Forfex

A Forfex

Forfexes (Japanese: パグルス, Pagurusu) are crab-like creatures in Xenoblade Chronicles X. They are a common sight along Mira's coastlines and waterways, and can be found in Primordia, Noctilum, Oblivia, and Sylvalum.

Description

"Crab-like creatures mostly found near the coast. Their shells are hard enough to deflect small-arms fire, while their offensive tools include pincers capable of shredding Skell armor, a well as the ability to fire ether bubbles from their mouths."

"During breeding season, females keep their fertilized eggs tucked beneath their stomachs. When the eggs finally hatch, the newborns are released into the sea under the light of the new moon. It's not unusual to see all the female forfexes of an area giving birth at once, turning entire beaches into a roiling mass of shells, legs, and claws."

Color Variants

Forfexes fall into three color variants:

• Red forfexes have tan shells with red limbs. They can drop Red Forfex Shells.
• Blue forfexes have blue shells. They can drop Blue Forfex Shells.
• White forfexes have white shells. They can drop White Forfex Shells.

List of Forfexes

Name	Variant	Type	Location	Time	Weather	Level
Beach Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	1 - 10
Big Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	Rain	31 - 40
Carmine Forfex	Red	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All	1 - 10
Carnelian Forfex	Red	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	1 - 10
Cobalt Forfex	Blue	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All	11 - 20
Coral Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	21 - 30
Chasm Forfex	White	Normal	Oblivia	A Friend in Need	All
Femme Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	Rain	21 -30
Garnet Forfex	Red	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All	11 - 20
Hydro Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	31 - 40
Iolite Forfex	Blue	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	1 - 10
Land Forfex	White	Normal	Oblivia	Anytime	All	21 - 30
Mother Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	Rain	11 - 20
Native Forfex	White	Normal	Oblivia	Anytime	All	41 - 50
Ocean Forfex	Red	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All
Ruby Forfex	Red	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All
Sapphire Forfex	Blue	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	11 - 20
Sea Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	11 - 20
Spinel Forfex	Red	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	11 - 20
Violet Forfex	Blue	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All	1 - 10
Viridian Forfex	Blue	Normal	Noctilum	Anytime	All	21 - 30
Lazuli Forfex	Blue	Normal	Sylvalum	Anytime	All	51 - 70
Raging Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Anytime	All	51 - 60
Greedy Forfex	Red	Normal	Primordia	Nine Lives	All
Schneider, the Cliffpercher	Blue	Tyrant	Noctilum	Anytime	All	10
Sven, the Sturdy	Red	Tyrant	Primordia	Anytime	All	59
Tourteau, the Delectable	White	Tyrant	Primordia	Nighttime	All	8
Sand Forfex	White	Normal	Oblivia	Anytime	All
Unyielding Forfex	Red	Normal	Oblivia	Arms and the Man	All
Vigil Forfex	White	Normal	Primordia	The Good Thief	All	34
Heinous Forfex	Blue	Normal	Noctilum	The Mad Monk	All

Etymology

• The name may come from the Latin word "Forfex", meaning a pair of shears, in particular those of the crustaceans.
• The Japanese name may come from the Latin pagūrus, meaning crab, as well as Pagurus, a genus of hermit crabs.

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