean (initially)
- Zaruboggan (initially)
Ganglion Skells
Other Species and Machines
- Miran Species and Machines
List of Ganglion Strongholds
- Seaswept Base
- Bedrock Hold
- Lakeview Stronghold
- Lotus Keep Building Site
- Ensconced Citadel
- Mesa Fortress
- Scabland Fortress
- Jair Fortress
- Milligan Supply Base
- Hilal Stronghold
- Badr Stronghold
- Boxtrap Checkpoint
- Kitsune Stronghold
- O'rrh Sim Keep
List of Ganglion Enemies
Normal Minor Enemies
- Adamant Armored Suid
- Assault Barrager Zig
- Assault Gunner Zig
- Assault Launcher Zig
- Auto Gunner Zig
- Avaricious Shrad
- Barbed Queen Qmoeva
- Barbed Remote Qmoeva
- Barbed Rook Qmoeva
- Border Puge
- Border King Quo
- Brave King Qmoeva
- Brave Queen Qmoeva
- Brave Rook Qmoeva
- Broad Pugilith
- Buster Emperor Qmoeva
- Buster Kaizer Qmoeva
- Buster Puge
- Chivalry Puge
- Coffin Puge
- Dadaan Squad Member
- Dagger Puge
- Dagger Pugilith
- Definian Clone
- Definian Copy
- Domestic Armored Suid
- Drone King Quo
- Drone Knight Quo
- Drone Pawn Quo
- Drone Queen Quo
- Drone Rook Quo
- Duel Emperor Qmoeva
- Enhanced Barrager Zig
- Enhanced Gunner Zig
- Enhanced Launcher Zig
- Fighter Puge
- Fighter Pugilith
- Fleet Shrad
- Flood Galdr
- Galdr (normal) (Postgame)
- Gate Puge
- Green Lance Galdr
- Green Master Galdr
- Guardian Puge
- Guardian Pugilith
- Guide Eagle Galdr
- Guide Owl Galdr
- Guide Raptor Galdr
- Gun Eagle Galdr
- Hazard Shrad
- Howitzer Barrager Zig
- Howitzer Gunner Zig
- Howitzer Launcher Zig
- Jet Shrad
- Judge Pugilith
- Knight Puge
- Knight Pugilith
- Lance Puge
- Laser Raptor Seidr
- Luminous Puge
- Mach Shrad
- Machine King Quo
- Machine Queen Quo
- Machine Rook Quo
- Macho Armored Suid
- Magna Galdr
- Marnuck Admiral
- Marnuck Aspirer
- Marnuck Barrager
- Marnuck Blaster
- Marnuck Burster
- Marnuck Commander (normal)
- Marnuck Converger
- Marnuck Crasher
- Marnuck Cutthroat
- Marnuck Damager
- Marnuck Dynamo
- Marnuck Evildoer
- Marnuck Firetrooper
- Marnuck Gatling
- Marnuck Grappler
- Marnuck Guardian
- Marnuck Hornet
- Marnuck Howitzer
- Marnuck Imperial
- Marnuck Jaeger
- Marnuck Loader
- Marnuck Marksman
- Marnuck Mercenary
- Marnuck Minor
- Marnuck Pawn
- Marnuck Pulser
- Marnuck Recon
- Marnuck Ruffian
- Marnuck Sentinel
- Marnuck Shield Trooper
- Marnuck Slayer
- Marnuck Slugger
- Marnuck Soldier (normal)
- Marnuck Support
- Marnuck Transitioner
- Marnuck Vanguard
- Marnuck Windtrooper
- Master Pugilith
- Milsaadi Assassin
- Milsaadi Astran
- Milsaadi Champion
- Milsaadi Executioner
- Milsaadi Fighter
- Milsaadi Herald
- Milsaadi Hitman
- Milsaadi Hunter
- Milsaadi Protobattler
- Milsaadi Rampager
- Milsaadi Robber
- Milsaadi Savage
- Milsaadi Specter
- Mortar Gunner Zig
- Mortar Launcher Zig
- Mortar Sniper Zig
- Multi Knight Qmoeva
- Multi Queen Qmoeva
- Multi Rook Qmoeva
- Orion Xern
