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The Bionis' Shoulder (Japanese: 巨神肩, Kyoshin Kata lit. Giant God's Shoulder) is an area in Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected. It is the detached left shoulder of the Bionis.
Originally the left shoulder of Bionis and the birthplace of the Giants, it became detached from the rest of it after the death of Zanza and the subsequent destruction and recreation of the world. Now it floats high above Bionis' remains, along with the abandoned city of Alcamoth.
Shulk and Melia end up stranded there after a dark beam fired from Alcamoth damages the Junks, which crashed into a lake.
It is based on the beta area from the original game that cannot be visited in normal gameplay.
Story[]
Xenoblade Chronicles[]
Discovery of the Monado[]
At some point after the creation of the Bionis, the Monado ended up in the place that would eventually be known as the Companions' Forum. Eventually, the Giant Arglas came across the Monado and picked it up, getting possessed by Zanza in the process.
Future Connected[]
The Appearance of the Fogbeasts[]
After Zanza's death and the Bionis' collapse, its shoulder remained suspended high above the Bionis' remains due to the large amount of Hover Stone within the shoulder. Around this time, Alcamoth relocated next to the shoulder, with many people living inside. Some time after, a rift in time and space opened up in the sky next to Alcamoth due to Bionis beginning to approach the world of Alrest. This rift releases Fogbeasts, including the Fog King, a Guldo from Alrest's Land of Morytha that materialized in Alcamoth from Black Fog. Many of the people in Alcamoth were able to evacuate to the shoulder. Those who evacuated ended up inhabiting some of the Giants ruins, turning it into Gran Dell.
After learning of Alcamoth's location next to the shoulder, Shulk and Melia, as well as Kino and Nene secretly stowing away, fly the Junks to the Bionis' Shoulder from Colony 9, with the hope of reclaiming Alcamoth. As they approach the shoulder, the Fog King fires a black beam at them, forcing the Junks to make a crash landing on the shoulder. After regrouping, the quartet learns of the Fog King from the High Entia living at Companions' Cape, and, deciding to handle the situation, uses the transporter on Soltnar Seal Island to reach the ruined city.
After saving Teelan and escaping from the Fog King, the quartet reunites with Tyrea and then heads to Gran Dell to talk to Radzam about potentially making the Fog King vulnerable. Eventually, Shulk and Radzam successfully modify Shulk's Monado Replica EX into the Monado Replica EX+, a weapon that has the ability to release a wave of highly-concentrated ether, which makes the Fog King susceptible to attacks. After defending the city from rampaging Fogbeasts, Tyrea gives Melia her mask in order for the party to face the Fog King in Melia's Imperial Villa.
Following the Fog King's demise and the rift's closure, Shulk, Kino, and Nene return to Colony 9 in order to gather people to help restore Alcamoth.
Landmarks and Locations[]
Landmarks[]
- Abaasy's Dorsum
- Agni's Birthplace
- Barouh Plaza
- Companions' Cape
- Gran Dell Approach
- Gran Dell Ramparts
- Grand Arch
- Junks
- Marga's Weeping
- Navvir Crossroads
- Nerthis Necropolis Gate
- Old Expedition HQ
- Old King's Testament
- Pillar Knoll
- Prayer Rock
- Quarry Colonnade
- Scapular Lance
- Skybridge
- Soltnar Seal Island
- Thulles Way
- Xen's Thoroughfare
- Zephyr's Counsel
Secret Areas[]
Locations[]
- Agni's Skygarden Ruins
- Barouh Ruins Cave
- Cinnabar Plateau
- Clear Sky Bluff
- Companions' Forum
- Cragmaw Caverns
- Forbidden Hushland
- Fyme Lane
- Gamaro Hollow
- Gran Dell
- Halcyon Wheats
- Heroes' Rest
- Lamentation Ridge
- Navvir Highland
- Nerthis Necropolis
- Purifying Falls
- Shoulderstone Scree
- Teelan's Laboratory
- Tranquil Tarn
- Whisperwind Crossing
- Zekr Marga Quarry
Mining[]
Since Gem Crafting is unavailable in Future Connected, gems are obtained directly from mining ether deposits, in addition to completing certain Bionis' Shoulder Quests and opening Giant's Troves. Gems of rank II and III can be mined after obtaining the Ether Pick from Carranelle in Companions' Cape, and gems of rank IV can be mined after obtaining the Reinforced Ether Pick from Lott in Gran Dell.
