Unique monster (XC3)
- For other articles titled "Unique monster", see Unique monster (disambiguation).
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Unique monsters are enemies in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Future Redeemed that are typically larger and stronger than most other enemies, acting as optional non-story minibosses. They also have individual names and potentially arts that no other enemy does.
Unique monsters have golden wings around their nametag. When one joins the fight, You Will Know Our Names - Finale will replace the current battle music until the fight is over.
Mechanics[edit]
Unique Monsters spawn in fixed locations on the map. Most will always appear, but some require specific conditions before they spawn. Unique Monsters are typically the strongest monster encountered in the area, sometimes being dozens of levels higher than the monsters surrounding them.
While battling a Unique Monster, a timer is displayed beneath its health bar, counting the duration of the battle.
Upon defeat, the monster will spawn a gravestone near its spawn point. This gravestone can be used as a skip travel point that does not count as a landmark for auto-saving or respawning after defeat. In addition, it can be interacted with; interacting with a grave will display both the fastest time and highest difficulty the monster has been defeated at. This menu also allows the player to respawn the Unique Monster, allowing them to challenge it again for better times or to gather more collectible drops. The gravestone will respawn the entire squad if applicable, in which case its name will be that of the squad instead of any of its members. Some gravestones are a decent distance from the monster's actual spawn point, especially for aquatic enemies, as the gravestone must be placed on land.
When a Unique Monster is defeated and at least one party member has the Soul Hack Skill, a new art or skill will be unlocked for the Soulhacker Class if the player has not already acquired the art or skill associated with that unique monster. Some Soulhacker arts and skills require defeating the same Unique Monster multiple times to be upgraded.
List of Unique monsters[edit]
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Trivia[edit]
- Unique monsters make use of an undisclosed mechanic that grants all of their Arts a range of 99,999 meters for 5 minutes when their target has been out of attack range for 10 seconds or more. This occasionally leads to the player being hit from unreasonable distances while trying to escape the monster's Aggro.
In other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 English
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Unique Monster | — |
 Japanese
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ユニークモンスター | Unique monster |
Gallery[edit]
The grave of a defeated Unique Monster
The interface displayed when you interact with a grave
The message that appears when a Unique Monster is defeated.
The unique nameplate displayed when targeting a Unique Monster
