Balaena (XCX)

Balaenas (Japanese: バラエナ, Baraena) are Piscinoid enemies in Xenoblade Chronicles X. They are flying baleen whale-like creatures with two sac-like organs attached to their backs and are similar to Cetos in appearance. They can be found in Primordia and Oblivia and their surrounding waters.

Description[]

"These whale-like creatures' dorsal sacs house vaporized biofluid that swells the organs like hot-air balloons, granting them aerial mobility. In rare cases, these dorsal sacs remain inflated after death, resulting in the carcass remaining airborne for years, and causing unique ecologies to form around them."

"Though generally slow, jet mechanisms near their tails allow for high-speed locomotion. They can also shell foes from afar with a kind of biological mortar. Monogamous in nature, balaenas produce a single offspring every three years, the rearing of which is handled by both partners. This period of raising young is streaked with irritability, resulting in the predation of creatures that the usually gentle balaenas would typically regard as symbionts."

Color Variants[]

Balaenas have two color variants:

Purple Balaenas are mauve and reddish-purple in coloration with blue gas sacs. They can drop Big Balaena Water Bags. They are only found in Primordia Waters.
Blue Balaenas are blue with yellow gas bags. They can drop Big Balaena Sand Bags.

List of Balaenas[]

Name	Variant	Type	Location	Time	Weather	Level
Coral Balaena	Blue	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	31 - 40
Draken, the Drifting Cloud	Purple	Tyrant	Primordia	Anytime	All	85
Ocean Balaena	Blue	Normal	Oblivia Oblivia Waters	Anytime	All
Rajidi, the Cumuliform	Blue	Tyrant	Primordia	Anytime	All	52
Sea Balaena	Blue	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All
Shoal Balaena	Purple	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	41 - 50
Stratospheric Balaena	Blue	Normal	Oblivia	Fitting In	All

Etymology[]

Balaena may be derived from the genus Balaena, which contains the bowhead whales.