#miyabi xenoblade

[tayopapayo]

based off a twitter art trend

[flambo19]

i love thems

[lucasdafnee]

Mio and Miyabi ♡

[mikubilliards]

Hey guys I’m back with another ridiculously long appreciation post! There will be massive spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 in it, be warned. It’s still probably my favorite game of all time so please play it if you haven’t before you read this…or don’t…I can’t stop you…

Alright so

Miyabi Xenoblade Chronicles 3

She’s probably my favorite side character in this game, maybe even favorite character as a whole. Something about her is just so relatable to me and also just like, she’s genuinely so well written is actually insane.

In the flashbacks with Mio, she’s presented as just like an average person, maybe even a little below average when it comes to fighting and such. Mio is obviously upset that she’s paired with her cause unlike with Sena she isn’t just inferior at fighting in her own head. She’s actually not that great at it, but she tries her best to contribute either way. Immediately this clashes with Mio’s sense of having to be the best and deserving to be an elite soldier, not to be relegated to off seeing duty. She doesn’t initially put that much stock in the whole deal, and sees it as a waste of her talent.

But then there’s one scene, seeming about midway through their 10 year lives, where both of them are sending the soldiers who died off. Mio confronts Miyabi about her issues with the role, and Miyabi looks at her, and tells her that this is the most important role they could be playing. That they are helping their fellow soldiers find peace in the beyond. And that’s the greatest gift they could give. She wants her to know that even if they aren’t fighting the enemy, they are still serving their fellow soldiers and that’s something to be proud of. This conversation instills that same mindset in Mio, and even allows her to connect with Noah later on since he shares that mindset. It’s kinda crazy how little Noah and Miyabi interact given their similarities but that’s for a little later. This conversation is the start of Mio’s own journey towards discovering that fighting isn’t everything, and you can see it going back to some of the earlier scenes with her. You can almost see that conversation playing back in her mind during some of those early scenes at the end of chapter 1.

I don’t have nearly as much to say about Miyabi’s hero quest, mainly cause it’s not as much about her as it is about Y and the experiments that are going on. It gives more lore for Moebius and how they got the world to the position that it is now but not too much on Miyabi herself cause she’s mind controlled essentially for most of the quest. Not a knock against the game, especially considering this hero quest is part of the story so it makes sense that it’s more of a broader story than about one single character.

But that brings us to her ascension quest. What do you think her ascension quest, the way to further develop her character after all that we’ve seen from her previously, will do? Well, her feelings of insecurity regarding her own talents and abilities never really went away. She was able to suppress them through her own actions before, but now that the world has been turned upside down for her, shes struggling to find a new way to do what she wants, to serve people in a way that brings them something positive. Enter: the City’s cooking competition. A place where everyone can enter to compete and see who can make the best dish. Since she’s already hanging around in the city, she decides to compete, and even affirms her desire to Mio, who notes that it isn’t really like her to compete in these things. Manana enters too, she’s the resident chef after all, it would be a waste not to compete. So they go ahead and go look for ingredients to make something with. One of those ingredients is a special sauce produced by one of the families in the city. Apparently Miyabi had spent some time with that family, and so the lady who makes it is more than happy to lend her some free of charge.

And thus, the competition begins and everyone makes their dish! The whole competition is filled with fun moments, like Ghondor having to judge her mom’s dish and reluctantly admitting it tastes good, to the ever glorious Mr. Boomer line. Manana’s dish blows everyone away obviously, that’s her job as chef. But then we get to Miyabi’s dish. Compared to the stuff that the other chefs had made, it’s rather plain. It doesn’t look extravagant, use any ultra rare or bold flavors, or any of that. But every judge notices something that isn’t really present in the other dishes. It’s a dish with a certain feeling, that of hominess and warmth. If there’s anything that reflects her character, it’s that spirit of warmth she brings to everything, even her food. And thus, the competition ends and the victor is decided. And the winner is…

Manana.