Ether deposits in Future Connected, where landmarks are bolded:
- North of Companions' Cape [Water]
- HP Up (40%)
- Poison Defence (20%)
- Damage Heal (20%)
- Arts Heal (20%)
- Companions' Forum [Ice]
- Ether Def Up (40%)
- Ether Protect (20%)
- Slow (20%)
- Chill Attack (20%)
- Valley of Clear Sky Bluff [Fire]
- Strength Up (40%)
- Bind Resist (20%)
- Blaze Attack (20%)
- Revival HP Up (20%)
- South of Clear Sky Bluff [Electric]
- Ether Up (40%)
- Phys Def Down (20%)
- Lightning Attack (20%)
- Daze Tension (20%)
- Northwest of Clear Sky Bluff [Electric]
- Double Attack (30%)
- Electric Plus (30%)
- Tension Swing (30%)
- Daze Plus (10%)
- West of Zephyr's Counsel [Electric]
- Ether Up (40%)
- Pierce Resist (20%)
- Lightning Attack (20%)
- Daze Up (20%)
- Northwest to Zephyr's Counsel [Water]
- HP Up (40%)
- Poison Defence (20%)
- Paralysis Resist (20%)
- Arts Heal (20%)
- West from Pillar Knoll [Wind]
- Agility Up (25%)
- Topple Resist (25%)
- Bleed Attack (25%)
- Topple Up (25%)
- Barouh Ruins Cave [Earth]
- Muscle Up (40%)
- Bleed Defence (20%)
- Physical Protect (20%)
- Poison Attack (20%)
- Northeast of Soltnar Seal Island [Earth]
- Muscle Up (40%)
- Bleed Defence (20%)
- Poison Plus (20%)
- Ether Down (20%)
- East of Thulles Way [Electric]
- Daze Resist (25%)
- Daze Plus (25%)
- Paralysis (25%)
- Daze Up (25%)
- West of Old King's Testament [Wind]
- Agility Up (25%)
- Topple Resist (25%)
- Break (25%)
- Aerial Cloak (25%)
- Southwest of Gran Dell Ramparts [Fire]
- Sleep Resist (25%)
- Strength Down (25%)
- Spike (25%)
- Aggro Up (25%)
- Northeast of Agni's Birthplace [Ice]
- Lock-On Resist (25%)
- Bind (25%)
- Arts Stealth (25%)
- Heat Sink (25%)
- Northeast of Gran Dell Approach [Water]
- Spike Defence (30%)
- Recovery Up (30%)
- HP Steal (20%)
- Aquatic Cloak (20%)
- Southeast of Gran Dell Approach [Electric]
- Daze Resist (25%)
- Daze Plus (25%)
- Paralysis (25%)
- Tension Swing (25%)
- East of Eternal Zenith [Earth]
- Attack Stability (25%)
- Attack Plus (25%)
- Divine Protect (25%)
- Aggro Down (25%)
- East of Xen's Thoroughfare [Fire]
- Strength Up (40%)
- Slow Resist (20%)
- Revival HP Up (20%)
- Aggro Up (20%)
- West of Abaasy's Dorsum [Fire]
- Chill Defence (25%)
- Sleep Resist (25%)
- Strength Down (25%)
- Initial Tension (25%)
- North of Abaasy's Dorsum [Water]
- Recovery Up (30%)
- HP Steal (30%)
- HP Up (20%)
- Paralysis Resist (20%)
- West of Skybridge [Ice]
- Ether Def Up (40%)
- Blaze Defence (20%)
- Ether Protect (20%)
- Ether Def Down (20%)
- Northwest of Thulles Way [Wind]
- Good Footing (25%)
