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"The brilliance doth please. For ceaseless eons, we Moebius have abidden apace with this world. Yet with drawn-out abiding, many lost sight of the pith thereof... dissipating slowly, as doth the world. The brilliance of life is exigent. More dazzling than now... If we wish... to save the world..."

— Y

Y (Japanese: ワイ, Wai) is a character in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Overview

Y is a Consul and the inventor of the Flame Clocks, this was his gift as an "Avatar" of Z. He oversees Colony Omega and uses its residents as test subjects for his deranged "research". Along with X and Z, he is one of the original Consuls. Otherwise, his origins go unexplained. At some point, Mio, Miyabi, and Sena were assigned to his colony. One of his experiments went awry, killing most of the colony members leaving Mio, Sena, and unbeknownst to the former two, Miyabi as the sole three survivors.

Personality

Similar to other Moebius, Y is arrogant and views mortal lives as little more than food for Moebius or research subjects for his experiments. Y is fanatically reverent of Z, considering himself and the other Moebius to be extensions of Z's will. He is very level-headed and rarely loses his temper except for events that contradict his expectations, particularly when Ouroboros is able to override the established laws of life and death Z created.

Y is dedicated to improving Moebius's life and is fascinated at how strong a person's lifeforce can become in the moments prior to their demise. However, he is dismissive and unconcerned with memories and emotion, believing them to be external factors that get "tacked on" during life and free will to be an "undesirable side-effect" in his experiments. Y is nihilistic and believes life is devoid of any inherent meaning. In contrast, Y finds "beauty" in death, thinking that is when life shines brightest. Y even takes his own death in stride, unlike most Moebius.

Appearance

Y is a large burly man that dons the standard Consul armor. His helmet has one tube on each side of the back of his head and a prominent jaw structure. Underneath his helmet, Y has white hair, pale skin, red eyes, and purple cracks.

In his Moebius form, Y is one of the larger Moebius. His physique is that of a hunchback with thick limbs. His legs are short in comparison to his arms. He has four fingers and a thumb on each hand, and his feet are circular with points forming his toe. On his head there is a ring with points in a triangular fashion. His skin is mostly red, with black and brown details throughout the body. He has a white, draconic face with purple tusks, in addition to multiple layers of teeth. Purple (orange as the battle goes on) energy can be seen in gaps through his skin. Y has two shield like objects floating behind him, one behind each shoulder. Y projects orange energy spikes on his shoulders, elbows, and hips.

Story

Y appears in Origin to discuss Ouroboros's progress as they make their way through Ribbi Flats. He later reappears after N's defeat at Agnus Castle to declare his intent to take charge of the fight against Ouroboros.

During Side Story: Lanz, Y talks with H about her plans to attack the City telling her that the residents won't give her life due to not being connected to a Flame Clock. However, H told him will be using a special green Flame Clock that Y was going to get rid of, he first called it lunacy but takes it back.

Y is encountered at Colony Omega, Mio and Sena's old colony, in Side Story: Mio during Chapter 6. The violet Flame Clock he made is a special kind, which allows him to revive Miyabi, Mwamba, Hackt, and Cammuravi close to their Homecoming Ceremony, but seemingly devoid of their memories. He made them fight against the Ouroboros, but seeing Miyabi playing her Flute, Mio and Noah decide to do the same, allowing the others fight. The music and Sword of the End freed the four from Y's control. This made Y furious, and he turned into his Moebius form to attack the party. Taion immobilized him allowing Noah to destroy the Flame Clock. Y said he was impressed, he told them to spread their brilliance through the world, and he'd be watching eagerly before disappearing.

Y is last seen in Origin, where he stands as Z's last line of defense, fighting the party in his Moebius form, before being killed. Y accepted his demise, contrary to his cohorts, going as far as calling it "pleasant". A being known as Y∞ that resembles Y is also fought during the final battle against Z.

In Future Redeemed, Y is alluded to as Rex reports hearing about a Consul who studies and designs Flame Clocks after the Liberators take down Moebius W, wondering if that Consul was responsible for W's power source and unique abilities.

Battle

Moebius Y (Japanese: メビウス・ワイ, Mebiusu Wai) is a Quest Exclusive Boss who is a Moebius and is fought at level 54 in Colony Omega on Captocorn Peak during Side Story: Mio. He is later fought as a Boss at level 70 in Defense Tower #4 in the Origin Interior.