Yeah, Manana. I mean of course she’d win. Given the new lore from the art book she’s probably been doing this for centuries. What hope did anyone else have against a cook that proficient, right? But yeah, Miyabi loses. Of course, she’s not too bummed about it considering who she was up against, but you can feel that twinge of sadness at losing either way. But that’s when the lady whom she borrowed the sauce from comes up to her. She had sampled the dish and wanted to express her appreciation and proudness that Miyabi’s dish was as good as it was. And that’s when it clicks. Her goal was never to be the best at anything, not since the beginning. She knew she wouldn’t be the best. Even so, she can still make a difference in people. She doesn’t have to be the best or win in order to make others happy. She just has to be herself. She, and everyone for that matter, has the ability to serve and better themselves and others, and people will appreciate it regardless of whether what she did was the best or not. Thats the message of her character, and that’s the message I hope people can take.

As for my own commentary, man it was just awesome rewatching that scene for this, there’s so many details that you don’t pick up on first viewing that you see later and are just like OOOOHHHH I GET IT!!!! Man I should really do another playthrough of the game, I don’t even know how much I’ll pick up on that I don’t see right now or didn’t when I first played. Maybe over the summer when I’ve got days off between work…

Anyways, thanks for reading and have a good day/night/ambiguous time!

[frickingnerd]

yandere miyabi

pairing: miyabi x gn!reader

tags: devoted & supportive!miyabi, fluff with angsty undertones

miyabi loves you more than anything or anyone else in her life!

she's deeply in love with you and cares about you so much, that you become her sole reason for living

she's very devoted to you and her only wish is for you to be happy!

miyabi will choose your happiness over hers every time!

she's more than willing to put her own happiness aside and do anything in her power to help you be happy

even if she has to help you ask out someone else, she'll happily do it, if it means you'll be happy!

you really are the best thing in her life and being part of your life is all she could ever ask for!

as long as you're in her life, it doesn't matter if you're dating someone else

all that matters is that miyabi gets to be close to you and see you smile every day…

[gexfan32]

such a shame Miyabi Xenoblade was born too late to play a shit ton of terraria like I know she would

[emilianatsuki]

Mio crushed on Miyabi before she died to protect her. Mio's initial distrust of Noah is due to comparing him to Miyabi. However, this is also why Mio ended up falling in love with him, at their core Miyabi and Noah are similar people.

[frickingcasual]

— miyabi

[realpoi-15]

Happy Xenoblade Chronicles 3 2-year anniversary!!

Have a casual outfit Miyabi! She has always been my favorite Xenoblade 3 girl, and I just love giving her fanart that she barely gets.

[draquaza70]

Our reactions to that information.

[kristalis]

What the hell is up with Miyabi? Her accent isn't American, so she must be a Blade Eater, but her Core Crystal looks whole and is where it would be for a Blade. On top of that, her off-seer melody is in 3/4 time (the others are in 4/4), and it contains a part of "Elysium, in the Blue Sky"/"Where We Used To Be". The only other characters associated with the games' soundtracks are Na'el and Ursula, Ursula being associated with "Elysium, in the Blue Sky" specifically. I have no idea what this all means, I just thought it was interesting.

[tayopapayo]

spooky girls 👻

[flambo19]

Say Cheese!

[lucasdafnee]

Miyabi reminds me so much of someone that I used to love, the scenes where she appears mean so much to me.

[theawezomeone]

Miyabi!!

[frickingnerd]

take my hand

pairing: miyabi x gn!reader

summary: when you're anxious before battle, miyabi comforts you

your hands were trembling, as you tried to hold onto your weapon. you never liked fighting, but today it was even worse. the mere thought of going onto that battlefield made you panic.

“just take my hand…” suddenly, miyabi reached out her hand to you, with a warm smile on her lips. “it'll be better, i promise.”

hesitantly, you put away your weapon and reached for her hand. feeling her warm hands was enough to distract you from the upcoming battle for even a moment and you felt your trembling slowly stopping.

“whenever you're scared, just hold onto me. i'll help you overcome your fears, i promise.”