#spoilers for XC2

[criticalspell]

cellular reconstruction

[flershnork]

I really appreciate how the Xenoblade community looked at the XC2 party photo in XC3 and decided that this is not Rex's harem, this is absolutely a polycule.

[mirensiart]

And it was not your fault, but mine

and it was your heart on the line

I really f*cked it up this time

Didn’t I, my dear?

[loon-moon]

Traditional Nia drawing

[leeches-drawer]

hey all sorry for. the radio silence. here have a Jin as compensation

[goldenhylia]

How people unfamiliar with Xenoblade portray Pyra and Mythra: sexy, temptress onee-sans

Pyra and Mythra in XC2: Why won’t our Father let us die

[i-hate-the-mercator-projection]

So where the hell is Rhadamanthus?

OK, lets list some things we know about the space elevators, orbital ring, and conduit in xenoblade 3:

the orbital ring is around the equator exactly

the orbital ring has three space elevators, Minos, Aeacus, and Rhadamanthus (the world tree)

the conduit/zohar was found in Africa, PRESUMABLY near lake turkana, just north of the equator in Kenya

presumably, the three space elevators are equidistance from eachother, at three different spots on the equator

ok now that we've got that straightened out, lets try and pinpoint the locations of the three stations. The only one we actually see is Rhadamanthus, and at the end of future redeemed we get to see the surrounding areas.

Many people were quick to note how much this looks like California. A sprawling city by the sea with mountains inland. not to mention the obviously american architecture. Hell when we visit the same place in xenoblade 2 we see ruins of road signs made in the american style. Including references to a interstate 236, that doesn't exist

But, obviously, there's no part of the USA that straddles the equator. So we have to look for other locations that fit the bill. First of all, we know that the flashback to the city in future redeemed takes place during the afternoon, as we hear the radio broadcaster mention that the show is the afternoon news. Shadows point east in the afternoon as the sun is in the west. We see shadows pointing away from the sea in future redeemed, so that must mean that the location of Rhadamanthus is on a west coast.

There are only three countries with a west coast the equator cuts through: Gabon, Indonesia, and Ecuador.

Gabon doesn't fit the bill, it's too flat.

Indonesia has several islands on the ecuator that COULD fit the bill, but I'm really interested in ecuador here.

this part of ecuador right on the equator fits the bill perfectly. by the sea, with mountains inland, on the west coast, and there's a BIG reason to suspect rhadamanthus is here, but I'll come back to that in a bit... For the record, I'm going to assume that the areas around all three space elevators are administered by the USA, or at least the "coalition goverment". We know the USA had a MASSIVE hand in at least Rhadamanthus's management as we see references to the US government in it in xenoblade 2. I'm imagining it to be a panama canal situation, where only a small strip of land around the space elevator is actually controlled by the USA. Which would explain the road signs and the non existent interstate. (worth mentioning that 236 could be a connecting road to the nearby pan american highway). Anyway, what about the other two

Well. Obviously one of them is going to be in East Africa right? To the south of lake Turkana. They'd build up from where they found the conduit for sure. So, what are some potential locations? Well, about 175 miles south of the lake is the city of Nanyuki. Right on the ecuator, and has an airport. Perfect spot for a major development to happen.

So, what two locations are equidistance from Nanyuki on the equator? Well, to find that we need to divide the circumference of the world into thirds, and then measure that number along the equator from Nanyuki in both directions

the circumference of the world is 40075km, divided by 3 is 13358.33km To the east 12258km from Nanyuki is...

The middle of the ocean... which is fine. There are no three spots on land on the ecuator which are equidistance from eachother. There was always going to be somewhere in the water. But the way i see it, if you can build a space elevator you can build an artificial island. So this probably wouldn't be an issue. It gets exciting when you go west though, because 13358km west of Nanyuki is...

RIGHT OF THE COAST OF ECUADOR.

Within a margin for error of about 300km too. and if you're building a structure of that scale 300km is nothing. Rhadamanthus could've absolutely been right there on that coast. Anyway, this has been my TED talk. Rhadamanthus is in Ecuador. Why the conduit is there and not in Nanyuki... well thats a whole different question to ask.

[enquire]

his flames hide something deeper

I finally got around to finishing the second drawing in this duo so time to post more random au/crossover stuff...

Tried to experiment a bit with how to present traditional art again... And man, I don't think I've ever drawn Pyra and Mythra's armor properly but it was just as complex as I figured it would be even simplifying stuff a bit. Also it's altered for the boys here ofc. Sorry but I chose not to draw Yuki or Utsuro with boob windows lol. Mythra's outfit was a lot harder to modify/genderbend, I don't think I like it quite as much as Pyra's for Yuki but oh well.

They're still missing part of their core crystal here, Tsurugi has the other piece like Rex in-game. And he'd be their driver ofc. Cause, you know, reviving your partner via god powers and then having your lives tied together and all that.

don't think I would make Tsurugi a Rex equivalent tho, or at least not a salvager haha. He's probably from Mor Ardain or something like that. Rex and Tsurugi are way too incompatible in terms of character traits for that lmao. Imagine Tsurugi rattling of the salvager's code or complaining about 'gramps' yeah no that's not working for me (would be funny to draw him in the diving suit though).

I won't spoil too much but if you have played Xenoblade 2 you might see the connections between the two duos I saw. Beyond the uh, main obvious one lol. For example, Mythra and Utsuro creating a 'better' version of themselves in Pyra and Yuki, who have a lot less of their cosmically disastrous power, and personalities they consider to be superior or easier to deal with.

Also, the power of the Aegis is highly coveted by many in Alrest, similar to how divine luck is in DRA/SDRA2, and Pyra/Yuki hover under the radar more in that regard.

p.s. Yamato would probably be Addam. Or possibly Zeke because Yuki, Utsuro, and Tsurugi probably need some sort of protagonist energy to carry them along cause Tsurugi is not gonna be doing the whole hope and friendship power thing like Rex lol. Not sure about the rest but maybe Akane and Nia could fit well.

[semi-sketchy]

[aureaa01]

subjecting the internet to my homemade xc3 dlc 4 announcement trailer memes

[autumatically]

i never see anybody talk about how pyra and mythra from xenoblade chronicles 2 are like. literally plural?

woman undergoes severe trauma and literally creates a more reserved and repressed version of herself to filter her own raw power? they talk to each other in their shared body and mind? hello?

[criticalspell]

「▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️」- the Earth's final confession

[actuallyswiper]

The true Aegis

[realian]

they literally whitewashed Elma...

[cannondisabledcharacters]

Today's disabled character of the day is Pyra/Mythra/Pnuema from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, who have dissociative identity disorder. Mythra has somnambulism

Requested by Anon

[Image Description: Three drawings of three woman who each represent different alters. The first image shows Pyra. Pyra has short red hair and red eyes. She is wearing short red and black armor with gold and green ornamentation. She has blue diamond shaped earrings and a golden tiara with a blue gem in the center. The second image has Mythra. Mythra has long blond hair and golden eyes. She is wearing a sleeveless white dress with an open chest, long white gloves, and green shoulder plates. She is wearing blue diamond shaped earrings, and golden tiara with green gem and white wing shapes on each side. The third image shows Pnuema. She has long green hair pulled back into a ponytail and green eyes. She is wearing a blue and green plate suit of armor with emerald green crystal-like ornamentation. She is also wearing green circular earrings and a silver tiara a with a green pointed gem. They all have a light skin tone.]

[artisticdork0206]

Jinmalos nation wya?

inspired by the infamous hotel transylvania meme