- Agility Down (25%)
- Break (25%)
- Aerial Cloak (25%)
- East of Old Expedition HQ [Fire]
- Chill Defence (25%)
- Buff Time Plus (25%)
- Weapon Power (25%)
- Blaze Plus (25%)
- East of Quarry Colonnade [Water]
- Spike Defence (30%)
- Recovery Up (30%)
- Aura Heal (20%)
- Aquatic Cloak (20%)
- Zekr Marga Quarry entrance [Ice]
- Confuse Resist (30%)
- Chill Plus (30%)
- Auto-Atk Stealth (20%)
- Talent Boost (20%)
- Zekr Marga Quarry north [Earth]
- Critical Up (30%)
- Night Vision (30%)
- Debuff Plus (20%)
- Earth Cloak (20%)
- East of Marga's Weeping [Wind]
- Arts Seal Resist (20%)
- Haste (20%)
- Topple Plus (20%)
- Agility Down (20%)
- Topple Resist (5%)
- Good Footing (5%)
- Bleed Attack (5%)
- Topple Up (5%)
- East of Marga's Weeping [Wind]
- Arts Seal Resist (15%)
- Haste (15%)
- Topple Plus (15%)
- Agility Down (15%)
- Topple Resist (10%)
- Good Footing (10%)
- Bleed Attack (10%)
- Topple Up (10%)
- East of Marga's Weeping [Wind]
- Topple Resist (15%)
- Good Footing (15%)
- Bleed Attack (15%)
- Topple Up (15%)
- Arts Seal Resist (10%)
- Haste (10%)
- Topple Plus (10%)
- Agility Down (10%)
Enemies[]
Normal Minor Enemies[]
Note: None of the minor enemies on the Shoulder are unique to the Shoulder; all appear on other maps with different stats.
- Acid Upa
- Ammos Orluga
- Aqua Nebula
- Arachno Queen
- Archer Tirkin
- Arena Orluga
- Baby Armu
- Bagrus Nebula
- Barbaro Igna
- Bosque Hode
- Brave Tirkin
- Caris Nebula
- Ciconia Ekidno
- Clowd Flier
- Colony Piranhax
- Coppice Quadwing
- Corladio Apis
- Cruz Pagul
- Daksha Pod
- Deinos Sauros
- Director Arachno
- Eryth Hiln
- Eryth Rhana
- Ether Igna
- Flutes Kromar
- Gluttony Gogol
- Goldi Kromar
- Green Feris
- Grove Quadwing
- Hyle Hode
- Inferno Deinos
- Jewel Krabble
- Klanis Apis
- Krawla Slobos
- Laeklit Mammut
- Lake Flamii
- Lampo Ponio
- Leg Ardun
- Leg Armu
- Leg Skeeter
- Leg Tokilos
- Leg Volff
- Lelepago Pterix
- Light Skeeter
- Little Bunnit
- Lunar Grady
- Makna Ansel
- Makna Eks
- Maleza Kromar
- Marble Krabble
- Monta Moramora
- Morule Hox
- Noble Brog
- Perna Eluca
- Petra Apis
- Plasma Deinos
- Poison Brog
- Prado Upa
- Praying Caterpile
- Red Antol
- Resplendent Flamii
- Ridge Antol
- Sabulum Orluga
- Satorl Rhogul
- Satorl Torta
- Satorl Volff
- Sestago Lexos
- Setor Eks
- Shadow Vang
- Sloth Gogol
- Sol Grady
- Somati Kromar
- Suelo Orluga
- Spear Tirkin
- Trava Kromar
- Watch Chilkin
- Watcher Hode
- Wind Nebula
- Whapol Sardi
- Wood Bunnit
- Worker Arachno
Quest Exclusive Enemies[]
- Bodacious Rhogul (During Ready, Setset, Go!)