- Palace Barrager Zig
- Palace King Qmoeva
- Palace Knight Qmoeva
- Palace Queen Qmoeva
- Pawn Puge
- Pawn Pugilith
- Porter Puge
- Prone Admiral
- Prone Barbarian
- Prone Berserker
- Prone Bully
- Prone Butcher
- Prone Commander
- Prone Condemned
- Prone Eagle
- Prone Eater
- Prone Fury
- Prone Hawk
- Prone Judge
- Prone Major
- Prone Owl
- Prone Purger
- Prone Rampager
- Prone Savage
- Prone Slayer
- Prone Soldier
- Prone Sorcerer
- Prone Trainer
- Prone Typhoon
- Prone Vix Alpha
- Prone Vix Beta
- Prone Vix Brutalizer
- Prone Vix Crow
- Prone Vix Delta
- Prone Vix Griffin
- Prone Vix Guard
- Prone Vix Hawk
- Prone Vix Owl
- Prone Vix Prisoner
- Prone Vix Vulture
- Prone Vulture
- Prone Warrior
- Purger Queen Qmoeva
- Quick Shrad
- Rebel Emperor Qmoeva
- Rebel Kaizer Qmoeva
- Rebel Queen Qmoeva
- Red Master Galdr
- Remote Puge
- Remote Pugilith
- Revolver Barrager Zig
- Revolver Eagle Galdr
- Revolver Gunner Zig
- Rocket Shrad
- Seidr (normal) (Postgame)
- Sentinel Satellis
- Solid Puge
- Spear Puge
- Spear Pugilith
- Strike Barrager Zig
- Strike Gunner Zig
- Strike Launcher Zig
- Striker Qmoeva
- Suppressor Hermit Qmoeva
- Suppressor Knight Qmoeva
- Suppressor Queen Qmoeva
- Suppressor Rook Qmoeva
- Swift Shrad
- Sword Puge
- Sword Pugilith
- Talon Eagle Galdr
- Talon King Qmoeva
- Talon Knight Qmoeva (normal)
- Talon Raptor Galdr
- Talon Queen Qmoeva
- The Dadaan Girls
- Tough Armored Suid
- Trained Armored Suid
- True King Qmoeva
- True Queen Qmoeva
- Vulcan Barrager Zig
- Vulcan Gunner Zig
- Vulcan Launcher Zig
- War Emperor Qmoeva
- War Kaizer Qmoeva
Mission Exclusive Enemies
- Ajiba Falgo
- Assault Galdr
- Assault Qmoeva (mission enemy)
- Assault Puge
- Atropos Puge
- Bastion Glennar
- Berserk Prone
- Blood-king Gelvo Banth
- Brutal Prone
- Buoyant Pugilith
- Cliff Galdr
- Clotho Puge
- Cross Qmoeva
- Definian Guard
- Definian Pawn
- Gaff Pugilith
- Galdr Raven
- Gale Milsaadi
- Gale Qmoeva
- Guard Qmoeva
- Gunner Marnuck
- Enforcer Glennar
- Haze Milsaadi
- Impulse Qmoeva
- Lachesis Puge
- Last Galdr
- Marnuck (Alexander Ridge)
- Marnuck (Jair Fortress)
- Marnuck Commander (Dead Man's Gulch)
- Marnuck Commander (Shark's Jaws)
- Marnuck Commander (Sylvalum)
- Marnuck Crafter
- Marnuck Hunter
- Marnuck Quartermaster
- Marnuck Scout
- Marnuck Soldier (Noctilum)
- Marnuck Soldier (Sylvalum)
- Marnuck Trooper
- Marnuck Van
- Master Milsaadi
- Menacing Marnuck
- Metal Puge
- MG062: Megisia
- MG068: Megisia
- Milsaadi Corroder
- Milsaadi Destroyer
- Milsaadi Fate
- Milsaadi Fini
- Milsaadi Lieutenant
- Mist Milsaadi
- Mujiba Falgo
- Phantom Seidr
- Prone Box
- Prone Fighter (Ensconced Citadel)
- Prone Fighter (Lotus Keep Building Site)
- Prone Fighter (Oblivia)
- Prone Fighter (Primordia)
- Prone Hearthkeeper
- Prone Keeper
- Qmoeva Divider
- Scout Galdr
- Scout Qmoeva