Resistances (Captocorn Peak)

Break	80%	Topple	0%
Daze	0%	Burst	0%
Launch	0%	Smash	0%
Knockback	Immune	Blowdown	Immune
Phys. Debuffs	Immune	Ether Debuffs	75%

Resistances (Origin Interior)

Break	90%	Topple	0%
Daze	0%	Burst	0%
Launch	0%	Smash	0%
Knockback	Immune	Blowdown	Immune
Phys. Debuffs	Immune	Ether Debuffs	85%

Arts

The following arts are used in both fights. Note that the Stance effects can only be used once, and are indefinite until they are overridden by another stance effect.

Name	Attribute	Targets	Hits	Power	Reactions/Statuses	Notes	Use Conditions	Cooldown
Auto-Attack 1	Physical	Single Target	2	140%		Ignores Defense	Anytime	2s
Auto-Attack 2	Physical	Single Target	2	140%		Boosts accuracy by 25% Ignores Defense	Anytime	2s
Tyrant's Shout	Stance	Self	-	-		Boosts damage by 25 percentage points	60 seconds have passed	N/A
Moebius Dominion: Defenders	Debuff	AOE around user	1	-	Shield Bind		Below 75% HP	60s
Impact Quake	Physical	Single Target	1	350%	Topple	Boosts accuracy by 50% Extends topple duration by 50%	Anytime	12s
Body Trap	Physical	Single Target	5	500%	Grab Target / Blowdown	Boosts accuracy by 100% Unblockable	Anytime	20s
Tyrant's Shout - Spark	Stance	Self	-	-		Boosts damage by 50 percentage points Boosts attack speed by 30%	150 seconds have passed	N/A
Tyrant's Shout - Glimmer	Stance	Self	-	-		Boosts damage by 75 percentage points Boosts attack speed by 60%	300 seconds have passed	N/A
Tyrant's Shout - Shine	Stance	Self	-	-		Boosts damage by 100 percentage points Boosts attack speed by 60% Attacks negate enemy guard, with 100% chance to Break	450 seconds have passed	N/A
Tyrant's Shout - Radiance	Stance	Self	-	-		Boosts damage by 200 percentage points Boosts attack speed by 60% Attacks negate enemy guard, with 100% chance to Break	600 seconds have passed	N/A

In the Origin fight, all above arts can be used, with the following use conditions:

Name	Use Conditions
Tyrant's Shout	Used at the start of battle
Moebius Dominion: Defenders	Below 75% HP
Impact Quake	"Tyrant's Shout - Spark" has been used
Body Trap	"Tyrant's Shout - Spark" has been used
Tyrant's Shout - Spark	"Tyrant's Shout" has been used
Tyrant's Shout - Glimmer	150 seconds have passed "Glorious Typhoon" has been used
Tyrant's Shout - Shine	300 seconds have passed "Tyrant's Shout - Glimmer" has been used
Tyrant's Shout - Radiance	600 seconds have passed "Tyrant's Shout - Shine" has been used.

Additionally, Y gains access to the following art:

Name	Attribute	Targets	Hits	Power	Reactions/Statuses	Notes	Use Conditions	Cooldown
Glorious Typhoon	Physical	AOE around user	3	185%	Bleed / Knockback	Boosts accuracy by 25% Knockback applies each hit Boosts Bleed damage by 100%	"Tyrant's Shout - Spark" has been used.	30s

Challenge Battle Mode

Moebius Y is fought at level 75 alongside Moebius X during the fourth wave of the Challenge Battle Stage of Destiny.

Resistances

Break	80%	Topple	0%
Daze	0%	Burst	0%
Launch	0%	Smash	0%
Knockback	Immune	Blowdown	Immune
Phys. Debuffs	Immune	Ether Debuffs	75%

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Characters in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Ouroboros	Noah · Mio · Lanz · Eunie · Sena · Taion
Heroes	Ethel · Valdi · Zeon · Teach · Riku & Manana · Gray · Isurd · Juniper · Ashera · Alexandria · Monica · Fiona · Triton · Ghondor · Miyabi · Cammuravi · Segiri · Nia · Melia · Ino · Masha · Shulk · Rex
Keves	Mwamba · Joran · Garvel · Hoope · Layla · Kite · Ethel · Bolearis · Crys · Queen of Keves · Melia
Agnus	Hackt · Cammuravi · Isurd · Nimue · Queen of Agnus · Nia
Lost Numbers	Guernica Vandham · Monica · Travis · Ghondor · Samon · Shania · Aggy · Oggy · Jansen · Kryto · Olive · Cyma · Nissick · Kisame · Masha
Consuls	B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z