- Clamouring Pagul (During Secure the Area)
- Cutpurse Igna (During Priority Wunwun)
- Diabolical Bana (During The Future Within Our Grasp)
- Dozy Eluca (During Shoulder Survey Snaps)
- Glow Deinos (During Shoulder Survey Snaps)
- Inconvenient Kromar (During Favour for Fofora)
- Ramrod Tirkin (During Hekasa's Labour at Stake)
- Resentful Gael'gar (During The Fallen)
- Revenant Volff (During Inclined to Climb)
- Slobbering Antol (During Incensed Dekadeka)
- Somnivore Lexos
- Thing-a-Majicker XIII (During Nonona's Calling)
- Vicejaw Antol (During No Armu Done)
Story Exclusive Enemies[]
Unique Monsters[]
- Air Marshal Reisenbach
- Booming Frederick
- Buoyant Rostein
- Caustic Naquatra
- Citadel Tostega
- Confluent Uzva
- Contemptuous Greymane
- Custodian Barreldart
- Cyclonic Yughana
- Deputy Seagal
- Dismal Umya
- Grotesque Deimis
- Highborn Alexandra
- Marquis Odesh
- Perceptive Quinops
- Phlegmatic Jamir
- Quondam Grimbellum
- Ravager Apelpisía
- Terpsichorean Cenoth
Quest Exclusive Unique Monster[]
- Prosecutor Davrum (During Ponspectors Till We Cry)
Bosses[]
NPCs[]
- Angela
- Arara
- Ardred
- Bana
- Bartholomew
- Carranelle
- Dekadeka (Ponspector, Blue Team)
- Drydry (Ponspector, Red Team)
- Evelen (Ponspector, Yellow Team)
- Faifa (Ponspector, Blue Team)
- Fofora (Ponspector, Yellow Team)
- Gael'gar
- Gwinneath
- Haemlin
- Hekasa (Ponspector, Blue Team)
- Helmaline
- Ines
- Laffaelle
- Lavean
- Laennar
- Loh'ban
- Lott
- Maxis
- Melekanze
- Miles
- Mithril
- Nestinor
- Nonona (Ponspector, Red Team)
- Phaedlus
- Pororo
- Qarz
- Radzam
- Rudodo
- Selene
- Selsetana
- Setset (Ponspector, Red Team)
- Shoo-Shoo
- Solthas
- Teelan
- Tei-Tei (Ponspector, Yellow Team)
- Tentoo (Ponspector, Blue Team)
- Thad
- Tulleana
- Tutu (Ponspector, Yellow Team)
- Tyrea
- Voqzen
- Vredda
- Winnie
- Wunwun (Ponspector Chief, Red Team)
Collectopaedia[]
- Main article: Bionis' Shoulder Collection
Quests[]
- Main article: Bionis' Shoulder Quests
Trivia[]
- Outside of Future Connected, the Bionis' Shoulder can be visited during the Time Attack challenge, Lost in a Dark Dream.
- During this Time Attack challenge, by glitching out of bounds, it is possible to freely explore the Bionis' Shoulder in the main game. However, when explored in this state, there are no enemies, NPCs, and items, Skip Travel cannot be used, and the Alcamoth transporter on Soltnar Seal Island isn't functional.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
Areas in Xenoblade Chronicles | |
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Bionis | Colony 9 · Tephra Cave · Bionis' Leg · Colony 6 · Ether Mine · Satorl Marsh · Bionis' Interior · Makna Forest · Frontier Village · Eryth Sea · Alcamoth · High Entia Tomb · Prison Island · Valak Mountain |
Mechonis | Sword Valley · Galahad Fortress · Fallen Arm · Mechonis Field · Central Factory · Agniratha · Mechonis Core |
Other | Junks · Memory Space |
FC | Bionis' Shoulder · Alcamoth |