- SG002: Slenna
- Shield Galdr
- Siphon Qmoeva
- Slovity Pagus
- Tectonic Puge
- Tower Qmoeva
- TW772: Trinn
- Twin Qmoeva
- Vanguard Glennar
- Vanitas Seidr
- Zealot Glennar
Story Exclusive Enemies
- Assault Pugilith
- Assault Qmoeva (story1)
- Assault Qmoeva (story2)
- Assister Quo
- Blitz Qmoeva
- Fal-swo (story)
- Force Seidr
- Galdr (story)
- Impact Galdr
- Marnuck Rook
- Platoon Qmoeva
- Prone Destroyer
- Prone Ruffian
- Prone Scout
- Pursuit Qmoeva (story1)
- Pursuit Qmoeva (story2)
- Qmoeva (story)
- Revolver Owl Galdr
- Scout Puge
- Strike Puge
- Strike Pugilith
- Talon Knight Qmoeva (story)
- Targeter Zig
Tyrants
- Air Support Galdr
- Armed Destroyer Galdr
- Armed Engineer Galdr
- Armed Recon Galdr
- Ahama, the Covetous
- Ahama's Seidr
- Armored Cruiser Seidr
- Badul, the One-Eyed
- Badul's Seidr
- Berserk Marnuck
- Bogdan, the Dense
- Chantai, the Insect Maiden
- Chantai's Galdr
- Dadaan, the Strongest Prone
- Damaged Zig
- Daril, the Eradicator
- Daril's Qmoeva
- Duran, the Draconian
- Duran's Galdr
- Enhanced Attack Range Zig
- Enhanced Attack Seidr
- Enhanced Defense Seidr
- Enhanced Search Zig
- Enhanced Support Zig
- Experimental Compact Zig
- Experimental Composite Qmoeva
- Experimental Flight Shrad
- Experimental Second-Gen Zig
- Frontline Medic Quo
- Frontline Surveillance Zig
- Gadaf, the Pulverizer
- Gadaf's Qmoeva
- High-Output Pugilith
- Infantry Support Qmoeva
- Intermediate Arsenal Qmoeva
- Langul, the Alien Payload
- Leva'el, the Terminus
- Logistical Support Quo
- Lyla, the Lustrous
- Lyla's Galdr
- Luxaar's Xern
- Nahum, the Red Hare
- Nardacyon, the Shadowless
- Night Combat Puge
- Olegario, the Iron-Helmed
- Prototype Puge
- Raider Pugilith
- Sadar, the Unhinged
- Sadar's Qmoeva
- Sector Security Shrad
- Sharnaak, the Technician
- Sharnaak's Seidr
- Support Trainee Qmoeva
- Unlimited Output Zig
- Urdu's Qmoeva
- Vendura, the Spellbinder
- Vendura's Galdr
- WR512: Urdu
Bosses
- Almandal (Goetia)
- Chief Qmoeva
- Dagahn
- Enhancer Satellis
- Glennar
- Goetia
- Link Satellis
- Prog Ares (Lao)
- Pursuit Satellis Alpha
- Pursuit Satellis Beta
- Pursuit Satellis Gamma
- Ryyz
- Shield Satellis
- Strike Satellis
- Vita (Luxaar)
- Zu Pharg (Dagahn and Ryyz)
Miran Archives
"A criminal syndicate made up of a number of different xenoforms. With Luxaar their appointed Grandmaster, their tyranny knows no limits, seeking not just to erase humanity from existence, but also to subjugate other races and force them into servitude."
Trivia
- The Ganglion and the Prone are referenced in Chapter 1 of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, where after Kaede Akamatsu mistakenly says "Prone" inside of "drone", Tsumugi Shirogane corrects her, saying that "If it was a Prone, it'd team up with the rest of the Ganglion alliance to destroy humanity."[1]